Ji Yanran and Bachou had both heard Fang Zheng talk about his "school", but even so, the most they could imagine was a family compound similar to that of a large family.
But right now... this is actually a city!!
"The residents here are basically refugees from war, and they all live here now. Young children go to school here and learn all kinds of knowledge. We have arranged a timetable, and they have to study certain courses from morning to night. At other times, they can form associations depending on the situation..."
Fang Zheng also accompanied the two of them as they walked and introduced them. In fact, Fang Zheng basically transplanted an ancient version of Academy City, and his curriculum was basically based on modern schools. In addition to basic knowledge, students can also form clubs to learn about astronomy, geography, medicine, music and other knowledge and hobbies.
The teachers were naturally all invited by Fang Zheng from various places. In addition to scholars like Bachou, there were also some women bought by Fang Zheng from various government offices.
Although the world always looks at women of government officials with a bad eye, to be honest, women of government offices can be regarded as the most educated people in the world. First of all, most women of government offices are women of criminals or large families, and they have received a very good education since childhood. Secondly, the people received by government offices are not those peddlers, but high-ranking officials and even foreign envoys.
To put it in modern terms, the women in the government offices are actually the hostesses in Ginza. Even though they all work in the service industry of accompanying guests to drink and sell smiles, the people they serve are the presidents of large companies, elite white-collar workers and the like. They are on a completely different level from the KTV ladies who can only associate with gangsters or nouveau riche.
Hostesses like those in Ginza not only have to read English fluently, but also read various political and economic newspapers early every day and understand the ins and outs of each industry. Only in this way can they strike up a conversation with their partners while serving drinks. Otherwise, even if they brag, you won't be liked if you can't hit the mark or tickle their fancy.
The same was true for women in ancient officialdom. Not only were they proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, they also had very unique and in-depth insights into politics, economics and personal connections.
This is also normal. After all, if someone hugs the official girl and shouts "I don't care even if XX comes in person", if this person is a naive person, he will naturally just flirt with the blind man and have no reaction. On the other hand, if someone shouts "This XX is the most proud disciple of the king's favorite minister. I heard that even the current king is optimistic about him. Why are you not afraid of him?"
Then the other party can naturally blow the ox away.
So no matter what industry you go to, it takes a lot of effort to get to the top. So these court ladies became Fang Zheng's main force in Xiaoyao Palace. They are best at cultivating manners, reading and writing, playing chess, calligraphy and painting, which are quite necessary for those children. After all, no one knows better than these court ladies how to make a woman popular and a man eye-catching.
Ji Yanran and Bachou didn't know much about the situation, but they were quite moved when they saw the scene in front of them. But soon, Ji Yanran frowned slightly and looked at Fang Zheng.
"Master Fang, please forgive my stupidity, but why are there no guards in this city?"
Ji Yanran had this question since she entered the city. Generally speaking, there should be people checking at the entrances and exits of the city. But here, there were no soldiers with weapons, and even on the streets, there was no sign of any troops. This made Ji Yanran quite confused and puzzled.
But the nerd Bachou obviously didn't think so much, he just laughed when he heard it.
"Zhuangzi once said that in a world of supreme virtue, people live without thoughts, walk without worries, and do not hide right and wrong, good and bad. They have more money than they know where it comes from, and they have enough food and drink without knowing where it comes from. Now, this carefree place has a bit of the feeling of a world of supreme virtue."
"Mr. Ba, what you said is wrong."
Hearing this, Fang Zheng chuckled.
"The world of supreme virtue is only an ideal, and it is normal for Master Ji to have doubts. Master Ba may not know that the people here are all refugees displaced by war. It is true that refugees are pitiful, but that does not mean that there are no bad people among them. Such people may look no different from other people when they are displaced, but once they settle down, their ugly faces will be exposed, which is a headache for people."
"That's right."
Ji Yanran nodded.
"So I was quite surprised to see no troops...How many generals does Mr. Fang have? Can they handle such trouble?"
"House general... If you want to talk about house generals, I have no one."
"……Why?!"
Hearing this, Ji Yanran and Bachou were stunned.
"In such a big city, there are no retainers of Master Fang?"
"Yes, strictly speaking, this city was built by me alone, so there is only me here, and everyone else is refugees and people I brought with me."
"Mr. Fang, don't joke like that."
At this moment, Bachou couldn't laugh anymore. Although this guy was a science nerd, he was not an idiot who was completely ignorant of the ways of the world.
"There are so many affairs in a city. How can we handle them if we don't have a trustworthy family general?"
"There aren't that many people at the moment, so I'll leave the specific affairs to some capable people to manage. As for other aspects... I'll make my own arrangements."
"You have your own arrangements?"
"Grab something!!!"
Just as the two were puzzled, suddenly, a scream was heard. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a ragged man holding a bundle and running desperately on the street. However, at this moment, two young men suddenly flashed out from the crowd and blocked his way.
“Stop immediately!”
"Get away, little kid!"
Facing the two young men, the refugee obviously didn't take them seriously. He held his bag in one hand and waved the long sword in the other hand. Facing the refugee, the two young men raised their long sticks and hit him hard. The two men cooperated tacitly, one in front and the other in the back, exerting force at the same time. The young man in front hit the refugee's wrist with a stick, and the refugee immediately threw away the long sword in his hand due to the pain. The latter took advantage of the situation and hit the refugee's knee with a stick, knocking him to the ground.
"This is……?"
Ji Yanran is proficient in both literature and martial arts, and this is not just talk. With her vision, she has of course seen that the two young men are using a very unique stick technique.
"After all, this is a place for learning, so most of the time, we let students manage themselves, and they are one of them."
Since it was a copy of Academy City, he might as well copy the whole thing, so Fang Zheng naturally copied the "Discipline Committee" system as well.
At this moment, the two young men saw that they had subdued the murderer, and they walked over happily, trying to catch him. But at this moment, Ji Yanran frowned slightly.
"not good!"
Before he finished speaking, the guy who was lying on the ground crying suddenly kicked away the boy who was about to step forward to capture him. Then he rolled over and jumped up, tied up a girl next to him in his arms, and put a dagger that he had taken out from somewhere against the girl's neck. The girl was so scared by this sudden disaster that she burst into tears.
"Children are just children after all."
Ji Yanran frowned and shook her head, looking at Fang Zheng, who just chuckled.
"Don't worry, Ji. I said before that most of the time I would let students manage themselves, but in this situation... I am of course prepared."
“——!!!”
Just as Ji Yanran and Ba Chou were puzzled by Fang Zheng's words, suddenly, a bird chirped, followed by a roar, and a huge golden-eyed white-browed tiger suddenly jumped out from the bushes on the street, slapped the unfortunate idiot to the ground, and then stepped on him. When the refugee saw the huge tiger, his legs became weak with fear and he could not move.
As for the people watching nearby, they seemed to be used to it. The girl who was originally caught happily ran to the tiger and hugged it. The tiger also rubbed the little girl's face, showing its intimacy.
Seeing this, Ji Yanran and Bachou were stunned.
Fang Zheng just laughed and shrugged.
"See, I told you it's okay."
After being knocked down by the tiger, the guy no longer had the strength to resist and was soon dragged away by the two teenagers - after all, with such a huge tiger in front of him, he couldn't even stand steadily!
If Tiger hadn't shown mercy, that slap would have smashed his brains out.
"What will happen to that person?"
Seeing the crying guy being dragged away, Bachou couldn't help but ask, while Fangzheng thought for a moment.
"He was convicted of street robbery and sentenced to ten years in prison. He will probably spend the rest of his life in the mines. Of course, his sentence will be reduced if he behaves well, but don't worry about the rest... Oh, by the way, the supervisors are a group of wolves, and I don't think they would be stupid enough to give meat to the wolves."
"Mr. Fang's actions really opened Yanran's eyes..."
At this moment, Ji Yanran was speechless, while Fang Zheng just laughed.
"How about it, do you understand now, Mr. Ji? I never expect everyone who comes here to have good self-management ability. But, I also have my own way of dealing with it. I just answered Mr. Ji that there is indeed no one in this city who is my family general, but jackals, tigers and leopards are more obedient than humans. Not only that, their ears and eyes are also much more sensitive than humans. If someone wants to do something bad here..."
Having said this, Fang Zheng blinked.
"Then he will regret it."