The portable magic tower of the Three Kingdoms

Since the Han Dynasty, the timber and iron materials for the track seemed to have been stolen by the local people. In addition, it was criticized by Huang Lao and Confucianism as a symbol of laboring the people and wasting money, so that the Han Dynasty did not dare to repair it.From the establishment of the Han Dynasty to the present, about 400 years ago, the tracks in various places have almost been destroyed.

If everything goes well, and if the number of 400 years continues to increase, the rebels will spread to Luoyang in one day at most, and Luoyang will be recruited to fight, and they will reach Weijun in one day. The thieves can be calmed down in three days at most, and no more than ten days at most.

However, this turmoil, if Liu Tao remembers correctly, did not stop until August and September, more than half a year.At the same time, several states were affected, and millions of people were involved in the turmoil, not to mention the economic losses.At least the farming in Jizhou, Yuzhou, and even Yanzhou was ruined back then.

The reaction mechanism is too backward, not as good as that of the pre-Qin period. Emperor Wu used Confucianism because Confucianism, mainly the Gongyang faction, supported him in the crusade against the Huns. As a result, the subsequent emperors were fooled.Especially after Emperor Wu's "Sin Ji Zhao" came down, the Gongyang faction also declined, and finally Zuo's Chunqiu faction came to power smoothly.

"Brother didn't mention the track...I didn't even know there was such a thing...what is it for?" Zhang Fei asked curiously, and the others were similar, obviously all uneducated.

That's right, they haven't seen this thing since they were born, or their grandpa's grandpa.Even Liu Tao only checked because of the traversers, especially some people in later generations clamoring that there was a railway in the Qin Dynasty.

"To put it simply, it is a railway that connects the two places. The structure is... the horses run on it, and the wheels move along the track without any obstacles. In addition, the distance between the sleepers is exactly the distance that the horses take one step, so once the horses start to run There is no way to stop, so I can only keep running to the next stop..." Liu Tao thought for a while, he actually didn't know very well, but combined with the railways of later generations, he could probably say something in twos and threes.

"I see, there are such convenient things..." Not to mention, Lu Yan and the others were really fooled, with shocked expressions on their faces.Thinking of hundreds of people, from Zhuoxian County to Lunu, it would take four or five days for a normal march, but with this one, it only takes one or two days to get there. The effect of this railway is too amazing.

"As a clan member of the Han family, I am not qualified to comment on the affairs of the ancestors." Liu Tao sighed. This status has both good and bad. Out of filial piety, he cannot take the initiative to deny or criticize the mistakes of the ancestors. Need more roundabout, more time-consuming.

After a pause, he continued: "It's just that Mencius said, 'If you believe in books, it's better to have no books'. If you can't detach from written records and think in light of actual needs, then you're just a rhetoric of corrupt Confucianism, which is of no use to the country or the people."

"What brother (lord) said is very true." For a moment, both Lu Yan and Jian Yong saluted.In this conversation, the ones who gained the most are actually these two people.

"In addition, or the most important thing is..." Liu Tao looked at everyone, taking this opportunity, he also planned to explain his point of view, after all, he doesn't want to be subject to so many constraints in the future, "For me, War is not only a continuation of politics, but also a business!"

Everyone was taken aback when they heard the words, can this thing be a business?This statement had a great impact, and I couldn't react for a while.

"To put it bluntly, through war, we ordinary people can earn official positions, and even be appointed as generals. Through war, we can obtain a large number of prisoners and supplies... You should have a deep understanding these days." Liu Tao simply said Explained a bit.

Everyone nodded, more than 2000 people went out from Zhuo County, and now they have been promoted to 5000 people, which is really touching.Especially along the way, many books were seized, and the two scholars, Lu Yan and Jian Yong, couldn't refute anything.

"On a larger scale, it is the dignity of a country, the peace of the people on the front line and even in the rear, and such illusory things as fame." Liu Tao continued.

Liu Tao earned a lot of fame in Anxi County, and many people said that he was "benevolent and righteous", and this is the reputation he earned.With this as an example, everyone seems to understand.

"But!" Just when everyone was thinking, Liu Tao said, "If the former is pragmatic, then the latter is practical. The two are indispensable, but they are not equal concepts. For example If you are too pragmatic, if you are not pragmatic, then you will not be able to get the reputation of "violent"; on the other hand, if you are too pragmatic, you will earn your reputation..."

Everyone thinks of the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. At that time, it was obvious that he was too pragmatic, and he earned enough face and prestige, but the people's livelihood withered.It can be seen that although the two complement each other, they are also relatively opposite.

Let’s just say that this time, some of the grain distributed by Liu Tao went down, and the common people benefited, but in fact, Liu Tao lost this part of the military grain, which is a fact.

"That's why I think that fighting is about doing business, being pragmatic is about making money, and being practical is about earning fame. How to control the 'degree' of the two determines whether our business can grow bigger and bigger." Liu Tao said solemnly.

Of course, the most important thing is that he actually cheated, so the risk is so low that it is almost negligible.When other people do 'business', they have to calculate the war damage as a 'risk'. If the 'risk' is too high, they may suffer serious losses.

It's just that he won't talk about this kind of thing, and others can understand it if they can understand it.After all, as a teacher, if you don't hold back, you can't say that you can't make your students fat in the future, but you will starve to death directly.

Chapter 91

Liu Tao's words are really constantly impacting the three views of these people in front of him.They didn't even think that fighting a war could be regarded as a business.But when Liu Tao analyzed the pragmatic and pragmatic arguments, it sounded very reasonable.

He didn't say it clearly, but everyone can hear that in the past, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was too pragmatic, or even not pragmatic.

"Brother... If you want to conquer the barbarians, how should you fight?" Zhang Fei asked straightforwardly when he thought of it.Fortunately, the word 'Xiongnu' was not directly uttered.

"I have some thoughts, the question is, is it too early to say this now?" Liu Tao scolded with a smile, "Our current enemy, there is only one, and there can only be one, and that is the Yellow Turban Bandits who committed chaos. Others, you can think for yourself , How to be pragmatic and retreat, think about it, talk to me in private, we can discuss and discuss it. "

"Indeed, let's not talk so much nonsense, 500 people will be reorganized, and there will be a lot of follow-up things... By the way, the leggings seem to be a bit insufficient..." Lu Yan echoed, and then remembered something.

"You can let the soldiers prepare by themselves. Among other things, do leggings need to be specially prepared?" Jian Yong felt that there was no need to be so anxious.

Listening to what the two said, Liu Tao was actually a little dazed.

After time travelling, I realized that the people of this era are actually ready to wear leggings.Before that, he thought it was a special technology of our army.

Think about it too, if a horse is said to be the car of this era, then certainly not everyone can afford it.Most of the time, people rely on their own legs.Especially for those soldiers, without leggings, how could it be possible to travel hundreds of miles a day?

As far as this walking is concerned, the soles are really not thick enough, especially grass shoes, which wear out faster when fully armed.The official road is okay, the mountain is like a forest, and it is not even an official road, so it is a toss.Fortunately, most of the soldiers already had a thick layer of calluses on the soles of their feet.That is to say, for an officer like Liu Tao, it is not obvious that he has a horse instead of walking.

Leggings, not to mention the military, there are also many civilians who wear leggings by themselves, which is not a rare thing in itself.It's just that Liu Tao was a little bit upset because of this, because he lost a chance to pretend to be aggressive.

What Jian Yong and Lu Yan said was really Liu Tao's fault.Suddenly 500 people were going to join the army, no one expected.

Since recruiting, there must be equipment, such as weapons and armor.There are some spares on the luggage side, but the leggings... have been distributed to these people, so there are five hundred soldiers without spares?Not to mention, these 500 people also need to have a spare, right?

In the end, it was negotiated, and I had some 'extra money' before, so I bought some cloth from a cloth merchant to make leggings.

"Canshan, how do you feel recently, you are becoming more and more like a housekeeper?" Liu Tao couldn't help but tease.Ever since Lu Yan became the military adviser, he has become more and more stingy.

"The expenditure of the whole army is with me. Regardless of the support of the Zhen family now, who can guarantee that it will stop suddenly? In case of emergency, the more supplies the better, and the less expenditure the better." Lu Yanyao He shook his head, since he became a military adviser, he knew that there are many things in this army.

That is to say, so many soldiers have come to help recently, otherwise the military affairs of these 5000 people will definitely kill him.

"There's no need to think about it so much. As long as we can keep winning battles, the Zhen family will not give up on us. As I told you before, this is actually part of the transaction, which is pragmatic. To the Zhen family, we are It is part of the transaction, and the Zhen family is also a part of the transaction to us, this is called a win-win situation." Liu Tao said in a low voice.

"Can it still be like this?" Lu Yan really didn't expect it, and it seems to be so after careful consideration.

What the Zhen family needs is Liu Tao helping them restore law and order in Zhongshan. After all, they can't even go home now.At the same time, their business is food, and they urgently need to resume production as soon as possible.

Then naturally it is the development of the Zhen clan members, such as the few who have entered the army now.Although it is only a collateral line, if Liu Tao develops well in the future, he may not increase his bargaining chip.Of course, there was another reason, and that was that Zhen Yi's sons were still young.

"Businessmen are chasing profit, but because of it, sometimes it is more convenient than talking about feelings. As long as you can make them profit, then you won't worry about their betrayal, unless someone bids higher." Liu Tao shook his head.

There must be voluntary merchants, but merchants like the Zhen family, developed from a big family, pay more attention to profits.Let's say that Yuan Shao becomes the overlord of Hebei, they can marry Yuan Shao and marry Zhen Luo to Yuan Xi.When Cao Cao came to kill him, Yuan Xidu was still alive, so he married Zhen Luo to Cao Pi again.

In Liu Tao's view, the Zhen family obviously belonged to the kind of businessman who valued profit.

"Oh..." Lu Yan nodded dumbly, not sure if he understood.But what is certain is that what Liu Tao said today did have a great impact on his three views.

Many things have never been considered from this angle before.After changing the angle, it seems that many things have become simpler.All of a sudden, it was as if a new continent had been discovered, or a child discovered a new toy, and immediately went to his room, presumably to record it.

"Is this an epiphany?" Liu Tao felt a little emotional, "Speaking of which, Lu Yan has changed a bit recently..."

The original Lu Yan, when we met, should be a Confucian scholar, with a gentle, or elegant type.He always seems to be neither in a hurry nor slow, and he is very calm and calm about everything, with a very stable feeling.Regardless of age, sometimes I really feel that he is older than myself.

As a result, after getting in touch with him in the past few months, his character seems to be getting more and more detached.It may be that life in the military cannot be so leisurely and leisurely, or there may be too much work for him to deal with slowly.

So his thinking began to develop in the direction of the military, and his personality began to approach that of a soldier.The shadow of the past seems to be getting weaker and weaker.

"Continuing on like this, Lu Zhi won't chase me for thousands of miles with a knife, right?" Liu Tao was a little skeptical.According to his understanding, Lu Zhi should have hoped that Lu Yan would become a well-mannered scribe, but in the end he forced him to become a qualified officer.

It shouldn't be that bad, right?At least Lu Yan has become pragmatic, which is the rarest thing.Moreover, the personality that has been cultivated for more than 20 years does not mean that it can be changed if it is changed, even if you can't do it yourself, let alone him?

After thinking for a long time, Liu Tao seemed to realize a problem: Lu Yan ran away, who will do the follow-up work?Looking at the other side of Lu Yan's room, I couldn't help but suspect... This guy didn't do it on purpose, did he?

Seeing several soldiers joining the army, holding paperwork, came to me like this... I couldn't help feeling: Canshan really failed in learning!

Chapter 92

"Brother, before the expedition, you must promise me that no matter what the situation is this time, no further expansion is allowed." Before the expedition the next day, Lu Yan specially found Liu Tao.