Mi Zhu smiled: "Ziyi, you are wrong. The two gentlemen are indifferent to fame and fortune, even if the main commissioner holds an important position, it is estimated that they will do everything possible to resign, where will they regret it? ”

Last night's banquet shortened the distance between them, and Mi Zhu's title to Tai Shici also became closer. However, he still disagreed with Tai Shici's belief that Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong would regret it because of this, because he knew that these two Mr. Zhang had rejected Tao Qian's invitation, which showed that they didn't care if they could get an official position.

Liu Xin also laughed and said: "They don't regret it later, Liu can't be sure, but Liu thinks about it, they are not indifferent to fame and fortune, but they are a little self-contained." If Zizhong doesn't believe it, wait until next spring, Liu will personally come to the door to invite him, and they will definitely agree to come out to help Liu. ”

"Haha, haha" Tai Shi Ci leaned forward and leaned back, letting out a burst of presumptuous laughter.

Gan Ning said unhappily: "Ziyi, don't you believe the words of the lord?" ”

After yesterday's dinner, Gan Ning and Tai Shici had a competition over wine, and the result was equal, but the relationship between the two improved. However, it is good, but Gan Ning can't tolerate anyone to have the slightest suspicion of Liu Xin, in his opinion, Liu Xin's judgment has never been missed, since Liu Xin said that Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong will eventually become officials, then they will definitely be successful, and what is ridiculous.

Liu Xin is also convinced of his own judgment, in history, Sun Ce sent people to invite Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, but they did not agree at first, and then Sun Ce came to the door in person, and they were not all happy to accept the order. Now, Liu Xin's identity, status and strength are many times stronger than Sun Ce in history, so what reason do they have to refuse Liu Xin's personal invitation? Therefore, to Liu Xin's ears, Tai Shici's laughter was not a suspicion of him, but a recognition of his words.

Sure enough, Tai Shi Ci waved his hand and said, "Xingba, what nonsense are you talking about, how dare I doubt the judgment of the lord?" As for whether those two old-fashioned guys are willing to come out and become officials, I don't care about him. I say they'll regret it because they missed a good meal. When I arrived in Wu County, I must tell them what dishes I had eaten, and keep them drooling. Haha......"

Only then did everyone understand what Tai Shici was talking about, and nodded again and again. unanimously agreed that Tai Shici's words were very reasonable.

Last night's feast was indeed the best they had ever had in their lives, and even if you had more money, there would be nowhere to eat it.

The various dishes at the dinner were all things they had never eaten before, just because these dishes were only made by the people of the state pastor's house, and as for how to make these dishes, some key skills have not been passed down to this day, so it is impossible to eat such a banquet in other places except the state pastor's house.

Although Liu Xin's subordinates are full of talents, so far, in addition to his six sworn brothers, there are only a few people such as Fu Zhu, Tian Feng, and Cai Yong, and the total will definitely not exceed fifteen people. There were only 10 people who were invited to the dinner yesterday, and in addition to Mi Zhu and the other six, there were also Zhang He, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Zhang Ren, who were the chief and deputy commanders of the Third and Fourth Army Corps. What's even more rare is that all the dishes at yesterday's banquet were cooked by Liu Xin himself.

It is said that a gentleman cooks far away, but Liu Xin has never regarded himself as a humble gentleman, so he will not mind cooking himself. Over the years, a group of highly skilled cooks have been cultivated in the state pastoral mansion, and even Zhu Qian rarely cooks in person now, so it stands to reason that Liu Xin does not need to do it. However, in Liu Xin's opinion, Mi Zhu and they were able to smoothly take over more than one million people of Xuzhou across the Yangtze River in such a short period of time, and initially settle them properly.

But in the eyes of Mi Zhu and Gan Ning, this glory cannot be exchanged for any reward, so after listening to Tai Shici's words, they deeply agreed with each other.

Liu Xin heard Tai Shici say this, and naturally understood the reason, and laughed: "According to Ziyi, they should indeed regret it, a wine banquet like yesterday's night, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to have a chance to eat again." ”

"Haha, haha......" Everyone burst into laughter, and they didn't know if they were laughing at Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong for missing a good meal, or laughing at them for having no vision, and they didn't know how to follow such a good lord.

After bidding farewell to Mi Zhu and others, Liu Xin did not rush back to the Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, but slowly walked onto the streets of Xiangyang. The streets of Xiangyang are still as bustling as ever, with an endless stream of merchants coming and going, and shops of all sizes are full of guests.

Seeing such a scene, Liu Xin did not feel the slightest excitement, on the contrary, his brows tightened more and more. Because a year later, his entire power center will gradually move to Chang'an, and at that time, will Xiangyang City be able to continue to maintain today's prosperity?

Liu Xin's worries are not unreasonable. Although no one says it explicitly, Xiangyang's current status is actually equivalent to that of the capital of the Han Dynasty. And Liu Xin knows very well that even if a small township merger in later generations will degenerate the original market town into a dilapidated village, not to mention that this is a capital move?

However, Liu Xin had to do so. Thousands of years of experience told him that when the land of China is divided, there will always be a situation in which the north is strong and the south is weak, or the west is strong and the east is weak. There is only one reason for this situation, and that is military horses. Because for a long time to come, cavalry is the most powerful type of troops, often determining the outcome of the war, whoever has more military horses, who will take the lead. Regardless of anything else, just because he could obtain war horses more conveniently, Liu Xin had to move the center of power to Chang'an.

In fact, in addition to the easier access to war horses, Liu Xin chose Chang'an as the center of power for other reasons. For example, there are four Xiongguan guards around Chang'an, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and they can already be invincible without fighting. Another example is the city of Yiwu built by Dong Zhuo, Liu Xin did not burn it down like Lu Bu in history, but rebuilt it, which can be used as a new R&D center and a huge military base.

In other words, when the center of power is moved to Chang'an, Xiangyang will not only remain a state city, but its main functions will be concentrated in the civilian aspect. At present, Xiangyang still has certain advantages in terms of civilian items, especially Xiangyang paper and white porcelain are the two major local products.

However, after studying the territory map of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xin has decided to gradually transfer the production base of white porcelain to Yuzhang starting next spring. Because Liu Xin knew that Jingdezhen in later generations was a famous porcelain capital, and the conditions there were more capable of producing high-quality blue and white porcelain, and according to his memory, Jingdezhen should be located in Poyang County, Yuzhang County today, and now Yuzhang has been under his rule, there is no reason why he should not relocate the production of white porcelain.

As for Xiangzhi, it will not be relocated for the time being, but when he takes Jiujiang County in the future, it is inevitable that a new paper mill will be established there, which will eventually have a certain impact on Xiangzhi.

From the bottom of his heart, Liu Xin doesn't want to see the city that carries his hope of achieving grand hegemony falls, but he can't give up the overall situation in order to take care of a city, which is also Liu Xin's dilemma.

Liu Xin thought as he walked, and suddenly saw a familiar figure in front of him, just like him, thinking about something as he walked. Liu Xin stopped, took a closer look, and recognized that it was none other than Wang Yun, who had been planning to put him to death. It's just that after many days of not seeing him, Wang Yun seems to be getting older, his face is full of wrinkles, and his hair is getting grayer and whiter.

Wang Yun also saw Liu Xin, hurriedly stepped aside, and arched his hand and said, "Grass people Wang Yun has seen Lord Liu. ”

Liu Xin was stunned, he remembered that he had promised Minchan a long time ago to let Wang Yun go to Xiangyang Academy to work, why did he still call himself a grass man? Could it be that Wang Yun rejected his kindness? However, since Wang Yun can take the initiative to greet him, it means that his perception of himself has changed, and he should not refuse to come out to do things.

Suddenly, Liu Xin remembered that Diao Chan seemed to have said that she had not gone to see Wang Yun, but hoped that Liu Xin could accompany her, and Liu Xin had already agreed, but she was worried about the refugees in Xuzhou recently, and she forgot about it.

Wang Yun saw Liu Xin's face full of surprise, but he didn't say a word, and said ashamedly: "Lord Liu, these days, the grass people have seen and heard a lot in Xiangyang, and finally understand that they were really wrong in the past. If the grass people have done anything to be sorry for the adults in the past, please also ask the adults Haihan. ”

Liu Xin knew that a stubborn person like Wang Yun would not bow his head easily if he didn't really have a feeling, so he couldn't help but smile and said: "What did Lord Wang say, how could Liu be a person with a small belly, let the past pass, and mention it again in the future." A few days ago, Liu wanted to accompany Miss Minchan to visit Lord Wang, but he was busy with affairs and had never been free, so he had to ask Lord Wang for forgiveness. ”

When Wang Yun heard Liu Xin mention Diao Chan, she burst into tears and choked up: "It's all grass people who are confused, I'm afraid the little girl doesn't want to recognize me as a stepfather now." ”

Liu Xin laughed and said, "Lord Wang, you have thought about it too much, Miss Diao Chan still respects you very much as your father-in-law." The reason why she hasn't visited you is because she wants to wait for Liu to go with her, and she also asked for a job for you, and she will tell you in person when the time comes. ”

Wang Yun was surprised: "What the adults said is true? Are you still willing to use Wang, a sinner? ”

The reason why Liu Xin agreed to arrange a job for Wang Yun was not just to win people's hearts, nor because of Minchan's request, but because he knew that Wang Yun was different from Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Yuan Shao and others, he had no ambition to stand on his own, and the reason why he opposed Liu Xin was only because the royal orthodoxy in his mind was Liu Xie.

However, judging from Wang Yun's performance today, Liu Xin knew that Wang Yun's attitude had changed a lot, and couldn't help but say: "This Han family is ultimately owned by my Liu family, and Lord Wang is loyal to the Han family, which Liu knows very well, how can he give up a loyal minister like Lord Wang and not use it?" Liu Xin was in a dilemma today, and he accidentally met Lord Wang, which made Liu think of a solution. ”