Originally, Yuan Chang planned to wait for Yuan Shao's reply while waiting for the start of the military parade. As for Yuan Chang, he continued to be his shopkeeper. However, his thoughts were not as he wished, and the day after he announced that he was going to have a military parade, Ma Jun came to him.

Ma Jun came to Yuan Chang, not because of any breakthrough in his invention, but because of another thing.

"My lord, you said before that you were looking for a craftsman who built ships, and recently a friend from many years ago came to Bohai County, he happens to know how to build ships, and his ability is not bad, I wonder if you want to see him?"

It turned out that Yuan Chang had always thought that in order to promote the progress of society, then it could not be limited to one place in China, but should connect the whole world together. Let everyone work together to promote the progress of society faster. The land of China has the wisdom and civilization that belongs to China, and the West also has its wisdom and civilization. Moreover, the wisdom and civilization of the West pay more attention to the study of science, and if China can be allowed to receive the wisdom and civilization of the West, so that the two can be united, the progress of society will be even faster.

Therefore, Yuan Chang wanted to promote the opening of the Age of Discovery.

Historically, the Chinese civilization was actually relatively advanced. However, perhaps because of the influence of Confucian culture, although China has always been at war, however, in the strict sense, the Chinese people are not too aggressive. In China, slavery was abolished in the Spring and Autumn Period, while in the West, slavery was gradually abolished until more than 1,000 years after AD. Therefore, in the West, after the elimination of each other's countries, they all reduce each other to slavery. And in China, except for some reasons, slavery has long ceased to exist. Perhaps, it is precisely because of this reason that China did not enter the Age of Discovery earlier.

Of course, it's not that being aggressive is a good thing. The West was able to cause the opening of the Age of Discovery because of their aggressiveness, and China, naturally, could not be because of this reason. Since Yuan Chang has come to this era, then the great voyage must be started by the Chinese people, and as for the reason, it is naturally to promote the progress of society.

In fact, in history, China also opened the era of small navigation, which was naturally opened by the Wu State.

According to historical records, Sun Quan once asked the navy to reach Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and other places in the future era, but due to various reasons, it was very difficult for Sun Quan's navy to reach these places, so it could not go farther. Moreover, Sun Quan's navy in the stricter sense of the word is very different, and it cannot sail on the sea.

As for the sea, even in the era before Yuan Chang's crossing, no country with the most advanced science and technology dared to claim to conquer it, let alone shipbuilding and navigation technology more than a thousand years ago.

However, since Yuan Chang is here, the situation will naturally change, otherwise, how dare he claim to be a traverser.

"See, of course you want to see, Deheng, why don't you bring him directly?"

Yuan Chang was naturally very happy to hear that Ma Jun had a good friend in shipbuilding. Ma Jun's level of invention is beyond doubt, and history has proved it to him. And if he can become Ma Jun's friend, how can he be a mediocre person? The level of shipbuilding is certainly good. Long ago, Yuan Chang had already asked his subordinates about the talents in shipbuilding, and Yuan Chang also said that as long as they were talents in this area, they could directly bring people to him without asking him again. Now Ma Jun wants to ask Yuan Chang's opinion first, which makes Yuan Chang a little puzzled.

After asking Ma Jun, Yuan Chang understood why.

It turned out that when Yuan Chang asked about talents in shipbuilding, the reason why Ma Jun didn't mention it was because he had forgotten about this person. At that time, we only dated a few times, and there was no deep relationship, and the relationship was actually average, not friends. If it was just like that, it wouldn't be a problem for Ma Jun to bring him to see Yuan Chang. The reason why Ma Jun really asked Yuan Chang to ask what Yuan Chang meant was because Ma Jun's friend was now a slave.

Although slavery has been abolished, it does not mean that slavery has disappeared completely. If a minister wants to rebel, and the Son of Heaven orders that the other party be reduced to slaves, who dares to tell the Son of Heaven that the slavery system does not exist and cannot be reduced to slaves, that is not looking for death. So, in fact, slaves are still in existence.

It is not too difficult for an ordinary person to see a party like Yuan Chang who is too guarded. However, if a slave wants to see one side too much, then it cannot be taken lightly.

"It's okay, Deheng brought people here, you know I don't care about that. Next time, if there is any talent, as long as it is not a person of bad character, you can bring it to me directly, without asking my opinion. ”

Yuan Chang pretended to be dissatisfied and glared at Ma Jun, and then commanded.

"Yes, sir!"

Although he was glared at by Yuan Chang, Ma Jun was very happy in his heart.

Although Yuan Chang didn't care that the other party was a slave, could it be that as long as a slave wanted to see Yuan Chang, then he could see him? Yuan Chang agreed to see the other party because Ma Jun recommended it, and because he trusted Ma Jun, Yuan Chang did not doubt it, so he simply met the other party. When Ma Jun was in his hometown, it was difficult to meet a small official in a county, but now if he wants to see a Taishou like Yuan Chang, he can come and go freely, and he can also bring people to see Yuan Chang, which is a feeling of trust, which makes Ma Jun extremely moved in his heart. Of course, Ma Jun will not bring someone to see Yuan Chang casually, if the other party has no skills, Ma Jun is embarrassed to recommend it to Yuan Chang.

After a short time, Ma Jun walked in again, and behind Ma Jun, followed by a slightly old man, this man's face was full of wrinkles, his body was a little rickety, and he looked like he was in his forties. However, after the man introduced himself, Yuan Chang realized that he was actually only in his early thirties, and the reason why he became so old was because he had been demoted to a slave.

"Untouchable Liushun has seen Lord Taishou!"

The man who called himself Liushun knelt down tremblingly in front of Yuan Chang, looking extremely frightened, if it weren't for Ma Jun beside him, it is estimated that he would have been frightened.

"Liushun, don't be so afraid, stand up and speak. Tell me first, what's going on with your slavery?"

Yuan Chang's tone was extremely gentle, afraid that he would scare the seemingly fragile guy in front of him.

"Yes, sir!"

Subsequently, Liushun introduced himself, and Yuan Chang understood what was going on.

It turned out that Liushun was not his real name, but the name given to him by his buyer after he was demoted to slavery. Liushun's real name is Liu Shun, and his family has been an expert in shipbuilding for generations. has always lived in the land of Jiangdong, and it is rumored that as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, their family built a warship for Wu Wangfucha. Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was eloquent and strategic, attacking the Xiongnu in the north on the one hand, and wanting to conquer South Vietnam in the south on the other. South Vietnam is different from the north, as long as the north has soldiers, grain and grass, and war horses. However, to attack the south, warships were to be used. At that time, Liu Shun's ancestors were the main responsible persons responsible for building warships for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and if they continued like this, Liu Shun's ancestors would naturally be rich and noble. It's just that later, there was a witch curse, hundreds of thousands of people in Kyoto were implicated, and Liu Shun's ancestors also gave gifts to the crown prince Liu Ju at that time, fearing that they would be implicated, so they fled from Kyoto overnight to Jiangdong, and since then they have been incognito. Later, although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty woke up, Liu Shun's ancestors understood that they were doing things for the royal family, and their lives were not guaranteed, so they did not go back again and settled in Jiangdong.

Liu Shun's ancestors were able to become the main person in charge of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in making warships, and his level was naturally extremely high. And passed down from generation to generation, there will naturally be people who innovate and strengthen, and Liu Shun's shipbuilding level has also reached a very high level. Moreover, at that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to conquer South Vietnam, bringing hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and ordinary warships could not transport so many soldiers. Therefore, Liu Shun's ancestors were working on a new type of warship that could transport tens of thousands of people, and the carriage walked on the warship as if it were walking on flat ground. However, it was also because of the witch curse that this research was forced to be suspended. When he arrived in Jiangdong, Liu Shun's ancestors did not sue others, but the idea had already been generated, and it was natural to continue to study it and pass it on to Liu Shun.

And the reason why Liu Shun became a slave also has a lot to do with this warship.

As we all know, there are many warriors in Jiangdong, and they are powerful and strong, and whether the power is strong or not has a great relationship with the warship. Liu Shun's family was just an ordinary people's family in Jiangdong, and for some reason, the rumor that his family would build such a large warship was spread. At that moment, a powerful scholar clan came to him to ask for it, but Liu Shun's ancestors were only in the process of research, and they hadn't created it at all, so how could they take it out, so they could only tell the truth. It's just that the so-called no wind and no waves, how can there be such a remark, the other party doesn't believe it, and forces Liu Shun to hand it over. Of course, Liu Shun couldn't take it out, and in the end, the officials in the United County of the Nashi clan framed Liu Shun and reduced Liu Shun's family to slaves, and in the end, they were naturally bought by the Nashi clan. The people of the scholar clan did not find the slightest thing about the large warship in Liu Shun's house, thinking that it was destroyed by Liu Shun, so they could only suppress Liu Shun and torture and torture him all the time, but as a result, Liu Shun, who was only in his early thirties, was tortured like a man in his forties and fifties.

Later, Liu Shun deliberately pretended to be obedient and slowly made the other party relax his vigilance. In the end, he took the opportunity to charm the other party with wine and fled from Jiangdong with his wife and two sons.

Liu Shun has been demoted to slavery, and it is very difficult to restore the identity of the common people. He has no backstage, no money, and has the identity of a slave, where can he go? So, Liu Shun thought about escaping to Youzhou. Youzhou borders on foreign races in the north, and the scrutiny of identity is not too strict, as long as he escapes to Youzhou, no one knows his identity as a slave.

Therefore, Liu Shun took his wife and two sons to trek through mountains and rivers all the way, and after many hardships and dangers, they finally came to Jizhou, which is very close to Youzhou.

Don't look at the simplicity of these two sentences, but Liu Shun's hardships are not known to outsiders at all. On several occasions, he was almost found out as a slave. Slaves usually have their own masters, if a fugitive slave is discovered, the light one has to be skinned and torn apart, and the heavy one is directly killed without anyone cares, a slave, who will say something for him? For the disposal of slaves, the Han law has a clear stipulation that they are not allowed to leave without permission, and once discovered, they must be sent back to the slave owner by the local government. Some officials find it troublesome, and it is very likely that the slaves will be killed directly, which is a very common thing.

In the Law, another person could not take in a slave without the permission of his master's house.

Just like Youzhou and Jizhou, they both have strict household registration management systems. Otherwise, Youzhou is a bitter cold place, and Jizhou is a land of abundance, the people of Youzhou have left Youzhou and run to Jizhou, the imperial court will definitely not allow this kind of thing to happen, if you want to let the two states have people, you have to use the user membership to restrain them, once they violate, they will be punished. Slaves, on the other hand, have the same extremely strict constraints as the hukou system, and they are even stricter than the hukou system.

This is also why the emperor likes to reduce people who have committed serious crimes to slavery, sometimes death is a simple matter, and living may be more painful.

But he said that this Liu Shun, which is also a coincidence, took a remote road, afraid of being discovered. A few days ago, I passed by Bohai County, and I walked in a remote place, and the place built by the Chinese Academy of Sciences happened to be remote, and, more coincidentally, Ma Jun also came out of the Chinese Academy of Sciences that day to breathe and soothe his mood. At the beginning, Ma Jun didn't recognize Liu Shun yet, but he felt that the other party seemed to have seen it, and after thinking about it, he gradually recalled, and remembered that Yuan Chang was looking for talents in shipbuilding, so he was naturally even more excited. Liu Shun naturally recognized Ma Jun at a glance, after all, Ma Jun's appearance has not changed much. It's just that he was also suspicious for a while, after all, Ma Jun used to stutter, how could he speak so fluently like Ma Jun standing in front of him now.

is also an acquaintance, and it is natural to have a conversation when they meet, Ma Jun simply understood Liu Shun's affairs, and he didn't care very much, but he wanted to recommend him to Yuan Chang. At that time, Liu Shun was a little hesitant and didn't know what would happen to him, so he refused Ma Jun's kindness and just said that he would think about it for a few days.

Then, today Liu Shun finally agreed to be willing to see Yuan Chang, and Ma Jun brought people to Yuan Chang.

Yuan Chang listened to Liu Shun's narration very calmly, and after Liu Shun finally finished speaking, Yuan Chang looked at Liu Shun quietly and asked lightly: "Liu Shun, your ancestors have been studying large warships since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and now, has there been no progress at all?"

Hearing Yuan Chang's question, Ma Jun's expression remained unchanged, but Liu Shun's face changed greatly.

As an inventor, Ma Jun is very clear about researching this kind of thing. Liu Shun's ancestors have been from the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to the present, and even if they are people with bad talents, they can also make two, three, five, not to mention that Liu Shun's ancestors can become the main person in charge of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's warship, and the talent is not bad, and there will definitely be progress. In front of those scholars, Liu Shun concealed it, and Ma Jun didn't care. However, now that Ma Jun has recommended Liu Shun to Yuan Chang, if he still wants to hide, then Ma Jun will naturally not say another word for Liu Shun, because it is no longer worth it.

Moreover, Ma Jun understands that if Liu Shun continues to conceal it, it will only be Liu Shun who will lose, not Yuan Chang.

As a traverser, Yuan Chang knew that in today's era, the shipbuilding industry in Jiangdong has developed extremely rapidly, and if it is said that after these hundreds of years, Liu Shun's ancestors have not made the slightest progress, Yuan Chang will not believe it. Moreover, even in the era before Yuan Chang's crossing, science and technology had reached a level that ordinary people could not imagine, and the shipbuilding industry had not yet fallen into a bottleneck. Yuan Chang would not believe that Liu Shunjia, who made a living from shipbuilding, would not make the slightest progress in terms of large warships.

Yuan Chang asked so directly to give Liu Shun a chance to choose. If Liu Shun continued to conceal it, Yuan Chang would not care. There are many people in Jiangdong who know how to build ships, and Liu Shun and his family are not the only ones who have this idea, but it will take some more time.

Therefore, if Liu Shun is smart, he should say it directly is the most correct choice. Of course, if Liu Shun didn't say it, Yuan Chang wouldn't force him, let him go, and let him continue to go to Youzhou to live incognito.

Liu Shun's face kept changing, if he was given some time to understand Yuan Chang's character, he might be willing to tell the truth. It's just that now Yuan Chang asked it when they met for the first time, which made him a little embarrassed. He didn't know what kind of person Yuan Chang was, and whether he would kill him after knowing his secret.

Turning his head to look at Ma Jun, who had a flat expression, and then at Yuan Chang, who had a calm face, Liu Shun quickly made a decision.

"My lord, in fact, the research of the untouchable ancestors on the warship has progressed. It's just that, due to financial constraints and other reasons, this idea has never been realized, so I don't know what the real effect is. ”

Liu Shun finally decided to tell the truth, one of which was because he believed in Ma Jun's character. Since Ma Jun can be his subordinate, it shouldn't be too bad to think about Yuan Chang. In fact, as early as when Ma Jun asked him for the first time, Liu Shun was already a little moved, after all, he was a shipbuilder and wanted to build a ship that satisfied him. It's just that because there is no one to support him, he has no chance to realize his ideals. If he has the support of Yuan Chang, the Taishou, then he will be one step closer to his ideal. It's just that he didn't know what kind of person Yuan Chang was, so he didn't dare to agree to Ma Jun immediately, but spent two or three days making some preparations.

And Liu Shun's preparation was to draw his ancestors' ideas about the warship, for this new type of warship, Liu Shun had long remembered it, and it was only a day to draw it all. Originally, Liu Shun thought that when Yuan Chang wanted to persecute him and kill him, he would take out the drawings and let Yuan Chang let their family go. Now that it is no longer needed, Liu Shun naturally no longer hid it, and directly took out the drawings.

For today's decision, Liu Shun, who will become a giant in the future, feels very lucky, but fortunately he chose to believe in Ma Jun and Yuan Chang. Otherwise, he may be an ordinary person running around for a life in Youzhou.