Five days later, Qin Mu arrived at Jiangling County. Jiangling County was much more prosperous than the counties he had seen on the road. Jiangling County was almost entirely built on a river. This river was not the Yongjiang River, but the Jinjiang River.
, so Jiangling is also called Jinling.
The Jinjiang River is very fast and the water is as full as the sea. Originally, Gangneung County was built on an oasis in the long river. However, as ships came and went, it became more prosperous and crowded, so the city was expanded and a lot of construction was carried out.
The person who served as the prefect of Jiangling County at that time was the current national master. At that time, he was already a talented and strong man, showing extraordinary talents. He summoned many skilled craftsmen and countless people with supernatural powers to lay deep stone piles on the river. Each stone
The piles are hundreds of feet long, totaling more than 3,800 stone piles. The tops of the stone piles are still 30 feet away from the water, allowing large ships to pass underneath and large floods to flow through calmly.
The Imperial Master of Yankang and those skilled craftsmen and people with magical powers paved the road with huge stones, stabilized it with magical powers, and expanded Jiangling City. This was a huge project. Tens of thousands of magical people worked here for ten years to complete the new city.
There are some patios below the new city that can provide lighting and are used for drainage during heavy rains. There are also some docks built under the city and connected by nooses.
There are also large and small wharves near the city, where ships often berth for unloading and loading.
It was so prosperous that it was also called the Little Capital City. It was criticized by the scholar-bureaucrats at the time, saying that the governor of Jiangling County was suspected of treason. The newly built Jiangling City cut off the empire's dragon veins and asked the emperor to kill him.
Some people also say that the governor of Jiangling built a dragon head on the Jinjiang River with evil intentions.
After Yankang Imperial Preceptor accomplished this feat, he was summoned to the capital. Many people thought that the emperor wanted to kill him, but they did not expect that Prince Yanfeng admired him very much. Prince Yanfeng was talented and strategic. After he ascended the throne, he repeatedly promoted Yankang Imperial Preceptor.
It didn't take long for him to be promoted to national advisor.
Qin Mu also heard these interesting stories from the boatman, and he didn't know whether they were true or false. However, the talent of Imperial Master Yankang and Emperor Yanfeng's ability to recognize people and put them in good use made him admire these two people very much.
The people on the boat with him were some scholars from Jiangling County, including those from poor and humble families, as well as those from rich and wealthy families. Qin Mu inquired and found out that most of these people came from primary schools and universities in Jiangling County and were all students of the same school.
Qin Mu was surprised and asked about the primary school and university in Jiangling County, and then he found out the reason.
The Primary School University was established by Yankang Imperial College and has been extended to the whole country.
The Imperial Master said to Emperor Yanfeng: "At the age of eight, all the children of princes and common people are admitted to primary school and taught guidance, etiquette, the rules of advance and retreat, ritual music, archery, calligraphy, and spiritual practice.
, build the foundation. Observe their talents, teach students according to their aptitude, awaken the spiritual embryo, break through the hidden treasures, and select the children to enter the university."
The Imperial Preceptor also said to Emperor Yanfeng: "In ten and five years, from the emperor's first son, all the sons, to the princes, ministers, officials, Yuanshi's suitable sons, and all the handsome men of the common people will enter the university.
And teach them magical powers, swordsmanship, correct minds, self-cultivation, ways to govern others, and study ancient and modern magical powers all night long. All the great scholars are disciples of the emperor and do not need to be attached to a sect. As time goes by, the troubles of the sect can be eliminated."①
The Imperial Master also said: "After graduating from the university, you can enter the Imperial College. The scholars of the Imperial College will teach you how to become officials and generals, study Taoism and law, and govern the world. Then there will be peace in the world and the emperor can sit back and relax."
Qin Mu was filled with emotion, how could the country not be prosperous if the Yankang Imperial Master was such a scholar?
The living space of Yankang's sects was squeezed by primary schools and universities, and there was no room for survival. No wonder they would rebel.
On the boat, Qin Mu took out the Suan Jing he bought in Jiangling City from his baggage, studied it carefully, and wrote down the Yuan Jie fraction on the paper with a charcoal pen.
Suddenly, a fat scholar asked: "Brother Qin also went to the capital to take the exam?"
Qin Mu nodded and said with a smile: "Yes. I plan to go to the capital to seek a future. Brother Wei is also going to take the exam?"
The broad and fat scholar was called Wei Yong. He nodded and said with a smile: "It is my long-cherished wish to obtain meritorious service and enter Taiyuan University to read extensively!"
Another scholar laughed and said: "Brother Wei, it is not so easy to enter the Imperial Academy. You are only fourteen years old and are still a junior scholar. You cannot enter the Imperial Academy!"
Wei Yong sneered and said: "Is a scholar great? He may not be able to defeat Brother Qin and me!"
Many scholars laughed.
Qin Mu also smiled. Most of the scholars on the same boat with them were going to the capital to take exams and wanted to enter the Imperial Academy.
The universities in Jiangling only teach basic swordsmanship and spells, and they do not cover a wide range of subjects. However, the Taiyuan Academy in the capital has millions of books, covering everything. Almost all the martial arts and magical powers of all sects in Yankang Kingdom are gathered here. It can be said that it is the highest in the empire.
School!
It is very difficult to enter the Taiyuan University. Scholars from all over the country are trying their best to get into it. As for the scholars from the elementary school, they plan to go to Beijing, often because they want to enter the universities there. It is even more difficult for the scholars from the elementary school to enter the Taiyuan University.
, unless they are particularly outstanding, it is possible to be recruited under the exception. There are only a few primary school scholars who can pass the assessment and enter the Taiyuan Academy every year.
The boatman took the helm and steered the ship to the other side.
Qin Mu noticed that this ship used a strange alchemy furnace. There was a flame in the alchemy furnace. As long as the medicine stone was put in, the spiritual power in the medicine stone could be used to push the gear above the alchemy furnace to rotate, and the gear turned a huge ship wheel.
Water, like a waterwheel, pushes the ship forward.
The boatman only needs to take charge of the rudder and control the direction.
Qin Mu clicked his tongue in wonder, where could such a strange thing be seen in the ruins?
Not long after, the big ship sailed to the shore. He and many scholars got off the ship, and followed the others not far away to the carriage market.
Qin Mu looked around, becoming even more curious. He saw some land boats, speeding cars, cranes, earth dragons, and several high-rise boats being prepared for rent. There were billowing smoke, and the smoke was mixed with
Firelight.
"Brother Qin, this way!"
Wei Yong stood under a large ship and waved to him. The ship got off the ladder, and some scholars were getting on board.
Qin Mu walked over and looked up at the large ship with a look of surprise. Wei Yong was a familiar person and said with a smile: "Sailboating on land is bumpy, flying is too expensive, cranes, earth dragons and other things are exposed to the wind and sun, or...
The high-rise boat is comfortable to sit on, but the speed is a little slower. However, it is still early for the selection of Taiyuan College, so we still take the boat to the capital."
Qin Mu said yes and said, "What's the price?"
Wei Yong took out a bottle of wine and said with a smile: "You wear better clothes than me, and you still care about the price? Fox girl, I bought you a bottle of wine."
Hu Ling'er was surprised and happy. He stood up, thanked him seriously, and then took the wine pot.
Qin Mu went to the ship boss to pay the ship fare. The ship fare from Jiangling to the capital cost ten Dafeng coins, which was not expensive. After all, Qin Mu had been used to spending a lot of money in the past five days. What was the value of Dafeng coins?
He didn't have any idea at all. He only knew that he gave the other party a Dafeng coin for food and accommodation, and the other party was very happy.
Two people and one fox boarded the ship. Not long after, the ship was full of passengers. A pharmacist and a boy started the pill furnace of the ship. The medicine was turned into mana and supplied to the bronze beast sculpture at the stern. The bronze beast immediately spurted out from its big mouth.
With strong firelight, the building slowly took off, turned around slowly in mid-air, spread its sails and sailed away from Jiangling and headed north.
On the upper level ship, each passenger has his or her own room, and meals are provided on the ship. They can just spend the next few days on the ship.
Qin Mu stood on the boat and looked down. He saw that the building boat was rising higher and higher, and its speed was gradually increasing. Jiangling City below had become smaller and smaller, but you could still see strange things like flying cars, birds, and spaceships in the city from time to time.
Things flew out and flew to other cities, while boats were coming and going on the river, which was very lively.
“Yankang is really a magical place.”
Qin Mu admired in his heart: "Ling Yuxiu said that Yankang's Taoist and magical powers are improving with each passing day, and now it seems that it is indeed the case."
He could see that Yankang State was applying Taoist and magical powers to every corner of life, and the daily necessities of life of ordinary people were slowly being changed. This was very similar to the way of saints mentioned in the Dayu Tianmo Sutra.
.
The way of saints can only be used in the daily life of the people. Yankang State did a very good job.
He suddenly had a strange thought in his mind: "Could it be that the Yankang Imperial Master is also from our Heavenly Demon Sect?"
There were some scholars on the ship who were practicing martial arts, and their abilities were all outstanding. However, what surprised Qin Mu was that they often practiced the same martial arts, spells and swordsmanship.
Qin Mu was puzzled: "Isn't it easy for someone to catch a flaw when practicing the same magic and sword skills?"
In his opinion, although warriors are in the realm of laying foundations, erudition is also the foundation. Most scholars practice the same martial arts, the same spells, and the same swordsmanship. In this case, it is easy for others to catch their flaws.
"I can beat ten such warriors with one hand." Qin Mu shook his head secretly and continued to study the Suan Jing. There were ten volumes of the Suan Jing printed by the Yankang Kingdom. He had already read it, and the Yuan Dynasty on the paper was
He also compiled a lot of solution formulas.
At night, Qin Mu came to the deck from his room, looked up and observed the stars in the sky, then deduced using the elemental solution formula, and recorded the calculations on paper.
The building boat floated for four days and gradually got closer to the capital. Most of the scholars on the boat were going to the capital for the first time. They couldn't hide their excitement. They lay on the side of the boat and looked out. Suddenly, there was a violent shock, and the building was shaken.
The ship tilted in the air, and several soldiers lost their grip and fell from the ship.
These people didn't have the magical power to fly, so they let out a long scream, and the screams lasted for a long time - the ship flew too high, and it would take some time for them to fall to the ground.
Qin Mu frowned, his legs were nailed to the boat like two guns, one hand was holding the drunken Hu Ling'er, and the other hand was grabbing Wei Yong, who was also drunk, to prevent them from being thrown off the boat.
At this moment, loud laughter came from outside the boat. An unimaginable giant python opened its mouth full of barbs, bit the stern of the boat, and was tearing it apart!
Everyone on the boat was shocked. The stern of the boat had been bitten off by the giant python. The scholars standing near the stern fell from the boat one after another, and several others were swallowed by the giant python!
There was a person standing on the flat head of the giant python. He was dressed in a floral robe and rouged and powdered. He was very charming, but he was an enchanting man. He was looking excitedly at the panicked people on the boat.
Note ①: These paragraphs are quoted from the words of Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty, and Zhai Zhu has slightly adapted them. The names of primary schools and universities have existed in ancient times. The name was determined probably in the first century BC, the Western Han Dynasty, and it was recorded in "The Book of Rites of the Great" that "the ancient ones"
When he was eight years old, he left his home to live outside his home. He studied small arts and practiced small disciplines." "He tied up his hair and went to university. He studied great arts and practiced big disciplines." "Xiao Dai Li Ji Wang Zhi": "Elementary school is in public school.
To the left of the south of the palace, the university is in the suburbs." Eastern Han Dynasty, "Bai Hu Tong": "It is appropriate to enter elementary school at the age of eight and enter university at the age of fifteen."