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"What are you looking at?"

The wind outside the house has become much lighter.

But the temperature was still cold. News came from the post house in front that the road to Zhaoling was passable. Cao Peng's journey was from Yingyin to Linying, and then after crossing Yingshui in Yaoqiang

, proceed to Zhaoling. Pass by Pingyu, pass Wufang, follow the Hanshui River, pass through Zhongyang Mountain, and enter Nanyang County.

This road was also the road that Cao Peng and his family used when they fled Xudu.

But this is not a memoir, but Wufang is the closest to Wuyin. The governor of Yuzhou and the doctor Taizhong were all waiting for Jia Xu, and he was stationed in Wuyin County at this time. Although Nanyang County is not under the rule of Yuzhou, from a polite point of view,

Cao Peng, the governor of Nanyang County, should still visit Jia Xu first before taking up his post. In fact, it doesn't matter where he goes. Wancheng, the prefecture of Nanyang County, has been captured by Liu Bei. In other words, even if Cao Peng arrived in Nanyang County, he would not be there.

The actual residence of the government can be arranged locally at will.

In this case, Cao Peng chose Wuyin.

First of all, Wuyin is his hometown after his rebirth.

Although he has never been to Wuyin County, Zhongyang Mountain belongs to Wuyin County after all.

Cao Peng's return to Nanyang County this time can be regarded as a return to his hometown in glory. In governing Wuyin County, he can at least get the support of the local people and not be too passive.

Perhaps, some people will say that Zhongyang Town is no different from the country bumpkins and cities in later generations in terms of Wuyin County.

But in fact, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, the concept of the hometown party was too strong. Isn't there a saying in later generations that "when a fellow villager meets a fellow villager, tears will flow from his eyes"? When two fellow countrymen who are drifting away meet, they are most likely to hug each other.

.For the Wuyin people, although Zhongyang Town is under the rule of Wuyin, it is also a part of Wuyin. Now, Cao Peng, who walked out of Wuyin, is back! The recognition of the Wuyin people will be far greater than the rejection.

Cao Peng once discussed this with Guo Jia, and Guo Jia chose two places to stay.

One is Wuyin and the other is Jiyang.

However, Jiyang and Nirvana are really in the same boat.

There is only a thorny river in the middle, and the location is too dangerous. Wuyin is located in the east of Nanyang County and is also an important gateway to Runan. Once Wuyin falls, Liu Bei can drive straight in and invade Runan County. From the strategic point of view,

In terms of significance, it also occupies an important position. Therefore, after much deliberation, Cao Peng decided to rule in Wuyin and control the four counties of Ye County, Luyang, Pheasant County and Duyang from afar.

Wei Yan was stationed in Ye County, and Xu Yidian was stationed in Yangzhi County to confront Liu Bei's army.

Although Liu Bei occupied Wancheng, he did not dare to send troops easily. At least before Wuyin was captured, he would never act rashly.

Cao Peng is quite sure of this.

It was late at night, and Cao Peng still hadn't rested in the library of the post house.

He took a letter and read it carefully.

Huang Yueying and Xiahou Zhenming cooked a bowl of porridge and delivered it to the study room.

Xia Houzhen asked in confusion, while Cao Peng put down the letter and sighed.

"Cang Shu, because of his talent and intelligence, few people can match him."

"How to say?"

"Just take a look..."

Cao Peng handed over the letter, "This is the letter Cang Shu sent to him yesterday. It is his latest homework. At first, I asked him to read Hong Fan and learn about food, but this kid actually proposed a new currency theory. He thought

Nowadays, the currency system is in chaos and it is difficult to apply it. Therefore, it is recommended to re-coin and strengthen management. Moreover, his proposal has a certain meaning of currency centralization, which makes me deeply touched."

Since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, currency has actually been in chaos.

Although the five-baht coins are uniformly issued by the state, in fact, the control is not strict.

Later generations described a man as outstanding and set the standard of "Pan Donkey Deng Xiaoxian". The "Deng" among them is Deng Tong, a native of Nan'an, Shu County during the period of Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty. This man relied on his relationship with Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty to mint coins privately.

Sitting on Tongshan, he was famous as a rich man at that time.

And throughout the Han Dynasty, there are not many figures like Deng Tong.

Perhaps he has not reached the level of Deng Tong, but the practice of privately minting coins has been repeatedly banned. Even when the emperor is happy, he will grant copper mines and allow private coinage. This has also resulted in the circulation of private coins and a flood of bad coins.

phenomenon. Cao Chong proposed in his letter that the minting of private coins should be eliminated and unified management should be strengthened. In his words, the purpose of the Central Bank Building was made more clear.

This also made Cao Peng sigh with emotion.

"Husband, what do you think?"

Cao Peng thought for a while, with a wry smile on his face.

Cao Chong's intention in writing this letter is very obvious, that is, he hopes to repair the rift with Cao Peng.

Even in the letter, this meaning was very clearly revealed. Regarding the management of currency, Cao Peng had written a letter in the ninth year of Jian'an. However, Cao Cao was busy with military affairs at the time and never responded. As Cao Chong, Cao Peng

Naturally, Cao Peng's ideological context was familiar to him. So in the letter, he accurately scratched Cao Peng's itch, which made Cao Peng have all kinds of feelings...

This kid is indeed very smart.

But Cao Peng was certain that this letter was not from Cao Chong's original intention, but rather from Mrs. Huan's.

At Cao Chong's age, it is impossible for him to be so worldly. After all, he is only eleven years old, how can he know so much?

Cao Chong wanted to repair the relationship between the two, or in other words, it was Mrs. Huan who wanted to repair it.

However, cracks have appeared. When have you ever heard that a broken mirror can be reunited and water can be recovered? Cao Peng fell into deep thought, and after a moment he said softly: "Cang Shu is smart, which is irrefutable. However, this son is too utilitarian. In fact... He and I

Conflicts have arisen before and may be irreversible. Even if he takes the initiative to express his intention to repair, who can guarantee that he does not harbor resentment in his heart? This letter is well written and I will submit it to my uncle. But with

Mrs. Huan and Cang Shu, it’s best not to get too close...at least for now."

Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen looked at each other and nodded lightly.

Both of them could also understand Cao Peng's concerns. Cao Cao was planning to become prime minister, which was also the most sensitive period. It was best not to get too close.

"We are leaving early tomorrow morning. Madam, can you pack everything in order?"

"Well, everything has been packed up."

"Where are Xiao Ai and the others?"

"I have all gone to bed... However, there is something I need to tell my husband. Xiao Ai is ten years old, and he also needs a maid to serve him. When he is studying and practicing martial arts, he can also have someone to serve him. After all, my husband is now a pavilion.

Hou, and Xiao Ai's father is the governor of Dongjun, a court official worth two thousand stones. Such rules and pomp are always needed. Especially in Nanyang County, they pay special attention to these things. "

Huang Yueying reminded softly.

Xia Houzhen also nodded repeatedly, expressing his agreement with Huang Yueying's statement.

When Cao Peng was reborn, he was already fourteen years old...and his family was poor at the time. He soon fled his home and moved to Xudu. He didn't know much about the customs and habits of Nanyang County, especially the customs of wealthy families. Moreover, in the past

With his identity and status at the time, it was really impossible for him to know too much about this aspect. But Huang Yueying was different. She came from a wealthy family in Jiangxia and knew a lot about the rules of wealthy families. Although she was not from Nanyang County, she followed her at that time

His father, Huang Chengyan, had many opportunities to join wealthy families.

The Xiahou family is a wealthy family in Qiao County.

When he was young, he relied on Xia Houyuan's help to survive, and he also knew the rules of the family very well.

Cao Peng couldn't help but said: "Then what do you mean..."

"Let's find a way to add a maid to Xiao Ai, so that we can take care of her."

"But we have to leave tomorrow."

"What's so difficult about this? It doesn't mean you have to buy it in Yingchuan.

You can buy it when you get to Runan, and you can buy it when you get to Nanyang, but your husband must remember this matter, and don't forget it due to official duties."

Cao Peng thought about it and remembered it in his mind.

This matter is indeed his personal negligence...

Nanyang County has a lot of rules and customs. If you go to Nanyang County, you really need to be careful.

Although he is from Nanyang County, he has not lived much life in Nanyang County after all. He is inevitably ignorant of many things. He was in Haixi and Hexi before. To be honest, they were both remote places, so there were relatively few rules.

This is especially true in the northwest. Hexi County and Wuwei County are mostly Qiang and Hu forces. Where do the many rules come from? To gain a foothold there, you rely on fists and force.

But Nanyang County...

Cao Peng couldn't help but frown when he thought of this.

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The next day, at dawn, the carriages and horses were ready.

After Cao Peng and his party left, Yingyin, Zhong Yao and others went out of the city to see them off.

"Youxue, I saw that you went to Nanyang with only two ladies and not many servants.

I'm afraid that when I arrive in Nanyang, I will inevitably arouse people's ridicule... I know that Youxue is simple, but Nanyang is luxurious, so we need to be cautious. Now that Youxue has taken office, I have no gifts. So I prepared twenty servants to accompany Youxue to Nanyang County.

, you must not refuse to learn from your friends."

Zhong Yao brought many followers to see him off, including men and women.
To be continued...