Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 201 Yangzhou University Steam Enlightenment (4k)

Even after learning that the Shen family was not in danger, Shen Wansan still left two siblings, Shen Xia and Shen Cheng, in Yangzhou.

The old man's eyes are obviously no longer limited to the present, but are looking at a hundred years from now.

The Shen family already has a house in Yangzhou, which they bought when they came to Yangzhou last time.

Shen Wansan only left his personal bodyguard Ah Qi to take care of the daily life of the two siblings, and stopped interfering with other matters.

The Shen Xia siblings are now not only well integrated into campus life, but have also become influential figures.

Yangzhou University, Lecture Hall.

In the corridor on one side, two figures of children were walking towards this side one after the other. They were a pair of siblings.

"Sister, isn't it a school holiday today? Why did you bring me here?"

The younger brother, Shen Cheng, was holding a small bag and eating pastries produced by Mingji Dessert Factory while walking.

As she approached the lecture hall, her sister Shen Xia turned back and glared at her brother Shen Cheng.

Shen Cheng smiled at his sister and said, "Sister, the pastries made by Mingji Dessert Factory are also so delicious. They can't compare to the ones we had in Suzhou. Do you want one?"

As he spoke, Shen Cheng handed over the cake in his hand.

"Hurry up and get your seat. Today is the day when Mr. Yang lectures. If you arrive late, you won't have a seat."

"Oh."

Shen Cheng said "Oh", put the remaining half of the pastry into his mouth, wiped his mouth with his hand, and then quickly hung the bag on his waist.

Seeing her brother like this, Shen Xia turned around and walked directly to the lecture hall with an expression that was too rotten to be carved.

Shen Cheng quickly followed.

Even though Yang Xian is so busy now, he still attends the fixed monthly classes at Yangzhou Primary School and Yangzhou University.

Yang Xian does not have a fixed syllabus and talks about whatever comes to mind.

It is not limited to science, human geography, history and culture, everything is included.

Today is the day when he is giving a lecture at Yangzhou University.

After getting the news, Shen Xia ran over directly with Shen Cheng.

Whether it was Zhu Biao or Zhu Di, no matter how busy they were during their time in Yangzhou, they would always take time to listen to Yang Xian's lectures.

After the fame spreads.

At first, not many people came from the capital.

It’s just that after they listened to Yang Xian’s lectures a few times, they found it thought-provoking.

After repeatedly thinking about many of Yang Xian's statements, we can understand that Yang Xian is in a unique line, and his pragmatic words are even inspiring.

They have unique views on previous dynasties, and there are many things they could not even think of before.

So much so that later, various second-generation people in the capital would go to Yangzhou early the day before Yang Xian's lecture.

Before the Northern Expedition, the lecture hall was suspended for a period of time.

Now that I'm back, nature has started again.

Shen Xia was running very fast and without paying attention, she bumped into the back of a little boy in front of her and fell to the ground.

The little boy was also knocked forward and almost fell.

Fortunately, the guard following him had quick eyesight and quick hands to support him.

The guard immediately stared at Shen Xia who fell to the ground, with a displeased look on his face. He was about to reprimand, but was directly interrupted by a little boy on the side.

"Are you okay?" The little boy asked Shen Xia, regardless of his injuries.

"Sister, are you okay?"

At this time, Shen Cheng, who was catching up from behind, finally rushed over. Looking at Shen Xia who had fallen to the ground, he quickly helped her up with a worried look on her face.

At the same time, Shen Cheng also noticed the unkind-looking man in front of him. He gave off a strong oppressive force. He had experienced this feeling inadvertently on Shen Wansan's personal guard Ah Qi.

Ah Qi told Shen Cheng that this was murderous intent.

Only those who have truly survived the battlefield will have it.

But even so, Shen Cheng still protected his sister behind him.

Shen Cheng raised his head and looked at the guard in front of him without giving in a step.

Until Shen Xia's voice sounded behind her.

"Xiao Cheng, I'm fine."

Shen Cheng turned his head and saw Shen Xia gently shaking her head at him, then walked to the front, saluted the little boy, and said, "I was running too hastily and didn't pay attention to the road. I hit this person." Young Master, I apologize to you here."

The little boy in front of him was about the same age as Shen Cheng, about eleven or twelve years old.

Different from the fierce guards beside him, the little boy gave people a feeling of spring breeze.

Just now, he was also the first to ask Shen Xia, who fell to the ground, if she was injured.

The little boy smiled and said he was fine.

Then he looked at Shen Xia and his sister, with a puzzled look on his face, and said, "Are you also here to listen to Yang Guogong's public class?"

"Is there any problem?" Shen Xia asked.

"Yang Guogong's class today is a university lecture." The little boy said.

Shen Xia heard the meaning of the other party's words. Although she didn't show anything on her face, the good impression she had for the little boy in her heart had completely disappeared.

"Aren't you a child too?" Before Shen Xia could speak, Shen Cheng beside her said directly.

"Xiao Cheng, don't be rude." Shen Xia said.

After saying that, he saluted the little boy in front of him again, and then led Shen Cheng towards the big lecture hall in front.

The lecture hall is huge.

But the seats were quickly filled.

Fortunately, siblings Shen Xia and Shen Cheng arrived in time and grabbed two spots.

The little boy from before was sitting not far from them.It was indeed as the little boy said. Apart from them, the youngest people sitting in the lecture hall were all fifteen or sixteen years old.

There are many people who have already reached the crown.

Yang Xian stood on the podium and looked at the people coming to attend the lecture. Most of them were familiar faces.

Regardless of their background, they are still willing to come here to attend classes, which represents their attitude.

If nothing unexpected happens, when these people grow up, they will hold important positions in various departments of the court, and some of them even have titles and official positions.

If we can make these people better through classroom education, we can make the entire court, and even the whole world, a lot better.

And if anyone among them does evil, the damage caused will be much greater than that of ordinary people.

This is why Yang Xian did not refuse these second-generation people from the capital to come to listen to his lectures.

Yang Xian recovered his thoughts and officially started teaching.

"Can anyone tell me how the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period came about?"

"What other reasons could there be? Of course it was because the Emperor of Zhou was stupid. King Zhou Li imposed tyranny, and then King You of Zhou destroyed the patriarchal system. He abolished concubines and established concubines, and even staged ridiculous dramas such as beacon fire dramas with princes. They didn't Destruction is unacceptable." A young man stood up and said.

This is the son of the Duke of Wei, Xu Zengshou.

Yang Xian and Xu Da already had a good relationship. When the Yangzhou University lectures were first established, he had already come to attend the lectures.

Yang Xian nodded, shook his head, and then asked: "Who else can tell other reasons."

"Is it because of the invasion of foreign enemies?" Another young man stood up and asked with some uncertainty.

"Is there any other reason that anyone can tell me?" Yang Xian continued to ask.

"It's because of the destruction of the patriarchal system."

At this moment, a slightly childish voice sounded.

Yang Xian glanced at the speaker, nodded, and said: "The patriarchal system of the Zhou Dynasty was destroyed, and the power of princes and kings in various places was increasing day by day. They used the banner of the royal family to 'hold the emperor to order the princes' and continued to develop. One’s own power, this is indeed a fatal reason.”

Shen Xia and Shen Cheng looked up at the person asking the question, because the person asking the question was the little boy they met before.

The most important thing is that what the little boy said was affirmed by Yang Xian.

Yang Xian motioned the other party to sit down, and then said: "But in my opinion, these are not the fundamental reasons. I think the most fundamental reason lies in the development of productivity, which is manifested in the large-scale production of cheap iron farm tools and cattle. universal."

Another novel statement that has never been heard before.

The second-generation nobles sitting below have all received good education since childhood. Regarding the arguments of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, they have long heard the old gentlemen who gave them lectures until their ears almost grew calluses.

They had never heard of the reason Yang Xian mentioned.

This is why they are willing to travel hundreds of miles to Yangzhou to listen to Yang Xian's lectures.

Under the podium, everyone could not help but hold their breath, wanting to hear Yang Xian's explanation.

"In the Zhou Dynasty, there was a lack of iron farm tools and cattle, and it was difficult for one household to complete agricultural production activities alone. Multiple farmers worked together to cultivate, which was in line with the current development of productivity, and the well-field system was implemented. However, after the popularity of iron farm tools and cattle, it led to a decline in productivity revolution."

“The original public fields could no longer fully absorb these excess productivity, so private fields began to arise, resulting in an abundance of products.”

"This also stimulated the determination of the slaves at the bottom to get rid of their slave status. At this time, slave riots and resistance movements continued to occur across the country, which greatly reduced production efficiency."

"As a result, some enlightened nobles turned slaves into tenants and began to accumulate wealth by collecting rents. As a result, the slave society of the Zhou Dynasty gradually developed politically towards a feudal society."

"What would you choose if you were slaves in the Spring and Autumn Period?" Yang Xian looked at the people below, smiled, and then said. "Needless to say, I will definitely lean towards those emerging nobles."

"But as a result, more production resources will be concentrated in the hands of these nobles who are willing to take the initiative to reform. For example, the Jin State was the first to introduce a system that allowed land transactions. As one goes, the interests of those slave nobles will be affected. Damage. At this time, the war between them emerged. This is the origin of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period."

Yang Xian finished speaking.

The entire lecture hall was silent, and everyone had different expressions. In addition to shock, some were lowering their heads and thinking seriously, while others were shaking their heads.

Because what Yang Xian said was too advanced for them.

In fact, the changes in productivity have brought about far more than this.

At that time, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the social changes of the entire period were reflected in the political evolution from a slave society to a feudal society; economically, the well-field system collapsed and the small peasant economy emerged; and ideologically and culturally, it was reflected in the contention of a hundred schools of thought.

It can be that from bottom to top, an earth-shaking change has taken place.

Zhu Bai, the twelfth son of the emperor, sitting below, his eyes widened, and the world in his heart was already turned upside down.

No wonder no matter whether it is the eldest brother, the second brother or the fourth brother, each of them is full of praise for Yang Guogong, with a look of admiration in their eyes every time they talk about it.

If he hadn't listened to what Yang Xian said, how could he have imagined that the spread of the two most common things, iron farm tools and cattle, was brewing to detonate the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, causing the 800-year-old Zhou Dynasty to collapse .

Just as Zhu Bai was sighing in his heart, he heard the little girl sitting not far away who he had met on the road say: "Mr. Yang, does that mean that the most fundamental reason for Qin to be able to unify the world in the end is The reason is not because they have the most powerful force, but because they have the most thorough reform of productivity than the other six countries."

Yang Xian looked at Shen Xia who was speaking, with a smile on his face.

No wonder Shen Wansan has high hopes for these two siblings, almost placing all the hopes of the Shen family on them in the future. The little girl is really smart and can draw inferences from one instance to other cases in the first place.

"You can say that." Yang Xian nodded and smiled.

You must know that the Qin State was the first feudal state to use iron tools to cultivate land. According to relevant records, there is conclusive evidence that the Qin people used iron tools during the Spring and Autumn Period.

Later, under Shang Yang's reform, the Qin State also carried out major reforms in the land system. The most important thing was the abolition of the well-field system, which greatly stimulated farmers' enthusiasm for labor.

With full control of the land in Guanzhong, coupled with the construction of water conservancy, the mastery of iron tools and cattle farming methods, and the reform of the land system, Qin's agricultural production developed rapidly, quickly widening the gap with the other six countries.

Of course, there are many reasons why Qin finally completed its unification, including geographical factors, ideological education, etc. The specific development is a very grand subject.

But in any case, productivity is a necessary but not sufficient condition for Qin to win in the end.

Productivity is the foundation. Only when the foundation is laid, will there be the invincible Great Qin Army.

Yang Xian looked at the group of students below, and then said: "That's it for today's class. Since today's class talks about the transformation of productivity, I will leave you with an assignment at the end."

As he said this, Yang Xian asked someone to bring over a kettle filled with water and a stove to boil water.

Zhu Bai and the others didn't know Yang Xian's intention, and they all had puzzled looks on their faces as they watched Yang Xian set up the stove in the classroom and then put the kettle on it.

In a short time, a pot of water was boiled.

But Yang Xian had no intention of stopping, and still allowed the pot of water to continue boiling. Others didn't know why, and they all stared at the pot of water.

Until the lid of the kettle was pushed open repeatedly, and the whole classroom also made a "wuwu" sound.

(End of this chapter)