The academy system is the core of Yancheng today and the most attractive place for Taoists.
Today's academy is divided into four levels: the junior academy, the upcoming intermediate academy, the Yancheng academy and the pre-school academy.
The so-called preschool palace refers to those children who are two or three years old or four or five years old. The parents of these children are now busy opening up wasteland and have no time or energy to take care of their own children. In the past, their parents would do it in the morning.
When working, take the children with you, and then put the children in the fields to play in the mud while the parents go to work.
Wait until the evening, when the parents leave, and then take the children home.
The preschool school is specifically designed to solve this problem. For example, the elderly Grandpa Li in front of me, this place is his favorite and he has a great time playing games with the children every day.
So much so now that many preschools are occupied by elderly, caring grandparents. These grandfathers and grandmothers cannot bear the burden of working in the fields and cannot do heavy work, and many of them have only a few years left to live.
They go to the academy to work as assistant teachers, tutors, and take care of children. They can not only gain some money, but also live a few more years.
Today, Dongning Island is working hard to find a job for everyone.
If you are young, go to the preschool to take it with you.
Those who are slightly older will go to the Junior Academy to stay.
The current educational plan of the Junior Academy is ten years. After ten years, you will be sixteen years old. If you still cannot use your own strength to generate magic power, you can consider changing careers or taking elixirs to become an alchemist with the help of external forces.
If you become an alchemist by then, your future will definitely be bright. At least you will have a job that can support a large family.
It's no problem if you fail. After practicing Daoyin and breathing techniques for so many years, you must be strong and able to read and write. There are not too many such talents in the army. There are as many as you want, as long as you are willing.
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Those who are older are now farming, clearing, burning, hoeing, digging, plowing, watering...
The older ones all became chefs or tailors, and they were trained to have skills.
If you are older, see if you can go to the preschool to serve as a tutor to educate the next generation.
A few days later, Jiang Ju and Qi Xin had a deeper understanding of Dongning Island today.
"I feel that this place is not far away from the so-called world of great unity. Although it is still far behind the theoretical world of great unity, compared with the lives of common people and savages in various vassal states, it is already considered great unity."
"The journey of the great road is for the common good... so that the old will have their end, the strong will be useful, and the young will have their own growth... This is called great harmony!" Qi Xin read a line from the Book of Rites.
Jiang Ju nodded slowly: "Well, if the world of great harmony is also divided into many levels, this should be regarded as the world of great harmony that has reached the first level."
While Jiang Ju and Qi Xin were discussing the world of Datong, Jiang Hua came to a farmland, which was also a test site and was responsible for certain agricultural experiments.
Many experiments are not only conducted in closed laboratories, this vast world is also a testing ground. Today's experiment is actually still in progress, and the results are still being verified. It is not enough. Jiang Hua still came over to see it with his own eyes.
At first glance, who made the results of this experiment too important?
"My lord, I am the person in charge of this place, Dr. Lu Bo."
"Okay, let's not talk about these false pretences. For example, how did you come up with this in the first place?"
Seeing Jiang Hua's expression of interest, Lu Bo suddenly became less nervous: "At first, I was refining elixirs. At that time, I was looking for spiritual roots on some small islands near Dongning Island. In the end, I couldn't find the spiritual roots. , but I found a lot of struvite. When I saw the struvite, I thought of bird guano, and when I saw the guano, I thought of retting."
In the era when there were no chemical fertilizers, retting fertilizer was one of the few artificial fertilizers that could be used as fertilizer to increase yields.
"Then I thought, since humans can fertilize, what about birds? I experimented and found that it can also be used."
"Then I reported the existence of these struvite stones, and the Taishou Mansion sent Taoists to specifically investigate and study the struvite stones. Finally, I found that these struvite stones are first-class fertilizers, and the effect is very significant. With enough struvite, the original yield of four stones per mu can now be six or even eight stones."
"The entire prefecture was shocked by this achievement. In the end, I was directly promoted from teaching to doctorate. I was also rewarded with various other methods and resources, which are countless. I will not list them all."
Hearing this, Jiang Hua nodded seriously: "Struvite stones are of great significance. They are found on many islands and have far-reaching influence. Although I have given you many rewards, they are still too few compared to your contribution. .So, in addition to these rewards that have been given, you will also be given a large number of internal contribution points, which will allow you to consult a large number of classics."
"In the past, our governor's mansion and academy did not have many classics to redeem, but it is different now. Soon there will be a large number of Taoist priests, Taoist-level Taoist teachings, and secrets in the big library of the academy. ,Knowledge."
Perhaps because he was talking about what he was good at, Lu Bo's voice became louder and louder: "Then I have been thinking about what is the nature of these struvite stones?"
Jiang Hua also wanted to hear Lu Bo's answer. He couldn't just pop out a nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium answer, right?
"Then I started to experiment continuously, and I accidentally realized the true meaning of the Earth Element. It may be that I had been studying the nature of struvite before. Then the true meaning of the Earth Element is to subdivide the Earth Element aura, so that I can observe the Earth Element in more detail. The distribution, characteristics, and essence of Xing Ling Qi.”
"After researching for a long time, I tried to create something similar to struvite through Taoism."
"Today, through the true meaning of earth practice, I have continuously observed various artificial fertilizers, struvite and various folk fertilizers. I have used Tao methods to create three special fertilizers. These three fertilizers have different characteristics, color, shape and properties. They are also different. However, the three types of fertilizers produced by Chen are just the beginning, and the quality of the three fertilizers is not high enough..."
Following Lu Bo's eyes, Jiang Hua saw three colors of fertilizers, two were white and one was gray.
Is this the legendary nitrogen fertilizer, phosphate fertilizer and potassium fertilizer?
But in Jiang Hua's previous life, although he grew up in a rural area, he didn't plant much land. He only helped his elders harvest rice, rapeseed, and wheat when he was a child, but he basically didn't know anything about farming.
Therefore, Jiang Hua doesn’t know what real nitrogen fertilizer, phosphate fertilizer, and potassium fertilizer look like? What color? What shape? And what effect do they have?
However, Jiang Hua felt very interesting: "How do these schools evaluate them?"
"I have only recently isolated these three special fertilizers, and the specific production methods are still being explored. Therefore, I am still slowly verifying them. Then I will acquire hundreds of acres of land and plan to slowly plant them and spend a few
Over the years, while testing the effects of these fertilizers, we are looking for simpler production methods."
"Currently, my production method can only be used by warlocks who have understood the true meaning of Tu Xing, and there is no possibility of large-scale popularization."
Looking at these three kinds of fertilizers, Jiang Hua was very sure that he really didn't have any reminder this time. From beginning to end, it was the research results of the Taoists below.
However, at present, this result seems to be very gratifying and very pleasing.
In any case, this direction is definitely correct. If people continue to experiment, it probably won’t take too long to create a real fertilizer.
Thinking of this, Jiang Hua nodded affirmatively: "A few hundred acres of land is still too little. Moreover, once this kind of project is successful, it will have a huge impact. At present, it is just you and a few disciples, and the manpower is not enough.
The funds are not enough.”
"Let's do this. Let the Prefect's Mansion give you more funds later, and find a few more Taoist priests to study together. There must be at least a few Taoist priests, dozens of warlocks, and hundreds of alchemists to form a large team. As for
Tens of thousands of acres of land will be allocated first."
"Experimental subjects are not limited to rice, wheat, fruit trees, rapeseed, etc. You can try them all."
"Moreover, we are not limited to earth-moving warlocks. Warlocks who are good at communicating with plants can also join. You can even directly report and go to find those plant elves who are friendly to us in Yancheng. They know best whether there is any effect.
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"However, first of all, when cooperating with plant elves, you must first obtain the other party's consent. You cannot force it, and you must give adequate compensation afterwards."
"Plant elves?"
"As expected of your lord!"
At the beginning, Lu Bo had expected Jiang Hua's various reactions, because he originally wanted to increase manpower and funds.
But Jiang Hua's importance exceeded his imagination.
As for the magic of communicating with plants and cooperating with plant elves, Lu Bo had never thought of it at all.
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When Jiang Hua left, Lu Bo was very happy and excited, and Jiang Hua was also very happy.
Jiang Hua is happy mainly for two reasons. One is the fertilizer itself. Of course, there is a high probability that it will not be called fertilizer in this life. It may be called Lu Bo Fertilizer, Dongning Fertilizer or something else. The name is not important. What is important is that fertilizer
The effect is incredible in agricultural production.
Although chemical fertilizers are overused and have various shortcomings, chemical fertilizers also have an indelible contribution to increasing crop yields.
As for the second reason, it is that these Taoists, under the guidance of Jiang Hua and in the environment that Jiang Hua worked hard to create, really began to actively think about how to better integrate Taoism into their lives.
A change in thinking is important.
If there is no change in thinking, how many new products containing Taoism can Jiang Hua produce by himself and through exhausting efforts?
After the change of thinking, every Taoist can be a pioneer!
Today, Lu Bo has created a series of Tao methods on chemical fertilizers. Tomorrow there will be other Taoists who will continue to make changes with personal characteristics along the direction of Tao methods changing life.
After a while, Jiang Hua came to a blacksmith shop.
This blacksmith shop is also a small laboratory. There are seven or eight Taoists staying here now. The leader is a Taoist. However, the one who presides over all this is just a warlock. This Taoist is the alchemist who reports his ideas.
After the Prefect's Mansion, the Prefect's Mansion sent people over to assist in the experiments.
Seeing Jiang Hua's arrival, the alchemist was a little nervous but also a little excited: "I taught you that Liu Jun has met your master!"
The Liu Jun in front of her looks more like a woman if she just looks at her face. Her skin is fair and rosy, and she looks like a boy or a girl.
Maybe it was because the temperature in the room was too high at this moment, and his cheeks were covered with sweat. However, he didn't pay attention to these details. After greeting Jiang Hua, he continued to stare at the stove in front of him motionlessly, not wanting to miss any detail.
The Taoist priest who came to help silently sent a message to Jiang Hua and explained the situation: "Master, Liu Daoyou's ancestor is Tao Tang, who was the legendary Emperor Yao. When it was passed down to Liu Daoyou, only one surname remained."
Jiang Hua nodded slightly to express his understanding.
This is the case in this era. Whether it is a Qi practitioner or a noble, everyone values the honor of their ancestors.
However, most of the descendants of Emperors Yan and Huang are similar to Liu Jun. Apart from a surname, basically nothing else has been passed down.
There are very few people who can be passed down from that era to the present. Most of them died in different eras due to various reasons.
"Fellow Daoist Liu is very serious in his work. It is not directed at you, Dajijiu, nor is it disrespectful to you, Dajijiu."
"When Liu Daoyou came home a few days ago, he saw his father smelting iron. At that time, Liu Daoyou used Taoism to help his father. While helping to smelt iron, Liu Daoyou suddenly discovered that his father took out a black-like substance during the smelting process.
Ore like a coal mine is put into it and smelted."
"Liu Daoyou was very curious at the time, and after asking, he learned that this was a secret iron-smelting method passed down from their ancestors. According to his father, the iron produced after adding this ore is of better quality."
"At that time, Liu Daoyou remembered the series of iron smelting instruments that the Taishou Mansion had promoted before, and an idea came to his mind. Adding this black ore can improve the quality of iron, making it harder and more resistant to impact.
So will adding different qualities of ore have different effects?"
"What is the difference between iron and steel? Is it simply a question of the aura of the metal element? Is there a more detailed answer?"
"After the idea was born, Liu Daoyou continued to experiment with various ores. Liu Daoyou also said that in addition to the type of ore, the purity of the ore may also affect the final result, as well as the way and time of adding the ore.
Soon, Liu Daoyou discovered that there were too many experiments to be done, and then he made a report to the prefect's mansion, and I was sent to help..."
"Although we still don't understand the mystery, after adding different ores, the quality of the steel smelted is indeed significantly different."