"I didn't expect Xu County, known as the capital of the Han Dynasty, to be dirty and messy like this, and there is no place to spend it, alas."

came to Xu County, two days after submitting the recital, Zhuge Jin fell into a state of boredom, and was also disappointed in the current national capital.

He had also read a lot of time-traveling novels in his previous life, including the background of the Three Kingdoms. When the protagonist arrives in the metropolis, he can go around in restaurants, teahouses, and buildings, and he can also meet all kinds of civil and military talents when he drinks and tastes beauty.

But when he came this time, he didn't see any other entertainment venues except for the wine house that the county residence itself also operated.

Needless to say, the tea of the Han Dynasty was still a soup made of green onions, ginger, pepper and salt, and there was no teahouse at all.

As for the clearance...... In this era, only high-ranking officials and dignitaries kept slaves and maids for the pleasure of friends, or there were women's battalions in the army who were responsible for washing clothes.

Some people may be strange: Didn't you say that as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Guan Zhong invented "Nulu"? It is also known as the practitioner of seven hundred.

But the "Nulu" is actually Qi Huan's idle palace maids to make extra money, and even the business premises are directly opened in the palace market. It is the same reason that the down-and-out nobles of the late Han Dynasty let their slaves and maids sell their slaves back.

It was this blind wandering that Zhuge Jin personally realized: why Mi Zhu wanted to hug his thighs so much and achieve a class jump.

The noble relatives of this era, in the face of great wealth, really have the confidence to say "rich and amazing".

Even if you have money, you need to match your social status to buy many things.

……

After wandering around for two days, Zhuge Jin, who had not risen to the slightest insight, was very depressed after returning to the county residence, so he chatted with Chen Deng about what he had seen in Xu County:

"Brother Yuanlong, you haven't been to Xu County before, have you? Why are you not surprised by the depression in this place?

I was in Guangling, and I finally saw that there were places in the city and houses, why the commerce and trade in Xu County were not as prosperous as Guangling, and there was no house. ”

Chen Deng teased with ease: "Xu County is not known for business and trade. There are several counties around, and the gap is connected by Chen Liudi, and business travel is the most prosperous. It's just that there are too many Yingchuan scholars under Cao Cao, and they all want to glorify their hometown, so they strongly persuade Cao Cao to be in Yingchuan County.

However, Originally, Xu County should have been a little unbridled and resigned, but it was only two months since the capital was moved, and everything was in ruins. The imperial court and county residences were not enough, so Cao Cao requisitioned all the people's houses.

We're okay, after all, we're serious state and county envoys, and we can still live in the county mansion. If you are a person who seeks officials in vain, when you come to Xudu at this time, I am afraid that you can only live in the Yizhou County Mansion. ”

Zhuge Jin listened very carefully, and he also gained a little common sense.

The Han system required the establishment of county residences in all counties in the world in the capital for officials from all over the world to report to Beijing, similar to the later "Beijing Office of a certain province", but there were also differences.

In later generations, the Beijing offices were all supported by the provinces out of their own pockets, and they were losing money and making money. The county residence of the Han Dynasty was the great Honglu among the nine secretaries of the imperial court, which was centrally managed and unified in spending.

Similar to the later Ministry of Rites, Dahonglu was in charge of the tributary reception of envoys from various countries, as well as the reception of envoys from various states and counties.

Three months ago, Xu County did not have a county residence, but now it has suddenly been upgraded, and Cao Cao is not allowed to expropriate all the private commercial premises as official property.

It is no wonder that Xudu has been depressed to this point, and it is estimated that it will take several years of construction to restore prosperity.

In addition, there was another detail in Chen Deng's words, which aroused Zhuge Jin's curiosity, so he continued to ask:

"Just now you mentioned 'I'm afraid I can only live in the Yizhou County Mansion', isn't the Yizhou County Mansion particularly poor?"

Chen Deng showed a "you know" expression: "Yizhou has not sent people to the court for many years, and I heard that Cao Cao didn't plan to set up Yizhou and Jiaozhou county residences at the beginning.

Later, it was found that the county residence was even more useless, so it was temporarily changed back to the Yizhou county residence - I think no one would want to live in the place where it was originally intended to be a prison cell. ”

Zhuge Jin was stunned.

The county prison can also be regarded as the place of pilgrimage for later generations of financial and accounting students.

Later generations of accountants often say that AI can never replace humans, because AI cannot replace people in prison.

The county prison is the earliest "accounting prison" in China.

Responsible for imprisoning the "Shangji" fraudsters in the counties of the Han Dynasty.

That is, if the officials of the counties who enter Beijing to file tax returns, if they are found to have evaded taxes or concealed their household registration, they will be thrown into it and imprisoned.

At that time, the county mansion prison in Luoyang was already a pure decoration as early as the Huan Ling period. Emperor Ling couldn't collect local taxes at all, and relied on selling officials to maintain finances.

Therefore, on Xu Du's side, Cao Cao also had a hot brain at the beginning, and in order to maintain his dignity, he recruited a confession house as a county prison. Later, it was found that the normal county residence was not enough, and it was changed to Yizhou County Residence.

What stands out is the randomness of a grass platform team.

Anyway, the world is in chaos, and those states and counties that are not actually controlled by Cao Cao are impossible to give Cao Cao a "count" tax registration.

Chen Deng also knew that Zhuge Jin just wanted to see the world, so after explaining, he helped him with ideas by the way:

"If you are idle and want to find a place to visit, I see that the entire Xu Capital is now the only way to go to Yongning Palace. For example, today, Cao Cao only had time to repair the southernmost Jingfu and Chengguang two halls.

Beigong Yongning, Yongshi and various gardens and teaching workshops are still building a lot of buildings, and outsiders can't help but get close. It just so happens that the Yizhou County Mansion is also nearby, located in the northwest of Shangshutai, if you want to find the relics of Xuande Gong who tried to seek officials, you can also try your luck. ”

Zhuge Jin hurriedly wrote it down, indicating that he was taught.

When he was wandering around yesterday, he had already noticed that the current Xudu is basically a big construction site, but he didn't expect that even the imperial palace was only two. It can be seen that Cao Cao moved the capital in a hurry.

Since there is really nothing else to play in other places, then go to the unfinished palace to check in, and then go to the place where the travelers gather by the way. If you haven't harvested yet, stay in the county mansion and wait for the summons.

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On the third day after coming to Xudu, Zhuge Jin finally made a full strategy, took Chen to early in the morning, called Chen Deng, went around to the northernmost part of the palace, climbed the earth mountain of Yongshitai, and watched the construction of the palace.

Because it's still a big construction site, as long as you don't get close to the southernmost palaces that have been put into use, no one will care about you.

The Cheongyo River, a tributary of the Yingchuan River, flows from the west side of the palace in the distance, a few miles from Miyagi.

Countless boats can be seen carrying earthwork, masonry, and timber to the wharf a mile or two west of Eishidai, and then unload their goods. The scene was hectic, and tens of thousands of conscripts were struggling.

The earthwork and masonry were loaded and unloaded to the construction site by carrying loads or ox carts. And those giant trees cut from Songshan and Funiu Mountain in the northwest of Xudu and used as the beams and pillars of the palace are very troublesome, so they can only lay the rolling wood on the ground, and then hundreds of forced laborers work together to push the giant wood and roll it to the construction site little by little.

Although Zhuge Jin doesn't understand architecture, as a modern person, he has a little common sense in management, and he frowned at first glance.

"This minister who coordinates the construction of the palace must be a straw bag who does not understand practical learning, so he should not be so willing to seek the near and far and waste the people's resources." Zhuge Jin couldn't help but complain to Chen Deng, who was traveling with him.

Chen Deng smiled and motioned to him to accumulate some virtue: "Don't dare to say this - now the master craftsman who coordinates the construction of the palace is still a friend of Xuande Gong, Kong Beihai, who was attacked and destroyed by Yuan Tan three months ago."

After he lost the county and entered the court, Cao Cao remembered that after he was Confucius, he was well versed in etiquette and law, so he temporarily presided over the examination and construction of the palace regulations. ”

After hearing this, Zhuge Jin nodded thoughtfully, and remembered a question: "Have you been to Luoyang before, have you seen the palace in Luoyang?" ”

Chen Deng: "I've seen it from afar, but I haven't seen it inside." ”

Zhuge Jin: "That's just from a distance, do you think the outer walls and gatehouses of this palace are higher or lower than the shape of the palace?" ”

Chen Deng shook his head: "It's not as far as Luoyang, but I don't know if it will be more magnificent in the future." ”

Zhuge Jin has already grasped the truth through the clues in these answers:

"I understand, Cao Cao also knows that Kong Rong has no talent in the study of practical co-ordination. But he bears the name of Confucius's descendants, and the world rules him to have the final say. Let Kong Rong also nod and build a palace with less money, so that it will not seem that he Cao Cao bullied the monarch and abused the lord. ”

When Chen Deng heard this, a trace of different color flashed in his eyes, and after carefully recalling it, he felt that there was indeed some truth.

Ziyu's observation is still keen, and he can really see the subtleties.

If Cao Cao takes it upon himself to save money, he will be sprayed by the world. After having Kong Rong as a shield, someone spraying Cao Cao can say: I also want to give Your Majesty the best enjoyment, but Kong Rong said that this is enough, it is in line with the etiquette, and I am not good at being polite......

However, after all, Chen Deng had a friendship with Liu Bei and Kong Rong, and after thinking about this section, he couldn't help but mention:

"That being the case, with the practical talents of the virtuous brother, why not find an opportunity to point out one or two of Kong Wen? After all, he is an old friend of the late Tao Gong, and he also has a good relationship with Xuande Gong. ”

Zhuge Jin: "Let's talk about it when I have a chance, if I am not in his position, I will not do anything." There is nothing to visit in this palace, and go to the Yizhou County Mansion to have a look, and then talk about it. ”

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PS: It's about to be a new week, so I need to split the three shifts today, and the third shift should be left until 12 o'clock in the evening, counting the early morning of Monday.

This is actually 300 words less than the 3K chapter, and it is not a small chapter. I can't break the chapter every time, so I'll send you a few hundred more words.