"Everything has value. A market economy requires market pricing. I can lend it to the people on credit without interest, but I can never give it away for free. Do you understand?"
Cao Wu glanced at Lu Xun and said calmly.
Lu Xun frowned: ""If you want to gain fame and reputation, but refuse to give in to benefit the people, is there any reason?"
"Market Economy."
Cao Wu nodded at Ah Liu and said, "You come and teach him. My husband and I will go to the next laboratory."
Ah Liu came over excitedly. The knowledge she inherited was relatively complex and she knew everything. She jumped in front of Lu Xun in a few steps.
Lu Xun was very angry when he saw that Cao Wubu had made it clear to him but sent a maid.
He said: "How can you, a mere maid, argue with me?"
Cao Wu ignored him at all, leaving Deng Ai to continue studying cabbage, while he pulled Zhuge Liang out of the laboratory.
When I was going out, Ah Liu's voice came from the door.
She scolded and said: "A rich man, as a human being, desires everything without learning..."
Cao Wu didn't listen to what she said next. Ah Liu was the most eloquent among these maids. Zhuge Liang couldn't argue with him, so what could Lu Xun do?
He pulled Zhuge Liang and said as he walked: "Sir, do you know that there are four extraordinary skills that Lu Boyan mentioned that will be famous in future generations?"
Zhuge Liang asked curiously: "Those four items?"
"The first is Sinan, the second is papermaking, the third is printing, and the fourth is gunpowder."
Zhuge Liang was thinking about these four things, and then listened to Cao Wu's continued introduction: "Sinan has been around since ancient times. It can identify the direction and there is nothing that needs to be changed. Papermaker, I am already making it. After bamboo paper is popularized, I will also Will keep up with changes in printing.”
Zhuge Liang nodded. He could understand these three things. He had never paid attention to them before. Cao Wuyi said that he wanted to understand the importance of these three things.
"Then what is this gunpowder?"
"Just take a look and you will know."
The last laboratory was not the same as the first two, and the people inside were not maids, but several Beifu slaves.
Cao Wu kept it secret and asked Zhuge Liang to see it by himself.
Cao Wu was not a gunpowder expert. After traveling through time, he remembered the formula "monosulfur, dinitrate, and charcoal", but this did not prevent him from researching black gunpowder.
Because he has money and people.
No one outside knows why Cao Cao sent so many old soldiers to serve as slaves to Cao Wu.
Only Beifu people understand that this laboratory is the most important place in Beifu.
It was also because this matter needed to be kept secret that Beifu was built in the wilderness instead of in the city.
The secret recipe of black powder is still being improved, the explosive power is still relatively small, and it has not been promoted yet, but Cao Wu is confident and as smart as Zhuge Liang, so he can definitely feel the terror of this thing.
Zhuge Liang entered the first laboratory and was shocked by Cao Wu's ambition.
Zhuge Liang entered the second laboratory and was shocked by Cao Wu's ambition.
Zhuge Liang entered the third laboratory, but when he came out, he was silent.
Cao Wu did not disturb him and allowed him to walk back silently.
Zhuge Liang lowered his head and murmured, which eventually turned into a sigh.
"This thing will become popular in the world from now on. I am afraid that I will have to learn the military skills all over again."
Cao Wu came over, put his arm around his shoulders and said, "Sir, there is no need to be so pessimistic. Today's gunpowder is not so powerful. I have dreamed that a big firecracker went down and a whole city was cooked."
"Do you think it's really so scary?"
Zhuge Liang was shocked.
"Of course, but to do that kind of thing, you need to lay too many foundations. This goes back to before. The first laboratory is the one that needs to be promoted most at present."
Zhuge Liang nodded solemnly. He already somewhat understood Cao Wu's thoughts. No matter what, first teach the people to read and write, then more talents can be produced. This simple truth is understood by every child of the aristocratic family, but no one is willing to put their own Distribute the profits to others.
The two discussed a few more words and returned to the second laboratory.
Ah Liu went back to discuss with the three little girls that the vegetables grown from the seeds were delicious.
Lu Xun was left alone looking at the door blankly.
"How could this happen? What kind of theory is this? Is it the science of breeding?"
He murmured to himself. Although he had never heard of such a theory, he understood that what Ah Liu said was correct.
Trade, merchants, these small characters who are usually not noticed by aristocratic families, turned out to be so important.
Seeing his appearance, Cao Wu knew that Bo Ying was finally coming to an end.
This campaign to persuade them to surrender, which started at the top of Xiakou City, has finally come to fruition.
It is not easy to persuade a cultural man to surrender. It is not enough to work hard and work hard for him. Let him go to disaster relief, see the crimes he has committed, break his psychological defense, and then let him see the results of Beifu, break his self-confidence, and let him He knew that the aristocratic family was a stumbling block to the growth of productivity and destroyed his faith.
After one attack, such a powerful figure as Lu Xun was finally defeated by his extra eighteen hundred years of knowledge.
Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes slightly. He understood that Cao Wu had wanted to conquer Lu Xun, so he shouted on his lord's behalf: "Master said, if you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening. Lu Boyan, Wu Commandery, aren't you awake yet?"
Lu Xun turned around and saw that a smart man like Zhuge Liang was calling Cao Wu Lord, and Cao Wu had the confidence to defeat him time and time again. He could no longer make any refutation.
He let out a long sigh, bowed and said, "If my lord doesn't mind, please let Lu Xun assist my lord as a prisoner of war!"
Cao Wu smiled and said: "Okay, it's still ten years. After ten years, you can come and go."
Lu Xun bowed and nodded.
"Also, I heard that you still have a wife staying in Jiangdong. For the safety of them and your Lu family, you can keep your name anonymous."
Lu Xun was moved. He didn't expect Cao Wu to think so much about him.
He bowed again: "Thank you, Lord!"
After comforting Lu Xun, Cao Wu was in a good mood and immediately removed his shackles.
But he also kept a secret and never mentioned the third laboratory in front of Lu Xun.
That night, a banquet was held in Beifu. The maids and slaves came to welcome the Lord of Beifu back.
Lu Xun and Zhuge Liang were both a little drunk, and they talked all night.
Cao Wu drank this low-alcohol wine and was not drunk. After the banquet, he came to Ah Qi's room as promised.
As long as the maids of Beifu reach adulthood, they will have their own independent rooms.
Adulthood in Beifu is naturally different from that in the outside world. In the outside world, a woman is considered to be an adult by having her hair tied at the age of fifteen, but in Beifu, a woman has to be eighteen years old to become an adult.
Ah Qi had been waiting for a long time, and as soon as Cao Wu entered the door, he rushed towards him.
Cao Wuyi stretched out his hand, there was no cloth, only skin as gentle as jade.
Ah Qi is not like Ah Jiu. Ah Jiu is the best at sports and has long legs like pliers. Ah Qi is much weaker.
But this child is very addicted to food. As soon as he hugged him, he said affectionately: "Dad!"
In this day and age, hearing this long-lost name, Cao Wu showed a knowing smile on his face.
Shortly after.
"Have you practiced?"
"I'm practicing every day."
"Try then?"
"Well."
Eagle boiling is an extremely high-end technique, suitable for eagles flying high in the sky.
But taming some animals doesn't need to be so troublesome.
With just a few moves, Ah Qi tried to change the topic.
"Dad, have you received the message..."
"I received it, but I didn't realize it."
"Well, next time we go to Jiangdong, Ah Qi should go with us."
"No need, today I am the millionaire Cao Jun, and you are the little Jiangdong thief."
It didn't take long for the Jiangdong thieves to be defeated in the river.
Cao Jun pursued many times, and Jiangdong's army was finally eaten up.
…
The next day, early in the morning, while Ah Qi was still sleeping, Cao Wu had already gotten up and went to an open place to practice Wu Qin Xi.
Ah Jiu suddenly ran over and shouted: "General, it's bad, the people sent to Shangshutai have come back and said they can't relieve Xiao Ai from the corvee! They say someone is impeaching you!"
"Impeach?"
Cao Wu frowned, who did it?
