Five days later, Qin Mu came to Jiangling County, Jiangling County was much more prosperous than the county towns he saw on the road, Jiangling County was almost completely built on the river, this river is not Yongjiang, but Jinjiang, so Jiangling is also called Jinling.

The Jinjiang River is turbulent, the water is like the sea, the original Gangneung County was built on the oasis in the long river, but later the boats here come and go, more and more prosperous, very crowded, so the city expanded, a lot of construction.

At that time, it was the current national teacher who served as the governor of Gangneung County, and at that time he was already a talented and strong man, showing extraordinary ability, and gathered many skilled craftsmen and countless supernatural people to lay deep stone piles on the river, each of which was 100 zhang long, totaling more than 3,800 stone piles. The top of the stone pile is still 30 feet above the water, which can allow large ships to pass underneath, and can also allow large floods to flow calmly.

Yankang Guoshi and those skilled craftsmen and supernatural powers paved the road with huge stones, stabilized it with supernatural powers, and expanded Gangneung City, which was a huge project, and tens of thousands of supernatural people toiled here for ten years to complete the new city.

There are some patios underneath the new town that can be illuminated, which are used to drain water during heavy rains, and there are also some docks built under the castle and communicated by nooses.

There are also large and small wharves on the edge of the city, where ships often moored and unloaded their cargo.

It was also called the small capital city, and was criticized by the scholars at the time, saying that the Gangneung County Governor Yin was suspected of rebellion, and the newly built Gangneung Castle cut off the dragon veins of the empire and let the emperor kill him.

It is also said that Gangneung Mansion Yin built a dragon head on the Jinjiang River and plotted against him.

After Yankang completed this feat, he was summoned to the capital, and many people thought that the emperor was going to kill him, but they did not expect that the prince of Yanfeng at that time admired him very much. Prince Yanfeng is eloquent and strategic, and after ascending the throne, he repeatedly promoted Yankang to the national teacher, and it didn't take long to promote him to the national teacher.

Qin Mu also heard these interesting things talk about by Gong Gong, and he didn't know whether it was true or not, but Yankang's national teacher was talented, and he knew and reused it with Emperor Yanfeng, which made him admire these two people very much.

On the same boat with him were some scholars from Jiangling County, some were born in poor families, and some were born in rich and wealthy families, Qin Mu inquired, most of these people were from primary schools and universities in Jiangling County, and they were all children of the same family.

Qin Mu was surprised, and inquired about the elementary school and university in Jiangling County, and only then did he know the reason.

The primary school university is set up by Yankang National Normal School and has been promoted to the whole country.

The national teacher said to Emperor Yanfeng: "When you are eight years old, you will be from the prince down, and as for the children of the common people, they will all enter the primary school, and they will be taught to guide, etiquette, the festival of advance and retreat, etiquette, archery, books, practice, and foundation building." Look at their talents, teach them according to their aptitude, awaken the spirit fetus, break the wall and hide the gods, and select their children to enter the university. ”

The national teacher also said to Emperor Yanfeng: "In ten years, from the first son of the Son of Heaven, the sons of the people, to the princes, the secretaries, the doctors, the suitable sons of the Yuanshi, and the handsome people of the people, they all entered the university, and taught them the way of supernatural powers, swordsmanship, righteousness, self-cultivation, and governing others. University scholars are all protégés of the Son of Heaven and do not need to be attached to the sect. In the course of time, the troubles of the sect can be removed. ”①

The national teacher also said: "After graduating from university, you can enter Taixue." If you are a bachelor, you will be taught as an official and the way of the general, study the Tao and govern the world, then the four seas will be peaceful, and the Son of Heaven can sit back and relax. ”

Qin Mu sighed with emotion in his heart, how could the country not prosper if the national teacher of Yankang was so academic?

The living space of the sect in Yankang Kingdom is squeezed by the primary school and the university, and there is no living space, so it is no wonder that there will be a rebellion.

On the boat, Qin Mu took out the "Sutra of Calculation" he bought in Jiangling City from his baggage, studied it carefully, and wrote the Yuan Jie Fraction on paper with a charcoal pen.

Suddenly, a fat scholar asked, "Did Brother Qin also go to the capital to take the exam?"

Qin Mu nodded and said with a smile: "Yes." I'm going to go to the capital to fight for a future, and Brother Wei is also going to take the exam?"

The fat scholar was called Wei Yong, nodded and said with a smile: "It is my long-cherished wish to gain fame and enter the Tai Academy to read a wide range of books!"

Another scholar smiled and said, "Brother Wei, the Imperial Academy is not so easy to enter. You're only fourteen years old, and you're still a junior scholar, so you can't get into Tai Academy!"

Wei Yong sneered: "Isn't a university scholar great? He may not be able to beat me and Brother Qin!"

Many scholars laughed.

Qin Mu also smiled, most of these scholars who were on the same boat with them were going to the capital to take the exam, wanting to enter the Imperial Tai Academy.

The universities in Jiangling teach basic swordsmanship and spells, and they don't cover a wide range of subjects, while the Beijing Tai Academy has a collection of millions of books, covering everything, and almost all the martial arts and magical powers of all sects and factions in Yankang Kingdom are gathered here, which can be said to be the highest university in the empire!

It is very difficult to enter Tai College, and college students from all over the country break their heads in order to enter it, while elementary school scholars plan to enter Beijing, often wanting to enter the university there. It is even more difficult for a junior scholar to enter the Tai Academy, and unless he is particularly outstanding, he may be hired exceptionally. Every year, there are very few young bachelors who can pass the assessment and enter Tai College.

The captain took the helm and let the ship sail to the opposite shore.

Qin Mu noticed that this ship used a strange Dan furnace, there was a flame in the Dan furnace, as long as the medicine stone was put in, it could use the spiritual power in the medicine stone to push the gear above the Dan furnace to rotate, and the gear carried a huge ship wheel to turn over the water, like a waterwheel, pushing the big ship forward.

The captain only needs to be at the helm and control the direction.

Qin Mu was amazed, where could he see such a strange thing in the ruins?

Not long after, the big ship sailed to the shore, and he and many gentlemen disembarked, and with the crowd did not go far, they came to the city of Chema and horses.

Qin Mu looked around, even more curious, only to see that there were some land boats, flying cars, cranes, earth dragons rented and sold here, as well as a few building ships that were ready to go, with rising smoke, and the smoke was mixed with firelight.

"Brother Qin, this way!"

Wei Yong stood under a building boat and beckoned to him. The ship descended the ladder, and some of the men were walking up the boat.

Qin Mu walked over, looked up at the building boat, showing a look of surprise, Wei Yong was a self-acquaintance, and said with a smile: "The land boat is more bumpy, the flying car is too expensive, the crane and the earth dragon are exposed to the wind and sun, or the building boat is comfortable to sit on, but the speed is a little slower." However, the selection of Tai Academy is still early, so let's take a boat to the capital. ”

Qin Mu said yes and said, "How about the price?"

Wei Yong took out a pot of wine and said with a smile: "You are better dressed than me, and you still care about the price? Fox girl, I bought you a pot of wine." ”

Fox Ling'er was surprised and delighted, the man stood up, thanked him solemnly, and then took the wine jug.

Qin Mu came to the boat boss and paid the fare, the ship fare from Jiangling to the capital requires ten Dafeng coins, which is not expensive, after all, Qin Mu has been used to spending a lot of money in the past five days, and he has no idea how much Dafeng coins are worth, he only knows that his meals and accommodation are all a Dafeng coin to the other party, and he is so happy that he is happy.

The two of them boarded the ship, and it didn't take long for the ship to be full, and the medicine master and the boy started the furnace of the boat, and the medicinal power was turned into mana to supply the bronze beast sculpture at the stern, and the big mouth of the bronze beast immediately erupted a strong firelight, and the boat slowly took off, slowly turned around in mid-air, opened its sails and sailed away from Jiangling, heading north.

On the ship, each passenger has their own room, and meals are also provided on board, and they only need to spend a few days on board.

Qin Mu stood on the boat and looked down, only to see that the boat was rising higher and higher, and the speed was gradually increasing, and the Jiangling City below had become smaller and smaller, but he could still see strange things such as flying cars, birds and spaceships flying out of the city from time to time, flying towards other cities, and the boats on the river were coming and going, which was very lively.

"Yankang is truly a magical place. ”

Qin Mu admired in his heart: "Ling Yuxiu said that Yankang's Dao magic is changing with each passing day, and now it seems that this is indeed the case. ”

He could see that Yan Kangguo was applying the Dao magic power to every corner of life, and the clothing, food, housing and transportation of ordinary people were slowly changing, which was very similar to the way of the saint mentioned in the Great Yutian Demon Sutra.

The way of the saints is only used by the common people. Yan Kangguo did a very good job.

He suddenly had a strange thought in his heart: "Could it be that the Yankang National Master is also from my Heavenly Demon Sect?"

Some of the scholars on the ship were practicing martial arts, and their cultivation strength was very good, but to Qin Mu's surprise, they often practiced the same martial arts, spells, and swordsmanship.

Qin Mu was puzzled: "Cultivating the same spell and sword technique, isn't it easy to be caught by someone?"

In his opinion, although a martial artist is a realm of laying the foundation, erudition is also the foundation, and most scholars practice the same kind of martial arts, the same spell, and the same swordsmanship, so it is easy to be caught by others.

"With such a martial artist, I can fight ten with one hand. Qin Mu shook his head secretly, and continued to study the "Sutra of Calculations", there were ten volumes of "The Book of Calculations" printed by Yankangguo, and he had already read them, and he had also sorted out a lot of the Yuan Equations on the paper.

At night, Qin Mu came to the deck from the room, looked up to observe the stars in the sky, and then deduced it with the meta-solution, and recorded the calculation on paper.

The boat floated for four days, and it was getting closer to the capital, and most of the soldiers on the boat were going to the capital for the first time, and they could not hide the excitement in their hearts, and they all lay on the side of the boat and looked out. Suddenly, a violent shock came, and the boat tilted in the air, and several soldiers did not grasp it steadily, and fell from the boat.

These people did not practice the magic power of flight, and let out a long scream, the scream continued for a long time,—— the ship flew too high, and it would be a while before they fell to the ground.

Qin Mu frowned, his legs were like two guns nailed to the boat, carrying the drunken Fox Ling'er in one hand, and grabbing the equally drunk Wei Yong with the other, lest they be thrown off the boat.

At this moment, haha's laughter came from outside the ship, and an unimaginable giant python opened its big mouth full of barbs, bit the stern, and was tearing hard!

Everyone on the boat was shocked, the stern of the ship had been bitten off by the giant python. The soldiers standing near the stern of the ship fell from the boat one after another, and several of them were devoured by the python!

There was still a person standing on the flat head of the giant python, dressed in a flower robe, coated with rouge and powder, very charming, but a bewitching man, looking excitedly at the panicked people on the boat.

Note (1): These paragraphs quote the words of Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty, and the house pig is slightly adapted. The name of the primary school and the university was in ancient times, and the name was probably in the first century B.C., the Western Han Dynasty, and it was recorded in the "Great Dai Li Ji", "The ancients came out of the house at the age of eight, learned small arts, and performed small festivals." "Tie your hair and go to university, learn great arts, and perform great festivals." "Little Dai Li Ji - The Royal System": "The primary school is on the left side of the south of the Gonggong, and the university is in the suburbs. "Eastern Han Dynasty, "White Tiger Pass": "I entered primary school at the age of eight, and I entered university at the age of fifteen. ”