Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Xu's mother smiled kindly: "I watched Miss Lu get married. Although Lu Bu's reputation is not very good, this daughter is really worth living. Isn't it a happy event now that you have both children?"

"Uh... indeed."

What Xu's old mother said could go around the lineage, which put a lot of pressure on the older young Xu. Fortunately, Zhuge Liang, who is about the same age, has no heirs now, so it doesn't feel so uncomfortable to share the suffering.

Lan Tian and Gao Shun sent them to the boat and were about to leave. Gao Shun suddenly opened his eyes and looked westward.

Gao Shun pointed to a ship not far away and said, "Sir, it seems to be a merchant ship from Ushei. Shall we wait a while? Maybe there will be news about Hu Ke."

"There are people coming and going on the pier, maybe there are Jiangdong or Shixie's eyes and ears, and it's not good for the Wusi brothers to be exposed. Let's go back and wait for the news." Lan Tian reminded.

Gao Shun was startled when he heard that, then he frowned and cupped his fists: "I was too concerned, so I didn't think carefully..."

"Let's go back first." Lan Tian waved his sleeves lightly, and walked towards the carriage when he came.

Seeing the turbulent water on the pier, ships of different sizes frequently entered and exited the port, and two men came out of the Usihei merchant ship, and they carried the large wooden box onto the carriage that had been prepared long ago.

Most of what Wu Sihei transported to Jianye was playthings and utensils, and the property sold was replaced by rice grains and meat, which were transported back to Jiaozhou. Lantian did not miss any opportunity to store food. In addition to the huge consumption of Guangzhou City itself, he had already Hoarding military rations for Guan Yu's Northern Expedition.

After dark, Wu Sihei knocked on the gate of the State Shepherd's Mansion. The doorman seemed to know that he would come, and took him directly to the apse where Lantian was.

Lan Tian sat on a chair and closed his eyes to rest his mind, while Gao Shun deduced the ongoing Ruxu water battle on the sand table next to him.

The moment he pushed the door open, Gao Shun looked at the door and greeted: "You're here..."

Lan Tian opened his eyes when he heard the sound, Wu Sihei clasped his fists and saluted the two, "Sir, General Gao..."

"Hu Ke got married last month, didn't you stay longer? Are those gifts good?" Lan Tian asked curiously.

Wu Sihei nodded and replied: "Lieutenant Hu is articulate and quick-witted, as expected, Zhang's bride obeys him, and the Zhang family has become more enthusiastic from the beginning of being plain."

"Remind him not to be stingy with property, but to spend equal attention on the Zhang family, and secure the Zhang family with benefits, so that Hu Ke's position will be stable." Lan Tian urged.

Wu Sihei replied: "Lieutenant Hu can save you, I will remind you next time we meet."

"Did something special happen in Jiangdong recently?" Lan Tian asked.

"The generals from Jiangdong have all gone to the front line at Ruxukou. Sun Quan asked Zhang Zhao to preside over the ceremonies for Captain Hu. Captain Hu..." Wu Sihei hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong with Hu Ke?" Gao Shun asked anxiously.

Wu Sihei lowered his head, "Lieutenant Hu returned a gift to Mr...."

Gao Shun breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned and said, "Don't be surprised in the future, what's the point of returning a gift? Take it out."

"That's a person. I'll temporarily place him in the firm," Wu Sihei said.

"Why didn't he come with you?" Lan Tian looked puzzled.

One of the tasks of Hu Ke and Song Chen was to recruit academic talents for the Guangzhou Academy. Unexpectedly, there was no movement in the north, but Jiangdong opened it first.

"That man was kidnapped..." Wu Sihei swallowed.

"Didn't you say that you can convince people with virtue? We are not here in Liangshan, why should we learn how to deceive Wu Yong?" Lan Tian was a little anxious when he heard it, and suddenly slipped his mouth.

Gao Shun was the first to react, "Sir, what did you say about Liangshan? Does this have anything to do with Song Chen?"

"Uh...I'm confused..." Lan Tian looked sloppy.

"Lieutenant Hu said that the man has great talent, and he may be someone that Guangzhou Academy needs, but it may not be easy to convince others with virtue..." Wu Sihei continued to explain.

"Being able to bring a living person back is also considered your ability. With Sun Quan's suspicious character, there will be no one to check Jianye when he leaves Hong Kong, right?" Lan Tian couldn't figure it out.

Wu Sihei: "With the help of Lieutenant Hu's Yu's Firm to cover, Sun Quan and a group of generals have all gone to Ruxuwu. It is very convenient to send a little property to the ship."

"Won't that man make trouble on the road?" Gao Shun also had doubts on his face.

"We got him drunk in advance, then put him in a big wooden box and sent him on board, and filled him with alcohol during the rest of the stop along the way, so the journey was quite peaceful." Wu Sihei replied.

"Who did you take captive?"

"Lieutenant Hu called him Mr. Zhao. It is said that he saw him at the wedding. He is the accountant of a commercial firm in Jianye City, but the exact name will not be known at the end..."

Lan Tian, ​​a person named Zhao from Jiangdong, couldn't think of it. He frowned and felt that it was difficult to ride a tiger. After all, kidnapping people is quite a low-level method. Scholars in this era pay more attention to integrity, and they need to find a way to eliminate the barriers between each other, otherwise they will become "I live in Hanying and my heart is in Wu".

Lan Tian was still thinking about how to make up for it, when suddenly a flash of inspiration came to his mind, the common plot of "hero saving the beauty" in TV dramas might be able to be used.

"I'm wronged, you go back to the firm first..." Lan Tian explained the strategy softly.

Wu Sihei listened carefully, and Lantian wanted him to be a Vietnamese businessman who was "seeking talents", and took him back to Guangzhou on the recommendation of Jiangdong Snakehead.

Watching Wu Sihei disappear into the night, Gao Shun asked suspiciously: "Wu Sihei is far less tactful than Abu, will he mess up this matter?"

"Their brothers have been in business for so many years, and they have learned some superficial skills, otherwise they would not be 'bribed' by Shi Xie. Sometimes having an honest face is also an advantage. Now they can only be dead horses as living horse doctors. Later You and I go there in person." Lan Tian spread his hands to express his helplessness.

Guangzhou City, Trade Zone, Wateryue Trading Company.

The candles flickered in the business house, reflecting several long black shadows.

The two Yue men at the door raised their hands and stared at the downcast middle-aged Confucian scholar sitting in the hall. They saw him holding the account book in his hand, flipping through it boredly, and couldn't help shaking his head while turning it over.

After all, they are barbarians of the Yue nationality, and the ledger records are messy.

He was completely sober half an hour ago. He already knew that he was kidnapped these days on the water, and he had already experienced the fear and panic. The commercial bank, the books on the counter in the commercial bank are the first to come into view.

What exactly is this place?Paper can be so easily obtained?It is really hateful to be squandered by businessmen.

"Mr. Zhao was shocked."

In doubt, Wu Sihei walked out from the back hall and saluted him very respectfully.

Chapter 457 Mr. Accountant

The middle-aged Confucian stood up, clasped his hands and asked cautiously, "Where is this place? I come from a poor family with no property, and my body is not strong..."

There was embarrassment on Wu Si's shiny black face, "Uh... this is Guangzhou City, Mr. has seen it, we Yue people are rough and illiterate, and the accounts made by others are like mess. Huo sounds like a great talent, so I invited you back to be an accountant..."

Jiaozhou's Guangzhou City?How far is it from Jianye?

The middle-aged Confucian couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this. Is this how you Yue people invite people?I arrived here without even saying hello to my wife and children.

Thinking of the wife, children and old mother at home, how will they survive without going out to work by themselves?The middle-aged Confucian suddenly felt sad, and he plucked up the courage to shout loudly: "You thieves, who kidnap good people in broad daylight, are you not afraid that I will report to the government?"

"But the government office where sir works is in Jiangdong, and this is Jiaozhou thousands of miles away. You haven't been naturalized yet..." Wu Sihei asked innocently.

The meaning of Wu Sihei is very clear. Your household registration is in Sun Quan's Jianye, and this is the Guangzhou city of Boss Lan. Who can believe a black household who sues?

After hearing this, the middle-aged Confucian scholar burst into tears, and then sat cross-legged on the ground, beating his chest and stamping his feet. He kept pleading to Wu Sihei, "Shopkeeper, please send me back to Jiangdong. My wife, children, and mother are still starving in Jianye." Woolen cloth."

Wu Sihei was taken aback when he heard that, back then, his followers were not secretive, why didn't they take this guy's family into captivity?But that target is too big to hide.

"Mr. Zhao, stop crying. You might wake up the neighbors so late. Anyway, you are working as a bookkeeper in Jianye. How about I pay you three times your salary?" Wu Sihei persuaded.

"Three times?" The middle-aged Confucian scholar's eyes widened.

"Not enough? Then five times." Wu Sihei was very proud.

The middle-aged Confucian scholar swallowed his saliva. He didn't know if this Yueren was a fool with a lot of money, but he could really do whatever he wanted with money, because at this moment, he was a little moved, but thinking of his wife, children and old mother, he finally didn't readily agree.

"Uh...I think about it, but my wife, children and old mother..."

Dong dong dong

The door panel of Shuiyue Trading Co., Ltd. was slapped and made a loud noise, which made Mr. Zhao, who had "come from afar", tremble in fright.

Wu Sihei knew that Lantian had arrived, he looked at the gate and pretended to be panicked, and hurriedly told him: "It should be that the lights here have not been turned off for a long time, which has attracted patrol soldiers from the nearby sentry box. You must not speak for a while, otherwise you will be regarded as The spies took it away."

"Oh..." Mr. Zhao nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

Wu Sihei signaled his entourage to open the gate, Pang De, a round-faced and burly man from Xiliang, walked in first, followed by the shorter Lan Tian, ​​and Gao Shun followed Lan Tian into the firm. fear.

The two attendants of the Yue nationality were overshadowed by Pang De and Gao Shun. The middle-aged Confucian scholar knew that it was not easy to come when he saw this formation.

Wu Sihei stepped forward with a smile on his face, "What are the generals doing?"

Pound scanned the hall, and then said solemnly: "The general received a report from a nearby sentry post, saying that after the trading zone closed in the afternoon, strangers appeared around these commercial firms, and they came to investigate at night to prevent spies."

"Our Shuiyue Trading Company abides by the law and will never harbor irrelevant people." While speaking, Wu Sihei took out a silver ingot from his pocket and handed it over.

Pound scolded angrily: "What are you doing? Want to bribe the general?"

Wu Sihei was taken aback when he heard that, "No...that's not what it means, the general came to inspect the hard work at night, to comfort everyone with a drink..."

"We have a salary to eat wine." Pound snorted coldly and suddenly stared at the middle-aged Confucian scholar. He took two steps forward and raised his head to ask: "This man looks very unfamiliar, and he doesn't look like a Yue at all. He Could it be someone from Shuiyue Trading Company?"

"He's our newly hired Han accountant, how can we more people understand account books..." Wu Sihei clasped his hands and explained.

Pointing to the middle-aged Confucian scholar, Pang De asked, "What's your name?"

"His surname is Zhao..."

"Did I ask you something?"

Before Wu Sihei could finish speaking, he was stopped by Pang De with a loud shout.

The middle-aged Confucian scholar looked at Pang De in awe. At this moment, he was still very entangled in whether to "sell" Wu Sihei, because even if the shopkeeper of Yue was exposed, he might not be punished much, and he might be arrested and imprisoned for his fine work, so he finally I chose to help conceal it.

"Grassman Zhao Shuang."

"Where is the family?"

"Uh... a native of Jiaozhou..."

After Pang De asked, he turned and looked at Lan Tian. Lan Tian waved his hand and said, "Ling Ming, take them out first. I want to have a chat with Mr. Zhao alone."

"Wei." Pound accepted the order with his fists cupped.

Under Pound's gaze, Wu Sihei and his two attendants left the firm unwillingly. Before leaving, Wu Sihei nodded and looked at Zhao Shuang, meaning not to reveal his secrets.

After the few people left, Gao Shun closed the door of Shuiyue Trading Company, and brought Lan Tian a bench to sit down.

"Tell me, who are you? Where do you come from? What do you want to do in Guangzhou?"

Lan Tian raised his hem and raised Erlang's legs, Zhao Shuang was stunned by the rapid-fire questioning, wondering who is this person?To see that he was lying so quickly?

"Grassman Zhao Shuang, named Junqing, Jiaozhou... from Nanhai, Jiaozhou, I am really the accountant of this firm..." Zhao Shuang returned with his head bowed.

Lan Tian saw that this person was dressed plainly, and since he had his name on his face, he couldn't be the real head of Guizhou, at least he was also a poor boy from a poor family. He folded his hands on his chest and said with a meaningful smile, "Do you know who I am?"

"Caomin dare not guess, and can't guess..."

Zhao Shuang had already seen that Lantian was not easy, and the two burly soldiers obeyed him.

Lan Tian looked down at Zhao Shuang, and said leisurely: "How can someone who can express their characters be called a grassroots? I have a lot of nobles and poor families in Jiaozhou, but there is no one surnamed Zhao. Are you really unwilling to tell the truth?"

"As many as treasures?" Zhao Shuang showed a disbelieving expression.

"Because I am Jiaozhou Shepherd Lantian, Lan Ziyu."

"You...you are a bird..."

Zhao Shuang, who originally bowed to answer, took two steps back in fright. The word owl is not a good word for boasting. The name Lantian is often mentioned in Jiangdong, but it is basically negative.

Lan Tian didn't get angry at all, he continued to say with a gentle face, "You want to say owl, right? I know it was Sun Quan who started it. He suffered a lot from me, and he should be a little bit resentful, but how should I say it?" Not as famous as Zhang Liao, right?"

"Uh...yes..." Zhao Shuang lowered his head in agreement, after all Zhang Liao could stop crying.

"Talk about it, I forgive you for your innocence."

Lan Tian still doesn't know what this person is capable of. If Hu Ke goes all the way to find a accountant for himself, he won't be able to start a financial improvement class. That would be too big a step.

Zhao Shuang knew that he couldn't hide it, and then he cupped his hands and replied: "Caomin... I am from Moling, Jiangdong, and I used to be the accountant of the Zhu family of Jianye. One day after the year, I asked the shopkeeper for leave to study "Zhoubi Suanjing" at home... "

Chapter 458 New Number

"What did you just say? "Zhoubi Suanjing"?" Lan Tian suddenly sat upright.

"Yes... yes, what's wrong? What's wrong?" Zhao Shuang scratched his head.

"Mr. Junqing knows math?" Lan Tian's tone changed suddenly when he asked.

It stands to reason that Hu Ke would not kidnap people indiscriminately. Mathematics is a very important basic subject in the first three main subjects of Lantian's university. He has been looking for talents in mathematics since Quanling Academy. Whether it is Meng Xuetang or the current Guangzhou Academy, they have never met the conditions for setting up a math department.

There are ready-made textbooks on ancient mathematics such as "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" and "Zhoubi Suanjing", but it is very difficult to understand without annotations. Although Lan Tian is a graduate student in agriculture, he does not remember much mathematics knowledge due to too long a time, so he wants to learn from memory. It is really difficult to produce a set of mathematics textbooks.

Zhao Shuang nodded slightly, and said a profound word: "I understand a little..."

A little understanding can be divided into two explanations, one is to really understand the superficial, and the other is to be very humble and expressive. Lan Tian intuitively thinks that Zhao Shuang belongs to the latter, and can be said to be able to study "Zhoubi Suanjing" ?

Lan Tian suddenly caught a glimpse of the ledger on the table, so he walked over and flipped through it with his hands in his hands. There were really no regulations in the ledger kept by Wu Sihei, and he felt dizzy after turning two pages.

"Since Mr. Junqing is the accountant, can you help me sort out the accounts of Shuiyue Commercial Bank last month?" Lan Tian asked, pointing to the account book.

Zhao Shuang didn't understand what Lantian meant, how could he make himself sort out the accounts after reviewing them?But he was humble and dared not rebel, so he picked up the account book and started to sort it out.