Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 656
The first year of Yankang also came to an end.

In the first year of Yankang, the temple undoubtedly displayed an almost crazy atmosphere. No one was free, from Sangong to Jiuqing, and Situ Cao Cao was in Yangzhou. Busy digging canals, Sikong and Yuan Shao are busy transporting grain and grass for him, Xing Ziang is building Chidao in Liangzhou, Yuan Shao also has to transport supplies for him, and Jiuqing are mostly busy with official studies, only Zhou Yu, Fazheng and Situ together, Stayed in Yangzhou.

Sun Jian, the Taiwei, also has no leisure time. The northern army has already gone to Jiaozhou, preparing to fight, while the southern army is still dealing with the problem of Xizhou. For some reason, in the near future, there have been countless bandits outside of Xizhou , cavalry, looting everywhere, endangering the normal business in Xizhou, and the business between Anxi and Xizhou was interrupted because of this, the officials in the temple were unaware of this.

Sun Jian did know some inside information. There seems to be a rebellion in the Anxi Empire. The two sides are fighting fiercely. On the one hand, Sun Jian was responsible for the conquest of the Northern Army, and on the other hand, he was also responsible for the elimination of bandits by the Southern Army.

Fortunately, he has a lot of talented people under his tent. Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao are also generals who can recruit and fight well. He can also feel at ease. It cannot be interrupted, otherwise, the harm to the big man will be huge, Sun Jian has no choice but to worry about the bandits outside Jiaozhou, the main ones are the bandits outside the Great Wall, he can only pay more attention to this aspect.

Sitting in the mansion, he stroked his beard and thought about it.

"Mr. Taiwei, I think, why don't we send out the southern army to clean up the thieves along the road and attack with all our strength." As Chen Gong said, Sun Jian shook his head and said, "It's not difficult to eliminate the thieves, but the main problem is , As long as Anxi is still at war, the road will not be calmed down for a day. Once it is cleared, there will be more bandits. There is no way to avoid it. Your Majesty wants us to restore business. This is impossible. Completed"

"They are already at war. How is it possible that there is still time to trade with us??"

Chen Gong thought for a long time before he said: "Taiwei, I have a solution"

"Oh?"

"They are fighting, what is the most lacking?"

"Pawn?"

"Yes, not only soldiers, but also military equipment, food and grass. We have no way to give soldiers, but the military equipment, the Taiwei must also know that in the 21st year of Xiping, the northern and southern armies carried out the fourth military The ordnance that was eliminated due to changes, are now in the hands of the local frontier soldiers.”

"Chen Jun means that we sell those obsolete ordnance to the Parthians?"

"Of course not. We want to sell the military boots eliminated by the frontier troops to them."

"Ah? Mr. Chen, how many years have those armaments been used by the border guards? They are like rotten iron! Why would they want them?" Sun Jian asked with some doubts.

"Hahaha, they are fighting hard, and they can't wait to let the farmers go to the battlefield. At this time, how can they care about what kind of ordnance is? Even wooden sticks, they will use it, and these obsolete ordnance are always piling up Waste can only be re-smelted, instead of this, it is better to invest in trade, and if we want to trade arms with them, they will definitely protect our merchants." Chen Gong said confidently.

Sun Jian nodded and said, "It makes sense."

"In addition, along this road, we can build post stations, build strongholds, and protect our merchants. Similarly, we can also control these areas." Chen Gong squinted his eyes and told his plans one by one. Sun Jian was very serious. Listening intently, nodding his head from time to time, Chen Gong said again: "Besides, we can't just sell weapons to one party. I think we can sell whether it's Anxi or the rebels."

"There are other materials that we can also provide for sale. The harder they fight, the more we get."

"The post station built along the road can also recruit those exiled people and let them enter Xizhou. Xizhou is vast in land and sparsely populated, and the shortage of manpower is the worst." Chen Gong said, Sun Jian listened, but he sighed and said: "I don't know how much money will be spent on these things. You don't know. Yuan Benchu ​​coughs and coughs these days. If anyone in the temple needs to use money from the treasury to play, he almost wants to beat people. I can't stop him."

Chen Gong smiled and said: "Building Chidao and digging canals will consume a lot of money. It is understandable for Sikong to do so. However, this commercial road is so important. If it is lost, the treasury will lose another source. As long as you can tell There are advantages and disadvantages, and I think Sikong will not refuse." Sun Jian nodded and said: "That's the only way to go. Those ordnance have been piled up for too long, and they are useless. They are just used to stabilize the business."

"However, if we sell to both parties, will it arouse their resentment?"

"Hahaha, so what if they are disgusted, my Great Han Southern Army is not far away. Before that, let them know that the Great Han has the strength to help one side completely destroy the other. In this way, unless they stop the war and the alliance comes Confrontation, otherwise, it is impossible to do it at will, even if you know it, you can only endure it, otherwise, the country will be ruined and the people will perish." Chen Gong said, pondered for a moment, and asked: "Mr. Taiwei, do you want me to go?" Looking for Sikong?"

"Well, forget it, I'll go."

"Please!"

When Sun Jian arrived at the gate of the Sikong Mansion and got out of the car, he heard roars coming from inside. Sun Jian smiled helplessly, but he still walked in. In the front yard, Yuan Shao was berating a man in front of him. The official, Yuan Shao almost jumped up, waving his hands, almost hitting the poor man in front of him in the face, the official was so scolded that he couldn't lift his head, his whole body was trembling with fear.

"Can't you just send the money and ask Cao Cao to buy it in Yangzhou?? Do you have to send it from Luoyang??!" Yuan Shao roared angrily, telling the official to go to work, turn around and go to other things, there is no such thing at all. Seeing Sun Jian, Yuan Shao turned around and looked at Sun Jian until the officials reminded him. Sun Jian was also taken aback by him. Yuan Shao's eyes were red, and he looked a little tyrannical.

Seeing Sun Jian, he shook his head and calmed down. The two sat down without saying anything.

"Wentai, you are here. I have already ordered the supplies needed by the Northern Army. You don't need to rush. The Northern Army will replenish supplies in Jiangling. They will rush directly from Jingzhou to Jiaozhou without passing through Yangzhou." Yuan Shao said, looking at the whole body Waking up extremely tired, Sun Jian said helplessly, "Ben Chu, I didn't come to you this time for the Northern Army's affairs." Yuan Shao was taken aback, raised his head, and asked, "What is that for? "

"Here in Xizhou, we may need some..."

"No!! No!! I don't have anything here!!!" Yuan Shao yelled, stood up, and was about to leave, but Sun Jian hurriedly grabbed him and said, "At the beginning, it's about business, Xizhou business" , Hearing this sentence, Yuan Shao just stopped, sat back on the seat just now, and asked: "What's wrong with the way of business?"

Afterwards, he told Yuan Shao about Chen Gong's suggestions, and he spoke very seriously. This time, Yuan Shao did not run away. After listening to Sun Jian's words, he frowned and fell into deep thought. Yuan Shao thought for a long time before he said : "Okay, this matter can't be delayed. Business Tao has brought great profits to Dahan over the years, so it can't be stopped here. You can make a summary first, and then send it to me. I will find a way."

While Yuan Shao was talking, Sun Jian nodded and said, "Then I will trouble you."

Yuan Shao said without saying a word, "I still have a lot of things to do here, so I will stay soon."

Seeing Yuan Shao not far away, discussing with several officials how to get money to undertake the activities of the Southern Army, for some reason, Sun Jian felt some respect in his heart, "Ben Chu!", he shouted, Yuan Shao turned around Come and look at him.

"Excuse me."

Yuan Shao ignored him, and roared into the distance: "What are you doing in a daze!! Go to my house to get the title deed!!!"

At the same time, many copies of Hua Xiong's book were printed and became popular all over the world. Liu Xi did what he said. He asked all the officials everywhere to read this book. Nongsang is the most important If there is any negligence, it will definitely be dealt with. Liu Xi's edict has indeed allowed Hua Xiong's works to circulate quickly, and most of the officials in the world have obtained this book.

In Luoyang, Hua Xiong's works have also spread. The book is a good book, but the name is so that everyone can't accept it. It is different from what Hua Xiong thought. These people, regarding the matter of farming and mulberry He didn't care as much as Hua Xiong thought. During the assessment, farming and mulberry will be tested, but this is different. The farming and mulberry in the assessment is to examine when the scholars will urge the people to farm, and do it in different seasons. The different thing is that they are asked to give lessons on farming and mulberry to get a general idea, instead of asking them to farm by themselves.

Similarly, if the books written by Hua Xiong are for scholars to learn how to urge the common people to graze, perhaps the scholars will like it, but what Hua Xiong wrote is about how to herd animals and how to heal livestock. Regarding this, the scholars just haha Smile, although agriculture and mulberry are important, they are also cheap, not to mention grazing, is it possible that it is impossible for us talented people to herd cattle and sheep? ?Therefore, Hua Xiong's books did not spread widely among scholars.

At first, it was just curiosity, and it spread for a while, and then it gradually disappeared.

Locally, books still exerted a lot of influence. The officials copied and printed the books and distributed them to the people, perhaps explaining them to the people. This was the first case in the Han Dynasty. Shepherd, also listened with a smile. In many families, young children who have just started to be enlightened will help their family members to explain. When Hua Xiong wrote books, he wrote very easy to understand. Of course, he couldn't write advanced ones.

However, the disdain of many local celebrities in the temple still makes the price of this book greatly reduced. Without their guidance, readers will not take it seriously.

For this, Hua Xiong also came up with his own method. On weekdays, he would stand in front of the palace gate or South Street, holding a lot of books. Whenever he saw a minister, he would forcefully stuff the book to the other party. And he never tires of explaining the important role of livestock to the common people. He hopes that these people can help him publicize and play a greater role. In the South Street full of nobles, Hua Xiong can often be seen holding books and stopping ministers , telling.

"Mr. Hua? I saw you at Tingwei the day before yesterday, why are you here today?"

"Hahaha, come on, come on, don't worry about those things, read this book, I wrote it, about livestock husbandry, you also know, the great role of cattle farming, you see, in the second year of Jianning, Liangzhou happened Nearly [-] cattle died due to cattle disease, and countless families were indirectly destroyed. In some places, the entire cultivated land was abandoned, and some cattle farmers were punished. There was only one and two families in Nuoda’s family. one alive."

"Oh, it's very important."

Hua Xiong stuffed the book to the other party, saw another minister, and left in a hurry, Daxian looked at the book in his hand, smiled disdainfully, looked at Hua Xiong who was going away, and left it on the road aside Come on, take the car and leave.

When Hua Xiong came, he happened to see the book on the ground. He bent down, picked up the book, blew off the dust on it, looked around, smiled bitterly, hugged the book, and left here.

　Brothers, I insisted on writing two chapters, and my headache was unbearable. Take a break first, and if you feel better, continue to write.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)