[Comprehensive classics] I build a dynasty in the book

After entering Xuzhou again, Dong Yuan found that the appearance of the people here has undergone major changes. They are still thin and poor, but everyone has more expectations for life on their faces, and the smiles on their faces are real.

Seeing a lot of people moving towards the river bank in twos and twos, Zhou Yu frowned and said, "It's the busy farming season, are they building embankments?"

Sun Ce said: "After a while, there will be rainy weather in Xuzhou for a period of time, and it is normal to build river embankments now."

Dong Yuan saw Zhou Yu's hidden worries, and explained: "These people should be victims of disasters who fled from other places. The imperial government implemented work relief in various places in order to give them a chance to settle down."

"This young man is right." Dong Yuan and the others talked in a low voice, which attracted the attention of passers-by. The person who spoke was a thin old man. He didn't look physically strong, but he was in good spirits.The old man put down the pick on his shoulders, raised his head and said, "The imperial court has issued new grain and new farmland methods. The local people are busy with this. The official road on the embankment can only rely on the victims of the disaster."

Zhou Yu jumped off his horse and asked the old man, "Even so, it will take a lot of manpower and material resources to stabilize Xuzhou. Is it possible to pay so much money?"

The old man shook his hand: "The old man doesn't know if the government has money, but the businessmen from Liangping and other places are very rich. They have chartered many roads in Xuzhou and many streets in the county, all of which are for renovation. rebuilt."

After watching the old man leave, Zhou Yu's mind changed slightly. He felt that economic career seemed as interesting as arranging troops. He felt something from these businessmen who came to Xuzhou, but this feeling was hazy and inaccurate. .

The team set off again, and this time they did not stop until they reached the outside of Xiapi City.The soldiers set up camp outside the city. Dong Yuan and Ma Chao took more than 20 people to pick up the students in the city, and Sun Ce stayed in the camp to command.

It has only been four or five months, and there are many more pedestrians in Xiapi City. The main street in the city has obviously been renovated, and there are many more shops on both sides.The Xiapi County Government Office is in the north of the city. When Dong Yuan arrived, she found many people gathered here. It seemed that they had come to collect grain.

There was a middle-aged man standing at the gate of the government office. Dong Yuan didn't know him, but she knew Xia Houyuan beside him.

Xia Houyuan seemed to be assisting the middle-aged man with something. He looked up and saw Dong Yuan and Ma Chao. He bowed his head and said a few words to the middle-aged man, then walked towards Dong Yuan, "You are finally here. General Qingya is here!" Pi has been waiting for you for three days."

"Brother?" Dong Yuan was quite surprised, "My brother is here?"

Xia Houyuan led the two of them towards Xi Zhicai's private house, "General Qingya came to Xiapi only after receiving the news that you were going to Luoyang. There are 23 students in Xuzhou participating in the general examination. Just like the Yangzhou students, pack lightly and travel lightly."

Xi Zhicai's private house is not far from Xiapi, it is a four-entry house, Xia Houyuan took Dong Yuan and Ma Chao straight to the backyard.They stepped through the arch, walked through the corridor, and saw Qingya sitting sideways reading in the hexagonal pavilion, and a burly man was sitting opposite him.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Qing Ya put down the books in her hand, turned her head and said with a smile: "Sister, Xiao Chao, you are finally here."

Ma Chao grew up with Qing Ya, he walked up to Qing Ya with a smile, and punched him on the shoulder, "Isn't it a long way from Jizhou to Xiapi? When did you set off and why did you go so fast?"

"Soon?" Qing Ya stood up, "Then I probably flew here."

"Nonsense." Dong Yan walked into the Liujiao Pavilion with a smile. She looked at the burly young man and asked, "Who is this?"

Lu Su stood up, cupped his hands towards Dong Yuan and Ma Chao, and said, "I think these two are General Dong and General Ma. I'm calling Lu Su."

Ma Chao slammed his palms and said, "Ah, Lu Su, I've heard of this name before, Xuzhou Jieyuan." As he said this, the surprise in his tone couldn't be concealed, because Lu Su's image was similar to his It was completely different from what he had imagined. He was not like a scholar, but rather a general who had been on the battlefield. He had a strong warrior aura.

Lu Su also noticed Ma Chao's tone, he didn't care much, and said with a smile: "It's just luck, there are people in Xuzhou who are stronger than Su."

Zhou Yu, who is used to Xie Yuan of "who is the first to give up to me", looked at Lu Su's low-key and humble Xie Yuan, and Ma Chao really couldn't adapt at once. What about the arrogance of a scholar?How come you can't see anything on Lu Su?

Dong Yuan glanced at Qing Ya secretly, how could a scholar be without arrogance, let alone the strongest scholar in the place, Lu Su would be like this, he was hit by Qing Ya, right?At the beginning, the students of Liangzhou College were often hit by Qing Ya. No matter how well they studied on weekdays, every time they took an exam, the first place was always Qing Ya. .

Seeing Ma Chao talking with Lu Su, Qing Ya turned around and asked Xia Houyuan: "General Xia Hou, how is the grain distribution outside?"

"Five hundred grains have been taken away. It is much more convenient to count the population during the process of receiving the grains than going door-to-door. The imperial court has reduced the cost of miscellaneous labor and the people are very happy .”

Hearing Xia Houyuan's words, Qingya pursed her lips and smiled. The purpose of sharing the land into the mu was not only to reduce the burden on the common people, but also to increase the population.More than ten years of natural disasters and wars have caused the number of Han people to drop sharply. In order to curb this trend, my father decided to implement this tax law. He once said that the population of a dynasty has exploded. , and this is exactly what the big man needs.

Once Xia Houyuan started talking, he couldn't stop.These days Xiahoudun followed Cao Cao to fight in the north and south of Gunzhou, while Xiahouyuan was sent back to help Zhicai. For him who was always yearning for the battlefield, dealing with political affairs was really boring. Now he has an outlet to vent, talking and talking, the topic He turned to the war.

Qing Ya didn't interrupt Xia Houyuan, and occasionally answered a sentence or two. Through the other party's words, he probably understood the current situation in Gunzhou.

Ma Chao was originally talking about interesting facts about the scientific expedition to Lu Su in the main hall. When they heard Xia Houyuan start talking about the battle situation in Gunzhou, the two of them immediately fell silent and listened intently to each other's explanation, even Dong Yuan was no exception.Hearing the excitement, several people applauded again and again, and they were a little embarrassed to call Xia Houyuan.

"Liu Dai, the governor of Gunzhou, is a man who is good at making money. He once married Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan. After Gongsun Zan was arrested, his daughter returned to Ning, and he married Wang Gong, the former prefect of Dongjun. When we attacked Dongjun, Wang Gong Fleeing with his wife and children." Seeing that everyone was interested in listening to him, Xia Houyuan sat in the Liujiao Pavilion and told the story of Gunzhou. Qu is nothing to worry about, the most troublesome thing now is the remnants of the Yellow Turbans who have occupied Dongping and Rencheng."

"Sure enough." Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Qingya explained: "In Jizhou, apart from the direct troops of the puppet imperial court, there are also Heishan bandits headed by Zhang Yan. What I am most worried about now is that the puppet imperial court will have conflicts with the Yellow Turbans." The rest of the party cooperates."

Seeing that the topic had turned to the Yellow Turban Yudang, Ma Chao said, "Bo Fu received a letter from General Sun a few days ago. The Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out again in Yuzhou. The Yellow Turban Army broke through Gepi, and General Sun is fighting on two fronts."

"Bo Fu?" Xia Houyuan looked at Ma Chao, "But Sun Ce, the Qilin descendant of General Sun Jian?"

Ma Chao nodded, "If he hadn't received the task of escorting the students into Luoyang, Bo Fu would definitely have met General Sun."

Dong Yuan knocked on the stone table and said to Qingya: "Ge Pei is in Runan County, which is Yuan's hometown. With such a grandiose move, the Yellow Turban Army also wanted to take advantage of the fire. For the time being, there is no possibility of cooperation between the Yellow Turban Remnant Party and the puppet court. .”

Qing Ya nodded, "It would be great if Dong Lianjun could fight Jizhou Black Mountain Army." After speaking, his mind turned quickly, as if he was considering the feasibility of this matter.

Xi Zhicai was busy with political affairs, after Dong Yuan met Qing Ya, he stayed in the mansion until evening, but he didn't come back, so he got up to leave, Lu Su and Ma Chao had been away for a long time.

On the way out of the city, Qingya looked sideways at Dong Yuan, she hadn't seen her for a few months, her older sister became more and more beautiful, "My dad wrote that the Liangzhou women's army had added two more generals. "

Dong Yuan smiled and said, "One is Cai Yan, the daughter of Mr. Cai, and the other is Diao Chan, Wang Yun's goddaughter. They are both very powerful women."

To be so praised by Dong Yuan, these two women must have something special. Qing Ya looked at Dong Yuan's high-spirited appearance and was sincerely happy for her. The benchmark for big men and women.

"You have come all the way from Yangzhou, how is the situation?" Qing Ya changed the subject and asked Dong Yuan.

"The overall situation in Yangzhou is relatively good. The Jiangdong area was originally the sphere of influence of the Sun family, and everything is relatively safe. However, there are also remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Yangzhou. Fortunately, Chen Wen, the governor of Yangzhou, is a man with means."

Qingya frowned slightly. For the current imperial court, the Yellow Turban Remnant Party is a more difficult existence than the puppet imperial court. The Yellow Turban Rebellion has come and gone, and it has happened repeatedly in various parts of the world. The people in any place cannot stand this back and forth toss.

The two walked to the city gate of Xiapi, the sun had already set, and the sky was darkened, the people all went home, and the city gate became lonely.Ma Chao and Sun Ce rode their horses and waited outside the city gate, each leading an empty white horse.

Qing Ya was very surprised and asked: "You two are waiting here?"

Ma Chao didn't say anything, just glanced at Sun Ce, and Sun Ce rubbed his nose uncomfortably, jumped off his horse, and said to Dong Yuan and his brother: "A group of people came to the camp, he came... that..."

Seeing Sun Ce hesitating, Dong Yuan frowned, and she looked at Qingya, "Let's go back to the camp."

Seeing that the siblings rode away, Sun Ce and Ma Chao hurried after them.

There was nothing wrong with the camp outside Xiapi City, but there was an extra luxurious carriage and a dozen or so guards in bunt clothes. When Dong Yuan drove the horse and arrived, the curtain of the carriage was pulled open, and a white beep came out of it. doodle little kids.

Pretending to be an adult, the child cupped his hands and said to Dong Yuan, "This is General Dong, right? My name is Sun Quan, and I am Sun Ce's younger brother. This time I want to go to the capital with my elder brother. If there is anything inappropriate, please let me know." Please excuse me."

Before Dong Yuan could answer, Qing Ya jumped off his horse, walked up to Sun Quan, squatted down, and was at eye level with him.The young man in front of him was about the same age as Liu Xiong, his eyes were bright, and he looked like a smart child, "My name is Qing Ya, and I am your brother's friend. Sun Xiaolang-jun is here, do the elders in the family know?"

Sun Quan nodded, "My mother knows about it, and she supports Quan's decision."

Sun Ce scratched his head and walked to Qingya's side, "My brother is causing trouble for everyone."

"It's just a trivial matter, Bo Fu, your brother is very smart." Dong Yuan said, she just brought an extra child, and she didn't care, "You can take him to your camp, the journey north is very hard, Be prepared."

The Sun Ce brothers thanked each other and left hand in hand.

Qing Ya looked at their backs with a smile, and when she saw the two entered the camp, she asked Ma Chao, "Did Sun Quan catch up halfway? Why didn't he follow you when you set off from Yangzhou?"

Ma Chao shook his head: "I don't know either. In the evening, ask Bo Fu."