"Rely on manpower, isn't it just an oar?" Huang Yueying looked at the drawings and was a little stunned: "Generally, the shipbuilding where the coach is located will have a lot of linkage oars, and many people can row hard to get power. But such a device requires a very large carrier, which cannot be assembled by ordinary small warships......"

"What if we streamlined this device? You see, the boat doesn't have much weight, and it doesn't need as much power to sail as fast as it does in a shipyard, so it only needs to accommodate two or three interconnected devices. If our ships are faster than those in Koto as a whole, even if they are only a little faster, it will be our victory. Liu Yan said: "You think slowly, that's what I mean anyway, it's up to you whether you can get it out." ”

Huang Yueying nodded: "Your subordinates should try their best." ”

"Sister Yue'er, don't tire yourself up, if your father finds out, he will be distressed. Liu Yan said seriously: "Before I brought you in, I made a military order to Old Man Huang, and I must take good care of you." ”

"The princess can rest assured that her subordinates will take care of themselves. When it came to her father, Huang Yueying's face turned red, and her cheeks, which were already a little fairer than ordinary women, seemed to be coated with rouge, making her more and more beautiful. Liu Yan looked at her face and secretly made up her mind that she would definitely turn her into her sister-in-law, and she would never be cheaper than others.

Coming out of Huang Yueying's real room, Liu Yan returned to the study, people stole half a day of leisure, but she was very content after stealing half a moment. There are still a bunch of official documents waiting for her approval in the study. There are more places to manage, and the workload has increased geometrically several times. As long as she wants, she will not be idle at work twenty-four hours a day.

However, she is a human being, not a machine. Therefore, whenever she is busy until she falls asleep in the dead of night, she is extremely eager for more people to come to Xiangyang to help her do things and relieve her pressure.

The recruitment list has been up for many days, but it has not achieved the expected results, the most important point is because although she is a princess, she is a woman after all. In the eyes of many. The woman's future is limited and she can't reach the peak, which has become one of the reasons why everyone has been delayed for a long time.

It's just that for this reason, Xu Shu and others won't say it to Liu Yan. Therefore, she just complained that Jingzhou's talents were withering. But I didn't think about anything else. Until one day. Sima Hui gave her a post. It was said that there was a distinguished guest in the house. Hopefully, the princess will be interested.

As for what kind of distinguished guest wanted the princess to go to see instead of him asking to see the princess, Sima Hui didn't say anything, and Liu Yan didn't care. When I saw the invitation, I knew that it was Sima Hui who was going to recommend talents to himself again. Therefore, he dressed as a man and brought two guards to Sima Hui's house.

Sima Hui came out to greet him. As soon as she wanted to salute, she stopped her: "I'm dressed like this, don't salute me!" Sima Hui touched his white beard and smiled: "When the princess arrives, she is full of brilliance, and the old man doesn't dare to be polite." ”

"Sir, I'm a princess who works hard, if you have students, friends or something that you want to be a good person, don't forget to bring me along!" Liu Yan bowed to the end seriously. Liu Yan's directness made Sima Hui laugh, this girl, when she became a princess, she is still the same as before, this temperament, how to look at it and how to be likable!

Sima Hui, as a hard-core hermit, has a lot of people who come to the door to drill mountains and make holes, and the old man usually refuses with a shelf, and he is tired. But when she met Liu Yan, it was different, Sima Hui watched Liu Yan start step by step, and appreciated her unchanging heart very much, so she talked to him directly, Sima Hui not only didn't care, but also felt relaxed and interesting.

"Since the princess is so anxious, the old man said bluntly, the old man invited you here today to invite you to see a person, this person is from Lingling, named Liu Ba. Sima Hui said as he led Liu Yan inside.

When Liu Yan heard Liu Ba's words, her first reaction was that this person was a member of the Han family, but after thinking about it again, the relatives of the Han family generally like to rely on the old and sell the old, relying on the title to swagger and deceive, this kind of person Sima Hui will not go on the pole to let himself see him, since Sima Hui asked her to meet, it means that this person has the possibility of being used by her, how can it be used by her or something?

"Lingling people, but I was surprised, I thought that most of the scholars came from our Xiangyang area, Nanyang!" Liu Yan joked lightly. Sima Huiwan smiled: "Princess, you don't know, Zichu is actually a young man who became famous, and he has long been famous in Jingzhou, but he has a weak temperament, and he has always had a lot of complaints about the former Jingzhou pastor, and he has not been recruited several times, only studying at home, and he does not often participate in the gathering of scholars, even if it is an old man's post, it depends on his mood, so you have never seen him." But he does have talent. It's just that he is bent on throwing Cao, so you'd better be prepared. ”

"That's right...... Then he ...... "Liu Yan originally wanted to say that since he was bent on joining Cao, why didn't he go with Cao Cao? So he nodded and said, "I know, thank you Mr. Sima for introducing me, I'll go and meet him first before making a decision." ”

"Princess, please!" Sima Hui stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, but Liu Yan deliberately took a step slowly: "You are polite, I came to you, I should be a guest as you are, you walk in front, I am still a little girl in your place, if you are so polite, I will give you a big gift!"

"Okay, good, good! It's here!" Sima Hui shook his head with a smile and led Liu Yan to the door of a study with an elegant environment. The servant at the door saw Sima Hui coming, and hurriedly took a few steps forward to greet him: "Sir!"

Liu Ba inside heard the movement outside, and soon came to the door: "Mr. Sima." ”

"I brought you a distinguished guest, and when she heard that you were here with me, she came over in person, princess, this is Liu Zichu. Sima Hui introduced Liu Yan.

"The villain has seen Her Royal Highness the Princess. When Liu Ba learned that this person was the current Jingzhou Mu, he immediately bent down and saluted, but his tone and expression were perfunctory, and he didn't seem to buy Sima Hui's self-assertion.

Liu Yan was keenly aware of this, and on the surface, she just didn't know, but still called him very politely: "Mr. Liu doesn't need to be polite, I have heard Mr. Liu's name for a long time." I haven't had the opportunity to see him, but it's my honor to see him at Mr. Shuijing's house today, I wonder if Mr. can give me a cup of tea?"

Liu Yan has always liked to be straightforward about people and things, and since I see you now, I will tell you bluntly that I want to talk to you, and if you agree, you agree, and if you don't agree, forget it. And with Sima Hui on the side, he won't be so faceless. Whether we can talk about it or not, it's always necessary to get to know each other.

Really. Liu Ba nodded and said, "The princess is serious. Inside please!"

Sima Hui stroked his beard on the side and smiled: "Hehe, you guys talk slowly." Then he turned and left.

Liu Yan walked into the study and sat on the main seat without concession. After Liu Ba sat down, she spoke first: "Mr. Fang Cai said to me. Mr. is a teenager who became famous. To teach me to be curious. As far as I know, you are from Lingling, I wonder if you are the same Liu who used to be the Taishou of Jiangxia?

"The villain's father was a Jiangxia Taishou for one term. It was later replaced by Huang Zu. Liu Ba nodded in acknowledgement.

"Sure enough, ......" Liu Yan instantly hit the number.

In fact, the big families of Wuling, Lingling, and Guiyang have been screened by Liu Yan several times. Lingling Liu did get into her eyes in her early years, but just like Sima Hui said, Liu Ba is usually too low-key and basically doesn't participate in any social activities, and when she got Lingling, Liu Ba was no different from a hermit, so she had only heard of Lingling Liu, but never heard of Liu Ba.

Now asking it in front of him is just a temptation, and he got a positive answer, which can be regarded as opening the conversation.

"In my impression, the Lingling Liu family has always been a scholarly family, and both Ling Zun and Ling's grandfather have been Liu Biao. But by the time I got Lingling, the Liu clan could only be regarded as a prestigious clan. I don't know something, but I want to ask, since you are a teenager who became famous, why didn't you inherit your family education and become a famous Liu Biao?" Liu Yan asked deliberately.

"Because Liu Yuzhou doesn't know people clearly, Jingzhou is controlled by relatives, Cai's and Kuai's are Jingzhou moths, there are such people in power in Jingzhou, and villains are not interested in going out. Liu Ba pursed his lips, not hiding his contempt for Liu Biao in the slightest.

"So, you'd rather study at home than go with the flow?" Liu Yan smiled: "Mr. has lofty ambitions and unique vision, which is really unusual! Since you are so knowledgeable, I would like to ask, what do you think of me, the new lord of Jingzhou?"

Hearing this, Liu Ba's originally lowered head suddenly raised, and after a hurried glance at Liu Yan, he lowered his eyelids again: "The princess unifies Jingzhou as a girl and sits in a high position, which is really a heaven and a man!"

"Hahahaha! Lie and lie!" Liu Yan couldn't help laughing when she heard him say this, and bluntly said that this was a lie: "This statement is too false, Bo Yile is enough!" Then she said with a straight face: "I will see you with sincerity, sir, but it doesn't hurt to speak!"

Liu Ba pursed his lips: "The princess forgives the villain for his innocence, and the villain dares to say it." ”

"In front of you, it is Liu Yan, the pastor of Jingzhou, there is no princess of Yiyang! You can say it! What can I do that is not in your eyes, let me see if I can change it? If I really can't change it, I will leave immediately, and I will not disturb!"

"......" was too rushed, too direct, Liu Ba was stunned for a moment, and opened his mouth but was speechless. It took a long time to come back to his senses, and his face flushed: "You are a princess, even if you really unify the world in the future, you can't be the lord of the world, you still have to make Xian, in this case, why should I do this?"

"Is that because of this?" Liu Yan blinked and sighed, "This is indeed a problem. ”

"The villain was reckless, he abruptly attacked the princess, please forgive the princess!" Liu Ba bowed to the end.

"No, no, no, it's my problem, not yours. Liu Yan shook her hand and said: "However, it is too early to discuss this issue now! Believe my information, you already know very well, I have not yet reached the time to discuss this matter, even if it is to be discussed in the future, it is not something that outsiders can control, do you think, who would dare to touch a person like me?"

Liu Ba said, he knew that if he said this problem, he would inevitably be disgusted by the people in front of him, but this is indeed the most fundamental question, okay? You are a child now, but you always have to grow up, you grow up, get married, have a husband and children, who is the surname of the forces under your command now, vote for you at this time, and if the situation changes, then you must not switch to another family?

It's just that she went on the pole and asked who dared to marry her, which was really embarrassing, Liu Ba had to lower his head and not say a word.

"Sir, since you asked about my future, then I will also ask you about your future, since you don't look down on me as a Jingzhou pastor, do you plan to go north to join Cao? or do you plan to go east to join the Sun family? Oh, it must not be the Sun family, my senior brother Pang has already tried it there, no play, the water over there is too deep, not a place where outsiders can stand. With your wisdom, you must want to go north? But our Prime Minister Cao Cheng has just suffered a big loss in the south, and now the interests of the south are all mine, and he will not go south in a short time, is the gentleman going north himself?"

Liu Ba was stunned for a moment, and wanted to say something, but found that she made sense, and said everything she wanted to say, but she had nothing to say, so she had to continue to be silent.

"It seems that Mr. really wants to go north in person. Hey, it's all because the prime minister came and walked fast, and before the gentleman arrived in Xiangyang, he went back, otherwise, with Mr. 's talent and learning, he would definitely be personally received by him and entrusted with important tasks. Anyway, it's a must to take you to the north. There are quite a few scholars who followed Prime Minister Cao Cheng to the north this time, and they all want to go to the north to get ahead! If Mr. Cao goes, he will definitely be able to make a name for himself soon. ”

"Princess...... The villain originally wanted to vote for Cao, but it was because the villain felt that Prime Minister Cao Cheng could unify Jingzhou when he went south. Now, I don't want to. The more Liu Ba listened, the more uncomfortable he became, and finally interrupted.

Liu Yan tugged at the corners of her mouth: "Mr. just wants to vote for Cao, but he doesn't want to go to the north?"

Liu Ba blushed again: "Yes!"

"Where is there such a cheap thing. Liu Yan sneered mercilessly: "Sir can't help but think that this Prime Minister Cao Cheng is too simple! The Cai family and the Kuai family have contributed to Jingzhou, they are the ones who can speak, as for you...... If you want to stay in Jingzhou, you should start as a junior official...... Or does the gentleman think that it is also a great honor to be a minor official under Prime Minister Cao Cheng? If so, then you may be able to mix up with a bigger official when you go to the north!"

"The villain didn't think so......" Liu Ba was completely speechless. Liu Yan said this, how could Liu Ba not hear that she was sarcastic about him?

Indeed, he used to be optimistic about Cao Cao, so he never liked Liu Biao and Liu Bei. But I didn't expect Cao Cao to be defeated so quickly, and Liu Bei to die so quickly. At present, there are only two ways left for him, either go north to the Prime Minister's Mansion for an interview, or stay in Jingzhou to work for Her Royal Highness the Princess, it is impossible to go to Jiangdong, and he can't get out of it at all. (To be continued.) )