Chapter 101: Promoting the Progress of the Times
In an instant, everyone had a kind of enlightenment that was enlightened, and the eyes that looked at Lu Sheng became eager.
"Yuzhu is young in the end, and her brain is flexible. The old man has been getting the map for so long, and he has never been able to figure it out. He Qiaosheng stroked his beard and laughed, "In this way, we can also follow the route into Yanluo Island and wipe out these pirates."
General Shi, the Qiantang Water Division has no record, can it still be fought?"
He Qiaosheng's voice landed, and the atmosphere of the entire general ledger was frozen. Shi Wei stood up with a solemn face and gently tapped his chest.
"If you don't break the pirates, you won't return the corpse. β
"Wait!" Suddenly, Lu Sheng's voice sounded again.
"Yuzhu, what other opinions do you have?" He Qiaosheng asked with a smile, his tone towards Lu Sheng at this moment was already as appreciative of Qiantang as Lu Sheng's gang.
The official spirit of the Dayu Dynasty is like this, they will not only fight with the party, but also spare no effort to cultivate the talent of the last generation. Even if it is not to cultivate a protΓ©gΓ©'s henchman, it is also to win a reputation for knowing people and being wise.
Even if he is a notorious traitor among the people, he may have promoted many good officials with clean sleeves in his life. There are two official words, and it is difficult to assess loyalty, treachery, good and evil.
Lu Sheng did not hesitate, quickly stood up and came to the map, pointed to a section of the Xishan River, and slowly moved towards the sea. Gradually, Lu Sheng's hand was fixed on the latest Yanluo Island marked on the map.
Seeing Lu Sheng's action, Duan Fei's face changed suddenly.
"Brother Lu, you mean ......?"
"Eighty percent is!" Lu Sheng nodded solemnly, bowing slightly to He Qiaosheng, "Lord Hui, the lower official was ordered to investigate the theft of official silver, although it has not yet been effective, but it is not without clues.
The lower officials have already found out the modus operandi of the group of bandits. My lord, this is the section of the Xishan Crime. After intercepting and killing the official ship and the official silver escort, the robbers did not drive the silver ship away, but scuttled it on the spot. β
"It's sinking?" He Qiaosheng asked in amazement, looking at the place on the map that Lu Sheng pointed to and sighed softly, "I see, no wonder so many people from the Wufu Organization have not been able to find it, and it is said that it is a ghost and a god." β
"But Lord Lu, if the ship is scuttled, aren't they busy in vain?"
"General Shi, this is where we didn't think of it. Because of this, no one expected that they would scuttle the ship. But General Duan and I both went into the water to see it, and it was indeed scuttled.
After that, we followed the trail to Chongming Island. On Chongming Island, there used to be an ancient tribe that lived in the water as much as on land. So we suspect that this group of people did it. β
"What happened later?" Shi Wei's curiosity was suddenly aroused.
"But alas, the fishermen were wiped out twenty years ago. So the clues we tracked down were also broken in this place. Just when we were at a loss, Lord He summoned us and others to come. Now that I think about it, I am afraid that there is still a hidden secret to the extermination of the clan twenty years ago. β
"Yuzhu, are you saying that the pirates on Yanluo Island are very likely to be the fishermen who were exterminated twenty years ago?
"This route is the credentials. The fog blocked our way up to Yanluo Island, and it also blocked the pirates. How did the pirates come up with the idea of making coordinates from the bottom of the sea to determine the route of their path?
You must know that this is fifty miles of fog, even if I wait for martial arts cultivation, I can't swim through it in one breath. Moreover, how deep the bottom of the sea is, and where the coordinates are to be made, will not be changed, these are beyond the ability of ordinary people. β
Lu Sheng stretched out his finger and crossed the route of the Yangtze River, "Since the incident, both sides of the Yangtze River have been under martial law, and three million taels of official silver is not a small thing, and it is impossible to pass the strict investigation.
So I thought that this group of bandits dragged Guanyin from the bottom of the river all the way to the open sea. And it is so coincidental that there is a paradise-like Yanluo Island here, and what is even more coincidental is that the way to enter Yanluo Island is to move forward from the water. β
There are no absolute coincidences in the world, and all coincidences are inevitable. And so many coincidences converge in one point, so the coincidences are naturally not coincidences.
So when Lu Sheng's words landed, everyone agreed with his statement in their hearts. But......
He Qiaosheng tapped lightly on the table, "Isn't that just right, isn't it possible to do the case of exterminating pirates and tracking down Guanyin together?"
"My lord, if General Shi proceeds from this route, he will naturally have no problem dealing with pirates of other identities, but if the pirates on Yanluo Island are really fishermen, then what's the point?
They can live in the water, and when our army comes, they can jump into the sea, and when we leave, they will come back again. Therefore, the only way to do this is to surround them on all sides, so that they have no way to enter the water to break through in one fell swoop. β
"Lord Lu, why did you turn around for a long time and then go back to the dead end?" Shi Wei immediately smiled bitterly after hearing this.
"If we can surround us on all sides, what are we still discussing here? Where do we need this route map? Why do the Ouchi secret agents sent by the emperor need to be wiped out? The surroundings of Yanluo Island are covered with fog, and it is impossible for ships to discern the direction after entering. β
A smile appeared on Lu Sheng's face, shining into people's hearts like a bright moon hanging in the sky.
This era sometimes really makes Lu Sheng very anxious, obviously with such a developed navigation, but he has not even invented the most basic and important compass.
Of the four major inventions, except for paper, the other three have no trace at all.
Without gunpowder, Lu Sheng can understand, because after having martial arts, gunpowder really seems to have no soil for development. Lu Sheng can understand without printing, because Lu Sheng already knows that there is still a high-end photocopying method of spiritual transmission in this world.
However, it is too much without a compass.
No one can understand Lu Sheng's smile, but no one can understand it.
Although I don't know what Lu Sheng can do, everyone sees a meaning in Lu Sheng's smile, he has a way!
"Lord He, can you find a magnet for Xiaguan?"
Magnets are not common, but they still exist. What's more, in the Jiangnan region, almost every family will have a magnet. Jiangnan embroidery is famous all over the world, whether it is a beautiful lady or a small jasper will embroider in their spare time.
If the needle falls on the ground, you need to use a magnet to find it. After He Qiaosheng gave the order, a magnet was really found in less than half an hour. Along with it, there was also an embroidered basket.
Looking at the embroidered basket, He Qiaosheng glanced at Shi Wei strangely, "General Shi, have you brought your female dependents to the barracks?"
"I didn't ...... Don't dare to ......" Shi Wei's face suddenly turned pale and cold sweat broke out.
Lu Sheng took the magnet, and the internal force flow was transformed into several small sword qi, instantly cutting the magnet into slender strips.
"Don't you dare?
"Lord Hui, this embroidered basket is not a woman's, it is my left helm general's ......"
"Left helm general? What is he doing with the embroidered basket?"
"My lord, the Qiantang Water Division has not fought for decades, and life is boring except for training on weekdays, so some generals will do harmless things as a pastime. But rest assured, we have never slackened our training and operations!"
Lu Sheng glanced at Shi Wei in horror, He Qiaosheng didn't doubt that Shi Wei dared to lie to him at this time. But these words startled Lu Sheng, who was carefully grinding the magnet on the side.
In this barracks, where all cockroaches are male, there must be a big man embroidering on the windowsill...... Is the consequences of this death really bearable?
Under Lu Sheng's meticulous polishing, the magnet was ground into more than a dozen slender magnetic needles. Lu Sheng is not a professional craftsman, so he understands the principle. Although it could not reach military standards, the debut in this era was perfect.
Lu Sheng held a wooden skewer against a magnetic needle and fixed the wooden skewer on the desk.
Everyone gathered around curiously, and they didn't understand what it was for a long time.
"Brother Lu, are you entertaining us? You are a civilian official, you only need to give advice, I told you, but my brother forgot to tell you that there is no joke in the army, and after laughing, it will be dealt with by military law. β
"I've been busy for so long, and I'm not kidding. Lu Sheng said, gently pushing the magnetic needle, the magnetic needle quickly rotated on the bamboo stick, slower and slower, and finally frozen.
"Do you understand?" Lu Sheng asked again.
"Brother Lu, I now think that either you are stupid or I am stupid, what is this?
"This ...... This...... How could this be?" Suddenly, an excited voice interrupted Duan Fei's continued questioning.
Shi Wei showed an expression as if he had seen a ghost, and came to the magnet in a daze. Tremblingly, he stretched out his fingers and gently touched the magnetic needle.
The magnetic needle slightly shifted the angle, but when Shi Wei's hand was withdrawn again, the magnetic needle returned to its previous direction like a stubborn child.
"How so, how so...... Is this a demonic technique, or is it a magic skill?"
Shi Wei touched it lightly, and Duan Fei immediately saw the strangeness in it. Hurriedly curiously stretched out his hand to turn the magnetic needle in the direction. However, no matter which angle the magnetic needle is took, the magnetic needle will return to its original position.
At this moment, Duan Fei understood what Lu Sheng's unintentional gadget meant.
Even for a moment, Duan Fei thought of whether if the army had a magnetic needle, could it be without a guide, just relying on the map to directly cross the no-man's land and go deep behind enemy lines. With this thing, will it still go the wrong way and delay the fighter?
The more he thought about it, the more rapid Duan Fei's breathing became, and the more terrifying his eyes became when he looked at Lu Sheng.
"Yuzhu, what the hell is going on......? Do you know how to demons?" He Qiaosheng's tone suddenly became gloomy. The performance of magnetic needles is not something that can be generalized by martial arts. This world has its limitations, and if he is crowned with a demon law, then Lu Sheng should be cool.
"My lord, this is not a demon law, but the righteousness of heaven and earth. Lu Sheng gently pinched the magnetic needle in his hand, "My lord, heaven and earth, Qiankun, yin and yang, men and women, is there really no connection between the north and the south?"
"Of course there is, the sky is dry and the earth is kun, men are yang, women are yin, north and south...... This principle should be followed......" Saying this, He Qiaosheng's voice paused, and he looked at the magnetic needle's face change.
"I see...... I see...... North and south, because the south is yang and the north is yin, so the magnetic needle points to the north and south...... Hahaha...... It turns out that there is no need for the stars and the moon to guide the way forward, hahaha...... For there are such things in the heavens and the earth, but we are ignorant......"
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