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Chapter 071

Lu Jiu'an has always emphasized practical use over appearance decoration, so the carriage Mu Lin rode in was simply furnished. There was only a small platform for people to curl up and lie down, and a retractable table in the middle. Apart from these, there was nothing else Others are laid out.

But his carriage was decorated very comfortably. Not only was there a three-layer duck down mattress on the small platform, but there was also a thick carpet on the wooden board under his feet, which showed that Lu Jiuan had good intentions.

Mu Lin sat in the soft carriage, touching the carefully prepared bedding and dry food, and was very moved.

The carriage passed through a section of uneven road, swaying from side to side and bumping back and forth. Mu Lin didn't notice and hit his forehead against the wall of the carriage, making a crisp sound.

"Hiss, this broken road is not comfortable for riding a horse yet." Even though Lu Jiu'an had thought everything through, Mu Lin was still bumping up and down on the bumpy dirt road and almost vomited.

He lifted up the curtains of his car, smoke curled up from the kitchen in the direction of Yingping County, and the living square was bustling with people. Workers came and went to clean up debris and lay the foundation. The craftsman from the Ministry of Works took the drawings and commanded the scene with his unique loud voice.

All this was very different from what he saw when he first arrived in Yingping.

When he was leaving, he heard Lu Jiu'an mention building a bell tower. It was so mysterious that no matter how hard he tried, he refused to say what it was for.

I don't know what will happen to Ying Ping when he comes back.

The county town became smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared from sight. Mu Lin put down her sore arms and was so bored by the carriage that she finally fell asleep in the shaking.

"Little Marquis, wake up."

Mu Lin opened his eyes alertly. The coachman was startled by his sharp eyes and raised his outstretched hand in the air.

"Why did you stop?"

the coachman said, "Stop and feed the horse some grass."

Mu Lin nodded, touched his waist and took a look. Then he remembered that Lu Jiu'an prevented him from being drunk on the road. He poured some Sichuan peppercorns into the wine gourd and took a sip. He felt that the taste was strange. In disgust, it was thrown into the pile of luggage he threw in the car behind him.

The car curtain opened, and a head came in: "Little Marquis, what do you need? I'll go get it from the car for you."

Mu Lin turned to look at him: "Did Lu Jiu'an send you to follow me? I remember you were a government servant. "What's your name?"

The visitor said, "My name is Jiang Fang...

" Mu Lin thought for a moment, "Receptionist for the professional qualification examination? Why did Mr. Lu ask you to follow me?"

Jiang Fang was surprised. Because the young Marquis still remembered him, he subconsciously stood at attention and honestly explained what Lu Jiu'an said: "Master Lu asked me to protect your safety, and by the way, he asked me to travel the mountains and rivers with you, he said I am articulate and quick-thinking, and I can double as an official tour guide when I come back."

Jiang Fang was a little embarrassed when he said this, after all, he was singled out by Lu Jiu'an to stay with Mu Lin.

Compared with his colleagues, he was already unsatisfactory. He was always behind in the assessment. Now he is entrusted with an important task. It can be said to be an honor to get such an errand. Plus, Lu Jiuan praised him so much... It

turns out that he is in the mainland . There is still some merit in people's hearts.

"Tour guide..." Mu Lin remembered that Lu Jiu'an had mentioned this to him in the study, "I do have something I need you to do. Open the top box of your luggage. There is a book in it. Bring it to me. "

Jiang Fang quickly fetched it for him and handed it to him respectfully.

Mu Lin had always left the book in his luggage and never opened it. He didn't believe the nonsense Lu Jiu'an said about the erotic storybook.

"Eh?" Mu Lin took it in her hand and was attracted by the shiny, snow-white paper at first sight.

The pages in the palm of my hand are smooth, smooth, and as thin as cicada wings, as good as Indian paper.

Looking at the fonts printed on the pages of the book, they are square, dignified and neat. The main reason is the size of the fonts. It is really hard to imagine how such exquisite fonts were carved.

Finally, Mu Lin started to read the content of the book again.

After reading this, I was fascinated. I read it without putting the book down, and followed the author into the wonderful world he described.

Although there was only a thin stack, Mu Lin studied every word carefully and read it for two whole days before finishing it.

The carriage stopped by the stream. Jiang Fang and the coachman lit a fire and cooked hot soup. It was getting late and the surroundings were silent. A sika deer jumped over on the thick dead leaves on the ground and entered the depths of the jungle in a blink of an eye.

Mu Lin was still interested: "I don't know how many places this person has traveled and how many landscapes he has read before writing such an exquisite book."

The first half of "Travel Notes" describes various landscapes and interesting things, such as volcanoes , karst caves, dense short trees, dead bamboos, these landscapes are unheard of, and they are really fascinating.

The second half is about some experiences on the road, such as how to avoid large beasts, how to observe weather changes, and how to judge the edibility of food.

Jiang Fang didn't like seeing the noble young Marquis reading a book, so he flipped the firewood under the pot and chatted: "In my heart, the young Marquis is a person who has traveled many places. Is there anyone in this world who has done more than you? Mu

Lin put the book in his arms and planned to take it out to read when he was bored: "Well, Xu Xiake. I originally claimed that I was the most knowledgeable and well-traveled person in southern Shanxi. I only knew that after reading his books. It's the frog in the well."

"Is Xu Xiake also from Shannan?"

"Probably not, I don't know who this person is." It's strange that the contents of the two volumes in the book seem to be written by different people, but there is one. The same thing is that he has never heard of many place names in it, and some of the names and terms are also unfamiliar.

It seems that after the response is flat, I need to ask Lu Jiu'an carefully.

Jiang Fang said: "In the future, when the young prince travels a lot, he can write a book like this. It will definitely be more exciting than what Xu Xiake wrote. We common people can't travel far. Looking at your book, it feels like we have already I've been to these places before."

Mu Lin curled his lips and said, "I'm afraid that's why Mr. Lu gave me the box of paper and pen. Huh, it's actually not bad. Let's give it a try."

He looked at the soft black soil. The green new leaves made my mind wander, as if I was seeing a book called "Mu Lin's Travels" slowly opening.

After the flames were extinguished, several people drank hot soup, ate dry food, and fell asleep. The dense forest soon fell silent.

Early in the morning, Lu Jiu'an summoned the craftsman from the Ministry of Works and handed him several plans for the planning and deployment of the Life Plaza: "Take a look and modify it on your original drawings, and then supervise

the work accordingly." The department manager took a look and found that the planning of the Life Plaza mainly includes several parts, including the main bell tower, the living and leisure area, and the fitness and sports area. The rest of the area is open space.

The living and leisure area is very simple, with several groups of square stools and stone tables, where people can rest and recover, or play chess and chat. The previously mentioned exhibition board of the daily news is also located here.

The fitness and sports area is even simpler. Lu Jiuan imitated modern parks and displayed several groups of sports facilities here, such as single and parallel bars, pedal machines, space walking machines, etc. Of course, he only needed to provide ideas, and the research and development of these equipment was left to Xie Feeling cold.

The open space will be reserved for future events.

"Master Lu, according to what you wrote, a high tower will be built first for this bell tower. Then the wall clock will be put up. I'm afraid this will be a bit difficult."

"It's okay. Thanks to Huai Liang, he has a device that's easy to hoist." Lu Jiu'an thought for a while and asked Lu Qi to pick up a bag: "This is used when building towers. It's stronger. "

The craftsman from the Ministry of Industry reached out and took it. Seeing the dusty powder in the bag, he asked, "I'm sorry for my ignorance, but I don't know how to use this."

"Go back and mix it with water and put it aside. You can find it again a day later. "I."

Sure enough, the craftsman from the Ministry of Industry took it back and tried it that day. The next afternoon, he hurriedly came to Lu Jiu'an and said with a happy face: "Sir, where did you get this? It was originally a powder, but it turned into powder when it was exposed to water. It was in the form of a paste, but after drying it turned out to be as hard as a rock. The villain used an ax for a long time to cut off a piece... It was a wonderful thing to use in building fortifications."

He was excited . Lu Jiuan can understand. After all, the invention of this thing can be regarded as a reform in the history of architecture: "This thing is called cement, and it can also be used as an adhesive. A mixture of cement sand and cement is used to stick the two stones together. Together, they play a bonding role. Different proportions have different degrees of stability. The amount used for mixing is recorded in this booklet. Taoist priest Feng Jing has tested it. You can mix it according to this proportion.

" Treasure Land took it over and suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Sir, this thing can be used to pave roads and build bridges. Life Plaza..."

Lu Jiu'an knew what he was going to say and shook his head: "There is not much cement production now, and the current stock is only It's enough to build a tall tower. Besides, the bluestone floor for laying has been made a few months ago, and the living square will still be built as originally planned."

The craftsman from the Ministry of Works was a little disappointed, and quickly adjusted and asked several questions one after another. Lu Jiuan answered all the points and details that were too clear to him before he left.

The craftsman from the Ministry of Industry carefully studied the plan, redrawn the drawings, and built the bell tower first.

According to the drawings, the bell tower was built with stones. Now that cement is available, cement can be used for bonding. When the workers used it for the first time, they were all amazed. The craftsman from the Ministry of Works tried his best to suppress the raised corners of his mouth: "What a fuss, in the future Our fortifications in Yingping will all use this thing. Your Excellency also said that if the people want to use it, they can also buy it."

When the tower is repaired, when the clock is hung up, several prominent families will pay their dues. People came over to watch.

"This is something made by my son." Xie Sui Qian would say to everyone he met, which was a sign of honor.

He doesn't feel ashamed now. Mr. Lu said that from now on, the bell tower will be Yingping's landmark. Who dares to look down on him?

The people of Yingping formed a circle around the tower, pointed at the bell tower and talked in high spirits. Xie Huailiang stood on the tower in high spirits, stretched out his hand, and pulled off the red satin covering the clock.

The huge wall clock is displayed in front of everyone.

"Da, da, da."

The crowd stopped talking and stared at this strange thing.

Lu Qi stayed by Lu Jiu'an's side, waiting quietly for the pointer to turn.

When the sun climbed to the top of the head and the hour hand pointed to the number 12 on the dial, there was a "dong" sound, and everyone only felt that its sound was melodious and long, and the bell seemed to go through Yingping County, stretching endlessly.

"12 o'clock at noon." Xie Huailiang's eyes were blazing, "On time."

The tall clock tower is like a tireless watchman. No matter the wind blows, rains, or the scorching sun, it will be at 6 a.m. and 12 noon. The time is accurately announced at 6pm.

For a long time to come, there will be such a spectacle. As long as the people of Yingping have free time, they like to get together and do nothing. As the minute hand ticks, they stare blankly at the tall building in the distance.

Chapter 072

The Life Plaza was fully completed in early May, and the cement workshop was also completed.

Lu Jiu'an has been thinking about building bridges and paving roads. Whether he took a carriage or walked before, when it rained, it was almost impossible to move. He had already had enough.

Didn't the leader say that? To get rich, build roads first.

The craftsman from the Ministry of Industry was the first to raise his hands and responded: "Master Lu, if the road is paved with cement sandstone, it will not only be smooth, but also wear-resistant. You don't have to worry about rainy days. The storage will be the same as in the county. But in this way, it is inevitable A lot of cement is used."

Lu Jiu'an put down the ledger in his hand and said, "Fortunately, the cement workshop can start production." But the process is complicated and cannot be completed in ten and a half months.

"Do we need to recruit workers?" Lu Qipan said. At this time, he finally understood the importance of population that Lu Jiu'an said when he first arrived.

"No." After careful consideration, Lu Jiu'an overturned his plan to recruit workers: "I am the county magistrate of Yingping, so it is better not to put the cart before the horse. The people will eventually focus on farming, and now is the time when they are busy with farm work. , If farming is delayed because of road paving, then it is not worth the loss."

The craftsman of the Ministry of Industry is an upright person. He probably remembered Lu Jiu'an's previous large-scale construction projects and wondered: "Don't the shop towers also be repaired? Aren't the people doing the same? Harvest?"

Lu Jiu'an shook his head: "This is not the same as that. During this special period, it was not just about building houses and buildings, but the most important thing was to provide people with living supplies in this way."

The craftsman from the Ministry of Works just worked hard . , who knew all the twists and turns, Lu Jiu'an didn't explain anymore, and asked about the performance of the bandits through labor reform.

"Most of them are well-behaved. Some people are disobedient and mainly want to cheat. They don't have any other thoughts. They will be arrested and put in jail and starved for a couple of meals."

Lu Jiu'an thought for a while: " Then make the most of it and send the bandits to produce cement."

Lu Qi was shocked and stopped him: "No, sir, how can these bandits reform so easily? If such important things are handed over to them. If they do this, it is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger. They might turn against one day and steal the cement method, return to their old ways, and use it to do shady things."

Lu Jiu'an gave him a look of praise: "That's good, Lu Qi, there's a lot to be said for it . Changjin, I can think of this level now. You are right, it is necessary to be cautious, but there is no way. Since the cement workshop is built in three different places, then let them carry out different processes. , the last step can be completed by someone I trust."

After the cement production was finalized, the engineer from the Ministry of Engineering thought that there was nothing left to do, and he was about to leave impatiently. Lu Jiu'an knew that he couldn't stay idle, and he couldn't wait. Detain him again.

The craftsman from the Ministry of Works bowed and left. After walking out of the study for two or three steps, he suddenly let out a sharp cry.

Hearing this strange change of tone and shouting, what else could happen in the county government office?

Lu Jiu'an poked his head out of the window and saw that seven or eight majestic police dogs were approaching in a well-trained manner, with A Duo and Yang Miaomiao following behind holding hands.

Not to mention, so many tall and powerful dogs gathered together, even if they didn't make a fierce look or bark, they just shoved them to the side, which was still bluffing.

"Oh my God, you scared me to death." The Minister of Engineering jumped down from the pillar with lingering fear. He looked at the big white dog with the head and said, "This is the grain from the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet."

He said to the banquet The dog's amazing performance that night was particularly vivid in his memory. After knowing that it was Wu Gu, he was no longer afraid. He even approached him to tease him: "Wugu, he has grown so big. His paws are so fat. "

The hand of the craftsman from the Ministry of Industry was about to move, but he couldn't help but pressed it on the head of the grain and rubbed it randomly.

The big man with a square face and strong features looked like a madman, laughing strangely while raising and lowering his hands. This scene was really hard to watch.

Wu Gu couldn't bear the disturbance, and let out two low whines like a demonstration, then turned to Lu Jiu'an and lay down. It lay down, as if the big brother had ordered it, and several half-sized dogs behind it squatted down in groups.

The craftsman from the Ministry of Works salivated and felt the remaining warmth in his hands. The dogs in Magistrate Lu's house were raised very well by Adona's children. Not only were their coats clean and smooth, but they also obeyed orders with such mighty power. They were from a wealthy family. It is not possible to raise such a spiritual animal.

Lu Jiu'an laughed loudly and poked his heart mercilessly: "Don't look at it. It's none of your business to look at it again. These police dogs eat public food and will work with the government officials in the future. Every one of them has an owner. , if you take one away, the government officials will fight at your house at night."

As if to confirm his statement, Fu Wenxin appeared on the veranda, blew a whistle, and a yellow dog jumped up. , swirling around him happily.

Fu Wenxin looked at the workman in provocation while touching him, which made him so angry that he puffed his beard and glared and walked away immediately.

Huh, isn't it just a dog? How could he be so stingy? I will have one at home tomorrow.

Lu Jiu'an rubbed Wu Gu's ears and scratched his mandible until Wu Gu groaned in comfort. He lay on the ground with his belly spread out, as if he was ready to be ravaged by you.

Lu Jiu'an sighed: "When Brother Han rescued you, you were still a little one, and your teeth didn't grow all the way, huh? Now you are waist high. Brother Han said that you have wolf blood, but I still don't believe it. Now look at your eyes, It's really similar. I don't know how he used the military dog ​​training manual. I heard

him mention training wolves before, so don't embarrass me. He whined, as if in response to Lu Jiuan's words.

Fu Wenxin asked: "Aduo, the police dog is so big now, should it be handed over to the brothers?"

According to the original plan, the puppy was brought back and Ado would be the trainer for unified training, and they, the owners, would From time to time, you need to cultivate feelings and let the police dog become familiar with their scent and sounds.

When it is half old, it is handed over to the owner, and they complete the rest of the training on Hodor's behalf.

Ado nodded: "I'll leave the police dog to you, and I've told you the training method. If you want to achieve the effect of grains, you can't stop training in the future."

What Ado meant was that the dog should be returned to its original owner. , Fu Wenxin had been waiting for this day for a long time. He hugged the dog in his hand and kissed it hard: "That's great. From now on, you have to follow me on missions."

After the police dog graduates, it means that he will Carry out tracking and arrests and other work to assist the government officials. Not only the people of Yingping have not heard of this, but it is also the case in the entire Zhou Dynasty.

So when Zhao Laosan was patrolling the next day, a capable and powerful dog followed him step by step. The dog was also wearing black clothes with the word "police dog" written on it.

At first, the people passing by were so frightened that they gave way. No wonder they reacted so violently. Dogs raised at this time were usually used to guard homes, hunt or even eat. Their natures were generally ferocious and difficult to train, and they were often bitten by vicious dogs. Hurtful incident.

Even adult men have to stay away from larger dogs to avoid unnecessary disaster.

"Zhao Guancha, why did you lead your dog on the street? What if it hurts someone?" The scholar has a reputation and does not need to kneel down when meeting Lu Jiu'an, so he expresses his opinion directly.

Zhao Lao San touched Shi Shi Shi's head and explained: "Police dogs will not hurt people for no reason. They are out to work."

"Dogs still work?"

Zhao Lao San straightened his chest and even his voice became louder: "Yes. Follow me on patrol. If you encounter a prisoner and I can't catch him, Fifteen can still help me."

The scholar didn't believe it: "It's so mysterious. How can it understand you?"

The scholar's words were just right. Zhao Laosan didn't want to show off, so he said the password again in front of the scholar. "Fifteen, of course." It lived up to expectations, each instruction and action were completed beautifully.

The scholar was simply shocked. This was not even a dog, it was almost a sperm.

Zhao Laosan was very proud and said in his heart that it was not because you were ignorant. It was the same reaction that all of them had when they saw Wu Gu for the first time.

The people who were watching the excitement from afar were no longer afraid. Zhao Laosan, Shififteen and one dog were surrounded by stars, enjoying the baptism of their gazes.

A butcher was holding the bones in his hand and was about to feed Shi Fifteen. Zhao Laosan stopped him and said, "Police dogs have been trained not to eat food fed by strangers."

The butcher grinned broadly and said, "I don't believe it. How can any dog ​​not be greedy?" "

If you don't believe it, we didn't believe it either.

Zhao Lao San stopped trying to persuade him, and the butcher threw the bone in front of Shi Fifteen. Shi Fifteen glanced at it. Just as the butcher was about to pick it up, Shi Fifteen stood up, turned to the other side of Zhao Lao San's legs and squatted down.

The butcher clicked his tongue and marveled: "The dogs raised by the official officials are indeed extraordinary."

Zhao Laosan said: "They were not raised by me, but by Brother A Duo in Mr. Lu's house. Mr. Lu also has a police dog, which is better than mine. Wei Feng is much smarter, you will know when you see it."

Zhao Laosan led Shi Shi around the county town, and soon, the news that Captain Zhao had a magical police dog spread throughout the city. Know.

Lu Jiu'an let it go. As long as his servants didn't do anything to bully others, it didn't matter if he slipped the police dog out of the flower.

Now he started to work on another thing. He called Meng Yitai and asked, "How are Aduo and Miaomiao doing with their studies?"

Meng Yitai hesitated and said, "We are still teaching Aduo how to read and digit, and Miao Miao." He has learned three words and four words by heart, and will teach them some painting in his spare time. However, Miao Miao has reached a bottleneck now, and it is difficult for him to improve his knowledge, so I can no longer teach him."

Meng Yitai meant. It was clear that she could only enlighten her, but if she went any further to get into more in-depth articles on scientific research, she would be powerless.

In fact, Meng Yitai was being modest in what she said. Her knowledge was considered to be outstanding in Yingping, but she was right about one thing. She was a layman when it came to teaching scientific examinations and other things, and she had to be professional in professional matters.

Lu Jiu'an nodded: "I came to you today to discuss this matter. You have been teaching for so long. I believe you have more teaching experience than most teachers. I plan to let you connect with the county school's teachings. Planning for future schooling. "

The county school's teaching staff is a person directly appointed by the imperial court to teach its students and cultivate talented people for the use of the imperial court.

Yingping County still had a county school five years ago. At that time, there was still an edict and two teachings. However, all changes started after the earthquake. People were not hungry and had no spare money to study. In recent years, through Only a few children passed the examination and became scholars, so the county school existed in name only.

The teaching position also changed from a busy position to idleness.

"Since the last talent introduction brought in 26 talents." Lu Jiu'an calmly flipped through the household register, "It's time to ask for advice and regroup."

Chapter 073

The disciple arrived late with the edict. This person was Fan Chengqiu, a scholar who was appointed here in the ninth year of Xingzheng of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He failed several examinations, was frustrated, and could not make ends meet, so he finally chose Ask for help.

As a result, he was really unlucky, so he went round and round and was assigned to a place with no resources like Yingping.

Fan Chengqiu's life was wasted, but he didn't expect that one day the clouds would clear up.

"I have paid homage to Mr. Lu."

Lu Jiu'an went straight to the point: "Fan Jiaoyu, Lu Qi must have told you everything on your way here. I plan to re-establish the school, and I hope Jiaoyu can help me."

Fan Chengqiu frowned. "I haven't given a lecture in a few years. I'm afraid I might mislead my disciples."

Lu Jiu'an asked, "Then you even put down the books?"

Fan Chengqiu shook his head: "You can go a day without eating food, but you can't go a day without reading books. I work hard and work hard."

"That's it." Lu Jiu'an walked up to him and put the lesson plan in his hand, "Since you still have knowledge, it's just that you have become a little less familiar with it, so you can find it after practice. It's back to my memory. Besides, it's not like the text is rotten in your stomach. Why did you mislead others?" With

such a strong attitude, Lu Jiu'an clearly made a decision without any refusal. Fan Chengqiu held the lesson plan in his hand and his chest heaved. , and finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Since Mr. Lu doesn't dislike me, I would rather obey my orders than to be respectful."

"Let's go to the county school first." Lu Jiu'an suggested.

Yingping County School was established in the southeast of the county. This geomantic treasure land originally had the hope of flourishing cultural fortunes and prospering rituals, music, and education. However, it has not been used for a long time, and the walls are mottled and overgrown with weeds.

The county school here is only for teaching and not for worship. Therefore, the area is not very wide. Only the left and right rows of wing rooms are used for teaching, and there is an open space in the middle for students to rest and play.

"There are only 26 scholars in Yingping now, which is more than enough." Lu Jiuan was still very satisfied after shopping around.

Fan Chengqiu revisited his hometown and looked at the familiar stone statue of Confucius. He felt sad and sighing in his heart, and all kinds of emotions turned into a sigh: "Among the people I taught at the beginning, there were two people who were successful. I don't know what happened next."

Lu Jiu'an praised Xia Haikou: "There is no need to feel sad about Fan Jiaoyu, it's just two exams. It's not too late to reopen the school. Maybe half of the 26 scholars will win the provincial examination next year."

"If this vision is realized, my life will be considered a success. I will die with no regrets." Fan Chengqiu was amused by Lu Jiu'an's vision of the future, and after thinking about it, he said, "But since Mr. Lu is here, it is not possible that Mr. Lu will come to give lectures.

" Such unintentional words actually revealed the truth about those talented people who settled here.

Among these 26 talents, some came not only for the preferential policies of subsidies and medical reimbursement that year, but also for Lu Jiuan.

There has always been a common rule that county magistrates usually go to county schools to give lectures, which can not only showcase their literary talents, but also impart knowledge, killing two birds with one stone.

Anyone who can serve as a county magistrate must at least be a Jinshi. They are all well-educated scholars. In a county, literary talent is of course one of the best.

Lu Jiu'an, that's Jinke Tanhua. To listen to his lectures, even a thousand dollars can't buy such an opportunity.

Now he is a county magistrate in Yingping. If you listen to his lectures and get his enlightenment, you will be able to win the scientific examination in one fell swoop and the carp will leap over the dragon's gate.

Lu Jiu'an was stunned. On the surface, he was still the same person, but unfortunately his core had changed a long time ago. Are you asking him to give lectures? I don't know if my head is empty and my belly is empty.

Lu Jiu'an looked around and said to him: "Let's talk about the students first. The situation just mentioned is only for next year. After the college is completed, more people will enroll. Fan Jiao, please think about it. When there are more people taking the exam, they can outnumber others."

Fan Chengqiu walked around a familiar place and regained his confidence. He touched his beard and nodded: "That's the truth, Mr. Lu, I don't know what you are talking about. How is the academy developed?"

"That's already explained." Lu Jiu'an stopped, patted himself in front of the stone statue of Confucius, and sat on the ground. He pointed to the row of rooms on the left and said, "There are four rooms there. "There are two rooms, one for you to teach students."

He pointed to the wing on the right: "The remaining three rooms and the four rooms on the right are used to teach the young students recruited from the beginning."

" "So many?" Fan Chengqiu was surprised. If there are 7 rooms in total, how many people will be needed?

Can Ying Ping have so many people coming to study? Or are there so many families that can support students studying?

"Not only that," Lu Jiu'an continued, as if he didn't see Fan Chengqiu's surprise, he threw bombs one after another, "Here we only teach the science of scientific examinations. In the future, we will build a separate academy to teach arithmetic, painting, and science." , engineering, medicine, etc. "

What Lu Jiu'an said was so shocking that Fan Chengqiu was speechless.

Meng Yitai covered his mouth and chuckled, Qianqian's figure was weak and he held it tightly: "Fan Jiaoyu, where are you? If Magistrate Lu says that there are not only female wives, but also female students, what will you do? "

This?" Except for wealthy families, ordinary people would send their daughters to school. "It's useless for a woman to study. She always has to marry into her husband's family..."

"Wrong!" Jiu An stood up suddenly and interrupted Fan Chengqiu loudly: "The logic of the teaching is wrong, and the cause and effect are also confused! It is precisely because they have not studied that you think women are useless except running the house and serving the husband. In fact, women can do the job. Half the sky, if they have read books, their achievements may not be as good as those of men." When

Fan Chengqiu heard this ridiculous statement for the first time, he felt that Lu Jiu'an, a young county magistrate, was too naive, so he argued hurriedly. : "As Mr. Lu said, if they really study, can they take the scientific examination? If they can't take the scientific examination, why should those parents send their daughters to study."

Lu Jiu'an clapped his hands together. Eyes as bright as stars: "This is the key, because studying and employment are closely related. If the employment environment is not improved, the structure of studying will remain unchanged. Therefore, in the future Yingping, I will change the gender restrictions in many industries, but this It's not something I can control with just one word. Then I'll start with the county government. For example, I recruit Meng Yitai as my wife, Zhan Weizhu as my servant, and in the future there will be a female accountant and a female doctor..."

Lu Jiu'an rambled on. Jue freely spoke, and he suddenly stopped, his eyes piercing into the depths of Fan Chengqiu's soul: "Fan Jiaoyu, I heard that you have a little girl at home, do you just watch her get married to another woman, and then raise her husband and raise her children, washing your hands and making soup? Do you? Don't you want to see her live her own world in the future?"

Fan Chengqiu was trembling, and an electric feeling spread from his heels to the top of his head: "My little girl..."

"Don't you want her to become a talented woman?"

Fan Chengqiu's chest rose and fell, and he held back one word for a long time: "I want to."

"Just think about it. You think about it. Thousands of parents in the world also think about it. However, because of their family background, they are unwilling to bear the investment that is not proportional to the return. Risk. So the second thing is, I want to implement a three-year compulsory education on a pilot basis."

Fan Chengqiu reacted quickly this time. He only thought about the unfamiliar word once in his head, and then he lost his voice and said: " Are you going to support their education?"

It is simply impossible for a small county magistrate, Lu Jiu'an, to pay for such a large amount of money!

But who is Lu Jiu'an? Apart from the 5,000 taels of silver he received as a reward from the imperial family, he has endless ways of making money. If he just picks it up casually, it can cover the expenses of the students for a semester.

As the saying goes, a general should pay attention to using war to support war, so naturally Lu Jiu'an can also use people to support the people.

Lu Jiu'an said: "Support does not count, it counts as subsidy at most, and subsidy cannot fully support it. Men and women studying in government schools are exempted from the first three years of study, and half of their living expenses are subsidized."

Subsidizing half of their living expenses is tantamount to giving away money . Families whose children go to school are given subsidies. The more children go to school, the more subsidies they receive. Lu Jiu'an doesn't believe that they are not interested.

"Living expenses?" Even Meng Yitai didn't quite understand this.

"Speaking of this," Lu Jiunian thought for a moment, "I will turn the college into a boarding school in the future. You also know that our Yingping area is vast, and some people will inevitably live far away. We cannot allow students to leave early and return late. Yes, you are tired of traveling on the road. After the boarding school is established, the students will eat and live in the student dormitory on weekdays, study for a period of time and then go home. This will allow them to exercise their autonomy from an early age and reduce the time wasted on the road. Killing two birds with one stone, they will naturally have to pay for food, clothing and living expenses."

Fan Chengqiu opened his mouth slightly. Lu Jiu'an's move can be regarded as a pioneer in the field of teaching, but it sounds exciting. .

The students live and eat in the same place, which can not only cultivate the feelings of classmates, but also mobilize the academic atmosphere, and even get along with the Master day and night. If he had such a school when he was young, he must have achieved more than this today, and he would probably be in a temple. , ranked among civil and military officials.

But it's not bad to teach in such a school...

Even in southern Shanxi, there should be no such school.

For some reason, Fan Chengqiu's heartbeat was beating like a drum, as if he had returned to his youth when he was talking loudly with his classmates, being full of scholarly energy, and scolding Fang Qiu.

Lu Jiu'an looked at Fan Chengqiu's flushed face and said leisurely: "So, as the teacher of Yingping County, Mr. Fan, I will have to work hard for you when the time comes."

Fan Chengqiu shook his head subconsciously: "No hard work."

"Don't worry about it yet. I'm in a hurry to express my position. I haven't finished speaking yet. You might as well listen first." Lu Jiu'an said, "This school is big, so naturally there are more things to take care of. In the past, you taught the students and they have already become sensible. However, the students we are recruiting now are still young, and they are not necessarily naughty, nor do they necessarily respect their teachers. There may even be fist fights between classmates, and even more serious cases may lead to violence in the academy and crowd fights. "

Lu Jiu'an spoke eloquently, and Fan Chengqiu felt ashamed: "It's a villain who

didn't think well." Lu Jiu'an patted him on the shoulder: "It's the first time, and it's normal."

Fan Chengqiu thought to himself: "No need. This is the old man's fault. Isn't this the first time for Magistrate Lu? It's no wonder that Magistrate Lu was able to achieve success at a young age, but he could only fight and fail repeatedly. Scholarship is the same as governing the country. You must have done well in the test."

Lu Jiu'an didn't know what Fan Chengqiu was thinking, so he only encouraged him: "As an eunuch, you are equivalent to the head of a college. The number of students you lead is about the same as that of Jijiu. You not only have to preach and teach. They must also pay attention to their moral cultivation. It is not convenient for you to manage all the affairs of this school by yourself. After all, there will be female students at that time, and the dormitories must be managed separately, so I assigned Meng Yitai to them. I hope you can see each other sincerely and live together peacefully in the future. If there is anything you can't discuss, come to me again."

Fan Chengqiu was stunned. He had heard of Meng Yitai and was quite fond of her talent. In order to be recognized, and Lu Jiuan had previously said that he would improve the employment environment for women, Meng Yitai was a ready pawn.

"Okay, now that we've made it clear about the college and the students, it's natural to talk about Master. There used to be two tutors in the county school. I wonder where they are now?"

Fan Chengqiu said angrily: "Those two are greedy for life and afraid of death. People who are just looking for fame have been driven away by me a long time ago.

"Oh, it's human nature to pursue profit. But this will be more troublesome." Lu Jiu'an pinched his chin in worry. Meng Yitai suggested: "Master Lu, why don't you ask among the 26 scholars if any of them are willing to be masters? Since they can settle down in Yingping

, they may be willing to become masters to earn some subsidies."

The final word: "Then let's do this first. It doesn't matter if they want to continue the scientific examination in the future. Let's get through this period of talent decline first. In the future, Yingping will develop, roses will bloom, and butterflies will come. There should be a lot of talented people. "

Chapter 074

The Mozi Lane area was once popular with scholars because there were several bookstores operating there. Over time, it became a gathering place for scholars.

Later, due to the poor harvest and poor life, the number of scholars dropped sharply, and these bookstores were also stretched. Until they finally closed down, Mozi Lane became deserted.

This situation continued until the shops that provided temporary accommodation for the victims were taken back by their owners. The scholars who settled in other counties had nowhere to go, so they met together to rent houses here. Only then did things gradually improve.

Walking along the simple entrance of Mozi Lane to the deepest point, a green persimmon tree stretches out from the courtyard. The lock on the door is rusty and the wall is short. If you poke your head for a moment, you can see the spring scenery in the garden. .

The yard was quiet, and two kingfishers landed on the water tank, drinking water leisurely to quench their thirst.

Suddenly, a sweaty young man vigorously pushed open the door, and a drake-like voice broke the silence of the room.

"Brother!"

The elegant young man holding a volume of books in the room frowned when he heard the sound, and said displeasedly: "You are frivolous, Gao Chu, I have told you so many times, that a scholar who behaves appropriately is elegant."

Gao Chu Disapprovingly, he took out the crumpled book from the young man's hand and said, "Brother, please stop nagging me. My ears are almost hearing cocoons. At the last winter sports meeting, Magistrate Lu was still wearing short brown narrow sleeves and that group of people. The barbaric warriors are having a Cuju competition together. "Don't talk about this. I came back to tell you that the school is open in Yingping County."

Gao Chu's voice was loud, and as soon as he said this, Mozi Lane was quiet. A pebble was thrown into the lake, causing ripples. The surrounding courtyard doors opened one after another, and the scholars stuck their heads out and started shouting.

"The county school is open? Is it true?"

"Is the teaching ready to give lectures? Then I can get a glimpse of Master Lu."

"Gao Chu, don't fool your brothers, I have to go to the southeast every day I took a look in the direction and saw that the county school was closed and silent yesterday."

Gao Chu snorted from his nose: "I saw with my own eyes that County Magistrate Lu went in this morning and there were several craftsmen there in the afternoon. The people carried loads of new tiles to the county school, where they were repairing the old ones and replacing the broken tiles."

Hearing this, the scholars all beamed with joy: "It must be true. After waiting for more than half a year, Yingping County School has finally reopened. It's open."

"I think I can enroll in the school soon. Let's go and choose Zhi's teachings first. It's not polite to see each other empty-handed."

The excited scholars talked about it. "Boom!" The bells in the Life Plaza were ringing in the distance. It was heard that it was six o'clock in the afternoon, half past Unity hour.

"No, all the shops will be closed later." Xiucai couldn't wait to turn around and leave. Before leaving, he invited the owner of the courtyard: "Brother Gao Su, let's go together."

Gao Su pinched his sleeves, his handsome face was full of embarrassment. , the scholar teased: "Brother Gao Su, don't tell me that you are short of money. In the past few months, the county government has been distributing several hundred yuan of subsidies every month, and we have been living frugally. We can save some money on dried meat. We don't want to buy anything expensive, just express our feelings."

Gao Su smiled bitterly. They all had parents and brothers who settled here to work outside to support the family, but only he and The two Gao Chu brothers depended on each other. In the past few months, they were two helpless scholars who had to worry about food, rice, oil and salt, but dared not put down the books in their hands. It was already difficult to maintain food and clothing, so how could they have any money left to prepare gifts? .

After the scholar left, Gao Chu lowered his head and said to Gao Su in a muffled voice: "Brother, otherwise I won't study..."

Before he finished speaking, Gao Su interrupted him sharply: "Nonsense, forget your parents. Did you make the confession before your death? If you and I pass the exam and become officials, we can honor our ancestors and shut up those jealous women who are gossiping. You can pass the child exam at the age of 12 and have a bright future. I'll go and see if I can find any work in a few days."

Gao Chu looked bleak: "Brother, it's all my fault that those jobs are not suitable for us. We eat too much every day.

" , Besides, I am not planning to take the provincial examination next year. If nothing works, I will go to the Noble House and ask if I need a door-to-door teacher. "

The county school has restarted. Some people are happy and some are worried. Some people are tossing and turning on the bed in the middle of the night because of their financial constraints. Gao Su alone, how did they know that there was an opportunity and surprise in the county school, quietly waiting for them to open it.

Once the future development plan and ideas of the county school were clear, Lu Jiuan dispatched several reformed laborers to turn over the tiles and cover the soil that day, and cleared out bundles of weeds from the county school. It only took less than two days. time, the dilapidated teaching place took on a new look.

The desks used by students in the past were rotted by insects and could no longer be used. When Fan Chengqiu came to ask for instructions, Lu Jiuan replaced them all with a wave of his hand, and the account was taken out of the household department.

As early as the beginning of April, those in charge of money in the Household Department were uniformly replaced by the financial team taught by Zhu Hao, which included accounting, budgeting, cashiers, and auditing. From auditing to issuing accounts, different people are responsible for each step. Once the data in any intermediate step is wrong, it can be easily discovered.

If the amount is too large and exceeds a certain limit, a paper document approved by the county magistrate is required before the account can be issued.

Moreover, at the end of the month, Lu Jiuan also asked them to prepare a monthly report. The report was filled in with Arabic numerals, and each income and expenditure was clear and clear. Compare the budget sheet with the monthly report and it will be clear at a glance how much you spent that month and whether it was over or above the limit.

The new desks in the classroom were made by Liang's Wood Industry. Liang's Wood Industry has now achieved some success. Not only has its scale expanded, it has even recruited several apprentices. On weekdays, he was responsible for guiding a lot of the business he received, and only when the orders came from Magistrate Lu would he personally take action.

Carpenter Liang likes the wood craftsmanship of the county government very much. Not only because of the noble status of the county magistrate, coming to Liang to order wood crafts is a recognition of his craftsmanship, but also because Mr. Lu often has some fantastic ideas. , just like now.

"The table is not an ordinary table. It needs such a high table belly underneath so that students can put their books and pens inside. The chairs are not benches. They will need chairs with backrests." The servant came to deliver the message. After saying that, he handed over a piece of drawing, "Just print it as shown above. After finishing one set, send it to the county government office for Mr. Lu to review."

The tables, chairs and benches were ready, and Fan Chengqiu followed Lu Jiu'an's request to print the drawings behind the county school. A passage was opened from the other courtyard.

The courtyard is separated from the middle by two high walls and turned into student dormitories. The exits of the men's and women's dormitories are opened in two different directions. The dormitories contain bunk beds once used by refugees.

As a local official school, although the venue is relatively cramped, the sparrow is small but has all the internal organs. The county school has bright classrooms, accommodation, and a canteen for the Confucian students. Fan Chengqiu looked at the very different school layout in front of him and felt very complicated.

Magistrate Lu has such good intentions, he hopes that next year's provincial examination will be as he said, and it would be better to win more talents.

At the same time, the scholars came to the county school together carrying a gift.

They were chatting and laughing a moment ago, but when they stepped through the door, they were all dumbfounded.

Not only because of the newly renovated buildings within the high walls, but also because there was a graceful beauty standing in front of the stone statue of Confucius, the stunningly talented Meng Yitai.

The scholars stood still, neither leaving nor retreating. They were extremely confused, thinking that they had come to the wrong place.

Meng Yitai nodded to the scholar at this moment, spread out his right hand and led him deep into the county school: "Everyone, please follow me."

The scholars were hesitant, but Gao Chu had no worries. He had only passed the Tongsheng exam and was not qualified to come here. He stalked Gao Su hard and talked about it, and then he let Gao Su relent. Agree to follow.

Gao Chu raised his feet and followed immediately.

"Let's go." Gao Su said, "Young lady seems to have expected this."

Everyone followed Meng Yitai into a small side room one after another, and saw Lu Jiu'an sitting upright in it, with a man standing next to him. The dignified and stern-looking elder seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

"This is Fan Jiaoyu." Lu Jiu'an did not wait for the scholars to greet them and introduced them: "I believe you already know the news that the county school will resume teaching. I won't say much. I wish you all the future pillars of the country. , The next year's Autumn Palace Competition will be fulfilled.

Gao Su has been lagging behind since he entered the door. The scholar standing beside him whispered to him quietly: "Brother Gao Su, this magistrate of Lu County is really a dragon and a phoenix among people, a role model for our generation." . Even though he is not as old as me, he has already cultivated his moral character and established a career. If I win the imperial examination in the future, I also want to be a county magistrate like him. "

Gao Su was silent, looking at the tall and tall young man in front of him, his eyes flashing with dazzling light.

The scholars came forward one by one to give small gifts, some were a bunch of dried meat, some were a bag of rice, and so on. As for Zu, only Gaosu and Gaochu remained motionless.

The students taught by the official schools were all tribute students from all over the country, and Da Zhou had a strong financial system, so the government-run schools did not charge any teaching fees for the tribute students, which was a tradition inherited from ancient times. Gifts, so that when contemporary students first meet the Master, they will consciously give some small gifts to show their sincerity.

However, some students are from poor families and do not have the extra money to buy Zhi gifts. At this time, classmates are not allowed to laugh at and belittle the Master. Don't use this as an excuse to criticize Lu Jiu'an.

He had a clear view of all this. He waited quietly at the side. When the scholars recognized their faces in front of the teacher, he coughed and Meng Yitai immediately stepped forward and said. : "Let me first take you to visit the new county school layout. "

What's so interesting about visiting county schools? Aren't they all the same?

The scholars didn't take it seriously. There were many people among them who had tried and failed and wandered around other county schools all year round. They knew the layout inside very well.

Some of them were familiar with the layout. He was from a wealthy family and even went to a provincial school.

But seeing Lu Jiuan's smiling face and his serious face, he naturally couldn't say this and followed him

around the county school very wisely. Only then did the scholars realize why Meng Yitai specially led them to visit. It was because the county school in Yingping was too different. Not only was the furnishings in the room inconsistent with other county schools, but there were also some things they couldn't understand. The functions of the buildings in each area are confusing.

The scholars returned to the side room in a daze. Lu Jiuan looked at them with a smile: "I know that you students have many doubts in your hearts. This is what we will say next. related. "

Chapter 075

What is the playground used for? Why build "bedrooms" and "canteens"? Why are there so many tables, chairs and benches in the "classroom"? Fan Jiaoyu personally answered these questions for them one by one.

Fan Chengqiu was already familiar with county school planning. At this time, he introduced the development and planning of the school, as if he had regained the feeling of giving lectures in the past, classifying them into categories and proceeding step by step. The whole story is explained in one go, not only explaining the use of the playground, dormitory and canteen, but also covering the expansion of student enrollment in the near future.

Sure enough, as Lu Jiu'an expected, the reaction of these scholars was exactly the same as Fan Chengqiu's reaction that day.

The scholars were speechless and asked after a long while: "You mean, in the future, all children in Yingping can come to the county school? How can they understand if they don't know Chinese characters?"

Lu Jiu'an shook his head: "Of course with you The purpose of running the school is not only to take exams, but also to educate them. They start with literacy, and when they are older, they can choose among liberal arts, science, law, and medicine. "Arts, science,

law, and medicine?" Is it taught in the classroom as knowledge?

The scholar murmured: "If they all come, can the county school accommodate it?"

"Currently, Yingping has a small population, and there are not many children coming to study. We can only use the venue of the county school first. We will have time and manpower in the future. , and then expand it to separate your students who are taking scientific examinations from those children who are ignorant. You don't have to worry. During this period, the teaching will discipline the young students and will not disturb you."

"This. ..." The scholars didn't know how to respond. What they saw and heard today was truly shocking and exceeded their imagination.

All children, regardless of their family status, regardless of their status, study in the same county school. Isn't this the unity of the world?

"You all understand the general situation," Lu Jiu'an saw that they were silent and slowly stated the purpose of his trip: "If we want to expand the number of students, it will be difficult to do so with the current shortage of teachers in Yingping. So if any of you have Those who are not in a hurry to take the scientific examination next year but want to find some work can sign up for the Confucius Examination. The government will pay corresponding salaries every month to meet the urgent needs of some students."

Gao Su said with a look on his face and swallowed. Gao Chu pulled him: "Brother, wait a minute. Let's see if Mr. Lu has anything else to say."

Lu Jiu'an continued: "If you become a master, you can continue to go deeper if you want to, but you can't delay. Teach. We should evaluate the professional titles of current teachers every year in Pingxian County, and evaluate them from all aspects of knowledge, teaching attitude, and ideological and moral character. Those who are unqualified will be dismissed, and those who are qualified will be promoted from junior, middle, and high professional titles! With the gradual increase, not only will the salary change, but after the school is expanded, there will be opportunities to be promoted to the age director."

Gao Su asked: "What if you want to focus on taking the exam?"

Lu Jiu'an glanced at him and encouraged: "Of course. , Correspondingly, if you want to continue the scientific examination, I won't stop you, just explain it in advance. You are not a fish in the pond, so you won't settle for a while."

After Lu Jiuan said, most scholars said. They insist on their own opinions and want to concentrate on preparing for war, but other people have already made up their minds.

Some of them do it for salary, and some do it for fame. You know, the opportunity to teach more than a dozen or even dozens of students as a scholar is something you can't even think about in other places.

Moreover, the best learning is often to teach others to learn. Teaching experience can also be regarded as the icing on the cake in Vanity Fair.

Gao Su and several other scholars who were ready to make a move signed up on the spot. Meng Yitai took out the entrance examination paper that he had prepared for them to answer. This examination paper was similar to the one used to assess Meng Yitai that day. Gao Su and others held it in their hands roughly. After taking a look, they were stunned for a moment.

"It's not convenient to write here, please move to the classroom."

This group of scholars is different from Meng Yitai. They have all experienced the imperial examination and are very cautious about their answer papers. They thought over and over, deleting, modifying, and editing on the manuscript paper. Lu Jiuan did not rush them. It took the applicant three hours to complete the test paper and hand it over to him.

Lu Jiu'an held the ink pen while grading and said: "Fan Jiaoyu, as the head of the first hospital, these matters will eventually fall on you in the future. I will pass the papers to you after marking them, so you can familiarize yourself with them first."

Three talents in this application passed the examination. Just like that, when they came, they were all students of Fan Chengqiu. Now, some of them have become masters and will work with Fan Chengqiu's classmates.

Lu Jiu'an handed them the wooden teacher badges and carefully affixed their names: "The county school has a special Confucius dormitory. You can choose to live in the county school, or you can choose to go home. By the way, You all know Fan Jiaoyu's identity. I forgot to tell you that Meng Yitai is the deputy professor. She has been teaching in the county government for quite some time before. Both of them have more teaching experience than you. Before officially joining the job, , you can ask them."

The scholars didn't know the reason for Meng Yitai's appearance here until now, but they would rather they heard wrongly: "The county school is still recruiting female wives?"

Lu Jiu'an said matter-of-factly: "That's right. Naturally, after all, there will be female students in the future, and it is not appropriate for them to be all boys."

The scholars seemed to be numbed by the shock. Previously, Fan Jiaoyu mentioned that all young children in Yingping could enter school, so they preconceptionally thought that they were boys...

Lu Jiu'an has become accustomed to the reactions of these people. I am afraid that such conversations will be repeated many times in the future: "Since there is no distinction between education and discrimination, of course men and women must be treated equally. They usually say that scholars are pedantic. In fact, this is not the case. Scholars have read There are so many philosophies and ethics, so naturally my thoughts are different from those of the public. Can you understand me, am I right or wrong?"

The scholar looked around and nodded blankly.

It seems that many ladies of the world will indeed invite their husbands to teach literacy at home...

Ying Ping has opened a school! Anyone as young as 7 years old or as high as 15 years old, who has not studied in school, is exempted from schooling!

Once the news spread, it caused an uproar.

The first group of people who came to the county to inquire were the wealthy businessmen and prominent families in the county. They were well-informed and naturally knew more details.

These well-to-do wealthy people, who can earn a lot of money from just one store, naturally will not take Shu Xiu as a trivial thing in their eyes. They all come here for the official education.

The county schools in Dazhou are not open to students only. If you want to study under the status of a student, you must either go to a private school to break your education, or inherit from your father and elder brother. Otherwise, if your family is wealthy, you can ask your husband to teach at home.

Thanks to the New Year's money, noble families such as Ding Helou, without exception, ask their family stewards to confirm again and again: "Are all men and women who meet the age requirements eligible to enter school?"

Sitting next to Fan Chengqiu was a girl with a bun. Gao Su pointed at her and said: "That is the young girl we teach. After the school starts, she will study in the county school."

"Can I not have room and board in the county school?"

"Only by voluntariness, Mr. Lu will set up room and board. The original intention was just to facilitate those students who live in relatively remote areas."

The steward got the answer he wanted and went back to reply to his master with satisfaction.

The common people know less information. Relatively speaking, they have a dubious attitude towards this matter.

Two days before the announcement of the opening of the school was posted, the people were hesitant to move forward. It was not until they saw several large families sending their children that they felt relieved. What they were concerned about was another issue: "If the child leaves home for ten and a half days, How can we rest assured? How can the school ensure their safety?"

Gao Su answered one by one: "If you are worried, you can come to the county school to visit your children at any time. In addition, there will be special government officials responsible for the security of the county school. You were a refugee before. The storage room should have experienced it."

Gao Su refers to the fact that when some families have to go out to work in the refugee shelter, and it is inconvenient to take care of their children, they will hand them over to the government officials for custody. Gao Su's explanation seems to have the same nature as custody.

As Lu Jiu'an expected, some people were unwilling to send their girls to school. Zhao Laosan leaned against the stone pillar and counted the accounts for them with his fingers: "Think about it, your girls also need to eat at home. If you It costs 100 Wen a month. Now, if you send your daughter to study, the county government will subsidize half of your living expenses, which is equivalent to spending only 50 Wen for half a month. And maybe your daughter will live up to her expectations, and if she studies well, she will be able to do so in the future. I still have the opportunity to work in the county government. Isn't this a sure profit?"

Zhao Laosan's words were simple and easy to understand. The people thought about it and gave up the idea of ​​gender bias. .

On the day when the registration deadline came, more than 200 students came in total. Children of different heights stood in front of the Confucius statue, their faces full of anticipation and excitement for the unknown.

Lu Jiu'an looked at this group of big and small carrots and became excited: "These are Ying Ping's hopes for the future!"

More than 200 students were divided into four classes according to age groups, each led by four teachers. The child, sitting in the classroom, received the first piece of paper and pen in his life. He held it tightly in his arms, his eyes flashing with tears.

Some of them can't even write their own names. Faced with these hard-won things, you can imagine the emotion and cherishment in their hearts.

In the 21st century in China, due to the popularization of compulsory education, there are very few people in China who cannot afford to go to school because of poverty. Higher education is blooming everywhere, and there are so many college students. Now looking at the reaction of these children, Lu Jiuan feels particularly uncomfortable for some reason.

Lu Jiu'an thought for a while and said to Fan Chengqiu who was standing aside: "Why don't we use the Pan ceremony to hold a breaking ceremony for these beginners? Such an important moment is worth commemorating."

According to the Pan ceremony, students Members must dress properly, perform the apprenticeship ceremony, clean their hands, purify their hearts, and use cinnabar to enlighten their minds.

On that day, the students wore uniforms, with the male students wearing blue clothes and the female students wearing red clothes. Regardless of whether they were rich or poor, they stood neatly in front of the stone statue of Confucius, clearly distinguishable from each other.

No matter how busy they are on weekdays, the parents and elders of the students will put down their work and gather at the gate of the county school to watch this sacred and solemn scene.

"The beginning of etiquette and righteousness lies in correct appearance, uniform color, and correct speech." Fan Chengqiu sang, and the ceremony of breaking the veil officially began.

The sky is clear and the breeze is passing by. The bamboo joints in the corner of the county school are swaying and rustling.

The students moved. They arranged each other's clothes and hats, folded their hands respectfully, and worshiped the statue of Confucius.

When it came to the last step of cinnabar enlightenment, Fan Chengqiu dipped a brush in cinnabar and touched it on the forehead of student representative Yang Miaomiao.

"I hope you will succeed in your studies in the future." Fan Chengqiu's voice was choked with sobs.

At this point, the veil-breaking ceremony should have ended, but Fan Chengqiu suddenly turned around and bowed deeply to Lu Jiu'an in front of everyone.

Lu Jiu'an was flattered and stretched out his hands to help him: "What does Fan Jiaoyu mean?"

Fan Chengqiu couldn't hold on, his thoughts were surging, and thousands of words rolled on the tip of his tongue. In the end, he only condensed three sonorous and powerful words: "Husband is righteous!"

Fan Chengqiu really admires Lu Jiu'an who wants to educate the people on his own and build a harmonious, harmonious and ideal society with human ethics and order where "human ethics are at the top and the people at the bottom are close to each other".

Lu Jiu'an smiled helplessly and returned a greeting to Fan Chengqiu: "Fan Jiaoyu has been praised too much. As the magistrate of Yingping County, it is my duty to repair the school palace and promote education. Besides, Fan Jiaoyu, this has just begun. , I was thinking that in the future, the school would be like a forest, and the gates would be filled with doors. If you give me this gift now, wouldn't it be a problem for me?"

Lu Qi was originally moved to tears, but he burst into tears when he heard Lu Jiu'an's teasing words . In order to laugh, he thought to himself: The young master is indeed the best person in the world.

Chapter 076

Lu Jiu'an pursues a balance between work and rest in teaching, so in terms of curriculum arrangement, Lu Jiu'an denied Fan Chengqiu's idea of ​​immersing oneself in studying hard: "Fan Jiu'an, learning is not practice, why do we have to be like ascetics? We are still The moral, intellectual and physical development is good."

Lu Jiu'an marked off half an hour on the class schedule: "30 minutes of inter-class exercises, 30 minutes of eye exercises, what do you think?

" Fan Juyu had a straight face and a blank expression. He had never heard of either of the two things Lu Jiuan said, so how could he reply?

Lu Jiu'an bit his pen and immersed himself in his own world, and added music, art, and physical education to the curriculum: "Although the school has not been expanded yet and cannot be divided into majors, it is good to cultivate your sentiments."

He Looking up, Leng Buding saw Fan Juyu's face full of questions. He slapped his forehead in embarrassment and handed the course schedule to Fan Juyu: "I tend to forget things when I think about things. Come on, Fan Juyu, let me explain it to you. . This recess exercise is because the students have been sitting for a long time, which is bad for their health. They need to get up and stretch their muscles in the middle..."

Lu Jiu'an rolled his eyes and was worried about how to explain the movements of the radio gymnastics. Fan Juyu said Face suddenly realized: "Your Excellency, you are referring to the hand and foot play. When the lower body is unhappy, it is often done. After doing it, the back is hot and the bones are relaxed, the body is light and the feet are quick."

Lu Jiu'an humbly asked for advice: "What is the hand and foot play?"

Fan Chengqiu immediately stretched out. His hands and feet, he did a trick in front of everyone. He did it neither hastily nor slowly. His body was sometimes like a flying crane, sometimes like a deer standing upright, with movement and stillness intertwined, and both strength and softness. By the time he finally closed his hands and clasped them under his Dantian, and exhaled a long breath, he was already dripping with hot sweat.

"This is a work by a famous doctor. It pays attention to the art of breathing and breathing, strengthening the body, both internally and externally."

Lu Jiu'an's eyes shined, and he clenched his fist vigorously. This hand and foot play is similar to the Baibu Khan play invented by Hua Tuo. Great, it saves him spending energy points to look for information on the computer.

Fan Chengqiu pointed to the curriculum and asked: "I wonder how to use these eye exercises?"

This is easy to explain. Lu Jiu'an said: "Students read and use their eyes all day long. If they are tired and sore, it will be harmful to the eyes. I think Fan Juyu should do it I've heard that some students gouge the wall and stab the buttocks, and in the end, their vision becomes more or less blurred. This is the result of excessive eye use. This eye care exercise is to massage the eye acupoints to relieve the pain. For fatigue."

Fortunately, Qin Jizhi was at the scene, and according to Lu Jiu'an, he showed Fan Chengqiu the correct positions and movements of several acupuncture points.

Qin Jizhi looked into his eyes and asked lightly: "Jiu'an, are the movements I did correct?"

Lu Jiu'an seemed to be burned by his fiery gaze, and his eyes wandered: "Ah, it's very standard. Brother Xiu Ji came to the county to learn He also serves as the school doctor. "

Lu Jiu'an has already confirmed that Qin Jizhi has more than an ordinary brotherly friendship with him.

Although the customs of Zhou Dynasty are open, masculinity is not that popular. Why is it that when it comes to him, it is all about splitting up love and cutting sleeves.

Lu Jiu'an almost reflected on whether he had gone too far in his dressing behavior, which caused them to misunderstand.

He couldn't help but reach out and touch his mouth, remembering that fiery and affectionate kiss, his cheeks immediately turned red.

Although Fan Chengqiu felt that the atmosphere at the scene was a bit stagnant and subtle, as a serious scholar, he couldn't relate to that aspect, so he couldn't put it down and left with the course schedule in hand.

Three new courses have been added, so the county school naturally has to hire a new teacher. The talented person who was good at painting in the talent qualification assessment suddenly received a letter of appointment as an art teacher. After being stunned for a moment, he packed his luggage and went to work. Take office quickly.

The person who serves as the sports master is Lu Jiuan's bodyguard Fu Wenbo.

Fu Wenxin pursed his lips and said sourly: "Fu Wenbo and I were both under Brother Jiang. We have exactly the same appearance and almost the same martial arts skills. Why did Mr. Lu only come to him and not me?"

"Okay," Lu Jiu'an said, watching the excitement. He thought it was a big deal and said, "Then you two brothers will serve together, and it will be up to the students to choose."

The Fu brothers are twins who were born only a few minutes apart. Fu Wenbo has a steady personality, while Fu Wenxin has an out-of-the-box personality. The two usually have a good relationship, but whenever they are compared, Fu Wenxin always wants to compete with each other.

The new teaching model of the county school was put into operation in the second week without any obstacles. Pedestrians can hear the sound of reading aloud from the county school every day when they stop outside the high wall of the county school.

These students are fresh when they enter the campus for the first time. Those who live close to home in the county do not need to stay overnight in the county school. When they return home for dinner, they will happily share the day's gains with their elders at home.

The county school adopts a weekly school system, with five days in class and two days off. However, on Saturday, few students leave. Firstly, it is because they enjoy the happy time with their peers, and secondly, because Lu County Ling Hui spent an afternoon, moved a small bench, sat around with the students, and told a mythical story called Journey to the West.

I never tire of hearing the story of Journey to the West. Even though Yang Miaomiao already knew the plot of the story, she still sat there with interest and listened attentively.

"Tang Sanzang took off the talisman of Wuzhishan, and for a while, sand and rocks flew, mountains collapsed and the ground cracked. Sun Wukong, who had been suppressed by Tathagata Buddha for five hundred years, jumped out of the stone and finally regained his freedom!"

"Wow!" the little carrot head burst out. There was a burst of earth-shattering joyful laughter, and the scholar who was listening in the audience also gave a high-five in relief and laughed loudly: "This monkey has a surly character, so it's time to turn him upside down. Mr. Lu, what next?"

Lu Jiu'an was mysterious He blinked his eyes and said, "I can predict what will happen next time. Let's hear the explanation next time."

"Hey." The former bandit who was assigned to be responsible for sweeping the dust and sweeping the county school because of his good performance beat his chest and sighed, "Master Lu is so unreasonable. , it always stops at the exciting part, which makes people scratch their heads. "

Isn't it? Fan Chengqiu stroked his beard and was convinced. The story told by Mr. Lu was full of ups and downs and more interesting than the storyteller's storybook. It made people want to listen to it, but it was very short and really whetting the appetite.

The man who had been reformed through labor suddenly smiled: "To be honest, I have been very interested in these strange stories since I was a child, so after listening to Mr. Lu's story, some subsequent plots sprouted in my mind."

The students looked at him expectantly. , Lu Jiu'an's eyes also lit up: "Tell me and listen."

The man's rough and dark face turned red, and he rubbed his hands: "Young man only has a general idea in his mind, and he needs to think about it carefully first. "

Yes!" Lu Jiu'an agreed readily, "I will allow you to use the county school's pen, ink, paper and inkstone. You can write it down on paper after you think about it, so as not to forget it."

The surprise came too suddenly, and the man's eyebrows were filled with joy. Courage asked, "The little one has never read a book and is illiterate. However, after finishing cleaning these days, the little one listened a few times outside the school. The little one is willing to learn. Sir, can you allow the little one to listen?"

Lu Jiuan After a pause, he raised the corners of his mouth meaningfully and looked at the man up and down until he was at a loss. Under such impenetrable eyes, the man almost knelt down, kowtowed, admitted his mistake and took back what he had just said.

Fortunately, Lu Jiuan nodded calmly: "Since you sincerely repent and study hard, I will give you a chance."

The man knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, and patted him with a chubby little hand: " Uncle Chen, my bench is very big. Come and sit at the same table with me. Master said that people should be friendly and help each other."

The man was stunned, looked at those sincere and clear eyes, suddenly held his face with his rough hands, and cried loudly.

After a week of teaching, Gao Su went back with the scholar. When he walked to Mozi Lane, he saw Gao Chu leaning at the door and looking forward to it from a distance.

"Brother!" Gao Chu happily ran over and took the bundle in his hand, "I miss you. I made you delicious food. Come in quickly."

Gao Su said goodbye to the scholars as soon as he entered the room . , Gao Chu circled Gao Su affectionately like a dog, carrying water and rice: "Brother, you have been gone for six days and you still don't let me visit. Mozi Lane is out of the county. It's not far to learn, why don't you stay in the hospital with me..."

Gao Chu kept chattering, and Gao Su Leng said unexpectedly: "Have you cleaned your hands?"

"Ah?" Gao Chu froze on the spot and turned his head. , confused: "I have washed my hands before, and I just stayed at the entrance of the courtyard for a short while."

Gao Su took a ladle of water from the bucket and poured it into the wooden basin: "Come here, wash your hands first, the disease is known through the mouth I don't know. I have to wash it with water before eating." Gao

Chu was speechless: "Brother, our family is not a wealthy family, so why did you become so poor and refined when you went to the county to study?"

Said: "Master Lu said that."

Okay, Gao Chu shut up and reluctantly rubbed his hands in the water.

It was still early at this time, and a simple meat and two vegetables were placed on the dilapidated dining table. Gao Chu gave Gao Su a full bowl of vegetables and piled them into a small pagoda. Gao Chu kept asking: "Brother "How is the county school? Tell me about it."

There is no rule in the Gao family about eating and sleeping. Gao Su described to Gao Chu what he had learned in the county school.

Gao Chu ate and slowly put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands, dumbfounded: "They are also cultivating music and painting skills. Master Lu, are you training them as eldest ladies and noble sons? Why didn't I have such a private school when I was young?"

Gao Su couldn't help but He refused, ate the food stir-fried with lard foam, and asked: "Do you want to go to the county school to study?"

"Can you?" Gao Chu's eyes were bright, and the county school described by Gao Su was really impressive. People are yearning for him, and if he can enroll in school, he can live in the county school with his eldest brother and never leave each other every day.

Gao Su then told him what happened today: "Master Lu is different from ordinary people in his magnanimity and magnanimity. He is not a stickler for rules. Although you are just a boy, your knowledge is as good as that of a scholar. I will tell you about it someday." One mouthful, I think it should be okay."

Gao Chu was so surprised that he almost turned over the table with one leg missing. The hot soup in the bowl spilled all over the floor. Seeing Gao Su's expression change, Gao Chu hurriedly He lowered his eyebrows and sued: "I was wrong, brother. I was impatient and impatient. I did not have the stability and self-control of a scholar. I will definitely change."

Now he only thinks about being able to study in the county, not to mention letting him go to high school. If he admits his mistake, even if he is asked to go up mountains of swords and seas of fire, he can still walk him back and forth with bare feet.

When Lu Jiu'an returned to the county government office, the bell of the high tower rang just in time, and the grains came out at the sound. Lu Qi followed closely and handed him a moist handkerchief: "Sir, what happened to you? "So long."

Lu Jiu'an said, "Let those scholars stumble."

When he thought of this, Lu Jiu'an became upset. Today, when he stepped out of the door, the scholars suddenly stopped him. , earnestly requesting him to give lectures.

As evidenced by heaven and earth, it's not that he doesn't want to, but things are really different now. The talented and knowledgeable Lu Jiu'an no longer knows where he is. In exchange for a modern social beast who only knows how to show off his cleverness, letting him give lectures will not only mislead the students, but also Afraid of ruining the reputation of the original owner.

The scholars looked at him eagerly, as if they were saying, "Journey to the West can be taught to young students, but why can't they be taught to Gongsheng students."

At that moment, Lu Jiu'an, somehow, agreed by some strange combination of circumstances. Now that's it, what will he do with the business when the time comes?

Lu Jiu'an wiped his face, threw the handkerchief to the boy waiting aside, and rubbed his temples: "I'm going to live in my hometown."

Lu Jiu'an locked the door of the study from the inside, and entered the office. Regardless of the year or month, the lights were brightly lit all day long. The moment his feet stepped on the soft carpet, Lu Jiuan's anxious heart suddenly calmed down.

The energy value on the computer suddenly jumped up a lot on the day of school. Coupled with the intermittent climbing in the past few days, it has risen to 110,000.

Lu Jiu'an sat slumped on the office chair for a while without any image, thinking about how to use this huge sum of money.

Although you are a little rich, you can't be too arrogant. Energy is hard to come by, and good steel must be used on the blade.

Lu Jiu'an stretched out his arm and took out the flashlight from the drawer. With an energy value of 30,000, he unlocked it with a tap of his finger.

From Monday to night, it's dark, so having a flashlight can also be used for emergencies.

Apart from that, there is nothing in the physical objects that he urgently needs, but it is information...

Let's take a look at the imperial examination first. Since we are going to give lectures to scholars, at least temporarily hold the Buddha's feet, take a look at Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, and write an eight-legged essay.

Just as the three eight-part essays flashed through his mind, Lu Jiuan suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head, as if someone had hit him hard with a hammer. He went blank for a brief moment, and he broke out in cold sweat from the pain.

Chapter 077

A huge amount of knowledge merged into a huge python that reached the sky and burrowed into his head.

"Ah." Lu Jiu'an was in unbearable pain and fell to the ground with a cry, clenching his fists and hitting his head in vain.

Lu Jiu'an was like a fish that had been stripped of its scales and was being tortured over and over on a hot pot. The fire was burning under the hot pot. Lu Jiu'an was wailing in pain. He had already been tortured to the point of losing his armor.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Lu Jiuan's tears ran down his neck and cheeks, soaking the dark carpet.

Those chains of knowledge seemed to have no end, and they were continuously forced into his head. The surrounding environment flickered back and forth between the bright office and the dim countryside. Suddenly, Lu Jiuan stood up like a carp and froze on the ground. Moved.

The soft carpet turned into a hard bluestone, and the surrounding lights turned into complete darkness. Lu Jiuan was lying half dead, and all the noise and temperature were far away from him. He seemed to be lying in a pure black void space. The body gradually dissipates back to its original point.

The door creaked, and Lu Qi anxiously punched and kicked the strong wooden door, his voice already faintly tinged with tears: "Sir! Open the door, what's wrong with you! My lord! Young master! Don't scare me! Someone's coming. "

Jiang Yu hurried over: "What's wrong, sir?"

Lu Qi was panicking, shaking his hands and saying: "Keep the door open, Guard Jiang, the young master is asking for help! He is silent, there is a snake in the study... ..."

Screaming and crying in such pain, but separated by a wall, he could do nothing outside the house. If the young master had any shortcomings... Lu Qi thought of this, with determination in his eyes, and he banged on the door again and again.

"Get out of the way!" Jiang Yu was shocked when he heard this. He pushed the crazy young man away, raised one foot and kicked him suddenly. The reinforced door leaf only swayed under his feet without any cracks.

Jiang Yu pulled out his maces from his waist, poured all his strength into it, and smashed down on the door leaf.

"Bang." The solid door leaf fell to the ground and fell into pieces under the full blow.

Lu Qi threw himself into the depths of darkness, focusing entirely on Lu Jiu'an, ignoring the unknown danger.

Jiang Yu vaguely smelled the smell of blood in the air, and had a bad premonition in his heart. He squeezed the weapon in his hand and said, "Be careful."

The general gave the soft armor to Mr. Lu, and the people around the county government followed General Han's instructions. Jiang Yu comforted himself by taking strict precautions and defending the siege to the death. There would be no danger for his life.

Lu Qi quickly found Lu Jiu'an. When he saw that he was motionless, he burst into tears: "Master..."

Jiang Yu's heart skipped a beat as he took out a flint and lit the lantern in the room. The weak firelight slowly reflected the light in the room. The scene also reflected Lu Jiu'an's face, which was as golden as paper. His mouth was now stained with blood from being bitten by himself, and the blood soaked half of his face and neck.

Lu Jiu'an was furious: "Don't cry, help me up."

Lu Qi gasped, and tears fell even more fiercely. He wiped away the tears silently, and wiped the blood on the corner of Lu Jiu'an's mouth with his sleeves very carefully. Treat it like a fragile precious jade porcelain. Then he put his hands through Lu Jiu'an's neck and knees, and hugged Lu Jiu'an horizontally.

"Young Master, I will carry you back to your room."

Lu Qi was just over fifteen, and his body was thin. It was a bit difficult to pick up Lu Jiu'an. Jiang Yu wanted to take him over, but Lu Qi did not pretend to be false: "I will carry you, Young Master."

If it were normal days, Lu Qi would Jiu'an definitely didn't want to appear in front of others in such a weak posture, let alone being carried back to the room in such an embarrassing posture by the princess. But at this moment, he was so weak that he seemed to have lost half his life due to the torture, and he didn't bother to care about it.

On the way, a servant looked at his words and asked, "Let me pour some hot water for you, sir..."

Lu Qi turned a deaf ear, his usual kindness vanished, as if he was a different person, staring blankly ahead: "Go and invite Qin Ji. "

It's not Doctor Qin, nor the junior doctor, but Qin Jizhi.

Lu Jiu'an said weakly: "No need."

The boy was in a dilemma, Lu Qi didn't look back, and said in a cold tone: "Go and invite you."

Since the establishment of Puji Hall, there has been an endless stream of patients, and Qin Jizhi finally sent him away. The last patient was about to sit down and take a rest when he suddenly saw a young boy falling off his horse in a hurry. Qin Ji recognized him at a glance as someone from the county government office.

"What happened, so urgent?"

"Doctor Qin, go and see Mr. Lu..."

Before the boy could finish his words, one of Qin's masters heard Lu Jiu'an's name, picked up the medicine box and walked out. Qin Zhao's voice came from inside the house: "What's wrong with Ji Zhi?"

"I'm going to the county government office to have a look."

There was a clang, and when Qin Zhao turned the wheelchair out after gathering the medicinal materials, only his door was shaking slightly. .

Lu Qi gently laid Lu Jiu on the bed and carefully wiped off the blood stains on his body with a handkerchief dipped in hot water.

The blood on Lu Jiu'an's face and neck was shocking to see, but after wiping it clean, there was only a ragged tooth mark wound around his mouth. Lu Qi's heart ached so much that he didn't dare to ask what happened.

Lu Jiu'an lay on the bed for a while and slowly recovered, but the feeling of life being worse than death was still vivid in his mind, and Abi Hell was nothing more than that.

Qin Jizhi rushed over quickly with a medicine box on his back. Under Lu Qi's careful care, Lu Jiu'an sat on the edge of the bed and sipped warm water.

Qin Jizhi's face was clouded and he had an ugly expression. He stretched out towards his wrist involuntarily. Lu Jiu'an was startled and pulled his hand away to avoid it.

When Qin Jizhi refused to ask for medical treatment, he said displeasedly: "Let me feel your pulse."

Qin Jizhi had already asked the boy on the way here, but the boy hesitated for a long time and couldn't explain clearly what happened. What's the matter? Looking at Lu Qi's frightened look, I think the situation was very urgent at that time.

Lu Jiu'an knew in his heart that the reason why he barely survived the sudden disaster this time must have been caused by the sudden knowledge and information, which had nothing to do with his health.

Lu Jiu'an looked around. Lu Qi's eyes were red, and the corners of his mouth were drawn down. Qin Jizhi's face was filled with gloom. A good man would not suffer the consequences, so Lu Jiu'an obediently handed over his hand.

"How?" Lu Qi came closer.

Qin Jizhi's expression was strange, Lu Jiu'an's pulse was stable, and apart from his mouth being bitten, he couldn't diagnose anything wrong: "How could it be..."

Qin Jizhi checked his pulse and listened to his breath, and performed the process over and over again. , the result still has no change.

Looking at his expression, Lu Jiu'an knew that he was fine. He put down his long sleeves and hurried the three people who were huddled together outside the house. He made up a nonsensical reason: "I'm fine, so you should feel at ease. Okay, okay. , I just said it's okay, I just had a nightmare and scared myself."

How could the three of them believe his poor excuse? Lu Jiu'an didn't care about that, took off his shirt and went to bed: "I. You need to take a rest, please go out."

Lu Qi looked at him worriedly, but stopped talking before being pulled out by Jiang Yu.

After a few people left, the room became completely quiet. Only then did Lu Jiuan calm down and have time to sort out everything that happened today.

Lu Jiu'an went through hell, and in exchange he gained a lot of knowledge out of thin air in his head. This knowledge ranged from the Four Books and Five Classics to the novels. Lu Jiu'an had an intuition that this was the result of the original owner accumulating little bits and pieces bit by bit.

Now that they appeared in his mind and merged with him, Lu Jiuan had the illusion that these poems and articles seemed to have been learned by him, and he could pick them up at his fingertips just by thinking about them.

Now, there is no need to worry about giving lectures. Just think about what topics to talk about.

It is said that a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise. After a hard time, it was a blessing to gain such an awesome skill. However, it was really uncomfortable and Lu Jiuan never wanted to try it again.

In the northwest, there stands an ancient city. As a defense line for the surrounding area, Yunluo City is far away from the bustling city. Outside the dark city walls that have been ravaged by war, there is a vast expanse of grassland.

Vast, magnificent, chilling, breathtaking.

All the poets of the Zhou Dynasty described it this way.

But in fact, Yunluo City is too lonely. Just like the border soldiers stationed here who perform their duties, they are accompanied by the noisy wind all day long, and all they can hear is the sound of camel bells.

Under the city wall, there were piles of scattered coarse gravel, and two or three green weeds crawled out from the cracks in the yellow stones.

The secret letter rolled up in the thin tube was pulled out and slowly unfolded...

"I am weak and can't walk. I asked Qin Jizhi at night. I don't know why."

Han Zhi had no expression on his face. He squeezed the hand with the secret letter and squeezed it an inch. The wide letter paper was crushed into powder and scattered in the wind.

The sun in the frontier fortress is weightless. Sometimes it is like the plum blossoms blooming on the branches, and sometimes it is like the war drums waiting on the city wall.

A majestic giant wolf hovered at Han Zhi's feet, occasionally raising its head and letting out a long howl. Sensing the owner's mood, the giant wolf bared its sharp teeth, appearing restless.

Yang Gengqing quietly approached from behind: "Report to the general, the scouts stationed at Cage Slope recently discovered a small group of Tarman guerrillas."

"How did they find it?"

"The scouts saw horse hoof prints beside the water flow, and the marks of Tarman war horses were there. The hoof nails are different from those of Da Zhou. "

This group of notorious tarts is like a group of rats that can't be chased away underground. When the owner of the house is not paying attention, they will bite something secretly from time to time, leaving two behind. Rat shit ruins one's mood.

"If you don't beat the drowned dog, these beasts will bite you one day." Since he dares to touch the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he will never come back. Han Zhi's eyes sternly said: "Stay still and explore again."

Yang Gengqing took the order and Go, before leaving, Yang Gengqing saw Han Zhi holding a light blue flower in his hand. The petals were layered and ready to bloom. People couldn't help but want to peel them off to see what the flower looked like when it bloomed. Beautiful views.

His general's body is in the clouds and his mind is in peace.

In early June, the main road outside Yingping County was paved with a layer of dusty mud, gravel and sand. The farmer was curious and wanted to step on it, but was pulled back by his companion. The companion pointed to a wooden sign standing beside the official road, which read "It is strictly forbidden to set foot on the road when it is not dry."

Seeing the government servants patrolling back and forth on both sides of the road with their tall police dogs, the farmer shuddered and took a detour with his companions.

At the end of June, the people discovered that the wooden sign erected next to the strange road on the main road had been removed, and the patrolling government officials had disappeared, so they bravely walked up with the villagers.

"Hey, this road is so hard, like rocks." It

is not only hard, but also smooth. Walking on it on rainy days, you will no longer be afraid of slipping. When asked about this road, the officer on duty at the gate of the county town replied that it was a cement road, and as long as heavy objects were not carried frequently on it, it would not be damaged in a few years.

In early July, a concrete road like this was extended for another 2 kilometers and connected directly to the foot of the mountain. From a distance, it looked like a silver-gray python belt, running through the outskirts of Yingping County and dividing the green fields into two. .

Mu Lin's carriage traveled on such a python belt, all the way from the foot of the mountain back to the county government office unimpeded.

Chapter 078

Jiu An gulped down a piece of glutinous rice cake: "Mu Lin is back? Have you gone to the county government office?"

The government servant only came to report the news. After reporting the news, he had to go back to his post: "Yes, the young marquis has just arrived. At the gate of the county government office, he was instructing the servants to carry the things he brought back.

"What did you bring back?" Lu Jiuan was curious and patted the pastry crumbs on his hands: "Let's go and greet us." The little Marquis who hasn't returned home in a month will probably complain that I'm indifferent to him."

With the character of the little Marquis, he might actually be able to do such a thing.

Lu Qi put aside the brush in his hand and walked quickly to Lu Jiu'an: "Sir, I have written the important news. I will go with you."

"So fast?" Lu Jiuan casually copied the daily important news he wrote: "Now Lu Qi is very comfortable doing this job. When he wrote it for the first time, why did he still have to scratch his head and brain to write and write?"

After the completion of the Life Plaza, the leisure area has a huge flow of people. As Lu Jiu'an expected, then Every afternoon, a large group of people would gather in this place to play chess, crickets and chat.

Important news that needed to be updated daily on the display board planned for that day also came into being. This important task was assigned to Lu Qi by Lu Jiu'an, and the arithmetic teaching that Lu Qi was previously responsible for was handed over to others.

Lu Qi's face turned red when he was mentioned about the dark history: "It's not that the important news you are asked to write is too novel, it also has to cover people's livelihood matters and national events. I have never written about it before, so of course I don't know where to start for the first time. "

Lu Jiu'an said: "Yes, we Lu Qi are no longer Wu Xia Amon, now practice makes perfect, even if we are the editor-in-chief of Daily News, I will find some subordinates for you and let them cooperate with you in collecting. Daily anecdotes, I will do a private interview to provide you with manuscript materials."

Lu Qi looked confused: "Sir, what is a private interview?"

"Well..." Lu Jiu'an thought for a while: "I'll give you a simple example. For example, the county government has issued a new decree. What is the effect? ​​What do the people think? We stay in the county government all day long and don't know. At this time, someone needs to sink to the basics. Go, investigate the public opinion polls, listen to the people's suggestions and opinions, and make corresponding measures. Of course, this is just one of them. There are many interesting things and news about people's daily life that can be reported. It is up to the reporters to explore and discover them. ."

Lu Qi looked thoughtful.

Lu Jiu'an added: "Of course, the county government currently has insufficient funds, and its scope of activities is limited to Yingping. When Yingping becomes rich in the future, you will need to go outside and understand the situation in other states and counties. People, learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses, so that we can continue to Progress. If you work behind closed doors, no matter how enthusiastic you are, you might still be standing still."

Lu Qi raised his head and looked at him, but he thought: With your ability and talent, others will flock to you. Let's take a look at Yingping's current piles of buildings, bell towers, cement roads, and people's government officials. Which one is not the first of its kind?

Lu Jiu'an unfolded the daily news and read it as he walked: "Let me see what you wrote today."

According to Lu Jiu'an's request, Lu Qi's daily news currently only has three major sections, namely hot news, local news, Entertainment News.

Hot news serves as the front page, mainly introducing the current situation of the New Deal of the Zhou Dynasty or the situation of border wars. This part of the content comes from local post stations. The imperial court of the Great Zhou Dynasty regularly transmits official documents such as emperor's edicts and edicts to various states and counties from top to bottom through the post roads. .

The content Lu Qi chose for this issue was the Laurel Festival that His Majesty the Emperor ordered the Ministry of Rites to hold.

The Gui Gui Festival is a day when the Zhou Dynasty prays for students and candidates from all over the world. On this day, the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty will hold cassia branches and go to the Wenchang Star Hall, where Emperor Wenchang, a god in charge of fame and literary fortune, is enshrined. The Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty had to worship his image three times and drink Kexing cinnamon wine to pray for his students to be named on the gold list in the coming year.

Judging from the importance Emperor Dezong attached to it, Emperor Zhou still had a thirst for talents.

Lu Jiu'an commented: "The writing is quite satisfactory, but the wording and sentence making need to be improved."

Lu Jiu'an looked at the next section.

The local news focused on Yingping's economic development. Lu Qi wrote a long chapter in the book, occupying one-third of the page of the news.

Lu Jiuan was speechless after reading it.

Lu Qi is worthy of being the county magistrate, and all these articles are just rainbow farts against him. Lu Jiuan tried his best to remind him in a gentle and tactful tone: "Lu Qi, you have to get rid of this problem of yours. You see, you have to read every issue of local news." Call it back and rewrite it. News should focus on objective facts without subjective emotions. If you want to write about the paving of cement roads, just write about the relevant information of the cement roads. There is no need to talk about Magistrate Lu's feats and other praises. "I'm sorry."

Lu Qi lowered his head and muttered, "But I'm not the only one who thinks so. I think many government officials and people think so. My lord, what you said every day must be true to the facts."

Lu Jiu'an sighed: "Lu Qi, you have to know that it's impossible for everyone to think so. The benevolent has different opinions and the wise have different opinions. It's hard to agree on a bowl of rice, let alone such a big thing as building roads and bridges. What if someone falls on the cement road and breaks it? Knees, he just doesn't agree with the cement road?"

Lu Qi retorted: "If he fell on his own, it's not because of the cement road. It was clearly because of this person's trouble."

Lu Qi curled his index finger and lightly touched his forehead. Knock: "Look, you are going too far. I just gave you an example casually, but you want to take this into account. I just want to tell you that there is no need to blame others. The display board was built by the county government. The important news is that the county government The commander-in-chief wrote: Your every word represents the officialdom and Yingping County Government. If you are deliberately coerced into making a fuss, you will say that you, Master Lu, are manipulating the polls to flatter the emperor. Shi Taiyi said, isn't this ready-made evidence?"

"I only asked you to delete and rewrite it before. I didn't tell you the reason. I just hoped that you would understand it on your own. It would be better for you to dig deeper for you, Master Lu, right?" "

I know I was wrong, sir." Lu Qi blushed and said guiltily, "I am stupid. I have been around you for so long and haven't done anything good yet."

Lu Qi said and was about to kneel down to admit his mistake. Jiu An pinched his chubby round face and shaped it into a goldfish spitting water: "Get up and kneel at every turn. Why are you kneeling to Mr. Lu? Have you forgotten what I said? Making mistakes is not terrible, every time Everyone grows up by making mistakes. Knowing your mistakes can make a big difference. Think carefully before taking any action. Besides, as long as it is not about murder and arson, I will take care of you, little brat

. Qi pursed his lips, suddenly threw himself into Lu Jiu'an's arms, hugged his waist and abdomen tightly, and said in a muffled voice, "Sir, Lu Qi will definitely work hard to grow up and won't let you worry."

"Okay. "Lu Jiu'an touched his head and pulled him out of his arms: "I won't put any pressure on you, just remember it. You can't write important news like this in the future. If this kind of exaggerated culture develops, A group of mediocre people who seek fame and great achievements are not conducive to Ying Ping's development."

Lu Qi finally looked at the entertainment news. This version was just right for Lu Qi's age. The news mentioned two things: police dogs searching for things and people playing shogi. Things, the article is remarkable.

"Yes, you can revise the local news and it will be the final draft tomorrow."

Lu Jiu'an handed the newspaper back to him, and the two of them just walked to the gate of the county government office.

Mu Lin was still directing the boys to move it up and down: "Hey, be careful. I dug this fruit vine all the way back from the mountain. I watered it and piled soil and took care of it all the way. Don't let me break it. "Mu Lin? "

Lu Jiuan only glanced at him and couldn't help laughing.

The man standing at the door no longer looked like the suave and handsome young man from the world before. Not to mention his whole body, the skin on his face had been eroded by the wind and snow and was dry and rough, and his clothes were wrinkled. The whole person was in a miserable state. Lu Jiu'an couldn't help but think of how Guo Wen said he was as unkempt as a beggar when he first came to the county government.

Mu Lin was furious and was about to choke. Lu Jiu'an restrained all his gestures, coughed twice in a serious manner and asked, "I have gained a lot from this trip. What kind of fruit is this? Is it so delicious? Let you Don't bother moving all the way back."

"Humph." Mu Lin said with a sullen face, "I don't know, anyway, it's sour and sweet. If you want to move back, just move back."

Lu Jiu'an tilted at him: " You dare to eat without knowing it? You are so ignorant, aren't you afraid of being poisoned?"

Mu Lin said: "Isn't there a travel note you gave me that teaches you how to judge the edibility of food? If it's edible, it means it's not poisonous."

Mu Lin was so brave when fighting for food with monkeys: "You didn't meet a tiger, did you?"

Lu Jiu'an just asked casually, but unexpectedly Mu Lin nodded and opened his long sleeve to give it to him. Looking at the three open wounds on his arm: "It was scratched by a tiger, and there is another one on my back."

Lu Jiu'an was startled: "So dangerous? How did you escape from the tiger's mouth?"

"Just kill him."

Mu Lin looked careless, as if he didn't know what shocking words he said.

...

Lu Jiu'an was in awe and had a new understanding of Mu Lin's martial arts value.

The things Mu Lin brought back were all kinds of things. He was born into a wealthy family and even a piece of dead wood was rare. Lu Jiuan picked through the pile of things with a look of disgust on his face: "Why do you throw everything into the government office?"

" Well, my house is not a garbage collector. What are you doing with such a big pile of broken stones? You're so tired." The stone next to a sacred tree at the foot of the Fairy Mountain. You must have never seen the Fairy Mountain. It is really a mess of peaks, covered with sunlight, and heavy snow pressing down on the top of the mountain... Forget it, I tell you, you don't understand, you're a frog in a well."

Lu Jiu'an was so funny, he didn't know who was the frog in the well. In his previous life, he traveled all over the mountains and rivers of his motherland by train and plane. What kind of scenery had he not seen in the mountains, deserts and Gobi?

Mu Lin only went out to lie far away, and she dared to show off her power in front of him... It didn't matter, after all, he had lived two lifetimes, and he was not as experienced as this arrogant young prince.

Lu Jiu'an suddenly remembered something. He opened the curtain of the carriage and swept through the carriage inch by inch, trying to find any clues. Mu Lin laughed strangely: "Stop looking, I know what you want, it's over here!

" Lin took out a stack of scattered pages about the thickness of his little finger from his arms: "Mu Lin's Travel Notes on Fairy Mountain, Nuo."

Chapter 079

Lu Jiu'an's eyes lit up. Mu Lin had a perverse and domineering personality. Lu Jiu'an had already given up hope about the travel notes, but he never thought that Mu Lin would give him an unexpected surprise.

"You have had a hard journey, Mr. Mu Xiaohou." Lu Jiu'an praised him without hesitation: "I will ask the waiter to set up a beautiful banquet to welcome you. Jiang Fang, come with us."

Jiang Fang After Fang came back, he stood beside him like an invisible man, waiting for his orders.

Lu Jiu'an took out the mulberry wine that was brewed last year. Mu Lin had been coveting it for a long time. In addition, he had not touched any wine during the trip, so he was already very greedy. He took a sip and was intoxicated. He got the advantage and acted like a good boy: "I thought What kind of nectar is it? It's dark, it's nothing more than that."

Lu Jiu'an had no good intentions and smiled slyly: "You don't know something, Mu Lin. I brew this mulberry wine not for food, but mainly for nourishment. It is a good wine suitable for women. Of course, if you are suffering from yang deficiency and qi deficiency, drinking it will also be of great benefit."

The profound meaning of Lu Jiu'an's words is self-evident, and it would be fine if ordinary people heard it. Who is Mu Lin? A seasoned veteran who has never touched his body among thousands of flowers. Facing Lu Jiu'an's teasing, he not only did not give up, but instead stepped forward and lowered his voice and said: "Oh, then Lu Jiu'an, you are the wrong person." Well, when Han Er comes to Yingping again, you should keep this wine for yourself."

Lu Jiu'an didn't understand what he meant, and Mu Lin nodded inexplicably: "It's harmful to your body."

... ...

Lu Jiuan's brain exploded, and he wanted to harm his body? How can two men indulge in such indulgence that they harm their bodies? At most, they just do handwork for each other.

Lu Jiu'an shot himself in the foot and thought to himself, why did he overestimate his ability and rush to find this old gangster to drive? The wheels of the car almost hit his face.

Only Lu Jiu'an heard these dissolute words. He turned his head and glanced at Jiang Fang, who was sitting on the right, and looked at the ignorant and innocent underage Lu Qi on the left. He picked up "Mu Lin's Travels" and coughed. He changed the subject and got down to business: "Mu Lin, the travel notes you wrote..."

Mu Lin's eyes lit up and he sat up slightly on the large chair: "How is it?"

Lu Jiu'an gave a pertinent evaluation: " The content is rich and colorful, especially the scene where Mu Lin fights the tiger, which is full of dangers and ups and downs. The scenery described is also fascinating, but his literary talent needs to be improved. "

Mu Lin lay down lazily on the back of the chair and shook the wine glass in his hand." Of course I can't compare with you, Tan Hualang. I'm just a descendant of a military general."

Lu Jiu'an smiled: "But I want to say that true feelings are valuable. Every flower and tree in the article is what you have seen and heard with your own eyes. Nothing can touch people's hearts more than this. So I plan to set up a special travel journal for you, specifically to publish your travel notes. What do you think?"

Mu Lin stopped turning the hand holding the wine glass and looked at him suspiciously.

Lu Qi assessed the situation and took out the past daily news. Lu Jiu'an said: "After you left, Ying Ping built the Life Plaza. A leisure area was built there for people's leisure and entertainment. There is an exhibition board in it." "We have to display this kind of news every day. Now there are only three sections of the news. Now I am going to open another travel section and serialize your travel notes in installments."

Mu Lin took the news and read it, pointing at the content above and asked. : "It is posted on the display board every day? Who sees it?"

Lu Jiu'an: "Everyone, male, female, old and young, who comes to the Life Plaza can see it."

"Can everyone understand the content?"

Lu Jiu'an smiled slowly: " Of course, many people are illiterate now, so a new type of volunteers has emerged - newspaper readers. Newspaper readers come to the display boards from time to time to read important news for everyone. "

If the newspaper readers cannot arrive in time, the people will. Trying to interpret the article yourself can be regarded as a disguised form of encouragement for them to learn independently.

Mu Lin became interested: "Then what do you mean by serialization?"

Lu Jiu'an explained, "For example, if you have an article with a hundred chapters in total, you only publish one chapter every day, and it is divided into 100 consecutive days. The important news has been published, this is a serial."

Mu Lin frowned and said uncertainly: "It's intermittently, so will anyone read it?"

It's not surprising that Mu Lin would have such doubts, Dazhou scholars want to create a complete series. Longer works often last a long time. By the time a book is written, decades may have passed, including some famous works, which were even compiled into volumes by disciples and classmates after the author's death, and then became widely circulated in the world.

Therefore, from ancient times to the present, no complete work has been circulated and read during the compilation process.

The mode of serialized articles may have become commonplace in later generations, but it was the first of its kind in this era.

Lu Jiu'an affirmed: "Whether anyone reads it or not depends on whether your article is well written or not. If you write it well, people will naturally read it."

Not only will it be read, but there may also be people urging you to update it.

Mu Lin was immersed in the joy that the article was about to be presented to the public and could not be extricated. He drank one cup after another of mulberry wine. After a while, he felt slightly hot. He took off the collar of his clothes and shook his folding fan. He was very excited: "Okay, then you can do it another day. Just copy it and don't modify a word. "

That's natural. The copyright belongs to you. Of course we can't modify it without your consent."

Seeing that Ying Ping's news and periodicals are getting better and better, Lu Jiu'an said. When he was happy, he mixed himself a glass of mulberry wine and invited Mulin to clink the glasses: "Come and toast to the publication of your "Mu Lin's Travels"."

They chatted while eating. Jiang Fang was traveling with a heavy responsibility this time. , sparing no effort to describe the beautiful scenery he saw at the dinner table.

Although it is not as eloquent as the poet, it is vivid and humorous. Lu Qi and the other servants listened with great interest. From this look, Jiang Fang had great potential to be a tour guide.

After a good meal and wine, it was just past 6pm when the Yingping bell rang.

"Huh?" Mu Lin thought in a trance that he had returned to southern Shanxi: "Yingping built a temple?"

"No." Lu Jiu'an was confused.

"Then where did this bell come from?"

"Ah, this." Lu Jiu'an said, "After you have a good rest at home, you can go and see for yourself."

Several people wiped their hands and prepared to get up and leave the table. At this time, A boy who had been waiting outside the door since they were eating came up. Mu Lin recognized that this man was packing supplies for him.

"Have you packed it up?"

The boy lowered his head respectfully: "Except for the fruit vine, the rest have been sorted into categories. I wonder where the fruit vine is planted?"

"You want to ask me about such a small matter?" Mu Lin Displeased: "Just find an open space and plant it."

The boy carefully wiped the sweat on his forehead and did not dare to speak.

The things that Mr. Mu Xiaohou brought back, even if they break quickly, can be turned into beautiful jade, and the fruit vines will naturally become much more precious. If it is accidentally dropped and broken, who would dare to take the responsibility.

Lu Jiu'an saw the boy's dilemma and said, "You can't do it casually."

Mu Lin had already walked to the door of the courtyard. Hearing this, he turned his neck and frowned: "What's the matter? The backyard of your county government office is so big. Could it be that you are reluctant to take it?" A little space?"

Lu Jiu'an said slowly: "I'm afraid if you just find a place, the fruit you eat will be bitter and astringent."

Mu Linqi said, "According to what you said, if the peach is changed to another place, can it still be there? Will it turn into a sour plum?"

Lu Jiu'an sighed and looked at him as if he were a fool: "Have you not heard the story about oranges growing in Huainan? Oranges growing in Huainan are called tangerines, and growing in the north of Huainan are called tangerines. The leaves are similar, but they actually taste different. Why? ? Because differences in soil and water and climate changes will affect the taste of the fruit. "

And if the geographical environment is not suitable, or the planting methods are inappropriate, it may not survive.

Lu Jiu'an only glanced at the fruit vine casually, and he couldn't tell what kind it was because it was bare. Lu Jiu'an had to ask Mu Lin to recall where the fruit was found, what the climate and environment were like, and what the fruit looked like.

"After traveling so many places, who still remembers it?" Mu Lin was dubious about Lu Jiu'an's words, and thought for a while: "The fruits are strung together like beads, and they are purple."

Lu Jiu'an was overjoyed. Isn't it grapes?

He remembered that grapes first appeared in China during the Western Han Dynasty. Zhang Qian brought them back from his mission to the Western Regions. If he had never tasted mu lin, he thought there was no such fruit in the Zhou Dynasty!

Lu Jiu'an excitedly hammered Mu Lin on the shoulder: "That's great Mu Lin. As expected, explorers can always have unexpected harvests. You will be blessed in the future."

After large-scale planting and brewing into wine, why don't you put this into wine? The drunkard cries greedily.

Lu Jiu'an was overjoyed, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became. Unfortunately, there was only one such plant, which was not conducive to cultivation.

In the end, Lu Jiu'an had no choice but to find the driver who was driving the carriage. They all said that the old horse knew the way, and the driver should be good at memorizing roads. Sure enough, the groom just thought for a moment and blurted out: "There is a large area growing next to a creek. If the young prince still wants to go, he should be able to find it."

"Great!" Plants are also transplanted in autumn. It was the best time, and without further delay, Lu Jiuan immediately arranged for a group of careful people to set off with the groom the next day: "Don't dig up the roots. It's best to dig up the soil together. Go early and come back early."

After the convoy set off, Lu Jiuan went to the office to look for information on grape cultivation.

He was still a little hesitant when he came to live in my hometown. He was bitten by a snake once and was afraid of well ropes for ten years. The last experience left him with lingering fear, fearing that he would touch some switch and it would happen again.

After lingering at the side door for a long time, Lu Jiu'an finally took a bite. There was no way he would not go in the office forever. Anyway, if he stretched his head out, he would be the same as if he had retracted his head. He would have died early and been born early.

After entering, nothing happened. The frightened Lu Jiu'an let out a long sigh.

Lu Jiu'an searched for two useful materials, one specifically introducing grape growing technology, and the other introducing plant habits. It cost a total of 20,000 energy points to unlock.

Lu Jiu'an printed out the two books, spent three days transcribing the usable parts, and handed them to Shen Zhi. After the grapevines were transplanted back, they could be cultivated according to the contents of the book.

Mu Lin slept comfortably in his house for a few days and finally regained his strength. The bell that made him curious these days would ring every time. Mu Lin couldn't wait to go out and see Ying Ping's changes. By the way, find out how your travel diary was received when it was published in Important News.

Chapter 080

The first thing Mu Lin saw was the towering bell tower in the Life Plaza in the distance. Accompanied by Lu Jiuan, Mu Lin walked to the bottom of the bell tower. He looked up at this mighty tower and the clock hanging on it: " Is it the sound of the bells that I heard these days?"

"Yes."

Lu Jiuan was explaining to Mu Lin, and he looked up at the movement of the hands and finally exclaimed: "It's much more precise than a sundial."

Although the four adjacent shops in the Life Plaza have not yet opened, people will happily come to the fitness area and leisure area after finishing their farm work for the day. Some people are fascinated by the fitness equipment, and some people like to gather in front of the display boards. , while reading the daily news and chatting.

Lu Jiu'an and the two came to the display board. At this time, there happened to be a young scholar reading the contents of the important news. The important news on the display board was not changed every day, but the content posted for three days. I guarantee that I had not read it that day. The people will have time to make up for it in the next two days.

The travelogue has been serialized three times so far, and today it happened to be about him climbing a steep mountain. The mountain peak is extremely steep and surrounded by jungle. There is no trail for people to stay on. You need to dig through the weeds and vines to move forward.

Mu Lin stood behind the crowd and secretly observed the people's reactions.

After a while, as the last word of the newspaper reader fell, the quiet crowd began to talk about today's content. The voices rose and fell. Mu Lin stretched his ears to listen carefully. Among them were some comments about the travel notes. discuss.

"I don't know who wrote it. It just started to appear in the important news two days ago. From the past few days, the content is the same every day, and it was written by one person. How many places have I visited?"

"If it weren't for this travelogue, I wouldn't have thought of it. I didn't know we had a place like this in Yingping. Writing about it makes me want to put down my hoe for a day and go to the paradise on earth to relax."

"Will there be another place tomorrow?"

"I didn't write about them today . Have you encountered a group of monkeys? There must be one, just wait and see."

The group of people had different opinions as they speculated fiercely about the follow-up content of the travelogue. Lu Jiu'an glanced at Mu Lin and saw him grinning, looking satisfied.

"Don't worry, do you feel a sense of accomplishment? When you finish writing, you can let me borrow it for use."

Mu Lin immediately alerted: "What is it for?"

"Don't be so reactive." Lu Jiu'an Said, "I'll find someone to print it for you, and then ask a painter to add illustrations, so that it can be made into Yingping's tourism brochure with both pictures and text."

Mu Lin asked no more questions, and tried his best to purse his lips, but still couldn't conceal his Feeling pleasure radiating from the inside out, he said: "Let's go and see other places."

Lu Jiu'an took Mu Lin to see the cement road and the school one after another. He had no special feelings about the school, but about the cement road Feeling very satisfied, he stood on the concrete road and stamped his feet vigorously: "Yes, it was uneven when I walked. If you don't have to drive a long way, who would want to take a carriage. It's best to pave it like this in all directions. "

Lu Jiu'an thought so, but paving cement roads is not like eating and drinking. How can it be completed overnight? The first part of infrastructure has a long way to go.

Mu Lin received positive feedback from the outside world and became more and more concerned about the travel book. When Lu Jiu'an was working in the study, he no longer went around eating, drinking and having fun. Instead, he and Lu Jiu'an stayed in the county government office. Modifications based on the original travel notes.

But Mu Lin was not a quiet person after all, and soon she couldn't sit still. She rubbed her skin and itches next to Lu Jiu'an, and messed around with various ornaments in his study.

Mu Lin was quickly attracted by the pen Lu Jiu'an placed on the desk: "What is this?" With a strong hand, the cap of the pen was unscrewed and the ink was thrown away.

Lu Jiuan laughed heartily.

Mu Lin came back after washing his hands with a stinking face, and saw Lu Jiu'an immersed in work again: "As expected, he is Tanhualang. He has been in the study for so long and he is not bored. What are you writing? You have been writing for a whole day."

Lu Jiu'an rubbed his hands . Rubbing his eyes: "I promised to give lectures to the scholar. I will prepare the lessons to avoid making a fool of myself in front of everyone and making everyone laugh."

"When?"

"After the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Mu Lin Yile: "Isn't there a gap in the middle? How many months? Why are you in such a hurry? "

Yes, since the last time he opened up the Rendu line, Lu Jiuan is no longer afraid of being exposed because of his knowledge, but he is a little hesitant in choosing what topics to talk about. Not very satisfied with the plan.

The convoy that transplanted grapevines came back quickly, pulling two full carts, because Lu Jiuan specifically asked before leaving that the grapevines were dug back with the roots and soil, and there were still fresh leaves on the vines.

In order to prevent him from being overjoyed after admitting his mistakes, Lu Jiuan carefully compared the pictures in the book and found that they were indeed grapevines.

Two carts of grape vines were pulled directly next to the nine-point official field. The rice in the field grew extremely well, with no dead plants and many headings.

Shen Zhi squatted on the stalks of the rice field to check the growth of the rice. When he saw Lu Jiu'an coming, he stood up and saluted, but Lu Jiu'an raised his hand to stop him.

Lu Jiu'an squatted down where he was standing and looked at the rice he was playing with. After a moment, he was surprised and said: "Looking at the growth of this rice, I'm afraid it will produce nine ears of rice?"

Shen Zhi was equally excited. Although he He is good at farming, but he has never experienced such a phenomenon as one crop with nine ears. He suppressed his pounding heart: "It's too early to make a conclusion now, sir. There may be empty grains."

Shen Zhi said this, Lu Jiu'an calmed down a little. Isn't it so easy to say one crop and nine ears? Otherwise, how could it be regarded as a good omen as soon as it was discovered.

Lu Jiuan smiled gently and said: "You are indeed talented in farming. Look at the rice plants in these nine points, all of them are green and heavy."

Shen Zhi shook his head, not daring to take credit: "Thanks to Mr. Lu for the gift In that booklet, I didn't understand why it did that at first, but according to the method in the book, the rice plants will indeed be more lush. "

Lu Jiuan's original plan was to allocate the grapevines to Shen Zhi for cultivation. The harvest was about to be harvested in two months. Seeing that Jiahe was promising, he was not prepared to distract Shen Zhi, lest he pick up the sesame seeds and lose the watermelon, which would be more than worth the gain.

Lu Jiu'an had no choice but to recruit other people. The jobs in the Yingping County government office had long been highly sought after by the people. As soon as the notice was posted, people immediately came to apply for the job. Lu Jiu'an finally selected three people from among them.

After the grape vines were planted, Lu Jiu'an would come and look at them every now and then. Even Shen Zhi, who was farming seriously next to him, was affected. He was sweating profusely and came to apologize: "Sir, is there something I did wrong when I was young?

" Otherwise, why don't you always come to check it out?

Then he thought of the rice plant that seemed to have nine ears, and couldn't help but become nervous.

Lu Jiu'an waved his hand: "Don't be stressed. I just took a look at the rice when I came to see the grapes. You can do whatever you want as usual."

Although he said this, Lu Jiu'an found that Shen Zhi still couldn't relax. After the grapevines grew steadily, he stopped his behavior and no longer interfered with the normal work of the farmers.

In early August, the air is crisp and clear.

Lu Jiu'an ate the morning meal as usual and was about to visit Feng Jing's gym. When he walked to the door, he suddenly saw the postman responsible for delivering the message running towards him at lightning speed, and he quickly fell in front of him.

The postman had a cheerful smile on his face. When he dismounted, he was in too much haste and almost fell down. He shook the document in his hand and shouted, "Sir! What a happy event!"

Lu Qi took the document and handed it to Lu Jiu'an. He laughed and scolded: "What makes you so rude? Is it a reward given to us adults from above?"

The postman shouted excitedly: "It's not a reward, it's good news!"

Good news? That must be related to the border war. Could it be that General Han won the battle?

Lu Jiu'an unfolded the document and read it at a glance. He couldn't help but put his hands in his hands and laughed: "Brother Han is mighty! Good fight."

Not only did he win the battle, but he also won people's hearts.

No wonder that after the good news spread to southern Shanxi in mid-July, the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was so happy that he even drafted an edict to announce the matter to the world in a document, and the whole country celebrated!

The document clearly stated Han Zhi's achievements.

Ever since Han Zhi stationed his army in Luoyun City on the border, the Taman were frightened by the reputation of the Twelve Horsemen and did not dare to attack blatantly. Han Zhi did not take the initiative to attack. The two sides have been living in peace and harmony, maintaining a superficial peace. .

Until a few months ago, the Great Zhou Dynasty scouts detected traces of Taman. Regarding the enemy's sneaky and spying behavior, Han Zhi chose to stand still and pretended not to know, but in fact, he used his tactics to catch the big fish.

After finding out the enemy's purpose, Han Zhi immediately made a decision and ordered 3,000 elite men to follow the traces of the Taman soldiers and go deep into the hinterland alone.

The Twelve Horsemen in the Snow were truly a fearsome tiger army. With only three thousand men, they stormed into local positions with overwhelming force and entered uninhabited territory.

This battle was like the battle of Bei Shui that cut off the retreat. After beheading eight thousand enemy invaders in Xizi Mountain, Han Zhi became red-eyed and sent two thousand more light cavalry. Two thousand light cavalry and three thousand elite snow-armed cavalry, led by Han Zhi, took advantage of the victory and pursued them. They rushed for more than a thousand miles, abandoning the supply of army rations, eating vegetation, the meat of birds and beasts, and drinking blood along the way. Ten days later, when the little prince of Taman was stationed, a battle broke out between the two sides again.

It is really not accurate to say that there was a big war. There were only 5,000 people in Dazhou, but they faced more than 10,000 people.

After two days and two nights of fighting, Han Zhi took the head of the young prince from the enemy's 10,000-horse army, beheaded several generals and soldiers, annihilated 2,000 enemy elites, and obtained more than 3,000 war horses.

The remaining enemy troops were helpless and fled in panic.

Han Zhi's victory in this battle shows that anyone who offends our Zhou Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away!

After this battle, Taman was driven out of Yueqi like a lost dog, and huddled in the land of Mumo. He temporarily put aside his thoughts that were about to move, and would probably tuck his tail and dare not make any small moves in a short period of time.

The captured Yueqi land was a natural pasture with rich horse grass. Coupled with the three thousand good horses captured from the young prince, it was a rich harvest.

Lu Jiu'an was greatly relieved and praised him three times in a row: "It's so refreshing. General Han is worthy of being the God of War in Luoyun. There are many battles in which a small number can win a large number. But with three thousand men, he can defeat more than eight thousand enemy troops first, and then fight with more than eight thousand enemies." To fight more than 10,000 people with five thousand men is really too legendary for this young general."

This kind of battle should be included in the book of the art of war as a model.

After Lu Jiuan sighed with emotion, he sighed: "Brother Han fought this battle in a very dangerous way. He was really desperate and didn't leave any way for himself to escape. Isn't this a gamble with his own life?"