Not to mention that when Liu Qi was shopping, he suddenly encountered Nanhua Old Road, and Liu Bei also quietly came to Jiangxia County.

His purpose this time was to personally observe the business situation in Jiangxia County, so he didn't say hello to Liu Qi and Jiangxia Taishou Mansion in advance.

"This Jiangxia situation is really stronger than that of Xiangyang!"

After entering the Jiangxia territory, Liu Bei obviously noticed that the business atmosphere and people's livelihood economy here were much better than those in Xiangyang.

The most intuitive embodiment is the physical and mental state of the people......

The people of Xiangyang are all thin, and there is no flesh on their faces, so naturally they are not full of energy.

The clothes on his body are all patched linen clothes, which is already quite good.

But here in Jiangxia, although the people are also dressed in sackcloth, there are also a lot of uncertainties on the clothes, but they can be washed clean and tidy, and they look very neat.

In addition, the people of Jiangxia were ruddy and energetic, obviously not starving, but could eat enough.

That's not normal......

There is a shortage of food everywhere, otherwise Lao Cao would not have used human flesh as military food at every turn.

Even if Jingzhou has not experienced many wars, most of the survival materials such as food are controlled in the hands of the powerful families, and it is good that ordinary people can barely survive.

No matter how you say it, Jingzhou has experienced the invasion of the Cao army and the toss of the Red Cliff War, and the loss of the family is not big, but the life of ordinary people is sad.

At least, although the people under Liu Bei's rule will not starve to death, they will definitely not have enough to eat, which is a certain thing.

The situation on Jiangxia's side should be similar!

At this time, Jiangxia did not experience the development of the Tang and Song dynasties, and became the so-called "lake is ripe, the world is full" in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Most of Jiangxia is where unexplored wilderness is.

And most of the developed land is in the hands of local tyrants, oh Jiangxia's local tyrants are not enough, and they are tossed by Liu Qi so miserably, and the number of fields in his hands is not so exaggerated.

But this doesn't mean that the people of Jiangxia can eat enough!

As mentioned earlier, Liu Qi was particularly surprised, in a high-level world such as the Three Kingdoms of Gaowu, the yield of an acre of land was only more than 100 catties, which was incredible.

Although Liu Qi has not traveled for a long time, it has been about half a year.

In this world of elite literati, who can mobilize the vitality of heaven and earth and call for wind and rain, half a year is enough to do a lot of things.

For example, Liu Qi looks for many starch-rich plants, which are processed into food through starch processing.

This alone has solved half of Jiangxia's staple food shortage.

You must know that the aura of heaven and earth in this world is strong, and the various plants between the mountains and fields are really not too lush, and the growth cycle of some plants is very short, but they can provide starch in large quantities.

As we all know, starch fills the stomach.

Supplemented by nutritious and cheap meat such as fish and shrimp, the living standards of the people in Jiangxia are really not bad.

This is also the main reason why the people of Jiangxia he saw when Liu Bei was wandering, all of them had red faces and flesh on their bodies.

Not to mention anything else, the people of Jiangxia don't talk about eating well, at least they can eat enough, which is definitely a meritorious move at the moment.

These, naturally, are not Liu Bei's general observations, and he can see the clues, but he inevitably sighs in his heart.

This time, following him were two henchmen and guards, the peerless general Zhao Yun, and the first-class peak military general Chen Dao.

All three of them made some disguises, and although their bearings were still extraordinary, no one doubted their true identities.

Zhao Yun and Chen Zhi didn't speak, but they were also very shocked in their hearts.

The situation here in Jiangxia is surprisingly good.

They looked more carefully than Liu Bei, although the streets were bustling and noisy, there were not many naughty children frolicking, which was very abnormal.

Zhao Yun didn't hold back and informed Liu Bei of this surprise discovery.

"Oh, that's weird!"

The party did not ask the local government to ask, but found a more lively wine shop and asked for a few pots of fruit stuffing, which was asked as a casual topic.

"Oh, the guest must have come from out of town!"

The owner of the restaurant was very enthusiastic and talkative, and when he saw the curiosity of the guests, he replied with a smile: "In the past, there were indeed a lot of children playing on the street, but now they are all sent to the school!" ”

When he said this, his face flushed and he looked very proud.

It's not hard to guess that there must be children in his family who go to school.

"Oh, go to school, I don't want the people here in Jiangxia to live so richly!"

Liu Bei was a little surprised, and said curiously: "I'm afraid it's a lot of money, right?"

How much money is spent on reading, he has experienced it firsthand.

At that time, if it weren't for the support of the local tyrants in the village or the clan, with Liu Bei's family conditions, he would not have been able to read at all.

Even if his teacher Lu Zhi charges very little or no fees at all, the cost of exchanges, especially the cost of buying books, is definitely not something Liu Bei can afford.

Here in Jiangxia, it is obvious that all the children in the entire city are sent to study, and this kind of expense is not for fun.

"What kind of wealth, isn't it too benevolent?"

The store said with a smile: "There is basically no money to go to school, but you need to provide simple pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other expenses at home, and this gritted teeth can still support it!" ”

"Pen, ink, paper, and inkstone are not cheap, right?"

Zhao Yun was suspicious: "Even, this may still be the bulk of the cost of reading?" ”

"Little brother doesn't know, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, we Jiangxia originally produced it!"

The shopkeeper explained: "Of course, there are expensive ones, and even cheaper ones!" ”

"Those workshops are all directly operated by the Taishou Mansion!"

"The students in the school only need to do some simple work under the organization of the school when they have free time during the holidays, and they can exchange for the cheapest pen, ink, paper and inkstone, so the cost in this area is really not big!"

Speaking of this, he said: "Even books, they are not very expensive here in Jiangxia, and the school can organize children to work and study, and use the labor of work-study to exchange for the cheapest books!" ”

Liu Bei and his entourage were stunned......

In order to avoid arousing suspicion, they did not ask questions in the wine shop, but kept walking around to find out the situation, and finally found out all about the children's schooling.

But this is the case, and the shock in Liu Bei's heart is difficult to calm down for a long time.

His nephew Liu Qi is really not simple......

If you have the courage and courage to start a large-scale universal education, aren't you worried about financial pressure or the crazy counterattack of the big families?

Of course, through the information I found, I knew that Jiangxia's so-called school was just literacy and literacy, but this was already quite remarkable.

In Liu Bei's view, literacy and non-literacy are completely two different concepts.

If you can read and write, at least you have the possibility of going further. In the future, as long as the opportunity is right, it is not impossible to read and reason.

If you don't know how to read, unless you have a peerless talent like Evil Dian Wei, your future is really limited.

"I don't know where Jiangxia Taishoufu got the financial resources, and he dared to make such a big effort, aren't he afraid of lack of money and problems halfway?"

Liu Bei looked puzzled, although the government can only take care of the people in the cities and towns for the literacy eradication in Jiangxia, this is already quite remarkable.

Zhao Yun and Chen Zhi didn't say anything, and they didn't know.

In my heart, I admired Jiangxia Taishou Liu Qi......

It is a forced administrative order that dares to let the children of urban people read and write for free, and it is closely related to the lives of urban people.

The pressure on taxation and work forced the people of Jiangxia to send their children, both male and female, to school to read and write.

Even if pen, ink, paper and inkstone can be self-produced, and it can still give school-going children the opportunity to work-study, but the number of teachers needed by so many schools is not a small number.

Zhao Yun and Chen Zhi were both born in powerful families, and they were considered to be the children of the poor family, so they naturally knew that the so-called children of the poor family did not look down on the real ordinary people.

What surprised them even more was that all of the teachers in these literacy schools were from the county army, which was really amazing.

Liu Bei was curious, and even took two bodyguards and went to the nearest school to take a look.

It's rudimentary!

This was the first impression of the school, which should be a school house made from an abandoned house, where hundreds of children take classes.

According to the nearby villagers, these are the lands of the school itself, which are specially provided for the teachers and students in the school.

Not to mention anything else, just looking at the children in the humble school who are studying seriously, Liu Bei's mood is difficult to calm down.

In his eyes, these children are the future of Jiangxia......

Almost every time he went to a town, the first thing Liu Bei explored was the situation of the local school, and the result surprised him.

It's not that there are no problems, but the academy he passed through is still struggling to maintain itself even if he encounters all kinds of troubles.

This is quite rare......

At the same time, the closer you get to Xiling, where the Jiangxia Taishou Mansion is located, the more bustling and noisy the street becomes.

Especially the towns along the river, because of the frequent economic and trade exchanges with the opposite Jiangdong, the business is flourishing and the economy is prosperous, Liu Bei is not blushing.

"I don't want my nephew to have such a talent for internal affairs!"

Every time he walked through a place, Liu Bei had to talk to Zhao Yun and Chen Dao.

Zhao Yun and Chen Zhi didn't have any ideas, but they thought so......

I have traveled a lot of Jiangxia towns with Liu Bei, and they also have a clear and profound understanding of the prosperity of Jiangxia.

Subconsciously compared Jiangxia with Xiangyang, and was surprised to find that Xiangyang was inferior.

It's not that Xiangyang's wealth is not as good as Jiangxia's, that's impossible.

The most powerful families in Jingzhou are basically settled in Xiangyang, and according to Jiangxia, Xiangyang has gathered quite amazing wealth.

To put it mildly, maybe more than half of the wealth in Jingzhou is concentrated in Xiangyang, but so what?

Most of the wealth is concentrated in the hands of the big families, and even Liu Bei, the lord of Xiangyang, can't take it out of their hands......