Chapter 3 Chapter 3

It was already 178 A.D., and the first year of Emperor Guanghe of the Han Dynasty.

The whole mountain village has changed dramatically in the past three years, first of all, the cattle that plough the land, originally only one ploughing ox, rhubarb, but now it is replaced by dozens of strong elk. These elk are the prey that Liu Yuan has caught in the forest in the past three years, and after Liu Yuan's taming, they are no different from domestic animals, and they can help people plow the land and farm, push and pull carts. As for how there are elks in Yingchuan, this is not something that Liu Yuan can understand—he is only an archaeologist, not a zoologist.

Secondly, Liu Yuan followed Yuan Longping's example, and it took two years to cross to produce relatively high-quality wheat seeds, although they were far worse than the father of rice, but they were also far higher than the crop yield level of this era, and the production capacity per mu reached nearly 20 stones. (That is, about 500 catties now)

Third, build a water wheel, open a canal, cut off the small river outside the village, lead it from the front of the village, and dig a reservoir to store water in the field outside the village in case of emergency.

The fourth is house construction. Liu Yuan found an open-pit coal mine in the mountains not far away when he was hunting, and then he got up with his mind, taught the children in the village to build a kiln to burn bricks, and overthrew and rebuilt the whole village.

Liu Yuan also burned cement by the soil method, built a wall three zhang high and one zhang wide, blocked the entrance of the village, leaving only a gate to enter and exit, and explained to the villagers that it was to prevent wild animals from entering the village to attack people and animals, in fact, Liu Yuan was uneasy about the Yellow Turban Uprising a few years later, for fear that the chaotic people would rush into the village and cause unnecessary regret to himself - you know, Yingchuan is one of the areas where the Yellow Turban Uprising broke out most violently.

Fifth, with coal mines, it is natural to improve the method of casting iron. There is a small iron mine in the village, in order to make agricultural tools, kitchen utensils, Liu Yuan will be the old blacksmith Li Laohan in the village, to make steel by soil method, after many failures, finally made a hundred refined steel, now the whole village of farm tools, kitchen utensils are made of steel. Li Laohan often sighed that if this matter was known to the outside world, he would definitely cry out for the destruction of heaven - in the world today, there are very few refined steels, and only a little bit of output every year is divided among the scholars, and the army can only use ordinary iron.

Liu Yuan found a few boys who were interested in steelmaking and ironmaking, and learned to build various utensils from Li Laohan. The most important thing is Li Laohan's unique ability to build weapons. Li Laohan was a stumbling man, he was originally a master of the army, but he was stolen in a battle against Xianbei, cut off a leg, and had to return to his hometown. After Liu Yuan found out, he had to sigh, "If there is an old man in the family, it is a treasure."

So he asked Li Laohan to make more weapons and store them, Li Laohan asked again and again, Liu Yuan was just perfunctory, and it was impossible to tell the truth that 'troubled times are coming, prepare early', right? Isn't that a madman?

In this way, the whole village gradually settled down, and because the young people grew up slowly, and did not go out to find a livelihood because of the poverty of the village, the village gradually became prosperous.

In the past six months, Liu Yuan has found some leisure to organize the teenagers in the village, train them, teach him the nameless combat skills that have been simplified by him, and apply the ancient military training techniques. And passed down Tai Chi boxing in the village of the old and weak, used to maintain health, now, after the abundance of food and clothing, the old women all played Tai Chi, all of them are healthy, full of red light.

In today's small village, as long as Liu Yuan is mentioned, who doesn't give a thumbs up and praise one? Mother Liu is even more proud of this, and she is proud.

Seeing that his hometown was getting better and better, Liu Yuan also had the idea of traveling away from home.

Although my parents are not far away, time waits for no one, and it is less than five years away from the troubled times. So after obtaining Liu's mother's consent, Liu Yuan prepared to get up.

The first is weapons.

The Han Dynasty is already decaying, and although it has not yet reached the Yellow Turban Rebellion, it is already full of thieves at this time. Each small hill, as long as it occupies some feng shui, there must be ant thieves to hide, specializing in robbing passing pedestrians and merchants, unless the family is big, there are family soldiers to protect, otherwise not only the property is lost, but also the surname is lost.

The second is the wealth and silk needed for food, clothing, housing and transportation. Liu Yuan had already planned to get the three night pearls in his early years, and he couldn't use them casually, not to mention that the thing was too eye-catching, and he took it out to attract people's eyes and try to cause trouble, fortunately, every family in the village used to have some copper coins, and Li Laohan also gave Liu Yuan a piece of gold cake, but it was the military salary left when he was a soldier. It solves the entanglement required for travel.

Finally, there's the stirrup saddle.

Liu Yuan naturally wouldn't rely on just a pair of legs on this trip, so he decided to bring rhubarb, so he needed to cast a stirrup. It just so happened that Li Laohan was good at this, and it only took two days to use stainless steel, tiger skin, etc., to tailor a pair of excellent 'cow saddles' and stirrups. As for the weapons, they were already built (temporary).

Everything was ready, Liu Yuan stayed for another three days, specially accompanied his mother, and explained to more than 100 teenagers that martial arts must not be wasted, and must be insisted on every day without slacking. The teenagers have long regarded Liu Yuan as the leader, so they naturally obey their words, not to mention that practicing martial arts is beneficial to themselves, these teenagers are all people who have suffered for many years and know the benefits and disadvantages.

It's finally time to leave, no matter how reluctant he is, for the sake of the future, Liu Yuan has to leave his beloved mother, his fellow villagers, his partners, and the land that has raised him for eleven years.

After saying goodbye to everyone in tears, Liu Yuan rode the rhubarb and put away the double stirrups - he didn't want his future advantages to leak out now, so he shook all the way and headed for the mountain road

After walking for a long time, I went up to the official road and saw people.

Along the way, the pedestrians pointed and pointed, all of them were amazed by the divine horse of rhubarb and the majesty of Liu Yuan. At this time, the rhubarb is thirteen feet high at the shoulders, one and a half zhang long, the fur is smooth as water, the horns are bright as frost, the eyes are quiet as springs, and the end is very strange.

Liu Yuan, who was nine feet tall, sat on the rhubarb back, and hung a big iron spear with a dark and shiny one, one zhang and five feet long, and the thickness of the bowl mouth.

In the distance, a convoy appeared on the official road, with dozens of large vehicles, more than 100 guards, and a large number of civilians behind the convoy, apparently following the convoy to seek protection. The rhubarb swayed slowly, Liu Yuan squinted slightly, and didn't care—but which family of scholars was passing by.

"Strong man in front, please wait for a moment."

There was a sound in the convoy.

Liu Yuan looked around and saw that he was the only one in front of the convoy, so he was naturally calling him. Liu Yuan patted the cow's back, the rhubarb four hooves must be certain, and he flicked his tail and turned around.

In a few moments, the convoy approached. I saw a handsome and extraordinary-looking young man dressed in a gorgeous robe come out of a carriage in the middle of the convoy. The young man lifted the front hem of his robe, walked a few steps briskly, and said: "Stay short of strong men"

"What's the matter with you?"

Liu Yuan didn't get off the cow either, squinted slightly, and asked lazily, in a tone that was not very polite.

The young man was not angry at all, he only raised his head and smiled and said: "When I saw the majestic posture of the strong man from afar, I couldn't help but cry out, just to make friends with the strong man's ears." ”

The so-called stretching out his hand and not hitting the smiling person, Liu Yuan saw that this self-proclaimed young man was very polite, and it was no longer good to speak condescendingly, so he turned over and got off the back of the cow and hugged his fists, but his mouth was very sharp: "You are a big family of scholars, I am a prodigal son of a poor family, how can I make friends?" Isn't there another plan? ”

The young man's heart jumped, and he secretly said that this person was 'straightforward', but his face did not change at all, and he only smiled helplessly: "I am just a businessman's ear, where can I be worthy of the big family of the noble family?" Strong men are fallacious, and our businessmen, in the eyes of the scholars, are inferior to the poor ones. ”

Liu Yuan saw that he was sincere, and only said: "You didn't call me to talk to me about this, right?" When there is something, he says, beating around the bush, and it is not refreshing. Liu Yuan made up his mind before leaving home, talking about people when he saw people, talking about ghosts, and improvising.

"Hehe," the young man smiled awkwardly, and then bowed deeply: "Yi has to ask for a strong man, but I am afraid that the strong man will not allow it, so"

Liu Yuan frowned, and thought to himself: But for the sake of one side, I asked for it, and I have never seen this before. immediately spoke: "I and you just meet in the water", but there is a sense of refusal.

"Strong man, please listen to me," the young man saw that Liu Yuan was about to get on the back of the ox, and he couldn't help but cry out urgently: "There is a group of thieves entrenched in the mountain pass in front, very fierce, I am afraid that the caravan will be lost, so I ask the strong man to help me, as for the reward, it is easy to discuss." ”

"Oh?" When Liu Yuan heard this, he became a little interested, and couldn't help asking: "Your convoy has more than 100 guards, and all the weapons and armor are complete, isn't it enough to protect it?" ”

The young man said: "The strong man doesn't know, although there are only more than 50 thieves in that group, but its leader is very fierce, and our convoy will end up in ruins even if there are more than 100 people. ”

Liu Yuan's eyes lit up: "In this way, that bandit is really an enemy of 100 people?" ”

"Exactly."

"Then I'm going to see and see, hehe" Liu Yuan chuckled, thinking to himself in his heart: There are not many fierce generals in the Three Kingdoms who can defeat an army of more than 100 people, and they are from bandit rangers, but there are not many, and they are about to meet him.

Immediately, the young man was overjoyed and said: "Thank you for your help, when this is over, there will be generous gifts." ”

Liu Yuan shook his head, he was not short of silver money, and the copper coins and gold cakes on his body were enough for him to travel to Luoyang, so he said: "I didn't help you for a little money, I just want to see the bandits who are enemies of a hundred people, you don't need to thank you." ”

"The strong man is righteous," the young man was embarrassed again, "dare to ask the name of the strong man Gao, in the next Wuji Zhen Yi, he is the master of the Zhen family's firm." ”

"Oh?!" Liu Yuan was interested, and immediately looked up and down, left and right, and looked at Zhen Yi carefully, but he was thinking about the Luo Shen Zhen Mi in his heart. Zhen Mi is the youngest daughter of this person in front of her, and in the future, Liu Yuan will smile in his heart.

Zhen Yi was furious by Liu Yuan's gaze, and the juniors broke out in a cold sweat, and forced himself to calm down: "Strong man"

"Uh, hehe, rude," Liu Yuan smiled awkwardly, for fear of being regarded as Longyang, and hurriedly said: "I heard that the four major merchants in the world, Zhen, Mi, Wei, and Yan, are all rich and rival the country, and your Excellency belongs to the Wuji Zhen family?" ”

I see, Zhen Yi pressed the coolness in his heart, took a deep breath and said: "It's down, I don't know the strong man"

"My surname is Liu Mingyuan, the word Zihong, a person from Yingchuan."

"Oh! The surname of the country is also under the foot! Zhen Yi praised.

The two complimented each other, and the convoy set off and walked slowly.

After walking for about half an hour, the four fields suddenly narrowed, but there were two green mountains sandwiching the official road, which was a good place to kill people and set fires, rob and ambush. The caravan got Zhen Yi's orders, and the speed became slower and slower, Liu Yuan rode rhubarb, walking all the way to the front, looking ahead with a pair of eyes slightly squinted, and from time to time there was a cold light coming out.

As the caravan approached between the two mountains, it became more and more cautious, and the people who followed behind also cowered and drew closer.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a shout in the forest, and more than 20 people rushed out on each side of the road, all of whom were big shoulders and round waists, and their faces were full of fierce people.

"Phew! I opened this road, I planted this tree, if you want to pass from here, leave to buy road wealth! ”

But I saw that the first person was more than nine feet tall, with a short appearance, a fierce face, and protruding chest muscles. He had two black iron halberds pinned to his waist, a straw hat behind his back, and a pair of tattered straw sandals at his feet.

This person took the lead in blocking the intersection, with the momentum of a man who could not be opened, and as soon as the words fell, he said again: "The guy who is not in the caravan behind, hurry up and get out, I only rob the rich, not the poor!" ”

This strong man shouted and cursed again and again, but a pair of big copper bell eyes kept staring at Liu Yuan on the back of the ox, his whole body seemed to be loose, but in fact, his muscles were tense, and he was already ready for battle.

"Strong man, this" Zhen Yi didn't know when he had already walked forward, standing beside Rhubarb, and looked at Liu Yuan with a worried face.

"It's okay," Liu Yuan waved his hand, and said indifferently: "This person is not my opponent, you are relieved, and you will watch the play in the back." ”

Zhen Yi saw that Liu Yuan was full of confidence and did not doubt him, so he returned to the carriage.

"Wu Na man," Liu Yuan stretched out his hand and pointed at the black-faced evil man, and said, "I Guanru is not an extremely vicious person, why do you want to rob here?" ”

But it was the evil man who scolded just now, but he let go of a group of civilians who followed the caravan, Liu Yuan had a deep impression of this person in his previous life, and at this time he even had the idea that it was better to be famous than to see him.

"Bull rider, you're very powerful, but don't want to give up. A certain family robbed the rich and helped the poor, thinking that they were worthy of their conscience, these rich families are all sinister, and they are bloodsuckers who exploit the people, who dares to care if they don't rob them? ! ”

Although Dian Wei's face is evil, his heart is simple.

"Dian Wei, Ermu!" Liu Yuan pointed to the convoy behind him and said, "This convoy is not owned by the Shi clan, but by the Wuji Zhen family." Wuji Zhen family is one of the four major merchants of the Han Dynasty, although they have some relationship with the scholars, but they have never done anything to oppress the people, but often help people with good deeds, such good businessmen, should be grabbed? ”

Dian Wei's eyes widened: "Wuji Zhen family? It turned out to be the Wuji Zhen family, so-and-so" said but blushed, not knowing how to speak, a minion came next to him, and said: "Big brother, what should I do?" ”

"How do you know!" Dian Wei glared at his minions, causing him to shrink his neck.

The Zhen family did have many good deeds in Wuji, and sometimes sent rice and grain to help the difficulties, and the name was spread in the Central Plains. It can be said that the Zhen family is indeed the kindest businessman on the surface, but it is unknown what is going on secretly, but Liu Yuan deeply believes that as long as he is a businessman, which one is not a little dirty? The bigger the business, the dirtier it gets.

"That being the case, this matter is the fault of a certain family, and such and such a person will take people away." Dian Wei said that he was about to leave.

"Slow down!"

Dian Wei turned his face to look, but it was the bull rider who stopped him, and couldn't help but be very annoyed: A certain has bowed his head, what else do you want? You must know that the rangers at the end of the Han Dynasty were actually the modern underworld, and the most important thing was face, especially in front of their subordinates.

"What are you doing?"

Dian Wei let out a muffled shout, which made the hearts of everyone present except Liu Yuan skip a beat.

"Hehe, big black man, you can come when you want, you can leave if you want, who am I?" Liu Yuan said: "What Shicai said is to clarify the facts, but the matter in front of him has just begun and has not been resolved!" "The implication is that in front of me, you can come if you want, and you can leave if you want, and I really don't give me face.

When Dian Wei heard this, he suddenly understood, he waved away the noisy minions, and said, "Let's draw the next road." ”

"Good man!" Liu Yuan praised one and said: "Sure enough, it's a big husband." In this way, if I lose, I will be at your disposal, if you are defeated, follow me, okay! ”

When Dian Wei heard this, he felt that the people in the rivers and lakes should be like this, so he responded. A group of minions are even more noisy, shouting and looking at the majesty of the big brother.

The crowd formed a circle, with many layers inside and out, and even the civilians who had never left gathered to watch the excitement - a typical image of Chinese people.

Liu Yuan got off his mount, didn't take his spear, and stood loosely opposite Dian Wei empty-handed, raising his eyebrows, signaling that he could start.

Dian Wei saw that Liu Yuan was empty-handed, so he also threw a pair of iron halberds and said, "You don't need a blade, and you don't need a certain one." ”

"Hehe, it's better for you to take the weapon, otherwise you will be beaten and cried by me, and your face will be embarrassed!"

Liu Yuan just wanted to provoke Dian Wei and try his strongest combat power.

"You dare to underestimate Dian!" Dian Wei was extremely angry in his heart, since his debut, no one dared to look down on him, and those who looked down on him died.

"Eat a punch!"

Dian Wei shouted violently, shaking through the sky, and at the same time, his body moved, like a wind tiger, bursts of smoke and dust rolled up under his feet, and his sandbag-sized fist went straight to Liu Yuan's door.

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