Chapter 489: Trouble with Names
"Bitch...bitch slave, bum slave, wait for me to meet you, sir!"
Outside the gate of the Zhenfanfu government office, which was newly built according to the style of the Ming Dynasty government, looking at the desks arranged in a figure of eight, there were more than a dozen men wearing various official uniforms of the Ming Dynasty who came to report first.
Jingju Nu', he quickly knelt down with a habitual 'Plop' sound.
"Haha, it turns out that I can speak Chinese, which saves me the trouble of interpreting! Come on, everyone, you are not the criminals who committed the crime. I, Ming, don't have the bad habit of kneeling down at every turn!"
Seeing that these kneeling 'Jingju slaves' could actually speak Chinese, Liu Kongdang, the prefect of Zhenfan Prefecture who had just taken office, couldn't help but smile kindly, and then waved to greet them.
"Bitch... Bitch slave, please wait... Thank you so much, sir!"
After getting up tremblingly, these "Jingju slaves" quickly imitated the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty and bowed to several officials.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ordered that you and others be released from slavery. From now on, you are all my subjects of the Ming Dynasty, and there is no need to call yourself 'slaves' anymore."
Seeing that these people kept calling themselves "sluts," Liu Kongdang had no choice but to correct their claims again.
"Bitch...bastard...bastard, thank you sir!"
Fortunately, this group of "Jingju slaves" not only speak fluent Chinese, but are also "well-informed". Therefore, after listening to Liu Kongdang's correction, they quickly found their own "position", ordinary people!
Although they are still like "grass" people, they are still many times better than "big animals", aren't they?
"Okay, you are all here to report, right? Come here and report your name, age, and place of origin, and then wait for the government to allocate fields to you, haha!"
In order to complete the matter of freeing slaves and dividing farmland and improving work efficiency, Liu Kong regarded them as "new officials" who had not yet caught the bad habits of officialdom, but directly moved the office location from the lobby to outside the government office, so naturally
There won't be so much red tape.
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"May I have your name?"
Opening a brand new blank pornographic book, Liu Kongdang immediately looked at the 'Jingju slave' standing in front of him.
There is no other way. Currently, there is an urgent shortage of officials. Even he, the prefect, has to act as the 'household registration clerk' himself.
"Reply to the adults, you are a common people. The common people are called Jie Shi!"
Perhaps because he knew that his name would not be on the stage, this "Jingju slave" who was fortunate enough to be received and registered by Liu Kong, the prefect, was so ashamed that he almost put his head in his crotch after saying his name.
Gone inside.
"Jieshi? Your surname is Jie?"
Liu Kongdang focused his attention on the yellow book, but he didn't pay attention to the reaction of the person in front of him at all. Instead, he picked up a pen and prepared to fill in the word "Kai Shek".
"Return to your lord, common people, common people don't have surnames!"
"No last name?"
Upon hearing this man's answer, Liu Kongdang, who was about to write, was suddenly startled and quickly put down the brush in his hand.
You must know that the Ming Dynasty took the fabrication of yellow books very seriously. If someone falsified or concealed cheating when filling out the yellow books, it would be a serious crime punishable by death if discovered, and even the whole family would be implicated.
And if the officials in charge are helping others to cheat or malfeasance in their duties, once they are discovered, there is no need to say anything, they will all be executed!
Therefore, Liu Kongdang, who almost committed a capital crime inadvertently, could not help but break out in cold sweat from fear.
"Master Liu, none of them actually have surnames. Let alone surnames, even their names are randomly chosen by their owners. For example, this 'Jieshi' actually means 'Jieshi'.
That means 'shit'. If you call them 'shit' among a group of them, a lot of people will probably jump out..."
Just when Liu Kong was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat, a Yulin guard laughed and introduced to him the names and characteristics of these slaves of the Li Dynasty.
It turns out that just like ordinary people in the Japanese country did not have surnames, these slaves of the Li Dynasty also did not have surnames. However, although ordinary people in the Japanese country did not have surnames, at least they had their own names.
But these slaves of the Li Dynasty were even called by their names at random by their masters. And they were basically insulting terms with obvious insults.
"Everyone of the same age, don't fill it in anymore, just stop it for now!"
After hearing the introduction of the Habayashi guard, Liu Kongdang was shocked to realize the seriousness of the matter and quickly ordered a group of fellow scholars who spontaneously came to help to stop.
In fact, even if he didn't give the order, the yellow register would not be recorded anymore. Because among the dozen or so people, there are several with the same name, and they are all "shit", "turtle slave" and "wild"
And so on.
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"Brother Liu, this matter is a bit tricky! These people don't have surnames, there are many people with the same name, and their place of origin is basically the same. As a result, it is impossible to fill in the yellow book and household stickers, right?
"
After Liu Kongdang temporarily stopped the yellow registration, several Renchenke Jinshi who spontaneously came to help also gathered around Liu Kongdang, ready to discuss a feasible solution.
"Why don't we let them give themselves a surname? Then let them change the names that are not on the table to homophones or similar words..."
Considering that these people do not have real names in the first place, it is a good idea to let them give themselves temporary names.
"Brother Wu's method is not bad. His Highness freed them from slavery this time, which can be regarded as a new life. Since they are new people, it is natural to give them a new name..."
Liu Kongdang couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard the idea of Wu Mo, who was only one place lower than himself in the imperial examination rankings of the same year.
"However, in order to prevent mistakes from happening again, we also changed the method and asked them to bring all their family members with them. 'One household will be registered', so as to avoid the absurd situation of a family having multiple surnames.
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"Everyone, because you have too many names in common, and there are no surnames to distinguish them, I and others of the same year have come up with an idea for you... However, in order to prevent other mistakes from happening in the future, which will affect the government's future
When you allocate fields, you should bring your family members with you, and I will register each of your households..."
Just when these "Jingju slaves" thought that there was a change in the matter of escaping from slavery, Liu Kongdang, who had worked out a solution, stood up again and announced that they should bring their families with them.
Information about the creation of a household's registration for the unit.
"Thank you for the advice, sir! It's just that the common people are worried. If, if the master doesn't let me and my family go...!"
Hearing Liu Kongdang's words, all the 'Jingju slaves' were pleasantly surprised and at the same time they couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
"You can go and pick up your family with peace of mind! The Crown Prince has ordered you to be released from slavery. If anyone dares to disobey, come back and report to me. I will make the decision for you!"
Chapter completed!