Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 591 One is too cautious, the other is as steady as an old dog
Although he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Sima Yi's gourd, as an old player who had been in a high position for several years, Lu Yan was not afraid of this newcomer who had just entered the officialdom.Besides, the current Sima Yi can't afford to usurp the world at all.

"Since you want to stay, then you should also serve as a military commander in the Navy. It just so happens that Kong Ming is a bit busy right now, and you can also share some of the pressure for him when you arrive."

Lu Yan naturally recognized Sima Yi's ability, and he was one of the few characters who could give Zhuge Liang a headache.

Sima Yi, who thought he would be kicked out, did not expect that he would stay in the navy so smoothly, but this also made Sima Yi even more puzzled, "Lu Yan left me so easily? Then he What happened to the rejection of me in the past?"

Can't figure it out.
Since you can't figure it out, don't think about it for the time being. Anyway, you have already stayed, and you will have a chance to find out Lu Yan's true thoughts about him in the future.

After making up his mind, Sima Yi cupped his hands and saluted, "Students are at your disposal, sir!"

At this moment, Zhuge Liang, who took the two newcomers out to "familiarize with the environment", came back "just in time".

Lu Yan saw Zhuge Liang, Wang Ming, and Li Ke coming in, so he said, "Wang Ming, Li Ke, both of you are in charge of history; Wang Ming, you assist Kong Ming, and Li Ke, you assist Zhongda."

Speaking of this, Lu Yan paused for a moment and introduced: "Oh, by the way, after the navy starts training, the work must be complicated and arduous. Zhong Da was also appointed by me as the commander of the army just now, and he will be mainly responsible for the side of the navy station in the future. I will share part of the work for you, Kong Ming."

Zhuge Liang didn't show any objection, he still saluted meticulously, and replied: "Here."

Wang Ming and Li Ke were squeezed out by their colleagues and had no choice but to come to the navy.

They didn't have too much expectation, they just hoped to continue to work in the government and receive a salary that could support their families.

After arranging the responsibilities of several people, Lu Yan suddenly said: "The naval division was first built, and I don't want to draw too much attention. Therefore, I will not report your position as a historian."

Lu Yan's words dimmed the light in the eyes of Wang Ming and Li Ke.

According to the system of the Han court, the rank of historians ranged from [-] to [-] shi.However, there was an unwritten rule in the imperial court that the chief official appointed the chief official himself, and those who reported the appointment after the appointment, the official rank of the government official could be up to four hundred or three hundred stones; those who did not report, usually one hundred stones.In other words, the salaries of the two of them have been defaulted to one hundred shi.

"It's bitter. How can I explain to Madam when I get home with a salary of one hundred shi!"

"That's all. Anyway, I still have an official status. At worst, let my wife's family help me a little more."

The two couldn't help but lament in their hearts. Although they had prepared for the worst, they never expected that it would be worse than what they expected.
They are not from aristocratic families, but from humble backgrounds.A salary of one hundred shi is not enough to drink the northwest wind.

This salary is not to mention compared with the craftsmen who will be prisons, even ordinary people who do odd jobs for the government are better than this.

Of course Lu Yan knew about this, and he would never treat those who worked for him badly.

"The salary is only one of your incomes. In the future, you can also get some dividends from part of the profits of the Naval Administration."

When Wang Ming and Li Ke heard the words, they suddenly felt doubts, "The Naval Administration is still profitable??"

"What do you mean by dividends?"

Ignoring their confusion, Lu Yan said to Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi: "Of course, Kong Ming and Zhong Da, you also have a share. Not only you, but every soldier and general in the navy will have a corresponding dividend."

Although I don't understand it well, everyone still understands the meaning.

This is the General Administration of the Navy, where does the profit come from?

Zhuge Liang has been in charge of the affairs of the General Administration of the Navy, and he actually has some guesses about it.

Lu Yan wanted to test Zhuge Liang, and also wanted to take the opportunity to show him how good he is at Sima Yi, so he asked, "Kong Ming, you have been taking care of the affairs of the Naval Administration. think?"

Zhuge Liang glanced at Sima Yi, and thought that Lu Yan wanted to test himself, and let him show some ability in front of everyone, so as to calm down his situation.

"Mr. Hui, Liang does have some guesses, but please correct me if there are any mistakes or omissions."

"Well, just say it."

After Zhuge Liang organized some speech, he said: "Because of the establishment of the Naval Administration, merchants have established water caravans one after another, trying to replace part of the land transportation with water transportation.

This is because the merchants are optimistic about the ability of the Han Navy to attack and suppress the water bandits in the Central Plains and Hebei, so they dare to bet their cargo on the navy.

Since the navy cleared up the water bandits for the merchants to ensure their safety, it is natural and reasonable to charge some protection fees for certain sections of the road. "

Wang Ming and Li Ke couldn't help but nodded in agreement. It's normal for businessmen to pay some protection fees in this day and age.

Sima Yi remained silent, did not show any facial expressions, and still listened attentively, waiting for Zhuge Liang's more "guesses".

Sure enough, Zhuge Liang paused for a moment and continued: "I also noticed before that when the navy was building warships, they were still developing a huge cargo ship."

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but look up at Lu Yan. After all, this already involved some secrets, so he naturally had to ask Lu Yan's consent before saying it.

Seeing Zhuge Liang looking at him, Lu Yan nodded slightly to indicate that he could continue talking.

After obtaining Lu Yan's consent, Zhuge Liang continued: "The structure of the cargo ship is mostly similar to that of a warship. According to what you said, a warship that can sail in the sea has made a bold guess. This is to use it. The navy's long-distance voyage ability, conduct maritime trade!"

After hearing Zhuge Liang's guess, Lu Yan couldn't help clapping his hands and laughed loudly: "As expected of Wolong, he guessed my plan for the future navy just based on observation."

"Sea trade!" Although Wang Ming and Li Ke were a little surprised, they didn't think it was outrageous.

After all, Dahan has already established the Maritime Silk Road long ago, that is, the sea route that connects the Indian Ocean with the South China Sea as the center.

Although Dahan didn't pay much attention to the line of maritime trade, sea trade has indeed brought enough benefits to Dahan.

Moreover, Lu Yan is well aware of the huge profits of sea trade, so in Lu Yan's view, reopening sea trade is imperative.

When it came to maritime trade, Sima Yi finally had a slight change on his face.

Lu Yan keenly caught Sima Yi's expression, so he asked, "What's Zhongda's opinion?"

Sima Yi was called by Lu Yan, so he had no choice but to step forward and replied: "Mr. Hui, the student is new here, so I dare not make more comments."

This guy is really as stable as an old dog.

Sima Yi didn't want to say it, and Lu Yan couldn't force him either.

After Zhuge Liang's conjecture was confirmed by Lu Yan, Wang Ming and Li Ke's spirits obviously improved a lot.After all, with more income, life at home can be easier.

Seeing that things were almost done and it was getting late, Lu Yan stood up and looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "Kong Ming, take your colleagues to get acquainted and inspect later, and there must be no mistakes in the trial of the battleship tomorrow."

"Here!" Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, Wang Ming, and Li Ke answered with cupped hands.

(End of this chapter)