Chapter 182 Return to Liangzhou...
The rich collection of books and comprehensive education displayed by Leping are enough to lure people into the trap even if they know it is a trap.
In fact, the cultural invasion that Qiao Yan really wanted to express through the communication medium of Leping Monthly could not achieve the desired effect before the output of the monthly newspaper was further expanded.
Cai Zhaoji is still in the process of adapting to the compilation of the monthly report content.
But there is no doubt that these handwritten newspapers have powerfully demonstrated the spiritual outlook of Leping to those who can get them.
Anyone with a little foresight will realize that students who are trained in such an environment will inevitably be much more adaptable than others to cope with the turbulent society.
What’s more, there is someone like Xun Yu who was called a talent who could assist the king by He Yong.
Although he still needed to take a look at the situation in various states in the Central Plains and planned to look elsewhere, he had already seen the current situation in Xuzhou clearly.
Tao Qian was not a mediocre person, but he was not someone who could survive for a long time under high pressure.
Sooner or later, Xuzhou would be dragged into a war of mutual annexation and become a place of trouble because of the weak power of the emperor and the strong power of the princes.
If the various hidden dangers under Tao Qian's command were to erupt one after another, he would suffer greatly.
Then the most suitable place for Zhuge Liang to grow and study is only Bingzhou.
It’s better to go to Bingzhou!
He knew how to convince Zhuge Liang's uncle.
Zhuge Xuan was a filial and righteous man who resolutely resigned from his original position after his brother's death and came to Xuzhou to take care of orphans and widows. They do not have particularly strong opinions of their own and are easily influenced by others in their judgment of the situation.
Out of trust in Xun Yu's advice and consideration for the future of his brother's descendants, Zhuge Xuan would definitely accept the advice and take a few people to Leping.
Zhuge Liang also believed that Xun Yu could do this, so all he asked was: "Where are you going, sir?"
At this time, Zhuge Liang still couldn't quite understand why Xun Yu didn't plan to go to Leping as well, since he obviously had several good friends in Bingzhou, and they often exchanged letters. With Xun Yu's abilities and ambitions, he shouldn't have been unemployed a long time ago.
But Xun Yu did not answer this question. He just shook his head and turned the topic to today's lecture.
Because he knew that he would not stay in Xuzhou for long, and he only taught Zhuge Liang here because he did not want to see the young genius being buried, so the two of them did not call each other master and disciple.
But perhaps for Zhuge Liang, this is a relationship that is not as good as that of a master and disciple, but better than that of a master and disciple.
At this time in Bingzhou, Qiao Yan asked people to pay special attention to the follow-up effects of several New Year gifts he had sent out, while at the same time he tried to win over several talented people brought by Zheng Xuan.
The two gifts given to Liu Xie and Liu Bian seemed to be sarcastic, but they had real meanings behind them, and she had to ensure that they were put into practice.
The gifts given to Cao Cao, Sun Ce and Tao Qian were also to ensure that the situation in the Central Plains would be under her control during her attack on Dong Zhuo this year.
All in all, Liu Bei, the Shu Han who will be the ruler of one of the Three Kingdoms in the future, is in a better situation now than the one he had to run around and depend on others for his services in history. Sitting in the position of Prime Minister of Jinan, he is equivalent to a prefect of a place, and has power over both finance and military affairs.
However, Jinan State belonged to Yanzhou. Once Cao Cao realized that the provincial governors and governors of various places were constantly expanding their power and wanted to take the position of governor of Yanzhou first and then plan for the future, he would inevitably come into conflict with Liu Bei.
Putting aside the foreign generals and advisers under Cao Cao's command, the Cao and Xiahou families behind them have much deeper foundations than Liu Bei.
Zao Zhi, a talented person who could help Cao Cao attract refugees to settle in the countryside, laid the foundation for him a year in advance.
In this situation, if the two sides did not have a mutually tolerant relationship, Liu Bei could only temporarily go north to Yuan Shao, or go east to Tao Qian, and still be in a relatively passive environment, which would not pose much of a threat to Qiao Yan.
If he had to say it, it was not impossible for Qiao Yan to extend an olive branch to him and join forces with him in the name of going to Chang'an together to rescue Liu Xie and Lu Zhi.
But at least now is not a good time to do this, and it would be a waste of time.
Compared with Liu Bei, Cui Yan and Guo Yuan recommended by Zheng Xuan were more suitable for her at this time.
There is a short story about Cui Yan in A New Account of Tales of the World.
It is said that after Cao Cao unified the north, the Hun envoys came to pay a visit to him. Cao Cao felt inferior about his "short stature", so he asked Cui Yan to pretend to be himself and accept the visit from the Hun envoy, while he stood behind with a knife in his hand. As a result, after the Hun envoy left, he said that the Cao Cao pretended by Cui Yan did have a handsome appearance, but the person who ghostwrote behind him looked like a real hero.
This is also the origin of the term "ghostwriting for others".
But of course this story is made up.
Not to mention whether a man like Cao Cao would feel that his appearance would affect his own evaluation, it is also wrong based on the time when this story was taken.
This incident is based on the story of the 21st year of Jian'an, when Cao Cao met the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu Luanti Huchuquan, who was the one sent to Ziwuling to farm by Qiao Yan. But it was also in this year that Cao Cao imprisoned Cui Yan on the grounds that Cui Yan had alluded to himself in a letter written to Yang Xun, and soon forced him to commit suicide. It was impossible for him to be chosen by Cao Cao to replace himself.
But anyway, this is one of the most made-up stories in Shishuo Xinyu, and it is hard to say whether it is implying the fact that Cao Cao killed Cui Yan.
Only one thing he said was correct - Cui Yan's appearance and character were both excellent.
I have to say that people with the name "Yan" in the late Eastern Han Dynasty were all quite capable.
Qiao Yan praised himself without hesitation, and then selected the position of Inspector for Cui Yan.
According to what she and Cui Yan said, "Ji Gui has the integrity of a green pine tree, and his words are firm and resolute, which can help people sharpen their reputation and conduct. Now I govern a million people, and I am always afraid that my words and deeds will be inappropriate and cause harm to the people, so I ask Ji Gui to help me with what Duke Zheng taught me."
The post of Inspector, who was responsible for supervising and reporting crimes, had never been established in Bingzhou before.
Originally, the population composition of Bingzhou was relatively simple. The biggest contradiction was actually in the event of a war with foreign races. It was enough for the counties to have fake assistants to supervise the affairs. However, the people under her were no longer just people from Bingzhou, but also people from Liangzhou, Yingchuan, Sili and Jizhou. Even the composition of the people was becoming more and more complicated.
Although the floating bridge at the Mengjin ferry has been dismantled, this has not affected the people from all over the country who have come to regard Bingzhou as their refuge.
In this case, the position of Inspector became necessary.
Cui Yan had a strong character and liked to give direct criticism. He also had the vision and confidence to do so. As Cui Yan's reputation among the literati grew, Qiao Bingzhou, who was able to accept his advice, also gained a positive reputation.
This is undoubtedly a mutual fulfillment.
Cui Yan took office immediately.
His classmate Guo Yuan chose to follow Qiao Yan to Liangzhou after listening to Qiao Yan's account of the planting progress in various parts of Bingzhou and Liangzhou.
This choice better meets Qiao Yan's needs.
Bingzhou has an entire agricultural team built with Qin Yu as the core. After several years of running-in, they have been able to fully adapt to the operation of Bingzhou. What they have to face now is only the limited increase in population and the resulting reclamation of farmland.
In Qiao Yan's consideration, Bingzhou's next top priority is also to increase production, rather than personnel arrangements and capacity expansion.
This is not what Guo Yuan is good at.
In contrast, Liangzhou at this time needed to coordinate the arrangements of the arable land of the Qiang and Han peoples, and to coordinate the various military and civilian settlements. The calculations required were extremely complicated, and the person in charge of this matter needed to think about the issues involved.
It is not enough to rely solely on Cheng Yu and Zhao Yun who are in charge of military farming in Jincheng County and Wuwei County.
They also needed to deal with another problem, which was the conflict between the Qiang and Han people during their rule in these two places, and even the troubles between different ethnic groups of the Qiang people.
Therefore, it is best to set up a separate organization to record numerical values.
To this end, Qiao Yan imitated the official positions of Cao Cao and Zao Zhi and appointed Guo Yuan the position of Tuntian Cavalry Captain.
After explaining this matter, Qiao Yan's purpose of returning to Bingzhou was basically achieved.
The people of Bingzhou saw that the governor who had gone to war with Liangzhou returned safely, and they also saw that she took care of the development progress of Bingzhou one by one, invited teachers like Zheng Xuan to Bingzhou Academy, which allowed Bingzhou's cultural industry to further flourish, and left a new supervisor for the general affairs of Bingzhou.
All these things were enough to calm the people of Bingzhou and allow her to return to Liangzhou without any worries.
Lu Xun, Lu Ji, Lu Lingju, Guo Huai and others still needed to continue their studies in Leping Academy, and she also arranged the sons of powerful Western Liang officials to be in suitable auditoriums. As hostages in her hands, she only took Guo Yuan and her personal followers with her and returned to Liangzhou in mid-February.
It was still freezing cold in Liangzhou in February, and there was almost no sign of spring along the way. Even the Jing River along the way was frozen.
But when she arrived in Jincheng County, the place did not seem that cold at all because of the enthusiastic atmosphere of the Qiang people who had come to Huangzhong to spend the winter and had taken them in.
After inspecting the fields where winter rapeseed was planted, Qiao Yan followed Cheng Yu into the last place and asked, "How many people passed the seven-day test and entered the Foreign Languages Office to study?"
Among the five offices, this one is the most important one for Qiao Yan.
This is not just a question of how many Qiang people she can teach in the first batch, but also related to the subsequent promotion of Chinese.
Relying solely on Xun Shuang and Lu Zhi's disciples is not enough to cover the requirements of the entire Liangzhou.
These Qiang people who have learned Chinese know better than others how to master a new language and can effectively optimize the learning process.
Cheng Yu replied: "There were more than 7,000 people who signed up for this, and 800 people stayed in the end. However, by March, only about 400 people were able to achieve the necessary functional dialogue. It will take at least half a year to achieve smooth communication for everyone."
"According to the order of the Lord, all the Qiang people who are studying here are ordered not to use Qiang language to communicate unless necessary, and they must go out to interact with Han people after completing their homework. This time may be shortened."
Qiao Yan thought about it and replied, "That's enough. If the progress here goes well, we can also start courses for the Southern Xiongnu and Xianbei people in Bingzhou."
As for Liangzhou, as long as they can be deployed to corresponding positions before the autumn harvest this year, especially to the army composed of Qiang people, and make them the nodes for smooth communication and transmission of military orders among various parts, replacing the original situation where the Qiang people fought independently, it will be enough!
She glanced once more in the direction of the Foreign Languages School and then looked away.
Although this is not like Leping Academy, which will be a ten-year cultivation plan, we cannot really expect the weather here to change every day.
She turned to Guo Yuan and said, "Let's go. I'll take Zini with me to look at the situation in Liangzhou first. Before the spring ploughing, I hope you can adapt to the situation here as soon as possible and become my arm and helper."
Guo Yuan immediately agreed and followed Qiao Yan's footsteps.
However, they did not notice that the girl sitting at the window was looking at them cautiously.
Long before Qiao Yan returned to Bingzhou, Mi Tang had already passed the assessment here and became one of the students studying at the Foreign Languages Office.
When she was there, she quickly realized that the claim that one could eat and dress the same as the disciples of great Confucian scholars seemed to be just the most insignificant advantage.
The Chinese language courses they received started with the courses of the Thirteen Prefectures of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Although Mi Tang happened to have the same name as one of the Qiang leaders, all she had been faced with over the years was how to raise cattle and sheep, how to survive in harsh environments, and how to fight against the wild beasts commonly seen in the wilderness. This was the first time she had seen such a vast world.
It turned out that Liangzhou was just a small part of it, and the area where they lived before was even more marginal.
She solemnly wrote down her name on the paper in front of her, and listened to the teacher talking about the origin of the Qiang people. She wondered whether she should also have a Chinese surname like Yao Chang, whom she had met.
For example, ginger.
This was an idea that came to her naturally after she took two months of Chinese courses, but perhaps she was not the only one who had this idea.
These Qiang people who were fortunate enough to have the opportunity to receive education developed a vague concept of inheritance in their minds, which was naturally extended to the Han people's surnames.
It was at this time that she heard the sound of conversation outside.
Although she couldn't understand everything the other party was saying, she could understand a few words.
They were discussing when these eight hundred people would be of use.
Mi Tang immediately looked out the window, but only saw Qiao Yan's departing back.
She knew the differences in the Han people's clothing, so she couldn't help but guess that this might be the legendary Bingzhou governor.
She didn't look like the woman as strong as a tiger or as majestic as the rumors said, but even if he only saw her back, he felt a sense of security when he thought that they were able to spend the winter safely because of her.
Thinking of the other party's expectations for those of them who are learning Chinese, Mi Tang quickly turned her attention back to the textbook in front of her.
She still needs to work harder! At least you have to have the ability to stand in front of her and recommend yourself like Yao Chang!
The Qiang people’s study course was progressing smoothly, and it was not the only good news that Qiao Yan received in February.
At the end of February, Xu Rong and Ma Teng, who had embarked on the Silk Road, returned to Liangzhou.
This time they only needed to go to the Kushan Empire and did not need to reach Rome, which greatly saved time on the road.
Four or five months of communication is indeed enough.
Xu Rong walked into the government office of Wuwei County with a dusty face, and the first sentence he said was: "Xu Rongrong has fulfilled his mission and brought back cotton seeds for you, the Lord."
This is exactly the thing that Qiao Yan drew as the first thing on the album before he left!
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