Liu Yu appointed Liu Mang as the lieutenant of Zhuolu County, in addition to being a fellow Han clan member and having a reason to take care of him, there was another reason, Liu Yu took a fancy to Liu Mang's aggressiveness.

Liu Yu himself is benevolent, and he also prefers to appoint benevolent subordinates. Zhuolu's county commander and county Cheng are benevolent and weak elders.

Presiding over the government of one party, it is not enough to rely on benevolence alone, Liu Yu needs someone like Liu Mang.

Youzhou is located in the borderland, surrounded by Xianbei, Wuhuan, Fuyu, Tibetan and other foreign tribes. Liu Yu was in Youzhou, appeasing the foreigners with a gentle strategy, although he established a high prestige among these foreigners, but the land where these foreigners lived was barbaric, and in order to survive, foreigners crossed the border to harass and even plunder, and even looted from time to time.

Liu Yu developed the salt and iron industry in Youzhou and encouraged the people to farm, and in Shanggu County, he also opened a Hu market for trading with foreigners, which accumulated a lot of money and grain for Youzhou.

Zhuolu County, located in the middle of Shanggu County, has the Great Wall as the screen in the north, and is a place for trading with foreigners, which is relatively wealthy, so it has become a coveted place for foreigners.

Liu Yu sent Liu Mang to Zhuolu in the hope that Liu Mang could rectify the security of Zhuojun County and ensure the smooth progress of Hu market transactions.

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Liu Mang's promotion was very unexpected and excited.

But there is something more unexpected, Liu Yu allocated soldiers and horses to Liu Mang! Two hundred foot soldiers, and fifty cavalry!

Liu Mangle is broken! Cheng Biting Jin Fu Youde was even more excited.

The soldiers and horses need to wait a few days before they can be allocated, and Liu Mang and the others temporarily stay in Jixian County to prepare for going to Zhuolu.

Jixian County is the seat of state governance in Youzhou.

Youzhou has a population of 2.5 million, which is less than half of the population of Jingzhou and Jizhou, which can only be regarded as medium-sized, and the population is relatively scattered.

But in Jixian County, Liu Mang felt that there were a lot of people. The streets are always bustling with passers-by with accents from all over the place.

The inquiring party learned that a few years ago, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, and the scholars and people in Qingzhou and Jizhou, the hardest-hit areas of the war, fled their homes one after another in order to escape the war, and Youzhou, which was relatively calm, became their place of refuge.

The influx of foreign population, the development of the salt and iron industry, the development of the Hu market for trading with foreigners, and the encouragement of farming, Liu Yu's series of measures have made Youzhou achieve unprecedented development.

Originally, it was a poor state, and it needed to rely on Qingdao and Hebei to subsidize official expenses, but after several years of development, Youzhou has gradually become a rich and peaceful place.

Jixian County is very close to the current Beijing City, looking at passers-by with different accents, Liu Mang can't help but sigh: This is the legendary "North Drift"!

Wandering aimlessly on the streets, appreciating the local customs, a compound attracted Liu Mang's attention.

From the outside, the yard is rustic but huge. What caught Liu Mang's attention was the people who came in and out of the courtyard, all of whom were polite and extraordinary readers.

What is this place?

The official yamen will not enter and exit at will, nor will it be so simple.

When the peddlers along the street came to the vicinity of the courtyard, they all stopped shouting until they were far away.

A peddler carrying a vegetable basket wanted to enter the yard, and Liu Mang hurriedly stopped him.

"Excuse me, what kind of place is this?"

The peddler looked at Liu Mang in surprise: "Old gentleman's academy, how could you not know?" ”

College?

Not to mention the academy, Liu Mang has never even entered the primary school.

"Can you go in and have a look?"

"Feel free to come in."

There must be a lot of learned people in the academy! There is no admission fee, so be sure to go in and have a look!

Liu Mang followed the peddler into the academy.

The academy is very large, with a few rooms in the front yard where young children recite scriptures.

The backyard is quieter. The peddler went to the kitchen to put the basket and went into a large house in the backyard. Liu Mang followed, only to see dozens of people sitting in the big room.

These people, the youngest ones are about the same age as themselves, and the older ones are at least sixty years old.

Most of the people in the room were holding scrolls, and some people were whispering, as if they were discussing something, but they didn't dare to speak out loud for fear of disturbing others.

This place is kind of interesting! (I have to add that Liu Mang was not a good student in his previous life, so he didn't know that this place was actually similar to a university library.) The only difference with the university library is that there is no object here! ）

These people who read books are not all scholars, and there are many ordinary people in the market who are similar to the peddlers.

Liu Mang was amazed, this place is so magical! Even the peddlers and pawns are going to college!

Just as he was curious, a few people came out of the back hall, three or four people who looked like students, and a slender old man with silver and white hair walked in, and the people in the big room immediately quieted down.

No need to ask, the old man must be a teacher, it seems, at least a professor!

Liu Mang didn't dare to be rude, followed the example of the peddler, and sat down on the mat.

The students each sat down in their seats, and the old man sat down in front of everyone, smiled slightly, picked up a book, and looked at it to himself.

Sigh......

The atmosphere in the room actually made Liu Mang feel a little nervous, and secretly let out a sigh of relief.

Seeing that the old man didn't give a lecture, Liu Mang understood: It turned out to be a self-study class!

Self-study class, Liu Mang's previous life was good at school! Of course, self-study classes without a teacher are Liu Mang's favorite!

The people on the side were all reading, and under the teacher's eyelids, Liu Mang also wanted to find a book to pretend, but there was no book at hand.

I was about to ask the peddler next to me who the teacher was, but I saw a student in front of me walking up to the old man, holding a book, and asking for questions in a low voice.

Liu Mang took the initiative to ask the teacher questions in the self-study class, Liu Mang had never done this, but the teacher would often challenge him: "Put away your phone!" ”

Liu Mang looked at the student who asked for advice with some contempt, in Liu Mang's eyes, such a student, if he was not a scholar, was "owed to Erdeng". (Northeast dialect: people who can show off and pretend to be X)

After the student asked the question, the peddler next to Liu Mang shouted, "Old gentleman, tell me a story." ”

Someone spoke up, and the room came alive. Especially those people who can't read are in tune with the old gentleman to tell stories.

The old man seemed to be very accustomed to this atmosphere, nodded, and began to talk with a smile.

The old man told the story of Cai Shun.

Said, Wang Mang's rebellion, the world famine. Cai Shun, a native of Anyang, Runan, went out to pick up mulberries and met the Red Eyebrow Army. The Red Eyebrow Jun asked Cai Shun why he divided the black and red mulberries in different baskets. Cai Shun replied, the black is ripe, give it to his mother; The red is sour, keep it for yourself. The Red Eyebrow Army was moved by its filial piety and gave him white rice and cow hooves.

The old man told the story, in the vernacular, which was easy to understand, and everyone listened attentively.

It's just that different people have different feelings after listening to the story.

The peddler pawn heard the "filial piety", and the learned scholar felt more, and after listening to the story, he began to discuss how to spread the way of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness to the world.

The story is over, and everyone is done. The teachers and students continued to study, and the peddlers and pawns quietly withdrew.

Of course, Liu Mang didn't have the heart to read, stood up, and was ready to quit.

When I looked up, I met the old man's gaze.

The old man smiled at Liu Mang.

Liu Mang felt a "buzz"!