Chapter 369 Visitors

It has been three years since Beigong City was established. Compared to the early days when it was very poor and required a lot of money from the court, today Beigong City is basically self-sufficient, even if it is just the silk cloth made by the craftsmen and their families using equipment. It is enough to increase the current expenses of Beigong City, but these cloths and silks are sold by the imperial court, and the money sold is directly used in Beigong City, so the family members of Beigong City do not feel that their labor is How much wealth it contains.

However, as someone who does not often come to Beigong City, not to mention Dian Wei, even Jia Xu can feel the great shock.

The last time I came to Beigong City, I saw only arrow clusters being mass-produced. But not long after, there seemed to be changes. The mines inside Beigong City began to be connected by rails, and the things mined were made using these. Plant a rail car to pull it.

There are no horses, no manpower, only carbon and water to drive, and the carrying capacity is extremely strong.

"If there are enough iron ingots, this Yin-Yang Furnace Cart alone can save a lot of manpower and material resources." Jia Xu couldn't help but marvel.

Ma Jun, who was following Lu Bu, smiled and said, "I'm afraid Shangshu doesn't know that the mineral deposits that can be mined every year from the Beigongcheng Iron Mine are ten times that of the entire Guanzhong in previous years."

After his stuttering was cured by Lu Bu, he became extremely talkative.

When Jia Xu heard this, he looked at Lu Bu and saw Lu Bu nodding. After the final Yin Yang furnace came out, he did have plans to lay a railway track from Chang'an to Luoyang.

If, as Ma Jun said, such a large amount of mining could be achieved with the help of these equipment, it would not be impossible to lay a railway track.

Even Jia Xu found it difficult to accept this sudden increase in output. He had also seen the design of the Yin-Yang furnace. The final form of the Yin-Yang furnace had a complex and precise structure, but the size was unknown. According to today's rules, Look, it should be getting smaller and smaller.

"We also need one from Chang'an to Nanyang." Lu Bu nodded. These two lines must be laid, and they will be laid starting next year. Even if the Yin and Yang Furnace has not yet advanced to its final form, it is enough to make railway tracks. , as long as the final track of the yin and yang furnace car is designed.

"My lord must already know what kind of trouble there will be." Jia Xu said with a smile.

If there is no shortage of iron ore, it is not impossible to lay railroad tracks. The current appearance of Beigong City has shown that it is feasible. Perhaps the future city should look like Beigong City.

But there are many problems. For example, the laid rails have been damaged and stolen. Just looking at the way the railcar operates now, you can see that it relies heavily on the rails. If it is missing a section, will there be any impact?

How to prevent people from stealing the track will be a big problem. Just protecting this track will require a lot of manpower, and it will be long-term.

Lu Bu understood what Jia Xu was talking about, nodded and said, "I have been prepared for a long time."

Legislation alone is naturally not enough. Firstly, the tracks need to be repaired regularly. Secondly, these two tracks will definitely not be the only ones built in the future. After the final Yin-Yang furnace is released, it will be about twice as good as now in all aspects, and If suitable materials can be found in the future, this Yin-Yang furnace has the ability to go further.

Therefore, it is necessary to have a team of people who specialize in this industry. In addition, it is also possible to establish another team that is specifically responsible for this aspect of protection.

In addition, thieves must be severely punished, and buyers must also be severely punished. As long as someone buys or sells these things, they must be severely punished immediately. The methods must be ruthless and must be widely publicized. Only in this way can barriers be built in people's hearts.

There will definitely be some ignorant people killed, because killing a section of railway track certainly seems unjust, but it is necessary.

These things have already happened in the simulation world, and the coping strategies have been used and are indeed effective.

Jia Xu nodded and said nothing more. Since Lu Bu said so, it would be no problem. He believed that Lu Bu had already prepared a perfect plan.

It's actually good to have a lord like this, you don't have to worry about anything.

I came here this time because the Yin Yang furnace is about to be replaced. However, this time the replacement, the role of manpower is much smaller than before. If we continue at this rate, Lu Bu's plan will be completely completed in another five years. By then, Yin Yang The furnace will officially appear in front of the world, and Guanzhong will also enter a new era. After two more years of preparation, the world will basically be restored.

It was not until five days later that the new Yin-Yang furnace was put into use and no abnormalities occurred. Lu Bu was satisfied and took Jia Xu and Dian Wei back to Chang'an.

"The Ma family dragged their master to propose marriage." When he returned home, Yan told Lu Bu about the proposal of marriage while changing his clothes.

"It's time to get married." Lu Bu looked at his wife and said with a smile, "I understand why my father-in-law looked like that back then."

Probably all men have that complicated mentality when marrying their daughters.

Yan nodded silently. Lu Bu's parents died young, and she was almost the same. Born in a border area, not many people could live past forty. Even for a larger family like hers, she thought of how her father said goodbye when she got married. , I didn’t have a deep understanding of it at the time, but now that we have never seen each other again, I can’t help but feel sad.

"Let's make some preparations. Set the wedding date and choose a good day. Now that we have decided, we can't act like a mother-in-law and a woman. This is not the style of my Lu family." Lu Bu said flatly.

Yan only found it funny, saying it like this, as if he was not the one who caused the quarrel before.

However, Lu Bu now holds the position of Taiwei. He wants to marry a daughter. Although it is a family matter, it also alarms the whole of Chang'an.

In fact, there are many families who want to marry Lu Bu. In Chang'an City, even if they have experienced countless baptisms, there are many famous families. If you can marry Lu Bu, it will not only be as simple as marrying a woman, but more importantly, it will break Lu Bu's previous habit. Something to hold on to.

Look, don’t you, Lu Bu, also value family background?

In fact, getting married really depends on family status. Even if families are too different, it will be difficult for them to get married. It is normal for Lu Bu to marry a daughter based on the family status of the other party, but in the eyes of caring people, this is another matter. It's over.

Inciting public opinion secretly can also cause a chaos, especially since the imperial examination has just ended, and Lu Bu's intention to support poor families is already obvious. At this time, it would be very meaningful if Lu Bu's daughter could be married to a famous family.

However, no one expected that Ma Chao would be the one to marry in the end.

If you want to call the Ma family a famous family, they are indeed a famous family. After Fubo Ma Yuan, even if Ma Yuan was not favored later, it was still a family that had been passed down for two hundred years as a hero of the founding of Guangwu.

But if you want to call them a famous family, the Ma family can be considered powerful at best. Ma Teng and Ma Chao are both of mixed Qiang and Han descent, and they have lived in the land of Qiang and Hu for a long time, so they cannot be regarded as pure Han people.

For many people, it would be better for Lu Bu to marry his daughter than this.

But things have already happened. Now that Lu Bu has made his decision, who in the whole Guanzhong and even the whole world can change his mind? Not to mention forced interference, people can only watch.

"Master, if the dog collides with the young master in the future, please just clean it up. Don't worry about breaking it. If you can't beat it to death, just beat it to death!"

This was the first thing Ma Teng said after meeting Lu Bu. Ma Chao was embarrassed and angry when he heard it. He once again doubted whether he was his biological child. Is this human language?

"Brother Shoucheng said something serious." Lu pulled Ma Teng and sat down and said, "Now that we are married, how they live their lives is their business. As long as they don't scold and scold them for no reason, we parents don't have to worry about it. Too much control will only lead to bad things.”

These words cannot be taken entirely seriously, but they can be regarded as Lu Bu's attitude. Although Lu Lingqi has not seen him before, she seems to be open-minded after hearing Lu Bu's words.

In fact, marrying a subordinate is also very troublesome for Lu Bu. In order for his daughter to live a more comfortable life, it is best not to interfere. After all, if the young couple occasionally gets into trouble, the father will run to take care of it. As time goes by, the son-in-law will definitely feel like it. Passing on the dissatisfaction with the father-in-law to the daughter may actually harm the daughter.

But to say that he doesn't care at all... that's his own pet peeve. How could he not care at all? Moreover, the identities of the two parties are different. Ma Teng is worried about Lu Bu's displeasure. In fact, Lu Bu also has to worry about this issue of proportion. In this world, dragging identity into it can easily lead to depression. Feeling, but it is impossible to completely distinguish between public and private.

How to solve this problem requires good control.

Basically, the marriage has been decided. Ma Teng came here this time just to facilitate the marriage and buy a family property in Chang'an, instead of having to travel thousands of miles to welcome someone to Jincheng.

Although the bitter cold land in the northwest has gotten better in recent years, it is difficult for people who have lived in Chang'an for a long time to adapt to the northwest.

In the next few days, the two parties started busy with the wedding and set a wedding date. On the day of their wedding, Liu Xie came to join in the fun and witness their marriage. No matter what the attitude of the civil and military officials in the court towards Lu Bu, this day also came. Some people came uninvited. On this day, Lu Mansion married a daughter. No matter whether she wanted to see her or not, she was a guest and there was no reason to turn her away. However, it was a rare prosperity in Chang'an in recent years. Even the people were celebrating when they heard about it. .

"Brother, what day is it today? Why is Chang'an so lively?" On the streets of Chang'an, the three Liu Bei brothers were a little confused as they walked on the street. Zhang Fei looked at Liu Bei.

Liu Bei shook his head and looked at the prosperous Chang'an, feeling a little distracted for a moment. This was not the same as the Chang'an he imagined.

After Guan Yu inquired with others, he came back and said, "Brother, this is Na Lu... the daughter of the Taiwei."

"What does Lu Bu's marriage of a daughter have to do with the people? Why are they so happy?" Zhang Fei couldn't understand. Does Lu Bu's marriage of a daughter have anything to do with the people? What are these people doing?

"Lü Bu has a reputation of benevolence and righteousness for the people in Guanzhong. It is not difficult to understand that he would be like this." Liu Bei suddenly smiled and said: "Second brother, go and prepare a gift, and we will come to visit you."

"Brother, why do we give him gifts!?" Zhang Fei looked at Liu Bei in disbelief.

Liu Bei glanced at Zhang Fei and said, "Now that we have come to Chang'an, we will inevitably work together in the future. We still need to have normal interactions."

Guan Yu ignored Zhang Fei and went to prepare...