Si Li, Luoyang County Shoufu

It was from here that the general's order was issued ten days ago, so it was quickly responded to by the princes, and it was very fast.

After a year of construction, Luoyang City was renovated, reproducing the glory and style of the first city of the Han Dynasty in the past.

After the completion of the reconstruction of Luoyang City, as the initiator of promoting the construction of the city and the owner of this fortified city, Li Li naturally came to Luoyang in person and held a grand banquet to celebrate the completion of Luoyang City.

On the day of completion, the first batch of people to move into the new city was 1,000 households, about 5,000 people. There were also more than 100 merchants and gentlemen who participated in the reconstruction of the city who lived with them, not to mention that the number of these gentry was not much, but they had a lot of servants, handmaidens and miscellaneous servants, more than 3,000 people, comparable to the treatment of ministers under Li Li's rule. (The law of Xiliang clearly decrees that all attendants in the mansion of the Three Princes shall not exceed 300 people.) ）

Before the law, although the merchant family was not in the officialdom, they could not stay outside the law. So they reduced the number of servants, maids, and miscellaneous servants, and just stepped on the line, no more, no less, a full three hundred. Li Li turned a blind eye to this, ignored it, turned a blind eye, and as for what he thought in his heart, others had no way to guess. Perhaps this is also a temptation of the merchants to find out his true attitude towards the merchants.

The four orders of scholars, farmers, industrialists, and merchants have been handed down for hundreds of years, except for the relatively high status of merchants in the Qin period, merchants have always been at the bottom of society, rich in material and humble in status, which is an extremely contradictory social phenomenon. In times of peace and prosperity, the status of merchants will rise and rise; And in troubled times, businessmen will be suppressed. It is a group that is hated, and there is a tendency for rats to cross the street and everyone shouts and beats them.

This is almost a routine of dynastic change and social change, and it is not uncommon. It's been true for all eternity. There is another iron law that goes along with it: those who follow the prosperity and those who rebel die, with the change of dynasties, thus achieving the unique way of survival of businessmen, seeking profit and avoiding disaster, following the good as flow, and the beautiful name is "harmony and wealth". No matter how the times change, they can always find their way to survive. Seeing people and talking about people, talking nonsense when they see ghosts, and even talking nonsense with their eyes open; As long as it is profitable. You can do business with anyone.

This is a special group, ordinary merchants can only be regarded as peripheral forces, insignificant, only the family that has been inherited for hundreds of years or even more will form a unique way of doing business. Prolonged. The legacy is endless.

Li Li has his own unique knowledge and understanding of businessmen, and they only cooperate and use each other, not to talk about personal relationships, but also not to discriminate.

What's more, most of today's merchants and gentry are not pure businessmen, they do business to accumulate wealth, and wealth is to pave the way for entering the official career, so as to elevate the social status of themselves and the whole family, so as to seek greater benefits and wealth. This is an inherent chain of interests. The roots are intricate, and the cutting is still messy. It is also the source of social development and the corruption of the ruling class.

It is no exaggeration to say that every change of dynasty and social upheaval is intrinsically linked to them, and it is they who push society forward. Whether the outcome will be good or bad is impossible to know until the end. (In the words of a family, the benevolent see the benevolent and the wise see the wise, and the book friend can just laugh and pass by, and there is no need to be more serious.) ）

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The newly completed Luoyang Yin Mansion is located on the west side of the palace ruins, while the ruined palace is enclosed by a wall, which is still under construction and repair, and a garden is temporarily built for future relocation.

As early as last year, when rebuilding Luoyang City, Li Li merged the original Henan County and Luoyang into a county, and because Luoyang was once the imperial capital, now it is the accompanying capital, so the county was changed to Yin, under the jurisdiction of more than 20 counties, which is a relatively large county under Li Li's rule, and it is still more than Chang'an.

The new Luoyang Yin is Zhang Lu's former strategist Yan Pu, who is quite capable and has extraordinary strategies, although he cannot be compared with top strategists such as Guo Jia, Xun Yu, and Xu You, but he also has his advantages. The most important thing is that Yan Pu is pragmatic and frugal, and Hanzhong County can have today's prosperous situation, and he has made great contributions; Otherwise, relying on Zhang Lu to govern the county alone, Hanzhong County would have been poor and white, let alone fighting for hegemony?

It is based on this that Li Li put him in the position of Luoyang Yin, and he is comparable to the history of assassination, and can be called a feudal official. Zhuge Jin served as the county leader, Hao Zhao served as the Luoyang guard, and the Zhendong general Bo Cai was stationed on the outskirts of Luoyang. In addition, Luoyang Baguan can still be used after repairs, and there are Qinglong battalions and trap camps to protect the safety of the flanks, so Luoyang City is impregnable; Even if 100,000 enemy troops attack, they can ensure that Luoyang is not lost and the enemy is outside the country.

In the lobby of the county guard's mansion, it is now Li Li's general, and Yan Pu, Zhuge Jin and others have moved to the side hall to work without interfering with each other. In addition, Jia Xu served as the lieutenant of Sili, and also led the history of the assassin, and led the four counties of Hedong, Hanoi, Luoyang, and Hongnong, and was busy with government affairs. After Li Li came to Luoyang in person, Jia Xu went to Hanoi County to sit in the town, and there are still many families in the two counties of Hanoi in Hedong, and there are even the survival of the century-old wang family, and the counties are still in charge of the children of the family, and the relationship is extremely complex and intertwined. Dealing with such cumbersome government affairs and complex situations, Jia Xu is the best at it, with a kind face and a ruthless heart, if he doesn't move, he will be thunderous at every turn, and he will cut through the chaos quickly. In this move, Li Li can be said to be a good person, and he sent Jia Xu's quick knife to Hanoi County, and his intention was already obvious.

"Shia, don't follow me step by step, relax, there are no assassins here." In the lobby, Li Li put down the bamboo slips, got up and walked to the hall, and when he turned around, he saw Shi A, the deputy commander of Jin Yiwei, quietly following behind him, and there was only one step between the two.

Shi Ah waved his hand when he heard this, and said respectfully: "Before the commander left, he specially told the last general not to leave the lord's side at all times, even when the lord was sleeping, the last general should open one eye. Therefore, the duty is related, and the last general will not dare to slack off for a moment, and if there is any rudeness, I hope that the lord will forgive me. ”

Li Li shook his head helplessly and said with a smile: "That's it, I don't blame you, but I think that you have been staying by my side like this, whether you can hold it yourself or not, you must pay attention to rest." ”

"Thank you for your compassion, the last general only needs to rest for three hours a day, and he will generally rest from afternoon to evening, so he doesn't have to worry about it." Shi Ah replied.

Li Li bowed slightly, beckoned the maid to serve tea, and then sat down and lay down, and Shi A immediately stood behind him.

"It's been ten days, Zicheng should have arrived in Yecheng, presumably the news will come back in the next few days, you pay attention, and report to me immediately if there is news."

Shi Ah responded: "No, the last general will obey ?????? order" Before the words fell, Guo Jia and Zhuge Jin walked into the lobby quickly.

After bowing and saluting, Li Li raised his hand to signal the two of them to sit down and talk, and asked Zhuge Jin with a smile, "Is Uncle feeling better?" Has Kong Ming ever returned? ”

Zhuge Jin nodded in response: "Thank you for your concern." Now that the weather is warmer, my uncle is much better. Uncle asked Weichen to say hello to the lord on his behalf, and the lord sat and watched the changes, not in a hurry. ”

After a pause, a smile appeared on Zhuge Jin's face, he seemed much closer, his expression was no longer restrained, and he said with a smile: "Three days ago, the second brother returned from a trip to Jiangdong, and he tanned a little, but he has grown a lot taller. As for the matter of marrying Miss Mijia, the second brother said that he had no objection, and he was up to the lord. However, he has to go out recently, it is said that he is going to Jingnan and Yizhou, and he may not return until the end of the year, when he will come directly to Luoyang, and he will not leave after that. Speaking of his younger brother Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Jin was obviously much more relaxed than when he mentioned his uncle Zhuge Xuan, and he was obviously happy that his younger brother could marry Li Li as a brother with a different surname.

Li Li bowed his head slightly, knowing why Zhuge Jin was a little heavy when he mentioned Zhuge Xuan, after all, Zhuge Xuan was very old, and birth, old age, sickness and death could not be changed by manpower, everyone had such a thing. In the winter of last year, Zhuge Xuan occasionally felt cold, and then he was bedridden, and spent the whole winter on the sickbed. Fortunately, winter turned to spring, and after the weather warmed up, he recovered again. Otherwise, Li Li would have to consider sending troops to Nanyang in advance, seize Nanyang County before Liu Biao, and open the gateway to Jingzhou in the south.

"Ziyu has worked hard. I personally handled the marriage between Kong Ming and Miss Mi Huan, Ziyu didn't have to worry, and also told his uncle that his old man was also happy and happy, and the wedding date was chosen after Kong Ming returned from his travels, and the marriage was completed in Chang'an at the end of the year. Li Li said with a smile.

Zhuge Jin was overjoyed when he heard this, got up and bowed: "Weichen thanked the lord on behalf of the second brother first, and the lord has bothered." Although Li Li is nominally his brother-in-law, in fact he and Li Li are the same age, so Li Li can call him by his name, but he must abide by the way of a courtier and not be rude.

Seeing that Zhuge Jin was so respectful and even a little restrained, Li Li said with a smile: "Ziyu is serious, how can my brothers divide each other!" ”

Zhuge Jin was polite again, and then knew that Guo Jia still had to report it, so he bowed down and retired.

"Ziyu has been tired all the way, go down and rest." Li Li bowed his head in response, bowed slightly to show his farewell, and then stood in place and watched Zhuge Jin walk out of the lobby.

"Lord, Gongsun Zhan of Youzhou has sent someone." As soon as Zhuge Jin walked on his front foot, Guo Jia got up and stood under Li Li and said in a low voice.

Li Li's expression changed slightly when he heard this, but he was not surprised, obviously this was what he expected. "Well, counting the time, it's time for him to send someone for help. I thought he would send someone to ask for help last year, but I didn't expect Yuan Shao to withdraw his troops halfway, giving Gongsun Zhan a chance to breathe and let him escape. This time, Yuan Benchu announced to the world that he would openly crusade against Youzhou, and it would definitely not be as anticlimactic as last year. We are very clear about this, and Gongsun Zhan is naturally not confused, so he will definitely send someone over to ask for help and ask my Xiliang Army to send troops to help. ”

After speaking, Li Li sat down slowly, waved his hand and motioned for Guo Jia to sit beside him, and report while drinking tea, so there was no need to worry. Indeed, the people who are really anxious now are Youzhou Gongsun Zan and the envoy he sent to ask Li Li to send troops to help, while Li Li and Guo Jia's ministers are the old gods, and they are not in a hurry at all.

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