Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 1040

The products on the grassland are very limited.

The nomadic tribes that emerged on the grasslands in the past had the habit of going south to harvest grass and valleys. This was partly due to the influence of tribal customs, but another big reason was that the grassland environment was harsh and could not provide enough food and supplies.

If your own land cannot provide it, then supplement it from other places; if your own tribe cannot provide it, then rob other tribes.

Robbery was accompanied by annexation, eventually forming large tribes, such as the Xiongnu and Xianbei.

"The grassland's supply has its limits, and it is relatively barren. When the power expands to a certain extent, the entire grassland is almost reduced to one, and it can only expand outward. Where?"

Liu Kun asked the last question and said no more, leaving everyone deep in thought.

It's just that these people only worry for a moment and don't take it to heart.

"It sounds dangerous, but with the protection of the General's Mansion, we in Youzhou will be fine. If the barbarians dare to come, they will only seek death!"

"Yes, the general can take over the entire Youzhou with our Daijun. Not only did he defeat Wang Jun, but he also expelled Murong and surrendered the Wei family. Then the Wei family has also spread its branches in our Daijun. What? You were not afraid at first, but now you are still afraid that Murong will come again?"

"Exactly, it's getting late now. It's time for my mother-in-law to cook. I'll go back first."

Soon, everyone said goodbye to each other and dispersed.

Listening to the words of these people, Liu Kun couldn't help but sigh. Once upon a time, the people in the hinterland of the Central Plains and even in Bingzhou were like this. No matter how well they lived, they always had two meals a day, knowing that they would be able to work when they got up tomorrow morning. .

Unfortunately, in just a few years, Bingzhou fell into the control of the Huns, and the Central Plains was also at war. Many people became refugees. After today, I don’t know where they will be tomorrow.

"From this point of view, Youzhou is already a paradise. No wonder Chen Shouyi has been able to hold back for several years and never use troops. I just don't know how long he is prepared to hold back."

After sighing with emotion, everyone dispersed, but Liu took a few steps forward and came to Liu Sheng who was packing his things.

Liu Sheng's things were very simple, just a foldable chair and a few books.

Liu Kun was slightly interested in the folding chair when he saw it. When he was guerrilla in Yanmen, he heard that there was such a thing in Youzhou. It was said that it came from the General's Mansion. He had even seen it a few times, but he had never observed it carefully. Now this thing He was naturally curious when he saw it, but what made him even more curious was the scholar in front of him, so he suppressed the idea of ​​exploring Hu Chair and went directly to talk.

Seeing Liu Kun approaching, Liu Sheng bowed his hands in salute, and then put away a few books.

Seeing his appearance, Liu Kun said rather sadly: "It seems that a gentleman comes from a poor family, but he can see the situation in the north with one heart. What is even more difficult is to care about the people and preach on the road. If you come from a high-class family, you can act like this." Knowledge, given time, it is not difficult to be ranked in the court."

He guessed that the scholar in front of him also had ambitions, so he started with these words and finally recruited them, so it was logical.Unexpectedly, Liu Sheng smiled and said: "Sir, you have misunderstood. Xiaosheng did not have no place to seek refuge, so he preached on the street. In fact, I passed the Youzhou Civil Examination last year. I was a civil servant and inherited the general's palace." On the matter of education, come here to preach. After half a year, someone will come to take an assessment and ask passers-by. If you pass [-] questions out of [-], you will be promoted and can become an official and assist in the government." As he spoke, his face changed. Showing a look of longing.

Liu Kun was surprised and asked: "What's going on with this literary examination? You said that if you pass the examination, you can be an official? Could it be that everyone can do it?" Before that, he had already I had heard about the civil and military examinations, but I didn’t want to ask too many questions, but I had a vague guess. Combined with some situations in Youzhou, I had a vague idea. When the scholar said it, it became clear immediately.

Liu Sheng said: "Not everyone can do it, but everyone can do it. In Youzhou, as long as you are clean and report every year, you can participate in the literary examination after the autumn harvest. By the way, There are also martial arts competitions, which have become more and more grand in the past two years and almost everyone knows about it." He smiled, "Sir, I don't know about this. As expected, he is from out of town. If it were other people in the town, I'm afraid he wouldn't have much to do with you. You should be more prepared, and even directly inform the elders that they are coming to arrest you."

"How did you know?" Liu Qun came over and couldn't help but ask when he heard this. He naturally thought of the old farmer just now and left after just a few words, full of caution.

"Including Xiaosheng, the previous preachers have repeatedly warned the people in the town to be careful of outsiders. They also talked about many ways to identify outsiders to prevent people from spying on the reality of our Youzhou. This is also the general It is advocated by the government, and to put it bluntly, this town is not big, and there are not many people in the whole town. Most of them have friendships and kinship, and most of them know each other. Outsiders like Mr., and Those with extraordinary demeanor will be recognized immediately.”

Liu Qun was stunned for a moment.

Liu Kun frowned, and after sorting out his thoughts, he said: "So, people who have passed the civil service examination are like you, going to preach in a small town in Youzhou? One person to a small town It’s really hard work to explain.”

Liu Sheng smiled and said: "Because this town is located in a remote place, there are not many people living in it, so only one person can do it. In larger towns, there are more people to preach. As for the county town, there are many people. There are even more than a dozen or 20 people required to collaborate, and not all of them have to come to the local level to preach. In the following competition, the rankings were only around fifty, and then they had to go to the local level to get the top ten. If you do, you can directly work as a subordinate and work in the general's mansion. In the future, you can be released as an official. Within fifty, you can also enter Youzhou official school for further study..."

Hearing this, Liu Kun couldn't help but take a breath, already realizing the key inside.

"No wonder. I said that this random farmer can say a few words about current affairs. There are also many merchants and servants who are also very knowledgeable. It seems that they are all due to the gentleman's preaching."

Liu Sheng shook his head and said with a smile: "It is not the result of Xiaosheng alone, but the foundation laid by the previous predecessors. When I first came, no one on the street would listen to the lecture. On the contrary, there were still people who laughed at it. It was the seniors who kept The declaration is what makes us what we are today." After saying that, he said goodbye and left.

It was difficult to stop Liu Kun, let alone recruit him. He was from a civil service examination. He came here not as a volunteer, but to get promoted after taking exams. How could he leave with a refugee like himself?To follow oneself is to cast a secret shadow.

Therefore, on the way back, Liu Kun had a heavy heart. When he returned to the convoy, he urged the carriages and horses to move forward as quickly as possible. This time, he did not bother to understand the situation along the way.

Although Liu Qun didn't want to waste time, he couldn't help asking about the reason.

Liu Kun then said: "Before, it was said that martial arts was the most important in Youzhou, followed by civil administration. Now I realize that it is clearly civil administration that is the most important, but the generals are dissatisfied!"

When Liu Qun heard this, he was surprised and asked why.

Liu Kun sighed and said: "As soon as the civil examination was published and the emperor became famous, all the poor people in Youzhou came under Chen Shou's tent. Could it be that you haven't noticed that the people of Youzhou, the soldiers, and even This is the lineage of scholars who only know about the general’s palace but not about the governor of Youzhou!”

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