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Lore from the Romance of the 3 Kingdoms, Part 11
[Chapter 101] Going Out From Longshang, Zhuge Liang Dresses As A God;
Dashing Toward Saber Pass, Zhang He Falls Into A Snare.
Lesson(s):
1. Facilities and infrastructure are vital lifeline arteries. Always be enhancing the supply lines and sources defensively. Never cease to innovate on empowering men, machines and methods. This is strategic construction of future victories by engineering on the present.
2. Virtues and vices must be constantly addressed and redressed. They are malicious and malignant operational banes that can cost irreparable regrets.
3. Some treasures can be traps in disguise.
[Chapter 102] Sima Yi Occupies The Banks Of River Wei;
Zhuge Liang Constructs Mechanical Bullocks And Horses.
Lesson(s):
1. Innovation overcomes situations. It introduces factors to turn the tide. Use science and engineering to change the equations of the situations.
无中生有 (wú zhōng shēng yǒu): Making something of nothing may not be unreal or illusionary. It can be real, especially when it delivers something into existence from absence or lacking…