In Chengyang Yingling, an old man over seventy years old was walking in the snow and ice carrying two bundles of firewood.
Although he can't walk with flying speed, his steps are more or less light, and he hums the Book of Songs from time to time.
Behind him appeared a group of cavalrymen riding fast horses and holding sharp blades. Each of these cavalrymen had strong backs and strong waists, with bright eyes and extremely alertness. They were obviously elites in the army.
One of the cavalrymen soon came to the old man and said, "Excuse me, old man, does the famous scholar Wang Pei live near here?"
Although the old man was old, his voice was still clear and he said loudly, "This military master is no longer at home!"
"Thank you, old man, for informing me!" The cavalryman saluted the old man and immediately set off to follow the leader of the cavalrymen.
Liu Tai glanced at Zhao An who came back and said, "How are you doing? Did you ask if Wang Pei is still there?"
"The old man said that Wang Pei is not at home anymore, which is probably what he meant literally. Thinking about our fight with Gou Xi, many people in Qingzhou may have gone to Xuzhou to take refuge!" Zhao An said worriedly.
"Nothing, let's go and have a look!" Liu Tai shook his head and said, "If it is really a celebrity's home, even if he ran away in a hurry, not all the books in the house may be moved cleanly. We will look for it then, and maybe we will find something!
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Liu Tai actually didn't have too many extravagant hopes for Wang Pe. It was more because Wang Pe's grandfather was a great farmer. Compared with other nobles, Wang Pe was more likely to have agricultural books in his family.
In this era, it is not easy to get agricultural books, but for people like Wang Pe, these things may be regarded as his family knowledge.
This is why when Liu Tai discovered that there was such a famous person in Qingzhou, he personally brought his cavalry over.
As Liu Tai led a group of soldiers to the door of the house built by Wang Pei and his students, he was a little surprised to see a large field covered with winter wheat.
The corners of Liu Tai's mouth couldn't help but curl up and he said, "Search this room to see if there are any traces of recent human activities. Remember not to mess up this place!"
"Follow the order!" Everyone responded one after another. After a search, they found that there were indeed traces of human activity here.
At least I found a wall of books on bamboo slips in the study room, which made everyone a little stunned.
Even though Caihou Paper has appeared in this era, and paper has been quite popular among the upper class, this kind of thing is far from the level that ordinary people can use it casually.
Even many common people landowners can only read and write at most, and their success relies on martial arts rather than reading.
After all, if you want to get ahead by studying, at least in this era, you are basically from a noble family.
As for the bamboo slips on this wall, other army soldiers may not notice anything at all. They are afraid that they will throw these bamboo slips on the ground casually and then look for any golden and valuable things.
But for the soldiers around Liu Tai, especially the soldiers who became village commanders and wanted to continue to progress, they had to read and write. When they saw so many books at once, they basically had the urge to take them away.<
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However, since Liu Tai had already issued the order, even though they were quite covetous of these books, they did not take action.
They looked around, then returned to Liu Tai, and reported that there were indeed traces of human life here.
Liu Tai didn't say much, he just took a look at the bookcase where the books were stored, picked up the bamboo pieces, looked at them, and said:
"Let's wait for an hour. If Wang Pei doesn't come, we'll move his books to our Linzi city!"
"Your Majesty, it's not very good to take things without telling anyone!" Zhao An lowered his head and said carefully to Liu Tai.
It is precisely because of reading that these people began to have a sense of shame. Just like when they were rebels in the past, robbery meant robbery. However, it is like now, and they are still hesitant to get a book.
What's wrong with a scholar holding a book!
Liu Taidao: "Why don't we leave a note telling Wang Su where the books are and ask him to find them on his own initiative!
We are all scholars. How can we be so ignorant in order to study? As Confucius said, a gentleman has no ability!"
"No!" Zhao An responded immediately when he heard Liu Tai's words. It's already this time, how can he still be strong?
After waiting for a while, I saw the old man carrying firewood slowly walking into the yard. He put down the firewood in his hand slowly, and then slowly straightened up, looking quite thin.
"Is it that old man!?" Zhao An reacted immediately when he saw the old man coming in.
Liu Tai slowly said, "Are you Wang Pei, a famous scholar who lives here? I am Liu Tai, who is now the governor of Qingzhou!"
"It's Lao Chan." The old man said to Liu Tai in a neither humble nor condescending manner. "President Liu has already met me and knows that Lao Chan is just an old man. I wonder if the governor is disappointed?"
"Why are you disappointed?" Liu Tai looked at Wang Pei and said calmly, "As far as I know, you have sworn not to serve in the Jin court in your life. Now that Luoyang has fallen and the Jin court has been destroyed, have you ever thought about coming out to serve my great Han Dynasty?" p>
"The Han Dynasty has talents like Liu Jishi who are comparable to Li Ling, so why not worry about it? I am an old man in his seventies, but I can barely take care of myself. How can I take care of other people!" Wang Pei refused at this moment.
Tao.
"I can understand what the old man is thinking!" Liu Tai looked quite calm after hearing Wang Pei's words. He was not surprised that Wang Pei rejected him.
This is also the reason why no famous person came to Liu Tai even though his order for seeking talents was issued in the Qingzhou area.
After all, if a truly famous person wants to seek refuge with the Huns and Han, why not go directly to Liu Cong!
Most of the people who would come to see Liu Tai were from poor families, but the problem was that Liu Tai deliberately condoned the beggar army, which caused considerable trauma to the local families in Qingzhou.
This makes the local poor families not dare to come forward for a while, but they plan to wait and see first.
After all, let’s not forget that when the begging army came this way, even the people were eaten!
After hearing Liu Tai's words, the old man breathed a sigh of relief. He was already over seventy years old, and he had only been teaching and educating people. If there had been no Yongjia Rebellion, Wang Pei felt that he might have died of old age here.
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But there is no other way. The Huns and Han Kingdoms are coming. All his students are ready to escape, and of course they are also preparing to take him with them.
However, I felt that since my parents' graves were here, I had nothing to escape from. Even if I died, I would just stay at home. I didn't expect that Liu Tai seemed to want to come over and recruit me.
But Wang Pei took this indifferently. He was already so old and would have been buried long ago when he was over 70 years old.
Now that I am alive, it is God's blessing. I have already seen through my fame and fortune, and I just want to stay here. If I can survive one more day, I will earn one more day.
Wang Pei said that if he has no desires, he will be strong. He will give it a try regardless of wealth or power. He wants to see if he has any weaknesses!
So when Liu Tai said that he could understand his own thoughts, Wang Pei just smiled and expressed that he wanted to see Liu Tai's continued performance.
"I came to the prince because I actually wanted to ask him for help in compiling a comprehensive agricultural book similar to "The Book of Si Sheng".
The book is titled "Essential Techniques for Elevating the People", covering the four major fields of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishing, as well as any other industrial and agricultural technology that can improve people's happiness and production, in order to guide the people of Qingzhou to resume production.
I originally thought that Wang Gong was the most suitable editor-in-chief, but now it seems... ugh,
Forget it, I have disturbed the prince, I will leave now!"
Liu Tai didn't say much. He stood up and planned to leave without any hesitation.
However, Wang Pei reacted suddenly and immediately stretched out his hand, grabbed Liu Tai's sleeve and said, "General, you want me to compile the "Nongshu"?"
"Of course it is!" Liu Tai said matter-of-factly, "The prince's grandfather was a great farmer in the Wei State, and you even worked in the fields yourself.
It can be said that the people in this world who know how to farm may not be as knowledgeable as you, and the knowledgeable people may not work in the fields as well as you.
Even the winter wheat that I just promoted in Qingzhou this year has been planted.
That’s why I hope you can come forward to compile a comprehensive agricultural book with complete categories, but now it seems, hey..."
"The governor, in fact, I have been teaching and educating people for many years, and I still have some experience in compiling agricultural books to educate the people!"
At this moment, when Wang Fei heard that Liu Tai asked him to compile this kind of book, his eyes widened, and his weakness became even more challenging!
"But old man, aren't you a bit old? You are only seventy years old. You can't afford it, you can't afford it!" Liu Tai waved his hands repeatedly.
"Although I am seventy years old, I can still eat two bowls of rice and a piece of meat for each meal. Even if I cut down trees to open up fields, I don't feel any fatigue. I feel that I will have no problem living for another five years!" Wang Pei said decisively.
"It's only five years..." Liu Tai looked at Wang Pei, and the word "ah" was really long.
"Before this agricultural book is completed, I will never be willing to die!" Wang Pei said firmly, but at this point, Wang Pei said again, "But I am not an official in the Jin court, nor a Huns, so I can only
As the governor privately joins the army, I wonder if the governor will allow it!"
"There is no need for this. Since you have no intention of becoming an official, how can I force others to make things difficult for you.
It's better to still be responsible for teaching students when compiling agricultural books, but there are only two main subjects in this school.
One is studying history, the other is studying mathematics, and the other subjects are mainly about witch doctors, musicians, and craftsmen. As for the so-called classics about governing the world...
Studying the scriptures will not save the world!"
When Wang Pei heard Liu Tai's words, it was obvious that although Liu Tai agreed with her idea of not serving him and his request was respected, at the same time, Liu Tai also made his request and hoped that he could abide by it! p>
After hearing Liu Tai's words, Wang Pei breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "I will follow the governor's words."
Wang Li looked at Liu Tai. This young guy had a completely different approach to hiring people than other normal people.
When others hire people, they either spend money or give them power. If they don't have either of these, they should at least show their sincerity by visiting the thatched cottage like Liu Bei did.
But Liu Tai has seen through his noble nature, which is neither for money nor for power. In addition, he is over seventy years old and has never seen any scene, let alone because Liu Tai will come to him more often.
Once, you will be moved by the so-called true love.
But someone like Liu Tai, who had investigated that his ancestors were from the Wei Kingdom, knew that he would never serve the Jin court, so he directly gave himself a job that could not only fulfill his filial piety to his grandfather, inherit his grandfather's hard work, but also enable him to be able to
An opportunity to leave a mark in history.
I don’t want to be moved, but for the first time I find that my weakness is so weak!
Wang Pei felt like he was living in seclusion in the mountains like the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, and it seemed that he didn't really see through fame and fortune.
It's just that other people don't get enough fame and fortune. Although Liu Tai is simple and direct, I have to sigh, he is really accurate in reading people.
"Is this the way to invite someone?"
Seeing Liu Tai's few words make Wang Pei, an old man in his seventies, cry and beg for shelter, Zhao An had to sigh at Liu Tai's skill.
However, the arrival of Wang Pei, for Liu Tai, was able to establish a relatively professional encyclopedia school.
Students who come out in the future can directly become local officials, thereby gradually replacing the current officials and improving the average level of the people under their control.
Of course, the most important thing is that there is more or less a leader in agriculture, so that future agricultural development and research can be more systematic.
After all, I plan to promote winter wheat in the north. The harvest currently grown is about two and a half stone per mu, which is not the true potential of winter wheat at all.
But the details of how to raise seedlings, fertilize, weed, etc. all need to be studied slowly.
However, compared with research and development technology, it is more important to summarize the farming technology of the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
Only by completing the summary of farming technology can we develop farming technology more suitable for the Little Ice Age based on this old farming technology.
All this requires time and energy. As for Wang Pei, he is already seventy years old. Liu Tai will naturally let this dead tree shine in the last stage of his life, burning himself to illuminate the future direction of agriculture in this era.<
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"I hope I can live a few more years!" Liu Tai prayed to God sincerely.
After all, it is really hard to find a top agriculturist who comes from a family of farmers, has farmed his own land, and has a reputation that is second to none in the Qingzhou area.
Fortunately, he at least has the idea of summarizing family traditions and compiling peasant classics, but he is going to die, and Liu Tai doesn’t even know where to look for the second one!
To be honest, Liu Tai understood that even if Wang Pei had the support of family traditions, he might not be as good as Jia Sixie, who could regard agriculture as his lifelong pursuit.
But there is no way. Not to mention the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, even in the whole of China, Jia Sixie is the leading agriculturist.
Who told him not to live in this era? Fortunately, he did not live in this era!
However, as long as Wang Pei is willing to join the army as his private servant and come to build a school to teach knowledge, then at least he has given an example to the gentry in Qingzhou, and I believe they will soon accept him!
At this moment, many strong men came back from Mount Yi carrying cloth bags and happily said to the people who were hiding from the disaster in Mount Yi,
"Work for Liu Qingzhou. He really gave us food. Today we can all have enough to eat. And even in winter, Liu Qingzhou is still recruiting refugees. Anyone who is capable can work in the future."
Hearing this, the faces of the refugees in Yishan couldn't help but show joy. At this time, the strong man even took out a notice and handed it to a very prestigious middle-aged man and said, "Mr. Xi, you are
The most virtuous person among us, this is the recruitment order issued by Liu Qingzhou recently, I think you are the virtuous person Liu Qingzhou wants!"