Chapter 844 Taishi Ci Surrenders

Cai Yong's arrival was not unexpected by Wang Yan.

He arrived in the autumn of the second year of Zhongping (185 AD), and his name was widely spread in the Han area in the spring of the third year of Zhongping. Since then, people have come to Liaodong to study.

Among them, it is worth mentioning that the famous scholars Bing Yuan and Guan Ning came to study and seek refuge. These two people and the famous scholar Hua Xin are "one dragon", which means that these three people together are a dragon, and they are famous in the literary world of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Hua Xin is the head of the dragon, Bing Yuan is the belly of the dragon, and Guan Ning is the tail of the dragon.

Hua Xin and Guan Ning are both of high rank. They are brothers in the same school with contemporary great Confucian scholars such as Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan. Among them, Guan Ning has an idiom called "cutting the mat to break off friendship". It is said that Guan Ning and Hua Xin were studying, and a high official passed by. Hua Xin went to watch the fun. Guan Ning was unwilling, so he cut the mat into two pieces and said "You are not my friend".

Bing Yuan was certainly not bad either, he was part of Cao Pi's team and was relied upon by many people. If Bing Yuan had not died earlier, when Cao Pi came to power, this old official would have naturally risen to prominence.

In addition to these three people, there was also the famous scholar Wang Lie, who heard that Liaodong was a paradise and that the great scholar Cai Yong was there, so he also came here to study and avoid disaster. His teacher was Chen Shi, who was also a great scholar of his generation, and he was from Yingchuan, where there were many celebrities. The gentleman on the beam and the foresight all came from Chen Shi. Later, Cao Cao had recruited Wang Lie many times, but because of Gongsun Du, he did not let him go, and he finally died of illness in Liaodong.

These people all came to Liaodong originally, but that was when Gongsun Zan became the governor of Liaodong, and his benevolent policies were widely spread overseas, which led many people to go to Liaodong to avoid disaster and seek peace. Some people want to realize their ambitions in troubled times, but there are always people who want to keep their families safe in troubled times.

Anyone with a little knowledge can see that the Han Dynasty is on the verge of collapse, and the emperor of Luoyang has long lost control of the world. It is only a matter of time before the world is in chaos again.

Now it happens that the great scholar Cai Yong has taken refuge in Liaodong, and the Zhen family has made a big fuss about Wang Yan, a Yellow Turban rebel from a poor family. After a period of time, the news of the new book has become widely known, and the elegance of the treasures of the study has also been brought out by literati. Many people want to come to Liaodong to take a look.

First, to study, second, to read books, and third, to visit and understand what level Wang Yan, the Yellow Turban rebel, is with such a great reputation.

So just as General Wang thought, Liaodong's literary atmosphere is getting stronger. For this reason, Wang Yan specially mobilized manpower and spent two years to build a library in the east of Tuhe City, named "Wenchang".

At this time, Wenchang Pavilion was no longer the one that Wang Yan had planned before. The project is even bigger. Although it is not a wonder, the manpower and material resources consumed are almost the limit of what Liaodong can bear now.

The reason for this is, of course, mainly because the land that can be cultivated by the current manpower has been developed. If more land is to be cultivated, the current manpower is not enough to support it. Moreover, Wang Yan has opened the market and allowed people to trade freely. Only grain, oil, salt, iron and other materials are controlled. The main business is the general's mansion. Other clothes, shoes and hats, wine shops, catering, furs, mountain products, etc. are all open.

The main economic center is Tuhe. Other cities also have trade activities, but except for Fuxin and Xiangping, other places are much worse. This is because Fuxin and Xiangping are the former places. Outside, there are Han people and Wuhuan people who have not surrendered. If they don't want to go far, they will naturally trade in these two places.

But Wang Yan also has restrictions. Because commercial circulation causes the flow of people, the ancient and effective system of verification is naturally applied. Children must have ID cards. Moreover, he has high papermaking and printing technology, and it is impossible to copy ID cards. At the same time, merchants were prohibited from going north, and only people from the north could come to trade. Transactions were still carried out with paper money issued by the General's Mansion, which controlled the economy of the north.

It was also under such circumstances that Wang Yan mobilized the people, paid them wages, and started construction. Not only that, the current water conservancy and road construction projects are all ongoing, and money has also been raised.

The anchor of money is grain. Liaodong's grain has been harvested in recent years, and imported grain has piled up like a mountain, which has well supported the stability of grain. Therefore, infrastructure to boost the economy and activate economic development under the rule has become a must.

Of course, Wang Yan must have thought of this a long time ago. The reason why he changed the building plan was that he took Lao Cai's intention into consideration. Lao Cai provided a lot of ideas for this building...

Wenchang Pavilion covers an area of ​​100 acres, and the materials are bricks, stones and giant wood. Considering the problem of lighting, there is no grand building built as one, but three 33-foot-tall buildings were built, combining the three talents of heaven, earth and man. The dome and the wall windows are all bright floor-to-ceiling windows, with carved beams and painted buildings, which are very gorgeous.

The area between the three buildings was built with pavilions, corridors and waterside pavilions, and many places for debates and lectures. The decoration was also very high-end, grand and elegant.

All the bamboo slips in Wang Yan's possession were stored in the Wenchang Pavilion for collection and maintenance. These were original books, all handwritten. Many of the bamboo slips were worn out because they were often read by people, and they were still quite precious. The reprinted books were basically placed in rows on bookshelves like a library two thousand years later.

The specifications of this Wenchang Pavilion and the violation of the decoration were enough to behead. However, although General Wang was a marquis of Liao, no one treated him as a marquis. They were all treated as traitors. He didn't care so much.

Of course, Wenchang Pavilion also has shortcomings, that is, a lot of glass is provided for indoor lighting. Even if there is ventilation, it is still extremely hot in summer and autumn. Of course, with the help of the ice-making method, this is not a problem and it doesn’t cost much.

Overall, it's still very good.

What Wang Yan has to do is to meet with the scholars who come to study every day, chat, explore the truth, and briefly instill his thoughts. The serious Wang is fooling.

When scholars come to the south, they must first stay temporarily in Guanyi, because the inheritance test system is strictly enforced, and people who are not under the rule of the general cannot move around. After the general receives them, they will apply for identity documents, arrange a house and other necessary things for them, so that they can live in Liaodong.

This was because Wang Yan had to keep track of everyone who came over, otherwise it wouldn't have been so strenuous. He needs to know who is coming and who is at what level, so that he can consider appointing him in the future.

When settling these scholars, they often already owe a sum of money first. Those who are rich naturally don't care, they just buy the land and build houses. Those who have no money have to live in the house provided by Wang Yan, and then they have to pay for the house, which costs a lot to live. There will always be a time when they can no longer support it, and then they will have to make money to pay off their debts.

Preliminary student teaching materials have been prepared, and eight schools have been opened in Tuhe. Children over six and under fifteen have to study. This is a preliminary training class, its purpose is only to learn literacy, and to briefly teach some principles of benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom, trust, filial piety, respect, respect and courtesy. It can be regarded as cultivating merit from an early age.

Only when the teaching materials for various subjects are complete will we start to promote education bit by bit.

The teaching material is actually very simple. This mainly depends on the purpose of the ruler, which is Wang Yan's purpose. What kind of teaching materials does he want for the next generation?

But the teaching materials are also difficult, because they involve cultural context and orthodoxy. Now Wang Yan wants to develop culture and education and broaden people's wisdom. He also masters the art of papermaking and printing. As a general, he promotes it vigorously and is not willing to spend money and food. Then this must be done. Once implemented, it will definitely go down in history.

This point has nothing to do with whether Wang Yan unified the world, because historians will definitely record it. There were so many scholars in Liaodong, not without historians. Although there is no daily life note for General Wang, the history of Liaodong accompanying the general has begun to be recorded.

Then every great scholar has to consider this kind of thing. They all want their words to be included in teaching materials for children to learn and promote their own sect. So now not only Liaodong, but also the entire literary world of the Han Dynasty is agitated.

There are so many knights exchanging letters every day, it's quite lively. This is also the reason for the slow progress of the textbooks. Lao Cai, the editor-in-chief of the textbooks, is in a difficult position.

These are not only liberal arts textbooks on reading and reasoning, but also include textbooks on the rest of Yixue, medicine, astrology, etc. This was naturally Wang Yan's instruction. He said that knowledge must be summarized and developed. Those who engage in Confucian classics cannot discern medical principles from Confucian classics. They are all different knowledges, so naturally they have different development and research.

In this way, there is no other way to say that the teaching materials should be "easy to understand, interesting to learn, from easy to difficult, from easy to difficult".

This prompted many scholars to actively summarize and organize what they had learned, and then anxiously approached the general to express their experience and want to publish a book. The general always readily agreed, and would also give a certain share of the proceeds from the bookstore's sales.

Even if he could set up an organization similar to a publishing house, he just couldn't and kept trying to win over scholars and great Confucians. Otherwise, how would the teachers from the eight schools come...

As the saying goes, if there is a plane tree at home, a phoenix will come.

On this day, the general received people who came to Liaodong in the Shuyuan, which had been renamed the General's Mansion. A group of scholars were sent away with a smile, and the guards outside the door naturally greeted the people in line to come in.

At this time, a man wearing plain white linen clothes came in from the door. He had a heroic appearance, was seven feet seven inches tall, had a beautiful beard and beard, and was very powerful. He came in and bowed with his hands, saying: "Taishici of Donglai, pay your respects to General Tianwu."

Logically speaking, among Wang Yan's many titles, the title of Marquis of Liao is the most noble, followed by General Tianwu, a general title that is classified as a miscellaneous title, and finally the position of Liaodong Prefect.

But today's Han Dynasty, everyone who knows Wang Yan knows that his Tianwu General is self-proclaimed and recognized by himself, while the Marquis of Liao and the Governor of Liaodong have assumed the throne due to corruption. Except for the places under his own control, the rest of Liaodong They didn't listen to him, but because Wang Yan blocked the Liaoxi Corridor, the Han court had to go around a long way to communicate with others, and it took a long time, so it was basically in a state of self-reliance.

This is also the reason why Lao Cai opened his mouth earlier because it was Marquis Liao. He was mocking Wang Yan and cursing in a roundabout way.

Now Taishi Ci worships General Tianwu when he comes up. This is the respect that should be paid to General Wang.

Wang Yan waved his hands with a smile and said, "Ziyi doesn't need to be polite, just sit down and talk."

As he spoke, he pointed to the chair opposite the large desk and motioned for him to sit down.

"Thank you, General, for the seat." Taishi Ci sat down on the chair very simply and twisted his buttocks, feeling the novelty.

It's not surprising that Hu Chair was introduced from the Western Regions at this time, but people didn't accept it yet. Liaodong is the only company that has applied it on such a large scale. Because of the exchanges between wealthy families and merchants, they gradually began to build tables and chairs. The upper class influenced the lower class. Currently, the Han Dynasty is in the midst of a revolution related to "sitting".

"Ziyi reported to the post station that you are the official of Donglai, why are you here?"

"General, to be honest, I came to Liaodong to avoid disaster. Donglai and Qingzhou have a dispute, and right and wrong cannot be distinguished, so I went to Luoyang to seek justice. Ci was selected by the governor of Donglai as an envoy to report to the officials in Luoyang. However, the Qingzhou memorial arrived first, so Ci rushed to the official's office and deceived the official of the state who did not know who I was. I tricked him into showing me the memorial. When I got the memorial, I tore it up. Fearing the crime of damaging the official seal, I fled on a fast horse.

I heard it early. I heard the general's name. He led Zhi to fight three generals under the city. He defeated Wuhuan and established Liaodong with two battles. He created a great foundation and treated the people very well. Recently, a large number of scholars have come here. Liaodong's literary atmosphere is growing day by day, so I rode to Liaodong to join the general. Ci has been living in the inn recently. I heard many scholars say that the general wants to promote culture and education and enlighten the people. This is a great event. I deeply understand the general's ambition and am willing to be the general's running dog to work together for great things. "

Wang Yan was not surprised at all that Taishi Ci appeared here, and even waited for it. Because Taishi Ci originally ran to Liaodong to avoid disaster for this reason.

This is a serious and fierce general. When Kong Rong was besieged by Guan Hai, Taishi Ci, who was leaving Liaodong to go home, passed by. He took Kong Rong's messenger mission, broke out of the enemy formation, and went to Liu Bei for help. And later, he fought with Sun Ce for more than a hundred rounds, and the winner was still unknown. Sun Ce's title of Jiangdong Little Overlord was not boasted, but earned through killing. This also shows how powerful Taishi Ci is. Among all the generals, he is also in the front row.

As for Taishi Ci's flattery of Wang Yan, it is meaningless. After all, Wang Yan comes into contact with many scholars every day, and they are basically the same, saying the same thing. After all, he has done so many things, so he naturally feels nothing after hearing it too much.

But to be honest, now the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang are famous because of him, but they are just underestimated by others, after all, they have never fought. According to the current principle of bragging that everyone usually follows, people think that the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang are just that. After all, who can't brag? Han Fu and General Pan Feng can kill Hua Xiong...

We can only wait until the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang start killing fierce generals in the future, then people will know how fierce General Wang is.

Wang Yan smiled and asked, "What can Ziyi do? Don't be modest. Being pretentious is not what a real man should do. Just speak frankly."

Taishi Ci was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect Wang Yan to be so frank, but then he thought of Wang Yan's origin as a commoner, and suddenly realized it. After thinking for a while, he said, "He is a good archer, and his bow never misses. He is brave and strong, and he can be a general."

It was simple and powerful, showing his confidence in himself.

People are like this, they are deadly when they are modest, but if they are not modest, no one thinks they are bad, but Taishi Ci is right, he can indeed be a general.

Wang Yan nodded and said with a smile: "I see that Ziyi has the talent to be a general. However, the rules of my jurisdiction are different from those of the Central Plains, and the laws of the army are also different. I want to send Ziyi as a small soldier to familiarize him with the laws of my army, and then appoint him in the future. He has his own ability and will surely be promoted in the ranks. Are you willing?"

This was the arrangement for Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao before, but the gap between the two was not small. Zhou Cang had been promoted to the captain of Xingwu Guard with 2,000 troops, while Pei Yuanshao was the military marquis of Yingwu Guard, two levels lower.

Of course, in the past two years, except for the Xiaoqi Battalion always going north in winter, there were no major wars in other armies. It was not a promotion based on military merit. It was Wang Yan who made the promotion decision based on the performance of the two. And Zhou Cang can be promoted again in the future. It is no problem for him to lead a guard alone and become a titled lieutenant. This is the peak achievement of his generals at present, and he can be called a big boss.

"Just at the general's command." Taishi Ci stood up and bowed.

Wang Yan could sense Taishi Ci's dissatisfaction, which was normal. Strong men often have great confidence in themselves. There is no doubt that Taishi Ci is a strong man.

He shook his head and smiled, "If you don't say what you mean, you are not sincere. I know you have great ambitions and are unwilling to be a small soldier. Let me ask you, what is the way of a general?"

"Strict military discipline, clear military laws, and sufficient food and wages are the key to a strong army, and also the way of a general. If I lead the army, I will be invincible in every attack and every battle."

Strict military discipline, clear rewards and punishments, no withholding of food and wages, and letting the soldiers have enough food, such an army can be trained well, and a general who can do these can win the battle. This is just bragging. There is no real general who always wins. There are always difficulties and obstacles that cannot be overcome.

"The military discipline, military law, and food and pay of the army under my command are up to me, not the generals. You are indeed a fierce general, but the success of a general is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers. You are happy to fight in battle, but who will pity the withered bones? What I want is to be a general for the army and the people. Therefore, I think the way of a general is to be calm.

You should be as calm as still water and as immovable as a mountain, and wait for the right time to move. It is difficult to last long if you rely on bravery to break through the formation and kill the enemy. It is best to have a large army and a small enemy army, and to have few casualties and many casualties. If it is absolutely necessary, do not send the lives of soldiers in vain, this is the first priority of our army.

Now you don't understand the military discipline and military system. What can you do as a general? If there is a war, can you bear the lives of my soldiers if you attack recklessly? A real man holding a three-foot sword and achieving unprecedented achievements is really magnificent, but does anyone care about the people who die for it? Who doesn't have parents, wives, and children at home?"

Wang Yan was no longer talking about the way of a general, but his fundamental purpose. Of course, it was very cool and refreshing to fight hard, and Wang was particularly good at fighting like that, because it was impossible for him to be killed on the battlefield. But overall, he was unwilling to fight like that.

Zeng Guofan said that he would build a strong camp and fight a stupid battle, although it was because the Hunan Army at that time had poor combat effectiveness. But Wang Yan appreciated this steady and steady method of fighting.

Because he was not just a general, he had to consider the overall situation. The army was invincible, but the opposite was the finances of his own side that were broken through. He had to spend money on everything and consume food. Moreover, he had to continue to spend money on the results of the battle. Such a big battle could destroy the good situation he managed.

So he was more inclined to develop and expand at the same time, that is, he said that fighting for the people, not for his own will to unify the world. The former slowly developed and grew stronger without hidden dangers, while the latter was laborious and costly. For this reason, there is a special term called "a hundred wastes to be rebuilt". To a certain extent, this is not a good term, after all, how waste is countless...

Taishi Ci was very surprised when he heard what General Wang said, because this kind of speech about using troops to fight wars had never been seen before, and people didn't care. Or if you have to say that you care, it's just pitiful that the troops have been reduced.

"General, you are so righteous."

Wang Yan smiled and shook his head: "It's because I was born in the countryside. Everyone says that the Yellow Turbans are bandits, but why do millions of people follow the bandits? It's just that it's hard to survive, so I'm risking my life. I followed the Yellow Turban Army to fight in Zhuo County and was defeated. I gathered 300 Yellow Turban defeated soldiers. What I said that day was to give them enough food, warm clothes and a stable life. What I want is also the same. Ziyi has come here and has not yet understood the situation under my rule. You can go and see it in your spare time and chat with the people. You will gain something."

"Yes, I will be a small soldier in the army as the general said." Taishi Ci bowed.

"Ziyi, do you have any relatives at home?"

"Only my mother. I'll send a letter to explain the situation."

"I'll drive a carriage south with you and a group of soldiers to pick up your mother and settle her in Liaodong. Ziyi, don't think too much. I'm not holding your mother hostage. It's because the Central Plains is going to be in chaos, and Liaodong is my happy place."

"General, aren't you afraid that Ci won't come back?"

"I know you are a man of integrity and trust, and you won't do such things."

Taishi Ci bowed again and said, "Thank you for your trust, General. My mother is not able to walk well, and Ci will come back in three months."

"Very good." Wang Yan nodded with a smile, stood up and said, "You said you are brave and strong, but I haven't been in battle for two years. Today I'm itching to show my skills, so let's have a fight."

"Ci will not hold back."

General Wang raised his head and laughed...

The bruised Taishi Ci was given a house, and the verification was done. He led the twelve generals' personal guards, disguised himself, and drove the carriage south...

People with high ambitions should be taught a lesson.

Time passed like this. As Taishi Ci said, the literary atmosphere in Liaodong was growing day by day. Around the textbook issue, various great scholars once again started a scholarly dispute. As a derivative of the struggle, in the place where papermaking and printing were first started, these people published many books. In order to cooperate with them, even though not many people in Liaodong knew how to read, they also made a newspaper in advance, called "Wenchang Newspaper".

Considering the information transmission situation, a tabloid a week and a large newspaper a month were sold to Liaodong scholars and merchants at a price, so there would be no slow sales. Every time it came out, it was sold out. Not only did people who had experienced Liaodong buy it, but people outside also bought it.

There were many great scholars who were not convenient to come to Liaodong. The battle cycle was one month or even several months before they could fight a round. In this time, people would have scolded him several times in Liaodong.

Now there are newspapers. Although they are still calculated on a monthly basis, compared with the letter reports written by their friends and disciples, it is more comprehensive and clearer to see various articles, progress of matters, and various people's proposals, propositions, thoughts, etc.

In addition, officials from all over the country are also loyal fans of newspapers, because many officials are first of all cultural people, and they also have their own factions. In the same way, each caravan made a lot of money by selling newspapers along the way.

General Wang watched the fight between dragons and tigers with a smile. Is this the development of culture? We must communicate and criticize each other. Only in this way can we revitalize and constantly derive new things...

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