There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

"Mrs. Xie."

Seeing that her sister thanked her, Qiao Yun hurriedly said, "Thank you, Madam."

The potter grinned as he watched from behind.

"Sister, the owner of this mansion seems to be me, right? Is it appropriate for you to sign a contract with anyone?" The pottery merchant reminded Diao Chan kindly.

Diao Chan talked about him from left to right, and said: "Husband, I've been thinking about it these days. I stay at home to take care of the children every day. While sister Mi takes care of you, she also has to take care of me. There are no two people around you who know me." The care of Leng Zhinuan's personal maid is not the same thing. I thought about letting Xiao Yinger go to you, but this is great. With these two gentle Jiangnan girls staying by your side to take care of, the concubine And don't worry."

The potter's eyes widened when he heard this.

"Ma'am, your intention is to send these two beautiful girls who are the best in the south of the Yangtze River to serve as your husband's personal servants? The kind that serve tea and water, spread quilts and warm the bed?"

Diao Chan nodded, wondering, "Is there any problem, Husband?"

"No, no problem."

The pottery merchant waved his hands vigorously, pondered for a long time, then raised a thumbs up to Diao Chan, and said, "Madam! I don't want to say anything for my husband. As a wife, your heart is really serious. You’re so big, you’re a hero! I’m here to give you a thumbs up for my husband today.”

Diao Chan heard the words, frowned and pondered for a long time, then said quietly: "Although the words are so reasonable, why does the concubine feel that you don't seem to be complimenting me?"

Xuchang, the mansion of Sikong.

The potter sent an envoy again to send a reply to Cao Cao, but this time he did not send Zhuge Liang or Lu Su again.

The last time two people were sent here, it was because Cao Cao was not familiar with Zhuge Liang and Lu Su. Even if they were talented, what they showed in front of Cao Cao was nothing more than eloquence. For Cao Cao at that time, The two of them are just eloquent people, nothing special.

However, during this period of time, according to Cao Cao's personality, the two of them will definitely be investigated. If there is no accident, Zhuge Liang and Lu Su's achievements in the Tao army will definitely be ascertained by the Eagle Snake Mansion, so If the potters still sent them as envoys, they would probably be detained by Cao Cao.

So this time, the pottery merchant sent Sun Gan to answer Cao Cao.

Sun Qian told Cao Cao that the pottery merchant could satisfy Cao Cao's request for grain, grass and rice seeds, and learning technology beforehand, but he asked Cao Cao to send troops first.

After discussing with everyone, Cao Cao felt that the pottery's offer was very fair, so he agreed.

Then, Cao Cao immediately asked Sun Qian: "How is the third condition that Cao put forward to your Tai Tuo?"

Sun Qian laughed and said, "Sikong is talking about the second bridge, right?"

When Cao Cao heard the words, his eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded vigorously: "Not bad, not bad! Exactly!"

Sun Qian smiled and took out two copies of the Pitu from his bosom, and while presenting them to Cao Cao, he said: "The Grand Tutor has already found the second bridge, and I am specially ordered to dedicate it to Sikong."

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard the words, his face flushed with excitement.

But why did Sun Qian hand him Pitu?

Unfolding Pitu on the table, Sun Qian began to point out one by one to Cao Cao: "Sikong, this is the second bridge that my Taifu Tao collected for you after exhausting his efforts day and night after asking back and forth. "

Looking at the content on Pitu, Cao Cao's smile froze immediately.

"The Taifu said that this first bridge is called Zhaozhou Bridge. The bridge body is a single arch, which is composed of 28 independent stone arches in the longitudinal direction. Two open-shouldered arches are built on each side. The height of the stone arch is greatly reduced”

The muscles on Cao Cao's face trembled back and forth, looking a little annoyed.

"This second bridge is called the Marco Polo Bridge. Taifu said that if this bridge is to be built well, our current technology and materials don't seem to be enough to support it. The way to build it is the multi-culvert arc arch bridge technology. , It’s a very complicated drawing, so I’ll teach it to Sikong and save it first, and then pass it on to future generations, and Sikong will surely be famous and admired by all generations.”

After finishing speaking, Sun Qian bowed to Cao Cao and asked, "Sikong, how about the second bridge? The Taifu said that if Sikong is not satisfied, he can find two and give one away, and I will draw you a picture of Jinling and Nanjing." Yangtze River Bridge."

Chapter 497 Yuan Shao Nanzheng

If you want to use a plant to describe Cao Cao's current expression, it can only be described by the variety of shriveled eggplant.

It's so exasperating!

Cao Cao dared to guarantee with his life!The pottery thief must have done it on purpose.

Return the fucking Yangtze River Bridge?What a mess!

He took a deep breath, and was about to reprimand Sun Qian, but he saw Cheng Yu striding over to Cao Cao's desk, and took Pitu to watch carefully.

Cheng Yu is upright and upright. He always regards himself as an elder, speaks and does things according to his own preferences, and is never afraid of Cao Cao. He often confronts Cao Cao on weekdays, and can always take Cao Cao's toothache. This old man has no tricks, which can be described as an extreme self-release.

Coincidentally, today, Cheng Yu's behavior was somewhat loose again.

He took the blueprint of the "Second Bridge" on Cao Cao's desk, looked it up and down carefully for a while, then slapped his thigh suddenly, and exclaimed: "It's wonderful! Good! It's amazing! It's really a miracle in the world. This bridge is incredible! If it can be built, it will greatly benefit people's livelihood!"

Xun Yu, Xun You, Xi Zhicai, Jia Xu and others also came up to watch after hearing the words.

Although everyone is a scribe, they are quite skilled. After seeing the design drawings of these two bridges, they can immediately see the stalwart technology and solid form of the two bridges. They are indeed the essence of the world's longest bridges.

Everyone praised each other, but Cao Cao's face became darker and darker.

Can you guys have some eyesight?Didn't you see that Cao Moumou was about to scold Sun Gan?You guys are talking now, how can I still open my mouth?

"Sikong, this second bridge is good." Xi Zhicai said to Cao Cao with a smile: "The skill of this second bridge is enough to be called the best in the world. With this blueprint, if it is implemented in the future, it will definitely benefit the people. Sikong How did you know that the potter had the drawings of the Second Bridge?"

Cao Cao's face changed three times in an instant.

"What Cao wants is not these two bridges"

Xi Zhicai obviously didn't fully understand Cao Cao's meaning, so he turned his head and looked at Sun Qiandao seriously: "These two bridges are not what Sikong wants! Later, ask your Taifu to bring the blueprint of the Yangtze River Bridge too!"

Sun Quan hastily made a bow and said, "Definitely, definitely."

Cao Cao's teeth were chattering up and down: "It's really not these two bridges."

The problem is that Cao Cao's voice can't reach everyone's ears at all. The counselors present kept saying that Cao Cao is wise and martial, loves the people like a son, and even knows that there are such miraculous things in the hands of pottery merchants. He is simply a god. God-man among men, overlord among overlords.

Faced with this flattery from everyone, Cao Cao was too embarrassed to open his mouth again.

If he told his counselors now that the so-called Erqiao refers to two women, would these counselors overturn the table and cause an explosion on the spot?

Cao Cao sighed for a long time, and swallowed the broken tooth.

"Go back and tell your Taifu Tao that Mr. Cao will send troops to thank him for Zhaozhou Bridge and Lugou Bridge on my behalf in the near future!"

Not long after Sun Qian returned to Pengcheng from Xuchang, Cao Cao’s soldiers and horses went straight out of Yuzhou and displayed on the border of Yanzhou. Out of the posture of joining hands to fight against Yuan Shao in the north.

At this time, Yuan Shao was in Yecheng, and he also started his actions.

After Yuan Tan returned to Yecheng, Yuan Shao directly seized all his military power without even meeting him, making him think behind closed doors.

Yuan Tan was very wronged, and wanted to tell Yuan Shao about the pain of being captured and how Yuan Shang treated him at the beginning, but Yuan Shao didn't see him at all.

As a result, the resentment in Yuan Tan's heart became heavier and heavier.

Afterwards, Yuan Shao began to massively mobilize soldiers and horses from various prefectures and counties in Hebei, ordering them to gather in Jizhou, dispatching troops and dispatching generals, preparing to go south to attack Xuzhou first, then break Yanzhou, and flatten the Central Plains.