Chapter 345 Ma Liang

The leaders of Shanyue looked at each other in bewilderment.

As the only designated guaranteed experience package for Jiangdong, they may know which Jiangdong generals are strong and which are weaker than Sun Quan himself.

These are the foundations of the Shanyue leaders.

Therefore, when they first met Ma Liang and his party last year, the first reaction of the Shanyue leaders was to be shocked:

Which Jiangdong general is so unethical that he would use tactics to humiliate Shanyue?

Although Shanyue was weak at that time, Ma Liang only led seven or eight Wuling barbarians and five or six Han people.

"There are only a dozen people, what is there to be afraid of? Let's see what tactics he has?"

This is the simple consensus reached by the Shanyue leaders.

And this cautious attempt has so far received quite rich rewards.

Shanyue people is a general term, Shan means mountain people, Yue means Yue people.

Han people who avoid war, escape rent and taxes, and are not affiliated with the country are mountain people.

Yue people are the remnants of Nanyue such as Minyue and Ouyue.

The princes rose up, the chaotic times came, and the people were living in poverty. The mountain people and the Yue people joined together, went into the mountains and forests and were unwilling to be under the rule of Jiangdong. They were scattered in Danyang, Xindu, Poyang, Kuaiji and other counties, called Shanyue, and were beaten by Jiangdong from time to time.

The Shanyue relied on the inheritance of their ancestors and the teachings of the Han people who fled into the mountains, and lived on fishing, hunting, farming, and pottery.

When Ma Liang first came here, he was most concerned about the problem of food.

First of all, farming, but after a preliminary investigation, Ma Liang was amazed:

"You still use plows and hoes?"

The Yue people on the opposite side took out farm tools to explain to Ma Liang how they farmed and were amazed:

"This thing is called plows and hoes?"

So the two fell into an awkward silence. Ma Liang suddenly remembered the light curtain, and even more remembered the happy look of General Zilong and Duke Xuande when they successfully tried to compose a plough.

The curved plow, which is now regarded as the foundation of Lord Xuande's welfare, is probably no different from the plow in the eyes of future generations.

Ma Liang did not need to explain this thought in detail, but thought about it and expressed his hope to see the farmland.

When he was in Gong'an, Ma Liang had consulted Zhuge Military Advisor privately. After the military advisor went to Chengdu, he occasionally received letters and read a light curtain bound volume every six months.

Ma Liang can now understand some scientific concepts. After several years of training in Wuling County, Ma Liang also understands that craftsmanship cannot escape the need to adapt to local conditions.

Therefore, there must be a reason why Shanyue still uses plows instead of plows.

Soon, Ma Liang saw the farmland of Shanyue, and the scene was unexpected.

For Ma Liang, who grew up in Jingbei and was accustomed to the endless sight of thousands of acres of fertile fields,

The small and undulating land on the hillside of Kuaiji County would not be cultivated by anyone in Jingbei, and it would not be considered a field at all.

But here, it is the source of survival for hundreds of thousands of mountain people.

Ma Liang did not complain too much. After all, he had survived in Wuling County. Now the conditions were just a little more difficult. What was the problem?

When he was in Wuling County, Ma Liang discovered that this curved plow was undoubtedly a treasure for the mountain farmland in the south.

When plowing in such a complex terrain, the curved plow can turn and adapt to the ups and downs of the terrain more easily.

Moreover, the curved plow can be made very small. Compared with the straight plow that requires at least two people to lift, a small curved plow can be carried on the shoulder by a man, which is very convenient to carry in the mountains.

So far, relying on the curved plow he made, Ma Liang, who came here in June last year, successfully opened up the situation among the Shanyue people.

Moreover, the climate here is warm, and it is still possible to farm even in July.

As a result, the last season of grain harvested last year completely earned Ma Liang a convenient position among the Shanyue people.

So from here on, what to do next is already logical.

The curved plow made it easier for Shanyue to plough the fields, and the simple composting method further increased the yield.

The insect repellent powder formula provided by Dr. Zhang kept the Shanyue people from being troubled by poisonous insects.

Then the order to ban the consumption of raw water and raw food completely isolated the young people and children of Shanyue from the trouble of being eroded by malaria.

What especially won the favor of Shanyue was Ma Liang's "ban on raw water and food" order.

The Shanyue chiefs initially refused this order, after all, the climate in Jiangdong was warm, just right for eating raw food.

Besides, don't you need firewood to burn? These firewoods can be exchanged for some food.

There was no other way, so Ma Liang had to tell the chiefs earnestly that there were small insects in raw food, which would eat the brain and suck the marrow.

And along with it, there were a large number of cases that Ma Liang had collected with great effort.

What especially convinced Shanyue was the story of Chen Deng's death without treatment.

First, Chen Deng was the governor of Guangling.

From Kuaiji, to the north is Jianye, which is the core of Jiangdong. What if you continue to go north?

Across the Yangtze River is Guangling County, so it is not too much to say that this place is a neighbor of Shanyue.

Second, the disease Chen Deng got was not uncommon among Shanyue.

After people died of these diseases, worms could occasionally be seen breaking out of their bodies. Shanyue was very afraid and gave them names such as Yindu, Shuigu Worm, and Neiqiaohan.

Now that they heard that two miracle doctors had guaranteed that these diseases all came from eating raw food, the Shanyue leaders finally moved, and they all promised to urge their people to stop eating raw water.

Ma Liang not only talked to the leaders himself, but also sent Dong Jue and Wuling Man to explain these dangers to the Shanyue people.

This trip was to go deep into the rear of Jiangdong, and Ma Liang had never thought of relying on the assistance of Jingzhou, so he made sufficient preparations before coming.

For example, the cases of eating raw fish and getting worm diseases were all told by the apprentices of Hua Shenyi: Wu Pu and Fan A, two great doctors.

In order to make it easier for Dong Jue and others to tell the Shanyue, Ma Liang wrote it down himself and added illustrations so that even the Wuling barbarians could understand its meaning and then convey it to the Shanyue.

Of course, it is impossible to perfectly convey the order to ban raw water and food, but those who did not abide by the rules and eventually became ill became the best explanation of this ban, so the Shanyue leaders admired Ma Liang even more.

It can be said that in the past six months since Ma Liang came, the lives of the Shanyue people have been visibly improving:

Children and young people can no longer be troubled by malaria and water worms.

Young and strong people can use curved plows to carefully cultivate the land during the busy farming season.

During the slack farming season, they can ferment materials that can fertilize the fields according to the method of composting taught by Mr. Ma.

The women were also surprised: Mr. Ma even knew how to weave!

Ma Liang taught the weaving technique that was simple for the people of Jingzhou but advanced for the Shanyue people.

He also "conveniently" improved the Shanyue weaving machine: this was specially designed by Madam Huang.

The weaving machine was simple and easy to make, and the coarse cloth woven was strong and durable.

The Shanyue leaders finally put aside their doubts. Not only did they bow to Mr. Ma, but they also became more curious and respectful of the distant Emperor Liu:

He was a kind man who could send Mr. Ma to come from afar to help!

He must be a virtuous man to make such a kind-hearted person like Mr. Ma run!

But as Jiangdong officially set out, the Shanyue leaders had a thought again:

Did this Lord Xuande ask Mr. Ma to come from afar to help? Did he want them to fight to the death with Jiangdong?

Under the premise of respecting the benefits that Ma Liang brought to Shanyue, the Shanyue leaders simply found Ma Liang and raised the question very directly:

"Lord Xuande cares about us, but for this matter, do you want us to attack Jiangdong?"

After giving a relieved answer to Shanyue and others, Ma Liang leaned over and carefully looked at the color of the molten iron, and nodded with satisfaction.

Then he waved his hand to signal him to go out and talk.

When they got outside, before the leaders could speak, Ma Liang said first:

"If you want you to attack Jiangdong, I can wait until the first month of the year and sail by sea with weapons."

"As long as we give you swords, Shanyue will fight to the death with Jiangdong, which has been at odds with us for more than ten years."

"Why bother so much?"

These words made the Shanyue leaders silent, and from the bottom of their hearts... it was indeed the truth.

And as long as they assumed it from the bottom of their hearts, they had to agree that this statement was indeed very reasonable.

The blood feud between Shanyue and Jiangdong is not something that can be described by a deep hatred.

Blood feud is the hatred between people, and Jiangdong has never regarded Shanyue as human beings.

At this point, the tone of one of the Shanyue leaders became softer:

"Now that Jiangdong has broken the alliance and attacked Lord Xuande, Mr. Ma really doesn't need us to serve?"

Ma Liang turned around and laughed:

"Fei Zhan, what is your plan? How can I not know?"

"You just want to lead the warriors down the mountain to rob because Jiangdong is now empty, right?"

So the Shanyue leader named Fei Zhan stopped talking.

But from the expression, Ma Liang knew that he guessed right, so he continued to call out names:

"Such a plan is definitely not yours alone, You Tu! Peng Qi! Pan Lin!"

These leaders who were so powerful in front of Shanyue, at this moment, listened to Ma Liang's call, like students who made mistakes, and stood up with their heads down.

Ma Liang sighed. Some Shanyue people fled and some lived in peace in the face of Jiangdong. Naturally, some had fierce attitudes, such as these four people.

And Ma Liang could also guess this idea:

"Don't you think that Jiangdong attacked the Shanyue people without reason, so you can naturally retaliate against the people of Jiangdong?"

One of the four leaders raised his head unconvinced:

"Why not? I heard that Prime Minister Cao acted in this way!"

"Besides, now that Sun Hou has broken the alliance and attacked, what does it matter if we plunder a few villages and counties?"

These words were generous, but they could not move Ma Liang at all:

"But my lord Xuande will not act in this way."

The leaders were speechless.

Ma Liang said leisurely:

"If you insist on bringing the grudges of the big families to the common people of Jiangdong."

"I hope you can take these laws of saving the people and flee to the South China Sea."

So the Shanyue leaders promised again and again that they would never plunder the people privately.

As for questioning Lord Xuande or something like that... For Shanyue, they still owed Lord Xuande a great favor after all.

Whether questioning or mocking Lord Xuande's upright behavior, it would be like slapping oneself in the face, and the Shanyue leaders could not do it.

So Feizhan turned around anxiously twice, looked at Ma Liang and said:

"Mr. Ma, then I will speak frankly."

"I don't want to escape far away, I want to help Lord Xuande, I don't want to escape far away to the South China Sea."

As Feizhan showed his cards, several Shanyue leaders also raised their heads, with eager colors in their eyes.

Feizhan was still talking:

"I don't know how to restore the Han Dynasty, but if Lord Xuande wants to pacify the world, then I want to help Lord Xuande seize Jiangdong!"

"Good!"

Before Ma Liang could say anything, a leader cheered loudly:

"Fight to Jianye, seize the position of Sun Houniao, please come and sit down, Lord Xuande!"

"The enemy! We are also from Jiangdong, and I don't accept the current master of Jiangdong!"

"Mr. Ma, instead of letting us go to the South China Sea, why don't we invite Duke Xuande over?"

This is Shanyue. They are either South Vietnamese barbarians or refugees who have fled their homes. They are straightforward and straightforward.

The scene suddenly became noisy, forcing Ma Liang to climb to a higher place before waving his hand to quiet the scene.

Looking at the expectant faces, Ma Liang was filled with emotions.

This Shanyue may be mixed with Han people, so there is no need for any cultural identification. After all, if history is taken seriously, their ancestors Nanyue and Ouyue during the reign of Emperor Wu became the people of the former Han Dynasty.

Unlike Wuling Man, the relationship between the two parties has been quite tense since the Han Dynasty, which made Ma Liang almost use all his methods. In the end, he even became brothers with different surnames with Shamoko, imitating Xuande Gong, and finally made Wu Ling Man return to his heart.

Nowadays, the mountains are rising... too fast.

"You just come with me."

When he jumped down, Ma Liang was still naked from the waist up and led the leaders back to the blacksmith shop.

The molten iron previously had been poured into iron bars in the mold, and now the iron bars were being folded and beaten repeatedly in the hands of a Wulingman.

Dong Jue was explaining the key points to another group of Shan Yue in layman's terms.

People in Shanyuetou knew that this was teaching how to smelt iron and forge it.

There was no shortage of iron ore in the mountains where they stayed, but there was no reliable method of forging iron.

The iron tools forged by Sangoe craftsmen are extremely brittle, far inferior to copper.

It would be too wasteful to use copper to make weapons. It is far better to quietly send it to Jiangdong in exchange for money to buy various necessities.

To guard the treasure mountain without being able to enter is the most true portrayal of Shanyue.

But now Ma Liang felt that Shanyue's most basic survival problem had been solved, and it was time to improve the iron tools.

In this way, with iron farm tools, both cultivating fields and farming will be much easier.

Ma Liang walked to the corner, picked up a ring-shou knife and handed it to Fei Zhan:

"Try it."

Fei Zhan simply pulled out a sword from his waist, then swung the ring-shou knife and chopped it down without ceremony.

After the crisp sound of gold and iron, Fei Zhan's own sword broke into two pieces.

"Mr. Ma, this is..."

"Forged in the Shanyue Iron Mine." Ma Liang said without hesitation:

"The blacksmiths from various tribes who were summoned here are to learn this method of smelting iron."

Fei Zhan's face turned red, as if he was drunk. The other leaders were also similar, and they couldn't suppress the joy on their faces.

Having been ravaged by Jiangdong's army with sophisticated weapons, they could only understand the significance of such sophisticated iron weapons.

At this moment Fei Zhan did not hesitate and shouted:

"The Lord of Jiangdong must be Duke Xuande!"

Dong Jue, who was still explaining, looked back, shook his head and continued to teach these Shanyue blacksmiths this crude iron-smelting method.

There is neither a small blast furnace nor water exhaust. It is not the brewing method that has already been thought of, nor is it the stir-frying method that Jingzhou has just glimpsed.

Without the help of engineering tools, what's the point?

But it is suitable for making farm tools.

Ma Liangzhong had more ideas. Looking at the Shanyuetou people who were happy with the crude steel-making method, he could only sigh that it was so satisfying.

However, the light curtain that changed their fate suddenly came to mind.

When he left Jingzhou, the last written record of the light curtain he saw was the end of Anshi.

I really want to go back as soon as possible and read the light curtain notes.

Well, it would be better if we could meet Military Advisor Kong Ming as soon as possible and see the light curtain with our own eyes.

Chapter 2K, work is over and I went out to have a meal today.