In a certain cabin of Gan Ning's flagship, Lu Ren was inspecting the tobacco that Gan Ning brought back this time. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In fact, the tobacco that Gan Ning snatched back this time was not only the number of this one cabin. To be more precise, Gan Ning's flagship is a standard warship rather than a cargo ship, and the number of cabins on the ship is relatively limited, but Gan Ning insisted on a whole cabin and placed a full cargo hold of tobacco, to put it bluntly, Gan Ning actually wanted to "embezzle" the goods in this cabin.

Of course, it is actually a bit excessive to say "private embezzlement", these are also the spoils that Gan Ning deserves, and Lu Ren just laughed at it. In addition to this cabin, Gan Ning also brought back a whole medium-sized cargo ship full of tobacco, but wasn't this Lu Ren anxious to see the goods Gan Ning brought back? So I didn't bother to go to other ships.

Looking at the tobacco leaves taken out of the untied sack, Lu Ren sniffed it a few times hard, and he was also full of emotion in his heart: "That's right, that's the smell." However, compared with the cigarettes of my time, this raw tobacco leaf has a better flavor and a greater smoke because it has not undergone some refinement. ”

It has to be said here that the cigarettes that can be bought in modern society are subject to the constraints of later laws, and the tobacco leaves are subject to relevant finishing treatment, in order to reduce the harm to the human body as much as possible. However, in this way, it also destroys the original taste of tobacco to a certain extent. And even if you smoke cigarettes for many years, if you really want to suddenly go to the tobacco leaves dried by the tobacco farmer's hands, most of them can choke and cough, but the energy of that kind of enjoyment is also indescribable.

Lu Ren was already in his early twenties when he was about to cross, and as a person from the Hanging Silk family, he was more or less addicted to smoking, but the addiction was not big, and he belonged to the kind of people who smoked and smoked, and it didn't matter if they didn't smoke.

And after traveling to the late Han Dynasty, where did Lu Ren get his cigarettes? Although he had also planned to find out if there was any native tobacco in the Huaxia Continent before, Lu Ren at that time really didn't have the conditions to find this thing. To put it mildly, what you Lu Ren has to do is that you and others have to eat enough, and the luxury of tobacco should stand aside in the face of the problem of survival. So Lu Ren, who doesn't smoke or smoke, doesn't care, and the little addiction to smoking on his body is actually gone a long time ago.

But tobacco always has a very inexplicable attraction for a modern person who has the habit of smoking, especially after Lu Ren is out of office, he is basically dealing with all kinds of government affairs, and whenever he makes himself dizzy when dealing with things, he always consciously or unconsciously thinks that it would be good if he had a cigarette in his hand. Now unexpectedly, suddenly seeing these tobacco, although Lu Ren has long since lost his addiction to smoking, he still has an urge to take a few puffs

Gan Ning saw the expectation in Lu Ren's expression, so he smiled and said, "The general is going to sit in the cabin below?" It's a bit particular about smoking this thing, and there are still a lot of things to report to the general carefully about this voyage. ”

Lu Ren and Gan Ning were also too lazy to be polite, grabbed a large handful of tobacco and said, "Let's go, go and sit in your cabin." ”

After a while, the two came to Gan Ning's cabin, and Gan Ning moved out a large pot with several suction openings on the body. Lu Ren knew at a glance that it was a hookah-like smoker, which was said to have been used in Persia or Turkey for smoking tobacco, but it was also possible that it was in the Arab region. But it doesn't matter anymore, just take a few puffs and enjoy it at this time.

(PS, the age bottle of this hookah may be mistaken, so don't take it too seriously.) In addition, there is a native type of tobacco in Asia. ）

Next, Gan Ning was tinkering, and then he and Lu Ren took a few puffs on the sniffle on the cigarette bottle, and the expressions of the two were also exceptionally cool.

After a few more sips, Gan Ning let out a long breath of smoke in his chest and abdomen, and said with a smile: "General, this is a good thing!" ”

Lu Ren also smiled and responded: "It's indeed a good thing!" However, Xingba, the nature of this thing is a bit like wine, and smoking some in moderation can refresh the mind and make people happy, but if it is excessive, it will not be good for the body. ”

Gan Ningqi said: "There is still this matter? ”

Lu Ren nodded and said, "This tobacco can actually be classified as a medicinal herb, like wormwood, lavender, etc., isn't it also used for smoke after being lit?" It's just a three-point poison, and it's not okay to overdose, so don't be too greedy. ”

Gan Ning hurriedly hugged his fist to Lu Ren: "Be taught!" ”

Lu Ren asked again: "By the way, where did you go to sea with the crowd this time?" Also, what about the two foreigners? I sent them to you as translators when you went to sea this time, but why haven't I seen them now? ”

"Those two foreigners?"

Gan Ning sneered and responded: "It's just that the two of them are too greedy, thinking that they can use this to play some tricks by understanding the languages of some regions along the way." For example, when we were buying goods along the way, we clearly negotiated that we only needed hardware, but they would say that they wanted seven gold, and then they could fill their pockets with two extra gold. It's just that they didn't expect to meet the descendants of my Han merchant travel in peace, and they directly poked out their affairs in an accident. Then ......"

Lu Ren was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "You killed those two goods?" ”

Gan Ning nodded, Lu Ren clapped his hands and said in his heart, those two goods should be unlucky when they meet Gan Ning, the number killing god. We want to get the money, but you also have to see whose hands you are staying in, okay? If this is changed to yourself, we will teach you a lesson at most, but at least it will not kill you, after all, it is not easy to meet two translators these days, but how can Gan Ning pay attention to these?

Shaking his head, Lu Ren still felt a little pity. However, according to Gan Ning's next words, the descendant of the merchant has already followed Gan Ning to Yizhou, and the problem of the translator should not be too big, so Lu Ren will not think about it anymore. At this time, Gan Ning took out the navigation chart and introduced to Lu Ren the area he had arrived in this time.

Just this finger, Lu Ren screamed at that time: "You actually ran to the Persian Gulf?" No wonder it's taken so long for you to come back! ”

Gan Ning smiled: "I can't help it!" ”

Lu Ren could only shake his head and sigh: "I don't know if I should scold you or praise you...... Xingba, we said that you would just go to Tianzhu and sail back. Forget it, it's a good thing to be back, and besides, we will always go to that place in the future. But Xingba, how many of your ships are missing, is this a natural disaster on the way, or is it? ”

Gan Ning said: "I don't dare to deceive the general about this. Yes, there have been fights with some unsightly guys along the way, so some men and ships have been lost. ”

Lu Ren waved his hand: "It's not your fault, I also expected it a long time ago, so I specially asked you to bring it on the warship." Our family has a solid foundation, how can we do it if we don't guard against it? And sometimes, what does it matter if we are robbers? ”

Gan Ning, hey, hey, a pleasure. It's hard to say anything else, but Gan Ning always feels that following Lu Ren is his temper.

Replaced with new tobacco leaves and smoked several times, which made Lu Ren a little dizzy and fluttering, so he quickly withdrew his hand. and then smiled at Gan Ning, who was in a similar state, and Lu Ren said with a straight face: "Let's not talk about anything else." Xingba, although you are overdue, it is the right time to finally come back. I can tell you that Lao Cao and Liu Bei have already fought in Jingzhou, and as long as there are no major accidents, there will definitely be an earth-shattering battle on the waterway of the Yangtze River. ”

Gan Ning suddenly became interested: "The general also plans to intervene in this big war?" ”

Lu Ren shook his head: "Let's not mix the things of the war, and besides, we don't have the strength to mix now." However, taking advantage of the big war between the two sides, let's get enough oil and water for ourselves, which is something we must do. Xingba, you're back just in time, and I have a lot of things I need you and your fleet to do right now. ”

Gan Ning said: "The general just orders." ”

In fact, what Gan Ning has to do is to hurry to Quanzhou and Guangzhou to help transport people. In addition, at present, it seems that the only generals that Lu Ren can fight in his hands are Gan Ning and Huang Zhong, and the battle of Chibi may be suddenly over, if it is still Sun Quan's side that wins, Lu Ren will have to think about his own defense work, so Gan Ning, a guy who can fight, of course, must stay in Yizhou in case of emergency, so don't meow and drift overseas again.

After talking about all the related things roughly, Gan Ning naturally nodded again and again. Playfulness is playfulness, and Gan Ning can still distinguish the priorities of things. To put it mildly, Yizhou is now Gan Ning's home, but when he returned from his voyage, he suddenly found that his home was caught in the war, and even his home was gone, so what was the point of his voyage?

Seeing that it was almost ridiculous, Lu Ren beckoned to Gan Ning and said, "Let's go!" It's also time to take you to see something new. ”

Gan Ningqi said: "What is new?" ”

Lu Ren smiled mysteriously at Gan Ning: "You'll know when you arrive." ”

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The current development of Yizhou is mainly concentrated in the northern part of Yizhou, but the central and southern regions are also being developed as far as the situation allows.

Lu Ren and Gan Ning took a steam express boat from the eastern coast of Yizhou to the south, and it didn't take long to reach a certain pier in the south of Yizhou. And there is a small town here, which does not look very eye-catching, and only those who have a heart will notice that this town is very well guarded.

Without further ado, it is just that Gan Ning followed Lu Ren into the town, and then was taken by Lu Ren to a large, very large courtyard. And in this courtyard, there are quite a few craftsmen who are busy with something...... (To be continued.) )