Three Kingdoms

At the same moment when Wang Chang and Lu Yu met, Kan Ze had already completed his visit to the Hussars General and returned to the Youwen Division. He issued several orders. On the one hand, he pretended that there was a case of thieves murdering merchants and greed for money. , strictly inspecting the passing of various inns and stations. On the other hand, the thieves deployed manpower on various traffic arteries in Chang'an Mausoleum to cooperate with inspections day and night.

They even took advantage of the convenience of the Five Directions God Taoist Temple to send some "Taoist priests" to the surrounding countryside and villages to investigate. Although there is a high probability that these spies and spies will not hide in these villages, but what if? After all, a village is not like a county town. It is easy to detect a few unfamiliar faces in the village. Even if it is the next generation, Chaoyang's aunt is still one of the top world-class counter-intelligence agencies.

When all this work was completed, Kan Ze left Youwen Division and went directly to Xuanwu Lake.

After being informed by the guards on duty at Xuanwu Lake, Ma Jun quickly came out to greet Kan Ze.

As he walked inside, Kan Ze observed silently. He found that Xuanwu Pond was said to be a large factory, but it was more like a large military camp. There were sentries patrolling the surrounding area, and there were many sentry towers with sentries holding crossbows. If you want to attack this place directly, without hundreds or thousands of people, you may not be able to get in at all. And if hundreds of armed people are quietly gathered in Chang'an City, including Kan Ze, I'm afraid Many people need to raise their heads to apologize.

When he arrived at the living room, Ma Jun asked Kan Ze to sit down, and then said, "I wonder what Kan Ze has to do with me?" 』

Kan Ze's external claim is still the professional title he holds at Shangshutai.

Kan Ze raised his hand, took out the Fei Qian warrant from his sleeve and handed it to Ma Jun.

"ah? Ma Jun was stunned for a moment and said, "There are... there are spies who want to..."

Kan Ze made a silent gesture.

Ma Jun took a breath and nodded, looking a little uneasy. . He is just a craftsman, and he is not good at other things. But if it is true that a spy appeared here and stole the technology, then as the person in charge of Xuanwu Pond, he must bear the corresponding responsibility.

"How about we go take a look at the model first?" ” Kan Ze said.

Ma Jun nodded, then stood up and led Kan Ze out of the living room and toward the workshop at the back. After passing two sentries and entering the workshop area, Ma Jun pointed to a house on the left and said, "The warship model is here... uh, the blueprints are also here..."

"Put the model and drawings together?" ” Kan Ze frowned.

Ma Jun nodded, then took the lead and walked ahead. After opening a house, he was faced with a huge warship model...

"..." Kan Ze raised his eyebrows, a little dumbfounded, "This..."

This ship model was somewhat beyond Kan Ze's expectation.

Kan Ze thought that the ship model should be like some of the house models he had seen before. It was at most a few feet square, and then it was wrapped in cloth and could be carried by one person. However, after seeing the ship model, he What he found was completely different from what he originally expected!

This ship model almost spans the entire room, is as tall as a person, is mounted on a wooden frame, and the sails almost reach the roof...

Such a big guy, let alone taking it away, I'm afraid I can't even get out of the house without taking it apart.

Kan Ze walked around the large model, smiled, and said frankly, "This is different from what I originally imagined..."

Ma Jun laughed, then took Kan Ze a few steps to the side, took out a few keys from his waist, then picked out one of them, opened the lock on the cabinet, "There is another one in here." ...Well, the drawings are here too..."

Kan Ze's eyes moved slightly.

Inside the cabinet, prominently located on the top floor is a small battleship model originally envisioned by Kan Ze. Compared with the big guy in the room, it can be called a ship model. There are only more than three of them. It is as long as a hand and more than one hand high. Of course, this height is to ignore the masts.

Under this small ship model, among the grids, are rolls of drawings stacked up. There is a number on each volume of drawings.

"so much? Kan Ze turned around and looked at the large model of the ship in the room, "Are these drawings for this ship?" 』

Ma Jun looked at the rolls of drawings, with a look in his eyes similar to that of a shit shoveler who saw a child. He reached out and lightly brushed the drawings, and his voice became softer without realizing it, "Yes." Yes, they are all...these are all..."

Kan Ze did not move to look through the drawings.

Ma Jun locked the cabinet again, and the two of them left the house where the models were stored and returned to the living room.

"how? Ma Jun asked, "I mean...how does Kan Zhizhi feel about this...safety?" 』

Kan Ze took a breath and did not speak immediately.

Ma Jun's expression turned a bit grim, "Kan Engagement means... it's relatively bad?" 』

Kan Ze nodded silently, and then said: "Sorry...I can only speak frankly about my responsibilities...Although it is said that before entering, you have to pass through two sentries, but neither of the two sentries strictly checked the procedures...Secondly, I Seeing that the houses are all made of wood, and so are the cabinets, maybe we just need a fire... and..."

Every time Kan Ze said something, Ma Jun's face turned pale. Then maybe he felt a little embarrassed on his face, or maybe he was not willing to accept such remarks, so he smiled awkwardly, "Well, it's not that bad, right?" 』

"And..." Kan Ze did not stop talking because of Ma Jun's mood, but continued, "In the future, Ma Dazuo will build more ships and study different categories. Ship models and drawings will only There are more and more, and when the time comes, there will be no room for it in a cabinet... Is it safe to just lock it inside the cabinet? 』

"This..." Ma Jun murmured for a while. Although he was still a little unhappy, he had to admit that what Kan Ze said made sense. What's more, the order from General Fei Qian of the Cavalry also indicated that Kan Ze was responsible for this matter, so in the end it was Asked, "Then Kan's opinion is..."

Kan Ze looked at Ma Jun and was even more sure that this guy was just a technical official through and through. He didn't understand what flexibility was, let alone strategy. Most of the time, such people would suffer. Because if Kan Ze didn't say anything, just made some jokes and left, it would not make Ma Jun feel uncomfortable. When problems arise, will Kan Ze have more problems, or will Ma Jun bear more responsibility?

Kan Ze pointed out Ma Jun's negligence. If Ma Jun understood the way of being an official, even if he was unhappy at the moment, he would have to show an attitude of accepting it with an open mind and express his gratitude to Kan Ze. Otherwise, Who will take the initiative to remind you next time?

Kan Ze looked at Ma Jun and said, "Ma Dazuo, do you know that many new models of crossbows have been made in Huang's workshop?" 』

Ma Jun nodded strangely. He didn't understand why Kan Ze said that for a moment.

Under the rule of General Hussar, in addition to the development of warships here in Xuanwu Pond, there was also the development of other military equipment, armor equipment, etc. In addition, there was also the production and research of gunpowder and other matters, and not only these military The above things include the improvement of tools, fertilizer classification, seed cultivation, etc. in agriculture, the making of utensils, weaving and spinning, spice processing, etc. in technology, and the art of digging mountains, building bridges, building materials, etc. in engineering... …

Every time he thinks of this, Kan Ze feels that he has a heavy responsibility.

Although it was said that when General Fei Qian of the Cavalry met him, he laughed at the short-sightedness of these spies and used this to relieve Kan Ze's pressure, saying that even if the models and drawings were stolen, it was not a big deal, let alone The important thing is to use this incident to "train troops"...

That's right, that's what the Hussars General said, saying that Youwensi is like a newly recruited recruit. He must go through certain training and actual combat before he can slowly grow into a qualified "soldier".

But even if Qiao Qi is magnanimous and relieves the pressure on Kan Ze, Kan Ze still doesn't want to say that with this name, he can go about his life with an indifferent attitude, and he feels that since he has to do it , we must do it well.

However, while General Fei of the Hussars was lurking in Kanze to relieve the pressure, he also pointed out that in Chang'an, especially during the period before and until the Qinglong Temple Debate, there were definitely not only Jiangdong's spies, but also Jiangdong's spies. There are people on Cao Cao's side. At the same time, the goals of the two sides may not be the same, but they may collude to act together, or use the other party's actions to cover up their own actions.

Therefore, in the current situation, Kan Ze not only needs to find people, but also prevents destruction. More importantly, he needs to use this opportunity to accumulate experience...

Kan Ze felt that the Cavalry General Fei Qian actually had a larger and more far-reaching consideration, and it was not just to deal with the present. As for this further plan, Kan Ze only had a faint idea, and did not Unable to formulate a specific idea.

Kan Ze looked at Ma Jun and said in a deep voice: "The crossbow machine also has models and drawings... As far as I know, the models and drawings of these crossbow machines are all stored in stone chambers with antiseptic and dry things inside and outside. It is heavily guarded, and entry and exit require the chief official, masterpiece, and three applicants to be present and sign before it can be opened..."

Some people once talked about Fei Qian's nepotism and letting his father-in-law Huang Chengyan serve as the chief examiner. However, Kan Ze believes that fortunately after Huang Chengyan became the chief examiner, many of the management in Huang's workshop gradually became standardized and complete. stand up.

For example, all kinds of drawings and formulas belonging to Huang's workshop were stored in various places before, just like here in Ma Jun. However, since the big examination engineer Huang Chengyan took office, they have been gradually organized and now they are divided into three, except for In addition to the copy that was originally kept in place, there is an additional copy that is archived in the Hussar General's Mansion, and the other one is archived by the university examiner. This way, even if there is a problem on that side, it can be easily found. Backup.

Of course, this also means that more manpower must be allocated for prevention and care, but Kan Ze believes that the extra manpower is worth the cost. Just like Kan Ze's current suggestion to Ma Jun, which is to immediately build a separate stone chamber. It is used to store these important models and drawings. In addition, two copies are immediately made and sent to the palace of the Grand Examiner and the Hussars General.

There was no backup before. On the one hand, Ma Jun was not born under the Huang family. On the other hand, Huang Chengyan was busy sorting out the Huang family's line some time ago. There was no information about Ma Jun and other craftsmen. Chasing so closely...

But things are different now.

Ma Jun was stunned for a while, nodded in agreement, and said he would follow Kan Ze's suggestion and do it immediately.

"Besides..." Seeing that Ma Jun was more or less sensible, Kan Ze whispered at the end, "Someone has a plan... If it's feasible, there's no telling if Ma Jun will be able to achieve great success..."

……┐(?～?)┌……

The northern desert, thousands of miles away from Chang'an, also ushered in chaos.

Amid the chaos, something changed.

Perhaps after a thousand years, historians will continue to study what happened at this point in time, which will make the entire northern desert region suddenly like boiling water, puffing and spewing...

However, in such a chaotic situation, the Hu people and herdsmen living in the grassland and desert cannot understand or even imagine this change, let alone understand the impact this change has brought to them. ripple effects, and ecological shifts in the future.

In the territory of Jiankun State.

In fact, these places are not subordinated in the strict sense, and there is no absolute loyalty. Today, when people from the Jiankun Kingdom come, these herdsmen will express their allegiance to Jiankun. Then if the Xianbei people come, or in later generations, If the Turks become stronger, these people will show that they are also part of the new force and offer cattle and sheep...

This is how they survive.

A herdsman's child was awakened by the noisy noise outside the tent. He rubbed his eyes and got out of the tent. He found that the sky was not completely bright and was still a little dark.

After waiting for the mother at home to light the cooking campfire, smoke gradually began to appear from several surrounding tents. The entire Caodianzi seemed to be completely awake at this moment.

The white disasters and black disasters in the desert have caused endless panic, and this panic has also infected the children of these herdsmen, who are often hungry. Fortunately, although their stomachs are often empty, their relatives are still around, and from time to time These shepherds still enjoy themselves in their misery, playing the morinouqin and hobuzi, and their melodious singing will also sound in the meadows at sunset.

As the sun gradually rose, some of the remaining cattle and sheep began to stand up and gathered at the fence, waiting for the shepherd to let them out. The two slightly clumsy little hunting dogs chased after the big dog for a while. , and for a while they jumped into a ball with each other, and also tried to get the big dog to participate in their game...

But the big dog pricked its ears, looked into the distance, and then barked loudly, as if it felt something.

The barking of dogs became louder and louder, attracting the attention of many people. People stopped what they were doing and looked in that direction.

This is the envoy from Jiankun State...

But this time it was not just as simple as moving a few cattle and sheep, but loudly announcing a major event to the tribe's herdsmen.

"Migrate?" ! 』

"Leave Yehe?" 』

Upon hearing the news, all the shepherds were stunned, their heads buzzing. Although they migrate frequently, they have never strayed far away from this river, and it is not like they even know the specific location now, only a general direction.

This is where they were born, this is the land where they grew up, this is where they have lived for generations...

Migrate?

They don't want to migrate.

However, the first person to express resistance was quickly shot to the ground by the Jiankun people. Those who cried were severely whipped. The men were ordered to dismantle their tents and load them into cars, while the women held their hands in fear. The children helped on the side, while the elderly and half-grown children were responsible for sorting and pulling the cattle and sheep...

Under the supervision of the Jiankun people, these shepherds embarked on a road that led them to an unknown future.

Subsequently, more and more people gathered together, and more and more Jiankun cavalry were watching the migration of these herdsmen. Every time these shepherds look back with nostalgia, the whip will be whipped in the air, but even so, there are still people who secretly turn back, willing to take the risk of being whipped, and want to see more of their Ye He One glance.

One step forward is one step away, until the land where they were born and raised is no longer visible.

Where are they going, and what awaits them tomorrow?

Will the gods on the mountain and the gods in the lake, those ancestral graves made of stones, still meet each other in this lifetime?

They staggered away from Yehe and gradually headed south.

At night, they gathered around the bonfire. Matouqin and Hobuzi talked about their separation sorrows and also revealed their uneasiness.

A herdsman girl sang the beginning, and soon more people joined in, and hundreds of people sang leisurely under the sky.

They sang about cows and sheep, about lone wolves, about moonlight, about rivers...

The young Jiankun frowned and wanted to stop him, but was stopped by the older Jiankun.

Population, to some extent, represents power.

As the Jiankun Kingdom gradually shifts its focus to the south, it is impossible to leave these scattered herdsmen in the north. On the one hand, it is too far away and too troublesome to manage, and on the other hand, the royal family of Jiankun also needs manpower to replace them. Work, build the royal city, operate the caravan, etc.

Originally, Xianbei's territory was too large, and the further north you went, the more serious the disaster was. Even if you wanted to restore the original ecology, it was not an easy task. It was better to move all the scattered herdsmen who remained in the north to the south. !

At the same time, during this period of time, many Bei Mo Hu people had surrendered to the Han people. There are the remnants of Xianbei and Ding Ling. As the Jiankun people who cooperated with the Han people earlier, they also need fighting strength to maintain their second-class status. Otherwise, once they are overwhelmed by these remnants, wouldn't it be a waste of previous efforts? Advantage?

What the Jiankun people don't know is that in the desert, apart from their operations, there is another party who also has some thoughts...