Chapter 2019 The foundation of the soil, the market of people


    Guanzhong.


    Chang''an.


    『General! Zhuge Kongming is here..."


    Fei Qian put down the scroll in his hand and said, "Please. 』


    Not long after, little carrot head came in.


    『Kong Ming, I’ve seen your strategy and theory...』 Fei Qian said lightly, "It’s also pertinent, but... it’s still a little lacking..."


    A few days ago, Fei Qian asked Zhuge Liang to write about the use of gold in the Western Regions. Zhuge Liang handed in a copy, but Fei Qian still felt that there was something wrong after reading it. Don''t ask the radish head to be changed ten or twenty times, from radish head to shredded radish, can it still be called Party A Baba...


    Zhuge Liang frowned slightly.


    Although Fei Qian''s words were not serious, he still felt a little uncomfortable after being rejected the carefully written policy theory, and the young man was also a little arrogant, so he said: "Dare to ask Huqi, I don''t know what''s wrong ? 』


    Fei Qian laughed. He got up and said hello, and asked Zhuge Liang to follow him to a workshop of Huang''s, where the sign of Mudfang was hung. There are several Huang''s workshops in Chang''an. This time, although it is not big, the research project is very special. It is not a study of dangerous objects, but soil that seems to be very common in the eyes of ordinary people and has little added value.


    Under the simple shed built in the courtyard, Fei Qian and Zhuge Liang were looking at the soil.


    A basket of soil.


    Various soils one by one.


    『Tao is the most important thing in a country. 』


    The Tao that Feiqian said can be understood as morality, or the way.


    『Tao, from east to west, from north to south, if it is cut off, it will lose contact, and it will inevitably change over time...』


    『Know why, you should know why, and you need to know why...』


    Fei subtly signaled Zhuge Liang to come forward by himself to check all kinds of soil.


    The little radish-headed Zhuge Liang was very obedient. He didn''t express any rejection of the soil like some noble boys did.


    Fei Qian stood aside, pointed, and said: "The soil in China can be roughly divided into three categories, one is called clay, the other is sand, and the rest are mostly in between..."


    『This is rough, if it is subdivided, it will be more diverse, such as sand and stone, there are coarse, fine, water, mountains, 齑, etc...』


    『If you cultivate the Tao, you must have the foundation. If you want to establish the foundation, first determine the soil. Fei Qian said slowly, "If the choice is not right, the sun will be blown up by dust, the sky will be blocked, and the rainy day will be muddy and full of potholes..."


    Fei Qian also stepped forward, stretched out his hand to grab the soil in one of the wooden grids, squeezed it hard in the palm of his hand, and then opened his palm, "This soil originated from the bank of the Wei River. It is mixed with sand...it is loose when dry. It is difficult to shape, and it is also difficult to shape when it is wet. If it is paved with this soil, it will easily form ruts in sunny days, and water will accumulate in rainy days. After repeated many times, the roadbed will be damaged...』


    『If sand and stone are used to build roads, I’m afraid it’s inappropriate...』Zhuge Liang also imitated Fei Qian’s example and pinched it vigorously, and then looked at the loose and open ball of sand, “So, can we only use clay? 』


    Fei Qian chuckled, then motioned for Huang Xu to come over, took the water bag from Huang Xu, poured some into the wooden grid filled with Guanzhong loess, and immediately formed a small puddle, which was visible to the naked eye. It looked muddy.


    Zhuge Liang: "..."


    Fei Qian returned the water bag to Huang Xu, then walked to the other side, picked up a blue-black brick, and signaled, "This is a mixture of slag, river sand, and clay. It is first rammed, then put into the furnace and calcined, and it is made into a brick." The straight ones are used for road surfaces, and the rough ones are used for roadbeds. 』


    『This is the method of building roads in Guanzhong, which is the same as that in the North, but it is not easy to use in Sichuan and Shu, why? 』


    『In the pre-Qin period, in order to protect the northern land, the Emperor of Qin built straight roads, mixed with rice milk and clay, tamped and solid, and only those who could not penetrate. Now three hundred and boundless Spring and Autumn, it is possible to go straight from Guanzhong to the north..." Fei Qian said, "If this method is used today, it is not because Qin''s strategy is not good, but there is a good strategy today, why not use it? And where did this good law come from? 』


    Fei Qian pointed to the large and small baskets and wooden grids in front of him, "If you don''t see the small, you can''t get big; if you don''t see the weak, you can''t be strong." There was a saying in the past that those who rule a big country are like cooking small fish, and that is the case. 』


    "Ok? ’Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, ‘Han Fei has a saying,’ If you do things for the masses, shake them a few times, you will have less success; In a big country, if there are frequent reforms, the people will suffer. Therefore, a righteous monarch should value tranquility and not pay attention to reforms."... Such things, if we talk about cooking small fresh..."


    『Once upon a time a certain student was studying under the Lushan Mountain, Duke Pang De asked him how he was doing with the "Tao"? A certain can''t answer, and thinks hard for a long time before he has a small achievement. Now... I also use this way to ask you the way, what is the way? Fei Qian laughed, without further explanation, and said, "Cooking fresh food, don''t disturb, this is one of the meanings...Kong Ming may as well think about it... Haha, the sky is not early, so let''s leave it at that for now... Kong Ming may wish to do as he pleases... A certain person will go back home first, if Kong Ming has made up his mind, he will come to find a certain one...』


    Zhuge Liang frowned, still holding the soil in his hands.


    Fei Qian smiled, and just left Zhuge Liang behind, like planting a turnip head in a pile of soil, waiting for it to germinate and bloom, Shi Shiran left.


    Fei Qian has been taking Zhuge Liang with him for the past few days.


    Zhuge Liang is very smart, but he is still a bit short of heat, just like a young radish is juicy, but an old radish is spicy. Fei Qian wanted Zhuge Liang to truly grow into a relatively qualified person, or even evolve into an excellent ruler. Of course, he had to work hard, whether it was exposed to the wind or the sun, or added salt and vinegar, it always took some effort.


    Anyway, it is impossible for Zhuge Liang to be like in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, appearing "like a fish in water", burning Cao Jun with his hands up, and turning his head, spraying Soochow into silence...


    How much is it considered a development game, "The Days of the Pig Raising Brother in the Eastern Han Dynasty"?


    Of course, not everyone can raise like this. It''s like how to raise a bear child, most of the results are still bears, the difference is only bear big or bear two.


    Sometimes, children have their own thoughts, and problems cannot be solved by cramming. Fei Qian still remembers a stalk in later generations, that is, when a picture showed the images of the four masters and apprentices in Journey to the West, he asked the little friend how many people it was, and the little friend answered two, because the other two were animals...


    So, if you throw the answer directly to Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang may not be able to accept it. After all, Zhuge Liang is also a person, which is different from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms where he can hate the protagonist after appearing on the stage.


    But speaking of which...


    Fei Qian turned his head and suddenly remembered something.


    At the end of autumn this year, Sima Yi will return to Beijing to report on his work. What will it be then? Mars hit the earth? Or head of radish against pickled cabbage?


    …(￣ー￣)person(^▽^)…


    Far away in Jiangdong, there is also a cabbage that grows thickly, er, at the beginning.


    A teenager, wearing a gray robe, is sitting under the crabapple tree in the courtyard, holding a scroll of bamboo slips in his hand, and seems to be reading a book.


    The slips of the Han Dynasty look very big, but in fact, because they are thick and heavy, the number of words is not many, so reading is actually a very strenuous task. I can read it.


    The young man was obviously very attentive, and he didn''t even notice a person rushing in from the courtyard door. It wasn''t until the person came close, panting to cover his light, that he seemed to react, turned his head and looked over, and said :"what? Brother Mao? What''s the matter? 』


    『Brother! Lu Mao frowned and said, "I heard that villain..."


    Lu Xun frowned slightly.


    Lu Hao changed his words and said, "...that...that general sent someone here?" 』


    Lu Xun put down the scroll in his hand and nodded.


    『What, what do you want? Could it be that my family is going to be harmed again? Lu Mao gritted his teeth and asked with anger in his eyes.


    Lu Xun signaled Lu Mao to sit down, then took Lu Mao''s hand, and said slowly: "The general wishes to make me Xiaolian..."


    "what? ! ”Lu Mao immediately shook his hand and glared at Lu Xun, “You! Did you agree? ! 』


    Lu Xun looked at Lu Hao, "I didn''t refuse..."


    Lu Hao jumped up, obviously angry and angry, and touched Lu Xun with his finger, "I, I...you! I didn''t expect you to be... yes..." Before he could finish his sentence, his eyes were red, and he was holding back his tears so he stood aside and was short of breath.


    『Brother Mao is blaming me? Lu Xun didn''t care about Lu Mao''s rudeness, and asked gently.


    Lu Hao turned his head away, not looking at Lu Xun, obviously still very angry.


    It''s no wonder that Lu Mao is angry. After all, it was Sun Quan who killed Lu Mao''s father back then, but now Sun Quan wanted to make Lu Xun Xiaolian, but Lu Xun agreed.


    Although the dead Lu Jun was only Lu Xun''s uncle, before Lu Jun left, he also entrusted the entire Lu family to Lu Xun. From a certain point of view, although Lu Jun and Lu Xun are not considered father and son, they are better than father and son. Then his uncle was killed by Sun Quan, and then Lu Xun accepted the olive branch offered by Sun Quan. This naturally made Lu Mao very angry, thinking that Lu Xun had betrayed him, his father, and even the Lu family. With the sword facing each other, it is already very restrained...


    At this moment, another young man ran into the courtyard, Lu Ji, also with an angry expression on his face, said before he got close: "Congratulations, brother Lu, for climbing a high branch!" a ha ha ha! The Lu family can be so filial and honest, it really is a well-educated family! As an elder, it is really an honor! 』


    Lu Xun quickly stood up and saluted.


    Lu Ji is younger than Lu Xun, but his backup is older than Lu Xun. When Lu Xun lost his father when he was young, he went to his grandfather Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang, and Lu Ji was Lu Kang''s youngest son.


    Lu Hao also saluted Lu Ji.


    Lu Ji pulled Lu Hao over, then glared at Lu Xun, "Looking at it today, the Lu family is really a small family, so it''s a hindrance to Lu Xiaolian!" Maoer, do you want to follow me, or...』


    『Uncle! ”Lu Xun stood up straight, with a straight waist, “Let me... Forget it, let me go to a place to watch it first, if Uncle and Brother Mao still have other ideas, Xun will follow suit! 』


    Although it is said that the heavy rain in Jiangdong has stopped after all, it does not mean that this area of ??Jiangdong will recover immediately. In Jiangdong, which was severely affected by the disaster, a new market soon appeared.


    People City.


    Of course, this kind of people''s market is not a serious "talent recruitment market", but a place for buying and selling slaves, and it will not be opened in the city. Generally, a deserted land with relatively convenient transportation is selected, and that''s it. Use rags to circle around, set up some signs, and start the transaction.


    The three members of the Lu family traveled all the way, those who were dressed in rags on the road, surrendered themselves, were yellow and emaciated, or lay or knelt by the roadside, while the well-dressed people passed by in a car or on a horse.


    On the top of the mountain in the distance, there seems to be an abandoned shrine. I don’t know if there are any gods in the shrine. Did you see the scene in front of you...


    There are bunks built everywhere, some of them have collapsed, and I don’t know if there is starvation or not, so they are directly covered under it. Refugees gathered from nearby, one by one, like walking corpses, sitting or lying down with sluggish faces, some are still moving slowly with begging sticks, some are cooking and don''t know where they came from The leftovers smelled like slops...


    There is a miasma of smoke everywhere, and all kinds of tragedies are everywhere. Both Lu Ji and Lu Mao frowned.


    The air seems to be filled with all kinds of moldy, burnt, sweaty, muddy, flesh-and-blood smells, lingering around, and the place where life is bustling in front of it, like a group of flies in a carnival, bursts of laughter from time to time, There are also all kinds of bargaining voices...


    Farther away, behind those bushes, there are some tattered straw mats, with dry and cracked feet exposed. There were rows and rows of corpses, those corpses were either blue and black, or white and gray, or some had turned yellow and pus, but without exception, they were all naked, except for the tattered roll Apart from the straw mats that would break if pulled, there was nothing to cover them.


    Some people numbly carried the corpses onto the cart, and then piled them up high like building blocks. The bony limbs protruded from the flatbed cart in all directions, either downwards or upwards, shaking with the bumps of the flatbed cart It seems to be waving goodbye to the world for the last time.


    On the other side, surrounded by the curtain, there were even some strong men standing outside the curtain, holding sticks in their hands. From time to time, people came in and out, and they were all neatly dressed like the three of the Lu family, and they would nod to each other, just like going out in the garden, calm and unhurried.


    The human traffickers who had just nodded and bowed to send away a group of traffickers raised their eyes and saw the three Lu family brothers, and immediately put on a smile on their face, "No wonder the magpies are chirping today, so there are three nobles in person!" Little Wang Erlang, do you dare to ask that the nobleman is here to buy servants? 』


    Lu Xun neither nodded nor shook his head, and said, "Look first..."


    『Yes, yes, look, look, if you don’t give up, let Xiao recommend one or two... The small ones are not bragging, the things here are excellent! The three nobles will know after seeing it...」


    Wang Erlang nodded and bowed. Although Lu Xun didn''t say that he wanted to sell, he didn''t show any impatience at all. He led the three of the Lu family inside while rolling his eyes, and then his eyes lit up, and he took two quick steps to one side. , pulled over a little girl about ten years old, and with both hands skillfully positioned the little girl''s face towards the three of the Lu family, "Three nobles, how about this girl?" Eyebrows are beautiful..." Then he pinched the little girl''s chin again, "There is still a mouthful of glutinous rice, white and tender teeth, if... hehe, hehe..."


    Sister-in-law Liang numbly let him be at his mercy, there was no expression on her small face, and her eyes were empty.


    Why emphasize white and tender teeth?


    Because most of the poor people in the Han Dynasty didn’t have the habit of brushing their teeth, they couldn’t get enough to eat, so they were willing to brush away the food? I''m hungry every day and I don''t care about personal hygiene, so anyone with such a mouthful of teeth basically has certain conditions, at least they are considered small families...


    Such Xiaojiabiyu was originally cared for, but in the face of the current natural disaster, it has also become a commodity.


    『And this...three nobles, please look at this girl’s hair, tsk tsk, it’s really black and smooth, extremely smooth...』


    『And this, this, despite his young age, he can read! 』


    『And…and this, huh? How did it get dirty? ! Grab some water and wash it off! Three nobles, look at this skin color, it is as white as jade, if you take care of it...』


    『This, this…』


    『These are freshly arrived goods. It’s a coincidence that the three nobles came here...If it was later, I’m afraid it’s...hehe, hehe...』


    Wang Erlang frothed and dragged the girls towards Lu Xun and the others, fiddled with their hair, and raised his arms to show them their skin. Most of these little girls as young as seven or eight years old and as old as eleven or twelve years old are still upright, but each of them is slightly sallow and thin, or numb enough to be manipulated, or squeezed to the point of crying. Not daring to cry, with a look of enduring tears and sadness.


    Lu Ji couldn''t bear it, and was about to open his mouth, but was stopped by Lu Xun.


    『We only need two maidservants, one is the one who can read and write, and the other...is this one......’ Lu Xun said, ‘Besides, is there any literate male? 』


    『Your good eye! good taste! Mrs. Huang hasn''t come yet, so she will take the two maids to wash them well, so that the nobleman can take them away! When Wang Erlang saw that there was a deal, he naturally smiled even more obsequiously, "There are also men, but this literate man, this... is less, if the nobleman wants it, the younger one will pay attention to the nobleman. Immediately report to the nobleman...」


    Lu Xun nodded, then led Lu Ji and Lu Mao out of the talent market, and drove away Wang Erlang by the side of the road. As for the amount of money, it was natural for his subordinates to trade with Wang Erlang.


    The sun gradually slanted to the west, hanging on the horizon like blood.


    『Have you seen all of them? After a long silence, Lu Xun suddenly said, "Do you understand? 』


    Before waiting for an answer, Lu Xun looked at Lu Ji and asked, "Every family in Jiangdong, why is it that only members of our Lu family are involved with the assassin?" To make the Lu family suffer so much? 』


    Lu Ji glanced at Lu Xun and remained silent.


    When Sun Ce attacked Lujiang, Lu Kang was the prefect. Later, Lujiang was conquered and Lu Kang died. Therefore, fundamentally, the Lu family and the Sun family had a feud, and naturally there was a basis for conspiring with an assassin to assassinate Sun Ce. From a certain point of view, when Lu Jun took in Lu Ji and Lu Xun, it became the cause of Lu Jun''s "unnecessary" death in the end.


    Lu Xun turned his head and asked Lu Mao again, "Why are there so many daughters from small families here, but no males from small families?" 』


    Lu Mao opened his mouth to answer, but before he could speak, he froze, and then stared blankly at Lu Xun.


    『Understand? Lu Xun sighed, then turned his head to look at the little girl who was sent over by the mother-in-law, and said in a low voice, "Like these two girls, which one is willing to sell on weekdays?" But if you can’t sell it right now, you can’t live…”


    (end of this chapter)