Extraordinary daily life starting from evil spirits

The two looked at it again for a while, then Cai Yong nodded and said: "These things can indeed attract some poor families."

"But...officials are not created overnight. Although I have only been here for a few months, I have already discovered that your management here is actually a bit chaotic..."

"Although young people are motivated and really want to make a big difference. But they obviously still have many shortcomings, which are difficult to make up for in a short period of time."

"I won't say anything else... If that girl hadn't saved me, I definitely wouldn't have come here. Although I know this place is really good, it's very difficult to develop here."

"The gentry are naturally pursuing interests. If Zhiyuan is worthy of refuge, even if she suppresses the gentry, some people will seek refuge for profit. But here in Qingzhou...who will they be loyal to after they come?"

"Although Tang Tian has the ability to govern a state, he doesn't have the ability to compete for the world. Girl Zhiyuan... is still a woman after all. She has a close relationship with Yuan Shu, so why don't those people directly join Yuan Shu?"

"What Zhiyuan always lacks is a title..." Cai Yong sighed.

Jia Xu nodded, then smiled: "What we're talking about this time is to give Zhiyuan a title, a real title."

Chapter 310 Six: Two Things

"What!!!!" The two old men trembled all over.

After Jia Xu told Liu Bian that Liu Bian was here, the two old men almost felt their heads throbbing to death. The news was really explosive.

It was only after the time when she could have a cup of tea that Tang Zhen came to her senses.He directly drank the whole bowl of tea, and then let out a long breath. "My daughter is brave enough, how many people can tell??!"

Jia Xu sighed: "My lord, Xu Huang, Pei Yuanshao, and two eunuchs are just. Well, there are now five people, because Pei Yuanshao died fighting for the princess."

"The less people know, the better, immediately take us to see the emperor!" Cai Yong said directly to Jia Xu.

Jia Xu smiled dryly: "Waiting for my lord, she is still cooking."

Cai Yong's face twitched directly: "You still eat at this time?"

Jia Xu made a helpless expression: "Don't be surprised, the emperor has lived in Pingyuan for several years, and no one knows who he is."

"Speaking of it, this is just a promise my lord made to Emperor Ling back then. Originally, my lord didn't intend to let others know, but in this situation... My lord needs a title."

Cai Yong and Tang Zhen sat down again, and Tang Zhen nodded after a while: "My daughter is courageous enough, but this is also good, we can use these relationships to bring back some officials to maintain a court operation."

"But I'm afraid this will cause the east and west to have an emperor." Cai Yong sighed.

Jia Xu added: "And it's best not to have too much influence on the two people you've hired. Lu Zhi alone is enough, otherwise the lord will not be easy to control in the end."

"After all, the lord doesn't want anyone to object to many of his ideas. Maybe some voices of opposition will be needed in the future, but don't affect the lord's great cause."

Tang Zhen sighed, just as he was about to say something, Zhi Yuan had already led several people to serve the dishes.Seeing someone coming, these people naturally stopped talking.

Zhiyuan no longer shares food here, and enjoys eating together.During the meal, Zhiyuan brought some wine and the group drank it, and the servants directly asked Jia Xu to send them out.

After taking two sips of wine, Tang Zhen asked Zhi Yuan, "Daughter, there are no outsiders here. Tell me honestly, are you going to replace Han?"

Zhiyuan shook her head: "It's boring, should I be an empress? I plan to realize my ideal, and to realize my ideal, I don't have to be an emperor. At least Liu Bian is still obedient now. As long as we can calm down the troubled times, there will be changes." Chance."

But Tang Zhen said directly: "Daughter, you are so naive. If there is such a day, if you don't replace the Han...your subordinates will force you. If you really don't replace the Han, then I'm afraid it will be our Tang family the end of the day."

Zhiyuan could tell that what her father said was not bad at all.And it is indeed for his own consideration, but Zhiyuan has his own ideas.

"Father, I will have a way to achieve both. You know what I am going to do, and I will definitely bear a lot of infamy. When the world becomes stable, I will break with my brother."

"In this way, when I fail, or be liquidated in the future, my brother will have a chance to stand up."

Tang Zhen really found out that she didn't know anything about her daughter.Of course, this will happen after a long time, Tang Zhen shook her head and didn't say anything else.

Instead, Cai Yong asked a few questions, but most of the questions he asked were arithmetic.These days, literati are also very curious about arithmetic, so they pulled paper kites and asked about the meaning of those Arabic numerals.

And Zhiyuan ordered someone to bring up an abacus she designed, which surprised the elders even more.If a person is smarter than others, he can be said to be a genius.But if a person is several times ahead of others, then he is not a genius but a monster.

"Then how much Mr. Wujiao has taught you? If you know it, then go with you." Tang Zhen didn't say anything more.

However, the two old men planned to meet Liu Bian after dinner, needless to say they didn't know before.But now that I know it, it's wrong not to see her again because of emotion and reason.After all, the two were also officials of the Great Han Dynasty, and Liu Bian was once the Young Emperor.

Zhiyuan agreed, and then asked one of his men to go down and get a lot of fruit, and a group of several people came to see Liu Bian.Liu Bian actually disliked this kind of thing, after all, it delayed him from playing with Xiaoxuejian.

Liu Bian himself felt that seeing such an innocent girl like Xue really made him want to love her.But when he saw a group of people coming in, and there were people he had seen in it, he knew that his identity could not be concealed any longer.

"Master Cai, Mr. Tang, you are here...sit quickly." Liu Bian directly moved two chairs over. After all, Liu Bian worked by himself in Qingzhou, and he didn't feel as weak as before.

And because it is a royal family, the genes are naturally good.Now seventeen or eighteen years old is still a good-looking talent, and his figure has some muscles, giving people a feeling of both civil and military skills.

The two old people suddenly had a look of appreciation, but Liu Bian shook his head: "My change now is thanks to my sister Zhi Yuan. If there is no sister, I would have been a dead bone in Luoyang."

"Your Majesty doesn't need to be like this, my daughter is just a matter of duty. But she shouldn't tell the old man now, and let Your Majesty waste a few years." Tang Zhen immediately sighed to Liu Bian.

Liu Bian shook his head: "To be honest, since leaving the palace, these days are the happiest days for me."

"However, I have also learned some other things, such as responsibilities... I know the purpose of Sister Zhiyuan for letting me return to power, and I will also take on this responsibility."

"In the days to come, there may be something wrong. I hope everyone Cai and Mr. Tang will remind me more. Qingzhou is really good. If the world is like this, the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe."

Cai Yong nodded and called Dashan directly, and then bowed to Liu Bian. "Your Majesty, please be patient for a while. I will try my best to find some great sages to serve as the court's team."

Liu Bian smiled lightly, and then said to the second elder: "I still have a lot to learn, since it has been decided...then I will see if I can follow the second elder and learn some concepts of governing the country during this time." ?”

The two naturally agreed, and Zhiyuan said to Liu Bian, "I'm really sorry, but life is like this. Before you ascend the throne, brother, I will tell you a real secret of mine."

"Okay, sister's secret must be very interesting." Liu Bian laughed haha.

Then Jia Xu looked at Zhi Yuan and said, "Now that the first problem is solved, there is a second problem...that is the allies."

After all, the entire world cannot be hostile to Zhiyuan, and Zhiyuan's assistance to Liu Bian naturally needs the support of some princes.So Zhi Yuan sent Liu Bei a letter after careful consideration, and what the letter said was simple, asking Liu Bei to come to Pingyuan to discuss important matters.

Chapter 310 Seven: Not Short of Money

The four generals of Yuan Shu's Yuan family, these tens of thousands of troops did not leave.According to Yuan Shu's explanation, they will wait until the situation in Qingzhou stabilizes before returning to Yuzhou.

And Jiang Qingqing didn't intend to leave, so she abducted Zhang Xiu here.After Zhiyuan thought about it, she still planned to do Yuan Shao first.

Cao Cao's Yanzhou is already full of flames of war, and Zhi Yuan is also happy to see Lu Bu, a mad dog, going to bite Cao Cao.Of course... for Zhi Yuan, Lu Bu must die!

In particular, Zhiyuan finally realized that it was Pei Yuanshao who lured Lu Bu away so that Zhang Baiqi could save her.And Pei Yuanshao died in the hands of Lu Bu, there is no doubt about it.

No matter whether it was Lu Bu or Yuan Shao, Zhi Yuan would never let them go.But the first question now is to open up the situation!

After leaving Liu Bian, Zhi Yuan returned to her mansion first, then called all her subordinates and had a meeting...

"This time Yuan Shao has no intention of attacking me hard. Coupled with the help of Gongsun Zan, who supported us in Qingzhou in the north, Yuan Shao had no choice but to return to defense."

"But...the other party basically didn't suffer too many casualties. Instead, they took away about [-] to [-] households and a lot of money from our Qingzhou."

"The ones who died were only those Qingzhou gentry. Not only did Yuan Benchu ​​not have any losses, but he had a lot of slaves and civilians. This is very unfavorable to us, so I want to study with you to see if we can get through Youzhou and Qingzhou Connection."

The paper kite is at one point on the map, which is Bohai State. "The only ones in the north who can fight against Yuan Shao are us and Youzhou. This time Yuan Shao failed to annex us, so he will definitely calm down his own rear first."

"In the bitter cold of Youzhou, the combined army of Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu is only 6 to [-]... Gongsun Zan's main cavalry is even rarer, and Baima Yi never has more than [-] cavalry."

"If Yuan Shao attacks Youzhou with all his strength, I'm afraid Gongsun Zan and the others will not be able to persist. And we have no way to support the other party unless we get through here."

Everyone agreed with Zhi Yuan's words, after all, his lips were dead and his teeth were cold.When Zhiyuan was beaten earlier, Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu jumped out to attract firepower. Now that Zhiyuan regained control of Qingzhou, it should naturally help the other party share the pressure.

Xi Zhicai coughed twice, and then said to Zhiyuan: "We still have a major problem, that is, we don't have enough food and grass... When Yuan Shao invaded Qingzhou, he destroyed two counties on a large scale. The two counties are definitely gone."

"And the daily expenses of the tens of thousands of people lent to the lord for the highway are sky-high. If it weren't for the fact that many places in Qingzhou need soldiers to maintain them, I would have already planned to ask the lord to send people like Yuan Shu back."

Zhi Yuan was speechless immediately. If you are not in charge, you don't know how expensive Chai Mi is.

Zhiyuan thought about it, and then gave up the plan to get food from Yuan Shu.Although it is true that they may give it to them, Zhiyuan really does not intend to ask for anything from Yuan Shu.

Because the kite asked Yuan Shu for money and food, Yuan Shu would definitely order the local gentry to raise money.And knowing that Zhiyuan hated the gentry, those people might complain in the end.

Since Zhiyuan had handed over her body, Zhiyuan naturally didn't want Yuan Shu to die so easily.Yuan Shu's Yuzhou is not Zhiyuan's Qingzhou. Once the gentry betray Yuan Shu, it will definitely lose control.

No matter what, Zhiyuan couldn't squeeze Yuan Shu too hard, so Zhiyuan gave up asking Yuan Shu for food, and set her target on Liu Bei's side.After all, Mi Zhu can still cooperate, and Zhiyuan can buy food from him.

Zhiyuan did want to eliminate the gentry, but she wanted to encourage more people to do business.After all, if there were no merchants, the development of this world would be even slower.So Zhi Yuan wrote a letter to Liu Bei...

The first is to hope that Liu Bei and others can come to Pingyuan after the situation in Xuzhou stabilizes.The second is to hope to buy some food and grass from Mi Zhu, the more the better...

The gentry in Qingzhou had a lot of food and grass taken away by Yuan Shao, so now they are poor and have money left, including the few gentry whose homes were ransacked by the kite, and they don't have much food.

But it's true that Zhiyuan is not short of money now, it's a little bit of a billion dollars.To put it bluntly, the more troubled times are, the less valuable five baht is.Now a stone of grain has risen to [-] to [-] renminbi.

Therefore, Zhiyuan plans to spend all the money, and the main thing is to exchange it for food.As for the jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, they were all depreciated and sold to Mi Zhu.Moreover, Zhi Yuan also hoped that Mi Zhu could join her side, and she didn't mind giving Mi Zhu some benefits.

After all, Mi Zhu can be a businessman forever since he supported Liu Bei.If she can accept the other party's support, Zhi Yuan's future affairs should be able to get twice the result with half the effort.

In addition, Zhiyuan finally wanted to carry Liu Bei out, at least on the issue of treating farmers, the two of them would not have any big differences.Liu Bei's current position is very important. If Zhiyuan wants to support Liu Bian to re-elect the throne, then he must let Liu Bei stand on his side.

Although Zhiyuan knows that people's hearts are unreliable, she doesn't have much choice now after all.Anyway, during the chaos in Qingzhou, Liu Bei was still on his side, and even gave Chen Dao to himself.

Through some things, at least Zhiyuan felt that she could trust Liu Bei and a few friends in Youzhou and Yangzhou.

After writing the letter, Zhi Yuan began to train Yuan Shu's subordinates, after all, he wanted to let the other party accept him.Many of Yuan Shu's subordinates are slaves of the gentry. Although they have good training, they lack one thing that is sure to win, and that is faith...

Zhiyuan directly asked her own soldiers, that is, people like the supervising army, to join in, and passed on her thoughts to them.After all, it is necessary to explain clearly why Yuan Shaoyuan's family attacked Qingzhou.

Of course, in order to protect Yuan Shu, Zhi Yuan described Yuan Shu as a Han official, and Yuan Shao planned to become emperor on his own.In this world, because Sun Jian did not die, Yuan Shu probably would not be able to get the jade seal, and it would be impossible to proclaim himself emperor.

So Zhiyuan naturally promoted Yuan Shu in this way, telling Yuan Shu's subordinates half-truths and half-false about the split between the two brothers.And explained to them the identity of the gentry and the slaves, although it will not make these soldiers rebel, but at least it can increase their trust in themselves.

The remaining time is to continue to stabilize the situation in Qingzhou, and slowly recruit troops again. Although there is not much food and grass, if the soldiers who help from outside are not counted, the entire Qingzhou army may not even be enough for [-].

Although the 2 people made Yuan Shao suffer a lot, killing and injuring an army that was several times their size, but the time it took for Zhiyuan to train a team was several times that of Yuan Shao, and the money and food was also several times as much.

On this day, Zhiyuan asked Chen Dao to protect her and came to Erlong Mountain.

Chapter 310: The Barely Opened Technology Tree

When Erlongshan was in chaos in Qingzhou, it was also raided by Yuan Shao, the purpose was to snatch craftsmen and some formulas.But because the terrain of Erlong Mountain is very steep, Yuan Shao gave up after many people died.

Here in Erlong Mountain, wine and oil have been produced on a large scale.And a small amount of paper is produced, and books after printing.In a more secret area, some horseshoes and reins have been produced.

Zhiyuan brought Chen Dao here for the first time, and Chen Dao was also a little curious about it. "It seems that Xuande has never been here?" He felt that he should not watch casually.

"It's okay, Shuzhi...Didn't I let Xuande come here? Many things here are no longer important. I plan to tell Mi Zhu the recipe of oil and wine, and see if I can get more benefits in exchange."

"Alcohol is no longer suitable for Qingzhou. Qingzhou is not short of money now, what it lacks is food and grass. I plan to implement a ban on alcohol in Qingzhou, not long after."

Chen Dao nodded: "The princess is right, alcohol should indeed be banned."

Zhiyuan's body swayed slightly: "Shuzhi still calls me Young Master, but I actually hate myself for not being a man. If I were a man... I wouldn't be so tired like now."

"Master...I see." Chen Dao thought for a moment, then thoughtfully.

Isn't Erlong Mountain two mountains? At present, there is a suspension bridge between the two mountains.This suspension bridge can be about a thousand meters above the ground, connecting the two peaks of Erlong Mountain together.

Well, the shaking is definitely there.Zhi Yuan and Chen Dao walked over cautiously, and even felt a lot of urination.But behind the smaller mountain here, there is a special building.There was actually a huge banner hanging in front of the building, saying that it is strictly forbidden to bring in fire starters, and any open flames are strictly prohibited.

Zhi Yuan said to Chen Dao: "This is the most secret place in Erlong Mountain, and it can only be reached through this suspension bridge. If you go up from another mountain, it will be partially blocked by the mountain."

"Speaking of it... I really don't want to make something out, because I feel very dangerous. But... in this situation, I can only try to make something out."

Chen Dao didn't know what Zhi Yuan was talking about, but he wasn't very curious.Chen Dao was extremely cold, even colder than Jiang Qingqing.Well, since Jiang Qingqing followed Zhang Xiu, she talked a lot more than before.

And this Chen Dao basically seldom talked, even if Zhiyuan said something to him, Chen Dao didn't make any comments.

Although it was very different from Pei Yuanshao back then, it had to be said that this kind of guard was indeed what Zhi Yuan wanted.Zhiyuan came to a room here, and there were more than 100 soldiers guarding the door here, which made Chen Dao raise his eyebrows.

The hundred soldiers here are actually fully armed.In terms of equipment, it is absolutely no worse than the white robe army he is leading now, and everyone can feel the murderous aura, everyone is an elite in all battles.

In this room, there are many bottles and jars, and each bottle and jar has a label or some marks written with a brush. Chen Dao found that the most common thing was black nitrate.

"How much black nitrate can be dispensed every day?" Zhi Yuan asked a worker.

The man was slightly taken aback, then looked at Zhiyuan and said in surprise: "The princess is here?"

"Has it been tested? If a jar is ignited, how big an explosion can it cause?" Zhiyuan picked up a jar the size of a head, and weighed it with his hands.

The person immediately said respectfully: "If the materials are sufficient, we can make about ten catties a day. But we are still improving, because we have tested... the current ratio seems to be unable to meet the requirements of the princess. .”

Zhiyuan nodded: "I know, this is not something urgent, but I need to give it a try. I'll take some here first, and you'd better get some more in the next few months, because we will go north to attack Yuan Shao It is very likely that it will be used.”

Then Zhi Yuan and Chen Dao left here, and Chen Dao took a few jars and left here.Chen Dao has this kind of character, he doesn't know and doesn't ask... he never asks about the purpose of the kite.

The two men led the escorting white-robed army to a dilapidated village.It was destroyed when Yuan Shao invaded Qingzhou, and Zhiyuan later moved the surviving villagers to the plains, so this place was abandoned.

Then Zhiyuan looked at the city wall here. It was about three meters wide and five meters high. It was built with clay normally, and it was not too strong. "If this bit of gunpowder can blow up this dilapidated city wall, maybe it can also play a role in attacking Bohai County."

In fact, Zhiyuan knew very well that before there was no smokeless gunpowder, it was too difficult for ancient gunpowder to create an explosion.The current gunpowder is good for making fireworks, and it can't even reach the effect of black gunpowder.