"Ziyang, you will have the idea of marrying with relatives, I don't blame you for this, after all, this kind of thing seems to have become a common practice since ancient times. But now I want to ask you, can those so-called marriages or marriages really be of any use? ”

Liu Ye was stunned again, and hesitated: "This ......"

Lu Ren snorted and sneered a few times: "Sometimes, marriage or marriage may be of some use, but after reading many history books, I want to say that this kind of thing is simply covering up and deceiving oneself. For example, how many times have we been with the Huns before and after, and how many princesses and Han girls have been sent out, but in the end, when it is time to fight, it is not the same? Our opponents and enemies are eyeing our territory and wealth, and these desires of theirs, can they be satisfied by sending a few beautiful women to them? So I think the so-called harmony or marriage is largely because you can't eat me, and I can't swallow you, so both sides have to find an excuse for a truce. ”

Liu Ye frowned when he heard this. Lu Ren's words are actually very one-sided, even Lu Ren himself knows this very well in his heart, but Liu Ye also admits that Lu Ren's words still have their corresponding truth.

Lu Ren's words at this time followed: "Ziyang, in fact, no matter what, only self-improvement and making oneself strong is the last word." A weak country has no diplomacy, as long as we are strong and strong, where can we play and marry? Where is the need to hand over the burden that should be carried to the shoulders of these weak women?

"To put it mildly, if it's because we're not strong enough to make peace with each other, it's called forced peace, and our girls send them over without status, without weight, and in the end they can only be poor people who are bullied by the other party, because we don't have the ability to support our people! So what are we doing with such a pro?

"On the other hand, we are strong and strong, first of all, we don't need to play any tricks with relatives, if the other party comes over, they are asking us for marriage. We have to support our own girls, our girls have identity and status after the past, and they have the confidence to speak, and the other party has to offer our girls like ancestors, and dare not bully our girls, this is called momentum enough! This pro is also meaningful...... I know that there are many things that cannot be viewed in such a one-sided way, but I hope you understand what I mean by this. ”

Liu Ye pondered for a long time, and finally nodded and said: "I understand below, and I also think that you are reasonable, general." If we are not strong enough, then everything we do is just opportunistic. ”

Lu Ren also nodded, thought about it and suddenly smiled: "Our Lan girl is indeed a country and a city, and has the capital to bring disaster to the country and the people, but I will not be Goujian, the king of Yue, and no one will be Wu Wangfu who needs me to lie on the salary and taste the courage, let alone our Lan girl to act as the Xi Shi who confuses the opponent." So if you want me to say, it's a good thing that our Lan girl's peerless elegance is still to leave one good story after another for ourselves. ”

Liu Ye turned his head to look at Lu Lan, who was whispering to Sun Shangxiang over there, and nodded incessantly: "Indeed!" Miss Lan is our flower of Yizhou, and it would be a pity if we let her go to another country because of our own incompetence. ”

Lu Ren took advantage of this gap to glance at the inferior on the seat on the other side, but he happened to intersect with the inferior gaze. But in this short moment of staggered eyes, Cibei lost no time in throwing a seductive glance at Lu Ren, Lu Ren was also happy to see it, turned his head and smiled evilly at Liu Ye: "Kiss, it's not that it can't be done, but why can't someone else send the beauty to me?" ”

Liu Ye was stunned by this sentence, and his gaze at Lu Ren became a little weird, and then he looked at Sun Shangxiang a few more thoughtfully...... In fact, at this time, Liu Ye was wrong about the target that Lu Ren was referring to. Lu Ren meant to deal with Cibei and Yamatai, but Liu Ye thought that Lu Ren was thinking about Sun Shangxiang, after all, due to the geographical location, Lu Ren had always put Sun Quan's problems in the first place, and Liu Ye would inevitably think in this direction. In Liu Ye's opinion, if Lu Ren can really get Sun Shangxiang over, how many problems will have to be solved between Lu Ren and Sun Quan?

As soon as he thought of this, Liu Ye couldn't help but smile back to Lu Ren: "General, come on yourself......"

Lu Ren also misunderstood the target that Liu Ye was referring to, and thought that Liu Ye was supporting him to subdue the inferiority, so he also laughed a few times and didn't say anything more.

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Half an hour's drive is not a long time, not to mention that there is Lu Lan's singing voice on the road to accompany everyone, so everyone feels that they will soon arrive in Mangjia New Town, and they are still a little unsatisfied.

Zhang Xiu's father and son naturally got the news a long time ago, and they had already sent people to make some corresponding preparations. However, when I saw the 6+1 carriage dragged behind the "Zero Machine", driving at such a fast speed without the traction of cattle and horses, up to Zhang Xiu's father and son, down to the ordinary people, they were all sensational.

Let's not talk about these, just say that the "zero machine" and the 6+1 carriage should be steered through the steering platform at the station in the new city, that is, after the "zero machine" is driven on a platform, the platform rotates 180 degrees and then connects to the railroad track on the return trip, so that the "zero machine" and the 6+1 can turn around.

This is nothing, it is a common thing in modern and modern railways, and it will be indispensable in Yizhou after the locomotive officially starts running. However, there is one thing, the current steering platform does not have the power source of later generations, and Shirley has not yet brought the steam engine power to the new city, so the rotation of this platform has to be completed entirely by human and animal power.

The 6+1 carriage arrived, it was not too heavy, and it turned better, but when the "zero machine" was turning, the people in charge of the steering work and the cows and horses almost used their strength to eat milk, and later called more people to come over to help, so as to complete the turning of the "zero machine". And this scene really surprised everyone present, and said that it is such a heavy thing, but it still has so much strength, not only can it run, but it can also pull tens of thousands of pounds of cars, goods, and people to run so fast?

Without further ado, after the "Zero Machine" and 6+1 turned around, Lu Ren and the others started again in the stunned eyes of Zhang Xiu's father and son and the residents of the new city, and began the journey back to the small city. And this round trip, the people who should be shocked have been shocked, and the next thing is to gradually put the steam locomotive into official use.

When Lu Ren and the others returned to Xiaocheng Station, Xiaocheng Station immediately became a sensation again. One way is 30 kilometers, a round trip is 60 kilometers, converted into Hanli is nearly 150 miles, but it only took less than an hour to complete, and everyone is relaxed, comfortable, without the slightest fatigue, how much impact did this have on the people at that time?

The two hundred lucky passengers of the first line of the Yizhou locomotive naturally became the target of other people's "siege" at this time, and the two hundred lucky passengers could not help but blow the cowhide triumphantly, boasting about how comfortable they were on the train, and how the train was running like wind and lightning...... Everyone will have such a problem, and Lu Ren also means to let them blow it, and the happier the blow, the better, because this is tantamount to helping themselves advertise. With these boasts, the people of Yizhou will only be more acceptable, and even more looking forward to the official operation of the steam locomotive.

However, at this time, Lu Ren had other things to do. Slowly stepped onto the stage of the station, stretched out his hand to hold the speaker microphone, and after taking a deep breath, Lu Ren said in a loud voice: "Everyone be quiet for a while, listen to me a few words." ”

The populace immediately fell silent. With Lu Ren's prestige in Yizhou, who would dare to say a word?

Lu Ren nodded with satisfaction, and continued: "Is it really the credit of me and my junior sister Shirley that I can have a steam locomotive in Yizhou today?" I want to say no, if it weren't for the concerted efforts of skilled craftsmen, Shirley and I wouldn't have been able to make this kind of good thing that can bring a lot of convenience to everyone.

"People in the world often say that people are divided into four classes, that is, 'Shi Nong and Gong Gong', what is said that Shi Shi is the first class, farmers are the second class, and the industry and commerce are second to the third and fourth class, here I want to say to this concept: No! Why? In fact, no one is born noble, and no one is born low! Then why do you insist on distinguishing between high and low? Are the scholars really on the top?

"I, Lu Ren, can be regarded as the number one scholar, but I never thought I was more noble than anyone! Everyone respects me and obeys me because I have been working hard to let everyone live and work in peace and contentment, so everyone unconsciously put me in a respectable position. With me in charge of Yizhou, everyone's hearts can be stable. But don't forget, I, Lu Ren, was just a person who begged for food on the streets, and in the eyes of many people, he was just a lowly person!

"What about taxis? What about farming? What about industry and commerce? In fact, no one will be a head higher than the other, and among you, whether you are a farmer, a worker, or a businessman, don't look down on yourself, because the so-called Shinong industry and commerce are actually like a person's limbs and five senses, all of which are indispensable! A man is like a soul, and without a soul, he does not know what is right and wrong; Farming is like hands, and without hands, there is no way to work and seek food; If the work is sufficient, it is not possible to walk without feet; Shang is like blood, and without blood, the body is as stiff as a dry corpse. Do you have to say, then, that a man can have no soul, or no hands, no feet, and no blood?

"I know that what I am saying now, you may still be a little confused for a while, but it doesn't matter, what I want to say is that Shinong Industry and Commerce is just a division of occupations, but it is definitely not a division of everyone's rank. If you want to live well, then Shinong industry and commerce are indispensable, so no matter who you are, you should not look down on yourself if you are just the so-called third and fourth class. And the ancient sages said that the original intention of the ancient sages was not to divide the ranks, but to mislead the people of the world who distorted the meaning of the ancient sages with ulterior motives! (To be continued.) )