Strengthening starts from the county magistrate

Chapter 59

Shen Mu went back to the government office as if nothing happened.

It's just that at the same moment, some people were stunned.

The Dali Luck Ranking that had just been updated had changed again.

Fengjiang county originally got the luck of Xuzhou county, and it has soared to the forefront.

But for some reason, it dropped to the end in an instant.

Everyone was at a loss and couldn't figure it out.

Is it possible that it will be used to bless the people in frontiers so soon?

But any normal county magistrate would probably not do this.

No one knew that Shen Mu used up a lot of Dali Qi Luck at one time in exchange for the opening of Wen Jiang's ancestral hall.

More people just feel that it is a pity that Xuzhou prefectures and counties have so much luck, if they are used well, they can completely cultivate a few more geniuses in cultivation.

...

nightfall.

It is rare for the government office to be quiet.

Li Tieniu went home early to hug his wife, and Zhao Taiji didn't know where to go for a drink.

Cao Zhengxiang simply cooked two small dishes, which were regarded as Shen Mu and his dinner.

Glancing at the room next door, Cao Zhengxiang suddenly asked:

"Miss Song didn't come back with you?"

Shen Mu shook his head, thinking about the communication between the two in the ancestral hall before, he couldn't help being a little embarrassed.

The main reason is that he feels that she may have misunderstood him a lot, especially the fact that she likes to let a girl from a good family pretend to be a female sword cultivator. It seems that she can't make it through.

"It should be that something happened and didn't come back."

Cao Zhengxiang nodded, poured Shen Mu a cup of tea, and then suddenly asked: "My lord, is it really necessary to implement the matter of building the academy?"

"Of course it is true. Children in Fengjiang need to study. This is the most basic thing. Otherwise, when the children of Xin Fan in Gu Sanyue grow up, what else can they do besides eating with their families and waiting to die? Fengjiang wants to really Stand up, reading is a must, although I don't like reasoning too much, but the reason must be understood."

Cao Zhengxiang had a strange look in his eyes, and these words gave him a new understanding of Shen Mu.

Anyway, if this was put in the past, he would definitely not be able to say this, but recently, he seems to have changed a person.

However, Cao Zhengxiang has no doubts. In this vast world, everyone needs to live in their own way. It doesn't matter if they have secrets or hide the truth.

"Has your lord thought of a plan?"

Shen Mu ate a mouthful of stir-fried vegetables, and then thought about it seriously: "Not yet, actually I don't know much about it yet."

The first thing to focus on education must be Shen Mu's accumulated experience in working in the district for many years. After developing any place and solving the immediate troubles, it must be easier to start with education to achieve results.

Of course, this is only one aspect, the main reason is that the time has caught up, who made Gu Shouzhi owe him favors?

But there is a plan, but the academy seems to be completely different from his cognition.

Because in the whole world, private schools that can study can be opened at will, but the word "academy" can only be granted by the Palace of Literature and Taoism.

If the major dynasties on many continents want to build academies, they all need to invite academies, and there are great Confucians sitting in charge, or saints in name.

The Tianzi Academy in the capital of Dali was started by the emperor who went to the Palace of Literature and Taoism to invite the emperor himself.

Either there is a great Confucian in charge, or there is a hand-picked school, which is extremely cumbersome anyway.

Of course, it is not meaningless.

Because the academy represents the enlightenment of the line of literature and Taoism, with the background of the academy, many sage anthologies can be read directly.

Cao Zhengxiang put down the bowl and chopsticks, and thought about it carefully.

"When I was in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Great Sui Dynasty, I knew a little bit about it. It is really not easy to open an academy in a county. Most of the dynasties' funds are not bad. According to the strength of our Fengjiang County, I am afraid it is really difficult."

"I know, so I want Gu Shouzhi to go through the back door or something."

"Difficult." Cao Zhengxiang shook his head.

"My lord, scholars are stubborn asses, and let's not talk about whether they can meet the requirements of the academy, but the preparation required for the establishment of the academy is a huge expense. At least one acre of land in the city must be found. Son, of course, we can’t talk about outstanding people in this place, but at least we must have a strong scholarly atmosphere.”

Listening to Cao Zhengxiang's words, Shen Mu understood somewhat.

At least Jianshuyuan should not be a vain shell, otherwise just find a teacher and set up a small courtyard.

Naturally, that's not what he wants.

"I understand what you said. Wait a few days to find Gu Shouzhi and ask him to see what is needed. Then we can make a long-term plan."

Cao Zhengxiang nodded, and suddenly thought of something: "My lord, there is one more thing. Winter is coming soon, and it is also a big event for Fengjiang."

"Oh? What do you say?"

"Our frontier has been desolate for decades, and the land is not fertile. In fact, every household in the past years did not cultivate it. Even in the past few years, I checked and found that it has almost stopped farming, because the land can't grow good crops. It's okay in summer. , run a church and do some work to get a bite to eat, but winter is more difficult, one is the problem of food, and the other is that the current business in Fengjiang is not done, in fact, it has been suppressed in previous years."

Shen Mu was taken aback for a moment, this was a question he ignored.

It's not that he didn't pay attention, the main reason was that there were too many threats in front of him, which made him focus on saving his life.

"In the county town, I see that there are quite a few big shops."

Cao Zhengxiang was helpless: "My lord, in fact, many of them are from other counties. If we really count them, there are hardly a few of our local merchants."

Shen Mu is silent, actually he can understand after thinking about it, Fengjiang is indeed poor.

Looking at it this way, there are still many things to do next.

But fortunately, at least the problem of food and clothing, Shen Mu felt that it would not be too difficult.

Relying on the function of the 'Huang Yang ancestral tree' to provide vitality, it should not be a big problem for people in Fengjiang to eat delicious hot food.

And this must be guaranteed.

If people really starve to death in winter, then the happiness index of the people in Fengjiang will definitely drop extremely, and by that time, he will probably suffer backlash from his homeland.

I thought about it for a long time.

Shen Mu said: "It's okay, there are more ways than difficulties, Lao Cao, first send a letter to Wuliang Mountain, saying that I have something urgent to find Liu Changfeng, it's best to be quick."

"My lord, Wuliang Mountain is far away, and it will take several months at the earliest."

"what?"

"This is the case for ordinary people to send messages. If it is a monk's message station, it will be fast. You can use flying swords to send messages, or Taoist talismans, but the price is not small."

"Um...how much?"

Cao Zhengxiang stretched out a finger: "Every major sect has a Lixin station. According to the distance from Fengjiang to Wuliang Mountain, I am afraid that the minimum cost is an incense money."

"Damn it!" Shen Mu almost spit out a mouthful of tea: "Why is it so expensive? Is this unknown?"

Cao Zhengxiang had no choice but to say, "There's nothing you can do about it. Generally, there aren't many sects with large formations. Unless you don't use them, you have to pay. It's nothing within a country, but if you want to be separated by millions of miles, give us Who can send messages in other continents? Even if it is the Immortal Ascension Boundary of the Upper Martial Realm, it is said that this realm can travel thousands of miles, but the consumption is still not small. After calculation, it is the most cost-effective to send messages."

Shen Mu has learned a lot.

Fortunately, fifty incense coins were cheated from Liu Changfeng before.

It's okay to spend one.

Otherwise, it would take several months to send a letter, and the day lily would be cold by the time he came.

But thinking about it the other way around, there are actually quite a lot of business opportunities in this world.

Like this one right now,
Shen Mu unconsciously began to have messy thoughts again.

"Well, communication...seems to be a good entrepreneurial pain point..."

"???" Cao Zhengxiang couldn't understand, and was a little confused.

(End of this chapter)