"Big cousin is fine, Qi'er still doesn't salute!"

"Nephew Qi'er, kowtow to my uncle and say hello - knock knock!"

"Good! --That's good! ”

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The next morning, Xiao Yi really came again, not only bringing a large number of precious herbs for Xu's mother to nourish her body, but also bringing her son Xiao Qi!

The little guy is more than five years old, with a long pink carving, and a very smart mind, kneeling on the ground and calling his uncle in a milky voice, which firmly smashes the relationship between relatives.

It is also strange to say that a large group of children in the Xiao family are quite similar to their mothers in appearance, one is more beautiful and handsome than the other, but there is no little black face, which makes Xiao Yi feel relieved at the same time, but also a little regret that his genes are not strong enough!

Stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person, Xu Shu is resentful, and he can't get out of it now, not to mention that the nephew and uncle are naturally close, so he hurriedly hugged the little guy and took out a jade jue as a meeting gift!

"Qi'er greets my aunt and grandma - Fushou and health!"

"Come to my aunt and grandmother, what a delicate child, how old is this year, have you ever been enlightened and literate?"

"Qi'er is five years old, she already knows hundreds of words, and she can memorize medical skills: Dongfeng was born in spring, the disease is in the liver, and Yu is in the neck; Nanfeng was born in summer, sick in the heart, and Yu in the chest......"

"Haha--my little miracle doctor also!"

Next, Xiao Yi took his son to the back hall, and saluted Xu's mother again, and when she saw the cute little nephew, the old lady was immediately overjoyed, hugged her tightly in her arms, and gave gifts and pastries!

The little guy is very good at things, he has to answer questions, he is coquettish and cute, and he also memorized a large paragraph of "The Yellow Emperor's Inner Scripture", which made Xu Mu laugh, Xiao Yi and Daoxiang accompanied him, showing the joy of his family, Xu Shu was a little redundant.

Just like yesterday, Xiao Yi only talked about family matters, and didn't say a word about the surrender, but after using tea, he invited Xu Shu to go out for a walk together, and there were novelties for him to watch!

Xu Shu has been under house arrest for more than half a month, and the grass has long grown in his heart, so he immediately nodded and agreed, and also vaguely guessed that Xiao Yi didn't care about military affairs, but he wanted to go out for a walk together, there must be a special purpose!

"Drive! --Da! Da! ”

There are not many people who travel, only Xiao Yi, Xu Shu, the wolf brothers and more than a dozen personal soldiers, the horses went out of the north gate of Xuchang City, and went straight to the deer mountain, the grass and trees are lush in summer, only to see wild flowers blooming, butterflies flying, making people feel extremely comfortable!

On the way, Xu Shu was also guessing what was the purpose of taking himself into the mountain, if it was hunting, the group did not wear bows and arrows; If you enjoy the scenery and don't stop halfway, you have to find a secluded and uninhabited place, dig a big pit and bury yourself, this is not your cousin-in-law...... Isn't it the character of Xiao Lang with a ghost face?

There is no pit dug in the deep mountains, but there is a lively valley, hundreds of steps wide and more than ten miles long, with strong walls at both ends, and heavily guarded by heavy soldiers, and the smoke is billowing inside, and the sound of clanging bells is endless......

"Shangfang is heavy, people come to stop, don't worry about killing when you get close!"

"It's Lord Sima who came to inspect, the alert was lifted, and the gate was opened!"

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Finding someone close to the valley, the defenders immediately bent their bows and arrows, their vigilance was very strong, dozens of soldiers rushed out of the mountains and forests on both sides, and after seeing Xiao Yi's figure, they hurriedly knelt down and saluted, and at the same time waved the flag to signal, and the gate slowly opened!

After entering the valley, Xu Shu felt that his eyes were not enough, and there were ores everywhere: hematite, chalcopyrite, black coal, and golden sand...... There are also some strange ores that I can't name or know what they're used for.

There are at least fifty or sixty thick chimneys four or five zhang high, and the black smoke coming out is like a dark cloud, as the saying goes, an inch of chimney is a point of fire, plus rows of blast pipes, the temperature inside the kiln is so high, I am afraid that Da Luo Jinxian can also melt!

Several craftsmen pierced the seal, and the red molten iron flowed out, poured into the mold and cooled slowly, just white-gray pig iron, and further processed mature iron and steel...... A furnace produces at least seven or eight hundred catties of iron, which is really a terrifying amount!

"This is the imperial court Shangfang, there are 208 top craftsmen, more than 800 senior craftsmen, more than 3,000 ordinary craftsmen, and more than 10,000 apprentices, coolies, and slaves!

In times of war, 1,000 steel knives, 2,000 spears, 500 sets of armor, saddles, horseshoes, arrows, drums, tents, and ...... It's hard to count!

Now it's peaceful, Shangfang is supplemented by building weapons, mainly building farm tools, and produces hoes, pickaxes, sickles, and iron lifts every day...... Tens of thousands of pieces were sold to the people at a low price to encourage farming! ”

Looking at the busy craftsmen, Xiao Yi was also quite proud, when the princes of the Eighteenth Road crusaded against Dong Zhuo, after the coalition army broke through Luoyang City, they were all busy snatching gold, silver, jewelry, and beautiful lambs, only their own garrison outside the city, seized the Shangfang of the Han Dynasty, and obtained more than 1,000 craftsmen!

In the years that followed, the first thing the army did when it conquered a city was to gather craftsmen, blacksmiths, carpenters, lacquerers, masons and masons and groomers...... As long as there are craftsmen, the scale of Shangfang is also expanding.

For more than ten years, the Cao army fought in the south and the north, swept away all the princes of the Central Plains, and in addition to the wise commanders, brave soldiers, and the support of the people, the sophisticated weapons and huge material supplies produced by Shangfang also contributed to it!

"Brush! --Brush! ”

Xu Shu has traveled the world for many years, and he has never seen such a scene, and he also knows that Xiao Yi is not boasting, this Shangfang is fully operational, and in just two or three months, it can equip an army of 100,000 people!

Pulling out a newly made ring-headed knife, Xu Shu waved his backhand, and the three test knife carcasses were all broken, and the blade was not rolled or broken, and the cold light was still flickering, if it was cut on a person, it could break two layers of heavy armor.

War is a kind of comprehensive contest, with the right time, the right place, the right strategy, the soldiers, the grain and grass, and the ordnance...... can decide victory or defeat, Cao Ying has such a Shangfang, has such a sophisticated weapon, if Uncle Liu Huang wields the Northern Expedition, I'm afraid that the chance of victory will be even smaller?

"See Lord Sima, I heard the magpie cry early this morning, and the little one deliberately changed into new clothes, just waiting for the noble person to come to the door, and the result really came true!"

"Flamboyant guy, how are you doing lately, have you made the old problem again?"

"Hongfu of Da Sima, his subordinates have gained a few pounds, as for the old problem--the big ones don't make mistakes, and the small ones keep coming!"

"Haha, the old cat sleeps with salted fish on his pillow, it's hard not to steal food!"

Ding Fei, the superintendent of the imperial history, ran out, constantly smuggling and fearing horses, and did his best to flatter, he was Cao Cao's fellow countryman, and he came to defect very early, and once served as a military captain, responsible for the affairs of Tuntian!

Ding Fei's ability is good, but he has a problem of greed for money, he once took advantage of his position to take his old, weak, sick and thin cattle and replace the strong cattle of the official family, but he was accused of losing his official position, and then he was used several times, embezzled and accepted bribes several times, and played himself into prison!

Xiao Yi happened to be in the prison, and when he saw that this person was quite talented, he got him out, and promoted him to be responsible for the supervision of Shangfang, which was a fat errand, and after Cao Cao knew, he didn't blame Xiao Yi, but praised him for using people!

Since Ding Fei took charge of Shangfang, he has been conscientious and well-managed, and the output of materials has been increasing, and the benefits have not been less, otherwise he would not have been Ding Fei, so he got the nickname of 'old cat', although he can steal some things, he can catch mice and protect the granary!

'Yi Zhi and Fu said that they were sluts, Guan Zhong, and Huan Gong thieves were all used to prosper, Xiao He, Cao Shen, county officials, Han and Chen Ping were insulted, and they were ashamed to laugh, and they could achieve the royal industry, and they were famous for thousands of years. Wu Qi is greedy, self-confident in killing his wife, scattering money to seek officials, and his mother will not return, but in Wei, the people dare not go east, and in Chu, the three Jin Dynasty do not dare to seek south!

Today, there are no virtuous people among the people, and they are brave enough to fight against the enemy; If the civil and vulgar officials are highly talented and heterogeneous, they may be worthy of guarding; In the name of humiliation, laughter, or unkindness and filial piety and the art of governing the country and using soldiers: what they know, do not leave anything behind! ’

Looking at Ding Fei, who has a poor character, and looking at the prosperous Shangfang, Xu Shu was completely speechless, and a paragraph of text came to his heart, it was the eighth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao promulgated the world's "Seeking Talent"!

At that time, I traveled in Jingxiang, and I also saw the "Seeking Virtuous Order", thinking that Cao Cao's recruitment of unvirtuous people would inevitably bring disaster to the country and the people, so he went to Xinye County and defected to the emperor's uncle-Liu Bei, because all the gentlemen gathered there were gentlemen with high morals!

Now compare Cao Cao and Xiao Yi with talents, whether they are villains, robbers, embezzlers, or tomb robbers...... As long as there is a skill, it can be promoted and reused, and the result is that the country is governed and the people live in peace!

Uncle Liu Huang employs people only with virtue, most of his subordinates are righteous men and gentlemen, all those who have moral stains, although they have great talents and do not reuse, now occupy a corner of the land, territory, troops, money and food...... In particular, the talent reserve is far inferior to that of the north!

"Are you wrong, the country is beautiful and picturesque, not the virtuous live, but the capable live, what is virtue? What is it? ”

Xu Shu, who had been shaken, was taken to the minting area again, and was even more shocked, countless red bronze Buddha statues were melted into copper water here, and then minted into a five-baht coin, which circulated in all directions, benefiting the people!

Buddhism is blooming everywhere, and there are also a large number of temples in Jiangdong and Jingzhou, which also occupy land, accumulate money, and rob a large number of laborers, becoming a big tumor!

The news of the destruction of Buddhism in the Central Plains came out, and the shock to the south was great, Xu Shu, Kong Ming, and Pang Tong discussed privately, trying to follow the methods of Cao Cao and Xiao Yi to attack the temples in the Jingzhou area, and then get money, population, and land, in order to better develop their power!

The plan was handed over to Liu Bei, but there was no reply for a long time, and in the end it was over, Uncle Liu Huang was benevolent and loved people, and cherished his feathers very much, how could he take profits from others and ruin his reputation?

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That night, Xu Shu returned to the mansion, he didn't even have the intention of eating dinner, and sat alone in the bedroom, sighing and losing his soul, and the lights were on all night......

On the third day, Xiao Yi came again and took Xu Shu to Zhengming Academy, where he saw the Zhengming Terrace, the Knowledge Wall, and the Library Building...... As well as the spectacular scene of students gathering together and showing their strengths!

On the fourth day, Xiao Yi came again, took Xu Shu to the gluttonous military camp, Jin Ge iron horses, flags fluttering, 80,000 soldiers were ready to go, and soon there will be a second westward expedition to open up territory for the Han Dynasty!

On the fifth day, Xiao Yi came again, and wanted to take Xu Shu to Yingshui Wharf to see the scene of hundreds of boats competing for the stream, but he was sternly refused:

"The greedy wolf punishes my heart, and punishes my heart...... Whining...... I hate the heavens! ”

"Uncle Liu Huang, lordship...... The minister has tried his best, but the minister can't do anything, woo! ”

Xu Shu lost a lot of weight, his eyes were red, his cheeks were sunken, his consciousness was a little broken, and he sat in the yard, crying like a little doll!

After a few days of visiting, Xiao Yi didn't say a word of persuasion, but everything he saw in front of him was like ten thousand sharp swords piercing Xu Shu's heart, and his pain could not be described in words, if it wasn't for his mother in the hall, he really wanted to die!

I thought that Liu Bei was eloquent and strategic, with Kong Ming and Pang Tong as the masterminds, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun as the minions, and waved the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, at least three or four percent of the chances of victory, and the day the army broke through Xuchang was also the time when he regained his freedom!

It can be seen that after seeing Cao Ying's powerful strength and even more powerful potential, Xu Shu clearly realized that as long as Cao Ying does not have internal strife and the decision-makers do not make big moves, Liu Beijun has no hope!

Hope is extinguished, will collapse, Xu Shu is completely desperate, and he is unwilling to turn his back on the lord to seek glory, and really surrender to Cao Ying's side, there is only one way left: house arrest for life, nothing to do, and all his blood is in vain......

On the sixth day, Xiao Yat did not appear, but he sent two things:

An inventory of property: a mansion, 100 hectares of fertile land, 500 slaves, gold, silver, silk, cattle and horses...... Several!

A large package: there is only a set of armor, a sword, and an Anxi Protectorate-Changshi Golden Seal!

Two gifts, choose one of them, Xu Shu will either stay in Xuchang City, be a rich man, eat and drink for the rest of his life, and have nothing to do for the rest of his life!

The second is to march west with the army and display his talents on the battlefield, which not only does not violate the way of loyalty and filial piety, but also expands the territory of China, and is a hero like Wei Qing and Huo Quai!

Where to go, decide for yourself!

(End of chapter)