Chapter 42: Three years of watching the sea
At the gate of the north city of Chengdu, Zhao Yun and Guo Ye were confronted with their eyes, and Zhao Yun seemed to be unable to find any reason to refute him.
Perhaps when he walked out of Changshan to find a wise ruler to surrender, his thoughts were very simple, to support the world and support the Han Dynasty.
This is right. The Han Dynasty is the orthodox emperor. In the eyes of the people of the world, this country belongs to the Liu family.
However, the more than 20 years of killing and wandering have allowed Zhao Yun to see the devastated world clearly. Two things are needed to achieve their ideals, assisting the Han Dynasty in reunifying the country, and then the world is governed to bring peace to the world.
If Liu Bei wanted to be the emperor himself, then there was no difference between him and Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and even Dong Zhuo in essence, because the orthodox emperor of the Liu family was still there, and others who wanted to be emperor were just ruthless.
Now Zhao Yun is very confused and confused. Is he trying to revive the Han Dynasty, or is Liu Bei, like Cao Cao, realizing his ambitions under the banner of the Han Dynasty?
One is for the public and the other is for the private. If the confusion is not distinguished, it is contrary to Zhao Yun's ideal.
"General Zilong, since I became sensible, my father has mentioned your name in my ear from time to time, and has been fascinated with you for twenty years. Fortunately, this is just my father's wishful thinking."
Guo Ye suddenly said something inexplicable.
Zhao Yun was puzzled. It was very common for a monarch to look forward to a military general. Among the mighty people in those days, which monarch didn’t want?
"What does your son mean?"
Guo Ye sighed, looked sideways with a serious look, looked up at Zhao Yun, and said in a deep voice: "In this way, you will not be the second Xun Lingjun, which will make my father feel heartbroken."
Zhao Yun fell into silence, and his mood became complicated and heavy.
When he was confused, there was indeed a lesson in the past. Xun Yu was Cao Cao's right-hand man, but he died inexplicably. Even if the civil and military officials of Cao Wei knew it in their hearts, they would not dare to say it. However, people outside Cao Wei had a direct view of this matter.
The luck that Guo Ye said was obviously because although Guo Jia admired Zhao Yun, the two of them had no personal relationship. In this way, even if one day Zhao Yun really found out that he was wrong and saw Liu Bei's true face clearly, at least it would not allow Guo Jia to experience another spiritual trauma.
As if a horse passed by, the two of them walked silently into the city. Suddenly the sound of horse hooves came from behind. The two turned around and looked at each other. Guo Ye suddenly smiled and became excited from the bottom of his heart.
Cheng Gongying left and returned, hurriedly rushed to Guo Ye, rolled over and dismounted, bowed and said, "If you don't abandon me, please let me do my best to help the Taiping Army support the world."
Guo Ye couldn't help but feel happy and quickly held Cheng Gongying's arms, with a sincere smile on his face, and almost danced.
"Sir, it is like a gift from God to get your help. Let's go and see my father with me. When my father hears this news, he will definitely see it as a joy from heaven."
Guo Ye wanted to pull Cheng Gongying to see Guo Jia, but Cheng Gongying took a step back and refused: "Young Master, please let me follow you, without disturbing the envoy."
His eyes rolled, and his surprise expression eased a little. Guo Ye suddenly realized and instantly understood what Cheng Gongying meant.
Back then, Guo Ye could not become a Gongying, but now, he could, because he was already the prince, which was similar to Cao Pi's four friends.
"Okay, as long as the sir is willing to stay, everything will follow the sir's wishes."
Guo Ye smiled again and agreed.
Zhao Yun looked at Cheng Gongying with complicated eyes. The hero he mentioned before was now unknown whether he turned back or surrendered to the tyranny, but he went back or surrendered to the Guo family!
"I have seen the young master, and the lord has ordered the young master to return to the mansion immediately, so as not to miss the time for the banquet in the mansion."
A team of soldiers dressed in a guard came to Guo Ye and said this after saluting.
Guo Ye was very curious. He hadn't heard that his father was going to hold a banquet in the past two days, so why did he suddenly hold a banquet today?
"Why is the banquet held in the mansion?"
Guo Ye asked, and the other party answered truthfully.
"The horses don't come from Hanzhong, and the envoys will hold banquets for him. No matter the official position in the city, the adults must be present."
Guo Ye knew the head of the ground, but Zhao Yun on the side looked shocked.
There was a Ma Biejia under Guo Jia's rule. This incident was spreading thousands of miles apart many years ago, and almost everyone in the world knew it.
Guo Jia did this publicity himself. He wanted talents from all over the world of the Internet, especially scientific and technological talents who were not valued in the feudal era, so he wanted to erect the sign. Ma Jun was a talented person and was well deserved by Guo Jia as a typical example.
But it is difficult for Zhao Yun to understand why a military general who is neither an internal civil servant nor a war or a war will receive such high treatment from Guo Jia.
A person who should have a low status enjoyed a decent treatment here with Guo Jia. Just by visiting Chengdu, he alarmed the civil and military officials in the city. It is conceivable that this honor is simply overwhelming.
After putting away his doubts, Zhao Yun saw that Guo Ye was going to go to the banquet, so he planned to say goodbye. He just said goodbye, but the guard soldier who was passing the message said to Zhao Yun again: "Is this General Zhao? The lord has an order, please go back to the house to attend the banquet."
After hearing this, Zhao Yun wanted to refuse, but then he thought that perhaps this banquet could make him more clearly understand Guo Jia Group, so he nodded and agreed.
Cheng Gongying had long been forgotten by Guo Jia, and he didn't care, so he led his horse back to his residence.
Walking on the way to Guo’s Mansion, Zhao Yun couldn’t help but ask Guo Ye about Ma Jun.
"Don't drive? He's an amazing person."
Guo Ye did not hide it and happily conveyed Ma Jun's contribution to Guo Jia one by one.
From the improvement of farming iron tools, to the overturning of keels that are conducive to farming in water conservancy construction, looms that improve production efficiency, to the improvement and application of guide trucks that are beneficial to the army and crossbows, etc.
Especially the compass chariot, Gan Ning led its troops to conquer the northwest and entered the grassland and Gobi desert area, and there was no clear direction for the road, and it was relying on the compass chariot.
Ma Jun's contribution is by no means clear in just a few words, nor is it a few words to measure his value to Guo Jiaqiangsheng.
Guo Mansion
In the main hall of the backyard, several graceful and dignified women sat together, and asked a girl in the hall with a soft smile.
Zhen Jiang loved Ma Qing very much at first sight.
The eldest daughter of the Ma family has clear eyebrows, beautiful eyes, and upright facial features. Although she is not stunning, she also looks very pleasing to the eye. She lacks the temperament of a lady from a family. It doesn’t matter, the jasper-like softness of a small family is also valuable.
Guo Jin's marriage was actually hanging in Zhen Jiang's mind for a long time. In another year, Guo Jin will be fifteen years old and can get married at this age. However, because Guo Ye, the eldest son of the Guo family, has not yet married, Zhen Jiang is not able to put this matter on the agenda. Although she regards the two sisters of the Cao family as her own, she does not want the Cao family's daughter to be Guo Jin's wife after all.
Ma Qing's engagement was ahead, which finally made Zhen Jiang feel relieved. Now that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law meet in the future, Zhen Jiang is very satisfied with Ma Qing, a girl who always blushed and shy when she is knowledgeable and well-off.
Since Guo Ye has been made the prince by Guo Jia, Zhen Jiang hopes that Guo Jin's wife is a simple woman, but she doesn't want Guo Jin to marry a woman like Cai Yan.
Qiao, Cai Yan, Diao Chan, and Wu Ao Mi Zhen looked at Ma Qing and had a little intention of checking Guo Jin. The girls agreed with Ma Qing, but Zhen Tuo and Zhen Dao were heartless and were playing with Guo Ying and Guo Yi in the courtyard.
The women in the backyard were having fun, while Guo Jia and Ma Jun walked side by side in the idle courtyard leading to the front yard.
While walking, Guo Jia looked at the crossbow in his hand and listened to Ma Jun's stammering introduction.
The function is obvious at the first glance, which means that it has the advantage of continuous firing than ordinary crossbows, which is stronger and has better effect.
"Deheng, how much can this crossbow be built in a year?"
Guo Jia took the crossbow and aimed at the big tree in the courtyard. He just tried to find out that there was no arrow installed.
This question is very critical. Whether the crossbow can be mass-produced is the key. If it cannot be used in the army on a large scale, it is the same as none.
Ma Jun frowned. Any exquisite equipment that can be made will inevitably be difficult to mass-produce in the early stages, because this skill and skill must be taught to his peers. There must be no mistake, otherwise all previous efforts will be wasted.
"In the first year, I guess, there will be a thousand flights. In the future, there will be more."
Although Guo Jia has a large-scale craftsman workshop in Hanzhong, Ma Jun's answer seems to be a little less.
He handed over the crossbow to Xiao Ren who was accompanying him, and Guo Jia pondered.
A thousand crossbows were produced a year. If they were used on infantry, they would have lost some things. Therefore, he planned to install these crossbows on warships so that the navy would significantly improve its combat effectiveness in water battles.
After the main thing was over, Guo Jia smiled at Ma Jun and asked, "Deheng has been staying in Hanzhong in recent years. Do you have any plans to travel?"
Ma Jun shook his head with a wry smile.
Guo Jia never restricts Ma Jun's freedom. In the past twenty years, every time Ma Jun travels, he has escorted thousands of troops. As long as it is within Guo Jia's territory, the beautiful waters, he has taken his family to play with him. Now he lets him go out for a trip and look at the map. He feels deeply confused and doesn't know where to go.
"Are you interested in going to the beach?"
Guo Jia asked with a smile.
Ma Jun was shocked and said excitedly: "Of course there is. No, but..."
However, there is no sea within Guo Jia's territory.
As a person from the northwest, Ma Jun naturally yearned for the sea.
Guo Jia laughed, hugged his shoulder affectionately, and said meaningfully: "Don't worry, within three years, I will let you get what you want. Even if you go to sea by boat, you will definitely not be scruples."
Ma Jun also laughed happily. His thoughts were not complicated and he did not know the profound meaning behind Guo Jia's words.
The two walked towards the front yard together. The banquet was prepared in full swing. It was almost time to start. The civil and military officials in the city, regardless of their official positions, had arrived.
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Chapter completed!