Although Li Xingchen and the central court have already gone to Jiangnan, it is impossible for all the foundations in Shu to be transferred to Jiangnan in just a few months. Moreover, Chengdu Prefecture is now worthy of its name, and the imperial court still needs to retain enough
of dominance and influence.
The most eye-catching things in Chengdu now are probably the workshops and Chengdu College located in the south and north of the city respectively.
Needless to say, the workshop, as the recent war has gradually subsided, the workshop no longer only produces weapons and siege equipment, a large number of daily necessities are also produced from here, which not only meets local needs, but also continuously supplies
Shipped to Jingzhou, Jiangnan and other places. In almost half a year, the size of the workshop doubled. Of course, this was also because families such as the Xiajiang Tang family also began to open their own workshops after receiving permission.
It is an unstoppable trend for people to open their own workshops. Li Xingchen has no intention to stop it, but has begun to limit the scale. After all, it is difficult to build a huge workshop group just relying on the power of the court. Of course, it is difficult to build a large group of workshops.
Now, the business scope of private workshops is limited to daily necessities, private shipbuilding, etc. The real military industry is still in the hands of the imperial court, at least at this time it cannot be handed over to outsiders.
The Chengdu Academy in the north is even more eye-catching than the workshop. Because Yuelu Academy and Jinling Academy have not yet been fully built, it has naturally become a place where scholars from all over the world flock to.
After all, the entire academy, from the presiding officer Xu Ling on down, are the leaders in the scholarly literary world. It is a blessing to be able to hear lectures from such masters.
The scale of the Chengdu Academy is also unexpected. In this era, most of the so-called academies are actually small courtyards. It is actually more appropriate to call it a private school. However, the Chengdu Academy is built against the mountains and covers a huge area.
People who come to study here can feel the majesty and solemnity here, and also feel the respect for learning in the new dynasty.
What's more important is that Chengdu College is not limited to recruiting children from aristocratic families. Children from poor families and even children from ordinary families also have the opportunity to enter the academy. Of course, the literacy rate of children from poor families in this era is not high, let alone ordinary families.
Therefore, most opportunities are still found in poor families, merchants and other families.
However, the college has not given up on educating ordinary people. The teachers of the college will travel to workshops, towns and other places every week. Firstly, they are looking for children with extraordinary talents, and secondly, they are also teaching ordinary people.
They are literate.
Li Xingchen did not expect that the level of education among the people would rise rapidly in just a few years. The spring breeze would turn into rain, and everything would be moisturized silently. Everything had to be done slowly.
It is a bit strange to say that not far from the east side of the academy is the Chengdu Camp. It is also quite strange that the academy and the military camp are placed a few miles apart. Sometimes the military training will even pass by the academy.
In fact, the scholars of the academy did not look down upon these big soldiers. After all, they were the soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty. Under the hands of His Majesty, who was like the god of war, they created miracles again and again and protected this side.
Peace, so the scholars are more curious about this and want to see if these guys are really invulnerable with three heads and six arms?
At this time, outside the school grounds, groups of soldiers were lining up and running towards this side. Most of these soldiers were recruits recruited from Shuzhong after Li Xingchen went to Jiangnan. Most of them were sons of good families from the local Ba people. Of course, there were also many prisoners of war who had returned from the workshops.
Recruited.
Nowadays, the labor force in the workshops has gradually been replaced by Liangjiazizi. After the original Northern Zhou prisoners of war have completed their labor service, the court can also arrange local land for them according to their needs. Of course, if they don't like farming, it is okay.
Return to the army.
Most of the prisoners of war were accustomed to a life of fighting, and most of their homes were in the north, so they also dreamed of returning to their hometowns, and most of them joined the army.
"Stand at attention!" the captain leading the team shouted loudly. His face was tanned by the sun, and his voice was full of richness. "Stand up the team!"
"rest!"
All the soldiers sat down cross-legged. This is the rule in the army. Even if they are resting, they should rest in place and not run around. A famous general and the battle leader did not sit down, but patrolled back and forth. They wanted to make sure
The number of soldiers under his command remains unchanged.
This time is their favorite time, because the military chief will tell everyone stories at this time.
The chief secretary was a scholar who devoted himself to writing and serving in the army. Everyone liked to call him "Little Eyes", mainly because he was afraid that he read too much, so his eyesight was not good, he could see everything with squinted eyes, and his physical strength was not good.
He is half running, but no one dares to underestimate this guy. He has more ink in his stomach than all the people standing and sitting here combined.
"I mentioned last time that Changshan Zhao Zilong entered seven places on Changbanpo, that is Cao Cao. Do you know who Cao Cao is?"
"I know, I said it last time!"
"That's right, don't show off!"
"Little Eyes" the chief clerk laughed and continued talking.
And just at the general commanding platform not far away, a middle-aged man said loudly: "What kind of person is Zhao Zilong? He is loyal and courageous. Therefore, even a hero like Cao Cao will praise him. In the same way, Wei Qing
The same is true with Huo Qubing. No matter whether he enters seven places or is sealed as a wolf, what each of us has to do is to have this ambition and courage. If we move forward, we can be a wife and a child, if we step back, it is a shame.
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The people sitting here listening are no longer the ignorant top soldiers below, but the captains, battle commanders and even some chief clerks.
"Your Majesty has said that he will not teach Hu Ma to cross the Yin Mountains. This is the obligation of every Chinese son. What is the south of the Yin Mountains? It is our homeland since the Qin and Han Dynasties. It is ours.
The land where our ancestors lived is our wife, children, and home." The middle-aged man's voice became more generous, "Since the Yan and Huang Dynasties, our Chinese nation has only expanded outwards and has never heard of retreat.
This is our biggest shame. As sons of the Chinese nation, as a member of the Han Dynasty, no matter you are from the north, the south, or Ba people, you all once belonged to the Han Dynasty. After the Yan and Huang Dynasties, you will naturally go north to restore your homeland.
responsibility!"
"Well said, join the army!" A school lieutenant was the first to cheer.
This middle-aged man is none other than Yang Su, who went south to join the army.
"Okay!" Several Ba people generals also shouted.
For these Ba people, how to cultivate a sense of belonging to themselves and this country is the most important. When a "descendant of Yan and Huang" falls, everyone feels very happy. Yes, no matter what, we all have a common ancestor.
, were once the subjects of the two huge dynasties of Qin and Han. Now that the mountains and rivers are broken, they indeed have this responsibility.
(Author's note: Modern archeology has confirmed that the Ba people and the Shu people had extensive and close contact with the Central Plains in ancient times and were an integral part of the Chinese civilization. The Shu people may have migrated southward due to the Shaanxi culture, and the Ba people may have moved westward from the Central Plains culture or the Chu culture.