When I set off from Xudu, it was expected to be cold in spring, and I was young in the cold.

On the other hand, it is already cold and warm in the east of the river, and you can still see unknown waterfowl frolicking on the water.

After passing through the mouth of the water, what appeared in front of Xu Shu and others was a spring valley county.

It's not big, but it's all in the box.

Moreover, at this time, there are many merchant ships, and this small county surrounded by mountains and rivers is particularly prosperous, so it is not worrying to find a foothold.

What should I do first?

"Get rid of the shackles, return to heaven and earth, and drink bitterly!" Xu Shu has a heartbeat.

This proposal was unanimously approved, and these days of life on the boat, either catching fish or eating jerky, Dong Ju felt that his legs were a little weak.

Perhaps because of the frequent passing by of merchants, the restaurants in Chungu County are quite large and the food is quite abundant.

Steamed cakes, soup cakes, fried dogs, boiled vegetables and vegetables, one each.

In order to celebrate the safe journey with the military advisor, Dong Ju also spent money to buy two melons.

After the store broke the melons and fruits and brought them up, they made Xu Shu and Shi Tao's index fingers move, and the two melons disappeared in the wind and clouds.

patting his stomach with satisfaction, Xu Shu let out a sigh of satisfaction:

"Fortunately, thanks to Gong Xi, I am alive!"

In the north, there are also fruits grown in the winter, but the cost is not comparable to that in the south, and it is not something that Xu Shu can enjoy.

The fruit in the stomach also made Xu Shu feel more comfortable.

Afterwards, the three of them slowly enjoyed the meal brought by the domestic maid while enjoying a rare leisure time.

With another glass of wine in his stomach, Xu Shu heard a few words from the next table:

“…… Tao San'er was arrested the day before yesterday for making paper privately. ”

"This Jiangdong business is becoming more and more difficult to do, sooner or later, I will give up my family and move to Jiangling!"

"Giving up the house? How to give up your home? I think it's better to ask a daughter surnamed Hao to get married. ”

"Shhhhh

"Be careful with a bird's egg! Everyone knows the mulberry paper, but only the surname Hao is allowed to make paper, what is the reason? ”

The owner of the restaurant hurriedly ran over, and it took some reassurance to calm down the adjacent table.

So Xu Shu heard the person behind him change the topic:

"The day before yesterday, a certain cousin heard that there was a kind of red cake for sale in Gangneung City, and it was said that Ganfu was very good, or it was a good deal."

A voice muffled and said:

"It's better to just be a normal deal, is it really a good deal, can I wait?"

After being frustrated twice, the gang lost the interest in talking, and withdrew after eating.

Xu Shu was a little curious:

"Gong Xi, now Jiangling is prosperous in business?"

Based on what he heard in Xudu, in Xu Shu's impression, Jiangling should be a military place.

The high city is deep and the walls are strict, facing Xiangfan and garrisoning Jingnan.

This should be Gangneung.

But listening to the meaning of what you just said, it doesn't seem to match your impression?

Gong Xi smiled:

"What is the urgency of the military advisor? Wait a little longer and see for yourself. ”

It makes sense, Xu Shu has always been free and easy, so he also put this matter down, and he should eat and drink.

Eat a good meal and stay overnight in a clean and comfortable house.

On the second day, they slept until three o'clock in the morning, and the three of them started again after eating.

Unexpectedly, after arriving at the pier, it was surrounded by county soldiers from Chungu County.

Dong Ju's heart immediately burst out, but when he saw a group of sad-faced businessmen on the side, he understood that he had encountered an accident.

The identity is sensitive and difficult to get ahead, so Dong Ju smiled and went to inquire about this group of businessmen, and quickly asked the reason.

"There are a few slave laborers in the vicinity, and the lieutenant of Chungu is suspected of hiding among the ships on the docks."

Xu Shu glanced at it, and a fat man behind the county soldiers was sitting on a folding stool, yawning boredly.

So waiting? Xu Shu and the others are not afraid, they carry important things with them, and the boat highlights a light and simple line, and they can't find anything.

However, this group of county soldiers didn't seem to have any intention of searching.

Soon, someone from the group of businessmen came over to talk to Dong Ju, and then Xu Shu saw Dong Ju take out the money bag with a painful face, count a small half and give it to the visitor.

There was a little more noise among the merchants, and finally an older merchant came over with money and nodded to the county lieutenant who was in charge of the anti-robbery prison.

Almost immediately, the county lieutenant led the people away, without dragging the mud and water in the slightest.

Only then did Xu Shu realize that he had suffered an unwarranted disaster, and his right hand unconsciously put on the sword at his waist, but he let go of it.

Most of the surnames in Jiangdong don't care about the slave labor who got away, but it is a good opportunity for the county lieutenant to use the topic to scrape money.

Xu Shu thought to himself.

However, after boarding the ship and seeing a few frightened ragged people in the cabin, Xu Shu shook his head and laughed:

"Gong Xi, it seems that the money you spent is still useful."

The ship set sail again, and the four slave laborers who changed into the spare clothes of Xu Shu and others shook the oars vigorously, which saved the three of them a lot of effort.

Standing at the stern of the boat, Xu Shu admired the scenery of Jiangdong, whether it was the round car slowly turned by the river, or the low house next to the round car, which made Xu Shu feel fresh.

But Dong Ju was not interested at a glance.

"Military division, the round car made by Jiangdong is like a difference from the water power workshop in Jingzhou."

Xu Shu had heard Dong Ju talk about the changes in Jingzhou before, but in the final analysis, it was less than four years since he went to Cao Cao.

Even if Kong Ming has the talent of Wolong, how much can he change?

Looking at Xu Shu's expression, Dong Ju smiled and turned to a slave worker who was rowing:

"Do you know that this round car in Jiangdong, if it is used, how much will it cost?"

"Don't dare to hide it from Enjun." The slave worker nodded at Dong Ju and said:

"The people of Tuntian in Jiangdong need to pay 50% of the field tax, and if they use round cars, it will be 60%."

Then, without Dong Ju asking, he continued:

"We all know in Jiangdong that Liu Jingzhou is lenient, and the water power workshop is only 20 yuan per use, which is called maintenance fee."

Xu Shu silently calculated in his heart, it can be called a world of difference.

Seeing the kindness of Xu Shu and the others, this slave worker also had the courage to add:

"We originally wanted to escape from Jiangling, but fortunately we met three benevolent monarchs, who are as generous as Liu Jingzhou!"

Xu Shu smiled, and became more and more curious about Jiangling in his heart.

As the boats sail upstream, they encounter more and more boats along the way, and more and more pedestrians can be seen on the riverside road.

Peng Lize stands side by side, and thousands of sails race in Dongting Lake.

After crossing Dongting Lake, continue along the river to the north.

On this day, Dong Ju at the bow of the ship shouted: "Military advisor, Jiangling is in sight!" ”

Xu Shu bowed down and got out of the cabin, and he only felt dazzled for a while.

In the distance, two fortified cities stand side by side, and a big banner with the word "Han" written on the head of the city flies in the wind.

Under the banner, every few dozen paces on the head of the city, a fierce and terrifying giant crossbow machine was placed.

The sergeant on the city wall will patrol the colonel with his head held high.

Under the city walls, the people, merchants, and people came and went.

On the wharf on the edge of Gangneung City, there are thousands of merchants and tens of thousands of goods.

The fine fabrics are lined up and shining like stars,

Minerals that need to be processed are piled up higher than low walls.

Pedestrians are brightly dressed, and even Xu Du has to be ashamed of himself.

The carriages and sedan chairs were crowded back and forth, and it seemed like the Luoyang scene in a trance.

The voices of selling are like boiling, and the voices of soliciting customers are like the rhythm of music.

With just one glance, Xu Shu almost indulged in it.

"This is Gangneung? Is this a military city? ”

Xu Shu asked himself: "If the Cao thief attacks......

Dong Ju laughed: "It's all boats here, isn't it easy to get out?" ”

"And General Guan built a twin city, and the size of the city is enough to accommodate nearly a million people."

Xu Shu simply calculated in his heart, and shook his head in his heart:

I'm afraid that General Yun Chang is already worried about the city's capacity.

Xu Shu looked into the distance, as if he could see a beautiful bearded general on the top of the Jiangling city wall, looking at everything bustling under the city with a proud beard.

However, Xu Shu knew that this was mostly just an illusion that he hadn't seen Yun Chang for a long time.

They did not lean directly on the pier, Dong Ju had a warrant, so he commanded several craftsmen who had escaped from Gangdong to row north, intending to enter directly through the water gate north of Gangneung.

The ship turned around, and Xu Shu's eyes widened and he saw an incomprehensible scene.

To the south of Jiangling is Gong'an County, and the round cars on the bank of the river are not known to be few, and these round cars are obviously larger and more delicate than those in Jiangdong.

Countless unknown iron or wood parts are placed on it, carrying this power in all directions as the river turns.

The ring belt connected by wooden tenons runs from north to south, one end is connected to a giant round water wheel, and the other end extends into the public security city.

The ring was filled with square barrels, and Xu Shu saw a ship full of ore carefully docked in a reserved position.

Then the square wooden barrel from the side of Gong'an City hit the ore pile, scooped up a barrel and hung down naturally, and then was driven back to the interior of Gong'an County by the ring.

There are several delicate devices like this, and Xu Shu has already made a simple calculation in his heart at a glance.

Such a shipload of ore only needs three people to take care of, but it can send all the ore in a boat to Gong'an County in half an hour.

No additional helpers are required for this process, and no horse-drawn carriages or mule carts are required.

Until he set foot on the land of Jiangling, Xu Shu still couldn't forget it for a long time, he couldn't fully understand the things, but he vaguely remembered that Kong Ming's letter had mentioned that his wife had studied this thing and made a great breakthrough, and he vaguely remembered Kong Ming calling it ......

"How strong is the Ministry of Craftsmanship!" Xu Shu sighed.

"Mrs. Huang always asked me to call it engineering, or science."

Xu Shu looked up and saw a familiar old man's face, and then he was overjoyed:

"General Yun Chang!" Xu Shu was completely surprised.

"Yuan Zhi!" Guan Yu sighed a lot: "Farewell to Jingbei, I can't think of goodbye for more than a few years!" ”

Then Guan Yu laughed even more, patted Dong Ju on the shoulder and said:

"Gong attacked nine deaths to save the army division, no less than the merit of killing the generals and capturing the flag!"

Dong Ju smiled very implicitly, from Jingzhou to Yizhou to Chang'an, after going south to Xudu Waterway, and then to Jiangling, he can be regarded as going around the Central Plains, and now he is becoming more and more calm, but he simply hugged Guan Yu with a smile on his face.

As far as he is concerned, Xu Junshi is also an old friend, and now he can reunite his old friend, which is enough to surprise him for Dong Ju.

After catching up with each other, Guan Yu couldn't wait to pull Xu Shu away:

"Master Xu, let's take a look at the Jiangling City cast by Guan first!"

Tangled in the minutiae part of the delay. The wooden tenon ring belt is a thing in the keel waterwheel of the Han Dynasty.

(End of chapter)