Three Kingdoms: I don’t want to fall in love in troubled times

Chapter 65: Buying a house is inevitable
Chang'an, the new residence of the imperial court.

Xu Jiashu walked along the dilapidated road along the city wall. The withered and yellow leaves in late winter were piled up in several layers, making a crisp crackling sound when stepped on.

The last time this city was used as the capital dates back to Wang Mang's new dynasty. The pavilions and palaces in it have been relics that have survived for centuries if we count the time when the emperor founded the city.

After the Red Eyebrows ravaged Guanzhong, and more than 200 years of wind and rain, their original appearance cannot be seen at all.

Compared with the two northern and southern palaces in Luoyang, it is not only outdated, but also cramped and small.

After all, a dozen generations are enough to change a lot.

Weiyang Palace and Jianzhang Palace were covered with spider webs, and the roofs were hollowed out, making it impossible to live in. The young emperor and his party could only temporarily live in the relatively comfortable Gaomiao and Jingzhao Mansion, waiting for the craftsmen to complete the renovation before moving. Go in.

If the emperor is like this, his subordinates will be even worse.

After the death of the second generation of the Qin Dynasty, the Western Han Dynasty, which truly opened the era of unification, started from scratch in many places.

Reflected in the construction of palaces, Chang'an City was designed as a relatively pure residence for the emperor. Except for the famous Weiyang Palace, Changle Palace and Jianzhang Palace, the area reserved for commercial and residential areas was quite insufficient. With a new population of [-] levels, the difficulty of resettlement can be imagined.

Not to mention ordinary people, even nobles have to worry about where to live.

You must know that Chang'an City in the Western Han Dynasty did not have dormitories for Lang Guan, and even the Third Duke did not have a dedicated residence.

Everyone can only cross the sea with the Eight Immortals and show their magical powers.

Lang Wei's system was fine, and all the working guys had it with them. They only needed to find a place to rest so they could continue to hold the halberd and guard the gate for the emperor. So Huben and Yu Lin came to the door with their knives unceremoniously and killed those who were closer to the palace. All private houses were requisitioned.

The situation faced by the Shangshutai is a bit more difficult - the last large-scale construction of Chang'an City was the work of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The fashionable Shutai had just embarked on the road to power, and it was still hundreds of years away from truly taking charge of the government. , Now that I have returned to my hometown, the original small document mailing and receiving room cannot accommodate this behemoth.

There are places to renovate and files to sort out. There is still so much to prepare before the state machine can start running again.

The culprit of all this is undoubtedly Dong Xiangguo who stayed in Luoyang.

The consequence of such a hasty move of the capital was that the highest order no longer existed in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, and the imperial court was unable to effectively manage the city of Chang'an where it was located.

Xu Jiashu gradually came to the area far away from the palace wall.

Before the capital was moved, there had long been a large outer city here. Many neighborhoods were formed around the abandoned palace city. With the influx of large numbers of people, it became increasingly crowded and chaotic.

"Zimao, do you want to eat beef jerky?"

Gan Ning took out the contraband from his arms and handed it to Xu Jiashu.

What he got was a look of disbelief from the other party - slaughtering cattle is a serious crime!

If you want to drag me, an official of the imperial court, into trouble, it will be an additional crime!
Um.
It's quite fragrant. It would be even better if it was a little spicy.
Order is like air, wherever there is a vacuum, it will be filled.

Seeing the situation in Chang'an, Gan Ning couldn't stand it these days. He led his brothers to grab territory every day, and now he was in charge of several blocks.

Under Xu Jiashu's suggestion, the style of this new Jinfan Rangers improved greatly. Not only did they put away their extravagant and wasteful style (except for Gan Ning himself), they also took the initiative to take on the security work within their sphere of influence. All disputes at the official level will be adjudicated by them. In return, Gan Ning and his friends will receive some supplies.

"Zimao's idea is really not bad," praised Gan Ning, who became obsessed with solving the case. "This is much more interesting than fighting and killing!"

Young and Dangerous don't use their brains, and they will remain Young and Dangerous all their lives.

Especially when he said to the seeker with a straight face, "I may need your help someday, or maybe not that day, but before that day comes, please accept this justice as my friendship", it was simply Feeling great from the inside out!

Listen, what smart people say, friendship!

It’s so damn wonderful!

Xu Jiashu didn't expect that he would prank the godfather, and Gan Ning really learned the essence.

Although I am still doing my old job, this can be considered a development in a good direction. "I'm here to see the students." Xu Jiashu looked around, "Why don't you see Sun Zi?"

"Oh," Gan Ning responded, "They're not here."

Hearing this, Xu Jiashu glanced suspiciously, "You're not going to let Sun Zi and the others follow you to grab the territory, are you?"

"no"

"real or fake?"

"Really not!" Gan Ning almost swore, "They just went to help resettle the refugees!"

Here, refugees and disputes are the most indispensable things.

"Okay then", Xu Jiashu temporarily believed that Gan Ning would not do such an unreliable thing, "Please Xingba take good care of them!"

"Don't worry, Zimao!"

Gan Ning patted his chest, looking very trustworthy.

In fact, what he said is correct. In addition to helping to settle accounts, making plans to seize land, and occasionally acting as a lobbyist to recruit some small gangs, the Tai students are really being taken good care of.
There are more than a dozen people in a club who can both speak and write, and are even among the top students in the country. Gan Ning has never dared to imagine what kind of extravagant configuration this is.

In the Han Dynasty, culture was the primary productive force.

"Then I'll go first."

Xu Jiashu said goodbye to Gan Ning. He still had important things to do.

For example, buying a house.

Originally, it was not impossible to live with Gan Ning in the outer city, but this area was too far away from the palace city, and it was inconvenient to go to the Chancellor's Terrace. Moreover, there were too many people and it was not suitable for Liu Ying to be accommodated.

But nowadays it is not that easy to find a satisfactory place to live in the inner city. There is only so much space, and many high-ranking officials have to be neighbors with others.

He walked all the way to Ba City Gate and saw Huan Jie.

The two had made an appointment to look for a house together. Anyway, Huan Jie had met Liu Ying. As a disciple of Sun Jian, he had no faction in the court. If he had to have a neighbor, he was relatively the most suitable candidate.

"Bo Xu, what's the result?"

Huan Jie sighed: "Chang'an is in ruins, and now there is a famine. Even the scholar-bureaucrats are starving to death. I have decided that if I still can't find a place to live, I will go to Zheng Yilang's place."

"Zheng Yilang?"

"Well, Zheng Gongye."

This man was born in Xingyang, the place where Cao Cao suffered a huge defeat not long ago and almost lost his life.

His family was extremely powerful, and he liked to associate with heroes when he was young, but he was still promoted as filial and honest by the county and the country, which shows that both black and white take precedence.

The unlucky general He Jin recruited him to serve as Minister of the Secretariat before his death, and soon he was transferred to serve as the Minister of the Censor.

Dong Zhuo mainly took over the Imperial Army that was loyal to He Jin, but he didn't receive much from the general's shogunate. However, Zheng Tai was one of them. Now he is an official and pays homage to Yilang. He holds banquets every day in Chang'an to provide relief to the scholars, and has a great reputation. .

Although they are all people in the Lang Guan system, their Yi Lang is basically a two thousand stone reserve, which is different from the two low-level Lang Guan.

Out of curiosity, Xu Jiashu agreed to accompany Huan Jie to have a look. The two walked together and walked into the charity house run by Zheng Yilang.

(End of this chapter)