Hearing that Zhuge Jin had thought up a random trick to deceive Lu Bu, Liu Bei's worries finally relaxed a little.
The gill net currently allows Liu Beijun to catch hundreds of more stones every day, and its potential in the future should not be underestimated. If you only exchange 20,000 stones of food at one time, it would be overkill.
And Liu Bei also discovered a new slot at the same time - Tzuyu was able to figure out some new techniques just to cast smoke bombs...
He couldn't help but curiously asked: "I wonder how effective this new 'randomly thought' method is. Can it deceive Lu Bu? It won't let him take advantage too much, right?"
Zhuge Jin didn't want to be remembered, so he casually explained: "I named this method 'longline fishing'. It is nothing more than adding more hooks to the fishing line, plus counterweights and buoys, to facilitate the determination of the depth and sinking to the bottom. Although it is not as deep as Casting a net is efficient, but the advantage is that you can catch big fish that sink to the bottom.”
There is no doubt that Zhuge Jin was able to think of longline fishing all of a sudden, which was also the path formed by playing "Age of Empires".
The previous gill net was a technology from Age 3 in the game, while longlining was only from Age 2. In other words, it should have been around during the Northern and Southern Dynasties in history, and the improvement was relatively small, so it was just right for a one-time deal.
Moreover, Zhuge Jin only had one idea before, and there was still a lot of room for improvement in what he had improvised.
In fact, if Lu Bu knew this, he probably wouldn't have spent the 20,000 shi of military rations.
But who made Zhuge Jin sell fresh sea bass for a thousand dan again?
This physical evidence is enough to convince Lu Bu that "Liu Beijun has mastered a super efficient bass catching technology."
This little trick is exactly the same as the one used by later generations to persuade us to give up developing self-developed fighter jets in the 1980s and during the honeymoon period of Japan.
During the negotiation, I first used the F16 to demonstrate. After you take the bait, what is actually sold to you is garbage that is far behind the F16.
However, the tricks themselves are neither despicable nor noble, it all depends on who uses them.
If Zhuge Jin used it, it couldn't be more reasonable - the grain in this transaction was originally left by Liu Bei in the treasury of Xiapi Mansion for use in the Battle of Guangling.
Now Lu Bu is just returning some of the food he stole from Liu Bei.
Precisely because this was considered a sudden windfall in Lu Bu's "mental account", he was less distressed and cautious about spending it.
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After explaining all the conditions negotiated with Lu Bu clearly, Zhuge Jin planned to return to Xiapi directly.
But Liu Bei was willing to let go, so he ordered the female family members to be escorted back to the city first, and then asked people to take out the wine and meat brought with the army, sit on the ground by the Surabaya River, and practice the wine.
The soldiers temporarily built several stoves and set up pots. Zhuge Jin also took out his longline fishing tool as a spare sample, described its use in detail, and asked people to use it for baiting.
When the food and drink here are almost done, we can collect the rope and cook a hangover fish soup, and we can catch whatever we catch.
Liu Guanzhang pulled Zhuge Jin and kept toasting. Liu Bei looked at the operations next to him curiously from time to time, and said with a smile that he would popularize it and improve the people's livelihood in Guangling after returning home.
Zhuge Jinlian said not to have high expectations, this thing still needs improvement and running-in. Liu Bei didn't take it seriously. He just said that mosquitoes are still meat no matter how small they are, so he improved them in practice.
After drinking a few glasses of wine, Zhuge Jin took advantage of his leisure time to remember to explain some personal matters.
He went back to the car and picked up a package and handed it to Liu Bei: "The people I sent to Yuzhang and Xiangyang haven't heard back yet, right? There are some manuscripts in this package, which I have written in my free time recently.
When the messenger comes back, take these with you the next time you go there. Counting the days, I should still be in Xuchang by then. If there are still other difficulties with my second brother, it may be necessary for my uncle to make a trip himself. At that time, I will also ask the general to send someone to take care of my daily life at home. "
Zhuge Jin made these explanations because he did not want to delay Zhuge Liang's training. During this period, he was still saving "training secrets" for his younger brother, hoping to deliver them to him as soon as possible.
Secondly, he also thought that Zhuge Liang might still be held hostage by Liu Biaoban, and if he really wanted to capture him in the end, his uncle Song Xin would have to make a trip in person. Zhuge Liang may not be able to fully trust the other party just by relying on the words of those messengers.
Zhuge Jin knew very well that although in the original history, Zhuge Liang was not treated as a hostage. But now that Zhuge Xuan is still alive, it's hard to say with Liu Biao's "suspecting his heart and guarding him secretly" employing skills.
Moreover, Zhuge Liang has not yet married Huang Chengyan, Liu Biao's brother-in-law. Without this level of kinship, the trust between the two parties will further weaken.
Liu Bei didn't understand why Zhuge Jin thought of the problem so complicatedly.
But he knew that since his husband was worried that there would be no one to take care of Song Xin at home after he was sent to Xiangyang in the future, he would of course take care of him and show that this would not be a problem.
Liu Bei patted his chest and promised: When I get back today, I will ask Mrs. Gan to send ten maids to serve in the house. If Song Xin wants to travel far in the future, let Mrs. Gan come to chat with Song every day to relieve his boredom. If there is any shortage of funds, he will immediately check for any leaks and make up for them.
Speaking of this, Zhuge Jin no longer had any doubts. After drinking meat and wine, he drank the mandarin fish hangover soup he had just caught by longline fishing, and then stood up to leave.
Go back to meet Jian Yong and Chen Deng, and prepare to embark on the journey to Xuchang.
After this trip, it was at least another half month of hard work, so there is no need to go into details for the time being.
Liu Guanzhang watched Zhuge Jin's carriage go away and solemnly bowed his hands.
Later, Zhang Fei, who was picking his teeth with a willow branch, was the first to come to his senses: "This longline fishing method is really easy to use. Although it is not faster than fishing nets, you can catch mandarin fish."
Surabaya is far away from the Jianghuai migration area, and its aquatic products are closer to Anhui in later generations. There are more mandarin fish than seabass. This string of hooks just now ended up getting seven or eight mandarin fish. Originally, the Han Dynasty people could not catch these bottom-sinking fish with nets, so they could only catch them by fishing.
Liu Bei was also a lover of delicious food. Although he felt that being offended by his third brother in this way ruined the farewell atmosphere, he had to admit:
"That's true. In his own opinion, the method of improving people's livelihood that Tzuyu came up with is nothing more than increasing production and making countless people alive. However, the improvement in quality is actually even greater. All he catches are precious and good fish. In the future, Guangling Both civil and military officials are blessed."
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Zhuge Jin embarked on the road to Xuchang starting in September and a half. He had to cross four counties in the middle and could not reach Yingchuan at least in early October.
Chen Dao was escorted by three hundred white soldiers, accompanied by Jian Yong and Chen Deng. In addition, Lu Bu also sent dozens of cavalry to protect Chen Deng. As a side note, the guards sent by Lu Bu were actually all taken by Chen Deng on his own. Buy through the selection.
This means that there are no confidants of Lu Bu in this team. At most, there are only "Lü Bu thought they were his eyes and ears, but in fact it was Chen Deng who made him think they were his eyes and ears." Lu Bu was eventually sold by Chen Deng, so he was pure. This is a big injustice.
With such a guard lineup, there are naturally few young people looking for death along the way. Occasionally, when I encounter someone who is short-sighted, Chen Dao will give me a wave of experience and just use it as a way to kill monsters and explode equipment.
There were no encounters worth mentioning along the way, and it was very boring.
At the same time, five hundred miles south of Zhuge Jin’s team,
However, there is another group of troops also sent by him, which is also heading west and will reach its destination earlier than him.
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On the third day of October, thirty miles west of Xiangyang City, Longzhong.
In a thatched cottage shaded by a bamboo forest, a sixteen-year-old boy, seven feet, five or six inches tall, with a face like a crown jewel and eyes as bright as stars, was playing with the newly dried ears of rice in the courtyard, thinking in his mind.
"Local old farmers say that when the rice is heading, it must be irrigated enough to be full. But why did it rain heavily during the heading this year, and there were so many empty husks in the end? Could it be that we can only use water from the ground, not water from the sky?"
He did not know the concept of male and female pollination in later botany, so he could not understand the harm of heavy rain during the pollination season.
However, due to his extremely smart IQ, the young man only observed and tried farming for two years, and then he began to try to analyze the truths that his predecessors could not explain, and wanted to find out the answers for himself.
Even if you don’t know the principle, you should at least do more controlled experiments and figure out the rules yourself!
While he was thinking hard, a group of uninvited guests came outside the bamboo fence of the yard.
The leader tapped the firewood lightly and asked in a respectful and loud tone: "May I ask if Mr. Zhuge is here? I came from Guangling, and there is a letter from your brother's family here!"
That young man was of course Zhuge Liang. He was so absorbed in thinking that he wanted to turn a deaf ear and pretend that he was not at home.
But when I heard the words "Guangling" and "Brother Ling", I was immediately startled. I quickly put away my lazy self-pleasure, dusted the hem of my clothes, and tried my best to smooth out the wrinkles.
He was about to open the door when a twelve or thirteen year old boy in the room, who had nothing to do, rushed faster than him and ran over to open the door.
The boy ran and shouted: "Is this the home letter from my eldest brother and mother? Show it to me quickly, I am 'Mr. Zhuge'!"
Zhuge Liang was angry and funny. He caught up in a few steps and scolded him without any harshness: "Third brother, don't be rude! Don't be disrespectful to the guests! When did you call yourself sir!"
That boy was Zhuge Jun.
"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" said that he was much younger than his second brother. When Liu Bei went to visit the three thatched cottages, he saw a "boy about fifteen or sixteen years old." This is pure nonsense.
The three Zhuge brothers were all born to Zhang's mother, and Zhuge Liang "lost his mother at the age of four and his father at the age of nine." If Zhuge Jun was so young, wouldn't he have jumped out of the cracks in the rocks? Maybe he was born to the Song family.
Zhuge Jun is only thirteen years old now. When he was a playful boy, when someone came looking for "Mr. Zhuge", he couldn't help but come over and pretend to be an adult.
Zhuge Liang actually took some time to explain clearly to the messenger and expressed his gratitude. Then he asked about the person's identity and his brother's current situation.
The visitor did not dare to ask for help, so he said respectfully with the courtesy of a subordinate: "My name is insulting to my ears. My surname is Tang Mingguang. I was originally a sailing businessman under Mi Gong of Xuzhou. Fortunately, I had the opportunity to help Mr. Ziyu with some errands." , my husband appreciated me and asked me to come to Jingxiang to inquire about news about relatives and friends.
Here is Mr. Ziyu’s home letter. Mr. Ziyu was trapped in the city by Yuan Shu’s troops who attacked Huaiyin two months ago. In order to escape, he helped General Zhendong Liu Gong plan to retreat the enemy. This earned him the appreciation of General Zhendong and treated him as a benefactor. .
Mr. Ziyu also asked me to bring twenty ingots of gold horseshoes and hundreds of pieces of colorful silk on the ship to help with farming and education expenses. Mr. Ziyu also said that if he was not successful in Xiangyang, he would sooner or later try to borrow troops from General Zhendong to cross the river to help his uncle. At that time, Mr. Ziyu could go together and enjoy peace and tranquility together. "
With that said, he presented the gifts and letters from home one by one.
Zhuge Liang was shocked when he saw the heavy plate of horseshoe gold: his eldest brother had no choice but to set up a household by himself in order to prevent his stepmother and uncle from escaping all the way.
We haven’t seen each other for two years, and yet we are so prosperous? How much contribution did this make to General Zhendong, so that he could get dozens of ingots of horseshoe gold in one move. And that’s certainly not all, just what’s given to me…
Fortunately, Zhuge Liang is not a money-grubbing person. The horseshoe gold only surprised him for a moment, and he quickly turned his attention to the letter home.
The war rages on for three months, and a letter from home is worth ten thousand gold. Relatives who fled the war have not been seen for two years. Of course, letters from home are more important than horseshoe gold.
But after just one glance, Zhuge Liang became more and more suspicious of life.
He pointed at the huge package and unwrapped it, revealing dozens of scrolls:
"Is this a letter from home? What happened to my brother that he needs to write so many letters to his family?"
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