The Lantern Festival has passed, and Youzhou City has begun normal operations...
The cold wind howled and blew on my face. It was not only chilly, but also made my cheeks hurt.
Walking slowly on the spacious streets of Youzhou City feels completely different from Bianliang.
It doesn't have the bustle and bustle of Bianliang, but it has a bit more roughness and grandeur.
There aren't many people walking around, but he has a sturdy build and an air of inexplicable toughness. You can tell at a glance that he is not someone to be trifled with.
The personal followers following Li Gang were a little timid, but the sergeant of the Governor's Office ten steps away was laughing and laughing with a relaxed look on his face.
There is actually nothing to see in Youzhou City. The Khitans have ruled for two hundred years. With their ruling methods, the market situation is just average.
After the Yanyun Governor's Office took over Youzhou, it has been transforming Youzhou City. At present, time is still short and it is still in the process of transformation.
Looking around, there are busy scenes everywhere against the cold wind. It doesn't make much sense to see too much.
On the contrary, there are many schools in Youzhou City, and the sound of reading can be heard from time to time.
It was not only the sound of children reading aloud, but also the sound of young people and adult men reading, which Li Gang admired quite a lot.
After listening to it for a few days, the appreciation on his face slowly disappeared and was replaced by full of confusion.
It seems that, apart from the three hundred thousand for enlightenment, there are also the decrees issued by the Governor-General of Yanyun, as well as military discipline and the like, but there are no Four Books and Five Classics?
When doubts arose in my mind, I naturally had to investigate for myself...
The results of the investigation surprised him.
The schools in Youzhou City, including those temporary schools, indeed did not teach the so-called Four Books and Five Classics.
Instead, there are basic elementary education courses and various further technical courses.
Simply ridiculous!
How can you get into the elegant hall with your extraordinary and obscene skills?
Seeing this, Li Gang felt very complicated, and even had deep anger.
I found an opportunity and asked Governor Chai directly why it was wrong. Wouldn’t it be nice to be taught by a saint?
"It's been two hundred years since the land of Yanyun fell into the hands of the Khitan. It's a fact that the Confucian atmosphere here is not good!"
Governor Chai said without hesitation: "I am not interested in Confucianism!"
"How can the governor be like this? Confucianism is the way to govern the country!"
"Then, reincarnate every few hundred years?"
Governor Chai sneered: "Boji must know what is going on in the Song Dynasty right now. The people in the court are all elites trained by Confucianism!"
"As a result, the Song Dynasty was on the verge of financial collapse. Doesn't Boji deny this?"
"It's just a temporary predicament..."
"Is it really just a temporary thing? As long as the official of the Song Dynasty does not stop the huge projects that waste people and money, believe it or not, the rebellions like Wang Qing in Huaixi and La in the south of the Yangtze River will only increase in number and will not stop?"
"The Governor is a little extreme..."
"It's not that someone is extreme, but that what the court and the local government need are practical talents, not the so-called Confucian elites who are rhetorical."
Governor Chai Da said leisurely: "Boji has never been to Liangshanshuibo for a walk, otherwise he would definitely not say such things to a certain person!"
"What does the Governor mean by this?"
"Over there at Shuibo, our village has taken over all the taxes from nearby villages. That is to say, Liangshan Trading Company directly represents the villages and governments in various places to deal with tax matters!"
Governor Chai chuckled and said: "It turned out that Bo Ji definitely didn't want to know that Liangshan Trading Company was able to pay the full amount of taxes to the local government on time every year, and the rural areas that paid the taxes were getting more and more prosperous. It was just promoted vigorously.
The so-called obscene skills and business reasons?"
Li Gang was silent...
Although he has never been to Liangshan Village, he has heard about it.
The tax revenue of Jeju and Yunzhou ranks at the forefront of Jingdong, East and West, and Ganjunzhou every year, so life should not be too prosperous.
The reason for this situation is that Liangshan Village and the surrounding villages united to vigorously develop industry and commerce.
It can be inferred purely from the taxation that the development momentum of Liangshan Village and nearby villages is definitely quite good.
You must know that the Song Dynasty's exploitation of the lower class people was no worse than other dynasties, or even worse.
That is to say, the industry and commerce in the Song Dynasty were developed, all walks of life were developing quite well, and they could provide a lot of jobs. This alleviated the serious contradiction between land and population disproportionality.
Unfortunately, with the emergence of an emperor who knew how to spend money and make troubles, the situation that could barely be maintained before suddenly collapsed.
"Everyone talks about profit, morality is corrupted, and there will definitely be no shortage of crimes and crimes!"
Li Gang said bluntly: "Isn't this a good thing?"
"What is the purpose of the government's severe punishments?"
Official Chai sneered: "The Song Dynasty did not have as many disobedient knights as the Han and Tang Dynasties. Unfortunately, although the laws of the Song Dynasty were strict, they were too lenient towards prisoners, which made rogues rampant in the place!"
"Otherwise, where did Boji think all the Liangshan heroes came from?"
"Especially Wang Qing of Huaixi, who was a rogue in his own right, but in the end he was able to reach such a large scale. It can be said that the laws of the Song Dynasty court were completely messed up!"
Li Gang was silent again...
"Then let's wait and see. I would like to see what kind of development the Yanyun Land under the governance of the Grand Governor can develop into?"
"I will definitely not disappoint Bo Ji!"
Chai Daguan laughed and said enigmatically: "Some new things have appeared, but it is impossible to suppress them!"
"As the number of certain entities increases, the management model of the Metropolitan Governor's Office will naturally have to change accordingly, otherwise we will suffer hardships in the future!"
When Li Gang left the Governor's Mansion, he was confused and felt baffled.
Governor Chai's last words left him confused and he didn't know what he meant.
If he couldn't figure it out, he wouldn't think about it too much. Li Gang continued to walk around the Yanyun Land, checking out the most real situation here.
Obviously, there is nothing much to see in Youzhou City. When the weather gets a little warmer, I can't wait to leave the city and plan to go for a walk in the villages outside the city.
Not long after I left the city gate and walked along the official road that had been repaired last year, I was forced to the side of the road by a team of fast running scuds. I stared dumbly at a series of four-wheeled carriages carrying extremely heavy goods.
Flying through the middle of the official road at a flying speed.
Because the speed was too fast and there were too many vehicles, strong winds blew one after another. The clothes on my body were blown whistling, and my cheeks also hurt.
However, the discomfort on his body could not offset the shock in Li Gang's heart at this moment...
He opened his eyes wide and carefully looked at the fully loaded four-wheel carriages. Wasn't this running too fast?
A convoy of four-wheeled carriages whizzed past. Carefully look at how much supplies it could carry as it stretched for at least two miles.
What shocked him the most was the galloping speed of these four-wheeled carriages...
How could the one horse pulling the carriage pull such a heavy carriage that seemed to be flying?
Full of doubts, Li Gang subconsciously looked towards the official road where the convoy was passing, but was surprised to find that there were no obvious indentations on the road.
How is this going?
Also, the speed of the scuds clearing the road in front of the convoy was also unusually fast, even faster than the speed of a four-wheeled carriage.
It seems that the speed of the Scuds who were clearing the road at the front, the escorts in the middle, and the people at the back of the convoy, relying on their two legs, are not at all slower than the speeding convoy, right?
How can you keep up with the speed of a horse-drawn carriage if you rely on your legs to run?
Even with such speed, it can't last long, right?
But looking at the convoy of four-wheeled carriages at this time, they had already disappeared at the end of the field of vision. Even the guards who relied on their legs to maneuver had also disappeared, and they had obviously caught up with the speeding convoy.
This, this, this is really incredible...
Even though Li Gang didn't know much about military affairs, he still knew how amazingly such an astonishing marching speed and the speed of transporting logistics materials could improve the combat effectiveness of the army. It was definitely not just a simple increase.
At this time, the conversation of passers-by attracted his attention, and his ears involuntarily perked up to listen carefully.
"Tsk, tsk, these rune carriages are getting faster and faster. They are as fast as galloping horses and as fast as the wind. They are really amazing!"
"Yes, who knew that the Governor's Mansion would have such means? It seems that the Governor's Mansion will definitely become the overlord of the world in the future!"
"That's right. Apart from other things, if these speeding carriages are sent to the battlefield for a collision, no army can afford it!"
"That is to say, the Governor-General has no intention of taking the initiative. Otherwise, neither the Song Kingdom in the south nor the barbarians outside the Great Wall in the north would be the opponent of the Governor-General!"
"I heard that the Governor-General pays more attention to people's livelihood and economy. This is definitely a good thing for us ordinary people!"
"Isn't that right? If everyone likes to do things as much as the cowardly emperor, I'm afraid the capital of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion simply won't be able to withstand a few years of consumption!"
"No matter what, we just need to act honestly and according to the rules of the Governor's Mansion. It's quite amazing that those Scuds can keep up with the speed of the rune carriage!"
"I don't know if it's a two-hundred-mile Scud or a four-hundred-mile Scud?"
"It should be two hundred miles, otherwise it wouldn't be running so fast. If it takes too long, they won't be able to handle it!"
"I heard that when recruiting troops, there are not many in Youzhou who can meet the Scud standard?"
"Yeah, I heard about it too, and I feel like my face is dull. However, Scud's physical fitness requirements are extremely strict. I heard that at least they have to be at the level of the army. The children of Youzhou who have just joined the army have reached the level of
It’s normal not to meet the requirements!”
"I hope those boys will be more ambitious and can meet the standards and requirements of those rune troops as soon as possible..."