People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 246 Warning
At the door of the furniture shop, Zhang Rao looked left and right and soon set his eyes on a set of tables, chairs and cabinets. What surprised him was that these things had a variety of styles and solid quality, but the prices were much cheaper than those outside.

In fact, this was not the first time he was surprised. Xuan Xia’s products were not only more diverse in variety, but also much cheaper than those sold outside.

Zhang Rao could only see the final result but still couldn't figure out the reason. The biggest reason for the lower price was the improvement in production efficiency. Even the various wooden products he was looking at now were actually the products of wood processing factories.

Through the division of labor in production, even an ordinary person without any skills can skillfully make individual wooden parts after a short period of learning.

Finally, the wooden parts produced by these different production lines are assembled to become the finished product in front of Zhang Rao.

Originally, it might take a skilled carpenter several days to build a cabinet, but now through processing workshops, the output efficiency of ordinary workers can be much higher than that of skilled carpenters.

This was actually the result of a lumberyard that originally built crossbows, horse-drawn carriages and various siege equipment for the army, which began to transform into a civilian operation after its military orders were exhausted.

The number and variety of goods on the market have increased, but the prices are relatively lower, which is naturally good for ordinary people.

At least Zhang Rao felt very comfortable. Now he was also going to build a family business and directly enjoy these benefits. As long as he put himself in the perspective of ordinary people, he could easily feel that his life was promising.

But Guan Hai on the side obviously didn't think so. Seeing Zhang Rao hesitating and bargaining with the shopkeeper, he became a little impatient and pulled him out.

"You are the commander of the Yellow Turbans after all. How can you argue with the common people over a few coins?" Guan Hai frowned. If he had not come to Xuanxia and had no acquaintances to interact with, he really did not want to travel with Zhang Rao. After all, the relationship between the two was not very good.

Zhang Rao sighed and said helplessly: "I am generous, but I am poor. If you have some spare money, you can lend me some. You don't have to wait for me to waste time here."

When he heard about borrowing money, Guan Hai immediately frowned and refused with a cold snort.

Zhang Rao shook his head, went back to the store and had a conversation with the merchant before he made his decision. He paid the deposit, made a receipt, reported his address, and then walked out after finishing his business.

Guan Hai glanced at him, and when he spoke again, his tone was somewhat resentful, but it was not directed at Zhang Rao: "We led the people to surrender, not to mention how good the treatment was, but now we are not even given enough spare money, and we have to be restrained when buying things. Don't you think the leader is too mean to us?"

Zhang Rao paused when he heard this, but then he sighed: "It would be a lie to say that I have no thoughts, but even a leader of this status can only be described as living a hard life compared to other nobles in the world. What can we, the generals below, say?"

Guan Hai was silent immediately. What Zhang Rao said was absolutely true.

After arriving in Xuanxia, ​​he found that this place was not what he had imagined. Not to mention enjoying himself, his life was even worse than before.

Although he was running around in Qingxu with his brothers at that time, at least he could do whatever he wanted and never lacked women and food and wine.

On the contrary, after coming here, I have been restricted in every way. Not only can I not do this or that, but even my money has become poor. Now it is difficult for me to set up a family business.

It is because the leader Xu Chen sets an example of being honest and upright, otherwise Guan Hai would have much more complaints today.

Seeing that Guan Hai still looked unhappy, Zhang Rao continued to persuade him: "The court has noted our merits in leading the people to surrender, and rewards will be issued soon. Moreover, after we pass the assessment and take up regular positions, we will not only receive salaries, but also corresponding benefits. Life will actually be easy. It's just a little awkward now, but it will pass if we endure it."

But when it comes to this, Guan Hai has something to say: "We are the generals of the Yellow Turbans. What does the court think of us? They want us to learn religious doctrines and even pass tests before we can take important positions. How can this be justified? Isn't this a sincere humiliation for us?"

Zhang Rao suddenly felt a headache and didn't know how to continue arguing with Guan Hai.

Guan Hai was already feeling resentful, and everything seemed wrong to him. This was not something that could be persuaded with just a few words. It could only be said that Guan Hai was very dissatisfied with the fact that he had gone from being a general who could command the support of everyone to being restricted in every way.

Zhang Rao actually understood that what he said before was all false. The real reason was that there were too many rules in Xuanxia.

He shook his head and said, "It's not entirely true that the leader treats his brothers unfairly. The Liaodong governor Huang Long and Changshan governor Zhang Baiqi are both trusted by the leader. They have all gone through study and assessment before taking up their posts. Why can't we accept that?"

After hesitating for a moment, he said earnestly, "When we rose up, we just couldn't survive. Now look at Xuanxia. The people have enough food and clothing, they can farm and live in peace, and all industries are thriving. What else can you and I be dissatisfied with?"

Guan Hai snorted disapprovingly: "What a joke! The people are the people. I risked my life for a salary of a thousand yuan a month, right?"

Zhang Rao was speechless for a moment. He really wanted to say that if it weren't for Xuan Xia's timely rescue, the Qingxu Yellow Turbans might have been destroyed by the government soldiers by now.

But seeing Guan Hai's resentful expression, he swallowed his words back, knowing that this guy would not listen to anything he said. He also had no intention of continuing to argue with Guan Hai about these things. More importantly, today's conversation suddenly made Zhang Rao realize that with Guan Hai's thoughts, he was afraid that something would happen to Xuan Xia sooner or later, and he was afraid that he would not be able to get too close to him in the future.

It seems that Guan Hai is petty and Zhang Rao is submissive, but in fact, Zhang Rao is more clear-headed. In a country like Xuanxia, ​​one is destined not to come here to enjoy oneself. This is also the reason why Xuanxia can now lay this foundation in desperate situation.

As for Guan Hai, I have tried my best to persuade him. If this guy still refuses to change his ways, he can only blame himself for any disaster in the future.

Zhang Rao tried to persuade him like this because of their friendship in the past, but that was all. After all, the relationship between the two was not very good, and he didn't want to let Guan Hai, this restless guy, get himself into trouble.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion on the street ahead, and the people along the way also screamed in surprise, and there was a huge commotion.

This made Zhang Rao and Guan Hai turn their heads to look. Before they could wonder, they heard the people's surprised shouts. From their shouts of "Heavenly Master, Prime Minister, Leader", Zhang Rao and Guan Hai knew that Xu Chen was visiting the people again to inspect.

They didn't know how many times they had seen this kind of inspection. Every time Xu Chen inspected, it was a surprise attack, and where he went and what he looked at was completely random, leaving the people below with no way to react.

It is often seen that Xu Chen finds many problems and then starts to hold people accountable and investigate in front of the people, which always causes cheers from the people.

Of course, there are often some "complaints to the emperor" at such times, and Xu Chen will consult and deal with them afterwards.

It is worth mentioning that the matters that Xu Chen inspects are often not very important. Most of them are people's livelihood issues that people deal with in their daily lives. They may be counterfeit and shoddy goods in the market, or the injustice of withholding wages. As long as Xu Chen finds them, he will definitely get to the bottom of the matter.

Zhang Rao and Guan Hai also knew that Xu Chen often said in front of the officials of Xuanxia that they should spend less time in the office and spend more time among the people. It was obvious that Xu Chen himself practiced this.

It is hard to say what Guan Hai thought of this behavior, but when Guan Hai heard that the leader was here, his expression became a little stiff, and he took Zhang Rao to take a detour.

After all, he had just complained to Xuan Xia and the leader, and he still felt a little guilty.

However, what Guan Hai didn't know was that his daily grumblings and complaints were actually all known to those who were interested, and eventually these words would reach Xu Chen's ears.

Tian Shitou, who was accompanying Xu Chen with his personal guards, suddenly heard one of his men whispering something. He glanced in the direction where Guan Hai left, then narrowed his eyes meaningfully.

Xu Chen was waving to the people around him, and he randomly walked into a store in the market and started to look around, to check out today's prices and the quality of goods.

The owner was both terrified and excited. He stood there rubbing his hands with a red face, not knowing what to say.

Xu Chen was just about to appease the shop owner, but at this time Tian Shitou came in, invited Xu Chen to a secluded place aside, and reported to Xu Chen in a low voice.

"Master, not long ago Guan Hai and Zhang Rao were also on the street. According to the people below, Guan Hai still made a lot of remarks that were dissatisfied with you and the court."

"Yes, I understand."

Xu Chen didn't react much when he heard this. He just nodded and didn't have any other reaction.

But this made Tian Shitou a little confused. Is this the end of it?
Tian Shitou had long been dissatisfied with Guan Hai, who complained about everything in private every day and also slandered the leader Xu Chen. This was what Tian Shitou could not tolerate the most.

As long as Xu Chen showed some sign of support at this moment, Tian Shitou would immediately deal with Guan Hai, but Xu Chen's reaction made him feel helpless.

Boss, please say something!

"Master, that guy is so disrespectful. If it happened in the Han Dynasty, Guan Hai's behavior would at least be charged with the crime of discussing the emperor's affairs of state. Are we just going to let it go?" Tian Shitou added before Xu Chen turned around.

Xu Chen shook his head helplessly: "You also said that he was a big man. Our Xuan Xia has not been convicted for his words. Just complain if you want to, and let him be. If he really did something wrong, there are laws to deal with him. There is no need to disrupt the procedure for such a trivial matter."

After saying that, Xu Chen glanced at Tian Shitou with a warning: "Also, you have a powerful position, so you should be more cautious. Power cannot be abused!"

(End of this chapter)