Chapter 224 Lonely Bamboo City (2)(1/2)
Speaking of which, Zheng Xuan is Zhuge Liang's teacher.
Although Liu Chuang was prepared, he couldn't help but feel nervous when he heard Zheng Xuan handing him over this matter.
Before leaving, Liu Chuang actually asked Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang was very shy at that time, but Liu Chuang could feel that Zhuge Liang had met Huang Yueying. When did he meet? Liu Chuang was not very clear. But speculated that it was the year Zhuge Liang studied in Nanshan. At that time, Zhuge Liang had just returned from Xia Pi with Liu Chuang and followed Zheng Xuan to the next day. Huang Chengyan took his daughter from Jingzhou to Nanshan Academy. The two might have met at that time and were very familiar with each other.
Historically, Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying were a very loving model couple.
But now history has changed. Zhuge Liang has not experienced the bumpy and dislocation that should have been experienced, and his temperament is naturally much more cheerful.
"Uncle Emperor, there is no need to make things difficult."
Huang Chengyan smiled, took out a gift bag from his arms and handed it to Liu Chuang.
"I have no intention of forcing the emperor's uncle. Among this gift is the question that the little girl wants to give to Kong Ming to answer.
After the emperor's uncle returns, he can hand over this treasure to Kong Ming... If he is willing to answer, he agrees; if he is unwilling to answer, the emperor's uncle doesn't have to make a difficult time. This is originally a matter of mutual love. Whether it is the emperor or me, it is difficult to make a decision for the children."
Huang Chengyan has a handsome appearance and elegant manners.
This old man was an enlightened man, and Liu Chuang immediately felt good about him.
However, he was very interesting about Huang Chengyan's trick to propose marriage. So he smiled and took the lottery from Huang Chengyan. Then he bowed and said, "Mr. Huang had made suggestions for the rod designed by my second sister, and was very grateful for it. The rod and I were very useful. Later, my second sister will prepare for the experiment and ask Mr. Huang for more advice and more help."
"Phone the rod?"
Huang Chengyan couldn't react at once.
However, he soon understood that the rod-slap that Liu Chuang mentioned was probably the throwing weapon Zhuge Ling had designed some time ago.
At the moment, I felt happy, "Why, the emperor is also interested in this mechanism?"
"The world only thinks that mechanisms are strange and lewd tricks.
But in my opinion, this mechanism is of great use... The gentleman may not know that if this rod can be designed, it will inevitably change the combat mode of the navy. The towers and ships in the rivers are huge in size. In addition to collisions, there are few other means of attack.
If the rod is successfully shot, the previous water battle mode can be changed.
The aggressiveness of the building ship can make it more widely used... Weird and erotic tricks? Haha. In my opinion, it is the crystallization of the wisdom of our ancestors. I once heard people say that in ancient times, there were skilled craftsmen who made birds that could hover in the air and made organs to serve tea and water. Unfortunately, these techniques were almost all lost. My second sister liked organs, and it was a blessing that I should pay attention to them."
A glimmer flashed in Huang Chengyan's eyes.
He nodded slightly and couldn't help but praise: "What the emperor said is extremely true. The mechanism is not a strange trick, but we and future generations don't know the mystery."
In my heart, I also changed my mind.
Originally, he made plans. If Zhuge Liang did not agree to the marriage, he would take Huang Yueying back to his hometown in Jingzhou.
If Zhuge Liang agreed, he would also go back to Jiangxia, after all, that was his root. But now, Huang Chengyan suddenly had the urge to stay. He felt that many of his previous wonderful ideas, if he could get the support of Liu Chuang, might all become reality one by one.
"Since the emperor likes this kind of gadget, I have a drawing in my hand, which I designed by myself.
I went back and saw if it could be realized. Haha, I feel ashamed to say that the book fragrance of the Huang family in Jiangxia was passed down, but in my generation, my second brother Huang Zu liked martial arts, but I liked these gadgets. If I didn’t make a martial arts, I really felt ashamed of my ancestors.”
Zheng Xuan smiled and said, "Old Huang is coaxing people again. Just say you want to get Meng Yan's support, just say it... It's really boring to make up these many excuses."
Huang Chengyan was told through Zheng Xuan, and his old face turned red and he sat down in a daze.
Liu Chuang didn't care either, so he found an excuse to resign from Zheng Xuan, and walked out of the living room with Yan Rou.
The two arrived at the Nanshan Academy construction site where the construction was under construction. Zheng Ren had been waiting for a long time and accompanied Liu Chuang to patrol the construction site.
"Xuezhou discussed with me a few days ago and wanted to rebuild the dock in Leting."
"oh?"
"Leting is located at the entrance of Lushui River, about twenty miles from the entrance of the sea. There is an isolated island called Shijiutuo.
Xuezhou wanted to rebuild the dock here...it was just rebuilding the dock, which was huge. So there was no accurate reply on Zishan."
Of course, Liu Chuang could understand that Xuezhou wanted to rebuild the dock.
This migration would have been difficult to succeed if it weren’t for the Xuezhou building enough sea boats.
According to Gan Ning, the navy now has 30 sea ships. This time, nearly ten sea ships were damaged and repaired... If the dock cannot be built in time, it will cause huge losses to the navy. Liu Chuang can understand the caution of the pneumonia. After all, building a dock requires a lot of money and materials. With the current situation in western Liaoning, it is indeed a bit difficult to support it.
However, the dock must be built as soon as possible!
Liu Chuang was thinking about the gains and losses in his heart, gritted his teeth for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Brother, tell Xuezhou that I am sure about rebuilding the dock!
But in the early stages, the scale may not be too large. After all, we are now in western Liaoning, not in Qingzhou.
After building the dock, try to repair the damaged navy ships... and wait until the materials are sufficient in the future, then expand the dock scale."
When Zheng Ren heard this, he nodded immediately to agree.
Afterwards, Liu Chuang and Yan Rou walked out of Guzhu City and walked south along Lushui.
It is close to the seaside, with sea breezes and sea birds flying...
Liu Chuang got off his horse and walked on the beach.
Yan Rou followed Liu Chuang and remained silent all the way.
After about ten minutes of walking, Liu Chuang suddenly stopped, "Bo Zheng. You are a smart person. You should know the purpose of my trip.
Now that the situation in western Liaoning is unclear, I am facing the difficulty of gaining a foothold... I need someone to help me and give me advice.
So, I want to ask you to come out and solve the worries in front of me. I want to gain a foothold in Liaodong, but I wonder why Bo Zheng taught me?"
Liu Chuang's straightforward way of speaking seemed to be exactly the right way of Yan Rou's appetite.
Yan Rou smiled and said, "If the emperor wants to gain a foothold in Liaodong, just as I and Zifang said before, you must first gain foothold in the vassal states of Liaodong."
As he spoke, he squatted down, took out a short knife from his waist, and quickly drew a suggested map on the beach.
The general location of the Liaodong vassal state is east of the Yu River and west of the Great Liao River, covering the Jinzhou and Heishan areas of Liaoning Province in later generations. The entire Liaodong vassal state has very few Han people. The combined five counties are less than 50,000. Moreover, the city is not large in size. The population of the other county towns is average, except for Changli County, the capital of the Liaodong vassal state, which is only seven or eight thousand, which is similar to that of Guzhu City.
However, there are more than 150,000 Wuhuan people on such a black soil.
"Su Puyan is called King Qiao, and his heart is on the Han Dynasty.
Leading more than a thousand people is the largest force in Wuhuan, besides Tadun. Last year, he was awarded Yuan Shao and appointed as the Shanyu. If the emperor wants to capture the four counties of Liaodong, it is necessary to stabilize the situation of the vassal states in Liaodong. Moreover, Su Puyan and Tadun had a great conflict due to the Lou Ban's affairs. The emperor can send an envoy to the Liaodong vassal states and correct the name of Lou Ban in the name of the Han Dynasty.
Lou Ban is the son of Qiu Liju, and should have been the successor of the Great Shanyu of Wuhuan.
But Tadun is now in a state of aura and is even more supported by Yuan Shao, so all the ministries dare not compete with him.
To rectify the name of Lou Ban, it will not necessarily make Lou Ban stand on the side of the emperor immediately, but the emperor can take this opportunity to invade the vassal states of Liaodong and gain a foothold. Use the vassal states of Liaodong to fight against Liaodong, and then return to the western part of Liaodong, and then return to the western part of Liaoning, and you can succeed in one battle."
Liu Chuang's eyes narrowed into a slit.
He looked at the map drawn by Yan Rou, and was also thinking about the feasibility in his heart.
"However, Liaodong is where Gongsun Du's nest is located. Gongsun's family has been operating in Liaodong for many generations, so how can it be so easy to deal with?"
Yan Rou laughed when she heard this, "With the power of the emperor, would she be afraid of Gongsun?"
"This is not a question of whether I am afraid or not, but I am weak now and I need to be cautious every step I take.
If I cannot succeed in one battle, I will inevitably suffer huge losses. Bo Zheng must also know that western Liaoning is barren and has a scarce population... Therefore, I must be more careful. If I cannot quickly seize Liaodong County and eliminate Gongsun Family, even if I take Liaodong, I will be greatly damaged.
Bo Zheng just said that he wanted to seek Liaodong.
But I don’t know how to make it?”
Liu Chuang's calmness was very pleasant to Yan Rou.
If Liu Chuang had just heard of Yan Rou's plan, he would have forgotten that... Yan Rou would never say anything further.
When Liu Chuangyue is calm, it means that he is determined to win Liaodong. At the same time, from his calmness, it can be seen that this is definitely not a person who is prone to being hot-headed.
Yan Judo: "The territory of Liaodong is vast and has ruled eleven counties, with a total of 65,000 households and about 380,000 people.
The reason for planning Liaodong first was that Liaodong's population was far superior to Liaoxi. It was combined with Liaodong's vassal states in western Liaodong, but it was less than half of the population of Liaodong. The emperor's uncle went to Liaoxi to seek Liaodong, which was not worth the loss and would even alert the snake. Gongsun Du took precautions early; but if he went to Liaodong first, relying on the population advantage of Liaodong, western Liaoxi could conquer it in one fell swoop. Moreover, although Lelang and Xuantu followed the leader of the Gongsun clan, their mentors Yuguo and Goguryeo were actually very plagued. The population of the two counties was nearly 300,000. As long as the emperor's uncle took Liaodong, the two counties would naturally surrender.
All that is concerned is Goguryeo.
In terms of Fuyu Kingdom, the emperor’s uncle doesn’t have to worry about it… As long as the emperor’s uncle takes over Liaodong, the country of Fuyu Kingdom will not be worrying.”
Liu Chuang listened with relish.
But Yan Rou talked for a long time, but didn't say how to seek Liaodong.
However, Liu Chuang was not in a hurry, but instead was patient and listened to Yan Rou to continue talking.
What Yan Rou is talking about now is extremely important.
His familiarity with Liaodong is far greater than that of others... With Yan Rou's introduction, Liu Chuang can avoid many tricks.
"Gongsun Du is cruel and greedy.
If the emperor's uncle wants to take Gongsun Du, he should mainly use the word "qi" and hit him unexpectedly.
The foundations of the Gongsun family were mostly concentrated in Xiangping. He had been operating in Liaodong for many years, and he relied on not only the little land of the family, otherwise he would not have dominated Liaodong for many years. Under the name of Gongsun family, there were many caravans who lived on the sea. They were named merchants, but they were actually pirates. Every autumn and winter, they would plunder the coastal areas and plunder merchant ships on the sea. The foundation was established in the Dashi."
Yan Rou said this and stopped and looked at Liu Chuang.
Liu Chuang closed his eyes and pondered silently...
After Yan Rou introduced the situation of Gongsun, Liu Chuang had already learned about it in general.
He still didn't say how to conquer Liaodong, but in fact, he had already said the overall strategy.
Liu Chuang needs to digest the information provided by Yan Rou, and at the same time, he must organize the information and then form a unified subordinate.
To be continued...