In Zhuozhou City, Shi Yiming followed a few soldiers and stood at the yamen gate and looked around. He looked at it almost noon and said, "My brothers, since the magistrate is so busy, I can't see us for a while, so why not go there and have a cup of tea. The cold wind here is really not good."

An official said, "It's okay. But we didn't bring any money when we went out. Please help us pay for the tea."

Shi Yiming complained in his heart, but seeing a few people looking at him, he had to grit his teeth and said, "How dare you ask for your brothers for a few tea money?"

The officials were overjoyed when they heard this. With Shi Yiming, they went to a teahouse next to the yamen. They sat down and ordered a few cups of tea. The officials ordered a few more fruits and ate while drinking.

Seeing the delicious food of several officials, Shi Yiming secretly scolded himself for being troubled. These officials are used to eating and drinking, so how dare they invite them to tea? Doesn’t it cost hundreds of cents for food and drink?

Several people were drinking tea and talking about gossip. Then they heard the tea guest next to them say: "I recently heard from people in the south that some railway was built in the Song Dynasty and were about to go to Xiongzhou. There was a need for people to build roads there, and the people went to do short-term work, and they cost more than 100 cents a day."

Another person said: "Although more than one hundred cents are not much, it is not particularly much. It only costs two or three cents of money for a month."

"You don't know that when you work on the railway, you not only pay for money, but you also take care of two meals in the morning and evening. You have more than 100 ounces a day, but they are all put in your pockets! If you calculate, will you have three stakes in a month be enough to make the account? I heard that this road will take several months to repair!"

The odd jobs in big cities in the Song Dynasty were good for a hundred cigars a day, but they didn’t care about food. If they were in charge of food, they only had fifty or sixty cents a day. This was the price of the Song Dynasty government hired people, which raised the price of odd jobs on the market. The Khitan was much worse, only sixty or seventy cents a day, and if they were in charge of food, they only had twenty or thirty cents. When they heard about the price of railway work, everyone was envious. Moreover, this was not a short-term worker, it would take several months to do it.

Shi Yiming said, "The Song people's yamen are really rich! I have also heard that young and strong people who work on the railway have 120 to 30 cents, and they also take care of two meals in the morning and evening. They eat very well, and the meals are not just rice, but also vegetables! I heard that those who do heavy work have a piece of meat every three days! When building a road, you don't know how much it will cost to hire someone!"

The official next to him said, "Are you crazy about the Song Dynasty's yamen? If you build roads in the local area, just send someone to send someone, what money will you give me!"

Shi Yiming said: "Officials, the local area has suffered a disaster this year, so how can we send people? Besides, I heard that the railways built by the Song people were allocated by the imperial court, and there was no need for the local area to pay for it. If the local area does not pay for it, of course, we can't send people!"

Several officials and officials smiled and shook their heads: "The yamen is in charge of the local area, but they are certainly responsible for work! They use money everywhere, but where does the yamen get the money? The Song people are just fools. The yamen have a lot of money in their hands, so they give these people who do the work."

Shi Yiming saw that he couldn't say he would go together, so he was too lazy to pay attention to them. In recent days, as the railway was built from Baozhou to Xiongzhou, there were suddenly more news about the Song people in the Khitan. Not only those who built the railway, but also the people who fled south in Xiatian, suddenly there were more news about them. Even Zhuozhou City often talked about how much loans the people who fled south had given to the Song Dynasty yamen, and how comfortable life was now. Even Shi Yiming often regretted that he had just escaped the river with those people.

The news spread too widely, and even Yang Ji, the governor of Zhuozhou, was angry when he heard the news. He specially ordered a few people from Xincheng County, which was near the border under his rule, to send him to the Song Dynasty to spy on the news. This was how Shi Yiming was selected and called to the prefecture yamen to meet the prefecture.

Of course, Ding Lingde carefully spread these news. He was a person in this industry. After opening a shop at the ferry entrance and understanding the surrounding situation, he inquired about the temperament of Yang Ji, the governor of Zhuozhou. The two were combined to produce news in a targeted manner to make people spread. This kind of thing requires tricks. There are many things that attract people, what kind of people are suitable for dissemination, and what kind of people are used to spread.

The hotel was originally where news gathered. Ding Lingde deliberately guided him and secretly ordered the people from Xiongzhou Yamen and the people in Zhang Ke's army to spread the news to all sides. There were even people who went to the Khitan on the other side of the river to spread the news in a targeted manner.

Originally, no matter how good the people who fled south lived, they would not be able to spread to Zhuozhou. In a short time, at the speed of the spread of news in this era, it was not an important matter. How could it be transmitted to Yang Ji's ears? Dante Lingde could do it, and this was his ability.

After drinking tea for a while, an official hurried in and said to Shi Yiming and others: "The magistrate is free now, you can go in quickly!"

Shi Yiming got the tea money, followed several officials and entered the Zhuozhou Prefecture Office. When he arrived at the official hall, the official went to an official and told Shi Yiming about his origin. The official ordered the official to retreat and said to Shi Yiming: "Follow me."

As the official entered the official hall, he saw an official coming from above. The official bowed and said, "Reported to the governor, Shi Yiming, a small civilian from Guiyi County, came here on order. This person has a wide range of friends and knowledgeable about the countryside, and is interested in the court, so he can use it!"

Yang Ji looked at Shi Yiming and said, "Okay, let him step forward."

Shi Yiming stepped forward and saluted Yang Ji and said, "Small Shi Yiming has met the governor of the prefect."

Yang Ji said: "Stand up and talk."

Shi Yiming stood up and Yang Jicai said, "Guiyi County said that you have often reported news to the yamen and often crossed the river, but it is true?"

Shi Yiming bowed: "Xiao Xin has to the court. When he has news, he will report to the government. Besides, Xiao’s home is by the Jima River, so he often crosses the river. There is a grass market not far from the river, so you can buy some miscellaneous items."

Yang Ji nodded: "I heard that the people who escaped to Song Realm in Xia Tian were also the ones you reported to the government?"

Shi Yiming said: "I heard about you when I returned to you, and I accidentally heard about it. I thought this news was very important to the court, so I reported it to our county."

"Okay, okay, you did a great job!" Yang Ji stood up and walked down to the hall. "The news you reported is very useful to the court. But it only has the direction and I don't know how to go. It's too rough."

Shi Yiming hurriedly said, "My husband, the young man is just a gangster, and he can only find out these-"

Yang Ji waved his hand: "Why be anxious? If the government helps you, can you find out where those people live?"

Shi Yiming was a little hesitant. Although he often crossed the river, he did not go deep into the Song Dynasty, so it was hard to say. Those people who fled south were arranged by Xiongzhou Yamen on the south bank of the Nanyishui River, dozens of miles away from the border. This distance is not something that can be found clearly by the rushing Caoshi.

Yang Ji looked at Shi Yiming and smiled slightly: "If you can find a place and find the route, the court will reward you very much! This way, if you can take my people to find a place where the people fleeing south will be rewarded with you fifty cents of money."

When Shi Yiming heard this, he couldn't believe his ears. Fifty guan? How should I spend it? I have never seen so much money before. I can buy two acres of land nearby. No, my family has a sparse population. What's the use of buying so much land? Fifty guan, I should renovate the house and buy some new furniture. Even with this money, I can marry a wife.
Chapter completed!