Dao fruit.

Spring and Autumn Academy.

This academy has a long history. According to legend, this academy already existed before the establishment of the previous dynasty, and there were also great Confucian scholars gathered there.

Like Lizong Academy, it is also located on the outskirts of the city, occupying a large piece of land.

However, unlike the Xinxing Academy, there is not much academic atmosphere around the Spring and Autumn Academy. Instead, a lot of people have gathered. These people live in brick houses and thrive here. There are stretches of fertile land around the Academy. , In the fields, there are farmers plowing.

At first glance, I thought it was a manor.

Walking to the fence of Chunqiu Academy, Qiu Yan focused his attention on the farmers, looking at the farmland from time to time——

When he was in Ma Mansion before, that Mr. Zheng entered without warning. After seeing Qiu Yan, he told Chunqiu Academy that he was invited.

Knowing this, Qiu Yan did not stay at the table, but went out of Dongdu and came here under the leadership of Mr. Zheng and accompanied by Ma Shou.

As soon as Ma Shou, who was walking next to him, came here, he began to introduce: "The land here is owned by the academy. It is leased to these people for cultivation. They only need to hand over [-]% of the harvest every year, and keep the rest for themselves. Chunqiu Academy has a long history. , is the inheritance of Tai Shigong, when Taizu established the empire, he gave many rewards in order to attract talents, and the land around the academy was bestowed at that time."

He, a student of Lizong Academy, was very familiar with Chunqiu Academy, and what he said gave Qiu Yan the impression that he was a student of Chunqiu Academy.

"So that's the case." Qiu Yan nodded.

Farmers have worked hard for a year, but in the end they have to hand over [-]% of the harvest.Almost half, if it was in Qiu Yan's previous life, it would be almost unimaginable, but in this world.The land is owned by the landlord, and those who work in it are all tenants. In their concept, it is only natural for others to take away the bulk of the land, and what is left for them is the reward for their work. If you keep more, it will be regarded as a reward.

In fact, the so-called tenants.There may also be Susukida at home.But firstly, there are few fields.Second, it may be relatively scattered and not suitable for labor. The third is.It is because the family has a large population and can't support it with a little Susukida, so it has to go out to farm for the landlord's family to supplement the family and live a difficult life.

Hearing Qiu Yan's words, Ma Shou said with a smile: "This is also the kindness given by the Taizu of Chunqiu Academy. They are not taxed or paid, so they can give such preferential treatment to tenant farmers."

Hearing this, Qiu Yan still nodded silently.

Turning over forty percent is said to be preferential treatment.This did not surprise him. You must know that in Jiannan Road, there are many gentlemen and big landlords who at least pay [-]% to [-]% of their income, leaving only [-]% to [-]% of the rations for tenant farmers.

On the one hand, this is because people in this world do not have the concept of distribution according to work. On the other hand, part of the collected grain rent has to be turned over to the imperial court as taxes. In order to apportion and make up for this part of the loss, the tax Part of it will naturally be passed on to the farmers who cultivate the land.

What's more, Qiu Yan came to the north along the way, and he also saw donkeys being killed by unloading mills, but none of them were left behind, forcing the tenant farmers' families to be ruined. Anyway, for those who hold land, they don't have to worry about no one to cultivate. Even if this year's tenant farmers are forced to death, there will still be people rushing to do it next year.

"In this era, there are indeed many things worth doing. However, I am only a student now, and I can only experience the human way, and the divine way has not completely stabilized, so I can't do it yet..."

While Qiu Yan was thinking, Mr. Zheng led the two of them into the academy enclosure.

As soon as he entered it, Qiu Yan realized the spirit of literary thinking entrenched in it. Unlike Lizong Academy, the literary thinking of this Spring and Autumn Academy seemed more restrained and thick.

Along the way, there are houses like farmhouses, from which Qiu Yan captured a bit of history.

In some rooms, the sound of books is being heard, and in front of some rooms, there are two or three students sitting on the ground, reading, or talking, and some people are even tidying up a vegetable garden in front of the house, watering and fertilizing.

"Compared with Lizong Academy, the atmosphere here is much more relaxed, with a little more calmness."

Qiu Yan began to compare the similarities and differences of the two academies in his heart.

Beside, Ma Shou was still talking, introducing how the Chunqiu Academy used the surrounding land to test the well field system. The Chunqiu Academy was rumored to be the inheritance of Tai Shigong, so it naturally favored historians, advocating the rule of the three generations in ancient times, and respecting the well field. Since it has its own The land, of course, will experiment with this.

"It seems that although Chunqiu Academy's reputation is not as good as Lizong's now, it has a lot of heart. Now it is experimenting with Jingtian, and it must be to promote the world in the future."

Just as Qiu Yan was thinking about it, he heard Ma Shou change the subject and talked about the new law that the imperial court was about to introduce——

"It is the right way for the cultivator to have his own land. The well field is the foundation, which can be guaranteed forever. Unfortunately, many people can't see through this. Now, the imperial court is about to implement the Changping Law, using the money and grain of Changping warehouse and Guanghui warehouse as the foundation, and lending Giving it to the peasants, repaying it with money when it is due, and then charging interest, isn’t it putting the cart before the horse and competing with the people for profit.”

Ma Shou said while shaking his head: "That black-faced gentleman took it for granted. He thought that if laws and regulations were formulated, the world would be able to achieve what he wanted, but he didn't know that there were many constraints in implementing it, and it was not urgent to use Changping Guanghui warehouse... ..."

Afterwards, Ma Shoushu complained a lot about the new law, seemingly complaining, but when it fell into Qiu Yan's ears, he was thoughtful.

"Ma Shou is trying to test me. It seems that his political views are very clear."

Although he knew the other party's purpose, Qiu Yan did not express too many opinions, and avoided talking about it on the grounds that he did not know much about the new law.

Ma Shou has no doubts. Although ordinary students pay attention to these policy-related things, they don't know much about them. In this era, there are not many information means that allow ordinary students to understand their own country in an all-round way.

The two were still talking, but Mr. Zheng, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped. Then he turned around and his eyes fell on Qiu Yan: "It's already here, Mr. Qiu, just go in by yourself."

"Oh? This is..."

After hearing this, Qiu Yan stopped speaking, turned his gaze, passed Mr. Zheng, and fell behind him.

This is an attic with a slightly dilapidated appearance, but in Qiu Yan's perception, an unusual artistic conception can be captured from it.

Ma Shou glanced at the attic, and then said: "This is the Spring and Autumn Book Pavilion, the library of the academy. There are various kinds of books in it, and there are many rare books and ancient documents."

"Chunqiu Shuge..." Qiu Yan looked at Shuge, then nodded, saluted Mr. Zheng and Ma Shou, and walked forward.

In front of this book pavilion, there are three stone steps. Qiu Yan raised his foot and stepped on it. As soon as the sole of his foot fell, he felt a heavy and majestic aura.

He immediately realized that this was the breath that his own perception had spontaneously captured, and he trembled in his heart, took a step, and walked up in one breath.

Just before arriving at the door, the closed door opened suddenly, and an old voice came out from it——

"come in."

Qiu Yan was not polite either, he raised his foot and stepped over the threshold.

call!

The moment he walked inside, the door behind him closed automatically without wind.

There was silence in the bookstore, and the surrounding doors and windows were closed, so the light was dim, but with Qiu Yan's eyesight, he could still see the scene inside clearly.

The goal is a tall bookshelf connected to each other, and each row of the bookshelf is filled with books.

There is an old smell in the air.

rustling...

There was a soft sound coming from inside, and Qiu Yan recognized the sound of turning the pages of a book, and he followed the sound and walked over.

The voice came from the depths of the bookstore. The further you walked in, the darker the light, and the stronger the ancient smell. As he walked, Qiu Yan had some illusions in his heart, feeling that he seemed to be staying away from anger. Stepped into the nether world.

Finally, he saw a figure deep in the book collection.

This is an old man with white beard and hair, simple clothes and patches. There is a desk in front of him. There is a book spread out on the desk.

Seeing such a strange scene, Qiu Yan didn't say anything, just watched quietly, but gradually, a trace of displeasure appeared in his eyes.

He had already guessed that the person in front of him was the old book Mr. Zheng said, but it was because of this that he felt dissatisfied.

The other party invited him suddenly, and he came directly without even finishing his meal, but now he is left here. House servants, there is no reason to forcibly endure.

However, just as the dissatisfaction in his heart increased sharply, Qiu Yan suddenly woke up.

"No! There's no reason for this anger. Even if I'm dissatisfied with this person, I won't be unable to control my emotions..."

With a movement in his heart, Qiu Yan's perception spread, but he didn't find anything unusual.

"I'm getting older, my eyes are not working well, and my ears are not working well, don't blame it, don't blame it."

At this time, the old man lying on the table suddenly raised his head, revealing a wrinkled face and a pair of cloudy old eyes.

These eyes were dim and lifeless, but when Qiu Yan saw them, he felt a great artistic conception enveloping him. The next moment, he seemed to see the changes in the long river of history in the eyes of the other party.

However, this feeling passed in a flash, and then the old man said with a smile: "If it were you, I would say that although this city is big, there are only a few people who can achieve a literary heart, but they all need to be tempered. Li Zong suddenly jumped out, and it turned out that he was really an outsider."

"Huh?" Hearing this, Qiu Yan narrowed his eyes suddenly, loosening the outside and tightening the inside.

"Young man, don't worry," the old man grinned, the teeth in his mouth have long since fallen out, "You have just condensed your mind, and you have the most distracting thoughts at this time, and your temperament will change if you are not careful, you need to be careful little by little. It’s only good if it’s burned, otherwise, if you save it, you will attract demons.”

"Inner Demon?" Hearing the other party mention the anger in his heart, Qiu Yan calmed down instead, "I don't know if the old man asked me to come here, what can I tell you?"

Hearing this, the old man still smiled: "I asked you to come here because I want to ask, do you want to enter the scholarly academy early?"

Ps:

Thanks to "Floating Blood Eagle" for the monthly ticket!Thanks for the reward of "Water and Ink under the Way of Heaven"!

Today's state is very bad, everything is not going well, and my thoughts are very chaotic. I try to get out of the night one, but I can't guarantee it. If it doesn't work, I can only rest.