The Three Kingdoms started from fooling Jia Xu

Chapter 140 A common problem of the times, it is better to be an aunt
Looking at Xu Shu,
Zhang Xiu personally poured a cup of strong tea for him, handed it over and motioned for the latter to sit down.

Picking up the teacup, Zhang Xiu took a sip of the bitter tea and said, "Yuanzhi, do you still remember the Zhuge Liang I mentioned to you earlier? I heard you talking about this person's talent in the world."

"But now Jingzhou is in turmoil, internal troubles and external troubles, Wen He and you are not good at domestic affairs, I don't know if you can recommend this person, if this person comes out to help, Jingzhou will be safe!"

"My lord wants to invite Kong Ming out of the mountain?" Xu Shu frowned,
"When this person comes out of the mountain, my rear will be stable, so that we can conquer the world with all our strength." Zhang Xiu said solemnly.

Xu Shu thought deeply, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, Shu said earlier that Kong Ming has a withdrawn personality and doesn't like to associate with outsiders. There are only a few friends like me, Cui Jun, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to come out to help."

"However, with Kong Ming's talent, if my lord gets help from this person, the rear will indeed be safe."

Speaking of this, Xu Shu hesitated a little, and said again: "Master, Kong Ming now lives in Wolonggang, Longzhong, Deng County, Nanyang, and is only across a river from Xiangyang, more than [-] miles away."

"It's snowing all over the sky now, the lord can go to pay a visit in person, and try to influence him with sincerity. I'm afraid that's the only way to go. As for the concubine, I won't go there without the lord."

"Eh!" Zhang Xiu rolled his eyes, but it's really not appropriate to let Xu Shu go with him, anyway, it's a good reputation to be a corporal and pay a visit in person.

"Then tomorrow, I will visit the post in person, but I will meet Zhuge Liang, who compares himself to Guan Zhongleyi, and see if he is worthy of his name or just a vain one."

Xu Shu glanced at Zhang Xiu, but didn't say much.

But in his heart, he was thinking whether Zhuge Liang could be convinced, let's see the charm of his lord.After all, Zhuge Liang is so talented that he is definitely not a Nabai.

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Sunset, snowflakes.

Under the reflection of the sunset, it looked a little foggy.

Zhang Xiu straightened up, looked at the dark sky outside the house, and he looked a little tired.He hates dealing with government affairs the most, it is very cumbersome and messy.

However, the government affairs of this day are almost all related to the acres of land, taxation, and population, which made Zhang Xiu realize the sense of crisis, and he needs to change.

Zhang Xiu has learned about the taxes of the Han Dynasty, which are not heavy, mainly including land tax, head tax, and corvee.

The land tax in Jingzhou was levied on the basis of one tax per fifteen. During the war at the end of the Han Dynasty, one tax per fifteen was considered benevolent. Under the rule of Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, tax one per ten, or even one tax per eight.

The head tax is mainly divided into Kouqian and Suanfu. Kouqian is collected from underage children aged three to 20 at a rate of 20 qian per year, and Suanfu is collected from adults at a rate of 120 qian per year.

As for corvee service, it is divided into labor service and military service.

Simply put, it means building roads and bridges, repairing palaces, or performing military service, entering the county or border.As for the period of war, in order to ensure the supply of soldiers, the princes will also appropriately reduce and exempt the taxes of the soldiers' families.

If this is the case, then the common people can be grateful and kowtow to thank, but the key problem is land annexation and corruption, and Jingzhou is also not immune.

The family can grow and thrive, it is based on the land.

The Han Dynasty has been passed down for 400 years, and the common people have encountered countless natural and man-made disasters. Some of them can survive with their family background, but most of them can only sell their land and become tenant farmers.

The tenant farmers need to hand over half or more of their grain production to the tyrants of the aristocratic family, so they are miserable, and it can be said that they are barely alive. This is also a common problem of the times.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiu slowly closed his eyes.

He has to solve this problem, otherwise it will be meaningless to rule the world, but the new and old families will change, and the people will still suffer. Such a big man is definitely not what he wants.

Opening his eyes again, Zhang Xiu was less tired, but his expression was dignified and solemn.There is a way that should solve this problem, but the process requires a shift.

If he is not careful, he will be lost forever.

"Phew," Zhang Xiu let out a foul breath, regardless of the wind and snow, strode back home, and could see her aunt again, not to mention, I was a little panicked.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiu quickened his pace.

On the road, the snow had already fallen two fingers thick, the sky was dark, and there were no pedestrians on the street.

For a long time, inside the Zhang mansion.

The servant girl at the gate of the mansion waited quietly, seeing Zhang Xiu from a distance, she ran to the kitchen quickly, shouting for the general to return to the mansion while running, full of joy.

Not far away, in the kitchen.

Mrs. Zou actually prepared the dinner with her own hands. There were several crucian carp boiled in the pot, and the crucian carp soup was gurgling.At the same time, she is holding bamboo noodles with sticks of dough cakes on top.

Zhang Xiu likes to eat this kind of cake, Zhang Xiu should be back soon after seeing the weather.

Just as she was thinking about it, she heard the maid shouting something outside, Zou's face was beaming, and when she was about to speak after taking two quick steps, she saw a man walking behind the maid.

"Let's all go down!" Zhang Xiu took a few steps forward, raised his hands and shouted with confidence.

"No!" The maid slowly retreated.

Looking at the familiar figure, Mrs. Zou smiled, stepped forward to gently wipe the snowflakes for Zhang Xiu, and at the same time said softly: "Come back, hurry up, hot water is boiled here, you wash it first."

"Dinner will be ready soon, and I'll make you your favorite fish paste bun." After Zou finished speaking, she turned around and said, "You wait for a while, I'll paste the bun first."

Zhang Xiu grabbed Zou's slender waist, sniffed lightly, with a slightly comfortable expression, and said at the same time: "Let's go together."

With that said, Zhang Xiu took advantage of the momentum and came upstairs from behind.

Zou wanted to refuse at first, but he didn't say it when the words came to his lips.

Sticking to Zou's back, Zhang Xiu held Zou's jade hand, very tenderly grabbed the dough cake, dipped it in water and stuck it on the iron pan.

Slow, but enjoyable.

After posting several pictures, Mrs. Zou thought of something in a trance, and asked, "Youwei, I heard from General Hu that you took Lu Bu's daughter as your concubine in Xuzhou this time?"

"Well," Zhang Xiu couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

After listening to Zhang Xiu's words, an imperceptible sense of loss flashed in her eyes, as if the most precious thing had been taken away by others.

But then she put on a generous smile and said gently: "Where is Lu Lingqi, let her live in the mansion, what can I say about her?"

"How can I say that she is also your wife and concubine now, so she should enter the mansion."

Zhang Xiu raised her eyebrows in surprise, isn't she in the mansion?Damn, how does this Huer do things?
"Well, I'll let her come over tomorrow, but Lingqi is still young, and I have to ask my aunt to help with the affairs of the harem." Zhang Xiu treated her gently.

Zou's brows trembled, but she didn't answer the conversation.

She was a little happy in her heart, at least Zhang Xiu didn't let her leave the house, which was enough for her.

After the pastry was pasted, Zou's beautiful eyes looked at Zhang Xiu and said, "Youwei, it's winter now, when are you going to arrange your marriage with Huang Yueying and others?"

"In a few days, we will find a good day when the heavy snow melts." Zhang Xiu frowned, he really had to hurry up, he hadn't seen Mrs. Cai for a long time, I'm afraid his stomach is already big.

After finishing speaking, Zhang Xiu sat down, put his arms around Zou, and made him sit in his arms, talking about his thoughts during this period, and telling some interesting things.

It also makes this winter no longer cold.

After dinner, Zhang Xiu held Zou Shi in his arms and strode back to the room, preparing to have dessert after dinner to relax his muscles and bones.

　PS: There is one more, later
　　
　
(End of this chapter)