Three Kingdoms King of the North

Han Zhan picked up the writing brush on the side, wrote the word "hugua" on the cloth bag, put the bag aside, and took out another cloth bag that looked quite big.But what he didn't expect was that the bag looked quite big, but it was light to pick up.

After opening the bag and looking at the red seeds inside, Han Zhan wondered: What kind of seeds are these? Why have I never seen them before?

"I have seen this thing when I was traveling in Yizhou. It seems to be the seed of a kind of flower." Guo Jia said in an uncertain tone: "The flower that blooms is a kind of white floc, like the white clouds in the sky. generally."

White clouds in the sky?Hearing what Guo Jia said, Han Zhan couldn't help being shocked. The plant that looks the most like white clouds in the sky after flowering, isn't that cotton?

Han Zhan remembers that cotton planting first appeared in the Indus Valley in BC, and spread to Spain in the ninth century AD.In the [-]th century AD, it was introduced into England and its colonies in North America.Antonio, who came from the Roman Empire, may have happened to pass by the cotton producing area, so he bought some cotton seeds by the way.

Thinking of wearing clothes made of cotton next year, Han Zhan quickly picked up a pen, wrote the word "cotton" on the bag with slightly trembling hands, and carefully put it aside.

Seeing Han Zhan writing the word "cotton" on the cloth bag, Guo Jia said in surprise, "So this thing is called cotton."

"Xun Changshi," Han Zhan looked up and said to Xun Yu, "This thing is called cotton. When it is mature, it can be used to weave cloth and make clothes. It can also be used as a thermal insulation material and filled into quilts, quilts or clothes."

Xun Yu looked at Han Zhan in surprise, thinking to himself, how does the lord know the function of this thing?But before he asked the question in his heart, Han Zhan said again: "Also, cotton seeds can be squeezed for oil and used to light lamps; cottonseed cakes can be used as livestock feed or fertilizer."

When Han Zhan opened a new cloth bag, a surprised expression appeared on his face.He never dreamed that the cloth bag contained chili seeds.Chili was introduced into China in the late Ming Dynasty. Before that, the only traditional spices were ginger, peppercorns, dogwood, and pepper.

After he put the cloth bag containing pepper seeds aside, he opened the remaining bags one by one.But unfortunately, except for a bag of sesame seeds, the rest are the seeds of some trees or flowers.

After Han Zhan looked at all the seeds, he couldn't help but feel regretful, because he didn't find sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes belonging to the Americas in the bag, not even peanuts, sunflower seeds, and tomatoes.According to a joke on the Internet, even if Han Zhan wanted to eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes, he couldn't because there were no tomatoes.

After counting all the seeds, Han Zhan handed the cloth bags containing courgettes, cotton, peppers and sesame seeds to Chen Dao, and told him, "Uncle Zhi, these bags are filled with treasures that are priceless. You must send someone to watch over it strictly. You can sow seeds when spring begins."

Chen Dao took the cloth bag from Han Zhan's hand and promised, "Here!"

Just as Chen Dao was holding the cloth bag and was about to leave, Han Zhan said quietly behind him: "Uncle Zhi, if there is anything wrong with these bags of seeds, you can come to see me with your head up."

Han Zhan's words made Chen Dao tremble in fright, and almost fell to the ground with people and things. Fortunately, Guo Jia helped him in time, and he regained his footing.

Chen Dao heard that Han Zhan was not joking with him, so he quickly straightened his body and assured him: "My lord, please rest assured, even if Chen doesn't want his own life, he still wants to keep these things."

Han Zhan waved to Chen Dao, and said, "Uncle Zhi, you should step back. Find a warehouse and store these things properly, and don't make any mistakes."

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Chapter 538 Inspection

In the early morning of the next day, Han Zhan took Rob and a hundred tiger and leopard riders, accompanied by Ju Shou, to inspect the completed communication platform outside the city.

"My lord," Ju Shou, who was walking side by side with Han Zhan, asked on the way out of the city: "The communication high platform in the north will be completed in about two months. After the communication high platform on the northern line is completed, can we start the main board on the southern line high platform?" construction?"

"Gonghe," Han Zhan called Jushou, and said to him, "Ben Hou built the high platform on the northern line mainly to prevent foreign invasions, and to monitor Gongsun Zan and Yuan Benchu ​​by the way. As for the south, there is nothing to worry about."

"My lord, don't take it lightly." Seeing Han Zhan's nonchalant look, Ju Shou couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and quickly reminded him: "Cao Mengde is not a thing in the pool, and sooner or later he will become a confidant. It's better to take advantage of him just occupying Chenliu. Send troops to attack when the foothold is not stable, and you will be able to win by surprise."

"Although some people once said that Cao Mengde is a traitor in troubled times, he is also a capable minister in governing the world. It would be a good thing if he can be loyal to the court." Han Zhan continued: "Besides, Chenliu, where Cao Mengde is now, is often visited by Threats from Yangzhou Yuan Shu and Xuzhou Tao Qian, he is too busy to take care of himself right now, so there is no chance to expand his strength. After the Marquis pacifies the north and takes control of Jizhou, Qingzhou, Youzhou and Bingzhou, he will send his army south, and it will not be too late to wipe out the princes."

After Han Zhan finished speaking, he paused for a while, and then continued: "Bingzhou Zhangyang has no ambitions, is short-sighted, and is not the master of success. This Marquis plans to send eloquent scholars to Bingzhou to persuade him to submit to the court. Is there a suitable candidate?"

Hearing that Han Zhan asked him to recommend a counselor who could lobby Zhang Yang, Ju Shou thought for a while, and then replied: "If you want to return to my lord, you can send Tian Tiantian Yuanhao there, and you will be able to lobby Zhang Yang successfully."

Unexpectedly, Han Zhan waved his hands after hearing this, and said, "Tian Yuanhao is an upright person, so I'm afraid he won't be able to persuade Zhang Yang to succeed. If Bingzhou surrenders, he will be the best candidate for governor."

When Jushou heard that Han Zhan said that he planned to appoint Tian Feng as the governor of Bingzhou, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he still said sourly: "My lord knows people well, and Tian Yuanhao will definitely not let you down after he becomes the governor of Bingzhou."

Han Zhan saw the disappointment on Jushou's face, and said to him with a smile: "Gongyu, after the Marquis intends to destroy Gongsun Zan, I will appoint you as the governor of Youzhou, responsible for helping the big man resist foreign invasion. I don't know if Gonghe has confidence? "

Knowing that Han Zhan planned to appoint himself as the governor of Youzhou in the future, Ju Shou couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise.You know, compared with Youzhou, Bingzhou is simply a poor and remote area. Not only is the land production limited, but the population is not large, and even conscription is a big problem.

He hurriedly bowed his hands to Han Zhan on horseback: "I would like to thank my lord for your kindness, and I will be ashamed to accept my lord's kindness."

While speaking, everyone came to a high communication platform.

Han Zhan reined in the horse's reins and looked up at the communication platform on the hillside. The high platform built of bricks and stones seemed to be a replica of a beacon tower.

Seeing that Han Zhan was standing still, Ju Shou quickly explained to him: "My lord, this place was originally an abandoned beacon tower. The subordinates sent people to renovate it, and it became the nearest communication platform to the capital. .”

"How many soldiers and horses are stationed in the high platform?"

"Ten soldiers are exactly ten soldiers."

Maybe seeing a group of people coming up the hillside, two soldiers immediately came out from the high platform and walked down the hillside to meet them.A well-dressed man came to Han Zhan and bowed in front of Han Zhan: "The little one sees the lord!"

From the address of the other party, Han Zhan guessed that he knew that he was coming, otherwise how could he know his identity with his small size.He turned his head to look at Jushou, and the two looked at each other. Han Zhan saw a trace of panic in the other's eyes, and it was obvious that his guess was correct.

He turned over and dismounted, and gave a hand to the bowed Shichang: "Excuse me!"

After Shi Chang stood up straight, he asked amiably: "I wonder how many people are there in the high platform?"

"Responding to my lord," Shi Zhang replied respectfully, "Now there are ten people in the high platform including the younger ones."

"Take Benhou to have a look!"

Shi Chang promised, and with several of his subordinates as guides, he led Han Zhan towards the high platform on the hillside.

When there were still a dozen steps away from the high platform, Shi Chang shouted inside: "Everyone come out to greet the lord!"

With a very long shout, several people came out from the high platform, and they quickly formed a row, waiting for Han Zhan's review.

After Han Zhan approached, he silently counted the number of people and found that there were only eight people including Chief Shi. He couldn't help frowning and asked Chief, "Didn't you say that there are ten people including you? Why is there only Eight people?"

"My lord," Ju Shou on the side saw that Han Zhan was not happy, and quickly explained to him: "They were originally guarding the beacon tower. In order to prevent unexpected accidents, there must be someone on duty at the top of the tower. The subordinates feel that the other two , may be on duty at the top right now."

"What Ju Jianjun said is very true," Shi Zhang waited for Ju Shou to finish, and quickly echoed: "It is true that there are two people on duty at the top of the high platform, and they did not come to greet the lord. Please forgive me."

Han Zhan strolled into the high platform, and found that there were several floor beds on the left side, which seemed to be the sleeping place for the soldiers guarding the high platform.Next to the wall on the right is a weapon rack, on which are placed a long dagger and a saber.

He felt the wind blowing over his head, looked up and saw a square opening, but no ladder.He turned his head to look at Jushou who followed: "Gongyu, why don't you see a ladder?"

"My lord," Ju Shou saw that Han Zhan didn't understand the reason for this layout, and quickly explained to him: "In order to prevent the enemy from touching the sentry, the beacon tower usually uses a soft ladder. After the soldiers on duty go up, they will put the soft ladder up. In this way, even if the enemy army rushes into the beacon tower, there is still time to send out a signal."

"I see." After Han Zhan figured out what was going on, he turned his head and asked Shi Chang: "Where do you usually cook, and the smoke from cooking will not be regarded as a beacon by other beacon towers?"

"No, my lord." Shi Chang quickly explained: "We usually cook in the open space outside the high platform. Usually, the cooking smoke has not yet risen, and most of it is blown away by the wind. The soldiers on the beacon tower can also tell the difference between the beacon smoke and the cooking smoke.”

Han Zhan stayed here for a while, encouraged the soldiers guarding the high platform with a few words, and then led them away from the high platform.

After descending the hillside, Han Zhan asked Jushou curiously: "Gongyu, are there any soldiers guarding the rest of the high platforms?"

"Not really." Ju Shou shook his head and said, "If there are ten soldiers guarding each high platform, tens of thousands of soldiers will be needed for thousands of high platforms, and the daily supplies alone will be a considerable expense. What kind of high platform is usually rebuilt from a beacon tower, while the ordinary communication high platform has only two soldiers on duty."

"So that's it." Han Zhan nodded and said to Jushou: "Then let's continue to inspect other high platforms to see if they work."

"I don't know how many high platforms my lord intends to visit today?"

Han Zhan still had great trust in Jushou, and believed that the other party would not engage in any shabby projects, so he replied, "Within fifteen miles, I will return to the city after seeing the fifteen high platforms."