It has to be said that tasks and points are the driving force for Langyun students.
The education major quickly integrated the existing situation and asked Kun Jingming to find Prince Yun, with whom he had a relatively friendly relationship, to learn about the education situation of the royal family of Qi.
Fu Yun was very frank, "It is naturally a blessing for my younger brothers that you can teach them. It is also a blessing for Great Qi. However, they have mostly been learning poetry and prose before, and have not yet been exposed to political affairs. They have not seen much of the world and are spoiled. If there is anything that displeases you, I hope you will forgive me."
Kun Jingming didn't say anything, but just thought, your apology is a bit late, the little ones have already shown him with their own actions what the naughty daily life of a royal prince is like.
However, he did not dwell on this, but instead asked, "You are brothers with them, do you know how to make them more obedient?"
Fu Yun thought for a moment and offered a familiar solution: "A ruler or a cane?"
Kun Jingming: ...You Qi people may look well-mannered, but you are actually very simple and rough when it comes to educating your children.
But for Gongzi Yun, this has become a common occurrence.
Compared with other countries, Qi has better land. In today's situation where small peasant economy is dominant, whoever can grow more crops and feed more people will naturally be stronger.
The people of Qi had no worries about food and clothing, the country was rich and the people were strong, and the economic foundation was also good, which allowed them to free up their hands to develop culture and education.
As for education, it is the Master who teaches students about Heaven, Earth, the Emperor, parents and teachers, and engraves respect for teachers into their bones and even writes it into the law.
If a student who has properly performed the ceremony of becoming a teacher does something wrong, the teacher will also be implicated.
Therefore, normal teaching is fine, but if one wants to take in disciples personally, then each one will be accepted with extreme caution and taught very strictly.
But the royal family is different from other places after all. Ordinary teachers naturally dare not hit the hand of the son of King Qi, but if it is an immortal, anything is possible!
Kun Jingming had rejected King Qi's suggestion before, so naturally he would not agree to it now.
Seeing the Immortal Lord shaking his head, Fu Yun thought for a moment and said, "Then let them write their names."
Kun Jingming was slightly stunned: "Is that all?"
Fu Yun smiled and nodded, saying softly, "This might be more effective than a ruler."
Kun Jingming wrote this down and told others when he got back.
The King of Qi was also very efficient, especially when he learned that Fenghe County not only performed well in the county examination, but also had a very high pass rate in the prefectural examination half a month later. The King of Qi drafted the edict as quickly as possible.
Soon, everyone in and outside the capital knew that the King of Qi had set up a special position of "Heavenly Master" for the Immortal Langyun.
Independent of the imperial court, they had their own separate residence, ensuring the best possible material life.
Whenever you go out, you can always see a large copper incense burner that is as tall as a person at the door.
In response to this, the Langyun students, who were already accustomed to burning incense, remained calm and continued to do their own things step by step.
Zhang Miaomiao also found an opportunity to earn points through part-time work.
As a specially hired physical education teacher, I take the young men to exercise.
At first, Zhang Miaomiao was a little worried.
After all, I heard that these young masters liked to do all kinds of things, and since I was a female teacher, it was inevitable that I would encounter some obstacles.
But when she went to the palace where the young masters were taking classes, what she saw was a group of extremely well-behaved and cute children.
Positive, hard-working, diligent and motivated.
And he strongly supports Zhang Miaomiao's work.
Even though they were still very thin, they still followed her to exercise very seriously.
This surprised Zhang Miaomiao very much.
During the break, she found Kun Jingming and asked curiously, "Why are they so obedient?"
Kun Jingming said calmly: "Maybe he heard about your great achievements."
"? What achievements have I made?"
"The news that you dislocated the Third Young Master's arm with your bare hands has spread throughout the Da Qi royal family, and these children are talking about it whenever they have nothing to do."
Zhang Miaomiao felt a little embarrassed: "Do they think I was too harsh on their brother?"
Kun Jingming replied slowly, "No, they said it as a joke, and they even want you to do it again next time."
Zhang Miaomiao: …
Although I knew that Fu Yun was almost assassinated outside Langyun, I had never seen it with my own eyes.
Now it seems that being a prince in a feudal kingdom is indeed a high-risk job.
Not only is there a chance of being snapped by the brothers, but also of being treated as a comedian...
Zhang Miaomiao was reluctant to comment on the indigenous people's "family affairs," so after a long pause, she muttered, "They really are like brothers, respectful to each other."
Kun Jingming pretended not to understand the extended meaning and continued, "There's also a little bit of experience to share."
"Yeah, yeah, you say."
"If you encounter a naughty child, just make them copy their name a hundred times."
Zhang Miaomiao was slightly stunned: "What use is this?"
Kun Jingming was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Because the King of Qi has many children and has to avoid the taboos of the elders, by the time these children are born, there aren't many good characters that meet the requirements."
Zhang Miaomiao tilted her head: "So?"
Kun Jingming raised his chin slightly, motioning her to look forward, while spreading out paper and picking up a pen: "Let's talk about those over there. I'll write down their names for you to see."
"Okay, okay."
Then, Zhang Miaomiao watched the man write on the paper.
As a result, I wrote for a long time but still couldn't finish it.
Zhang Miaomiao: …
How many strokes are there?
No wonder copying names can be used as a way to train apprentices. Is this a character?
If you scribble a little faster, you might think you are drawing!
However, whether the young men discovered the benefits of learning more or did not want to get pain in their wrists from writing their names, they quickly accepted the reality that they would have to develop comprehensively in terms of moral, intellectual, physical and aesthetic aspects.
Even many adult princes and princesses would come to listen.
The Langyun people's task progress bar moved forward a lot.
On the other hand, with the announcement of the results of the provincial examination, many people were selected.
The situation in other counties is still unknown. Just taking Fenghe County as an example, the provincial examination cannot be conducted by the county magistrate, but is presided over by the lower prefectures.
After passing, you will get a special brand.
Wandong has such a one.
And in the new village, only Wandong has it.
The villagers gathered around, wondering: "What is this little sign?"
Wan Dong showed them the secret and said, "I heard from the government that this thing is used to prove one's identity. If you get it, it means you have passed the provincial examination and can apply to various factories according to the subjects you took."
The villagers' eyes widened immediately. "Factory? The one in the county town?"
Wan Dong nodded slightly.
This immediately caused an exclamation.
Although they were refugees and had only been in Fenghe County for a few months, they had already heard of those factories.
No matter whether it is a sand and gravel factory, a paper mill, or a charcoal pencil factory, as long as you can get into any factory, it means you will have no worries about food and clothing. Not only will you have food and accommodation provided, but you can also receive a monthly salary.
It's not like being a farmhand or a maid, where you have to sign an unequal treaty, or recognize a master, and you won't even be beaten or scolded.
Just do your job well and don't worry about anything else.
Such treatment is something that ordinary people would not even dare to dream of.
Seeing that one can get a job with just a small badge now, many people secretly stamp their feet and regret that they did not study hard before.
But some people showed a worried look and whispered, "Brother Dongzi, are you really going to the factory?"
As soon as he said this, the other villagers came to their senses and looked up at him hurriedly.
Although the village chief has not yet been elected, in everyone's mind, Wandong, who protected them on the way to escape famine and is now the most promising person in the village, is their greatest support.
What would happen to the village if he left?
But everyone knows that working in a factory is a bad job. Compared to the new village which has not seen any harvest yet, working in a factory can bring real money, so they can't be too selfish.
While he was hesitating, Wan Dongxian said, "Although I passed the exam, I'm not going."
The villagers immediately became excited: "Are you serious?"
Wan Dong nodded, speaking with particular sincerity. "We might learn a lot there, but judging by the county's intentions, this new village will be our home in the future. We'll likely be staying here for a long time, so we need to build it well. Besides," he said, looking off into the distance, "I haven't even learned how to control it from the immortal yet."
Everyone looked in the direction and saw the railroad tracks in the distance.
After several months of improvement, the railway track has become much better than before, and has been reinforced on both sides.
As for the rail cars, they have also been replaced with the second generation.
Some villagers were curious: "Can the immortal mount really be controlled?"
Wan Dong replied: "Of course not."
"So what have you learned recently..."
"What's running now is a new thing made by Jiangyi County according to the instructions of the Immortal Lord. Although it can't fly like the immortal mounts, it can still move along the rails."
There are some flaws in what I said.
Not to mention others, at least the people in the new village who had seen the first generation of rail cars with their own eyes had never seen anything flying or hiding in the ground.
But no one questioned it.
After all, that is the mount personally acknowledged by the current incumbent. Isn’t the ability to go to heaven and earth the most basic configuration?
As for what I didn’t see, it was because I had mortal eyes and couldn’t see the whole picture.
Then Wan Dong said, "According to the date, we will see the iron train again tomorrow. You should prepare yourself and make sure everyone stays away from the tracks to avoid getting hurt. I can't watch over you, so you should be more vigilant."
"Brother Dongzi, where are you going?"
"I'm going to take a look at Yuanluo County ahead."
This was the itinerary he had planned long ago.
Now the ecological new village has been almost completed and the land has begun to be cultivated, but the vegetable seeds to be planted in the greenhouse must be purchased separately.
As the name suggests, Fenghe County is a county with high production, but some vegetables that immortals suggest planting are not available here.
Seeds can be bought, but the new village has just been established and there is not much start-up capital, so we have to save as much as possible.
So Wan Dong decided to go to Yuanluo County in person. After all, the place of origin would always be cheaper, and this county was between Fenghe County and the mountains. It was a station along the railway, so he could also go and see the situation there.
So he set off quickly, but unexpectedly met Wang An who was also heading that way on the road.
The two men knew each other. One was the leader of the new village, and the other was the manager of the charcoal pencil factory. Both were well-known figures in Fenghe County.
Since their target was Yuanluo County, they traveled together.
Wan Dong was curious: "Is Steward Wang going to Yuanluo County to do some shopping?"
Wang An thought about it and felt that it was not a secret, so he told the truth: "They are planning to build a charcoal pencil factory over there, and the county magistrate sent me to give them some guidance."
Wan Dong was slightly stunned. "They're going to build a factory there too? Aren't they going to steal your business?"
Wang An smiled and said, "This isn't a rare craft. Perhaps the research and development process requires some ingenuity, but once a finished product is available, any craftsman with a bit of experience can make something similar. Besides, neither the immortals nor the county governor intend to strictly control it. As more people make charcoal pencils, the price will drop, and the cost of education will decrease. This will benefit the country, so we'll just let it go."
Wan Dong couldn't help but look serious: "This is a great kindness."
Then Wang An continued, "Fenghe County has already established its reputation. This is called... oh, right, the brand effect. This time, we're collaborating with Yuanluo County. The product we're going to produce is called Fenghe Charcoal Pencil. Fenghe County will take a portion of the profits and help them improve their factories and train workers. This way, the county can earn more money and boost employment, killing two birds with one stone."
Wan Dong was a little confused by this. He thought carefully for a while before he finally understood. He couldn't help but say, "Manager Wang is indeed worthy of being the first in the imperial examinations twice. He knows a lot."
Wang An smiled and said, "This is not what I thought of, but what the Immortal Lord said. It seems that there is even a special name for it."
"What's your name?"
“OEM factories and franchise stores.”
Wan Dong couldn't understand these new words immediately.
Anyway, in a nutshell, it’s enough to be a great person.
Not long after, they saw the city gate of Yuanluo County.
Before going in again, Wang An looked back with a look of surprise on his face: "There are railroad tracks here too?"
Wan Dong nodded: "Of course there is."
Yuanluo County is right between Shan and Fenghe County. If you want a rail car to pass through, you must lay rails here.
Thinking of this, Wan Dong vaguely understood why Yuanluo County was able to negotiate the charcoal pencil factory business with Fenghe County.
I'm afraid the county magistrate also knows that the car has to pass through here, and the two sides need to strengthen cooperation, so why not just cooperate more?
But before he could figure it out, Wang An asked in confusion, "I don't know why they laid such a long track."
This surprised Wan Dong: "Manager Wang, don't you know about the Immortal Lord's mount?"
"I know, but it's been several months and I haven't seen it. I thought the immortal took the mount away."
Wan Dong was not surprised when he said this.
Because that iron thing did appear once and never appeared again. As for the second-generation car, he only found out about it because someone in the new village was transferred to load the car.
Since even Manager Wang doesn’t know, I guess most people in Yuanluo County don’t know either.
I hope they don't get scared tomorrow.
Wan Dong thought as he entered the city gate.
According to the original plan, the two people would go their separate ways when they arrived here, one to buy seeds and the other to go to the county magistrate's office.
But at this moment, they saw people gathered together not far from the city gate, and they didn't know what was going on.
Wan Dong didn't want to join in the fun, but he still looked over there: "It seems like something is going on."
I thought Wang An would ignore it, but unexpectedly, Manager Wang just glanced at it twice and frowned: "It turned out to be them..."
After hearing this, Wan Dong asked softly, "Does the manager recognize him?"
Wang An frowned slightly and nodded: "Did you see the man in brocade clothes?"
“I see.”
"He was the one who tried to steal the Dongpo Pork recipe given by the immortal from a restaurant in Fenghe County. It seems they were from a caravan from the Wei Kingdom, led by a man named Zhong. Their plan failed, and they even tried to stir up trouble by saying that the Dongpo Pork didn't taste good. Unfortunately, no one paid any attention."
Wan Dong was slightly stunned: "Zhong... I remember that there is also a Zhong family caravan in our county town, and there is a person who often uses a wheelchair."
Wang An waved his hand and said, "That's Zhong Yao. Although they have the same surname, he has been to the fairyland before, so he is not the same as these people."
In today's Qi State, Langyun is a golden signboard that is more useful than anything else.
Wan Dong immediately lost his doubts and his expression relaxed.
The two of them were not in a hurry to do their own things, but just stood not far away and started to watch.
The man in brocade clothes was the leader of the Zhong family caravan, Zhong Feng.
Compared to when he left Fenghe County before, he was in a very depressed state. Now he is quite high-spirited.
There is even some competitive spirit.
Because he came out with a caravan and was surrounded by members of the Zhong family, he was too embarrassed to return to Wei State after suffering such a big setback in Fenghe County, so he took the last bit of silver and money to look for opportunities.
As a result, he set his sights on Yuanluo County.
It’s the same old routine, spending money to buy intelligence, and then thinking about buying low and selling high.
But this time he was interested in the transportation business.
At this moment, Zhong Feng looked at the people in front of him leisurely and said with a smile: "I told you, one car, one day, two coins of silver, no bargaining."
When these words were spoken, not only these people, but also the people around them gasped.
Nowadays, the average household only spends one penny of silver a month, but he earns two pennies a day, which is really an exorbitant amount.
But just when others thought it was outrageous, they saw that the locals seemed to be willing to compromise and even asked someone to calculate the money.
Wan Dong was extremely surprised. "They want to hire such an expensive car? Are people here so rich?"
Wang An said, "The Zhong family clearly came prepared. I'm afraid they've long been aware of the new factories being built here, including some private factories, and that they must have a lot of goods to transport. So they struck a deal with the carriage and horse shop early on." Glancing at the carriages that were almost overflowing with cars, Wang An said softly, "I'm sure they've also resold a large number of horses and carriages, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity to raise prices."
"The government doesn't care?"
"If I'm not mistaken, the entire county's carriage and horse business has reached a tacit understanding." Wang An paused and said softly, "This is how business is. Seeing the market drive up prices, they will restrain themselves towards officials, but they are not so polite to private individuals. Even if the government intervenes, it will take some time to deal with them. In addition, these people are in urgent need and I'm afraid they don't want to waste too much time on lawsuits. This is enough for them to make money."
Wan Dong was a blacksmith by birth and didn't know much about business matters.
But in his simple opinion, he felt that this matter was quite unkind.
Wang An saw it more clearly.
If someone wants to build a factory, even if it is a private workshop, it will be beneficial. At least it can allow many people to get jobs and support their families.
As a result, some people are raising prices, which is equivalent to raising costs. If we ignore it, I am afraid there will be trouble in the future.
At this moment, Wan Dong's face turned angry: "This is really too much."
Wang An then asked, "Do you also think that what they are doing is inappropriate?"
Wan Dong gritted his teeth and gasped, "Yes, they actually said the recipe given by the immortal is not tasty! Ugh! What the hell!"
Wang An: …
This focus was something I hadn't expected.
And he thought this topic was over, but he didn't expect this person to react now...
However, compared to the reckless actions of the immortal's diehard fans, Wang An was more concerned about the Zhong family caravan.
He had dealt with businessmen in the charcoal pencil factory and knew their tempers very well.
Although not all of them are bad people, at least they only care about money.
In addition, the Zhong family caravan had previously coveted the recipe of Fenghe County. Although they ended up losing both their wife and their soldiers and got nothing back, it at least proved that Zhong Feng was a particularly evil-hearted person.
It's not uncommon to do such a thing.
But compared to Wan Dong's anger at speaking up for the immortal, Wang An thought more deeply: "Nowadays, transporting goods depends on carriages and horses. There is currently no alternative. Even if I am angry, I can't do anything about it. Merchants are profit-driven, and you can't force them to become saints."
Wan Dong's first thought was the iron thing crawling along the railroad tracks.
But after all, he hadn't seen the real thing, so he couldn't just make empty promises.
At this time, Wang An continued, "After all, this is the county's business, and it's not for us to interfere."
What he said was a bit too rational, but it was the truth.
As a person from Fenghe County, you can't enforce the law across counties and interfere in the affairs of Yuanluo County.
But after all, if we want to cooperate in the future, we still have to do something. In case the transportation prices here are really raised in the future, our own interests will be damaged.
Wang An thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we go back today and ask to see the governor of Zhuang County, explain what's going on here, and let him make the decision."
Wan Dong was about to nod, but suddenly, he looked into the distance, as if he saw something.
Wang An was a little confused and looked over.
Then I saw a wisp of white smoke in the distance.
It looks like cooking smoke, but it's thicker than cooking smoke, and it's... moving?
Wang An couldn't help but be stunned: "What is that?"
Wan Dong didn't answer. Instead, he lowered his head and did some calculations before saying softly, "It looks like the people loading the truck over there are doing better than expected. They're even a day early. What a coincidence."
Wang An was even more confused: "What do you mean?"
Wan Dong looked at him and slowly smiled. "Didn't the manager just ask what the rails were for? Now they're in use."
"You mean, the immortal is coming?"
"I don't know whether the immortal will come or not, but what I do know is that someone is about to lose everything again."
Wang An blinked and wanted to ask in detail.
Just at this moment, the sound could be heard.
Bang, bang, bang, bang...
The sound was getting closer, the white smoke was getting closer, and the direction it was moving was obviously along the track.
Wang An immediately straightened his expression and adjusted his cuffs and collar in order to leave a good impression on the Immortal Lord.
Wan Dong was much more straightforward. He just stepped on the pedal and wanted to see what the second-generation car looked like and what it brought back this time.
There is still a lot of space to be built in the new village, and we are waiting for wood and stones to be brought from the mountains, the more the better.
But compared to the people in Fenghe County, the other locals seemed a little confused.
Although they noticed that there were railroad tracks outside, that was all they knew.
As for the Immortal Lord's mount, among the people of Fenghe County, only the people of Xincun had seen it with their own eyes, while the others had mostly heard about it. Naturally, no one in Yuanluo County had seen it, and at most they just listened to it as a legend.
Since it is a legend, there will always be some adaptations and interpretations.
I also remember going up to heaven and down to earth.
I never thought that this had anything to do with the railway tracks.
As a result, when they heard the noise getting closer, many people looked frightened.
The few people who were about to pay the carriage company stopped moving and said to the people around them in a panic, "Quick, go out and see what's going on! I hope it's not bandits attacking the city!"
Someone immediately took the order and, although afraid, still bravely ran towards the city gate.
But after a while, he ran back, shouting, "Boss, boss, this is terrible!"
The man was startled: "Could it really be bandits?"
The servant hurriedly said, "It's not a bandit, it's a, a... I've never seen that thing before, but I can see clearly that it's dragging a long line of huge carts behind it, all covered with stones and wood!"
As soon as these words were spoken, there was silence.
Zhong Feng said subconsciously: "Impossible, all the carriages are here with me, how can..."
Before he finished speaking, he attracted everyone's attention.
Wang An narrowed his eyes and said, "So you are the real boss behind the carriage and horse business, but I remember you are from Wei State."
The others were also awakened, and someone immediately came to their senses: "You are from Wei. According to the laws of Qi, you can't directly enter a business like the carriage and horse business. How did you get away with it?"
Zhong Feng knew that he had said something wrong, so he immediately clenched his teeth and stopped talking.
But the men who wanted to open a factory ignored him and just said to the servants, "Tell me more about what that thing is. Can it really transport stones and wood? These are not light. Even if there is a car, how much can it carry?"
The servant was originally not good at speaking, and now he was asked a long list of questions, and what's more, they were things he had never seen before, so how could he explain them clearly?
But soon, everyone didn't need him to say anything.
Because they could already see the scene outside through the wide-open city gate.
Since the railway track is some distance away from the county town, everyone can see the entire front of the train when they look over.
The moment they saw it, everyone gasped.
Wang An was also surprised and asked, "Is this the immortal's mount?"
Wan Dong, who had seen it all before, quietly corrected him, "It just looks like it. I'm probably just passing through this time." He paused, "But if you want to stop in the future, you can always do so."
Wang An didn't know why Wan Dong emphasized this point.
But soon, he understood.
Because, as the rail car moved forward, the object being towed behind it finally came into view.
One car, two cars...
This one has tightly bundled wood on it, and that one has neatly stacked stones on it...
Perhaps to facilitate disassembly, the towed carriages are mostly flatbeds that are not surrounded by fences.
But it is precisely because of this that people can see more clearly.
It was filled with various raw materials, and it came along with "clang clang" sounds and wisps of white smoke.
Wang An was stunned and murmured, "How many things did he bring..."
Wan Dong glanced at the dumbfounded crowd, especially Zhong Feng. Thinking of Zhong Feng's smug look, the usually honest Wan Dong uttered a rare sarcastic remark: "I'm afraid even if the entire carriage and horse company was mobilized, they wouldn't be able to transport this much."
After these words were spoken, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Even though some of them were still afraid of Jiji, they couldn't help but have other plans.
Especially the boss, he quickly stuffed the bag of money that had not been handed over back into his arms, held it tightly, and had no intention of giving it away anymore.
As for Zhong Feng, he had already fallen to the ground.
He spent his last bit of money to buy out the carriage and horse business at a high price in someone else's name, and even bought more horses and vehicles on credit.
As a result, when this strange thing appeared, he vaguely heard the sound of silver being thrown into the water...
He thought about how he had lost several boxes of gold in Fenghe County years ago, and this time he was heading towards losing everything. His vision began to darken, and the buzzing sound in his ears even drowned out the sound of the railway car.
There is only one sentence in my head -
It’s over, it’s all over!
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