Chapter 544 Wudang Academy
Liu Bowen said that he would not go directly to Luoyang to seek refuge with Liu Bian, but would pretend to be a business traveler, travel along the way, and experience the changes under Liu Bian's rule along the way.

Liu Bowen knew his identity as a clan member of the Han family, and around Liu Bian, this kind of talent was most lacking!Outsiders are outsiders after all, and only the clan can be trusted in the end. Liu Bowen knew that if he went to join Liu Bian, he would definitely be reused.

Since he will be reused, of course Liu Bowen must be familiar with Liu Bian's political system. In the past year, Liu Bian has devoted himself to reforming the Second Department of Commerce and Agriculture. Liu Bowen has heard of this for a long time.As for merchants and farmers, they are closest to the people. Liu Bowen had to go there personally to see the pros and cons, so as to criticize the current problems and serve Liu Bian better.

Liu Bowen is currently located in the eastern part of Nanyang, a border county called Wuyang. He was not in a hurry to go to the county government to obtain a business license. Instead, after finding a residence, he took Xiao Qiao and Pei Jun to the county town.

When he came here, Liu Bowen once lamented that a border county in Nanyang is worth as much as Wan County, an important town in the south of Lujiang River.Although Lujiang was stabilized not long ago, Nanyang was also stabilized not long ago. Comparing the two, it is enough to know which is stronger and which is weaker.

In the county town of Nanyang, various shops have begun to sell Taishi chairs, ceramics and other items.Following the question of the Taishi chair, correspondingly, some carpenters researched the table according to the height.Without Liu Bian's exchange, with the wisdom of the ancient people, these furniture closely related to chairs gradually came into being.

The two sisters, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, were an eye-opener. After being separated from Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, the two sisters had no sorrow on their faces in the past few days, like birds that had escaped from a cage, and gained the freedom they had not seen for a long time.

Liu Bowen didn't buy such furniture as Taishi chairs and ceramics, but he also bought a lot of novelty items for Xiao Qiao.After wandering around the city for a while, Liu Bowen rushed out of the city with a few people. Liu Bowen wanted to see the changes in agriculture.

It was already mid-October of 197. According to the habit of planting crops in the world, rice has always been in the south and wheat in the north.On the other hand, Nanyang is located in the central part, but there are many tributaries of the Yangtze River, but it is also mainly planted with rice.The rice harvest was around September. However, when Liu Bowen led the crowd to the nearby fields, he saw the people busy cultivating the fields.

"Looking at the situation, do the people want to grow wheat?" Pei Jun was surprised to see that the fields were full of people reclaiming land.

"It's the wheat planting season now, is there anything wrong?" Da Qiao asked doubtfully upon hearing this.

"In the land reclaimed by your people, there are still rice roots, which means that the rice has not been harvested for a long time in these fields, and now it is no problem to plant wheat. But are they busy? If the planting is delayed, it will not only delay the ripening of the wheat, but also in the coming year. I'm planting rice, so it's bound to be delayed!" Xiao Qiao is a lady of everyone, and doesn't understand these principles, so Pei Jun patiently explained.

"But I think the people have planted it well? Shouldn't it delay the next year's rice planting?" Da Qiao pointed to the divided ridges in the field and asked doubtfully.

Pei Jun was stunned, yes, the common people have almost planted wheat now, it seems that his worries are superfluous, right?But how did they do it in less than two months from harvesting rice to plowing wheat fields.And Pei Jun thinks that even if the wheat can be harvested next year, the earliest harvest will be in mid-May, and rice planting will start at that time. Are the people busy?

Since Nanyang mainly grows rice, the people forcefully plant a season of wheat after the rice is harvested. The idea is good, but the time in between is too tight.For example, now, planting wheat after the harvest of rice, if it is delayed later, it will not have much effect even if it is planted, depending on the situation, this season has caught up, but next year the wheat harvest is planting rice, there is no time to stagger, so what should I do? okay?

Didn't you say that?Will the common people not be able to grow rice next year?

"Since the people are doing this, there must be a solution, let's go and ask!" Apparently Liu Bowen also saw Pei Jun's worry, and led a few people to the people who finished their work and were about to go home with hoes on their shoulders. .

"Several invites." Liu Bowen stopped the people, cupped his hands towards the people and asked: "Fellow fellows, Nanyang has always grown rice. I don't know how you planted wheat. Are you not afraid of delaying the harvest? Both of them are fine." Can't you get a harvest?"

"Haha!" The farmer laughed loudly when he heard the words. Obviously, it was not the first time he had encountered a foreigner asking such a question. He put down his hoe and said, "Look, this is a new agricultural tool developed by His Majesty, and now the whole smoking people are using it. There are also Quyuanli and cattle. With these things, it is not a problem to grow wheat for one season in winter. We are on the border here, and it is a bit late for the government to help here. It's almost planted!"

The farmer explained with a smile that Liu Bowen was very surprised when he saw the hoe the farmer put down. This hoe was exactly the board hoe that Liu Bian exchanged for.He also heard that there is a new type of Quyuan plow, and there are a large number of cattle. Liu Bowen wondered: "The cattle? Where did the cattle come from?"

"It was exchanged with Ran Min from Hetao. In the past few months, cattle have been transported from time to time. I heard that for this reason, foreign cavalry went south, but they were defeated by General Yang and Ran Min from Hetao. It was reported here that they used What fire ox array, the cavalry of the big man didn't do anything, and the cavalry of foreign races were killed by the fire ox array. Now we are here with ten miles and one ox. There is no reason why this land can't be opened. I only hate that there are too few fields. , now that there is an extra season of wheat, I'm afraid I will be able to eat every day in the coming year." The farmer rubbed his palms, looking forward to the future.

"Fire bull formation? This formation is not easy to use. Ran Min can be used to defeat the Mongolian iron cavalry, but he is also a good general!" Liu Bowen didn't know about this, so he thought about it.

Pei Jun, who was on the side, couldn't bear the doubts in his heart long ago, and asked: "My fellow, your wheat seeds have caught up, but what about the rice planting in the coming year, the rice will be planted before the wheat harvest, although you have an extra season of rice, But the loss of next year's rice is not worth the loss."

The common people shook their heads repeatedly and said: "Where is it? Do you know "Qi Min Yao Shu"? The agronomy written by Mr. Jia Sixie, His Majesty and Mr. Jia Sixie developed the method of raising seedlings last year, and tested it in Nanyang. It only needs to be planted in one sky. Sow the rice seeds and transplant them after they become seedlings, so there will be no delay! Although we have never seen it, there is an experimental field in Wancheng, and many people have seen it. The rice grown by the seedling raising method, I don’t know how much better than we directly sow the seeds.”

"Is there such a thing? Then, in this way, Nanyang can harvest not only a season of rice, but also a season of wheat. The grain is doubled. Really..." Pei Jun didn't know how to describe the surprise in his heart.

At the beginning of this year, Jizhou had very little harvest, and Liu Bian launched a commercial war again. Now I heard that the soldiers and horses in Jizhou borrowed grain to eat.And under Liu Yao's command, he also lived a tight life, and it was common for him to suffer from hunger.

However, under Liu Bian’s rule, not to mention Guotai Min’an, the grain planting has actually been increased from one season to two, and the output has doubled.On Liu Bian's side, not only will the people not go hungry, but there is also a large amount of food surplus, which can't be seen for three to five years, but after a long time, the emperor will use this advantage to consume energy and kill other princes.

Qiao and Xiao Qiao in the back were very surprised when they heard that Nanyang rice and wheat were planted alternately every year. They also heard that this was Liu Bian's masterpiece, and they couldn't express their admiration for him for a while.After talking with the farmer for most of the day, Liu Bowen learned about many novel farming methods and novel farm tools.After finally learning that these things were made by Jia Sixie and Liu Bian, Liu Bowen admired both of them very much.

It can increase food production, turn one season into two, so that more people can live, this is a good thing that will last for thousands of years!
Liu Bowen then bid farewell and left. The next day, he went to the county government to purchase a business certificate, and learned about the operation of some institutions of the Ministry of Commerce again.The next day he set off on the road again. Liu Bowen's itinerary was Wancheng, Wudang, Chang'an, and Luoyang.

Wancheng is the capital of Nanyang, so you have to visit it anyway, and Wudang is even more famous.Since the establishment of Wudang Academy the year before last, it has attracted students from Nanyang, Yingchuan, and Jingzhou to study.

If there is Yingchuan Academy in Yingchuan and Jingshan Academy in Jingzhou, why do they all come to Wudang Academy?

Not much to say about this place, Wudang, with its beautiful mountains and clear waters, it is truly a blessed place. Compared with Yingchuan Academy and Jingshan Academy, I don’t know how much better it is.Liu Bian also spent a lot of money to build it. Its scale is no less than that of Luoyang Academy and Chang'an Academy, and it is built on famous mountains. Compared with Chang'an and Luoyang Academy, it is more attractive.

Now that Wudang Academy has been built for less than a year, it is already comparable in size to Chang'an Academy and Luoyang Academy. If there are some outstanding figures in time, I am afraid it will compare with the other two.

The most important thing is to be a teacher!To measure the pros and cons of an academy, it is natural to judge by the strength of the teachers. Xun Shuang, the founder of Yingchuan Academy, left to join Wudang Academy and took root in Wudang County, taking away the heritage of Yingchuan.Xun Shuang, Xun Chen, and Xun Yan are all teachers of Wudang Academy now, and Xun Shuang is the dean.

And with Xun Shuang's prestige, he even attracted many noble and noble celebrities to serve as teachers of Wudang Academy.Of course, this is not the most attractive thing about Wudang Academy, but the most attractive one is Xie An!
The Xie family joined Wudang County last year. After Liu Bian's request, Xie An also became a teacher in Wudang Academy. In his spare time, he traveled with Gao Shi in the mountains and forests, teaching students at ordinary times. His unique teaching method soon became famous all over the world. .

It is said that Confucius was the first three thousand and seventy-two masters, and the students taught by Xie An were much better than those taught by other teachers, both in terms of virtue and ability.Before he knew it, his fame spread, and some people even compared Xie An with Confucius, saying that his teaching ability was no less than that of Confucius.

As a result, students from all over the world rushed to Wudang just to listen to Xie An's class, and those who listened to Xie An's class gained a lot, and many people stayed.Thanks to Xie An, Wudang Academy attracted a large number of students, surpassing the established Yingchuan Academy and Jingshan Academy in one fell swoop.

And the second point is the background, the strength of the teachers and the reputation have been played out, and Wudang Academy is established in Wudang Mountain, a beautiful cave with beautiful mountains and rivers. It is difficult not to be famous.But the real background is the book!
What is best in Liu Bian's side is that there are many books, which is a blessed place for poor students. In Wudang Academy, Liu Bian ordered people to print a large number of books as reading materials, just like the libraries of later generations. I have to study by myself, and the foundation of Wudang Academy is books, which has attracted a large number of students.

Both papermaking and printing are in Liu Bian's hands. Liu Bian sells paper and books, but not technology. Therefore, although there are paper and books in the territories of other princes, they are not flooded.It is even more impossible for the academy to replace the bamboo slips with a large number of paper books as the foundation.

And because of Xie An and the book, the reputation of Wudang Academy has surpassed that of Yingchuan Academy, which made Liu Bowen very curious. In less than two years, Wudang Academy can surpass Yingchuan Academy of a century. Who is this Xie An? ?
Liu Bowen was eager to meet Xie An, and he also wanted to see what talents Wudang Academy had produced.After all, Yingchuan Academy has produced such figures as Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, and Xi Zhicai. If Wudang Academy is famous but cannot produce any big names, it may be lonely in the near future.

 Many big names from Wudang Academy showed up, guess who they are, haha

  
 
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