Three Kingdoms

"Little Glacier..."

Fei Qian looked at the information, frowned, and muttered.

Judging from these materials, things that were lacking in records in history are now gradually revealed.

Yinshan is the northernmost climate observation station established by Fei Qian.

Every year, soldiers will go north to observe the arrival time of the winter snow line, record the number of snowstorms, etc. However, because these soldiers are not very clear about what they are doing, they often include some daily records. Among other things, this results in these records being large, complex, and trivial.

If these bamboo slips and wooden tablets were accidentally lost under the ice and wrapped in frozen soil, who knows how much trouble they would cause when they were discovered in later generations?

So, when you have the opportunity, do you bury some stone pillars, metal pillars and the like somewhere, and then mark this place as Chinese territory since ancient times? Although it may not be of any use, when you take it out, it can stop some gibbering mouths?

Well, let’s wait until we have time to do this.

What we have to face now is still Little Glacier.

This year's temperature seems to be normal, a little drier and a little hotter, but it seems to be within the acceptable range, but Fei Qian always feels that this is abnormal, like Xiao Glacier wants to beat someone up. , of course there is no strength if you always stretch out your fist. Now you retract it, and then when you punch out next...

It must be more painful than before and now.

In the face of such large-scale climate problems, it is inevitable that a sense of insignificance will emerge from our hearts.

"Someone is coming!" Go and invite Mancheng! Fei Qian pushed the records and information aside, and then ordered, "Also, prepare some tea!" 』

There is no doubt that if the Little Glacier attacks, Yinshan will definitely be... well, and Zhao Yun's side will also be the first area to be attacked by the climate...

So you must prepare in advance. The more preparation you have, the better.

Li Dian came quickly and held his hands in greeting.

"The reserves of Yinshan City still need to be strengthened..." Fei Qian motioned to the guards to serve tea and said straight to the point, "Come on, Mancheng, let's take a look..."

Fei Qian pushed several records over and motioned to Li Dian to check them.

Among those records, there are some words that Fei Qian specially circled with a red pen.

"The second year, mid-November. Seeing Xiaoxue for the first time. Stop for three days. The snow was ankle deep. 』

"Three years." In early November, it snowed heavily. It lasted for more than ten days, and people and horses could not move. 』

"Four years." In October, there was a sudden snowstorm, and the breath turned into ice, and many barbarians died of freezing in the wild..."

Li Dian finished reading and then raised his head, "My lord, do you mean there will be severe cold this year?" 』

"No need to exist. Fei Qian replied, "But we must be prepared." The number of war horses in Yinshan is the highest among all states, and the daily consumption of food and grass is also staggering. Fortunately, there is plenty of pasture here, so we are safe. If the weather is severely cold, the grass will turn yellow and dry, and heavy snow will block the roads, making it difficult to transport..."

Li Dian's hands trembled slightly, probably imagining the scene described by Fei Qian, "What the Lord said is true!" You must ensure that your reserves are sufficient and your warehouse is fully stocked! 』

"If you have a certain intention..." Fei Qian said in a deep voice, "The number of warehouses should be doubled!" 』

"ah? "Li Dian thought that the original number of warehouses was enough, but he didn't expect that Fei Qian would double it.

"If the weather is normal within three to five years, it will only cost some energy and wood..." Fei Qian said slowly, "If the weather changes, these will be the basis for survival..."

"But..." Li Dian was a little embarrassed.

It wasn't that Li Dian meant to shirk, or that he was unwilling to carry out the plan, or that he didn't believe what Fei Qian said about the approaching severe cold. It was just because there weren't many trees in the Yinshan Mountains, and there were even fewer trees suitable for use as warehouses. After all, warehouses are different from ordinary buildings and have higher requirements, especially for wood. It must not only be large enough, but also dry enough. It is best to use wood that has been dried in the shade for more than three years. Where can we find these in Yinshan now? timber?

Fei Qian smiled, as if he understood Li Dian's difficulty, and pointed outside the hall, "Yinshan has few trees but many rocks!" 』

"The Lord's intention is to dig out mountains and dig caves?" Use it as a warehouse? "Li Dian understood Fei Qian's meaning almost immediately, "However, the work of opening the mountain... is also very labor-intensive..."

Fei Qian waved his hand and said: "This matter... is difficult to say, easy to say, but it's simple... A certain person has ordered the mobilization of Pingyang craftsmen, Beiqu gunpowder, to dig mountains here... Now call Mancheng to come, and I am asking, if a mountain cave is used as a warehouse, where is the best place..."

If it was a small matter before, using gunpowder to blast open roads and destroy village gates, now it is a major project.

Perhaps it was also the first of its kind in the Han Dynasty.

"Gunpowder...Creates mountains and mountains..." Li Dian murmured a few words, and then he couldn't help but feel something. He had seen gunpowder back then and knew what kind of level this kind of thing was in the hussar army, but now Fei Qian actually wanted him to be responsible for such a project, using these terrifyingly powerful things...

For Fei Qian, the power of these gunpowders was indeed "scary".

All gunpowder is just scum in front of the big mushroom.

But Li Dian didn't know about big mushrooms, so he thought gunpowder was scary, but Fei Qian actually trusted a surrendered general like him, not only willing to live in Yinshan City, but also willing to let him command such a weapon Use, even if it is just used to dig mountains, is enough to prove something...

Li Dian fell to the ground and said, "I will never give up and live up to my master's trust!" 』

Fei Qian: "..."

……(￣￣=)……

On the other side of the Han territory, another person said almost the same words, "I will definitely live up to my master's trust!" 』

The one who fell to the ground was Cui Yan.

The one on top is Cao Cao.

Standing aside was Chen Qun.

Cao Cao smiled and pulled Cui Yan up, "With Ji Gui as your assistant, I'll be worry-free!" 』

When Cao Cao spoke, he smiled slightly and nodded to Chen Qun beside him.

Chen Qun and Cui Yan bowed again, then stepped back, preparing to start the talent selection process...

Cao Cao squinted his eyes and smiled, as if he was watching the two people leave happily. Then the smile slowly solidified on his face, and finally turned into a sigh.

"Brother Benchu..." Cao Cao said softly, "I never thought that I would still follow your old path..."

The new road is full of thorns.

The old road is easier to walk, after all, people have walked it before.

Cui Yan lowered his head, which represented that Cao Cao and the Jizhou nobles had entered a new stage.

stage of mutual compromise.

Because Cao Cao agreed to launch a large-scale talent recommendation and recruitment campaign in Jizhou, the people in Jizhou put down the message of competing with Cao Cao and began to obey Cao Cao's instructions.

After all, his previous behavior was to negotiate terms and gain benefits. Now that Cao Cao has compromised, everyone in Jizhou will naturally take a step back. It is not a good character to push beyond the limit.

It's like two people boxing in the ring. If they are desperately entangled, it won't be a boxing match. It can be changed to judo, so they will inevitably keep a certain distance, then retract their fists, and then punch out.

As for now, of course it is the stage of retracting each other. As for the bell for the next round, it has not yet sounded.

There is no doubt that Cao Cao needs a stable Jizhou and Yuzhou. Under such a general premise, Cao Cao saw that he could not immediately regain the upper and lower Jizhou for his own use, so he gave up the corresponding benefits in exchange for the support of the upper and lower Jizhou.

Political balance, the price of mutual compromise.

It's like drinking poison to quench thirst.

If you didn't kill your opponent in the last round, then the next round will be a more ferocious fight between the two sides.

If Cao Cao can win in Youzhou, then he can naturally use his victory to oppress these Jizhou nobles, just like how Yuan Shao expanded his power to the entire Qingzhou of Jizhou with almost no effort after annihilating Gongsun Zan. , if Yuan Shao had not mistakenly turned his attention to Fei Qian's Bingzhou, but directly launched an offensive against Cao Cao's Yanzhou, it would be impossible to deal with Cao Cao's strength at the time...

Because in this round, people from Jizhou have obtained certain positions, and their control over the local area will be strengthened again, and all kinds of deficits caused by certain things before will be erased after the new officials take office. These things will have an adverse impact on Cao Cao's next stage of control, and Cao Cao will definitely not forget these matters. Behind the smile on the surface, there is coldness hidden behind it.

Chen Qun and Cui Yan humbled each other again at the gate of the General's Mansion, and then walked out hand in hand. Facing the reserve officials who were preparing for the final exam in the front yard of the General's Mansion, they prepared Lang Guan.

Become an official...

Well, I am about to become an official.

As long as you pass this threshold in front of you, you will be an official.

After becoming an "official", what can you do?

Of course hey hey hey...

Then collect more money, gain more power, become a bigger official, and have more hehehe...

Everyone has his or her own ambitions.

Is not it?

Chen Qun stood on the steps and Cui Yan stood aside.

Therefore, when Cui Yan saw the longing look in the eyes of the Jizhou disciples in front of him, he couldn't help but smile and stroke his beard.

Cui Yan still cherishes his beard. Although it is not as good as some people's beards, Cui Yan also takes good care of it. Not only does it need to be wiped from time to time on weekdays, but it is also carried in a bag at critical times.

After all, this thing is just a facade. If a person is healthy, his beard will naturally be shiny. If a person is slovenly and poor, he will definitely not have the mind to care about what his beard looks like.

But when Cui Yan and Chen Qun finally unfolded the scroll in their hands and read out the exam questions aloud, Cui Yan accidentally tore off two precious beards, which were messy in the wind...

Examinations originally existed in the Han Dynasty, and then became popular in the hands of Qiusi Feiqian, affecting Shandong. To a certain extent, the children of Shandong are not necessarily disgusted with this method. Anyway, there is internal information. If I weren't afraid that there would be trouble if there were too many standard answers, I would have even asked someone to help me write them first.

Anyway, generally speaking, they first come up to praise the big man, and then praise Cao Cao a few words, and then express their ambitions and will definitely govern the place "well". Please rest assured, the court, and the general, please rest assured...

But now...

"There is a city today, no matter how big or small it is." I don’t know how many acres there are. There are mulberry crops, but the quantity is unknown. There are petty officials who do not know the good and the bad. I would like to ask, what should I do if I am a long-term person? And answer. The time limit is three chen. 』

Chen Qun's voice was few and far between, and everyone looked panic-stricken.

"Chief Chen!" ” Cui Yan stared and came over, “What kind of question is this?” This was not the original title! 』

Chen Qun smiled slightly and said: "This topic is newly decided by the Lord today..."

Cui Yan shook his sleeves and said, "This question is ridiculous!" If you don’t know, how can you answer? It makes sense to change it back to the original topic! 』

Chen Qun looked at Cui Yan, his smile unchanged, "Cui Biejia, this question... my lord can answer it, so can I. Is it possible that these people can't answer it?" 』

Cui Yan took a long breath, stared, and wanted to have an attack, but there was no reason to do so.

It’s just an exam question, and it’s not a matter of life and death. If they fall out like this, wouldn’t the previously negotiated conditions have to be overturned again?

But if I just answer like this, it seems too embarrassing...

Choose benefit or embarrassment?

As long as you don't feel embarrassed, then the embarrassment belongs to others.

Cui Yan's beard twitched, and then a smile slowly appeared on his face. He no longer argued whether the question was reasonable or standard, but turned to the disciples in the audience who were preparing to answer the question and said: "Everyone ! Good answer! 』

……щ(?Д?щ)……

Not every exam is fatal, but it's definitely not just the exams.

Just like sending troops this time, Zhu Zhi felt that it would kill him.

Sun Quan's courteous treatment, generous attitude, and meticulous care and love for the Zhu family have now turned into knives sticking to Zhu Zhi's back, making it difficult for him to hide.

Who doesn't know in Jiangdong now that Sun Quan has the best attitude towards Zhu Zhi?

Sun Quan came to visit Zhu Mansion in person. Not only did he give Zhu Zhi enough courtesy, he even gave gifts to everyone in the Zhu Mansion, including the servants of Zhu Mansion!

Zhu Zhi knew that these were life-buying gifts! Buy his life, buy the lives of everyone in the Zhu family!

When you go out to sell, you can always hope to find a good buyer. But when encountering a buyer who is too talkative, the seller will always wonder if the price he marked was too low and the sale was at a loss...

You can't just return those gifts and go through the process again.

Once you have the money to buy your life, you have to give up your life.

One's own, or someone else's.

Rules are rules. If you don't follow the rules, no one will tell you the rules in the future. At that time, you will still be the one who suffers.

So now, I still have to talk about the rules...

There were four people sitting in the small room.

Zhu, Gu, Zhang, Lu.

"I have dozens of servants in my house, three hundred shi of grain, and ten jars of fine wine... If Uncle Zhu Shi needs anything, he will have it delivered immediately..."

The one who speaks first is of course the youngest.

Zhu Zhi glanced at Lu Xun, was he the one who sent these dozens of servants and three hundred shi of grain? What's more, does this mean that you have to go even if you don't want to go?

And Lu Xun particularly emphasized wine...

"Good wine?" ” Zhu Zhi smiled slightly, with a little disdain in his smile, “Just let your nephew drink by himself! 』

"Thank you, Uncle Shi. Lu Xun bowed and bowed, then stepped back to a corner and stopped talking.

Zhu Zhi looked at Gu Yong, who still didn't speak.

This is Gu Yong's advantage and also Gu Yong's shortcoming.

"Brother Zhang..." Zhu Zhi turned to look at Zhang Yun, "This matter..."

"Ahem...ahem..." Zhang Yun coughed twice, "Oh, I'm old, time is not forgiving. If my body and bones are okay, I will definitely accompany Brother Zhu on a trip!" 』

Zhu Zhi frowned slightly.

Just when Zhu Zhi felt a little unhappy, Gu Yong spoke. "Brother Zhu, Brother Zhang's meaning is very beautiful..."

"Um? Zhu Zhi was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhang Yun. After a moment, he smiled suddenly, "It's really good, not bad!" Please give me more advice from Brother Zhang! 』

Zhang Yun waved his hand, "We are all in the same spirit...Brother Zhu is so polite..."

"In this way, I have taken the order to go to war!" ” Zhu Zhi laughed and cupped his hands, “I’d like you three to take care of the chores at home...”

"That's the way it should be, Brother Zhu, you can rest assured. ” Zhang Yun nodded and said, Gu Yong and Lu Xun also said yes.

The discussion was settled, and the three of them left without waiting much longer.

Zhu Zhi sent the three of them away with a smile. When he came back, all the sunny expression on his face turned into cold.

"The same spirit connects the branches!" This is what they are like! ” Zhu Zhi patted the table and gritted his teeth, “What a “like spirit”! 』

"Father..." Zhu Ran walked out of the backyard and waved all the servants around him to step back. Then he stepped forward and said, "Father, please calm down..."

Zhu Zhi was still angry and pointed outside the hall, "You heard it too, what are they?" ah? That kid from the Lu family talks about wine when he comes up! I'm afraid I've forgotten our ten-year agreement! Damn thing! 』

"Then that guy named Zhang is pretending to be sick again!" What's even more annoying is that the guy named Gu actually wants me to pretend to be sick! Zhu Zhi patted the table and said, "A certain Mr. Zhu!" Could it be that he has become a coward, pretending to be sick to avoid trouble? ! Then when someone said he was going on an expedition, everyone was happy and everything was gone! This is the same spirit! You still have the nerve to talk about being in the same boat! It's really annoying! 』

Zhu Ran frowned, "But...father, in the previous battle in Changsha, many good men in the family were lost, and now we are going to war again..."

When Zhu Zhi heard this, he also let out a long sigh, somewhat helpless, "Now that Zhou Gongjin and Zhang Zibu have all agreed to fight, if someone avoids it, how can he convince everyone in the future?" Things have come to this, and there is no way to hide... But in this war, everything may not go as planned. As an old saying goes... there will be danger outside... Haha, haha! 』