Chapter 461 Spring and Summer Countryside Scene
Because of the elimination of bandits in the areas controlled by both sides and the opening of trade routes, Ju Hu's mission to Guanzhong was completed two days earlier than usual.

I thought I could see the black bear again in Ganquan this time.

According to common sense and human reasoning, after a series of wars and the conquest of Shuzhong, Guanzhong was just the right time for the city to focus on development, so Black Bear should have stayed quietly in Ganquan.

Even if he followed the Huang-Lao philosophy of governing the country, the black bear should have stayed in Ganquan during this season, letting everything develop freely and according to inertia.

Not interfering and not harvesting is the fastest way to rest and recover.

Therefore, after passing Longmen, Ju Hu wanted to go straight to Ganquan. He had now lost interest in the so-called celebrities, great scholars, and thousands of scholars in Chang'an City.

Any conversation with those people is a waste of time and meaningless.

The convoy moved slowly. Ju Hu, wearing casual clothes and a small crown on his head, sat on one leg on the shaft of the carriage, with the other leg hanging on the side, swaying gently as the carriage moved forward.

Looking at the fields stretching to the end of the road, there is a military community or a village community every seven or eight miles.

In the traditional villages of Guanzhong, the production teams and forts under the jurisdiction of the hundred households were called military communities, or workers' communities and agricultural communities.

Some places where cattle and sheep are raised in a concentrated manner are called cattle societies, sheep societies, hemp societies, mulberry societies, etc. Basically, you can know the main functions of the place by listening to the common names.

Regardless of whether it is an individual community or a traditional village, the community is originally being transformed into a fortress, and an outer earth wall will be planned and built outside the fortress according to the mountains and roads.

There are many mulberry trees planted inside and outside the earth wall.

Even from a distance, Ju Hu could recognize the mulberry forest with broad leaves at a glance; in addition to the strip-shaped mulberry forest, there were also other seedlings and small forests planted in the same strip shape.

Some are willows and elms, as well as various types of fruit trees, but the saplings are currently too thin and slender to tell their species.

The lush greenery of the woods made Ju Hu feel relaxed but also worried.

While stopping at various places to rest along the way, through simple conversations, he has realized that the communities everywhere, even the traditional ones, are being improved towards the manors with Hebei characteristics.

Some workers' societies even erected wooden boards on the walls of the fortress with words written on them, and the content was obviously an amended and deleted version of "Four Seasons and Monthly Ordinances".

Many societies also have written "covenants", which are like the rules of life of the society.

In places where large families live together as clans, some prestigious clan elders will take the lead and sign a similar "clan covenant" in front of the ancestral tablets in an atmosphere of common ancestor.

The large families who have been friends for generations would intermarry with each other, and several families would also sign larger village agreements together.

The various communities in Guanzhong, where all kinds of people lived together, not only followed the development path of the Hebei manors, but also signed community contracts and public oaths... This made Ju Hu feel terrified.

Cao Cao entered Qingzhou with his defeated troops and did all that he did now out of necessity.

Cao Cao was able to destroy everything that had been accumulated in Qingzhou over the past few hundred years. Countless families of descendants of nobles who had taken root and developed in the pre-Qin period were defeated and disintegrated by Cao Cao. So Guanzhong also has such power!
Ju Hu didn't dare to imagine, nor did he want to imagine what kind of torture his family would suffer in the future.

The Fufeng Su family was the only surviving prominent family after the Three Auxiliary Rebellion. As a result, they forcibly split up the clan structure, and the fields and pastures they occupied were divided into three hundred households.

There are probably more than twenty hundred households in the family.

What will be left for your family then?
As for losing half if surrendering... being able to keep half is also a great achievement for the family.

But seeing that all industries in Guanzhong are now prospering, how could it be possible that if we surrender we would lose half of our money?

As for how to curb Guanzhong’s development momentum... Ju Hu couldn’t think of it for the time being, nor did he want to think about this issue in depth.

At least before leaving Guanzhong, you can keep this kind of thing in your heart.

We cannot discuss anything with anyone and cannot write down any records. Everything can only be discussed after returning to Yecheng.

Just like that, Ju Hu put aside his worries and went out for an outing, enjoying the busy road scenery.

Suddenly, a scholar in the same car raised his hand and pointed to a low mulberry forest in the distance: "Look over there!"

Ju Hu turned his head subconsciously and saw a man and a woman playing under the mulberry forest. Their backpacks were filled with mulberry leaves they had picked, and they were now leaning against each other at the edge of the forest. The mulberry forest was newly planted last year. The mulberry seedlings were slightly taller than a person, with single branches. They looked lush because of the dense planting.

Ju Hu turned his head and glanced and just smiled. The spring day was beautiful and he had seen such scenes many times along the way.

However, in various villages and communities, only the women in the traditional communities are still somewhat pleasing to the eye in terms of appearance.

Most of the women in the community were rescued from the Xiongnu and other Hu peoples. They had experienced a lot of suffering and torture. Even if they were physically better looking, their skin, appearance and temperament were hardly acceptable to Ju Hu.

Then he saw a girl from the mulberry forest leading a man into the mulberry forest. Ju Hu also had a smile on his face, and his expression showed that he didn't think it was strange.

what is this?
In his own manor, if he wanted, he could organize dozens of young slaves to play with him.

There was more laughter in the marching team, and the journey suddenly felt a lot easier.

Soon, when Ju Hu was standing at the shaft of the carriage observing the front and rear of the convoy and thinking about the next suitable resting point, he suddenly saw dense dust on the road in the distance. It was obvious that a group of knights were riding their horses lightly, trampling up such a large amount of dust.

Although there was a gentle breeze, the dust was a bit large and continued to fly, indicating that the knights were connected in front and behind and were always creating smoke and dust.

He soon realized that there was only one person in Guanzhong who could lead a large group of knights.

Before he could open his mouth to shout, he saw Tai Shi Wen Gong, who was leading the way, wearing a golden helmet, golden armor, and a brocaded white cloak, riding a tall and huge dragon horse covered with a felt blanket, passing by him.

At the same time, the cattle, horses and guards of the caravan were disturbed. Some of the guards were wearing armor and dismounted at this moment.

Then, a black bear wearing the same golden helmet and armor was seen riding a horse lightly. The BMW under it stepped on the ground with its four hooves and kicked its legs in an exaggerated manner, making the black bear on the horse's back stable with very little bumps.

Black Bear recognized the Hebei team and slowed down early. He stopped at the flag and saw Ju Hu. He immediately raised his hand and took off his mask: "I didn't expect it to be an old friend from Hebei. Mr. Ju, how are you?"

Ju Hu quickly got off the carriage and bowed, looking up at the black bear on the horse: "Thank you for your concern, Grand Marshal. I don't want to meet you here. What's this, Grand Marshal?"

"You and I are just good friends, there's no need to be so formal."

Black Bear turned over and dismounted. At this time, Lu Bu, who had led the way, also drove his horse back. The fifty or so puppet knights in golden helmets and gilded fish-scale armor who followed behind also slowed down and dismounted after arriving here.

Some knights have begun to take curtains, combined tables and chairs, felt carpets and the like from their horse harnesses, and they set up spears and halberds as poles on the flat and wide places beside the road to fix the curtains.

Black Bear stepped forward, took Ju Hu's hand, and looked him up and down, then said with a smile, "Yesterday I learned that Ju Jun passed through Longmen, so I changed my route to the east. I wanted to meet Ju Jun again tonight, but Ju Jun sped up his pace. Is it because of urgent official business?"

"I am following the general's orders and dare not delay."

Ju Hu bowed towards Yecheng and smiled at Black Bear: "In fact, I never thought that the roads in Guanzhong were well-prepared and the villages along the way were convenient. I walked faster without realizing it. This is thanks to the efforts of the Grand Marshal, not intentional by outsiders."

"What Ju Jun said makes sense. I will wait until the Guanzhong treasury has accumulated a few years of savings, and then I will build a large-scale highway. When Ju Jun comes again, it will be three times faster than today!"

Looking at the high-spirited black bear in front of him, Ju Hu couldn't help but think of the first time they met it.

I secretly sighed with emotion, thinking that this was probably the most precious thing I could leave for my family and future generations.

Following the black bear's outstretched arms and looking towards the road that had already been traveled in the east, Ju Hu sighed: "I would like to see the world unified and the people living in peace. When I travel, I can be at ease and take it easy, and enjoy the local customs along the way. I can stop and go, or stay for a few days to enjoy the scenery."

"There will be a day like this."

Seeing that the curtain had been set up on the roadside, Black Bear extended his arms to Ju Hu: "Mr. Ju, please."

"I dare not. Da Sima, please go first."

Ju Hu bowed and stretched out his arms. He really didn't dare to take the first step.

Although he represents General Yuan of Hebei, he is not General Yuan after all.

If he crossed the line or offended anyone in the slightest, a lieutenant would jump out from behind the Grand Marshal and kill him with a knife... then it would be too late to say anything.

(End of this chapter)