After seeing Chen Yong off, Chen Zhi went straight to the backyard, entered the house, and saw his wife.

The daughter of the Yang family, Yang You.

Yang was wearing a skirt, with a quiet expression and a smile on his face. He sat at the table. It seemed that he was waiting for Chen Zhi to return. There were dishes on the table beside her, and there were hot meals inside.

"It's all cooked as you told me." She looked at the food on the table, smiling, her voice soft.

If someone else is here, someone will see that the food on these tables is slightly different from the dishes that are popular in this era.

Steamed cakes, wontons, sea bass sashimi, orchid moxibustion, water lily soup...

There are actually not many styles of dishes, and they are also the favorite meals of the gentry today. However, some of the cooking methods, seasonings, etc. inside are different from those outside, and the fragrance emits is better than that of taverns and restaurants in the outside world.

In fact, many of the things in it were taught by Chen Zhi. When he was writing "Qimin Yaoshu", he involved a lot of breeding and planting techniques. He naturally mentioned diet and talked about practices. So he simply combined the trends of later generations and the current situation and made some modifications to his wife and found something for her.

Of course, these contents will also be written by Chen Zhi into "Qimin Yaoshu", which will be the key to his next step as a prefect.

The direct result of this action is that Chen Zhi's family is ahead of the world in terms of diet, and Chen Zhi's newlywed wife has discovered her hidden hobbies. Cooking delicious food for her husband is a joy for her, especially after learning the latest cooking methods.

As a husband, Chen Zhi became a direct beneficiary. At least when he was having a meal, he could deeply feel a different taste from the past.

Yang You is very talented in this regard.

At this time, Yang was with Chen Zhi and looked at Chen Zhi from time to time. The two of them didn't say much, and occasionally stopped chopsticks to talk for a few words, but it was just a common trivial matter and did not involve the court or the situation.

Such an environment allows Chen Zhi's mind to be particularly peaceful and can calmly think about many things, such as what is coming, and how to start work after arriving in the North.

"This social experiment that has been carried out in China has achieved results. The success of the reviews has also made many problems clear. This means that many things can be handled in the methods of future generations. It is time to find a place to try and conduct further research."

The meal didn't last long. After the meal, Chen Zhi talked to Yang You for a while. His wife studied both piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. After a year of immersion, Chen Zhi also made great progress in music. This is a personal progress that put aside the influence of "Xiao Gui Cao Sui Ci" and is the only one.

So the two had a great time talking.

After everything was over, Chen Zhi suddenly said, "I think it will be time to leave Luoyang soon. At that time, I will go to Pengcheng first and then to the north."

Yang You obviously knew what Chen Zhi said, and she smiled slightly and said, "I'm going with my husband, and I'm thinking of going to Pengcheng to pay my respects to my uncle and aunt, and then heading north with you with me."

Chen Zhi’s analysis of the future was not hidden from her, so Yang knew very well what he was going to face next.

According to the rules of the New Han Dynasty, officials of the seventh rank or above can bring their families with them when they take office. After all, there are too many restrictions on health, medical and transportation and communication conditions in this era. If they are restricted, it is probably like a divorce from becoming an official. However, most of the families with some foundation will remain at home, especially in this year, going to the north to become an official is even more risky. Leaving their families in the family or Luoyang will ensure the hearts of the court on the one hand, and avoid danger on the other hand.

However, considering that Chen Zhi has no children and is newly married, his wife is actually carrying the burden of the family, and the Chen family hopes that Chen Zhi can pass on the family line early.

After hearing his wife's words, Chen Zhi was silent for a moment, and he let Yang You, who was hanging his heart, breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, Chen Zhi said: "But before this, I have to inform my uncle first."

The uncle Chen Zhi mentioned was his father-in-law, the senior farmer of the current dynasty, Yang Jie.

This Grand Marshal is also a figure. He is one of the contemporary pillars of the Yang family. He has many children and three legitimate sons. Yang You is his concubine's daughter. However, Yang Jie still attaches great importance to this concubine's daughter who is quite popular with his father. This time he has taken a lot of effort to choose a son-in-law, and he also values ​​Chen Zhi very much.

Over the past year, in order to consolidate the position of Grand Secretary Yuan, Yang Jie repeatedly asked Chen Zhi to make decisions and cooperate with the Yang family's momentum. Now he firmly grasps power and is becoming more and more majestic.

However, when facing his relatives, he can still see his kind side.

When Chen Zhi came to visit him the next day, Yang Jiexian smiled when he faced his beloved son-in-law. When he knew Chen Zhi's purpose, his expression became serious again.

"You came just right, and I also got some news from several channels, which is similar to what you had previously calculated. Zhang Ying has already started to make a noise and is ready to give you a seat as the prefect."

"This elder of the Zhang family is really good to me. I was able to get the fifth-rank position of Secretary and Supervisor half a year ago, thanks to his operation. Now I have to give me a real power position as the prefect. I really have to thank him." Chen Zhi smiled, without any sign of worry.

But opposite him, Yang Jie frowned and shook his head, "I know what you mean, but this matter is not as simple as you think, because the place he chose this time is probably as you expected, it is really Youzhou!"

Youzhou is located in the north of the huge territory of the New Han Empire.

This area was a prosperous place in later generations and was densely populated, but in this era, there was still bitter and cold, and the population was far behind that of the traditional Central Plains region, which was the center of the dynasty.

In ancient dynasties, measuring the vitality of a region, the number of population and households is the most intuitive reflection. After all, the production activities of this era require sufficient manpower to carry out.

Compared with the perfect center and Jiangnan, the north is undoubtedly much worse. It is not only the climate, but also the years of war disasters, the threat of nomadic tribes in the border areas, and the recent years of floods and droughts in several northern states have not only destroyed the social structure and production and life of several states, but also reduced the population, either due to disease epidemics or migration of refugees, the population structure collapsed.

"I took advantage of my position and found some documents. You can take a look first." Yang Jie called the manager and gave an order. Soon someone came with a few files.

When Chen Zhi saw it, he immediately knew that he, Lord Taishan, was really attentive and was very attentive. He got up to thank him first, then took the file and opened it. After a few glances, he immediately frowned.

There are a lot of words on the file, but there is actually not much content. After summarizing it, the most useful part for Chen Zhi is the number of people in several counties in Youzhou.

Thanks to the implementation of policies such as the registration of households and the people, the New Han Dynasty had a considerable degree of grasp of the population of various prefectures and counties, and the approximate population figures could be found in the corresponding yamen.

Actually, this is not surprising. Ancient dynasties also had their own official record system. The most distinctive example and representative is the record of the Liu clan relatives of the Three Han Dynasties.

Many people in later generations looked down on the ability and wisdom of the ancients, believing that in the ancient environment, many things were difficult to do. In later generations, they could deceive the top leaders and bureaucrats of a country by relying on external forces and relying on later generations' experiences and a few words. They naturally looked down on ancient records and efficiency, and they often questioned them out of thin air.

But in fact, even the clans who sell straw sandals like Liu Bei can actually find records, because his grandfather and father were both officials, and before that many ancestors had many more powers in the government, how could they not be found?

In ancient times, it was also official. Can it be deceived by just one mouth and two lines of tears?

As a clan, as long as you work in the government, you will leave records, and there will be records on Zongzheng's side, unless this master's bloodline has completely become mediocre and no longer has an official position.

If Liu Bei had no future encounters and accepted his fate as a shoe dealer and had no contact with the government from then on, then he and his descendants would truly become civilians, and there would be no record in the genealogy.

Unfortunately, even though he was no different from the common man, relying on the black and black, taking advantage of the situation, taking advantage of the situation and repeated betrayal, this clan became a rare figure in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and started from scratch. His name as a clan in the Han Dynasty must have a certain strength before he can show his role, and it was not helpful at all for the beginning of his business.

In view of this, Chen Zhi attached great importance to the collection of files in his previous life, and was even more keen on the census and knew the value of it.

"Almost all counties in Youzhou are controlled by Wang Jun, so you must not take it lightly, thinking that if you become the prefect, you can really govern as you wish..."

Listening to Yang Jie's words in his ears, Chen Zhi looked slightly, but his eyes did not leave the file.

Fanyang County, Yan County, Beiping County, Shanggu County, Guangning County, Dai County, and Liaoxi County.

This is what the file shows before Chen Zhi. They are all counties belonging to Youzhou, located around the imperial capital of later generations, in the northern part of Hebei.

"There are still several counties in the northeast of Youzhou, but now they are forcibly divided by Wang Jun using the words of expanding territory and becoming a Pingzhou. The counties and counties involved are all under Wang Jun's jurisdiction, and most of the court cannot ask about it."

Chen Zhi narrowed his eyes when he heard this.

The location of Pingzhou probably includes the Liaodong Peninsula in later generations, which is located in the northeast of Youzhou, and even the northern part of the Korean Peninsula is also included. This state can be traced back to Gongsun Du in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He called himself the governor of Pingzhou, and was later defeated by Yuan Zhao. The land was re-entered to Youzhou. Now Wang Jun is in great power, so he was re-divided just to facilitate his military and political power.

"At present, Wang Jun is also the governor of Youzhou and Hepingzhou, and has the title of Grand Commander, General, and Grand Sima. He is truly a master of the world in the Northeast!"
Chapter completed!