"The Art of War" by Sun Tzu says: "The first is to attack the enemy with the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, and the third is to attack the city."
"The Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, the Chronicles of Shu, and the Biography of Ma Di": "The way to use military force is to attack the heart first, and to attack the city below. The heart war is the top, and the military war is the bottom."
Strategies to attack the heart require a sufficient grasp of the human heart.
Chen Mu knew that his methods were indeed despicable. Taking advantage of Sima Ju's predicament to destroy other people's food and grass and force them to surrender was not the behavior of a benevolent and righteous man.
But isn’t this result bad?
There were no casualties among the more than 40,000 young and strong labor force, and there were no casualties among the officers and soldiers.
Solve the war peacefully without spending a single soldier.
At least Chen Mu will give them a lot of land, so that they can get rid of their status as thieves and bandits, so that they can live a normal life.
You can marry and have children, you can provide for your parents until they die, and you no longer have to worry about being wiped out by the imperial court.
Although these people may have to work and farm in the future, they will no longer have human rights at all.
But talking about human rights in a feudal society is a ridiculous thing in itself.
Even if Liu Bei talks about benevolence and righteousness, he does not mean to give the people under his rule the power to be free and easy, but he will treat the people as human beings, unlike other warlords who treat the people as dogs.
So compared to the other two poisonous men in the Three Kingdoms, Li Ru set fire to Luoyang, Jia Xu watched the changes in Chang'an with a cold eye, and countless people died, Chen Mu felt that he was actually kind-hearted and no different from an angel.
Gaoyuan City returned to the imperial rule, and the people who had fled also moved back to their hometowns one after another. Sima Ju's men were dispersed, their fields were divided, and they went to farm.
Of the more than 200,000 acres of farmland outside the city, Liu Bei's army destroyed 10,000 acres, but there are still more than 100,000 acres that can be salvaged and cannot be wasted.
So Lu Kang's Le'an Army garrisoned the city, and everyone, including Liu Bei's Army, joined in the drainage work.
Anyone who has been to the countryside and seen farmland should know that since ancient times, the Han people's field ridge planning has been very reasonable. Deep ditches are usually dug on both sides of the fields for drainage.
Fifty thousand people vigorously began the work of opening canals and draining water. They worked hard for two days, and finally managed to save more than half of the fields.
After subduing Sima Ju, Chen Mu left the aftermath to Liu Bei and Lu Kang to handle, and ran back to Qi.
Taishan Academy, early May.
Bluestone paving on the bamboo path outside the academy? A mountain spring flowing in front of the door? Flowers and plants exuding a fragrant fragrance, butterflies flying? Wild bees buzzing? The grass outside the bamboo forest is full of horse-drawn carriages.
"Wow, the scenery here is nice."
"Young Master? Slow down, don't run so fast."
"Father? Are we there yet?"
"Are you here? This is Taishan Academy."
"Can I see Mr. Zheng?"
"I heard that Mr. Zheng lectures at Taishan Academy, and sometimes he comes to Taishan Academy to teach you. You can go and ask him for advice next time he is at home."
"Afu? Are we going to live here in the future?"
"Yes? But servants are not allowed to stay in the academy. The slaves will live outside the city and come to serve you at any time."
"Uncle, I don't want to come here to study. I want to stay with Congzu."
"Ah Yi? Obedient, Le'an is not far from Qi State? You want to go back to see your father. We can go back at any time in the future."
The servants unloaded the luggage from the carriage. The boys aged four to twelve got out of the carriage and looked curiously at the place where they might live for a long time in the future.
As the dean of Taishan Academy, Chen Mu stood outside the entrance of the bamboo forest and looked at the children not far away with a smile.
Don’t know these people? Which one is Zhuge Liang, which one is Lu Xun, and which one is Chen Qun.
The servants in the academy came up to help and led everyone in.
"The governor."
Cui Yan took his younger brother Cui Lin and passed by Chen Mu. He bowed respectfully and said to Cui Lin, "This is the governor of Qingzhou and the president of Taishan Academy."
"I met the dean."
11-year-old Cui Lin already looks like a little adult, but he has a dull expression and bows solemnly.
Chen Mu felt in his heart that this child had no aura, but when he thought that Cui Yan also had this character, he felt relieved and nodded: "Well, enter the academy and study hard."
"only."
Cui Lin respectfully responded.
Cui Yan is twenty-five years old this year. According to history, it was not until 190, when he was 29 years old, that he and his friend Gongsun Fang would worship Zheng Xuan as their disciple.
But now I heard that Zheng Xuan opened the Academy to invite students from all over the world to study in Qi. I also heard that in addition to Taishan Academy, there was also Taishan Academy, which was taught by Guan Ning, a famous scholar in Qingzhou, and recruited students under the age of 12.
So Cui Yan, who had long admired Zheng Xuan, took his cousin Cui Lin from Qinghe County and happily came to Qi State.
Qinghe County is right next to Pingyuan State, not far from Qi State, only more than 200 kilometers away.
In addition to Brother Cui Yan, there are also brothers Zhuge Liang, uncle and nephew Lu Xun, brothers Chen Qun, and some famous disciples from Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Jizhou.
In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient. Even if a Confucian scholar was giving lectures, unless a scholar happened to be studying here, it would be difficult to get the news and come here.
Therefore, the people who came here were all from the three states next to Qingzhou, and they were all not far away, within a range of one or two hundred kilometers.
Of course it was not because of Chen Mu's sake that so many people came.
What people are after is Zheng Xuan's reputation.
Zheng Xuan was well-known throughout the world and could be said to be the greatest Confucian at that time.
Even the Kong family of Lu State sent their descendants here, which shows how famous Zheng Xuan was.
Because according to the announcement, after graduating from Taishan Academy, you can immediately enter Taishan Academy to study. This is great news for officials who need to educate their children.
The Zhuge Liang brothers were sent by their father, Zhuge Gui, the Prime Minister of Taishan County. Zhuge Liang is six years old this year, and his elder brother Zhuge Jin is thirteen years old.
Chen Mu saw a middle-aged man with a handsome face, pulling a child with a face carved from pink and jade, followed by a serious-faced, mature-looking young man slowly walking towards him.
"Chen Governor, I am Zhuge Gui, the Prime Minister of Taishan County."
Zhuge Gui saluted him.
Chen Mu glanced at the child curiously and replied, "It turns out to be Zhuge Juncheng."
The salary of a county magistrate is 600 shi, which is the same as the official position of a governor. He is the second-in-command of a county. He is not a high-ranking official, but he is not a low-ranking official either. He is a mid-level official.
"This is Zhuge Jin, the second son Zhuge Liang."
Zhuge Gui introduced them one by one and thanked Chen Mu: "I have to thank the governor for recommending them to Duke Zheng, otherwise my son, who is so virtuous and capable, would be able to enter Taishan Academy."
Zhuge Jin is already thirteen years old and Taishan Academy will not accept him.
The admission threshold for Taishan Academy is not low. After all, Qingzhou is still relatively stable now. Zheng Xuan is well-known. He opened the academy to accept disciples, and dignitaries from several nearby states rushed to send the children of their clan.
Among these dignitaries, Zhuge Gui's official position is not even ranked high. Logically speaking, there is no way to send Zhuge Jin to Taishan Academy through connections.
However, due to Chen Mu's recommendation, Zhuge Jin successfully entered the school, so Zhuge Gui was very grateful to him.
Chen Mu smiled and said: "Young master is talented, smart and eager to learn. It would be a pity if there are no famous teachers to teach you. I also cherish their talents and learning, and I can't bear to leave them in the ocean. Please come in."
"Thank you, Governor."
Of course, Zhuge Gui didn't know that Chen Mu was telling the truth, and thought he was just saying polite things for the occasion. While feeling grateful, he sent Zhuge Liang in. He would have to send Zhuge Jin into Taishan Academy later.
After bidding farewell to Zhuge Gui and his son, uncle and nephew Lu Xun also came over.
It is worth mentioning that Lu Xun is not called Lu Xun now, but Lu Yi. Since he grew up with his ancestor Lu Kang, Lu Yi was born in Le'an. He went to school together with his uncle Lu Jun, and they entered Taishan together. The other one goes to Taishan Academy.
Lu Jun was twenty years old this year and was the eldest son of Lu Kang. When he saw that Chen Mu, who was one year younger than him, was already the governor, although he was envious in his heart, he maintained a good upbringing and saluted, "Chen Mu, my father is the governor of Le'an." .”
"It turns out he is the nephew of Governor Lu."
Chen Mu nodded: "Prefect Lu helped me eliminate the yellow turban thief Sima Ju last month, and he made a great contribution. I will report to the court to express his merit."
"Thank you, Governor."
Lu Jun led the ignorant and ignorant Lu Yi, who was only four years old, into the bamboo forest under the leadership of the college boy.
Next are the Chen Qun brothers.
This is a big battle. There are four fathers of the Chen brothers, the eldest is Chen Ji, the second is Chen Zheng, the third is Chen Qia, and the fourth is Chen Chen.
All four have sons, namely 10-year-old Chen Qun, 9-year-old Chen Mao, 7-year-old Chen Shao and 6-year-old Chen Zhong.
Except for Chen Qun, the other three are not famous in history and may not have served in official positions.
But they do come to study with Chen Qun now.
The reason is that among the parents of the Chen family, the second eldest, Chen Zheng, and the fourth, Chen Chen, died young, so their sons were raised by the eldest, Chen Ji.
After hearing the news about the enrollment of Taishan Academy, Chen Ji's younger brother Chen Qia also brought his son here, so the four brothers formed a huge team.
I hope the four of them don't get together to bully other students in school.
Chen Mu thought to himself.
"Provincial Governor, I am Yingchuan Chen Qia."
Chen Qia came over with his four brothers and bowed their hands to Chen Mu.
Chen Mu also returned the greeting: "Are they the family members of Pingyuan Chen Guoxiang?"
"Exactly."
"Please come in."
Chen Mu raised his hand to signal.
After the Chen family entered, other people came one after another to see the students off.
I heard that not only the famous scholar Professor Guan Ning in Taishan Academy, but also the great scholar Zheng Xuan might come to teach occasionally. There are school-age students under the age of twelve and over four in the family, and they all want to send them here.
There were more than thirty students in the first batch of students alone. Although in later generations it was almost the same as a class in an ordinary elementary school, today it is already overcrowded.
You should know that the two largest schools at present, Hongdu Menxue and Taixue, only have more than a thousand students.
And Zheng Xuan was well-known. When he was teaching in a remote corner like Gaomi, Beihai, he had more than a thousand students. This shows that the current education industry is not developed.
If it weren't for Zheng Xuan's fame, it would be difficult for most people to accept a disciple.
Students and parents entered the academy one after another. The servants took them to the backyard. There were hired old maids to take care of the backyard. The dormitories were divided into four for the younger ones and two for the older ones.
room.
After all the gifts they had brought were put down and settled properly, everyone was invited into the central hall, where dozens of desks were placed, where classes would be held.
Seeing that everyone was seated, Chen Mu walked into the hall, sat on the main seat, looked at the crowd of students and parents below with a smile, and said with a smile: "Education is the foundation of the country, and Qingzhou is relatively stable now.
There is a lot of waste waiting to be done, and it is a good time to develop education.”
"I am the governor of Qingzhou, and it is my unshirkable duty to make the literary style of the place stronger. Now I am building Taishan Academy and inviting Zheng Jun to open the door to teach, so that students all over the world can get a better education and cultivate better people for the country.
Lots of talent.”
"I plan to have one class for ages four to eight and one class for eight to twelve years old. The two classes will teach different courses and have different learning methods. The six arts, seven strategies and twelve volumes will be used as the program, aiming to allow students to develop in an all-round way.
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The principal's speech lasted for more than ten minutes, and was mainly addressed to parents. After all, parents bring students here to study. In addition to looking at Zheng Xuan's face, they are also very concerned about whether their children can really receive a good education here.
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Therefore, such a speech is very necessary, and it is not enough to just talk, but to come up with practical things. After Chen Mu finished speaking, he waved his hand and said: "Send the letter."
Textbooks were brought up one after another and piled up in thick stacks in the hall, giving people a great visual impact.
The parents each had a copy in their hands, flipped through it at random, and immediately exclaimed.
"This is a book sewn with paper. It is much lighter than bamboo slips. The "Book of Filial Piety" in my hand actually only has a few thin pages."
"The complete "The Legend of Jia" that I have been looking for is actually here."
"Not only the Lianshan Yi and Guizang Yi, but also Ouyang's Shangshu collected by Hongnong Yang, Meng's Yi Jing collected by Huainan Yuan, Lian Gu Lun and Lu Lun
Both are included in Qi Lun."
"The Four Books of Poetry, the Five Classics of the Spring and Autumn Annals, the Thirteen Volumes of the Book of Changes, Haotian God, I didn't expect that Qingzhou's collection of books would be so rich, and the books would be so light. If I had known, I wouldn't have gone to Taixue to copy the Stone Classics.
, it took me several years to copy it but I still haven’t finished it.”
"Chen Governor, are there any extra books? I would like to take a few back."
"Yes, I also want to bring a few books, and I am willing to spend any amount of money."
The parents opened their eyes wide and couldn't believe that the books in their hands were so complete, and the textbooks that carried this knowledge were so light, ten times, a hundred times, or even ten thousand times better than the bamboo slips.
You know, any book in this book can be used as the foundation for the prosperity of a family immediately when you take it back.
For example, the Hongnong Yang family governed Ouyang's "Shangshu", and the Huainan Yuan family governed Meng's "Book of Changes".
Not to mention that most of the classics of the time are collected here.
These papers are nothing but paper. They are simply knowledge, wisdom, wealth and a symbol of status.
No wonder all the parents looked as if they had seen a ghost.
Chen Mu laughed secretly in his heart.
This is the case in this era. In the Han Dynasty when bamboo slips were the rule, it was very difficult to carry knowledge.
If these knowledge are obtained using bamboo slips, how many bamboo slips are needed?
Only the major classics that are currently popular are gathered here. As for all the books of the Han Dynasty, there are six strategies, thirty-eight kinds, five hundred and ninety-six families, and thirteen thousand two hundred and sixty-nine volumes. Chen Mu will definitely not be able to collect them all, so
Only a small part of it is here.
But even this small part has about two million words. According to Sima Qian's "Historical Records", the 520,000 words used more than 50 kilograms of bamboo slips, which requires more than 200 kilograms of bamboo slips.
And what if you use books?
Stacked together, it's probably less than fifty centimeters.
Because nowadays, a book is as small as "The Classic of Filial Piety", which is just over 1,000 words, a few pages. It is as large as "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu", which has 1.9 million words.
Gathered into a book, hundreds or thousands of words can be written on both sides of a page, which is much more convenient than bamboo slips.
This demonstrates the strength of Taishan Academy.
In fact, this was the biggest reason why Zheng Xuan agreed to come out of the mountain to teach at Taishan Academy.
With these textbooks, he can teach more students and impart more knowledge.
Chen Mu said loudly: "Everyone, these books will be used by students in classes in the future. They cannot be taken out. However, students can take their own books with them after graduation. Please don't worry about this."
"That's right, these books are so valuable, how can they be taken away by others at will? The governor, I am Meng Lang."
"It's a pity that such a treasure cannot be taken home immediately to show to my father."
"It's okay. I can take my brother back with him after he graduates in two years."
"That's true."
The parents nodded. They thought these books were extremely valuable, so it was appropriate for Chen Mu not to allow them to take them away.
But I never thought that books are actually not valuable, what is valuable is what they contain.
These books were all obtained by him with great effort.
Some of them were borrowed from the large library of Hongdumenxue by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and the other part were borrowed by Zheng Xuan shamelessly from his old friends.
Then let the craftsman carve it word by word and print it out one by one.
Some people think that movable type printing is useless because typesetting is troublesome. But in fact, both woodblock printing and movable type printing have their own unique functions.
The advantage of movable type printing is that it is flexible and changeable. It only requires typesetting and does not need to repeatedly engrave multiple sets of templates.
There are not many books in the Han Dynasty. The Six Arts, Seven Strategies and Twelve Volumes alone contain millions of words. Each word was engraved one by one, and even the craftsmen who were exhausted could not finish it in these two months.
Therefore, engraving printing is suitable for the future when we engage in world education, and each book will be engraved with a template.
Movable type printing is suitable for today's niche education. It can print all books quickly without such a large workload.
As soon as these books were taken out, they immediately gained the trust of parents, who all praised Taishan Academy for its solid foundation.
We must know that many aristocratic families today do not even have half of the collections of books here. Let’s not talk about the teaching level of Guan Ning, a famous scholar in Qingzhou. The mere presence of these books here is the biggest proof.
When the parents saw these books, they were relieved one by one. They were originally motivated by Zheng Xuan's reputation, but now they are much less worried about it. They really feel that Taishan Academy does have the capital.
In this way, at least Chen Mu would not have to worry about teaching students in the future because students would have to leave due to the transfer of an official.
Because officials also hope that their children will receive a better education, even if they leave Qingxu, Yanji and other places, they will keep their children here to continue their studies.