Starting from the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 76 The indescribable disciple

In this era, there are two roads that can be taken when entering Shu, one is the Baoxie Road and the other is the Chencang Road.

Zhang Qian was very talkative along the way: "In the past, when Emperor Gaozu entered Hanzhong, the plank road that was burned down was the Baoxie Road. It was later rebuilt. His Majesty even guarded Zhang Xuan in Hanzhong, conquered tens of thousands of people, and repaired and widened the Baoxie Road again. , nearly five hundred miles, but the one we are going to leave is Chencang Road."

Li Gan was a little puzzled: "Since there is already a spacious plank road like Chencang Road, why do we need to waste manpower and material resources to rebuild Baoxie Road?"

Zhang Qian was about to explain with a smile, but Li Huan couldn't help but snorted: "You already have a wife, why do you want to marry more concubines?"

Li Gan's face turned red and he was speechless, but Zhuo Wenjun, who was standing next to him, came forward and said, "The strategic location of Baoxie Road is as important as Chencang Road; secondly, there are two passages, so it must be It is better than a channel, it will be more convenient for merchants to come and go, or to convey government orders."

At the end, she pursed her lips, glanced at Li Gan with a pair of charming eyes, and said, "No wonder there are rumors that Junhou didn't want to put you in the door at first, it's really because you are really stupid!"

"What are you talking about!" Although Li Gan was not as fearless as Huo Qubing, he was definitely not someone who could be humiliated by a mere merchant's daughter.

Seeing Li Gan who was as furious as an angry tiger, Zhuo Wenjun shrank his neck in fear and said like a quail: "What do you want to do? You have never thought about it. If I don't have a different relationship with your master, how can I have any relationship with you?" A noble person like Master rides a horse together?"

After hearing these words, Li Gan immediately withered like a discouraged pig urine.

Li Huan slapped his forehead, how could he, his apprentice, be so stupid?Why do you really believe that you are having an affair with this Zhuo Wenjun?

Zhuo Wenjun laughed a little wildly: "Li Gan, do you now know why Baoxie Road not only needs to be rebuilt, but also needs to be overhauled?"

Li Huan wanted to speak, but after hearing this, he stopped. Honest people will naturally become smarter if they are deceived more times.

"Understood." Li Gan's voice when speaking to Zhuo Wenjun became gentle.

"Junhou, just past the front is Chencangkou. We can only dismount and walk. Walking on the plank road is not easy." After Zhuo Wenjun finished speaking, the disciple said to his master.

Li Huan thought for a moment and then asked, "Does the Zhuo family's property cover many areas?"

"It mainly involves smelting iron. In addition, it also involves salt, silkworms, and farming. The Shu land itself is the granary of my great man. It can be said that my Zhuo family has never missed anything that can make money."

Li Huan asked curiously: "Water transport is also involved?"

"Water transportation?" Zhuo Wenjun looked surprised.

Li Huan said with a smile: "If we go down the river, wouldn't the Zhuo family's products be sold throughout the Yangtze River Basin?"

"The prince is joking. Although there is water transportation, how can it be the main source of our Zhuo family? There are many rapids and undercurrents. If you are not careful, you will hit the rocks, the ship will be destroyed, and everyone will die. The cost will be more than just one ship. goods?"

Li Huan understood that this was a problem of shipbuilding technology. Although he had never seen merchant ships in this era, warships would definitely not be used for commercial purposes. However, Li Huan was confident that he could make a revolutionary breakthrough in ships of this era.

It's just that... he has no intention of talking about this... Wouldn't it be better to wait until Emperor Liu Che wants to use troops against South Vietnam before devoting his shipbuilding skills?
The icing on the cake is not as good as providing help in times of need.

In particular, Li Huan felt that the life he was living now was not a comfortable life where he slept until midnight.

If a person is too sharp, he will not only hurt others, but also himself; especially, he will become an honest person...

He just wanted to contribute some of his talents, and then eat and die in comfort. He never thought of running around like this. "Junhou, you are talented and knowledgeable. I wonder if you care about this water transport?" Zhuo Wenjun immediately caught something and asked with a smile.

Li Huan looked like an idiot: "Is there any water transport under the Qilian Mountains?"

Zhuo Wenjun blushed so much, he felt that he had asked an extremely stupid question.

"The things I have studied are more about agriculture and mulberry, and war. In fact, I have only touched on it a little bit."

"Jun Hou is joking. If the new iron-making furnace is just a dabble, then what does the iron-making method that my Zhuo family has studied over the years count?"

Zhuo Wenjun smiled cleverly, and his words revealed a sense of flattery.

Li Huan shook his head: "I'm serious. If what I studied with my master back then was changes in military formations and treacherous battle plans, then now I should have arrived on the battlefield in the north. It is precisely for this reason that I still feel I owe something to Li Gan."

Zhuo Wenjun immediately looked at Li Gan with suspicious eyes.

Li Gan was finally angered: "My master said he couldn't do it, do you really think he can't do it?"

"You are really humble." Zhuo Wenjun's smile seemed to reveal an embroidery needle, which made Li Huan's teeth itch.

Li Huan glared at Li Gan angrily: "Traitor! When will you understand what it means to be imaginary and real, and real to be imaginary? If you continue to talk like this without thinking, you will go back and study with An Shi on Xiao Ming's method of injecting and releasing water. exercise!"

It was only then that Li Gan realized that he had been deceived by Zhuo Wenjun again. He looked at Li Huan blankly, even a little aggrieved: "Master, I..."

"Distinguish for yourself!" Li Huan glared: "If you go to the battlefield like this, if you encounter an enemy who lures you into the encirclement, wouldn't you just dive in headfirst?"

"Master, no." Li Gan immediately straightened his back on the horse.

Li Huan looked at the smiling Zhuo Wenjun and suddenly realized another problem. If this person became his disciple, maybe he could really inherit everything he had learned in his life?
He touched his chin and waved his hand: "Li Gan goes to the front to clear the way."

"Yes! Master!" Li Gan, who had been frustrated for so long, finally felt that there was something he was good at.

"Jun...Junhou, why are you looking at me like this?" Zhuo Wenjun looked at Li Huan with a pair of big innocent eyes. He was shy and a little scared, and there was still a bit of panic. Want to refuse but welcome...

"Damn it!" Li Huan cursed in his heart and straightened his face: "Let me ask you, Xiao Ming filled a pool with a capacity of [-] liters of water, and filled [-] liters of water in a quarter of an hour; but he also drained the water at the same time. , the drainage volume is two liters in a quarter of an hour; after five quarters of an hour, Xiao Ming stops draining water, so how many quarters of an hour does it take him to fill the pool with water?"

This question not only made the lark-like Zhuo Wenjun fall into deep thought, but also Zhang Qian beside him couldn't help but think about it.

After a while, Zhang Qian coughed unnaturally and muttered in a low voice: "This question doesn't make sense!"

Gan Fu is still struggling with the fact that this person named Xiao Ming has a brain problem. If it needs to be filled with water, why does it need to be drained?

Zhuo Wenjun glanced at Li Huan in surprise: "Your Majesty, if the concubine's identity is calculated, what should I do?"

　Sorry, I just blamed me for not making it clear. It’s not that I haven’t updated, but I want to explain why today’s update is too late. If it’s a leave of absence, I must start with “asking for leave today, and then add a reason…”

　　
　
(End of this chapter)