At this time, Hefei City was newly built by Liu Fu after he became the pastor of Yangzhou and requisitioned local people. The old city of Hefei during the Han Dynasty was destroyed in the war at the end of the Han Dynasty. By the time Cao Cao appointed Liu Fu to replace Yan Xiang as the pastor of Yangzhou, the old city of Hefei had long been dilapidated and unusable. Therefore, I had to choose a place 20 miles northwest of the old city to build a new Hefei New City, which is now Hefei City.

Because of the limited financial resources of the newly built Hefei City at that time, it naturally could not be compared with the scale of the old city that was naturally derived from hundreds of years. However, a small city also has the advantages of a small city, and the small scale of the city in this war-torn late Han Dynasty is more conducive to the defense of Hefei City. This is also an important reason why the later Jiangdong Sun Wu regime failed to conquer Hefei City.

After the convoy of Young Master Zhuge and his entourage entered Hefei City, they slowly drove into the people's square in Dongcheng. In the Han Dynasty, the planning of the city was very particular, and there was a strict distinction between the "city" as a commercial area and the "fang" as a residential area. This may be due to the consideration of ease of management, and at the same time, under the domination of the idea of valuing agriculture and suppressing business, there may be the idea that the market people who "value profit over righteousness" will bring bad to the simple and kind people in the market! Therefore, commercial activities were not allowed in residential areas at that time, otherwise violators would be punished with extremely severe penalties.

Similar to many large cities today, in many cities at that time, the aristocratic mansion area was strictly separated from the common people. According to the official etiquette regulations of the Han Dynasty, commoners without titles were also strictly forbidden to buy residences in the aristocratic district. Therefore, even if he is a wealthy man like Su Shuang, his mansion can only be selected in a place where civilians live together. This may also be the reason why Su Shuang, although he is rich, is still willing to risk the extinction of the clan and invest a huge amount of money in Liu Bei's potential stock! This is similar to the "strange goods" of Lü Buwei and Lü Xiangguo's daughters scattered and supported the King of Qin.

The convoy turned left and right in the labyrinth-like street, fortunately there was a guide sent by Su Shuang to lead the way, otherwise it would be really difficult to find.

"It's here!" The guide jumped out of the car, strode to the door of a very ordinary house on the left, and knocked lightly on the door three times.

"Who?" A muffled voice of questioning came from inside.

"Ironware!"

"Squeak~~" The door opened cautiously, and a head was deep inside, and a pair of small eyes looked out. Seeing that the person who came was his own, he was relieved, and the door was gently opened. An eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy walked out of it, stepped forward to salute the guide, and whispered: "The master is waiting for the distinguished guests in the back flower hall!" ”

The guide nodded, "Guide the servants and chariots and horses to the backyard, be careful!" ”

The little guy nodded, "Understood! ”

After the guide finished his instructions, he returned to the car and muttered a few words to Sun Gan. Sun Qian nodded, and ordered Guan Ping to take the guards and carriage to follow the little servant into the mansion through the back door. And Sun Gan, Mi Zhu and Young Master Zhuge entered from the main gate with the guide.

When I entered the door, I found that this looked ordinary on the outside, but it couldn't be in an ordinary house, but there was a hole inside. Pavilions, pavilions, pools, and corridors have everything. However, it may be that because they are all newly built, the scale is relatively small, and the building materials are also new. Naturally, it can't be compared with Chaisang Sun Quan's mansion.

Passing through the courtyard, a two-story wooden attic appeared in front of you. Black columns and white walls, typical of the style of Han Dynasty architecture.

"Master, the distinguished guest has arrived!" The guide came forward and knelt down in front of the attic door and said aloud.

"Squeak~~" The door on the first floor of the attic opened, and out of it came an old man with a crown and a very elegant belt. Looking at the age of about fifty, the beard is more than a foot long, and it is already gray. With a kind smile on his face, Fu Zheng nodded to the guide and waved him to stand down. The guide understood, got up and saluted the old man again, turned and retreated. When the old man saw Sun Qian and the others, he hurriedly walked up to greet him, and said with a smile: "It is an honor for Su to have the two major strategists under the command of Lao Yuzhou come in person!" ”

This old man is Su Shuang! Su Shuang, a great merchant in Zhongshan in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. His deeds are not recorded much in the official history. The year of birth and death, the table words, are not examinable. The only record of him in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms appears in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Shu Zhi. In the "Biography of the First Lord", it is mainly said that after the Yellow Turban Army uprising in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei organized the righteous army to suppress the Yellow Turban rebels in his hometown, and Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, the big merchants of Zhongshan who were passing through Zhuo County, were very happy after hearing about it, so they gave Liu Bei 10,000 catties of iron and 300 horses. This was a valuable asset at the time. It played an important role in Liu Bei's rise. So much so that decades later, when Chen Shou, a native of the Western Jin Dynasty, compiled the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", he was still amazed by the righteous deeds of these two wealthy businessmen at that time.

In front of Su Shuang, Sun Qian and Mi Zhu didn't dare to hold it up at all, and hurriedly returned the salute with a smile: "Su Weng is highly respected, and he helped my lord in the past. The lord is still excited to mention this matter to this day! Now I can see Su Weng's great relief! ”

"Hahaha, how dare you, how dare you! In that year, Yuzhou raised troops to rebel and supported the Han family. Su Moujie clothed himself, couldn't get on a horse, couldn't pull a bow, and had no power to tie a chicken. I can't follow the envoy to serve in front of the car, and I'm sorry so far! Now I heard that the king raised troops to resist the violence, and there were still some armor and weapons in the old man's house, so he cheekily wanted to dedicate them to Yuzhou to resist the rebels. It's good that in the future, the little old man will have a good name after a hundred years. I don't want to work two gentlemen to come here, it's really damned! Su Shuang showed his loyalty without a trace. Young Master Zhuge squinted at the fat old man from the side, and muttered in a low voice, "Old fox! ”

"Father, it's freezing! Let's invite the guests into the house to talk! I didn't notice that Su Shuang was followed by a young man in his twenties. This young man's eyebrows and eyes are still somewhat similar to Su Shuang.

"This must be Su Gongzi!" Mi Zhu asked.

"Oops! I was busy with the two gentlemen just now, and I forgot to introduce them! This kid is my youngest son Su Wen! Wen'er, I haven't seen two gentlemen yet! ”

Su Wen was very well-behaved, and stepped forward to kneel and salute, "Nephew Su Wen greets the two uncles!" ”

"Oops! Hurry up, please! Mi Zhu and Sun Qian hurriedly stepped forward to help Su Wen up. Mi Zhu took Su Wen's hand, turned around and praised Su Shuang with a smile: "Ling Gongzi has a dignified appearance and extraordinary bearing, and he will be a great weapon in the future!" ”

Although Su Shuang was very useful in his heart, he still made a look of "a dog is not a weapon".

After the four of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, Mi Zhu and Sun Qian took Young Master Zhuge into the small building under the guidance of the Su family's father and son.

The small building is full of antique calligraphy and paintings, and the furnishings are luxurious and exquisite, showing the style of wealth. However, Mi Zhu didn't care very much, because this guy and Su Shuang were the same kind of people, and they were also born in a wealthy businessman's family.

"Su doesn't learn anything, he only loves these pickled copper smelly things! Let the two gentlemen laugh! Hey, who is this? Su Shuang didn't find out until this time that Mi Zhu was still followed by a six- or seven-year-old child, and he was surprised for a while! The heart said, haven't you heard that Mi Zhu has a six or seven-year-old son? Could it be an illegitimate child?

Young Master Zhuge was made a black line by this old guy and was ignored again! Crying in my heart, the child didn't **!

Mi Zhu didn't care at all, and introduced with a smile: "This little boy is the only son of my family's military advisor Mr. Wolong, Zhuge Zhan!" ”