Not to mention that Liu Qi was shopping, he suddenly encountered the old Taoist Nanhua, and Liu Bei also quietly came to Jiangxia County.
His purpose this time was to personally observe the business situation in Jiangxia County, so he did not say hello to Liu Qi and Jiangxia Prefect's Mansion in advance.
"The situation in Jiangxia is indeed better than that in Xiangyang!"
After entering the Jiangxia territory, Liu Bei clearly realized that the commercial atmosphere and people's livelihood economy were much better than those in Xiangyang.
The most intuitive manifestation is the physical and mental state of the people...
The people of Xiangyang are all thin and have no flesh on their faces, so naturally they are not as energetic as they are.
The ones I wore were all patched, which was pretty good.
But in Jiangxia, although the people are also wearing zither clothes, there are also many uncertainties in the clothes, but they are clean and neat, and look very neat.
In addition, the people of Jiangxia all looked rosy and energetic. Obviously, they did not endure hunger, but could eat enough.
This is very abnormal...
There was a shortage of food everywhere, otherwise Lao Cao would not always treat human flesh as military rations.
Even if there are not many wars in Jingzhou, most of the survival materials such as grain are controlled by the powerful families, so it would be great that ordinary people could barely survive.
Jingzhou has experienced the invasion of the Cao army and the battle of Chibi. The loss of the aristocratic family is not great, but ordinary people have been in trouble.
At least, although the people under Liu Bei's rule would not starve to death, they would definitely not have enough food. This is certain.
The situation in Jiangxia should be similar!
At this time, Jiangxia did not go through the development of the Tang and Song dynasties, but became a fertile land of so-called "Huguang is familiar and the world is full" during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Most of Jiangxia are untapped wilderness.
Most of the developed mature land is in the hands of local tyrants. Oh, Jiangxia's local tyrants are not strong enough, and they are struggling by Liu Qi, and the amount of fields they control is not that exaggerated.
But this does not mean that the people of Jiangxia can have a full meal!
As mentioned in the previous article, Liu Qi was particularly surprised that in a high-level world like Gaowu Three Kingdoms, the output of a mu of land was only more than 100 kilograms, which was incredible.
Although Liu Qi has not been traveling for a long time, it has been about half a year.
In this world where elite literati can mobilize the vitality of heaven and earth and call for wind and rain, half a year is enough to do a lot of things.
For example, Liu Qi looked for many starch-rich plants, and turned them into food through the steps of processing starch.
This alone solved half of the staple food shortage in Jiangxia.
You should know that this world is rich in spiritual energy, and the various plants in the mountains and fields are really not too lush. Moreover, the growth cycle of some plants is very short, but they can provide starch in large quantities.
As we all know, starch can fill your stomach.
Coupled with nutritious cheap meat such as fish and shrimp, the living standards of the people in Jiangxia are really good.
This is also the main reason why Liu Bei saw the Jiangxia people who looked red in their faces and fleshy in their bodies when he was wandering.
Not to mention anything else, the people of Jiangxia don’t say that they can eat well, at least they can eat enough. This is definitely a great merit at the moment.
Of course, these are not something that Liu Bei can see through the browsing view. They can see the clues, but they can't help but sigh in their hearts.
This time, the two confidant guard generals, the peerless general Zhao Yun, and the first-class peak general Chen Dao.
All three of them made some costumes to cover up. Although their demeanor was still extraordinary, no one doubted their true identities.
Zhao Yun and Chen Dao did not speak, but they were also very shocked.
The situation here in Jiangxia is surprisingly good.
They watched more carefully than Liu Bei. Although the streets were bustling and noisy, there were not many naughty children playing, which was very abnormal.
Zhao Yun could not help but informed Liu Bei of this surprising discovery.
"Oh, this is really weird!"
The party did not ask the local government for questions, but found a lively wine shop and ordered a few pots of fruit brewing, and then asked for an unintentional question.
"Oh, the guest must have come from another place!"
The owner of the restaurant was very enthusiastic and talkative. When he saw the guests curious, he replied with a smile: "In the past, there were indeed many children playing on the street, but now they have been sent to school to school!"
When he said this, his face turned red and looked very proud.
It is not difficult to guess that there must be children in his family going to school.
"Oh, I'm going to school, I don't want the people here in Jiangxia to live so rich!"
Liu Bei was a little surprised and curiously said, "I'm afraid it's a lot of money."
He has personally experienced how much it costs to study.
If it weren't for the support of the tyrants in the village or the tribe, Liu Bei's family conditions would have been impossible to afford to study.
Even if his teacher Lu Zhi charges very low or simply does not charge, the fees that can be exchanged, especially the costs of purchasing books, are definitely not affordable by Liu Bei.
It is obvious that Jiangxia is sending all the children in the entire urban area to study, and such expenses are not just a joke.
"What a wealth, isn't it just a kindness and righteousness of the prefect?"
The store owner said funny: "It's basically free to go to school, but you just need to provide simple pens, ink, paper, ink, and inkstone at home. This can still be supported by gritting your teeth!"
"Princess, ink, paper and inkstone are not cheap either!"
Zhao Yun suspected: "Even, this may be the big deal of the cost of studying?"
"I don't know, Jiangxia, our pen, ink, paper and inkstone are already produced by ourselves!"
The store explained: "There are naturally expensive ones, and the cheaper ones are more expensive!"
"Those workshops are directly operated by the prefect's office!"
"Students in the school only need to do some simple tasks under the school organization when they have free time during holidays, so they can get the cheapest pen, ink, paper and inkstone, so the cost in this area is really not great!"
Speaking of this, the meaning of the meaning is: "Even books are not very expensive in Jiangxia. Schools can organize children to work and study part-time, and use work part-time to earn the cheapest books!"
Liu Bei and his party were stunned...
In order to avoid suspicion, they did not ask questions in the restaurant, but kept walking around to inquire about the situation, and finally found out everything about the children going to school.
But that's how it was, Liu Bei's shock could not calm down for a long time.
His nephew Liu Qi is really not simple...
He actually has the courage and courage to start a large-scale popularization of education. Wouldn't he be worried about financial pressure or the crazy counterattack of aristocratic families?
Of course, through the information I found out, I learned that Jiangxia’s so-called school was just literacy and recognition, but this was already quite amazing.
In Liu Bei's view, recognizing words and not recognizing words are completely different concepts.
If you recognize words, at least you will have a further possibility. As long as the opportunity is right in the future, it is not impossible to read and understand.
If you don’t recognize words, unless you have a peerless talent like Era Dianwei, your future will be really limited.
"I don't know where the Jiangxia Prefect's Mansion got its financial resources. He dared to put in such a lot of effort. Are you not afraid of a problem with lack of money in the middle?"
Liu Bei looked puzzled. Although the government could only take care of the people in the city and town, this was already quite amazing.
Zhao Yun and Chen Dao didn't say anything, and they didn't know anything.
In my heart, I admire Liu Qi, the prefect of Jiangxia...
Dare to let the children of urban people recognize their words for free, and it is a forced administrative order, which is closely related to the lives of urban people.
The pressure on taxation and work forced the people of Jiangxia towns to send children, both men and women, to school to recognize words, and this is a very impressive move.
Even if the pen, ink, paper and inkstone can be produced by themselves, it can still give children to work and study at school, but the number of Teachers E in so many schools is not a small number.
Zhao Yun and Chen Dao both came from powerful families. As a poor family, they naturally knew that the so-called poor family members were not as good as real ordinary people.
What surprised them even more was that all the teachers in the literacy school were from the county army, which was really amazing.
Liu Bei was curious and even took two bodyguards to the nearest school to take a look.
Very simple!
This is the first impression the school gave them. It should be the teaching house made of an abandoned house, where hundreds of children attend classes.
The nearby land either planted rice or vegetables. According to the neighbors nearby, these are the school’s own land, which is specially provided for a meal for teachers and students in the school.
Not to mention anything else, just looking at the children who study hard in the simple school, Liu Bei's mood will be difficult to calm down.
In his eyes, these children are Jiang Xia’s future...
Almost every time he went to a town, Liu Bei first investigated the situation in the local school, which surprised him very much.
It’s not that there is no problem, but that the school he passed by is still trying hard to maintain even if he encounters various troubles.
This is quite rare...
At the same time, the closer you get to Xiling, where the Jiangxia Prefect's Mansion is, the more prosperous and noisy the streets are.
Especially in the towns in the Yangtze River, Liu Bei was very jealous because of frequent economic and trade exchanges with Jiangdong opposite, and prosperous business.
"I don't think my nephew has such a talent for internal affairs!"
Whenever he walked across the place, Liu Bei would talk to Zhao Yun and Chen Dao.
Zhao Yun and Chen Dao had no idea, but they agreed with it...
I have visited many Jiangxia towns with Liu Bei, and they have also gained a clear and profound understanding of the prosperity of Jiangxia.
Subconsciously compared Jiangxia with Xiangyang, I was surprised to find that Xiangyang was worse than that.
It’s not that Xiangyang’s wealth is not as good as Jiangxia, that’s impossible.
The most powerful families in Jingzhou basically settled in Xiangyang. According to Jiangxia, Xiangyang has gathered quite amazing wealth.
To be honest, more than half of the wealth in Jingzhou may be concentrated in the Xiangyang area, but so what?
Most of the wealth is concentrated in the hands of the aristocratic families, and even Liu Bei, the lord of Xiangyang, could not take it out of them...