After careful questioning, I found out that Han Dashi's family came from Shandong.

In ancient times, Shandong generally referred to the east of Mount Wei, basically starting from Hangu Pass and going east. However, after the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Shandong generally referred to the east of Taihang Mountain.

This is an extremely vast area, and it is also an area most vulnerable to disasters. When there is drought, it is too dry, and when there is waterlogging, people can drown. Therefore, there are refugees in Shandong every year. It has been a disgraceful place in all dynasties.

place.

Han Dashi has been hit by disasters for three consecutive years. How can a small family withstand this kind of torment? Finally this year, they could no longer hold on, and the family embarked on a road to escape in order to survive.

When they left their hometown, all they owned were people. Han Dashi was carrying a child on his back, and his wife was carrying a child on her back. Apart from that, there was nothing else. The family just begged to escape, heading aimlessly towards the legendary place.

Go away from the pass.

But when they reached the border of Henan Road, they were stopped by local soldiers. The soldiers did not have any ill intentions, but told them a better place to escape, which was Youzhou, and Han Dashi's family was persuaded to come to Youzhou.

…

Gu Tianya sighed!

Li Jiancheng also sighed.

The two brothers looked at each other and could see the pain in each other's eyes.

Gu Tianya stretched out his hand and held a stick as a rolling pin. While rolling Jiao Er's skin, he continued to ask about the family's situation, and said warmly: "After you came to Youzhou, what do you think of this place?"

"good!"

The honest and honest Shandong man doesn't understand bells and whistles. A simple word "good" is all he thinks about.

The man's face was full of sincerity. He looked at Gu Tianya and said: "At that time, I had just entered Youzhou with my wife and children. I was met by two guards on horseback. Without saying anything, I gave them a meal first. Then

The rice was very fragrant, the pancakes and meat pieces were all very solid. There was also hot porridge in a leather bag. After drinking it, I felt energetic all over my body. At that time, at that time..."

His wife hid in the quilt and spoke in a low voice: "At that time, my child's father cried a lot, saying that our family had finally reached a place where we could survive. At that time, our whole family was almost starving to death, and the whole family was also

We were freezing to death. If those two brothers who were soldiers hadn't met, our family would have died in that haystack."

Han Dashi took over and continued: "After eating that meal, I was escorted here by two soldier brothers. They first registered their origins and then received their identities. Since I have an old injury on my waist, everyone can tell at a glance what I did.

I don’t have hard work, so the registration process was not smooth, and the guards in several groups didn’t want me..."

Gu Tianya was obviously startled, and then his face darkened.

Li Jiancheng's face didn't look good either, and he said angrily: "Do you still remember the numbers of those groups at that time?"

Han Dashi was also startled, but this loyal man suddenly shook his head vigorously and said anxiously: "I don't remember, I don't remember these two noble men."

His wife was hiding in bed and said, "You must not punish those officials. They have done enough."

The couple begged for mercy again and again, with sincerity on their faces. Gu Tianya and Li Jiancheng looked at each other and had no choice but to sigh softly.

Li Jiancheng said with emotion: "The hearts of the people are so honest."

Han Dashi smiled shyly and said: "We have received relief after all, how can we do that kind of thing of repaying kindness with enmity? That's the word, I heard an old uncle say it when I was in my hometown."

Gu Tianya continued to roll his skin, and then asked intentionally or unintentionally: "Do you have a group now?"

"Yes! It's one hundred and forty-three groups."

Han Dashi almost didn't hesitate and blurted out the name of the group. The man's face was full of uprightness, and his tone was obviously grateful, and he said: "The leader of our group is only fifteen or sixteen years old.

Wawa, he said that he is the eldest son of the Hu family in Jingyang, and he also said that few leaders of other groups have the status of the legitimate son like him. He accepted our family and treated our family very well."

Gu Tianya was slightly startled, and the movement of rolling the dough in his hands was somewhat stagnant. He turned to look at Ma Sanbao, who was squatting aside, and asked slightly unconfidently: "When did this happen? Now there are already people from aristocratic families.

Have the direct tribes come over to serve as minor officials?"

It's a pity that Ma Sanbao also looked confused and obviously didn't know the details of this situation.

On the contrary, Li Jiancheng laughed and said with hints: "It's not a real aristocratic family, it can only be regarded as someone who has just joined the mainstream."

The former prince of the Tang Dynasty paused for a moment, and then continued: "The Central Plains is said to have five hundred aristocratic families, but in reality there are only more than three hundred aristocratic families at most. These three hundred aristocratic families are spread all over the Central Plains. They are divided according to the strength of the family.

There are three grades: upper, middle and lower. Among them, the upper grade is the least, with only about twenty families in total. The middle grade has slightly more families, but there are only about seventy families. The remaining two hundred or so are all the lowest grade families."

He paused again and continued: "Although a low-class family does not sound like much, the real situation is that they enjoy great envy, because there are more than a thousand families in the Central Plains who have just entered the mainstream, and that is what constitutes the family faction.

The biggest cornerstone... For example, the Tan family of your concubine Tan Xiao was once a family that had just entered the mainstream, and the Hu family of Jingyang that the Shandong brother just mentioned was also a family that had just entered the mainstream."

Gu Tianya was thoughtful, nodded and said: "Just entered the stream!"

Li Jiancheng smiled slightly and said with profound meaning: "It is already very good to have just entered the upper class. It shows that this family has a great chance of being promoted to a low-class family. In fact, there are thousands or even tens of thousands of families in the Central Plains who are not in the upper class. That is

They are the largest component of our entire Han population."

He paused for a moment, and there seemed to be a trace of hesitation on his face. After thinking for a long time, he finally continued and said in a suggestive tone: "Brother-in-law Tianya, in fact, your understanding of the family matter is somewhat biased. Why do Han people

There are so many families because living is too difficult. Only by sticking together can we survive in this world. With more people, we can better resist natural disasters, and with more people, we can help each other."

Gu Tianya became more thoughtful, nodded slowly and said: "The best way to hold a group is to hold a group between relatives, so that the advantages of the ethnic group can be better utilized. For example, a village almost all has the same surname, and everyone lives together as a group.

With one main branch as the leader, and then everyone working together to form a rope, it will be easier to make a living than to support it alone."

He pondered for a moment and then continued: "And when this group slowly develops and grows, it gradually becomes a family. The family is the prototype of the aristocratic family, and it was beneficial in the beginning."

Li Jiancheng glanced at him and said pointedly: "Even if you become a noble family, you can continue to be useful. The key is to see how to drive them and make them the backbone of the entire nation...Brother-in-law, you are well versed in ancient and modern things. You should

We know that the aristocratic families before the Han Dynasty were the backbone of the nation. If we work harder, we may be able to make the current aristocratic families return to their former appearance."

Gu Tianya smiled!

He seemed to have understood another concept of governance.

A noble family is not necessarily a disaster.

In the beginning, the aristocratic family was a group for the purpose of making a living.

The Central Plains is vast, and there are thousands of such ethnic groups living in it. After all, this era is too difficult. Only by gathering together can people resist natural and man-made disasters. There is a famous saying from ancient times that the imperial power cannot reach the village. Isn’t it just among the people?

In terms of autonomy, the imperial power may not be as protective as the ethnic group at the most basic level.

It is precisely because China has ethnic groups one after another that it has been protecting its people for thousands of years. The so-called country means home. It is a small family and small clan that constitutes the country covering the land of China.

Ethnic groups are the indispensable cornerstone of a country.

The composition of the ethnic group is humans, and as long as they are humans, they will be motivated. Just as Gu Tianya's land of clouds is an opportunity, many families want to take off from here, especially the points exchange system he created, which is unique to any family in the world.

Everyone wants to participate. As long as you have points, you can exchange for treasures, so the world's famous families will send people to Youzhou to serve as minor officials in various positions.

Large families will not send out their legitimate sons, because their legitimate sons have to take on more important matters in the clan, and because their clan is so large, the clan has trained countless talents, so they can dispatch people at will. As long as they are sent, they will not be afraid of not being able to do things.

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But what about those families who have just entered the mainstream or even those who have not yet entered the mainstream?

Perhaps the only person in their clan who is capable of doing things is their legitimate son.

Seeing that he had realized something, Li Jiancheng smiled slightly and said, "Now you understand why the Hu family from Jingyang sent his legitimate son here."

Gu Tianya also laughed, nodded and said, "I understand, it's to earn my points."

…

At this time, the night was deep, and Jiao Er had already been wrapped countless times. It was time to start a fire and boil water, and then put the pot into the pot to cook Jiao Er.

It is said that making fire and cooking should be a woman's job, but for some reason Han Dashi's wife has been huddled in the bed and the two children are also huddled in the bed.

Gu Tianya soon knew the reason.

The woman was shy and said in a low voice: "My lord, I don't have pants to wear. It's too cold. My man needs to find work outside, so I let him wear them..."

With just these words, Gu Tianya let out a long sigh.

He understands!

The family was so poor that they did not have a single winter coat to keep out the cold, so the wife and children did not wear pants. Instead, they took off several pairs of pants for the men to put on.

After a man wears the pants of the whole family, he can barely resist the cold and go out, and then find a job and earn money to support the whole family.

Gu Tianya understands this, but Gu Tianya still feels sad in his heart.

Han Dashi looked at him with a gloomy face, thinking that he was going to be angry with the officials again, so this loyal Shandong man quickly spoke and defended others: "My lord, please don't blame our team leader. We need to be taken care of.

There are so many people, and he is under greater pressure than us."

Gu Tianya turned to look at him and asked warmly: "How many people are there in your group now?"

Han Dashi spoke without hesitation and said hurriedly: "Forty-six families, two hundred and twenty-seven people."

Gu Tianya immediately asked, "Is there anyone who needs help?"

Han Dashi immediately sighed and said with a bitter tone: "Our group leader's financial resources are not good and he cannot compete with other groups, so all the people he accepts are extremely poor... Almost every family accepted by other groups has a wealthy family.

Han labor, so they can start and develop quickly, and they can make money whether they work or work. But in a group like ours, basically there are people in the family who are sick or old and weak, so most of the time, we rely on

The team leader is holding on."

The man paused as he spoke, then suddenly pointed to a small stool placed next to the quilt. The stool was used as a kitchen table, with four pancakes placed on it.

Han Dashi pointed to the four cakes, his tone was filled with indescribable gratitude, and said: "My lord, have you seen this? This is our family's relief today. No matter how difficult it is for our group leader, he has never stopped working in the group.

Any family’s relief. He is just a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old, but he is more ruthless than us in doing things. He said that he is here to do big things, he wants to make contributions to the family, and he wants us to

These families all survive. Only if we survive can he get a good rating... But he also said that at the beginning, he did it for the rating, but now he doesn't care about the rating, because all he thinks about is
To be continued...