Jiaozhou, Cangwu County

"Father, when are we leaving?" The name of the person who asked the questioner said: 'Shi Diao', is he the second son of Shi Xie?

"Let's go in two days, and when the next batch of seafood is due, we'll go!"

"But... If my father leaves, I will be here in Jiaozhou..."

"Young birds always need to soar in the sky alone, and you're in trouble here!" Shixie said.

The priest was about to say something, but at this time, hurried footsteps sounded outside the hall.

"Big brother, why do you still want to go to Chengdu? Isn't it good for us to live our free lives here? Why bother wading through the troubled waters of the Central Plains? ”

Shi Xie's father and son followed the prestige, and between Shi Yi and Shi Wu brothers, they had already strode into the hall, and the person who spoke just now was Shi Xie's younger brother, Shi Yi!

"Hey, haven't you seen it yet? In troubled times, it is impossible to be alone, and I am not doing this so that our scholar family can survive in the world forever? ”

"But... Has my brother ever thought that now that the Central Plains are divided, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are standing side by side, but my father is tying himself to King Hongnong at this moment, is it a little premature? Second Brother Shiwu also frowned and asked.

"You have not been in contact with King Hongnong, but it is different for brothers, I was fortunate to have talked with him all night, no matter from all aspects, King Hongnong is the most eloquent person he has ever seen for his brother, and a series of measures such as the Western Regions Protectorate, Salesian Division, and School have confirmed its far-reaching layout!

In the eyes of the brother, if King Hongnong is given ten years, it is likely to leave Yuan Shao and Cao Cao far away, and they are not even qualified to see the back of King Hongnong! ”

"Brother also values King Hongnong too much, after all, he has just taken over Yizhou not long ago, not to mention the shallow foundation, just over the years, he has experienced the Battle of Wudu, the Mengda Rebellion, the Western Regions Protectorate and the Western Expedition, and he has also built a lot of construction and developed Jianning, Jiaozhi and other southern border wastelands, how can he have the spare strength to deal with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao now?"

"Wait for time for you to go in person and know the reason..."Thinking of Chengdu and Xi Xi, Xu Zhao and others talking about literature, in the publishing department, the eyes of the people around him reverently, Shi Xie's heart was itching, and the most exciting thing for Shi Xie was that he accidentally heard that Cai Yong was actually living in seclusion in Longxi, and his biggest wish in this life was to talk to the first person in the Central Plains.

…

Changan

Ma Dai walked briskly in the streets of Chang'an City, looking at the desolate and dilapidated scenes on both sides, and couldn't help but feel sad in his heart.

Ma Dai, born in Fufeng Maoling, can be said to be a native of Liangzhou, Liangzhou after years of war, for the locals have long been accustomed to this kind of upside down, a depression of the village, streets.

However, with the past few years on behalf of Ma Chao Yizhou, Ma Dai's feelings have become deeper and deeper every time!

Compared with Liangzhou, which has been the same for several years, it is no exaggeration to say that Yizhou, including Longxi and other places, gives people the feeling that it is the same day by day!

That feeling of prosperity and busyness, the red eyes of the people are full of smart feelings, the officials are united, and the so-called prosperous times in the legends are nothing more than that...

Walking in Yizhou, sometimes Ma Dai even has a feeling of living in a peaceful era... This made Ma Dai both envious, dazed, and a little frightened...

Ma Dai also knew in his heart that in fact, sooner or later there would be a battle between his side and King Hongnong, and such Yizhou was really something that the big brother could deal with? And even if he wins by luck, with the ability of the eldest brother, can he really let the people live such a life? Ma Dai didn't dare to think about it anymore...

Soon, Ma Dai came to the palace built by Dong Zhuo that year, because Liangzhou was already barren, so Ma Chao did not build a separate supervision institute after he settled in Chang'an, but simply cleaned up the original palace courtyard as a place for supervision and deliberation!

"Ma Dai, I've seen my eldest brother!"

"Bo Zhan! Get up quickly, what is the result of this mission to Yizhou? Ma Chao involuntarily got up and asked.

"Fortunately, King Hongnong agreed to the conditions of the eldest brother, and provided us with 1,000 cotton clothes, 3,000 quilts and food before winter."

"Good!" Ma Chao got up excitedly and paced back and forth! "With these things and food, we should have no trouble getting through this year!"

At this time, Ma Chao seemed to see his younger brother's solemn expression, and couldn't help asking, "Why does Bo Zhan have such an expression?" Could it be that there is something else hidden? ”

"Don't hide it from my brother, this time I went south, Dai... It's a lot of touching. Today's Yizhou can be said to be the real national peace and security! The people live and work in peace and contentment, the literary style is prosperous, the martial arts are prosperous, and even..."

"Enough!" Before he finished speaking, Ma Chao slapped the table and looked coldly at Ma Dai under the hall, "I know that you have a very personal relationship with King Hongnong!" How? Could it be that Bozhan is a lobbyist for others? ”

Ma Chao accentuated the word 'people', and looked at Ma Dai with slightly squinted eyes.

The latter couldn't help but sigh, and immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

…

In a village south of Xiangyang, a group of people surrounded a young man in the center at the entrance of the village, asking questions.

The young man with a helpless face and a little proud expression in the central government is called Meng Jian, the word is Gongwei, Meng Jian is Xu Shu's classmate, the relationship is very strong, and there are many correspondence on weekdays! And this time he was invited by Xu Shu to go to Yizhou as a guest, during which Xu Shu revealed his intention to solicit many times, and Meng Jian also readily agreed, but he still needs to return to inform the division commander Mr. Shuijing! As a result, as soon as I returned to the village, I was surrounded by the young people in the village!

"Senior Brother Gongwei, I heard that Yuan Zhi and Shi Yuan are quite valued under the account of King Hongnong, but is there such a thing?" A young man asked curiously.

"Indeed, Yuan Zhi has followed King Hongnong for many years, and he has long been the person he relies on the most, as for Shiyuan, King Hongnong only talked for about half an hour when he first met, and appointed him as the governor of Zhenbei County, in charge of the government affairs of Wudu County, Longxi County, and Hanzhong County! It's quite a fight for us and other Jingxiang people! ”

"Brother Gongwei, I heard that Yizhou is currently recruiting people to build roads, and if they go to work, they can not only have enough food, but even have wages to receive?" A young man in shabby clothes asked.

"What this brother said is a little inaccurate!" Meng Jian said, after seeing the other party's lost expression, he couldn't help but smile slightly, and continued to speak: "Now the work of building roads in Yizhou has been contracted by some small monarchs and Nanban people who have settled in the Western Regions Protectorate, and those monarchs and Nanban tribal patriarchs only need to collect money and order their subordinates to work, and those who work can also eat enough, which can be described as a great joy."

However, although there is no money to be made for road construction, there are many other places where you can make money, such as the academy teaching, the Yanwutang, the agricultural college, the medical school, the publishing department, the Salesian department, etc., it can be said that as long as you are willing to work, you can make money anywhere! Even women can go to textile factories to make money! ”

Hearing this, everyone sighed and sighed, and after the outermost two girls heard this, the little face of one of the young ladies immediately turned red, and she looked like she was proud.

"But where did King Hongnong get so much money and food?" A questioning voice rang out all around.

"You don't understand this, in addition to actively cultivating land over the years, the most important thing King Hongnong has done is to open up the trade road! In just five years, Jiaozhi in the south, the Western Regions in the west, and Jingzhou in the east have all been opened! The road is also very wide, and it is expected that ten horse-drawn carriages can walk side by side! In this way, while the regions communicate with each other, they also sell some surplus luxury goods, such as musk, cats, furs, cotton clothes, etc., to the Central Plains at several times the price, and the natural wealth is extensive! ”

"What's going on with the textile mill you just mentioned? Can you tell us about it? A female voice sounded, it was the maid of the young lady who had just been like a proud lady!

Hearing the maid's question, the young lady's face turned even redder, but she still pricked up her ears to listen to how Meng Jian answered.

At this time, there were a lot of people gathered here, and Meng Jian didn't care much, just thought that it was a woman who wanted to go to the textile factory to make a living, so he replied: "Speaking of this textile factory, I have to mention a good story!" ”

Hearing this, the corners of the young lady's mouth couldn't help but hook up a good-looking arc.

"It is said that the advent of this loom is also related to the only daughter of our talented daughter Huang Chengyan Huang Lao!

When King Hongnong put forward the idea, it was originally intended for Yuan Zhi to find a way to design, but Yuan Zhi inadvertently mentioned it in his correspondence with his master, but he was seen by Miss Yueying, and after Miss Yueying and King Hongnong's letter exchange, the first loom was born! The two cherish each other, and it has also become a good story! ”

"Is King Hongnong really a handsome young man like the legend?"

"That's true... Built on the streets of Chengdu, I once met King Hongnong and his wife and concubine boating on the lake, what a talented woman! It's breathtaking, especially a woman named Zhen Mi, standing with King Hongnong, it's really a perfect match, a match made in heaven! ”

Everyone was still listening with relish, but when the woman dressed as a maid turned around, she found that her young lady had already gone away, and hurriedly chased after her, and wondered: "Miss, why are you leaving, maybe King Hongnong also asked Meng Jian to bring a letter!" ”

"It's nothing, let's go back!" The young lady said lightly.

Looking at the slightly thin back of her own lady, the maid sighed in her heart, her own young lady has a cheerful personality and is talented! However, her appearance is quite ordinary, different from ordinary people's black hair, her own lady has yellow hair since she was a child, and she is thin and short, and her skin is slightly dark.

Back in her own house, the young lady sent the maid away and was alone in the boudoir in a daze...

I don't know how long it took, there was a commotion in the polluted outhouse, and the young lady was in a bad mood at the moment, so she got up and frowned angrily and asked, "What's the noise?" ”

"Miss, Miss... There are guests, that..."Looking at the maid's panicked appearance, the young lady couldn't help frowning again, she is a very steady little girl on weekdays, how can she be so frizzy today?

"Miss, Miss, I'll help you make up, quick..."

After a stick of incense, the young lady walked out of the boudoir accompanied by the maid. The young lady looked crampedly at a girl with bright eyes and bright teeth in the hall, straightened her sleeves, bowed, and said slowly: "Little girl Huang Yueying, I have seen Princess Hongnong!" ”