Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 290
The Spring Festival is coming soon, and the whole Fanyang City is full of joy, and the streets are full of people, and there is a lot of traffic.

Although there were no fireworks and couplets on the door lintels during the Spring Festival in the Han Dynasty, door gods were pasted up in every household, and some who had no paper had to repaint the doors with red ink to show celebration.

Since more than 20 people who fled from Qingzhou were relocated last year, after a year of resettlement and rectification, the development of Fanyang has surpassed that of Zhuojun.

Although they have just migrated here, the people still try their best to make the New Year more lively. Even if they don’t have a coin on them, they still have to go shopping in the streets every day to feel the atmosphere of the New Year.

This is completely opposite to the situation in later generations. In the age of civilization, once the New Year comes, the bustling city becomes empty, the empty streets are cold and windy, and the shops are closed.

In that era when we didn’t even know our neighbors, the taste of the year has long since lost its meaning, and the sophistication of the world is blocked by reinforced concrete, which is as fleeting as the ever-changing urban changes.

Looking at the crowds in the streets and alleys, shouting everywhere, Liu He couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, such a lively scene only existed in his childhood memory.

Now the rice shop, butcher shop, oil shop, charcoal shop, mill shop, silk shop, etc. in Fanyang City are all complete, and there are even two large mule and horse markets. It is not a poor place where materials were scarce in the past.

Han Long bought two donkey meat to burn, and the two sat down at a street stall and drank a bowl of sauerkraut pimple soup unique to the north. They were warm and comfortable, not to mention comfortable.

Liu He let out a long sigh of satisfaction and asked, "Has all the news about Jizhou spread out?"

Han Long said: "Weidun has ordered the people of Feiyantang to go out collectively to spread rumors all over Jizhou. At the same time, several caravans and a few wealthy families who came to Fanyang also arranged for publicity among tea shops. The whole Fanyang has already spread the word. gone."

Liu He said with a smile: "Very well, I want to see how Yuan Shao can enter Jizhou if he colluded with the Black Mountain Army and allowed the Huns to plunder."

Feiyantang is an intelligence organization established by Wei Dun five years ago. Most of them are selected and cultivated from the refugees recruited by Liu He. They have already achieved initial results. They lurk in various identities to investigate intelligence. .

Han Long lowered his head to drink the soup and suddenly said: "My lord, someone seemed to be following us just now."

Liu He remained calm and asked, "Are you sure you read it right?"

Han Long frowned and said, "It's just a feeling, but it's gone now."

Liu He looked around while eating, and said with a smile: "Maybe someone recognized me and followed me for a while out of curiosity!"

Han Long frowned and said, "My lord, it's better to be careful. At the end of the year, there are so many people, Fan Yang's security cannot be guaranteed."

Liu He laughed and said, "I've never made enemies with anyone, so what's the use of following me?"

While chatting, Tian Feng came from Ximen with the two of them, Liu He greeted him and asked him to have soup together.

Tian Feng was surprised and said: "I never thought that Junhou would have such leisure time, and he would like this market thing."

Liu He said with a smile: "This is the real fireworks in the world. Only the smell of fireworks can make people relax completely."

Tian Feng shook his head and said with a smile: "You guys have some free time. I and the officials of Huangjintai are still very busy."

Liu He asked: "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, is there anyone still hanging around the Golden Terrace?"

"People come to apply for recruitment every day, but most of them are flashy and self-righteous." Tian Feng smiled helplessly, and took a piece of paper from his entourage, "This is the list of selections in the past few days, and I am about to bring it to you. Take a look."

Liu He unfolded the paper, and saw two rows of more than a dozen names written on it. At first glance, there were no famous people. In recent years, the famous people in Hebei who can be named have basically been poached, and Liu He has none. disappointment.

"Let's arrange all these people to Fanyang. After a year's inspection, they can be sent to Jizhou to take up the post."

He folded the paper and was about to hand it over to Tian Feng, but when he saw several names written on the back, Liu He's eyes lit up suddenly, and he asked, "What are these people for?"

Tian Feng said: "These people are still young, only 20 years old, and they are planning to arrange to go to Yenching Academy!"

"There is no need for these two people!" Liu He pointed to the two names above, "Xu Miao and Sun Li, these two people can arrange the position of Cao Yuan, and it will be effective after a year of experience."

Tian Feng didn't know where Liu He could see the abilities of these two people. Seeing that he was so sure, he had no choice but to say: "Tomorrow I will let the two of you come to see the lord."

Liu He asked, "Aren't they going home for the New Year?"

Tian Feng said: "This Xu Miao is from Jicheng, he is quite talented. A few years ago during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, fortunately the Lord and Marquis rescued him in time, and he saved his family's life. This time he came to Fanyang because he was entrusted by his family to come to Fanyang. I came to repay my kindness, I don’t think I will come back again.”

Liu He nodded and said: "In that case, I will assign him to Zheng Hun to repair the entire water transportation and water conservancy from Youzhou to Jizhou next year. There are not enough manpower, so let him go to experience it."

When Xu Miao was in the Northwest, he built water conservancy projects and expanded paddy fields. Let him learn water conservancy with Zheng Hun, and it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

Tian Feng frowned slightly, and said again: "This Sun Li is from Rongcheng, Zhuo County. He has just reached the age of weak crown, and he came with Ma Tai. Do you want to be housed together?"

Liu He looked at the name under Sun Li and asked, "Are Ma Tai and Sun Li from the same hometown?"

"That's right!" Tian Feng said, "At the beginning of the year, Sun Li was separated from his mother due to the attack of bandits in the countryside. Fortunately, Ma Tai, a villager, met the bandits and rescued his mother. Sun Li was grateful for his kindness and donated all his family wealth to Ma Tai to repay his kindness. Since then, the two have become close friends and came to Fanyang together."

"It seems that both of them have courage!" Liu He thought for a while, and said, "Zhang Yun's subordinates are still short of lieutenants, and Rongcheng is adjacent to Hejian, so they are also from the same hometown, so let's arrange them under Zhang Yun's subordinates!"

Tian Feng wondered: "None of these two have joined the army. If they are arranged in the army like this, I'm afraid..."

Liu He smiled and said: "We can arrange military training first, and then we can observe it slowly."

"Alright!" Tian Feng could only agree.

He has always been very puzzled by Liu He's method of promoting people based on the list, but he always makes the best use of everything. This makes Tian Feng puzzled and even suspects that Liu He is proficient in Zhouyi and knows the art of measuring characters and physiognomy.

After eating and drinking, Liu He got up and laughed loudly: "Haha, with these two, I can have a good year again."

Seeing this list, Liu He's depression because of Xun Yu being intercepted by Han Fu during this time has been diluted a lot.

Sun Li was also a great general with both civil and military skills in the later period of the Three Kingdoms period. He was highly regarded by Sima Yi along with Guo Huai. During the battle with the Shu army, he offered advice to Cao Zhen many times. Although he was not particularly outstanding, he was more than enough to be a lieutenant.

As far as Liu He knows, there are Tian Yu and Tian Chou among the famous scholars in Youzhou. Tian Chou has been enlisted by Liu Yu to work, but there is no news about Tian Yu so far.

The longest-lived Zhenbei famous general in the Three Kingdoms did not know where he went.

(End of this chapter)