The Rise of the Marquis

Chapter 8 Jixia Academy
The second day after deciding to go to Maling, the seventh day of Brumaire.

Wang Jian also began to make some preparations for himself.

I personally sharpened his sword, maintained his bow, and went to the blacksmith of the castle to give him some throwing knives according to the diagram he drew on the tiles.Now his spiritual consciousness is his greatest reliance, he can detect every movement within a hundred steps of himself as the center, and in this case, long-range weapons can exert their power.

After that, he went to reconcile the accounts for Secretary Sun, and Sun Difang told him that it was the beginning of fog and it was time to reconcile the accounts.

Wang Jian didn't know why, so Secretary Sun shook his head, and began to popularize science for him while reviewing the accounts.

Wang Jian gradually understood the way of calculating time in this world. Sun Difang once studied in the Jixia Academy in Qi State, and knew many things that the soldiers in the castle did not know.

He told Wang Jian that people looked at it according to the moon in the sky.

Wang Jian thought to himself, in fact, it is to look at the brightness and color changes of the three satellites to distinguish them.

When the two small moons are brighter and the main moon is darker, it is called Taiyue, which lasts for two hundred and one days;
The next three moons will be equally bright, and at this time it will enter the Pi month, and the Pi month will last for 190 three days;
After that, the three moons will turn pale and become less noticeable in the sky. At this time, it will be a frost moon, and the frost moon will last for 180 days;

Finally, the main month will gradually become blurred and invisible, and the two small months will become clearer and clearer. At this time, it will enter the longest foggy moon, which will last for 210 days.

After listening to this, Wang Jian also realized that people in this world live much longer than he thought before, because they have 770 eight days a year.

In the meantime, he was also very interested in the Jixia Academy in Qiguo, and asked Secretary Sun a lot.

Secretary Sun didn't hide his clumsiness. Regarding the matter of Jixia Academy, he couldn't help but overflow with pride in his words.

It is said that it is the highest institution of higher education in Qi State, it has been established for hundreds of years, and it is also the dream place for scholars in the world. He has studied there for more than ten years.

Jixia Academy has been established for more than 200 years. It has always been inclusive of all rivers and lakes, bringing together scholars from all over the world. There are not only various theories, famous masters, but also those who specialize in teaching agriculture, warlocks, medicine, art of war and other disciplines. Let the world gather there Learn and communicate.

After the Han army occupied Qidi, Emperor Gaozu also liked Jixia Academy very much, so it was preserved.

After that, the Eastern countries gradually broke away from the control of the Han Dynasty, but Qi State was also different from other vassal states. The monarch and his subjects were all proud of the Jixia Academy, and they could engage in academic research with peace of mind.

Wang Jian speculated that there were two reasons for this. On the one hand, Qi State never opposed the Han Dynasty, but was very respectful to the Han Dynasty. It always expressed itself as a loyal subject of the Han Dynasty. The countries spent a lot of money on defense against the Han army.

The second is that the scholars from Jixia Academy are all over the world and hold important positions in various countries, because in order to take care of the emotions of domestic talents, no one will easily provoke Qi.

For example, Sun Difang, there are not many people who are as knowledgeable as him, and his status as the secretary is basically equivalent to that of the master of the castle. Except for the deployment of troops, he must arrange and execute everything, because he understands the sky, can count, and can write words It is not easy to make sentences, write and write articles, and also learn some medical skills.

This made Wang Jian a little curious about the Jixia Academy of Qi State, but Qi State is far away from here on the bank of the eastern sea.

At noon, Wang Jian was practicing archery in the school grounds. The sentinels on the outside followed the mountain road to the fort and reported to his father on the tower that there was a caravan from the south. They asked for an excuse, and Du Yanghou ordered them to come in.

Soon, more than 100 carriages and more than [-] armed guards entered the towns outside the castle. Soldiers searched them and then let them go.

As these people entered the city, they also attracted the attention of people around them. Wang Jian also put down his bow and went over curiously to join in the fun.

Father politely prepared clear water for them to quench their thirst, and gave some high-quality rice wine to the leaders of the caravan. Not only did they let them pass, but they also allowed them to rest in the castle when the sun was at its hottest.

At first, Wang Jian didn't understand why these caravans from the south should be treated preferentially, until Secretary Sun talked to their leaders about buying some rhinoceros hides.

The leader of the caravan wearing bunt clothes over there gave an order, and the man swiftly untied the sheepskin cover on the car, and then took off a few bundles of thick leather and said to Sun Difang: "My lord, this is the best product this year, what do you find?" Let's check it out."

Wu Yi was also at the school grounds at the time, and leaned over to explain to him, "Most of these caravans come from the southern states of Chu and Changsha. They usually carry high-quality rhinoceros hides, which are the best material for making armor."

It was only then that Wang Jian realized that this was the case, but it seemed that the bundles of processed rhinoceros hides were indeed much thicker than cowhide and sheepskin, and the defensive properties of leather armor would definitely be better.

Over there, Secretary Sun was negotiating the final price with the caravan leader.

Wu Yi went on to tell him, "The mahogany in Boulevard Castle is also top-quality, especially many warlocks like to use it as a medium for casting spells."

Soon, the discussion over there was almost done, and Secretary Sun directed people to carry out sections of high-quality mahogany from the warehouse next to the stable for the merchant to inspect the goods.

It appears the deal was barter.

Peach trees have a close relationship with warlocks in this world. Warlocks use high-quality peach wood swords to communicate with what they call "Super Purity". Meditating in the peach forest, saying that he got in touch with "Shangqing", he behaved strangely.

Soon the deal over there was about the same. Secretary Sun exchanged twelve bundles of rhinoceros hides for twelve pieces of high-quality peach wood.

Wu Yi told him that those peach trees were more than 20 years old and in good condition, and they could be used as a medium for magicians to cast spells, so they were very precious.

After the transaction was completed, when the sun passed, the caravan quickly left behind the castle with ox carts and carriages, and the castle returned to its former appearance.

Wang Jian was curious about where they were going, so he rushed over to have a chat with the leader of the caravan.

"Young master, let's go north from here, go to Jinyang, then go to Daiguo, and then go west to the vicinity of Yinshan Mountain and Ershan Mountain in Hanguo. They had a lot of people there a few years ago, and they would snatch anything if they brought it there. Empty, but the business has not been as good as before in the past two years.”

"why?"

The leader of the caravan came casually: "There are fewer people, no one is selling, but we have to go, people like us will go hungry if we stop, but we are not as lucky as the young master."

After saying a few more words, Wang Jian turned back. He got important news from the merchants. It seems that the Han Dynasty is indeed reducing its troops in the north. This is not good news, so the probability of sending troops to the east is greater.

During the meal that day, his father told him that the Wu family had asked Shi Ligong's eldest son to bring troops to the Boulevard Castle to meet them, and after meeting them, they would leave for Maling City.

Only in this way can safety be guaranteed.

The old man finally confirmed to him that he was going to Maling, and Wang Jian gave an affirmative answer. He didn't want to lose his backer due to any accident, but his father was moved to the point of tears, and he was in a hurry after half the meal left
Wang Jian was dumbfounded, this is fine!

(End of this chapter)