The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

One day, Jia Huan led Jia Cong and Chen Ruijin to Fan Cheng's courtyard in the west of Luzhou City, and saw that the Kungfu School they ran to Ezhou had opened, and when they got closer, there was the sound of reading books.

Jia Cong enviously said: "What a practical person! It's a pity that he was taken away by King Lu first."

Chen Ruijin glanced at him and said, "You want to pry him again?"

Jia Cong shook his head: "I can't. Not everyone can pry me. How many years have I been prying Uncle Lin from Situ Brothers? It was their insiders who let me take advantage of the loopholes. This Fan Cheng can only It looks like it's drooling."

Jia Huan also said: "At first I only praised him for his loyalty, but I didn't want him to be more and more respected."

"People like him and Uncle Lin are also the backbone of our nation." Jia Cong said, "Although sometimes it is aggrieved." Nai stepped forward and cupped his hands at the door, "Is Mr. Fan here?"

The door said: "Our master is not here at the moment, dare to ask the two masters' names?"

Jia Huan thought for a moment and asked, "Will he come today?"

The door said: "Our master will come to visit the students after he gets off the yamen."

Jia Huan nodded and said, "Since that's the case, let's go inside and have a look and wait for him?"

Seeing that they refused to say their names, Menzi hesitated.It's just that both of them were wearing Confucian scholar's robes, and they had a bit of extravagance, so they didn't dare to stop them and let them inside.The three of them walked around the yard, saw that there were gentlemen teaching homework in each room, and listened carefully to the few books they had learned, whether they were fast or slow, so they couldn't help nodding.

At dusk, Fan Cheng came to the school for a walk as usual. Hearing that two young gentlemen had come, he hurried inside.I saw that the students had already finished school, and a group of bosses surrounded them not knowing what to do.Walking over to see, there is a chubby scholar sitting on a wooden plank. Under the wooden plank is a large water tank in the yard, and there are students and teachers standing under it.

I just heard the fat scholar say: "I have heard people say that there is nothing in the world that is not usable. If it is usable, it is valuable. A broken lotus leaf and a root of withered grass are all valuable." The students below nodded their heads. "However, why do many people think that broken lotus leaves and dead grass roots are not worth much? Because they don't need them, and they have never bought or sold these two things. Although many people don't know, these two things are still valuable, not because of Many people don't know that they can be used to make them worthless. Han Feizi said that the embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by ant nests. This sounds easy, but I can't figure out what's going on. Because I don't know how to control rivers, and I don't know how to control ants There is another story. It is said that there was a blacksmith in ancient times. He was good at doing everything. It’s not very solid, so he thought, it’s just a nail anyway.” He gestured side by side and said, and in the end, the country of blacksmiths lost a major battle and fell to the ground.The blacksmith's family was captured and reduced to alien slaves.

The students were in an uproar.

The fat scholar asked: "Gentlemen, let's discuss, since the country is destroyed, who did it wrong?"

A group of people below shouted: "The blacksmith—"

The fat scholar said: "Of course the blacksmith did something wrong, but besides him, there are others who also did something wrong."

Another scholar at the bottom said: "The king is not right either. He started war with his neighbors before he was ready. If the war preparations were sufficient, how could the country be destroyed after a mere defeat in the first battle?" Fan Cheng was overjoyed when he saw him. Mr. Zhao San!

The fat scholar said: "Baoqi is because the neighboring countries go to war without saying hello? For hundreds of years, foreign invaders have never said hello to our country. They quietly prepared and came over. The fault of the king is lax. Is there anything else? "

A teacher said: "The nails for the horseshoe are so important. The man who bought the nails in the general's mansion didn't even check them. He also did it."

The fat scholar nodded and said: "That's right, this person has a history. Most of the people who buy nails are ordinary servants. They can't tell which nails are good and which ones are bad. They just go to the best blacksmith shop to buy them. This person's fault is small." some."

The next student said: "The general himself has it. Why did he choose a layman to buy nails? The servant doesn't know the importance of nails, he always knows."

The fat scholar clapped his hands with a "slap" and extended his thumb: "That's right! Young man, you're right." The child was only six or seven years old, and he felt a little embarrassed to hear him call "young man".He went on to say, "As far as I'm concerned, the general is the one who is most responsible for this matter, and the person who can avoid it the most is also the general." He then said, "A blacksmith is a blacksmith. Everyone is sleepy and lazy. , When he was confused. Even if he is the number one blacksmith in the capital, it is inevitable that some utensils are flawed. Besides, the nail is an ordinary small thing, like a broken lotus leaf or a dry grass root, so he can't help feeling that it doesn't matter. If the nail is hung on the wall The painting must hang for 1000 years without breaking. Thousands of years later, people will still say that this is a good nail. Nails are so important, why did he send a servant who doesn't know how to do it? If he sends a person who knows how to make iron, the matter will be turned around."

The students started talking again.

The fat scholar clapped his hands again: "Therefore, every utensil is important, and everyone is important. An ordinary nail is poorly made, and a servant who buys nails does not know how to do it, and the country will perish. Everyone , Few of you can pass the imperial examinations and become officials in the imperial court. Most of you grow up and engage in various industries, such as agriculture, industry, and business. However, each of you is extremely important. In Luzhou and in the world, it is extremely important. You You are all teenagers now, just like the sun at eight or nine o’clock in the morning. Twenty years later, the world will belong to you. The reason why you study hard today is not because you need to spend a lot of money to study and take advantage of Mr. Fan; but because you want to take the opportunity to learn Some principles of dealing with people. As Mr. Fan often said, don’t do good because it’s small, and don’t do evil because it’s small. Even if you can’t make a fortune in the future, you won’t make a big mistake because of some small things that can be avoided. Don't become that nail, that ant nest." Fan Cheng was about to applaud, but the fat scholar's face suddenly tightened, and he glanced around from left to right with a serious expression, and all the students and gentlemen held their breaths, and Fan Cheng couldn't help being awed.

The fat scholar turned over and stood on the wooden board, with his hands behind his back, and read aloud: "So today's responsibility does not lie with others, but with my youth. A wise youth will make the country wise, a youth rich will make the country rich, and a youth strong will make the country strong. If the youth is independent, the country will be independent, if the youth is free, the country will be free, and if the youth progresses, the country will progress. If the youth is better than Europe, the country will be better than Europe; if the youth is stronger than the earth, the country will be stronger than the earth—”

Fan Cheng blurted out "Okay!" Zhao San applauded first, and the others immediately followed suit.

The fat scholar made a bow to everyone on the water tank, jumped down and walked up to Fan Cheng, and bowed to the ground in front of everyone: "Mr. Fan will do what he says, and he will act resolutely. The late students are so admired."

Fan Cheng hurriedly reached out to help him: "Small things are nothing to worry about."

The fat scholar said: "I said, difficult things in the world must be done in an easy way, and major things in the world must be done in a subtle way. These children will be the backbone of my government in all walks of life in the future. They will make the world rule when they know things. I just said, People like Mr. Fan and Mr. Lin Hai are the backbone of our nation!"

Zhao San said from the side: "He told the truth, it is at the gate of the academy."

Fan Cheng was stunned, and waved his hands again and again: "How can I compare with Mr. Lin! His old man is like a bright moon in the sky, and I am just an ant in the ground. Sir, praise, praise." Even so, he was secretly happy.So he bowed his hands and invited these people to sit in the study.

When the children served tea, Fan Cheng asked them their names.The fat scholar said with a smile, "The surname of Wansheng is Jia Mingcong, and he is from Jinling Mansion."

Fan Cheng was taken aback for a moment: "Could it be that one of the three Jias in the Rongguo Mansion?"

The fat scholar nodded.Without waiting for Fan Cheng to be surprised, Zhao San stepped forward and bowed deeply: "When I came back to Luzhou, due to some inconvenient reasons, Wansheng never told the truth to Mr. Fan. Wansheng's name is Jia Huan."

Fan Cheng knew that they were really Sanjia, and stood up in fright.Jia Huan bowed and bowed again and again to make amends.Fan Cheng recalled Zhao San's words and deeds, and said with a wry smile: "No wonder Mr. said that day, it might not be a good thing for you to vote for King Lu at this moment."

Jia Huan clasped his hands again and said: "It's really this kid—" He pointed at Jia Cong, "The action is too conspicuous. It's best for Luzhou to get some money and raise some elite soldiers quietly, so as not to attract the attention of others."

Jia Cong said: "Since Luzhou is small, there are advantages to being small. Mr. Fan, I have an idea. I just don't know if King Lu is willing."

Fan Cheng hurriedly asked, "What?"

Jia Cong said: "Compulsory education. Thirty schools like yours have been built, called primary schools, which only teach three things: "San Zi Jing", "Hundred Surnames", and "Thousand Characters". The children of the common people can finish reading these three books. The rest of "A Thousand Poems", "Sound Rhythm Enlightenment", "Children's Learning Qionglin" and so on are taught in five secondary schools. The best students in the primary school can enter the secondary school. And build a high school to teach the Four Books and Five Classics in a serious manner. Naturally, only the top students in the middle school can enter. The king of Lu may not be able to afford the money alone. Therefore, students who have finished studying in the middle school and have good homework can go to the primary school Books are tax deductible, and high school students go to middle school to teach."

After hearing this, Fan Cheng was stunned for a long time: "All the children of the common people in the city... all study?"

Jia Cong said with a smile: "Luzhou is only a small area, surrounded by wolves. Even if the army is trained, the number of people is limited. Ping'an Prefecture is also small, but they have expanded from two commercial streets to a commercial area. There are many princes in the commercial area. No one dares to mess with them, because they don’t dare to offend too many people. Luzhou is smaller than Pinganzhou. It’s impossible to just expect others to be merciful and let Luzhou go, unless there is something else that makes others dare not mess up If Luzhou can win the praise of scholars with compulsory education for all, the kings will be somewhat scrupulous. To be honest, it doesn’t cost too much money to teach only three books. Fame is also very useful sometimes. Who cares about Luzhou? If the state uses swords, it will be condemned by the people of the world, and the people of Luzhou will also fight hard to resist foreign enemies."

Fan Cheng thought about it for a long time, and suddenly said "Oh", and bowed to Jia Cong: "Mr. genius! I admire you so much!"

Jia Cong waved his hand and said, "I can only talk. Only practical people like Mr. Fan are the pillars of the world." Seeing that Fan Cheng still had an admiration on his face, he said seriously, "Mr. Fan, I mean the truth. Knowing is easy doing. Difficult. I have a lot of good ideas, but I can't do it for various reasons. It's really rare for Mr. Fan to do it as soon as he gets an idea. Wansheng admires Mr. very much."

Chen Ruijin chuckled beside him: "This gentleman and the third master both claim to be born late, so which one of you is born late?"

Jia Cong hurriedly said: "Mr. Fan is so much older than me, so naturally I am a late born." Fan Cheng said he dare not.Jia Cong didn't wait for him to humble himself and said, "Why don't I call Mr. Big Brother, do you think it can be done?"

Fan Cheng hurriedly said, "Where can I afford it?"

Jia Cong immediately bowed to him, calling him "Brother Fan"; Jia Huan followed suit and called "Brother Fan".Seeing that they were all shouting with sincerity, Fan Cheng couldn't evade it, and it sounded very pleasant to his ears, so he was overjoyed.Nai then asked if he could go to see King Lu.

Jia Huan hurriedly said: "I won't see you for a while. We have another matter when we come here today. We have brought in two generals. Whether they are willing to stay in Luzhou depends on the prince himself." Then they bribed Du Dequ yesterday. I briefly talked about the matter, but didn't mention the amount of the fans and the money.At the end, he said, "Du Dequ has gained the morale of the army, so don't be alarmed at this moment. Let General Xiao Zhong occupy the position of King Lu's Master Wu first. Please trouble Mr. Fan to tell King Lu quietly, don't let others know."

Fan Cheng asked, "Where is Mr. Zeng?"

Jia Huan said: "There are a lot of people talking, what if they reveal their secrets? Only the King of Lu knows it. Besides, the Zeng family's small calculations are too neat, and I don't trust them very much."

Fan Cheng nodded repeatedly when he heard the words: "Mr. Zhao... Mr. Jia is right."

Jia Cong smiled: "Brother Fan, don't be so polite. Besides, my surname is also Jia. If you call him Mr. Jia, I still pretend to be affectionate and think I am calling myself."

Fan Cheng said: "What did I do? The idea is..." He didn't know what to call Jia Huan for a while, Mr. Jia and Jia Sanye both fell in love with Jia Cong, and paused, "Mr. Huan came up with the idea. "

Jia Cong didn't care about it: "Brother Fan, your ability is called executive power. People with executive power as strong as you are very, very, very rare. Anyway, I can't do it."

Seeing how eager he was to take out his heart and soul, Jia Huan secretly said to Chen Ruijin: "He looks like he's going to make a fool of himself."

Chen Ruijin smiled for a long time, and said: "When Liu Xuande met Zhao Zilong in Gongsun Zan's camp, it was probably the same."

Jia Huan clicked his tongue twice: "I won't be so excited when I see a talented person. You see, after all, he is the material to be the boss."

For a while, Jia Cong and Fan Cheng had finished complimenting each other, and a few people chatted a little, Jia Cong and others left.Fan Cheng personally sent out a street, and Jia Cong frequently turned his head and waved.

Jia Huan glanced at Jia Cong and said, "Don't fall when you walk downright! The show is over."

Jia Cong curled his lips and said, "Is it necessary to act this kind of drama? I also hope that the compulsory education in Luzhou will be a great success, and that the kings of Wu and Chu around here can learn from it. This is the first shot to open up people's intelligence and security." He sighed again. , "This person is temporarily out of reach, what a pity."

Back at the inn, Zhong Wei went out to look at the house for a day and came back.The people who stayed at the inn said that Du Dequ sent someone to come this afternoon, saying that he would bring up the matter in a few days, and the guard of the yard also followed Zhong Wei's words and told him that there would be a big thank you after the matter was completed.