Chapter 869 Students
Throughout the first month, Liu Han lived in the mountains.
By the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, people came to visit him one after another.
"Why did Master Liu stay in the mountain?" Mao Xiu asked softly.
Liu Han did not answer directly, but took his student outside the courtyard, pointed at the scenery far and near, and asked: "Is there anything wrong with this?"
Mao Xiu was only twelve years old. He looked around and saw the ordinary mountain scenery. What was so good about it? It is not as prosperous as the city.
"The rich family is in the city, but I only love the mountains and forests." Liu Han said with a smile: "There are thatched cottages in the north, wheat fields in the south, fruits and vegetables on the east slope, and bamboo springs in the west garden."
"When I wake up in the morning and open the east window, I look at the morning mist caused by this secluded courtyard, and I suddenly feel ethereal."
"In the morning, I garden in the middle of the border to cultivate my body and mind. When the fruits and vegetables are ripe, I invite a few friends to come and taste them."
"In the afternoon, I studied at my desk, opened the west window, and overlooked the gurgling stream of the West Garden. I suddenly felt that my fatigue was gone."
"In the evening, wandering in the fields and looking at the green wheat seedlings, I know how difficult people's livelihood is and how difficult it is for the people."
"At dusk, I sleep peacefully with the singing of birds in the forest, and have no dreams all night."
"This is what my heart desires. Is it no better than a dog in a fly camp? If I can teach one or two more outstanding disciples, I can benefit all people and die without regrets."
While the two were talking, they walked along the hillside for quite a while.
There are more than ten families living nearby. They are all guests and servants brought by the Liu family from Yan County. They have all been naturalized in the county. They farm and herd sheep in the mountains on weekdays. They work at sunrise and rest at sunset, and send some as gifts from time to time. The things of mountain farmhouse come to this yard.
Liu Han taught apprentices in Pingyang, and often sent students to enlighten the disciples of more than ten families, teaching them how to read and write. Both parties were mutually beneficial and contented.
"The Master's noble aspirations are really impressive." Mao Xiu sighed.
"You are only twelve years old, what emotions can you have?" Liu Han said with a smile: "Is your father coming back from Gaoyang?"
"We still have to finish this year." Mao Xiu said: "The king has ordered that a Longxiang mansion be built in each of the six counties of Changshan, Zhongshan, Gaoyang, Hejian, Boling, and Zhangwu. This is an important matter this year. I'm afraid it will Can’t come back.”
The six counties were divided into six Longxiang prefectures: Huolu, Yangcheng, Lukou, Shun'an, Renqiu and Pinglu. The personnel were 3,600 drawn from the Forbidden Army and 1,200 from Xuchang and Yanzhou Shibing. We recruited 1,200 people from Dingzhuang in Xiangcheng, Luonan, Yiyang, and Yingchuan, for a total of 7,200.
The Buqu were served by Bianliang servants, prisoners of Pingcheng captured last year, and the rebels of Qiao and Pei.
As for why we don’t build more, firstly, we need to do what we can, and installation requires a lot of investment. Secondly, there are not enough parts.
Among the six counties in northern Jizhou, Changshan and Zhongshan are completely uninhabited, while Boling has a slightly larger population. The remaining three counties have also been ravaged by floods and epidemics. There are not many people left, not much better than Baidi, and there are only a few wealthy families, so The Longxiang Mansion was added as the actual control.
So far, among all the states in the country, Yanzhou has the largest number of soldiers, scattered in the four counties of Chenliu, Puyang, Dongping and Gaoping, about 22,800;
Bingzhou Prefecture has a large number of troops, scattered in the three counties of Taiyuan, Xinxing and Yanmen, totaling 14,400;
Sizhou ranks third, scattered in Pingyang and Luonan areas, with about 6,600 people;
Qingzhou ranks fourth, Jibei County has two Longxiang Prefectures with 2,400 people;
There are a total of 1,200 people in Longxiang Mansion in Xiangcheng and Yingchuan of Yuzhou;
After the six counties of Jizhou set up government troops, they will surpass Sizhou and jump to third place, with a total of 7,200 people.
There are more than 50,000 soldiers in the country, but their equipment and combat capabilities vary widely.
The strongest Luonan Mansion soldiers have always been considered elite, no worse than the Silver Spear Army, and the worst ones are only slightly stronger than the peasant soldiers - but there is much room for improvement than the peasant soldiers.
Now that the government troops have been set up, they have almost reached a stage node.
Next, we will only build some on a small scale and scatteredly. It will not be common to set up five or six Longxiang Mansion in one go. This is a decision made out of many considerations.
"Your father has done a good job in Gaoyang, recruiting refugees and resettling refugees, and has been praised by people from far and near." Liu Han said: "There are even many people from Wuhuan, Dingling, and Xianbei who defected to Gaoyang with their families. Your father established households one by one and granted land. In order to consolidate the foundation of the king, if nothing goes wrong this year, he will be able to enter the court next year. ”
"Not necessarily." Mao Xiu said with a bitter smile: "My father said that he has served as a prefect in Youzhou and Jizhou, and he may go to Bingzhou to work for a few more years."
"Is there a suitable place in Bingzhou?" Liu Han frowned and thought.
People like Mao Bang, who are not from a powerful noble family, cannot be the governor of any place.
At that time, Yan had not yet conquered the country and Mao Bang was in charge of the internal history. At that time, he relied on him to come out to say hello and various affairs could be implemented, but in fact it was still a bit superficial.
He really took control of the affairs of a county only after he went to Gaoyang, which is across the river.
To put it bluntly, without three years of floods and one year of epidemic - in the hardest-hit places, the epidemic was particularly severe and many people died - he might not have been able to do much better in Gaoyang.
Now, all the counties in Gaoyang are scattered, and all the people have been registered as households. The few remaining wealthy families are also cooperating with the government to measure the land and count the household registrations.
Only when you have control over people and land, and have people helping you to do things, can you truly command the whole county.
There seems to be no suitable place in Bingzhou and other places. But he didn't think much about it, and just kept talking about the martial arts students.
"Lu Ronglu was transferred from Immortal Palace to Zhongmou Ling, right? He has been transferred as well, right?" he asked.
"Exactly." Mao Xiu replied: "He went to Hanoi. The county magistrate Cheng Gong failed to take over, so he went to Peiping to serve as the prefect. Hanoi was taken over by Lu Fujun."
"Cheng Yuantan is a descendant of the Cheng family in Guangping." Liu Han said: "When he goes to Peiping, he can always find some connections, but it is much easier than Lu Rong. When Hanoi was in the hands of the Huns, it was mostly pasture, but now there are many people For the purpose of relocating here, there are also black soldiers stationed here. Lu Rong is a disciple of King Liang, so it is natural for him to take charge of this place, and he can do things vigorously. How many people are now governors? "
Liu Han was obviously asking about martial arts students.
"Lu Rong, the governor of Hanoi, Tian Mao, the governor of Xihe, and my father, that's all." Mao Xiu replied.
"There are also the mayor of Mayi County, Wang Hui who offers wine at the East Pavilion of Chanyu Mansion, Zheng Long, the chief secretary of the general, Cao Jizhen in the west of Chanyu Mansion, and the youngest son of the Cavalry Governor Duan Liang. What are their names? I thought for a moment. Can’t get up.”
"Long Xiang shogunate household Cao Yu Duan Rong."
"Exactly this person." Liu Han smiled and said: "Since the establishment of martial arts schools in Liang, Xuchang and Bianliang, there have been three prefects and four shogunate assistants. How many commanders are there?"
"I heard from my father that there should be less than thirty." Mao Xiu said: "The number of people below the commander is unknown."
"It's really surprising that so many people have become talented." Liu Han shook his head and said, "But I don't know how to learn from real talent."
"Even if the king wants to promote his disciples, he must have worthy merits." Mao Xiu said: "Otherwise, he won't even be able to be promoted to a county magistrate. These seven people should all have the ability of a county."
Liu Han was noncommittal.
In his opinion, those people may be barely able to govern a county or a county, but their talents and learning are still lacking.
The martial arts school in Liang County has been running for the longest time, and the teachings come and go. They are just reading and literacy, official document writing, planning and calculation, martial arts and military strategy, etc. It is not the right way, and it feels like a quick success.
After five years of training, how much real ability can you have? People have been studying for twenty years and still feel that they have little talent and little knowledge.
Seven county governors were born in twenty years. To be honest, it was an exaggeration. King Liang deliberately promoted them.
"Since your father sent you to me, you should study hard." Liu Han said: "Perhaps many of your playmates have entered martial arts, and after five years they will go to Wubao to manage the affairs, or serve as team leaders in the army. Team deputy, but their talent is insufficient. The higher they go, the more they feel incompetent and have to go back to study. You are different. You must lay a good foundation at the beginning and start with calligraphy. I can’t pass this item.”
"Yes." Mao Xiu bowed deeply and responded.
"Will there be a new martial arts school this year?" Liu Han came to a large bluestone and asked.
Mao Xiu quickly stepped forward, wiped it carefully, and replied: "School starts in March, it's Jinyang Martial Arts School."
Liu Han sat down and sighed: "Martial arts can only train county officials and small schools, and will not be of great use. If King Liang is serious, he still has to set up official schools."
Theoretically speaking, martial arts is an official school, but it is just a crash course. The teaching content is also very simple, and it focuses more on the military.
Over the years, more students have joined the military than politics.
Among the 20 counties in Liang State, the proportion of martial arts students at the grassroots level is getting higher year by year, and they are gradually filling up the county level, especially those counties that have been beaten to a blank or have been repeatedly cleaned up. They do not need a hard background to be competent. It is also a place where martial arts students gather together.
As Liu Han said, the abilities of martial arts students are flawed and their shortcomings are serious. Most of them cannot be promoted and are ultimately limited to one county.
Those who are not good at running a family business are not even powerful.
Nowadays, there has been a situation where the first generation is a martial arts student, but the second generation cannot even get into martial arts and can only farm at home. However, as a group gets bigger, there will be some who do well and some who do poorly. This is normal.
However, recently Shao Xun has recruited a large number of nephews and nephews of martial arts students aged fifteen or sixteen, and they have been incorporated into the guards of Ningshuo Palace. They are divided into defense departments with his Donghai fellows. Some even work as handymen in various departments of the palace. It is a way out, and it is safe to use, reducing the possibility of being plotted against.
"I'm going to Jinyang in April, so you should review your lessons here." Liu Han said, "If you don't understand anything, just ask other people. They have been studying for a long time and can answer your questions."< br>
"Yes." Mao Xiu responded.
His father sent him here to learn from famous teachers and study hard. At the same time, get in touch with your classmates more and build friendships with them, which will be useful in the future.
Mao's native place has been in Henan County. After completing his studies, he can return to Luoyang to attend a gathering of scholars, ask the county magistrate to comment and make a name for himself.
Most of the high-ranking officials and generals in the court had an old relationship with their father, or had the opportunity to recruit for him. They started as a staff and then transferred to local areas.
The path taken by the Henan Mao family was the scholar's path of traditional poetry and calligraphy, but it was different from others. And this was actually approved by King Liang, and the reason is unknown.
In fact, this is not bad. How far you can go in the future depends on your own ability.
(End of chapter)