Chapter 249: False Alarm and Surprise
In addition to this incident, Xu Shu also told Lin Bei that Huang Chengyan already knew his identity, and this old man was very interested in Lin Bei, and was ready to rush to Lurong County, which is now Wanghai City, to meet Lin Bei.
"Huang Chengyan?"
Of course, Lin Bei knows Huang Chengyan, this is a celebrity, but Huang Chengyan's fame seems to come from his daughter, that is, Huang Yueying.
If Huang Yueying is not Kong Ming's wife, Huang Yueying should be unknown in history, and similarly, if Huang Chengyan is not Kong Ming's father-in-law, he may also be nameless, because Huang Chengyan's deeds are too few, anyway, Lin Bei thought about it, he couldn't think of any deeds of Huang Chengyan at all, he had never fought, he had never been someone else's strategist, nor had he been a teacher of any celebrity, his resume was simply blank.
However, Lin Bei thinks that Huang Chengyan must also have some talents, and they all say that the tiger father has no dogs, Huang Yueying is so talented, how can he be a father, he has to be a little bit of a pound, at the same time, Lin Bei is very interested in Huang Chengyan's purpose of coming to Wanghai City, what does he want to do?
An Zhongzhi and Bian Ji also read the letter, An Zhongzhi didn't know Huang Chengyan's name, but Bian Ji was a little surprised and said: "Chengyan Gong wants to come to my Wanghai City?" ”
"Master, do you know about this person's deeds?" Lin Bei asked.
"Chengyan Gong is a famous person in Jingxiang, and the Huang family is also a Jingxiang family, but the Huang family is withered and is now a little decadent, but this person is very famous in Jingxiang, with a high temperament and witty, whether it is a young child or an old man, this person can make friends with him, and most of the Huang family is supported by Chengyan Gong."
"What will this Huang Chengyan do?"
Bian Ji said: "Chengyan is a talented learner, ten times better than the students, if Chengyan really comes, the adults must keep this person, so that this person can endure." A state is more than enough. ”
"Taishou?" Lin Bei noticed that Bian Ji said Taishou, not Assassin Shi, which meant that Huang Chengyan was good at internal affairs and should not be very proficient in military affairs.
"Yes."
"Whether he can keep it depends on whether he is willing to stay." Lin Beidao: "If he is willing, of course I want to keep him." ”
Bian Ji smiled: "Adults don't have to worry too much. If the student's expectations are not bad, Cheng Yangong will come this time, which means to be effective. ”
"Oh, why is that?"
"If Yuan Zhi and that Huang Yueying get married, I look at the Huang family in Haicheng and Jingxiang is the good of Qin and Jin, the Huang family is now withered, as far as the students know, Huang Chengyan has no heirs, in this case. Yuan Zhi is the only male member of the Huang family, and Yuan Zhi is the pillar of my Wanghai City, how can the Huang family not pay attention to it? As long as the adult can satisfy Cheng Yangong and think that the adult is worth following, the Huang family will definitely serve the adult. ”
Bian Ji's words are indeed reasonable, the continuation of the prosperity of the family is a major event for all families, even greater than anyone who is the emperor, if Xu Shu and Huang Yueying get married. Then Xu Shu has become the pillar of the Huang family, and Xu Shu's choice is very important. Now Xu Shu is already Lin Bei's general, Huang Chengyan should come here for the purpose of investigation, if he thinks that Lin Bei is worth following, the Huang family will serve Lin Bei, if Lin Bei is not worth following, maybe the family will also be Huang. After going back, Huang Chengyan will notify the state and county to arrest Xu Shu.
"Although the Huang family is a little decadent now, after all, it is Jingxiang's family, and they are on good terms with Mr. Shuijing and Pang De, and they can enter and leave the Confucian school at will, my lord. As long as Cheng Yan Gong can serve the adults, as long as he says a few kind words for the adults in front of those Confucian students, these students will definitely look at the sea city with their hearts. ”
Lin Bei was reminded by Bian Ji, and nodded at the moment, although he hated the family a little, but he had to admit that the influence of the family was very great, and the influence of celebrities and celebrities was also quite large, as long as these celebrities could say a few good words about Lin Bei, the difficulty of recruiting talents would be greatly reduced, these talents were ready-made, if Lin Bei cultivated himself, it would have to take more than ten years.
Thinking of this, Lin Bei immediately said: "Write a letter to Yuan Zhi immediately, let him communicate more with those students in the Confucian Academy, and it is best to bring back a few good talents in the future." ”
"No."
"In addition, Huang Chengyan may have already sent a big ship to patrol around Jiaozhi on the way to my Wanghai City, and if he finds this person, he will bring it back and treat him with courtesy."
"No."
In the following ten days, Wanghai City is still recuperating, the new season of rice seeds has been sown, the road has been repaired to the narrow valley mouth of the long mountain range, the transfer station has also been repaired to this side for fifty miles, adding up to almost one hundred and fifty miles, only more than two hundred and fifty miles of road has not been paved.
The coconuts on the coconut trees are starting to bear fruit again, the ripening period of the coconuts is almost a year, and the coconuts will ripen again in June and July next year, this time, the coconut trees will bear much more coconuts than in the first year, and next year will definitely be another harvest.
The salt farm has now accumulated nearly 20,000 catties of refined salt, Zhen Ping agreed to come once every three months when he left last time, and now it is only two months, and when Zhen Ping comes, the amount of refined salt should reach 30,000 catties.
When the sergeant was sent to inspect the waters around Jiaozhi, Huang Chengyan did not receive it, but the sergeant sent back a news that surprised Lin Bei, that is, the Changshan suspension bridge between Jiuzhen County and Jiaozhi County was actually erected again, and when he heard the news, Lin Bei immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
"The drawbridge has been erected again?" Lin Bei was surprised and said, "How is this possible?" ”
But the news that the sergeant brought back must be right, the suspension bridge that was cut off after Lin Bei's retreat was re-erected, and the suspension bridges on dozens of hills were also erected, but the sergeant also sent another news, that is, there were no yellow turbans near Changshan for hundreds of miles.
Lin Bei hurriedly brought Bian Ji and An Zhongzhi to tell them the news, hearing this news, Bian Ji and An Zhongzhi were also shocked, although the development momentum of Wanghai City is now rapid, and there are high-tech such as steam cars, tank fighting vehicles and steam ships, but the number of people is always too small, and the chance of winning is quite small to fight with the yellow turbans of Jiaozhi.
"My lord, since the big barbarian has re-erected the drawbridge, he should want to attack my Wanghai City, so why is there no Yellow Turban army around Changshan?" After calming down, Bian Ji said suspiciously.
"I'm also wondering. I have informed the sergeants to patrol in Jiuzhen and Jiaozhi, and if they find any Yellow Turban soldiers, they will report immediately, and they will be loyal and upright, and inform He Ming, so that the sergeants will not leave their blades. Sleep without undressing, ready to fight at any time, in addition, immediately inform Zhang Cheng of Linjiang City to prepare for war. ”
An Zhongzhi hurriedly went down to prepare.
At this time, the Haka tribe will definitely not be able to fight, Wanghai City dispatched sergeants and warships, patrolling day and night in Jiuzhen and Ninan, and five tank soldiers also drove to the outpost camp, day and night without extinguishing the fire. Always ready to engage the Yellow Turbans.
Lin Bei also asked the craftsman to put on the repaired Dawei Dragon King Armor, as long as there was news of the Yellow Turban, he could immediately set off and go to the front line.
Under this kind of vigilance, after three days, the situation reported by the sergeants made Lin Bei feel at ease, because there was no trace of the yellow turban in Jiuzhen County, and naturally there was no one at sea. There was no movement on the Yellow Turban side of Jiaozhi, obviously not preparing for a big battle. After being relieved, Lin Bei felt strange.
"That big barbarian is so idle, right? How much manpower and material resources do we need to rebuild those dozens of suspension bridges? Even if you don't attack Wanghai, then at least you have to send troops to garrison it, but if it's set up, it doesn't matter? ”
Lin Bei really couldn't figure it out, and Bian Ji and An Zhongzhi couldn't figure it out either. Subsequently, the sergeants cut the drawbridge again, and the combat readiness was naturally lifted.
"What is the big brute going to do?" Lin Bei asked Bian Ji and An Zhongzhi: "Do you just want me to wait for a false alarm?" ”
Bian Ji smiled bitterly: "If this is the case, then the big barbarian should suddenly become stupid, how treacherous the terrain of the dozens of suspension bridges in Changshan is." If you want to rebuild the suspension bridge, you can't do it unless tens of thousands of people can't do it, so you can just make us wait for a false alarm, and the big barbarian shouldn't be so unwise. ”
"If that's not the case, how do you explain the situation at hand?"
"Could it be that the big barbarians have contact with the natives around the Mekong River? Connecting the drawbridges just for those natives? ”
"What is there for the natives to be worth the great brute's effort? The great barbarian is now sitting in the southern crossing, what can't he have? This explanation doesn't make sense. ”
After thinking about it for several days, Lin Bei and the others thought that their heads were big, but they couldn't think of it, and finally they could only give up, thinking that the big barbarian had a convulsion in his head, so he would do such a thankless thing.
Time passed in such a hurry, in a blink of an eye, more than half of October in the first year of Zhongping had passed, on this day, the sergeant came to report, the military ship had received Huang Chengyan, and now it is coming to Wanghai City, and it will arrive on the second day.
"How many people did Huang Chengyan bring?"
"There is only one retinue."
Lin Bei smiled: "This celebrity's courage is not small, and he dares to come to Wanghai City with only one entourage." ”
Bian Ji said with a smile: "Cheng Yangong is showing his openness, after all, now we and the Huang family are good for Qin and Jin." ”
"Since Huang Chengyan has come from afar, as the master's side, he naturally can't be rude, so I'll surprise this Chengyan tomorrow, come here"
Huang Chengyan looked leisurely outside the boat, with side dishes in front of him, holding a pot of wine in his hand, and taking a few sips while watching, the people next to him couldn't see what he was thinking.
"Gong Chengyan, please go ashore." The captain came and asked Huang Chengyan to go ashore.
Huang Chengyan looked outside the boat and said with some doubts: "Wanghai City has arrived?" Why don't you see the city? ”
"Oh, this place is still more than two hundred miles away from my Wanghai City, and I need to change to a steam car." The captain's attitude made Huang Chengyan unable to find fault, Lin Bei said that he would treat each other politely, and the captain naturally strictly followed.
"In this way, the guest is as you go, Huang San, let's get on the boat." Huang Chengyan greeted his entourage, and as soon as he got off the boat, Huang Chengyan suddenly turned around: "What car did you just say?" Carriage? ”
"The steam car is not a horse-drawn carriage, it is a kind of sacred object developed by adults, which can run without animal power and can travel thousands of miles a day." The captain said with a bow on his face.
It's a god again, or this dragon god, Huang Chengyan muttered in his heart, after a long talk with Xu Shu, the dragon god in Xu Shu's mouth made Huang Chengyan really interested in it, he couldn't imagine that there was really such a monster in this world, and it was true to know people and people, which was also the reason why Huang Chengyan wanted to see it in person, Huang Chengyan believed in his eyes more,
Huang San helped Huang Chengyan to the shore, this place has not yet been developed by Wanghai City, so it looks very desolate, but you can see a stone road from a distance, and there is a somewhat strange car parked on the stone road, and the front of the car is still suddenly emitting black smoke, Huang Chengyan squinted his eyes and looked at it, and asked the captain: "That's the steam car?" ”
"Yes, it's the steam car."
"What is that black smoke?"
"The one emitting the black smoke is the steam engine, as for the others, the small ones don't know, but Cheng Yangong will know when he comes forward." The captain smiled.
When he got close to the steam car, Huang Chengyan almost didn't look at the few people next to the car, his eyes fell on the steam car, he really didn't see any cattle and horses, and the steam car was quite big, it looked very heavy, Huang Chengyan said in his heart, can it really run automatically? If that's the case, then it can indeed be considered a fetish.
The sergeant on the side of the car respectfully invited Huang Chengyan to get into the car, and when Huang Chengyan stood firm, in Huang Chengyan's widening eyes, the big car really moved, first slowly, then accelerated, and then there was a sound of wind next to his ears, this speed is really fast as a galloping horse, no, faster than a galloping horse.
Huang Chengyan's composure disappeared without a trace, grabbed the carriage and looked out, there were no horses or cows in front of the car, but the wheels were turning rapidly, Huang Chengyan was really shocked, a divine object, a divine object.
After a long time, Huang Chengyan calmed down a little and said astringently: "This steam car, right?" How many miles does this steam wagon travel in each hour? ”
"Sixty miles or so, this is a stone road, if it is a cement road, the speed is even faster."
"Is this really made by your family?" Huang Chengyan didn't believe it, Huang Yueying had already made the wooden ox flowing horse, and it could run automatically, but purely in terms of speed, the wooden ox and this steam car were very different, not to mention that the steam car could carry so many people.
"Naturally, my family is the body of a dragon god, so naturally I can also create such a divine object." The sergeant said in a deep voice, his tone full of conviction.
Huang Chengyan never knew that the original car ride was such a refreshing thing, usually the carriage ride is slow and bumpy, but this kind of steam car is fast and steady, looking at the scenery next to the road, time seems to pass very fast.
Countless rice fields began to enter Huang Chengyan's field of vision, Huang Chengyan is a celebrity, naturally knows about farming, seeing this, he frowned and said: "These rice have just been sown? ”
"Yes."
"At this time of year, I'm afraid these rice can't ripen, right? Why don't you wait for half a year, wait for spring to do spring ploughing? Could it be that Wanghai City is short of food? ”
The sergeant said with a smile: "Cheng Yangong is too worried, I only harvested a batch of rice in Wanghai City before ten months, this is the second batch of rice, my lord said it, the weather in Rinan County is very good, and the rice can be harvested three times a year, and what the lord said must be true." ”
Already harvested once? Huang Chengyan thought about it and didn't mention it anymore, he didn't know if it was true that there were three crops a year, but since there was a bumper harvest, then Wanghai City would not be short of food, and as for the rest, Huang Chengyan naturally wouldn't ask more.
When there were still more than forty miles away from Wanghai City, Guolin began to appear, and five tank tanks and chariots had stopped on the side of the road, which also came to greet Huang Chengyan, which was also Lin Bei's 'surprise' to Huang Chengyan. (To be continued......)
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