Although this pass seems to the refugees to be a roadblock to a wealthy land and a sinister place where people want to collect money from the pass, it is actually a hard job.

The oil and water from the caravans passing by cannot go into the pockets of these officers and soldiers. The oil and water that can go into their pockets can only be the passing money given by these common people.

Now there is a plague again, and many places are smoky. People with money have already purchased food at high prices. How can there be any spare money to pay for tolls?

So they were guarding the pass here, trying to see through, but they couldn't catch a single passer-by.

Or if you finally manage to catch people, those people will turn around and go back when they hear that they need money to pass by.

Now these people look like they have both oxcarts and horse-drawn carriages, and they are not as skinny as those before. At first glance, they have some wealth.

This officer and soldier had a sly look on his face and had bad intentions in mind, and said with evil intentions:

"You guys look fine. Who knows if there are any patients in your car? What if you let a sick person in? Unless you let me go up and take a look."

His eyes were full of greed and looked chilling.

He wanted to get in the car and have a look. As for what good things were inside, if he liked it, then of course it would be his.

The expression on his face was very greedy and selfish, and everyone present was not a fool, and they all saw the clues.

Wang Goudan gritted his teeth and looked back at Ji Liangqing hesitantly, as if waiting for his instructions.

Ji Liangqing's face also looked very ugly.

The performance of this officer and soldier made Sima Zhao's ambition known to everyone.

If he were really allowed to get on the horse-drawn carriage and ox-cart to check, wouldn't it be inviting a wolf into the house?

Moreover, there is Yaoyao on the carriage, and Yaoyao’s identity cannot be exposed casually...

After thinking about it, Ji Liangqing got in the car and approached the officer and soldier. He took out a gold leaf from his purse and put it into his hand with a smile:

"The officer is really joking. If there are people in the car who have the plague, how can we be so healthy?"

The plague is very contagious, and it's so far along the way, even if the illness is not mild, it can't be so normal.

The most important thing is... Ji Liangqing put the gold leaf into the hands of the officer and soldier. He picked it up and looked at it for a moment, and a smile appeared on his originally smelly face.

"That's right! If there were really people on the carriage and ox-carriage who were infected with the plague, it would be impossible for you to still be so healthy now!"

He put the gold leaf into his arms with a smile, and he liked this group of people no matter how he looked at it.

This golden leaf is equal to his oil and water today! And that’s not all.

There are also customs clearance fees!

"What the official said is that we don't have the plague, absolutely not! Please forgive me, the official."

Wang Goudan felt sorry for the little gold leaf, but he understood that such people were only interested in profit, and they would not be able to pass safely without giving them some benefits.

So even though his heart was distressed, his face was still full of smiles, which made Ji Liangqing look even higher.

Wang Goudan is a rare smart man, he is very smooth and speaks very beautifully.

He is a capable person.

"Being accommodating is naturally not a problem." After receiving the benefit, the officers and soldiers became much easier to talk to than before:

"It's just a rule at our gate. I wonder if you understand it?"

The rules he mentioned were naturally about paying money.

Everyone has heard what Li Jiang said before. Is there anything else they don’t understand?

Wang Goudan nodded and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, Mr. Guan. We all understand. If you don't know the rules here, how can you dare to disturb Mr. Guan?"

This is quite a level statement.

Previously, the officers and soldiers met many civilians who had no money and were wasting their time here, and they felt very impatient.

This group of people not only understand the rules and respect themselves, not to mention they also honor themselves with golden leaves!

The officers and soldiers felt much better unconsciously, and they no longer put on airs, but said truthfully:

"You are sensible. Since you all know that you have to pay money, how many of you are there in total?"

There were five grown men in front of them, and there must be others in the car.

Not only did this group of people have a strong family background, but there were also so many people. He had a feeling that he would be very rich today.

Ji Liangqing calculated in his mind and said honestly: "There are 17 of us in total."

This is not a small number, and the officers and soldiers were shocked by so many people.

He originally thought there would be ten people at most, but he didn't expect there to be nearly twenty people!

The officers and soldiers' eyes were wide open, full of surprises!

However, he was still very cautious, so he stepped forward and opened the curtain to see how many people there were.

Seeing that this group of people honestly included children, a flash of satisfaction flashed in the eyes of the officers and soldiers:

"Seventeen people, according to the regulations of the pass, need to pay thirty taels of silver!"

Thirty taels of silver!

Even though I knew that crossing the border would be expensive, I didn’t expect it to be so high!

For the homeless people, having a few hundred coins with them is pretty good, but here it actually takes more than one tael of silver to get one person there!

Li Jiang frowned even more.

If he remembered correctly, it was only three hundred coins before, and this is not a city gate, just a pass.

It’s actually increased so much!

and!

Now that the cost of the pass is so high, he simply can't imagine how much money it will take for so many people to enter Jiangnan!

Li Jiang couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

I don’t know how much money the Ji family has, and how can so many people enter Jiangnan by then.

What should they do then?

Ji Liangqing did not notice Li Jiang's worries for the time being.

Hearing what the officers and soldiers said, he calculated in his mind that there were still seven gold leaves left by Mrs. Ji.

Seven gold leaves were enough to convert into silver. Ji Liangqing relaxed and smiled and stuffed the money bag from his arms to the officers and soldiers:

"My lord, this is the passing money for us people. Please take it and count it."

The officers and soldiers felt physically and mentally comfortable when he called him "Guan Ye" repeatedly.

I felt even more satisfied when I saw them taking out the passing money so simply.

He took out the gold leaves from the money bag and looked at them, and saw that there were seven more gold leaves.

Thinking of the one that honored me just now, there are eight golden leaves today!

This is more oil and water than he got in the previous month!

The officers and soldiers were really happy and became more tolerant.

Originally, according to regulations, he had to go forward and search if there were any suspicious persons inside, but he gave up and stopped checking.

It's a convenience for the family.

Little did they know how important this convenience was to the Ji family.

After all, Yaoyao's origins are indeed unknown. If someone really interrogates and finds something wrong, I don't know what to do!

"Okay, that's enough, you can go."

After the officers and soldiers confirmed that there was no problem, they gave way.


Chapter completed!