Chapter 2427 You count, I count, everyone counts together


    The starry sky of Dahan is almost free of any pollution. When you look up at any time at night, when there is no cloud cover, you can basically see the stars all over the sky, which makes people dizzying and fascinated.


    This may be the reason why many people in ancient and later generations were obsessed with stargazing, um, or called astronomers.


    Looking up at the stars, I feel the insignificance of human life, and the radiance of hundreds of millions of years shines into the pupils, which makes Zhan Ren, who has followed Liu Bei''s bachelor of engineering to learn the art of star-strapping, can''t help feeling a little fear and trepidation.


    To those without foundation, the stars all over the sky will only make them feel dizzy, but to a bachelor of engineering who has mastered the basic distribution of stars, although the galaxy in the sky is extremely vast, the stars are like sand and stones in the river. It is impossible to count them, but after mastering the rules, it is easy to find the required parts among the stars.


    Teaching these so-called "star-stretching techniques" to Zhanren, Liu Bei actually thought about it a lot. Some things are naturally hidden and should not be exposed easily, but there are also some things that are eager to be given out, and then lead others to follow themselves.


    For these Zhan people who live by the sea, the "art of holding stars" is definitely what they are eager for, but if these Zhan people want to learn this "art of holding stars", they must first learn Chinese and Chinese characters...


    And when these Zhan people began to use Chinese characters and speak Chinese, the connection between them and the Han Dynasty naturally became closer, and even like the Southern Huns, they eventually became a part of the Han Dynasty.


    『This is Beidou! 』


    The bachelor of engineering pointed to the Big Dipper galaxy in the sky and said loudly.


    Since the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the research on astronomy has been recorded. In some inscriptions recorded on oracle bone inscriptions unearthed in the Shang Dynasty, solar eclipses, lunar eclipses and some stars were named. In the western cycle, astronomy has made considerable progress. There are many names of stars mentioned in the Book of Songs.


    The real name of the Big Dipper was formed in the "Historical Records" of the Han Dynasty.


    "Historical Records" records: "The Big Dipper, the so-called Xuan, Ji, Yuheng and Qizheng. 』


    The Bachelor of Engineering pointed to the stars in the sky and said, "Because of the Big Dipper, the four seasons are different. At dusk at the first month of the first lunar month, the handle is hanging below; at dusk at the beginning of June, the handle is at the top; at the seventh month, the handle is hanging at the bottom, then Dan…”


    Liu Bei coughed at the side, glanced at the translator who was already in a state of bewilderment, and then at the even more bewildered ones who claimed to be the smartest accountants, motioned to the Bachelor of Engineering and said, "Simple, it''s too complicated." ...these people don''t understand...』


    『Hmmm…』The Bachelor of Engineering arched his hands towards Liu Bei, then looked at the translator and those accountants with a look of disgust, 「Hi...tsk tsk...Forget it, let me draw it for you...」


    The Bachelor of Engineering drew the pattern of the Big Dipper on a wooden board, then pointed to the board and said, "Find this in the sky first!" This is called the Big Dipper! 』


    The Bachelor of Engineering pointed to a row of stars in the sky, drew dotted lines with his fingers to connect them, and called out their names one by one. "Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, Yaoguang, the seven stars are connected in one place, just like the battle of heaven..."


    After a while, finally the first person shouted loudly, using Zhanren''s language, and then attracted everyone''s attention.


    The Bachelor of Engineering frowned, and said to the translator, "Tell him to speak Chinese!" I can''t understand what he''s saying! 』


    The interpreter quickly shouted twice, and the Zhan man bent over quickly, with an excited look on his face, and stammered slightly, "I...I...I''m looking, I''m looking, I got it..."


    "point out! ’ replied the Bachelor of Engineering.


    The accountant hurriedly pointed in the direction of Beidou with his hand.


    『Well, yes, very good. The Bachelor of Engineering praised, and then the Zhanren looked like a child who had been rewarded with candy, and couldn''t help jumping up, which also attracted the envious eyes of other Zhanren.


    Afterwards, the Bachelor of Engineering pointed to the wooden board and the stars in the sky, indicating that connecting a straight line between Tianxuan and Tianshu on Doukui, and then extending the distance to Tianshu for about five times, you can find an extremely bright star. , the star that eclipses the stars...


    『That is Beichen, where all the stars live together! 』


    The Bachelor of Engineering said seriously, with an attitude of worship and respect unavoidably in his voice.


    The Big Dipper has political beliefs.


    In the ancient political system, the supremacy of imperial power was the most important point. In order to maintain their rule, the ancient emperors would take various measures to appease and control. The most important of these is the unification and dissemination of ideology and culture.


    The position of the Big Dipper is close to the north celestial pole, and at the same time it is very bright and easy to identify. These factors made it considered the most special star at that time. It is believed to be centered in position around which the stars revolve. Therefore, it is also considered as the "Emperor Star".


    Liu Bei also looked up at the bright star with a gloomy expression, wondering what he was thinking.


    The sea is boundless, and it is very easy to not know the east, west, north, south, and north when you are in it. It is better during the day, with the sun as a reference, but at night, you have to rely on the stars to navigate.


    Polaris, this is the natal star of every navigator. It is located at the north celestial pole, and its position is almost unchanged. You can use it to distinguish the direction. The first step of the so-called "star-stretching technique" is to quickly find out from among the many stars. Find the North Pole of the Beidou to determine your own position.


    For Zhanren, it is very good to be able to find the correct stars among the many stars at the beginning of learning. As for the follow-up, such as measuring the specific latitude and longitude of ships based on the Big Dipper, it belongs to The "high-tech" navigation technique of the Han Dynasty.


    In fact, on the whole, the navigation of the Eastern Han Dynasty was not as weak as later generations thought. During the period of Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty, there were alchemists who followed Xu Fu''s footprints and went overseas to investigate. Of course, most of them did not reach the Yamatai and other areas of the Japanese country, but wandered around the Shandong Peninsula and other places. At the same time, there were also people from Nanyue, Fujian. The sea may have reached Jindao or Wanwan, but these people don''t know where they are, and they don''t know what the specific sailing route is, but these people brought some pearls, big conch, sea Mussels and other things were dedicated to the court...


    It''s just that the behavior of these people did not attract the attention of many people in the Han Dynasty.


    But now in this remote area of ??Dahan, in the bay of Jiaozhi, with the sound of sea water splashing, at the moment when everyone is looking up at the stars, the kind of conquering nature hidden in the bones of human beings, yearning for the stars The lofty ambitions of the sea and the sea arise spontaneously inadvertently.


    Of course, this is just the beginning. The actual formation of the fleet requires not only the preparation of sailors, but also the accumulation of timber, and more importantly, the expansion of the shipyard left by Shi Xie. A stable commercial road, so as to ensure that there will be enough strength to sail to the vast and boundless sea in the future.


    While Liu Bei was thinking about Shi Xie''s legacy, Qin Bo, Sun Quan''s special envoy in Jiangdong, also discovered that Shanyue''s rebellion was about Shi Xie''s influence...


    Shi Xie is actually quite good in the evaluation of the Han gentry. Of course, most of this evaluation is given by the children of the gentry who fled south. In the midst of the suffering of fleeing south, he suddenly received quite high treatment in Jiaozhi. Under this contrast, these children of the noble family who fled south gave Shi Xie a very high evaluation.


    When the Central Plains was in turmoil, hundreds of scholars took refuge in Shi Xie''s place, such as Yuan Hui, Xu Jing, Liu Ba, Cheng Bing, Xue Zong, etc., all went to Jiaozhi successively, and received Shi Xie''s enthusiasm Hospitality, and money for servants at parting. If this still doesn''t get a good review, I''m afraid that the shops of later generations will not open.


    It’s just that, these evaluations don’t mean that these sons of the noble family will introduce Shi Xie, or Shi Xie’s family, as close friends.


    At most, it’s the kind that you can hook up with your shoulders when drinking and eating meat. When you really want to do something, you just think about it and study it.


    But the problem is that Shi Xie''s family is not very clear, or they thought that the "hospitality" they paid before would get what they deserved. When Liu Bei went south to Jiaozhi and cleared Shi Xie''s family from his sphere of influence, After careful consideration, Shi Xie and the others felt that looking for those natives who lived in the south of the Yangtze River could not stop Liu Guanzhang''s footsteps, nor could they ensure a follow-up counterattack, so they had to take a boat northward to find the people who had drank together in those years. What kind of "brother"...


    Fleeing from Jiaozhi to Nanhai County, and further north, they entered Jiangdong Territory.


    In other words, it is the Jiangdong territory in name.


    This area will not be gradually developed until after the Southern Song Dynasty. At present, the Han people basically belong to the range of Shanyue. The Han people are concentrated in a few important cities, while other areas are basically Yue people. of.


    Shi Xie fled in a hurry, so he didn''t have any reserves of ships, food, grass, etc. After passing the South China Sea, he had nothing to do, so he could only land on the shore. ’, ‘Good Brothers’, and together plan the great cause of counterattacking Cochin.


    That is the area where some of the gentry children fled the most to the south, the south of Jingzhou, the Lingling area of ??Changsha. The previous disputes in this area were very complicated. Several major forces criss-crossed each other.


    When Shi Xie first arrived, he was quite popular...


    『We are here to condemn Liu Xuande! 』


    『Those who disregard the rules of the court and disregard the edict of the emperor should be punished! 』


    『Brother, don’t worry, your business is my business...』


    『Everything is mine! Brother, don''t worry! 』


    『Is there any reason in the world? It is really embarrassing for the mellow brother to suffer such a disaster! 』


    『Liu''s Lizi is not a son of man! 』


    『…』


    Shi Xie connected with people who had many contacts before, and then gathered a large group of "good brothers" and "good friends" in Lingling and Guiyang to drink and discuss matters. .


    Besides being moved, Shi Xie also took out some of the money he was carrying, and asked these "good brothers" and "good friends" to work hard and help them work together, and promised that if they counterattack Jiaozhi, there must be rewards. After all, no one can ask people to help for nothing, even if these people are willing, the Shi clan can''t take advantage of it, can they?


    Of course more importantly, Shi Xie and others still want to show that even though Lao Tzu has lost power, the airs are still not down...


    But the problem is that these people discussed enthusiastically, and even offered advice for Shi Xie for a time, but after the initial enthusiasm, they soon fell into silence, as if they felt ecstatic when drinking alcohol, and then howled after a few alcoholic poisonings. lifeless.


    Seeing that the mountain was empty, Shi Xie couldn''t wait any longer, and began to test these former "good brothers" and "good friends", but soon the cold reality gave Shi Xie''s family a taste of cruelty. These people who were quite enthusiastic before now either said they were traveling far away or were sick. Very few said they were going to work for Shi Shi, but they just wanted money.


    Why didn''t Shi Xie go directly to Sun Quan?


    Isn''t this obvious.


    Before, Shi Xie and Sun Quan were generally regarded as equals. Sun Quan is in Jiangdong, and Shi Xie is in Jiaozhi. Relatively speaking, Sun Quan has shown some kindness to Shi Xie, and the tone and words in the letters are also extremely polite, but that is because Shi Xie has a domineering spirit. Will Sun Quan be instantly superb if he shakes it?


    Obviously not.


    The reason why Sun Quan was polite to Shi Xie was only because Sun Quan had just ascended to the position of Lord of Jiangdong before, and having a "friend" as the prefect of Cochin would be good for stabilizing Jiangdong. It was like Sun Quan boasting that he could contact Liaodong and hook up with the Gongsun family. It was a way to show that he was very capable and had a wide network of contacts.


    It’s like some airborne veterans in the later generations like to show some muscles at the beginning, just to convince the public, not really because of how strong the relationship with Shi Xie is.


    Now the foundation of the Shixie family has been dug out by Liu Bei. Even though Sun Quan is honest, caring, and willing to fight injustice, the gap in status is already very obvious. If the Shixie family directly finds Sun Quan, they will probably kneel immediately He fell to the ground and offered his knees to show his loyalty to Sun Quan.


    Shi Xie, an old fox, also knows that with these "good brothers" and "good friends", it is impossible to kill Jiaozhi, and Sun Quan''s power must be needed. What he originally wanted was to build momentum first, and then gather such A group of people will go to Sun Quan later, so that they can still maintain a relatively high profile, and then negotiate with Sun Quan to obtain a more ideal deal.


    But Shi Xie’s intelligence level is quite good compared with those local aboriginals in Jiaozhi, but when it is used against these gentry tyrants among the big men, it is unavoidable to be a little anxious...


    In addition, the gentry in Lingling and Guiyang, the local tyrants, were basically in the last round, or the previous round of battles, or were tricked, or killed, or cheated, all of them rose. Remember, Shi Xie''s current strategy is naturally impossible to implement at all, and no one is willing to stand up for Shi Xie.


    It is not a patent for later generations to be a brother when drinking, but not to be a brother after drinking.


    Under such a situation, Shi Xie''s family is naturally very angry, but here in Lingling and Guiyang, those who can survive after many years of multi-party wars are not kind people, and Shi Xie and others really want to turn their faces. I can''t take advantage of it, so in desperation, I can only pick and choose, pick soft persimmons from hedgehogs and porcupines to pinch...


    This soft persimmon is Lai Gong.


    Lai Gong is also a loser. Lai Gong is the seventy-third grandson of the king of Lai Shuying. He was originally a wealthy and powerful family in Lingling. It''s just that he is quite upright and has a strong sense of righteousness, so he was naturally targeted by Liu Biao, who hadn''t been able to control Jingnan at the time.


    Well, Liu Biaofeng''s "Jiaozhou Inspector", the water content of this title, I believe everyone basically knows it. But Lai Gong didn''t know at the time that he was really waiting for Liu Biao to turn this "Jiaozhou governor" into a serious Jiaozhou governor issued by the Han Shangshutai and recognized by the state.


    But in fact, Liu Biao just wanted these people in Jingnan to fight against each other, and then he could profit from it, so Lai Gong waited and waited, and what he waited was not the official edict from the court, but Cang, who also belonged to Liu Biao. Wu Taishou''s attack.


    Lai Gong didn''t understand military affairs at all. Even though his family had some background and manpower, the battle was not determined by the number of people alone. So he was beaten from a first-class powerful family in Lingling to a third-rate local gentry, and became a local gentry. The "soft persimmon" chosen by Shi Xie at the moment...


    Lai Gong was also helpless in the face of Shi Shi and others who came to his door. If they could not come up with any strategy, these Shi Shi people would have to "theorize" about the issue of the "Jiaozhou Governor" back then. The lord of Jiaozhou granted by the court, the prefect of Jiaozhi, the general of Suinan Zhonglang, and the governor of the seven counties of Jiaozhou.


    So Lai Gong had no choice but to give Shi Xie an idea, let Shi Xie "recruit" the people of Shanyue, saying that Shi Xie used the money to eat and drink, it is better to use the money to recruit Shanyue, build an army, and then gradually expand, and finally counterattack Cochin, or simply stand on your own...


    As for the method of "recruitment", you can refer to Liu Biao''s "Riding into Jingzhou Alone".


    Shi Xie and the others discussed it, and felt that Lai Gong''s strategy was good, so they started to operate, just like Liu Biao''s recruitment of sect thieves. The obedient Shanyue people were okay at the beginning, but they collapsed later, because Shanyue is different from Zong Bandit after all, and Shi Xie is also different from Liu Biao. The same strategy does not have the same effect. Shanyue feels that he has been influenced by his IQ. The double insult to the body and the body made a fuss, and all of this was noticed and used by the Jiangdong gentry, and became a strategy to pull a certain leg of Sun Quan...


    (end of this chapter)