In the tenth year of Jian'an, AD 205, it was midwinter.
A heavy snowfall has just fallen in the land of Jingxiang. The mountains are covered with silver and the trees are covered with snowflakes.
Zhang Xi was not in the mood to appreciate such beautiful scenery.
Guanzi said: If you have enough food and clothing, you will know the etiquette; if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace.
Poor Zhang Xi, he is so strapped for money now that he doesn't even have half a five-baht coin, and the rice at home is only enough for half a month. How can he be in the mood to enjoy the snow scenery.
Nowadays, people who are not at home on snowy days are all people running for life.
Zhang Xi is no exception.
It's just that Zhang Xi is somewhat special. He is a time traveler.
Regarding the question of whether a modern time traveler can survive when he returns to ancient times, Zhang Xi now considers himself qualified enough to give an answer.
Yes, but also no.
You can always survive. If you have the strength, you can survive as a hermit for a wealthy family. Anyway, the wealthy families don't require you to have identification. These days, the mountains are full of runaways, and no one comes. Investigate the origin of a Guizhou head.
I just don’t know how long people can live under such living conditions.
But if you want to stand out, or even become king... Well, don't even think about wearing real clothes. Even if you claim to be a sage from the mountains and a son of a hermit, it depends on whether others believe it or not.
Soul travel is relatively easy. For example, if you travel through time and become Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, you can do it in one step.
If you don't do anything, you can still end up being a Shanyang Gongdang, and it won't be a loss if you lie down.
Zhang Xi is soul-piercing.
However, Zhang Xi's "reincarnation" skills were not very good, and he was not able to reincarnate into someone like Cao Pi, Sun Quan, etc. His family had a lot of wealth waiting for him to inherit.
The soul of Zhang Xi was a young man from a poor family in Yingchuan.
Please note, these are children from poor families, not ordinary people in Guizhou.
Aristocratic families and poor families are actually from official families... Ordinary landowners are not qualified to call themselves descendants of poor families.
For example, a certain future Grand Governor named Lu in the south felt very embarrassed.
A child from a poor family, you have to have a family after all, so that you can call yourself a child from a poor family.
The standard for a portal is whether it has ever been an official in charge of a party.
Zhang Xi's grandfather once served as a prefect of a county, but no one in his descendants joined the official ranks, and his family gradually became a poor family.
Logically speaking, as a child from a poor family, and in Yingchuan, a magical place where great gods gather together, Zhang Xi should not have to worry about food and clothing no matter what... It is really impossible to find a way to hang out with Cao Sikong. It's still okay to be a petty official.
However, Zhang Xi was still reduced to the point where his family had no food left.
In fact, the reason is very simple - these are troubled times.
No one likes troubled times, and troubled times are unfriendly to everyone, whether they are ordinary people in Guizhou or wealthy families.
It's just that compared to the common people who are left with the option of going into the mountains to become wild people and fend for themselves, the aristocratic families have a much broader choice.
The most common way for wealthy families to cope with troubled times is to divide their families.
To put it simply, it is a long-term bet. The most famous ones are the three brothers of the Zhuge family, the "Dragon, Tiger, and Dog".
A poor family is not as rich as an aristocratic family, but in this troubled world, if you just keep the door behind closed doors, you are likely to be taken over by others. Therefore, after careful consideration, the Yingchuan Zhang family made a decision to split up and develop.
In this way, Zhang Xi, who was already twenty years old, as the eldest child in his family, was sent by his family to settle down in Jingzhou and continue his family's survival.
The reason why I chose the land of Jingxiang was that it was relatively close to Yingchuan and would be able to take care of me in the future. On the other hand, it was also because this place was not affected by wars all year round, and the north...now the north It's a mess. Today the Heishan army is in rebellion, tomorrow the high-ranking official Yuan Tan rebels, and the day after tomorrow the Wuhuan invades the border areas.
God knows how long it will take Cao Sikong to completely settle these messy things.
The family did not mean to treat Zhang Xi badly. When they separated, they gave him enough gold and silver and arranged for twenty or thirty followers to follow him to ensure safety along the way.
After all, it was just a humble family, and it couldn't compare to the large-scale migration of hundreds of people from a large family.
But neither the family nor Zhang Xi thought that the road from Yingchuan to Xiangyang would be so difficult.
Not long after leaving Yingchuan, the branch team led by Zhang Xi encountered bandits.
Fortunately, there were only a few refugees who had fallen into the trap of the invaders. Although they were a little frightened, it was not difficult to fight off these refugees armed with sticks and stones.
However, not long after repelling the bandits, the unlucky Zhang Xi and his party encountered rogue bandits again.
The defeated bandits are much more difficult to deal with than the bandits. Most of the bandits are ordinary people who cannot survive, while some of the defeated bandits are even fake officers and soldiers, equipped with armor and weapons.
After a life-and-death struggle, Zhang Xi managed to escape with the help of his servants and entourage. He lost most of his gold and silver, and only six of his entourage were left.
This time is the most dangerous time in Zhang Xi's life.
It's okay when there are a lot of people, there is organization and restraint.
Now there are only six followers left, and they still have gold and silver, but there is no hope of progress, and they will be punished for retreat... Zhang Xi dare not guess what people's hearts are like.
After much thought, Zhang Xi decided to recruit the remaining followers together and made a decision - divide the gold and silver into seven parts, keep one part for himself, and distribute the remaining six parts equally to the six followers. He only Take the servant on the road.
In order to prevent his followers from being greedy and maliciously intercepting him on the way, Zhang Xi also deliberately said that he would cross Nanyang, go south to Fancheng, and then cross the river to Xiangyang. In fact, he took his servants all the way east, straight to Xinye County.
We slept and ate in the open air along the way. We were cautious and dodgy, and finally arrived safely in Xinye County.
As soon as he arrived at the place and relaxed his mind, Zhang Xi fell ill.
It's not anything special, just a cold.
But in this day and age, colds can kill people.
Especially Zhang Xi, who was in a state of shock and fear after traveling a long distance, this illness lasted a full month.
In the eyes of Zhang Xi's servant Qibao, Zhang Xi finally recovered after a month of serious illness, which made this loyal servant who had been accompanying Zhang Xi greatly relieved.
But only Zhang Xi himself knew that this body had actually changed its owner.
A soul from modern times occupies this body.
Where the owner has gone and whether he is dead or not, modern Zhang Xi does not know.
He only knew that before going to bed, he was still reviewing the 1994 version of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but when he woke up, he found that he had become drowsy.
During this month, modern Zhang Xi always felt that he was in a state of dreaming but not dreaming, and there were always various scenes spinning around in his mind like a revolving lantern.
Sometimes I felt like I was watching a movie, and sometimes I felt like I was experiencing it myself... This state lasted for a month.
After this month of suffering and integration, Zhang Xi finally got through it and his mind regained its clarity, but at the same time, he also understood his current situation.
Running out of money!
This month, Zhang Xi and his servant Qibao have been living in the inn. They have spent a lot of money on medical treatment and medicine. The little money left is really only enough to buy a month's worth of corn.
Lack of money is a big problem.
There is no time to think about the ultimate philosophical questions such as "Who am I, where am I, and what am I going to do?" The first thing Zhang Xi has to think about is what he will eat in a month.
As a time traveler, Zhang Xi still has a unique sense of superiority at this time - with the experience bonus of his predecessors who have traveled through time at a certain point, Zhang Xi feels that the problem of survival cannot be difficult for him at all.
Isn't it just survival? Just make some inventions and create things and sell them for money.
The first attempt - making glass... Zhang Xi took Xiao Qibao, and the master and servant burned the river sand for several days. The charcoal cost a lot of money. It was stupid. Didn't burn out.
From now on, Zhang Xi will be in a hurry with anyone who says that burning sand can make glass.
The second attempt - making a high-alcohol distiller... Zhang Xi held it in the inn room for several days. He couldn't remember what the internal structure of the distiller was like, so he could only rely on his own Explore it on your own with your meager chemistry knowledge.
After finally building a still that seemed to work, and paying a carpenter to make it... Zhang Xi unexpectedly discovered that there was no place to sell alcohol in the entire Xinye County.
When I went out to inquire, I found out that Xinye County has no longer allowed private wine shops to sell alcohol since Liu Shijun came... It is not allowed to sell wine secretly. It is said that Liu Shijun has a black servant who is very good at smelling and finding wine. Liquor, once you are caught selling it secretly, you will be taken to the county government to be slapped with a ban.
The local wealthy family must have wine at home, but these days, wine itself is a luxury item, and Zhang Xi has nothing to do with the local wealthy family, so it is impossible for them to give it to him for nothing.
The matter of high-alcohol distillation had to be put on hold for the time being.
The third try... Before Zhang Xi could say anything, Xiao Qibao hurriedly knelt on the ground, hugging Zhang Xi's ankles and not letting go, begging his master with runny nose and tears, "We only have half left." Month's worth of corn is enough, so don't bother with it anymore.
In Qibao's words, dignified descendants of the Zhang family in Yingchuan, people who farm and study to pass down the family line, do not seek to learn and reach the princes, nor should they be engaged in industry and commerce... Just say that they are obsessed with strange skills and obscene skills. Out.
Zhang Xi had no choice but to give up the attempt to make Quyuanli for the time being... It's not that he thought Qibao's words made sense, it was mainly because he really didn't have the money to bother with it anymore.
Moreover, Qibao also reminded Zhang Xi that we are people with status.
In this day and age, being able to recognize a few words is already considered a great thing, and one can be considered an educated person, let alone someone who has read seriously.
As for Zhang Xi, the author has been studying and practicing calligraphy since he was a child, and he has received the cultural influence of the great scholars in Yingchuan, and his soul has experienced the baptism of the modern information explosion. After a month of mutual integration of the two, no matter what, he should not just Make a living by making glass and distilling liquor.
Is it right to take the civil service examination and become an official?
Moreover, according to the news that Qibao got on the streets in the past few days, Liu Shijun, the talker of Xinye County, set up a recruiting center in a small courtyard next to the Xinye County government office.
Um...recruitment hall? !
This is...well, this is actually a very strange thing.
I have heard of the "Recruitment Order". This thing started from Qin Xiaogong, and many people have used it. The most recent one is the famous Cao Sikong in the north.
When Cao Cao started his career, he recruited talents on a merit-based basis, and in one fell swoop he recruited people like Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Man Chong, Mao Jie, Liu Ye and others.
But this recruitment hall is just... was there such an institution in the late Han Dynasty? !
Furthermore, didn't Liu Bei claim that "every time he comes to Cao Cao, he must rebel"? How come he didn't learn this? !
But no matter what, the recruitment hall does exist. Qibao even found out its address. It's in the small courtyard next to the county government office... Let's go and try it.
Put on your scholar uniform, bring your name card, which is equivalent to your resume, and go out to the recruitment hall.
In my previous life, I had to submit my resume when applying for a job. In this life, I have to submit my resume when I apply for a job... It's reincarnation.
