Chapter 532 Do You Want to Go to School (Please vote and subscribe)
"Well, okay, your mission is like this, but you are not going to set off immediately. You two, and the people you bring with you, will have to participate in a month of boat training to familiarize yourself with the future living environment and the crew members you will work with. When you are away from home, the lives of you and all the crew members depend on those boats." After arranging the tasks, Luo Chong once again reminded the two people.
The two brothers You Fu also hurriedly agreed. To be honest, they couldn't wait to get on the boat. Such a high-end thing as a sailboat is much more interesting than riding a horse or driving a car. This is a large moving house that can accommodate 100 to 80 people.
After dealing with this matter, there is nothing else that Luo Chong needs to deal with personally for the time being. The construction of Weishan County is under the watchful eyes of Yun Zhi, and it is now on the right track. The rammed earth wall is the same size as Ruyang County. It is a square with a side length of one kilometer.
Several brick kilns were built outside the city, and bricks were produced every day using the soil dug from the ditches. Farmland was also continuously reclaimed with the efforts of the immigrants, planting rice and corn seeds provided by the government, as well as sweet sorghum they brought with them.
The immigrants here were the same. Once they officially joined the Han tribe, they would be registered as a household, and the population would be registered. At the same time, the land they should have was distributed according to their titles.
Although there were not many houses in the city, the winemaking workshop had already started. At present, Luo Chong had provided 20 to 30 different wine koji recipes, and the members of the Jiu clan were also conducting experiments in an orderly manner. However, winemaking was too time-consuming and no results would be produced for a while, so there was no way to manage it for the time being.
A sugar-making workshop that could quickly see results had been built, and after the initial small-scale trials, it was now on the right track. The workshop was located in the Fangshi of Liuyang County.
The main production process of brown sugar is to squeeze juice, boil sugar, stir-fry (brown cotton sugar), mold and cool (hard candy). These steps are very simple. Even if there is no special equipment, as long as there is a container that can boil sugar, it can be made by hand. The technical difficulty is not great, otherwise the Zhu tribe would not have been able to make brown sugar so early.
However, in order to adapt to mass production, Luo Chong still designed a set of sweet stalk pressing equipment. This machine is driven by a windmill. At the front is a guillotine that keeps going up and down. It can cut the sweet stalks into the desired length, and then these cut sweet stalks are put into a hydraulic cylinder to squeeze out the juice physically.
This set of hydraulic equipment is actually similar to the oil press in Hanyangcheng Oil Press. Water is manually injected into the press to increase the weight of the hammer. After the juice is squeezed, the plug is pulled out to drain the water. It is considered to be the most primitive hydraulic equipment. At least the principle is the same, but the driving power is different.
The equipment is completely fine. The next step is to wait until the next sweet stalk harvest season, and then a large amount of brown sugar can be produced.
As for the white sugar or brown sugar that has filtered out the pigment, it is only possible to use brown sugar as the raw material and undergo secondary deep processing. However, Luo Chong has no plan for this yet. Not to mention whether it can be made, even if it can, the cost will not be cheap.
Moreover, with the seasoning of brown sugar, Luo Chong can restore some of the delicacies he had eaten in his previous life, such as braised dishes. In the absence of soy sauce, sugar is needed to stir-fry the color. Another use is to smoke meat.
Many people love to eat smoked meat, especially foods such as pig heads and smoked chicken and smoked duck. Luo Chong liked it very much before, but at that time there was no brown sugar, so he couldn't make it.
This kind of cooked smoked meat is different from the bacon smoked for preservation. Bacon uses the smoke released by the smoldering of fresh wet grass and wood, while smoked cooked snacks must use sugar.
In fact, it is not that difficult. Take smoked chicken as an example. Kill the chicken, add seasoning and salt, cook it in a pot, then take it out and drain the water, then put a big pot on it. Do not add water to the pot, just pour a bowl of brown sugar, put a bamboo grate, put the chicken in, cover the pot, and light the fire to dry it.
The only brown sugar in the pot will release a lot of smoke when heated, and finally smoke the chicken's appearance into a bright red, which is not only beautiful but also adds the unique brown sugar smoke flavor.
During the time that Luo Chong lived in Liuyang County, the two brothers Dashu and Youfu Youye also took advantage of it and often ate the fancy food in the canteen of the county governor's mansion.
Lotus roots from Daze, radishes and cabbages from Liuyang County, beans, mung bean sprouts, boiled peanuts, and some peppers to make vegetarian assortment, smoked chicken and duck, fried small fish and shrimps, fried peanuts, and a few big cakes and a pot of rice wine, it was simply too comfortable.
However, such days will always come to an end. Although Luo Chong has been running around in the past six months, he has not forgotten to write his own books. After more than a year, the two books "Selected Poems" and "Hanli" written by him (plagiarized) have finally been completed.
"Selected Poems" is a book that cultivates sentiments and promotes traditional virtues such as hard work, respect for the elderly and love for the young, diligence and thrift. The poems in the book are also based on this theme, such as: Min Nong
Of course, the main purpose of this book is to teach people to recognize words, and it is a basic Chinese book.
Another book "Hanli" focuses on various etiquette, folk festivals, weddings and funerals, sacrifices, making friends, gatherings, banquets and other occasions. At the same time, it combines the twenty ranks of nobility in the Han tribe and writes out the different ranks and social identities in these activities. The specifications should be in different occasions.
This book is considered to be of intermediate difficulty. First learn to recognize words and understand some traditional virtues, and then learn Hanli. As long as you learn these two books, you can basically graduate. All schools will follow this in the future.
As for the higher level, students who want to be officials, in addition to these, must also learn to discuss strategies, give lectures on current affairs, how to solve various problems, how to deal with the relationship between officials and the people, how to complete the tasks assigned by superiors, and what official virtues should be followed.
In addition to this, there is also a book called "Han Law", which is a constitutional code, but it has not yet been published, because as the system of the Han tribe becomes more and more perfect, there are more and more situations encountered, especially the law, which must be detailed so that law enforcers have laws to follow, rather than judging whether a person is guilty based on personal subjective emotions. This must be made clear. It
is precisely because of this meticulousness that this book is written very slowly, because Luo Chong has to think of all possible situations in advance, and then propose solutions and what punishments to impose.
These are all in the field of Chinese. In terms of mathematics, Luo Chong has also compiled two books, and the names are also very simple and straightforward, "Elementary Arithmetic" and "Intermediate Arithmetic". The advanced one has not yet been compiled.
The knowledge involved in elementary arithmetic is all elementary school content, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division operations, making tables, calculating accounts, basic geometry, mainly the characteristics of several types of graphics, length, width, height, area, volume, capacity, angle, weight, and other knowledge points.
Intermediate arithmetic involves simple equation operations, algebra, functions, advanced geometry, etc. It also includes some knowledge points of junior high school physics, mainly some knowledge about mechanics, which is also acceptable knowledge at present. At least as long as you have learned the elementary ones, you can understand part of it.
After learning these, you will be able to participate in the construction of some bridge projects, the manufacture of production equipment, shipbuilding, etc., which are professions such as engineers.
As for the higher level, Luo Chong has not written it yet, nor does he plan to publish it. For example, he does not think that primitive people can master calculus now. Besides, even if they learn it, they will not be able to use it in life.
The last book is "Nature". The content of this book is based on the elementary school's nature and junior high school's science. It covers a lot of knowledge, but it does not require you to learn it well. It is mainly a book for popular science.
It covers everything from astronomy and geography to weather, four seasons, seasonal changes, biology, and basic physics and chemistry.
For example, what is thunder, why does it rain, how are clouds formed, why does the river flow, and don't hide under a tree when it rains, otherwise you may be struck to death.
These may not seem very important, but they can drive away ignorant thoughts, so that you will not be like the primitive ancestors in the past, who thought that a solar eclipse was a heavenly dog eating the sun and the end of the world was coming.
In terms of biology, cells are not mentioned, but seeds germinate, plants grow, animals reproduce, and the types of plants and animals, etc., and there is also some knowledge about mold.
Learning these is mainly to popularize some basic knowledge about farming and breeding. Although they have been farming, they don't know why seeds germinate, how they mature and bear fruit. They know the facts but not the reasons. But after reading this book, they will have a new understanding of plants and animals.
What is a mammal, what is an oviparous animal, cold-blooded animal and reptile, etc., learn to distinguish various wild beasts, and how to domesticate cattle, horses and sheep.
Regarding physics and chemistry, there is only a simple introduction, a series of physical state changes, what is dissolution, what is evaporation, what is condensation, and some simple knowledge about light, such as how rainbows are produced.
In terms of chemistry, metals and carbon are introduced, allowing readers to identify several metals, what are their characteristics, how carbon is produced, whether they are toxic, remember to open the window when burning charcoal in winter, otherwise they will be suffocated by poisonous gas, etc. These are all things that may be encountered.
This is a thoroughly miscellaneous book, and its main purpose is to popularize some common sense of life to the people, so that they are no longer so ignorant, and then tell their parents through the mouths of students, so that it can be gradually promoted throughout the Han tribe.
These books have not been printed yet. Currently, there is only a handwritten manuscript in Luo Chong's hand. So he wanted to go back after finishing the things here. At present, the only place where books can be printed is Hanyang City, and the school is also there. How can he not go back?
Before leaving, Luo Chong first called Dashu and arranged for him to build a new market when conditions permit, and use the entire city as a school. After all, there are not many people in Liuyang County, and the education of children is a problem. Now that Luo Chong's textbooks have been written, it will not take long to print, so he must hurry up to deal with this problem.
After arranging this task, Luo Chong asked someone to call the merchant elder Niuwei of the Xin tribe. This guy has been visiting the market, watching boats by the river, or hanging out with vendors, and visiting the snack street every day for the past two months.
Of course, the most important thing is to contact his subordinates and ask them if they have learned any skills while working, what kind of people are around them, and whether there are those who can be taken away and have some skills. Build a good relationship with them so that they can be kidnapped in the future.
However, Niu Wei never expected that the Han leader specifically came to him just to ask him if he wanted to go to school and go to Hanyang County with him.
Did I pass the test of the past two months? I am finally allowed to go to other counties?
Niu Wei came to the prefecture of Liuyang County again with a feeling of uneasiness and expectation, and met Luo Chong who summoned him.
In the lobby of the prefecture, Luo Chong sat on the main seat of the high platform, holding a brush in his hand and writing something. Niu Wei knelt down below, quietly waiting for Luo Chong's instructions.
After a while, Luo Chong finally stopped writing, and then shook the brush towards Niu Wei, and suddenly asked, "Do you want to learn to read and write Chinese characters?"
"Ah? Yes, of course, can I really learn?" Niu Wei was stunned for a moment after hearing this, but he nodded quickly after reacting.
"The Han tribe has many characters, and there are some other knowledge and etiquette. It may take several years to learn them all. I can allow your Xin tribe to send people to study, but the age cannot exceed 16 years old. You are an exception, and I don't care about your age.
However, this study cannot be in vain. You must give something in exchange, and the tuition fee is not cheap. After all, pens, ink, paper, inkstones, and books are all expensive."
After Luo Chong said these words, he asked a clerk next to him to bring Niu Wei a set of four treasures of the study and an old printed version of "Selected Poems and Lyrics", which was one of the first three thousand printed copies.
"Hey, Han leader, I wonder how much we have to pay to send someone to study?"
Niu Wei was also thoughtful. He deliberately asked Luo Chong what he wanted instead of setting conditions. After all, if he wanted something, the Xin tribe could find a way to get it, but if Luo Chong set conditions, who knows what he would say. Do they have to agree to let the Xin tribe cede Zhudao?
"Ten cows and ten horses for each person. Remember, this is the tuition fee for each person per year. If you want to continue to study in the second year, you have to send it next year. Of course
, you can also get all of it at once. And the number of students is up to you. We can take a few hundred at a time, but it will be difficult to teach more than a thousand. Our school is not that big for the time being." Luo Chong directly quoted the price he had already thought of.
When Niu Wei heard this, he almost vomited blood. Ten cows and ten horses per person per year, and a thousand people, if there really were a thousand people, that would be 20,000 large animals per year. Their Xin tribe only had a few people in total. If they had to support a thousand people to go to school, I'm afraid the entire tribe would have to work for the Han tribe for nothing, and all its assets would be used to support a thousand students.
(End of this chapter)
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