Yanzhou, Dongacheng, outside the gate of the fertilizer workshop.
A young man holding a donkey and dressed in cloth robes strode into the workshop under the introduction of guard Fang Guang.
Compared with forty days ago, Xu Shu's expression lacked the edge of a heated debate with Fang Guang, but more of an inexplicable restlessness that he tried his best to suppress.
Fang Guang took a quick look and saw that Xu Shu's hands, hair, and clothes were covered with grass clippings and dust, as if he had been intercepted by bandits and pinned down in the soil to escape.
"Yuan Zhi? Were you intercepted by Lu Bu's troops?"
"No, Datong. I have actually been in Dong'e, dormant in the fields for several days. Every day I watched the military households in Qingzhou and the people working in the villages in Xuzhou. Before I came here, I heard the words of General Taishi Ci today and knew that you were back.
That’s when he showed up!”
"Mr. Datong, Yuan Zhi has already kept all the output and operations of Cangtingjin in mind!"
"If every piece of land in the world is managed by Mr. Wang, the people of all nine states will never be in danger of freezing or starving!"
"Xu Shu is here to take care of the people of the world. Thank you very much, sir!"
After Xu Shu finished speaking, he made a respectful bow to Guang in front of him. Han Hao looked at each other and was shocked in his heart.
You know, in the Han Dynasty, even though there were famous people who were courteous and virtuous, no matter how high or low the family was, everything was based on their status!
Without a good family background, even though a high-ranking family member is polite to others, the indifference and glare in his heart can never go away.
Even Cao Cao himself had to rely on killing and making concessions to establish his authority in order to barely suppress the Yanzhou clan.
Fang Guang was born, which is far behind Cao Song. Xu Shu was also born in a middle-class family. He bowed like this out of sincerity. He was committed to work after losing a fight, but it was different.
After all, Fang Guang has been struggling in this world for such a long time. He has seen the blank eyes of countless scholars and nobles. When he saw Xu Shu being so respectful, his eyes could not help but turn slightly red. He took two steps forward.
He helped the famous scholar Xu Yuanzhi.
"Nothing can be said about benefiting all people with some small tricks. Even if there are strange skills, if they are not managed by talented and virtuous people, nothing will be possible. Yanzhou and the world will need our cooperation in the future!"
"Datong, do you know how rare it is that the bean sprouts are already stronger than half of the others in less than twenty days?"
"I calculated using Mr. Wolong's method. The power of this fertilizer workshop can produce 30% of an acre, plus deep plowing and irrigation, 50% is no problem!"
"If Zhuge Kongming comes with me, he will definitely admire you after seeing this episode!"
Xu Shu kept talking about Zhuge Liang, which made Fang Guang feel hot in his heart.
Regardless of whether the Shu-Han lineage or the Liu Bei brothers have gained a foothold in this troubled world, no matter how much darkness is hidden under the sun, Zhuge Kongming and Wuhou are all people he respects.
After working hard and dying, one Yizhou and one state challenged Cao Wei. Such a strategic layout and thousands of years of history, how many people can do it?
Fang Guang's heart suddenly felt hot and he couldn't help but ask.
"Yuan Zhi and Zhuge Kongming are the most outstanding people in the world. You can persuade him to serve Ming Gong. If you can come to Yanzhou, I will try my best to use my wealth to guarantee that Ming Gong will use you. Even if I am your deputy, there will be no problem.
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Thinking of the power of Zhuge Fangguang's combination, Sima of the other department rubbed his hands and smiled a little silly.
Xu Shu shook his head in embarrassment.
"Datong, I really told my husband about this. He has great ambitions and is unwilling to leave the mountain for the time being. Even if he wants to leave the mountain, I'm afraid he won't come to Ming Gong's office!"
Xu Shu didn't want to talk more about this matter. Fang Guang sighed in his heart and stopped asking any more questions.
He suddenly had a bad premonition that Wu Hou might have a different destiny with him in the future. After all, his revelations about Liu Xuande were all one-sided.
Perhaps in the eyes of some celebrities, he was helping the tyrants to do evil and throwing dirty water on them.
"Lord Sima, if Zhuge Kongming doesn't come, he won't come. The most important thing in Yanzhou now is your lord!"
"To be fair to Datong, before Ming Gong goes to the west this time, I want to meet with you, Lord. Everything about this fertilizer workshop is good, but white ash is hard to come by!"
"I have asked merchants from Yuan Shao and several states in the south of the Yangtze River to bring this thing. This thing must be burned with charcoal!"
"Nowadays, most of the people's power in the world is used for farming and fighting. The price of charcoal is quite expensive. The white ash will be gone in a few days. How can this workshop continue?"
With a sad look on his face, Zao Zhuan changed the topic and brought the discussion back to the current major events.
Dongjun Ling's tone was bitter, and the joy of Xinfei's success suddenly disappeared without a trace.
When Fang Guang heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and suddenly he realized that in the Han Dynasty, this quicklime was probably made of firewood. This thing would not be cheap in troubled times!
The big boss is famously poor, and now he is looking for ancient tombs to dig in various places.
It was not easy for Xun Yu and Guo Jia to collect enough military rations. Where could they have the money to buy quicklime?
"How can Mr. Ming have any money? Otherwise, Xun You has brought thousands of family fortunes. Now, Mr. Ming, I'm afraid he will plunder all around!"
"White ash is expensive, let's make it ourselves, charcoal? My white ash, this thing is very expensive and laborious to bake. It uses charcoal. I remember that there are quite a lot of this stuff in Hezhong, Hedong, and Guanzhong!"
Coal in ancient times was called charcoal. It was not popular in the world during the Han Dynasty. Looking at Zao Zhuan, Han Hao's face was blank. Xu Shu, who was standing beside him, spoke up to explain.
"Charcoal is the most abundant in Guanzhong. It is a black-hard stone. I only know that it is used in the southwest to burn towers to ward off evil spirits. It turns out that it can also be used to refine white ash? Datong, are there any things in the world that you don't know?"
Xu Shu's eyes widened, he looked at Fang Guang and said in surprise, the more he interacted with the young man, the more he felt that this yellow turban captain gave people an unfathomable feeling.
Even Zhuge Kongming could not make him feel this kind of feeling.
"This thing is found everywhere. To use it, you need to dig a well, support, ventilate, and drain water. I can draw a picture for you, Zaojun Ling. Yanzhou definitely has this thing. Wherever there is a fire in the mountains for no reason, it will be this thing in the middle of the mountain!"
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"You can send civil servants to inspect the land under the jurisdiction of Duke Zheng, dig out the charcoal, burn out the white ash, and sell it to Yuan Shao. Li Ji or Liu Biao can do it!"
"Also, I have a way to refine copper and iron as long as I find the ore. When the time comes, the swords and guns under Ming Gong's command will be sharp and unmatched by other states!"
Fang Guang became more and more happy as he talked, but he didn't notice that when Zao Zhuan and Han Hao heard the word "official", their faces suddenly became sad.
"Datong and Dongjun are now in short supply of civil servants. The children of scholars are all relying on Xun Yu, Xun You brothers, or Guo Jia and Cheng Yu! Even if they are asked to come to Dongjun to serve as copywriters, they are unwilling to do so.
How much more to let them patrol prefectures and counties?”
"I was about to talk to Datong about this matter. I am an ordinary white man who is illiterate. I and General Han's cronies will keep an eye on the fertilizer workshop and proportioning. There will be a lot of things going on in East County and there will be a shortage of people everywhere!"
"Can Datong please ask your lord to recruit some scholars and people with ink on their chests to come here?"