"What did you ask me to say? What is it?" Liu Xin touched her head, looking confused.
Ma Yun said angrily: "I know you didn't take my words to heart. I asked you to tell Cai Yong to withdraw from the Wei family's marriage. Have you said it yet?"
Liu Xin laughed and said, "Didn't I tell you before, Cai Yong won't listen to me on this matter. Besides, Wei Zhongdao is pretty good in other aspects besides being a little narrow-minded and lustful."
Ma Yun said: "You don't know how deep sister Zhaoji is. Ever since she found out that Wei Zhongdao often went to get drunk in the world of mortals, she is still unhappy."
Liu Xin asked in confusion: "Zhao Ji? Isn't her name Cai Wenji? When did she change her name?"
"You are said to be ignorant and incompetent, but you still don't admit it. She was originally called Zhaoji, but she changed her name to Wenji to avoid Sima Zhao's taboo." Ma Yun laughed, then sighed and said, "I remember
A year after she married Wei Zhongdao, Wei Zhongdao died. Sister Zhaoji became a widow at a young age. From then on, this talented woman began a miserable life. I don't want this to happen."
After hearing this, Liu Xin pondered for a moment and said, "You don't have to worry too much. If I didn't invite their family to Xiangyang, maybe Cai Yan would have married Wei Zhongdao now. Now the Yellow Turbans have occupied Yingchuan, and the road is blocked.
, it is estimated that Wei Zhongdao will not be able to come to Xiangyang to welcome his bride within a year, maybe he has died first."
Ma Yun thought for a while and said, "I remember that the Yellow Turban Uprising didn't last more than a year."
Liu Xin added: "Don't worry about it. Cai Yong is already in Xiangyang, and he should not be beheaded by Wang Yun. By then, even if Cai Yan becomes a widow, she will naturally come to Xiangyang, and there is no need to worry about her living on the grassland.
Then naturally those tragic things won’t happen.”
Ma Yun pinched him angrily and said, "Why are you so cruel? You want to make her a widow."
This pinch was so hard that Liu Xin gasped in pain. Thinking about it, Ma Yun really hadn't asked him to do anything for almost two years, so she said: "Okay, okay, wait until I find a chance to talk to her."
Dad, tell me about this."
Ma Yun then turned from anger to happiness, nestled against his chest and said, "There are two more things I want to discuss with you."
Liu Xin asked strangely: "Wife, why are you so busy today? Just say anything."
Ma Yun said: "How do you plan to arrange Qiao'er?"
Liu Xin was even more surprised: "What do you mean by this? Just wait until she is older and find a good family to marry."
Ma Yun blushed and whispered a few words in his ear, and Liu Xin finally understood. Because Qiaoer helped take care of Liu Yu, Qiaoer had been sleeping in a room outside Liu Xin and the others. Now Liu Xin started to fight for hegemony.
Although he was not as diligent as in the past, every time he did it, Ma Yun was often made to fall asleep directly in his arms, and she would not be able to get up until midnight the next day. These private things
Of course, I can't hide it from Qiao'er.
Liu Xin also remembered that every time she saw Qiaoer when she went out in the morning after a crazy night, she always looked like she had not slept well. She originally thought it was because she was taking care of Xiao Liuyu, but now it seems that is not the case. In
In this era, a woman as old as Qiaoer has long been married. Maybe now that the children have been born, she will naturally understand the things between men and women. Liu Xin also remembered a book he read in the past.
It was a wealthy family. After the male master died, the hostess sold several maids in the house. As a result, one of the maids got drunk and told her husband about her romantic past with the master. When she woke up the next day
Then she committed suicide out of shame. If Qiaoer were to be married off, would she accidentally tell these private things about her family? No wonder there was a saying in wealthy families in the past that they had girls who rented out rooms, just because these girls knew their masters.
There are too many secrets, and it would really be a problem if she were to marry outside.
Seeing that Liu Xin was silent, Ma Yun sighed and said, "Hey, I've been thinking about this for a long time. Don't you always want to add more clothes? If it doesn't work, just accept her. It's just an advantage for you."
Liu Xin hurriedly stopped Ma Yun and said: "No, no, I was just talking about it for fun. I can't take it seriously. We'll talk about it later. You talk about the other thing first." Liu Xin thought to herself, she wouldn't be here.
Test me, I can't be fooled by her.
Ma Yun was actually serious this time. Seeing Liu Xinyan's insincere look, she felt funny in her heart and said, "Okay, think about it slowly. There are too many people living in the mansion, and I want to expand the governor's mansion."
one time."
When Liu Xin heard that this was what she was talking about, he felt relieved and said with a smile: "There is no need to expand the Prefecture Mufu. I have asked Jushou to plan it. I plan to expand the entire Xiangyang City and give it to each of their families."
Build a new mansion, and our state pastoral palace will also need to build a new one."
"Expanding Xiangyang City?" Ma Yun was startled by Liu Xin's words. This is a big project.
Liu Xin said ambitiously: "Yes, expand Xiangyang City. The new Xiangyang will not only be the political center of Jingzhou, but also the economic, commercial, and cultural center of Jingzhou and even the entire south. I want to become the largest real estate developer in the Han Dynasty.
It’s still government-run.”
Jushou was very efficient in his work. Early the next morning he came up with a preliminary plan for the expansion of Xiangyang City and asked Liu Xin to take a look at it. This was a simple map painted on white cloth, with the locations before and after the expansion of Xiangyang City marked on the map.
Regarding the location, Liu Xin looked at the map and felt it was still not very intuitive, so she said, "Let's go to the top of the city and take a look."
Liu Xin took Ju Shou and Dian Wei, changed into casual clothes, and walked out of the Prefecture Mufu. This was not the first time Liu Xin walked on the streets of Xiangyang, but it was the first time he had time to take a good look at the city.
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Xiangyang City is also a famous historical city. Liu Xin, a later generation, also visited Xiangyang and was particularly impressed by its moat. The Xiangyang City in front of him is only larger than the ordinary county town, and the scenery in the city is not much different.
There is only one avenue in the city that runs from east to west and is not very wide. The road has been in disrepair for a long time and is already a bit bumpy. There are many shops on both sides of the road, the houses are uneven, and there are many stalls in front of the shops, which gives people the impression that
It's just rather messy.
Accompanied by the two of them, Liu Xin climbed to the top of the city, walked around the city wall, and came to the tower of the north gate. She said with emotion: "Xiangyang is indeed a good place! Surrounded by water on three sides and facing mountains on one side.
The terrain is dangerous, and if we manage it well, it will be easy to defend but difficult to attack."
Jushou said: "What my lord said is true. There are continuous mountain peaks in the southwest of Xiangyang, and the Han River passes around the city in the north. However, if we want to expand, we can only expand eastward and southward."
Liu Xin nodded and said: "Then expand east to south. The city wall must be at least five feet high, and the roads, greening, drainage, and fire prevention in the city must be carefully planned and designed. Each area in the city must be carefully divided and specially designed.
Set aside local areas for the construction of official residences, academies, hospitals, military camps, and places dedicated to the research of various new technologies."
Looking at Ju Shou who seemed to understand, Liu Xin pointed to the outside of the city and continued: "This moat in particular needs to be greatly widened, at least 30 to 40 feet long. Although this project is huge, it will have great benefits after completion.
It’s still obvious, but you have to act quickly. If you don’t have enough manpower, recruit from the refugees outside the city.”
Jushou followed the direction of Liu Xin's finger and looked outside the city. He saw many bamboo sheds erected there, and he could faintly see people coming and going. He sighed: "Lord, how to resettle so many refugees is a big problem.
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Liu Xin also said: "Yes. I have asked Zirou and the others to register, and the refugees from various places in Nanyang will arrange for them to return home in a few days. Although they have missed the spring plowing, they can no longer miss the summer sowing. As long as there is a harvest in the autumn, these
The people's lives will be peaceful. But there are still many old and weak women and children here, and all the young and strong men in the family have died in the war. They need to be properly resettled. Come on, let's go down and have a look."
The three people left the city gate and walked north for more than a mile. Gradually, more and more people appeared. They were all sallow and thin, and dressed in ragged clothes. They were all refugees from Nanyang and Yingchuan who were fleeing the war. There were more than 100,000 people.
Kuai Liang has been busy relieving refugees outside the city these days. When he saw Liu Xin and the others coming, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "My lord, why are you here?"
Liu Xin looked at Kuai Liang, who was sweating profusely, and said, "I saw so many refugees on the top of the city, so I wanted to come over and take a look. Mr. Zirou, thank you for your hard work these days."
Kuai Liang said modestly: "It's nothing, nothing. This is all a matter of duty, it's nothing. If the Lord hadn't organized relief and Mr. Zhongjing hadn't prevented and treated the epidemic, I don't know how many people would have died."
Liu Xin saw a commoner passing by. The porridge in the broken bowl in his hand was so thin that he could see his face. He frowned and asked: "Zirou, how can they eat enough porridge like this? If there is not enough food, you can eat it from
We will allocate them again in the city, don't let them starve to death."
Kuai Liang quickly replied: "My lord, I don't know, it's just that we can't let them eat enough. There are many young and middle-aged people among these people. If they are full and have no work to do, there is no guarantee that something will happen. Now the only ones who can maintain order are
There are only a few thousand officers and soldiers in Xiangyang City. How can we cope with it? We just need to ensure that they do not starve to death."
Liu Xin nodded thoughtfully and continued to walk forward. However, she saw that many women and children were queuing up at a porridge shed in front. The porridge in the hands of these women and children was obviously much thicker. She asked strangely: "Zirou, these people's porridge
The treatment seems to be different."
Kuai Liang smiled and said: "My lord, this porridge shed is really different. Anyone who comes here to receive porridge is thicker for old, weak, women and children, and thinner for young and strong men. Does your lord know who is in charge here?"