Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Lan Tian asked Gao Shun to find Wu Sihei to bring a new account book. After Zhao Shuang listed a few items, he began to do mental calculations, and then kept filling numbers in the account book.

The main positioning of Shuiyue Commercial Bank is to connect with Hu Ke of Jianye, so it sells the products of Jiaozhi and Nanhai to Jiangdong, and purchases basic materials such as rice and meat to sell back to Guangzhou. The scale and volume are far from comparable to ordinary commercial banks, and the number of accounts in a month is large Up to thousands.

Zhao Shuang took it easy and sorted out the accounts page by page. In less than half an hour, he finished sorting out the accounts of the previous month. When he handed them over to Lan Tian, ​​he felt very puzzled. The profit is less than [-]%.

He lamented that the Yue people are honest and honest, and they know how to make small profits but sell quickly when doing business. Han merchants would definitely not do this, after all, the risk of long-distance shipping is quite high.

Lan Tian picked up the old and new ledgers and compared them, and found that Zhao Shuang was indeed a skilled accountant. He was able to sort out the messy ledgers without using auxiliary tools in such a short period of time, which showed his mental arithmetic ability.

Looking at the numbers on the account book, Lan Tian frowned suddenly, thinking that although the records in Chinese characters are accurate, writing and calculating are very complicated.

Seeing Lantian's solemn expression, Zhao Shuang asked himself that he was right, so he folded his hands and asked cautiously, "Dare to ask Fujun, is the grassroots calculation wrong?"

Lan Tian shook his head, "Mr. Junqing is really good at numerology, but it's not convenient to use this number to calculate and record."

"It's been like this since ancient times. Could it be that the lord has other methods?" Zhao Shuang asked in surprise.

Lan Tian picked up a pen and wrote down the characters from zero to ninety on the account book, then marked them with Arabic numerals, and finally pointed to the row of Arabic numerals and said, "Let's use simple symbols instead."

"What's the point?" Zhao Shuang wondered even more.

Lan Tian smiled slightly, "Let's use an example to calculate and you will understand."

Lan Tian tore off two sheets of paper, first wrote in capital letters on one: 14 seven, 390 three, and then wrote it in Arabic numerals on the other sheet.

"Sir, do the math with me?" Lan Tian handed Zhao Shuang the paper with capital letters.

Zhao Shuang is not as good as you as an official in mental arithmetic. Calculation is my specialty. He started to calculate as soon as he got the question sheet, and within a few breaths he began to write the answer.

Lan Tian wrote with him almost at the same time, but Arabic numerals are convenient after all, so when he finished writing 232130, Zhao Shuang's answer was not half finished.

"Ah, this..." Zhao Shuang stopped writing to look at Lan Tian's answer, and it was exactly the same as the answer in his heart. He then bowed his hands and saluted, "Fujun is so good at mental arithmetic, Shuang feels ashamed..."

Lan Tian smiled and replied: "It's not that I'm better at numeracy than you, but it's actually this set of symbols and calculations. If you don't believe me, let's try again?"

"Uh... respect is worse than obedience..."

Faced with the temptation of calculation fun, Zhao Shuang even forgot his own situation, and after several calculations, he discovered the magic of the new numbers.

After Zhao Shuang came back to his senses, he was actually grateful to Wu Sihei. If the other party hadn't forcibly tied him to Guangzhou, he might never have access to this knowledge in his life.

"Your Majesty gave me a sudden insight. I don't know if this set of symbols has a name?" Zhao Shuang admired Lan Tian very much.

"Uh... let's call it Xinshu..."

Lan Tian remembered that Arabic numerals were created in India and were finally spread by the Arabs. He really didn't know the specific author. At this time, he could only admit ambiguously, because he planned to take out abacus after the popularity of numerology.

Woodblock printing and movable type printing have been requisitioned, and adding an abacus will make it painless. Lan Tian believes that it is for the benefit of all mankind anyway, so it doesn’t matter if it’s earlier or later. Poetry, I should be relatively restrained.

"What a new number, it will definitely promote the progress of number skills." Zhao Shuang looked very excited.

Lan Tian saw that the preparation was not too far behind, so he said meaningfully: "Shuiyue Trading Company kidnaps good people privately, and I will definitely punish them severely."

Zhao Shuang hastily pleaded: "Shuiyue Commercial Bank operates with integrity, and from the accounts, it has not competed with the people for profit. The shopkeeper Wusi is just seeking talent and thirsty in the wrong way. He also took good care of me along the way. I have decided to be the accountant here. , please don’t…”

"Junqing is so kind. I think Mr. is a master of numerology. It's a pity to be a mere accountant. Are you going to return to Jiangdong?" Lan Tian asked with a smile.

"Because my family is in decline, I have an old mother, wife and children to take care of, so I have to work as a accountant. The shopkeeper Wusi promised to give me five times the wages..."

After Zhao Shuang finished speaking, he lowered his head. It is said that he should be a scholar, but in the face of the pressure of life, he can only bend his waist for five buckets of rice. The other party's offer is too high.

"But what about your wife, children and mother?" Lan Tian asked again.

Zhao Shuang choked up and said, "I can only ask the shopkeeper of Wu Si to help me pick it up, and all expenses will be deducted from my wages..."

Lan Tian shook his head, "It's a pity that the cow chews peonies. How about I hire you to Guangzhou Academy with the same salary? I only need to be responsible for annotating classics of mathematics such as "Zhou Bi Suan Jing" and "Nine Chapters of Suan Shu", and teach young students knowledge of numeracy."

"Guangzhou Academy?"

Zhao Shuang had heard this name before, and the Jiangdong family despised the existence of it, but the other party's salary was so high that he was allowed to do what he liked, and the joy was instantly filled.

"Are you willing?" Lan Tian asked again.

Chapter 459 A Thousand Gold Buys a Bone

Zhao Shuang swallowed his saliva and asked, "Is it too much?"

Lan Tian laughed loudly: "Not too much, not too much, as long as it can benefit the people, why not pay a lot of money to support it?"

"Then my family..." Zhao Shuang hesitated to speak.

Lan Tian gestured to Gao Shun, who opened the door and went out to bring Wu Sihei into the room.

"My lord, please forgive me..." Wu Sihei knelt on the ground, lowering his head in panic.

Lan Tian said sharply: "The crime of wantonly robbing the people is not small. If Mr. Junqing interceded for you, this matter will not be prosecuted, but the death penalty can be avoided and the living crime cannot be escaped..."

"Thank you, Mr. Fu, thank you sir..." Wu Sihei saluted back and forth.

"Although the sufferer has forgiven him, his mother, son, wife and children have been separated. You should go to Jianye to move your husband's family as soon as possible. If there is no mistake, you may be exempted from punishment." Lan Tian continued.

"Momin will go all out to do it..." Wu Si's blackheads were like smashing garlic.

Lan Tian nodded and made Wu Sihei stand up. He found that although this guy's acting skills were clumsy, but fortunately he conquered Zhao Shuang with an honest face, so that he was not suspected by the other party.

"Ling Ming, it's getting late now, take Mr. Junqing (Zhao Shuang) to the post house to rest, and send him directly to Guangzhou Academy tomorrow morning, and I will personally arrange it then." Lan Tian called Pang De to order.

"Wei." Pound clasped his fists.

Zhao Shuang's feeling these few hours was like going back and forth from the abyss to the clouds. When he was going out with Pang De, he pinched himself violently, wondering if this could be a dream?Why do you feel so unreal?

After Pang De escorted Zhao Shuang away, Lan Tian patted Wu Sihei on the shoulder to encourage him: "The cooperation is not bad. You have made great achievements this time. What reward do you want?"

Wu Sihei scratched his head and answered naively: "It's my honor to be able to work for you sir. Now life in my hometown is getting better and better, and I don't have much desire."

At this time, Gao Shun added: "Brother Wu Si cooperated with Abu as a reserve soldier of the army that fell into the formation, so he should be worried about the problem that he has not been registered in the army yet? Mister, why don't you open Jinkou and solve it for him?"

The fallen army is strong in combat, has a high reputation, and is well paid. The only disadvantage is that it only has a staff of [-], and because of its excellent equipment and extremely low battle damage, there are very few opportunities to replenish its military resources. Father and brother have the military status of the army, so that they have the opportunity to join the army later.

"Want to join the Army of the Fallen Army?" Lan Tian asked meaningfully.

"Uh...is it okay?"

Wu Sihei nodded, acting very excited.

Lan Tian's eyes were firm: "Boping will be handled by you, and by the way, he will also be handled by his brother Ustin."

"Wei." Gao Shun nodded and cupped his fists.

In the early morning of the next day, Lantian called Jiang Wan, and came to Guangzhou College early to give Zhao Shuang a platform.

Seeing Lan Tian coming, Liu Xi, the doctor, immediately guessed that Zhao Shuang is not an easy person. Everyone greeted and got to know each other in the academy. Lan Tian asked Liu Xi to prepare the teaching dormitory and family residence for Zhao Shuang, and said that he would add a new school to the academy. A subject of mathematics.

Guangzhou Academy covers a large area. In addition to the normal teaching and research rooms, it also prepares housing for teachers and students. The small trees planted in the academy are also growing slowly. I believe that it will be full of trees in a few years. Young students Reading classics under the shadow of whirling trees is like a scene of a youthful campus.

After setting up the new numerology master Zhao Shuang, Lan Tian and Jiang Wan walked out of the academy side by side.

"I know that the government is very thirsty for talent, but if Zhao Junqing is given such a favorable condition, if future generations follow this standard, the burden on the academy will be too heavy..." Jiang Wan asked worriedly.

Lan Tian smiled and asked, "As long as I have real talents, are you afraid that I won't be able to give full play to my talents? Does Gong Yan know the story of buying bones with thousands of dollars?"

Jiang Wan suddenly realized, "Your Majesty means...then I will arrange "Lingnan Daily"..."

Lan Tian waved his hand, "The "Lingnan Daily" is not strong enough. The "Yangtze River News" in Jiangling should also publicize and report, but we have to wait until Junqing's family members arrive."

"I can save it." Jiang Wan nodded.

"Gong Yan is well informed, how about Sun Cao's Ruxu war?" Lan Tian turned his head and asked.

Jiang Wan replied solemnly: "The process of the battle is the same as what the Fujun inferred. Since the beginning of the war, the two sides have only fought on a small scale, and they have not made up their minds to fight to the death."

Lan Tian squinted his eyes, "The situation of the three-legged confrontation has already been formed, how can Cao Cao and Sun Quan fight to the death? But this is also very good now, the lord is no longer the place where no one can stand like in the past, as long as we accumulate a little more power, we can fight for the hegemony of the Central Plains."

"Cao Cao is in the north, and his soldiers, horses, money and food are not comparable to Sun Liu. If there are no major changes, he can only fight steadily and gradually eat away..." Jiang Wan reminded.

Lan Tian snorted coldly: "Cao Cao is sixty-two this year, isn't he? How many people can live to their sixtieth year in this troubled world? Hanzhong, Yecheng, and Hefei. How can this last forever?"

Jiang Wan nodded in agreement, "Your Majesty's words are very true, there are only a handful of people in the world who can walk as fast as flying like Mr. Yuanhua in the sixtieth year..."

Seeing Jiang Wan mentioning Hua Tuo, Lan Tian thought to himself that no one would open Boss Cao's head this time, and he didn't know how long he would live in the end. In short, it was impossible to live like Shi Xie.

The city of Guangzhou in February is warm and pleasant, but the Jianghuai land is still bathed in the cold wind.

The two armies of Sun and Cao facing each other at Ruxushuikou are like acting the same script four years ago, but this time Sun Quan didn't dare to play straw boats to borrow arrows, and Cao Cao didn't lead his troops to attack alone.

Seeing that the weather is getting warmer and warmer, the water level of Chaohu Lake is estimated to rise sharply in a few months. Cao Cao expected that Sun Quan would come again at that time. Made it so strong.

In the military tent, Cao Cao felt that he was impulsive, and he dragged hundreds of thousands of troops to the Jianghuai battlefield to consume food and grass. This biyaner is not completely worthless. Maybe the battle of Hefei was just an accident?

"Meng De, there is a secret report from the rear." Xia Houdun hurried into the big tent and handed a cloth bag to Cao Cao.

Xiahou Dun guarded the rear all the year round, and Cao Cao took the Yingchuan gentry to fight in Hanzhong after the Yingchuan gentry was ruined. Unexpectedly, this one-eyed general turned out to be a lucky general, which made Cao Cao capture Yangping Pass by accident, so this time the campaign against Sun Quan was also brought in around.

Cao Cao said in his heart that Zhong Yao had just been appointed as Prime Minister, so what could happen in the future?He opened the cloth bag and took out the folded letter paper, which said that rumors spread around Xudu, saying that the emperor hated Cao Cao for arrogating himself as king, and complained that all capable descendants of the Liu family could be king.

"Bi Yaner likes to play tricks very much, and is always so shy. Why doesn't he say that he can be king even if he is not a descendant of the Liu family? Then he might be called King of Wu." Cao Cao handed the letter to Xiahou Dun and sneered.

Xiahou Dun was very puzzled after reading it quickly, "Why is the king of Wei sure that Sun Quan is spreading rumors? Couldn't it be Liu Bei from Xichuan?"

4 Chapter Sixty

Cao Cao hastily waved his hands, "Liu Xuande, who weaves mats and sells shoes, should be content to be a prince and become king? Don't even think about it. Now we are at war with Sun Quan. This must be the trick of the Jiangdong rats. It is nothing more than wanting to create chaos in one's own heart And retreat."

"Wei Wang is wise, but if the rumors are not stopped, they will spread all over the world sooner or later..." Xiahou Dun reminded.

"There are quite a lot of haters who are lonely and ennobled. Besides Liu Bei and Sun Quan, there are others who are secretly contributing to the flames. It is just to take advantage of this wave of evil wind to investigate the 'spies' in the rear..." Cao Cao's eyes became dark as he spoke.

"Then Sun Quan here..." Xiahou Dun asked.

Cao Cao sneered: "Sun Quan didn't give Han Ting an inch of merit. If he wants to become a king, unless..."

"Unless you become King Wu of the Great Wei?" Xiahou Dun tried.

Cao Cao laughed after hearing this: "Hahaha, Yuan Rang is just joking about you. It is enough for a lonely minister to wish. How can he have the heart to usurp the Han?"

"Meng De is too modest." Xiahou Dun complimented.

Cao Cao's face suddenly changed: "A few days later, I will lead the army back to Yecheng, and I will check the rumors of Xudu by the way. You will stay here, remember that land battles are not water battles."

"If Chaohu Lake floods..." Xiahou Dun hesitated to speak.

"Sun Quan is eager to retreat and won't hold on for too long. If the water really rises, he can return the troops to Hefei and Shouchun. Guess he will send people to sue for peace. Then you will follow the trend and agree." Cao Cao Very sure.

Xiahou Dun nodded, "Meng De can go back with peace of mind, I have everything here."

"Zhang Wenyuan is both wise and brave. If you are indecisive, you can ask him for advice. Biyan'er will lose three points when he hears his name." Cao Cao instructed.

"Wei." Xiahou Dun cupped his fists and accepted the order.

A few days later, Cao Cao led his troops away from the Huainan battlefield, leaving Fubo General Xiahou Dun as Shuai Tun's Juchao, and the 26th Army, including Zhang Liao, with nearly 10 troops.

Jiangdong soldiers and horses heard that Cao Cao led the main force to retreat, Xu Sheng, Song Qian and others under his tent were ready to move, while Lu Meng, Pan Zhang and others suggested sticking to Ruxuwu.

When Sun Quan frowned and hesitated to advance or retreat, he happened to catch a glimpse of Zhang Zhao, who was escorting the army rations, closing his eyes and resting his mind. Sun Quan rolled his eyes and thought about his heart.

"Zibu was always very wise. Now that Cao Cao has led the main force to retreat, the generals have different opinions on how to retreat. I don't know if there is a way to teach me?" Sun Quan asked politely.

Zhang Zhao opened his eyes slightly, looked around at the crowd, then cupped his hands and said, "Zhao recently presided over Yu Zecheng's marriage in Jianye, and the marriage of Yu Zecheng was delayed, and I don't know the battle situation in Huainan as well as the generals, so it's still inconvenient for me to speak..."

Sun Quan hurriedly urged: "Zibu is my military advisor, and my elder brother entrusts Gu to an important minister. How can I plan and not teach?"

Stirred by Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao understood that Bi Yaner wanted to offend others. He slowly stood up and asked, "How can you rely on blood and courage in a battle on the battlefield? Did the generals forget the previous battle in Hefei?"

Because Zhang Zhao glanced at Sun Quan intentionally or unintentionally, this made the nervous Boss Sun very uncomfortable. What do you mean by coming to see me?Afraid I can't remember the past?

The Battle of Hefei was a thorn in Jiangdong’s generals’ hearts. Sun Quan felt depressed after hearing this, Song Qian bowed his head in shame, Zhang Zhao saw that Xu Sheng was still upset, so he added: “Wen Xiang, your hand is completely fine. ? Is the weapon still stable?"

Zhang Zhao's venomous tongue sprinkled salt on Xu Sheng's wound, saying that everyone is from the Huaisi faction, do you want to expose the shortcomings like this?

"Mr. Bu Lao Zibu is concerned, Sheng faced such a strong wind a few days ago, and he was never blown away from his weapon." Xu Sheng responded unconvinced, but his overall momentum weakened.

A few days ago, the Wei army aggressively attacked Hengjiang, and Xu Sheng was ordered to lead his troops to fight. Unexpectedly, there was a strong wind on the river, and their Mengchong warship was blown to the bank of the Wei army.

The accompanying generals were scared and dared not go to battle. At that time Xu Sheng led the soldiers ashore alone to kill the enemy. The defending Wei army was frightened by Xu Sheng's desperate retreat. After the wind stopped, Xu Sheng brought the soldiers back and was rewarded by Sun Quan.

Sun Quan saw that Zhang Zhao's preparations were almost the same, and then reached out his hand to stop the quarrel, "I am very pleased that the generals have the heart to charge forward, but Cao Cao used his troops to use lies and tricks. Maybe he left Xiahoudun, a hundred thousand elite soldiers, in his nest. When attacking, he led the main force to capture Ruxuwu, if Ruxu is lost, Jiangdong will be in danger..."

"My lord's concern is not unreasonable, I think it's better to stick to it." Lu Meng suggested again.

Sun Quan went off to set the tone himself, and all the generals in the room stopped talking after listening.

After the accounts were dispersed, Sun Quan left Zhang Zhaoji behind and said, "Zi Bu spoke violently just now, and I fear that the generals will hate him..."

"It's okay, Zhang Zhao's personal honor and disgrace are nothing to worry about if he can do his best for the Lord's hegemony..."