Chapter 156 154. Zhuge Liang: It’s called a wooden cow and a flowing horse (please subscribe for a monthly ticket)

Author: nonsense and gossip

Chapter 156 154. Zhuge Liang: It’s called a wooden cow and a flowing horse (please subscribe for a monthly ticket)

As early as the Xia, Shang and Western Zhou dynasties, the land of Chaisang was located at the boundary between Jing and Yang states.

Later, it was also called Wu Tou Chu Wei, which means the head of Wu and the tail of Chu.

After Sun Ce captured such a fortress, he ordered his cousin Sun Bi to lead elite troops to garrison it.

"General! Everything is ready!" A servant came to report.

Gan Ning nodded, then waved his hand, "Attack!"

A group of sailors surrounded Chai Sang's water village.

For a time, the military situation was like a fire.

…

north.

Cao Cao has been at war with Yuan Shao for nearly three months since he broke the siege of White Horse.

After receiving the report from Xudu, he laughed loudly, "Liu Jingsheng and Jiangdong Ni'er both wanted to welcome the emperor, but they had a fight. Jingzhou's 30,000 soldiers could not defeat the 15,000 soldiers led by Jiangdong Ni'er."

"Sun Ce is indeed brave. He has seen all over Jingzhou...but no one can compare to him." Zhang Xiu shook his head and said.

"It's a pity that Wancheng was taken back by Wenpin." Cao Cao sighed, "How about we wait until Yuan Shao is defeated and then take it back with you?"

"Xiu, I will not give up even if I die." Zhang Xiu said sincerely.

Although the last letter made him doubt Cao Cao's intentions for a long time.

However, Cao Cao swore an oath to his descendants, which moved him very much.

But... who can tell what will happen in the future?

Cao Cao laughed when he saw this, but in his heart...he was anxious.

His territory did not have much food and grass. Although he borrowed some food from Liu Biao, he could not withstand such long consumption.

He had to find a way to end the war as soon as possible.

And...if Wancheng is recaptured, Xuchang will be even more unstable.

…

Yuan Shao opened his mouth when he got the news from the craftsmen.

"Can Liu Biao's 30,000 soldiers defeat Sun Ce's 15,000 soldiers?"

For the first time, he had doubts about the ally he had chosen.

Then I saw Wancheng being taken back by Liu Biao, and I finally felt better. In this way, Liu Biao could also send troops directly from Wancheng to attack Xuchang.

He is now confronting Cao Cao, and although he has suffered some losses, overall the losses are not large.

Compared to Cao Cao, he can afford it.

…

But Huang Yueying, who was in the wild mountains, was drawing the process of making salt here.

I drew the process, but... the tools are really insufficient.

Mining is okay. When the time comes, some iron tools will be transported here. Most of the salt ore is exposed above the ground, with almost no plants growing on it. Huang Yueying estimates that there is a lot of ore under the ground.

Maybe, this place was still a sea area thousands of years ago.

Once the ore is mined, subsequent transportation and production become problems.

If we make salt here, it will cost countless manpower. Although there is mountain water here, it is too shallow.

But if it were transported to a place suitable for making salt, the transportation would exhaust many people.

The process of making salt is actually not difficult. It is nothing more than crushing the ore, dissolving it into water, filtering it and then boiling it.

These steps can be solved in minutes if placed at the bottom of the mountain, but they become a difficult problem on top of the wild mountains.

Zhuge Liang saw the content on Chu's paper, and after a quick glance he understood what A Chu was worried about, and laughed, "Everything has just started, why should A Chu be like this?"

Huang Yueying sighed, "Although they are barbarians, they are still humans after all."

"Then why not call Ah Huifeng and Xiang Jingfu over and ask them what the terrain is like nearby?"

Huang Yueying shook her head. She had already asked about the terrain and terrain, and... she had also walked through it. Indeed, there was only a trickle of water in this mountain.

And big rivers like the Yuanjiang River have to be farther away.

Moreover, it will be more difficult to use rivers like this in mountains or canyons. This era is not the future after all.

If she really wanted to build a workshop, she would actually prefer to build it at the foot of the mountain.

Mutual trade was originally planned to accelerate the integration of Han people and barbarians. If the workshop was built at the foot of the mountain, the effect might be better.

"Brother, is there any way to transport the salt ore to the foot of the mountain more smoothly?"

When Zhuge Liang heard this, he also frowned, "Achu still wants to build a workshop at the foot of the mountain?"

"Yes, since we can't save manpower, we won't. Building it at the foot of the mountain can also help the barbarians quickly integrate into the rules of the mountain. After all, we still have to open a mutual market."

Zhuge Liang nodded, "This is also true."

Then he thought about it for a while, shook his head, and said, "Ah Chu, let me think about it for a moment."

Huang Yueying smiled and nodded, not in a hurry.

Although she met a weak version of the boss, in fact, in her opinion, regardless of experience and IQ, this was almost the same as the adult version of the boss.

Moreover, you are younger and in better health.

It's just that...in her home court, the big boss is always hiding.

"The rugged mountain road allows the barbarians to open a fixed mountain road for transporting ore." After a while, Zhuge Liang said, "However, even if a fixed mountain road is opened, the mountain road is still different from the main road down the mountain."

Huang Yueying nodded, "Yes, so I always find this matter very difficult."

"Liang does have a way, but... I don't know how many craftsmen there are among the barbarians." Zhuge Liang said with a smile.

"It shouldn't be much."

"Liang knows several kinds of utensils, which can be said to be wood, ox, and horse." Zhuge Liang replied with a smile.

Huang Yueying's eyes lit up. In later generations, there were many speculations about what Mu Niu and Liu Ma were like. Even she looked at all the information and it was all speculation.

Now that the boss can answer the questions himself, that would be great!

"The wooden ox has a square belly with a curved head, one leg and four legs, the head is in the collar, and the tongue is stuck in the belly. It can carry a lot but travel little. It should be used for a long time. It is suitable for Achu's current situation. If this car can carry a year old

With enough food, we can travel twenty miles a day without much labor."

Huang Yueying nodded, these are similar to the records in Wuhou's biography.

A year's worth of food... doesn't weigh much.

"Can it only carry one year's worth of food?"

"It can be heavier, of course, but it has to be bigger." Zhuge Liang laughed, "As for the stray horse, there is no rush."

"Then I'll bother you, brother!" Huang Yueying threw the blame at the right time.

Zhuge Liang laughed. He heard happiness in Huang Yueying's tone, "Go and draw a clear picture with Achu later."

"hey-hey."

"Sir, Chen Jingfu and Gao Jingfu have arrived at the Xiangxi tribe, and they have brought many people with them," Ah Huifeng informed.

"Oh?" Huang Yueying didn't expect that Chen Yuyuan and Gao Yunling were so efficient. In just ten days, the other party had already gathered the barbarians in the mountains?

"I understand."

"Do I need to prepare anything?" A Huifeng asked.

These days, the food they eat is much more refined and delicious than before.

Moreover, they have already mined some salt ore with existing tools and started making salt.

Although the amount of salt produced was not very large, it was enough to make these tribes excited.

Being able to master such a method was something they had never dared to imagine before.

Ever since he was born, everyone seems to agree on one thing, that is, although they barbarians are stronger than the Han people, they are not as smart as the Han people.

I'm afraid many Han people still don't know this method of making salt.

But the little teacher taught them that such kindness... they could never repay in several lifetimes.

In just over half an hour, there was an extra group of big men in the camp.

Some are old and some are young, some are fat and some are thin.

It's just that her hair is messy and her clothes are colorful and short.
To be continued...