As the place where Yuan Shao once lived, Nanpi City Guards Mansion is much more luxurious than ordinary county towns. When he first moved in, Shan Jing was really excited for a while, but in the past two years, he has become more and more dissatisfied with this place.
It's not that the government office has become shabby, it's just that the deserted atmosphere really makes him irritated.
"Letter from Qingzhou? Whose? He has some conscience and knows how to write a letter. As long as it is not to show off, he will read it to me." Shan Jing was leaning on the couch, picking his ears and pointing at the person who came to report.
The scribe waved his hands nonchalantly.
"..." The clerk was obviously surprised. He was stunned for a while before replying blankly: "General Shan, it's a letter from Qingzhou! It's an autographed letter from General Hussar!"
"What!" Shan Jingyi Gulu jumped up, stared, and said in surprise: "It's him? What is he going to do?"
His panicked look made the scribe speechless again.
What does it mean to be se Li but inwardly jealous? That's it. In Nanpi City, anyone who has ears to hear and eyes to see, who doesn't know that General Shan doesn't like General Hussar?
Of course, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on General Shan. The generals under his command are always asking for leave all day long and running to Gaotang whenever they have time. Anyone who becomes the governor of Bohai will not be happy.
Everyone has gone to Gaotang. Even if they occupy the gorgeous and spacious prefecture, it’s not like being a prefect, right?
Similarly, the generals who always go to Gaotang did not make mistakes. People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places. Who would want to stay in Nanpi, which is like a remote mountain village, without going to the lively and prosperous Gaotang?
ah?
If it weren't for the convenience, the scribe himself would like to go to Gaotang more often. The mother-in-law at home often talks about Gaotang's silk cloth, and his son would chase him for sweets every day - if it weren't for his colleagues who always follow him.
Gaotang brought back some local specialties. Who knew sugar could be made in so many different ways?
White sugar as white as winter snow and as fine as sea sand; brown candies that can’t be chewed and broken; candied haws, candied soup, candies, honey, and various snacks with icing sugar. Even I, an adult, saw it.
Everyone can swallow saliva involuntarily, let alone children.
The output of these things is not large, and it is not convenient to store them. In addition, they cannot be sold at a high price. Therefore, although there are many merchants in Qingzhou, few people will carry such things around to sell them. Only in Gaotang can they sell them anytime and anywhere.
Can be purchased.
When old people describe a happy life, they would say that life is as sweet as honey. Now look, don’t the people of Gaotang live in honey?
Every time he thought of this, the clerk had the urge to give himself two slaps. Who were the residents of Gaotang today, just a few years ago? Refugees, refugees, grassroots... those with noble status were rare, as long as they were
If you are willing to go, you will be accommodated.
From the bottom of my heart, this condition is still very generous, but it is terrible to be unable to stand it!
Including General Shan, many local celebrities who visited Gaotang said that Gaotang was not a city at all, but a large area of temporary shacks built to accommodate refugees, which was a refugee area.
They are not purely biased. Think about it, if you build a house in Hebei without earth, stone, bricks and tiles, only wood, will the house be warm? It took more than a month to build a house that can accommodate 100,000 people.
Coming out of the city, what a crude place this is? It’s not like the army is setting up camp!
After hearing what many celebrities and experts said in unison, those who were originally a little ready to move and want to occupy a place in Gaotang gave up their thoughts.
It does cost nothing to settle down in Gaotang, but how long can a temporarily built place last? Three months? Half a year? Who knows?
When the refugee camp is dispersed, will we have to travel hundreds of miles to come back? Will things still be different at that time?
Therefore, although the matter of building a new city in Gaotang was aroused and spread throughout Hebei, few people were really moved and took action except the poor who could not survive and the refugees who had been affected by the war.
For someone with a status like a clerk, who doesn't even think about it and works well in the yamen, who wants to go to a refugee camp and suffer?
As a result, one year later, Gaotang City is not only still alive, but also developing at a jaw-dropping pace, becoming the most dynamic place in Hebei.
It is said that at the same time that the Hussar General ordered the change of the "Kaiyuan" era name, the Qingzhou Civil Affairs Department made a detailed statistics on the capital and found that the population of Gaotang surged from 100,000 to 100,000 in one year after the city was founded.
household!
In this aspect alone, looking at the whole world, except for Luoyang before the war, no other city can compare with Gaotang.
Because Gaotang implements a system of free coming and going, there is no government order that forcibly relocated local wealthy households to enrich the capital, as was the case during the Han Dynasty. Therefore, the high concentration of the population reflects the prosperity and prosperity of Gaotang New City to a large extent.
Attraction.
This statistic made Qingzhou's civil affairs officials happy, but also worried. A large population is a good thing, but too concentrated a population is not without its drawbacks. In Qingzhou, where land is increasingly tense, there has been a phenomenon of abandonment around Gaotang, and even
Some villages have directly turned into villages - people have gone to Gaotang City, and their original family businesses have naturally been left behind.
Just before and after Wang Yu Qingqi went south to Xuzhou, Gaotang welcomed people from all over the world, and its attitude of not rejecting all comers finally changed. The city no longer accepted new residents unconditionally, but only accepted those with special status, such as students studying.
The door is open to special people such as skilled craftsmen and learned scholars.
At the same time, the city itself no longer expanded to the periphery, but began to establish so-called satellite cities, including Pingyuan, Lingxian, Lingxian, Longcuo and other surrounding cities.
It is said that the Qingzhou Yamen also posted a notice to calm the people, clearly informing the people under its jurisdiction that after gaining experience in city construction in Gaotang, they will successively start construction in other places and use the same model to build new cities.
The scribe doesn't care about Qingzhou's future prospects. It's enough for him to know that there was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity before him, but he gave it up without cherishing it.
I don’t know since when, going to Gaotang to play or go on business has become a new fashion in Nanpi City. Those sugar people are just the most inconspicuous among the many benefits of Gaotang.
Teahouses, theaters, and restaurants are all good places for leisure and entertainment. They contain the most exquisite food, the most interesting storytelling, the best dramas, and the most beautiful music.
If your legs are full of rest, you can also visit the so-called commercial street. There are a wide range of products there. Every few days, new food or products will be released, which makes people dizzy. Just looking at it is already a huge experience.
If you can afford it, just buy a few things and use them. Tsk, tsk, those are really days that even gods can’t enjoy.
Those who want to advance and study are even more at home. With the emergence of printing, libraries and bookstores in Gaotang have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. Coupled with the great scholars who serve as professors at Taishan Academy, this place is simply a place for studying.
Xiaobao Palace!
In short, in this place, there is only what you can't imagine, and there is nothing you can't see. As for what you see and can't get, it must be because you don't work hard enough.
Those celebrities who used to slander Gaotang City have now changed their tune and flocked to Gaotang like birds. When they came back, they all looked happy and regretful. They told others about their experiences in Gaotang, which made people shout.
Cheating has become a new fashion among celebrities.
Now in Nanpi City, or the entire Gongsun Army's jurisdiction, the most popular and sought-after position is not the governor of Bohai, Hejian, and Anping, but the liaison officer of Gongsun Army in Qingzhou!
The benefit of this liaison officer is not only that they can legitimately work and live in Gaotang City, but more importantly, they can always enjoy Qingzhou's high-standard hospitality!
Because of the delicate relationship between the two armies, the Qingzhou side tried its best to win over the liaison officers of the Gongsun Army. In addition to the necessary supplies in daily life, there were also many surprises from time to time.
For example, at the ribbon-cutting event for the opening of a new store, in addition to receiving red envelopes from the store owner, you can also be the first to experience various new products!
Even the officials in Qingzhou cannot enjoy the former treatment. It's not that they don't give it, it's that they don't accept it! They can't accept it, and they don't dare to accept it. Even if they accidentally accept it, they must report it to their superiors and hand over the red envelope.
Return to the public.
There is no way, Qingzhou's laws are so strict and unkind.
The second item is even more remarkable. It is a great honor to be one step ahead. It is similar to the sense of superiority that one could enjoy by being filial and honest in the past.
Nowadays, Gaotang's new products are launched very quickly, but the quantity is usually not large, because each product has a process from research and development to water testing. Some products are developed smoothly, but they may not be released after a few days on the market.
Production was stopped due to considerations of cost, profit, popularity, etc.
Although the Chinese people respect tradition and stick to the old ways, as long as there is something special about these half-finished new products, they are likely to become popular again after a period of time. Because the workshops have stopped production, these things have become quite similar to the antiques of later generations.
something.
Although no one can predict what kind of products will become popular again, many people have developed the habit of snapping up a new product and taking it home as soon as a new store opens.
Therefore, VIPs who can participate in the ribbon-cutting of new stores and the launch of new products will not only receive possible benefits in the future, but also gain face.
In order to get this position, except for the determined Qingzhou Hei Danjing and Wang Yu's best friend Tian Kai who did not participate, the Gongsun Army generals almost broke their heads for this.
In the end, Gongsun Zan saw that it was not a problem, so he simply discussed it with Qingzhou, and finally sent five liaison officers to Gaotang, representing the five counties of Youbeiping, Yuyang, Bohai, Anping, and Hejian...
Because of this, Wang Yu's personal letter arrived in Nanpi.
The scribe and Shan Jing were not surprised. It must have been that bastard named Gong who killed three people at the mahjong table again and grabbed the opportunity to meet Wang Yu. As a result, the letter was delivered to Nanpi and had to be transferred once more.
Deliver it to Gongsun Zan.
What the hell is this? Shan Jing cursed in his heart.
Who is this person? The scribe was also complaining in his heart. Even though he was usually very arrogant, he was so frightened by someone's letter that he became so arrogant. Why should he be so arrogant?
Hearing that it was Wang Yu's letter, Shan Jing didn't dare to be careless. He took it himself, thought about it, gritted his teeth, and pulled off the wax paint on the envelope. When he saw the letter, he immediately gasped.
After a long while, he came back to his senses and ordered: "Quick! Prepare your horses! I am going to Yijing to meet my lord!"