Outsiders?

Lu Renke never thought that he was a so-called foreigner, let alone a so-called foreigner, because we are upright descendants of Yan and Huang!

It is precisely because of this dominant ideology, coupled with Lu Ren's own purpose in his heart, that Lu Ren must obtain a political status equal to all parties at that time. Let's put it this way, Cao Cao took the Jizhou pastor after conquering Yecheng, Liu Bei is now hanging the post of Yuzhou pastor, Liu Biao is the Jingzhou pastor, and Sun Quan is the Huiji Taishou, and these are the titles of official officials of the Han Court. If Lu Ren wanted to talk to these people on an equal footing in terms of political status, he would have to become a shepherd of the Han Court.

From this point of extension, Lu Ren also took into account that once Yizhou was developed, Sun Quan would have no reason to let it go, and everyone liked to do it if they picked up ready-made cheap things. If it's just an overseas Yibang, Sun Quan will occupy it, and no one will say a word, and some people will applaud and say something like "Wu Hou's move can raise the prestige of our country".

But if Yizhou had been incorporated into the territory of the Han Dynasty and recognized by the Han court before this, Sun Quan would have been a little different in nature if he wanted to send troops to capture it. A place where the government governs and cleans the peace of the Han court on time every year, when everyone is the same Han people, it is disloyal and unrighteous for you to attack me......

Although it is a bit nonsense to say this in the era of warlord melee, don't really take the name of the teacher seriously. For example, Yuan Shao launched the battle of Guandu and had to get a thief to say that he was "the side of the Qing monarch", and Liu Bei made trouble for Cao Cao during the battle of Guandu, saying that he had a blood book to dedicate the emperor; In the battle of Chibi when Cao Cao went south, he still said that he was fighting for the Han family. In short, as long as Lu Ren has achieved a reasonable and legitimate political status, then when he guards against Sun Quan in the future, he will at least have a reason to talk about here.

Of course, Lu Ren didn't think that Sun Quan would be afraid of this, how could the famous wall-to-wall monarch during the Three Kingdoms period be afraid of this? Therefore, according to Lu Ren's assumption, he and Yizhou must maintain the name of the reasonable and legitimate political status of the Han Court. At the same time, on this basis, he can maintain a good relationship with Cao Cao as much as possible. In this way, Cao Cao looked good when he met as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, and second, once Sun Quan used force against Yizhou, Lu Ren could also try to ask Cao Cao for help, at least Cao Cao could attack from Lujiang and Hefei to contain Sun Quan's forces.

All in all, Lu Ren's move was to include Yizhou in the Chinese territory in advance, and second, he wanted to make some preparations for Yizhou's self-protection in advance. And he picked Cao Cao to go to Xun Yu when he was not in Xuchang, in addition to wanting to avoid Cao Cao, Lu Ren also wanted to start from Xun Yu's ambition to revitalize the Han family. And the inclusion of overseas Yizhou in the territory of the Han Dynasty is a thing that can make the Han family a little prestige. Lu Ren believes that Xun Yu, a person who is dedicated to thinking about the Han family, has no reason to refuse......

The above are all external factors that Lu Ren will definitely encounter in the future, and aside from these external factors of Lu Ren, from the perspective of internal structure, Lu Ren also needs a legitimate identity and political status. In fact, Lu Ren had already roughly described this issue in his previous meetings with Xu Shu, Shi Tao, and Gan Ning. And I drew a big pie for someone else, but I can't just leave it alone after I finish drawing, right? At least at least, you have to prepare some flour raw materials or something at about the same time, so that others can see a little hope and know that you Lu Ren is not fooling people.

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Without further ado, let's just say that Lu Ren's fleet docked in Wu County for a few days. Once you've got everything you need to do, you're off the shore. You must know that Sun Quan's governance is not far from the Lu clan, and the last thing Lu Ren wants to encounter now is to run into Sun Quan.

Fortunately, according to the news from the inquiry, Sun Quan's wife is still on the sickbed at this time. And even if Sun Quan is not very good, he is always a filial son, so at this time, he can't take the time to come to the Lu clan to talk to Lu Ren or something. However, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, Lu Ren's things here are done, of course, it is better to run away early.

After the ship entered the sea, there was only a boring voyage. But there was also a little drama in it. But it's nothing to say, it's nothing more than that when Lu Ren "accidentally" found that Old Man Zheng was "actually" mixed in his own boat, Zhen Yao, who was on another boat, was taken aback. I was busy setting up a sampan and came over to greet Old Man Zheng. But it's no wonder that the Zhen clan is a famous family, and the famous families of those years regarded studying and becoming an official as a patent profession. Since he is a scholar, how many people dare not take the old man Zheng in his eyes?

Lu Ren didn't stop this, because Lu Ren felt that if Zhen Yao came out to make such a fuss, he might be able to prove to others that Old Man Zheng was the Wu County he secretly left, so it seemed that he had nothing to do with this incident. And in this way, Lu Ren can more or less avoid some unnecessary troubles.

After the fleet left Wu County, it took advantage of the monsoon to sail straight down to Yizhou, but it was only a few days away. Finally on this day, the small city of Yizhou finally appeared in Lu Ren's eyes.

"It's finally here...... This is my base, and whether or not I can turn the world into a muddy water depends on what I do here. ”

There were still several nautical miles away from the dock, Lu Ren was secretly sighing at the bow of the boat, but Zhen Yao, who was standing beside Lu Ren, suddenly found an interesting thing, that is, he saw several boats with unique shapes. This type of boat is about five meters long and two meters wide, and the bow is a pointed wave-breaking type, as for the stern...... It's the structure of a small house! Vaguely, Zhen Yao could still see someone pedaling desperately in it, it felt like riding a bicycle? Of course, there were no bicycles in the Han Dynasty, so for Zhen Yao, the movement of the people inside was like stepping on a dump waterwheel in the field.

"What's going on!?"

Zhen Yao was full of curiosity and hurriedly asked Lu Ren next to him. Lu Ren didn't see it clearly at first, and he was a little confused, and secretly thought, "I haven't seen this kind of boat!" At least not when I left. Strangely, there were no sails on this little boat, and no oars were seen, but why was it moving so fast on the water? ”

After looking at it for a while, Lu Ren saw the person who was stepping on something in the cabin, and in addition to the splash at the stern, he suddenly understood in his heart: "By the way, although I am not in Yizhou, Shirley is here!" If I had to figure out mechanics or something, she was much better than I was. I'm an amateur, but she's the one who can fix spaceships. Well...... That's right, Shirley combined the structure of a bicycle and a propeller to become a pedal propeller boat? ”

Thinking of this, Lu Ren's mind suddenly appeared a picture before the crossing, that is, he had gone to the water park to play the kind of pedal boat before the crossing. However, compared with the two, these few driving on the sea are too much stronger in terms of speed and agility, is this the difference between toys and tools?

Although he didn't understand the specific structure, Lu Ren still understood the general principle, so he explained this kind of boat to Zhen Yao, who was curious. In addition, Lu Ren also explained to Zhen Yao by the way that the current population of Yizhou town is about 20,000, although the population is not very large, but due to geographical environment and other factors, animal husbandry such as pigs, cattle, chickens, and ducks, which provide meat, has not been able to keep up so far. However, in order to provide sufficient meat for the small town of Yizhou, the fishery of the small town of Yizhou is one of the key development goals.

After another walk, Lu Ren and Zhen Yao saw another medium-sized boat. It's just that this time Zhen Yao hasn't made a sound, and Lu Ren himself almost didn't roar: "Won't it?" Isn't this Nima a paddle wheel structure? What is Shirley doing? ”

What is a paddle wheel? It is to install thrusters similar to waterwheel wheels on both sides of the middle or aft section of the boat. It is said that it originated in the Song Dynasty in China, and this structure was also used in steam engine ships in Europe at the earliest. What the? Still don't get it? Jian went to watch a very old foreign movie "Tragedy on the Nile", and the boat in the main scene is the paddle wheel structure.

Lu Ren looked at it carefully, and this bright wheel was about twelve meters long and more than three meters wide. The two paddle wheels are installed about four meters from the stern of the ship, and the diameter is more than two meters. The second half of the boat was built as a small houseboat as the one seen at the beginning, and the main purpose was supposed to be to protect the drive part in the middle. If you connect to the houseboat, the highest part is about 4 meters.

Overall, the ship was built quite well, but Lu Ren secretly complained in his heart why Shirley wanted to get this kind of paddle steamer. The reason is very simple, after the advent of the propeller, people used to compare the superiority and inferiority of the paddle wheel structure and the propeller structure, and finally the propeller structure won in all aspects. And not only in its propulsion, in terms of structural mode, the propeller structure is also simpler than the paddle wheel structure, and it is also much better than the paddle wheel structure in terms of repair and maintenance; In addition, the propeller structure consumes less kinetic energy than the paddle wheel structure, and even uses less materials to manufacture than the paddle wheel.

Lu Ren is preparing to start a business in Yizhou, so he has made up for his knowledge in this area. And at this moment, it is precisely because of this understanding that Lu Ren will complain in his heart about why Shirley wants to get this kind of thing, which is also a suspicion of wasting resources. With this in mind, Lu Ren was ready to find an opportunity to ask Shirley about it after landing.

However, at this time, the ship on the opposite side had already seen Lu Ren's fleet clearly, and suddenly someone on board shouted loudly: "It's the Seahorse!" Sect Master Lu is back! Quick, go and let everyone know! ”

The fleet gradually approached the dock, and the person in charge of the lookout on the lighthouse also saw Lu Ren's fleet clearly, and the hustle and bustle and cheers immediately mixed together. When the ship docked on the shore and Lu Ren walked down the dock, many people in the crowd who knew Lu Ren also shouted: "I've seen Sect Master Lu!" Sect Master Lu is finally back! ”

Lu Renxin was not here, so he just waved his hand casually to everyone, and ran over to the paddle wheel that had just led them the way and was now docked at the dock...... (To be continued.) )