The Three Kingdoms: Home Travel

This is Xuzhou City?!

Even from a great distance, Jiang Zhe could see the enormous thing as soon as he peeked out from the carriage. Its simple and elegant appearance, its majestic and towering presence, left Jiang Zhe speechless with excitement.

This is a city from the Three Kingdoms period in ancient China...

I never imagined I would actually see it with my own eyes...

Xuzhou encompassed 62 counties across three kingdoms: Donghai, Langya, Pengcheng, Guangling, and Xiapi. It roughly corresponds to present-day Jiangsu Province, the southern part of Shandong Province, and the counties of Su and Si in Anhui Province.

Donghai Commandery was headquartered in Tan County (north of present-day Tancheng, Shandong). It governed 13 counties: Tan County, Xiangben, Lanling, Cheng County, Yinping, Qi County, Changlu, Hexiang, Zhuqi, Licheng, Ganyu, Qu County, and Houqiu.

Guangling Commandery, with its capital at Guangling (north of present-day Yangzhou, Jiangsu). It governed 12 counties: Guangling, Jiangdu, Yuguo, Tangyi, Hailing, Gaoyou, Ping'an, Dongyang, Lingxian, Sheyang, Huixi, and Yandu.

Pengcheng State, with its capital at Pengcheng (present-day Xuzhou, Jiangsu). It governed 8 counties: Pengcheng, Liuxian, Guangqi, Fuyang, Wuyuan, Lüxian, Wuxian, and Ziqiu.

The State of Xiapi was governed from Xiapi (present-day Gupi, Pi County, Jiangsu Province). It administered 16 counties: Xiapi, Liangcheng, Siwu, Xiaxiang, Qulu, Tongguo, Xiaqiu, Xuxian, Suiling, Xuyi, Gaoshan, Huailing, Dongcheng, Quyang, Huaipu, and Huaiyin.

Langya Kingdom, with its capital at Kaiyang (present-day Daichengzi, north of Linyi, Shandong). It governed 13 counties: Ju County, Dong'an, Dongguan, Gumu, Zhu County, Dongwu, Langya, Gouqu, Yangdu, Linyi, Kaiyang, Jiqiu, and Zeng Kingdom.

"Husband?"

Xiuer looked at Jiang Zhe, who was trembling all over, with a puzzled expression. She placed her small hand on his forehead and asked, "Husband, have you caught a cold?"

"How is that possible!" Jiang Zhe found it somewhat amusing. How could Xiu'er understand his excitement at this moment? This was Xuzhou City, and an important city during the Three Kingdoms period. Unlike later cities like Hangzhou and Beijing, which, although they still retain the charm of ancient cities, are no longer able to excite people.

Unlike now, there are no skyscrapers, no car horns. Looking at the city walls and gates, Jiang Zhe was filled with excitement.

Antique imitation? That's all nonsense. How can you possibly replicate such a pure ancient atmosphere?

The carriage gradually drove towards the city gate, which was the south gate of Xuzhou.

Majestic and imposing...

This is Jiang Zhe's impression of the city gates of Xuzhou...

This city gate alone must be two stories high... And look at its width, wow, it can accommodate five or six cars... uh... horse-drawn carriages side by side.

Two rows of armored soldiers, clad in heavy spears and wielding heavy armor, stood beneath the city gate. Their murderous gazes made Jiang Zhe dare not meet their eyes.

Looking up, two large characters were solemnly carved above the city gate: Xuzhou... Of course, this was Jiang Zhe's opinion. Although he wasn't very familiar with traditional Chinese characters, he could easily guess what those two characters above the city gate meant.

The carriage stopped below the city gate. Jiang Zhe vaguely heard Sun Mao and the armored soldier exchange a few words, and then Jiang Zhe's carriage was allowed to pass without any routine inspection.

Watching the people queuing up to enter Xuzhou City, Jiang Zhe, sitting in the carriage, felt a mix of emotions. Privilege...

The magnificent city walls and gates amazed Jiang Zhe, but after entering the city and seeing the houses that seemed to be made of wood, his excitement gradually subsided. Having grown accustomed to skyscrapers, he naturally had no interest in the wooden houses here.

However, this road is quite wide, unlike in later generations, where even a small alley is divided up, making it impossible for a single car to drive in.

Jiang Zhe looked around and noticed that none of the shops on either side of this "commercial street" had any items displayed outside their doors. Could it be that there were urban management officers? Jiang Zhe chuckled to himself.

The carriage turned and entered another street. Jiang Zhe knew where they were going. "You said I'd come to work for you, so you have to give me a place to stay, right?"

The carriage soon arrived at its destination, indicating that it was not far from the South Gate.

Jiang Zhe got out of the car and glanced at the small courtyard and the ordinary, commoner-style house in front of him.

Jiang Zhe reached out his hand and helped Xiu'er down from the carriage, then carefully looked around at their future residence.

Wow, that takes up quite a bit of space...

The courtyard alone is nearly a hundred square meters. The house looks a bit old, but it's a whole level better than the old mud houses with skylights. After all, this is a wooden house now, unlike the old thatched houses... which could burn down in a fire...

"This was a gift from my family head to Brother Shouyi..." Sun Mao could tell that although Jiang Zhe was not talkative, he was easy to get along with. With Sun Mao's deliberate approach, the relationship between the two did not seem like that of friends who had only met twice, but rather like that of friends who had known each other for several years.

"Brother Shouyi, are you satisfied?" Sun Mao chuckled as he introduced the house to Jiang Zhe. "Look, over here is the market, and this is the south gate, the place we just came in from. Not far in this direction is the Chen residence, which is where you'll be working from now on. Haha, if you ever have any difficulties in the future, just come to me. I'm one of the four stewards, so I'll definitely help if I can."

"Then thank you very much, Brother Xuanyang..." Jiang Zhe wrote with a smile and a cupped hand.

"Not at all..." Sun Mao waved his hand, signaling the driver to turn the carriage around. He turned to Jiang Zhe and said, "Brother has other matters to attend to, so I won't stay any longer. Brother and sister-in-law can tidy up the house first. Oh, I've already sent someone to clean it. By the way, Shouyi, don't forget tomorrow at Chenshi (7-9 AM)."

"Let me know..."

"Hehe..." Sun Mao chuckled, nodded to Xiu'er, and got into the carriage. You should know that he had been sitting in the coachman's seat outside the carriage the whole time. It can be said that he treated Jiang Zhe with the utmost courtesy.

"Hey, finding a job even comes with a house..." Jiang Zhe shook his head and went inside.

Xiu'er smiled and shook her head slightly before following Jiang Zhe inside. This man wanted everything and treated her well, but his way of speaking was very strange. When talking about the Great Teacher of Virtue and the current emperor, he would directly refer to him as Zhang Jiao and the emperor. She had to convince him that he should never do this in front of outsiders...

"Wow, tsk tsk..." Jiang Zhe walked around a few rooms, pointed at Xiu'er and said, "Hey, three bedrooms and one living room, standard room."

Not knowing what he was saying, Xiu'er rolled her eyes at Jiang Zhe, hugged the package in her hands, and went into the inner room. She came out again after a short while, looked at the empty space in the yard, and said, "What a pity about this piece of land..."

"Could it be that you... uh, you want to bring your chickens and ducks from home?" Jiang Zhe found it somewhat amusing. When he came, he discussed it with Xiu'er and "sold" all the chickens and ducks from home to the villagers. It was more like giving them away than selling them. An egg cost four coins, could you get a chicken for ten coins?

Seeing Xiuer leaning against the doorpost, staring blankly at the empty space in front of her, Jiang Zhe felt a pang of pity. He stepped forward, pulled her into his arms, and gently asked, "What's wrong?"

"This is the second time I've left my home..."

Her heartbreaking tone made Jiang Zhe reluctant to ask why it was the first time, so he simply hugged her tightly.

"Ah Zhe... my husband... you must not betray me..."

"Heaven and earth bear witness..."

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