Han official!

Chapter 43 Hezuo, Pudong

Guo Jie said solemnly: "The official wants a hundred mu of land outside Didao, on the left side of the Yellow River."

Hezuo refers to the east bank of the Yellow River. The Yellow River was the name of the Yellow River in the Han Dynasty, which refers to the fields on the east bank of the Yellow River.

The fields on the left side of the river are close to the Yellow River, which flows all the way to the East China Sea and runs through most of the Han Dynasty. It is convenient for irrigation, the land is fertile, and the fertility of the fields is greater than that of ordinary fields.

In addition, there is the most important point.

The piece of land that Guo Jie asked for was later called Jincheng, which is Lanzhou, one of the central cities in the northwest. It is also an important city on the Silk Road with many merchants and a wide range of department stores.

It is currently still a barren wasteland with few people living there, which is equivalent to Pudong before its development.

Land in Pudong is very expensive, with housing prices ranging from RMB 100,000 to over RMB 100,000 per square meter. Before its development, there was a saying that one would rather have a bed in Puxi than an apartment in Pudong.

Who would have thought that after development it would become one of the most valuable locations in the country.

Zhang Qian will begin his diplomatic mission to the Western Regions next year.

With one year left, Guo Jie was preparing to occupy the farmland on the left side of the Yellow River before Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions.

The most amazing thing is that Hezuo is outside the Great Wall, so no matter how much land it occupies, it will not arouse the emperor's dissatisfaction. He can be treated as a powerful person who has annexed a large amount of land and moved to Maoling.

Instead, he hoped that the Han people would occupy a large amount of land outside the Great Wall, manage the border, and resist the Huns.

"Outside the Didao Great Wall?"

"The fields on the east bank of the river?"

"You mean Hezuo? Not Hexi?"

Sang Hongyang, Zhao Yu and Zhang Tang all looked at Guo Jie who was standing near the gate with a look of surprise. They had complicated expressions and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Sang Hongyang and the other two even felt a little guilty.

Misunderstood Guo Jie.

He doesn't want to be a powerful person.

Quite the opposite.

Guo Jie was a true hero.

I only want to attack the Huns in the north!
Didao, eight or nine hundred miles west of Chang'an, was the Han Dynasty's frontier Great Wall. It was built to defend against the Huns and is also called the Didao Great Wall.

The Hezuo that Guo Jie mentioned is outside the Great Wall.

Hezuo is a large river that spans Guanzhong and Guandong. Due to its wide river surface and fast-flowing water, Hezuo on the east bank of the river is also considered the territory of the Han Dynasty.

Since the river was outside the Great Wall, there were almost no county towns, only some beacon towers on the border to observe the movements of the Huns. Once an attack came, they would set off beacons to notify the Han army at the Didao Great Wall.

Hezuo is two hundred miles beyond the Didao Great Wall!

There are not many beacon towers.

Guo Jie actually wanted the land in Hezuo. He is a truly loyal and righteous man!
Voluntarily resisting the Huns always inspires respect.

Sang Hongyang said with a look of shame, "I misunderstood Guo Bianhu. I thought you were a coward who only cared about pleasure. Indeed, Guo Jie, the heroic hero with a tiger in his hand, would never be afraid of death."

As a minister serving beside the emperor, he actually bowed solemnly to a small pavilion chief named Guo Jie.

This is the Han people's style.

Value death over life.

Those who took the initiative to fight against the Huns are worthy of admiration, regardless of their status.

Sang Hongyang said, "I will personally write a letter to the governor of Longxi County. I will grant you 500 mu of land, which is the most I can do. I will also grant you 500 mu of land on the left side of the river."

Five hundred acres!
Guo Jie was pleasantly surprised. He now had five times more farmland, far exceeding his expectations.

"That's enough."

Guo Jie bowed and said, "Thank you, Minister Sang. I originally wanted to be content with just one hundred acres of land, but I was unexpectedly given an additional four hundred acres. Fu Ji's total land now stands at five hundred acres. Could I personally choose the location of this land?"

There are fertile fields and barren fields.

There was no precedent for personal selection; even the founding marquises of the Han Dynasty passively accepted designated fiefs and lands from the Han court. Sang Hongyang could not interfere in county politics, and as a minister to the emperor, interfering in local politics was a taboo.

He gritted his teeth and said, "I will find a way to make this happen. You can choose the location of the fields yourself."

Zhao Yu and Zhang Tang couldn't help but look back, their expressions showing a bit of surprise.

Sang Hongyang actually disregarded the taboos of officialdom and interfered in the political affairs of the county for Guo Jie's personal affairs. If the emperor knew about this, it would reduce his trust in him.

For the many attendants around the emperor.

The most important thing is not the size of the official position, but the trust of the emperor.

Once lost, it is difficult to recover.

"Thank you, Minister."

Guo Jie bowed solemnly and said, "I, a humble official, will manage the farmland on the left side of the Yellow River well and live up to Minister Sang's expectations."

Sang Hongyang was feeling depressed because the emperor had lost trust in him. When he heard him mention managing the fields in Hezuo, he felt much better and a smile appeared on his bitter face.

He patted Guo Jie's black clothes and said, "Your words comfort me a little. I look forward to eating the millet you grow in Hezuo."

"Haha."

Zhao Yu stroked his mustache with his thumb, laughed, and said, "When the time comes, I'll also ask for a bowl of millet from Hezuo. Captain Guo, please don't be reluctant."

Guo Jie smiled knowingly and said, "Minister Sang, the Lord of Zhao can eat as much as he wants. Come and taste the millet watered with the blood of the Xiongnu.

"good!"

"Great!"

When Sang Hongyang and Zhao Yu heard the words "Huns' blood", they shuddered all over and burst into laughter with such excitement that their scalps tingled.

"I would like to have a bowl too."

Zhang Tang, who no one expected, actually asked for money and food from his subordinates, saying solemnly, "When the time comes, I will go to the Gaojie Duting to eat a bowl of millet from Hezuo."

Sang Hongyang, Zhao Yu and Guo Jie all looked surprised.

Everyone in Chang'an knew Zhang Tang's reputation. The story of Zhang Tang's trial of the rat even reached the ears of the emperor, who knew that Zhang Tang was a harsh and cruel official who was harsh to others and himself as well.

Zhang Tang never asked for anything. In his opinion, taking a grain of millet was also corruption and the person should still be arrested and punished in Chang'an Prison.

"This official."

Zhang Tang saw the three people's surprise and astonishment, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face, and his face flushed slightly: "I want to eat millet watered with the blood of the Xiongnu."

"Haha."

"Haha."

There were bursts of laughter in the house. Sang Hongyang and Zhao Yu smiled happily. The atmosphere in the house became much more relaxed and the relationship between them became much closer.

They are all like-minded people.

Guo Jie smiled knowingly and couldn't help but sigh.

It is because of these people that the Han Dynasty has become a country where one Han can defeat five barbarians. Anyone who offends the mighty Han will be punished no matter how far away they are.

Wherever the sun and the moon shine, wherever the rivers flow, all is Han territory!

"Guo Jie, wait a minute."

Zhang Tang stopped Guo Jie as he was about to leave and instructed him, "Twenty thousand dan of millet is worth about two hundred gold coins. If you still wish to atone for your sin, go back and write a letter of atonement and give it to the junior official sitting there."

Of the 20,000 dan of millet, Zhao Yu and Zhang Tang did not take a single grain, and considered it all as money for Guo Jie to buy a title and atone for his sins.

Guo Jie bowed deeply and left the Chang'an official temple.

The progress of buying a title to atone for sins has reached 8%.

(End of this chapter)