Wang Xiaolie sat on the chair and looked at the wild flowers blooming on the land around him. Two butterflies fluttered among the flowers, lingering. A few sheep were grazing under a tree not far away, and a group of chickens were catching bugs in the grass nearby.
Not far away is a small village. There is a small river in front of the village. Several thatched huts were built beside the small river, which is the newly built school in the village.
Suddenly the school door opened and a young man walked out. The young man lowered his head and stopped by the window. After standing for a short time, he shifted his legs and turned his head around. I guess I was bored just standing there, looking at the surrounding scenery.
Wang Xiaolie has been living here for four or five days, and he sees this young man being kicked out almost every day. Every time he came out, the boy would stand quietly under the window and not move around.
I guess this is an incompetent boy who always makes trouble in class. It's just that naughty and troublesome children can look like anything after they come out, but they are rarely so honest. Now that we have been driven out, it is not as if the sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly.
This is near Biyang County, and further west is Caizhou Mountain. Wang Xiaolie came here to occupy Caizhou, and to prepare for the future guerrilla zone. Caizhou is at the rear of the guerrilla zone, and Wang Xiaolie has not yet decided on the person to choose the governor. This person must be able to manage the place well and also provide support to the guerrilla zone ahead. He needs a person with both military and political capabilities.
Chen Yuyi came over and saluted Wang Xiaolie.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Have all the official personnel in Caizhou in front been evacuated? I heard that many people have also moved away."
Chen Yuyi said: "Zhizhou Chengchangyu is good at governing the place and is good at catching robbers. Compared with the surrounding counties, Caizhou is much stronger. At the beginning of the year, because Caizhou had no strong reinforcements, he brought soldiers, horses and people southward. Now there are still people in Caizhou, but they are not rich. Everyone left with Cheng Changyu."
Wang Xiaolie said: "I saw this Cheng Changyu when I was in Kaifeng Mansion. At that time, there was a shortage of food and the price of food in Caizhou was not high, so he led his army to Caizhou to buy food. After I arrived in Xiangyang, Cheng Zhizhou disliked me. He came from a humble background and has never been in contact with me. It would be best for everyone to leave now."
Chen Yuyi understood that the relationship between Cheng Changyu and Wang Xiaolie was not good. When he went to Caizhou to buy grain, Wang Xiaolie was still a small leader in the army. He suddenly became an envoy to the army, which made Cheng Changyu feel awkward. He led his army southward to Guangzhou, deliberately avoiding Xiangyang.
Many of the surrounding officials were displeased with Wang Xiaolie. After Shaanzhou's victory this time, everyone's attitude became better.
Wang Xiaolie said: "I have said many times that we want to use Yingchang Prefecture, Chenzhou, and Yingzhou as guerrilla zones, rely on the rebels to protect them, and separate them from Kaifeng Prefecture and Jingdong Road. Caizhou is the base camp, and the people who know the state have different personalities. Important. Senator, do you have a suitable candidate?"
Chen Yuyi said: "I am a civil servant, and there is no one I am familiar with in the army. I dare not say anything about this matter."
Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "You have been in our army for more than a year. Many people are already familiar with you, so there is no need to be too modest. To defend Caizhou, you must be both civil and military. I have thought about it, but I have never been able to think of a suitable one. People, worry here.”
Chen Yuyi thought for a while. Said: "Defense said so, I dare to mention one person. If we want to lead the rebel army, Zhang Jun should be the most suitable person in the army. Although Zhang Jun is young and a little out of touch, he has a smart mind and is resourceful when encountering problems. He is full of tricks and is extremely brave. It's just that Zhang Jun is a little inadequate in governing the place. He caused a lot of troubles when he was in the Xinyang army. He should be equipped with another person to govern the people."
Wang Xiaolie nodded. He sighed again: "You also missed one point. Zhang Jun was unwilling to be subordinated to others and sent someone to cooperate with him. How to arrange it is very troublesome. If Zhang Jun is respected, and based on his temperament, Caizhou is afraid that it will be very difficult for him to do so." Govern him well. How can he be willing to live under others?"
Chen Yuyi said: "The official thinks that it is difficult for ordinary people to shock Zhang Jun, so it is better to be an extraordinary person."
After saying that, Chen Yuyi stopped talking.
Wang Xiaolie looked at Chen Yuyi, and after a while, he nodded.
Extraordinary people. Are there any extraordinary people under me? Only Wang Ruohai and Chen Qiudao, who had just arrived in Xiangyang, could use it. They were all important officials in the imperial court, ranking above Zhang Jun, so Zhang Jun could only endure it. Chen Qiudao had just arrived and Wang Xiaolie was not familiar with him, so it could only be Wang Ruohai.
After such a long period of contact, there is no problem with Wang Ruohai's ability. When he first arrived in Dengzhou, Wang Ruohai's attitude was very cold because Wang Xiao was born in Cao Mang and his official position was obtained through the Miao Liu rebellion. When he returned from the great victory in Shaanzhou, Wang Ruohai's attitude was different. You can't just be respectful, but voluntarily serve as a subordinate and resolutely implement Wang Xiaolie's orders.
After thinking about it for a while, Wang Xiaolie said: "I have to think about this matter again. It's a serious matter, so be more cautious."
After saying that, Wang Xiaolie stopped talking about the matter. Looking at the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers around him, he said to Chen Yuyi: "Unknowingly, it's spring again. After a year of recuperation, the people's spring farming this year is much better than last year. Look at the village over there, it was newly built last year. I heard that the people They moved south from the Kaifeng Prefecture area and were settled here. In one year, they opened many fields and built schools, which was really not easy."
After hearing this, Chen Yuyi was quite emotional. Said: "When we govern a place, we all say that we need to recruit people to cultivate fields and educate the people, but this is the first time we see such a low-ranking official as Defence. With so many people, I don't know how many fields have been cultivated. Only three dou per acre of land is collected, which is so light. The people were happy and contented. Almost all villages had schools to teach people how to read. To be honest, no one has done this in history."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Teaching people to read is the simplest thing. Now it's just village school. Village children have been in school for three years and are required to learn 1,500 words. Five hundred words a year doesn't sound like much, but in fact there are still a lot. People can't learn it. And they only know more than a thousand characters, so they can't do many things. I think that in a few years, when the government's income will be more abundant, it can be changed to five years. Let them not only know 1,500 characters, but also Learn arithmetic. If you can both read and arithmetic, you can at least start a small business after you learn it. That will be much better."
Chen Yuyi said: "Just kidding, how can there be so much business in the world? If there are too many people doing business, there will be no money."
"What are you doing making so much money? If there are more people doing business, everything in the world will be useful. People can make more money by communicating everywhere. Although it is not easy for businessmen nowadays, as long as they do something slightly bigger, they can often make it ten times the profit. Profit. We should allow businessmen to have less high interest rates, but also less risks. When the risks are low, the profits will be low, there will be more people doing business, and the people will all benefit."
This sounds simple, but it involves a lot of issues. Some theories may not be able to be explained clearly after thousands of years. How could Chen Yuyi think through it all at once? Just a nod.
Everyone wishes for peace in the world, because when there is peace, human life is much easier. This is true whether it is an individual, a country, or a nation. During times of war, some people can make a fortune while the country is in dire straits, but the vast majority of people are in danger.
Seeing that Chen Yuyi was silent, Wang Xiaolie said no more. Looking around, I saw the young man in front of the window on the opposite bank.
Pointing at the young man, Wang Xiaolie said: "No matter how good people's lives are, even if they go to school for free, there are always people who are unwilling to study. Look at the young man standing across the river, I see him standing there almost every day. To him Say, what’s the use of building this school?”
Chen Yuyi looked at the opposite side and said: "The defense is wrong. I heard the villagers talk about this. It's not that the boy didn't study well, but he studied too well. It would take others three years to repay the books in the school." He will definitely be able to complete the study, and he will learn it by heart in just three months. After studying for less than three years, the government will not allow him to go home without permission, and he will not be able to do other things. How can this child live in school? If he wants to sleep, the teacher will No. I’m often kicked out of the house because I don’t listen to the teacher.”
Wang Xiaolie was surprised when he heard this. It turns out that there really are such geniuses in the world.
