Xu Shu was a little worried that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were calculating him. In fact, it is true, Zhou Yu is calculating him, but at most, it will make Xu Shu lose face, but it can't be a disaster.

And if it's a disaster, only the people on the other side do it.

Liu Yu had sent people to look for Xu Shu's mother before, and in line with the principle that good things should not be bad in the hands of others, Liu Yu still hoped to pull Xu Shu under his command. Xu Shu is a very filial child, to his mother is obedient, if Xu Shu's mother to Liu Yu's hands, Liu Yu feels that if Xu Shu knows that his mother fell into his hands, Liu Bei imitates Xu Shu's mother's handwriting and writes a letter to Xu Shu, Xu Shu will come obediently.

Liu Yu sent out an elite "shadow" spy, and after spending a certain amount of time, Xu Shu's mother was finally found by Liu Yu. The spies found Xu Shu's mother and pretended to follow Xu Shu's orders to find Xu Shu's mother. Xu Shu's mother was a little suspicious at first, and she wanted to pick her up, why didn't Xu Shu come herself. But the spies said that now Xu Shu is fighting in the south and has been unable to get out, in order to avoid the calculation of traitors, Xu Shu immediately asked people to arrange for his mother to enjoy happiness in a safe place, and wait for him to return triumphantly and then be filial to his mother.

Xu Shu's mother is an understanding person, her son is promising, looking at this posture, he is still a big official. There is a war in the south now, Xu Shu's mother has always heard about it, and it is not wrong to be a son to worry about his mother. Xu Shu's mother is old and sophisticated, and she sees that the people who come here are sincere, and they are definitely not fake. After weighing it again, Xu Shu's mother still followed the spies to a safe place.

I found it when Xu Shu's left eye kept beating.

After weighing it again and again, Liu Yu finally canceled the plan to write a letter to Xu Shu by pretending to be Xu Shu's mother's handwriting.

Mainly because although Xu Shu is talented, he is not so special in front of Liu Yu's subordinates with so many talents. At the same time, there is another point that Liu Yu is very afraid that this Xu Shu's mother will get sick in the brain, like a person in history who found a rope to die Mingzhi. Even if Xu Shu came to Liu Yu, he didn't say a word. Moreover, many strategists under Liu Yu's command, such as Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others, have a very good relationship with Xu Shu, once Liu Yu does too much, these people must be a little uncomfortable in their hearts.

"Keep it, and when Xu Shu is captured in the future, he will use his mother to persuade him to surrender. I'm still too soft-hearted. Liu Yu finally gave up his plan to design Xu Shu.

Now that they have been found, Liu Yu can't send Xu Shu's mother back.

"But what is this Xu Shu's talent? Historically, there have been too few places for Xu Shu to show his ability. But both Shi Yuan and Kong Ming said that Xu Shu's ability was almost equal to theirs. An opponent whose strength cannot be estimated is quite difficult to deal with. Liu Yu thought to himself.

There are worries. It's just that Liu Yu has an existence here that understands Xu Shu's strength, and he is still the commander and deputy of the expedition to Jiangdong. If Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong join forces, no matter how strong Xu Shu's ability is, he will still be able to fight the two of them?

The progress of the serial warships in the port of Wulin in Jiangbei was very fast, and Dian Wei, the overseer of the reactionary class, was constantly shouting all kinds of ugly words, and the soldiers and craftsmen under his command did not dare to slack off and constantly strengthened their work efficiency.

Although it seems very simple to transform a warship, it is also a handicraft, and Pang Tong still found many craftsmen to guide the soldiers' work. Otherwise, it would be so hard to explain to a lot of illiterate old people by yourself. Pang Tong brought in more than 20 craftsmen at a salary of ten big dollars each. Shinong Industry and Commerce. Craftsmen are inferior. The life of the craftsmen is very hard, but out of this craft, they can't do anything else. I also often help the imperial court, local government and other places for free. Originally, Pang Tong could recruit some craftsmen to come over and do free labor. But Liu Yu has always taught Pang Tong all kinds of teachings, one of which is to be kind to the people. Pang Tong did it, ten big money is not much, but it can make the family eat a full stomach for a day, and the final thing is to take care of the meal! Where to find such a good treatment, all the craftsmen around Ulin Harbor came to apply. Pang Tong doesn't say a word and doesn't care if you are a spy or not, anyway, there are so many people watching, and you can't sneak and play tricks. Of course, the craftsmen don't cheat, and they are surrounded by soldiers with knives, and they just have to do a good job.

What makes the craftsman feel even more luxurious is that there is meat in the meal!

Although the task of renovating a warship was heavy and required a lot of physical strength, it did not affect the progress. The key reason is that Pang Tong, who was lying on the side and was at ease, arranged all the personnel into three shifts, and continued to work with torches even late at night. Of course, in a high-pressure working environment, other supplies are sufficient. Pang Tong transferred a large amount of meat, eggs, and rice from Zhuge Liang to ensure that all the personnel could eat a few pieces of meat. Everyone knows that meat is the best way to restore physical strength, and with high-protein eggs and plenty of food to eat, soldiers and craftsmen are working with full energy.

Think about it, in this era, the average family lived with vegetables and rice, and some poor people lived on wild vegetables. Now when they are in a hurry, there is meat to eat, and it is surprising that they can not work harder.

When it was time to pay the wages, the craftsmen felt that it would be good if they could get half of the wages. But Pang Tong gave them a lot of money. It adds up to more than 200 dollars, and Pang Tong himself spends more than so much in a day. In order to prevent someone in the middle from deducting the wages of the craftsmen, Pang Tong personally rose up to pay these wages.

The craftsmen were a little stunned, this routine is not right, they have been working for the government, either free labor, or it is good to get half of the good wages. How could it be that everything is enough. The ugly ghost-like old man in front of him looked at his outfit, and he should be from Jingzhou. Some craftsmen get it. It must be that this big man has a good face, and on the surface, he has given them enough, just waiting for himself and others to automatically honor the past. If you are so stupid that you take your salary and leave, then it is not certain whether you will be beaten and robbed halfway by someone next. As soon as these craftsmen were combined, each of them took out a few wages, and made up enough money to pay a hundred dollars, and pay tribute to this big man.

More than 20 craftsmen respectfully sent a large bag full of 100 coins to Pang Tong, and a craftsman, as a representative, said with a flattering face: "This lord, this is a little bit of the little one's heart!" ”

Pang Tong, who originally thought what these craftsmen were going to do, was shocked by the scene in front of him and said, "What are you doing here? ”

The representative of the craftsman has obviously seen the world, and for Pang Tong's performance, he knew at a glance that it was a routine, so he said even more flatteringly: "The little ones can have such a good job today, all of them are given by adults." The little ones watched the adults in the wind and the sun, and their hearts were quite moved. The little ones thought that the adults were so tired, if they didn't buy something to make up for their bodies, how could they be loyal to the court in the future? The little ones are rough people who don't have much ink, and they only have such a small care to honor the adults. ”

"Filial piety? Does the official need any filial piety? Let's all go back. If you talk nonsense again, don't blame the official for being polite! Pang Tong's face was crooked, it turned out that these people were bribing him.

Pang Tong's angry expression made the craftsmen misunderstand, such an angry look, it must be that our filial piety is not enough. The craftsmen are lamenting in their hearts. These big men really eat people and don't spit out bones, we all took out half of it, and they are still so angry. The craftsman gritted his teeth and refilled the bag with fifty more coins.

"Adults, just now the little ones are not sensible. Please also invite my lord Haihan. "The hearts of the craftsmen are dripping blood, there is only a little money left for such hard work today, they all blame themselves for their hard lives, what to do to make a living, but just to be a craftsman, this life is like this, but now there is one or two big money for the family to get the wife and children to buy some food.

Pang Tong was really speechless. What the hell is going on with these people? As a military advisor and the number one soldier in Nanzhou, would he ask them for such a little money? The pot of wine in his hand was more than a hundred dollars.

"Bastard! What do you think of this official? Pang Tong was angry on the spot.

Yes? It's not enough. It's a rhythm that has to be taken back completely. The craftsmen are dumbfounded, this adult is so ruthless. The representative of the craftsman said with a bitter face: "Adults, the little ones still have a family at home, as long as they continue to work tomorrow, this filial piety will be there." ”

Why didn't this man open his mind? When Pang Tong wanted to scold them a few words, Dian Wei killed them violently, twisted Pang Tong up, and scolded: "Okay, you Pang Shiyuan." I usually think you're pretty upright. I didn't think that these were all illusions. You kid is the kind of benevolence and morality that His Majesty often says, what kind of men and what women. ”

"It's full of benevolence and morality, and there are men and women thieves behind it!" Pang Tong reminded Dian Wei.

Dian Wei said: "This is it! I saw it really just now, you actually deducted the wages of the craftsmen, and you still have to collect filial piety! Just wait for Your Majesty to take your life. ”

"Evil, you are misunderstood! How could I have deducted someone else's wages? "Pang Tong is anxious, Dian Wei has misunderstood, if it reaches Liu Yu, his reputation will be over. But the key thing is that Pang Tong didn't do this.

Suddenly, a big man appeared and arrested the old man, and after listening to the dialogue, the craftsmen were inexplicably moved, it turned out that there are really good people in this world who can make decisions for them.

Pang Tong saw that Dian Wei refused to let go, and immediately said angrily: "Is your brain broken?" I don't know how much it costs to spend a day. That's not enough for me to pay for a pot of wine. If you continue to make trouble, when you get to Your Majesty, you kid will wait for bad luck. ”

"You really didn't deduct your wages and ask for filial piety?" Dian Wei was furious just now, but after calming down, he was also a little confused.

Dian Wei has known Pang Tong for so long, Pang Tong has always spent money lavishly, and he has never heard of Pang Tong's corruption and bribery before, and he has asked for cards.

"You're not going to put me down." Pang Tong was very angry, he was already ugly, and he was twisted in the air by Dian Wei, a tall man, and attracted a lot of attention, like a lantern in the dark.

Dian Wei is right to think about it, it is better to listen to Pang Tong clearly. After Pang Tong was put down by Dian Wei, he came to the door of these craftsmen with great momentum. Dian Wei blocked Pang Tong with a thick arm and said, "Shiyuan, what do you want to do?" ”

"You'll find out later, anyway, you can see it. lest thou wronged me! Pang Tong pushed Dian Wei's arm away.

Pang Tong came to these craftsmen and said, "You have been wanting to pay filial piety to this official just now. When is the official going to be filial? ”

"My lord, this has always been the rule." The craftsman's representative said weakly. He didn't know why he would say such a thing.

"Rules? Is it from the law of the Han Dynasty, or is it ordered by His Majesty himself? Pang Tong said dissatisfiedly: "Tell you." Under His Majesty's rule, except for His Majesty's orders and the laws of the Han Dynasty, no other rules existed. The official can also responsibly tell you that if His Majesty knows about the filial piety you have just given to the official, neither the official nor your head will be saved. His Majesty's greatest hatred is corruption and bribery. I beg of you. Don't do such stupid things again. ”

The craftsmen were shocked, a little filial piety will cost the life of this big man? Impossible. If that's the case, most of the old men in the nearby county will have to fall to the ground.

The official word is two, who knows whether what he said is true or false.

Without saying a word, Dian Wei handed the bag full of money that the craftsmen had taken out before and handed them to the craftsmen, and said, "What this lord said is true. Just now I thought that he would treat him like this because he asked for filial piety. You all went back with your wages. Remember, I'll keep coming the next day, and there's still a lot to do. ”

The craftsmen took their wages in disbelief, and then went back to their homes one by one, confused.

"Evil comes, see no. This is the person who is tortured by those corrupt officials and can't live happily. Pang Tong looked at the backs of these craftsmen, and then said to Dian Wei.

"You're saying they're used to being bullied. That's why I always thought you had to be filial. "Dian Wei is not stupid.

Pang Tong said lightly: "There are too many people in the Jingzhou family who are full of private pockets. After this southern decision, I will report to Your Majesty and make these bastards pay the price. ”

Dian Wei also nodded lightly.