Zhuge Liang in history, the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, he not only has a pure and noble character and loyalty, but also has many special identities, such as famous politicians, military strategists, diplomats and so on in Chinese history.

But in addition to these, Zhuge Liang also has another respectable identity.

Zhuge Liang was also a great inventor.

In ancient times, this kind of person was considered to be a sideshow, but he could do some tricks, but in later generations, the so-called inventors could actually be said to be scientists, they were the ones who changed the course of human society, and they were the most respectable people in the world.

Zhuge Liang is such a person.

The potter didn't want to bury Zhuge Liang's identity, not to mention the appearance of the child, he seemed to be very interested in invention and creation, since the potter was his teacher, he had to help him expand his talents in this area and continue his preferences.

This is for Zhuge Liang himself, but also for the progress of this era.

At a young age, you can use the mortise and tenon structure of the Luban house in the Spring and Autumn Period to independently create a high-level toy called "difficult wood", and a ten-year-old child can have this kind of talent, which can be called a gift, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

The potter felt that it was a pity that if Zhuge Liang lived in the later generations, with this excellent talent and the level of scientific education in the later generations...... Maybe he'll be able to build an atomic bomb when he grows up.

Now that the Jianzhu Mansion in Danyang County is under the control of Zhang Hong, the potters led Zhuge Liang to find him first, and then under the guidance of Zhang Hong, he went to a manufacturing workshop in Jinling City to visit.

In the manufacturing workshop, keel waterwheels, horseshoes and other materials are being manufactured in large quantities.

Among them, there is also the idea that the potter has just recently provided to Zhang Hong, and ordered the craftsman to reform the drawing plan to imitate the Jiangdong plow, a farm tool widely used in the Jiangnan region of the Tang Dynasty, and promote it throughout the county.

When Zhuge Liang saw the newly produced Jiangdong plough in the manufacturing workshop, the child's small eyes flashed instantly, and he lowered his head thoughtfully.

The potter deliberately examined Zhuge Liang, and asked with a smile next to him: "The plow is the most important auxiliary tool in agricultural farming. You can probably tell? ”

Zhuge Liang didn't answer in a hurry, he held his chin and circled around the Jiangdong plow, carefully watching and studying.

It wasn't until after going around several times that Zhuge Liang had a score in his heart, and then he said: "The teacher's Jiangdong plow, there seem to be a lot of new things on it, especially this thing on the tail that can rotate back and forth, and this one above, what is this, I can't tell you for a while......"

The potter nodded appreciatively, and the child saw the doorway.

Zhuge Liang carefully reviewed it for a while, and then said: "The teacher changed the straight and long wheels to curved wheels and short wheels, and placed a plow plate that can rotate by itself at the head of the wheel, which not only makes the plow frame smaller and lighter, but also convenient to turn around and turn, and the operation is flexible, saving manpower and animal baggage." The rice fields in the south vary in height and width, and this plough structure is most suitable for the land to the south. ”

The potter was very appreciative of Zhuge Liang's talent in invention and utensils, and he smiled: "Liang'er is right, then can you see how many parts there are in this Jiangdong plow?" ”

Zhuge Liang snapped his fingers and counted carefully: "Ploughshare, ploughshare, plough bottom, plough arrow...... There are ten...... No! It's eleven parts. ”

Zhang Hong, who accompanied the pottery merchant and apprentice, didn't take Zhuge Liang seriously at first, but at this moment he couldn't help but be surprised.

In a short period of time, he can see the Jiangdong plough that everyone thinks about so comprehensively, this kid ...... It's a monster!

"Fu Jun, this kid, is it really the first time you have seen this object?" Zhang Hong asked Tao Shang uncertainly.

The potter nodded affirmatively and said, "It's the first time." ”

Zhang Hong smashed his mouth in admiration, and said with emotion: "What a genius!" ”

The potter smiled and said to Zhuge Liang: "Liang'er, if you want to visit or study in the manufacturing workshop in Jinling City in the future, you can do it at any time, Zhang Gong, you can open a road guide for this kid when you go back, and allow him to enter and exit any official workshop in Jinling." ”

Zhang Hong didn't dare to slack off, and then nodded and said, "No." ”

Zhuge Liang saw that the potter was so reasonable, and he was overjoyed at the moment.

The potter squatted down, put away his smile, and said to Zhuge Liang: "Of course, an invention is an invention, and I am not allowed to leave anything else behind...... There are also inventions that should also be targeted, what kind of Luban lock, let's get less in the future, hurry up and learn more and memorize more, and give things like the Yuanrong crossbow and the wooden ox flowing horse to the master to drum it out, understand? ”

Zhuge Liang was a little dizzy by the potter's head, looked at the potter for some reason, and said strangely: "Teacher, what is the Yuanrong crossbow?" What is a wooden ox flowing horse? ”

The potter began to guide slowly, opening up Zhuge Liang's thoughts.

"The so-called Yuanrong crossbow, to put it bluntly, is a repeating crossbow! It is a kind of heavy crossbow with a semi-automatic mechanical principle, using the so-called mechanism technique, which can shoot ten crossbow arrows in a row at a time, and the kind of firepower is very strong! As for the wooden oxen and flowing horses...... I don't know what it is, it could be a mountain grain truck, it could be a unicycle, it could be all kinds of weird things, it's up to you to make it! ”

Zhuge Liang looked at the potter in a daze, and he didn't expect that Shicai, who was still such a gentle teacher, would make such a rude request at this moment.

You don't even know what it is, why do you want me to be a bird?

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A few days later, Tao Ying finally arrived at Jinling City.

At this time, Jinling City, after nearly seven months of development, has been earth-shaking changes, its construction of Chengguo, the expansion of rural wheat fields, the introduction of technology, the development of salt and iron, money and grain revenue, has been enough to rank first in the counties in the south of the Yangtze River.

On the way to the county guard's mansion, Tao Ying was already stunned in surprise.

He didn't expect that in his heart, a place where birds don't, was actually repaired by his eldest brother into such a spectacular city.

This is really the work of heaven and earth, the power of pure ghosts and gods!

Big brother, you're so talented!

When he came to the county guard's house, the potter was greeting him at the door.

"Second brother!"

The potter greeted him with a smile.

"Big brother!"

Tao Ying was also full of tears, and quickly greeted the potter.

The two brothers reunited after a long absence, and their four hands were tightly clasped together.

"Big brother ......" Tao Ying was very excited, and at this moment, he didn't know what to say to his eldest brother.

saw that the pottery merchant first raised his hand to stop Tao Ying's words, and then suddenly reached out, took out a ring ruler from his back, and knocked it Tao Ying's head.

Poor Tao Ergongzi's head immediately bulged with a big bag.

Tao Ying was stunned!

"Big brother, you? What are you doing beating me?! ”

The pottery merchant sighed, took out another scroll of slips from his arms, and reached out and handed it to Tao Ying's hand.

Tao Ying unfolded it, but saw that the handwriting on it was very familiar, it was a letter written by his father Tao Qian to his eldest brother pottery merchant.

On the family letter, the old man Tao Qian wrote uprightly: "Zidu Wu'er: Ying'er, this child is really not angry, when he leaves, the old man will be angry enough, the old man is melancholy and sleepless, thinking about it in his heart and feeling aggrieved, a bad breath is really difficult to calm, so take this midnight to write this secret order, after Ying'er arrives in Jinling City, you should take the respect of your brother, for your father to teach him, in order to repay his father's sleepless hatred tonight - father, Qian's handwriting." ”

Tao Ying's face stiffened instantly.

In the middle of the night, he wrote a letter to his family, and sent someone to send it to the potter's hands before he arrived in Jinling City, just to let the potter teach him a lesson?

This dad is really no one.

The potter said with emotion: "Second brother, don't blame my brother, I was also forced by my father." ”

Tao Ying lowered his head and said aggrievedly: "I rule the world with filial piety, and my eldest brother did it...... Right. ”

The lesson was over, and the two brothers Tao Ying and Tao Ying walked into the hall, and the pottery merchant retreated left and right, and talked with Tao Ying alone and secretly.

First consulted Tao Qian's physical condition and the current situation in Xuzhou, and after knowing that everything in Xuzhou was fine, the pottery merchant immediately turned his words back to the topic.

"Second brother, your age is not young, it's time to help my father and me deal with the affairs of the clan, now there are strong enemies on all sides, and there are Zang Ba, Zhenrong independence is a disaster, although the inner Shi clan group is obedient on the surface, but in fact it is also for their own interests, if there is turmoil, it is difficult to believe it all, our Tao clan is here, it can be described as an eventful autumn, one more of our own people, it is an extra guarantee, this time let you come to Jinling City, but also for the brother to speak to his father."

Tao Ying nodded as if he didn't understand, and said, "What should the eldest brother tell me to do, then I will do it!" ”

"Good brother, with your words, my brother's heart will be put down"

Although Tao Ying is simpler, he is not purely mentally retarded after all, he understands in his heart that his father and eldest brother brought themselves to Jinling City, not only for the Tao family, not only for the Tao family, not only for one more person in the Tao family to help them contain the Xuzhou Shi clan, but more importantly, they also have a heart that wants to make themselves talented.

Tao Ying is seventeen years old this year, although he doesn't like it, he also knows that he can't avoid this day sooner or later.

The path of going out is a fate that I can't avoid no matter what.

"Big brother, what official position do you want your brother to do?" After Tao Ying made up his mind, he finally asked the question.

Since you can't dodge it, let's let the storm come more violently.

Looking at Tao Ying's expectant eyes, the pottery merchant weighed all the locations in Jinling City, and said slowly.

"In today's Danyang County, there are Xu Chu, Xu Huang, Xu Rong, and our brother Tao Ji, a total of four military marquis, but there is still a lack of a general stationed in the county of the governor's army...... I think that's all there is to it, and there is a single governor in charge of all the generals. ”

When Tao Ying heard this, he couldn't help but be excited.

Governor?

Eldest brother...... This is to make yourself the head of Xu Chu, Xu Huang and others!

I've never been in contact with military and political affairs, so I took on such a big job as soon as I came up, okay?

"Big, big brother...... Wouldn't that be too hasty? Tao Ying's tone stammered, obviously a little excited.

The potter pondered solemnly, shook his head and said: "I think it's okay, this is also after my careful consideration, it's not hasty, this governor will be elected in the future...... Second brother, don't be picky, just be a follower for your brother first. ”

Tao Ying: "......"