In the main hall, a gust of cold wind blew in from outside the door, and Tao Ying couldn't help but wrap his clothes. This mountain wind is indeed a little cold, next to Sun Shao is still arguing with the envoy of Yuan Shu about something, Tao Ying sighed and said to the envoy: "Duke Yuan is called the emperor, I am a Hanchen, so it is inconvenient to express my position, Duke Yuan named me the good intentions of the pastor of Xuzhou, I also understand it." ”

Seeing that Tao Ying seemed to be shaken, Sun Shao persuaded on the side: "At this time, the emperor is unpopular, although the Han family is in decline, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the land of the lord Xuzhou is thousands of miles of fertile soil, easy to attack and difficult to defend, and must not be Yuan Shu's minions." ”

Tao Ying nodded and comforted Sun Shao next to him: "Mr. Sun, don't worry, I have already issued an order in Xuzhou for three years to recuperate, so naturally I will not provoke the sword soldiers again." No matter who becomes emperor in the future, I will not support or oppose it. As long as you don't come to attack my Xuzhou land, you can be friends and do business! ”

After Tao Ying finished speaking, a smile leaked from the messenger's face. Although he didn't pull the second prince under Yuan Shu's command, now there is at least one less enemy!

In the main hall, Tao Ying discussed with the envoy for a long time, in order to be able to solve the situation of insufficient funds in Xuzhou, and at the same time stabilize his rear, Tao Ying felt that it was still very necessary to keep Yuan Shu, a useless emperor, as long as he could restrain Cao Cao and Lu Bu, everything was worth it.

Therefore, in front of the envoy, Tao Ying expressed many of his friendly faces, and even Tao Ying gave the envoy a banquet and accompanied him personally.

After accepting the gold sent by Yuan Shu, as a return gift, Tao Ying was even more generous. I heard that the papermaking school has researched a new type of paper, the paper is white and soft, far from the paper passed down by Cai Lun's vein, which is hundreds of times better. In order to sell his improved paper to Yangzhou, Tao Ying ordered the papermaking school to produce overnight, and wanted to produce a box of paper to give to Yuan Shu as a return gift.

Thinking that he had now invented the Taoling first-generation cannon, but the development of the second-generation cannon and the steam engine and war cannon needed more money, coal and steel, Tao Ying recruited the teachers and students of the artillery school, and then selected an artillery player student, and selected a cannon and a box of gunpowder to give to Yuan Shu.

Outside Taoling Town, the envoy was sent to the official road to Huainan, and the envoy looked at the gift that Tao Ying gave a little puzzled.

Tao Ying pointed to the paper behind him and said, "After Mr. goes back, give the paper to Yuan Gong, and there is a small box of paper next to it, which is a little meaning to Mr." If Mr. is comfortable, you can recommend it to my colleagues, I am ready to open a Xuzhou commercial bank in Huainan in the near future, and then I will patronize Mr. ”

The envoy hurriedly thanked him, and Tao Ying led the envoy to a carriage with artillery and said to the envoy: "This is the latest artillery I have developed in Xuzhou, this kind of artillery can be erected on the city wall, if the enemy comes to attack, you can bombard them with the gunpowder in this box." When the time comes, the enemy will naturally be afraid of the power of this god, and he will naturally retreat! ”

"Artillery? Xiao Mou is not talented, is this the artillery described in the Ergongzi Naturalist that can attack and defend the city? ”

After the envoy finished speaking, Tao Ying was a little surprised, he didn't expect that this envoy had actually read the "Naturalist" compiled by himself! The book itself had just been written for less than two months, although I knew that several printing houses and several copying academies in Pengcheng were rushing to copy it and then ship it to various states to sell, but I didn't think that in less than a month, someone in Huainan would read the book.

The "Naturalist" is divided into three volumes, the first volume is the artillery volume, which Tao Ying introduced the artillery he had just developed, as well as the steam artillery battleship. At present, I have published this volume, and this volume is still because Tao Ying thought about the decision for nearly two months, that is, to learn from the United States in later generations, produce advanced equipment by itself, and then sell these equipment to neighbors who are fighting, and after making money, develop more powerful equipment, and then become a military power!

At any time, the people's livelihood and the military can not be taken into account, not to mention that now in the past three years, Tao Ying has developed education, agriculture, urban construction, and the military.

"Yes, as described in my book, this cannon is a first-generation cannon, but whether it is a siege or a defense, it will make the enemy fearful! Mr. can let Yuan Gong experiment when he goes back, and I have sent a gunner to help. If Yuan Gong likes it, you can send students to my Pengcheng Artillery Academy to learn how to use cannonballs, or you can buy more artillery and put it on Shouchun City, and there will always be millions of soldiers who are not afraid of it! ”

When the messenger heard this, he was pleasantly surprised. I didn't expect Tao Ying to actually build the cannon in the naturalist chronicles, and when the time came, he would give this to Yuan Shu as a gift to the throne.

After a series of thanks, the messenger headed for Shouchun with paper and artillery.

In January 197, it was an eventful season. The spies sent a battle report from Yanzhou, and Cao Cao personally led his troops to attack Zhang Xiu, who was stationed in Nanyang, and as soon as the soldiers and horses arrived in Nanyang, Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Cao.

After the surrender, Zhang Xiu asked Cao Cao to drink every day, in the barracks, Cao Cao saw Zhang Xiu's sister-in-law, the old problem of his wife Cao was committed again, so he plundered Zhang Xiu's sister-in-law to his own camp day, and had fun with her every day.

The final result was that his wife Cao lost her fierce general Dian Wei and her eldest son Cao Ang, and returned defeated.

After learning the news, Tao Ying suddenly thought of a good news to make money, the world's information transmission is very slow, some of the things that happened in January, many places only know a year later, why didn't they invent the telephone? But the telephone needs electricity, and it seems that the first industrial revolution has not yet succeeded, how to start the second industrial revolution?

If the phone doesn't work, why not print a newspaper?

With the implementation of their own policies, the people of Xuzhou will soon gradually become rich. At that time, with the establishment of various factories, the common people will be more rich, and when they have money, everyone will be able to read newspapers!

Thinking of this, Tao Ying decided to set up the first newspaper in Pengcheng and named it Pengcheng Monthly Newspaper. Pengcheng Monthly Newspaper was established on the most prestigious Pengcheng University Hall in the literary world, which is now next to Kongrong School.

In order to save money, Tao Ying even hired many well-known scholars in the literary world as editors and editors-in-chief. Under Tao Ying's planning, the Pengcheng monthly newspaper is divided into four volumes, which are published once a month.