Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 407
Hearing this, Mi Zhen burst into laughter: "You are very loyal."

Staring at Wang Zheng again, with a sly look in his eyes, he suddenly said, "Brother Zheng, how about we talk about it?"

play chess?

This topic made Wang Zheng feel a little uncertain, he was really not proficient in chess, so he said with a dry smile: "The girl knows that she is proficient in chess, so I must not be an opponent."

Having said that, surrendering without a fight is not his style, and what's more, he is facing a woman. At this time, he also picked up a chess piece and put it on the four three in the northeast of the chessboard.

When the chess piece was about to be placed on the chessboard, I suddenly felt that my hand sank, and the chess piece fell by itself.

Wang Zheng only thought that he had mishandled the strength in his hands, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart, and thought to himself: Is it because of lack of practice these days?
You must know that the system gave him extraordinary power, but it is naturally more difficult than others to exert force. This kind of mistake seems to be a trivial matter, but if you make a mistake in using force when facing the enemy on the battlefield, it is a matter of life and death.

While thinking about it, I saw the girl on the opposite side smiled and said: "You have never used this precious scale, are you surprised?"

"This stone table actually contains a kindness stone."

Cishi, that is, magnetite, during the Warring States Period, many people often encountered magnetite when they were searching for iron ore. For example, these discoveries were first recorded in several chapters of "Guanzi": "There are magnetite on the mountain, and there are magnetite under it. Gold and copper."

The nine-volume mastery chapter of "Lu Shi Chunqiu" also says: "Benevolence attracts iron, or it is also cited."

People in the Qin and Han dynasties called "magnetism" "compassion", and they regarded the attraction of magnets to iron as the attraction of loving mothers to their children.He also believes that stone is the mother of iron, but there are two kinds of stones: kind and unkind. A kind stone can attract his children, but an unkind stone cannot. "

"Is there a magnet on the stone table?" Wang Zheng reacted immediately, picked up a chess piece and said, "Does that mean that this chess piece contains iron? That is really rare, and is it born?"

"Naturally there is iron. But it's too difficult to find pebbles that are naturally iron-containing," Mi Zhen said with a smile, "These chess pieces have a small hole cut in the back, and a drop of molten iron has been poured into it, so it can't be seen from the outside." "

That's it
Only then did Wang Zheng suddenly realize, and he was even more amazed at the wealth and power of the Mi family.

The chess piece is very small. To cut a small hole and pour a drop of molten iron into it without showing too obvious traces, in today's Han Dynasty, I don't know how difficult it is, and how much manpower and material resources will be spent.

But these little playthings are also used with such a heart, in fact, it is a bit extravagant.

However, how to use other people's money is freedom, and it is not Mi Fang's corruption or bribery. Although Wang Zheng was a little surprised, his face was still calm, but he heard Mi Zhen sigh: "This chess game was made by Taozhou Mu before. It is owned by the eldest son, the potter, because he knew that I was good at playing games since I was young, so he gave it to me as a gift, such a small plaything, so meticulously crafted, is actually a waste of money and people."

"Tao Gong is a hero, but his sons are really useless. At the beginning, he took the initiative to let Liu Bei take over as the governor of the state, because he was worried that his virtue would not be worthy, and he was afraid that he would be like a child walking through the downtown with money."

"Otherwise, how can anyone be willing to hand over the country they conquered to outsiders?"

Wang Zheng didn't expect Mi Zhen to say such words, he couldn't help nodding his head in admiration and said: "Although you are a woman and young, but with such insight and mind, you are already better than many men in the world."

While speaking, Mi Zhen tapped the chess piece lightly, and a piece was made, and then the two of them dropped the pieces like flying, concentrating on black and white.

At the beginning, Wang Zheng was still calm and calm, with a very elegant posture. With forty or fifty pieces earnestly fighting, the gap between chess skills was revealed. At this time, the middle road was already at a disadvantage. Wang Zheng took a black piece and hesitated. It has not fallen for a long time.

But Mi Zhen said softly at this time: "Although it is only in the middle game, the chessboard is still big, but you have already lost the wind, why don't you admit defeat early?"

"Indeed, the disadvantage has been determined." Wang Zheng looked up at the girl, and said with a smile, "Young lady is very good at chess, she is indeed far better than me."

"That's the case" Mi Zhen was about to speak, but there was a clear slap, and Wang Zheng dropped another son.

Facing the girl's astonished eyes, Wang Zheng's eyes were full of fighting spirit: "But I never like to give up halfway, and I am a messy person."

"Showing defeat doesn't mean the outcome is decided, let's continue!"

Amidst the clattering sound, time passed quietly, and after another half hour, Wang Zhengchang breathed out a foul breath, and immediately put the chess pieces in his hand back into the clay pot.

"The girl won." He said flatly.

"I won half an hour ago." Mi Zhen looked at Wang Zheng and snorted coldly, "I don't know what's the point of your persistence until now?"

"The meaning of persistence."

Seeing the girl raised her face and her cheeks puffed up, Wang Zheng suddenly felt teased, then leaned forward and pointed at Mi Zhen's forehead with his fingers, taking advantage of the trend.

Standing up the fingertips, one can see the slight glint of water flashing in the night, it turns out that at this moment, Mi Zhen's forehead is already dripping with sweat.

She stared blankly at the young man in front of her and said word by word: "That means it's not easy for the enemy to win, so pay the price."

The meaning in the words made Mi Zhen silent for a long while, then suddenly smiled again, and said softly: "You are quite tough, and you can be considered a bit manly."

Then he stood up and stood there Tingting.

The night fog was gradually rising, and it was as hazy as smoke. She seemed to be standing far away from Wang Zheng, and sighed faintly: "It's getting late, Brother Zheng."

Wang Zheng raised his head when he heard the words, but saw that the moon had risen to the middle of the sky at some point, so he couldn't help but nodded: "Yes, it's really rude to delay the girl for so long."

Mi Zhen nodded, turned around to leave, and suddenly turned around after walking a few steps and asked, "Brother Zheng, do you understand rhythm?"

Hearing this, Wang Zheng couldn't help but startled.

He has traveled all day since he was either busy fighting or rushing on the road of fighting. It is extremely difficult to find time to identify all the Han Li. How can there be such leisure and time to understand those things?
He had no choice but to shake his head and said: "The next martial artist will be completely ignorant of these elegant studies."

"The melody is also like the art of war. It can cultivate one's temperament and build momentum," Mi Zhen said with a light smile: "In the past, the Yellow Emperor ordered Ling Lun to cut bamboo in Kunming, cut it to make a flute, and played it to make the sound of a phoenix."

"If you have the ambition of a general, you can learn it."

While speaking, the girl's figure gradually moved into the distance. Seeing her back disappear behind the bushes, Wang Zheng looked thoughtfully at the sky. At this time, the sky was full of bright moon hanging high, misty and cold, as if very close. It seems very far away.

She asked me to learn the temperament, and cited the allusion of the Yellow Emperor, what does it mean?
Does she like listening to the flute?

Amidst the confusion of thoughts, Wang Zheng suddenly felt a sense of emptiness in his heart.

For Wang Zheng at this time, the affairs of the Mi Mansion were just a small episode after all, and on the second day, he was busy with business again.

Meet Zhao Hong who came back from Pengcheng.

Zhao Hong's abilities are mediocre, and he is not a historical celebrity. In fact, Wang Zheng didn't put much emphasis on him before. Afterwards, he was elected as the interim prime minister.

Among them, most of them are actually based on the face of the other party's late old advocate.

Zhang Rao was guarding Wuyuan back then, but was cut off by Guan Yu's formation. After receiving the news, Wang Zheng was naturally furious on the surface, but in fact, his heart was very calm at that time, and there were not many disturbances.

One, Zhang Rao is not a famous historical figure, and two, as Qu Commander of the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou, his influence in the Heavenly Army is actually too great. If Wang Zheng had no system, he might not be able to tolerate him.

But the dead are the most important, and the longer Zhang Rao passed away, the better and better his impression in Wang Zheng's heart, and when he thought about it occasionally, it was more of Zhang Rao's merit.

Strictly speaking, Zhang Rao's performance has indeed been beyond reproach since he joined Wang Zheng's command.

Perhaps there is not only a systematic reason for this, but more because Zhang Raozhen identified Wang Zheng as the reincarnation of Zhang Jiao, a great virtuous teacher, so he really abided by his loyalty and made a lot of contributions. And others, even compared with the chief actors Wu Sheng and Xu Fang, they are not far behind in terms of dedication.

Coupled with the tragic death of the other party, Zhang Rao didn't leave any relatives and heirs under the emotion in his heart, Wang Zheng naturally put this feeling on some of his old ministries.

Needless to say, the ancient sword with great potential, even Zhao Hong, who is not outstanding in ability, has begun to reuse it.

And this time, it was also Zhang Rao's first report on his duties after he temporarily acted as Prime Minister, Wang Zheng naturally paid special attention to it.

As long as the performance is satisfactory, this "temporary generation" will naturally go.

Perhaps he was also aware of this point. The dusty Zhao Hong had just entered Xiapi, and after tidying up a bit, he hurriedly came to pay his respects.

"Minister Zhao Hong pays homage to Zhou Mu."

Well, it's still on time.

Seeing Zhao Hong who came to the front and bowed to the ground, Wang Zheng smiled, waved his hand to signal him to sit down, and after a few greetings, he asked:

"You have been in Pengcheng for two or three months, how are you doing?"

This question was an understatement, but Zhao Hong didn't dare to answer casually, and quickly straightened his crown and solemnly, and answered firmly:

"Thanks to Mu Ende of Laizhou, various administrations have gone smoothly. Among them, compared with last year, tens of thousands of acres of good land have been reclaimed in the capital alone. If it is the entire Pengcheng City, according to current statistics, there should be close to [-]. , This is all the cooperative system established by the Lord, it is really a good government, and it is of great help to the people."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zheng nodded.

Pengcheng has been the foundation of his heart from the very beginning, and it is also an important gateway to Xuzhou. Even though the political center is now in Xiapi, he still attaches great importance to it.

Speaking of which, Wang Zheng felt a little uneasy about letting Zhao Hong go to serve as the Prime Minister of the country. If the other party's performance dissatisfied him a little, he would have to make adjustments immediately.

Of course, attitude is more important than ability. Although Zhao Hong has not entered the system, he is also from the Yellow Turban family after all, which is one of the reasons why Wang Zheng chose him.

"There are so many more plowed fields." Wang Zheng asked again: "Is there any problem with reclamation?"

"Last year, Zhang Xiang's regulations were done very well. Now that I have Xiao Gui and Cao Sui, it's not a big problem." Zhao Hong respectfully said: "Where there is a shortage of seeds, cattle, labor, and even farm tools, the government may transfer money. , or voluntarily assisted by cooperatives, so that everyone has land to cultivate, and at the same time, every inch of good land will not go to waste.”

Having said that, Zhao Hong paused, and then continued with a smile: "This spring, the rain is extremely abundant. Seeing that the harvest will be good in the future, the people are very happy, and they all say that it is the kindness of the state shepherd. The shrine has been set up, and the incense burns continuously day and night."

"It's so good." Wang Zheng was sure, and asked again: "How about the medicine mountains?"

Since the occupation of Xuzhou, the Heavenly Army has now formed a self-sufficient system in many places, such as the source of troops, equipment, armor, etc. The shortage of food and grass is not a problem of production and resources, but a result of the reduction of taxes by Wang Zheng in most counties and counties. caused by.

Of course, in a place like Xuzhou, although there is no shortage of salt and iron, no shortage of fertile land, and no shortage of manpower in terms of resources, it is not perfect after all.

That is, in terms of medicinal materials and doctors, compared with some big states of the same level, it is indeed a weakness.

Naturally, Wang Zheng attached great importance to this problem, and he came up with a solution, besides letting the caravans of the Mi, Wang, and Yan surnames to purchase from other places and introduce talents, he also chose some places in his own territory as medicinal materials. place of origin.

Pengcheng, with its mountainous terrain, naturally bears the brunt. Just last year, several private mountains of local aristocratic families were forcibly purchased by Wang Zheng and turned into official medicinal mountains. Not to mention the cultivation of various medicinal materials, troops were stationed at the foot of the mountain. Private collection.

"For medicinal materials, since there are only a few plants at present, and the scope of promotion is not very large, so compared with last year, the progress is not too big. However, based on the current planting area alone, by next year, at least it will be enough for our army's internal use, and it is no longer necessary. Buy from abroad."

"The state's inscription on that day is 'do it yourself, have enough food and clothing', and I fully implemented it."

Speaking of this, Zhao Hong cupped his hands in admiration and praised: "Do it yourself, have enough food and clothing, these eight words can be said to be truly modest, and they express rich connotations in a straightforward way, and are full of inspiring fighting spirit. , the minister tastes again and again"

He patted the table lightly, "I'm really overwhelmed by it."

"Such seemingly straightforward and simple words, a scholar like Ruchen will not be able to say it even after reading books for a few lifetimes."

Your flattery can be shot on the horse's leg, this is not my original creation.

Wang Zheng smiled and said: "Military use alone is not enough. You will go to see Zhang Zhao later and discuss the current gap with him. It seems that there are not many suitable medicine mountains here in Xiapi, so go to Donghai or Langya. Look for it again, if there is a suitable one, then requisition, the price is not a problem."

That attitude is even more of a problem, Zhao Hong silently mourned for a few seconds for those families who are about to be affected by the disaster, and hurriedly said: "I have made a note."

"Just now, you said that Pengcheng has reclaimed [-] mu more fertile land this year than in previous years?" Wang Zheng pondered for a while, and then said, "Tell me the details."

"Here." Zhao Hong had already prepared a draft before, and now he talked with eloquence:

"Zhou Mu, compared to last year, up to now, a total of 750 acres of land have been reclaimed in Pengcheng."

"Because there are many mountains around Pengcheng, terraced fields account for two-fifths of the newly reclaimed farmland, and the other two-fifths are transformed from original forests and tree hills."

"The remaining one-fifth comes from barren fields destroyed by war, or wilderness areas that have not been developed and are sparsely populated."

(End of this chapter)