It was snowing heavily, and the "Winter Solstice Festival" arrived as scheduled.

"Around the winter solstice, a gentleman is at peace and quiet, and all officials are in trouble." Choose "capable people", play the zither and flute, and play the "law of the yellow bell" to celebrate. The people visit relatives and friends, and give each other cakes, cakes and delicious food.

The so-called "before and after the winter solstice" refers to the three-day holiday. King Ji sets a state banquet to entertain his ministers. More than 300 stones are present. The main hall cannot sit down, and there is also a side hall. With less than 300 stones, Liu Bei also ordered the chiefs of each city to sign orders to hold banquets in the capital and reward the young officials. Do not neglect them.

The refugees who moved to Ji Kingdom were allocated good houses, beautiful fields, farming and farming machinery, and they were not free of charge. They were required to be repaid in installments. The yield of 50 mu of fertile land was 6 stones per mu, and the yield of grass, flowers and carp in the fields was also high every year. The Chinese medicine gardens, weaving blankets, and so on had their own inputs. Excluding taxes, loans, and family expenses, they still had an annual surplus of 200,000 yuan.

The income and expenditure of the deposit warehouse are even, but there is no bad debt. This shows that the weather is good, and it also shows that people at that time are honest and trustworthy.

Although there are many wealthy businessmen in the country, there are no loans for usury. The reason is that the treasure warehouse. With interest-free loans from the treasure warehouse, who would take the usury that is heavily exploited? The reason why the treasure warehouse can operate successfully. The detailed system of household registration and people has made great contributions. Therefore, the advancement of the Han Dynasty was reflected in all aspects.

The so-called timely help. I am lonely and helpless. At the critical moment of life and death, someone gave me a bowl of hot soup, but I was still impressed and grateful. The people of Ji were in the hearts of the people, so why should I say too much? Imitation of the Western Regions, Liu Bei promoted the treasure treasure headquartered in Lousang to the whole country. All cities in Ji State had treasure treasures of different levels. He also set up a group of officials such as the ruling, priest, chief, clerk, and Shi. The two prime ministers were fully responsible. The first "cres of treasure treasure order" with a thousand stone rank was the fourth brother Liu Xiu. The eldest brother Liu Wen was in charge of Taicang, and the fourth brother Liu Xiu was in charge of the treasure treasure. The money and grain were all held by the Liu clan, which attracted praise from the upper and lower classes. The old clan leader came to the palace in person to meet the prince and the concubine to thank him.

If you cannot manage your family, country and the world, how can you talk about governing your country? If you don’t clean up a house, how can you clean up the world?

After the winter solstice, the day grows longer. There is the custom of "giving shoes and socks" to show the meaning of "long-term walking, good luck and blessing". It is said that in ancient times, there was a custom of ministers offering shoes and socks to the king on the Winter Solstice Festival. Therefore, the Winter Solstice Festival is also called "the long walking festival", which means "the long walking is the long walking festival".

"There were embroidered mandarin duck shoes in Han Dynasty. Emperor Zhao ordered his uncle and aunt to go to the winter solstice on the winter solstice." The woman presented socks to her parents-in-law on the winter solstice, and it became a habit.

Of course, those who offer shoes and socks are not limited to women. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Zhi presented shoes and socks to his father Cao Cao. Cao Zhi's "Winter Solstice Socks and Shoes": "I saw the old ceremony, and the country offered shoes and socks, so I welcomed the blessings and socks." "Complete Later Han Literature" also included an article in "Winter Solstice Socks Inscription": "The sun rises below, and the sun is forever in the sky; long walks in the scenery and blessings, which last for billions of years." Using the custom of offering socks in the winter solstice, we express good wishes and expectations.

The offering of tribute socks is still preserved in later generations.

"The female worker in the Jin and Wei palaces will be on the same line after the day. The old woman will offer shoes and socks to her uncle and aunt on this day, which is the beginning of the female worker." On the winter solstice, female members will present shoes and socks to their elders in their family to practice the meaning of the festival. It also means that the female worker starts from this year, and try to use the girl to wish her good fortune and longevity. "Youyang Miscellaneous Zu" also states: "Women in the Northern Dynasties often use shoes and socks to wear shoes and boots on the winter solstice." The "five embroidery patterns add weak lines" in Du Shaoling's poem refers to the situation where women make shoes and socks.

Until the Tang and Song dynasties, women often had foot binding and no stockings, and this custom gradually stopped.

The King of Chu has a thin waist, while the King of Ji has a long legs.

Plain gauze footwear is popular in the palace. The colors are not limited to the skin color, but also the seven-color silk. The short-sleeved heartwear is all Western styles and combined with the Chinese weaving and embroidery skills. Each of them is in the style, which is not worthy of being used by outsiders.

The third day of Xu after the winter solstice is the walnut day.

La Ci also arrived as promised. Four out of money was popular in Ji State. It was called "Ji State's currency". Even all officials cannot avoid the common people.

During the Laci period, the wives and mothers of all officials wanted to go to the palace to pay homage to the princess and princesses, called "Chaoqing". The wives and mothers of all officials also had the old custom of staying in the palace. In order to avoid suspicion, Liu Bei led civil and military officials to the Xilin Racecourse to watch the annual horse racing finals. After the round trip, he happened to avoid staying in the palace with his wife and mothers.

The so-called "there is a smooth journey, and the poor alley is a cuju."

It means that aristocrats race horses and civilians cju. ​​The only difference is that there are horses but no horses.

Ji Country is known as a country of thousands of horses. How can there be no horses? So most of the people who are Cuju in the alley are young children. Half-year-old boys will accompany them to the forest track surrounding the west forest to practice the art of riding and harnessing.

The predecessor of the forest track was the forest horse track. Naiwu Iron Cavalry and Xilin Knights usually walk and patrol the border paths. After the Later Han Dynasty, more and more young men from Lou Sang and Xilin came to learn equestrians. So Lou Sang Ling Leyin and Xilin Ling Yan Rou combined the power of the two cities to transform the horse track into a track.

The track around the entire wild forest has become an excellent venue for endurance horse racing.

Endurance horse racing originated from the weight-bearing training of the cavalry in Ji Kingdom. The horses need to carry five stones (150 kilograms) to travel 400 miles (160 kilometers). The shortest time is to win.

Four hundred miles is too long. It is divided into endurance races of different levels.

Xilin is the natural border between Ji and Wu. There are often shepherds returning to the south who lead their families and enter the forest track. So Yan Rou sets out a horse road outside the track for the shepherds to walk. She thinks very carefully.

Around the track, many horse farm pavilions were built to stock Jiguo war horses. All related to horses: stables, horse farms, Mayi, forage farms, etc., were all under the control of Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping. The horse government is not simpler than the civil affairs. The two then submitted a memorial to divide the work: Su Shuang manages horses and Zhang Shiping takes care of horses.

Liu Bei accepted his words, and Su Shuang was appointed as the "(Ji) Family Horse Order" and was in charge of the royal palace servants, in charge of the horses of Ji Kingdom, castrate and breed, raise milk horses, and take dairy cheese. Zhang Shiping was appointed as the "(Ji) Big Stable Order" and was in charge of the royal palace servants, in charge of alfalfa planting, grass green storage, and cattle, sheep and animal husbandry.

He was in a high position and was not suitable for his reputation as a "Shiping". So he asked the great scholar Chen Shi to name: He. Zhang He, whose courtesy name was Shiping.

"The Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Zoumu" has the sentence "The god listens to it, and it will be peaceful and peaceful". The name and word are consistent, which means "a clear and peaceful world".

Since the undulating "Luanfeng Fur" roof has been built, used to shelter the wind and keep warm. Horse racing can be endless all year round. The final annual finals do not need to be too urgent. It is fixed on the La Day.

The racecourse was filled with crowds.

The snow in the field has long been cleared. The foal that rides the "Qingyun" of a thousand-mile horse presented by Liu Bei is the biggest favorite.

A group of friends, Zhang He and others were all there. The so-called "the light clouds have not yet fluffed, and the oranges at the top of the trees are yellow; the road is a famous thing, and the breeze has passed through the fragrance of water." Liu Bei asked his family horses to order Su Shuang to choose from his stable in the backyard of the old house of Lousang, and gave it to Zhang He on his behalf, so the Thousand Mile Horse was called "Pu Frost". "Pu Frost" and "Pu Frost" were all white horses, but they were not pure colors. They also complement each other.
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