Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 236 Penglai Immortal Island
The court meeting ended amidst disputes among the ministers. Fortunately, there was good news for the northern and southern armies. The emperor allowed them to return to Luoyang for repairs. However, Zhang Wen's suggestion was not approved by the emperor. He left the hall, but his memorial remained with the emperor. Although the emperor did not advocate war, he still needed a sharp sword like Zhang Wen.

At the same time, Zhang Jiao left Luoyang. He went to Youzhou to look for Dong Zhuo. The journey was so far away that even his younger brother's death was temporarily put aside by him. He rushed day and night to Youzhou in a hurry. Along the way, there are laborers who are working crazily everywhere. These laborers who were forcibly brought from the Liaodong Peninsula to Jizhou, under the management of Wen Renxi, live a life that is worse than death.

In just three months, there have been dozens of riots. The governor of Jizhou quietly reported to the emperor. Inappropriate, the emperor hurriedly ordered Dong Zhuo to return to Jizhou from Youzhou to take over the work of Wen Renxi, and Wen Renxi returned to Luoyang. Wen Renxi left helplessly, and Dong Zhuo came to Jizhou happily.

And those who are happier than Dong Zhuo are these laborers. Dong Zhuo abolished the extremely cruel system of Wenrenxi, two meals a day, and allowed five hours of rest within a day. The laborers under the most tyrannical rule wept with joy, and incidents such as riots disappeared without a trace. Dong Zhuo started the construction of the canal with peace of mind.

He doesn't understand these things, but he knows how to employ people. He heard that the team left behind by Ren Xi has not changed at all, and everything is just proceeding in an orderly manner. When Zhang Jiao arrived in Jizhou, he heard that Dong Zhuo was here, so he hurried to go After looking for it, when he arrived at Jizhou Governor's Mansion, he learned that there were some problems with the canal project in Qingzhou, because this project covered two states, and Dong Zhuo usually patrolled back and forth between these two states.

Zhang Jiao, who couldn't wait, rushed to Qingzhou again.

The nine years of Jianning have been spent in such a dull way.

In the tenth year of Jianning, the tenth year of the reign of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, Yuhong, the changes that have taken place in the Han Dynasty have been earth-shaking. The people in the court have changed. Dahan Zhongxing, the number of arable land has reached the highest level in the history of the entire Dahan. With the vigorous reclamation of the Mintun, the arable land of the Dahan has continued to increase.

Up to now, officials from all over the country have not even been able to complete the statistics. Yanzhou, Yuzhou and other places are okay, but in Yangzhou, Hezhou, a vast state, the cultivated land is increasing every day, the mountains and forests are constantly expanding, and the number of household registrations is in a large number. Under the migration and the emperor's encouragement policy, there has been another explosive increase. Luoyang, Yecheng, Chang'an and other counties have already had a population of 10,000+.

Even a barbaric place like Yangzhou now has a population of millions. Such a huge number of household registrations has also broken through the historical peak. The courtiers and common people of the Han Dynasty witnessed ZTE with their own eyes, and saw the grain piled up in the granary. , canals and channels continue to appear, and Youzhou and Liangzhou, after years of wars, have calmed down and presented a scene of prosperity.

The establishment of several Chi Roads has rapidly promoted the development of these areas, and the handicraft industry has also ushered in a huge revitalization. The products of Dahan were bought by merchants and sold outside the Great Wall. The influence of Dahan followed the influence of these products and merchants. The footsteps continued to spread towards the outside, and the foreign businessmen who came and went were concentrated outside Guzang County, witnessing the prosperity and strength of the big man!
Everything is inseparable from the Holy Son of Heaven. After Daxing, the Son of Heaven has unparalleled prestige. Among the officials, no one dares to disobey the order of the Son of Heaven. Among the people, the people who have gone through official education are very grateful to the emperor. Not to mention the admiration of the emperor, the first batch of students who came out of the official school, the students who learned the Jinlin chapter, looked at the emperor with fanaticism.

Among the generals, a group of people headed by Zhang Wen also began to play to the emperor, demanding to conquer the thieves who are not ministers around them. What they thought, everyone didn't know, the common people were firmly opposed, Wang Fu and Wen Renxi also expressed their opposition, Wen Renxi believed that war would cost a lot of money.

It would be detrimental to the interests of the great man to start a war for the sake of a mere false name, but Wang Fu believed that the great man was still developing and rejuvenating, so he should not do more military affairs and damage the country's foundation.

Jianning Ten Years, March

The waves on the sea kept beating against the hull of the ship. Under the beating of the waves, the big ship was shaking constantly, splashing water everywhere. Zhang Jiao stood at the bow of the ship and looked into the distance. He looked back and saw that there were only three ships left. The ships were big. When they set off from Qingzhou, there were eleven big ships. It had been almost two months since they set off. In these two months, they had already lost most of the ships.

They were all on river boats. On the sea, these big boats could not withstand the wind and waves at all. After Zhang Jiao handed over the emperor's letter to Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo pulled the big boat from Qingzhou to him without hesitation, and assigned a large number of them. Of course, these are the emperor's orders, and Dong Zhuo just read the emperor's letter and followed them.

Zhang Jiao sailed excitedly, vowing to search for Penglai Xiandao. He did not have any sailing experience, but he suffered these attendants who followed him. Under his wise command, there are nearly a thousand attendants left. Less than 500 people went down, but fortunately, many of these people were fishermen from Qingzhou, who knew a little about navigation, so they were not completely wiped out.

"Mr. Zhang..." A person walked up to Zhang Jiao and said in a low voice.

Zhang Jiao turned his head, looked at him with a smile, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"We don't have anything to eat, Mr. Zhang. Let's go back to the voyage." The man said with a sad face, Zhang Jiao was taken aback, and asked, "Didn't we bring enough food? How could there be no more?"

"Zhang Jun, the ship sank earlier, and a lot of food and grass have sunk with the ship."

"Ah..." Zhang Jiao sighed helplessly, and he didn't know what to do in his heart. The master had clearly told himself that if he set out all the way to the southeast, he would find Penglai Xiandao. He set off from Qingzhou and sailed all the way to the southeast. For so long, why haven't I seen any island?If you go back like this, what face do you have to see His Majesty?

Zhang Jiao turned his head and looked at the exhausted and resentful entourage. There was no food, even if he gave the order to continue sailing, they would probably not agree. Zhang Jiao nodded and said, "Then let's go back."

As he spoke, he raised his head and looked into the distance.

"Huh? What's that??"

There seemed to be a black spot in the distance, Zhang Jiao widened his eyes, and shouted at the sailor on the mast: "Zhengnan, is it an island!!?" Upon hearing this, the dejected sailor hurried towards the distance Looking at it, he stared at it for a moment, clapped his hands suddenly and shouted: "Island! It's the island!!!"

Hearing his cry, many sailors rushed over and looked away.

"Hahaha~~Penglai Island!! Shi Junguo did not deceive me!!" Zhang Jiao shouted excitedly.

　Brothers, I am going back to university today. To be honest, Lao Lang is very sorry to everyone. He promised everyone before that the holiday would be four shifts, but Lao Lang failed to do so. This holiday is really the most painful holiday in Lao Lang's life. During this holiday, the old wolf suddenly became the only man in the family. Misfortunes never come singly, and his mother was also admitted to the hospital. I have to take the train every day, and after arriving at school, I will reply to a stable update. To be honest, it’s a good thing I’m writing an article, otherwise, this time, my family will not be able to support it. The manuscript fee is just right, thank you brothers for your support ,Thanks.

　　
　
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