While Lu Ren and Sun Quan were chatting during the banquet, most of the people in and out of the small city of Yizhou had finished their day's work and entered their leisure time. The few leisure and downtown markets outside the city are already brightly lit, whether it is buying and selling things or shopping and having fun, people are happy to do so.

In fact, in the Han and Tang dynasties, curfews were mostly implemented between the markets, which meant that except for some specific holidays, ordinary people were not allowed to go out at night. If there is really something urgent, such as a family member who is sick, etc., you have to report to the chief of the army, the chief of the chief, the chief of the security department, or the chief of the lieutenant, and then you can go with these people who are similar to today's street committee members.

Of course, those who are officials or have faces in the realm are not listed, but there are some details to pay attention to. Like when Lao Cao was originally Luoyang Ling, the uncle of Jian Shuo, one of the ten permanent attendants, was touched by Lao Cao Patrol at night with a knife, and he was beaten and flowered, and Lao Cao also became a small name.

Strictly speaking, curfews are a relatively radical way of policing, and in the feudal era, curfews were imposed on civilians more to maintain the rule of the feudal class, like in the Qing Dynasty, ordinary people were not even allowed to gather spontaneously.

However, for Lu Ren and Shirley, who are the traversers, they are very opposed to the curfew. The agricultural tax in Yizhou is relatively low among the various parties at the current time, only 20 percent...... In fact, if this two percent is compared with the fifteen or even thirty taxes in the heyday of the Han Dynasty, it is still ridiculously high. However, because the situation is different, and the agricultural output of Yizhou is much higher than that of the inland areas under the control of Lu Ren and Shirley, in the eyes of Yizhou's agricultural personnel, this 20% agricultural tax is indeed a very low value, not to mention Cao Cao's 4 to 60% as a reference.

Although the agricultural tax is low, the chaotic development and manufacturing of Yizhou require a large amount of capital and materials as a backing. In order to meet the huge financial needs, Lu Ren and Shirley themselves are half-official and half-business. That is, to earn funds through cooperation commissions with Mi, Lu, and Zhen.

In addition, Lu Ren and Shirley borrowed from later generations, that is, to encourage the development of various businesses, while stimulating the consumption of the common class, and then collecting huge taxes from the merchants. Under this premise, the night market of leisure consumption has naturally become one of the goals advocated by Lu Ren and Shirley.

In terms of public security, Lu Ren and Shirley, as traversers, are far more aware than others that reasonable leisure and entertainment can relax the minds of the civilian class, so as to contribute to the stability of Yizhou, but the corresponding degree must be grasped. To put it simply. In the leisure night market area planned by Lu Ren and Shirley, there are many casual shops, but casinos, green buildings and so on will be strictly prohibited. Once you find out that the illegal entrepreneur is found, no matter who you are, you will be thrown directly into the pit to mine for three years.

Without further ado, anyway, the people here in the small town of Yizhou have work during the day and play at night, and life can be said to be nourishing. And after the end of the day, the night city will be particularly lively. Especially after the successful production of colorless and transparent glass. Shirley has built a lot of night market lampstands in the night city, which greatly meets the needs of night market lighting, and the leisure night market has become more and more popular.

said that at this moment, on a certain gatehouse in the small city, Zhen Mi was lying on the guardrail of the watchtower looking at the brightly lit night market. Occasionally, a slight smile appears on his face.

How to say that? The leaders of the construction of Yizhou Town are Lu Ren and Shirley, but due to many factors, the specific implementer is Secretary General Zhen Mizhen. And in the past few years, Zhen Mi didn't know how much effort had been spent on the construction of the small city of Yizhou. Therefore, for Zhen Mi, this increasingly prosperous small city of Yizhou is like his child. Today, the small city of Yizhou has become quite large-scale, and it is full of a thriving, peaceful and harmonious atmosphere. Zhen Mi doesn't smile with satisfaction every time she sees it?

Zhen Mi was enjoying the feeling of relief and satisfaction, but Shirley whispered on the side: "Sister Zhen, it's so late, don't you rest early?" ”

"Sister Snow!"

Zhen Mi turned around and saluted Shirley, and then turned around to look at the night market: "It's five o'clock (eight forty-five in the evening), and there is still more than half an hour before the night market closes (Lu Ren stipulates that the night market rings the closing bell at ten o'clock in the evening, and all the doors end at about half past ten, which is also a semi-mandatory schedule), I am used to sleeping after the night market closes." ”

Shirley carried two bottles of fruit wine, waved off the attendant casually, put a bottle of wine in front of Zhen Mi and said with a smile: "In the blink of an eye, it has been several years since your sisters came to Yizhou. It's a pity that my senior brother doesn't stay honestly here in Yizhou because of this or that...... Forget it and don't mention him. Zhen sister, how are you doing in Yizhou these days? ”

Zhen Mi took a shallow sip of wine and sighed softly: "Don't hide it from Sister Xue, when my eldest sister and I first arrived in Yizhou, I was quite discouraged in my heart, and later I heard that my Zhongshan Zhen clan was scattered, and I even wanted to find a quiet place to spend the rest of my life." But now, when I look at this town that has prospered through my hands, I am extremely gratified. ”

Shirley also sighed lightly: "The Zhen family sister has worked hard! Although Senior Brother is not in Yizhou all the year round, I am always here, and I know that the Zhen family sister can be said to be forgetting to sleep and eat for the prosperity of our small city in Yizhou. I think I have some skills, but some of the specific implementation capabilities are not good, thanks to the Zhen family, you are helping me. Zhen sister, I really have to thank you. ”

Zhen Mi hurriedly replied: "Sister Xue, why did she say this, it tormented me!" In fact, if it weren't for Mr. Lu, who was in the Central Plains, so that all the people from all walks of life had no intention of Yizhou, where would Yizhou have been peaceful for so many years, so as to accumulate strength? Although today's Yizhou is still weak and weak, I believe that in a few more years, with the danger of the Yizhou Strait and the strength of our Yizhou naval division, although the enterprising spirit is a little insufficient, it is more than enough for self-protection. ”

Shirley also took a sip of wine, then looked up at the sky and sighed softly: "Self-protection is more than enough...... Sister Zhen, do you think that my senior brother is too useless? ”

Zhen Mi was stunned: "What does Sister Xue mean by this?" ”

Shirley smiled, "I just suddenly felt that he was a little useless." At present, it is a time of turmoil, when heroes and heroes are using their lives to make a name, but my senior brother is a little unenterprising, and only wants to rest on his laurels here in Yizhou and live a comfortable and enjoyable life. But to be honest, senior brother, it's not that he hasn't sent those big dreams of dominating the world, but think about it seriously, whether it's Tao Tao or Wu Strategy, Senior Brother He actually knows very well that he is not as good as any of the current candidates. If you don't know how to do it, I'm afraid it's no different from asking for your own death. It's just that when he talks about it occasionally, he still feels useless. ”

Zhen Mi lowered her head and thought carefully for a while before shaking her head and smiling: "Sister Xue, with all due respect, if it was a few years ago, I might really think that Mr. Lu was a useless person, but now I don't think of Mr. Lu like this." For example, in terms of martial arts alone, Mr. Lu is very bad, far from being the opponent of Lu Wenhou in the past, and Lu Wenhou is a figure who can make heroes like Cao Gong and the Er Yuan brothers fearful, but what happened to Lu Wenhou in the end?

"Lu Wen was defeated because he was proud but did not know it, although he had unparalleled martial arts and bravery, he was useless. In contrast, Mr. Lu knew that he was inferior and it was useless to fight, so he started from the fertile land of Qingning far away from overseas, and diligently cultivated political management and military equipment, and had the tendency to avoid the situation of Xishu when the ancestors were weak.

"If the situation in the Central Plains changes, Mr. Lu can try to dominate the industry, and he can retreat to protect the land of Yi and Lu (Lu refers to Luzon). In terms of this foolproof strategy alone, Mr. Lu knows both long-term and near-term worries, but Lu Wenhou only knows profit and does not know danger, so Lu Wenhou is far inferior to Lu Fu. ”

Shirley smiled charmingly: "You can just say this here, don't say it in front of him." He is not praised, and if you praise him like this, he is easy to stink. ”

Zhen Mi also smiled and looked at the night market again: "Sister Xue, let me say something from my heart again." I still remember that at the beginning, I thought it was very inappropriate for Mr. Lu and Sister Xue to insist on implementing the strategy, so I insisted on opposing it. But after a few years, I realized that the strategies implemented by Mr. Lu and Sister Xue were all subtle. I think that the people of Yizhou today are only 100,000, but the abundance of money and grain and the breadth of goods are enough to be worthy of the rich counties of Xuzhou when the war was not affected. I've been reading a lot of books since I was a child, and I've been a little pretentious, but it's only now that I realized that there are so many things I need to learn. ”

Shirley said: "The change of the system has always been like this. Thinking about the Shang Yang reform of the Qin State during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, how many people will be dissatisfied and puzzled? But after it was really implemented with all its might, how strong did the Qin State become? The fact that the Qin State was able to sweep away the Six Kingdoms in the end was by no means an overnight achievement, or it was all thanks to Qin Shi Huang's martial arts. If the Qin State had not accumulated the national strength of several generations before and after the reform, I think Qin Shi Huang would not have been able to sweep away the Six Kingdoms even if he had the ability. And Gaozu Liu Bang's ability to truly dominate the world has a lot to do with Guanzhong, the birthplace of Qin Shi Huang. ”

Zhen Mi asked with some curiosity: "Mr. Lu, has he ever thought about dominating the world?" ”

Shirley shook her head again and again: "Of course this kind of dream has happened, but whether it is he or me, he is self-aware, how many catties and taels do we have?" Whether it is Cao Gong in the north, or Liu Bei, even Sun Quan, who is still young, he knows that he is not as good as him. In fact, don't say that he can't, even if it is Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan, they can't dominate the world.

"These three people are all peerless heroes who are rare in a century, but fortunately, these three people have come together, and you guard against me and I guard against you to contain each other, so that Senior Brother, a person who doesn't have much ability, can play some tricks in their cracks and get their own turf. If it weren't for that, maybe Senior Brother would have taken us farther away with us. ”

Hearing this, Zhen Mi gently bowed her head in agreement...... (To be continued.) )