Chapter 244
After entering the boundary of Jingzhou, because Liu Biao and Liu Bei are still in a superficial allies, no one will intercept and obstruct Taishici's fleet.
From Xiakou to the Han River, after more than ten days of sailing, he finally returned to Hanzhong from Shangyong.
Because the upper reaches of the Han River were relatively turbulent and dangerous shoals, Taishici and his team's fleet was left in Wudang County, and then the small boats passed through Shangyong, Xicheng and other counties.
Along the way, Zhou Yu seemed to be calm and chatting. When changing boats in Wudang County, he spent half a day climbing Wudang Mountain and wandering around, only one song was enough to compose. In fact, he was also secretly observing the geographical situation, and the more he looked, the more he was more shocked at the construction of Liu Bei's army after entering Shu.
A layman watches the excitement, while an expert looks at the tricks. Zhou Yu is a soldier who knows the military and likes to look at the geographical situation since he was a child. Although there is no "Shui Jing Zhu" in this era and the "Shangshu. Yao Dian" is not reliable, Zhou Yu relies on his family's wealth and traveling around thousands of miles, and has also summarized a lot of experience in field investigations.
He always knew that Shangyong's Counties were "a reproduction of Hanzhong". It was very easy for those who got Hanzhong to go down the river to get Shangyong. However, if there was a fierce resistance on the side of Xiangyang and a tug-of-war formed in Zhuyang west of Xiangyang, then the protracted war of Hanzhong regime would have problems with the Hanzhong regime's long-term war supply.
For ships that transport materials downstream, even empty ships are difficult to drive back. Several particularly turbulent sections of the river will become natural logistics disasters.
However, this time in Wudang County, Zhou Yu saw a large transport terminal that had never imagined that it would appear in the Han River. He replaced hundreds of materials with medium-sized ships in the Han River, and the ship reserves were so abundant.
Moreover, the Dushui River estuary area in the upper reaches of Wudang County was originally a large area of dammed silt swamp (later Shiyan City, Hubei), and there was no large-scale settlement.
But he saw endless mud piles on the map, just like the Jiangnan water town at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Part of the swamp was dug deep, forming a water net with fields intertwined and rowing. The mud was dug into thousands of black soil, covered with taro with extremely high demand for irrigation water, which could be called waste-to-be treasure.
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Zhou Yu was born in Jianghuai. Of course, he knew that there were taroes in the water towns in Jiangnan, but basically they only had them in narrow fields or riverside.
This kind of thing is much higher than the grain crops such as rice and wheat, and it is a bit full after eating, which is a bit choking. The reason why they plant less is that the farmers in Jiangnan are also lazy and do not want to water so frequently, so no one will grow taro if they leave the land hundreds of steps away from the water source.
On Shangyong's side, because it was originally a field piled up from the swamp, the farmer rowed a boat, took a wooden barrel carried on a long pole, and directly scooped water from the river one by one and poured it on the tall taro stems and leaves. The irrigation was very simple and extensive.
After Zhou Yu came back after climbing Wudang Mountain, he was estimating in his mind: "According to the imperial household registration and tax book of the late Emperor Huan, the total number of Shangyong counties was less than 20,000 households. But according to Liu Bei's current attitude of resumption of troops and raising the people, I am afraid that it can be achieved if there are no tens of thousands of households?
Liu Bei attaches so much importance to areas where taxes cannot be collected, or taxes and grains are inconvenient to transport taxes and grains, and he has a great ambition. Did he want to deal with Liu Biao from Xiangyang or Yuan Shu from Nanyang? It seems that this time he is right. Liu Bei is so friendly to his allies in the past, and in fact he is just like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao behind his back. How could he not swallow his allies if he can find an excuse to annex his allies? This time, the distance and nearby attacks have been completed."
Zhou Yu knew very well that no matter how well Shangyong farmed, it was very unprofitable to transport the materials here against the current to Hanzhong. The ship had to be loaded and unloaded repeatedly, and even used striking fibers. However, if the military farming results on Shangyong were used to attack Xiangyang, it would be more comfortable. It would be easier to ship empty when returning.
However, there is no need to blame Taishici for not having a confidentiality awareness, because farming in an area bordering allies is impossible to hide such a thing and there is nothing to keep in secret. As long as Liu Bei does not reveal substantial evidence of his alliance, others cannot blame him.
If Liu Biao took the initiative to "dummy defense", then Liu Bei would still be unable to ask for it.
Early imaginary defense is not considered self-defense, and it will be subject to sanctions in accordance with the law. Then Liu Bei can defend himself.
After seeing the prosperity of Liu Bei's army, about one day in late October, Zhou Yu and his party finally entered Nanzheng County.
Unfortunately, Taishi Ci needed to take Hua Tuo to meet Liu Bei first, so Zhou Yu did not have the chance to get the first recommendation.
However, the King of Hanzhong was still very hospitality. He did not need the instructions of the leader to come from afar. The postmasters were routinely hosted in advance in the inn, and they would like to drink and meat every day. When they were idle, they would take them out for a walk in Dingjun Mountain. They would take them to see the scenery as public travel.
Along the way, Hua Tuo did not tell Zhou Yu what purpose was. He only said that he was to invite famous doctors to Nanzheng to present the medicine, and the Hanzhong prince paid money to help engrave books and print books.
But I can guess that most of the time, Liu Bei has some problems with his own health.
Zhou Yu was not anxious or impatient, and just watched the changes.
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In the Hanzhong Palace, Li Su also came to report some official duties as usual today, and then he met Taishi Ci and Hua Tuo.
Liu Bei was also very happy when he met Taishi Ci: "Ziyi, I haven't seen each other for three years, and I've been a lieutenant. It's easy to fight against the three Koreans of Dongyi. Since Zizhong has no achievements, it's just right to go to Guanzhong with Gu, expel the Han thieves. With your talent, it's easy to be promoted to a general within a few years."
Of course, he is a general with a miscellaneous number, but there is no need to say it deliberately. Drawing big cakes requires hazy beauty.
Li Su also praised: "This time thanks to Ziyi's escort, otherwise Mr. Yuanhua would not have come so quickly and safely. You go down and rest first, don't say much to the outside world. Mr. Yuanhua is going to treat the king."
After Taishi Ci retreated, Hua Tuo finally had the opportunity to come in and pay a visit. For his older age, Liu Bei certainly would not act like a king. He just calmly accepted the other party's bow and then sat down and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. I'm here to stay away, I'm not hiding it. I also have arrow sores that are not cured. I feel pain and paralyzed when it's rainy and cold. I've heard that Mr. is the saint of healing in the world for a long time."
Hua Tuo: "How dare you? I heard that the king was injured because Wuzhangyuan Fen refused to care for the king to save the emperor. When Wang Situ was in trouble, the princes in the world turned a blind eye, or Lu Yao was powerless to rescue him.
Only the king immediately sent troops, regardless of his own interests. I have long admired the king Gao Yi, and I am honored to be able to serve him today - I ask the king to wear a broad suit and test his injuries."
Liu Bei lay on a soft couch and asked the maid to pull down his pants, revealing the old scar of arrow wounds on the back of his thighs.
Hua Tuo seemed to be very experienced: "This is shot from behind when riding a horse. Although the surface healed for several months, there were still swollen and bruises. It should not be that the arrow was poisoned, but it may be that the military doctor who cleaned the wound only took out the arrow, but there were other debris that were not taken away. What is the specific thing? Please forgive me and I can't assert, and I can't tell you, and I will take the pulse and observe the color."
Then Hua Tuo took Liu Bei's pulse, looked at his face and tongue, and carefully asked about the specific symptoms of pain in rainy days. For example, if it was a small needle intensively, it was mainly paralyzed, and asked four or five multiple-choice questions in a row.
After asking for a long time, Hua Tuo thought about it, but he did not dare to make a conclusion: "From this point, it could not be iron filings and rust, otherwise it would be much more serious, at least the whole leg was paralyzed. As for whether it was wood chips or patent skins or feathers, it was still impossible to judge. If the king was relieved to treat the old man, he was not afraid of cutting the flesh and bleeding, he could only take Mafei San and cut it open with a knife and search it slowly - it was not guaranteed that each knife would be cut in a place where there was indeed a foreign object. He might get two more knives, and it would be safe to cut off some more carrion. Please forgive me."
Li Su kept watching and listening, and saw that the other party was so cautious, which was completely different from the descriptions in Romance and the Three Kingdoms.
It seems that Hua Tuo is still very modest. He is also a human being and not a god. He didn't just look at the genitals like a charlatan and his pulse was broken. There was a sharp iron mouth.
That's not a doctor or a charlatan. Only those charlatan audio enthusiasts who claim to be able to "know whether this headset uses water, electricity, thermal power or nuclear power" will do similar things.
Liu Bei was not Guan Yu, and this place was not in the army. There were no outsiders, so of course he would not resist Ma Fei San without drinking Ma Fei San.
Li Su was careful and afraid of infection, so he quickly ordered: "Go to use a knife next door. There is a house next door. All the utensils are cooked, and the sheets and bedding are cooked after being cooked in the scorching sun and roasted over fire. Before starting, let the maid bathe the king clean. The gentleman's knives will also be cooked with herbs."
Hua Tuo was quite surprised and gave Li Su a complimentary look: "The Right General is really cautious, and this method is in line with the way of my doctor. I have been practicing medicine for half a lifetime and have never seen even all the utensils in the clean room. In fact, only the hot summer requires such caution. Now it is winter, cold and dry, and it is the best time."
Everyone prepared their own things. Li Su hurriedly went back to take a shower, changed into all the clothes that were cooked and dried, and forced Hua Tuo to take a shower and change clothes. Then he pulled a white gauze tent in Liu Bei's operating room. Everyone was at least ten steps away, except for the maid holding the basin.
Ma Fei San is not a general anesthesia in the modern sense - because modern medicine requires a ventilator, which will also inhibit the human respiratory system and make people unable to contract, dilate and squeeze the gas from the lungs. Hua Tuo did not have a ventilator, so he died of general anesthesia.
Therefore, Mafei San can only be said to be a coma that is more powerful than drunkenness. It is similar to the enhanced sweating drug, which cannot completely block the sense of neuralgia, and the effect is similar to knocking people out.
Liu Bei was indeed unconscious, and then he was searched for the meat with his legs open for a long time, digging out a few broken wood chips and patent skins. To be safe, he also cut more suspected meat around him. As for the fat layer, he doesn't have to worry about it. Anyway, it doesn't affect his exercise, so it's okay to cut more.
It is said that Liu Bei had been feeling for this matter all his life: Even if he didn't fight for many years, his thighs would only have one leg to revive. Because of the sequelae left by Hua Tuo, his right leg would be thinner in his life. The thicker the left leg, the thinner the right leg would appear.
But no matter what, at least the current operation is very successful.
Hua Tuo took Liu Bei's legs slightly thinner, cleaned the seams and bandaged them, and finished the work.
"After half a day, Mafei Decoction will wake up after its medicinal properties. It will hurt a few days ago, but it will not hurt much in five days."
The recovery was indeed as Hua Tuo expected. The next day when Li Su went to visit Liu Bei, Liu Bei spoke as usual, but occasionally he would grin and endure the pain.
It was only then that Li Su learned about Sun Jian’s sending Zhou Yu from Taishi Ci, and mentioned it to Liu Bei.
Chapter completed!