Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 568 Admissions
Liang Ping'an and Tu Fugui's four little hands quickly pulled the pulley, the iron chain rattled, and the heavy stone tablet was slowly pulled up and hung in mid-air.Several strong men carefully supported the stele, pushed it to the side of the already dug hole, and put it down.

Watching this scene, the workers next to them couldn't help exclaiming and whispering to each other.This stone tablet is one foot high, four feet wide, and one foot and five inches thick. If people lift it, there are only seven or eight people who can't lift it at all. But now, two children pull the iron chain and hang the stone tablet. It's unbelievable.

"This iron gourd is really useful."

"That's right, two children can pull up such a heavy stele, it's unbelievable."

"It's a good thing." An old man with a white beard shook his head repeatedly. "It's the first time I've seen this fetish in my old man's life. If I knew about it earlier, I wouldn't be bent like this."

"Haha, old man, you can only blame you for being born too early, and Liang Junhou was born too late. Otherwise, with the kindness of Junhou, he would not bear to see your waist bent more than his bow. "

Everyone laughed too much, with joy in their eyes.They are all coolies, and they usually encounter heavy work. They have no other choice but to carry it on their shoulders.When I was young, I could still rely on my good health to hold on, but when I was older, it was inevitable that I could not do what I wanted.Seeing this miraculous iron gourd now, they naturally couldn't put it down, and they couldn't wait to pull it twice immediately to try the feel.

When the stele reached the pit, the men straightened the stele, pulled out the rope, and began to fill in the soil.

Seeing that the work was done, Liang Ping'an was so happy that he patted on the head, pulled Tu Fugui, turned around and ran towards Liang Xiao and Liu Ling. "A Weng, A Weng, am I good or not?"

"Awesome, amazing. My daughter is the most powerful." Liang Xiao bent down and picked up his daughter, throwing her into the air.Liang Pingan opened his arms and spread his wings like a happy bird.Seeing this, Liu Ling smiled and said, "Okay, okay, let's be polite." She touched Tu Fugui's little head again. "Little Fugui, thank you for your hard work, I went to find your aunt for food."

"Okay." Tu Fugui grinned happily, but did not leave. He raised his head, waiting for Xiao Ping'an, and glanced at Tu Hua'er from time to time.It wasn't until Xiaopingan had enough flying and landed on the ground that the two of them ran towards Tuhua'er together.

"With this pulley block, loading and unloading will be much more convenient in the future." Liu Ling said happily: "I want to send some sets to Wu Bei as soon as possible. He will definitely need them in Yizhou."

Liang Xiao smiled. "Don't think about Yizhou, just put it on the boat first."

"That's right, it's also useful on board." Liu Ling nodded repeatedly.She looked at the craftsmen chattering around the pulley block, tugged Liang Xiao's sleeves, and said with a smile, "You're going to become famous now."

"I've become famous a long time ago." Liang Xiao glanced at Liu Ling with a look on his face. "When I married you into the door, I was already famous in the world. A poor boy, who was named a marquis with military achievements, and was married by the emperor, married the world-famous Huainan Lord, isn't he famous enough?"

Liu Ling giggled. "Smart words, can't you change your tricks?"

"You don't need too many tricks, just enough." Liang Xiao mused for a moment, hugging his chest and cheeks. "I'm going to name this pulley set the Peace Wheel, what do you think?"

Liu Ling's eyes flashed, a half smile was not a smile. "Aren't you too spoiled for your eldest daughter, so you are not afraid that the child will not be able to bear it?"

"Under the discipline of an elder mother like you, my daughter can bear as much blessing as she has. The reason why it is called the Peace Wheel has nothing to do with her. It is just for peace. Then again, when my mother married her Pray for peace, and also for me. Now, I want this name to pray for all of us, hoping to make a difference and achieve our wishes."

"That's true." Liu Ling nodded in agreement.

After a while, the stele stood firmly and was properly buried. The white-bearded old man wiped off the mud on it with his sleeve and checked it carefully. The "White Deer Fu" written by Yan An.The pure white marble glistens in the sunlight, and the handwriting filled with gold is neat and elegant, and the gold and jade complement each other, shining brightly.

The craftsmen gathered around the stele, full of praise.They are almost illiterate, but they can feel the momentum of this monument.They discussed it, and the old man with white beard tidied up his clothes carefully, walked up to Liang Xiao and his wife, and bowed to salute.

"Your Majesty, madam."

Liang Xiao and his wife hurriedly returned the gift, Liang Xiao took a step forward and stroked the old man. "If you have any advice, old man, please speak up."

"Junhou, I don't have much knowledge, we are all untouchables who work for others, and we rely on a handful of strength to make ends meet. I saw this fetish today, and I really like it. The old man was entrusted by them, and I want to ask Junhou and his wife for mercy." , let me imitate a few more."

Liang Xiao laughed. "Old man, what's the difficulty? You can copy as many pieces as you want. If you don't understand anything, you can ask. Although this safety wheel is simple, the workmanship cannot be compromised, otherwise it will not only save labor, but also may cause safety problems. ACCIDENT."

After hearing this, the old man was full of joy and saluted repeatedly.

Liu Ling beckoned, and Tu Hua'er walked over with a few servants, carrying a basket of mustard biscuits and mung bean soup.A layer of sesame seeds is sprinkled on the Hubing, and it is baked until golden, and the tangy aroma can be smelled from a long distance.Tu Huaer called the craftsmen over, and each of them brought a bowl of cool mung bean soup and two Hubing.The craftsmen were overjoyed and thanked again and again.

Sesame is the seed that Liang Xiao brought back from the Western Regions. It was just planted in the vegetable field. It is considered a rare item. These craftsmen have never seen it before, so they dare not waste it.Many people pick up sesame seeds with their fingers and bring them to their mouths, and lick them with their tongues, savoring them as if eating some delicacies from mountains and seas. They even pick up the sesame seeds that fall on the ground, blow off the dust, and send them to their mouths one by one.

The white-bearded old man took two bites of the cake and stopped eating it. He took out a piece of cloth and wrapped the cake.

"Old man, why don't you eat it? Isn't it delicious?" Xiaoping raised his head and looked at the old man puzzled.

"Delicious, delicious." The old man said repeatedly: "Such delicious food is a gift from a nobleman. I am reluctant to eat it alone, so I will take it back for my grandson to taste."

"That's right." Little Ping'an bit his finger and thought for a while, picked up the biscuit he had just eaten two bites of, broke off the bitten part, and handed the remaining half to the old man. "Then you eat my pie."

The old man panicked and shook his hands again and again. "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be. I have been given food by the prince and wife, how dare I take the little nobleman again. The old man dare not be."

"It's okay." Xiaopingan stuffed the cake into the old man's hand. "I'll go ask Aunt Hua'er again."

The old man was holding the cake, and it was not yet, and it was not returned.Liang Xiao saw it and smiled. "Old man, you don't have to be polite, a few mustaches, it doesn't matter. By the way, how old is your grandson?"

"Back to Junhou, he is about the same age as the little nobleman. He is eight years old this year."

"Have you ever read?"

The old man laughed. "Junhou is joking. I am a pariah. It is good to make a living. How can I have the money to study. Besides, even if we can raise the money, there is no teacher to teach us." He raised his head and glanced at the white man not far away. Deer Academy, sighed softly: "Things like studying are not things that young people from poor families like us dare to think about."

"There's no reason to dare to think about it. If you believe me, send your child here tomorrow and let me take a look. If he is a teachable talent, I'll let him study in an academy. How about that? However, I can say something up front. This White Deer Academy teaches reading, writing, and how to make a living, but it does not teach the knowledge of being an official. If you want to be an official, don't bother."

"Being an official?" The old man laughed dumbly, as if he had heard some joke. "We untouchables, it's good to be able to earn a living. How dare we expect to be an official. This...junhou, this White Deer Academy also accepts children from poor families?"

"Of course."

"Then...beam...beam..." The old man thought for a long time, but he didn't say what he wanted to say.Liang Xiao smiled. "You want to ask Shu Xiu?"

"Yes, yes, yes." The old man patted his head embarrassingly. "I've heard people say that scholars have to send beams to Mr. Shuxiu. I don't know how many bunches this White Deer Academy accepts... Shuxiu?"

"It's free for the first three years. After three years, it's paid by labor."

"Free?" The old man was stunned, his eyes widened.

"That's right, not only is it free, but board and lodging are also taken care of. Every day there is such a cake to eat." Liu Ling walked over and followed Liang Xiao's words. "There are bonuses for those who study well, and if they want to stay in the academy in the future, they can also receive a salary."

"For...why?"

"It's nothing, we husband and wife have nothing to do, find a few smart children to teach and play, and keep the children company by the way."

The old man's voice trembled. "Then... how many people do you accept?"

Liu Ling turned around to look at Liang Xiao, and said with a smile: "It can't be too many, there are about 30 to [-] people."

The old man was overjoyed, and without hesitation, he turned around and called the workers over.Hearing that Bailu Academy will accept students, not only does it not charge tuition fees, but also includes full board and lodging, these artisans were overjoyed and rushed over to request an interview for their own children or relatives’ children. Opportunity.Later, I heard that not only boys but also girls were accepted, and someone immediately signed up for his daughter.

For them, not to mention that Liang Xiao was accepting the academy's disciples, they were willing to buy slaves and maidservants.Liang Xiao became famous at a young age, and Liu Ling was born in a noble family, and treated people kindly. To such a family, being a slave is better than working on the land.Not to mention anything else, just looking at those neatly dressed Yue girls, you can tell that Liang Xiao and his wife are definitely not unkind people who treat their servants harshly.

Faced with the craftsmen's requests, Liang Xiao agreed to them one by one, asking them to send the child over for an interview as soon as possible.

He did it on purpose.The academy has been built, the signboards have been hung up, and the monuments have been erected. It must be scaled up as soon as possible.People with good family backgrounds and promising prospects all want to go to the official career, and they may not be willing to come to Bailu Academy, which is not for the purpose of official career. These craftsmen's children from poor and humble backgrounds don't care so much. They have food and can read a few words. They couldn't ask for more.

Career?It had nothing to do with them.Although the emperor recruited talents widely and had broken the monopoly of the children of the aristocratic family on official careers, the favor had not yet spread to these low-level people.Their children have to wait at least 100 years for the opportunity to study.

It is impossible for Liang Xiao to wait 100 years. If he wants to use the children of the aristocratic family without letting them continue to monopolize knowledge, he must find another strategy.Recruiting the children of the common people to learn the skills of craftsmen is the best way at hand.Official career is too hopeless for them, but learning a skill is enough to make a living.If you can absorb a group of followers from them and take them to Yizhou, the progress of Yizhou's construction will also be accelerated.

Even if he didn't have to go to that step, with the students he had cultivated since childhood, he wouldn't be able to fight alone.

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When Yan An passed Chang'an, he stopped for a long time.He originally planned to go to the palace to chat with Dong Zhongshu, but when he arrived at Shiqu Pavilion, he found out that Dong Zhongshu had gone to attend the academic salon held by Princess Guantao in Changmen Garden.

Yan An was very curious, and rushed to Changmen Garden immediately, ignoring the exhaustion of traveling and traveling.When he arrived outside Nagato Garden, he was shocked when he saw the carriages and horses that almost blocked the entrance.

He is a close minister next to the emperor, so he naturally knows the political meaning behind Princess Guantao's academic salon.When the emperor used Cao Shi and Wei Qing as generals to go to Hexi, Princess Guantao held such a grand gathering, naturally it was not because she was too busy, or because she wanted to be arty and support academics.It's fine if he doesn't know, but now that he knows, he has to inquire about it in case the emperor asks.

Yan An found out the theme of this salon without much effort: on the gains and losses of the Qin government.

Although he didn't know what the topic was, Yan An immediately fell in love with it.The discussion of the gains and losses of the Qin government has always been a hot topic in the academic circles. Since the day the Han Dynasty was established, this issue has attracted countless talented people, and there is nothing new to say.But Dong Zhongshu came back from Ganquan Palace and buried his head in the classics in the palace. If there were no new issues, Princess Guantao would not be so serious about it.

Yan An entered the door as a scholar, just in time to hear Dong Zhongshu's summary.

"My lords, the sages say that food and sex are the great desires of people. It is also said that if there is enough food and soldiers, the people believe in it. Food has always been the cornerstone of the world's safety. The people have no food, even though the sage is in power, they can't be safe, let alone The Qin Emperor was tyrannical and aggressive. Therefore, Qin died because he did not care about the power of the people, broke through the bottom line, and forced the people to rise up, and everyone responded..."

Yan An frowned slightly after hearing this, and felt that there was nothing new, but the insinuation was obvious.That's all for Dong Zhongshu, he is just a pedantic teacher.But why did Princess Guantao let him make such remarks on such an occasion, who were these people present, and how could they all express their agreement, as if they felt the same way?

What does Princess Guantao want to do?The more Yan An thought about it, the more uneasy he became, and the back of his head felt a little cold.

Yan An didn't say anything. He found a corner and sat down quietly. After the meeting was over and everyone dispersed, he showed his identity to see him.Knowing that it was Yan An, a close minister next to the emperor, who was asking for an audience, Princess Guantao dared not neglect, and immediately sent someone to invite Yan An in.

Yan An was short on time, and he was not too polite. He raised his own doubts as soon as they met, and reminded Princess Guantao that it was wrong to do so.

After hearing this, Princess Guantao couldn't help laughing.She waved. "Come on, bring Master Dong's speech. I'm about to send someone to Ganquan Palace for the emperor's reference. Now that Lord Yan is here, please ask him to evaluate it first."

Yan An breathed a sigh of relief.Since Princess Guantao didn't intend to hide it, it means that the problem is not that serious.Without thinking too much, he spread out the manuscript and quickly browsed through it.He used to read very quickly, but this time he stopped after just two glances.

The article is not complicated, but there are a lot of figures in it.
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