Chapter 538: Junior Official of Honglu Temple (Please vote and subscribe)

After a while, Luo Chong didn't wait for the beast tooth to come, but he saw the translator taking Niu Wei and others to visit the teaching building, so he asked someone to catch up.

"Elder Niu, please look, this is the teaching place of our Han tribe, called a school. This building is the teaching building. There are six classrooms on each floor, a total of three floors, and stairs on both sides for going up and down. It can accommodate thousands of people for classes at the same time. There are four such teaching buildings in Hanyang City."

The translator led Niu Wei into the building, looked at each classroom on the first floor, and took them to the second floor from the side stairs.

Niu Wei and others were shocked and speechless from the moment they entered the teaching building.

They walked up the brick and stone stairs and entered the building. The corridor opposite the door was also paved with small pieces of light yellow square tiles. The surface of the wall was painted white, and the lower half was painted with green paint on the wall skirt. There were also bay windows on the walls on both sides of the corridor, so that the long corridor could also get sufficient light.

One of Niuwei's followers was so scared that he couldn't even walk after entering the corridor, fearing that he would accidentally break the floor tiles under his feet. He even bent down to touch the floor tiles and sighed in surprise.

"Isn't this a plate for eating?"

"Hahaha, that's right. This is a ceramic tile. It's actually made the same way as a porcelain plate, except that the plate for eating is flattened." The translator laughed and explained.

"The Han tribe is really amazing. They can actually make so many identical porcelain plates. But using such good porcelain plates to pave the floor is a bit too wasteful." Niuwei also sighed.

"Haha, Elder Niu doesn't know this. Although wooden floors are cheaper, they are not easy to maintain. Moreover, this is a teaching building, which is a public place. Thousands of teachers and students come in and out every day.

There are many books, papers, pens, oil lamps and candles to study here. If they are all made of wood and covered with wooden floors, as long as a spark falls on the ground, I am afraid that the whole building will burn. It is too dangerous.

So when the teaching building was built, our leader asked to use bricks and stones that are not afraid of water and fire. The same is true for the floor. The three floors are all paved with tiles. They are not afraid of fire or water leakage. It is also much easier to clean than wooden floors. Although the cost is a bit more expensive, it is still cost-effective in the long run." The translator explained to the few people again.

"Oh-that's it."

Niu Wei looked as if he had suddenly realized something, and he couldn't help sighing in his heart. The leader of the Han tribe was really amazing, and he was also a meticulous person. He had considered the possible situations in the future when he just built it, and nipped the possible dangers in the bud in advance. It was really amazing.

The group walked into a bright classroom. The classroom was large and rectangular, with blackboards in the front and back, windows on both sides, and white ceiling and walls, which made the classroom very bright.

There was a lecture table on the high platform in front, and neatly arranged tables and chairs below. If you count carefully, a classroom can accommodate 70 or 80 people without any problem. However, Niu Wei was very curious about the two blackboards and wondered what they were used for.

"Sir, can you tell me what these two black boards are used for? I remember that there seemed to be the same thing in the barracks where we lived." Niu Wei asked curiously.

"Ah, this is a blackboard, a teaching tool, come and see."

The translator led them to the front, found a piece of chalk from the drawer of the lecture table in front, and wrote the three words "Han tribe" directly on the blackboard.

"This is called chalk, which can be used to write Chinese characters directly on the blackboard. In this way, when the teacher is explaining how to write Chinese characters, he can write them directly so that all the students sitting below can see them. Moreover, these characters can be erased at any time, and the blackboard can be used repeatedly."

"Oh, then this blackboard is really a good thing. Was it also invented by the Han leader?" Niu Wei asked in amazement.

"Of course, our leader has made a lot of good things, otherwise our Han tribe would not have developed to such a strong level today." The translator said with some pride.

Niu Wei was also amazed in his heart. The leader of the Han tribe was really amazing. Let's not talk about anything else, just this blackboard, how did he come up with it.

After seeing the demonstration of the translator, Niu Wei naturally saw the advantages of this blackboard for teaching. Teaching, teaching others to learn, the most difficult thing is to let students see every problem you talk about intuitively.

Of course, it is not impossible to teach without a blackboard. The teacher can teach students one-on-one and hand-in-hand, and students can always learn to write. The difficulty lies in how to make every student see and learn when a teacher faces dozens of people at the same time. The blackboard and chalk of the Han tribe solve this problem very well.

Luo Chong did not remember which great man invented the blackboard, but the advent of the blackboard did change the education model of all mankind at once, allowing more people to have the opportunity to learn knowledge, and more talents in all aspects emerged among humans. Only in a short period of two or three hundred years can science and technology show explosive development.

It is no exaggeration to say that the pair of blackboards and chalks have completely changed the growth rate of the entire human civilization. It is not wrong to say that they are the artifacts of the education world.

After visiting the classrooms on the first floor, the translator led them to the second floor from the side stairs. Niuwei and his group once again expressed their feelings and amazement at the craftsmanship of the wooden stairs and the layout of the architectural pattern, and praised the Han tribe for being amazing.

The layout of the second and third floors is the same as that of the first floor. The only difference is that you can enjoy the scenery from the window. Standing on the window of the third floor, you can even see the Ruyang River one kilometer outside the city, and take in the scenery of half of Hanyang City.

However, Niu Wei was quite disappointed that he could not see the scenes in those workshops.

The Han tribe did not open those workshops to them. It must be that those were the real scientific and technological production departments of the Han tribe. Their workshops were much better than the group of elders in charge of various production in the Xin tribe.

When the group left the teaching building, a clerk in black clothes came up and whispered a few words to the translator, and then turned back to the government building.

The clerk also nodded repeatedly, and then bowed to Niu Wei and others.

"Elder Niu, I have some things to do. I need to contact the people of this delegation, so I can't continue to accompany you. Please do as you please. You can also walk around the city, but don't break into the workshop, otherwise you might be caught and punished."

The clerk bowed again, said goodbye to a few people, turned around and walked towards the government office building not far away. At the same time, he was still a little curious about what the leader wanted to see him about.

He climbed up to the fifth floor in one breath, came to Luo Chong's office door and knocked, and the leader's voice immediately rang out from inside.

"Come in."

The clerk pushed the door open and bowed to Luo Chong who was standing in front of the window.

"My humble servant greets

you, Chief." "Well, you can drive a cart and ride a horse. You have participated in two caravan operations on the grassland. You know the habits of the grassland people and can speak the grassland language. Now you are responsible for receiving the delegation of the Xin tribe and acting as their translator and guide. How do you feel about this job? Are you used to it?"

Luo Chong didn't waste any words and asked straight to the point.

"To answer the chief, the job is not bad. Those people in the Xin tribe are easy to get along with. Or, because our Han tribe is stronger than them, they dare not be too presumptuous. With the support of our entire Han tribe and the chief, my work is relatively smooth. They can do whatever I want. They dare not say anything and can only be obedient. The chief allows them to study in the Han tribe, which is a great favor to them."

The clerk thought about it in his heart and expressed his feelings.

"Yes, it's good that you can understand this. You have your own opinions on things and know how to use the power behind the scenes to get along with outsiders.

You did a good job and understood it correctly. A weak country has no diplomacy. A tribe that is weaker than others will be bullied by others. Only when you become strong can you bully others. You see, we have put forward so many harsh conditions, and Niuwei dares to say anything. It's just to get a little bit of technology that he can only agree with gritted teeth."

Luo Chong also spoke from his feelings and affirmed the opinion of the clerk.

"The leader is right. I can do this job today because of the leader's daily teachings."

The clerk took over again, and flattered him a little bit, but he was also telling the truth. All the tribesmen in the Han tribe have learned the knowledge and technology taught by the leader.

Luo Chong also turned his head and looked at him. This guy is really good at talking. He is really good at entertaining guests. After all, the main content of this job is to accompany guests to talk. Not only that, but you also have to know what to say and what not to say. You can neither lose the face of your own tribe nor let the guests feel that you are bullying them, nor leak the secrets of your own tribe. In other words, this is an art of language.

"By the way, do you have a name? What is it? Do you have a surname?" Luo Chong sat down behind the table and looked at him again and asked.

"To reply to the leader, I am the third child in my family. Others call me that. When we came to our tribe, there were only a few dozen people. At that time, the leader did not give us a surname."

The clerk answered again, and at the same time, he was a little excited. The leader asked this question. Wouldn't it be to give him a surname? It would be such an honor to be given a surname by the leader himself.

"Oh——"

Luo Chong said, and suddenly remembered the origin of this person. This was the winter when Hanyang City was just built and before Liuyang County was developed. A small tribe with only dozens of people came to surrender due to lack of food. At that time, only two people successfully ran to Hanyang City. The others were rescued by Luo Chong. When they arrived, they were almost frozen to death.

And he did not give this small and pitiful tribe a surname at that time. People were almost frozen to death, so it was more important to save people first. Later, when he was busy with other things, he forgot about it. After all, such a small tribe of dozens of people was really not conspicuous to the Han tribe.

"Well, you have been in the Han tribe for two or three years, and you have done all the things you have participated in very well. Since you don't have a proper name yet."

The clerk was even more excited when he heard this. Not only was he given a surname, but the chief was also going to name him personally. This was a great honor. Just ask the tens of thousands of people in the Han tribe, how many people have received this honor?

"I am going to promote you to a position. In the future, you will be responsible for receiving foreign guests, with a proper office and rank. It will be called Honglu Temple. You will be the first Shaoqing of Honglu Temple. You will be directly responsible to me and just listen to my instructions. You can also report to me if you have any difficulties in your work or materials that need to be solved. I will approve it for you, and you can let other officials cooperate with your work. What do you think of this position?"

The clerk immediately knelt down, kowtowed, and shouted repeatedly, "Thank you for the official position, the chief. I will do a good job as Hong, Hong..."

"Honglu Temple."

"Yes, I will do a good job as Shaoqing of Honglu Temple in the future, and will not embarrass my Han Dynasty or the chief."

"Well, that's a good point. Your job is to receive foreign envoys. Your words and deeds represent the image of the Han tribe. You really can't bring shame to our Han people. Just understand this.

Since you are a high-ranking official, your name should be changed. Otherwise, it won't sound good to always call you Lao San. So, since you are the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, you can use the homophonic name of your official title as your surname. From now on, your surname is Hong.

And when your tribe defected to the Han tribe, it was not easy. The whole tribe almost froze to death in the ice and snow. It was a disaster. It is said that those who survive a disaster will have good fortune in the future. So I will give you a single name. "

From now on, you are the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple of my great Han Dynasty, Hongfu, and you will temporarily receive the eighth-level 'Shaoyu' title. In the future, depending on your work performance, you will be given more titles.

I hope that one day you can really achieve the fifteenth-level 'Shangqing' title and become one of the true nine ministers of my great Han Dynasty."

Hongfu was already trembling with excitement after receiving this series of rewards. The leader not only gave him a proper name, but also gave him an official title and a title. Although there was no substantial reward, the title itself meant a reward. With a title, there would be more land, more output, more salary and more money.

Because he was good at riding and driving, and had participated in two grassland caravan operations, he learned the grassland language and could serve as a translator. In the first title selection of the Han tribe, he was rated as the fourth-level 'Zhizuo' title and served as a county-level clerk.

Just because the Xin tribe delegation came to visit two months ago and he was chosen to be the receptionist because he could speak the grassland language, and now he is valued by the leader because of his good work. This time the leader directly promoted him to four levels of nobility and appointed him as a high official with only nine vacancies in the entire Han tribe. How could he not be happy with such a huge reward.

Hong Fu suppressed his excitement and bowed to Luo Chong again with trembling.

"Hong Fu thanks the leader for the name, the official title and the nobility. In the future, I will do my best to complete the tasks assigned by the leader and live up to the expectations of the leader."

(End of this chapter)