Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 938 Speed ​​up the pace
In fact, Yuan Xi was not in a hurry to urge Zhuge Liang to propose an overall strategy at this time. After all, compared to later generations, Zhuge Liang came out ten years earlier and still needed a period of accumulation and precipitation.

Yuan Xi's expectation for Zhuge Liang is to hone his abilities in Qingzhou in the past two years, fully understand the general trend of the world, understand the sufferings of the people, and find a way out through governance. As for this time, Yuan Xi can afford to wait.

But Zhuge Liang has very high demands on himself. During the time he was in charge of Qingzhou, he knew that he had many shortcomings, especially the issue that Yuan Xi asked Zhuge Liang to think about. What kind of slogan should Zhuge Liang put forward if he wanted to conquer the world? So far I haven't come up with a satisfactory answer.

Now that Huang Yueying asked him about it, he simply said what he was thinking about and sighed: "Since I followed my lord, I found that although he had completed the journey that others had taken for more than ten years in the past few years, his pace was getting faster and faster. Soon."

"From the time when I, Wancheng, took refuge with him, then to Jiangdong, and then to Qingzhou, Jizhou, now he is rushing to conquer Bingzhou just after recovering from his serious illness. I don't quite understand why he is so anxious."

"Of course, I'm not saying that it's not good to do this. Judging from the world situation, it's true to seize the opportunity like this, but for a person of his age, he never stops for a moment, as if something is chasing him behind him, which really makes me I don’t understand.”

Huang Yueying thought for a while and said: "But it didn't stop him from marrying and taking concubines. Look at how many women he has around him. I think it's just his style of conduct. Does the husband think too much?"

Zhuge Liang asked: "Do you think my lord is like the great ancestor?"

Huang Yueying listened and said with a smile: "The style of Gaozu?"

"His behavior is quite rogue, it does look like it."

"Next I will think carefully about what my lord wants to make this world become."

Huang Yueying wondered: "Didn't my husband say that he chooses people by observing the stars?"

"But the process of guessing the riddle is also very interesting. If you directly reveal the answer, it would be a bit boring."

"Look at my lord's current subordinates, are they almost all top-notch ones?"

"What is a moving string passing through a fixed point, what is a collinear vector, and what is a collinear vector at four points?"

Huang Yueying understood and sighed: "Playing riddles?"

There is so little he can do on his own. A lot of the knowledge he learned in junior high and high school has been given back to the teacher. Now his main task is to slowly recall the contents of mathematics, physics and chemistry textbooks in his spare time at night, and write them down bit by bit. Then summarize and organize it for future teaching.

Zhuge Liang said helplessly: "I am serious. Gaozu is not an ordinary person. He is very accurate in judging people and observing the current situation."

Yuan Xi didn't know Zhuge Liang's troubles. In fact, his idea was very simple, which was to calm down the troubled times as soon as possible and let the people live and work in peace and contentment, so that he could have enough energy to enlighten the people's wisdom and learn knowledge.

Zhuge Liang smiled, "Everyone has his own secrets. The so-called openness and honesty are limited to what can be said publicly."

Of course, these things also need to be explained by people of this era, so Yuan tried to teach the people around her to see if they could understand. Lu Lingqi unfortunately became Yuan Xi's first student. For her, at first, Nothing less than torture.

Zhuge Liang said: "Having said that, many times, it doesn't mean that if you choose the right person, you will definitely succeed."

"The way the Lord and his subordinates get along is a bit too tiring."

"Only when I figure this out can I fully understand what he wants to do and come up with the strategy that best suits him."

Even now, after more than half a year of torture, Lu Lingqi's patience is limited. Now she has almost been driven crazy by a function question. She screams and falls on the fur mat rolling back and forth, "I can't stand it anymore, my head is going to split!" "

This knowledge is only a small part of the classics and history collection. Yuan Xi's most important goal is scientific knowledge.

"What is the perpendicular bisector of a string?"

"He must be hiding something, but as a subordinate, I can't ask. I can only think about it myself."

"Is it really possible for people to come up with this kind of question?"

"My husband used the metaphor of a bow string, but I only know that the straighter the bow is drawn, the farther it is drawn, the farther and more accurately the arrow can be shot. I don't understand the calculation methods your husband mentioned at all!"

"I have thought about it for a long time. Many of my lord's qualities cannot be explained by stargazing alone."

"I really can't figure it out, I can't figure it out!"

Seeing Lu Lingqi's collapsed look, Yuan Xi quickly comforted her and said, "Okay, okay, we won't talk about it today. You have a rest first and we'll talk about it later."

Lu Lingqi just had a proud smile on her face, but when she heard Yuan Xi's last words, her face suddenly fell, "Are you coming?"

"Just kill me!"

Yuan Xi said sternly: "Of course, we can't fight for the time being these days. Idle time is idle. It is always good for people to use their brains."

"Besides, even if you don't listen, it will be good for the baby in your belly to listen. Mathematics is a good thing and can cultivate sentiment from an early age."

"You're a bastard!" Lu Lingqi rarely cursed, "My husband is so cruel!" "Can anyone in the world really understand this kind of thing?"

"When I look at this kind of question, it feels as terrifying as being besieged by a hundred thousand enemy troops!"

Seeing that Lu Lingqi was so angry, Yuan Xi couldn't help laughing, "Okay, okay, calm down first."

He felt a little regretful, "It's strange. Zhao Ji and I talked about some trigonometric function problems before. Although she didn't understand it at the time, after thinking about it for a few days, she was able to explain it in a meaningful way. You are not stupid."

Lu Lingqi choked up in anger, "Who is this person? She has thousands of books in her family. She has been a talented girl since she was a child. I grew up on the grassland!"

"I couldn't even learn the Chinese characters since I was a child. It was only after following my husband for two years that I gradually started to recognize a lot more characters!"

"Tell me your conscience, are these questions really meant for people like me?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi felt guilty. It seemed that Lu Lingqi was only at the elementary school level in mathematics. If she was given a junior high school question, anyone would go crazy, right?
He laughed awkwardly twice and said, "I was wrong. Let's change to something simpler."

"For example, we are thousands of miles away from Jicheng, and we send a courier at the same time. Our courier is forty miles a day, and the other side is sixty miles a day. After meeting, we exchange letters, and then return and start again..."

Not long after, Lu Lingqi kicked Yuan Xi down, jumped up and sat on him, and rained down her fists.

Yuan Xi protected his head and face and shouted: "Okay, okay, you have learned it. You don't need to learn anymore. I will find someone else."

Lu Lingqi waved her fist proudly, thinking that even if she went into battle alone, she would never do these murderous questions again!
Yuan Xi sat up and said depressedly: "It's harder to let you use your brain than to kill you."

Lu Lingqi defended herself: "I help my husband conquer the world by relying on my martial arts. What's the use of doing these things?"

Yuan Xi sighed: "Never mind that I am worried about letting you go into battle now, have you ever thought that conquering the world requires martial arts, what happens after the world is pacified?"

Lu Lingqi subconsciously said: "Don't we still have to put down the rebellion and defend the border?"

Yuan Xi sighed: "That's true, but after the world is pacified, most of what needs to be done is how to make the country prosperous and strong. At this time, most of the energy must be spent on governing the country."

"Miscellaneous studies, especially mathematics, are also an important part of governance. If you don't understand them at all, you will be insensitive to production figures and don't understand logical deductions. It's easy for others to take advantage of loopholes and be deceived by falsely reported figures."

"When you have a child in the future, you have to let him understand this, right?"

Lu Lingqi began to think deeply. When Yuan Xi thought she had finally figured it out, Lu Lingqi clapped her hands and said happily: "Then let him accept Mrs. Cai as his adoptive mother, and let Mrs. Cai teach him!"

"Mrs. Cai has a good temper and is highly educated. She is much more suitable than the gentlemen outside. I am really smart!"

Yuan Xi vomited blood. Is it really okay for you to say it so naturally?

He knew that he couldn't push Lu Lingqi too hard, so he stood up and walked out to get some air.

He pushed open the half-open door, but what he saw was not the flat ground outside, but a slope. He held onto the earth wall and walked up for a distance, then he saw the light and reached the ground. He lived in a cave dug out from the ground.

The guard on guard quickly saluted, and Yuan Xi waved his hand to let him return. Then he looked around and saw that the entire grassland and hills were covered with such dense caves.

In places like grasslands where trees are not easily available, it is difficult to build houses and troublesome to maintain.

The linen tents used for marching were not suitable for long-term living. They were easily damaged and could not withstand the cold.

Therefore, since ancient times, and even in the modern Beidahuang era, residents of the Northland have often adopted the most cost-effective method of digging holes in the ground.

It not only saves time on building materials, but also can withstand the cold. Compared with the rainy south, as long as drainage channels are dug, the hole will not be flooded unless there is a sustained heavy rain. It can be said to be a quite ideal residence.

Now that Yuan Xi has besieged the city for a long time, he dug many caves outside Jinyang for soldiers to live. This is the best method he can think of at the moment.

Although it was a bit difficult, Yuan Xi was determined to win Jinyang, because for him, Bingzhou was very important. As long as he obtained Taiyuan, he would be completely connected to the Black Mountain Mountains, thus taking the first step in developing resources.

The biggest factor that destroys production is war. Whether it is mining or refining, if there are enemies watching for destruction, the output will drop exponentially.

In Yuan Xi's plan, Bingzhou is an important raw material production base and a node for resisting foreign barbarians. The sooner it is laid, the sooner a complete defense line can be built to ensure the stability of Yuan Xi's territory.

Now, the Battle of Bingzhou is coming to an end, and the commotion in Jinyang City, instigated by the spies sent by Yuan Xi, has become unstoppable.

What he has to do now is to pacify Bingzhou as soon as possible before other forces intervene.

Qixi's guess was correct. Cao Cao was summoning counselors to discuss why Yuan Xi focused on attacking Bingzhou instead of Jizhou, Yuzhou and other places.

(End of this chapter)