Several months had passed since Fang Zheng broke up with Xiang Shaolong. One day, Fang Zheng arrived at Daliang, the capital of Wei State.

After establishing his goal, Fang Zheng was able to take action and began to gather orphans and refugees displaced by the war, which could be regarded as a foundation for his sect. On the other hand, Fang Zheng was also looking for talents.

As a modern man, Fang Zheng knew very well that if a country wanted to be strong and prosperous, it was essential to improve productivity. However, although it was the Warring States Period, when a hundred schools of thought contended with each other, Fang Zheng found that these so-called hundred schools of thought were almost just differences in the direction of cultural and political dominance, and there was no change in essence.

This made Fang Zheng somewhat regretful. In his opinion, a country needs to improve productivity to become strong and prosperous, rather than just rely on political system reform to achieve the goal. But to put it bluntly, the disputes among various schools of thought in the Warring States period are basically no different from the disputes over modern political systems. You advocate republicanism, I advocate democracy, you like dictatorship, I like freedom... In short, to put it bluntly, they are all the same thing. It's not that these are not important, but it's obviously not enough to focus on them alone.

Of course, thinking and reforming the political system is essential, but productivity improvement and technological progress are also important. For ideological progress, material progress is also essential. So now Fang Zheng is traveling around the world, in addition to gathering civilians who have lost their homes due to the war, he is also trying to win over and recruit scholars from various schools of thought. Anyway, Fang Zheng has plenty of money, so he doesn't care about this little trouble, right?

For example, farmers who focus on agricultural production and doctors who are good at medicine have been recruited by Fang Zheng. After all, the world is in chaos during this era, and these practical schools of knowledge need a stable environment to conduct research. For example, farmers want to increase crop yields through experiments, which is a very time-consuming process. As a result, when the harvest season is finally approaching, two countries fight a war next to your fields, and you will be so depressed that you will hang yourself...

Or you grafted the fruit and waited to harvest and see the yield. Then a passerby passed by and looked at the fruit on the branch, and suddenly remembered what Runtu said that if a passerby was thirsty and picked one to eat, it was not considered stealing...

I would wish I could dig Runtu out of his grave and grind his bones to dust.

Although it is true that many people prefer to stand out in troubled times, there are also some people who do not like troubled times and only desire a quiet place to study. These people naturally hit it off when facing Fang Zheng's invitation and nodded in agreement. Of course, most of the ancient literati and scholars were aloof and reserved, with an attitude of "I am awesome, please convince me". Fang Zheng is not afraid of such people. He has knowledge and ideas that transcend thousands of years. Even if he talks about the other party's profession in general and points out a future development direction, it is enough to make the other party bow down.

Fang Zheng's plan for the sect he built was not just a sect, but more like an ancient all-round university, similar to Tsinghua University and Peking University. It covers everything from astronomy and geography to political philosophy. After all, dynasties may change, but no matter what political system or dynasty, the thirst for talent is eternal.

Fang Zheng's goal is to build his sect into a university that trains all kinds of talents. It is not just focused on assisting the court and the emperor, but needs talents from all disciplines to improve the society in an all-round way.

Of course, Rome was not built in a day. With Fang Zheng's current idea, it would take at least several decades to produce results. But Fang Zheng would not care by then. Anyway, as long as Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms, he would not have to worry about the rest.

Now that Xiang Shaolong has appeared, the countdown for the six kingdoms to return to Qin has begun.

Fang Zheng came to Daliang this time mainly because he heard that there was a great master in mathematics here, so he wanted to invite him to his school. Of course, at first, this great master of mathematics named Ba Chou was also dismissive of Fang Zheng's invitation, thinking that ordinary people did not understand the beauty of mathematics at all - well, this is basically no different from those modern mathematicians.

Then he was convinced by Fang Zheng.

Although it was a bit low-brow to use the multiplication table and Arabic numerals to convince the other party, but for Fang Zheng... as long as it was useful, it was fine.

Bachou, who was full of admiration for Fang Zheng, naturally invited Fang Zheng to attend the banquet together. As for the venue of the banquet...

"Yahu Cottage?"

"That's right."

Sitting in the carriage, Bachou was also very excited. Although he was a mathematician, he was also a man in his prime. There was not so much entertainment in this era. In the past, Bachou had no interest in participating in these banquets. However, after Fang Zheng helped him solve some problems that he had been thinking about for a long time, Bachou now relaxed and wanted to attend the banquet.

"Mr. Fang may not know that this is the most famous place in Daliang. Not only is the scenery charming, but more importantly, its hostess, Miss Ji Yanran, is not only extremely beautiful, but also has unrivaled talent. She is considered one of the most outstanding contemporary talents along with the widow Qingke of Qin. Miss Yanran likes to discuss literature and martial arts with the noble men and scholars who come from all over the country. Mr. Fang is one in a million in talent, character, and appearance. Miss Yanran will definitely look at Mr. Fang differently."

"oh……"

Compared to Bachou's elation, Fang Zheng seemed very calm, but he was also somewhat curious. After all, Ji Yanran was the leading actress in A Step into the Past, and it was said that she was the most beautiful woman in the world. Fang Zheng also wanted to see how beautiful this beauty was...

As they were talking, the carriage arrived in front of a small building on Ya Lake. It was exquisite and elegant, small and quiet, with bamboo forest and long bridge, it really had a unique flavor.

Bachou brought Fang Zheng into the living room, and soon saw a maid coming up to them and bowing to everyone.

"Miss is taking a nap. Please wait a moment in the living room."

Bachou and Fangzheng didn't care, so they were led to the living room by the maid, who even wiped the dust off their clothes and washed their cheeks at the door.

At this moment, there were several groups of people sitting in the living room, most of them were scholars, and some of them looked unusually strong, more like warriors. Bachou was a scholar after all, and when he walked forward, someone immediately stood up to greet him, and the two sides sat together, chatting and laughing.

Fang Zheng sat down cross-legged and looked around curiously. At this moment, Bachou came over and began to introduce other people to him.

"That one over there is Xinling Jun. It is said that he is favored by the king, but he is cruel and overbearing. I don't like him very much. And that one over there is..."

As he spoke, Bachou introduced the people around him. Fang Zheng had heard of some of these people, but he didn't know some of them. However, in terms of their identities, they were either famous nobles or famous warriors and scholars, so there was not much difference between them.

"Who is that woman?"

Fang Zheng looked curiously at the woman sitting in front of him. She had delicate white skin and was wearing a gorgeous dress. She looked delicate and graceful. Sitting at the table, she looked like a fragile little girl. However, there were only men here, and she was the only woman. This made Fang Zheng puzzled. Logically speaking, most of the people who came here were here to win Ji Yanran's favor. Why did you, a woman, come here to join in the fun?

Are all the yuri factions of this era so blatant?

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Ba Chou glanced over there, then his expression suddenly changed. He retracted his gaze and spoke in a low voice into Fang Zheng's ear.

"Sir, please be careful with your words. That person is Lord Longyang..."

Holy shit?!

Hearing this, Fang Zheng was shocked.

This is the rumored number one transvestite in the Warring States Period, Long Yangjun? !

It really lives up to its reputation!

Fang Zheng remembered that although Long Yangjun and Xiang Shaolong were at odds at first, he was completely devoted to him in the end, and even almost turned Xiang Shaolong gay. However, words are just words after all. No matter how soft Long Yangjun's appearance is described, most people can only imagine that he is a big man with makeup on, disgusting, or at most a pervert.

Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I realize that this guy is simply a transvestite, and it is of high quality! If Bachou hadn't said it, who would have known that he was actually a man!

No wonder Xiang Shaolong, who had seen countless women, was almost turned gay by him.

At this moment, Long Yangjun also sensed the sight of Fang Zheng and Ba Chou, and turned around and smiled at them. Fang Zheng nodded slightly to the other party as a greeting. At this moment, accompanied by the sound of rings and pendants, a beautiful girl slowly walked into the living room.

She was wearing a long gown with white background and blue flowers, and her figure was tall and graceful, looking like a fairy descending from the sky. When everyone saw this girl, their breathing could not help but stop, even Bachou was stunned, staring at her intently, looking like a pig.

As for Fang Zheng...

Yes, it is very beautiful.

Fang Zheng looked at the other person carefully and nodded secretly in his heart, but he was different from these pig brothers. After all, Fang Zheng had seen so many beauties, and the woman in front of him certainly had a bit more otherworldly and ethereal air. However, for Fang Zheng, he had even seen real fairies, so for the beautiful girl in front of him, Fang Zheng just looked at her carefully and then withdrew his gaze.

At this moment, Ji Yanran was also sitting on the couch in the middle under the watchful eyes of everyone, looking at everyone with a smile on her face, and then she spoke.

"Yanran is sleepy, sorry for making you wait so long."

An apology from a beautiful woman always gets a bonus, and for a moment everyone said that it was not a big deal. Ji Yanran's eyes quickly swept through everyone, lingered on Fang Zheng for a moment, and then looked at Bachou who was beside Fang Zheng.

"It's been a long time since I last saw Master Bachou. Yanran never thought that Master Bachou would come to Yahu Cottage. I heard that Master Bachou seemed to have encountered some problems before. Judging from his current appearance, he should have solved them."

"Ahahahaha, Mr. Ji really sees things clearly."

When he heard Ji Yanran calling his name, Bachou hurriedly stood up with a laugh and scratched his head embarrassedly.

"To be honest, I have been thinking about the essence of the Pythagorean theorem, but I have not made any progress. It was only recently that I finally made some progress, and I learned that in the Pythagorean theorem..."

As he spoke, Bachou continued to explain his ideas to Ji Yanran, and Fang Zheng was stunned at this moment.

Oh my god, brother, are you crazy? Why are you so happy explaining the Pythagorean theorem to a liberal arts girl? Are all science students in the world the same? Have their emotional intelligence been eaten away by numbers?

You deserve to be lonely all your life!

Didn’t you see that Ji Yanran was confused?

In fact, not only Ji Yanran, but everyone else was confused. If you want to talk about the general situation of the world, the seven powers of the Warring States Period, or the future trends, everyone can still chat about it. But you just come up with some Pythagorean theorem and draw a triangle. How can we interrupt us with this stuff!

You say this triangle is not beautifully drawn and asymmetrical?

Actually, Ji Yanran was not completely ignorant. She was a talented woman after all. But the problem was that what Bachou was talking about was the idea he had discussed with Fang Zheng. There were some modern mathematical terms in it that he had learned from Fang Zheng. Ji Yanran was completely confused. She was not a time traveler. She could understand what Bachou said at the beginning, but the rest was completely incomprehensible. She had no idea what he was talking about...

However, Bacho did not care about these. In that era, there were no paper conferences, and no journals or magazines for him to write papers for publication. Bacho could not keep this great discovery to himself, and now that he finally had the opportunity to give a speech, he spoke freely.

"...What do you think, Mr. Ji?"

After talking enough, Bachou looked at Ji Yanran and asked, while Ji Yanran looked embarrassed, but soon smiled.

"Yanran has already sensed Master Ba's desire to learn, but it is extraordinary."

See, this is what it means to be able to speak well. Even if someone doesn’t understand what you are saying, they can still praise your attitude.

But after hearing Ji Yanran's answer, Bachou was somewhat depressed. He originally said this here because he hoped that this talented woman could understand his research. Now that Ji Yanran couldn't understand what he was saying, Bachou was a little discouraged. Looking at Ji Yanran again, he felt that she didn't seem so brilliant anymore.

But at least this guy still had some emotional intelligence in the end, and he just smiled after having enough fun.

"In fact, what Bachou said is just a small trick. Mr. Fangzheng Fang is a man of great wisdom. It is true that a conversation with you is worth ten years of reading."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately turned their attention to Fang Zheng who was standing next to Bachou.

Fang Zheng was stunned, looking at the smiling Bachou, speechless.

MMP, I'm just here to watch the show, why are you selling me out?

I am a friendly force!