Chapter 2591 Excellent people lead to innovation
People will always change.
In this world, all people go through a process from birth to growth, then to maturity, and finally to decline, and anything in this process will determine the future direction of that person.
Except Fei Qian.
??If someone traces Fei Qian''s life trajectory in detail, he will find that he has a very strong sense of tearing apart. The first half of his life cannot support such a big change in his later period.
There are actually many people who have this sense of tearing in history. If they really need to pursue Ganges River for everything, history will not develop into what it will be in later generations. For example, Xiang Yu was trapped, his troops were exhausted, his horses were exhausted, and his military morale was lost. According to the thinking of those gangsters Gang Heli, it should be reasonable to capture them without mercy. But in such a weak situation, Xiang Yu led his three thousand soldiers and almost killed them. He was surrounded by so many generals like Liu Bang!
?There is also the great magician Liu Xiu.
But it is obvious that Sun Quan has few adventures now, so he can only endure it.
He is not a genius. He can neither break out of the siege like Xiang Yu nor summon meteors to fall like Liu Xiu. Likewise, he cannot have thousands of years of information accumulation like Fei Qian, so he can only rely on his own experience and grow step by step.
In a dynasty, there will always be some outstanding leaders, but equally, there are more mediocre ones.
?Sun Quan''s ability is not too bad, nor is it very good.
It’s just that Sun Quan himself did not agree with this before.
Until his support is destroyed.
Having to face the wind and rain, he truly realized the cruelty of the world and understood the dangers of the world. These dangers often existed in parents'' nagging and perfunctory verbal responses, and they were never really taken to heart.
Even if Zhou Yu did not come to report, Sun Quan still had some ways to know the news from the outside world.
?Zhou Yu came here just to show his attitude to the outside world, but also to show his loyalty to Sun Quan, so that everyone in the Sun family could rest assured. From this point of view, Sun Quan had to bow his head to express his gratitude and respectfully call Zhou Yu "commander".
?Now, he is no longer qualified to show any little temper...
All small things must be hidden.
?Sun Quan watched Zhou Yu''s back disappear and returned with his head lowered.
Although Sun Quan said that he would observe filial piety for three years, in most cases it would only be half a year, or about a year, and then he would be invited by Jiangdong ministers again and again to seize his love.
Before that, Sun Quan, Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao and others, as well as various powerful families in Jiangdong, had to see Sun Quan''s changes and then accept Sun Quan again, otherwise, there would definitely be changes.
?Sun Quan is now forging a sword.
Recast and recast.
Take heaven and earth as a furnace.
Sufferings in the world are fuel.
Introducing your own emotions, the hammer falls on the anvil, and the fire splashes everywhere.
On the other side, Lu Su was waiting for Zhou Yu at the foot of the mountain. After Zhou Yu came down from the mountain, they walked together.
Suddenly some light rain began to fall from the sky. It was not heavy, but it made the surrounding area moist.
The rain in early spring is still somewhat cold.
After entering the city, Lu Su said, "I''ll let the cook kill the sheep, and let''s have a drink together." 』
Zhou Yu nodded.
Jiangdong’s economic recovery is reflected in many aspects.
Ordinary people are like weeds. As long as they are given a little relief, they will flourish. Planting and breeding have also recovered a lot, and cattle and sheep are no longer as scarce as they were in the previous stage.
?Of course, people like Zhou Yu and Lu Su have no problem eating some cattle and sheep.
It is drizzling.
Zhou Yu and Lu Su were sitting in the courtyard, waiting for the cook Ding to cook the sheep.
The entourage first served some drinks and side dishes, and then left.
?Lu Su poured wine for Zhou Yu with his own hands, and the two of them had a drink.
How is the mood of the Lord? Lu Su asked.
?Zhou Yu stroked his wine glass and said, "It''s OK." 』
Lu Su was silent for a while, "What should the governor do to Sun Zhonglang?" 』
?Everyone with a discerning eye knows that among the Sun family, there are some who can jump, and the most cheerful one is Sun Hao.
Zhou Yu was putting side dishes into his small bowl. When he heard Lu Su''s words, his movements stiffened slightly, then returned to normal and said, "That is something that the lord should figure out and deal with." 』
Lu Su nodded and said, "But this is a hidden danger after all." 』
Zhou Yu did not answer.
“Then… Bo Fu’s orphan…” Lu Su added, “This matter also needs to be dealt with…”
Zhou Yu put down his chopsticks, looked up at Lu Su and said, "This matter... I don''t think it was done by my lord... Why, you also suspect that it was done by my lord?" 』
"I don''t think your lord is like this," Lu Su picked up the vegetables from the bean plate and served Zhou Yu, "but the problem is, this matter is very troublesome." It’s very troublesome…』
Lu Su emphasized.
?Zhou Yu was silent.
?There is drizzle in the sky, flying in the spring breeze.
Some of it stuck to the leaves, and some floated into the eaves.
Lu Su''s courtyard is not too remote. Through the wall, you can still hear the sounds of people in the market in the distance.
Zhou Yu seemed not to have heard Lu Su''s words. He just raised his head and looked at the drizzle falling from the sky quietly. After looking at it for a long time, he slowly said: "Prime Minister Cao, he killed many people in Xu County before..."
Lu Su frowned, rolled his eyes, and understood what Zhou Yu meant. Just as he was about to say something, he saw two or three followers carrying a pot of mutton soup coming around from the backyard kitchen, but remained silent.
The mutton soup is steaming with white steam.
The drizzle seems to bring out some warmth.
Lu Su waved his hand and asked the servants to retreat, while he personally fished the mutton for Zhou Yu from the soup cauldron.
Zhou Yu poured wine into Lu Su''s wine bowl, and then said directly without waiting for Lu Su to answer the previous question: "Is this mutton soup cooked according to the Huqi method?" 』
Lu Su smiled and nodded, "Hussar is not only good at military affairs, but also good at food. Chang''an Sanfu, Qiang cooking and Hu Zhi, bread and buns, all of which make people sigh that the belly is too small and there are so many delicacies." . 』
Zhou Yu laughed and suddenly said: "Then look at this world, whose family will it fall into?" 』
Lu Su was stunned for a moment, "How can I be so sure about such major events in the world?" 』
Zhou Yu slowly took a sip of the mutton soup, "Now the situation in the world is getting worse... Besides, the big men have been fighting for a long time... You can see from Jiangdong that no one likes war. As long as there is no war, people''s livelihood will immediately improve... The big man has already shed a lot of blood, including the Sun family. If the fight continues, there will be no winner for the big man. 』
?Lu Su was silent for a long time.
The two of them drank soup in silence.
The mutton soup tastes delicious, but the wine seems bland.
It''s like eating an apple and then feeling like it''s sour when you eat something else.
The two of them ate in silence, without drinking too much wine. It was not until the mutton in the pot was almost gone and the soup bottomed out that Zhou Yu spoke again.
"The War of the Han Dynasty involves a wide range of things. It is no longer a matter of one city or one place, or it is a matter of Guanzhong in Xiliang, Jiyu in Shandong, etc. The longer the war goes on, the more impetuous people''s hearts become..." Zhou Yu said slowly, "Then The pain caused by it will be deeper, and perhaps even the last few generations will not be able to forget it... nor can they restore the original glory of the Han Dynasty..."
The Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven after all. Without the Son of Heaven, there would be no great Han Dynasty. Zhou Yu looked at Lu Su and said, "The Hussar is very capable, and the Prime Minister is not bad either. The two of them will have a big battle after all." And now, it’s time for Koto to choose...』
Jiangdong can choose or not.
?Of course not choosing is actually a choice at some times. "These guys in Jiangdong are not fools," Zhou Yu sighed, "but that''s why they are not willing to suffer." But here''s the problem... Is there anything in the world that can be done without suffering a loss and just making a profit? Even if we gain in the short term, what about the long term? 』
Lu Su also sighed: "But most people can only see the immediate benefits." 』
Zhou Yu raised his head and looked into the distance, "That''s why I admire Hussar very much." 』
?Lu Su glanced at Zhou Yu and found a look of longing on Zhou Yu''s face. Lu Su had seen this look before. That was when Lu Su came back from Guanzhong and described everything he saw to Zhou Yu. At that time, Zhou Yu also showed an expression almost the same as now.
?Perhaps what Zhou Yu said he admired was because Qiusi did what Zhou Yu originally wanted to do?
Even better…
“Captain…” Lu Su said slowly, “But Jiangdong is still Jiangdong after all. It’s like everyone in the world knows that Prime Minister Cao has hijacked the emperor, and the emperor has never had real power... Some things... really don’t just depend on you and me..."
Zhou Yu lowered his head and his eyes turned cold: "These silverfish...even if there is some inconspicuous commotion, I will get rid of them in the shortest time..."
Lu Su asked: "Even if he is a member of the Sun family?" 』
Zhou Yu was silent for a while, "I said, Prime Minister Cao killed many people before..."
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Jiaozhi.
??The Nanhai Protectorate of the Han Dynasty.
Haha, of course, Liu Bei gave this title to himself and did not report it.
??It''s like a small company with a small corner in later generations also has the title of president of the board of directors.
??The Nanhai Protectorate, well, let’s just give Liu Huangshu some face, let’s call it that, it is under the Jiaozhi Governor’s Office, and is mainly responsible for fishery production and maritime transportation.
After all, the land in Jiaozhi is relatively small and there are many insects.
If the three brothers Liu Bei hadn''t gotten a lot of tips on dealing with insects in Sichuan and Sichuan, they might have "collapsed in the middle" halfway, so Liu Bei sometimes thought of Fei Qian''s meaningful smile in Sichuan and Sichuan at that time. , suddenly shuddered. Could it be that Fei Qian at that time was already planning to let them come to Jiaozhi?
?Liu Bei didn''t dare to think too much, and felt that he was too cold to think too much.
??The Nanhai Protectorate is different from the desperate enclosure of land and building houses in later generations. Liu Bei mainly prefers fishing to supplement the development of Jiaozhi...
After establishing commercial relations with Jiangdong, Jiaozhi''s spices, isinglass, shells and other specialties naturally have closer sales. They only need to go up the coastline and send them to Jiangsu and Zhejiang in later generations. It is much more convenient to take the land route north to Sichuan.
Although Sun Quan''s filial piety is equivalent to self-imposed confinement, "trade" is innocent, and the various tribes in Jiangdong can also profit from it. Naturally, there is no reason to cut off the caravans just because Sun Quan cannot make the decision.
After Liu Bei occupied Jiaozhi, he also reached a certain agreement with the surrounding indigenous fishermen, that is, Liu Bei would purchase some fishermen''s catch, of course, not only limited to pearls and corals, but also some ordinary fish, shrimps, crabs and the like.
Of course, because there is no refrigerator, here in Jiaozhi, whether it is the indigenous fishermen or Liu Bei and others, they fish for three days and dry the nets for two days. Anyway, if you catch too much, the most you can do is dry the fish. And if God doesn’t give you face, you will have to wait for half a day. If it rains, then everything will be ruined, and it will definitely be rotten by maggots.
Zhang Fei doesn’t like to eat fish. Zhang Fei felt that those fish were all unscrupulous and wanted to kill him. They would always hide bones in such thin meat and accidentally pierce their throats. It can''t be compared with pork at all, let alone the big braised pork knuckle.
Guan Yu was fine, but his beard was stained a bit by eating fish, and the fishy smell was difficult to remove.
?Zhang Fei also didn’t like hanging around on the boat. He felt nervous as soon as he got on the boat, thinking that he might fall into the water in the next second.
Guan Yu can adapt to it. He can sit on the bow of the boat and read a book if he has nothing to do.
Then the myopia worsened...
‘Second brother! ” Zhang Fei held on to the side of the boat tightly, exerting strength with his fingers and struggling with his feet, “How long will it take to get to the place? 』
Guan Yu looked away from the book, then glanced at Zhang Fei, "Third brother, relax a little. If you keep pinching, we have to change the handrail again... In two days, ah, it will be there in two days." 』
"That''s what you said two days ago..." Zhang Fei muttered, but he also loosened his tight grip, then supported the wooden wall, moved to Guan Yu''s side, and sat down. "I feel fishy now... I''m going to become a fisherman..."
Guan Yu put down the book, unwrapped the brocade bag wrapped around his beard, and then looked at some salt flowers, but there was nothing he could do. He could only re-wrap it with some distress and hang the belt around his neck, "Then What do you think should be done? 』
『I am a butcher! Pig-killer! Otherwise, it would be like killing a pig! Killing a pig like a human being! Slaughter a thousand...ah, hey! It''s really..." Zhang Fei stood up angrily. He had just said a few words of generosity, and then a wave came over and the boat swayed. His face suddenly turned pale and he quickly sat down.
What happened to the fisherman? Guan Yu said slowly, "If we don''t eat fish in this place, how can we get so much meat?" Big brother can eat it with peace of mind, but you can’t? Besides, don’t we share more with you every time we share the pork? 』
"Hi! "Zhang Fei also knew that Liu Bei and Guan Yu had given him extra care, but because he was too greedy, and the portion was not large, and the meat would shrink, it would become a smaller size once cooked, and he would not taste anything after one bite. The taste is gone.
"It is said that the road to Sichuan and Shu has been widened now, making it easier to travel. The next time the caravan comes, it will bring more bacon..." Guan Yu comforted Zhang Fei and said, "Maybe he will bring some piglets and pigs." I don’t know if the lamb can survive on the road. Well, I don’t know if it can adapt to the weather here..."
Well, it must be possible! Zhang Fei said decisively without even thinking, "We can adapt, and so can pigs and sheep!" 』
?? Guan Yu frowned slightly and wanted to give Zhang Fei a slap, but seeing Zhang Fei grinning and drooling as he thought, he couldn''t bear it, so he pretended that he didn''t hear Zhang Fei''s last words.
?In the distance, a large building boat, well, it is actually a fishing boat, is sailing towards the west with its sails spread out.
That is "Zhuojun Hao".
Um. That''s right, it''s the name of Liu Bei''s hometown.
The "Zhuojun" is performing its third mission since its birth. Since his first trip to Jiangdong, the ship has hardly stopped for a day.
The one Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were riding was naturally the "Hedong".
The third oldest Zhang Fei''s ship is still under construction, but the name of the ship has given Zhang Fei a headache for a long time. Because Zhang Fei and Liu Bei had the same counties, Zhang Fei initially said he wanted the "Butcher", but Liu Bei and Guan Yu vetoed it...
Undecided until now.
?Zhang Fei was also very hesitant. Although he didn''t like being on the boat, he felt like he was his own child. He always had to choose a loud and impressive name.
?Around the "Zhuojun" and "Hedong", there were four or five small boats, forming a medium-sized fleet, slowly moving forward about ten miles away from the coast.
"Notice! "The soldiers on the watchtower bucket shouted loudly, "Three large ships and several small boats were found ahead! No flag, no flag! 』
With the shouts of the soldiers responsible for looking out, Guan Yu''s face suddenly became serious.
With the activities of commerce and frequent exchanges, this trade road has naturally encountered attacks by some unknown forces.
In fact, China is not as what most people think. Only Zheng He of the Ming Dynasty went to the Western Ocean. In fact, during the time of Qin Shihuang, Mr. Ying Zheng went to the sea. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he also sent General Xun Shen from the left, yes, that’s right, he sent troops from western Liaoning, and led the fleet general Yang Pu to lead a navy of 50,000 people across the Bohai Sea. The two armies attacked Liaodong and eventually eliminated them. Wei Manchu Korea was established and four counties were established on the Korean Peninsula.
?Of course, later generations of Bangzi will not recognize this...
After the Guangwu Zhongxing, the main political forces were placed on land and insufficient attention was paid to the oceans. Therefore, no historians had any understanding and records of the forces on the oceans until Emperor Sun sent people to Ryukyu and Wanwan. .
At that time, there were already quite a large population in Ryukyu and Wanwan. Of course, these people would not stick to the land and rely on the mountains to eat, and the sea to eat the sea. Now, Liu Bei of Jiaozhi has invaded these areas and controlled the original trade routes. How could these people give it up willingly?
As the warning gong on the ship was sounded, the soldiers on the ship quickly took up their positions. Many soldiers began to dump wet sand on the deck.
In this era, arson has always been an important offensive method in naval battles.
Send a small boat forward to inquire about the situation! ” Guan Yu ordered in a deep voice, “Archers, prepare! Plus, the crossbow is cocked! Target the enemy ship! 』
?The "Zhuojun" and "Hedong" are equipped with large ballistas. There are not many, only one per ship, but at the moment, they are the only ultra-long-range killing means.
A qualified ballista has a range of up to a thousand steps. Of course, it is hard to say how accurate it is at that distance, especially when there is wind on the sea. But at about three hundred paces, the power of the crossbow is still very strong. At one or two hundred paces, it can even directly pierce the side panels of the ship. At the same time, the crossbow can also be used to fire some javelins, stone bullets, and incendiary bombs. Waiting stuff.
?In ancient wars, the ancient Roman legions used the most ballistae, with each legion equipped with more than 50 ballistae.
?Of course, some trolls will say that this is very unusual...
The crossbow cart, which was redesigned and manufactured by Huang''s workshop under Fei Qian, is somewhat different from the ancient Roman crossbow cart. Due to the development of metallurgical technology, the new crossbow cart uses more bronze and steel components than the wooden crossbow. For a car, it is more powerful and less difficult to maintain.
The enemy ship did not respond! They''re accelerating! 』
??The ship ahead shouted loudly, gesticulated, and used double red flags representing danger.
?The other party came with the wind, and the sails were fully hoisted, and the speed was very fast.
『The sword and shield men come forward! Get ready for battle! 』
?? Guan Yu ordered, and then looked at Zhang Fei, "Third brother, you are not... forget it, be careful when you use Zhangba, don''t damage your own ship..."
?Zhang Fei laughed loudly and shook his spear energetically, "Second brother, don''t worry!" 』
?Perhaps this is the first maritime encounter since the reign of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, and this begins...
(End of this chapter)