People rush to Chang'an from all over the country every day.
There is a judge in Jizhou, and there is Cheng Yu in Yanzhou.
Even Lu Bu from Bingzhou sent Wei Xu to Chang'an.
Those who are close have already arrived in Chang'an, while those who are far away are still on the way, but people have been sent to Chang'an first to inform Huangfu Jianshou.
What surprised Wang Ding was that Zhu Jun, who had fled to Jingzhou before, actually came.
He had some conflicts with Huangfu Song, but now that Huangfu Song has passed away, he has come all the way from Jingzhou to Chang'an, risking being detained by Wang Ding.
In addition, Liu Zhang from Yizhou sent archery aid to Chang'an to mourn.
Last time, Huang Quan and others jointly presented Liu Zhang as the shepherd of Yizhou, but Wang Ding naturally rejected it.
Liu Zhang is now the pastor of Yizhou on his own and has not received an appointment edict from the imperial court.
However, the wealthy families in Yizhou were willing to support Liu Zhang, so Wang Ding considered whether to directly appoint another Yizhou pastor and let him compete with Liu Zhang for control of Yizhou.
However, Liu Yan has been operating in Yizhou for ten years and still has a lot of foundation. Now Huang Quan, Liu Ba and others support Liu Zhang. Even if Wang Ding re-appoints a Yizhou pastor, he will not be Liu Zhang's opponent when he goes to Yizhou.
Liu Zhang sent archery aid to Chang'an on his behalf this time, but in addition to being Liu Zhang's sacrificial wine, the archery aid also had another identity, that is, Huangfu Song's son-in-law.
Sheyuan's current wife is Huangfu Song's daughter and Huangfu Jianshou's sister.
Even if Liu Zhang didn't send him, Sheyuan would still take his wife back to Chang'an for the funeral.
Wang Ding did not make things difficult for those who came to Chang'an from various places to mourn Huangfu Song.
Many of them fled Chang'an when Dong Zhuo's cholera epidemic broke out in Chang'an.
A few years later, they returned to Chang'an again. On the edge of the Wei River, they had already seen the changes in Chang'an today.
"This is what the Han Dynasty's Kyoto should look like."
Some people lamented that even if they heard about Chang'an today when they were in other states and counties, they were not as shocked as when they saw it with their own eyes.
After all, before coming to Chang'an, they could only hear what they heard. Those who were prejudiced against Wang Ding even felt that the merchants who returned from Chang'an were exaggerating in their words.
But now, they are sure.
He hadn't entered Chang'an yet, but just passed by the Wei River. Looking at the people working in the fields, Zhu Jun's eyes were deep.
The scene in front of him was completely different from the Chang'an in his impression.
When he left Chang'an, there was all wasteland beside the Wei River. Even during the spring plowing season, no farmers were seen plowing in the fields.
What strikes you is a large area of uncultivated wasteland, and due to lack of water, the land is cracked and there are not even a few weeds.
But now, he saw farmers walking barefoot in the fields, with bamboo hats on their heads, long whips in their hands, and in front of them were cattle plowing the fields.
Under the bamboo hat, he could still see the smile on the farmer's face.
This is a smile full of hope for life.
Zhu Jun grew up in a poor family. His family was poor when he was young. He was well aware of the sufferings of the people.
Even though he had fled from Luoyang to Jingzhou for more than a year, he had never seen anything like this in Jingzhou.
In the past few years when Liu Biao was in Jingzhou, although Liu Biao also launched wars, Jingzhou's soldiers were all out on expeditions, so Jingzhou itself was relatively peaceful.
Liu Biao mainly sent troops southward against Jiaozhou, supported Liu Yao in Yangzhou, and resisted Sun Ce in Jiangdong.
Zhu Jun has been doing nothing in Jingzhou for more than a year, either at home or out for fun.
He has many contacts with people from the lower classes in Jingzhou.
When Dong Zhuo was killed, Zhu Jun was unwilling and returned to Chang'an. He did not want to succumb to a young child.
At that time, Wang Ding was just a young boy in Zhu Jun's eyes. Even if Wang Ding did something he couldn't do, Zhu Jun just attributed it to Wang Ding's better luck.
Zhu Jun also saw the waterwheels on the Wei River in Jingzhou. It is said that the current waterwheels in Jingzhou came from Chang'an.
After Yang Xiu brought out the water tanker, Wang Ding did not hide anything.
Now more than a year has passed, and there are now waterwheels in every state in the Han Dynasty.
Compared with the previous waterwheels that required manpower, the current ones are more convenient and can draw more water, ensuring that more fields are irrigated.
Zhu Jun was not in a hurry to enter Chang'an. After landing on the Weishui River, he deliberately walked in the fields, looking at the unobstructed canals, and occasionally talked to the farmers in the fields.
Zhu Jun could feel that the smile on the farmer's face came from the bottom of his heart.
Even if they wear bamboo hats and work under the scorching sun, they are still happy from the bottom of their hearts.
Now, they don't have to worry about drought or heavy taxes.
They can also rent cattle from the government. They can cultivate more farmland, but they need to pay less taxes.
In the past, during spring plowing, many people couldn't even get out the spring seeds. In order not to starve to death, they ate the spring seeds with tears in their eyes.
But this year, after surviving this harsh winter, many people actually still have food leftover at home.
Zhu Jun walked by the canal and looked at the clear water.
He can guarantee that this is the cleanest canal he has ever seen. It is not blocked by weeds and the clear water flows slowly to the surrounding fields.
In almost every field, there is a farmer pulling an ox.
Compared with the farmers in Jingzhou, the farmers in front of me are more relaxed.
Moreover, Zhu Jun also found that the plowing cattle did not look very strenuous. They could turn over pieces of hard soil without the help of farmers.
His eyes fell on the plow behind the oxen, which was obviously different from what he had seen before.
This is the Quyuan plow invented by Yang Xiu.
It is lighter and more efficient. Even a farm ox can easily pull it.
The person only needs a little support from behind.
In the past, plows were straight-shaft plows, which often required two oxen to pull them.
Zhu Jun walked all the way from outside the city to Chang'an City.
The city of Chang'an was more prosperous than when he left.
It seems that it is more prosperous than before Dong Zhuo moved the capital. There is a constant flow of people on the street, and many hawkers are hawking along the way.
There were soldiers wearing armor walking through the streets, but they did not do any harm to the people around them.
He didn't even see the ruffians.
Zhu Jun was surprised and puzzled at the same time.
The scene in Chang'an he sees now is better than what he saw in Xiangyang.
Even Xiangyang is not as prosperous as Chang'an now.
It was really difficult for him to understand. In his impression, even if Chang'an was free from Dong Zhuo's chaos, it would still be impossible to return to its original appearance, let alone surpass it in just two years.
Reality gave him a hard slap.
Chang'an is so prosperous now.
There is an endless stream of merchants.
Because this is the imperial capital of the Han Dynasty, and it is the safest place to do business.