The river flows freely, and it is leisurely to sit steadily. -------Tang Dynasty. Du Fu "Putting the Boat"

It is said that Jiaozhi is too shou Shixie, and the person who knows the times is Junjie, and took the initiative to send his son to Chen Long as an official, and sent the year entry table and the geographical map of Jiaozhou, showing his loyalty to follow the situation. Chen Long knew that Shi Xie was not a treacherous villain, and could be said to be a humble gentleman, so he calmly accepted Shi Xie's son Shi Hui and Xu Jing and several other famous people, all of whom went to Lingling as generals.

Among them, Xu Jing is really famous. Chen Long found out in his light brain that Xu Jing was a famous scholar and a famous critic in the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, and he and his younger brother Xu Shaoju were famous for their evaluation of characters. Among them, the most famous evaluation is even more famous, that is, Xu Shao Xu Zijiang evaluated Cao Cao as "a capable minister who governs the world, and a traitor in troubled times".

Chen Long smiled and said to Xu Jing: "Wen Xiu, where is the son?" Have you two ever judged me? Xu Jing was slightly stunned and said with a smile: "I didn't expect the lord to hear the names of me and Xu Shao." I look at the lord as a person, and it should be highly praised, so why ask me again? ”

Chen Long laughed, facing this famous critic at that time, he was really a little apprehensive. Once these people go around publicizing your bad deeds and mistakes, I am afraid that the damage will be very great. Fortunately, Xu Jing returned to himself and became a sharp weapon in his hands, which is worth making good use.

After thinking about it, he said: "Wen Xiu and Zijiang's Yuedan review is famous all over the world. I will appoint you as a propaganda worker, and I will be responsible for the propaganda work of the Lingling New Deal. If you can invite the son to Lingling as an official, you should restart the Yuedan review in Lingling. Xu Jing was overjoyed, thanked him, and stepped aside.

Chen Longguang also checked Yuan Hui, who is also a famous family in Chen County, brothers and nephews, scattered everywhere as officials. The most famous of them is his brother Yuan Lian, who first voted for Yuan Shu, then Lu Bu, and finally Cao Cao, and has been an important minister of Cao Wei. Yuan Hui and Yuan Jian have very different personalities, believing that the Han Dynasty will die, avoid disasters and send the state, and want to go into hiding, but suddenly heard about the new policy of Lingling, which is refreshing, so he recommended himself to come.

Chen Long smiled and said to Yuan Hui: "I worship you for books, responsible for collecting all kinds of books, classifying them into volumes, and borrowing them for the people to borrow at will." I heard that your younger brother Yuan Min is strong in martial arts, especially good at water warfare, if you can invite Lingling as an official, you will be awarded the post of commander of the naval army. Yuan Hui was dumbfounded when he heard this, and the Corporal Xie and the others were also surprised in their hearts, shocked by the heavens, thinking to themselves the background of our and other people, could Chen Tingshi have already found out the details? What a horrific tactic?! On the contrary, it is Guo Jia, Zhou Budo and the like, who have long been surprised, and the clouds are light and light.

Yuan Hui thanked him, and Chen Long nodded his hand and called Huan Ye and asked, "I wonder if Mr. Huan is a dragon Kang?" ”

Although Huan Ye saw that Chen Long was very knowledgeable, he was still shocked when he heard this: "Back to the lord, exactly." Chen Longxi said: "Long Kanghuan's clan is famous. I have appointed you as an assistant in the field of persuasion to collect information on talents. Huan Ye thanked and retreated.

In fact, the most famous person in the Long Kanghuan clan has not yet been born, and it is Huan Wen of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The two most famous clans of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Huan Wen, the representative of the Long Kanghuan clan, and Xie An and Xie Xuan, the representatives of the Xie clan of Chen County, were found in Chen Longguang's mind and not mentioned.

When Chen Long saw the last person, wearing Confucian clothes, but holding a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, he knew that it was a person who had entered the world from outside the world, and smiled slightly: "Master Mu Zi is here, and he must have the intention of going to Lingling to preach Buddhism." There is a Buddhist temple called Guoen Temple in the south of Lingling today, and Master Mu Zi can live temporarily. However, I Lingling temporarily forbade the propagation of any religion, and I ask the master not to give disciples, and I also ask the master to forgive. If the master has other things, he can decide to stop at his own discretion. Although Mu Zi was frightened, he was not shocked on the surface, and thanked him.

Shi Xie and the others didn't dare to say more, they all thanked one after another. Chen Long took Shi Xie's hand and entered the hall to entertain him, and only a few people outside dared to secretly discuss why the lord did not like the spread of Buddhism. In fact, as a modern person, Chen Long wanted to spread science, of course, and Chen Long had no choice but to temporarily prohibit the spread of religion at will.

Chen Long pulled Shi Xie to sit down in the hall, and the next person made two cups of fragrant tea. Chen Long said sincerely: "Weiyan, Jiaozhou is near the sea, and the coastline is long, this is a priceless treasure, better than Lingling. The sea itself is a cornucopia, do you know the sea route, can go all the way to Yangzhou, Yanzhou, or even Youzhou? ”

When Shi Xie heard this, he was surprised and said: "There is Qiongya Island in Jiaozhou, and there have always been sea ships connecting it, but it is a hundred miles away from the mainland of Jiaozhou. In the event of wind and waves, the ship will not dare to go. Yanzhou and Youzhou are thousands of times farther away, and they have heard that the sea is unpredictable and the waves are turbulent, how to reach it by sea. It's unimaginable for subordinates. ”

Chen Long smiled and said: "The land route to Yanzhou and Youzhou is not less than a few thousand miles, even if you travel a hundred miles a day, it will take more than a month." If you are marching, carrying baggage, the mountains are high and the roads are long, and the big rivers are blocked, it is even more difficult. The sea route is flat, the ships can be loaded, and the sergeants can rest. Although it is difficult to resist the wind and waves, as long as the sergeants train diligently, they will be able to resist the wind and waves. As for the weather, it is predictable. The difficulty lies in identifying the direction, accurately locating, and avoiding reefs and tidal flats. ”

Seeing Shi Xie's stunned listening, Long Chen continued: "Wei Yan, you are in my rear, and you are near the sea, just do this for me and build a strong navy. ”

Shi Xie muttered to himself, "....... navy? ”

"Yes, Navy." Chen Long had a solemn face and said with a straight face: "Within one year, you can design a sea ship that can go to the far sea, which is a hundred times larger than the sea ship that is now going to and from Qiongya." The preliminary design drawings are released, and I will look at them until the appropriate design drawings are modified, and then the construction will be carried out. ”

Shi Xie finally came to his senses from the shock and said, "My subordinates take orders." Some of the shipbuilders in Jiaozhou were good shipbuilders to avoid trouble, and their subordinates immediately organized them to make design drawings when they returned. ”

When Long Chen heard this, his heart moved: "Very good." You go back and organize the shipbuilders and send me half of them. I'm building a river boat here, and I need it. "Shi Xie took the order.

Chen Long also calculated the natural ore vein resources in Jiaozhou, in addition to wood, there should also be iron ore, copper ore and granite veins. So he asked: "What is the situation of iron ore and copper mining in Jiaozhou?" ”

Shi Xie hurriedly said: "Panyu, Nanhai County, is rich in copper and iron, and has set up a smelter. It is a pity that the mining population is insufficient, and the production is not large. ”

Chen Long nodded and said: "In this way, I recruit displaced people here, and in addition to reclaiming barren land, I regularly send a batch of people who have gone over to specialize in mining. You are responsible for expanding the smelting scale in preparation for the expansion of Lingling's army. Shi Xie was overjoyed, the population of Jiaozhou increased, and nature brought about development, and bowed down and thanked him: "The subordinates obey the order, the lord is really a pedantic celestial, geography and astronomy, he knows everything, and his subordinates are really shocked in their hearts." ”

Chen Long smiled secretly, and said in his heart, I haven't let you go to exploit oil in the South China Sea, I'm afraid I'll scare you to death. The two talked happily for half a day, and in the evening Chen Long had a big feast, and everyone would accompany him, and the wine was hot, and they dispersed happily.

The next day, Shi Xie said goodbye and left, Chen Long fell out of the pattern of the ancient building ship in the city lord's mansion, took a bald pen to draw dots, and slightly improved, and actually drew a pattern of a fighting ship, indicating the size. After painting, he laughed, threw the pen, and asked Zhou Cang to call the water army Gan Ning, Yang Huai, Gao Pei, and Zhu Huan.

The four generals of the navy hurriedly arrived, and when they saw a big ship pattern on the table, they asked in surprise. Chen Long said: "I don't know how to build ships, but there are shipbuilders under you who do." The fighting ship I drew may not be regular, but my requirement is to be big and stable, as for the speed, ......" pointed to the waterwheel-like oars installed on the sides of the two boats and said: "In addition to the sails, this is a wheeled oar designed by me, which is connected to the inside of the ship with wooden teeth, and the soldiers use their feet to push the wooden teeth inside, which is better than the oars operated by hand, and can run like flying." As for the details, let the boatsmith find a way to design and experiment. ”

Gan Ning and the others were all brain-open, and they were deeply attracted by Chen Long's patterns. Chen Long drew a small boat pattern on the side of the fighting ship again, and said: "Although the fighting ship is good, it is not flexible enough. Landing operations are indispensable for Meng Chong's assistance. Meng Chong needs to wrap his head with iron sheets, which is suitable for ramming, and he can ride at least 20 people or more, and the soldiers who operate the oars should be close to the water surface, and it is easy to move forward with full oars. It's up to you to figure out the details. ”

After explaining, Chen Long exhaled, he was not good at shipbuilding, but there were still advanced concepts. I'm afraid that the dream of building an iron-clad warship will be difficult to realize for the time being, so let's make do with a wooden ship with iron. In the admiring gaze of the generals, Chen Long put his hands behind his back, and Shi Shiran went to the spy bureau to visit Zhang Ning.