Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 321 Chapter 320 Wu Liang's Trump Card (4000)

"But talented brother, after listening to your explanation, I also think this kind of chariot is quite wonderful, and the difficulty of breaking the city will be greatly reduced when attacking the city, but why has no one ever seen it used?"

Zhuge Liang tilted his head and said doubtfully.

This is a more difficult question to explain.

If this "Linchong Lv Gongche" had been invented and manufactured during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, the advantage of the city wall would be greatly reduced. As long as it falls into the hands of a powerful country that has ideas about other countries, there is a high probability that it will be mass-produced and invested. battlefield.

But now it is the Eastern Han Dynasty hundreds of years later, but there is no shadow of such chariots on the battlefield.

Moreover, in the war history of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and even before the Tang Dynasty, there were no records of such chariots, which also explains some problems.

"Maybe...it's lost."

Wu Liang thought for a while, and expressed his conjecture.

As far as he knows, there are very few records about Luban in the official history. The siege-related equipment he made is the most well-known "ladder" in the archaeological world of later generations.

And even this historical record related to Luban is actually from the biography of another master craftsman "Mozi".

This historical material says that during the Warring States Period, the King of Chu was going to attack the State of Song, so Lu Ban designed and manufactured a siege tool called "Cloud Ladder" for the King of Chu. After Mozi got the news, he immediately went to the State of Chu to dissuade him.

Both the King of Chu and Lu Ban were reluctant to give up the newly built siege equipment, and were about to try their power when attacking the Song State. How could they give up so easily?

So Mozi took off his belt, built a wall around the city, and used wood chips as weapons, and asked Lu Ban and him to conduct drills on behalf of the offensive and defensive sides. Lu Ban used different methods to attack the city many times, but was blocked by Mozi many times. The city's equipment has been exhausted, but Mozi's means of defending the city are more than enough.

In the end, the king of Chu felt that even with Lu Ban's siege equipment, he was not sure of victory, so he decided to give up attacking Song.

Although this historical material only mentioned "ladders", it did not mention other siege equipment.

But when Mozi and Lu Ban practiced fighting techniques, Lu Ban used many different siege methods, and had to admit defeat when all the siege equipment was exhausted.

If you think about it in depth.

It can be inferred that the "ladder" is not the only siege tool invented and created by Lu Ban, otherwise Mozi and him would not need to practice it many times.

And because of Mozi's obstruction, these siege equipment may not have been on the battlefield.

Perhaps this is the reason why "Linchong Lv Gongche" was lost?

After all, according to historical records, Lu Ban came to Chu State around 450 BC, passed away in 444 BC, and stayed in Chu State for at most 6 years.

In just 6 years, Lu Ban first designed and manufactured siege equipment for the king of Chu, but Mo Zi defeated him by means of a literary battle.

Then, as Sun Ye said, because the apprentice of the master craftsman who learned the "Gongshu Jing" did harm to the world, the reputation of the master craftsman plummeted, and the king of Chu became suspicious of him because of this, and gradually alienated him.

Under such circumstances, the king of Chu was worried about being harmed by the "Gongshu Jing", and he might not use the siege equipment designed and manufactured by Lu Ban.

In the end, Lu Ban became disheartened and jumped off the city wall of Ying City.

And the siege equipment he designed and manufactured for the king of Chu during his lifetime could only be buried with him and lost in the dust of history.

Perhaps... this is the reason why "Linchong Lu Gongche" appeared here thousands of years earlier.

Thinking about these things in his heart, a trace of sadness suddenly appeared in Wu Liang's heart.

He felt Lu Ban's sadness and regret when he jumped off the city wall.

It was a kind of unwillingness and grievance similar to "Jishengyu, Heshengliang". If Mozi hadn't appeared, Lu Ban's life might have been more exciting, at least he wouldn't have ended up in such a tragic end...

"Your Excellency is also a descendant of the craftsman?"

Hearing Wu Liang's words, Sun Ye looked at him in surprise, and couldn't help asking.

"No, just know a thing or two."

Wu Liang came back to his senses, smiled and said.

"Your Excellency is too modest. If you hadn't explained the purpose of this thing in such detail, even I would not have realized that this is actually a siege vehicle."

Sun Ye obviously didn't believe Wu Liang's words. He frowned and said, "It's impossible for ordinary people to have such insight. If your Excellency only knows a little bit, then I don't know anything about it?"

"Mr. Sun, don't underestimate yourself. I just have more knowledge. To be honest with Mr. Sun, although I can see the use of this thing, I don't have the ability to make it. Therefore, I am a layman. Talk on paper."

Wu Liang shook his head slightly, then suddenly thought of something, looked at Sun Ye and asked, "Speaking of which, Mr. Sun is an expert in this field, even if he has never seen this kind of chariot before, he should be able to draw it after observing it now." Produce the manufacturing blueprint, and copy all the essence of it exactly?"

"This……"

Sun Ye was taken aback by the question, then glanced at the "Linchong Lvgong Chariot" and said, "If this chariot does not require the blessing of the ancestor's unique skills when making this chariot, I can give it a try, and it shouldn't be too difficult. "

"Then there is Mr. Lawson."

Wu Liang looked happy, and immediately turned his head and said to Ji, "Old man, why don't you quickly take out a piece of silk cloth, and ask Mr. Sun to draw the blueprint for this kind of chariot for us?"

"Come on!"

Yu Jima came running over, and at the same time offering the silk cloth to Sun Ye, he even stuffed the charcoal pens that the Tuan army used when they entered the tomb into Sun Ye's hands.

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Sun Ye was stunned again, obviously a little confused about Wu Liang's routine.

"Mr. Sun, don't worry, I also have admiration and respect from the bottom of my heart for the craftsman ancestor Gong Shuban."

Wu Liang said with a smile, "If it wasn't for the fact that someone had entered the Gongshu tomb before, I'm afraid his old man has already been violated. I would not enter this tomb no matter what. Don't worry, once you confirm that the old man is safe and sound , we retreated immediately, and never destroyed a single plant or tree, but then again... since we have already entered, it is not too much to learn a craft or two like his old man? I think his old man designed and manufactured these things at the beginning The original intention is also to benefit the world, and what we have to do is to do everything possible to make these things designed and manufactured by his old man reappear in the world, so that the world will be amazed by them, instead of teaching his works to be buried forever. Slowly being forgotten by the world in the torrent of history, so that he has lived up to the painstaking efforts of his old man, what do you think?"

"I think... I don't quite understand the big truths you said, but as a master craftsman, the thing I like the most is that the things I made are reused by people and fully exert their due effects. Eating ashes in the corner means that what I have made is just a failure and not worth mentioning."

Hearing Wu Liang's words, Sun Ye also expressed emotion, and finally nodded, "Well, if you just need me to help you draw the blueprints, I will do so, but please remember your promise, once you confirm that the ancestor is safe and sound , you must retreat immediately, and you will never allow any plants or trees in the tomb to be destroyed."

"This is natural, we are not grave robbers."

Wu Liang raised the corner of his mouth and smiled.

Now I have something to ask Boss Cao when I go back.

Next, Boss Cao’s main goal is to expand the territory, and the expansion of the territory will inevitably require attacking the city. At this time, if you present Boss Cao with an extremely detailed blueprint for the manufacture of "Linchong Lv Gongche", it will naturally be possible to a certain extent. Reducing the difficulty of siege cities is naturally another great achievement.

In contrast, although gold is directly related to the issue of food and wages, as years of wars have led to a decline in social productivity, this era has seen extremely serious inflation, and even the purchasing power of gold is constantly declining.

Coupled with the fact that Wu Liang has already started a pilot project of the "farming system" in Yongqiu, with the income from the "Cao's Salt Company" as an assistant, it is expected that the results will show in half a year at the most, and as long as Boss Cao is in a stable state Under the large-scale implementation of the "farming system", gold is not as important as before.

in contrast.

Tactical devices like the "Linchong Lv Gongche" that can directly influence the battle situation will soon show their effectiveness, allowing Boss Cao to expand and consolidate his sphere of influence at a faster speed.

Based on Wu Liang's understanding of Boss Cao, if he had to choose between "[-] Jin of Gold" and "Linchong Lv Bus Manufacturing Blueprint", he would definitely choose the latter without hesitation.

After all, food and salaries are renewable resources, and they are produced every year. If you can't buy them, you can grab them. If you can't get them, he doesn't even mind eating human flesh.

But this kind of tactical siege equipment, which is far ahead in this era, can't be produced with a twist of one's mind. If you miss this village, you won't have this shop.

This is also the "transformation road" that Wu Liang had planned long ago.

Wu Liang engaged in the "farming system" and "salt trade" in order to divert Boss Cao's attention and tell him that food and salary can be raised in other ways, instead of just watching the Huan army go to rob tombs every day.

After all, there are only so many ancient tombs in the world, and not all ancient tombs are as richly buried as Han tombs.

Just like this time, Wu Liang is unlikely to bring back as much gold as before.

This kind of "drive high and go low" can easily lead to a decline in Boss Cao's favorability for him, and he even begins to doubt whether he still needs to exist, so he gradually no longer relies on him.

If this step is reached, Wu Liang will start to think about his situation.

After all, he and Huan Renjun can definitely be regarded as a black spot in Boss Cao's life. The article in history that exposed the actions of "Captain Mojin" and "General Faqiu Zhonglang" became Yuan Shao The excuse of attacking Boss Cao made Boss Cao the target of verbal criticism from the world's elite.

What adults pay attention to is the balance of interests.

When the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden.

If one day Boss Cao feels that the existence of Wu Liang and Huan Renjun has become a matter of doing more harm than good, with his character, he will also make a choice without hesitation.

Wu Liang will never sit and wait for that day to come.

He wants to quietly change his position with the Tuan army while the "Tillage System" and "Salt Line" have solved the problem of Boss Cao's food and salary to a certain extent.

He and the Huan army will no longer be shady "tomb robbers", but the official "professional archaeological team" of the Cao Wei Empire!
What he and the Huan army can bring back to Boss Cao will no longer be gold and treasures, but knowledge and technology that can change the world discovered through archaeological excavations one after another!

of course.

Wu Liang will definitely keep a hand every time.

He has to be like the queen in One Thousand and One Nights, bringing different surprises to Boss Cao every time, so that he can't stop, this is the foundation of Wu Liang's life.

Besides.

There are also some things of later generations that Wu Liang can actually create.

Such as gunpowder.

The formula of this thing is actually very simple, and it is not difficult to find the corresponding ingredients, but Wu Liang will never take out this thing easily, and he will not even let the people in the Liren Army know.

He took it as a hole card.

If one day it really comes to the point where there is nowhere to live, this is his trump card.

At that time, he doesn't mind letting these big shots who lived in the cold weapon era feel what it means to be "a bit hot in the Eastern Han Dynasty".

……

Now Sun Ye didn't seem to be thinking much.

After hearing Wu Liang's words, he really took the silk cloth and came under the "Linchong Lv Bus", and analyzed the structure and design of this chariot with great concentration.

After a while, many structures were drawn on the drawings.

He also carefully added notes next to the various structural drawings, and even added numbers, a bit like the installation drawings of online shopping furniture for later generations, and a bit like the sketches drawn by Zhuge Liang when he disassembled the Luban lock a few days ago.

"Yang Wanli."

Wu Liang winked at Yang Wanli calmly, ordering him to stay and keep an eye on Sun Ye.

Obviously, this blueprint can't be finished in a short while. Naturally, Wu Liang can't stay here all the time. It's better to take this opportunity to continue exploring the underground palace and see if there are other good things worth paying attention to.

Yang Wanli understood.

Then he took out a torch and lit it up, standing next to Sun Ye and continuing to stare.

Wu Liang called Zhuge Liang aside again, and said solemnly: "Brother Zhuge, you also stay here and study hard with Mr. Sun. After you go back, you should also participate in the research on wooden cows, horses and continuous crossbows. Don't call you when the time comes." Sister-in-law looked down upon it."

"Sister-in-law?"

Zhuge Liang was taken aback for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Bai Jingjing, but there was a puzzled look on his face.

He doesn't quite understand, is there any inevitable connection between studying wooden cows and horses and repeating crossbows, and being looked down upon by Bai Jingjing?

"It's another sister-in-law who is proficient in carpentry. Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you earlier that besides sister-in-law Jingjing, you have eleven other sister-in-laws. I will introduce you one by one later."

Wu Liang said with a smile.

"Brother talented, you are too..."

Zhuge Liang was dumbfounded for a moment, and he was astonished at Wu Liang.

"Go, bring Miss Hu'er with you."

Wu Liang waved his hand and led Dian Wei, Bai Jingjing and Yu Ji to the depths of the mausoleum while talking.

(End of this chapter)