Three Kingdoms

Yan Ping's fifth year will arrive in two or three days.

For most officials of the Han Dynasty, the life of the ape was quite comfortable. Not only did they have a five-day rest, but they also had seven days off each during the Spring Festival and the winter solstice. It was considered a double golden week. In addition, there were also three days off during the summer solstice and the Qingming Festival. There are four days, the Mid-Autumn Festival and Laba Festival also have three days, there are also Lantern Festival, the 30th day of the first lunar month, the Spring and Autumn Equinoxes, the Beginning of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, and so on. These are all holidays.

As for the students of the Han Dynasty, they had art training leave, bah, clothing training leave and field leave, each of which lasted fifteen days, which is almost the same as that of later generations.

Of course, the ape holiday in the Han Dynasty has not been officially written into the law. Except for the three holidays of winter solstice, spring festival and summer solstice, it is absolutely necessary to take a bath. The other times are generally decided by the local chief executive, even for example It's time to go to work, and if you go out and bump into a bunch of rice fields, or even see a dog or a cat, you can tell them that today is unlucky, turn around and go home, and postpone work for another day.

As for the various reasons why the great monkeys stay away from work due to illness, they may stay away from home for at least three or four days, or at most ten days and half a month. This is considered normal...

As for the current Sichuan and Sichuan, Fei Qian has the final say on everything. It is a time to promote the economy of Sichuan and Shu, and secondly to let the soldiers who have worked hard for a long time relax somewhat, and there are two other aspects. For this reason, Fei Qian decided to simply prepare for a ten-day holiday, from December 28th to January 7th.

There are a lot of bamboos in Sichuan, so there are a lot of firecrackers. Starting from the 28th, there will be sporadic sound of firecrackers to set off the lively atmosphere around Chengdu. By the 30th of the year, it will reach its peak, and the sound will be heard from morning to night. A piece of bamboo can be burned to go around Chengdu at least once.

Of course, you cannot light firecrackers at the first hour of the first day of the new year, because this time belongs to the emperor...

Big words of blessing are posted high, telling the simplest wishes of ordinary people. In the past year, there may have been sadness and joy, but after all, it has passed, and the new year has arrived, so we will forget it for the time being. Then he looked up at the future.

War disrupts many things and brings about many things.

The Chengdu expansion project has basically been finalized. The original urban area will be used as the west city, and then a new urban area will be expanded to the east to cope with future trade and economic development needs. The general address has been finalized, and we are just waiting for the New Year. Once that was over, construction started one after another.

Without the stimulation of the Dazuo Iron Mine, these large Sichuan households may not readily agree to work and contribute to the construction of the new city. But when there are expected benefits in the future, isn't it normal to make some investments for the time being? What does it mean?

Of course, compared to other things decided on the 28th day of Yan Ping's last meeting in four years, the expansion of Chengdu seemed a bit small, and it didn't even cause much ripples.

Even the construction of a prophecy palace next to the Qingyang Palace did not attract much attention. Many people, even Qiao Bing himself, thought that this was just a prelude for Fei Qian to raise his own momentum, so Qiao He also happily accepted the conquest of General Fei Qian of the Western Conquest, and officially became the scalding Prophecy Palace sacrificial wine. He will host the New Year's Ceremony on the ninth day of the first lunar month. According to the eighty-one prophecies of internal learning, twelve are recommended The horoscope's fortune for the whole year is like this, ahem, that's pretty much what it means anyway...

The highlight is still the Dazeo Iron Mine.

This time Fei Qian came up with the requirements and basic measures that he had briefly written before. In fact, in many cases, the wisdom of ancient people was not bad, but they were somewhat lacking in overall planning. This was mainly due to the certain limitations of the affairs they were exposed to. s reason.

Just like Foolish Old Man moving mountains, in ancient times this may have been considered a spirit of perseverance. However, with the changes of the times and the development of society, in addition to the original intention of perseverance, there may be other ways to solve the problem of mountains at the door, such as digging tunnels. When building bridges, you even have to consider soil erosion and so on. You can also have a reverse thinking mode, such as opening a farmhouse to let city people run to the countryside...

Of course, this is a metaphor.

As a later generation, Fei Qian was accustomed to division of labor and cooperation. When he hung up the project schedule, he immediately caused the gasps of all the officials in the hall.

Fei Qian coughed twice, and then asked Xu Shu to explain on his behalf.

Different from the project schedules in later generations that are specific to each project and the progress of each day, in the Han Dynasty, there were generally too many uncontrollable factors, so it was still difficult to specify the number of days in very detail, but even so, it looks like With several project teams established at the same time, and then the specific tasks of each division of labor were clearly defined, and the corresponding delivery time and target, many people, including Liu Bei, were still involuntarily open-mouthed and dumbfounded...

Most of the people present here are not stupid, including Liu Zhang. After seeing the project diagram, he almost immediately realized that this is a very important project coordination skill. Everyone stretched their necks and listened quietly to Xu Shu's explanation, fearing that One or two words were missed.

In recent years, although I have heard that General Zhengxi was stirring up trouble in Guanzhong and the north, and I have heard more or less some rumors related to Zhengxi, many Sichuan and Shu gentry officials, including Liu Bei, are considered to be I truly realized the gap between myself and the Zhengxi Civil Affairs Project.

Many people couldn't help but silently swallow their saliva, and then stared. They would rather have sore eyes than blink a few more times, just to write down this hanging project progress map, and then go home to study it in detail. It’s best to eat it all and become your own inheritance.

In the Han Dynasty, when making wooden barrels was a family craft that was easily passed down, only very high-level family leaders were able to teach overall planning and some things on paper. Many ordinary people, such as great craftsmen, etc. Yes, although these people have such a concept in their minds, it is difficult to formulate a direct expression in words, as if they know it but don’t know why. Therefore, under this premise, a detailed Dazeo Iron Mine Construction Project based on later generations The division of labor table is enough to sweep everything away, dwarfing everyone in Sichuan and Shu.

Then Fei Qian pretended to comment on the Dazuo policy theory about Wu Yi, Liu Bei's faction and Li Huifei's Shi faction. He said that they were both well written and it was difficult to judge the difference between them. So he simply ranked them at the top for the time being and let the two factions Let's prepare separately, and whoever can finally establish a military stronghold in Dazuo to stabilize the mineral resources will be ranked first and become the main person in charge of this project...

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"Amazing……"

Liu Bei returned to his residence, sat down, and was stunned for a while. He was obviously still thinking about the contents of the morning's discussion. After a long time, he sighed, "This Zhengxi is really amazing..."

Zhang Fei drank water gurglingly. Hearing this, he felt aggrieved for a long time. Although he was a little shocked in his heart, he still refused to let go. He rolled his eyes left and right and said, "What's the point? Big brother is more powerful than Zhengxi!"

"Hi!" Liu Bei shook his head and smiled, and said, "Now we know... Now we really know what it means to perform one's duties..."

Before Zhang Fei could say anything more, Liu Bei waved his hand and continued, "How did we do it before? For example, build the city wall... We also did this in Xinye, what was it like at that time? We first found the civilian husband, right? Used it How many days? Some arrived first, others arrived later, which delayed it for two or three days. Then, we had to collect mud, transfer it, and ram the soil, right. After collecting the mud, we discovered that the mud was not suitable for use. During the transfer, we discovered the vehicle. The shortcomings were that the tools were found to be straight and broken when compacting the soil... These are all small things, right, and we solved them quickly, but these little delays add up... Haha..."

"Third brother, look at Zhengxi again. We need to use civilians to open up roads in the early stage, right..." Liu Bei pointed to the projects he had written down and said, "Look, who is responsible for the vehicles, when will they be in place, and the tools?" Who is in charge, when will it be delivered to that place, and then who will manage it? In the early stage, more people will be recruited, and then on February 2, all the people will switch to spring plowing, and they will be replaced by auxiliary soldiers to clear the way..."

Many things, in the eyes of some people, may be very simple, very common, and not even worth mentioning, but in front of people who have never done it, it will be difficult. Just like sweeping the floor, most people understand it, but if you ask a kindergarten classmate or a first-grade child to sweep the floor, you will immediately see all kinds of weird sweeping modes appear.

Liu Bei, who was a knight-errant, had no chance to learn about his abilities in civil affairs. All his experience was learned bit by bit when he served as magistrate of Gaotang and Pingyuan counties, so he can't actually be said to be very talented. Seeing Zhengxi's current detailed division of labor and cooperation methods, naturally he quickly picked it up as if he had found a treasure.

"Third brother," Liu Bei said to Zhang Fei, "this time you and Yuan Xiong are heading west together, so you have to keep your temper! Don't be stupid!"

Zhang Fei responded angrily.

Just as Fei Qian expected, Liu Bei was absolutely unwilling to not have any command of his troops, and this time he marched westward to Dajie, it was naturally an excellent opportunity to regain his military power. In any case, as an area infested by southern barbarians such as the Zhe people and the Zhi people, wars cannot be completely avoided. Soldiers and troops are naturally needed to control the situation. Therefore, this is the best opportunity for Liu Bei and others to regain a certain amount of military power in an honest and fair manner.

"Third brother, this matter is very important..." Liu Bei was still a little worried.

"Brother!" Zhang Fei shook his needle-like beard, "Don't worry! I, Old Zhang, will definitely be careful this time! Be careful and be more careful! Brother, don't worry!"

"Uh..." Liu Bei sighed, "Okay..."

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"Qiao Jijiu! Congratulations, congratulations!"

Zuo Ci smiled like a flower. Of course, it’s presbyopia. Such a smile might look a bit vulgar to other people, but on the face of a professional like Zuo Ci, who was dressing up every minute, with his long white beard fluttering, it only reflected endless compassion and kindness.

Qiao Bing glanced slightly and returned the favor: "I have met Master Zuo." His attitude was impartial, even slightly cold.

It's not that Qiao is unhappy, but because as a new neighbor of Qingyang Si, Qiao doesn't have much interest in Zuo Ci. Unlike most confused people, and because Qiao Bing himself was a student of Zhen Wei, he was naturally not interested in Zuo Ci's teachings.

Qiao declined the previous invitation to Zhengxi, saying that he was not in good health and was not suitable to go to Bingzhou. He thought that he might have to wait for a while. Anyway, this matter was a normal operation. Otherwise, how could his master have Dong? What about the title of Shi Pi...

Unexpectedly, Zheng Xi actually wanted to create a prophecy palace, and then invited him again as a sacrificial wine. This time, Qiao Bing couldn't refuse. The reason was very simple...

Zuo Ci chuckled, stroking his beard with his hand and said: "Old Taoist, some new good tea has arrived here... Haha, I wonder if Qiao is free to offer wine, can we drink it together..."

Qiao Bing said solemnly: "We have conquered the Western Great Commission and built this prophecy palace. How can we leave without permission... Don't be surprised by Mr. Wangzuo..."

Zuo Ci nodded slightly, then said with a smile: "Exactly, exactly, so I won't disturb the Qiao sacrificial wine... Farewell, farewell..."

Qiao Bing nodded and said, "It's easy for Master Zuo to leave. Sorry, I won't send you far away."

Zuo Ci smiled kindly, and slowly returned to Qingyangsi. When he sat alone in the Qingxiu quiet room, the smile on his face was completely put aside, and his triangular eyes stood up. "The art of prophecy... hum..."

Qiao Bing looked at Zuo Ci walking away and sneered.

Lai Min, who was silent at the side, walked over and said, "Brother Qiao, Zhenren Zuo... he is said to have three thousand supernatural powers and a master of the great road..."

"You don't have words to say, but you are so powerful!" Qiao Bing said proudly.

Lai Min chuckled, with a somewhat strange expression on his face.

Qiao didn't look at Min, but stared at the construction site of the Prophecy Palace, which was being repaired and built, and said: "There is a lot of trouble in Sichuan. If you and I leave without permission, something goes wrong in the renovation..."

Lai Min's eyes suddenly turned cold, then he turned to Qingyang Si and said, "Brother Qiao means..."

Qiao Bing said: "It's not interesting, but you need to be careful."

"Good, what Brother Qiao said makes sense..." Lai Min pondered for a moment and then said, "But there is an order to conquer the west. I want to calculate the fortune for the coming year from internal studies. This... just in case..."

Qiao and said with a smile: "The words of the saint contain the great truth. We ordinary people can only speculate on the eventuality... The meaning of conquering the west is nothing more than that... I heard that there was a name for Yin Kun in the expedition to the west, and I saw Dachuan immediately. , I should turn into a peng..."

Lai Min suddenly smiled: "That's right! If it weren't for Brother Qiao's suggestion, I wouldn't have realized it! The so-called theory of fortune in Sichuan is just an excuse. If there is really a saying about turning into a peng, it will naturally mean that the fortune is excellent... …Aha, hahaha…”

Qiao Bing smiled slightly and also stroked his beard. Unknowingly, the smile he put on was somewhat similar to Zuo Ci's just now...