Chapter 87: A Few Things in the County

"Gongyou, the lord has told me about you many times!"

Pang Tong stepped forward to greet Sun Gan, which surprised Sun Gan.

"Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan." Pang Tong introduced himself, and then asked curiously:

"The lord told me before that you all know me?"

Sun Gan nodded implicitly, which made Pang Tong very curious.

On the other side, Liu Bei was a little worried:

I don't know if Mrs. Gan has gone to see Dr. Zhang for treatment on time after being away for half a month?

I don't know how the "angry learning room" that I ordered the military advisor to make for Adou is effective?

I don't know if the second brother's guidance to the third brother is effective?

"Please ask Gongyou to entertain Shiyuan and hold a banquet to welcome Shiyuan in the evening."

Liu Bei explained, and Pang Tong on the other side was also very happy.

From Dantu to here, the boat went upstream for three days, and the two had talked privately many times.

Liu Bei was surprised by the talent of Fengchu, and Pang Tong admired the lord's virtue. For a moment, they felt a sense of mutual appreciation.

"Madam Sun has always sent her maid to ask about the lord's return date. The lord must not forget it." Sun Gan said.

Liu Bei almost stepped on the air and hurriedly rode away.

Watching the lord fleeing in panic with a smile, Sun Gan turned his head and looked at the young general beside Pang Tong with a sharp look in his eyes: "Who is this?"

"Ma Zhong, the follower I won over." Pang Tong said lightly.

Ma Zhong glared at him, but he couldn't refute it.

Sun Gan led the way in front, and Pang Tong lagged behind half a body and planned to see Gong'an County with Sun Gan.

While telling Sun Gan the whole story:

"This Ma Zhong was originally Pan Zhang's guard. Pan Zhang is poor, gambles, greedy, and loves drinking."

"Wait, such a person can also be a general?" Sun Gan frowned.

"Pan Zhang is a general of Sun Hou Yuan Cong." Pang Tong laughed: "And he is quite good at dealing with thieves in Wu County."

Sun Gan showed sarcasm on his face. For a person with such character, it is appropriate to deal with thieves in the market. It is better to say that he subdues them than to deal with them.

Shaking his head, Sun Gan made a gesture to continue.

Pang Tong chuckled: "Since this is the case, we can treat the symptoms. I found a drunk Pan Zhang and gambled with him. He lost and had no money, so he lost his guards to me."

Sun Gan was stunned, but thinking about Huang Zhong's repeated remarks that Sun Wu's troops were no different from the private soldiers of the wealthy families, this seemed reasonable.

"Pang Military Advisor, do you know how to gamble?"

"I just know a little bit of arithmetic." Pang Tong was very humble.

"Calculation... It's a coincidence that there is another Fengchu in Gong'an County who is also good at calculation."

"Who?"

"The wife of Zhuge Military Advisor, who was praised by the lord as the Fengchu of Zhuge Military Advisor, later made round carts and Zhuge paper for the county, and the people called her daughter Fengchu."

A sense of crisis arose in Pang Tong's heart: "Is that round cart this thing?"

Beside the road where several people were walking, something similar to a turning cart was being built.

"This thing is now supervised by Jiang Gongyan. A round cart will be connected to a stone mill, a stone roller, a mortar and a wooden hammer, which can process farm products without manpower, wash clothes, and grind coal. Gongyan combined several ingenious devices into a hydraulic workshop."

At Sun Gan's suggestion of "Just look", Pang Tong simply went in and looked here and touched there.

The more he looked, the more disappointed he felt, and the more he touched, the more uncertain he felt. Wouldn't the first thing he did after surrendering to the lord be to lose the title of Fengchu?

Although he wanted to argue, Pang Tong was not good at craftsmanship.

Continuing to Gong'an County, he gradually saw well-growing farmland on the roadside. Sun Gan continued to introduce:

"These rice were planted by the people using the rice planting method taught by Zhuge Military Advisor. At the beginning of the month, the people also learned some methods of composting. When the harvest is harvested, it may be possible to produce 3.5 stone per mu."

"3.5 stone..." Pang Tong pondered in his heart. Although it was unbelievable, he also understood in his heart that Sun Gan had no need to lie to him.

"Kong Ming is actually good at farming?" Pang Tong's heart sank again.

While they were taking a quick look along the way, Sun Gan took Pang Tong to see everything in detail:

"The one in the field is the curved plow made by the military advisor and General Zilong, which is more useful than the straight plow..."

"This is the hemp leggings supervised by the military advisor Zhuge...This is the cooked grain powder that the military advisor Zhuge is trying to make..."

"This is the Zhuge paper made by Madam Huang imitating Zuo Bo's paper...This is the blacksmith shop improved by Madam Huang, the small blast furnace for iron smelting is equipped with a wind row..."

"This is the eight-ox crossbow developed by the military advisor Zhuge and Madam Huang..."

Silence, silence is today's phoenix chick.

Watching Pang Tong's ambition change from being absent-minded when he got off the boat, Sun Gan called out:

"Military advisor Pang?"

"Ah? Oh, it's okay." Pang Tong pretended to be relaxed, but he felt very uncomfortable in his heart:

It was only a few years since they separated, and he, Pang Tong, guarded Nanjun, Nanjun had an accident, and he followed Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu died of illness, and he wasted a few years before joining Liu Bei.

Kong Ming, on the other hand, joined Liu Bei at the beginning, and now manages logistics, knows farming, military strategy, and craftsmanship.

Why is the gap so big?

"Gongyou, I'm a little tired, why don't you take me to rest first?"

Sun Gan glanced at Pang Tong unexpectedly, but nodded: "Okay."

...

Liu Bei certainly couldn't go straight to Chanling. After riding back to Gong'an, the first thing he did was to check on Mrs. Gan's weak body.

Fortunately, Mrs. Gan was just physically weak and had been shocked. After Zhang Zhongjing prescribed a few decoctions, her complexion had improved a lot, which made Liu Bei feel relieved.

"Husband, that Adou..." Mrs. Gan hesitated a little: "Isn't it a bit too harsh?"

Liu Bei snorted: I am strict? I just want him to be qualified to be listed in the temple after his death, rather than leaving a piece of rotten wood, what's wrong with that?

But after all, he is his own son, and the blood relationship is still hard to let go, so he finally said: "I'll go and take a look."

In the "Angry School", the last words of Liu Chen hung on both sides add some solemnity to the school.

Today's teacher is Fu Rong, who is a little at a loss to tell Adou about what he saw when the Ten Eunuchs were causing trouble.

This does not need to be fictional. After years of hard work, there are countless similar things in the countryside.

Adou was also at a loss. He didn't understand the story very well, but he knew to sit upright, so he raised his head and looked at Fu Rong with his eyes full of innocence.

Nodding, Liu Bei quietly left.

It doesn't matter if you don't understand it very well. The key is to let Adou remember from a young age: you can't favor eunuchs. With the example of Emperor Xiaoling, the old Liu family must never fall into this pit again!

…

Pang Tong was still a little uneasy until the welcoming banquet, worried about gains and losses.

Liu Bei, who had just hurried back from Chanling, still had some makeup powder on his sleeves. Seeing Pang Tong's expression, he hurried over to hold him:

"What is Shi Yuan worried about?"

Pang Tong had a thousand thoughts in his mind but didn't know how to say them.

In the end, he could only sigh and pat the back of Liu Bei's hand:

"I'm just worried about the Lord's welfare of Gongzhou."

"It's just a small matter." Liu Bei smiled widely:

"Kong Ming has a good plan for Yizhou!"

Pang Tong's face choked.