The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 311
Sun Shao then announced to the others that the research and development of the steam engine was not only the credit of the craftsmen of Yue, but also the craftsmen of Wei, Wu and Shu. Therefore, this is an honor that all Han people should share.Yang Yu and the others nodded repeatedly, but the smiles on their faces were a little fake. These empty words and formulas are useless to them. The key is whether you can use them to make a fortune together.

Sun Shao then talked about this issue, and he changed the subject. You have been in Yue for a few months, and you must not be very clear about the operation of the Daoshu Academy. The development of these things has consumed a lot of our Yue State's wealth. In the past few years, the money I have invested in the steam engine is a little more than the expenditure of the officials of the Yue Kingdom, and it is two to three times the expenditure of the royal family of the Yue King. The annual salary of a master craftsman is [-] gold per year. If you don't believe me, you can go to the Taoism Academy to ask.Therefore, cooperation is fine, but I can’t give it to you for free. You have to spend money. Of course, different cooperation methods have different prices. You can choose according to your actual situation. For specific matters, the Prime Minister’s Office will contact you.

Yang Yu and the others looked at each other and knew that Sun Shaojun and his ministers had already made a plan. Based on their impression of Yue Guojun and his ministers, they knew that this knife would definitely not be taken lightly. , They are not reluctant to cooperate if they do not cooperate, they can only try to talk first.If the conditions are too harsh, then we have to make another plan.

Zhao Yun and Li Yan were indifferent. They watched Wei people wink at each other calmly, and enjoyed the food of Yue in peace.There are famous chefs from all over the world in King Yue’s food prison, and today they are invited to eat Persian delicacies, which Zhao Yun and others have never heard of, and they just happen to eat big pieces.

After eating, Zhao Yun and Li Yan went back to the post station side by side. After entering the yard, Li Yan did not go back to his room as usual, but followed into Zhao Yun's room.Zhao Yun didn't express any surprises either, he entered the room and sat down, asked someone to make tea, and quietly looked at the copper pot on the burning coals.The red fire light shone on his face with Chinese characters, adding a kind of warmth.

"Junhou, I think the king of Yue is still on guard, and our mission may fail." Li Yan said straight to the point.Zhao Yun is a veteran of Liu Bei's subordinates, but he is different from Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. He is peaceful and rarely speaks. In many cases, it is easy for people to ignore his existence. Only at that critical moment does he show his kind The stability behind the mountain-like silence.After Liu Bei entered Chengdu, he seized the fertile land and houses of the former Liu Zhang's subordinates and enfeoffed the officials. In the end, he even divided them into mulberry fields outside the capital. He looked like a bandit entering the village. Liu Bei was greedy for profit and refused to say anything. Only Zhao Yun stood up to refute and prevented a crisis.Li Yan has always been conceited, but since then, he has had some respect for this unobtrusive General Yijun.

"It's normal to have some worries." Zhao Yun said lightly, "It's enough for us to treat people with sincerity. Whether it succeeds or fails is determined by destiny."

Li Yan's eyebrows trembled inadvertently, dissatisfied with Zhao Yun's moderate attitude.The two were silent for a moment, the water in the pot gradually rang, and steam was rising. Li Yan looked at the steaming mist, lifted the teapot to make tea, and said with emotion: "Who would have thought that the heat would be so hot?" Such a big effect."

"The steam engine is not the only thing that people can't understand in the Yue Kingdom." Zhao Yun said lightly, raised the teacup to his mouth, and took a deep breath.Although he was nearly seventy years old, his long breath was still extraordinary, which made Li Yan, who was in his prime, a little envious.

"Junhou, do you think the prime minister can make a steam engine?" Li Yan said suddenly while drinking tea.

"It's hard to say." Zhao Yun responded, put down the tea cup, closed his eyes and concentrated on drinking the tea, after a while, he swallowed the tea in his mouth, and said slowly: "Just like on the battlefield No matter how brave an individual is, it is impossible to fight against a well-trained army, unless the opponent's general is mediocre."

Li Yan fell silent, Zhao Yun's meaning was obvious, no matter how smart Zhuge Liang was, he couldn't possibly be stronger than the Taoist academy in the entire Yue Kingdom, not to mention that Sun Shao was not mediocre, he was even smarter than Zhuge Liang in some aspects .Although Li Yan admired Zhuge Liang very much, he was not so blindly obedient.

Li Yan was a little helpless, he wanted to discuss with Zhao Yun how to bargain with Yue Guo, but Zhao Yun didn't seem to have much enthusiasm, no matter how determined Li Yan was, it was useless.He regretted it a little, and felt that Liu Bei's original arrangement was really inappropriate.

The two drank a few cups of tea and rested separately.Zhao Yun's life is very regular, going to bed early and getting up early every day, practicing martial arts and swords in the yard early in the morning, turning a blind eye to Li Yan's impatience, not dissuading him, and not feeling unhappy.Li Yan searched many ways alone, but unfortunately there was no progress. Sun Shao has been resting in the palace during this time, and occasionally Yu Fan would report the progress of the negotiations. Other than that, Sun Shao did almost nothing. It's easy for everyone.

There was no clue about what Li Yan was concerned about, but he found out the progress of the negotiation between Yang Yu and others and Yu Fan.Yu Fan came up with several methods. The first is distribution, Yue Guo is responsible for production, and then Yangjia, Dujia, etc. distribute in various places. The second is cooperative development, building factories in various places, and Yue Guo people are responsible for guidance and supervision. , The technology is in the charge of Yue people. The third method sounds the best. The Yue and Wei countries jointly develop, share technology, and then share dividends in proportion to the amount invested.

The reason why it is said to be jointly developed with the State of Wei is because although this method sounds very good, but the State of Yue has offered a sky-high price, and none of the few who came has the strength to accept it. If you want to take over this last For profitable cooperation, only a few companies unite and operate in the form of cooperation between the Wei State and the Yue State.

Li Yan doesn't know the exact number, but it must be a very large number for a business that can't be eaten by these well-established families. I heard that Yang Yu and others dare not make a decision, so they can only report to Yecheng first. At that time, he more and more hoped that Zhuge Liang would be smart enough to fight against the entire Taoism Academy with his own strength.

However, Li Yan was most worried about his own affairs. After running for a few days, there was no clue. He was a little angry, but it was useless. He couldn't even see Sun Shao, so he had to consult Zhao Yun again.Zhao Yun replied unhurriedly: "Wait."

Li Yan's lungs were about to explode with rage, and his original affection for Zhao Yun disappeared immediately. He suppressed his anger and went back to his room. Send someone to invite him and Zhao Yun into the palace to discuss matters.

Li Yan was dumbfounded, put on his clothes and entered the palace with Zhao Yun in surprise and joy.

After entering the main hall, Sun Shao asked them to sit down. Before the topic started, he asked someone to bring some papers and sent them to Zhao Yun and Li Yan respectively, and said politely: "Please take a look at this document first. , and then we will discuss the matter of Shu scholars entering the Military Academy."

Li Yan was overjoyed, and couldn't wait to pick up the document and read it. After reading it for a while, he became a little confused.What is the relationship between what is written in this document and the Kingdom of Shu? It is thousands of miles away.

"Is that how the Anxi people died?" Zhao Yun stroked his beard, gently put down the document in his hand, pressed his big hand on the paper, and did not leave for a long time.These few pieces of paper were light and light, but Li Yan clearly saw the heaviness in Zhao Yun's eyes.He picked up the file again and read it again, and slowly got a taste of it.

This document is about a great war that just happened last year, and the place is in the country of Anxi, which Li Yan doesn't know how far away.A man named Ardashir defeated the Parthian King Aldaban V in Hormizda, ended the Parthian Empire that had been established for more than [-] years, and established the Sasanian Dynasty in the name of his ancestor.The protagonists of this war are heavy cavalry in heavy armor and light cavalry with little armor, with infantry and chariot soldiers almost as a foil.

"What do you two think?" Sun Shao asked with a smile.

Li Yan glanced at Zhao Yun, and Zhao Yun raised his hand on the document, signaling him to speak up if he had something to say.Li Yan laughed quickly: "Could it be that the king is worried that he will encounter such an army in the future westward expedition, so he intends to strengthen the strength of the cavalry?"

Sun Shao clapped his hands and said with a big laugh, "I've heard Li Zhengfang for a long time and know the elegant meaning by hearing the stringed sounds, but seeing him today, his reputation is indeed well-deserved. Prime Minister Zhuge praised you for being right. King Zhaolie (Liu Bei) entrusted his life to someone at the end of his life. "

Li Yan showed a bit of a smile reservedly, Zhuge Liang actually praised him, which made him a little bit complacent.

"It's not just the newly established Sassanid Kingdom, but also the Guishuang Kingdom that is closer." Sun Shao turned around and took another document from Guan Xing, and pushed it to them: "Does Mr. Zhengfang know about Guishuang?"

Li Yanyi grinned: "I know a thing or two. It is said that this Guishuang person is the original Yuezhi people. After the Yuezhi people were defeated by the Huns, one branch fled westward and established Daxia, which was called Da Yuezhi. In the west of the Qilian Mountains, they are called the Xiaoyue clan. When Emperor Xiaowu attacked the Xiongnu, he sent Zhang Qian to Daxia to join forces with the Dayue clan to attack the Xiongnu, but they were greedy for comfort and did not want to return."

"Li Jun is knowledgeable and talented, and he really knows everything." Sun Shao praised again, and then said: "It seems that although Li Jun is in Chengdu, he knows everything in the world."

Li Yan laughed and said a few words modestly.Sun Shao turned his head to look at Zhao Yun, but his expression became serious: "General Zhao, you have been riding for many years, what do you think about this battle?"

Zhao Yun sighed: "The Sasanians have heavy cavalry and light infantry, so they must have a lot of horses. If we don't have enough cavalry to fight against them, we will only rely on infantry to deal with them, and we will be the first to win before the battle. Among them, only Wei State is good at cavalry. The chariot and cavalry generals conquered Xianbei with [-] cavalry soldiers. This is the most magnificent army I can imagine, but when I think of confronting Sassanid cavalry with tens of thousands of cavalry, I... He shook his head, "To be honest, the chances of winning are not great."

"Even General Zhao finds it difficult. It seems that this matter is really not easy." Sun Shao put away the two documents, scratched his nose, and looked a little unwilling: "Wei Guo was able to organize [-] cavalry, which is already unsustainable. Thanks to Che The cavalry general preemptively defeated the main force of the Xianbei people in one fell swoop, and then used offense as defense, relying on the Great Wall to firmly defend the two prefectures of Youbin, and forced the Huns to behead Ji Gong, and controlled cavalry by cavalry. , Just like that, they also hurt a lot of vitality. General Cheqi said in a letter that the Western Expedition may have to be delayed for another two years. Looking at it now, even after a few years, our wealth is enough to support three years. The expedition of ten thousand cavalry has no chance of winning. General Zhao, we are short of cavalry, especially a famous general like General Zhao who is good at cavalry."

Zhao Yun smiled slightly, "Generals are made by fighting. As long as you have wealth to support you, you are not afraid of not having generals to ride. If your majesty wants to, Yun, although he is old, can still ride a horse and make a spear. He is willing to serve the rest of his life for me .”

Li Yan also understood at this time.Sun Shao wanted to cooperate with the Kingdom of Shu, but he didn't want the students of the Kingdom of Shu to enter the Army Academy to learn jungle tactics. Instead, he hoped that the Kingdom of Shu and the Kingdom of Wei would establish a cavalry training academy together to prepare for the future Western Expedition.This reason is very legitimate, and the Kingdom of Shu cannot refuse it. After all, jungle tactics are not used during the Western Expedition. If the Kingdom of Shu insists on learning jungle tactics, it seems a bit ill-intentioned.

He glanced at Zhao Yun, and his face suddenly became hot. Now it seems that Zhao Yun was mentally prepared when he followed Lu Xun and others to travel to Tianzhu, so when Sun Shao mentioned it, he agreed, but he bit it without losing the opportunity. Sun Shao——Although the cavalry has little to do with the Yue State, it was Sun Shao who proposed the Western Expedition, and it is Sun Shao who mainly asks him for help now.

I've been worrying for nothing these days.

"The general is so generous, and Shao admires it. With the help of a famous hero like the general, my confidence has increased a bit." Sun Shao said with a smile: "In this case, please send someone to contact Prime Minister Zhuge and General Zhang to send my I mean to tell them, and tell him by the way, that I have won the Panyue Kingdom, and I am going to cooperate with the Shu Kingdom to open up this business route."

"What about the steam engine?" Li Yan couldn't help but ask.

Sun Shao glanced at him, thinking that this person is a smart person, but he couldn't help but get angry, no wonder Zhuge Liang would get it done in history.He smiled and said: "Of course we negotiated together. I treat Wei, Shu, Wu, Three Kingdoms and Luoyang equally."

Zhao Yun curled his beard and interjected: "Where is the king going to arrange the camp for training cavaliers?"

"Tianzhu." Sun Shao seemed to have an idea long ago, and he said straightforwardly: "Although I can't swallow Tianzhu for the time being, with the help of Wu and Shu, it is no problem to gradually encroach on the northern part of Tianzhu. The army of Wan has already arrived, and the troops of the Kingdom of Shu can enter Panyue directly from Yongchang County. However, the Kingdom of Shu is not good at cavalry, and the number of them will not be too large. It can only be used for the purpose of training generals. If you really want to form an army, you need Wei Depending on the situation in the future, it may be moved to Guanzhong, or it may be another good location.”

Zhao Yun nodded and said no more.

Sun Shao immediately wrote to Cao Cao, King of Wei, and Liu Chan, King of Shu, to bid farewell to their recent situation in Tianzhu. Although Yue State developed rapidly, its population base was too small. After pacifying the north, due to the impact of severe cold weather, production in Bingzhou, Youzhou, and northern Jizhou was severely reduced. It is impossible to organize a large-scale war in a short period of time, so the westward expedition must be postponed.But postponement does not mean waiting. We should make full use of this opportunity to vigorously develop the strength of the great man and prepare for the Western Expedition. Food and soldiers are one aspect, and the training of generals is also a very important thing.He suggested that the Luoyang court should be the leader, the general Guan Yu and the cavalry general Cao Zhang should be the leaders, and the talents of the four countries should be trained together—not only in the military, but also in culture, technology and other aspects.He put forward a point of view that the royal princes who enjoy food and those who can have food and clothing without hard work should not eat and do nothing all day long, but should use their rare conditions to make their due contributions.He implored the emperor Liu Xie, the king of Wei Cao Cao, the king of Shu Liu Chan, and the king of Wu Sun Quan to formulate relevant decrees, implement the spirit of "Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives for self-improvement", mobilize the most vigorous forces of the great man, and work together to build a prosperous and strong man. effort.

Sun Shao's handwriting is good, but the writing is very ordinary. Yu Fan shook his head after reading it. He asked Shen Xuan to be found, explained the meaning, and then said loudly, use your pen skills Writing a text that can make people's blood boil, must stir up the blood of those young scholars who can read this article.

Shen Xuan laughed, sat down and drank two cups of tea, and then drank it. After Sun Shao saw it, he felt ashamed. Apart from being able to shout a few slogans, in terms of the sophistication of allusions and the elegance of his words, he It's not one or two points away from Shen Xuan.

So he copied it again, and solemnly used Wang Xi to send it out.After the emperor Liu Xie received the letter, he discussed with the general Guan Yu, the Taiwei Zhang Zhao, the prime minister Gu Yong, and the cavalry general Cao Zhang who had just triumphantly returned, and they agreed.Immediately afterwards, the second proposals of the three kings of Wei, Shu and Wu were sent to Luoyang one after another. The emperor no longer hesitated, and ordered Gu Yong to publish the book on the front page of the Dahan Gazette, and then printed thousands of copies and sent it to Luoyang as soon as possible. Counties and townships, and distributed and posted in affluent places, trying to let every literate person know that there is such a thing.The emperor was very happy, and wrote a note in his own handwriting, hoping that the nobles and scholars of the Han Dynasty would respond to the call of the King of Yue, devote themselves to learning, and contribute to the prosperity of the Han Dynasty. He did not hesitate to reward him with titles, and in order to show his sincerity, the Dahan Gazette of the same issue announced the appointment of Ma Jun, Ge Heng, Zhao Shuang, Wei Boyang and others from Zhuya College as marquises.

In September, the emperor issued an edict again, ordering the four kings to come to the court, gather in the capital to discuss state affairs, and make deeper plans for Sun Shao's proposal.At the end of December, when the four kings gathered in Luoyang for the first time, Sun Shao brought nearly a hundred envoys from various states, including Qin Lun and his envoys from Daqin. Luoyang once again ushered in the grand occasion of all nations coming to court.

After the lively court meeting, Gu Yong, the representative sent by the four kings and the emperor, began to discuss. At the very beginning, Sun Shao raised the most urgent question.The business routes in the South China Sea are getting more and more busy now, but the development speed of the Yue Kingdom can’t keep up, and seeing a lot of business opportunities, he can’t grasp them. Therefore, he suggested that all countries form a joint business group, escorted by the Yue Kingdom Navy, and pass through the Tianzhu Sea. Going directly to Daqin, one can do business to make money and develop the economy, and two, it can allow more scholars to visit other empires with the ship.Now there are four great empires in the world, the Han Empire in the east, the Great Qin Empire in the west, the Guishuang Empire and the Sasanian Empire in the middle, the Han Empire has just been reborn, the Great Qin Empire and the Guishuang Empire are still sinking step by step, and the Sasanian Empire But it is far away from the once majestic Persian Empire, showing an aggressive momentum. If our scholars can't open their eyes to see the world, but just revel in the rebirth of the big man, they will be a frog at the bottom of the well after all, and they won't have much future. , They should be allowed to go out and look at the world with new eyes.

Several parties have different ideas. They don't care about Sun Shao's call, but they are very interested in the outside world described by Sun Shao.In the past, the wealth growth of the Han Dynasty mainly came from the land. Now that the population has decreased sharply, the wealth on the land has grown very slowly. However, it is an easy and effective way to organize business groups to travel far away with the powerful navy of the Yue Kingdom.No one has a grudge against money, not to mention that if there are other ways to make money, they can reduce the exploitation of their own people and strengthen their own rule, so why not do it?

Everyone quickly agreed to this proposal, and then began to discuss how to form a group. After all, although there are great benefits in going out to sea, the risks cannot be ignored. The shipwreck and death are inevitable. How to bear these risks?
Sun Shao once again proposed a method, a business group with limited liability, open to attract all kinds of investment, distribute dividends according to the size of the investment, and also bear risks according to the size of the investment, join if you are willing, and stand aside if you are timid.

One stone stirred up thousands of waves, and this kind of cooperation aroused the strong interest of the kings, and they immediately issued a summoning order to their own countries.

After the news came out, the Zhou family and the Sheng family, the big shipbuilders in Kuaiji, celebrated with each other. Anyway, as long as this business group is organized, the sales of the ships they build will definitely increase by leaps and bounds, and a once-in-a-lifetime development opportunity is in sight.However, they are also old foxes who have been in the mall for a long time. They know that Sun Shao will never let them monopolize such a good thing. Even if Sun Shao is willing, other kings will not be willing. They will definitely set up a new shipyard, and skilled workers Will become a sweet pastry.So the two owners met immediately and quickly made a decision to give their shipyard workers a salary increase, sign a contract at the same time, and try their best to win them over so that they would not be poached.

Their actions were timely. Two months later, Yuzhang Shipyard, Chengdu Shipyard, and Qingzhou Shipyard announced that they had broken ground.

At the same time, aristocratic families from all over the world mobilized one after another. After nearly four months of negotiations, a super large merchant group with [-] large merchant ships was established. , in the Tianzhu Sea, as far as Daqin.

The navy of the Yue State moved upon hearing the news. Except for the Funan Fleet guarding Funan Bay and not participating in the escort, the East China Sea Fleet, the South China Sea Fleet, the West Sea Fleet and the newly-built Tianzhu Sea Fleet have respectively scheduled escort ranges and shifts. The college and the Maritime Academy of Funan College were in a hurry, and the students who had just graduated were taken away before leaving the school. When they got the news, a large number of poor students flocked to Funan.

At the end of the eighth year of Jian'an, the State of Wei first announced the establishment of the Xuanwu Academy to recruit scholars from all walks of life and cultivate its own maritime talents. Then, the State of Wu established the Yuzhang Academy with three subjects: shipbuilding, navigation, and commerce.

At the beginning of the ninth year of Jian'an, the chariot and cavalry general Cao Zhangzuo invited the emperor to reopen 36 pastoral gardens and raise horses in Liangzhou, Bingzhou, Yongzhou and other places.

　I wish all book friends a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
　　
　
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