Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 626
Ma Jun was busy in the mansion for several months. In September of the 22nd year of Xiping, Ma Jun just handed over the already formed machine, which was also this technology, to the Hall of Houde. The technology was finally developed, and the Son of Heaven was very happy. However, he was not in a hurry to announce the news, and he didn't even put the new technology into production immediately, and started printing books.

The emperor seems to have other plans. Ma Jun doesn't care about these things. He is already satisfied after the research and development is completed. After so many days of busy work, he is already very tired. In Houde Hall, he also He just briefly introduced his new improvements to the emperor, and then returned to the mansion to rest, and he didn't care about the emperor's rewards.

After another six days, the emperor just held a court meeting.

All the ministers were a bit puzzled, since nothing major happened in the court, why did the emperor suddenly want to hold a court meeting? ?Could it be that something went wrong with Yuan Shao's new strategy? ?Everyone thought in their hearts that they gathered at the gate of the palace, and the ministers gathered together to talk about the current situation and their views on various new policies. Yuan Shao stood alone and ignored the rest of the ministers. It seemed that Yuan Shao was indeed a little tired.

The hair color is no longer the black and shiny as before. Yuan Shao wore a high mountain crown to cover his gray hair, but the exposed part still betrayed him, and told everyone present that Sikong's condition was not as good as he showed. The performance is so good, among the ministers, like Yuan Shao, there is Guo Jia, Guo Jia has no energy to despise many ministers, he is decadent, these days, Cao Cao has exhausted him , is almost busy without looking up.

Only Cao Cao, when he came, was still radiant, without any fatigue, and chatted with Liu Bei with a smile. However, Cao Cao looked at Jiminling Liu Ba in the distance with some evil eyes, facing the eyes of the two of them, Cao Cao walked to Guo Jia's side with a smile, patted his shoulder, and smiled. said:

"Feng Xiao, these days, I have really troubled you, but now, the selection of judges and the like has been completed, and the evaluation of the aristocratic families in various places has also begun, so you can relax for a while, by the way, Do you think that if I unite the four southern states, build a large amount of water conservancy along the river, use large-scale corvees, and reclaim wasteland, can the decline of the south be changed?" Cao Cao asked.

Guo Jia's lips trembled slightly. He raised his head and looked at Cao Cao blankly. He shook his head and said, "Mr. Cao, forget it, this strategy is useless."

"It's useless?? That's right. If the temple invests too much in the south, the policies in the north will not be able to be implemented," Cao Cao said, nodding his head.

Not to mention these two people, Jimin Ling Liu Ba has been doing very well recently. After he was ranked among the nine officials and successfully became the clan, he can be said to have ascended to the sky in one step. From a small official, he immediately became a famous person in Luoyang , many people sent congratulatory gifts one after another, came to make friends, and many came to marry or want to get married. Liu Ba was not proud of his success, but he knew that if he wanted to secure his position, You can't offend these people.

He didn't accept the congratulatory gift, but the people who came to meet and make friends, he also received them very gently, without being rude, but the relationship with Yuan Shao was getting worse and worse. Yuan Shao's beating that day made him never forget , but there is nothing else to do, there is no chance, at this moment, seeing Yuan Shao's eyes like that, he feels a lot better in his heart, and he is still thinking, in the future, I will come up with a few strategies! !

The crowd gathered, and the time had come, Cao Cao led the crowd into the palace.

Hua Xiong still clung to Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei had a dark face and ignored him, Hua Xiong didn't care about his indifference, and continued to chat enthusiastically, those around who didn't know saw it, and really thought that these two people It was the turn of the eight worships. After entering the main hall, everyone sat down separately. Not long after, the emperor appeared in the upper position. Everyone paid their respects, and the emperor returned the salute. Then everyone sat down. The emperor smiled and seemed to be in a very happy mood.

"All my loves, is there a performance?" the emperor asked.

As soon as he asked, Situ Cao Cao got up immediately and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say!"

"Your Majesty, the evaluation plan has been completed. The judges appointed by the minister are selecting and giving honors to aristocratic families from all over the world. However, while they were receiving the honors, the minister thought of another thing, which is the Jimin Terrace. At the beginning of the establishment of the Mintai, there is no strength to help the people, and the treasury is extremely empty. Therefore, each family may send one person to work in the Jimintai, and follow the order of Liu Jun to serve the country and the people!!"

As soon as Cao Cao opened his mouth, everyone knew something was wrong. As early as when Cao Cao gathered them, Cao Cao had revealed his intentions in this regard, and they had already made preparations. They did not expect this moment to come so quickly. The big clans don't send people to Jimin Terrace, they send money to Jimin Terrace. They have been making friends with Liu Ba these days because of this intention. Today's Jimin Terrace does not seem to be a high-ranking mansion.

But gradually, after gaining the right to claim the great clan, the position of Jimin Ling will become extremely important, so it is a very correct plan to make friends with Liu Ba, and they also know a little bit about Liu Ba's personality. He was born in a rich family, but he is very frugal on weekdays. This level of frugality is only lower than that of Wen Renxi and Ma Jun. In addition, he is also a very clean and honest official. , so private that no one can detect it, and he didn't want it.

These points are the characteristics of a good official, but they also make the aristocratic families a little uneasy.

After Cao Cao's proposal, Liu Ba was thoughtful. He seemed to understand why so many people came to make friends these days. He looked at Cao Cao in the distance and nodded with a smile.

The Son of Heaven said: "Yes." Then, he looked at Liu Ba again, and said, "Liu Qing, you have to handle these things carefully. These big families are loyal to the country, so you can't be rude to them." Looking at the ministers around him, he said again: "I originally wanted Man Chong to take up this position. I saw that you are so talented, so I let you take the position. You have to do it well. If you can't do it well, I will let Man Chong take this position." Pet takes over from you!!"

The emperor said, as if he was warning Liu Ba, and Liu Ba was also in awe, but these ministers knew in their hearts that they were not beating Liu Ba, they were clearly threatening us, if they cooperate well, I will let you Liu Ba came to oppress you, and if he didn't cooperate, then he would come to punish the family. The ministers thought about it for a while, and when they looked at Liu Ba again, they suddenly felt that this guy is pretty good, we should be satisfied .

If Man Chong was to be in charge of this, he would be beheaded the next moment he was in charge one moment.

Seeing that the courtiers were submissive, the emperor didn't say anything more. He smiled and said, "I have something that I want to show all my lovers!!", he said, and waved his hand, and immediately there was a heavy weight on the shoulders of Huangmen. He slowly walked into the hall and put it in the hall. When he saw this strange thing, the ministers were all curious. Smart people had already connected this thing with Ma Jun, and they were all at a loss. .

When the Lianfa crossbow was born, the emperor was so excited. What is the function of this thing?

They thought in their hearts that Cao Cao was also very curious. They looked at Ma Jun on the opposite side and saw Ma Jun's calm face. They already understood in their hearts that this was made by Ma Jun. The first Cao Mengde was also He was very opposed to these things, he even smashed the emperor's favorite things, and spent a few days in prison because of this, but now, he has seen Xiping weaving silk machines, Xiping continuous crossbows, Xiping overturned carts, etc. Finally, he changed his mind.

Not all of these things are playthings, and some of them can also play an important role in the world.

Most of the ministers have the same view, but they are very angry, only the old minister Cai Yong, maybe he is old, maybe he is too stubborn, but he has never changed his opinion, these are playthings, The king should stay away from them. This idea has been rooted in Cai Yong's mind for decades, and it is not easy to change. Sure enough, before Zhang Fei came to persuade him, the old man stood up angrily .

"His Majesty!!!"

"Is it just for this thing to call the ministers of the country?? Your Majesty usually likes to play these things, and the ministers have never said much, but how can they be taken out with the hall?! Could it be that all the ministers of the country are obsessed with this way, no matter what?" Civil affairs, regardless of military affairs, are all going to be craftsmen!?!" Cai Yong cursed unceremoniously, but the emperor was not angry, and asked with a smile: "Cai Gong thinks this thing is useless??"

"It's really useless. The most important thing is people. How can things be more expensive than people? What if R&D overturns the car? If there are no officials who love the people like children and encourage farming and mulberry, can the farming and mulberry business be improved by overturning the car? Lianfa So what about the crossbow?? If the soldiers are not elite and the generals are not brave, even a hundred crossbows are useless!! I just hope that His Majesty can put his mind on the people, on talents, and not on all kinds of playthings!! !"

Hearing Cai Yong's words, the Son of Heaven pointed to the object and said, "Let Cai Gong take a look!!"

Immediately, Huang Men stepped forward and began to handle the matter, and everyone watched without moving. When Huang Men dipped the board in ink, put it into the utensils, and printed it, everyone naturally didn't understand it, but gradually, they saw it. Seeing the same text appear on each piece of white paper, Huangmen picked it up and gave it to the ministers respectively. The ministers looked at the paper in their hands and fell into a daze. Is this thing useful for copying? ? ?
The most embarrassing one was naturally Hua Xiong.

"Guan Yu, Lieutenant of the Northern Army, borrowed a repeating crossbow."

Hua Xiong secretly raised his head and looked into the distance. Sure enough, Guan Yu's eyes widened in the distance. When did I borrow the repeating crossbow? ? ?Why is this handwriting so familiar? ?He suddenly raised his head, staring at Hua Xiong in the distance, Hua Xiong grinned and smiled awkwardly.

The most shocking one was probably Cai Yong. Cai Yong widened his eyes, looked at the things in his hands, and asked, "Can this thing copy articles??"

"It doesn't take much manpower to copy books. Within a month, thousands of copies of a book can be printed. Mr. Cai, do you think this is still a plaything?" the emperor asked with a smile.

Cai Yong's face was red, trembling all over, but he turned his face away, snorted coldly, and sat down.

The Son of Heaven didn't bother with this stubborn old man, looked at the officials, and asked with a smile, "What do you think?"

ps: I will add a few more from tomorrow, and I will officially start writing my graduation thesis next Monday. However, Lao Lang promises that there will be at least one chapter a day, and I will never ask for leave. Don't worry.

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