Compulsory education in ancient times

In May, summer begins to creep in.The ground in the north began to crack in a large area, large areas of crops died, and smaller rivers had stopped flowing.Only some places close to the big river can barely survive with crops.But depending on the situation in the field, even if there is a harvest this year, it may not be able to support many people.

I don't know when it started, but many people who traveled long distances appeared near Ning'an one after another.They are going through hardships and supporting each other.Perhaps it was because of Fushantang and Xingzhi Primary School. Most of the people in this group were old people with children, and a few were family members.Speaking Mandarin with a strong northern dialect accent, he struggled towards Ning'an.

Yuezhou is the northernmost state capital of Ning'an. Qi Bohan immediately discovered this group of people, and immediately sent people who grew up in the north to meet them.

Now there are still three months before the new school year, Tao Yanran did not arrange for the new children to enroll, but let them temporarily live in Fushantang, and wait until September to enter the first grade directly. The identity of the new students is always better than that of the transfer students Some.Soon, Fu Shan Tang, which was originally empty, gradually became lively.

Ning An didn't turn away those people who came with their families. Weng Yuanji led his men and arranged for them to some sparsely populated villages, renting them a few acres of official land and sharing a few acres. acres of wasteland.In order to prevent them from clumping together, Weng Yuanji also deliberately separated them into families as a unit.

In June, the season of midsummer, the north finally ushered in a heavy rain!The heavy rain continued for three days and three nights without stopping, and the cracked land began to gradually return to a flat appearance.

Ning'an also started to drizzle lightly at the same time, and the gloomy weather made it hard for people to do anything.But this rain can be regarded as timely rain. Affected by the severe drought in the north, the rainfall in Ning'an this year is much less than in previous years.If waterwheels had not been popularized in Ning'an, I am afraid that Ning'an's grain harvest would be in short supply this year.

The most obvious comparison is that in Guangyi next door, next month will be the early rice harvest season, but experienced farmers can see that Ning'an will reduce the early rice production this year!On the other hand, Ning'an is constantly getting good news. With the dual effects of fertilizers and water trucks, the rice yield in good fields may increase by about [-]% this year, and the newly opened land can also produce a lot of grain. , this year must be another prosperous year!

It's just that after the torrential rain in the north ended, the summer sun immediately ushered in.The ground that had just healed was cracked again, and the crops that hadn't had time to recover quickly dehydrated.In the summer, the farmers felt as if someone had poured a basin of ice water on their heads, and the whole north was wailing for a while.

A man with a strong body and lush body hair, carrying a hoe, saw that he had worked so hard to save more than half a year, and the crops that were about to survive were dying, and strong hatred burst out in his eyes!After being dazed for a while, he spit on the ground, turned around with a hoe on his shoulder, and went to the homes of the brothers with the best relationship.

Two days later, a group of middle-aged men with hoes on their shoulders and women at home with kitchen knives aggressively occupied an uninhabited hill.

When other people in the village saw the backs of this group of people leaving, they immediately talked about it.

"They... um, are they going to be bandits?"

"Hey, these days, being a bandit is better than starving to death."

"Yes, but what if the officers and soldiers come to arrest them?"

"Hey! Is it better to be hacked to death by officers and soldiers after a full meal, or to be your good citizen and slowly starve to death?"

A discussion broke up unhappily, but the grandparents fell into a long silence.

After a while, the old man who was already thin and only had a skeleton left sighed, looking at his grandson, his eyes were slightly red.I saw that the grandson who was originally a tiger-headed tiger-headed grandson had lost all the flesh on his face, leaving only a pair of big eyes, and his appearance was extremely scary.The old man said in a hoarse voice, "Gou Wa, let's go to Ning'an."

A severe drought in the north cut off the livelihood of farmers. Some bold people, carrying hoes, formed gangs and became bandits.There are stubborn people who guard their one-acre three-point land and hope for a miracle to happen.There are also a group of people who can't bear the suffering of the younger generation in the family, and finally make up their minds to leave their homeland and move to the south.

However, the despair of the people at the bottom did not affect the dignitaries in the capital.It's the bitter summer again, and this summer is extremely hot, the newly launched ice silk is sold out in just half a day!The more serious the situation is, the more extravagant the style of these aristocratic families will be.The price of ice silk, which was originally only 1000 taels a piece, was raised to 3000 taels, and countless children from aristocratic families flocked to it.

The atmosphere of extravagance permeated the entire capital. In the mansion of General Anguo, a woman dressed extravagantly and with a bright face sat on the head seat of the study. After reading the secret letter at a glance, she handed it to her husband: "Han'er Worried about changes in the capital, invite us to live in Ning'an."

After General Wang read the letter, he straddled his chair with a golden knife, waved his hands boldly and said: "If we leave the capital, who will meet him in the future? Not appropriate!"

The eldest princess was noncommittal, picked up another piece of ice silk, and said with a smile: "Ling'er asked someone to bring ten of these things, and said that he wanted to honor us, so it's hard for him to have such filial piety." The eldest princess's words were very mocking , very pleased.Even though they knew that the actual price of ice silk was very low, but it was a gift from their own son after all, so no parent would be unhappy.

"Hmph, I will use these little gadgets to fool people!" General Wang mocked a few words in disdain, but took the cloth back to his room very preciously.

As the drought intensified, the relationship between the people in the north and the imperial court became worse and worse. When someone with a heart revealed the extravagant life in the capital, it was like pouring hot oil on the hearts of the people.I don't know who instigated it first, and I don't know where the honest and simple farmers had such courage. In short, the final result is: some farmers rebelled!

The peasant uprising, the imperial court did not take this motley army seriously, and only sent a few hundred soldiers to suppress it.However, after the army arrived, it was discovered that there were nearly 2000 people on the other side!Even if it is a motley crew, that one person can drown them all with one mouthful of saliva!

However, the national treasury is now empty, and the marching and fighting consume too much, and the imperial court will definitely not be able to provide any reinforcements.The general in charge of leading the team wiped his face. He had no choice but to recruit soldiers and food on the spot!This method that came up with a slap in the face abruptly forced some neutral people to the enemy again.

And the rest of the people who neither want to join the army nor rebel have no choice but to flee to Ning'an!

However, it didn't take long for Prince Xian's mansion to receive news: The peasant uprising army defeated the army sent by Qi Jingqi!

This is embarrassing...

Tao Jianran turned to look at Qi Bohan, and found that he also had a mocking smile on his face.

"Here, Qi Jingqi won't be kicked out by those people, right?" Tao Jianran thought more and more that it was possible!The Xiongnu couldn't beat it, and the peasant uprising army couldn't beat it, Qi Jingqi was too useless!

When Qi Bohan saw Tao Jianran, he knew what he was thinking, and quickly explained: "It's not that simple. It's just that they didn't pay enough attention this time. There are still a few veterans in the court. Although they can't beat the Huns, it's not a problem to deal with those people. .”

"Oh~"

Sure enough, things went as Qi Bohan expected, half a month later, the imperial court sent another five thousand soldiers and horses, and asked Old General Feng to go into battle, and directly wiped out the mob army, and slaughtered them thoroughly on the spot!

However, even so, the court's reputation could not be saved.In addition, most of the miscellaneous army were farmers who were law-abiding. When other people saw their end, they would inevitably feel sad.

And directly killed thousands of people, Qi Jingqi's cruel reputation spread again, and more people began to believe that it was because of Tianzi's misbehavior today that the rumor of this natural disaster was triggered!

But this time, Qi Jingqi did not lose her temper, but first issued a letter of guilt, hypocritically admitting her mistakes, and then opened up her private treasury and sent ministers to various places for disaster relief.This move appeased many people who were already very law-abiding, but there were also many people who sneered.The disaster has been going on for more than half a year, and it is only now that the disaster relief is started, what's the use!

However, this is not over yet, Qi Jingqi also decided to worship the heavens on August [-]th, calling all the vassal kings to Beijing to pray together!

The capital, Anguo General's Mansion.

General Wang looked at his wife solemnly, "Ma'am, a decision must be made!"

The eunuch sent by Qi Jingqi had only left the capital for a few days, and he began to mobilize the imperial army. There have been many suspicious-looking people outside the general's residence these days, and Qi Jingqi's target this time is them!

"We stayed in Beijing to help Han'er, and we must not become Han'er's weakness now!" The princess's eyes narrowed, "Write to Han'er, we will leave the capital now!"

General Wang heard the words, but did not reply immediately, but was silent for a while, before saying: "Madam, be careful on the road. I'd better stay and take care of mother. The general's mansion cannot be empty."

What Qi Bohan cares most about is his aunt who is related by blood. If the eldest princess is imprisoned, Qi Bohan will definitely come to rescue her.But if it was my uncle's family, I believe Qi Bohan would calmly weigh it and not act impulsively.

And only the eldest princess left alone, they could still claim illness or feign death to get away.But if the whole family left, it would be a defection!The Wang family has been in business for hundreds of years, and the reputation accumulated by the ancestors must not be destroyed!

"...Okay." The eldest princess stared at General Wang for a few seconds, then took a deep breath, and said decisively, "Husband, take care!" After finishing speaking, the eldest princess flicked her sleeves and left the study quickly. .

The night was as cool as water, and on a small road outside the capital, a simple carriage was heading south.