[The Three Kingdoms] Golden Sun Exhibition

85 – Emperor Yiryeong (1)

I had a dream about a dog.

I was walking in the clouds, dragons were flying in the sky, the dragons were biting and fighting each other over me, and the dragon that was lying down on the ground as if protecting me caught me like a female dragon and ascended to the sky.

And I thought.

The one who has me is the true Son of Heaven, and I am the Son of Heaven?

‘Crazy guy.’

I’m a collaborator?

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Even bullsh*t has its limits.

I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been feeling low lately, or because I’ve been away from the comfort of Jingju for too long, but the content of the dream was extremely bizarre.

‘Have you been thinking too much about the Emperor these days?’

The dream was so strange that it sent chills down my spine.

However, since they say it is an interpretation of a dream rather than a dream, it is not like I die in the dream, it just needs to be interpreted positively.

If you think about it carefully, the contents are extremely happy.

‘I had a dream that the price of my land would rise!’

The price of my land is rising like a dragon ascending to the sky!

Even though others fight, slander, and envy each other, bite, kill, fight, and fall to the ground, my land will never fall headlong!

My land, now all that remains is to climb!

“Heh, heh.”

It’s refreshing.

The morning is so refreshing.

The warm sunlight enveloped me, and I got up from the bed, full of vitality.

“Good, good.”

Are Sima Hui’s words slowly sticking to my lips? When I thought about land prices rising, a smile never left my face.

What should I do in the future if land prices rise?

Buying cheap and selling expensive is the natural order of commerce, but that is the businessman’s providence, and the land is different.

Even if it falls, what you have may be the answer, or selling it without as much loss as possible before it falls any further may be the answer.

No one knows the value of immovable property or real estate.

Right now, the answer to the judgment I need to make about land that seems likely to rise lies in my dreams.

‘I have to keep holding on and not let go.’

Just as the dragon grabbed me and wouldn’t let go, I just have to keep holding on until I rise above the clouds like the dragon in my dream. All I have to do is not sell it to someone else and continue to manage it myself.

The land I bought becomes the capital of a country.

‘Now, we should say Heo ‘Province’ instead of Heo ‘Hyeon (縣)’.’

Who would have guessed that the people who lived in Heohyeon?

A place that is not much different from Xinya County became the capital of a country because it had the largest and most extensive land among Cao Cao’s sphere of influence, so it is no exaggeration to say that the people who lived in Heo County were literally overflowing with fortune.

There’s just one thing that bothers me.

‘Will Jo Jo be able to protect Heo Hyeon?’

In these turbulent times, the closer land is to power, the more valuable it is. At the same time, the more stable the land, the more expensive it is.

Even before Luoyang burned down, it boasted the highest asking price in the entire Central Plains, so being near the capital is always the best factor in increasing land prices.

However, in these difficult times, Heo Hyeon is relatively weak in certain functions.

‘defense’.

Is Heohyeon a safe place when invaded by foreign enemies or rebels?

‘never.’

Heohyeon has large land and is open in all directions.

You can get in quickly by crossing the mountains to the east, west, south, and north, and the space is large, so unless you build a large and high castle wall, it is a very dangerous place.

Long-term stability also plays a role in factors affecting land prices.

However, if Heohyeon has been chosen as the capital, all that remains is to pray earnestly.

‘Please let my manor enter the castle!’

Currently, there are no fortress walls in Heohyeon.

So the wall has to be built from scratch, which requires a huge number of workers and a large number of workers.

Mobilizing this much labor from Heohyeon? impossible.

However, if hundreds of thousands of refugees from Cheongju or other regions are brought in to build the project, even if it is an empty plain, it will be enough to build a second Luoyang in just a few months.

Yes, human hands

‘That’s why we’re trying to attack the farmers near Heohyeon.’

Instead of giving land to farmers, they let them cultivate it and at the same time hire them as laborers.

Even though farming work is hard, it does not mean that women cannot do it. So, cultivating the land can be left to the women and carrying loads and building walls can be done by calling in men to do the work.

The reward will be vast amounts of gold and ownership of land.

Cao Cao does not have full ownership of the land in Heohyeon, but if there is no land owner, Cao Cao can use it to his heart’s content by designating it as the capital.

‘I’m carrying the Emperor on my back.’

They say they will distribute the unclaimed wasteland according to their command, but who can stop it?

By building such a huge castle, Heohyeon will truly become the capital of a country – the second Luoyang.

the problem is.

‘Land prices are higher if you go inside the castle.’

I don’t know about Heohyeon’s specific development area.

As Heohyeon was being developed into Heodo, I was in a position where I couldn’t just ask people to put my land into the castle.

‘I have to pray.’

Even if there are people who are close to you in Jojo County, asking for this can cause problems with that person’s integrity.

If I think that my request could tarnish that person’s official career, the only thing I can do is to quietly give up now.

No, there is one thing you can do.

“…If you put my manor inside, I will wake up bowing to Heohyeon every day.”

I pray that my manor enters the walls of Heohyeon.

I just hoped and hoped.

* * *

“hmm….”

Guo Ga, the prefect of Heohyeon and the person in charge, gave instructions to the people and unfolded a map.

“…….”

Still, there is a chance.

Depending on the choice you make, your relationship with ‘him’ will change significantly.

“What are you thinking so hard about?”

“We are considering the scope of building the wall.”

In response to the adjutant’s question, Kwak Ga flicked the map with his hand.

“Now, if I make the final decision, won’t construction start tomorrow?”

“Yes. Is there any problem?”

“this place.”

Guo Ga pointed to a certain land.

“I will ask you. Here, a person named A and a person named Eul are the owners of the land. A was the owner of this land, and Eul bought this land on the recommendation of A.”

“Hey, you’re in big trouble.”

The adjutant clicked his tongue and shook his head.

“The land between A and E has been divided.”

“Yes. Depending on which side the wall is pulled out, it will be determined whether A’s land or E’s land will enter the castle.”

“Are you the one who decides that?”

“okay.”

Guo Jia fiddled with the liquor bottle on his waist. I felt thirsty, but I had already drank all the alcohol.

“Tsk. What should I do?”

“Do you know both A and A well?”

“Yes. Even Eul is a close relative of mine. Kwak Bong, his real name is Gahyo.”

“Oh my.”

The adjutant pointed to the map with worried eyes.

“I’m sorry to your relatives, but if you put Eul’s land into the castle, won’t there be problems later?”

“problem?”

“When the Duke of Zhou attends the Emperor and engages in public affairs, he may judge it as corruption and not give him a high government position.”

“…Do I have to choose between the government and the land?”

Guo Ga continued to eat his appetite while looking at the map.

“What would you do?”

“I am not a wise man, but I will make a choice that I will not regret for the rest of my life.”

“Huh, how would you know that now to make that choice?”

“Huh? I was saying it was a choice that I would not feel any remorse for. I was saying that you should have integrity as a public official.”

“Judge fairly? Huh, that’s difficult.”

Guo Ga folded the map.

Then he raised his head towards the sky.

“Are you a person who repays kindness when you do it?”

I do not know.

From what she knows, at least in this situation, she is mercilessly doing it for her own gain…?

“I’m not that type of person.”

If he were in the position of the Huo family, he would act exactly as the Huo family thinks.

Unless it is a case of extreme loss, you will choose people over wealth.

“……ha.”

Guo Jia scratched his head.

“I just don’t want to fight with my face red over something like this.”

Kwak Ga folded the map he was holding.

“I really appreciate your advice. I almost made a big mistake.”

“then…?”

“Anyway, the difference is whether the land price here goes up three times or five times. Rather than getting upset because someone else’s land goes up even more, it’s better to be helpful and get good information.”

“Is there anywhere else you can look at the land?”

“hmm.”

Guo Jia turned his head towards the north.

“I mean, I’ve been hoping to settle down and live north of the Yellow River for a long time.”

“Huh? Isn’t this the land of Gongsun Chan?”

“So. Right now it’s the land of Gongsun Chan. It will soon become the land of Yuan Shao. But.”

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Gwak Ga giggled and pointed with both arms towards Heohyeon’s downtown area.

“If we make this our capital and expand our power, won’t we someday unify the world into one?”

“…and you will settle in Hebei later?”

“Okay then. I’ll need help later when I ask where in Hebei is the best place to live.”

Guo Jia tapped the empty liquor bottle with his hand and laughed.

“You can’t lose a drinking buddy just for a few boxes of gold… ha, sir…”

Guo Jia just sighed heavily.

“I, ah, write….”

A day later.

Cao Cao’s soldiers began setting up stakes around the fairly large manor.

Surprisingly, the owner of the land was not the Kwak family.