Bu Qi is a native of Xiapi Huaiyin, just in his early twenties. He has been in Jiangdong for two years, and he has been attached to Jiaojiao in Huiji, Jiaojiao is a wealthy family in Huiji, and he has made a Qiang order, and is also known as Jiao Zhengqiang. Buqi and Wei Jing rented a piece of land from the Jiao family to grow melons. In winter, there were no melons to plant, so they went back and forth to Wu County to do some small business, and it happened that Sun Ce repelled Xu Gong and wanted to build a school in Wu County, so they came.

At this moment, Bu Qi is very shabby, dark and thin, wearing a coarse cloth short coat, and straw sandals on his feet, but he is in good spirits, especially his eyes are very firm, and he sees Sun Ce without any fluctuations, and he salutes calmly. In contrast, Wei Jing is much more enthusiastic, and his demeanor is not very calm.

Sun Ce saw that Bu Qiu was holding a scroll of bamboo slips in his hand, so he asked, "What are you reading?" ”

"Left pass."

"Want to study the left pass? I remember that Gao Kongwen was good at left-hand transmission, have you ever had a debate? ”

Bu Qiu shook his head. "I haven't had a chance to ask Gao Kongwen for advice. Besides, I don't study to argue with anyone, just to increase my knowledge. ”

Sun Ce admired Buqi's attitude. Originally, the purpose of reading is to increase knowledge and expand knowledge, and you have to compete with anyone, and the fight is not the truth, so it is really not interesting. In contrast, the ancient scriptures are more pragmatic than the modern ones.

"I have a topic and would like to ask someone to do some special research, I wonder if you are interested."

Bu Qi and Wei Jing glanced at each other, and arched their hands: "Dare to hear about it." ”

Sun Ce said his plan again. He has read a lot of military books recently, but no matter what kind of military books, they are basically focused on strategy, and few of them talk about specific tactics, and even if they do, they are very sketchy, and he wants to do some detailed research. Let Gan Ning summarize the water battle, and let Ma Chao summarize the horse battle, all for this purpose. But he also knew that Gan Ning and Ma Chao had actual combat experience, but their academic foundation was too poor, and they didn't have time to comb through the classics and study the development history of ancient times, so he needed to be assisted by people with better knowledge. But the real Confucians don't bother to do these things, they think about big careers such as virtue and speech, so they are not interested in doing these trivial studies.

But this knowledge was important to Sun Ce, and it was also a symbol of his desire to change his style of study. When he came to the county school, he wanted to select a few scholars who were willing to do this kind of research and provide them with funding, so as to show his value orientation. The academic atmosphere is not something that he can change if he wants to, but must be induced slowly. Jiangdong Li water warfare, the real sense of the water division originated in Jiangdong, but the study of water warfare is very few, he wants to build a ship, to establish a strong naval division, it is necessary to have a deep understanding of water warfare, on this basis to improve shipbuilding technology, improve the tactics of naval divisions.

In order to do this, it is necessary not only to have Huang Yueying, who is proficient in wood, but also to have Gan Ning, who is proficient in water warfare, and to have someone who is proficient in academics to help. Only by having a clear understanding of the ins and outs of the history of water warfare and grasping the context of its development can we have a definite aim and build the most realistic warship, which can lead to a new direction of development and have a first-mover advantage in technology. For this, he was willing to offer a reward of one hundred gold. Considering that there is not much literature on the subject, and the time required is not too long, this remuneration is not only sufficient, but even too generous.

Bu Qi happily obeyed his orders and took over the commission with Wei Jing.

Lu Kang watched coldly, did not express any opinions, and waited until he was alone with Sun Ce to raise his own questions. "Is it necessary to pay 100 gold for such a small subject?"

Sun Ce smiled. "Lu Gong, this topic is indeed not big, but there are too few people who are willing to do it. I also hope that more people will do some practical learning. The county school has been built, but the wood school and the herbal hall have not yet been settled, and if there are conditions, I still want to build a martial arts hall. Jiangdong Li Water War, if there is no master who is proficient in water warfare in the martial arts hall, what is the difference between it and Nanyang martial arts hall? ”

Lu Kang thought for a moment, and also felt that Sun Ce was reasonable. Don't look at Koto as the birthplace of water warfare, but there are really not many people who have conducted in-depth research on water warfare. This is true not only for water battles, but also for land and cavalry battles, and throughout the history books, the records of the war have always been brief, and it is difficult for future generations to learn anything from those records. The history books are like this, and the war books are not much better. No matter how much you read the book, it is just on paper, and you really go to the battlefield, one looks at their own inheritance, and the other looks at their talents.

"Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, everyone knows, is it appropriate?"

Sun Ce smiled. "If you know strategy and tactics, you will definitely become a famous general, at best, you can avoid making some low-level mistakes. Lu Gong, if a scholar wants to become the head of the four people and the pillar of the country, he can't talk about it, and it is good for them to be well-versed in all kinds of learning. ”

Lu Kang was a little unhappy. "Of course, pragmatism is good, but we can't forget the teachings of the saint and the gentleman."

Sun Ce did not refute Lu Kang. These things can never be explained, and can only be proved by facts. Anyway, the financial power is in his hands, and the initiative is also in his hands. Lu Kang is willing to pay money to study those big and empty knowledge, that is Lu Kang's business, he will not focus on those knowledge. If Bu Qi can really settle down and finish this task, it should not be a problem to become a qualified sailor general in the future.

Sun Ce immediately talked about wanting Lu Jun to become a leader.

Lu Kang thought for a while and shook his head. "I'm very grateful that the general was able to think of the dogs. But the dog is not suitable for this position. Therefore, it is a place of contention, and it is advisable to choose people who are familiar with military affairs to guard it, and the dogs are not familiar with military affairs, and their personalities are too upright, so it is easy to clash with Guo Duwei. ”

Sun Ce was surprised. "Then can Lu Gong recommend a few people?"

"I have a suitable candidate, but this person's identity is relatively special, and Shen Zizheng did not recommend him, probably for this reason."

"Who?"

"Shen Zhi, Shen Boping."

Sun Ce was also a little confused, Shen You recommended the people of the Lu family, and Lu Kang recommended the people of the Shen family, did they praise each other or did they have another reason?

Seeing that Sun Ce didn't speak, Lu Kang explained a few words. Most of the Wu Jun families are from literature, such as the Lu family and the Gu family, and there are not many who are good at martial arts, but there are some, and the Shen family and the Zhu family are among the representatives. Shen You is both civil and military, and Zhu Huan is not good at martial arts, and they are all representatives of these two families. Shen Zhi is not as good as Shen You, but he is also proficient in military affairs and has good martial arts, so he is more suitable than Lu Jun to go out of town.

But Shen Zhi has a problem: he is Sheng Xian's son-in-law.

Sheng Xian is a celebrity, and his political views are biased towards party members, and Sun Ce is a potential opponent, so it is difficult to say whether he can support Sun Ce at the moment. If Sun Ce and Sheng Xian clashed, Shen Zhi would most likely favor Sheng Xian and become an enemy of Sun Ce. If he is just a cloth cloth, he will not cooperate with Sun Ce at most. If he becomes the head of his hometown, he may endanger the safety of his hometown.

After listening to Lu Kang's explanation, Sun Ce pondered for a long time. He knew what Lu Kang meant, Lu Kang was right, Shen You did not recommend Shen Zhi, probably because he was worried that Shen Zhi would support Sheng Xian. But Lu Kang did the opposite, naturally hoping that he could maintain his relationship with Sheng Xian, at least not have a conflict. He has already fallen out with the Zhou family, and then he has a conflict with Sheng Xian, which is very unfavorable for him to control the Huiji. If Shen Zhi can be appointed as the head of the old office, it can be regarded as a friendly gesture. They are all for his good, but they choose in different ways.

"I want to meet Shen Zhi."