Fall In Love with the Technology Tree

    The interior was dim, and the opaque windows blocked the late winter sunlight outside, leaving only the beating candlelight to illuminate Ah Sheng's cheeks as the baby fat began to fade.

    "Although I say so, but now I start building the ship, I probably won't catch up." She lowered her head slightly, as if she was carrying an unbearable load on her neck.

    Kong Mo asked: "Is the lord in a hurry? I wanted to ask before, what does the lord want a new type of seaboat? If it is for the treasures of the south, it is not in a hurry."

    A Sheng didn't seem to be listening, and continued to say according to his own ideas: "Donglai used to be Jiaodong, and the Liu family was the only one. They are clans after all, remember to maintain respect, and give enough gifts to meet. , the land purchase procedures must be complete. Another, the most important thing at the seaside is to guard against tsunami wind and waves, build shelters at high places, and prevent early warnings and drills. If possible, recruit more fishermen who are knowledgeable about water. Live on the water."

    "What do you mean, lord? Do you want to live in Donglai for a long time?"

    A Sheng raised his eyes: "It seems that I don't know, Mr. Kong will not let me go today."

    Kong Mo bowed: "Mo is stupid, please let the lord express it."

    "Alas."

    Seeing Ah Sheng sighed, Fang hurriedly stopped: "If the master is unwilling, there must be a reason for the master."

    "It's not a consideration that can't be seen." Ah Sheng shook his head, "With a clear goal, you can be motivated. It's just that this is a little longer."

    "Mo is not afraid of long stories. Every time I have a discussion with the lord, I have a sense of openness. The lord please."

    "The last bumper harvest was the year before. Last year's drought reduced the yield by more than 80%. This winter, there is not even a single snowfall. If this year is also a year of severe drought, people's homes will be There is no food left."

    Kong Mo's eyes widened: "What does the lord mean?"

    "Since I was born, the Central Plains have been affected by disasters for almost half of the years, and there have been continuous famines within a few years of peace. , I'm afraid a new round of catastrophe is coming. On the contrary, the South Island has had a bumper harvest for six seasons, and besides being self-sufficient, there is still food. I was afraid of the disaster, so I rushed to send the children from Qiaoxian and Luoyang to the south; It was out of fear of famine that he ordered the South Island to open up new fields.

    "But whether it is to transport food from the South Island to the Central Plains, or to transport the victims of the Central Plains to the South Island. Large ships have to rely on large shipping volumes."

    Kong Mo was said to be in a hurry: "But we are building a ship now, and it will take a year or two to complete at the earliest."

    "So, it's too late for me to say. My father was idle a few years ago, and my uncle's health was gradually declining.

    Kong Mo surrendered: "It's not too late, we will set off immediately. Don't worry, my lord, I will build a medium-sized sea ship by the flowing water method, which can greatly shorten the construction period. Before the end of this year, I will be able to transport food for the main transporter ." Once Kong Mo is serious, he is technically very reliable.

    Asheng kowtowed to him: "Life is at stake, safety is the first priority. Sir, take care."

    Kong Mo and Fang went on the road overnight. Even the children who could have been training in Yingchuan for a month only urgently made up the class for ten days, and went to Qingzhou under the protection of the family.

    Time is pressing, she needs to move the focus of the Fuyingtang system from Yuzhou and Sili, which are short of food, to Qingzhou, Yanzhou and Hainan, which are relatively safe before summer. The masters of the Cao family will not starve to death because of the two-year drought, but it is hard to say that the number of orphans has exceeded 2,000.

    Didn't she think about the possibility of the rain falling from the sky, but pinned her hopes on the God of the end of the dynasty? Forgive her for not daring.

    In addition to suppressing the anxiety in his heart, Ah Sheng also served soup to the sick Cao Bao.

    A wooden food box with red stripes and black background, the upper layer is the medicinal soup, and the lower layer is the salty fish porridge. Ah Sheng personally took the handle of the food box and walked to Cao Bao's yard with his fifth aunt, Mrs. Han. The spring sun was in the sky, and the maids behind them held cumbersome cloth umbrellas to shade the host's house.

    "A-sheng has always been frowning recently, but because of A-weng's illness?"

    "I'm thinking, should I study Chinese medicine." I have been suffering from severe headaches for many years, and the trend is getting worse. Last week, I also experienced intermittent blindness. She suspected that Cao Bao had a brain tumor, which compressed the visual center, but without X-rays and MRI, she could not diagnose.

    She asked Cao Bao if she wanted to try craniotomy. Of course, Cao Bao said that he had lived enough, so that's it, he didn't want to toss the world-shattering method on himself. After all, Cao Bao is not Cao Teng, the trust between each other has not reached that level, and the risk is too high due to the simple conditions, so we can only give up.

    As if to vent something, Ah Sheng secretly dissected two rabbits and a wild deer with half his hands. Her heart is getting harder and harder, and the huge gaps caused by the successive inability to do anything are numbing, and it seems that it is not so difficult to accept Cao Bao's death.

    Cao Bao died in February, the same day as Cao Teng. But unlike the wind and snow that year, this year is so hot as if summer is coming early.

    There are about nine suns in the sky.

    According to Cao Bao's last wish, his coffin was returned to Qiao County and buried next to Cao Teng's tomb. The prefect, who had never made any mistakes in his life, just slept under the soil, and the tomb was so crude that it was hardly worthy of his prefect.

    Cao Song could not be worried for him, nor could Cao Cao and Cao Sheng be filial to him. This old man who gave Cao Wei's bloodline did not even leave a single word in the annals of history, and was drowned in the long history of the vast soup.

    With the death of Cao Bao, the story of the first generation of the Cao family has come to an end. No one can know what poverty and humiliation they experienced when they were young generation, and the third generation of the Cao family, who was dormant in youth, was left behind.

    A Sheng hangs his legs on the edge of the ox cart: "I have always been very sorry, but I just remembered some past events... A few years ago, my uncle and my brother took me and A brother to travel around Yingchuan, but there was no way to study. Finally, we arrived at Yingyin, and this is the road we took. At that time, the fields beside the road were lush and lush, and even if we were wandering around, there was still room for people to sing to the sky. But now..." The real red land is a thousand miles away.

    The body covered with loess died of hunger on the side of the road.

    If you are lucky, the corpse will be dragged away. In a drought year, nothing is lacking, except for dead firewood.

    Xun Yu is four years old, a pink and tender baby, curiously lying on the beam to observe the yellow and brown all over the world. "Hey, there's someone there." He pointed his index finger to the yellow grass by the roadside. Two lean men in the grass were carrying a woman's body and sneaking into the bushes. They were frightened by Xun Yu's voice and cast four wolf-like eyes.

    A Sheng is sure that if it weren't for the twenty strong guards beside the ox cart of the Xun family, Xun Yu would definitely be in the pot before the dead woman.

    Xun Yan hurriedly hugged Xiao Xun Yu away from the beam, and covered his eyes with one hand: "Ayu don't look, don't look at evil, see no evil, see no evil."

    Xun Yu kicked and struggled with her short legs, and shouted: "No, no, Ah Sheng is also watching."

    A Sheng was not in the mood to tease Xun Yu today, but talked to Xun Shuang who was sitting in the center of the car: "I thought that if the drought continued this year, there would be famine, but I didn't expect last year's The big production cut has already hurt the people. Before April, so many people starved to death."

    "Does Ah Sheng have any views on such a situation?" Xun Shuang asked.

    "A wise and mediocre person like me can see the omen of a severe drought in winter, but the relief has not yet arrived. This is the court's negligence." With a chilling air, "Isn't it just for this moment that the people have been supporting the court for thousands of days?"

    Xun Yu finally broke free from his brother's hand and stared at Ah Sheng with black eyes: "The book says that people serve the monarch just like children serve their father. Why is it in Ah Sheng's mouth, Does loyalty and filial piety also require conditions?"

    "Loyalty and filial piety are of course conditions." Ah Sheng blurted out, "People must survive before they can be loyal and filial. How can the dead talk about loyalty and filial piety?" She suddenly stood up and pointed at the two just now. The direction in which the starving people who stole the corpse left: "What A Yu just saw, wasn't it two dead men carrying a dead man?"

    The little friends were horrified, and they all looked at her dumbfounded.

    "Asheng!" Xun Shuang stopped her, "Why are you so extreme?"

    A Sheng was reprimanded by the teacher, did not reply, and slowly knelt back to the place. As she sat down, two lines of tears slid down: "I hate myself for being powerless, and I hate myself for being naive."

    "Stop, stop." Xun Shuang couldn't help crying with the students, "Isn't it just asking for food? Originally, the fellow villagers suffered disasters, and the Xun family couldn't make a difference. Our family gave out five thousand stones, Just treat it as an emergency before the imperial relief arrives."

    Cao Bao died in office, and the new prefect of Yingchuan has not yet arrived. Ah Sheng had no choice but to borrow food from the aristocratic family with Cao Chi, Cao Yin and others. No matter what, he had to hold the scene until the new prefect took office, otherwise Cao Bao would die in peace.

    The Xun family is willing to give 5,000 stones, which is absolutely generous. After all, the Cao family has no name and no points now, and I can't see any benefits from this help. In addition, the family was also affected by the disaster. Although they would not suffer from starvation, the pressure to store food would certainly increase. Ah Sheng wiped away his tears: "These five thousand stones are counted as borrowed by me, and they will be doubled back within ten years."

    Xun Shuang waved his hand and ordered the team to go back. "Go get busy, it will be much easier to borrow food from another family if my family provides the food first."

    A Sheng was not polite, and got the bamboo sticks for the Xun family warehouse to approve the grain, and jumped out of the ox cart and left with the Xun family steward.

    "What is Ah Yu thinking?" Xun Yan teased him.

    Xiaodouding held her chin: "When can I be as powerful as Ah Sheng."

    Have their own opinions, shoulder their own responsibilities, and dare to make promises, just like adults.