Three Kingdoms: Warriors Lu Bu, You Can Become Stronger By Killing Enemies

Seeing that Ma Jun was so impatient, Lu Bu didn't bother to persuade him anymore, and let Ma Jun start making troubles by himself.

Lu Bu's family sat around in front of the cauldron, ready to start eating.

"Let's serve dinner, let him work first." Lu Bu said without saying a word.

In the middle of winter, sitting by the warm stove and having a meal of boiled mutton is definitely a kind of enjoyment at the moment.

While eating, Lu Bu watched Ma Jun assemble the things.

Looking at it, Lu Bu frowned, and said in displeasure, "Didn't I tell you not to make this kind of toy anymore?"

"Forgive me, General. This is not a toy, but a scaled-down sample. Otherwise, it would be too big to show you." Ma Jun immediately explained, lest Lu would not misunderstand.

Lu Bu suddenly realized when he heard the words, "Oh, it turned out to be a model, then there is no problem, you can continue."

"No." Ma Jun continued to work with his head down.

Although the thing is not big, there are many parts and it looks very precise.

It wasn't until Lu Bu had eaten all the sheep that Hui Jun finally assembled the model.

Lu Bu took a closer look and found that it looked like a water wheel, so he asked, "Is this a water wheel?"

Waterwheels are not uncommon at the moment, and there were such products during the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. However, because of the Yellow Turban Uprising broke out in the last years of Emperor Ling, followed by a series of wars, this thing has not been popularized smoothly.

"It's indeed a waterwheel, but it's not an ordinary waterwheel." Ma Jun explained: "The lower officials named it the keel waterwheel. The beauty of this thing is that it can pump water up to

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"Can you demonstrate it?" Lu Bu couldn't help but asked.

"Of course."

Lu Bu waved, and the maid at the side brought the teapot to Ma Jun.

After Ma Jun took it, he began to pour water into the tank, simulating the state of a river.

After the water flow appeared, the keel waterwheel started to run, drawing the water from the lower place to the higher place.

"General, the Weishui River runs through Qinchuan for 800 miles. With this device, the Weishui River can be drawn to the shore and used to irrigate the farmland." Ma Jun expressed his thoughts.

The grain production these days is linked to sunlight and rain, but both are under the control of God.

Therefore, whether it is a year of disaster or a year of prosperity, it all depends on the face of God.

If the annual precipitation is insufficient, the land will inevitably be dry, and 04 irrigation with river water is inevitable.

But not all farmland has a river next to it, and even if there is a river, it may not be suitable for irrigation.

Some river banks are very high, and the difference between the ground and the water surface is very large, so it is impossible to irrigate the highland farmland with the river water at the place.

Guanzhong is very narrow from north to south, but it is 800 miles long from east to west, and the water just runs through this 800-mile area.

As long as more such keel waterwheels are built along the banks of the Wei River, the land irrigation can be greatly improved.

Lu Bu stared blankly at the small model in front of him, thinking about something.

Lu Bu has a big appetite, and just drawing water from the Wei River to irrigate Guanzhong is not enough for Lu Bu.

"Can this thing be built higher, bigger, and stronger, and then draw water from the Yellow River?" Lu Bu looked at Ma Jun and asked.

Ma Jun was taken aback when he heard the words, thought for a while and replied: "Theoretically speaking, there is no problem, but it depends on where in the Yellow River it is placed.

"If the water flow is too fast, obviously it won't work. Under the impact of the water flow day and night, the damage to the waterwheel will be very fast."

"In the plains, the water flow will definitely not be fast." Lu Bu smiled.

Since it is possible to disembark from the river K, the Hetao area can come in handy.

The Yellow River is full of harm, but only benefits.

The Hetao area has the reputation of Jiangnan outside the Great Wall, so it can naturally be used for farming.

When the Yellow River passes through the Hetao area, the sediment content is not large, the water quality is relatively clear, and the flow rate is relatively slow. Under the irrigation of the Yellow River, the Hetao area is fertile and can be cultivated.

The Hetao area is divided into Qiantao, Houtao and Xitao.

The closest to Guanzhong is Xitao, which is the Ningxia Plain, which belongs to Beidi County at present, and it is on the top of Youfufeng from the map.

And Xitao continues to go north, which is the Houtao area, which is the current Shuofang County.

As for the location of the Qiantao area, it is located in Wuyuan County, Bingzhou, which is Lu Bu's hometown, along the Houtao to the east.

Among the three sets, the west set and the back set can be used for farming, while the front set located in Lu Bu's hometown is a good natural pasture.

Before that, there was no keel waterwheel, and it was impossible to draw the water of the Yellow River to the shore. Even though the land in Hetao was known to be fertile, but because it was already a grassland area, the annual precipitation was insufficient, so it was still impossible to plant.

With the keel waterwheel, the lack of precipitation can be made up for, so that the crops can grow vigorously.

Xitao and Houtao, which are closer to Guanzhong, are used for farming, and the Qiantao area in Bingzhou is used to graze war horses.

Anyway, Bingzhou Mu is now Zhang Yang, so Lu Bu can just say hello to him, not to mention that this place is Lu Bu's hometown.

Ningxia Plain, Hetao Plain, plus Guanzhong Plain, the output of the three plains is quite amazing.

Originally, only the Guanzhong Plain produced grain in the northwest region, so there was always a shortage of grain.

The capitals of the Sui and Tang Dynasties were all in Chang'an, but later the eastern capital of Luoyang was established. The emperor went to live in Luoyang when he had nothing to do, because there was not enough food in Guanzhong.

The emperor took the harem concubines, civil and military officials, and the army directly to live in Luoyang, and there was no shortage of food in Luoyang.

Including the Western Han Dynasty, the grain in Guanzhong was often not enough to eat, and it was necessary to transport grain from the Central Plains into the customs.

But now it is different. With the keel waterwheel, the two plains of Hetao and Ningxia have been developed, and Guanzhong will not have to worry about food in the future.

"Very good! Very good!" Lu Bu's eyes lit up, "You leave and take people to Beidi County and Shuofang County for on-the-spot investigation and measurement, and then start building the supporting keel waterwheel."

"After the beginning of spring, the river water thawed, and immediately installed keel waterwheels on the Yellow River and Weishui.

"After the matter is completed, I will give you the title of Marquis!" Lu Bu solemnly promised.

Ma Jun was stunned when he heard the words. Although Ma Jun knew that the waterwheel he built was useful, he didn't expect that Lu Bu would directly grant him the title of Marquis.

Whether something is useful depends on whose hands it is placed in.

If Ma Jun were to use the keel waterwheel, at most he could think of drawing Weishui to irrigate Guanzhong.

And in the hands of Lu Bu, Lu Bu will be able to open up two more grain production areas for Guanzhong.

"Your officer obeys the order." Ma Jun finally realized after being dazed for a long time, and quickly bowed to accept the order.

After Ma Jun left, Lu Bu dealt with him a few more casually, and his mind was no longer on the boiled mutton.

"Eat, go out for your husband." Lu Bu put down his chopsticks, got up and walked out quickly.

"Husband! Husband!"

When Lu Bu walked to the courtyard, he turned his head quickly and found that Yan Shi had chased him out.

Lu Bu turned around in doubt, and when he saw Yan Shi struggling to hold the cloak, he realized that he was still wearing unlined clothing.

Lu Bu is too tall, and the cloak Lu Bu wears is too heavy for Yan, almost burying Yan.

"Husband, put it on quickly." Yan said anxiously: "Be careful of catching a cold."

"My husband has a strong body, but you should be careful." Lu Bu took the cloak and put it on Yan Shi instead.

As a great general, even in winter, Lu Bu's room is as warm as spring.

What's more, they were eating hot-boiled meat around the stove just now, and both Lu Bu and Yan Shi were wearing single clothes.

Lu was not in a hurry to arrange the land reclamation, but forgot in a moment.

When Yan saw that Lu Bu was not wearing a coat, she was also impatient and forgot that she was not wearing one herself.

Wrapped in Lu Bu's big cloak, Yan Shi directly turned into a plush bear, a burst of warmth came over him, not only on his body, but also in his heart, Yan Shi showed a happy smile on his face.

Wrapping Yan Shi in a big cloak and returning to the house, Lu Bu put it on by himself and went out.

When he came to the General's Mansion, he sent someone to call Jia Xu.

After Jia Xu arrived, Lu Bu spread out a map in front of him, and drew two circles on the map, which were the locations of Xitao and Qitao.

"Mr. Wenhe, Ma Jun invented a waterwheel that can draw water from the ground to the shore."

"There is not enough rainfall in these two places, but they are close to the Yellow River, and through Ma Jun's keel waterwheel, the two places can be developed into grain production areas."

Jia Xu couldn't believe it, and asked uncertainly, "Really?"

"It's absolutely true!" Lu Bu's tone was firm.

"If this is the case, there will be no shortage of food in Guanzhong in the future." Jia Xu said excitedly.

"That's right." Lu Bu said with a smile: "I want to organize the people to go to the two places to cultivate after the beginning of spring, and the cultivated land will belong to them.

Jia Xu was unhappy when he heard the words, but Lu Bu was puzzled and asked, "What's wrong?"

"This matter... I'm afraid it won't work." Jia Xu shook his head and said, "The two grain production areas are good for the court, but they are no different for the common people."

"It is also farming in Guanzhong, and it is also farming in Beidi County and Shuofang County. There is no difference. On the contrary, it is farther away from home. It is hard to leave the homeland!"

"What's more, because Dong Zhuo and the Xiliang army ravaged Guanzhong, the population of Guanzhong area dropped sharply, starved to death, died of illness, were massacred, plus fleeing from famine, countless people died.

"This has led to the fact that there is no shortage of land in Guanzhong, but a shortage of farmers.

"The land in Guanzhong can't be planted yet, who would go so far to plant the land?"

Lu Bu had a helpless look on his face when he heard the words. Before, there was not enough food, and there were too many people who always disliked eating food.

But at the critical moment, he found that there were not enough people, Lu Bu just wanted to scold her.

"My lord, I have an idea.

"What are you waiting for, tell me quickly." Lu Bu urged.

Jia Xu said slowly: "Relocate the population of Liangzhou to these two places."

"It's not that Liangzhou can't produce grain, because it was difficult to transport grain. In the former Han Dynasty, there were still a lot of military settlements in Liangzhou, even the farthest Dunhuang had military settlements.

"However, in the later Han Dynasty, the Qiang people rebelled for a hundred years, always destroying the military settlements in Liangzhou."

"Additionally, during the period of Emperor Huanling, the imperial court had no control over Xiliang. Liangzhou became more and more chaotic. Han and Qiang lived together, and the land was abandoned. They all began to live by grazing. Then it was the first battle in Japan."

"Anyway, Liangzhou is considered deserted. Now it can't produce food, and can't pay taxes to the court."

"Instead of this, it is better to move all the people of Liangzhou inland and open up new grain production areas in Beidi and Shuofang.

"After the beginning of spring, pay close attention to the construction of Xiaoguan, as the northwest throat of Guanzhong."

"Turn Liangzhou into a Silk Road. As long as there are Hu merchants on this road, there is no need to worry that Liangzhou will become a no-man's land."

Lu Bu was amazed after hearing this, Jia Xu is really useful as a counselor, especially Jia Xu who doesn't hide.

"Then do this! After the spring, all the people in Liangzhou will be moved inward, and their household registration will be edited and land will be allocated to them." Lu Bu immediately made a decision and adopted Jia Xu's strategy.

Taking Chang'an as the starting point of the Silk Road and building a business platform can bring endless wealth to Lu Bu.

The two lands of Xitao and Houtao can provide enough food for Lu Bu.

Fighting for hegemony in troubled times depends on money, food and soldiers.

Now there is no shortage of money, and soon there will be no shortage of food.

As for the soldiers, Gao Shun is training recruits, and Lu Bu's army has expanded to 50,000.

As for horses? Lu Bu really has no shortage of horses now.

The Qiang people and the Southern Huns each had a war horse. After a great battle, there were horses near Chang'an, all of which were collected by Lu Bu.

Not only is there no shortage of horses, but there is also no shortage of cattle and sheep. When the spring begins, Quanla will go to the Qiantao area to graze.

Commerce, agriculture, animal husbandry, military, four comprehensive development.

Lu Bu's power development has been completely on the right track, and as time goes by, Lu Bu's strength will also grow rapidly.

"It just so happens that Liangzhou is too remote, and it's not easy for the imperial court to send officials there to manage it. The people are very scattered, so it's easy to solve it now." Jia Xu couldn't help but said.

The easternmost part of Liangzhou is bordered by Guanzhong, but the westernmost part of Liangzhou goes directly to Dunhuang. The distance between the east and the west is too far, which greatly increases the management cost.

"That's fine. When the population of Guanzhong becomes prosperous again in the future and slowly develops towards the vacant Liangzhou, then the Silk Road will definitely be very prosperous. With the blessing of commercial roads, Liangzhou will not appear too desolate."

After some discussions between Lu Bu and Jia Xu, the matter was finally finalized.

Lu Bu only takes care of the general direction, and then Jia Xu will take care of the overall planning. As for the specific operation and details of the matter, that is the business of the officials of the DPRK and China.

After the matter was settled, Jia Xu left first, and Lu also planned to return home inconveniently.

Although the General's Mansion is also very warm, it is not as warm as staying with his wife and daughter.

As soon as he walked out of the General's Mansion, Lu Bu met a group of people.

"Wen... Marquis Wen, we meet again..." Xu You 577 trembled, unable to speak.

"Mr. Ziyuan?" Lu couldn't help being surprised, "Why did you come here because of winter? Yuan Shao drove you away?"

Xu You's body was covered with white snowflakes, and he looked like he was fleeing from famine. He was extremely embarrassed, and it's no wonder that Lu didn't think so.

Before Xu You could answer, Lu signaled for a group of people to enter the room to warm up.

Entering the General's Mansion again, Xu You almost hugged the stove in his arms after entering the house.

"It's so cold in the northwest..." Xu You complained, "The road is slippery on the snowy road, and my mount was killed, so I had to rely on my legs to drive. I thought I would die in the snow.

After a long delay, Rixing finally recovered.

Only then did Lu Bu ask: "Mr. Ziyuan, you haven't said why you are here yet? If you can't get along with Brother Benchu, I welcome a great talent like Mr. Ziyuan very much.

A smile appeared on Xu You's face when he heard the words, and said: "Marquis Wen is joking, I will still be an envoy for my lord this time.

"What's the matter?" Lu Bu asked directly.

"My lord has agreed to the business. These are merchant caravans from Jizhou. This time, we will come here to pay a visit to Marquis Wen. I hope Marquis Wen will take care of us in the future." Xu You pointed to the entourage and introduced.

Lu Bu looked at the crowd and nodded with a smile, as a greeting, then looked at Xu You, "Well, the old Qizhou merchants are exempt from tax in Guanzhong."

Lu Bu does not want to turn Guanzhong into a trading platform. Lu Bu does not produce any goods itself, and relies entirely on buying and selling.

In this way, business tax is not important, the most important thing is to attract more merchants to come to Guanzhong for business.

The more businesses that come to Guanzhong, the more benefits Lu Bu will get.

For businessmen, tax exemption is undoubtedly a very attractive gimmick.

"Wen Hou is still interesting." Xu You was also very satisfied.

"If it's just about this matter, I'm afraid Mr. Ziyuan should go all the way?" Lu Bu smiled and said, "That's all for the warm-up ceremony. I can go to rest early."

"Since that's the case, I'll be blunt." Xu You said bluntly, "My lord wants to sell a batch of war horses to Marquis Wen."

Lu Bu was not surprised when he heard the words. Naturally, Lu Bu was also very concerned about the wars among the princes of the world.

The battle between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao in Hebei is the focus of the world today.

After Xu You said what he wanted, he knew what Yuan Shao was up to.

I want to buy some horses to fight against Gongsun Zan's White Horse Yicong.

However, Lu Bu is not optimistic about this. Gongsun Zan's Baima Yicong has been training for many years, and he has always fought against Wuhuan.

Even if Yuan Shao buys a batch of war horses now, what he can build is only cavalry infantry, what can he use to fight against Baima Yicong?

Yuan Shao went to the doctor in a hurry, using the cavalry he had never been in contact with to fight against what Gongsun Zan was best at.

But Lu Bu doesn't care about Yuan Shao's life and death, as long as he can earn some benefits.

"It's not easy. War horses are also very scarce for me." Lu Bu said quietly. .