Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

"Don't worry about it, sir, this is a secret between us." Gao Shun said mysteriously.

Lan Ji nodded slightly, "Alright then."

June is when the major rivers are rising, and the warships in Lantian can't stop going ashore for supplies day and night. Except for the Xiangshui section that goes downstream, the rest of the waters are all upstream. They walked on the water for five days. Arrive in Gangneung.

After entering the city, Lan Tian and Jiang Wan parted ways. The former went directly to see Guan Yu at the State Shepherd's Mansion, while the latter went to visit his cousin Pan Jun.

Guan Yu was a little surprised when he saw Lan Ji beside Lan Tian, ​​"How did Second Master Lan grow up so fast? I remember he is not yet ten years old, right?"

Lan Tian nodded, "Ji'er may have followed his grandfather in this regard, I wonder if it's appropriate to bother Yun Chang at this time?"

"As long as Ziyu can trust Guan, Guan will definitely treat him as his own." Guan Yu stroked his beard and nodded lightly, then said to Lan Ji, "I'm stricter than your father, Ji'er, are you afraid?"

Lan Ji replied calmly: "I'm not even afraid of that black-faced uncle, and naturally I'm not afraid of the beautiful uncle with long beard either."

"Ji'er, don't be rude." Lan Tian and Gao Shun scolded in unison.

"Hahaha, it's okay, it's okay, you have this kind of arrogance to be my disciple of Guan Yu." Guan Yu stroked his beard and laughed.

Lan Ji bowed and clasped his fists like an adult, Gao Shun and Lan Tian nodded slightly in affirmation.

After exchanging pleasantries, Lan Tian was going to Zhang Ji's house to express his condolences, so Guan Yu called Guan Ping and said, "Take Ji'er to your mother to settle down first, and the cost will be the same as that of Anguo (Guan Xing)."

"Wei." Guan Ping cupped his fists.

"General Guan, I left two attendants for Ji'er, please Major General to arrange for them..." Gao Shun clasped his fists and said.

"Follower? Ziyu, this is..." Guan Yu looked puzzled.

Lan Tian frowned: "Bo Ping doesn't need to do anything extra, 'Heaven will send a great mission to the people, and you must first work hard on your mind, work your muscles and bones, and starve your body...' Ji'er didn't come here to enjoy it."

"Sir, Ji'er is still young..." Gao Shun still wanted to fight.

"I believe Ji'er, Boping, you also have some confidence, this is a test of growth." Lan Tian said.

"Uh... well..." Although Gao Shun was reluctant, he understood Lan Tian's words, but he broke his promise to Lan Ji.

Guan Yu saw that Gao Shun was rather disappointed, so he comforted him, "General Boping, don't worry, Ji'er is Guan's nephew, so staying in Jiangling and Jiaozhou makes no difference."

Gao Shun nodded and cupped his fists, "Ji'er has always been stubborn, and I hope the general will take care of her."

"Guan has his own measure." Guan Yu nodded.

They then left the State Shepherd's Mansion and rode their horses straight to Zhang Ji's house. When Lan Tian arrived, Jiang Wan was already waiting at the door. The small courtyard in front of him was all decorated with white cloth. The sound of crying is endless.

Guan Yu accompanied Lan Tian into the house to express his condolences. The guest of honor in front of the door was Zhang Ji's disciple. When he saw Lan Tian, ​​he sang loudly: "Jiaozhou Mu, General Jingnan, and General Lan Ziyu came to express condolences."

Lan Tian nodded to him, then crossed the threshold and entered the mourning hall. The disciples of Zhang Ji were all dressed in mourning clothes.

Zhang Ji was originally a large Zhang family in Nanyang. There were more than 200 people in the family. Because of the rampant war and plague in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, from the first year of Jian'an (196), two-thirds of the people in the family died of the disease in less than ten years. The Zhang family was almost in a state of extinction, and Zhang Ji's parents, wife and children were all killed in the plague.

During Liu Bei's exile in Guiyang by Liu Biao, according to Lantian's suggestion, Zhang Ji was recruited, and a medical school was set up in Guiyang to train doctors.

At that time, there were endless wars in the north of the Yangtze River, and Zhang Ji gradually became stable in Jingnan. Later, Zhao Fan, the prefect of Guiyang, was a matchmaker. At the age of 55, he married a widow in the county and gave birth to a son, Zhang Shi.

"Mr. Zhang is still young, Mrs. Zhang mourns. Is there any difficulty at home? Lan Tian will definitely help with all his strength."

After Lan Tian worshiped Zhang Ji's coffin, he walked up to the orphan and widow to salute, and found that the child was younger than Lan Ji.

Mrs. Zhang wiped her tears and replied: "Thank you, General Lan, for caring. There are many disciples in Jiangling Medical School, and General Guan and Master Xu also take care of them. There is no shortage of expenses for the family."

"If you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to Jiaozhou to find me at any time." Lan Tian nodded.

Mrs. Zhang nodded slightly and was a little moved. Suddenly she seemed to think of something, and hurriedly called Zhang Ji's disciple of the bereaved master in the hall.

"Master, what's the matter?" the mourner asked, clasping his hands.

"Go to the back hall and fetch your husband's belongings." Mrs. Zhang ordered.

"Wei." The mourner bowed his hands and left the mourning hall.

"Mrs. Zhang, what is this?" Lan Tian seemed to think of something.

Mrs. Zhang replied calmly: "My husband left some things before his death, and he specified that he would hand them over to the general."

"Could it be Mr. Zhongjing's medical book?" Lan Tian asked.

Mrs. Zhang nodded slightly: "What the general said is true, my husband worked hard and wrote sixteen volumes of "Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Miscellaneous Diseases..."

Chapter 439 A Strategy That Benefits the Country and the People

After a while, the bereaved master and his servants carried the book slips into the mourning hall, and placed sixteen volumes of medical books in front of Lan Tian.

Mrs. Zhang picked up a volume and handed it to Lan Tian, ​​saying: "my late husband said that the general is dedicated to establishing a school. Only with the general can this Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases be promoted well. My late husband wished that 'every disease in the world can be cured', please." General, take it back to Jiaozhou."

Lan Tian nodded and took the slips of paper and flipped through them. Handwriting as small as a teeny head fell on the bamboo slips. Zhang Ji still used the ancient method to write books. It seems that papermaking was not widely used in Jingzhou.

"Mr. Zhongjing's intentions are known to me, but such a precious work should be passed on to future generations. I will have someone copy it and bring it back to Jiaozhou. The original work will remain in the Zhang family." Lan Tian said.

"Uh...that's okay..." Mrs. Zhang didn't refuse.

Zhang Ji's disciples in the mourning hall were originally depressed, but when they heard that Lantian would leave "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases", they all showed joy on their faces, which is a typical way of thinking of leaving behind a small peasant.

After Lantian walked out of the mourning hall, Jiang Wan and Gao Shun went into the house to pay respects.

After the condolences were over, Lantian asked Jiang Wan to present the gift from Jiaozhou, and then asked Gao Shun and others to leave with Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Miscellaneous Diseases.

Guan Yu pointed to the scrolls in the arms of his followers and asked: "Ziyu plans to take it back to Jiaozhou to copy, or is he in Jiangling..."

"Mr. Zhongjing's relics are not going to be in Jiangling. Gongyan, go find Mr. Xu now and ask him to recruit a few people from the Yangtze River Newspaper to help us transcribe and proofread it on paper. After returning to Jiaozhou, we will make engravings and publish the book." Lan Tian ordered. .

"only."

Jiang Wan bowed his hands and was about to leave, but Guan Yu called him in time: "Gong Yan doesn't need to make a trip in vain, I have sent someone to invite Yuan Zhi before, and now he should be at Guan's residence."

"It's been a while since I saw you." Lan Tian nodded.

"Yuanzhi happened to be looking for Ziyu for something." After Guan Yu finished speaking, he beckoned, and several followers led the horses.

When everyone returned to the State Shepherd's Mansion, Xu Shu and Ma Liang were drinking cold soup in the hall. When they saw Guan Yu and Lan Tian coming in one after the other, they stood up and bowed their hands in salute.

"Ziyu, you have done a lot in Jiaozhou." Xu Shu laughed.

Lan Tian asked suspiciously, "Why did Yuan Zhi say that?"

Xu Shu took out a piece of drawing paper from his bosom, Lan Tian immediately understood when he saw it, it was the promotional poster "Guangzhou Impression" he asked Jiang Wan to make, and hundreds of copies had been finalized and printed recently, and he hadn't decided what to approve yet. way to pass it on.

When Jiang Wan visited his cousin Pan Jun, he gave him a few copies, but Xu Shu took a copy with him.

"What is this?" Guan Yu leaned forward.

I saw the beautiful city of Guangzhou on the screen, and a few quotations next to it made people look forward to it after reading it.

"I heard that the city of Guangzhou has a radius of ten miles. Ziyu, your new city has been built so fast, but you have built such a large-scale construction project as soon as you arrive in Jiaozhou. Will it affect the governance of the state and county?" Xu Shu asked curiously.

Jiang Wan quickly replied: "The Fujun did not disturb the people, and even created opportunities for the people to earn money during the construction of Guangzhou City, which is beneficial to the governance of the state and county."

Guan Yu stroked his beard in admiration: "The large-scale construction can actually benefit the people. Only Ziyu can do this kind of thing, but why is it like this?"

"Well, the reason behind this is actually very simple. Comparing forced labor with government-funded recruitment, you can know more clearly which is more cost-effective and how to benefit the country and the people." Lan Tian smiled slightly.

"The state feeds the people, and the people pay rent and taxes. This is a matter of course. If the corvee is exempted and the government is used to fund the recruitment, won't the treasuries of various places be emptied soon? What do we use to support the soldiers? Those who lose their support The soldiers will definitely mutiny..." Ma Hao, who was listening, asked curiously.

Lan Tian shook his head and explained: "Corvé labor will make the people rebel, and taking labor during the farming season will also easily make the land barren. In the event of natural disasters and man-made disasters, people will not be able to pay rent and taxes. The people will either flee to other places or become bandits. The cycle will sooner or later harm the country."

"The suffering of corvee has existed since ancient times, so Ming Lords will not easily build large-scale construction projects. Only by reducing corvee can we cultivate and live with the people, but sometimes it is really helpless..." Xu Shu sighed.

"When I was building the city in the South China Sea, the main participants were soldiers who didn't need to farm. The rest of the civilians were recruited for a fee. It seemed that the money and food in the treasury had been consumed. In fact, the money and food would come back by themselves." Lan Tian smiled slightly.

"Ziyu, please explain more clearly." Guan Yu also became interested when he heard this.

Lan Tian took out a copper coin from his bosom for an example, "This is equivalent to the money and food in the treasury. It was originally used to distribute officials and soldiers as salaries. If the rent and tax cannot be collected in the last disaster year, the treasury will be empty.

If some of the money and food were invested in the folks in good years, such as repairing city walls, dredging rivers, building water conservancy, etc., the people would not panic or flee in disasters with surplus food, and the land would not be barren and taxable.

After the people are rich, they will buy cloth and clothing, farm tools and cattle, and clay pots, tables and chairs. Craftsmen and herdsmen will buy rice and vegetables when they get it. In the treasury, the places where the copper plates circulate have been satisfied..."

Guan Yu nodded frequently, "Ziyu's words are like seeing the sun through the clouds, and he suddenly opened up..."

Ma Liang cupped his hands and bowed: "It's really thought-provoking, Ma Liang has been taught..."

"It's difficult to do anything in a chaotic world. Waiting for the world to settle down before doing this method will surely make the people rich." Xu Shu sighed.

"Exactly." Lan Tian agreed.

While the few people were talking, Guan Ping asked people to prepare drinks, melons and fruits, and Guan Yu immediately seated everyone in the hall.

"Guan invited Ziyu to Jiangling this time. In addition to sending condolences to Mr. Zhongjing, there are two other important things to discuss. One is that Cao Cao usurped the title of King Wei in Yecheng last month. Yuanzhi believes that The Yangtze River newspaper should do something; the second is that Lu Zijing sent people to show his goodwill many times, suggesting that the Sun and Liu families resume business exchanges. It is estimated that Sun Quan was defeated in Hefei last year. He was afraid that Cao Cao would go south to seek revenge in Jiangdong, so he remembered We are an ally." Guan Yu explained, scratching his beard.

Lan Tian looked at Xu Shu: "What does Yuan Zhi think the Yangtze River will repay?"

Xu Shu's face was solemn: "Emperor Gao once said, 'If you are not the Liu family but the king, if you don't have any achievements, you will be punished by the whole world." Continue to write articles condemning this act, and call on the heroes of the world to punish the country's traitors together."

Guan Yu interrupted and said: "Now that the world has become a triumvirate, we and Jiangdong are already hostile to Cao Cao. It is probably useless to rely on newspapers to condemn. I think Yuanzhi should not waste his efforts."

"Yun Chang, don't underestimate the power of public opinion. I think Yuan Zhi might as well do it with great fanfare. Let's publish articles for one or two years in a row, so that celebrities from all walks of life will stand up and point out that Cao's traitor is treasonous. People's hearts are also good." Lan Tian nodded affirmatively.

4 Chapter [-]: Lantian's Guarantee

Ma Liang cupped his hands and said, "Liao Gongyuan is in Berkshire, and his comments on the Yangtze River were sharp before. I think he can be invited to comment on a few more issues."

"Ji Chang's words are very good. In the past two years, celebrities in Jingzhou have made comments, and the style is still too tactful." Xu Shu nodded affirmatively.

Lan Tian frowned and said: "Since we want to condemn for a long time, we'd better keep our eyes open. The famous people in Jingzhou can be criticized, the famous people in Yizhou can be criticized, and the famous people in Jiangdong can also be criticized..."

"Jiangdong Celebrities? No, no, no, no, no, no, before Cao Cao went south to fight in Chibi, Jiangdong counselor Zhang Zhao took the lead in asking for surrender. They had long ignored the emperor and admired Cao Cao. How could they criticize him in the Yangtze River News?" Guan Yu kept shaking his head when he heard this.

The corners of Lan Tian's mouth rose slightly, "All the officials in Jiangdong can surrender Cao, but Sun Zhongmou will not surrender Cao. Isn't Lu Zijing trying to fix it? They shouldn't condemn Cao Cao's usurpation and claiming the king?"

"Since Ziyu agrees, we can resume trade. Anyway, before Zhuge's army entered Shu, he told me to reject Cao Cao with Sun Quan in the east and Cao Cao in the north. I will send someone to tell Lu Zijing back." Guan Yu nodded slightly.

Lan Tian reminded: "Although non-governmental business exchanges are resumed, we cannot relax our vigilance."

Guan Yu smiled coldly: "Ziyu can rest assured that Dongting and the police are guarded by General Gan and General Su. I also set up beacon towers along the river to send messages. I will not give Jiangdong rats a chance to sneak attack."

Lan Tian nodded: "Anyway, be careful."

"How long will Ziyu stay in Jiangling? Mother will cook for you herself." Xu Shu asked with a smile.

Lan Tian shook his head and said, "Madam's kindness will be reserved for next time. I will leave for Jiaozhou tomorrow. My wife is pregnant and has limited mobility. There are still many government affairs in the state..."

"That's really gratifying, I won't keep you any longer this time." Xu Shu responded with a smile.

Guan Yu looked Lan Tian up and down and praised: "Ziyu, you're okay."

Lan Tian was taken aback when he heard that, thinking what can I say?Then he said to Xu Shu: "Guangzhou City faces the sea, and there is warm sun in winter. I have built several small courtyards in the city. Yuan Zhi can take the old lady there to spend the winter."

Xu Shu nodded, "If you have time, you must go."

Lan Tian turned around and told Jiang Wan: "Gong Yan, we are going back to Jiaozhou tomorrow, please trouble you and Ji Chang (Ma Liang) to find someone to transcribe Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Miscellaneous Diseases."

"Wei." Jiang Wan nodded.

Xu Shu also said to Ma Liang: "The tone of this issue of the Yangtze River News is more passionate, we must do our best to criticize Cao thief, and we will produce the first draft within three days."

"Wei." Ma Liang bowed and raised his hand.

After Jiang Wan and Ma Liang left, Lan Tian continued to discuss the regional situation with Guan Yu and Xu Shu. Since Sun Quan's last sneak attack failed, Jingzhou had not fought for a long time. A powerful deterrent.

A few days ago, Zhang Fei defeated Zhang Yun in Dangqu. After the news reached Jingzhou, Guan Yu was happy for him for a long time.

"My lord has gained so many people in Hanzhong for no reason. I think after two years of recuperation, he will plan to plot Hanzhong?" Xu Shu analyzed the situation.

Lan Tian nodded affirmatively: "Brother-in-law takes in refugees from Hanzhong to farm and grow grain, which will be of great help to the capture of Hanzhong in the future. I don't think this day will be too long. If Sun Quan can contain Cao Cao in Huainan, how can Xia Houyuan be brother-in-law's opponent?"

Guan Yu shook his head and stroked his beard: "Sun Quan's [-] was beaten to the ground by Zhang Wenyuan's [-]. Anyway, I don't have any expectations for him. In the past two years, I will fight hard in Jingzhou. When the time comes, my elder brother will attack Hanzhong and Cao Cao will lead the main force to help. Jingzhou The soldiers can wait for the opportunity to recover Xiangfan and go straight to Wanluo."

"I have the same opinion as Yun Chang. If my lord can trap Cao Cao in Hanzhong, General Guan will use Jingzhou soldiers to attack Xiangfan, and then cut off Cao Cao's return route from the Central Plains, then the world will be stable and the Han Dynasty will be prosperous." Xu Shu agreed. .

Lan Tian nodded slightly in response. It is difficult for him to predict things that have not happened, but if the old historical trajectory is followed, the Guan Erye in front of him will fall after the highlight moment. His task is to prevent this from happening. It can attract Sun Quan's hatred and forcibly grab the right to line up.

"Why is Ziyu frowning? Could it be that you have any concerns? When the time comes for Guan's Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, I will rely on you for money, food and soldiers..." Guan Yu said seriously.

Lan Tian smiled and promised: "You don't have to worry, Chief Yun, the soldiers, horses, money and food are all my responsibility, and I will recruit some troops for you when the time comes.

In addition, I asked Li Yi to build ships in the South China Sea, but there is a big difference between sea ships and inland river ships. Would you like to send some shipbuilders from Jingzhou to the south?Build warships near Quanling or Cangwu, so that secret shipbuilding can paralyze Cao Ren and Lu Zijing. "

"Yuan Zhi, we have Mr. Xuan Xiao in charge, so we can rest easy." Guan Yu sighed.

The three officers chatted happily in the hall, while Gao Shun was bored outside the door. He was very worried that Lan Ji would not adapt to Jiangling, so he called Guan Ping to stop him many times and asked him to take care of him.

Guan Yu caught a glimpse of Gao Shun talking to Guan Ping with a solemn expression by chance, so he shouted loudly outside the hall: "Pinger, what's the matter with General Gao?"

Without waiting for Guan Ping's response, Gao Shun went into the hall and clasped his fists to ask for instructions: "General Guan, Master Xu, sir, we are leaving for Jiaozhou tomorrow, do you want to go and see how Ji'er is getting used to it?"