Chapter 785
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Tao Zhan was suddenly overjoyed. At this moment, the dissatisfaction in her heart also disappeared with the news of her husband's return. She hurriedly walked out the door, and Sun Shangxiang was also happy, picked up Liu Zhu and followed Tao Zhan quickly.
At the gate, two carriages slowly stopped in front of the steps of the royal mansion under the escort of several cavalry. Liu Jing walked out of the carriage and looked at the familiar mansion. After half a year of separation, he went home again. At this time, the maid Shuang'er also helped Xiao Qiao out of the carriage behind. Xiao Qiao felt a little nervous. Although she was here to visit, for some reason, she felt a little uneasy. She couldn't go back to Jianye for a while. Chengdu would be her place where she lived for a long time. Will the Han Princess welcome her?
A burst of rapid footsteps sounded inside the gate. Tao Zhan and Sun Shangxiang walked out quickly accompanied by a large group of servants. Tao Zhan saw Liu Jing at a glance. She was excited and a little complaining. She stepped forward and said, "Do you still remember this family?"
"How can I forget my home? Am I back?"
Liu Jing smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work while I'm not at home."
With her husband's concern, Tao Zhan's complaints dissipated. At this time, Liu Zhu opened her arms and ran up, "I want my father to hug her."
Liu Jing picked up his daughter, kissed her round little face, and smiled and said, "My little pig has no snowman."
"I have built a snowman, and my brother has no one."
Liu Jing laughed loudly, and Sun Shangxiang also smiled and hugged her husband. She was so happy that she was about to explode. Even Xiao Qiao couldn't take care of her for a while. But as a housewife, Tao Zhan could not neglect the guests. She saw Xiao Qiao. Although Xiao Qiao was exhausted, her elegant and extraordinary appearance still made Tao Zhan secretly amazed, thinking to herself: The beauty who has made the world famous is indeed worthy of her reputation.
Tao Zhan quickly greeted him with a smile and bowed: "We have been waiting for you for a year."
Xiao Qiao also returned the gift, "Xiao Qiao came in a hurry and caused trouble for her wife."
Tao Zhan has received a letter from her husband and knows that Xiao Qiao is unable to gain a foothold in Jiangdong because Cao Cao wants it. She also has sympathy for Xiao Qiao. She stepped forward and held Xiao Qiao's arm, and smiled and said, "Shangxiang told me not to call you your wife. I am two months older than you. I will call you A Qiao in the future."
Xiao Qiao nodded, and the princess' enthusiasm made the little uneasiness in her heart fade away. She also smiled and said, "Then I will follow Shangxiang and call you the eldest sister."
"This is the best, and everyone will get along well."
Everyone said a few more words and headed into the mansion together. At this time, Sun Shangxiang slowed down and walked hand in hand with Xiao Qiao. In Jiangdong, they had the best relationship and had always been in love with each other and were like sisters. Sun Shangxiang was of course the happiest to be able to come to Chengdu.
"Your residence is already packed, but you have to live with me first in the past two days, so we have to talk well."
"You girl, let me take a few days off first. As soon as I came from Jiangdong, my legs were weak. Why are you not considerate and considerate?"
"Are you bored if you don't? I understand. Of course you won't feel bored with my husband by your side." Sun Shangxiang joked with a smile.
Xiao Qiao's face suddenly turned red. She pinched her quietly and whispered: "You damn girl, what are you talking nonsense about. I'm for your own good. You've been reunited after a long time. I don't want to disturb you, but you don't appreciate it."
Sun Shangxiang's face turned slightly red. After half a year of separation, she certainly thought about her husband, but she knew that her family had a long time ago. She should have been with her elder sister for the first two days. She didn't want to mess with the rules. She gently pinched Xiao Qiao and whispered: "I will make arrangements, just leave it alone."
At this time, Liu Jing walked to his study and looked at the warm home. His tense heart finally relaxed.
After lunch, Liu Jing changed into a loose robe and sat into his inner study. This was his private space, no one disturbed him, and it was warm and comfortable. The brazier had been lit in the room, and an incense was lit in the corner of the room, filled with a faint fragrance.
Liu Jing sat in front of his seat, leaning against the soft bedding. It was not until this time that his body and mind were completely relaxed. Liu Jing opened several memorials on the table. Although he was drowsy at this time, the content of the memorials made him feel energetic.
This is a memorial written by Jia Xu from Chang'an. After seizing Guanzhong, Jia Xu was responsible for sorting out the affairs of the entire Guanlong area. Zhao Yun served as the governor of Guanzhong, leading an army of 100,000 to guard Guanzhong, Longxi and Hehuang areas, while Ma Chao served as the governor of Hexi and led tens of thousands of troops to guard the Hexi Corridor.
The content of the memorial is about the restoration and sorting of the Guanzhong region in the past year. Since the Guanzhong region implemented a special policy of 5 exemption and 5 halving, that is, exemption of land rent within five years, and halving of levies and halving of levies within five years, this will attract Guanzhong, who have fled to various places to return home.
In just less than a year, the population of Guanzhong increased by 10,000, nearly 200,000. There were auxiliary populations returning from Bashu and Hanzhong, people returning from Longxi and Hehuang, and villagers returning from Central Plains and Bingzhou. Even Jia Xu did not expect such a huge effect, and his excitement was filled with his words.
The damaged city wall in Chang'an has been restored. The Dong Zhuo Rebellion has caused serious damage to the Weiyang Palace, but the main body has been restored. I am repairing the interior, adhering to the order of the King of Han, fighting for the old to the new, and not increasing the burden on the government. It has been restored by 60%. In another half a year, the renovation of the official palace will be completed. I personally think that moving the capital is feasible.
Moving the capital to Chang'an is a national policy that the Han dynasty has reached. Even many senior officials of the Bashu faction also agreed to moving the capital to Chang'an. Chang'an was the old capital of the Han Dynasty and Guanzhong was also the place of Longxing. Only by moving the capital to Chang'an can we have the momentum to unify the world. Whether it is Jingzhou or Bashu faction, although they have their own interests, their interests are the same in unifying the world.
It is a consensus to move the capital to Chang'an. The only thing that is lacking is population and economic and social recovery, among which population is the key. Judging from Jia Xu's report, the rapid recovery of the population is surprising. In less than a year, the net increase in the population of 10,000 households. Together with the original population of more than 40,000 households, the population in Guanzhong has reached more than 70,000 households, nearly 500,000.
Although it is far from the 200,000 households before the Dong Zhuo Rebellion, as long as there are more than 100,000 households, many basic social functions can operate normally. Now it is almost the New Year, and after the New Year, it will be another peak of population migration. It seems that you can consider moving the capital before next autumn.
Liu Jing was thinking, and his wife Tao Zhan's voice came from outside the door, "Husband, can I come in?"
"Come in" Liu Jing put down his memorial.
The door opened, Tao Zhan walked into the study with a bowl of ginseng tea. Only she and Sun Shangxiang could enter Liu Jing's inner study, and mainly clean the room and serve tea and water for her husband. Tao Zhan put down the ginseng tea and said with a smile: "This is the ginseng tea I made for you, drink it while it's hot."
Liu Jing smiled and picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, signaling Tao Zhan to sit down, he asked again: "How is Zhierye?"
During lunch, Liu Jing and Er sat together and chatted for a while, but did not ask about his career. Tao Zhan smiled and said, "I basically don't care about his career. Since my husband has made Yin Shizhong the young master, he naturally took over Zhi'er's career. Zhi'er went to Yin Shizhong to report his career every five days. According to Yin Shizhong's words, Zhi'er was very good, but this morning, I scolded him."
"Why" Liu Jing asked with a smile
Tao Zhan said angrily: "It's not because it's snowing that he's so distracted from playing with snow. He only wrote two words in two hours. Today I specially reduced the amount of writing for him by half, but he still wasn't good at it. I was angry and restored his original amount of writing."
"Oh, won't he go tonight?"
"Today is Xunxu, and he is studying at home."
Liu Jing nodded, and he did not object to his wife's strict requirements on her son. Liu Jing changed the topic and smiled and said, "We may be moving next year, do you know?"
"My husband said that moving to Chang'an"
"That's right, Military Secretary Jia said that Chang'an was recovering very quickly and was originally scheduled to move the capital at the beginning of each year. Now it seems that it will be half a year ahead of schedule."
Tao Zhan has been moving with Liu Jing, from Chaisang to Wuchang, then from Wuchang to Xiangyang, and then to Chengdu. She has long been used to this kind of migration life, and she is mentally prepared for moving the capital to Chang'an.
Seeing his wife pondering, Liu Jing asked with a smile: "What, didn't you think of it?"
"It's not that I didn't expect that some time ago, I heard that many officials went to Chang'an to buy houses and land, so I guessed that I was going to move the capital, but I guessed it."
Liu Jing was stunned, "Are there many officials going to Chang'an to buy a house?"
Tao Zhan nodded, "This trend is very strong. Even ordinary people go to Chang'an to buy a house. My sister-in-law said that the Tao family also plans to buy a piece of land in Chang'an City. She asked me how big it is to buy it. I said that it cannot exceed ten acres at most."
"Ten acres are small, but they are the father-in-law at least, so they need acres."
"No," Tao Zhan quickly explained: "My husband doesn't know that the Tao family originally had a manor covering an area of nearly five acres in the western suburbs of Chang'an. It was purchased by my grandfather twenty years ago. For the Tao family, it is enough to have this manor. If you buy a large mansion in the city more expensively, it will be offensive. I hope they can act in a low-key manner. Moreover, I have told my father that the Tao family must abandon business within five years and should run Keats Hall and young halls everywhere. This is what the Tao family should do."
The Tao family abandoned the business and it was Liu Jing's intention. If the Tao family wants to become a powerful man in the political arena, it must be separated from the business. It does not mean that the Tao family cannot own industries. All the major families in the world have their own industries. This is not surprising. It is far from enough to maintain the huge expenses of the family and relying on land income alone. The key to the Tao family is that they can no longer focus on business. Liu Jing decided to have a good talk with the Tao family if they have time.
At this time, Tao Zhan smiled and asked, "Why don't you care about Xiao Qiao's situation?"
"Just have to arrange it with Shangxiang. I just send her to Chengdu safely and my mission will be completed."
Tao Zhan asked with a smile, "Xiao Qiao's beauty is recognized as the best in the world, second only to Diao Chan and Zhen Mi. Her beauty and elegance make me, a woman, tempted me. Once my husband is on the same boat with her and spends day and night, he doesn't have any inappropriate thoughts about her?"
Liu Jing smiled faintly and said, "For her and Da Qiao, Cao Cao did not hesitate to make an alliance with Jiangdong. I am also a normal man, and it is reasonable to be moved by her. But I never like to force women. She is close to me, so why should I make things boring?"
Tao Zhan is a sensitive woman. She could see that there was no intimate relationship between her husband and Xiao Qiao, which surprised her. She also felt a little guilty towards her husband. She knew that once her husband ruled the world, there would inevitably be many women in the harem. This was something she could not stop. Therefore, Tao Zhan always adhered to a principle that her husband could take a concubine, but he had to get her consent and respect her minimum dignity for the princess.
Tao Zhan smiled and said, "That's a pity. I heard from Shangxiang that Xiao Qiao also wants to remarry. With her appearance, no one in the world except her husband is worthy of her. Moreover, she has never given birth. I can make the decision. Should my husband take her into the room?"
Chapter completed!