Fall in love with the technology tree [Three Kingdoms]

Yuzhou is a beautiful mountain.Because it is isolated from the land, there are no predators, only a group of macaques live on the island, accompanied by exotic flowers and fruits, waterfalls and pine rocks.If you come here on a clear spring day, watching the sun shine on the snow-white waterfall, with golden light, accompanied by the singing of kingfishers and yellow warblers, and watching the naive behavior of little monkeys, it will naturally be refreshing, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a fairyland.

But now, it's foggy.

In the obscure environment where day and night cannot be distinguished, Yuzhou is just a vague black shadow on the same black sea water.

The wooden fishing boat was bumping on the waves, and the torch on the bow kept shaking.From the land to reach the main peak of Yuzhou Mountain, you have to cross the strait for about four kilometers; and to go to the islands outside Yuzhou, you have to bypass the island where the main peak is located and go another three kilometers.This is close to an hour's voyage.

If it weren't for the shadow of Yuzhou Mountain and the torches on Zhu Weng's boat to provide a clear direction, it would not be an easy task even for Ah Sheng's guards to row in the fog for so long.

They followed Zhu Weng's small broken boat to turn and turn, and finally got closer and closer to an unknown small island, and finally went upstream against the current, bypassing two huge reefs like door panels, before entering a bay.

On both sides are steep rocks with a height of more than 100 meters, which completely cover the bay and form an excellent place for hiding boats. "No wonder no one found it before." Mi Zhu's exclamation came from the side, and he couldn't ignore it.

Ah Sheng glanced at him and saw the drops of water on his beard.

Suddenly, Mi Fang's terrified voice came from another ship ahead. "The red boat, it's a ghost ship—"

Ah Sheng looked intently, and saw a patch of intense colors appearing in the hazy mist.At some point, a red pointed boat appeared silently in front of them, looking down on their small sampan.

"Coo-coo--" the big black bird croaked, hovering above everyone's heads like the shadow of death.

"Zhu Weng, who is this?" Only a man's laughing voice could be heard from the red boat. The voice was quite young, no more than 40 years old.

"It's none of the old man's business." Zhu Weng replied gruffly, "They insisted on following me."

"Yo, Patriarch Mi. Rare customers, rare customers. They brought so many people here in such a mighty way that they want to do business with us?" He didn't say a single threatening word, but it still made people feel dangerous.

Mi Zhu wiped the sweat from his brow, stood up and answered honestly: "The leader Chen probably doesn't know that Xuzhou has a new lord. This is Cao Sheng, Duke Cao Zhonghua, Cao Cao's younger brother, and this time he is here to comfort Qu County. Hearing about Chief Chen’s deeds, I came here to visit.”

The man laughed so loudly that the blackbirds in the sky lost a few feathers.At this time, the red boat was getting closer, almost reaching the top of the small fishing boat.Everyone could vaguely see a figure standing on the bow of the boat. It was a tall, strong and fleshy man.

"Xuzhou has a new lord, I already knew about it." After the man finished laughing, he jumped off the red boat and landed precisely on the bamboo shed behind Mi Zhu.The fishing boat was hit and shook violently up and down. Several servants of the Mi family couldn't stand upright and almost fell into the sea.But the one surnamed Chen seemed to be stuck to the bamboo shed, half unaffected.

Mi Zhu naturally also fell to the ground, just between A Sheng and the bamboo shed, he didn't bother to cry out in pain, and turned his head to remind, "Mr. Zhonghua, be careful, they are used to pirates running rampant."

"Hahahaha." Chief Chen laughed again, and then shouted to the small fishing boat Zhu Weng was on, "My father-in-law, what do you say?"

Zhu Weng was silent for a while, then replied: "Patriarch Mi and this Duke Zhonghua are both highly respected people, not Gao's and his like."

"Hahahahaha. Am I so scary? Just say they shouldn't kill them?"

He was so proud that he completely compared the pale-faced Mi family servant.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mi Zhu hurriedly got up from the deck, returned to the mat and sat down, ready to fight with the air of a high-level negotiator.In fact, he secretly groaned in his heart. The ghost ship only passed by twice a year, so it would be fine to avoid it. At worst, everyone would go to land to do business.

But whoever said that the nobleman insisted on wading through the muddy water, as a surrender with a criminal record, he had to risk his life to accompany the gentleman in order to seek wealth and honor.Even if the pirate leader on the opposite side is not easy to provoke, he will bite the bullet!

That's right, that's it.Don't shake your knees, be bold, don't cry sadly, smile, and learn from Zhonghuagong.By the way, great.Don't be afraid of the cold, people who grew up by the sea are afraid of the sea breeze...

Mi Zhu repeatedly hypnotized himself in his heart, and just halfway through the hypnosis, he saw the terrifying pirate leader kneel down on one knee.

???

"Chen Wuxie, the captain of the third guard under the navy, pays his respects to the master."

"Coo - coo -" the blackbirds landed on the side of Chen Wuxie one by one, forming a neat line, raised their heads together, and said "coo -" in unison, like soldiers.

It turned out to be five huge carrier pigeons.Not only is it black in color, but even its talons and beak are sharper than ordinary pigeons. At first glance, they may be thought to be falcons, but their calls betray them.

Ah Sheng raised his hand. "Get up. You smile more now than before. Is it because you have a family?"

Chen Wuxie stood up, smiled at the ridicule and did not answer: "Master is wronged to sit on this small wooden board. There are mangoes from Kaohsiung Port on Zhiyuan, and they are used as snacks for the master at night."

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As night fell, the fog seemed to lift a little.I can see clearly what is 50 meters away.On the beach of the bay, a huge bonfire was lit.Chen Wuxie's escort consisted of ten red boats with about 300 soldiers and sailors.However, the Zhiyuan ship they escorted was a giant-class ship. Although this time it was mainly carrying cargo, there were only 60 women on board who cared for flowers and fruits, fed livestock, washed clothes and cooked meals. many.

With grilled fish and fruit stuffed in his mouth, Mi Zhu couldn't help but drift towards the direction of the Zhiyuan, his eyes were all distracted. "I'm afraid I'm dreaming. I saw a ship higher than the city wall of Qu County."

Chen Wuxie didn't want to talk to this Xuzhou bumpkin at all, he was busy explaining to A Sheng: "Our third escort team is not on duty. After leaving Qingzhou, we often encounter thick fog and storms. In the past, when Chief Yu was here , I was looking for islands and reefs along the coast of Xuzhou, and the last one I found was this small island outside Yuzhou. We call it Qingtian Bay, which means that we can stay here until the weather is fine.

"It's a pity that Qu County has been operated by people for a long time, and there are still some frequent sea merchants. In desperation, we had no choice but to paint the warship red and pretend to be pirates to disperse them, so as to keep the main ship from being discovered. We have always followed the master's teachings and never took the initiative to cause trouble The Gao family...was an accident...but because Xuzhou was not governed at that time, the Gao family had no citizenship rights, and was not protected by the friendly protection regulations, so the military court found me innocent by 30 votes to 1. It should have been reported to the master."

He scratched a few times with the knife, and then peeled off the skin of a mango, and the yellow juice flowed out, shining brightly under the light of the fire.Chen Wuxie took a clean green-glazed pottery bowl, put the peeled mango in it, and handed it to A Sheng.

Zhuge Liang, who peeled the mango into pits because he didn't have a knife, turned into a puffer fish.

A Sheng shook his head, not picking up Chen Wuxie's mango: "Has your wife eaten it?"

Chief Chen was taken aback for a moment: "This is a new species introduced from Tianzhu, and it bears fruit in the first year. Kaohsiung sent only five boxes to Liaodong, and they were served with ice cubes along the way. We dare not use them on our own initiative."

A Sheng: "Oh—it's for my father, so I..."

"The master is kind, and he will definitely give me a note, saying that a box was opened on the road, and it was not the fault of the carrier."

"I……"

"Master is kind, Patriarch Mi and Young Master Zhuge are also blessed."

Ah Chang sighed, and pushed the bowl to Chen Wuxie: "Give it to your wife, it's not easy for her to follow you on the sea."

Chief Chen jumped up happily: "I'll call her right away."

After not seeing each other for many years, Chen Wuxie is still weak and good at routines.But for some reason, it seems to be a lot more cheerful, a bit like Zhao Xiaogou after meeting Ah Lu.

While feeling emotional, Ah Sheng took the mango that looked full of finger prints from Zhuge Liang's hand, cut it open with a knife, cut it into small pieces, and then turned it over, the pieces of flesh bloomed like flowers.The familiar shape is like a mango advertisement thousands of years later.

"Does it look good?"

"Yeah." Zhuge nodded, "I think Caozi is better than that Chen Wuxie." He did the same, cutting the other side of the mango into a flower shape.Then he was reluctant to eat, so he looked at the campfire.

"Cao Zi has a navy under his command. The huge ships cover the sky and the sun, and the fast ships are invincible. Does Mr. Cao know?"

A Sheng closed his eyes comfortably with the warmth of the campfire. "He knows."

"Really?"

"...I know a rough idea."

Zhuge Liang couldn't hold it back, put a mango pulp into his mouth, and was sweetened into a happy face: "I think Cao Zi is getting more and more unfathomable. Those who are interested in learning can build giant ships and raise pirates, can they?" "

"What's wrong? Building giant ships and fast ships are all knowledge that ordinary people don't have."

"So why?" Xiao Liang leaned closer, "I only heard that the way of the sage doesn't work, so I have to go to sea [Note 1]; I haven't heard that the way of the sage works in the sea, but I have to go to sea."

"You feel that the country only has land, and you are narrow-minded." A Sheng said seriously, "If you raise fish from the sea, you can also live; if you boil the sea into salt, you can support the people; if you do business overseas, you can also enrich the people. It seems to me as important as roads on land."

Zhuge Liang raised his head, blinked his eyes, and after a while, he asked: "Did Cao Zi already have such lofty ideals when he was my age?"

"My ideal is very small." Ah Sheng closed his eyes, feeling the temperature of the campfire on his eyelids.The fog seemed to have dissipated, and she could hear Chen Wuxie and Ayu's pushback about a mango in the distance, and there was no longer a damp echo.

"I want to live a luxurious life. No matter which city I am in, I can eat lychees from South Island, goat milk from Xianbei, silk from Jiangnan, and lacquer dyed from Chudi. Liangzhou supplies me with cotton and honeydew melons. The state sent peonies and pottery. If I am sick, there are Ganoderma lucidum from the extreme north and agarwood from the extreme south for medicine.

"But, only when farmers and charcoal sellers can enjoy these things, can I stop and enjoy them with peace of mind.

"It will probably take thousands of years." She smiled contentedly, and the smile was full of proud memories.

Note 1: Confucius said: The way is not enough, take a boat and float in the sea.From me, its cause and! "The Analects of Confucius Gong Ye Chang"