Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

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Lan Tian would like to say that meritorious service is not limited to conquering cities, but all young men are full of enthusiasm. I am afraid that no one can be as dedicated as himself to do logistics. the way.

Lan Tian stroked his beard and replied: "Shi Zai is a tenacious child, and his level of hard work is no worse than that of Boyang and Zhongling. I will find an opportunity to mention it to the king. In addition, it is better for Zhongling's marriage to be delayed. Although he has reached the right age Marriage age, but Guan Yinping seems to be only 11 years old..."

"Uh... I was a little anxious..." Lu Lingqi said in her heart that she was indeed a little anxious, and her attention was shifted to Lan Yuan and Liu Wan. It seemed that Lan Ji would delay getting married for a few years, so she had to urge Lan Yuan and his wife add a new child to the Lan family.

Lan Ji secretly gave Lan Tian a grateful look, thinking that his father was the most able to grasp the key to the problem.

It was completely dark after the reunion dinner, and the Lan family immediately got up and left the table to go to rest. The well-behaved Lan Qing was taken to her room by the maids, but Lan Ji pulled Lan Yuan out of the house 'unconsciously'.

Lu Lingqi strode to block the gate of the courtyard, looked at the two brothers who were shoulder to shoulder, frowned and asked: "It's getting late, where are you going?"

"Brother is the great hero of Nanzheng Linyi, and I want to take him to the youth camp, so that those guys can also be a little heroic." Lan Ji explained with a smile.

"What do you think?" Lu Lingqi turned to Lan Yuan.

Seeing Lu Lingqi's sullen face, Lanyuan scratched his head and replied cautiously: "I see Zhongling is full of enthusiasm, how can I refuse as an elder brother..."

Lu Lingqi was noncommittal, frowning and told Lan Ji: "It's getting late today, Boyang can go with you tomorrow, he has traveled for two months, shouldn't he be given a good rest?"

"Uh... I think the eldest brother looks good, and besides, it's just dark, and the child doesn't feel sleepy at all, and it doesn't matter if you go for a walk..." Lan Ji replied with his head bowed.

Lu Lingqi frowned beautifully, "If you can't use up all your energy, you can practice boxing and dancing halberds in the courtyard by yourself, Bo Yang, I have something to say when you come to the side."

"Wei." Lan Yuan clasped his fists and followed.

Lan Ji was left hanging in front of the courtyard with a dazed expression on his face, Lan Tian hurried over and took him to the garden outside the courtyard, the moonlight shining in the peach grove had a special flavor.

"Father, elder brother is willing to accompany me, but why does mother stop..." Lan Ji was puzzled.

Lan Tian looked at Lan Ji, and replied kindly: "Father knows that you and Brother Boyang are deeply in love, but now he has just returned from an expedition, and Wan'er has been looking forward to being at home for half a year. The two of them also have their own small family and have a lot to talk about." I'm still waiting to talk about it, isn't it too inappropriate for you to take Boyang to the youth camp at this time?"

"Oh...is that so?" Lan Ji scratched his head, half understanding.

"When Zhongling was in Xiangyang, did he often play with Yinping?" Lan Tian asked curiously.

Lan Ji shook his head straight, "I visit my uncle occasionally, and I will see her as well. Little Yinping likes to blush very much now, it's not fun at all, it's more interesting to train soldiers in the youth camp..."

Chapter 767 Lan Tian's Unique Gift

Lan Tian was startled when he heard this, and thought to himself that this boy is a straight man of steel, 11 years old was considered a big girl in ancient times, and it is impossible for him to play like a child.

"Can't sleep now, can you?" Lan Tian asked.

"Well, my child doesn't want to practice martial arts at night..." Lan Ji pouted.

Lan Tian shook his head first, then grabbed Lan Ji's hand, and said with a mysterious smile, "I will take you to a place for my father..."

"Oh..." Lan Ji followed.

Lan Tian took his son to the war room in the vestibule. It was the first time for Lan Ji to come here. Looking at the maps of various states hanging around and the huge sand table in the center of the room, ecstasy appeared in his eyes.

"There is such a good place hidden in the state capital, and I don't know it at all. Did the elder brother know it long ago?" Lan Ji stroked the edge of the sand table and sighed.

Lan Tian shook his head and replied: "After this place was built, most of you and I often came here, Uncle Gao. Two years ago, Boping and I led troops to break the siege of Jingzhou. Boyang was allowed to enter because he wanted to stay in Guangzhou."

Lan Ji nodded, "This war room is really good for deducing wars, especially the big sand table is too close to reality, it's a pity that Xiangyang doesn't have such a complete sand table and map..."

"Zhongling's training time in Huben Wutang will not be short. The war room can be opened for you at any time. It's very good to pass the time." Lan Tian smiled slightly.

"Hey, thank you, father." Lan Ji happily clasped his fists together, and then went around the room roughly, and found a folded piece of paper on the table in the northwest corner.

Lan Ji unfolded it and saw that it was a map, but the shape was different from the Thirteen States of Han Dynasty. Lan Tian walked over behind him. It was a sketch of the world map he drew from memory.

"This map is so strange..." Lan Ji whispered.

Lan Tian pointed to a point on the paper and explained: "This is the map of the world. This is the big man we are in. Jiaozhou is in this position..."

"I said why is it a bit familiar, didn't I mean that the whole world is the land of the king? Why is there only so little territory in the Han Dynasty?" Lan Ji scratched his head puzzled.

"The world we live in is very big, and there are many countries outside the region that are with the Han Dynasty..." Lan Tian shook his head lightly.

"The territory of Rome here is not small, will it become a threat to us in the future?" Lan Ji asked curiously.

Lan Tian smiled and replied: "The distance from Rome to the Han Dynasty is very far away. It takes several years or more than ten years to get there on horseback, so they cannot become our enemies..."

"Persia to the right of Rome is not small..."

"Persia is too far..."

"Guishuang on the right side of Persia, there is actually a Huns on Guishuang, I want to imitate my ancestors and destroy them..."

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Lan Ji seemed to have opened the door to a new world, showing greed towards all the countries on the map, remembering that Lan Yuan had already destroyed a small country in the south, and there were too many opportunities for him to make great achievements in the future.

Lan Tian looked at the other party's expression, shook his head and said, "We have to eat every bite. Zhongling's ideal is lofty, but the king must revive the Han Dynasty. At least it can't be realized until Liangzhou in the northwest is conquered and the Western Regions are opened up. You Take a closer look at the northern part of the Han Dynasty, the Xianbei nomadic on the grasslands, that is the threat of the Central Plains for a long time."

"Xianbei? My child has written it down." Lan Ji's eyes became firm.

Lan Ji then shifted his attention to the south, and suddenly asked a question that surprised Lan Tian: "Father, water transport is the best for marching and fighting. It seems that Jiaozhou, where we are located, can also go to Rome. You supervise the construction of sea ships in Jiaozhou and encourage maritime trade. , Could it be that there is an intention to go to a foreign country by sea?"

Lan Tian frowned and shook his head: "Ocean sea voyages have extremely high requirements on ships. With our current strength, we can't reach Rome. I can at best lay some foundations for you. Only when the country is stable and powerful can we start the era of great navigation..."

"It seems like we'll have to wait a long time. I'd better go into the Central Plains with my uncle first, recover the rivers and mountains, and wait until Xianbei is destroyed before talking about sailing. This map is really wonderful..." Lan Ji couldn't help but sigh.

"Zhong Ling couldn't put it down, so I gave it to you as a father." Lan Tian smiled kindly.

"Really? Thank you father for the gift." Lan Ji clasped his fists excitedly.

The two stayed in the war room for an hour. Lan Ji asked Lan Tian a lot of military questions, and then he and Lan Tian returned to the back house to rest contentedly.

"Did you take Zhongling to practice martial arts in the vestibule? That child is exactly the same as when he was a child, and he is so energetic..." Lu Lingqi smiled at Lan Tian.

Lan Tian shook his head and smiled wryly: "The vision is not good at night, and it's not good to get injured during martial arts. Zhongling is more obsessed with military affairs. It's best to divert his attention with interest. I took him to the war room for a while..."

Lu Lingqi nodded, "Husband has a way. Do you think he has no eyes? Boyang and Wan'er are newlyweds. Yaner insists on pestering his brother to go to his youth camp. Do you think he will stay with General Guan for too long? The reason? I even regret sending him to Jingzhou, it’s better for us to teach ourselves.”

"Don't worry, Xiaojun. After all, Zhongling is still young. Besides, everyone's fate is different. We as parents can help as much as we can. If we can't help, we can just let nature take its course..." Lan Tian patted Lu Lingqi's hand lightly, smiling comforting a sad woman.

Lu Lingqi sighed, "I know what my husband said is reasonable, but my concubine is a mother after all, so I always think more. Just now I scolded Bo Yang, he is married now, how can he Mess with Zhongling? Do you want to find a house and let him and Wan'er move out?"

"Move out? Isn't the back house of the state capital not big enough?" Lan Tian looked bewildered.

"I'm worried that we all live in the same compound. Boyang and Wan'er will be cautious in such an environment. Don't you want to hug your grandson sooner?" Lu Lingqi responded.

Lan Tian was startled when he heard it. It turned out that Lu Lingqi said that it was a long time to give birth, so she replied with a smile: "Xiao Jun, you are too anxious. In fact, when children come is fate, it is not good to put too much pressure on children. Bo Yangli No small credit, he will leave us sooner or later, don't worry about letting him move out..."

"I'm at your disposal..." Lu Lingqi took Lan Tian's arm and leaned her head on Lan Tian's shoulder.

"Boyang brought back Champa rice for me. If it can be cultivated to increase food production, I may be busy in the second half of the year. Zhongling will come back often in Huben Wutang. Please worry about family matters." Lan Tian He stroked Lu Lingqi's hair and said softly.

"Husband, don't worry, my concubine will wait for you to rest?" Lu Lingqi asked in a low voice.

Lan Tian nodded and replied, "It happens that I'm tired too..."

The next morning, Lan Tian and Gao Shun stayed in the apse, drinking tea and chatting about Nan Zheng.

Gao Shun kept praising Lanyuan's performance, and said that he can now rest assured and devote himself to the Huben Martial Hall.

Around noon, the guards led Gao Yuan to push open the gate of the apse, and then the two brothers Lan Yuan and Lan Ji walked in hand in hand.

"Didn't Boyang go to the youth camp to be a hero? Why did he come back so soon?" Lan Tian was full of surprise.

Before Lan Yuan could speak, Lan Ji complained first: "Brother just talked about the battle a few times, and my young soldiers didn't listen to it at all, but the elder brother said that he made an appointment with you to go to the experimental field outside the city to see the Champa rice. , so I accompanied him back..."

Chapter 768 Children and grandchildren have their own blessings

"We have indeed made an appointment. Boyang is now the commander of the entrapment army, not a special storyteller. You have to listen to wonderful stories and let Uncle Gao tell you. He has rich combat experience." Lan Tian shook his head slightly.

Gao Shun was embarrassed when he heard it, "My eloquence is not as good as my husband and Bo Yang, but I don't know how to tell stories..."

Lan Tian smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't know how to tell stories. I think these children like to listen to sharing their war experience occasionally. You can also let Lu Tie and the others tell it. Huben Wutang has a lot of lessons."

"That makes sense." Gao Shun nodded.

Lan Tian then stood up and greeted everyone, "Bo Yang wants to see the Champa rice, do you want to come together?"

"There's nothing left and right, let's go." Gao Shun looked at Lan Ji and extended the invitation.

Lan Ji originally wanted to go back to the youth camp, but seeing Gao Shun's burning eyes, he couldn't refuse the future prison.

A group of people rode their horses and swung their whips, and went straight to the experimental field outside the north gate of Guangzhou.

Lanyuan Dama looked left and right, but he didn't see the green seedlings in his heart. He only saw the agricultural researcher dressed as a farmer driving cattle and plowing the ground with a curved plow. Some people cooperated with burying the planted green manure under the mud. , piled with bunches of withered yellow straw.

"Ah...the Champa rice has been harvested?" Lan Yuan was taken aback when he saw this. He remembered that two months ago in Hoi An Port, the green seedlings were only a few inches high, and it was he who personally supervised the shipment, so he couldn't help but sigh that the growth rate was too fast .

Lan Tian nodded affirmatively: "The growth cycle of Champa rice is only [-] or [-] days. You have been on the road for nearly two months. It is reasonable to complete the harvest now. If it is not because of the transportation and transplantation, these hundreds of plants will hang ears and mature faster. , With this miraculous crop, it can effectively solve the livelihood of the people.”

"Is there a lot of shriveled rice and empty shells? How is the yield compared with the original rice?" Lan Yuan asked.

"At present, it accounts for a large proportion, and the yield is lower than that of the original rice, but this is only the first time to transplant and plant, and it has not undergone selection and breeding. After a few seasons of planting, there will be a big change." Lan Tian nodded and analyzed. .

"Since it is not as good as our rice seed, why does father work hard to cultivate it? Isn't this a waste of time?" Lan Ji didn't know much about crops, and he didn't understand the magic of Champa rice at all.

"Zhongling, it's fifty or sixty days away." Lan Yuan reminded.

"So what?" Lan Ji was still confused.

Lan Tian explained with a smile: "In a sunny place like Jiaozhou, Champa rice can be harvested three seasons a year. If you can harvest two seasons in Jingnan and other places, it only takes less than [-] days from planting to harvesting Champa rice. , how much time do you calculate for the three seasons of the year?"

Lan Ji nodded: "It's 180 days, doesn't it mean that the production of Champa rice is not high?"

"There are 360 ​​and five days a year, and three rice crops are planted in half a year. The time saved is for people to rest, and they can also grow supplementary food and vegetables. Now it takes five months for single crop rice in the north, and nearly four months for double crop rice in the south. months, the advantage of time can make up for many gaps, and this rice is drought-tolerant and does not choose the soil, and the land is not as demanding as other crops, which is its second biggest advantage." Lan Tian continued to explain.

"No wonder both the paddy fields and the dry fields are being cultivated. This move, sir, really benefits the people." Gao Shun couldn't help but sigh.

Lan Tian shook his head lightly, "Boping, don't say that. You and Boyang brought back this rice seed. Its meaning is stronger than recovering Rinan, but it needs to be cultivated many times before the seed can be spread out."

"In the future, as long as the people are willing to work hard, they won't be hungry anymore?" Lan Ji continued to ask.

Lan Tian was noncommittal, and replied with a serious face: "Whether the people will starve in the future is not only related to whether they are hardworking, but also whether natural disasters occur frequently, how the government stores in various places store food, and whether the people in power in the court treat the people well. Whether the tyrants annex the land, etc., all of these have a great relationship, no matter how magical the grain is, it cannot be done once and for all."

Lan Yuan agreed affirmatively: "It seems that apart from natural disasters, it mainly depends on man-made disasters. Your Majesty loves the people like a son. In the future, when he wins the world, he will treat the people well, so father don't have to worry..."

After hearing this, Lan Tian shook his head: "The territory of the Han Dynasty is so vast. Even if the king becomes emperor in the future, he will not be able to take care of every county and township. To make the people live a good life, all local officials need to work together, so the country is rich and the people are strong. Not only do you need wise rulers, but you also need the help of virtuous ministers at all levels, you must be virtuous ministers in the future, and don’t forget that the food we feed us is all dug out by farmers with hoes.”

"You can save it, baby." Lan Yuan and Lan Ji replied in unison.

After visiting the experimental field, everyone rode back to the city for lunch.

On the way back to the city, Lan Ji and Lan Yuan led the way ahead, and the two brothers exchanged their martial arts experience again at this time.

Gao Shun looked at the backs of the two, and joked in a low voice: "Mr. is teaching all the time. No wonder Boyang and Zhongling are so outstanding. My family's Yuanfeng (Gaoling) is too poor in understanding. From now on, I can only help Boyang lead the army." .”

"Yuanfeng's kid is not bad either. This time he conquered Linyi alive and captured the enemy's chieftain, the King of Hanzhong will reward him for his meritorious deeds. I'll let Gongyan (Jiang Wan) sort out the merits. People from Chengdu will come to celebrate the opening of the Huben Martial Hall. , when the time comes, let someone drop by to take it back, Boping has no objection, right?" Lan Tian asked meaningfully.

Based on Gao Shun's military exploits over the years, he could have been named a heavy general, even a marquis, but Gao Shun has always regarded himself as Lu Lingqi's retainer, so Liu Bei didn't force it. Lan Tian gave him a vaccination at this time, worried Gao Shun also put shackles on his son.

Gao Shun obviously heard what Lan Tian meant, he smiled helplessly: "The general can have any opinions, if there is any good fortune in Yuanfeng in the future, it should be due to Boyang's light, and he is relaxed after being relieved of the commander-in-chief of the fallen army. I can't manage that far..."

"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and I think so too." Lan Tian smiled leisurely.

Gao Shun nodded in agreement, then changed the subject and asked, "On the first day of July, the Huben Martial Hall opens to welcome martial arts students. Do you know who the King of Hanzhong will send to congratulate you, sir?"

Lan Tian stroked his head and shook his head: "I first heard that the King of Hanzhong wanted to come in person, or let Adou come for him, but the officials in Chengdu were worried that the trek would be too hard, and they refused after they tried their best to dissuade them. There is a high probability that Pang Shiyuan of Dali Come here, one will open the door on behalf of the Great King He Huben Wutang, and the other can visit his son who is studying."

"Well, it's reasonable." Gao Shun nodded slightly.

It was a scorching summer, and everyone was busy with their own affairs after lunch. Lan Tian closed his eyes and rested on the recliner on the porch because he had no plans for the afternoon.

The "little padded jacket" at home followed Lu Lingqi's example and picked up a fan to fan Lan Tian's ears. Lan Tian enjoyed family happiness with his wife and daughter very comfortably.

"Mother, Qing'er's hands are sore..." Lan Qing complained after a while.

Lu Lingqi rolled her eyes at her daughter, "Are your hands sore so soon? I will teach you the basic skills from tomorrow on, and you have to pass on my martial arts..."

"Ah? Then Qing'er is not sour anymore..." Lan Qing changed her words urgently.

When Lan Tian heard the conversation between the two, the corners of his mouth turned up and he almost laughed out loud, thinking that women are really fickle.

Chapter 769 Jiangdong is a Pot of Porridge

Lu Lingqi is not as fickle as her daughter, she felt the change of Lantian's breathing, and said with a serious face on purpose: "It's too late, your two elder brothers started practicing basic skills when they were three years old, so they are so good now, if it wasn't for your father's protection , let you play until now?"

Blinking her big blue and black eyes, she suddenly pointed to the courtyard door behind Lu Lingqi and said, "Mother, Guard Gao is here..."

Lan Tian, ​​who was on the recliner, thought to himself, the little girl is not too young and has a good brain, and she is better at making jokes than Lan Ji.

"Don't interrupt me..." Lu Lingqi had just finished speaking, when she suddenly heard heavy footsteps, she turned around and it turned out to be Gao Yuan.

Gao Yuan clasped his fists and asked in a low voice: "My lord, sir... is he asleep?"