Technology dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 173 [Chen Gong's Arithmetic Training Course]

"Reporting to my lord, the paper mill has been built in secret. The craftsmen have been learning and trying to make it day and night. There has been progress. It will not take long to make a batch. It will be sent to the university as soon as possible." The general let the lord have a look."

Chen Gong said truthfully.

Lu Bu stopped the bamboo chopsticks and said: "The public platform knows that I am planning to establish two colleges, one is [Hua Shen Medical College] and the other is [Sinong College], so a lot of paper is needed. Put more thought into it."

With the book [Papermaking and Movable Type Printing] provided by the system, Lu Bu was not worried that his staff would not be able to make it. The only worry was time.Creating paper that can be used for writing earlier will be of greater help to Lu Bu.

"Yes, I will go and urge them after I go back next time, and increase the manpower to make the paper as soon as possible." Chen Gong really enjoyed this meal.

Seeing that Chen Gong didn't move his chopsticks much, Lu Bu said in an orderly tone, "Gongtai, pick up the vegetables, eat, don't be restrained, talk while eating."

"Thank you, my lord."

Chen Gong arched his hands, took a few mouthfuls of food with his chopsticks, and said, "Master, although it will take some time to make paper, movable type printing is going well. Currently, we are rushing to work day and night, and we have already engraved "The Analects of Confucius", "Yi Yi" and so on. The contents of the two books of the Sutra."

"The craftsmen continue to carve books such as "Spring and Autumn", "University" and "Book of Songs". When the paper is made, they can try printing."

Chen Gong was looking forward to this.

Lu Bu listened, what Chen Gong mentioned seemed to be the books in the Four Books and Five Classics, and it seemed that there was nothing worthy of Chen Gong's immediate engraving.

After all, these are the teachings of sages, Chen Gong can't wait to print hundreds of thousands of copies at a time, and then find a place to store them and appreciate them slowly.

Literati cherish books, and Chen Gong is no exception.

"If you want to engrave those books, you can make up your own mind. After the paper is made, you can try to print it." Lu Bu smiled, took a bite of the food, and said.

"Thank you, my lord, for your generosity." With Lu Bu's words, Chen Gong was relieved and happy.

Afterwards, in order to let Chen Gong eat with peace of mind, Lu Bu just chatted casually and didn't talk about affairs.

After the servants took away the tableware, the two continued to talk about business.

"My lord, there are three things that need to be reported to you." The seven major matters have already been basically determined, and Chen Gong came today with matters.

Lu Bu was still sitting next to Chen Gong, looked at each other, and said, "Just talk about it if you have something to say. It shouldn't be a bad thing if you insist on bringing it up until now. Let's talk about it."

"Hehe. Master Mingjian. The three things are not good or bad, and they are not big things, so I didn't rush to report them."

Chen Gong smiled awkwardly, and then recovered his seriousness, and said, "My lord, the first thing to do is that General Gao Shun sent a military report, saying that there has recently been an army at the junction of Nanhai County and Jingzhou Guiyang County. A lot of refugees."

"It is said that there are tens of thousands of refugees. Now the Central Plains is in turmoil and famines continue. In addition, Jingzhou has not been peaceful recently. It is winter again. It is freezing and there is no food. Many people want to go to Jiaozhou to seek refuge."

"Due to the large number of people, General Gao did not dare to make a claim, so he sent a letter to ask the Lord for instructions."

Sun Jian encircled and suppressed the rebels with iron fists in Jingzhou, and at the same time caused panic. The counties he pacified were alright, but the people in Guiyang and Lingling counties suffered.

Although Jiaozhou is wild and remote, everyone in Guiyang County knows that this is a relatively stable place. In order to survive, they had to go south to Jiaozhou.

"This is a good thing. What we lack is people. If they dare to come, I dare to give them land and food. Of course, after they come, they will be people from Jiaozhou. They must first settle here in order to enjoy good treatment."

"Gongtai, please give Gao Shun a clear answer. We will give land and food to those who are willing to enter Jiaozhou and settle down. Let him gather the incoming refugees together and distribute them to the five new counties."

No matter how many people there are or how few people there are, Lu Bu wants it. Who knows that there are few people in Jiaozhou?

"Please punish my lord. I have already replied to General Gao according to this meaning. I will make my own decision. Please punish my lord." Chen Gong got up and said calmly.

Because he knew Lu Bu's thoughts, he could bring in more refugees if he replied to Gao Shun earlier.

Today, Jiaozhou has enough food to cope with these refugees.

"Gongtai, how can I blame you. You have done a good job. You have the right to make a decision." Lu Bu didn't want to say more about this issue, and then asked: "Jingzhou is in turmoil? . Is there any specific news?"

Chen Gong shook his head, and said: "General Gao just mentioned that he learned from the refugees that the governor of Jingzhou was killed, rebels all over Jingzhou, and sect thieves took advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, which caused many people to be displaced."

"Gongtai, we know too little about the Central Plains now. The previously proposed use of merchants to send people into the Central Plains to inquire about intelligence can now be put on the agenda."

Not being able to grasp the news of the Central Plains, Lu Bu always felt uneasy.

"Now that the fighting in Jiaozhou is basically gone, we can start preparations and at the same time look for opportunities to gradually bring the families of the soldiers to Jiaozhou to stabilize people's hearts." Chen Gong agreed with Lu Bu's idea.

Use merchants as a cover to spy on news, and at the same time, merchants can also be used to slowly bring the soldiers' homes to Jiaozhou quietly.

"I will personally arrange this matter." Lu Bu had an idea long ago, and he also wanted to take the opportunity to set up a secret team specializing in intelligence, directly led by him.

Afterwards, Lu Bu said, "Let's talk about two other things."

"My lord, there are two other things. One is that I am going to call the masters of the counties and the teachers of the private schools to come to Panyu City to learn the Arabic numerals that the lord came up with, the nine-nine multiplication table and the use of the abacus. Then let them roll it out in the counties to prepare for changing the accounting method in the future.”

"The other matter is about Cai Yong, and it also involves General Zhang Liao. The Lord needs to make up his mind."

After finishing speaking, Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu, waiting for his decision.

"The promotion of new arithmetic is up to you. As long as it is helpful to govern Jiaozhou, you can let it go."

Lu Bu supported this matter, but he was a little confused about Cai Yong's matter, and asked, "What's wrong with Cai Yong? What does this matter have to do with Zhang Liao?"

"My lord, have you forgotten that both Cai Yong and his daughter Cai Yan were brought to Jiaozhou by General Zhang Liao. It seems that General Zhang is interested in his daughter, but Cai Yan has long been engaged, how could Cai Yong agree?"

"Their father and daughter are now placed in Panyu City by General Zhang. Although there is no restriction on freedom, Cai Yong is unwilling. He has come to look for it. I hope that they can arrange another place for their father and daughter, and at the same time let General Zhang Liao stop disturbing them father and daughter."

"Cai Yong is a great scholar, and his talents and knowledge are far superior to mine. That's why I recommend him to serve in the Ministry of Rites, especially the [Department of Education] established by my lord. Cai Yong's virtue is highly respected, so it's perfect."

"It's just that this matter involves General Zhang Liao. I don't know how to reply to Cai Yong. I hope my lord can give me some advice." Chen Gong explained the reason in detail.

(End of this chapter)