Three Kingdoms: The blind box draws Da Qiao at the beginning

Chapter 257 Ma Junzuo Ci and Gunpowder

Lu Yi frowned after reading the content on the banner.

Pang Tong said it quite simply.

The problem is that if they really help Cao Cao's thunderbolt chariot craftsmen, Cao Cao will definitely learn from it.

In the future, when there is a war with Cao Cao, this thunderbolt chariot will also become a weapon to hurt his own side.

But, shouldn’t we help?

Compared to Yuan Shao, Cao Cao was already at a disadvantage.

Moreover, Yuan Shao's strength is indeed strong enough.

Previously in Xuzhou, Xu Shu and Zhao Yun defeated [-] troops, including [-] cavalry.

After three dynasties, they were able to raise 15 cavalry and [-] archers!

If this didn't help Cao Cao, Cao Cao would probably collapse soon.

In history, Cao Cao actually won the Battle of Guandu.

However, now the butterfly effect has occurred, causing the historical trajectory to change significantly.

Who can be sure that in this world, Cao Cao will definitely win?
If Cao Cao loses, then he will have to face Yuan Shao.

With the current situation in Jiangdong, it is too difficult to withstand Yuan Shao's attack alone.

Lu Yi took a deep breath and found Liu Ye and asked him to reply to Pang Tong.

On the one hand, two craftsmen who are proficient in Pili chariots were dispatched to Guandu.

On the other hand, tell Pang Tong and ask Cao Cao to send agents to Wuchao, which may be where Yuan Shao's army gathers grain.If it is determined to be Wuchao, you can send people to surprise Wuchao.

At the same time, Lu Yi asked Liu Ye to find a way to modify the Pili Car, or create a weapon that could deal with the Pili Car.

Liu Ye agreed immediately.

Although he is responsible for gathering intelligence at Qilin Pavilion.

However, he was also very interested in the making of war instruments.

Recently, Wujun University was also recruiting various outstanding craftsmen, and he discovered a young man named Ma Jun who stuttered.

Ma Jun was originally from Fufeng.

Because his family was poor and there was no way for him to study, he said goodbye to his family and rushed to Yingchuan alone, hoping to find a famous teacher.

However, his idea is a bit too simple.

When those famous people saw him, they all closed their doors to the poor people.

Ma Jun stayed in Yingchuan for nearly half a year, making a living by working as a carpenter for others.

One day, he met Hongzi, the brother-in-law of Sun Ce, Sun Quan and Sun Ren.

Hongzi lived in District A in his early years and married Sun Ce's sister Sun Xin. Later, when he made money from business, he moved to Yingchuan.

When he met Ma Jun and saw his superb skills, he recommended him to cross the Yangtze River and go south to Wu County.

Because Wujun University is recruiting all kinds of talents.

All kinds of religions and schools are recruiting.

For example, medical engineering, which has always been ignored, is quite popular at Wujun University.

Even Hua Tuo and Zhang Ji held official positions in Wu County.

The most important thing is that there are many celebrities in Wu County.

Ma Jun rushed to Wu County with the mentality of giving it a try. With his excellent carpentry skills, he was noticed by Yan Xiang and stayed.

Ma Jun was also one of the members who participated in the construction of Nantianmen.

Liu Ye learned about Ma Jun's existence from Yan Xiang and met him. The two of them had a common interest in inventing various utensils.

It didn't take long for the two to become friends.

Now the Marquis of Wu, Lu Yi, requested to improve the Thunderbolt Chariot, or make a war weapon capable of dealing with the Thunderbolt Chariot. He immediately went to find Ma Jun, and the two discussed it.

In the next few days, Lu Yi was even more busy.

On February [-], Jiangdong's first imperial examination was officially held in Wu County, Wu County.

This first imperial examination was mainly divided into five categories: scholars, farmers, workers, merchants, and soldiers.

Among them, being a scholar is about being an official.

Agriculture refers to farming, water conservancy, etc.

Workers include many, including medical workers, carpenters, etc.

Shang refers to doing business and doing business.

Soldier refers to leading troops in battle.

Each candidate can choose one of the categories to take the exam.

Each category also has dedicated examiners to set questions.

For the category of scholars, Zhang Hong, Sun Shao and others came up with the title.

For the category of agriculture, the questions were proposed by Pang Degong, Chen Deng and others.

For the category of workers, Hua Tuo, Zhang Ji and others were responsible for setting the questions.

For the business category, Qiao Guolao and Fang Hao were responsible for setting the questions.

Fang Hao, one year after Lu Yi traveled through time, rushed to Lujiang Shu County and was the first small family to provide help to Lu Yi.

Fang Hao has been doing business in Kuaiji, Wu County and other places over the years. On the one hand, he supports the people of Baiyue with food. On the other hand, he directs the people of Baiyue to mine ore, pick medicinal materials, and transport them to Wu County, Danyang County and other places for sale.

The category of soldiers was proposed by Mr. Shui Jing, Sima Hui and Liu Ye.

The exam is divided into three days in total.

During these three days, all candidates' food, clothing, and accommodation will be provided by the official at the residence.

After the three-day exam, the civil and military officials in Wu County gathered together to correct the candidates' answers.

The entire process was personally supervised by Lu Yi.

It's the first time after all.

The exam results are divided into nine grades.

The ninth grade is the lowest.

First class is the highest.

Candidates with eighth- and ninth-grade scores will be considered unsuccessful.

Candidates in the seventh, sixth and fifth grades can stay at Wujun University for three years.

During these three years, all food, clothing and housing were provided by the government.

After taking the graduation exam three years later, if you reach the fourth grade or above, you can enter the government and wait for arrangements to become an official.Those who achieved the fourth and third grades in the imperial examination could enter the government and become officials directly, but they would just start as local minor officials.

The second-class and first-class people were left in Wu County to help officials in various departments.

On February [-]th, the results of the first imperial examination were officially announced.

A total of 170 candidates took part in this imperial examination.

Only two people achieved first-class results.

Both of them were taking the examination for the rank of scholar.

One is Liu Ba and the other is Zhou Buyi.

There are three people with second-class results, one is Ma Liang, one is Jiang Wan, and the other is Luo Jun.

Among them, Luo Jun also served as Chen Guoxiang in Chen State.

In the original history, Luo Jun was poisoned and killed by Yuan Shu, and Chen State was also annexed by Yuan Shu.

But here, because Yuan Shu died early, Luo Jun was not poisoned.

However, after Chen State was annexed by Cao Cao, Luo Jun returned to his hometown in Kuaiji County.

This time he heard that Wu Jun was recruiting candidates from all over the world to take part in the first imperial examination, so he signed up.

The category Luo Jun signed up for this time was agricultural, not scholar.

Lu Yi personally met with Liu Ba, Zhou Buyi, Ma Liang, Jiang Wan and Luo Jun at the Wu County Government Office, and during the meeting, he arranged positions for the five people.

On February [-], Lu Qiling went into labor and gave birth to a son, whom Lu Yi named Lu Yun.

On February 22, Lu Su's wife Zhang Ying gave birth to a son. At this time, Lu Su had not yet gone to Guangling and named the child Lu Shu.

Grandma Lu Su was extremely happy.

On February 25, Grandma Lu Su passed away with a smile on her bed.

On February 28, Xiao Qiao gave birth to a daughter, whom Lu Yi named Lu Qiao.

On the fourth day of March, Lu Yi accompanied Lu Su after burying Lu Su's grandmother. When he returned to the government office, he saw Zhuge Liang and Yan Xiang chatting and laughing with an old man with a fairy-like manner.

Seeing Lu Yi coming back, Yan Xiang hurriedly came up to him and said, "Marquis Wu, a very famous alchemist in Lujiang came here and wants to see you."

The old man also came forward, bowed slightly to Lu Yi, and said with a smile: "I am a poor Taoist, Zuo Ci, from Lujiang. I heard that Marquis Wu was recruiting alchemists, so I came here to meet him!"

Lu Yi looked at Zuo Ci, nodded with a smile and said, "Gu Ye knows you."

Zuo Ci is a very famous magic stick in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Before traveling through time, in the Three Kingdoms games I played, if I met some magic sticks like Zuo Ci and Yu Ji, I would get good things as gifts.

Once you are offended, you will lose something.

If you help collect everything they need, you will get good things.

Here, Lu Yi naturally wouldn't believe it.

God stick?

If it was really that weird, Yu Ji wouldn't have been stabbed to death by Sun Ce.

However, it can be used.

Zuo Ci nodded slightly and said, "It's a great honor!"

Lu Yi motioned Zuo Ci to sit down and said, "I'm here to see the Taoist priest this time. I actually have something that I want the Taoist priest to help me verify, and then look for better ingredients. It's best to make them in large quantities."

Zuo Ci looked confused.

Lu Yi said: "I recently got a formula, and I don't know how to make it. However, it is said that the things made from this formula can ignite a raging fire at a small level; or destroy the world at a large level."

Zhuge Liang: "."

Yan Xiang: "."

Zuo Ci: "I have never heard of anything that can destroy the world."

Lu Yi smiled and said: "So, why don't I just recruit outstanding alchemists like Taoist Priest? If Taoist Priest can research this formula, I can set up an alchemist category at Wujun University and let alchemists serve as officials."

Everyone: "."

Can an alchemist still be an official?

What on earth is this Wu Hou going to do?
Although Zhuge Liang and Yan Xiang were curious, they did not directly refute.

After all, even a medical worker like Hua Tuo could be made an official by the Marquis of Wu.

Zuo Ci asked curiously: "Wu Hou, tell me."

Lu Yi said: "Yellow teeth, ground frost, charcoal."

The yellow tooth among them refers to sulfur.

Ground frost refers to saltpeter.

Zuo Ci: "."

He had indeed never heard of this recipe.

Lu Yi said: "These three items, in different proportions, are said to produce different things. Could you please help me verify these different things and find a way to mass-produce them?"

"Oh, by the way, remember, it's very dangerous. Taoist priest, please be careful."

"As I said just now, if it goes too far, it could destroy the world."

Although Zuo Ci was puzzled, he still nodded and said: "Okay, Pindao will go back and verify it now."

Lu Yi, whose name was Zuo Ci, said to Yan Xiang: "Mr. Yan, lead the Taoist priest to arrange a private house near Wujun University, as far away from the crowd as possible. All the supplies that the Taoist priest needs, and the servants, will also be provided."

Zuo Ci's heart skipped a beat.

Really!
This treatment is indeed good.

It seems that Wu Hou really intends to use himself.

Lu Yi then looked at Zuo Ci and said with a smile: "Taoist Master, there is no need to rush this matter. Take your time. You should rest first and recharge yourself, and then you can start working again. If you need alchemists to help, you can recruit others. "

"Gu, I won't treat you badly."

Zuo Ci hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you!"

Yan Xiang made a gesture of invitation to Zuo Ci and left with Zuo Ci.

When Zhuge Liang saw them leaving, he curiously asked Lu Yi: "Brother-in-law, can this thing really destroy the world? Why have I never seen it in a book before? What is it called?"

Lu Yi said: "This is called gunpowder. If you can use it, it is normal to destroy the sky and the earth."

Pointing to his feet, Lu Yi smiled and said: "Let's just say that once this thing is made, our government office can be directly razed to the ground."

Zhuge Liang hissed and said with shining eyes: "Brother-in-law, how did you know this? Which book mentioned it?"

(End of this chapter)