Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 710
Zhong Changtong was sitting on the mat. On a hillside in the distance, there was only a small grave.

Xing Gong rested here. There was neither a grand funeral nor many wailings from capable ministers and talents. He just slept here. This was according to his wishes. Otherwise, the officials should have sent him to the Back to Hejian, or to be buried in Luoyang, these days, not many ministers came to see him off, only one Chen Deng came, but there were still a lot of people, some people came from thousands of miles, only In order to be able to stay for a while before Xing Gong's tomb.

Zhong Changtong looked at these common people thoughtfully. These people came here spontaneously, without any coercion or influence. Perhaps, this is the treatment of the so-called virtuous ministers.

Mr. Xing didn't have much family property, so he spent all his property on Chidao. Occasionally, when he saw people from poor families, he would give them his salary directly. I have never enjoyed it. After his death, all I could find in his study were countless memorials. Regarding the situation in various places, Zhong Changtong bought a decent jade and buried him.

He really couldn't bear the heart of Xing Gong to sleep forever like this.

I don't know how long I sat there, and the sky gradually became dark. Zhong Changtong raised his head and looked up at the night.

Sure enough, the night view here is really beautiful.

In Houde Hall, Liu Xi closed his eyes, he was equally distraught, for Xing Ziang, he really loved him indescribably, for Emperor Xiaokang's entrustment, he was able to devote his whole life to it, and he never enjoyed it at all. He wants to have the minister, he also wants to have it. Now, he is gone. The strength of Jianning finally bloomed on Duke Xing. Just like those martyrs, he also died forever. I can see it in the history books.

Alas. Liu Xi couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Several officials around are working hard to write a new memorial. Regarding the posthumous title of Xing Gong and the mourning for Xing Gong, they will be sent to various places, so they are extraordinarily busy, writing carefully. Officials from the mansion came, took these memorials, and went to various places. The so-called mansion was also a mansion of the local officials in Luoyang. There were Qingzhou mansions and Xuzhou mansions. These official positions were responsible for the government orders in the court. Handed around.

Everyone was busy, Qi Yue walked in and said in a low voice: "Country, come here as a master craftsman!"

"Oh?"

Liu Xi was taken aback. Didn't this Uncle Ma stay in his mansion all year round and rarely go out?Why is it so rare to come to see me today?Could it be that they have come up with something new?Liu Xi nodded and said, "Hurry up and ask him to come in!" Qi Yue quickly brought Ma Jun into the Houde Hall. After all these years, Ma Jun didn't look old at all, and he still looked the same. Tough, especially those hands.

The two arms are extremely thick, almost tearing the clothes.

Ma Jun entered Houde Hall and was about to salute Liu Xi immediately. Liu Xi saluted first and said, "Ma Gong is my elder, I dare not accept it!" Ma Jun smiled and was dragged to sit by Liu Xi On the Hu chair, Liu Xi sat across from him. Ma Jun saw the sadness on Liu Xi's face, and asked with some doubts: "Your Majesty? But what happened? Your Majesty seems to have become haggard a lot?"

Liu Xi shook his head, and said annoyedly: "I miss Duke Xing."

Ma Jun's eyes widened and he asked, "Mr. Xing? Since I miss him, wouldn't it be enough to call him back?"

Liu Xi's eyes widened, and he looked at Ma Jun in front of him. Didn't this guy create something that brought the dead back to life? ?Liu Xi said in surprise: "Mr. Xing is dead, why recall him?"

"What?? Mr. Xing left?!" Ma Jun's reaction was bigger than his, he almost jumped up, his face was full of shock.

"This matter has spread all over Luoyang, but Ma Gong didn't know about it?"

"I've been busy in the mansion for a long time, and I haven't gone out for two months. I really don't know ah, he's gone too." Ma Jun said, his voice was a little low, and he slowly sat on the chair. Jun covered his face with his hands and said nothing for a long time. Looking at his appearance, Liu Xi also lowered his head, unable to speak. After a long time, Ma Jun still raised his head.

"Your Majesty, these days, I have been in the mansion, under the order of Lord Situ, to develop new ships"

"Um???"

Liu Xi looked at Ma Jun in a daze, building a ship? ?Why don't I know?
Ma Jun didn't see the surprise on Liu Xi's face, and continued: "Nowadays, the building boats of the big man are the most advanced ships. No matter how much I think about it, I have no way to develop better ships. Starting from the movement of the ships, there has been a breakthrough. Your Majesty knows the wheels. The reason why the carriages can move is because of the wheels, and I also added wheels to the ships."

"Wheels can also be added to ships??" Liu Xi was startled. Could this ship be able to land on land? ?
Ma Jun frowned, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, it's not a round wheel. Your Majesty knows about water oars. I designed a new oar. The soldiers can make the boat faster and faster by pedaling. Walking, turning, going to sea now depends on the weather, and sailors are extremely tired when paddling. After the appearance of a new ship like this, the ship can no longer depend on the weather, and the speed is faster, even faster than a horse-drawn carriage!"

Liu Xi thought about it in his heart. Overseas is becoming more and more important nowadays. According to what Fazheng said, the Han navy even encountered a Guishuang ship that sailed from a long distance. This shows that through overseas, the Han can also reach Guishuang, and Dahan has more and more shipyards in Yangzhou and Ningzhou. In Yangzhou, Dahan owns a large-scale fleet with a total of 4000 ships, of which building ships account for the majority. In Ningzhou, Tai Shici also has a fleet of more than [-] ships.

Of course, these ships are not all warships, many of them are used for commercial purposes, as well as foreign exploration, and only some of them are responsible for escorting them. After all, there are no strong enemies overseas that can threaten these merchant ships, even, These merchant ships full of thousands of people can also fight against the indigenous countries on some islands along the way, and the two sides are not equal at all.

However, in order to increase the resting places of the big man overseas, it can also be regarded as a transit point for ships. The warships traveling to and from these seas are mainly responsible for protecting these islands.

If the new ship developed by Ma Jun is really useful, it can indeed have an important impact. At least the area that the big man can explore will be more. You know, in these years of exploration, the big man's fleet has been from outside They brought back a lot of things, including gold, precious stones, slaves, animals, plants, new grains, etc. that the big man did not have. Many of the things brought back are now in Yangzhou and have played a major role. .

If you can explore more areas, bring back more things.

Liu Xi couldn't help squinting his eyes, he nodded, and said, "Uncle Ma's skills are high, and this thing is so important that it should be regarded as a national weapon. In this case, I ask my uncle to send someone to Yangzhou to inform and correct the new technology." How about Zhou Yu?"

Ma Jun said: "Honestly. However, Your Majesty, I think that new machinery should not be kept privately, but should be vigorously promoted. Among the big men, there are many capable people, and the minister is not the most outstanding one. If everyone in the world can If you know the principle and try it, there may not be more outstanding ones. As for the national weapon, it is enough not to pass it on to foreign countries. I wonder what your majesty thinks?"

Liu Xi said with a smile: "What uncle said is very true." He knew Ma Jun in his heart. This man never kept anything secret. Even with such a sharp weapon as printing, he would announce his methods and ideas to the world. , although not many people are really curious, or like to study this way, but Ma Jun still firmly believes that there will be more outstanding people among the people, and maybe they will do better than themselves.

Liu Xi couldn't say anything about Ma Jun's thoughts. Just after Ma Jun finished speaking, he hurriedly said: "By the way, it's still the same as usual. If the rich and powerful families want to learn this kind of technology, it's better to let them pay for it." "

The corner of Liu Xi's mouth twitched, he really deserved to be the apprentice of the legendary Wen Rengong.

Ma Jun put the design drawing in front of Liu Xi, and then got up to leave. Just after walking a few steps, Liu Xi was still looking down at the design drawing, but he walked back and sat on the emperor's seat again. In front of him, Liu Xi looked at him in astonishment, and Ma Jun asked solemnly: "Your Majesty, is it possible that only officials from all over the world can know about the news of Duke Xing's death?"

"Of course not."

"The people can only hear about it, and some don't even know about it. The people don't know anything about the major events in the court, whether it's government orders or such sad things. Your Majesty, I think it's time for this mansion to be improved. I think, so Instead of letting officials from all over the country copy the performances in Luoyang, it is better to set up a mansion to be responsible for the affairs of the mansion. The main private government orders are naturally delivered by the post station, and these news need to be announced to the world...why not let Luoyang come Woolen cloth?"

"Set up a mansion in Luoyang to sort out the world's major events this month and announce them to the world. Today, the world is traveling everywhere, and the south is also convenient. Even if there is such a printing technique, if a mansion is set up in Luoyang , inform the world of major events in the world, set up branches in various places, accept these newspapers, distribute them to the world, collect money, the temple can earn money, and let the people know about some major events, so that the officials will not deceive them "

Ma Jun said, but Liu Xi gradually opened his eyes wide.

Ma Jun's idea is very simple. By setting up a mansion newspaper to publish major events and earn money, so that officials cannot deceive the people. However, these are trivial matters in Liu Xi's view. The main thing is to control public opinion. Liu Xi suddenly woke up. Do what Ma Jun said. Isn't everything in the world arbitrarily judged by the temple?Which ministers do you want to put pressure on, or what kind of policies to implement, or even collect the support of the people.
Liu Xi took a deep breath. It seems that this mansion must be firmly controlled in my hands.

(End of this chapter)