Chapter 118 Round Carriage and Boat

〖Where is the boss's limit? The boss's limit is bottomless!

Shu brocade is really a treasure of the Han Dynasty. By the way, I would like to recommend one of the first batch of cultural relics that are prohibited from being exhibited abroad: the Chinese brocade arm guard with five stars rising from the east.

The boss spent a lot of money again and checked it out. Such a piece of Shu brocade is about 20,000 yuan at the bottom. It is real and cannot be compared with the previous Yiwu goods.

Compared with ancient times, it is much cheaper. This thing was really more expensive than gold in ancient times. Now we have machine weaving, and the price has been reduced a lot.

When I saw Shu brocade, I thought that our textile technology seems to have not developed much, right?

Yes, there were hand-cranked and foot-operated spinning wheels in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but it was not until the Song Dynasty that there were large water-powered spinning wheels. Then in modern times, the spinning spindle and ring spinning machine were invented by the West first.

Not only that, the main reason is that cotton is not in China. It was introduced to China during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and it was not until the Song and Yuan Dynasties that it began to be planted on a large scale. Even at that time, cotton armor was developed. How can you engage in the textile industry without cotton? It's all empty talk.

Damn, when you mention India, I remembered again. It is so suitable for farming with the world's largest alluvial plain, but it is separated from us by the Himalayas.

The key is that India is really bad. It was conquered by eleven races in turn. For example, the Yuezhi people, who were at the bottom of the monster room in East Asia, became the emperor in India and established the Kushan Empire.

So the fate of a race depends not only on its own struggle, but also on the course of history.

Finally, I will add that if UP holds on to this crossing, there will only be one ending of being hacked to death. Before the Tang Dynasty, this was the best stepping stone for the upper class, and people would fight for it. 〗

As usual, the light screen did not appear for long. Jiang Wan hurriedly copied the last [Next video will be played in three months], then threw away the pen and collapsed completely.

Liu Bei noticed Jiang Wan's fatigue: "Gong Yan and Ji Chang are tired. There are roasted lamb legs in the kitchen this morning. Can you two take two back?"

Ma Liang and Jiang Wan bowed and thanked him, and at the same time thought of their younger brother:

Since You Chang came to Gong'an, he has somehow liked eating lamb. Two lamb legs should make him happy for a long time.

Looking at the content in the light screen, Huang Yueying had the brightest eyes among the crowd.

Pulling a piece of paper, carefully copying the two words about the spinning wheel, Huang Yueying took the lead to leave.

Looking at Huang Yueying's back as she left, Liu Bei admired:

"Mrs. Huang is really a hero among women."

By the way, he glanced at Fengchu.

Kong Ming understood very well, and shook his head and said:

"In recent months, my wife has nothing to do, so she has been studying the improvement of the round cart, and has always wanted to connect various equipment to the round cart to save manpower."

"Even before that, she even developed a water-powered eight-ox crossbow."

Kong Ming shook his head and laughed. After the lady finished making that thing, it seemed that she had a new inspiration, and the room was full of ship pictures.

"Now she must have seen the light curtain and realized that she missed the spinning wheel, so she went back to develop it in a hurry."

Liu Bei understood: "What Madam Huang made is a blessing to the people's livelihood, the blessing of Han Ji, and the blessing of the people."

Then he changed the topic and said:

"This cotton seems to be very important according to the tone of later generations."

Zhang Fei said directly:

"If we can grow weapons and armor from the ground, then we will be much more powerful!"

Kong Ming shook his head and pulled out the Han-Qin map that he had copied from the light curtain before.

He spread out the previously copied map and made a simple summary:

"India, that is, Shentu, has cotton, fertile soil, and its people are weak."

"But how to get through is a problem." Pang Tong also frowned.

Although this map is simple, everyone can still clearly see that the Han Dynasty is only separated from Shentu by a mountain.

But this mountain alone is like a natural moat: from the North Sea in the south to the Western Regions in the north, it is like a curtain covering the sky, blocking the shortcut of the Han Dynasty to this place.

"It's too early to discuss this matter now." Kong Ming whispered:

"Since there is this ancient Shentu Road, you can offer a reward to drive merchants to see if they can bring back cotton seeds from Shentu."

Everyone agreed, and this was the only way.

Then, in the reluctant eyes of everyone, Kong Ming rolled up the map.

Before, he often sighed that he didn't know how big the world was, but now he has seen a small part of the world, and his ambitions have risen.

There has never been a moment when Kong Ming wanted to defeat Cao Cao so urgently.

Defeat Cao Cao, conquer Jiangdong, the world is so big, Kong Ming also wants to see it!

…

The lamb leg has been roasted, Ma Liang secretly tore off a piece of meat when he brought it back, and the taste was very tempting.

But what Ma Liang couldn't understand was that Ma Su insisted on cutting the lamb leg into pieces, putting it in a pottery basin and boiling it with water, so that he would be willing to eat it.

It was the coldest time in Jingzhou at the end of January. After Ma Liang and Ma Su had dinner, they blew out the lights and slept with their clothes on.

"Brother, is the lord going to send troops?"

Ma Su's eyes sparkled in the dark.

Ma Liang changed his posture and lay down and said:

"Do you want to join the army?"

He knew that his younger brother loved the art of war since he was a child, and every time he talked about war, he always had a high-level opinion.

But... Ma Liang was silent.

Ever since he participated in the discussion of the core light curtain in the side hall, he has been extremely entangled.

Because after looking through the records, the light curtain mentioned Ma Su's name at the beginning!

[After Ma Su lost Jieting, Shu Han's fate was over. 】

These were the original words of Guangmu at that time, and whether it was the name of Street Pavilion or Ma Su, Guangmu seemed to have forgotten it and never mentioned it again.

But Ma Liang knew that the character of Yi's military advisor must have been kept in mind, otherwise it would not have been possible for You Chang to have experienced only civilian jobs in the past year.

You can see the hard work that you do, but you can also see the depression in your spare time. Civil service is not bad, but aren't all the military books you read in vain?

Moreover... the light screen never stated what the so-called Lost Street Pavilion was like.

Maybe just the first in a series of small failures?

Maybe Youchang had tried his best at that time?

Maybe……

"Brother!"

Ma Su's pleading voice in the darkness interrupted Ma Liang's reverie.

Turning over and looking at the roof in the darkness, Ma Liang could only say:

"I will tell my lord tomorrow whether it succeeds or not, it is up to my lord to decide."

Ignoring Ma Su's excited voice, Ma Liang closed his eyes.

After all, he is his biological brother, so it is not a troublesome thing to talk to the master.

When the time comes, just tell Youchang that the Lord disagrees.

…

Kong Ming went to his lord early in the morning with some official documents, all of which he wanted to sign.

"I have said before that it is enough for these Kong Mings to make the decision alone."

Liu Bei felt a headache after looking through the official documents, so he moved a small table over and started processing it.

The location where the two of them were at this time was the martial arts arena of the county government. Kong Ming looked at the two young generals on the other side who were like angry little roosters, and gave Liu Bei a confused look.

"Ma Zhong, Ma Su."

Liu Bei briefly explained:

"Ma Su is a good civil servant, but he always wants to join the army and is obsessed with the art of war."

"Ma Zhongguangmu thinks he is a good talent, but..." Liu Bei scratched his head and felt unclear:

"But he doesn't know a word of Chinese characters, and he always wants to lead the army in battle."

"I simply put the two of them together. Unexpectedly, Ma Di was so eloquent, and the two started fighting."

Kong Ming put the official documents that Liu Bei had processed into categories while making suggestions:

"Previously, Yunchang encouraged Yide to learn from Jiangling. Why doesn't my lord encourage Ma Zhong to learn from him?"

"A general who leads an army still needs to learn something. When he is strong and strong, he can show off the courage of an ordinary man. How can he still be brave when he is old and weak?"

Liu Bei agreed and thought it made sense:

"In this case, Ma Su happened to be knowledgeable, so he asked him to encourage him to learn from Ma Zhong."

Kong Ming looked at the two young men who were already fighting over there and said with a evil smile:

"My lord, you might as well let this Ma Su use the method of provoking the general. It will definitely be effective."

Liu Bei's eyes lit up: "Let's try it now!"

He returned to the side hall with the processed official documents and handed them to Jiang Wan.

Hearing an angry voice coming from the backyard: "Young horses often suffer death!"

Kong Ming stretched and shook his head: young people are really energetic.

In Jiangling City, Guan Yu is inspecting his warship.

After listening to the craftsman's words and manually operating his warship, Guan Yu became more and more satisfied, and then waved to Gan Gui, who was already eager to try.

"General Guan!"

In less than two months, Gan Gui was treated docilely by Guan Yu, and now she faced Guan Yu with a face full of respect.

This is the famous general who killed Na Yan Liang! Moreover, he never forgets his lord by sealing the seal with gold. He, Gan Gui, is just like his father, and he admires such a good man the most!

"This is a warship designed by Mrs. Huang. Gan Guizhen is proficient in naval warfare. Come and see how it goes."

In Gan Gui's eyes, this ship was different from anything he had seen before.

In the past, most of the ships that plied the river were light, mainly to facilitate gang-hopping operations. On the other hand, it was also because the river itself was not wide, making it very inconvenient for large ships to turn around.

But this ship is not small. Judging from the deck of Gangui, it is an old ship that has been refitted.

The most conspicuous thing is the two repeating crossbows on the side of the ship. Each repeating crossbow has three large and exaggerated bows.

The second is a circular device placed at the stern of the ship. Gan Gui recognizes this. There are many that have been built or are being built near the Public Security Bureau and Jiangling.

"Round car?" Gan Gui remembered the name.

"This is a round chariot ship." Guan Yu was very interested in this ship designed and modified by Huang Yueying: "Here, let me help you."

Guan Yu ordered a group of personal soldiers and went down to the belly of the ship with Gan Gui and explained in detail:

"Put your feet on it, put your back against the cabin, and repeat the cycle."

This operation was quite simple. Gan Gui grasped the handrail as instructed, and then saw General Naguan also taking off his robe and grabbing a pedal device with his bare arms.

Following the shouting, a group of men pedaled together, and Gan Gui could feel the round car at the stern of the boat starting to rotate slowly.

The round car was half submerged in the water. As it turned, it began to slowly paddle the water to move the boat forward.

This is a brand new warship! Gan Gui understood, and immediately compared it with the warships he was familiar with before, and concluded that both had their own advantages.

Gan Gui, who didn't know how to build ships but was familiar with warships, could easily tell that it was difficult for the ship to turn.

At this time, Guan Yu next to him yelled: "Take the winch!"

"Top winch!"

Someone passed the order up, and Gan Gui immediately felt that it was a lot harder to pedal the boat, and heard a sound of sore teeth in his ears.

The giant bow on the repeating crossbow opened!

That repeating crossbow actually fires like this?

Gan Gui's feet kept moving, but how about thinking about the exaggeratedly large crossbow arrows, which could be used to shoot ships, or even the riverside archery formation to shoot cities?

In a daze, he felt that the water battle on the river might never be the same as before.

I revised it for a while. You all know that I am not good at writing ancient stories. Please bear with me. If you have any opinions, you can speak up. Thank you.