Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 574 Yan and fierce, noble and graceful!
Here, Lu Bu pleaded guilty and gained a good reputation.

Gan Ning and a group of pirate brothers gained prestige!

Long Xiao Battalion finally found a way to improve water warfare...

Everything is so reasonable and orderly.

And the process of deep-sea whaling is constantly starting. At first... five to eight days out to sea, only one whale can be caught, and later, it becomes two, three, four!
just like…

The combat effectiveness of the Longxiao Battalion navy is constantly increasing, and the cooperation is getting closer...

After rounding up the ninth whale, they suddenly discovered that this so-called overlord of the sea seemed... not as strong as imagined, and it was about to collapse at the touch of a finger!
perhaps…

They have grown stronger!
If you count the new ships continuously transported by the East China Sea Dockyard, the process of actual whaling at sea by the Longxiao Camp has become more frequent and smooth!
For a while, the sea area of ​​the East China Sea Harbor seemed to have become a funeral home for whales!
At the same time...

Along with Lu Yu's letter came.

Huang Xu specially opened many new workshops, including eunuchs, drying whale meat, dividing fish bones, and researching whale earwax and "papa", and the most important one is the oil workshop!

The entire Donghae County...

Hundreds of oil workshops were added overnight.

To know…

The whale is full of treasures, but it is undeniable that the meat of the whale is not delicious, and it is far worse than the big yellow croaker.

Whale baleen can be deformed after being roasted, and after cooling, it looks like plastic, which can be used to make corsets, umbrella ribs, fishing rods and other supplies!
But these economic benefits are still too few.

Whales can produce the most economic value in refining oil...

This so-called oil refining is not too simple. It is a hundred times easier than the previous oil workshop in Xudu City. You only need to prepare a large pot, then divide the whale blubber and boil it into oil.

Among ancient candles and candles, whale oil is extremely resistant to burning!

What's even more frightening is that the largest blue whale can weigh up to [-] tons. A pig weighs an average of [-] kilograms. Ten pigs weigh [-] ton. A blue whale is equivalent to [-] pigs. Of course...not every whale weighs It's a blue whale, but even the most common whale, at fifty tons, is worth five hundred pigs!
and…

There is no need to worry about the problem of exhausting the pond.

Because considering the ocean-going capabilities, catching capabilities, refrigeration capabilities, etc. of ships in this era... it is far from reaching the point where whales are endangered.

Is it wicked?
Not wicked at all!
Under the Little Ice Age, the resources of the Han Dynasty... especially the food resources were scarce!

Natural selection, survival of the fittest!
Throughout Donghae County, the deep processing of whales has already begun.

Even though Huang Xu had made countless predictions in advance, he still ignored one point. There were not enough barrels of whale oil, and the amount was too large... Originally, the Longxiao camp sailors brought one or two in three to five days, but it was barely enough. able to sustain.

But as more and more whales are caught...

Bucket is really not enough!
Huang Xu had no choice but to send long-term workers from the oil workshop to borrow barrels everywhere!

People in Donghai County are not stupid.

——Do not borrow, only sell!

For a time, the price of the barrel soared more than ten times.

And that's not the most important...

Most importantly, a large number of merchants flocked into Donghai County. Originally, merchants gathered here, and they all came here for refined salt and large yellow croakers.

Well now... there are a lot of whale oil coming!

Even the restaurants and inns in Donghai County, Xuzhou are almost full!
call…

Huang Xu naturally witnessed this scene.

But he didn't care about anything else, so he quickly sent someone to fetch a few spoonfuls of oil, lit a candle, and the wick ignited and gave off light, lighting up the entire dark room!

Moreover, after lighting for a long time, the whale oil has almost no signs of wear and tear.

"Sure enough... Master Lu is right."

Huang Xu groaned in his mouth.

Immediately ordered, "Immediately send this whale oil to Luoyang City...workshop!"

Looking at the barrels of solidified whale oil piled up in the courtyard, Huang Xu repeatedly ordered...

than here.

Luoyang City...Brother Zhuge needs these more, right?

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Luoyang City.

The school office not far from Baimahou's mansion is as heavily guarded as before, and the capable soldiers of the Long Xiao Battalion guard the entire school office.

Without communication, even a bird would not be able to enter it.

Echoing the guarded guard outside the gate...

At this moment, in the lobby of the school affairs office, Lu Yu and Guo Jia looked awe-inspiring and the atmosphere was tense.

Guo Jia, who used to always smile loosely, could not help but restrain his mood at this moment, with a serious and solemn expression.

"This piece of information sent by Jian Junsi is extremely important, Ziyu, you must make a quick decision!"

heard...

Lu Yu, who was in the main seat, had a slightly sad face on his cheeks.

Apparently, he has some concerns.

The content of the concern is naturally this letter from Yang Xiu!
——Here is the mentor, and the chicken ribs are presented!

The content is that Zhuge Liang has instructed Zhao Yun to contact Mrs. Cai.

This is a dangerous signal. Mrs. Cai is pregnant with the "wild species", and her mood is both nervous and sensitive. Perhaps... due to the reputation of the Cai family, she may succumb to Zhuge Liang!
Lu Yu dare not bet...

Can't bet either!

Seeing that Lu Yu didn't speak, Guo Jia continued: "Then Zhuge Kongming wants to force Mrs. Cai to submit. If he can, so can we! Ziyu, don't hesitate, make a quick decision!"

Repeated urging...

As if, in Guo Jia's view, this matter has reached the point where there is no time to let it happen.

Even though Zhuge Kongming instructed Zhao Yun.

But... with every extra day, Zhao Yun takes on an extra risk of being exposed.

It is not an exaggeration to say that placing Zhulong in Jingzhou... This is a crucial move, we cannot, and dare not have any problems!

"I know what Feng Xiao said."

Finally, Lu Yu spoke...

"The showdown is very simple, you only need a piece of letterhead, and you can complete this task with 'tasteless', but... the key problem is not the showdown, but after the showdown!"

"After the showdown?" Guo Jia asked back...

"Exactly." Lu Yu's tone became a little serious. "Feng Xiao understands women, and he understands loose women even more. Just imagine, if Feng Xiao was Mrs. Cai, when you encountered such a problem and heard a 'tasteless' proposal, or a 'threat', what would you think? ?”

"I will..." Guo Jia opened his mouth, but when the words reached his mouth, his throat seemed to be choked.

He's a very smart guy...

Lu Yu has already reminded this point, why can't he understand it?
"Ziyu is worried, Mrs. Cai doesn't believe in the words of 'tasteless', and insists on seeing King Wei..."

"Exactly!" Lu Yu nodded. "If it were you, you wouldn't see the King of Wei for such a big matter? How could you cooperate with us, not to mention that it's about taking Jingzhou without bloodshed!"

call…

Guo Jia breathed a sigh of relief, the question has been raised, Mrs. Cai wants to see Prime Minister Cao.

This... how do you see this?
This is no longer as simple as being separated by a Jingjiang River... and Liu Bei's Xinye is also separated in the middle?
Unless... fly over?

Just thinking of this, Guo Jia suddenly thought of something.

"Ziyu? That hot air balloon..."

Ah…

Hearing this, Lu Yu smiled slightly. "Now, we can only place our hopes on Uncle Liu Huang and my disciple Zhuge's hot air balloon. The difficulty now is not just to fly, but to fly over Xinye, Jingjiang, and Xiangyang City... This is not easy!"

Uh…

Guo Jia felt like he was choking on his throat. In his opinion, it was outrageous that a hot air balloon could fly, let alone...flying over Xinye City and Jingjiang River, even if...this hot air balloon dared to fly, but...Madam Cai dared to sit what?
Ha ha…

Guo Jia said "hehe"!

"gone…"

At this moment, Lu Yu greeted.

"Where are you going?" Guo Jia was taken aback.

"Go to the camp of Longxiao. Now the whale skin has been delivered, and the whale oil has been refined. Let's see how big the hot air balloon is!"

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A camp not far from the Longxiao camp military stronghold.

Countless craftsmen are inflating a balloon whose skin has been changed to whale skin. This is the first "whale skin" shipped from Donghai County, Xuzhou half a month ago, and it has now become the balloon of a hot air balloon.

When I was almost out of breath...then I opened the valve of the kerosene tank.

Suddenly, a raging fire burned.

When Lu Yu and Guo Jia arrived, they saw this scene. The steaming heat filled the balloon even more. Someone had nailed a wooden stake on the ground, and tied the rope to the wooden stake!

The full hot air balloon has begun to float slowly.

Lu Yu and Guo Jia stared at the hot air balloon in astonishment. Due to the pull of the rope, the balloon hovered steadily half a foot above the ground.

"Can you fly?"

Lu Yu was a little surprised...

During this period of time, things were complicated, and little attention was paid to Zhuge Jun and Liu Ye. Of course... In his opinion, there was no need to pay much attention. If it succeeded, Zhuge Jun would definitely send someone to tell him!
Zhuge Jun has always been a very obedient child!
As if hearing the voice, Zhuge Jun and Cao Mu turned their heads at the same time and saw Lu Yu and Guo Jia.

"master!"

"Lu Ziyu!"

very different names...

Lu Yu also ignored the pleasantries, and asked again: "Are you able to fly?"

Zhuge Jun nodded, with a lot of excitement and excitement in his tone. "Whale skin is made into an air bag, which has a better effect of locking the temperature, and the effect of burning whale oil is excellent. Today's hot air balloons are ready to fly!"

"It's just that the operation is still a bit cumbersome...so, the disciple didn't report it to the teacher!"

call…

Hearing this, Lu Yu's eyes were shining.

It was a success, somewhat surprised!

You know... The invention of the hot air balloon in later generations was in 1783 by the French paper merchants, the Montgolfier brothers!
However, the hot air balloon they created can only fly up to the roof!

After a whole year of improvement, the following year... King Louis XVI of France and the French Academy invited them to perform at the Palace of Versailles. They hung a cage under the balloon with chickens, ducks and sheep in it!

The hot air balloon flew to an altitude of 450 meters and floated in the air for 8 minutes before landing in the forest 3000 meters away.

To know…

That is the scientific achievement of later generations!

In ancient times, even if there were blueprints, it was still very difficult to achieve the launch of a hot air balloon, and even to fly

嗏

Listening to Zhuge Jun's words, this hot air balloon already has the conditions to fly into the sky?
hiss…

Lu Yu breathed out lightly. "This hot air balloon, has anyone used to fly into the sky?"

This is out of the way...

Zhuge Jun and Cao Mu looked at the sky in unison.

Lu Yu followed their gazes and looked up, only to see a hot air balloon was already floating in the sky... In the sky under dusk, this hot air balloon is very secretive!
Besides, who would be a normal person to look up to the sky?

And... hot air balloons can fly into the sky. When this scene really happened, it still surprised Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao beside Lu Yu.

"Really fake?"

Guo Jia quickly rubbed his eyes... He felt a little dizzy, as if he hadn't woken up!
Lu Yu's question is more reliable: "How did you fly up?"

He wondered, how could he go up without anyone operating it?

Never thought about it, blurted out.

Cao Mu replied directly: "How did you fly up? Naturally, someone flew up?"

"Lu Ziyu? Didn't you see that Uncle Liu Huang is gone?"

Well…

really!

Lu Yu looked around, did he not find Liu Ye?Could it be...

He suddenly raised his head and asked in astonishment: "Is he in the sky?"

"It's not just in the sky..." Cao Mu immediately explained. "Uncle Liu Huang has already flown from Luoyang to Hulao Pass, and then from Hulao Pass to Luoyang. He has flown back and forth many times!"

Hey…

The words blurted out.

A word suddenly came to Lu Yu's mind - this Liu Ye is really a genius!

When the pupils were retracted and Lu Yu and Guo Jia looked at each other, the two of them smiled at the same time.

"Ha ha…"

"Ha ha…"

——Now, with "Uncle Liu Huang", "Madame Cai" is also stable, right?
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Jingzhou, Xiangyang City.

Yang Xiu came to a side room in the restaurant. Zhao Yun took a step forward and asked impatiently, "How is it? Commander Lu has a letter!"

Yang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his gaze, and did not speak for a long time.

Zhao Yun couldn't hold back and urged: "Speak up, Zhuge Kongming sent someone to urge you today, if you take off again... I'm worried!"

"Ha ha!"

At this moment, Yang Xiu laughed heartily.

I wrote the word "后" on Zhao Yun's hand with a pen, and wrote the word "Xian" on my palm, the meaning couldn't be more clear.

It's a showdown...

Then... there is always a first come, first served!
It just so happens that this comes first, Yang Xiu and Zhao Yun...or chicken ribs and candle dragons can completely decide on their own!
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The sun was shining on the nine ridges, and inside the majestic Xiangyang government office with double eaves, Mrs. Cai, who was full of sorrow, opened a letter from an unknown person.

Originally, the irritable she would definitely not open this inexplicable letter.

But... this time, she had to open it, because there was a line of small characters written on the back of the letter——If you want people to know it, you must do it yourself!

This…

And when the letter was unfolded, it doesn't matter if you don't read it, after looking at it... Mrs. Cai felt that her stomach was about to churn violently.

This this…

She frowned, lost in confusion.

In the letter, there was a place where the two met. It was outside Jingzhou City, a pavilion on the bank of the Jing River, but it was night?

She...can he choose not to go?
"come..."

Mrs. Cai let out a low moan...

"Ma'am." The confidant maid stepped into the courtyard.

Phew... After exhaling softly, Mrs. Cai frowned, and her long sleeves trembled slightly. "Prepare the car and go out of town!"

what…

The maid was taken aback. "Ma'am, it's so late!"

——"I'll let you prepare the car and go out of town!"

Suddenly, a cold voice came out...

It seems that Mrs. Cai is not only irritable at the moment, but also angry... so angry that she is about to move her tires!
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The sun is setting, and Muxia is burning brightly.

Yang Xiu stood in a gazebo beside the Jing River and waited. He was sure that the woman would come!

He was even more certain that that woman would not act rashly!
Because he stated in the letter that Long Xiaoying and Lu Ziyu were behind him... Based on this alone, Madam Cai dared not harm him.

finally…

After waiting for an hour, Yang Xiu's eyes lit up.

An extremely low-key carriage stopped a hundred meters outside the gazebo, followed by a lady wearing a bamboo hat.

She can screen back left and right...

Came to an appointment alone.

Yang Xiu leaned forward.

Seeing someone coming, he slightly cupped his hands.

But I saw someone take off the bamboo hat...

Yang Xiu's gaze swept across the delicate body that could still be called perfect even though she was pregnant, and finally stayed on that beautiful face.

My heart couldn't help trembling violently.

Seeing this woman at such a close distance, with no makeup on, Yang Xiu only understood the two words "beautiful" and "fierce"!
However, under that coquettish beauty, there is a touch of nobility and grace like a queen!

"Cough cough..."

With a light cough, Yang Xiu spoke first. "Mrs. Cai, long time no see!"

Looking at Mrs. Cai, it was obvious that she trembled all over, and then exclaimed.

"Yes... it's you!"

That's right, what's in front of you...isn't it the handsome young man who once met her in the past and even saved her?
It turns out...he is from the north...

It turned out that he belonged to Baimahou Lu Ziyu!
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(End of this chapter)