Gan Ning had been arriving with his fleet for several days. This trip to sea was much easier for him than the last time. The boat was good enough, and he became bolder. He tried to go deep into the sea several times. If he were not afraid of getting lost,
, maybe where it has gone now.
He took Gongsun Zan to see the fleet, and also saw a large amount of supplies transported. It was said to be a large amount, but in fact there was not much food. After all, Liu Bei's side is not rich now. The real rare things are salt and a large number of iron farm tools.
.
A large number of people are about to move to Yuyang, Youbeiping County, and Liaoxi County. Large areas of land here need to be cultivated, and the demand for agricultural tools is the greatest.
Therefore, Wang Xuan mainly transported these things.
Looking at the snow-white grains of salt in warehouse after warehouse, Gongsun Zan couldn't help but exclaimed, "So much!"
"It's not much, brother Bogui. Xuande Gong's side is not rich in food, but there is a lot of salt and there is no shortage of ironware, so we can only send these things."
"This is not possible, there are so many things worth hundreds of millions, how can I accept them!" Gongsun Zan subconsciously refused because in his heart, Liu Bei was still the younger brother who needed his care.
"Brother Bogui is out of touch now. When Brother Bogui gave away those cavalry and war horses, we just accepted them. Now, Brother Bogui refuses directly, but he looks down on us!"
"No, I don't mean that, it's just that it's too much..."
"In this case, I know Brother Bogui feels sorry for him, so let's treat it as an exchange. Xuande Gong is still in urgent need of all kinds of horses, cattle and sheep. It doesn't have to be war horses. Ordinary cart horses are also in huge demand. And
Cows, I will train the herding cows into farm cows here in the future, oh, and wool, yes, you heard it right, it is wool, not sheep!"
Wang Xuan simply wrote down everything he needed. After all, Gongsun Zan didn't understand these things, so he still needed help from his subordinates.
"These are all things on the grassland. Here..." Gongsun Zan was in a bit of a dilemma. If the demand was small, he would have no problem. The problem is, now that Baima Yi is gone and his strength has dropped significantly, he can't even grab it if he wants to go to the grassland.
It's not as easy as before.
"In this way, I have also considered Brother Bogui's problem. Instead of killing all the people on the grassland, it is best to leave an obedient tribe. Use salt, tea, iron pots and other things to help you from the grassland.
These things were traded in the depths.”
"Don't be afraid that their strength will increase. After a year or two, Brother Bogui will be able to train the White Horse Yi Cong again, and then we can harvest them!"
"Anyway, these barbarians are like weeds. After being harvested, they will grow again in a few years, so there is no need to worry!"
Gongsun Zan frowned, and after a moment, he nodded and agreed. Although he would kill foreigners on sight, he was not really stubborn. He still didn't mind this way of leaving some enemies for my use.
After discussing the transaction, Wang Xuan once again took Gongsun Zan to meet with the craftsmen, "They all say that Liaodong is a bitterly cold place. In fact, in my opinion, the biggest problem is that the winter is too cold, and many people will freeze to death. This
The problem is actually easy to solve.”
"Oh!" Gongsun Zan was even more excited than when he saw the salt just now. If this problem is really solved, he is confident that he can counterattack Yuan Shao within a few years.
However, when he gains strength, whether Yuan Shao will still be around or not will be a question.
"Look, this is called coal. There is no shortage of this thing in Liaodong. This is called a coal stove. It is made of iron. This is called a fire kang. This is a fire wall." Wang Xuan explained and asked the craftsmen to start burning it. After a while,
Gongsun Zan, a master who showed off his power, couldn't help but sweat, while Wang Xuan ran out early.
It was September, and the temperature in Liaodong had begun to cool down. Gongsun Zan was wiping the sweat on his head while staring at the coal stove. He had been working on it for more than half an hour. The small pile of coal had not been burned out and was still glowing red.
of light.
"Hahaha, my dear brother Zai Zhi, with this magical weapon, I can reach the top of Liaodong!" Gongsun Zan walked out of the room excitedly and gave Wang Xuan a bear hug.
For him, this is indeed an artifact. The combination of coal, coal stove, fire kang, and fire wall is the ultimate magic weapon to conquer winter. In the entire Liaodong, hundreds of millions of acres of farmland are available for development, but what is here is never land.
But how to survive the cold winter!
Braziers and the like, I don’t know how many lives are taken away every year!
"Those craftsmen can handle the problem of location detection and how to dig. In addition, these coal stoves and iron tools will be shipped in large quantities. Brother Bogui doesn't have to worry." Wang Xuan broke away from Gongsun Zan's arms without leaving a trace.
Yes, after all, thank you, thank you. Can you not do anything!
For the time being, Wang Xuan will not build cement plants and steel plants here. It is not that he is reluctant to give up technology, and the world does not belong to him. He is afraid that Gongsun Zan cannot control it well and the technology will flow out. At least, Wang Xuan does not want to give himself up before completely occupying the north.
Looking for trouble.
After basically settling Gongsun Zan's affairs, Wang Xuan prepared to retreat. It took him a month to be worthy of Gongsun Zan.
Of course, for Liu Beifang, there are more benefits. Firstly, developing the Liaodong Corridor in advance will provide enough experience for the future development of the Liaodong Peninsula and even the entire Northeast. Secondly, it will provide a large number of northern grassland specialties for Liu Bei to develop Qingzhou and even the entire Central Plains.
Enough animal power, three times, can contain Yuan Shao and help Wang Xuan share the firepower.
With so many benefits, it’s not a waste to run this for more than a month.
After getting on the boat from Quanzhou Ma Tou, Wang Xuan was not in a hurry to return to Qingzhou. The big plan had already been made, and the rest was just a step-by-step development. There were not many places where he was needed. It just so happened that he took this opportunity to train
Get off the navy.
He took out a sextant that was completely hand-polished, and a bunch of starboards, stood on the balcony in front of the captain's cabin, and explained it to more than 400 people on the deck at once.
Who knows who has talent and who doesn't? You really can't say for sure. Therefore, the easiest way to select is the actual test. Anyway, there is plenty of time. There are more than 1,600 people on eight large ships with a displacement of 500 tons.
people.
I will explain the simplest way to use the star board and select it step by step. I believe there will always be more than ten or twenty people who can learn it.
The fleet headed northeast along the coastline. During the day, Wang Xuan would take Gan Ning and others to familiarize themselves with the environment and geography of the entire Bohai Sea. At night, he would let them learn and experiment with the use of the star board, all the way around Liaodong.
Bay, only when they arrived in Dalian, Wang Xuan took Gan Ning and others up to see if it was suitable to build a port.
Finally, we went all the way to Lelang County's county seat and North Korea City before returning again.
(In the Han Dynasty, this city was called Korea.)
After one trip, it took more than a month to train 23 navigators and explore the situation around the entire Bohai Sea.