Goose Three Kingdoms

Chapter 652: Cleaning up the atmosphere
The warship was sailing on the Yellow River when it happened to be raining in summer.

The rain was pouring down and the rivers were surging.

Inside the command tower, Black Bear stared at the raging river through the rain.

At this moment, writing textbooks made him feel quite exhausted.

It’s not that this thing is difficult to edit, but it’s lonely and I can’t and won’t ask other people for help.

Although Jin Jianshu is beautiful, in order to better promote teaching efficiency, he plans to use Song font to make it stereotyped.

First, a five-year boarding primary school should be established. Only the boarding system can gather as many children of school age as possible.

Providing food, medical treatment and new clothes is all we can do.

The primary school curriculum is also simple. The first three years mainly focus on learning literacy and mathematics; in the fourth year, labor classes are added, and in the fifth year, common laws are learned.

In the four years of middle school, the first two years add the study of things and nature, and the last two years add morality and law.

Textual teaching focuses on prose, poetry, idioms and allusions; mathematics focuses on practical application in daily life.

After nine years of training, if the students graduate successfully, they can serve as grassroots officials in local areas.

If you want to achieve higher academic goals, you need to join various schools to pursue specialized or multi-disciplinary studies.

Writing textbooks is a major matter concerning the long-term development of the country. Black Bear plans to go into seclusion in Hancheng and concentrate on this matter.

After making up his mind, Black Bear came to the restaurant.

But he saw the captain Liang Tao, who rarely moved around, eating in the restaurant. Black Bear took the initiative to walk over and raised his hand to push Liang Tao, who was about to get up, back to his seat.

Then he sat down and asked, "The weather is cold and wet, is your injury acting up?"

"There is a little bit. I have already made ginger soup."

Liang Tao pushed the folded paper in front of Black Bear and said, "I don't know if this person wants to make a contribution or has some other purpose. I hope to find out."

Black Bear reached out and took the note, read it and put it into his sleeve pocket, then said: "After this voyage to Chang'an and Shanjin, I will stay in Hancheng. You are also aware of the shortcomings of the Yuanshi. Next, you will travel back and forth between Hancheng and Fenyin, ferrying officials and soldiers across the two rivers and three banks, and you can also cast nets to catch fish."

"Yes."

Liang Tao asked again: "How about the food and drink for those who boarded the ship?"

"Selling wine, meat, and food as usual, and I still need to practice my cooking skills."

It’s not a loss anyway. The fuel room uses the fuel as planned and there is no need to replenish additional fuel.

While Black Bear was talking, the chef brought the food tray. Black Bear took a sip of the milky mutton soup and said with a smile, "Drinking soup on a rainy day is really a good thing."

The chef sat in the empty seat next to him, his butt resting on the edge of the chair, leaning forward: "Your Majesty, today we caught a seven-jin Yellow River carp, very plump, would you like to cook it into soup?"

"I don't have a good appetite. You two can cook whatever you want. Don't drink while we're sailing."

"Yes, I will take my leave then."

The chef stood up and left, and Liang Tao also took his leave. He was going to check the food reserves in the kitchen.

The Yuanshi has a limited range. If it could operate within a thousand miles, Black Bear wouldn't mind operating it.

Whether it is fishing in the Yellow River or sailing on the Chencang, Pingyang, or Shaanxi-Tianjin routes, you can make money.

After dark, guided by a bonfire on the shore, the Yuanshi finally arrived at Chang'an Wharf.

Because of the rainfall, the Wei River also rose and became turbulent.

After the military officer in charge of the dock saw the Grand Marshal off, he was stopped by Gao Jun: "The dock needs to be expanded. You can consult Chen Jianzao about the specific construction method. I have only one request. From now on, you must not get wet in the rain when you get on and off the boat or carriage."

"Yes, humble job, remember!"

The military officer answered loudly, and now he realized what had happened, feeling terrified.

He even threw aside the oil-paper umbrella in his hand and stood in the rain.

Seeing him like this, Gao Jun retracted his gaze, retreated into the carriage, and signaled the driver to drive.

Inside the carriage, Gao Jun drew aside the curtain and looked at the dark road on both sides.

The sound of horse hooves had long since drowned out the sound of rain and wheels. The knights from the nearby garrison had already arrived and were escorting Black Bear's carriage to the inn.

These knights all wore patent leather armor, or a long cloak with fur turned inside out, or a straw hat and raincoat.

After arriving at the residence, the knights dispersed, some returning to their garrisons, and some returning to their centurions.

Inside the building, Black Bear took out the chart of official positions and looked through it. He really wanted to transfer Huang Quan to replace Kong Rong, but he couldn't find a good successor for the time being.

Huang Quan was so good that he could only stay in the position of governor of Yizhou. Since Huang Quan could not be selected, he followed the recommendation of Xicao and appointed the old general and county marquis Duan Wei as the chief of the Grand Marshal's Office.

It cannot be said that he is being reused, but I just let Duan Wei do something that may offend people so that he can make use of his remaining energy.

It was also to warn Ma Teng so that he would not have too high expectations when he was summoned back to Guanzhong.

Heavy footsteps pounded the corridor floor as Yang Jun and Gao Jun arrived one after the other. Gao Jun brought the ginger soup and went straight in, while Yang Jun bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Duan requests to see you."

"Give me a few more bowls, and you can drink some too."

Black Bear sat in the main seat. After Yang Jun reported, he went to lure Duan Wei over.

Duan Wei was wearing a short yellow cashmere jacket, casually dressed, and bowed as soon as he came in: "I pay my respects to the Grand Marshal."

"No need to be polite, old general. Enjoy the ginger soup to ward off the cold."

Black Bear pushed the bowl across the table. Duan Wei stepped forward and sat down tremblingly. Under the illumination of two crystal lamps, he carefully looked at Black Bear and said, "The Grand Marshal looks even more majestic. It is a blessing for the world."

There was no external war last year or this year, which is obviously a good thing for Duan Wei and many others.

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It’s not that they were afraid of war, but the unexpected outbreak of the You-Ji Battle at least made Sima no longer frivolous and dissolute.

As long as we develop steadily now, we can eventually wear down all parties involved. There is really no need to take risks.

Black Bear saw that Duan Wei's temples were completely white, and his beard and eyebrows were also very white, so he sighed: "The current situation is difficult, and for the sake of long-term considerations, we have no choice but to do this. Now I am summoning the old general to Guanzhong to entrust you with a matter."

"Grand Marshal, please command me, I will follow your command!"

Duan Wei was full of energy and said, "May I ask, Grand Marshal, where are the enemy?"

"The enemy is not on the battlefield."

Black Bear took a sip from the bowl and said, "According to the previous agreement, this winter, more than 20,000 miners in Hancheng alone will be released. Around the country, about 200,000 servants will be set free."

Duan Wei also picked up the bowl and drank the ginger soup in small sips.

Black Bear continued, "There were 120,000 miners in Hancheng, and 30,000 of them were used to dig through the pillars. This means that there will only be 70,000 miners left to work with in the future."

"The Grand Marshal wants to fill the vacancies of the miners?"

"Ah."

Black Bear took a bite of the hot thin-skinned pancake and said, "Sometimes I wonder what kind of new world we want to build. This is a long-term goal. If we find something bad, we must change it. For example, in ancient times, did people force women of good families into prostitution?"

Duan Wei smiled upon hearing this and said, "Grand Marshal, the government-run prostitute camp was a strategy of Guan Zhong of Qi. In ancient times, men and women had sex outdoors, so there was no need for prostitutes."

Black Bear also laughed and said, "The morals of the world's people are always uneven. Some are higher than those in ancient times, and some are lower than those in ancient times. In the new world I want, this kind of thing must be put to an end, not for women, and not for men either."

Duan Wei nodded and reached out to grab a pancake: "Are you going to capture criminals to fill up Hancheng?"

"Well, we have been quite peaceful these past two years, and this kind of thing has increased. I didn't want to intervene, but the officials leaked the secrets. The treacherous officials used spies to manage the brothels and waited for opportunities to steal secrets. Instead of searching repeatedly, it is better to block this path and prevent the future meritorious children from being corrupt and degenerate."

Black Bear restrained his smile and said, "The organizers are guilty of a serious crime. Regardless of whether they are spies or not, they will all be sentenced to ten years in prison. Those who use force to intimidate will be sentenced to five years in prison. The rest of the people involved will be sentenced to three years in prison. Those who know about it but do not report it will be fined three months of hard labor. The women will be returned to their families. If they have nowhere to live, they will be assigned to marry good men. If they commit the crime again, they will be exiled to Hancheng, where they will die a worthy death."

"Officials involved in this, those who participated in organizing it, will be hanged in public, their children will be stripped of their official positions, and they will not be allowed to serve in the government or on the battlefield for three generations; those who took money will be exiled to Hancheng to serve as criminal officials. Those who knew about it but did not report it will be demoted one level and banished to Hexi or Nanzhong."

"If an official takes the initiative to expose or plead guilty, his sentence will be reduced by two levels, or he will be promoted one level, depending on the circumstances."

After saying this, Black Bear asked, "Old General, is this harsh?"

Duan Wei thought for a moment and shook his head: "Scholars should cultivate themselves and abide by the law, and officials should be strict with themselves. The foundation of Guanzhong was established by the Grand Marshal who overcame difficulties and braved the sword. They have never worked hard, and their fathers and brothers have not made any achievements. They really should not enjoy extravagance."

Duan Wei didn't care about rescuing any woman or upholding justice, he simply didn't like this group of people.

Even if they can enjoy it, only those who have made great contributions can do so.

But he also felt that doing so would be beneficial, as Da Sima said, it could prevent the children of meritorious officials from becoming corrupt and degenerate.

If all these people in the university town were arrested and brought to Hancheng for mining, it would be more or less unfair.

If they were arrested on the grounds of not doing their job properly, then they deserved the punishment and there is nothing to criticize about it.

It is impossible for him to arrest them one by one. He can just give the officials a chance to confess and plead guilty, and then arrest people in large numbers.

Da Sima's time is precious, and Duan Wei's time is also precious.

As long as we catch one, and report him in succession... the harvest will definitely be very fruitful!
Use this to first severely damage the idle and related scholars in the university town, and then send the Qinghua guards to be primary school teachers next year...only then can competition and slander be reduced.

Regardless of whether you are wronged or not, go mining first and make some contribution to the country.

(End of this chapter)