Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 1 Huo Qingtian

In February of the seventh year of Jian'an (AD 202), Zhijiang County, Nanjun, Jingzhou.

The Ju and Zhang rivers carry Jingshan Mountain on their backs, pass through forests and gorges, stretch over the mountains, and converge at Maicheng.From then on, the two waters were combined and called the Juzhang River. They passed through Maicheng and poured into the Yangtze River to the south. During this time, the water flow was gentle and irrigated Guangzhou. It was considered to be the fertile soil of Jingzhou.

There is a poem written by Wang Can, which says: "It carries the clear river to the Pu River, leaning on the Changzhou Island of Quju. It carries the tombs on its back and spreads across the vast land, and it is adjacent to the fertile currents of Gao and Xi."

Maicheng is located at the intersection of Ju and Zhang rivers. Because it is connected to Hanzhong Shangyong on the upper side and Jiangling of Nanjun County on the lower side, it has convenient transportation and is an important water and land hub. Over time, it formed a city.Boats shuttle back and forth, and merchants gather together. Although it cannot compare with county-level markets like Jiangling, Maicheng City's market can also be praised as one or two among township and county markets.

Shijin is located directly south of Maicheng City, close to the port and several miles away from the city. The market well is built with wooden palisades and surrounded by barriers.The layout of the market is divided into four areas by the Cross Avenue, where different types of items are sold.

On the left and right sides of the city gate, there is a gatekeeper standing on each side.Both of them wore black scarves and short clothes, holding leather wooden shields and ring-headed iron knives. Their faces were serious and quite intimidating.

In the market, there were crowds of people, vendors shouted as loud as they could, and people picked out the items they needed.At this moment, there was a commotion from behind, and the firewood vendor and passers-by were seen arguing. The two of them each held a corner of the sheepskin, and the quarrel made their faces red and attracted everyone to watch.

"Come on, folks, this man wanted to steal the sheepskin for my shoulder pads. I found out right away and forcibly claimed that the sheepskin was his." Seeing the melon-eating crowd gathering, the firewood vendor shouted loudly to get attention.

When passers-by saw the hawker calling out to everyone, they suddenly panicked. He was not a local from Maicheng, Zhijiang.He was from Linju. Under the organization of the Badi salt sellers, he and other villagers carried salt to Zhijiang for sale.If there is a conflict with the local firewood seller, these villagers will most likely side with the firewood seller.

The man carrying the salt blushed and retorted: "This is the sheepskin that Nai Gong carries as salt shoulder pads. How dare you talk nonsense."

The villagers listened to the salt-carrying man's weak rebuttal and looked at the salt-carrying man with suspicion.

Some people were very angry and shouted angrily: "Don't bully my branch and there is no one in the river, why don't you put down the sheepskin?"

When the firewood seller saw that a fellow countryman was emboldened, he also said, "If I give you a chance, leave now. I don't want to ask for it. Do you know the consequences of causing trouble in Huojin?"

"This belongs to my brother, why should I give it to you?" Several people with the same accent as the salt-carrying man appeared in the crowd and said coldly.

"Do you think you have people and I don't?"

……

Soon, the two sides argued and their emotions got the better of them, and a physical conflict soon broke out.

I saw more than ten city soldiers holding long halberds and wearing black scarves, forcibly clearing a road.Those who were unable to dodge were pushed to the ground by city soldiers, who cursed their mothers in anger.

"Who dares to push me?"

A passerby beside him who knew the visitor reminded him in a low voice: "The visitor is Huo Erlang from Huojin, Mayor Huo."

When the questioner heard the name "Huo Erlang", he shut his mouth and stopped talking.

Huo Erlang, whose name is Huo Jun and whose courtesy name is Zhongmiao.Together with his brother Huo Du, he was one of the leading heroes in Maicheng, Zhijiang. During the Zhangxian Rebellion a few years ago, he gathered hundreds of villagers to protect themselves.In the fifth year of Jian'an, when Zhang Xian's rebellion was put down, his two brothers made military exploits and became powerful men with official status.

Compared with his brother Huo Du, Huo Jun is not only brave and strategic, but also knowledgeable in civil affairs and resourceful after a serious illness a few years ago.Shijin was originally abandoned due to Zhang Xian's rebellion. After the war, Huo Jun rebuilt Shijin and sent troops of the Huo clan to garrison it. Liu Biao named him the mayor of Maicheng.

In the past, all the cases in the market were handled by Huo Jun. His fair judgment and clear observation made the villagers admire him.

"I've met Mayor Huo."

"what happened?"

Huo Jun, who was eight feet tall and powerfully built, looked down and saw the talkative people around him. He frowned and said, "Separate the two of them and give their confessions, and keep the people in the market away from here."

"promise!"

More than ten people from Huo's tribe drove away the people who were watching the excitement for more than ten steps. The city officials separated the salt carrier and the firewood seller, while Huo Jun listened to the confessions of the two men one by one.

After listening, Huo Jun also understood the contradictions in the case.The salt-carrying man said that the sheepskin was the one he used to carry salt shoulder pads for five years. When he went to the market today, the sheepskin was stolen by a firewood seller.After he found the firewood seller, he tried to snatch the sheepskin back, but the firewood seller accused him of stealing the sheepskin.

The firewood seller also said the same thing, saying that this sheepskin was used to pad his shoulders when he was carrying firewood. Today, when he was selling firewood, the sheepskin was accidentally stolen by a salt-carrying man. The salt-carrying man claimed that it was his own sheepskin.

While thinking about it, Huo Jun asked the city official behind him, "Can we know the owner of this sheepskin thing?"

"Yuan Zhen, what do you think?"

Huo Chen, the city prime minister and city miser responsible for managing the market, looked embarrassed. He would have come to the conclusion without asking anyone, but due to the reputation of the mayor, he did not dare to refute.

"Please give me your instructions, mayor!"

After sorting out his thoughts, Huo Jun already had something in his mind and said, "Bring the two of you with us."

"promise!"

"mayor!"

The salt-carrying man and the firewood seller were brought up by the city officials.The firewood seller was trying to say something else in front of Huo Jun.

"quiet!"

Huo Jun stared at the expressions of the two of them and said calmly: "One of you is carrying salt, and the other is carrying firewood. This sheepskin shoulder pad is several years old. I will immerse the sheepskin in water and let people taste the water of the sheepskin to know its owner." Who is it that doesn’t recruit people from the real situation?”

The firewood seller, who had just been confident, changed his face and said hesitantly: "I also used sheepskin to pack salt a few days ago. I can't believe this."

"is it?"

Huo Jun looked at the firewood seller, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said with a sneer: "Come here, put the sheepskin on the mat, hit it with a stick, and see how old and new the salt flakes are. If there is old salt, it will be used by the salt bearer; if it is only If you get new salt, it belongs to the firewood seller." "No!"

After hearing this, the penman who recorded the case knew that he could stop writing.

When the firewood seller saw this, he immediately collapsed to the ground, kowtowed and said truthfully: "Mayor Huo, the sheepskin is not a certain thing. I stole it from him because I was greedy for money, and seeing that he was a foreigner, I thought he was easy to bully." .Mayor Huo please consider me as a first offender and spare me..."

Huo Jun did not plead with the firewood seller and directly ruled: "According to the "Han Code", if the value exceeds 660 qian, the tattoo is Chengdan pounding; if it is between 660 qian and 220 qian, it is Wanchengdan pounding; if it is less than 220 qian, it is Chengdan pounding. It will be pounded on the first day of the city, and the term will be three years. However, considering that the currency is soaring at the moment, it can be exchanged for grain money and silk. This is how to deal with it."

The penalty for beating a man is Chengdan, and the punishment for a woman is Chengdan.On the first day of the city, the city was built, and rice was pounded.However, after the Eastern Han Dynasty, Chengdan was not only built, but also required other physical punishments.As for the punishment of tattooing, which was carving words on the face, it was originally a life sentence, but after Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty changed the penalty, it was only five years.

As soon as he finished speaking, the firewood seller suddenly rose up, broke away from the control of the city soldier, and fled into the crowd.

Huo Jun reacted quickly, strode forward, twisted his waist, raised his legs and kicked.The fleeing firewood seller felt a huge force coming from his back, and was instantly kicked away, making him dizzy.The city guard quickly stepped forward to seize the firewood seller and dragged him away.

"He will be punished for the crime of thief and wounding, and his punishment will be downgraded. He will be exempted from the death penalty and will be assigned as a slave for eight years." Huo Jun said.

"promise!"

"color!"

The crowd, who had been silent for a while, suddenly burst into enthusiastic cheers.

"Mayor Huo is mighty!"

Huo Jun smiled gently at everyone and let the crowd disperse.Since he established the market, there have been many such small cases, but there are still quite a few, but they can all be solved relatively easily by himself.

After patrolling the market and handing over trivial matters to Huo Chen, Huo Jun returned to his office in the market.Take off your shoes, remove the sword from your waist, and place it on the sword stand.

"Mayor Huo, Sima Chuanxin will be at the office later." The servant said.

"Ok!"

Huo Jun adjusted his clothes slightly, knelt down on the couch, and asked as usual: "Is there any news coming from the north recently?"

"After General Liu Bei of the Left was welcomed to Xiangyang by Liu Jingzhou, he asked him to garrison in Xinye to protect Duke Cao." The servant said.

"Liu Yuzhou?"

Huo Jun put down the Book of Songs in his hand, feeling uneasy.

When he was in Jian'an for four years, due to the original owner's illness, he traveled to the late Han Dynasty.In his previous life, he was born into an ordinary family in a rural town. He went to university and studied economics and management, which he regretted after graduating.

I read a lot of economics knowledge, but after graduation I had no use for it. I either sold insurance or joined a bank. Fang Qiu, who was scolding me when I was studying, had long since been awakened by reality.

With the help of relatives, and through his own efforts, he passed the civil service examination and got an iron job at the grassroots level.A few years later, as I was approaching my thirties, I never imagined that I would die of COVID-[-] and travel to the end of Han Dynasty.

He is not a pure 'he', there is still the thought of the original owner, and the two are intertwined and fused.Although he is not the leader in his previous life, it is not a problem to integrate into this environment.

When he recovered, he realized that he had most likely traveled back in time to the historical general Huo Jun, who defended Jiameng with hundreds of people for a year, during which time he defeated ten thousand people. He took the opportunity to kill the general Xiang Cun, but died young.

Before he could adapt, Zhang Xian, the governor of Changsha, united Lingling and Guiyang counties to rebel, and the war soon spread to Zhijiang.After all, the southeast of Nanjun is Changsha County, and Zhijiang is not far from Jiangling, where the county is governed.

Liu Biaolian was unable to suppress the enemy, and soldiers and thieves rampaged across the countryside.In order to protect themselves, Huo Jun and his brother Huo Du relied on their own bravery to raise an army of hundreds of people.

The elder brother Huo Du wants to form a society to protect himself, while Huo Jun is a little bit arrogant and wonders if he can follow the example of many time-traveling sages and start an army to separate the country.As a result, the reality was cruel. Although the two sides were fighting a stalemate, Huo Jun could not intervene in a war involving tens of thousands of people, and he was not even qualified to intervene.

After recognizing the reality, Huo Jun's IQ returned to normal. He gave up the idea of ​​separatist rule and instead wanted to accumulate his own strength, exercise his abilities, and find a good boss to follow him.

At the same time, after Liu Biao was unable to defeat Zhang Xian, he allowed Wuling and Nanjun counties to form an army in order to explode the army.However, during the outbreak of troops, Zhang Xian suddenly died of illness, and Liu Biao put down the Changsha rebellion.

However, Liu Biao was also a man of understanding. Not only did he not dismantle the armies formed by those with big surnames, he also treated them as officials and incorporated them into his own army.

His elder brother Huo Dubiao was a Sima of another department, while Huo Jun rebuilt the city of Maicheng and became the mayor of Maicheng in order to raise troops.

Therefore, Huo Jun's title of mayor has a different meaning from that of mayors in later generations.The mayor of the Eastern Han Dynasty was the head of the market, the official in charge of the local market.

At the same time, there are also differences due to different grades of the market.For example, the length of the Luoyang market in the Eastern Han Dynasty, with a rank of [-] shi, was under the jurisdiction of Henan Yin; mayors were also established in prosperous local counties, and the taxes they collected were not transferred to the counties but directly paid to the emperor.

Who will receive the taxes from Huo City? There is no doubt that the bulk of the taxes will go to the Huo family, and Huo Jun will symbolically pay a small portion of the taxes to Liu Biao.Not only the Huo family did this, but also the big surnames in Jingzhou. They either concealed their household registration or annexed land.

As for Liu Biao, he was also aware of these tricks.He rode into Jingzhou alone, lacked close followers, and had no military ability. All he could rely on were the Jingzhou nobles.In essence, he is just a representative of the Jingzhou gentry, and he can only protect himself in isolation.

When faced with the Battle of Cangting in the Central Plains, except for sending troops to launch the Battle of Western Hubei last year and welcoming Liu Bei in December, Liu Biao had no ability to change the general trend.

Even if Liu Biao is like this, Huo Jun, who is in Zhijiang, can only sit back and watch the changes in the world.As time went by, he also waited for the opportunity.

"Han Ji Zhaowu Ji": "In December of the sixth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao defeated Shao and attacked the emperor from the south. The emperor sent Mi Zhu and Sun Qian to meet Liu Biao, who came from the suburbs to welcome him and treated him with the above courtesy, which was beneficial. His troops were stationed in Xinye. More and more heroes from Jingzhou returned to the emperor, expressing doubts about his intentions and guarding them secretly."

"Han Ji Huo Da Sima Family": "Huo Da Sima Jun was from Zhijiang, Nanjun. In the early days of Jingzhou, he fought with his brother Du, and joined hundreds of people in the countryside. He governed "Mao Shi", "Guan Zi" and "Shang Dynasty". "Jun Shu", a disciple of Master Ma Rong."

　In the Han Dynasty, taxes from cities and towns were handed over to the central government and were not paid to counties and counties.Therefore, the people who express their official positions are naturally different.The protagonist, mayor, is an official position. Since taxes go to the central government, the appointment of the official position requires the recommendation of a higher-level official.

　　As for Liu Biao's appointment, it is not difficult to understand that as Liu Biao, the local emperor of Jingzhou, all appointments must be made by him.Moreover, Huo Jun is a powerful person who has recently joined him, so he naturally needs a hand. As for whether he should take it seriously, it is a matter of two opinions.
　　
　
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