Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

After the hot dishes were placed on the table, the aroma of the food instantly permeated the hall.

I saw Lan Tian waved his big hand, and spit out two words in a chic way: open the table.

Chapter 431 Give You a Headline

Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes, even the small rivers and lakes in front of Lantian, after he announced the opening of the banquet, besides enjoying the food, the cheerful people have slowly started to show up.

Lan Tian hosted a banquet for fifteen people today, and after careful observation, they were found to be divided into seven small groups.

Gao Shun doesn't drink alcohol and seems lonely, so he formed a group independently. Xu Shuang formed a group with Song Chen and the newcomer Pang De. The barbarian king Shamoke made friends with Li Yi through Gan Ning's relationship. Liu Xi, Yao Qi, Xue Zong, and Cheng Bingtong were teachers. Friends of disciples, Hua Tuo and Xu An, two medical bureaus formed their own faction, Hu Ke was passively included in the camp of scholars only, and Jiang Wan wandered among the crowd.

Seeing the scene before him, Lan Tian couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Liu Bei's ability is so powerful, facing so many faces, he can also bring together people with different personalities, different interests, and different abilities, and maintain Live in harmony and work together.

People only remember Liu Bei's benevolence, but his most powerful is actually the art of the emperor. This kind of ability is not even available to Crouching Dragon and Phoenix, or Lantian who has traveled through time. Some of them are destined to achieve great things.

As the saying goes: times make heroes, and heroes make times.

Jiang Wan chatted happily in front of various tables, and finally he took the wine glass and went to sit on the ground in front of Lan Tian.

"Gong Yan is very happy today." Lan Tian greeted with a smile.

Jiang Wan cupped his hands and toasted, saying: "I heard that the sun and the moon are in the arms of Mrs. Lan, and Wan congratulates the Lord in advance on the joy of Nongwa."

Lan Tian frowned: "Mr. Yuan Hua is already in his sixties, why can't he keep this little secret? I didn't expect to tell Gong Yan so soon..."

Jiang Wan smiled slightly, looked back at Gao Shun and replied, "Mr. Yuanhua didn't tell me, but this is not a secret military situation. It is a family affair and a happy event for the lord, and we should share the joy with everyone."

Only then did Lan Tian know that it was Gao Shun's 'informer', how could this guy be more restless than himself?Maybe he already regarded Lu Lingqi as a daughter in his heart, so he couldn't hide his joy.

"Since Gongyan knows, don't forget to prepare gifts after autumn." Lan Tian joked.

"Definitely, definitely." Jiang Wan nodded hastily.

"After you handed over the Yangtze River News to Yuanzhi, how is the preparation of the new Lingnan News going?" Lan Tian asked, changing the topic.

Jiang Wan sat upright and replied: "Only collect local information in Jiaozhou, and you can also use block printing. The Lingnan Daily is much easier than the Changjiang Daily. The first issue will be published soon, but I will remove the Changjiang Review section. Now, it is not easy to find hot spots to comment on just from Jiaozhou, and the most important thing is that it is difficult to last for a long time..."

Lan Tian nodded and said: "Gong Yan is indeed experienced, but if there is no comment section, the newspaper will be less interesting. Why not change it to anecdotes? If Jiaozhou can't find a suitable subject, you can use it from the Yangtze River Newspaper. Select content processing."

Jiang Wan's eyes lit up, "It's still the Fujun's thoughtful thinking. Anecdotes are a good way. The special issue of the Yangtze River Daily at the end of last year reported on Sun Quan's failure in Hefei last year. I'll go back and work on it."

"If this is the case, I can give you a title." Lan Tian smiled slightly.

"I would like to hear from you." Jiang Wan bowed his hands in salute.

Lan Tian said meaningfully: "Having a child should be like Sun Zhongmou, and Hefei will give away one hundred thousand heads."

"This title is really good, but Sun Quan should hate Fujun to death..." Jiang Wan shook his head.

Lan Tian snorted coldly: "If people don't offend me, I won't offend them. If people offend me, I will offend them. Is he still afraid of others talking about his own ugly things?"

Jiang Wan nodded, "Although Sun Quan suffered an ugly defeat this time, he accidentally spread the plague to Cao Ying. Li Dian unfortunately contracted the disease after the battle, and passed away before Cao Cao awarded him..."

"Maybe he won a consolation prize. Wars and natural disasters are often accompanied by plagues, so I spare no effort to promote medicine..."

Lan Tian followed with a sigh. There were many large-scale epidemics during the Three Kingdoms period. If he didn't develop medicine, he could only leave his fate to luck.

Jiang Wan agreed affirmatively: "The ruler of the government promotes agriculture, medicine, and schools. I believe that Jiaozhou will become a paradise in the world in a short time, and it will no longer be a barren land."

"Gongyan, you have a heavy burden, can you handle it now?" Lantian doesn't have many political talents at his disposal, and a capable person like Jiang Wan can only hold several positions. The head of the book and newspaper office and the prefect of Nanhai.

Jiang Wan smiled and replied: "I can still handle it now. Fortunately, the government has cultivated many young talents over the years, and the problems in the countryside can be solved. It is very easy for me at this level."

Lan Tian: "Now the three counties of Cangwu, Yulin and Nanhai have fully opened Meng schools. After two years of study, those who are excellent in character and learning can be promoted to Guangzhou Academy to continue their studies. Mr. Cheng Guo (Liu Xi) and the others are doing their best to help Ancient books are used as annotations, and some classics are selected to be used as teaching materials at that time, so that the children will not finish their studies in the Mongolian School and then return to their hometowns to raise chickens and herd cattle."

"The Fujun is really thoughtful. The children are only twelve or thirteen years old when they come out of the Meng School. It is too young to go back to their hometown to do things at this age. It is really better to go to the Guangzhou Academy to study for a few years. It is easy to make textbooks with engraving and printing, but I don’t know how many years the academy’s academic system will be set? If it takes too long, the state’s tax will be tight.” Jiang Wan asked worriedly.

Lan Tian explained: "Meng Xuetang is supported by the rent and tax of each county. I plan to set a schooling system for Guangzhou College for five years. After completing the studies, I will be assigned to government offices at all levels as officials, study in Liushuyuan, and Meng Xuetang as teachers. It will be feasible after two or three years of training. Guanli will be able to train a large number of talents for Jiaozhou in less than 20 years.

During the study period in the academy, the students and the government have to pay half of the expenses. No one will cherish cheap knowledge.

"Your Majesty's opinion, Jiang Wan is taught."

"Guangzhou City should become more and more prosperous, and it will also absorb a wide range of surrounding populations. Nanhai County's counties must be forward-looking in governance. The major workshops in the artisan area of ​​the city, some pre-order crafts such as logs, furs, silk, etc., can be used appropriately. The spillover is distributed to the surrounding counties, so that some people can be retained.” Lan Tian reminded.

Jiang Wan nodded and replied: "I will go to make arrangements tomorrow. There is indeed a difficulty in Nanhai County. The two counties of Longchuan and Jieyang in the northeast near the boundary of Yangzhou are mostly populated by Yue people of different ethnic groups. These people have been fishing and hunting for generations. For a living, your rice planting is not easy to promote, and the Meng school and medical center have not been built for the time being..."

It sounds like Lantian is the governance of an ethnic area, and it is two counties close to Sun Quan's territory. The best situation is to leave it as it is, and form a strategic buffer zone in a way similar to "strengthening the wall and clearing the wild". After all, Sun Quan has the old tradition of backstabbing. No defense, but Lantian really wanted to disintegrate through infiltration.

Baiyue is Sun Quan's back garden, Soochow has been fighting with Baiyue all his life, do you want to "help" educate him?Thinking of this, Lan Tian suddenly had a flash of light in his mind.

Chapter 432 Someone Wants to Improve

"It's better to send someone capable." Lan Tian nodded slightly.

Jiang Wan cupped his hands and recommended, "General Shamoke was originally the barbarian king of Wuxi, and he was loyal to you. It is better to let him lead the barbarians to the two counties. This is just to realize the government's strategy of 'use the barbarians to control the barbarians'."

Lan Tian frowned, "Using the Wuxi barbarians to suppress the Yue people? Why do I feel like I'm using violence to control violence? Besides, the barbarians will continue to build the city of Guangzhou. General Sha can't move lightly if he stays here."

"If the Fujun has such concerns, there is really no good way now. We can only give priority to the development of Guangzhou City and surrounding counties, and then slowly extend to the outside..." Jiang Wan sighed.

"Chen Tu went to Yulin to take up his post, did Governor Yuan come back personally?" Lan Tian asked suddenly, changing the subject.

Jiang Wan was startled when he heard this, and shook his head with a wry smile: "Yu Lin County has many mountains and a large territory, I'm afraid Yuan Taishou is short of people. Chen Tu has been in office for more than a year, and he never mentioned returning an official to Nanhai..."

Lan Tian nodded, "The construction of Guangzhou City in the past two years has been too cumbersome. I almost forgot about the rotation of officials. Tomorrow, I will write a book and send it to Bushan County. Gong Yan will return someone to govern Longchuan, Jieyang, Yuan General, he is not a Pixiu, so he can't just go in and out..."

Yu Lin still has such a talent?When Lai Gong was in office, he was barely governing. Although Jiang Wan nodded affirmatively on the surface, he didn't guess who it would be in his heart.

Lan Tian chatted with Jiang Wan for a long time, until Sha Moke and Li Yi came over with wine glasses.

"Jiang, don't drive, don't insist on leaving, we can't even find a chance to toast." Sha Moke muttered in front, and Li Yi nodded slightly in greeting.

Jiang Wan hurriedly stood up and replied in embarrassment: "Uh... I forgot the time when I was talking to the Fujun, sorry to delay everyone, I will go back to my place..."

Sha Moke frowned and said, "The main reason is that you just talk without drinking, how can you do without drinking at the banquet? How long has it been since the majesty was drunk? General Li and I will accompany him to have a good drink."

Lan Tian opened his eyes when he heard this, and said in his heart that it was you, a good guy. Without Yide, you became a full-time alcoholic. The last time he got drunk and made Lu Lingqi pregnant with his daughter, Sha Moke did a lot of credit for drinking.

Daba, drunk driving is dangerous.

"General Sha, drink in moderation," Lan Tian reminded.

"Hey, the palace lord's banquet is not often held, I will do it first as a respect." Shamoke raised his chin and drank it in one gulp.

"Uh... me too." Li Yi followed suit and drank first.

Lan Tian frowned, "Let's agree first, there is only one more cup today."

Seeing that Lantian had finished drinking, Sha Moke filled it up with a simple smile and continued to advise: "Your Majesty not only builds a hometown for us, so that they can live a life full of food, but also allows those thousands of people to stay in the South China Sea. Mo Ke really has nothing to repay, he can only drink two more glasses of wine for them, you can do whatever you want..."

Pang De at the banquet burst into tears seeing Sha Moke's sincere feelings, and admired Lan Tian's cohesiveness towards these people, but he didn't know that it was not the first time that Sha Moke used this persuasive word.

"The Wuxi barbarians have made great contributions to the construction of Guangzhou City, so it is only natural that they stay in the South China Sea. You should stop making excuses and go to General Pang if you want to drink." Lan Tian waved his hand, thinking that you can't keep using this trick of persuading people to drink.

Seeing that the trick was seen through, Sha Moke signaled Li Yi to follow with his eyes.

Li Yi held his wine glass and hesitated, Lan Tian smiled and said: "You should go to General Pang, I will have a word with General Li."

"Oh good..." Shamoko reluctantly left.

"What's your order?" Li Yi clasped his fists and asked.

"Have you chosen the location of the shipyard?" Lan Tian asked.

Li Yi nodded and replied: "There is a big backwater bay between Panyu and Boluo. The terrain there is wide and the water is stable. It's an excellent place to build a dock. We'll wait for the governor to fix the exact location..."

Lan Tian frowned: "I don't have to decide everything. I don't know much about the location of the dock. You can discuss it with the craftsmen in the workshop."

"Your Majesty, the wind and waves on the seaside are far stronger than those on the river. It is very difficult for us to build a ship. Why don't you find a place in Cangwu?" Li Yi asked puzzledly. He used to lead the navy in Berkshire, but when he actually went to the seaside, he found something different. , The previous understanding of ships was too narrow.

"Won't a ship that can sail freely on the sea go to inland rivers like walking on flat ground? Let's not be afraid of failure, let alone difficulties. The ships built in the South China Sea not only want to conquer the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, but also find ways to conquer the vast ocean. the sea.

On the other side of the sea, there is still infinite scenery, waiting for future generations to explore and discover. If we take one more step forward now, they will be able to take one less step in the future. "Lan Tian encouraged Li Yi.

"I can save it." Li Yi nodded first, and then brought up the old story again: "I once told you whether Jiaozhou should form a navy..."

Li Yi was in charge of the water army in Berkshire, and later took over Gan Ning's water transport team. Lantian moved the state capital to Guangzhou City, and asked him to survey the terrain and prepare to build a dock, but he still wanted to make progress and lead troops to fight and make contributions. .

There are basically no cavalry in the mountains in the south, and there are barbarians from the Squadron and Shamoko infantry. That's why he suggested the formation of the Jiaozhou Navy. After all, professional people do professional things.

Lan Tian nodded and replied with a smile: "Jiaozhou's waterways are criss-crossed, so it is natural to need a navy, but there is no war now, and the number of troops should not be too large. We should stick to the principle of elite soldiers. I will give you a 3000-man establishment for the time being."

"only."

Li Yi was very excited. His position in the army was Zhonglang General. Normally, he could command more than a thousand soldiers. 3000 people are equal to the same army establishment. Normally, a general is needed to command.

"You let some sailors learn how to build and repair ships. Any water battle cannot do without ships." Lan Tian suggested.

"The last general takes orders." Li Yi clasped his fists and was excited.

After Li Yi left with a smile on his face, Xu Shuang, Pang De, Song Chen, Liu Xi and others all went to toast. Lan Tian was overwhelmed and had to move out of Hua Tuo, told everyone about his daughter, and said that he would not see her again for a year. Drinking too much.

Everyone knows that Lan Tian loves his wife very much, and understands the relationship between the army and Lu Lingqi, so they can only fight each other by themselves, and dare not pester Lan Tian to persuade him to drink.

The banquet didn't end until Xu time, Lan Tian walked into the back house very clearly, and found that Lu Lingqi was still waiting for him.

"Why didn't you rest earlier, Mr. Yuanhua? Mr. Yuanhua told you not to be tired." Lan Tian said nervously.

Lu Lingqi sat at the table in the dormitory, put one hand on her chin and looked at Lan Tian with a smirk, "My husband has not returned, and I can't sleep alone."

"Come back to accompany you sooner, Xiaojun will wait on the couch first, and I will accompany you after I do some cleaning." Lan Tian said, pointing to the couch.

"Two or three months is the critical period, won't my husband hug me to the bed?" Lu Lingqi asked meaningfully.

Lan Tian knew that Lu Lingqi was acting like a baby, so he smiled lightly and bent down to hold her in his arms, walked slowly for a few steps, and then gently placed her on the couch.

"Hug back, Xiaojun, don't think about it." Lan Tian kindly reminded.

"I hate it... go wash up..." Lu Lingqi's face was hot.

On a spring night, the sounds of animals outside the window are melodious and desolate, but Lan Tian and the person next to his pillow sleep in a chaste embrace. Relatives who are not related by blood have long had a tacit understanding.

Chapter 433 Make the best use of everything

In the early morning of the next day, Pang De went to the State Shepherd's Mansion to formally report to Lantian.

Pound was born in the Xiliang Cavalry Corps, and he is best at commanding cavalry to fight. However, all the best horses in the world are produced outside the Great Wall, such as the famous Wuhuan horse and Xiongnu horse.It is not easy for Liu Bei and Sun Quan to obtain horses in the south, and basically they can only be captured on the battlefield and smuggled by the people.

Jiaozhou, where Lantian is located, used boats for travel. A small number of war horses were also captured on the battlefield. They were mainly used for emergency communications and cavalry patrols in the city. Most of the local horses came from Yizhou. Although they are short in stature, they have sufficient endurance and are often used as livestock. Used for farming.

The cavalryman Pound came to Jiaozhou, just like the commander of the Mongolian navy, so Lantian didn't know what to arrange for him.

"Lingming, I went to the military zone yesterday, what do you think of it?" Lan Tian asked.

Pound replied truthfully: "The neat barracks, perfect logistics, and the location of the arsenal are all properly arranged. This is something I have never seen in any city. In addition, the military area has a large open space, and there is no need to go out of the city for daily training. only……"

"It's clear, but it doesn't matter." Lan Tian asked curiously.

"There are too few stables reserved..." Pound regretted.

Lan Tian and Gao Shun looked at each other and smiled: "There is a shortage of horses in the south and there are many mountains. We only have a few hundred cavalry. It's hard for a smart woman to cook without rice..."

"If you have horses, you can reproduce. The general knows that the south relies more on ships, but the lord will definitely need cavalry in his future struggle to balance the Central Plains. The lord is a wise man, so he should understand the reason." Pound suggested.

Lan Tian shook his head and smiled wryly: "I've tried it with someone, but many of the newborn foals died young, maybe it's because of the southern weather..."

"The last general has domesticated horses in Liangzhou, why don't you let me have a try?" Pound clasped his fists and asked.

"That's very good. You can just talk to Boping about the place and house you need to raise the horses." Lan Tian ordered.

Pang De clasped his fists and turned around to salute Gao Shun, "From now on, I will bother General Gao a lot."

"It's easy to say." Gao Shun nodded.

Lan Tian pondered for a moment and continued: "Boping, turn over and hand over the hundreds of cavalry to Commander Ming, and the patrol of the inner city to him. General Pang can train those cavalry in addition to taming the horses."

"Wei." Gao Shun and Pound replied in unison.

The hundreds of cavalry that Lan Tiankou mentioned were not the reconnaissance battalion of Gao Shun's army, but cavalry drawn from Cangwu County to be in charge of patrolling the inner city of Guangzhou.

Some of these hundreds of cavalry belonged to Wu Ju, and some were left behind by Lu Fan. After Shamoke captured Cangwu County, the defenders surrendered. Their combat effectiveness was relatively low, let alone fighting the infantry of the fallen army. , even Shamoke's Wuxi Man is no match.

"Let's go..." Lan Tian wanted to take Pang De around the city, but suddenly thought of something after he said a few words, he turned to Gao Yuan and said, "Go and bring me Lu, since Ling Ming wants to domesticate War horse, just give it to him as a seed."

"But that's you from Liu..." Gao Yuan knew that Lu wanted to come from Liu Bei. He didn't ride all day and had to be taken out for a run, confessing like a guest, completely unaware of why Lantian was so precious.

"Let's go, make the best use of people and things." Lan Tian's tone was firm, and Lu, who didn't ride, also had his own difficulties.

Some people say that the end of science is theology. If you don’t understand it, it’s better to be careful. After all, Lu there is really mysterious. Without Liu Bei’s imperial life, who would dare to take risks easily.

"Wei." Gao Yuan turned and left.