I Became The Legendary Emperor Throughout the Ages After I Started Giving Away My Territory - Chapter 148.2

The man was somewhat surprised: “You really don’t know about this? It seems you must be beggars from out of town. Then, out of great compassion, I will tell you! Actually, it’s not difficult at all. As long as you follow the imperial court to work on road construction, toil willingly, and endure the hardships, you can earn a monthly wage of 300 wen!”

The disciples of the Beggar Sect were shocked.

“Getting paid to work on road construction for the court?”

“And 300 wen per month?”

This truly overturned their understanding.

In their minds, working for the court usually brought no profit; getting meals provided was already considered good enough.

Because this was corvée labor, you had to do it whether you wanted to or not.

But now, not only does the Great Xia dynasty provide food, but they also pay wages?

300 wen every month!

Oh my goodness!

That’s way too much money!

They all felt a bit sorry for the Great Xia Emperor!

“Tsk! What’s the big deal? This is a common occurrence in our Great Xia!”

The man spoke incessantly, “In our Great Xia, not only building roads, mining, clearing fields for farming, constructing houses, and so on, as long as you’re willing to put in the effort and work hard, then you’ll have money to take home!”

“Building roads earns you 300 wen in wages, mining and house construction also pay 300 wen, it’s just that clearing fields for farming pays a little less, only 200 wen, but you get grain, you see, you can get sixty percent of the grain yield every year!”

The disciples of the Beggar Sect were once again shocked: “The Great Xia dynasty treats you all so well?”

“It’s all thanks to His Majesty’s blessings that we can live the life we want!”

The man bowed in the direction of the capital city, speaking with reverence, “If it weren’t for His Majesty, I wouldn’t even know where to hide and beg!”

“Right now, I don’t want anything else; I just want to work hard and earn money! Then buy a concrete house, marry a girl from the textile mill, and have two chubby boys, haha!”

The man shouldered his hoe and turned to the completely stunned disciples of the Beggar Sect, advising them earnestly, “I’m telling you, there’s no future in being a beggar! Even if you do it exceptionally well, you’re still a beggar, looked down upon by others! It’s better to work for His Majesty. As long as you’re diligent, you’ll have everything—grain, houses, money, and women!”

With that, he whistled a cheerful tune and left, leaving behind a group of dazed disciples of the Beggar Sect.

“Elder, something seems to be wrong!”

A disciple of the Beggar Sect whispered, “All crows under the sky are black; how could the imperial court be so benevolent? I feel that it’s all just hot air, not to be trusted!”

“I also sense that something is not quite right. Let’s continue to inquire!” Elder Lai nodded.

After some investigation, their defenses were broken.

Because what that person had said was all true!

As long as you are willing to work hard for the imperial court, you will have food to eat, money to earn, a house to live in, and even the chance to find a wife!

The treatment was truly exceptional!

Even within most dynasties, it would be hard to find such a job!

For a moment, the disciples of the Beggar Sect were green with envy!

For the first time, the thought crossed their minds: why not take up the job themselves?

Elder Lai shook his head with a sigh, “I never expected there to be an Emperor who was so good to his people! The outside world has been spreading rumors that the Great Xia Emperor is a foolish ruler, but it seems they were mistaken!”

The disciples of the Beggar Sect couldn’t help but nod in agreement.

They were seasoned travelers, beggars who had seen the world, but they had never encountered such a generous Emperor who, with his own power, managed to provide for the entire nation’s common people!

Truly admirable!

“Elder, I have a bold conjecture!” a disciple of the Beggar Sect said.

“Speak your mind!” the elder turned his head.

“Elder, do you think our brothers could possibly…”

Before the words were fully spoken, Elder Lai had already shaken his head: “Impossible! The brothers of our Beggar Sect have firm beliefs, they would never commit acts of betrayal! They might have encountered some trouble…”

Just then, a disciple of the Beggar Sect pointed at a person ahead and shouted loudly, “Elder, look, isn’t that Er Danzi? The Four-Bag Disciple in charge of affairs here?”

Everyone turned their heads to look, only to see a person dressed in a general’s uniform, leading a few soldiers with heads held high and striding forward.

“It really is Er Danzi!”

“I almost didn’t recognize him in the general’s uniform!”

“He’s still alive, that’s great!”

At this moment, the general also noticed the group of beggar gang disciples!

A flicker of panic flashed in his eyes, and then he pretended not to recognize them and continued to walk forward.

However, this group of Beggar Sect disciples surrounded him, very excited.

“Er Danzi, don’t you recognize me? I’m Dagouzi. We’ve begged for food together before!”

“Yeah! We also climbed over walls together to peek at the girls in the brothel, hehe!”

“Brother, I thought you were dead. I didn’t expect you to still be alive!”

“It’s so great to see you!”

The general’s soldiers glanced at the group of dirty Beggar Sect disciples, then looked back at the imposing general, their expressions quite strange.

The general was in such an awkward position that he can’t even describe it.

He had finally risen to prominence, about to leave his past behind, but then a group of poor relatives showed up, exposing his dark history, and to make matters worse, his colleagues witnessed everythging…

The embarrassment was enough to dig out three concrete houses!

The general continued to feign ignorance, bellowing, “What nonsense are you spouting? Who is your ‘Er Danzi’? Stop making false claims of kinship! I advise you to step aside at once, or I shall not be polite!”

The disciples of the Beggar Sect became agitated.

“Er Danzi, you’re still pretending? Have you climbed up the ladder and now you don’t recognize your brothers?”

“Let me tell you, even if you turned to ashes, I would still recognize you!”

“I remember he has a red birthmark on his left thigh. If we take a look, we’ll know if it’s him or not!”

With that, they started to act.

The general tried to struggle, “No! Don’t pull down my pants! You beasts, stop this madness…”

The soldiers beside the general hesitated.

“They’re pulling down General Liu’s pants, should we intervene?”

“It seems like they know each other, maybe we shouldn’t get involved?”

“But the general seems to be clearly struggling and resisting. It doesn’t seem right for us not to help, does it?”

“You’re right, let’s save the general first!”

Just as they were about to take action, Elder Lai stepped in front of them, speaking with a pleasant and friendly tone, “Young fellows, don’t worry, we are all his friends, just having a bit of fun with him!”

At this moment, the general finally gave up his struggle and shouted, “Alright, alright, stop trying to pull down my pants! I admit it, I am Er Danzi, okay? Now let me down, we can talk about anything back home!”

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