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Chapter 5 Chengdu

 During the Three Kingdoms period, Chengdu City was mainly composed of two major areas: Dacheng and Shaocheng, and it also included Jinguan City, Cheguan City, Nanshi and other city walls. The city was surrounded by military camps and trunks. The imperial palace, Prime Minister's Mansion, Yizhou Patriarch's Mansion, and the officials' offices were located in Dacheng, and the wealthy families were mostly concentrated here. Shaocheng was mainly used by ordinary people to operate here. Most of the people lived in the north, and the commercial area to the south. The population in the city was less than 100,000, and salt, iron, and brocade industries were developed. In addition, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang was in charge of Chengdu since entering Shu and had proper governance. Therefore, at this time, Chengdu was the first-class prosperous place in the world.

When Yang Qing entered the city, he saw the wine shops wherever he saw, there were many shops, merchants, and people came and went on the streets, shoulder to shoulder. Although it was not comparable to later generations, it had a classical prosperity.

Seeing that he had arrived in Chengdu, Yang Qing immediately resigned to Li County Magistrate: "After the teachings of the county magistrate, Qing has benefited a lot. Since he has entered the city, it is not good to bother him anymore, so I will bid farewell to the county magistrate."

"Since that's the case, I won't keep Mingzhi for much. I don't know where Mingzhi lives after entering the city. If I don't have a residence for a while, I can search for Mingzhi. After all, you and I will fall in love with each other at first sight, so I will have to get closer in the future."

"The master of my family has an old friend in Chengdu. I am about to go to find him this time. When Qing settles down, he will go to the county temple to visit the county magistrate." Yang Qing has any acquaintances in Chengdu, so he doesn't want to bother with this only official acquaintance. After all, friendship cannot be used for food and accommodation. At this time, he can only make excuses.

"Then we are not sure." As he said that, Li Yu took off the jade pendant he wore on his waist and handed it to Yang Qing: "Mingzhi, you can go to Chengdu County Temple to see me with this jade pendant."

"Then Qing will disturb you. The green mountains will not change, and the green water will remain forever. Let's leave the county magistrate." After taking the jade pendant and put it in his arms, Yang Qing bowed and said goodbye.

"This son is really a master. Just open his mouth and you will be a subtle sentence." Li Yu murmured at Yang Qing's back.

After coming from Jiangzhou all the way and finally arrived in Chengdu, Yang Qing originally planned to have a good tour, but it was getting late, and finding a place to stay and rest was the top priority at the moment.

During his time in Jiangzhou, he still saved some money, and the food and accommodation on the road were all the responsibility of the merchant surnamed Li. He spent very little along the way, so he still had five or six thousand yuan. If he didn't spend money with great effort and calculated carefully, the money would be enough for his monthly life in Chengdu.

It is too late to find a residence today. I have to wait until I go to Yashang to find a suitable house tomorrow. It is impossible to buy a house. I will never buy a house in this life. Yang Qing thought it was inexplicable. It would be fine if he could not afford a house in later generations. But when he came to the Three Kingdoms, he still couldn't afford a house. Is this fate?

Shaking his head, not thinking about this bad thing for the time being, he asked an old man selling soup cakes on the street and threw him straight to the nearest inn.

On the wide and straight main road in the south wall of the Great City, two carriages were slowly moving towards the north. In one of the carriages were two women in simple clothes.

The man who leaned against the left side looked like he was in his thirties. He was dressed up with a beautiful appearance and elegant temperament. His eyes under his willow-leaf eyebrows were particularly clear, but his eyebrows and eyes were somewhat cunning. He was the lady Li Yu met when he was in Chenjia Village today.

Beside her was a girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a white straight skirt, with skin that was better than snow, eyebrows and eyes as picturesque, delicate nose, and hands as soft as wrinkles. She was so beautiful, but her face was a bit cold.

At this time, I could only hear the girl say to the woman: "Mother, that man is so powerful today. He asked Chen San to confess his guilt and punish him with just a few words. This way of judging a case is rare."

It turned out that these two people were a mother and daughter. Seeing that they were moving closer and closer to the palace, they must have identities as well as ordinary dignitaries.

The woman held the girl's hands lovingly and nodded: "The most powerful thing about this person is not his sharp words. He could find many suspicious points and evidence by observing without taking any powerful measures, which shows that he is as careful as he is good at scrutiny. This is the most valuable thing."

The girl nodded and said, "Why, do you want to recommend this person to the adults?"

The woman smiled and said, "Well, this person is indeed a rare talent. However, just these are not enough to disturb your father. Besides, his identity and origin have not been found yet, so let's talk about it in a few days. Anyway, I have ordered Huang Xing to go and inquire, and this person cannot escape. Why, Guoer is now starting to worry about promoting talents for the country?"

The girl was stunned for a moment and looked out of the car: "Since the late Emperor Bintian, the adults have worked hard day and night and are diligent in the king's affairs. My daughter feels very distressed. I hope that many uncles and adults will share the burden with each other a few years ago, so that the adults will be much more relaxed."

After hearing this, the woman couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She recalled that although her husband was busy with affairs in the past, she didn't have to press on him like now.

At that time, there were great heroes like the late emperor. Among his colleagues, there were many talents, including Fa Zheng, Liu Ba, Ma Liang and other talents in the world, Wu Guanyu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao and other famous generals. Alang only had to sit in the rear and dispatch the center to win thousands of miles away.

At that time, Alang was full of energy, and his smile was still as often seen when he was in Jingzhou. Although he was still as calm and confident now, his smile was rare. He could see his inner pain and depression.

Guoer wants to share her worries for her father, so why isn’t she the same? In recent days, she came to the newly built manor in Chenjia Village, not to spend time in leisure and play and rest. Now it is autumn, and after winter comes, people can arrange for people to plant mulberry trees.

Mulberry trees can be used to raise silkworms, and silk can be used as brocade. This Shu brocade is related to the livelihood of millions of people in the Han Dynasty and the cost of the imperial court. It can be said to be one of the lifelines of the country's business. The Han Dynasty now had a large number of mulberry farmers and weavers, but it was still not enough. So Alang had ordered the establishment of brocade officials to specialize in managing the matter, and encouraged the people across the country to grow mulberry trees and build brocades. In order to set an example, he had purchased fields in Chenjia Village and built a manor according to Alang's wishes. He would plant mulberry trees when the season came. I believe that by then the people would believe that planting mulberry is a great thing that is beneficial to both livelihood and the country.

The state is difficult, and Alang is in a high position. His family is not as good as other ordinary families. Every word and action will attract the attention of the world and will never be careless. We must set an example and strengthen our integrity, and we must also be cautious in our words and actions, and leave no sensation, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble to Alang in vain.

It seems that Guo'er thinks the same way. She has been a calm and taciturn since she was a child. Even if she rarely reveals her thoughts with her mother, how could she not feel the concern in her heart?

When the woman thought of this, she gently stroked the girl's head, and then took her into her arms: "Silly child, these things will be handled by the court, and you, a girl, don't worry too much. Besides, don't you believe in your father? He is the most intelligent person in the world, and nothing in the world can do to him."

The girl remembered her father's confident and calm appearance, raised her head and said to the woman, "Mother, my daughter understands." After that, she closed her eyes and hugged her mother tightly.

"Madam, we have arrived at the mansion." The follower outside the car window reminded softly.
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