Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

Chapter 469: Forged Household Registration

Diwu Tanwei felt a little disappointed, but more happy because of Shen Zheng's words "as a friend".

But how could she not show any appreciation when her friend's house was being renovated?

As she was lost in thought, she suddenly remembered that there was something in her arms.

"What about this?" She took something out of her arms, quickly caught up with Shen Zheng, and said anxiously: "This is really not worth much, and it was not bought with silver. You can take it without worry."

Shen Zheng thought she was bluffing again, so she turned her head slightly to look at her, and was stunned.

"amulet?"

"Yes, it's a talisman." Diwu Tanwei stuffed it into her hand and said, "It has been blessed. It can ensure that you will have a safe and smooth life and will not be invaded by evil spirits. You are moving into a new house, so it is most appropriate for you to carry this talisman with you."

"Has it been blessed?"

Shen Zheng looked at the small amulet in her arms.

Yellow paper, cinnabar, hemp rope, without any fancy decoration, it is extremely simple.

But how did you say that?

The simpler the Buddhist things are, the more real and effective they are. On the contrary, those that are flashy are the ones that are mass-produced.

So this extremely simple amulet of the Fifth Tanwei might have been blessed...

Shen Zheng's hands trembled, and she quickly stuffed the amulet back to her, "How can you give away a blessed item casually? Take it back quickly. You really don't need to give me anything..."

How could she dare to accept such a one-to-one customized item?

Moreover, she was not from this world, so who knew if the amulet would identify her as something strange...

If it really is the Buddha appearing at that time, can the system... protect her?

Diwu Tanwei was rejected again. He took back the amulet in disappointment and followed Shen Zheng to enter the county school.

She was a little annoyed with herself that she couldn't even give gifts, and only gave things that she thought were good, not things that the other person thought were good.

In this case, would Lord Shen think that she was a selfish person who didn't consider others at all? Would he think that she had a weird personality and was not worthy of being her friend?

She was still thinking to herself and didn't even know when she would arrive.

"We're here." Shen Zheng brushed away the fallen leaves on the table and waved at her, "Please sit down. You're here today not just to bring me something, right?"

Judging from Diwu Tanwei's personality, if she just came to deliver something, she would probably leave after being rejected and would not come in with her at all, so she must have other things to find her for.

After being stunned for a moment, Diwu Tanwei put those thoughts behind him and concentrated on talking about business, "Yes, I came to you this time for two things."

"First thing." She took out a letter from her bosom and handed it to Shen Zheng, "This is the information you want to find out."

"The news I want to find out?" Shen Zheng was stunned when she took the envelope. After thinking for a moment, she said uncertainly: "You mean the news I bought with the jade pendant?"

But wasn't that information bought by Yu Zhengqing with the jade pendant? How did it appear in the hands of the Fifth Tanwei first?

She held the letter, a little confused for a moment, "This news..."

"I haven't seen it." Diwu Tanwei was afraid that she would have a worse impression of him, so he quickly said, "Don't worry, I won't pry into your privacy without your permission."

Shen Zheng was stunned when she heard this, then smiled and shook her head, "That's not what I meant. I'm just curious. This news was bought by Lord Yu with the jade pendant. I thought he would get the news and pass it on to me, but I didn't expect it to be you who delivered it personally."

Besides, this news was originally bought from Diwu Tanwei's house. Even if she really read it, Shen Zheng didn't think it was a big deal.

Isn't it true that working in their line of work is just like being in a spy war, where the main thing is to keep a tight mouth?

As Shen Zheng spoke, she tore open the envelope in her hand, "Master Yu doesn't know yet, right?"

"I don't know yet." Diwu Tanwei watched her movements, still feeling a little unsure, and couldn't help but say a few more words.

"After I came here to work, my family entrusted me with the business of several nearby states. Before the information that needs to be explored is passed on to the buyer, I will review it first and then pass it to the buyer after there is no problem. But yours..."

She looked at Shen Zheng with a serious expression: "I really haven't seen it. Apart from the spies, you are the first one to know about it."

Shen Zheng's hand holding the letter paper hesitated slightly, and she coughed lightly and said, "Actually, there is no need to do this. Your family is engaged in this business, and we are the ones who are troubling you this time, so don't feel embarrassed, just handle the matter impartially."

In her opinion, Diwu Tanwei was a little too easy to talk to, which made her feel a little uncomfortable and she didn't know how to communicate with her.

It was like every word she said would be automatically broken down into many versions by Diwu Tanwei, and then he would start to have wild thoughts.

For example, right now, she didn't know what to say and could only bury her head in reading the news.

However, the news about this "miracle doctor" is really shocking until you see it.

"Kicked out of the sect by Medicine Valley?" Shen Zheng frowned and murmured, "Even Medicine Valley is here? Is this really some kind of martial arts world? Could it be..."

Diwu Tanwei listened to her mumbling and was actually a little curious, but if Shen Zheng didn't say anything, she would definitely not ask.

After reading two more lines, Shen Zheng let out a "hiss" sound, spread the letter paper flat on the table, and read down word by word.

A strand of hair fell down from her cheek, and she tucked it behind her ear, pointing to the words on the letter and reading: "After leaving the apprenticeship and entering the world, I have changed my identity many times..."

"Change identity?"

Shen Zheng thought for a moment, looked up at Diwu Tanwei, and said softly: "Let me ask you a question. Now it's just the two of us, you have to tell me the truth."

The Fifth Tanwei was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "I won't lie to you."

Shen Zheng looked at the letter and asked in confusion, "Does your family run a household registration business? You forge household registrations for people, so that they can change their identities at will. For example, I could be Wang Wu in Shangjing today, and Lu Si in Liuyang Prefecture tomorrow. And no matter where I go, I won't be found out."

Before she came to Da Zhou, she thought it was extremely easy to forge household registration in ancient times.

In ancient times, household registration information was not connected to the Internet and could not be updated in real time. Wasn't there enough room for exploitation? To put it bluntly, wouldn't it be enough to bribe the county magistrate to forge a false identity?

But after she came to the Great Zhou, she realized that it was not easy to forge a household registration. The most fundamental reason was that one should never underestimate the imperial power.

Take the current Great Zhou for example.

The current imperial court has set up a special yellow book to register population and land respectively. The number of people on the household registration is directly linked to the land. If there is more or less, there are special personnel to manage and check it.

You only have a household registration, but you don’t have any land? No, there is a problem.

You were allocated that piece of land, but your household registration is not there? No, there is a problem.