"What did you ask me to say? What's the matter?" Liu Xin touched her head, looking blank.
Ma Yun groaned: "I know you didn't take my words to heart. I asked you to talk to Cai Yong and asked him to withdraw from the Wei family's marriage. Have you said that?"
Liu Xin laughed and said, "I didn't tell you, Cai Yong won't listen to me about this. Besides, Wei Zhongdao is good in other aspects besides being a little lesser-minded and lustful."
Ma Yun said: "You don't know how much Sister Zhaoji's thoughts are. Since knowing that Wei Zhongdao often goes to drunk Hongchen, she is still unhappy."
Liu Xin asked puzzledly: "Zhao Ji? Isn't she named Cai Wenji? When did she change her name."
"If you say you are not educated and skillless, you still don't admit it. She was originally called Zhao Ji, but she changed her name to Wen Ji to avoid Sima Zhao's taboo." Ma Yun laughed, then sighed and said, "I remember One year after she married Wei Zhongdao, Wei Zhongdao died. Sister Zhao Ji became a widow at a young age. From then on, this talented woman began a miserable life. I don't want this to happen."
Liu Xin listened, pondered for a moment, and said: "You don't have to worry too much. If I don't invite their family to Xiangyang, maybe Cai Yan is married to Wei Zhongdao now. Now the yellow scarf has occupied Yingchuan, and the road is blocked. It is estimated that Wei Zhongdao will not be able to come to Xiangyang to welcome his relatives within a year, maybe he has already died first.
Ma Yun thought for a while and said, "I remember the Yellow Turban Uprising did not last a year."
Liu Xin said again: "Don't be afraid. Cai Yong is already in Xiangyang, and he should not be beheaded by Wang Yun. At that time, even if Cai Yan becomes a widow, he will naturally come to Xiangyang. Don't worry about her going to the grassland. Naturally, those tragic things will not happen."
Ma Yun pinched him angrily, and said, "Why are you so cruel, trying to make her a widow is impossible."
This pinch was so cruel, Liu Xin gasped in pain, thinking about it for almost two years, Ma Yun really didn’t ask him to do anything, so he said, “Okay, wait for me to find a chance to meet her. Dad talk about this."
Ma Yun turned his anger into joy, and leaned on his chest and said, "There are two more things to discuss with you."
Liu Xin asked strangely: "Wife, why are you doing so much today? Just talk about it."
Ma Yun said, "How do you plan to arrange Qiaoer?"
Liu Xin is even more strange: "What do you mean by this? When she gets older, she can find a good family to marry."
Ma Yun blushed in his ear and said a few words before Liu Xin understood. Because Liu Yu was brought with Qiao'er's help, Qiao'er had been sleeping outside Liu Xin and the others. Liu Xin is now striving for hegemony. Although the bed brothers are not as diligent as they used to be, they are crazy every time they do it. Ma Yun is often made to fall asleep in his arms, and the next day he can only climb three poles in the sun. stand up. Naturally these private things can't be concealed by coincidence.
Liu Xin also remembered that every time after a night of madness, she went out to see Qiao'er in the morning, she always looked like she didn't sleep well. Originally, she thought it was the reason for taking care of Xiao Liuyu. Now it doesn't seem like that. In this age, a woman as old as Qiao'er has been married a long time ago. Maybe now that the child is born, she naturally understands the things between men and women. Liu Xin also remembered a book he had read in the past. It was about a large family. After the host died, the hostess sold out the maidservants in the house. As a result, a maid drank herself and the master. I told my husband about his romantic past, and when he woke up the next day, he committed suicide in shame. If Qiao'er was married, would she also accidentally tell these private things at home? It's no wonder that big families used to say that the girls in the house were closed, just because these girls knew too many secrets of the master, it would really be a problem to let her marry outside.
Seeing Liu Xin not speaking, Ma Yun sighed and said, "Oh, I've been thinking about this for a long time. Don't you always want to add some clothes? If it doesn't work, you can just accept her, it's just cheaper for you."
Liu Xin hurriedly stopped Ma Yun and said, "Don't, don't, I'm just talking about it. I can't take it seriously. Let's talk about this later. You can talk about another one first." Liu Xin thought to herself that she wouldn't be. Test me, I can't be fooled by her.
Ma Yun was actually serious this time. Looking at Liu Xin's insincereness, she was amused, and said: "Okay, think about it slowly. Also, there are too many people living in the mansion, I want to put the prefecture Expand it."
Liu Xin heard what she was talking about, so he relaxed and said with a smile: "There is no need to expand the prefecture and animal husbandry. I have already asked Jushou to plan and plan to expand the entire Xiangyang city, and then give them to each of them. To rebuild a new mansion, our prefecture and pastoral mansion will also rebuild one."
"Expand Xiangyang City?" Ma Yun was taken aback by Liu Xin's words. This is a big project.
Liu Xin said ambitiously: "Yes, expand Xiangyang City. The new Xiangyang is not only the political center of Jingzhou, but also the economic, commercial, and cultural center of Jingzhou and even the entire south. I want to become the largest real estate developer in the Han Dynasty. It's still official."
Jusuo's work efficiency is high, and early the next morning he came up with a preliminary plan for the expansion of Xiangyang City, and invited Liu Xin to have a look. This is a simple map drawn on a white cloth. The location of Xiangyang City before and after the expansion is marked on the map. Liu Xin looked at the map, but it was still not very intuitive, so he said, "Go, let's go to the city to see it on the spot. Look."
Liu Xin took Jushou and Dianwei, changed casual clothes, and walked out of the prefecture. This is not the first time Liu Xin has walked on the streets of Xiangyang, but it is the first time he has time to take a good look at the city. .
The city of Xiangyang is also a famous historical city, and Liu Xin, a later generation of Xiangyang, has also been there, and is particularly impressed by its moat. The Xiangyang city in front of me is only a bit larger than the ordinary county town, and the scenery in the city is not much different. There is only one avenue that runs through the east-west direction and is not too wide. The road has been in disrepair for a long time and has become a bit uneven. There are many shops on both sides of the road, the houses are uneven, and there are many stalls in front of the shops, which gives people the feeling of being messy.
Accompanied by the two, Liu Xin climbed to the top of the city, circled the city wall, and came to the tower at the north gate, and said with emotion: "Fangyang is really a good place! Surrounded by water on three sides, facing the mountain on the other. The terrain is dangerous. If you manage well, it will be easy to defend and difficult to attack."
Jushou said: "The lord's words are not bad. The southwestern area of Xiangyang is a continuous mountain peak, and the Han River to the north passes by the city. But if it is to be expanded in this way, it can only be expanded to the east and south."
Liu Xin nodded and said, "Then expand east and south. The city wall must be at least five feet high. The roads, greening, drainage, and fire prevention in the city must be carefully planned and designed. Each area in the city must be carefully divided and dedicated. Set aside places to build official residences, academies, hospitals, and military camps, as well as places dedicated to researching various new technologies."
Looking at Jushou, who seemed to understand, Liu Xin pointed to the outside of the city again, and continued: "Especially this moat must be greatly widened, at least 30 to 40 meters. Although this project is huge, it will be beneficial after it is completed. It's still obvious, but you should move fast, and if you don't have enough manpower, you will recruit from the refugees outside the city."
Jushou looked out of the city in the direction of Liu Xin's fingers, and saw that there were many bamboo sheds there, vaguely seeing people coming and going, and sighed: "Master, how to resettle so many refugees is also a big problem. "
Liu Xin also said: "Yes. I have asked Zirou and the others to register. The refugees from all over Nanyang will arrange for them to return home after a while. Although they missed spring ploughing, Xia Bo can't miss it anymore. As long as there is a harvest in autumn, these The lives of the people can be peaceful. But there are many old and weak women and children. The young and strong men in the family have died in the war and need to be properly resettled. Let’s go and take a look."
The three people went out of the city gate and traveled northward for more than a mile. The number of people gradually increased. All of them had yellow faces and thin skins and ragged clothes. They were all refugees from Nanyang and Yingchuan who had escaped the war. There were more than 100,000 people.
Kuailiang has been busy helping refugees outside the city these days. Seeing Liu Xin and the others coming over, he quickly greeted him and said, "Master, why are you here?"
Liu Xin looked at Kuailiang, who was sweating profusely, and said, "I saw so many refugees in the city, so I wanted to come and have a look. Mr. Zirou, you have been working hard these days."
Kuailiang said modestly: "Nothing, nothing. It's all part of the job, it's not a big deal. If the lord organizes relief, and Mr. Zhong Jing is not fighting the epidemic, I don't know how many people will die."
Liu Xin saw a passing citizen with the porridge in the broken bowl in his hand so thin that he could see the face. He frowned and asked, "Zirou, how can they get enough to eat this kind of porridge? If there is not enough food, they can get enough food. Make another allocation in the city, don't starve them."
Kuailiang hurriedly replied: "The lord doesn't know, but he can't let them eat. There are many young and middle-aged people among these people. If they are full and have no work to do, it is impossible to guarantee that accidents will not occur. The only thing that maintains order is now. Some officers and soldiers in Xiangyang City, but more than a thousand people, how to deal with it, as long as they are guaranteed not to starve to death."
Liu Xin nodded thoughtfully and continued to walk forward, but saw that there were mostly women and children in line in the porridge shed ahead. The porridge in the hands of these women and children was obviously much thicker. He asked strangely: "Zi Rou, these people's The treatment seems to be different."
Kuailiang smiled and said, "Master, this porridge shed is really different. Those who come here to receive porridge are thick for old and weak women and children, and thin for young and strong men. The master knows who the principals here are. ?"
Liu Xin asked curiously: "Who is in charge of this?"