Gou writes entries in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 100 Moving to Guangling
"Old Zhang, come here for a moment." Liu Xuan shouted to the energetic Blacksmith Zhang.

Blacksmith Zhang trotted over, and the people around him also put down their work and came over.

"What's the governor's order?"

"I have something to announce. You are working very hard in this workshop, and you have successfully forged alloy steel. I announce that from now on, the wages of all workers in this workshop will be doubled. There will be a reward of [-] yuan for those who create major inventions. rise."

"This time, master blacksmith Zhang Dachui successfully forged alloy steel and received a reward of [-] yuan."

As he said that, he took out a [-] gold ticket from his pocket and handed it to Zhang Dachui.
"This is a hundred thousand gold ticket, which can be exchanged for five baht at any bank in Huaiyin."

Zhang Dachui looked at the golden ticket in front of him in disbelief, and reached out to take it with trembling hands.
He never thought that as a lowly blacksmith, he would be rewarded by the county governor.
I never thought that by relying on my ability to make iron, I would one day get money that I had never imagined in my life.

Zhang Dachui burst into tears and bowed deeply to Liu Xuan.
"I am an old man with no virtues and talents. For Governor Liu to praise me so much, from now on, I, Zhang Dachui, am willing to devote my whole life to the Governor until my death."

Liu Xuan smiled and said, "You deserve this. There will be many things to do in the future, and I will also rely on the craftsmen."

After that, Liu Xuan handed a thick stack of drawings to Zhang Blacksmith's hand with a bang.

"You guys should research this thing as soon as possible. When the time comes, there will be a heavy reward."

Zhang Dachui's eyes lit up when he saw another drawing. He quickly took the drawing and started flipping through it.

Suddenly a whistle blew outside the workshop, followed by a deafening rumble that interrupted everyone's conversation.

Liu Xuan and others heard the sound and left the workshop and walked towards the source of the sound.

I saw an open space behind the workshop. I don’t know when it was laid with two circular railway tracks.
A huge iron lump was steaming white and slipped on the railway track.
"Woohoo~~~" On the iron bump, a young man shouted excitedly.

The iron lump ran faster and faster on the circular rail, and the sound of "what's more, what's more" was made at the intersection between the wheels and the rails.

"Fire, train." Liu Xuan muttered incredulously.

This steam locomotive was really researched by Ma Jun.

"Ma Jun, you little brat, the county guard is here." Zhang Dachui hurriedly shouted to the young man in the car.

When Ma Jun saw Liu Xuan and others, he reached out and pulled a pole on the car.
The steam locomotive suddenly slowed down slowly and stopped on the rails.

"Ma Jun has met Sheriff Liu. I was just planning to tell the Sheriff about this, but the Sheriff just arrived."

Ma Jun looked excited.

Liu Xuan also laughed and patted Ma Jun on the shoulder.

"Okay, Deheng, I didn't expect you to actually build this train."

"Oh? The county guard said this car is called a train?" Ma Jun thought for a moment and nodded.

"That's right. A vehicle that doesn't require a horse or someone to push it, but relies on fire to move is called a train."

"If it hadn't been for the county warden's suggestion that day, Ma Jun wouldn't have been able to think of such a clever way to directly pave the road for the train. This way he would not be afraid of bumps and save energy."

Liu Xuandao: "Since you have already built the train, you must have mastered the method of making this steam engine, right?"

"Of course it's not a big deal if the county governor provides such detailed drawings, but it's also thanks to the help of Uncle Zhang and the others. Without them, I wouldn't be able to get the materials for this steam engine for a while."

"Anyway, you have mastered the manufacturing process of steam engines and built a train. This is a great joy." Liu Xuan smiled and took out five golden tickets from his arms.
"My Liu Xuan's principle is that meritorious deeds must be rewarded. This 50 yuan is your reward."

"50!!!" The nearby workshop workers' eyes widened when they heard this number.

"I'm afraid I will never make so much money in my lifetime."

"I have to say, this kid Ma Jun is really a genius and he does have the ability."

"We also have to learn from Ma Jun. Here with Governor Liu, if you have the ability, you are not afraid of being buried."

. . .

Ma Jun received the five golden tickets with a bit of pride on his face. After all, this was proof of his hard work.

"Ma Jun thanks the governor for the reward. However, I don't have that much money, and the development of steam engines and trains is not my alone."

After Ma Jun finished speaking, he handed the golden ticket to a workshop steward next to him.
"Go and exchange the money and share it with the brothers in the workshop." The workers next to him were very excited when they heard this. Although this kid Ma Jun usually doesn't follow any rules,
But now it seems that people are quite righteous.

"Ma Jun, you are so funny, I, Tieniu, will have sex with you from now on."

Liu Xuan looked at this scene and couldn't help but admire in his heart,

Ma Jun, like the pure inventors and scientists he knew, had no obsession with money.

Their sense of accomplishment comes more from new inventions and new research results.

This kind of talent must be well cultivated.

"Deheng, I think Huaiyin is still too small."

"I plan to open a larger workshop in Guangling County and recruit more craftsmen. From now on, you will be in charge of the workshop in Guangling. Are you willing?"

"I do!" Ma Jun responded without hesitation,

"I know that by following Governor Liu, there will be countless new things to study."

"Haha, you are right about this." Liu Xuandao,

"There is a new thing that needs you to study right now."

"Chief, please speak. Please speak."

Liu Xuan pointed at the steam locomotive in the distance.

"Put this thing on the boat and replace the wheels with paddles."

Liu Xuan gave a simple description, and Ma Jun's eyes immediately lit up, and he said excitedly,
"Interesting, interesting, I can't wait to get started."

. . .

In the spring of 199 AD, Liu Xuan finished handling Huaiyin's government affairs and officially set off for Guangling.

There was no need to defend Sheyang, so Liu Xuan ordered Ji Ying to lead the Wolf Camp to mobilize and defend Huaiyin.

He also ordered Zhang Liao to lead three thousand new soldiers to guard Huaiyin.

Gao Shunze led five thousand trained soldiers to Guangling.

In this way, Huaiyin has 1 defenders, including [-] elite men from Benlang Camp.

There are 5000 troops stationed in Guangling, of which [-] Tiger Battalions are the elite among the elite.

All craftsmen in the Huaiyin workshop moved to Guangling.

A huge new workshop was built in Guangling City. All craftsmen were registered and enjoyed the salary of the county government. Ma Jun was appointed as the general manager of the workshop.

At the same time, the shipyard recruited shipwrights and began building warships.

But before the warship was built, Liu Xuan encountered a problem.

Jiang bandits intercepted the goods.

The high-quality grain, silk and other crops produced in Huaiyin have been very popular in the prosperous land of Jiangdong in the past two years.

Because of the river barrier, goods from Huaiyin need to cross the river after arriving at Guangling.But since last winter, Guangling's cargo ships have been repeatedly intercepted on the river.

River bandits come and go like the wind, and they are all good at water combat.

The official escort fleet was actually difficult to match.

What made Liu Xuan even more angry was that Jiang bandits robbed goods and specifically targeted goods belonging to Liu Xuan's industry.

After the looting, the official ships would also be scuttled. In just a few months, Liu Xuan suffered heavy losses.

(End of this chapter)