【In the fifth year of Jian'an, at the end of October, it is cloudy.】
[It has been more than ten years, and I feel the feeling of being sick again... And because I haven't been sick for a long time and have no antibodies in my body, the symptoms of this disease seem to be a bit menacing... Alas... I have to show up to my old age again.
Cao has taken a long vacation, which is really a bit embarrassing.】
In the study, Lu Yan was writing his diary and rubbing his nose. Although he had a slight cold, it was far from "violent".
After wiping his hands, Lu Yan picked up his pen and continued writing,
[When we conquered Yecheng, I thought that Old Cao was going to take Yuan Tan’s wife back, but in the end, Old Cao actually released Yuan Shao’s whole family... Could it be that Old Cao has changed his gender?]
[Uh... No, it seems that Zhen Mi was found by Cao Pi... And when he conquered Yecheng last time, Cao Pi didn't go out with the army at all. It should be that Lao Cao didn't find Zhen Mi, so he let her escape.
out of Lao Cao’s clutches.]
[The legendary Luo Shen...I really want to see if she is as charming as the legendary one.]
Speaking of the Zhen family, I have to mention two more words here.
Although the Zhen family in Jizhou (I wrote it wrong before, the Zhen family should be in Zhongshan, Jizhou, thanks to the book friend for correcting me, I am correcting it now) and the Mi family in Xuzhou are both wealthy families, they are still somewhat different in nature.
The Mi family is a family of merchants that has been established for three generations, but the Zhen family is a family with a history of more than a hundred years. However, the current situation of the Zhen family is not very good, especially before Zhen Mi and Yuan Xi got married.
The ancestor of the Zhen family, Zhen Han, was a high-ranking official, and could be said to be a very popular minister. Therefore, the Zhen family was once a wealthy family, with great honor and glory.
But the problem is that Zhen Han is a close associate of Wang Mang. After Wang Mang usurped power and failed, Zhen Han was also pulled down. The Zhen family, which was prosperous during the Zhen Han period, also began to decline rapidly.
Precisely because of their connection with Wang Mang, the Zhen family has always been unpopular with the imperial court and other aristocratic families. Although the Zhen family can continue to inherit the family, they can't find a good way out over time, and are finally forced to turn to
Doing business.
Hundreds of years have passed, and the Zhen family has become one of the richest families in Jizhou and even the world by doing business.
However, due to their status as businessmen, the Zhen family's social status has always been difficult to achieve, let alone be comparable to the previous renown.
Later, the Zhen family waited for an opportunity to turn around, that is, during the Ling Emperor's period, they sold their official positions and obtained titles.
At that time, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was buying and selling official positions in Luoyang. As long as you donated enough money, you could choose any official position.
For example, Mr. Cao, who was also a ruthless man, spent 100 million yuan to buy a five-month-old Taiwei... However, this also had the intention of protecting the Cao family, so this money can be regarded as a loss of wealth and avoidance of disaster.
The Zhen family also hoped to change the fate of their own family, so Zhen Yi, the head of the Zhen family at the time, took his money to Luoyang to seek an official position, preparing to re-enter the official career.
But still because of her ancestors, although Zhen Yi spent a huge amount of money, she only bought a small county magistrate in the end.
Zhen Yi was only in his twenties at that time. A county magistrate in his twenties would be considered young and promising today, with a bright future.
All I can say is that God doesn’t want Zhen’s housekeeping to work together.
Zhen Yi is still a bit short-sighted. During his tenure, he showed his true qualities as a businessman and began to plunder people's wealth and wealth, causing people to live in dire straits and boiling with resentment.
It was the late period of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. During an outing, Zhen Yi's itinerary was known to the Yellow Turbans. The Yellow Turbans laid an ambush and Zhen Yi was ambushed and killed, losing her young and precious life.
Now it's better. After Zhen Yi's death, the Zhen family suffered a heavy blow. Only a few old, weak, women and children were left in the Zhen family, and they became the targets of other families.
A weak and wealthy family will naturally attract a group of coveters.
Fortunately, Zhen Yi's wife Zhang stood up bravely at this time and began to take charge of the overall situation of the Zhen family. Under the leadership of Zhang, the Zhen family gave up some things, but finally managed to maintain most of the family business.
Later, when Yuan Shao rose to prominence in Jizhou, the Zhen family saw the opportunity and chose to marry their most beautiful daughter, Zhen Mi, to Yuan Shao's second son, Yuan Xi.
Although Yuan Xi is the son with the least hope of inheriting Yuan Shao's legacy, at least he is in charge of the entire Youzhou and has soldiers and generals in his hands. The Zhen family finally climbed up the big tree and was able to protect themselves. Yuan Xi also
With the huge financial and manpower support of the Zhen family, they were able to quickly expand their army and establish a foothold in Youzhou.
[There are many aristocratic families in Hebei, and there are also many hard-core people...but the Zhen family should be easier to recruit. To break the situation of the Hebei aristocratic families, I am afraid that it will eventually fall on the Zhen family...]
[Tsk, tsk, I just don’t know who Zhen Mi will take advantage of in the end...Cao Pi? Cao Ang? Or Boss Cao? 】
[However, no matter how I look at it, it looks like a bright red flower is about to be inserted into a pile of cow dung...Forget it, the picture is too beautiful, I can’t imagine it.]
Lu Yan shook his head. He was just curious about Zhen Mi's appearance. As for the other things, he had no idea at all. The aristocratic family was already difficult to deal with, so why bother to make himself angry.
Putting aside the Zhen family's affairs, Lu Yan continued to write,
[Today I took Zilong and the others to see the making of gunpowder and the power of explosive packets... Judging from their appearance, it seems that they have anticipated changes in the battlefield in the future. 】
[But they are also a little unfounded. There is still a long way to go before gunpowder can completely change the way of fighting...]
[Although the current industrial level is still far behind, some guns should be ready for trial production.]
[I remember that the earliest musket in the world seemed to be born in the Southern Song Dynasty. What is it called a "sudden musket"? 】
Gunpowder was undoubtedly invented by China. But later, the Mongol Empire's army was defeated in a battle with the Arabs. The Arabs seized rockets, poisonous fire jars, artillery, thunder and other gunpowder weapons, thus mastering the manufacture of gunpowder weapons.
and use.
Later, the Arabs fought long-term wars with some European countries. During the war, the Arabs used gunpowder weapons, and the Europeans took the opportunity to gradually master the technology of manufacturing gunpowder and gunpowder weapons.
Thinking of this, Lu Yan frowned.
[The Mongols brought gunpowder to the West... Later, the West used gunpowder to bring a painful and humiliating experience to China...]
As he wrote this, Lu Yan's heart, which had been wavering, gradually became firmer.
[Instead of being beaten by others, why not beat them into the dirt first?!]
【Damn it! Do it!】
"Boom!!!"
In October, there was thunder.
After a burst of thunder, it started to rain.
Lu Yan closed the diary and walked to the window.
Looking at the misty sky, Lu Yan's usually peaceful aura seemed to become a little sharper at this moment.
"Husband! Uncle Zhi and Xiao Xu secretly drank your wine again!" Lu Yanshuai only lasted three seconds, but Lu Lingqi's words destroyed his success.
"What a bunch of naughty kids that need to be dealt with." Lu Yan sighed and said to Lu Lingqi who walked in: "That stuff is almost the same as juice. It's okay for the kids to drink some wine."
"The fact that they are so unscrupulous is what you got used to..."
"What's this? When we have children in the future, you will see what true pampering means. Having nothing to do... Hehe..."
"Eh? It's broad daylight, you can't do whatever you want...ah!"
It's stormy outside and turbulent inside the house.