Chapter 52 Jiangdong Lu Family
"Jiangdong Lu family?" Lu Su was also stunned when he heard this, and Zhao Feng hurriedly added: "It is the Lu family that the predecessor Lujiang guarded Lu Kang, who was killed by Sun Ce." "It turns out that since Zhao Feng came to Xuzhou, he has been thinking about getting Lu Xun, the future governor of Eastern Wu. Considering that Lu Xun's uncle Lu Kang was killed by Sun Ce, and now that Jiangdong is full of talents, Lu Xun is afraid that he will have no chance of taking the position, so there should be no problem in digging up this potential stock. It's just that in the past two years, it has been Cao Ying and Yuan Shu, and Zhao Feng has been a little overwhelmed, so this matter has been delayed.
If it weren't for Lu Su's proposal for shipbuilding, Zhao Feng might have forgotten about it. Lu Su is also an extremely smart person, as soon as he heard this, he immediately understood Zhao Feng's intentions, and his eyes lit up at the moment, and he nodded again and again: "The Lu family will definitely build it, they used to do water business, and the Lu family's merchant ships are very big!" ”
"Once upon a time?" Zhao Feng was a little stunned, and then asked, "What about now?" ”
"Now, after Lu Kang was killed by Sun Ce, the Lu family was divided into two branches. One was led by Lu Ji and defected to Sun Ce; The other group returned to his hometown in Wu County, and the children of the family were at most petty officials. I'll send a little bit to find out! "After Lu Su came back to his senses, he also began to plan his next move." Then send it quickly! Zhao Feng was afraid that Lu Xun would be abducted, so he hurriedly urged. At that moment, Lu Su sent dozens of spies to infiltrate Wu County in one breath to see what happened to the Lu family.
But two days later, the spies returned. After taking a look at the comprehensive news, Zhao Feng and Lu Su finally figured out a general situation. As Lu Su said, the Lu family has indeed been divided into two. Lu Ji's defection to Sun Ce is not to mention, but some of the remaining clansmen do not want to work for Sun Ce because they have a life-and-death enmity with Sun Ce, and they are all living in seclusion in their hometown in Wu County, at most they are only petty officials. The current head of the Lu family is Lu Kang's brother, Lu Xun's father Lu Jun, who is now the county magistrate of Wu County. However, it is said that Lu Jun is sick in bed and has not appeared for several months.
"That's great!" Zhao Feng learned that Lu Xun was only a fifteen-year-old boy at this time, and he was even more determined to dig him up. Since Lu Jun is sick, it will be easier to do. At that moment, Zhao Feng and Lu Su discussed it, and suggested to Liu Bei that he write a letter to ask Lu Jun to come out of the mountain to Xuzhou as an official, and told him that the divine doctor Hua Tuo was in Xuzhou, and if he wanted to live, he would come as soon as possible. At this time, Zhao Feng suddenly remembered that Lu Xun was less than twenty years old as the patriarch of the family in history, and it must be according to normal development, and Lu Jun was about to warp.
After a few days, Liu Bei replied and completely agreed with Zhao Feng and Lu Su's proposal. As long as Lu Jun is willing to come, Xiapi County is vacant, and it happens to be reserved for him. At the same time, Liu Bei's handwritten letter had also been handed over to a reliable person to send to Jiangdong and to Lu Jun.
"Xun'er, what do you think of this letter?" In a mansion in Wu County, a middle-aged man who was a little sick and weak leaned on the bed and asked a teenager. He is Lu Jun, the head of the Lu family, but that young man is his son Lu Xun. Lu Jun knew that although his son was young, he was unusual and knowledgeable since he was a child, so he specially asked him to come to discuss.
Lu Xun read the letter twice from beginning to end, and then said with a smile: "Father, this is obviously Liu Bei who wants to recruit us over so that he can deal with Jiangdong in the future." ”
"Having said that, how is it good for me to wait here and be on guard by Sun Ce at all times?" Lu Jun frowned.
"This?" Lu Xun also smiled bitterly, if the family went to Xuzhou to join Liu Bei, he could indeed have a broader future. However, the biggest characteristic of the people of Jiangdong is that their homeland is difficult to leave, and the so-called golden nest and silver nest are not as good as their own kennels, and their local concept is particularly serious. Moreover, the Lu family's industry was originally Jiangshan transportation and fields, but since Lu Kang's death, Jiangshan Shipping has stopped cooking, and there are only a few acres of land left. If you go like this, you'll have nothing.
"That's it, let's go to Xuzhou!" Lu Xun thought about it and was helpless, he was not comfortable here, and it was good to go out and see the world. What's more, Liu Bei said that the miracle doctor Hua Tuo is in Xuzhou. After his father was sick, he searched for famous doctors in many ways, but he couldn't get the point, and he couldn't be treated by Zhang Zhongjing or Hua Tuo. At present, Zhang Zhongjing is an official under Liu Biao's account in Jingzhou, Jiangdong and Jingzhou do not share the sky, there is no hope to count on him, and Hua Tuo is still more realistic. Although Lu Xun is not a famous filial son, his life must be taken seriously. So after the father and son finalized it, they decided how to move the family to Xuzhou in batches. Only a few loyal servants were left to sell the property and then go to Xuzhou to develop it again. Lu Jun's illness could not be delayed, and the day after he replied to Liu Bei, he and Lu Xun took the first step in the carriage.
By the time Hua Tuo finished his diagnosis and treatment of Lu Jun, the treatment was seventy-seven eighty-eight, and it was already a month later. At this time, it was early autumn, and Lu Jun was also officially appointed by Liu Bei as the commander of Xiapi County, and led the whole family who came over one after another to enter Xiapi. The departure of the Lu family in Jiangdong did not cause much of a sensation, after all, Lu Ji was still working under Sun Ce's account, and these families would never hang themselves on a tree, and everyone was used to it.
Less than five days after Lu Jun took office, someone came to visit. It was none other than Lu Su, the governor of Xuzhou Navy, and Zhao Feng, the governor of Pengcheng. "I don't know if the two adults are here, what do you have to say?" In the newly purchased big house of the Lu family, Lu Jun and his son were receiving Lu Su and Zhao Feng.
"Don't dare to be a teacher, Lord Lu, we do have something important to come to discuss." Lu Su said with a straight face, and then said that his navy urgently needed to build a big ship.
"I see!" Lu Jun's father and son were all bright in their hearts when they heard this: it turned out that Liu Bei wrote a letter to summon his father and son to come to Xuzhou, in order to train sailors for his shipbuilding skills. Fortunately, most of the boatmen in his family are still there, and those who are no longer there can be recovered. At that moment, Lu Jun also took this matter, and then Zhao Feng told him that Liu Bei had appointed Lu Xun as the capital of the Xuzhou Navy Army.
"Me?" Lu Xun was also caught off guard by this, how did he know that this was proposed by Zhao Feng to Lu Su, in order to exercise this young man. Where did Lu Su know Zhao Feng's thoughts, but he just thought that he wanted to completely win over the Lu family, and arranging a naval army was also a piece of cake for him, the governor, so he agreed immediately. What's more, Xuzhou needs a large number of shipbuilders next, and people from the Lu family need to come to assist. At present, except for Lu Jun's father and son, the men of the Lu family are all in Jiangdong. Lu Jun couldn't run away as a county official, so he had to let Lu Xun take charge of this side, and it was normal for him to be a small official.
"Bo Tao seems to value this Lu Xun very much!" Lu Su looked at Lu Xun, who was directing the craftsmen to build ships, and suddenly smiled at Zhao Feng.
"Talent is rare!" Zhao Feng also sighed, neither admitting nor denying it, he felt more and more like a paparazzi, poaching people everywhere. At this moment, Lu Xun, who was in charge of shipbuilding, walked to the two and reported: "Two adults, this ship will be built in less than ten days, and it will be launched for testing immediately." ”
"That's great!" Lu Su nodded. This is also what Zhao Feng meant, build one and come out first. Although the Lu family is good at shipbuilding, they only build merchant ships in the past, and this kind of warship is rarely manufactured, and the specific effect remains to be tested, but a lot of small-scale ships have been built. According to Zhao Feng's assumption, this should be the speedboat of this era.
Suddenly, Zhao Feng remembered the loach boat built by Gao Yu in "Water Margin" when he watched the TV series in his previous life. Compared with the boats built by the Lu family now, one of the most significant differences in structure is that the Lu family's boat is powered by oars, while the tall loach boat is equipped with impellers on both sides of the ship, which is driven by the sailors in the boat. Zhao Feng studied machinery, and at a rough estimate, he knew that if an impeller was used instead of an oar, it would definitely be greatly labor-saving.
I also remembered that during the Ming Dynasty, it was called the Battle of the Yellow Sea in Korea, and at that time, Yi Sunsin of Korea used the famous turtle boat. Zhao Feng remembered that he had seen a drawing of the shape of a turtle boat, and the biggest difference between this kind of boat and the rest of the ships was that its deck was not exposed, but on the contrary, the entire hull was covered with a protective layer like a turtle shell, and the outermost part was even wrapped in iron sheets. At the same time, the bow and stern of the ship are made of iron, and the soldiers attack from the windows of the side of the ship, which is really an iron tortoise, and the defense is absolutely first-class. The disadvantage is that it is too bulky and not very flexible.
Zhao Feng thought about their respective ships in his heart, and the expression on his face was also unpredictable, Lu Su knew a little bit about him, knowing that he was thinking about the problem by himself, but Lu Xun thought that he was dissatisfied with the ship he built, and he was very puzzled at the moment.
"Bo Yan, I know the shape of the two kinds of ships, I will draw the drawings for you in a few days, and try to see if I can build one or two of them to see how they compare with the current ships." Zhao Feng said suddenly. He also thought clearly, although he knew the general appearance of these two kinds of ships, but it was really difficult for him to build them at his own level, so he should leave it to Lu Xun to do, and he would make some modifications when the time came, just like when he and Lu Hao developed the ballista.
"But by General Zhao's orders!" Lu Xun was also a little surprised, this General Zhao, who has always claimed to be a layman in the navy, would volunteer, but these words were obviously inconvenient to say. Zhao Feng looked at the busy boatmen, but he imagined in his heart that when he built these ships, with ballistas and trebuchets, it should be an aircraft carrier in the era of cold weapons!
Just when Zhao Feng, Lu Su and others were imagining the future of the Xuzhou Water Army, the atmosphere in the Prime Minister's Mansion in Xuchang City was a little heavy. In addition to the military generals, the civil officials under Cao Ying's command are all there. Cao Ying looked up at everyone, and he was the first to speak: "Everyone, everyone knows the current situation. What should I do, you should pay attention as soon as possible! ”
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