Three Kingdoms

Zao Zhi came to Yecheng and had been staying at the inn for three or four days.

I want to see the general of chariots and cavalry. Sorry, may I ask your name and what position you hold?

Yingchuan Zao family?

Shangjun Dian Nong is engaged in?

The clerk in charge of the reception received Zao Zhi's greetings in a serious manner, and then said with a smile that he would forward it to the cavalry general. Then as soon as Zao Zhi left, he threw it aside and never looked at it again.

What the hell?

Shangjun?

Is there still this county that Da Hante is targeting? Hasn't it been abandoned long ago? I don't read much, don't lie to me!

Besides, he is not from a famous family, nor is he an important official in the imperial court. What kind of person is the chariot and cavalry general? How can he be seen by unknown people like you?

Yecheng is worthy of being the administrative seat of Jizhou, and it is extremely prosperous.

Zao Zhi came out of the concierge at the west side of the Cavalry General's Mansion again and looked back, feeling helpless. As for the main entrance of the Cavalry General's Mansion, haha, let's not think about it...

The Cheqi General's Mansion is shorter in the east-west direction and longer in the north-south direction. It is located in the north of the city. It was actually the original government office of Jizhou Mu, but of course it is now owned by Yuan Shao. The General's Mansion occupies a quite large area in the middle of the north of the city, extending almost from the Cross Street in the city to Yongyang Gate in the north.

In the general's mansion, there are halls for offices, large and small rooms, a vestibule for receiving officials, and a backyard lined with trees and birds singing and fragrant flowers. The carefully carved eaves and corners are faintly revealed on the wall, showing the wealth of the Han Dynasty. and glory.

In the north of Yecheng, in addition to the Yongyang Gate in the north, two new gates were opened, namely the Guangyang Gate in the east and the Fengyang Gate in the west. Between these two newly opened gates, In addition, a piece of land with an area of ​​about half of the original Yecheng has been circled, and large-scale construction is under way...

Of course, they are building a new government office for the cavalry general Yuan Shao, as well as some residences for Jizhou's leading figures. Therefore, now Ye City has actually become two parts. One is the newly built northern area of ​​the city, which is called Ye North City, and the original Ye City is naturally Ye South City.

The post station is located between Xihua Gate and Qianmen in Yenan City. It is also the residence of some ordinary grassroots officials. There are large markets near Shangchun Gate and Zhongyang Gate in the east of the city, with many merchants and Where are the stores located?

As for the south of the city?

Sorry, Zao Zhi has never been there. The south of the city has always been a slum area.

In fact, basically as long as it is a more formal and populous city, the specifications are almost the same.

Although Fei Qian did not ask Zao Zhi to complete it within a certain time, and the farming work in Pingyang area had basically come to an end, Zao Zhi still felt that it would be better to finish the work early and return to Bingzhou early.

Although Yecheng is very prosperous, but for some reason, Zao Zhi still feels a little uncomfortable and uncomfortable.

Maybe I really have to go find Xu Ziyuan.

well.

Zao Zhi shook his head, wandered back to the inn, took out a pen and paper, wrote a new letter, put it in his arms, and walked out of the door again.

Those who give it to the generals of chariots and cavalry will naturally pay homage, but for other people, a famous assassination will suffice.

I never thought that I, the dignified Zao Zhi, Zao Zijing, would become such a person...

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Xu You was not in a very good mood during this period. When he returned home from the office, he had a straight face and no smile at all. After getting off the carriage, he asked the housekeeper to get some supper, and then went to the back with his sleeves rolled up. Hall.

After entering the back hall, Xu You looked around and felt a little better.

Xu You studied when he was young, but many scriptures were treasures within the wealthy family and would not be easily read by others. As a last resort, Xu You took some treasures from home and exchanged them for the opportunity to read them.

Although this kind of behavior could be regarded as an elegant thing among the scribes of the Han Dynasty, such behavior also became a worry for him later.

Now, although Xu You no longer needs to exchange treasures for books, he will subconsciously collect some treasures...

In the back hall, naturally there are some treasures that Xu You collected in Jizhou during this period of time.

Xu You's favorite thing is to look through the various collections in his home. This is almost always the happiest thing for him. Basically, as long as he has some time, he will wipe the treasures in his collection carefully, and then put them under the light. After watching it for a long time, you will be relieved to rest. Sometimes you will even fall asleep holding it in your arms to have a good dream.

When the butler served the supper, he also put Zao Zhi's famous thorn aside and said softly: "Today, a young talent from Yingchuan came to visit and offer wine, and he specially left his famous thorn here..."

"Young talent?"

Xu You frowned and said nothing.

After Yuan Shao accepted Jizhou Mu, he assigned some official positions.

Xu You was worshiped by Yuan Shao as Jizhou Mu and engaged in wine worship. If we talk about the level of his position, it was pretty good.

The person with the highest position under the State Shepherd is naturally Biejia, but the position of Biejia cannot be given to Xu You, and even people from Yuzhou cannot get it.

The reason is simple. Yecheng is in Jizhou.

In order to win over the local nobles in Jizhou, the general of chariots and cavalry naturally only people from Jizhou could hold this position.

Are the others engaged in official duties? The one with the highest status is called engaged in sacrificial wine, and Xu You is in this position.

It sounds good, but in fact, the person who is engaged in offering wine has no actual jurisdiction. The book Cao is still in charge of money and food, and the meritorious officer is in charge of the selection of officials. But he, who is in the name of offering wine, can't control anything. …

This is what Xu You has been feeling very unhappy about recently.

But Xu You didn't realize that his reputation when collecting these treasures would make people feel safe to put money, food and personnel assessment into his hands?

Xu You may not have thought of it, but he may have avoided this question subconsciously.

"This handwriting is pretty good..."

Xu You casually opened the famous letter with one hand, and accidentally dropped something like a letter from the famous letter. Xu You lowered his head and didn't care. He squinted his eyes and carefully looked at the birthplace and surname on the name tattoo, and murmured: "The Yingchuan Zao family...well, it doesn't seem to be a big family..."

He deliberately put it aside, but after smacking his lips twice, he picked up the letter again and scanned it up and down. Suddenly his eyes lit up, he loudly called the housekeeper, and asked with his name: "Where is this person?" ?”

The housekeeper of the Xu Mansion lowered his hand and replied: "I have gone back...but I said I would come back tomorrow..."

Xu You nodded, smiled, and said, "If this person comes tomorrow, and if I haven't come back yet, I must keep him! Don't neglect him!"

Although the housekeeper didn't know why, he still agreed.

After the housekeeper left, Xu You carefully read the letter sandwiched in the famous letter again, thought about it for a while, and then chuckled, with several more crow's feet appearing on his face with squinted eyes...

After Yecheng came into the hands of Cao Cao, it was renovated again and the famous Bronze Bird Tower was built...

Yecheng is as important as Xudu...

At that time, among the entire gentry circle in the Han Dynasty, one was Yuzhou and the other was Jizhou...

The population base is large and there are many noble families...