Marrying a wife and marrying a virtuous person, taking a concubine, Huang Chengyan sees this very clearly. And has an "ugly" daughter, who can better see her character when looking for a son-in-law. Otherwise, with Huang Yueying's appearance, wouldn't the people who came to ask for relatives break the threshold of his family. If there are children of big families like the Cai family, is he allowed to do it because of his power?

"This is true, it's better to be ordinary." Mo Shen agreed.

"You old-fashioned people just think too much. Now that I am in Dachu, the government is harmonious, everything is smooth, and there is still someone who can rob the people's daughters? Yuan Shu rolled his eyes and said, "However, Huang Lao, your luck is really good, and you caught a golden beetle son-in-law all of a sudden." ”

"This is all Yueying's own creation." Huang Chengyan smiled, the joy and pride on his face that couldn't be hidden, this may be the most commendable thing in his life.

"How many unqualified and obsolete crossbow armor are there in the warehouse now?" Yuan Shu asked.

"There are not many bows and crossbows, only about 10,000, but there are still more than 30,000 armor. In addition, there are more than 20,000 steel knives and spears, which have been recovered because of their sharpness or texture, and are ready to be rebuilt. Mo Shen said.

The recovery rate of Koto weapons is quite high. There were not many skilled craftsmen in the Han Dynasty, and most of the blacksmiths could only make a farm tool or something, even if Yuan Shu recruited craftsmen from all over the world, there were only thousands of people who really had the ability to build enough sharp weapons. Thousands of good craftsmen seem to be a lot, but there is not much left when it is divided into various departments.

Therefore, Yuan Shu developed a system of craftsmen with apprentices. All the apprentices of the registered craftsmen and professors will be rewarded according to their abilities, and the specifications are not low, and part of the apprentice's income in the first two years will be handed over to the master, and there are many rewards.

In this way, in order to encourage craftsmen to pay more apprentices, in addition to top craftsmen such as Zheng Hun and Huang Chengyan, it is just ordinary for ordinary craftsmen to have one or two tricks. If there is no reward, it will naturally be reluctant to teach the land, but as long as the reward is sufficient, it will naturally not hide it. Thousands of craftsmen, you will always have someone who will, if you don't hand it over, others will teach, who will not get along with money?

The specific criteria for the grading of craftsmen's abilities and the system of rewards and punishments were customized by many top craftsmen represented by the Mohists in collaboration with some officials in charge of management. With the participation of insiders, as well as professionals like the Mo family with ancestral heritage, the standards of grading and rewards and punishments are generally very fair and reasonable.

But the old and the new, you can't just hand over theoretical knowledge. Tens of thousands of apprentice craftsmen in Jiangdong are basically involved in the production of ordnance, anyway, there is money and resources, and it is a big deal to recast if it is damaged. But because of this, the recovery rate of Great Chu ordnance is very high, and three or four out of ten weapons will basically be rebuilt.

"Don't return these things to the furnace for the time being, Gongsun Chan should need these things very much now, and then they will all be shipped to the port, so that Gan Ning can transport them over and sell him cheaply." Yuan Shu said with the true colors of a profiteer.

"Your Majesty, is Gongsun Chan still worth supporting now? It's already a matter of time before Youzhou is captured. Huang Chengyan asked puzzled.

"That's why we have to support it even more, and if Gongsun Chan can hold on a little longer, it will give us more time to prepare. It's just a little scrap metal, so it's a waste utilization, which is always a good thing. ”

At this time, Gongsun Chan was already on the verge of collapse and dying, so if he could let him fall later, he would try to let him fall later. delayed Yuan Shao's unification of Hebei, and also gave himself more time to prepare for the capture of the grassland.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid you're still worried about the heirloom jade seal in Gongsun Zhan's hand!" Mo cautiously said.

"Of course, there is part of this reason, but it is estimated that it is impossible with Gongsun Zhan's character." Yuan Shu sighed lightly.

He only had a little illusion about it. After all, the jade seal of the country is still one of the orthodox, and Yuan Shu naturally wants to get it.

"At the beginning, Qin exchanged fifteen cities for this jade seal, but I don't know what price Your Majesty is willing to pay?" Huang Chengyan asked.

"If I can exchange money, food, ordnance, and other inconsequential things, I am willing, but forget about the rest. Although the jade seal of the country is a symbol of national fortune, it is just a stone after all, and the jade seal in my hand is not bad. ”

Yuan Shu still attaches great importance to the jade seal of the country, but he is still more rational than the people of this era. It is true that the jade seal of the country is nothing more than a stone in the eyes of later generations, but in this era, it represents imperial power. From Qin to the present, the dynasty has changed but the jade seal has not changed, which itself represents an orthodoxy and a general trend, otherwise so many princes would not be crazy about it. The "Mandate of Heaven, Longevity and Eternal Prosperity" is the best proof and explanation of the Mandate of Heaven.

"That's probably no drama, Gongsun Chan himself has a strong personality. The conditions you can agree to are probably not attractive to him in the slightest. Huang Chengyan said unceremoniously.

"I know that, so I haven't asked for anything for it. When I was in Luoyang, I handed over the jade seal of the country to Gongsun Zhan, and I had already thought of this result. Yuan Shu said a little freely.

"Your Majesty is open-minded, but I'm afraid Yuan Benchu didn't have the same heart as Your Majesty. If Gongsun Chan disappeared with the heirloom jade seal, Yuan Benchu didn't know if he would be angry. Mo Shen said.

"He won't, with me pressing, the current Yuan Benchu is extremely wise. I guess he's seen through the results just like me. We don't get it, and it's easier for us to accept it. It is estimated that the only uncomfortable thing is the little emperor in Cao Cao's hands. Yuan Shu said.

"Today's Han Tianzi is just a plaything in Cao Mengde's hands, and it is even worse than Zhou Tianzi in the Warring States Period." Huang Chengyan sighed a little.

"The destined king of the country, what is there to care about? is not in the right position, and there is no prestige, and the mind is narrow-minded. Yuan Shu said disdainfully.

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Three months passed in an instant, and the princes of the world were developing in an orderly manner, recruiting troops to collect food and accumulate strength. Only Hebei, but at this time, it is rumor.

Although after an interruption by Gan Ning, Yuan Shao, who was supposed to take advantage of the victory after the Battle of Jieqiao, to pursue and take Youzhou in one fell swoop, had to return to the court. But with the richness of Jizhou, Yuan Shao easily gathered 200,000 troops and countless grains and grasses again, and waved his army north to prepare to attack Youzhou.

With the lesson of the last time, Yuan Shao learned to be obedient this time. Directly divided the grain and grass into two groups and gathered in Zhongshan County and Tang County, each with a full 20,000 troops to guard it strictly.

Yuan Shao didn't even bother to hide his traces, the pervasive spies under Yuan Shu's command made him helpless, such a large amount of grain and grass was difficult to completely hide the traces, so he simply put it on the surface. But this is only the surface situation, and secretly Yuan Shao also arranged two places to hide grain. The three caves of the cunning rabbit, Yuan Shao can be said to have thought of all the accidents this time, and will never give Yuan Shu and Gongsun Zan a chance.