The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 394
Lu Su went to the treasury early in the morning to deliver [-] sets of armor that had just been sent from Hebei to the barracks.

Lu Bu was waiting in the government, Guo Tu and Cui Yan.

As soon as the sun jumped out of the horizon, Guo Tu and Cui Yan arrived at the official residence.

Like the night before, they did not bring Yuan Shang with them.

Seeing the two of them, Lu Bu sensed the delicate relationship between the Yuan family.

Guo Tu has always been close to Yuan Tan, and has been working hard to push Yuan Tan to the position of Yuan Shao's successor.

Because of this, it is of course impossible for him and Yuan Shang to deal with each other.

As for Cui Yan, he didn't bring Yuan Shang with him. It is likely that he and Yuan Shang had already negotiated to ask the third son of the Yuan family who had been causing trouble since he came to Pengcheng to stay in the building and wait for their news.

When the two came to the front hall, Lu Bu, who was already waiting there, had a smile on his face and cupped his hands at them: "I have been waiting for you two here for a long time."

"It's really frightening to wait for Marquis Chu." Guo Tu asked with a smile, "May I ask Marquis Chu, can I go and see the coal now?"

"Accordingly, I shouldn't take the two of you to the coal mine. I should just send the coal outside the city and follow you back to Hebei." Lu Bu said, "But I have an alliance with Yuan Gong. Sending so many armors has solved my urgent need. No matter how you say it, I have to give you some money, and I should let you see that I sent all the coal in Pengcheng to Hebei."

In fact, just earlier, when Zhang Shiping established an arsenal, Lu Bu had sent a lot of coal.

The arsenal requires a lot of coal to forge weapons and armor.

Before the mass production of ordnance, the coal was just hoarded in the arsenal.

Now all the coal produced in the coal mines is sent to Hebei. When the coal in the arsenal is almost used up, the newly produced coal can be picked up immediately, so that they will not run out of coal to use.

It's just that in front of Guo Tu and Cui Yan, Lu Bu had to speak nicely, or at least act like he was always thinking of the alliance.

"General Lu has such a magnanimity. If my lord knows it, I will be very happy." Cui Yan also asked, "Since the general plans to take us to the coal mine to have a look, when can we leave?"

"I'm waiting for the two of you here, isn't it just to go to the coal mine?" Lu Bu stood up, smiled slightly and said to the two of them: "You two, please follow me."

Accompanying Lu Bu to leave the official residence, Sun Ce had already had his chariots and horses ready at the gate.

Lu Bu asked the two of them: "Guo Gong, Cui Gong, are you riding a horse or a car?"

"I'm used to riding horses in Hebei." Guo Tu said, "It's fine for the two of us to ride horses."

"Since you are riding a horse, you don't need to follow the carriage." Lu Bu waved his hand, signaling the carriage to stay.

Accompanying Guo Tu and Cui Yan out of the city gate of Pengcheng, on the way to the coal mine, Lu Bu said to them, "I'm afraid you two don't know anything about coal mines, so I'll tell you about it while there's nothing to do on the way, how about it?"

"General Lu is willing to talk, and of course we are willing to listen." Guo Tu asked, "I wonder how the general was able to find coal mines in Xuzhou?"

"It's a coincidence to talk about coal mines." Lu Bu smiled, and said to the two of them: "Coal is buried in the ground. Generally speaking, even if it is under your feet, you don't notice it. Fortunately, I have read a lot and know that there are coal mines in the world." Things like coal. The last time I was inspecting outside the city, I accidentally kicked a black stone and tried it and it turned out to be incinerated, so there was Xuzhou Coal Mine. "

Lu Bu told a story like a legend that even he himself might not believe, but he stunned Guo Tu and Cui Yan who didn't know anything about coal.

He said to Guo Tu and Cui Yan: "It was the first time I discovered coal, and I knew it could be burned, so I thought about it deliberately. I found that coal has a very strange property."

Guo Tu and Cui Yan glanced at each other, and Cui Yan asked, "May I ask General Lu, what strange properties does coal have?"

"If you want to talk about the strange characteristics of coal, it is that coal in lumps is better than powder." Lu Bu said: "Some of the coal, which looks like pieces of stone, are thrown into the fire and burn for a long time. They'll also be higher in calories."

For Guo Tu and Cui Yan, the coal they had seen was indeed like a rock, and many of them were in lumps, so they did not have any doubts about Lu Bu's statement.

"I seem to have discovered what General Lu said earlier." Guo Tu nodded: "The coal sent to Hebei before is indeed those that are in large pieces and are easier to incinerate than powder."

"Of course." Lu Bu said: "The powder is mixed with yellow mud, which cannot be burned. You must know that there are some stones in the lumps of coal. Those stones can not only burn, they can even burn. The flames are still burning."

What he said was nothing more than making excuses for the gangue mixed in the coal.

Lu Bu mined coal mines. Although there are already many people who have used coal, most of them only know how to use it, and they don't know much about the characteristics of coal.

Even Guo Tu and Cui Yan are like this.

Although they know that coal is a good thing, and that it can be used to forge steel to improve the quality of steel, but they don't know what kind of coal burns more vigorously, and what kind of coal causes insufficient heat due to various reasons when burning.

"If General Lu hadn't told us this, we really wouldn't understand the properties of coal." Guo Tu twisted his beard on his chin, nodded thoughtfully, and said to Lu Bu, "Actually, what really interests us is coal." , or how did General Lu find coal, and is it possible for us in Hebei to find this kind of thing?"

Of course, Hebei has coal, and there is a soul after 2000 years in his body. Lu Bu knows that there are many coal resources underground in Hebei.

But how could he tell Guo Tu and Cui Yan such news?

If the two ran back to encourage Yuan Shao to open a mine in Hebei, and if they found it, he would be the only one in the world with a coal mine in his hands from now on, and it would be difficult to mess around.

Opening the coal mines in Hebei, of course, will have to wait until Lu Bu gets there in the future before starting to do it.

"To be honest, you two don't like to listen to it." Lu Bu said with embarrassment on his face: "Although there are some mines that store coal in the world, it is not easy to find this kind of thing. At least when I mined in Xuzhou When it comes to coal mines, it is also by chance. Hebei has not found coal for so many years, and I think it is hard to say whether there will be there."

If he said that there must be no coal in Hebei, Guo Tu and Cui Yan would definitely feel suspicious. After returning to Yecheng, they would not stop encouraging Yuan Shao to look for coal everywhere.

The Central Plains was in turmoil, and the Yuan family was sitting in Hebei, where the population is rich and the products are rich. Living with them in the world is a disadvantage. If they find coal mines and forge better armor and armor in the future, others will not have to mess with it. up.

He said in an uncertain tone that there might not be any in Hebei, and Guo Tu and Cui Yan were even more sure that this kind of thing was only abundant in Xuzhou.

"No wonder Cao Cao has always wanted to get Xuzhou. Maybe he knew that there is a lot of coal underground in Xuzhou." Guo Tu said: "General Lu must guard Xuzhou well. If he can't keep Xuzhou, he will be taken by Cao Cao." After leaving the coal mine, our Yuan family and General Lu will be in constant trouble."

"If I can't defend Xuzhou, Cao Cao will definitely kill me." Lu Bu said, "The only ones who will be in constant trouble are the Yuan family. As for me, I am no longer in this world, so I don't have to worry so much."

When it came to life and death, Lu Bu spoke plainly, but Guo Tu and Cui Yan frowned unavoidably.

Both of them knew very well that if Xuzhou was really wiped out by Cao Cao, it would indeed be like Lu Bu said, and the Yuan family would be in constant trouble in the future.

"General Lu was joking." Cui Yan replied, "Since the general has formed an alliance with my lord, no matter what, the lord will lend a helping hand when the general is in danger. It is not so easy for the general to leave this world."

"According to what Cui Gong said, it will not be easy for me to want to die in this life?" Lu Bu laughed loudly, and then said to Cui Yan: "I was just joking just now, Cao Cao wanted to harm me, but how could I let He succeeded? In terms of bravery, those people under him are not my opponents, and in terms of strategy, I have a lot of advisers under my account. If it is in terms of alliance, now that I and Yuan Gong support each other, mere Cao Cao, what is it to me?"

"It's still General Lu who can understand. What the general said just now really scared me." Guo Tu said with a smile: "General, if you need anything in the future, just send someone to Hebei to ask the lord. If I By the lord's side, as long as the request is not too excessive, I will help the general."

"With Mr. Guo's words, I can rest assured." Lu Bu laughed, and said to Guo Tu and Cui Yan: "Not far ahead, we will soon reach the coal mine."

Not long after leaving Pengcheng, Guo Tu and Cui Yan obviously did not expect that coal was so close to them.

Lu Bu led them to the gate of the coal mine, where the steward was already waiting.

Seeing the steward, Lu Bu said, "I'll take Mr. Guo and Mr. Cui to see the coal storage. Have you all kept it?"

"It's been a few days since I sold coal to outsiders." The steward replied, "Marquis Chu also knows that it's not so easy to get a basket of coal now. The craftsmen have been working underground for half a day, and it's a blessing to be able to get some. "

"Isn't it easy to get coal a few days ago?" Lu Bu asked the manager in surprise.

"The Marquis of Chu doesn't know something." The steward replied: "A few days ago, it was really easy for craftsmen to get a basket of coal. At that time, the coal seam was very shallow, and it was not difficult for us to mine it, so it was faster to transport it up. Now The coal seam is deep, and people can't see it clearly when they go down. It's really not as easy as before to get a basket of coal up."

"Don't tell me so much, I'll just ask you, is the coal here sold to others privately?" Lu Bu asked the steward pretending to be unhappy.

"The Marquis of Chu has already explained that all the coal produced will be kept, and no one can dispose of it privately." The steward replied: "With the Marquis of Chu's confession, who dares to sell the coal to others? Now They are stored in the coal mines, but the artisans have spent many days accumulating them..."

"Don't worry about how much, it's all prepared for the Yuan family." Lu Bu explained to the steward: "What I lack, Mr. Yuan traveled thousands of miles to bring it to me, and Mr. Guo worked so hard to bring it to me. If I deduct some more from coal, wouldn't I be sorry for Yuan? male?"

The steward obediently agreed.

Guo Tu and Cui Yan, who followed Lu Bu here, did not doubt anything he said at all.

On the way here, Lu Bu had already told them about the difficulties encountered in mining coal mines, and the two of them deeply agreed with this.

Coal is buried underground, but of course it is not so easy to get up anything underground.

A scene that made the two of them even more unexpected appeared.

Lu Bu turned his head and grinned at them: "Guo Gong and Cui Gong, since we have come here, let's look at the coal first, and then I will take the two of you to the mine to have a look. You two should understand why when you go to the mine. Coal is so precious."

Guo Tu and Cui Yan certainly would not shirk Lu Bu's invitation to go underground.

Guo Tu replied: "The Marquis of Chu didn't regard us as outsiders, of course we spoiled the Marquis Chu's interest. We've come here, and it would be great to have a look under the coal mine."

The two readily agreed to go down the mine, and Lu Bu said to the steward, "Take us to see the coal first."

The steward agreed, and stood aside, while Lu Bu, Guo Tu, and Cui Yan rode past him.

After entering the coal mine, the steward accompanied Lu Bu's horse to guide them.

Going around several rows of factory buildings, Guo Tu and Cui Yan saw a hill made of coal from afar.

Seeing that hill, Guo Tu frowned slightly: "General Lu, why..."

"That's all?" Lu Bu took Guo Tu's words.

Guo Tu nodded: "Such a small amount of coal seems to be piled up there, but if it is really burned, it shouldn't take long..."

"As I said just now, the two of you can go down the mine with me later." Lu Bu said, "Otherwise, I will have people pile up all the raw coal mined in the mine recently. When the two of you leave, the output How about taking as much as you want?"

Lu Bu responded so generously that Guo Tu and Cui Yan couldn't say anything more.

He said that he would take away as much as he produced these days. If he still held on, it would make people feel petty if he insisted that there was too little coal.

When he came to the coal pile, Lu Bu kicked a large piece of coal on it: "Did you two see that coal like this is the best, and what I left for Yuan Gong is also the best raw coal that Xuzhou can provide?" .

"General Lu's wishes, we will definitely pass them on to my lord." Guo Tu replied, "It's just such a small amount of coal. I'm afraid my lord will feel unhappy after seeing him."

"Such a small amount of coal is really produced by the Xuzhou Coal Mine in two or three months." Lu Bu said, "Coal is difficult to mine. Later, when I took the two of you down the mine, I understood."

(End of this chapter)