Ju Jun was sitting on the side of the road to rest, drinking herbal tea while talking to Ju Su.
Seeing Shi Sun Rui and Wang Duan coming over together, he was somewhat surprised. He exchanged glances with Wang Duan, then stood up and smiled enthusiastically.
"Jun Rong, is there anything wrong?" Ju Jun poured a cup of herbal tea himself and handed it to Shi Sun Rui.
Shi Sun Rui took it in his hand, took a sip, and his gaze like a sharp sword swept across Ju Jun and Wang Duan's faces.
Ju Jun laughed as usual, but Wang Duan was a little uncomfortable and subconsciously avoided Shi Sun Rui's eyes.
Shi Sun Rui could see clearly, but did not say it out loud, and joked with Ju Jun.
"You are free, and march is like traveling."
Ju Jun waved his hand and laughed. "Jun Rong, I can't compete with you. I'm old and can still compete with young people. After I take down Yecheng and pacify Jizhou, I will be ready to go back to the fields and lie in the countryside.
.I feel relieved to hand over this sound shooting camp to Taishi Ziyi."
Shi Sun Rui snorted, but said nothing.
Although the emperor retained the official positions of Wei Jie and Ju Jun, they felt a little resentful. Two old ministers who had followed the emperor to the west made great contributions in the Battle of Huayin, but now they are comparable to several juniors, no matter who they are.
I felt a little unhappy.
This is especially true for Ju Jun.
Taishi Ci was in his prime, with superb martial arts skills, especially outstanding archery skills, and was called Yang Youji's rebirth. Such a person was arranged to be a fake lieutenant in the archery camp, and he was aware of the term of the archery captain Ju Jun.
It's about to end, even a handful of people.
So Ju Jun simply handed over all the affairs to Taishici, and made a decoration with peace of mind.
Shi Sun Rui criticized him privately, but he could not change Ju Jun, so he could only let him go.
Fortunately, Ju Jun is also a person with a proper attitude and will not put his dissatisfaction with the emperor on his face.
But today the situation is a little different.
Wang Duan suddenly visited and had an self-evident tacit understanding with Ju Jun, which is likely to be related to the soon-to-surround Yecheng.
In Yecheng, there are not only Shen Pei and Tian Feng, but also many Ju Jun’s relatives and friends. When facing the difficulties of life and death, asking Ju Jun for help is almost an inevitable choice.
Ju Jun's words have already revealed this meaning.
If he cannot do his part in the village, how could he lie down in the village calmly?
"I'll go to Handan. How worried about the camp matters, you and Bo Jun."
"Okay." Ju Jun agreed immediately.
"Do you guys busy? Are you curious about the emperor's training talents? Let me go to Handan to take a look. Zhuge Liang was trained by the emperor."
Ju Su and Ju Jun exchanged a look and agreed happily.
Shi Sun Rui immediately bowed to Ju Jun and rushed to Handan County with Wang Duan and Ju Su.
In front of the temple in Handan County, more than a dozen long sheds were erected, covered with straw mats to block the sunlight and leave a piece of shade. Large buckets were placed under the long shed, and mung bean soup was contained. Those who were queuing up could scoop a bowl at any time.
Drinking soup can both quench thirst and cool down. If you are lucky, there are a few beans that are boiled to satisfy your hunger.
There are long sheds above to protect the sun and mung beans below to relieve the heat. Although there are many people who come to verify their reputation, they are in order. Everyone stands under the long shed and follows the team forward.
A few young officials inspected back and forth, in addition to maintaining order, they kept reminding the people who were queuing according to their own villages, not to stand in the wrong line and waste time.
Shi Sun Rui nodded secretly when he saw this scene.
Separating the people by villages can not only improve registration efficiency, but also avoid chaos.
Chaos can make people anxious and have a bad temper. In such hot weather, there is a great possibility of conflict.
If you line up separately and provide food to relieve heat, the order will be much better.
"How?" Shi Sun Rui turned around and looked at Ju Su.
Ju Su stroked his beard and nodded in admiration. "It's rare to think carefully."
"How many stone mung beans will be wasted?" Wang Duan sighed a little. "At the time of the war, every grain of food is useful, and it is too luxurious to do so."
"Wang Junhou." A young official rushed over and bowed to Wang Duan, then looked at Shi Sun Rui and Ju Su in confusion.
Wang Duan quickly introduced.
Although Shi Sun Rui was a marquis of the Northern Army, commanding nearly 30,000 elite soldiers, he wore ordinary clothes, just dressed in summer uniforms, which looked no different from ordinary officers. Ju Su dressed more simply and was dressed as a Chinese military official.
After hearing the identities of Shi Sun Rui and Ju Su, the young clerk was shocked and quickly bowed and bowed.
"Liu Shao, whose courtesy name is Kongcai, has met Shisun Gong and Jujun."
"You are Liu Kongcai?" Ju Su was surprised.
"That's right, I don't want Ju Jun to know the boy's name." Liu Shao smiled even brighter, and then said, "Please follow me, the county magistrate is inside."
"No need." Shi Sun Rui shook his hand and refused. "We have nothing to do, so it is not convenient to disturb the county master. If you have time, you can explain it to us, that's enough."
Liu Shao asked diligently, "Do you dare to ask Mr. Sun what questions do you have?"
"The autumn harvest is coming soon, why do you need to verify your name at this time?"
Liu Shao smiled. "Shisun Gong didn't know anything. A few days ago, the county received news that he had learned that a new county master was about to take office. It was a bit messy, and the county's famous names were lost. As a last resort, Zhuge County Master had to
Decide to count in advance.”
"The famous book is lost?" Shi Sun Rui frowned.
"Yes." Liu Shao turned around and pointed to the people who were queuing up. "Fortunately, although there are many household registrations in Handan, the range is not large. The farthest from the county town is only thirty miles away. It takes only two days to go back. Zhuge County Zun prepares for them.
After resting, we also promised to reduce some of the land rent, so the people are still quite supportive."
"What day is today?"
"The third day will end in two more days."
"How many household registrations are there in Handan?"
Liu Shao frowned. "It's less than we thought. If nothing unexpected happens, the remaining household registrations in Handan are less than 3,000 households, 20,000 people, and...there are many old and weak."
Shi Sun Rui was shocked.
Although Zhao State is not a big county, Handan is a big county, with more than 10,000 households. Even if it has suffered wars over the years, it will not suffer such great losses.
When Wang Yun was Situ, Shi Sun Rui heard him talk about the household registration in Jizhou. I remember that although Zhao State suffered a military disaster during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, it recovered fairly well, and once recovered to more than 8,000 households. Why did it take for the past few years?
Next, will the household registration in Handan be reduced instead of increasing?
Handan is at the foot of the West Mountain, and the battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan is in the east, so it should not affect Handan.
"Where have you been young and strong?"
Liu Shao hesitated for a moment and shook his head. "We are quite puzzled."
Shi Sun Rui looked at Liu Shao, turned to ask Wang Duan, "June is from Handan. Can you tell where the young and strong people in Handan have gone? Why does the household registration not increase but decrease instead?"
Wang Duan frowned and said uncertainly: "I heard that a few years ago, many people went out to escape. The nearest ones entered the mountain and the far ones went out of the blockage. I don't know much about the specific situation.
But..." He looked at Liu Shao, feeling a little disbelief. "There are less than three thousand households in Handan?"