Chapter 384 My high status and power have already made me tremble
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Obviously, because of the excellent matching mechanism between states and counties in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, these revolted refugees successfully defeated the county soldiers in Guanghan County, killed the Mianzhu Order, and obtained some weapons and equipment.
Then they climbed up and shouted, claiming to be the disciples of the Great Master, which immediately inspired some local people who were dissatisfied with Xi Jian and corrupt officials. Some bankrupt farmers and refugees joined them, swept through Mianzhu, and then attacked Luoxian County
, went to kill Xi Jian under the pretext of revenge, and succeeded again.
It can only be said that the local military armed forces are even more unreliable than the Yizhou Yellow Turban Army. Xi Jian can do nothing but make money. He deserved to be caught and tortured to death by the Yizhou Yellow Turban Army.
Then the "Yellow Turban Army" began to grow in size, and its leader Ma Xiang and others also began to have ambitions. Perhaps they felt that the Yizhou soldiers were so weak and easy to deal with, so they attacked from all directions and soon won consecutive battles and victories. The tribe expanded to
More than 100,000 yuan, and then he was proclaimed emperor in Jianwei County.
It expands quite quickly.
Moreover, these guys have no military discipline, and a large number of them are refugees from other places. They have no preferential treatment for the local people. They rob when they need to and kill when they need to.
After passing the initial stage of resisting oppression, they soon became like bandits and robbers, no more disciplined than the rulers.
So when Liu Bei's army recaptured Mianzhu and Luo County, they found that not only wealthy households, but also many common people were harmed by it. They were robbed of food and property, and some were robbed of their wives and daughters.
After recapturing Luoxian County, Liu Bei began to march towards Chengdu, preparing to rest in Chengdu for a day or two before launching an attack on Jianwei County.
He originally thought that the Yellow Turban Army was so powerful that they would need more troops to be safer, but now it seems that they don't need too many troops at all to deal with them. He brought five battalions into Shu, which was really overkill.
Two battalions are enough.
Forget it, let's just think of it as military training.
After he led his troops to Chengdu, Gao Yu, the governor of Shu County, led his people thirty miles out of the city to meet Liu Bei. He greeted Liu Bei with grand etiquette, praised Liu Bei's illustrious martial arts, and then presented Liu Bei with gifts and military rewards.
Liu Bei accepted them all, chatted and laughed with Gao Yu, and was very friendly to him.
During the conversation, Liu Bei learned that Gao Yu was from Chenliu and came from the Chenliu Gao family.
The Chenliugao family is not a small family, but a relatively well-known local family. Most of the family members are officials and have considerable energy.
What's interesting is that Yuan Shao's first wife was born in the Gao family of Chenliu, and his eldest son Yuan Tan was born in the Gao family.
Gao Yu himself was an elegant middle-aged man. It is said that he promoted culture and education in Shu County and was very concerned about culture and education. When talking with Liu Bei, he regretted why Liu Bei could not come to Yizhou to be the state pastor.
"I heard that the prince was setting up a state school in Liangzhou, and more than 2,000 people came to study in the state. Xuan was quite emotional. It's a pity that he didn't have so much money, and he wasn't as famous as the prince. He had the heart to promote culture and education, but he didn't
If you don't have the ability to develop culture and education, it would be a good thing if you could be the pastor of Yizhou!"
As he spoke, Gao Yu sighed repeatedly.
Liu Bei didn't have any regrets about this, but since Gao Yu had such an idea of developing culture and education, Liu Bei felt that he could cooperate with him on the bamboo paper issue.
It just so happens that Shu County is also a bamboo producing area. If we can get Gao Yu's cooperation, the production of bamboo paper will be very smooth.
So Liu Bei took out the bamboo paper he carried with the army and showed it to Gao Yu. He also told Gao Yu about the production status of the bamboo paper and his need for bamboo, and expressed his desire to cooperate with Gao Yu.
"I want to produce bamboo paper on a large scale in Liangzhou, but I need a lot of bamboo. Liangzhou doesn't have that much bamboo, but there is in Sichuan, so I really need bamboo from Sichuan."
Gao Yu saw the bamboo paper, wrote a few words and went up to observe. He also heard that Liu Bei made bamboo paper very cheaply and was greatly surprised.
"Such good paper is so cheap to make. It only takes bamboo to make it. If it spreads throughout the Han Dynasty, wouldn't it be a blessing to the entire Han Dynasty? It is really a blessing to the Han Dynasty that a prince has such a talent!"
Gao Yu admired Liu Bei's skill very much and couldn't put it down while holding a stack of bamboo paper.
So Liu Bei got more bamboo paper as a gift to him, and discussed with him about purchasing bamboo from Shu County and going to Liangzhou to make bamboo paper.
Gao Yu agreed immediately.
"It is Xie's blessing to be able to cooperate with the monarch to make bamboo paper. If this comes true, and it is possible for Xui to succeed in his lifelong wish, then the monarch will be his benefactor!"
Gao Yu immediately agreed to cooperate with Liu Bei in the production of bamboo paper, and generously stated that he would not pay for it, and he could cut off as much bamboo as Liu Bei wanted and take it.
Of course, if you feel that the journey is far away, it is not impossible to set up a bamboo paper production workshop in Shu County, right?
Gao Yu's abacus was so good that the abacus beads almost jumped into Liu Bei's face.
But Liu Bei never thought about making money from bamboo paper.
What he hoped was to spread bamboo paper throughout the Han Empire, making it a cheap product that everyone could afford, and replacing bamboo slips and other expensive paper as soon as possible.
Being able to lay the paper all over the country earlier is also a very meaningful thing for him. There is no need for him to set up a card in this matter, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't make a penny.
"I have never thought about making money from bamboo paper. If bamboo paper can benefit the world, it will be a great merit for me. Money is really needless to mention. I am not a person who loves money. What I worried about before was
Entrusted to non-human beings, this exquisite technique is covered in dust.
Lord Gao, my high status and power have made me tremble with fear. The ancients said that virtue is great. If you don’t have enough virtue, it will be a great disaster to be in a high position and hold power. Now that I have some power, I often feel
He was on the verge of disaster.
What I think about day and night is how to enhance my own virtue so that my virtue can withstand the disasters caused by excessive power. I have thought about it and thought that if I can practice the merits of Daxing Culture and Education in the world, I will surely win the favor of people all over the world.
Only in this way can I feel at ease."
Liu Bei held Gao Yu's hand and expressed his concerns to Gao Yu sincerely.
Gao Yu was greatly amazed and was immediately shocked by Liu Bei's noble moral character. After being shocked, he felt deeply ashamed.
"The prince is in a high position, yet he has such virtues, but he dies in the position of county governor, and has not accomplished much, but he still has a despicable heart! Such behavior is really embarrassing to the world! How can he have the qualifications to help the emperor to govern a country?
Woolen cloth?"
With that said, Gao Yu stood up and paid homage to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei supported Gao Yu.
"When people see cherished items, they will want to possess them. However, there are differences in cherished items. Some people love money and will do anything for money, while Gao Jun loves paper and is obsessed with paper. I don't think this is bad.
Therefore, I am willing to build an additional papermaking workshop in Shu County and let Jun Gao take care of it on my behalf.
I don’t have many requirements for Gao Jun. I just hope that Gao Jun can produce large amounts of paper and sell paper in large quantities and cheaply. I will also produce large amounts of paper. If Gao Jun has like-minded friends, he can also entrust him with this papermaking technique.
Let's work together to make large quantities of paper and sell large quantities. It is best to make it so cheap that you can buy a lot of bamboo paper for five baht, making bamboo paper a cheap thing that ordinary people can afford.
, truly benefiting the world.
In this way, everyone in the world can use paper, and everyone in the world has the possibility to read and practice calligraphy. The ancient sages hoped to educate the world, and Confucius also hoped to educate the world. Only with paper can we have the basis to educate the world.