On the highway leading from Hedong to Bingzhou. Wang Zhen sat in a carriage that was constantly shaking. There were eight other people in the carriage, and with the salute they carried, it looked very crowded. But it's already the best.

Because Wang Zhen didn't spend a penny, you know, the cost along the way, that is, from Pingyang to Jinyang, it costs at least 120 yuan, and it also takes more than 50 yuan to carry a truck, and most importantly, there is a lot of time wasted, and the three-day trip will become seven or eight days. Traveling long distances is not an easy task.

Wang Zhen was wearing a gentleman's outfit. It has been half a year since he graduated from the normal school. As a teacher in a township school in Hedong, at the beginning, the situation there was really not very good, the classrooms were dilapidated, there were many children, and there was a serious shortage of teachers.

Wang Zhen himself didn't know how he survived at that time. But fortunately, in the following months, more teachers were quickly added, most of them were trainee teachers who graduated quickly from normal schools, with little experience, but it didn't matter, they themselves taught while improving their learning according to the syllabus. In short, this half a year has added a lot of experience to him.

Now, Wang Zhen is going to be transferred to a township school in the north of Bingzhou as the principal. But he was very worried, because he knew that the infrastructure of the state was not enough at all, the teachers must not be fully equipped, and most importantly, the teaching situation there may not be good, a large number of children were concentrated, most of them had not received formal education before, and the Republican Army attached great importance to education, because education accounted for a large proportion of the local political achievements.

However, Wang Zhen already has a certain education. He has experienced the worst situation in Hedong. Big deal and do it again.

However, Wang Zhen is happy that education has become the most important link for everyone in the Republican Army, for example, he could not take the bus because the tickets were sold out. But seeing that he was a teacher, a place was specially vacated for him in the carriage, and the cost was completely unnecessary, because everyone had their own children, and the Republican Army gave them a new life, and many of them were slaves before. Now most of them are free people, but the fastest way for their children to change their destiny is to study.

Military schools, normal schools, and engineering schools are the highest priority for these children. It's not just about treatment, but most importantly, it's an important part of quickly entering society, gaining social recognition, and related status.

Attaching importance to education is a major feature of the Republican Army's policy, and in terms of education, certain contradictions have been alleviated to the greatest extent, and the people believe that they have a more specific goal to strive for, that is, their next generation. As long as they study well and complete the relevant courses, they will not worry about a way out in the future and change their own destiny. This is an opportunity. To provide education is to provide such an opportunity. Everyone will continue to cherish it.

Jingshi, Luoyang.

After Cao Cao came back from the General's Mansion, he looked at the newspaper silently, and seemed to be very depressed.

The general entered the palace once, and he seriously explained the harm of eunuchs, but helplessly, the queen mother needs eunuchs and needs to balance the current situation, so entering the palace is useless. But the threat from the north remains unresolved.

During this time, the IRA had gained a large part of the southern passage through bribery and intimidation. At Nakajo Mountain, a path has already been opened. But these did not attract the attention of the general, and perhaps, no one wanted to be distracted from dealing with the Republican Army at this time. It's going to cost them some of their strength. So, the IRA moved quickly. They seem to have the possibility of opening all the southbound passages.

"If the Republican Army preemptively attacks Luoyang, although it will cause great panic in Luoyang, but if the eunuchs and generals can realize this threat and stop the infighting, it may also be a good thing." Cao Cao didn't know why, he suddenly had such a strange thought, maybe he had been suppressed for too long. Or is he thinking so much that he can't fully understand many things? Whatever it was, in short, what he did, it still made him feel like there were a lot of thoughts that were hard to deal with. For example, some of the current situation. Under the influence of external forces, perhaps, they can have a new understanding, change some of their own contradictions, and put the situation in an extremely favorable state.

"But how likely is that, the IRA knows how to advance and retreat, they know under what circumstances, to adopt a certain appropriate policy, and their strategy is constantly adjusted, because they can always find some changes that are constantly happening, and make their situation much more favorable, and this is probably the situation that they should pay attention to the most." Cao Cao thought so.

The Republican Army does not seem to be very aggressive, and after obtaining the passage to the south, the Republican Army will not take the initiative to launch an offensive and preemptively attack Luoyang, although the Republican Army has always been preemptive, but sometimes, they will also make appropriate adjustments.

Taking the initiative to attack Luoyang, the capital division, will give the other party a lot of truth, and in that case, their situation will become very unfavorable. Some of the situations within the IRA were also not well handled, and in such a situation, it seems that sending troops was not an extremely advantageous option. In such a situation, their situation may not develop to the point where it is possible to send troops.

Cao Cao can only think like this, what he thinks now is that the imperial court should focus its main attention on the north and inhibit the development of the republican army, once the republican army digests more land, their strength development will reach a new peak, at that time, it is too late for the imperial court to deal with it. It's a pity that these words are already difficult to control. Now both sides have only the possibility of killing the other.

Inside the South Palace.

Zhang Rang walked slowly, in the back, the four small yellow doors followed slowly, they didn't know why Zhong Chang Shi walked so slowly today, but they also slowed down as much as possible, and didn't make a sound, if there was a sound in their breathing, they might stop breathing.

Zhang Rang is indeed thinking about big things. The Republican Army sent a telegram, which expressed support and was willing to provide a batch of arms to the other side, but they could not come because of the distance they were too far away, so the matter was abandoned.

Zhang Rang felt very worried, he hoped to get the support of the Republican Army, and the best thing was to have a force that could obey his command and contain the general He Jin to a certain extent. He Mei was waiting, but his attitude improved significantly, but the general's subordinates were not friendly to him at all, especially that Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu, who openly clamored to kill them.

This made Zhang Rang grit his teeth with hatred, eager to eat Yuan Shao's meat.

But none of these things, the key to the problem is strength, the balance of power, only if the balance of power is balanced, can all problems be solved. Zhang Rang was thinking about how to involve the Republican Army, or whether it would be more powerful. What Zhang Rang didn't know was that Yuan Shao had already suggested to the general that Dong Zhuo in Guanzhong and Ding Yuan, who had broken away from the state, enter Luoyang with their own men and horses, so that they could rely on local forces to solve the eunuch problem. Cao Cao didn't know such a thing, perhaps, the general had not considered the seriousness of this problem.

Lijiazhuang. Life here is calm and lively, and the nearby bazaar begins. People are trading all kinds of things they need, seeds, farm tools, medicines, clothing, etc., there are many goods, snacks are also increasing, and the people's purchasing power has also increased a lot. These are the benefits of the IRA.

But within the War Department. Shang Wu and Jia Xu were still busy, communicating on some issues from time to time.

"Those old bureaucrats, what they can use, after all, they have a certain advantage in terms of knowledge reserves, of course. Their views are sometimes biased, and we can't change that, but what we do know is that they can change a lot of things. Because we also need them, to get through some of the stable phases on the ground. Shang Wu said.

For those old officials who took the initiative to surrender, how to deal with them is to give them a certain fee and dismiss them. Let them be a rich man, or give them certain rights and let them continue to be officials, this is a balance that needs to be mastered.

"Those officials are very powerful people, but if we don't deal with them, it will pose a big threat to us, because some of their ideas are in conflict with ours. But if we can't satisfy them, they lack the possibility of taking the initiative to surrender, which is also an extremely disadvantageous thing for us. Jia Xu said.

"So, we're going to set up a transitional ** to solve things like this, before the election of the councillors, to the election of a new officer. Let them continue, and, give certain policy guidance, let them follow our orders, if they do well, they can be trained, learned, and used again, if not, it can only be, let them be a rich man, give certain preferential policies, and let them solve these things by themselves. Shang Wu said helplessly.

Although the Republican Army lacks personnel, it also needs some officials who have a certain degree of self-awareness and identify with the Republican Army to govern, otherwise, it will bring them a lot of trouble, and Shangwu hates such trouble. After all, this is not good for the Republican Army.