Han Dao world

Chapter 929
Ju Jun was sitting on the side of the road resting, drinking herbal tea while talking with Ju Shou.

Seeing Shi Sunrui and Wang Duan coming together, he was somewhat surprised. He exchanged a look with Wang Duan, and then stood up with a warm smile.

"Jun Rong, what's the matter?" Ju Jun personally poured a cup of herbal tea and handed it to Shi Sun Rui.

Shi Sunrui took it in his hand, took a sip, and glanced across the faces of Ju Jun and Wang Duan with his eyes like sharp swords.

Ju Jun laughed as usual, but Wang Duan felt a little uncomfortable, and subconsciously avoided Shi Sun Rui's eyes.

Shi Sunrui could see clearly, but didn't say anything, and made a joke with Ju Jun.

"You are at ease, marching is like traveling."

Ju Jun waved his hand and laughed. "Jun Rong, I can't compare with you. I can still compete with young people at my age. After taking Yecheng and pacifying Jizhou, I'm ready to disarm and return to the fields and travel to the countryside. The Shesheng battalion is handed over to Taishi Ziyi, I am very relieved."

Shi Sun Rui snorted, but said nothing.

Although the emperor retained Wei Jie and Ju Jun's official positions, they were somewhat resentful.The two old ministers who had accompanied the emperor to the west and made great contributions in the battle of Huayin, but now they are standing shoulder to shoulder with several younger generations, everyone feels a little uncomfortable.

This is especially true of Ju Jun.

Tai Shici was in his prime of life, with superb martial arts skills, especially outstanding archery skills, and was called the reincarnation of Yang Youji.Such a person was assigned to the Shesheng battalion as a fake captain, and he knew that the term of Jujun, the captain of the Shesheng, was coming to an end, and even there were only a handful of them.

So Ju Jun simply handed over the affairs to Tai Shici, and made a decoration with peace of mind.

Shi Sunrui criticized him in private, but he couldn't change Jujun, so he could only let him go.

Fortunately, Ju Jun is also a measured person, and he will not show his dissatisfaction with the emperor on his face.

But things are a little different today.

Wang Duan came to visit suddenly, and he had a tacit understanding with Ju Jun, which may have something to do with Yecheng, which is about to be encircled.

In Yecheng, there are not only Shenpei and Tian Feng, but also many old relatives and friends of Jujun.In the face of life and death, seeking help from Ju Jun is almost an inevitable choice.

Ju Jun's words already revealed such meaning.

If he can't do his part for the township party, how can he travel around the township calmly.

"I'm going to Handan. You and Bo Jun should take care of the things in the camp."

"Okay." Ju Jun agreed.

"Aren't you busy? Are you curious about the talents trained by the emperor? Come with me to Handan to see. Zhuge Liang was trained by the emperor alone."

Ju Shou and Ju Jun exchanged a look, and readily agreed.

Shi Sunrui bid farewell to Jujun immediately, and rushed to Handan County with Wang Duan and Jushou.

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In front of the temple in Handan County, more than a dozen long sheds were erected, covered with straw mats, to block the sun and leave a shade.There are large buckets under the long shed, and the buckets are filled with mung bean soup.Those who line up can scoop up a bowl of soup to drink at any time, which not only quenches their thirst, but also cools off the heat.If you are lucky, there are also a few beans boiled to bloom.

There are long sheds on the top to shade the sun, and mung beans on the bottom to relieve the heat. Although there are many people who come to check the name registration, the order is orderly.Everyone stood under the long shed and followed the team forward.

There are a few young officials patrolling back and forth, in addition to maintaining order, they just keep reminding people in line to line up according to their own villages, not to stand in the wrong line and waste time.

Seeing this scene, Shi Sunrui nodded secretly.

Separating the people by township can not only improve the efficiency of registration, but also avoid confusion.

Chaos makes people anxious, tempers turn violent, and in this hot weather, the potential for conflict is great.

Line up separately, and provide food to relieve the heat, the order is much better.

"How?" Shi Sunrui looked back at Jushou.

Ju Shou stroked his beard and nodded in admiration. "It's rare to be thoughtful."

"How many green beans are wasted?" Wang Duan was a little emotional. "During the war, every grain of grain is useful, and doing so is too extravagant."

"Wang Junhou." A young official rushed over, saluted Wang Duan, and then looked at Shi Sun Rui and Ju Shou suspiciously.

Wang Duan quickly introduced.

Although Shi Sunrui was a middle marquis of the Northern Army, commanding nearly [-] elite soldiers, he was wearing very ordinary clothes, just a summer military uniform, which looked no different from ordinary officers.Jushou dressed more simply, only as a Chinese official in the army.

Hearing the identities of Shi Sun Rui and Ju Shou, the young official was startled, and hurriedly bowed his hands in salute.

"Liu Shao from Handan, courtesy name Kongcai, met scholar Sun Gong, Jujun."

"You are Liu Kongcai?" Ju Shou was surprised.

"Exactly, I don't want Jun Ju to know the boy's nickname." Liu Shao smiled brighter, and then said: "Please come with me, the three of you, the county lord is inside."

"No need." Shi Sun Rui waved his hand and refused. "We don't have any serious matters, so it's inconvenient to disturb the county venerable. If you have time, you can explain it to us, that's fine."

Liu Shao was in the middle of his arms, and asked courteously, "May I ask Master Sun what questions you have?"

"The autumn harvest is just around the corner, why do you need to verify your name at this time?"

Liu Shao smiled. "Mr. Shisun didn't know. A few days ago, the county received news that a new county lord was about to take office. It was a bit chaotic, and a lot of names in the county were lost. As a last resort, the Zhuge county lord had to decide to count people in advance. "

"The name is lost?" Shi Sun Rui frowned.

"Yes." Liu Shao turned around and pointed at the people who were queuing up. "Fortunately, although there are many household registrations in Handan, the scope is not large. The farthest from the county seat is only [-] miles away, and two days are enough to go back and forth. The Zhuge County Lord has prepared a place for them to rest and promised to reduce part of the land rent, so the people are still there. It counts as support."

"What day is it today?"

"On the third day, it will be over in two more days."

"How many household registrations do you have in Handan?"

Liu Shao frowned. "It's less than we thought. If nothing else happens, there are less than [-] households and [-] households left in Handan, and... most of them are old and weak."

Sun Rui was taken aback.

Although the state of Zhao is not a large county, Handan is a large county with more than ten thousand households.Even if there have been wars in these years, the loss will not be so great.

When Wang Yun was a Situ, Shi Sunrui heard him talk about Jizhou's household registration. In his impression, although Zhao Guo suffered from military disasters during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, it recovered fairly well later, and once recovered to more than [-] households.Why has the household registration in Handan not increased but decreased over the past few years?
Handan is at the foot of the West Mountain, and the battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan is in the east, so it should not affect Handan.

"Where did all the young men go?"

Liu Shao hesitated for a moment, then shook his head. "I'm also quite puzzled."

Shi Sunrui took a look at Liu Shao, then turned to ask Wang Duan, "Your Majesty is from Handan, but where are all the young and strong in Handan? Why is the household registration not increasing but decreasing?"

Wang Duan frowned, and said uncertainly: "I heard that a few years ago, many people went out to escape. Some went into the mountains, and some went out of the fortress. I don't know the specific situation. It's just..." He looked at Liu Shao in disbelief. "There are less than [-] households in Handan?"

Liu Shao smiled wryly and nodded. "Maybe less."

(End of this chapter)