It's night, too guarded in the house, in the study.

Li Man was reading at night with candlelight, holding a scroll of slips in his hand, reading it with relish.

Fu Bo came to the outside of the study and reported softly: "My lord, the eldest son asks to see you." ”

"Come in."

Li Yang entered in response.

After saluting Li Man, Li Yang stood aside respectfully and did not hurry to speak.

About half an hour passed.

Just as Li Yang was adding grease to the oil lamp. Li Man opened his mouth very abruptly and said, "Is there something wrong with my son?" ”

Li Man suddenly spoke, and deliberately raised his voice, firstly, it was a bad taste between father and son, Li Man wanted to scare his son, and secondly, he wanted to test the eldest son's temperament.

Li Yang bowed slightly when he heard this, and after adding grease unhurriedly, he came to the case, bowed and saluted, and said, "My son has something to ask for, and I beg my father to agree." ”

"What?" , Li Man nodded secretly.

Calm in nature, not arrogant or impatient, Li Man is very satisfied with the performance of his eldest son!

"My son has reached the age of martial arts, and my son is cheeky and wants to ask his father for advice."

Li Yang did not mention that Li Hu and Han Bao also wanted to practice martial arts, in Li Yang's opinion, if his father agreed to his invitation and was willing to teach him in person, then Li Hu and Han Bao's martial arts practice would naturally be a matter of course.

Li Yang's words, Li Man felt very surprised, in Li Man's impression, Li Yang is a very quiet person, he has no anxiety of his peers, he can endure loneliness, he likes to read, he prefers to write, he writes well, Li Yang's words, anyone who sees it has to praise a "good", he often leaves a polite impression.

And a person with such a heart suddenly told himself that he wanted to practice martial arts, in Li Man's opinion, this matter is by no means simple, and the eldest son is afraid that something is hiding from him.

Li Yang guessed Li Man's thoughts, so he told the story of what happened during the day, and after that, Li Yang sighed slightly, feeling powerless and said: "The son is extremely ashamed of failing to protect his two younger brothers." ”

Li Man nodded when he heard this, his face showed a sudden expression, and said, "I can't blame you for this, how old are you?" After saying that, Li Man fell into a short period of contemplation, and after a while, he looked at Li Yang and said, "It's just.... Both your father and your mother want you to excel in literature, not in martial arts. ”

"Father can rest assured, his son just wants to learn martial arts, and at that time, he can also use it to protect his family, and his son will not abandon literature."

Li Yang suddenly felt that it was a very correct choice not to take out the fonts that he had copied in his previous life in advance, otherwise, the matter of practicing martial arts would definitely be useless.

Seeing that Li Man was relieved, Li Yang hurriedly made persistent efforts and said: "My father is a rare all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and my son, as your eldest son, how can he only know literature and ink and not know martial arts?" ”

Li Man was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed loudly: "What my son said is very true, this matter is decided, from tomorrow, my father will teach you martial arts, and my father believes that after time, you will definitely be a blockbuster and impress the world." ”

When Li Yang heard this, his joy was overflowing, and he bowed deeply: "The son will not disappoint his father and mother." ”

Li Man nodded with satisfaction when he heard this, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Rest early today, and tomorrow, I will go to the school field in the city with Wang Fu, and wait for my son's drive in the school field for my father." ”

Li Yang rarely saw his father joking with him, so he learned the appearance of a martial artist, hugged his fists and saluted: "Dare not obey your fate." ”

Li Man laughed when he saw this, and said, "Good, good, good." ”

Since the birth of the eldest son, the smile on Li Man's face has also increased a lot, and anyone can see that Li Man is very doting on the eldest son, almost to the extent that he responds to requests.

In the case of thousands of favors, Li Yang not only did not become a spoiled waste loser, but became a well-known genius prodigy.

When everyone saw it, they all sighed: It is really the big thing in the world, there are no surprises, how can words like tiger father and dog son not work in the Li family's father and son?

At least in the eyes of everyone, in terms of Li Man and Yang's affection for Li Yang, Li Yang should grow into a gentleman.

Coming out of the study, Li Yang looked up at the sky and saw that it was still early, so he walked straight to the Haw Par Pavilion located in the back house.

Haw Par Pavilion, as the name suggests, is where Li Hu and Han Bao live and live, this is a two-story attic, up to more than three zhang, covering an area of nearly three acres.

During the Han Dynasty, six feet (one foot 23 cm) was one step, one step wide, two hundred and forty steps long was one large mu, one step wide, and one hundred steps long was one small mu.

One small acre = 100 steps = 192 square meters (posterity).

One acre = 240 steps = 461 square meters (posterity).

During the Han Dynasty, the number of cultivated fields was expressed in small acres, and in addition, they were expressed in large acres, for example, the area of houses was expressed in large acres.

In other words, Li Hu and Han Bao, who are only seven years old, live in the Haw Par Pavilion, covering an area of nearly 1,400 square meters.

1,400 square meters, it sounds quite bluffing, but in Liaodong County, it's really nothing.

Liaodong County, located in the border pass, adjacent to Wuhuan and other foreign races, has a long winter, and is extremely cold, therefore, Liaodong County is a typical land with few people, and the population of the entire Liaodong County is less than 150,000, and the area of Liaodong County is equivalent to the total area of N prefecture-level cities in later generations, which shows how worthless the land of Liaodong County is.

Liaodong County's policy of benefiting the people is very generous, and while the imperial court distributes land for free, it will also reduce or exempt some taxes for it, Rao is so, and still no one wants to come to this place where birds don't.

More than ten years ago, the population of Liaodong County was less than 80,000, since Li Man took office as the Taishou of Liaodong in the first year of Jianning (168), under Li Man's careful governance, Liaodong County has regained its vitality, and the people of Liaodong have also seen hope and hope from it.

Resisting foreign races outside, cultivating politics inside, recommending talents, being diligent in government and loving the people, Li Man has done things that others have failed to do for decades in just a few years.

Li Man is a typical all-round talent in civil and military affairs, Wen can put pen to paper to settle the world, and Wu can go to Ma to determine the world, which is what he is talking about is a person like Li Man.

On the issue of dealing with aliens, Li Man adopted a political strategy of carrots and sticks.

Li Man added Hu City in the north of Liaodong County, which opened once a month, which was jointly managed by the city and the county soldiers, and the army maintained order outside, and the city was at the core to collect market rent, and during the opening of the market, Hu merchants were allowed to go to the market and communicate with local merchants and people.

Li Man stipulated that each Hu caravan should not exceed 30 people, and each time the market opened, only 10 Hu caravans went to Hu City to participate in trade, and the rest would be killed.

In the market, it is allowed to trade horses, but the Hu people must dismount one mile away from the Hu market, and the Hu merchants are not allowed to carry weapons, bows and crossbows into the market, and those who violate the law will be killed.

At first, many Hu people were not convinced, and they shouted and resisted.

As a result, Li Man used the bloody city lance in his hand to teach them a good lesson, and the name of this lesson was called: Those who follow will prosper, and those who oppose will die.

The establishment of Hu City has brought many benefits to the people of the two places, and has also won a hard-won time for Liaodong County to recuperate and recuperate.

Li Man believed that in time, Liaodong County would be comparable to or even surpass the counties of the Central Plains.