Chapter 841: Seizing Household Registration

"Duke, here come the mountain folk brothers." Deputy General Zhen reported, standing at the foot of Duke Yan's couch.

Duke Yan nodded and turned his gaze to the mountain people below.

Aunt Alan, Mengzi, the three village chiefs and the Yuling and Yutong trio, Awen, Bazi, Afei, Baiai, Shanhuai, Shandeng, Ateng, Wenyang, etc. A total of twenty people were selected to meet him.

The village chief and A Ling did not come. They stayed in Taifeng Town, waiting for a new batch of mountain people.

Ah He, Ah Hei, Village Master Wen and others returned to the mountain after the New Year with the prescription for treating dead skin disease, and have not left the mountain since then.

Everyone was very curious about what the Duke of Yan looked like, and when he saw him, they all looked at him.

Thump thump.

As soon as Yuling and Yutong met Yan Zhou's gaze, they knelt down uncontrollably. After a while, they saluted: "We, the daughters of the Wei clan, Yutong and Yuling, pay our respects to Duke Yan."

This is the Duke of Wei, the Emperor’s brother-in-law!

Yu Ling and Yu Tong's minds were a little blank. They thought that Duke Yan had a god-like appearance and was extremely handsome. But they also felt that he was as cold and evil as a ghost and was terrifying.

Seeing this, the three leaders also wanted to step out and kneel down to pay their respects to Duke Yan.

Bazi hurriedly grabbed him and glared at him…Are you crazy? A dignified village chief is going to kneel down to an official from the imperial court outside the mountain?

"I am Alan, the leader of the eighth village in the mountains, and I am honored to meet Duke Yan." Aunt Alan was quite relaxed and took the initiative to salute Duke Yan.

Bazi was very angry and wanted to scold Aunt Alan, but he was actually afraid... The Duke of Yan was second only to the emperor, and he had so many soldiers protecting him. If he really ordered to kill him, there was a high probability that he would die in vain.

Therefore, Bazi didn't say anything and just sulked.

Duke Yan smiled slightly, his eyes fell on Aunt Alan: "The Eighth Village Leader is indeed a heroine. I admire her... I heard that there are many female leaders in the mountains."

Aunt Alan said, "There are indeed quite a few, but not enough."

This is a test.

After hearing this, Duke Yan's smile widened and he nodded, "It is indeed not enough. However, this is a matter for the mountain people, and the eight village masters need to work hard themselves."

Aunt Alan was not disappointed, but very happy... This shows that Duke Yan is a person who hires people based on their abilities.

That's enough.

As long as the girls in the mountains work hard and keep themselves in useful positions, the Duke of Yan and the court outside the mountains will support them.

"Duke Yan is right. But we in the mountain have helped people outside the mountain a lot. I wonder what people outside the mountain can give us?" Aunt Alan asked directly.

The three village chiefs were all shocked... This fierce woman was really bold, wasn't she afraid that the Duke of Yan would be displeased and order his men to hack her to death?

Yuling and Yutong said that the nobles and dignitaries in the imperial court outside the mountain could wipe out an entire family with just one word.

Bazi was waiting to see what would happen to Aunt Alan... If Aunt Alan was humiliated by the people from the imperial court outside the mountain, she would lose her prestige, and after returning to the mountain, her position as the village leader might be in jeopardy.

If Aunt Alan was rude and still got face, it would mean that the court outside the mountain was submissive to the mountain people. Then he could, on behalf of Aunt Alan, put forward conditions to the Duke of Yan and live a superior life outside the mountain!

Well, I can only advise him to go to bed early, as he can dream about anything.

"Lord Shi." Duke Yan called out.

"Yes." Lord Shi came out holding a box and placed it on the long table. After opening the box, he stepped aside and said to Aunt Alan, "This is the sincerity of Duke Yan and the court. Village Master Alan, please take a look."

Aunt Alan immediately walked to the long table and picked up the things in the box...Thanks to her husband Uncle Ahe who was proficient in the language outside the mountains and insisted on teaching her to read and write, she was able to understand the words on it.

"During the Wuxing period of the Great Wei, the mountain people were granted household registration outside the mountains. With this household registration, the mountain people can enter and leave the towns of the Great Wei..."

"Household registration? The court outside the mountain wants to turn us into Wei people? They want to collect taxes from us people inside the mountain every year! You are really vicious. We will go back to the mountain and tell our ancestors!" A Weng was still so stupid. He was so angry that he came out to curse when Bazi gave him a look.

Duke Yan turned his eyes slightly and stared at him.

Ah Weng felt his whole head go numb, and his arrogance suddenly disappeared.

"Aweng boy, can't you wait until I finish reading before you shout?!" Aunt Alan was furious, holding up the blue household registration book and said, "It also says on this household registration that this household registration is only for the convenience of mountain dwellers to enter the city. With this household registration, mountain dwellers can live outside the mountains for up to six months. During this period, they do not need to fulfill their responsibilities as Wei citizens, but only need to abide by the criminal laws of the Wei Dynasty and cannot break the law and harm others!"

"Understand?"

"If you don't understand, I'll explain it to you again. This household registration is specially made to make it easier for us mountain people to move into the city. It's different from the household registration of Wei people, and we don't need to pay various taxes to the court outside the mountain!"

Uh, A Weng stopped talking.

Bazi called Shanhuai and Ateng, came to the long table, picked up the other household registrations in the box and looked at them.

They didn't recognize some of the words, but they could understand most of them. After a second guess, they realized that it was exactly what Aunt Alan had said.

"Why is there only the name of the village and no human name on this household register?" Bazi looked at the Duke of Yan and asked, but quickly lowered his head to look at the household register... The Duke's aura was even more terrifying than that of the ancestors.

Mr. Shi said, "The mountain folks don't come out often, so these 100 household registers only have the village names written on them, so that they can be circulated in the mountains."

Afraid that the villagers would not understand, he continued to explain: "Whoever goes out of the mountains to do business should ask their village chief for household registration, and then take the identity document given by the village chief. After arriving outside the mountains, both documents should be presented together. After completing the temporary registration, they can move freely in the villages, towns, counties, and prefectures outside the mountains."

What a good thing!

Not only Bazi, but even the silly Aweng understood the benefits of this alternative household registration.

only……

"Why are you so stingy? One hundred copies are not enough to share." Ah Weng complained, and he stuffed five household registrations into his clothes first, and said confidently: "These are for the ancestors!"

Aunt Alan couldn't stand it anymore, so she stepped forward, grabbed and kicked A Weng, knocked him to the ground, and snatched the five household registrations back: "Bah, you little bastard, these household registrations must be taken back and divided equally among the villages. If you dare to keep them privately, please ask the mountain god to punish your family!"

Ah Weng was beaten and lost face. He was very angry, but he couldn't beat Aunt Alan, so he could only threaten her: "You attacked your own people, the ancestors will definitely punish you!"

A-zu, A-zu, it seems that these A-zus in the mountains have great power.

Then kill him as soon as possible.

Duke Yan thought so as he watched the show.

"Husband, you are also the village chief, why don't you share the management of these household registrations with Village Chief Alan?" Yuling suggested.

As soon as these words came out, not only did the three village chiefs feel that she was a caring treasure, but even A Weng, Shan Huai and Ateng felt that this beauty from outside the mountain was attracted to the people inside the mountain.

Yutong also said: "Sister, what you said is very true."

Yutong was a proud person, so she usually didn't flatter the Third Village Master. So when the Third Village Master heard her words, he immediately went to get the household registration: "Each person will be in charge of 50 household registrations. Is that okay with the Eighth Village Master?"

Aunt Alan had no objection, and gave him fifty household registrations: "Keep them safe. If one is missing, it will be deducted from your share of the Third Village."

The third village chief didn't say anything and agreed. After getting the household registration, Yuling was very tactful and asked him to show them to broaden their horizons.