Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1826 The fact that makes people speechless is the most helpless

  No one wants to be a pawn, but some things are not based on personal wishes.

  『This is Chang’an? 』

  Zhen Mi raised her head, her eyes glowed with brilliance, and she was instantly charming.

  Since she was a child, Zhen Mi has never left Yecheng, let alone Jizhou, but what she didn't expect was that she would go so far away from her hometown for the first time.

Although Zhen Mi's self-talk was said to be heard by the maids serving beside her, the two maids on the left and the right lowered their heads and did not answer, as if they had not heard any sound, obediently like two little girls. The rabbit nestled in two corners of the carriage.

   Zhen Mi didn't even think about what to say to the two maidservants, and after pondering for a moment, she said: "Go to Dongxifang to have a look first. 』

  One of the little rabbits answered, and then tapped lightly on the front panel of the carriage, conveying Zhen Mi's meaning to the driver, and then sat down obediently again.

   The guards of the team leader were a little different, but there was no objection. After all, Zhen Mi and his party were not prisoners, but more like messengers, so there was no need to argue over such a trivial matter, so they changed direction and went to Dongxifang.

   Dongxifang is naturally for buying and selling things.

Since the destruction of Chang'an in the Western Han Dynasty, the impression left by Chang'an City on Shandong people is that it is dilapidated and corrupt. Even the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty went to Chang'an to worship the Taimiao from time to time, but this concept has continued until now, even in the In the city of Ye, before Zhen Mi arrived in Chang'an, she also felt that Chang'an was a barren place in her heart, just a small city made of stones in the midst of desolation.

   No wonder.

After all, Jizhou flourished within one or two hundred years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Yecheng was the center of Jizhou, and it was even more prosperous. When Zhen Mi was young, no matter where she went, she felt that Yecheng was inferior to Yecheng. I think that Yecheng is the most prosperous city in the world, and it can't be compared with any other place.

In Zhen Mi's heart, she was somewhat proud of being a native of Ye City, just like the natives in some cities in later generations would look down on those outsiders, the kind of pride that comes from the heart will always be revealed unconsciously, In addition, she has been pampered since she was a child, and her material wealth is extremely rich, so it is very natural for Zhen Mi to look down on people from other places.

  But now, when Zhen Mi actually saw Chang An, she couldn't help being a little surprised, but her upbringing since childhood restrained Zhen Mi from showing her true emotions, and only leaked some out of her eyes.

  As a businessman, Zhen Mi is naturally familiar with commerce. If she wants to know whether this Chang'an City is the same, she can figure it out just by looking at the market. It's just that the east and west market squares in Chang'an City are not one in the east and the other in the west of the city, but they are all located in the northwest corner of Chang'an City, separated by a street into two parts.

Many people think that the Forbidden City of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the later generations is so big and magnificent, but in fact, Luoyang Chang'an in the Han Dynasty is more magnificent and vast. Perhaps the buildings of later dynasties are more exquisite and gorgeous, but in terms of building area, Chang'an in the Han Dynasty and Chang'an in the Han Dynasty are more magnificent and vast. Luo Yang, several blocks away from the Forbidden City in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

According to archaeological data, the area of ​​Luoyang City in the Eastern Han Dynasty was about 11 square kilometers, the imperial city of Beijing was close to 7 square kilometers; the South Palace of Luoyang was about 1.3 square kilometers, the North Palace was about 1.8 square kilometers, while the Forbidden City in the Ming and Qing Dynasties was only 0.72 square kilometers. Both the South Palace and the North Palace in the Eastern Han Dynasty were larger than the Forbidden City today.

  The area of ​​Chang'an City is larger than that of Luoyang City, and Chang'an City is almost three times that of Luoyang City!

Of course, the density per unit area naturally becomes denser the further you go. This is the law of historical development, and no one can avoid it. This kind of majestic atmosphere is like standing in the concrete forest and being on the vast grassland, the feeling is completely different.

   Therefore, among the cultural relics excavated in later generations, the utensils of the Han Dynasty are all simple and elegant, and the typical one is the famous Han Eight Swords. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, when the national power was strong, the production of jade wares changed from the delicate and meticulous style before, showing a majestic, broad, natural and unrestrained charm.

   This is a strong, rough, and informal charm, completely different from Jiangnan's small and exquisite style of opening a dojo in Faluo, and also different from Yecheng's style of pursuing complexity and emphasizing grandeur.

  Zhen Mi and his party walked slowly through the street between the East and West Market Squares.

In the market, the banners of various merchants are raised high, just like the signboards on both sides of Xiangjiang Street in the 1990s, densely packed, up and down, with various colors, and some are ingeniously outlined. The pattern of the product allows even an illiterate person to more or less guess what is being sold...

The flow of people was so large that Zhen Mi and his party had to stop and go. After all, Zhen Mi and the others did not hang special scepters or military flags or other markers, and the pedestrians, carriages and horses passing by regarded it as a Ordinary gentry children's vehicles don't pay much attention and humility.

   Zhen Mi watched silently through the window of the carriage, speechless for a while.

   There are not only Han people, but also many Hu people. These Hu people use proficient or unproficient Chinese, and shop assistants or shopkeepers, who care about the slightest bit with red faces, or make a deal and laugh, creating a scene full of vitality, which is similar to that in Yecheng. Whether this kind of love comes or not, and whether you love to buy or not, the appearance is completely different.

Most of the buyers in Yecheng are Han Chinese, and most of them are local people, just like the Zhen family, what each family needs, what they lack, or what new goods they have, are generally not traded in ordinary shops Instead, it was directly pulled into various households. As for the shops facing ordinary people on the street, they did not occupy the bulk of the transaction...

  To put it simply, most of Yecheng is engaged in wholesale, while Chang'an East and West Market is both wholesale and retail, and retail accounts for the majority.

  Wholesale is better than retail. There may not be a fixed standard for comparison, but the scene in front of you proves that Chang'an City is not just the same, and the inner vitality of the city is extremely strong.

  『Okay... go back to the other courtyard...』

  Zhen Mi lowered the curtains, her tone remained unchanged, and she closed her eyes, as if she no longer had any interest in the noise of the outside world, but in fact, there was a surge of ups and downs in her heart.

  Come to Chang'an, Zhen Mi originally resisted.

  But personal resistance is useless in the face of the pressure of the whole family, just like she also resisted trading her marriage as a trade item back then.

   It's a shame.

   A kind of person who forcibly becomes the shame of an item.

  Yes, I am actually an exquisite artifact, which is sent from one person to another, and then obtains some benefits for the family transaction. As for the wishes of the artifact itself, who cares?

  I still have to smile, humbly smile, and endure all kinds of gossip, even foul language.

  The vehicle staggered and arrived in front of the newly purchased courtyard of the Zhen family.

Housing prices in Chang'an are not cheap nowadays, especially in the neighborhoods near Weiyang Palace, they are even more expensive, often costing tens of millions of dollars, like the one in front of Zhen Mi, which has exceeded 200 million dollars, even though the Zhen family's wealth is rich , but if you want to spend 100 to 200 million yuan to buy a house at once, you are somewhat hesitant, so many people say that renting a house is fine, is it that the rented house is not good, ahem, can't live in it? Isn't it necessary to spend so much money to buy...

  In the end, Mrs. Zhang, that is, Zhen Mi's mother, got angry because of this at the family meeting, and took a picture of the case before it was confirmed.

   After all, this concerns the face of the Zhen family.

Ah…

  The face of the Zhen family.

Zhen Mi raised her head, like a proud swan, slowly got out of the car, and swept past the stewards and many servants kneeling in the courtyard, her voice was not loud, but very majestic: "Zhen Mi The family rules are very strict, you must know it. If there is anyone who reneges, he can leave quickly and return the bride price, neither owed. 』

  The stewards and numerous servants still knelt down on the ground without any movement.

  『Good. In this way, everyone needs to keep in mind the family rules of the Zhen family. If anyone violates the prohibition, he will be punished without teaching! Zhen Mi looked around calmly, and then said, "Everyone who is in charge, stay here for a while, and the rest will step back!" 』

  Many servants responded and retreated, leaving only a few stewards.

Household servants are a mirror of whether a noble family is decent or not. Generally speaking, for a noble family with a certain background, domestic servants are generally divided into six categories, those who assist the general manager, those who manage property, those who serve personally, those who serve in general, and those who help out. For entertainment, as a temporary rough-hunting handyman...

Those who assist the master to manage, generally take the position of steward, big steward, small steward, or a certain steward, responsible for the management of personnel, objects, money, etc., have a higher position and are at the top of the slave class, while those in the middle are generally The personal servants, as well as servants with certain skills, such as cooks, winemakers, carpenters, tailors, musicians, etc., are all kinds of miscellaneous servants, such as starchers, horse trainers, falcon dogs, etc. There are all kinds of things, and there are a lot of them.

  These servants built the huge dignity of a gentry family, and in this dignity, it also reflected the strict social hierarchy.

  The Zhen family has been operating in Jizhou for nearly two years. You must know the Zhen family, but it has been passed down from Zhen Han in the Wang Mang period, and it is even more decent.

"Everyone is an old man of the Zhen family, so I won't say anything extra..." Zhen Mi said to the stewards of the Zhen family who came earlier, "According to common sense, all the people in this courtyard should be born in the family of the Zhen family. , It's a pity... So everyone, keep an eye on it... Also, some items will be delivered in a few days, and we will have to re-arrange here at that time...』

  Zhen Mi sized up the old house and courtyard, frowning slightly. Although it is said that the stewards who came earlier have carried out overall cleaning and repairs, there are still some small problems left in many places, such as the mottled and peeling paint under the eaves, and the moss growing in the corridors of the walls...

   Forget it, bear with it.

  『...Get these dated accounts first, what about the rest... 』Zhen Mi said somewhat disinterestedly, 『Let’s deal with it later.  In addition, is the invitation letter to General Hussar’s Mansion ready? Let’s take a look first too…”

  As an item, what is the saddest thing?

   I still have to send it to the door with a smile...

  Zhen Mi looked down at the word "Minister" above the salutation, and couldn't help feeling a little dazed.

When I was young, I heard someone say that when I was sleeping, there was a faint glow of jade clothes appearing outside my body. I thought it was really light, so I excitedly asked the maid who was close to me to stay up for several nights, just to see if there was any light. There is no real light...

  It was only later that I realized what my mother's smile meant when she heard this question.

  Father Zhen Yi is famous, but in fact he is not at all comfortable. In Zhen Yi's generation, they tried their best, but they could only be Shang Cailing. And the huge family property of the Zhen family attracts the eyes of tigers and wolves all the time. The eldest brother, Zhen Yu, died of a sudden serious illness when he was supposed to be showing off his glory. The second brother, Zhen Yan, although attached to the great general He Jin, was finally transferred from the great general to be the leader of Qu Liang. In the end, he met He Jin and died, and Dong Zhuo went to Beijing, and suddenly the world was turned upside down!

  The Zhen family is about to lose...

   But almost everyone is watching, waiting. The high-minded Zhen Yi was hit by successive blows, his heart disease was incurable, and he passed away. As a result, the third elder brother Zhen Yao was not even recommended by a Xiaolian. title.

  Yes, the marriage between myself and Yuan Xi was a transaction from beginning to end. The Zhen family used this to express their support for Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao also gave the Zhen family some support.

However, Yuan Shao, who thought he was at the height of the sun, was also like a clay statue smeared with gold powder. It looked good at first, but it quickly changed color in the wind and rain, collapsed, and overturned. Even the Zhen family seemed to collapse into the muddy water Among them, I was in a panic.

  『Madam, the fragrant soup is ready...』 A maid reported outside the hall.

   Zhen Mi frowned.

  One of the rabbits beside him jumped out, transformed into a big bad wolf face, pointed at the maidservant viciously and shouted: "Come on!" Drag it down, slap your mouth twenty! 』

   "Forget it..." Zhen Mi said lightly, "Thinking of his first offense, this time I will remember it for now..."

Amid the repeated thanks from the escaped maidservant, Zhen Mi swayed and turned to the back hall. Then, under the service of her personal maid, she took off her makeup and heavy clothes, and in the light gauze and strong fragrance, Immersed myself in the hot soup, closed my eyes, and let out a long, faint sigh.

  The voice is soft and soft, like a breeze blowing through the treetops.

Zhen Mi thought of the burning candlelight at Tian Zhen's house all night, the continuous quarrels in the lobby, and the words of the third brother Zhen Yao that made people cry, laugh, shout, and make trouble. , "Fourth sister, now the Zhen family, you are the only one who can make a move... It's not that the third brother is cruel, but... If Hu Qi is a man, I will give up... But, but... I can't let the eldest sister Second sister, third sister, should they go? Even if they go, they are still too old, and they can’t take their children to Chang’an...』

  Yeah, I am already on my 28th, and before my 10th, it is the most exquisite age in my life.

  So, I deserve to be an object, and then I still have to smile, whether I like it or not, and send it in front of others, in exchange for the living space of the whole family, is there a greater benefit?

Zhen Mi curled up her body and immersed her whole body in the fragrant soup. She also immersed the sigh in her heart and the tears bursting from the corners of her eyes under the water. On the surface of the water, only soft blue hair and Gululu rolled Bubbles…

  (end of this chapter)