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Sun Shao immediately announced to the others that the development of the steam engine was not only the credit of the craftsmen of the Yue Kingdom, but also the craftsmen of the Wei, Wu and Shu Kingdoms, so this was a glory that all Han people should share. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Yang Wei and others nodded again and again, but the smile on their faces was a little fake, these empty words and clichés did not have any effect on them, the key is whether you can take it out and make a fortune together.

Sun Shao then talked about this problem, he changed his words, you have been in Yue for a few months, presumably the operation of the Taoist Academy is not very clear, the development of these things has consumed a lot of wealth in our Yue Kingdom, in the past few years, the money I have invested in the steam engine is a little more than the expenses of my Yue State officials, two to three times the expenses of my Yue Wang's royal family, not to mention anything else, the annual salary of several master craftsmen who play a key role in it is fifty gold per year, if you don't believe it, you can go to the Taoist Academy to inquire. Therefore, cooperation is okay, but I can't give it to you in vain, you have to spend money, of course, different cooperation methods have different prices, you can choose according to your actual situation, specific matters, the Prime Minister's Office will contact you.

Yang Wei and the others looked at each other, knowing that Sun Shaojunchen already had a plan, with their impression of the monarch and ministers of Yue Guo, they knew that this knife would definitely not be light, but Yue Guo's attitude was also very clear, it was impossible to give it in vain, and they were not reluctant to cooperate with them, so they could only try to talk about it first. If the conditions are too harsh, then you have to make another decision.

Zhao Yun and Li Yan were indifferent, they looked at each other very calmly, and enjoyed the food of Yue Kingdom calmly. There are famous chefs from all over the world in the Shang Food Prison of King Yue, and today they are invited to eat Persian food that they are tasting, which Zhao Yun and others have never heard of, and it happens to be a large piece of food.

After eating, Zhao Yun and Li Yan went back to the post station side by side, and after entering the courtyard, Li Yan did not go back to his room as usual, but followed into Zhao Yun's room. Zhao Yun didn't say anything unexpected, entered the house and sat down, let people make tea, and quietly looked at the copper kettle on the coals. The red fire shone on his face, adding a kind of warmth.

"Junhou, I think King Yue is not vigilant, and our mission may fail." Li Yan said straight to the point. Zhao Yun is a veteran of Liu Bei's subordinates, but he is different from Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he is peaceful, rarely speaks, and many times it is easy for people to ignore his existence. After Liu Bei entered Chengdu, he seized the former Liu Zhang's subordinates of the Liangtian Mansion and the vassals, and finally even divided the mulberry fields outside Chengdu, and got rid of the appearance of robbers entering the village. Li Yan has always been conceited, but since then, he has had some respect for this inconspicuous Yijun general.

"It's normal to be a little worried." Zhao Yun said lightly: "It's okay for us to treat people with sincerity, whether we succeed or not, it's all in the destiny of heaven." ”

Li Yan's eyebrows twitched inadvertently, and he was not satisfied with Zhao Yun's neutral attitude. The two were silent for a moment, the water in the pot gradually sounded, gurgling and steaming, Li Yan looked at the steaming mist, and said with emotion while lifting the teapot to make tea: "Who would have thought that this heat would have such a big effect." ”

"What people can't understand in Yue Guo is not only the steam engine." Zhao Yun said lightly, picked up the teacup to his mouth, and took a deep breath. Although he is nearly seventy years old, his breath is still extraordinary, which makes Li Yan, who is in the prime of life, a little envious.

"Junhou, do you think the prime minister can make a steam engine?" Li Yan drank tea and said suddenly.

"It's hard to say." Zhao Yun answered, put down the teacup, closed his eyes and tasted the tea intently, and after a while, he swallowed the tea in his mouth, and said slowly: "Just like on the battlefield, no matter how brave an individual is, it is impossible to fight against a well-trained army, unless the other party's general is a mediocre talent." ”

Li Yan was silent, Zhao Yun's meaning was obvious, no matter how smart Zhuge Liang was, he could not be stronger than the entire Taoist Academy of Yue Kingdom, not to mention that Sun Shao was not a mediocre talent, he was even more shrewd than Zhuge Liang in some aspects. Although Li Yan admired Zhuge Liang very much, he was not blindly obedient to that point.

Li Yan was a little helpless, he wanted to discuss with Zhao Yun how to bargain with Yue Guo, but seeing Zhao Yun like this, he didn't seem to have any enthusiasm, and it was useless for Li Yan to have a heart. He regretted it a little, and felt that Liu Bei's original arrangement was really not very proper.

The two drank a few cups of tea and rested separately. Zhao Yun's life is very regular, he goes to bed early and gets up early every day, practices martial arts and swords in the courtyard early in the morning, and turns a blind eye to Li Yan's impatience, does not dissuade him, and does not have any unhappiness. Li Yan went to find a lot of ways alone, but unfortunately there has been no progress, Sun Shao has been resting in the palace during this time, and occasionally Yu Fu will report on the progress of the negotiations, in addition, Sun Shao almost does nothing, more relaxed than anyone else.

Li Yan didn't care about anything, but inquired about the progress of the negotiations between Yang Wei and others and Yu Tuo. Yu opened up several ways, the first is distribution, Yue Guo is responsible for production, and then distributed by the Yang family, Du family, etc., the second is cooperative development, building factories in various places, the Yue people are responsible for guiding and supervising the production, and the technology is responsible for the Yue people, and the third way sounds the best, the Yue and Wei countries jointly develop, technology sharing, and then dividends are distributed proportionally according to the amount of investment.

The reason why it is said to be a joint development with Wei is because although this method sounds very good, but the Yue State has made a sky-high price, and none of these few people have the strength to accept it, and if they want to take over this most profitable cooperation, only a few will join forces to work in the form of cooperation between Wei and Yue.

Li Yan didn't know the specific number, but it must be a very big number if it could make these few families with deep roots not be able to eat, and when he heard that Yang Wei and the others did not dare to make a decision, they could only report to Yecheng first, and he hoped more and more that Zhuge Liang could be smart enough to fight against the entire Dao Academy with his own strength.

However, Li Yan was most anxious about his own business, he ran down for a few days without eyebrows, he was a little angry, but it was useless to get angry, he couldn't even see Sun Shao's face, so he had to come to Zhao Yun to discuss again. Zhao Yun replied unhurriedly: "Wait." ”

Li Yan's lungs were about to explode, his original good impression of Zhao Yun suddenly disappeared, he forcibly held back his anger and returned to his room, threw off his shirt, just sat down and sulked for a while, a personal guard came to report, and the Yue Palace sent someone to invite him and Zhao Yun into the palace to discuss matters.

Li Yan was dumbfounded, and was surprised and happy to put on his clothes and enter the palace with Zhao Yun.

Entering the main hall, Sun Shao beckoned the two of them to sit down, and before the main topic began, he asked people to bring over a few pieces of paper and send them to Zhao Yun and Li Yan respectively, and said politely: "The two of you please take a look at this document first, and then we will discuss the matter of the soldiers of Shu Kingdom entering the military academy." ”

Li Yan was overjoyed, couldn't wait to pick up the document and read it, and after reading it for a while, he was a little confused. What does what is written on this document have to do with the Shu Kingdom, which is 108,000 miles away.

"And so the Sabbath died?" Zhao Yun stroked his beard, gently put down the document in his hand, pressed his big hand on the paper, and did not leave for a long time. These pieces of paper were fluttering, but Li Yan clearly saw the heaviness in Zhao Yun's eyes. He picked up the document and read it again, slowly savoring some of the taste.

This document is about a major war that took place just last year, and the location is in the country of rest, which Li Yan does not know how far away. A man named Ardashir defeated the Sabbath king Artaban V at the place of Hormizda, ending the Sabbath empire that had been established for more than 400 years, and establishing the Sassanid Empire in the name of his ancestors. The protagonists of this war are heavy cavalry in heavy armor and light cavalry in almost no armor, in which foot soldiers and chariot soldiers are almost foils.

"What do you two think?" Sun Shao asked with a smile.

Li Yan glanced at Zhao Yun, who raised his hand pressed on the document and signaled him to say something if he had something to say. Li Yan hurriedly smiled and said, "Isn't the king worried that he will meet such an army in the future expedition to the west, so he intends to strengthen the strength of the cavalry?" ”

Sun Shao clapped his hands and laughed: "I have heard Li Zhengfang hear the string sound for a long time and know the elegant meaning, and when I see it today, it really deserves its reputation." Prime Minister Zhuge praised you right, King Zhaolie (Liu Bei) was dying and entrusted his life, and there was someone to entrust him. ”

Li Yan smiled a little reservedly, and Zhuge Liang actually praised him, which made him a little complacent.

"Not only the newly established Sassanid country, but also the more recent Kushan country." Sun Shao turned around and took another document from Guan Xing's hand and pushed it to them: "Does Zheng Fangjun know about Guishuang?" ”

Li Yanyi grinned: "I know a little bit about it, it is said that this Guishan person is the original Yueshi person." After the Yueshi people were broken by the Xiongnu, one fled westward and established Great Xia, called the Great Yue Clan, and one stayed in the west of Qilian Mountain, called the Xiaoyue Clan, when Emperor Xiaowu attacked the Xiongnu, he sent Zhang Qian to envoy Great Xia, wanting to attack the Xiongnu jointly with the Great Yue Clan, but they were greedy for comfort and unwilling to come back. ”

"Li Jun is erudite and talented, and he really knows everything." Sun Shao praised again, and then said: "It seems that although Li Junren is in Chengdu, he knows everything in the world. ”

Li Yan laughed and said a few words modestly. Sun Shao turned his head to look at Zhao Yun, but his expression became solemn: "General Zhao, you have been riding for many years, what do you think of this battle?" ”

Zhao Yun sighed: "This Sassanid heavy cavalry, light footmen, there must be a lot of horses, if we don't have enough cavalry to contend with it, just rely on foot soldiers to deal with it, and have the upper hand before fighting." Nowadays, among the four kingdoms of the Han Dynasty, only the Wei State is known for its cavalry. The cavalry general's conquest of Xianbei and his cavalry with 40,000 cavalry was already the most prosperous army I could imagine, but the thought of fighting against the Sassanid cavalry, which numbered in tens of thousands, made me ......," he shook his head, "To be honest, the odds are not very good. ”

"Even General Zhao feels embarrassed, it seems that this matter is indeed not easy." Sun Shao put away the two documents, scratched his nose, and looked a little unwilling: "Wei was able to organize 30,000 iron cavalry, which was already unsustainable, and it was lost to the general of the Che Cavalry to preemptively break the main force of the Xianbei people in one fell swoop. The general of the cavalry has a letter saying that the matter of the western expedition may be delayed for another two years. Now, even in a few years, we have enough money to support an expedition of 30,000 cavalry, and we have no chance of winning. General Zhao, we are short of cavalry, especially a famous general like General Zhao. ”

Zhao Yun smiled slightly, "The general is a fighter, as long as there is financial support, I am not afraid of a general who does not have a general." If the king is interested, although the cloud is old, he can still ride the horse and make the spear, and he is willing to serve my Han for the rest of his life. ”

Li Yan also understood at this time. Sun Shao wanted to cooperate with Shu, but he didn't want Shu's students to enter the military academy to learn jungle tactics, but hoped that Shu and Wei would form an academy to train cavalry together to prepare for the future westward expedition. This reason is very legitimate, so that Shu cannot refuse, after all, jungle tactics are not used during the western expedition, and if Shu insists on learning jungle tactics, it seems a little ill-intentioned.

He glanced at Zhao Yun, his face suddenly became a little hot, and now it seems that Zhao Yun was probably mentally prepared when he followed Lu Xun and others to travel to Tianzhu, so as soon as Sun Shao mentioned it at this time, he accepted it, but he lost no time in biting Sun Shao - although the cavalry has little to do with Yue, it was Sun Shao who proposed the western expedition, and now Sun Shao mainly asked him for help.

I'm worried about it all these days.

"The general is so generous, Shao admires, and with the help of a famous hero like the general, my confidence has increased a little." Sun Shao said with a smile: "In this case, please ask the general to send someone to contact Prime Minister Zhuge and General Zhang, tell them what I mean, and by the way, tell him that I have taken the Panyue Kingdom and am ready to cooperate with the Shu State to open up this trade route." ”

"What about the steam engine?" Li Yan couldn't help but say.

Sun Shao glanced at him, and said in his heart that this person was a smart person, but he couldn't help but be angry, no wonder Zhuge Liang was going to be dealt with in history. He smiled and said, "Of course, we negotiated together, and I treat Wei, Shu, Wu, and Luoyang equally." ”

Zhao Yun stroked his beard and interjected: "Where is the king going to arrange this camp for training horsemen?" ”

"Tianzhu." Sun Shao seemed to have an idea, and he said bluntly: "Although I can't swallow Tianzhu for the time being, with the help of Wu and Shu, there is no problem in gradually encroaching on the northern part of Tianzhu." The 30,000 troops of Wu have arrived, and the men and horses of Shu can directly enter Panyue from Yongchang County. However, Shu is not good at cavalry, the number will not be too much, it can only be for the purpose of training generals, it really wants to form an army, and it also needs the help of Wei, and it depends on the situation in the future, maybe it is to move to Guanzhong, or it is to choose another good site. ”

Zhao Yun nodded and said no more.

Sun Shao then wrote a letter to Cao Ying, the king of Wei, and Liu Chan, the king of Shu, to say goodbye to their recent situation in Tianzhu, although the development of Yue is relatively fast, but the population base is too small, and it is very difficult to swallow Tianzhu in the short term, and Wei after basically pacifying the north, because of the influence of severe cold weather, and the production of Jizhou, Youzhou and the north of Jizhou is seriously reduced, it is unlikely to organize a big war in the short term, so the westward expedition must be postponed. But postponement is not the same as waiting, we should make full use of this opportunity to vigorously develop the strength of the Han Dynasty and prepare for the Western Expedition, food and soldiers are on the one hand, and the training of generals is also a very important thing. He suggested that the Luoyang court should take the lead, with the general Guan Yu and the cavalry general Cao Zhang as the lead, and unite the talents of the four countries to be cultivated—not only in military affairs, but also in culture, technology, and other aspects of organized training. He put forward the idea that the princes of the royal family who enjoyed food and those who could eat and eat without toiling should not be fed and idle at all, but should take advantage of their rare conditions and make their own contributions. He implored Liu Xie, the Son of Heaven, Cao Ying, the King of Wei, Liu Chan, the King of Shu, and Sun Quan, the King of Wu, to formulate relevant decrees to implement the spirit of "Tianxingjian, the gentleman is constantly striving for self-improvement", mobilize the most energetic forces of the Han Dynasty, and work together to build a prosperous and strong Han Dynasty.

Sun Shao's handwriting is good, but the article is very ordinary, Yu shook his head after reading it, he asked Shen Xuan to find him, said the meaning, and then said loudly, give full play to your penmanship, write a text that can make people's blood boil, be sure to stir up the blood of those young scholars who can see this article.

Shen Xuan laughed, sat down and drank two cups of tea, and then waved it, after Sun Shao saw it, he was ashamed of himself, in addition to shouting a few slogans, he and Shen Xuan were not two points apart in terms of the essence of the dictionary and the elegance of the words.

So he copied it again, and solemnly used Wang Xi to send it out. After receiving the letter, Liu Xie, the son of heaven, discussed it with the general Guan Yu, the lieutenant Zhang Zhao, the prime minister Gu Yong, and the just triumphant chariot general Cao Zhang, and they agreed. Immediately afterwards, the seconding proposal of the three kings of Wei, Shu and Wu was also sent to Luoyang, and the Son of Heaven no longer hesitated, and ordered Gu Yong to publish the book on the front page of the Han Gazette, and then printed thousands of copies, and sent them to all counties and townships as quickly as possible, and distributed and posted them in rich places, so that everyone who could read knew that there was such a thing. The Son of Heaven was rarely happy, and wrote a note in the back, hoping that the nobles and scholars of the Han Dynasty would respond to the call of the King of Yue, devote themselves to learning, and contribute to the prosperity of the Han Dynasty, and he also said that for those talents who have made outstanding contributions, the court should not hesitate to reward them with titles, in order to show sincerity, the same issue of the Han Gazette announced the announcement of Ma Jun, Ge Heng, Zhao Shuang, Wei Boyang and others of Zhuya Academy.

In September, the Son of Heaven issued another edict, ordering the four kings to come to the court, gather in Beijing to discuss state affairs, and make deeper plans for Sun Shao's proposal. At the end of December, the four kings gathered in Luoyang for the first time, and Sun Shao brought nearly 100 envoys from large and small states, including Qin Lun and his envoys who came from Great Qin, and they presented their respective things to the Son of Heaven, and Luoyang once again ushered in the grand occasion of the coming of all nations.

After the lively court meeting, the four kings and the representative sent by the Son of Heaven, Prime Minister Gu Yong, began to discuss, and at the beginning, Sun Shao raised a most pressing question. The South China Sea trade route is now becoming busy, but the development speed of the Yue country can not keep up, and he can't grasp a large number of business opportunities, so he suggested that all countries form a joint business group, escorted by the Yue national sailors, and go directly to Daqin through the Tianzhu Sea, one can do business to make money, develop the economy, and the other can let more scholars go with the ship to see other empires. Now there are four major empires in the world, the Han Empire in the east, the Great Qin Empire in the west, the Kushan Empire and the Sassanid Empire in the middle, the Han Empire has just been reborn, the Great Qin Empire and the Kushan Empire are still sinking step by step, but the Sassanid Empire is far away from the once mighty Persian Empire, showing an aggressive momentum, if our scholars can't open their eyes to see the world, just intoxicated by the rebirth of the Han Dynasty, it is a frog at the bottom of the well after all, it will not be much of a profit, we should let them go out, Re-look the world with new eyes.

Several parties have different thoughts, they don't care about Sun Shao's call, but they are very interested in the outside world depicted by Sun Shao. In the past, the wealth growth of the Han Dynasty mainly came from the land, but now the population has decreased sharply, and the wealth on the land has grown very slowly. No one has any grudge against money, and if there is another way to make a fortune, they can reduce the exploitation of their own people and strengthen their rule, so why not?

Everyone quickly agreed to this proposal, and then began to discuss how to form a group, after all, although there are great benefits from going to sea, but the risks can not be ignored, the ship is inevitably wrecked, how to bear these risks?

Sun Shao once again proposed a method, the business group with limited liability, open up to attract all kinds of investment, dividends according to the size of the investment, and also take risks according to the size of the investment, those who are willing to join, and the timid stand aside.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and this method of cooperation aroused the great interest of the kings, and they immediately issued a summoning order to their own country.

After the news came out, the Zhou family and the Sheng family, the big shipbuilders of Huiji, celebrated each other, no matter what, as long as this business group is organized, the sales of the ships they build will definitely increase by leaps and bounds, and a once-in-a-lifetime development opportunity is in front of them. However, they are also old foxes who have been in the mall for a long time, and they know that Sun Shao will never let them monopolize such a good thing, even if Sun Shao is willing, the other kings will not be willing, and they will definitely form a new shipyard, and skilled workers will become fragrant and sweet. So the two heads of the family met at once, and soon made a decision to raise the wages of their shipyard workers, and at the same time sign a contract, and do everything possible to encircle them, so as not to be dug into the corner.

Their actions were timely, and two months later, Yuzhang Shipyard, Chengdu Shipyard, and Qingzhou Shipyard announced that they had broken ground.

At the same time, the families from all over the country have been dispatched, and after nearly four months of negotiations, a super large merchant group with 2,000 large merchant ships was built, with an all-encompassing business scope, but mainly engaged in sea business, from the East China Sea to the South China Sea, in the Tianzhu Sea, and as far as Daqin.

Hearing the wind, the five fleets except for the Funan Fleet, which guarded Funan Bay and did not participate in the escort, the East China Sea Fleet, the South China Sea Fleet, the West Sea Fleet, and the newly built Tianzhu Sea Fleet respectively arranged the escort scope and shifts, and set sail ready to go.

At the end of the eighth year of Jian'an, Wei first announced the establishment of Xuanwu College, recruiting scholars from all walks of life, and cultivating their own maritime talents.

At the beginning of the ninth year of Jian'an, Cao Zhangzuo, the general of the chariot cavalry, invited the Son of Heaven to reopen the 36 pastoral gardens and raise horses in Liangzhou, Bingzhou, Yongzhou and other places.

(To be continued)