My father is Yuan Shu?But I want to be a Cao thief

Chapter 255 Changshan Zhao Zilong!
Jian'an four years, mid-August.

Jiujiang, Yangzhou, within the territory south of the Huaihe River,

Since the beginning of autumn, the temperature in various places has dropped across the board, and the autumn is refreshing, and the faces of the people who have harvested the autumn grain are full of smiles.

Most of them are doing all kinds of labor under the call of the government. After so many years, they have never been so satisfied.

Food is abundant and life is rich.

Compared with other states and counties in the world, they are so much happier. They didn't even dare to imagine this kind of life a few years ago. All of this was given to them by Chu Feng.

At this time, on the official road from Shouchun to Hefei, a man was wearing a white robe, riding a white horse with a sword hanging from his waist and a silver gun hanging from the saddle.

The man looked around and couldn't help frowning.

He heard that the Lord of Yangzhou was benevolent in governing the people, so he came here, and since he crossed the Huai River, he rarely saw people who died of freezing and starvation along the way.

This place is much better than Yuzhou, Yangzhou, and even Jizhou. At least he didn't see the tragedy in the world, he didn't see Yizi eating each other, and he didn't see bones everywhere.

Moreover, he had never met a single thief during this journey. You must know that when he came from Yuzhou before, there were dozens of robbers blocking the way.

"Shut up!"

The man reined in the reins, and looked at the hard-working people on both sides of the river in the distance, and he couldn't help frowning. Along the way, he saw many places where corvee was being collected.

This is surprisingly much here,

Sure enough, there is no place in the world where the government is absolutely benevolent. Calling so many people to serve in corvee at one time is obviously selfish, which makes the man take a deep breath.

Turning over and dismounting, the man led the horse and leaned over.

As he approached, the man was even more shocked by the scene in front of him. There was a river in the middle, and this river was not very wide. According to the map, it should have been connected in recent years.

And countless migrant workers are on both sides of the river, all digging the soil hard, often digging a foot deep and continuing, some digging, others digging and others backing.

In addition to the natural formation of the ancient river, it can only be dug out with a shovel. The purpose of these people at this moment is to expand the waterway and make the river wider.

And for such a long section, there are at least tens of thousands of people who seem to be digging hard, sweating profusely.

"Old man, I'll help you!" The man took the initiative to take a pannier, which was full of dirt.

The old man wiped the sweat from his forehead. At first he thought that the man was also a laborer. It can be seen that he was wearing a sword and a war horse, so he was obviously not a local.

"Little friend, judging by your outfit, you shouldn't be a local?" The old man asked with a chuckle.

"I, I am from the Central Plains, I came here to escape." The man explained.

"In the Central Plains? Tsk tsk, it's very chaotic there. You escaped rightly. Our Yangzhou is infinitely better than the Central Plains." The old man said proudly.

"Well, it is indeed much better to come all the way to Yangzhou. There are places to relieve the victims everywhere, and there are very few people who died of freezing and starvation along the road."

Men are more sympathetic to this.
"That's why Yangzhou is where it is today, thanks to Duke Chu's blessing. Duke Chu is Ziwei Xing who came down to earth to save us hardworking people."

As the old man said, he specially cupped his hands over his head to show his respect for Chu Feng.

"Ziwei Xing descends to earth?" The man was stunned for a moment: "Old man, I have met countless people who have been conscripted to serve in corvee along the way, whether they are building roads or water canals."

"Although the Duke of Chu gave porridge with kindness, he extorted violently and mobilized hundreds of thousands of people to work. How can such a high-ranking person be called Ziweixing?"

"Young man, you can't talk nonsense." The old man was anxious for a moment.

"You're not a local, so it's okay if you don't know, but in Yangzhou, you can say anything about anyone, except that you can't say a word about Chu Gong."

The old man said seriously, blushing.

"Ah, I'm being rude, but I don't know why?" The man frowned, he had never seen people support such a person like this.

He hadn't even heard of it in ancient books.

"Young man, what's your name!" the old man asked.

"I'm Zhao Yun, to tell you the truth, old man, I came here to find a benevolent master and work for him. I heard that the master of Yangzhou is benevolent, so I came here to find out."

Zhao Yun put down the basket and said solemnly.

When he came out of the mountain in his early years, he believed that Gongsun Zan was the benevolent government. He followed him for several years, but found that Gongsun Zan's character gradually became more ferocious, and even killed Liu Yu.

Just when his eldest brother passed away, he chose to retire, and this retreat lasted for several years.

"Then you have found the right place. Duke Chu is honest, fair and strict, and knows how to use people well. As long as you have the ability, Duke Chu will definitely use you."

Hearing that he defected, the old man was also happy.

Zhao Yun raised his eyebrows, not wanting to get entangled in these things, and asked: "Old man, you haven't said that I just mentioned the issue of Duke Chu's extensive labor labor!"

"Hey, little friend, you don't know something. There is no corvee in Yangzhou, not even a day. The laborers here are paid by the day, and they are in charge of food and housing,"

The old man said with a smile on his face.

"There is no corvee? And wages are paid?" Zhao Yun was astonished, he was dumbfounded, and he was really frightened.

"Not only is there no corvee, Duke Chu has also abolished all taxes except the land tax. As for the construction of roads and waterways, it is all for the sake of our common people,"

"Let's not talk about these troubled times, even in prosperous times, we ordinary people dare not think about it, so whoever dares to say that Duke Chu is not a word, we ordinary people will be the first to let him go."

There was a heartfelt smile on the old man's face.

"???"

Zhao Yun froze in place, his mother was exempted from other taxes except the land tax?Be good, those who don't know think this is the most prosperous year.

No wonder this person reacted like this before.

It's because my layout is too small! !
"I was being rude before, but I didn't expect Duke Chu to be so good for the country and the people." Zhao Yun apologized, but this time he was sincere. He had thought that Chu Feng might be superior,
But what he didn't expect was that this Chu Feng would treat the people like this. After all, he is a descendant of the Yuan family, a representative of the family, how could he coexist?

"It's okay, those who don't know are not to be blamed. But let me tell you, in Yangzhou, there is one household counting as one household, and almost every household has Chu Gong's longevity tablet."

"I remember one time, there was a young man in the village who was dissatisfied with Duke Chu and said a few bad things. His mother broke his leg and wanted to be kicked out of the house."

"Go and vote for him, that's right." The old man swore that Chu Feng was highly praised by the people of Yangzhou. How could they not respect this kind of boss who serves the country and the people.

The corner of Zhao Yun's mouth twitched, feeling a little emotional.

He even murmured in his heart, every household gave Chu Feng a tablet of longevity?This is too exaggerated, even in the wealthy Jizhou, there are not many people who recognize Yuan Shao.

"Old man, thank you very much!" After dumping the soil, Zhao Yun thanked and left. He knew that Chu Feng should be in Xuzhou now.

That being the case, I can just go to Hefei to have a look.

Let's see how Hefei would be without Chu Feng. By the way, he will look for an opportunity to join the army. He believes that with his own ability, not to mention being appointed as a general, at least one can be unified.

At that time, he was the commander of the cavalry under Gongsun Zan, but he and Gongsun Zan had a general friendship, and his followers were limited, and Liu Bei was also the cavalry general who followed Liu Bei.

In history, he completely voted for Liu Bei afterwards, but he has not been reused. On the one hand, after the Battle of Guandu, Liu Beitun and Xinye have not fought much in eight years.

The key point is that Liu Bei has no cavalry.

And he is not Guan Zhang, even if he has soldiers, he can't train them, they all train Guan Zhang, after that there will be the battle of Chibi, and then the battle of entering Shu.

All in all, Liu Bei doesn't have a good stage for him to display, especially Zhao Yun is good at commanding cavalry, and Liu Bei just lacks cavalry the most.

"drive!"

Immediately, Zhao Yun rode his horse and went straight to Hefei.

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At noon, outside the city of Hefei,
Shishui is only tens of miles away from Hefei, and it takes more than half an hour to arrive at a galloping horse.

At this moment, looking at the majestic and towering city in the distance, Zhao Yun was amazed. Is there such a towering city in this world?

It seems that even Yecheng can't compare with it,
The key point is that the city is a little bit big, and I don't know how many miles wide it is.

And the Shishui River outside the city has been widened by an unknown amount, and there are densely packed boats on the water. There are businessmen coming and going, there are young ladies from aristocratic families, and there are also fishermen fishing on the water.

As for the dock, it is probably the largest, busiest and most orderly one he has ever seen, with countless boatmen docking to carry goods,

Some move down, some move up.

"What a bustling place!" Zhao Yun sighed as he stood on the road that was big enough for sixteen horse-drawn carriages to run side by side.

He had vaguely heard before that Yangzhou was ravaged by Yuan Shu, with bones everywhere, but he didn't expect that it would be taken over by Chu Feng for two or three years, and he would immediately take on a completely new look.

As far as this economy is concerned, in time, even Chang'an and Luoyang can't compare to it. It is simply a miracle, which makes Zhao Yun even more curious about what kind of person this Chu Feng is.

Because there are too many rumors about him in the world,

Some say he is wise, some say he is treacherous, some say he is benevolent, some say he kills innocent people indiscriminately, and most importantly, it is said that he is known as a bloodbath.
Someone named him the number one general in the world,

Zhao Yun prided himself on his martial prowess, especially since he learned the Seven Detector Pan Snake Spear Technique this time, his martial arts skills have been greatly improved, and he really wants to compete with Chu Feng.

Ready to enter the city, the guard stopped him.

"This strong man, do you dare to ask if there is a way to guide you?" The city guard general glanced at Zhao Yun, and at a glance he saw that this person was a Lianjiazi, and immediately bowed his hands.

"Zhao Yun, a real native of Changshan, Jizhou, came here for the first time, and there was no way to guide him, so he didn't know how to enter the city." Zhao Yun said truthfully.

"I don't think you are a refugee, so I don't know what happened so far?" Ya Jiang looked him up and down and asked.

"I've heard that Mr. Chu is benevolent. He asked himself how capable he is, so he came here to join the army, hoping to get a job!" Zhao Yun clasped his fists and explained.

Yajiang pondered slightly: "Come with me!"

Obviously, he could see that Zhao Yun's background was not bad, and this kind of person obviously couldn't start as a soldier, especially since he rode a war horse by himself, at least he could be a junior.

Lead the horse and follow into the city,

Following behind, Zhao Yun was also shocked by the scene in the city. What is the flow of people, this city perfectly embodies what is the flow of people at this moment.

All kinds of shops are full of beautiful things in eyes, selling all kinds of things.

This is mainly due to the peace of Yangzhou. Now, except for the family who became an official, the rest of the family are all taking refuge, and taking refuge in Yangzhou is a good place to take refuge.

Now because Chu Feng appears to be more stable,
In addition, Jingzhou is now raging with war, so that countless scribes have taken refuge here. Most of these are rich people. The purchase of real estate and gardens has increased Chu Feng's income a lot.

"It's really prosperous!" Zhao Yun sighed in his heart as he walked on the bluestone paved floor tiles.

Along the way, he met countless people, many of whom even put on new clothes, many of them were no longer sallow and emaciated, and many of them began to buy things.

On this street, food is the most, followed by all kinds of useful things. Craftsmen weave some bamboo baskets for sale, and some make some tables, chairs and stools.
Some caught some game, and some made some good birds and dogs. There were also a lot of delicious pastries, and there were also a lot of chicken, duck and fish.

Of course, Zhao Yun's eyes were amazed by the squads of soldiers clad in strong, stubborn heads and their chests upright. This kind of spirit is definitely the best of the best.
Zhao Yun admitted that since entering Yangzhou, his cognition has been subverted time and time again. The goodness of Yangzhou can be seen with the naked eye, and the life of ordinary people is even more enjoyable.
What kind of person is this Chu Feng!

How could Yangzhou be so prosperous and prosperous in just two or three years?It's unbelievable, even Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, might not be able to do this, right?

Of course, what Chu Feng did was crazy,
Continuously supporting the common people, that is, increasing income and promoting consumption, coupled with controlling the lifeline of the economy by oneself, it is relatively handy to operate.

If this trend continues, it is estimated that Hefei will surpass Luoyang in the past two years, crush Xu Chu and Yecheng, and become the number one capital city.

After a while, he came to the general's residence in the city.

The tooth general said: "You wait for a while, I will report!"

Before Zhao Yun agreed, he saw Zhao Fan come out of the general's mansion in a hurry.

"General Zhao, this person intends to return to the lord. I saw that he is tall and powerful, and has some martial arts skills, so I brought it and prepared it for General Lu. Since General Zhao is here, I will hand it over to you, General!"

Tooth will hastily hand in hand.

"Well, you go down now!" Zhao Fan waved his hand, then looked at Zhao Yun, only to see that Zhao Yun was more than eight feet long, with a face like a crown of jade, but full of heroic spirit.

And with a sword on his waist and a gun hanging on his saddle, he is obviously a practicing family.As for those resolute eyes, it is not simple at first glance, this kind of momentum cannot be pretended.

"Have you ever served in the army?" Zhao Fan asked.

"I followed Gongsun Zan, served as cavalry general, military marquis, and commanded two hundred cavalry, but that was several years ago." Zhao Yun replied with clasped fists.

"Not bad, then are you going to take up any other official position under my master's account?" Zhao Fanfa asked.

"I've heard that those who are capable under Duke Chu's account live there, but those who are not talented, want to be the commander of five departments." Zhao Yun said sonorously, one song is equal to two songs, and one song is 200 people.

The five parts are 2000 people, which are the combat establishment.

"The general of the 2000 people? Hehe, it's interesting. But you also said that I only use talent. Since I have this idea, let me see if you have the qualifications!"

"If you can survive 2000 rounds in my hands, let alone [-] people, I will let you be my lieutenant general, and I can control [-] people." Zhao Fan said confidently.

(End of this chapter)