Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 873 The most precious thing is talent

Hu Sanguang suddenly remembered a sentence His Majesty once said in the Song Dynasty, the ultimate mystery that determines everything is people, and he couldn't help but a flash of inspiration flashed in his heart, and blurted out: "Your Majesty means that the key to a prosperous country and a strong military lies in people."

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said: "The ultimate mystery that determines everything is people. To be more precise, it is talents that determine the prosperity of the country, or the most important and precious thing in this world is always talents. Because everything needs someone to do it in the end." To implement, to implement. No matter how good the strategy is, no matter how good the idea is, if no one can turn it into reality, or if there are mistakes in the implementation process, it will be in vain. Therefore, after the founding of the country, no matter how difficult the finances are, I have never It has delayed the promotion of Wen Xingjiao.”

When everyone heard the words, they all suddenly realized, and carefully recalled the Xiangfu Academy, the Military Academy, more than a dozen artisan training schools based on workshops, middle schools and primary schools in various states and counties over the past year.After the invention of movable type printing, bookstores spread all over the country, as well as cheap books in bookstores.

To promote culture and education to this extent, the number of schools built is unheard of, not to mention the Northwest, even the dynasties of the Central Plains have never done this.And all of this is not for the purpose of cultivating talents.

However, Ye Chen sighed again at this time, and said: "However, the military academy does not count the talents cultivated by my Xiangfu country. It will be at least two years before the first batch of students from Xiangfu academy graduate Now we want to enter the Hexi Corridor, but with the current military strength of our Xiangfu Kingdom, we can't say that it will be smooth sailing, but it will only be a matter of time. However, since ancient times, due to the fact that there are many alien races in the Western Regions, there have been constant disputes between the powerful and powerful. The so-called Wenzhiwugong, this kind of martial arts is not lacking in the Hexi Corridor. Now our Xiangfu country is not lacking. What is lacking is Wenzhi. Putting in the effort, it’s not enough to rely on sharp swords and quick horses alone. And this is the most important issue we need to consider before attacking the Hexi Corridor.”

The ministers looked solemn and dignified, expressing their deep understanding.

Ye Chen continued: "Over the past year or so, we have indeed summed up a set of practical and feasible methods of reforming the land and returning to the country, but the most taboo thing in the world is to only follow the dogma in everything, and you must know specific things and analyze them in detail. , the method of reforming the land and returning the natives to the foreign races in our Xiangfu country may not be suitable for the Hexi Corridor. In fact, it is a matter of talents. We need talents who know how to govern the country and are familiar with the Hexi Corridor. In the practice of literature and education, the talents cultivated will not be used in a short time, but what I did not expect is that there are other surprises in doing so. Not only many scholars and talents who have failed in Song and Liao came to watch the wind, but there are also scholars in the Western Regions. Lin Mingru came to my country of Xiangfu. Gongyang Zhongren of Guazhou, his family has great influence in Guazhou, and he himself is a Bohong Confucian, and he is also proficient in heaven, geography, and the customs of the Western Regions. In the opening lecture, there are already more than 500 disciples who have given lessons. The more than 500 people from Gongyang Zhongren to the next are natives of the Hexi Corridor and even the Western Regions. Teaching, so a little training is the best person we can use to control and govern the people at the bottom after the war."

"Besides, in a land of tigers and wolves like the Western Regions, how can poor people afford to study? Most of Gongyang Zhongren's more than 500 disciples have certain family backgrounds. If Gongyang Zhongren can sincerely surrender to our Xiangfu Kingdom , through him, we can get the support of these more than 500 disciples, and even the sects behind the more than 500 disciples who are well-off and have a certain status in the Western Regions."

Like everyone else, Tang Xingwu had a joyful and respectful expression on his face, neither arrogance nor arrogance, sitting like a mountain, but his mind was adjusting. Why did Ye Chen let himself hear these words? He absolutely didn't believe it was because Ye Chen valued him too much. , so he was specially summoned.

The red velvet was opened to reveal the vast map of the land inside, and the yellow territory of Xiangfu Kingdom was ready to extend westward.And Tang Xingwu suddenly had a feeling that the territory of Xiangfu Kingdom was expanding very rapidly. Although the Song Kingdom in the southeast still looked like a huge monster, in front of Xiangfu Kingdom, a tiger that was growing all the time, it gave people a feeling A bloated feeling.

Tang Xingwu looked at the map and listened to the voices of discussions that kept coming to his ears. Being in the power center of Xiangfu Kingdom, it was the first time that Tang Xingwu felt Xiangfu Kingdom's powerful behavior style and wild ambition, but However, he sees the rule of culture and martial arts and the prosperity of the country and the army so clearly. Under the leadership of Ye Chen, any expansion should be done without leaving any hidden dangers.

No, didn't I immediately think about getting rid of Duanmu Zhongren?
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Duanmu Zhongren knows that tea houses and taverns are always the best places to know a city or even a country.

Seeing the majestic Tianming teahouse in front of him, he followed two young men in blue student uniforms of Xiangfu Academy to the teahouse.

After entering the door, the thick curtain was drawn down, and Duanmu Zhongren found that the hustle and bustle of the market was cut off by the curtain.

Inside it turned out to be a world of small bridges and flowing water. The flowers and trees with thick branches and leaves divided a teahouse in Nuo Da into countless small worlds.

The two young men obviously had an appointment with someone else, and after entering the door, they were led by a waiter to a private room full of bamboo.

Duanmu Zhongren carefully observed a branch of peach blossom with his hands behind his back, and always felt that something was wrong. Where did the peach blossom come from at this time, especially this peach blossom was rigid and lifeless. They are real branches, but the delicate peach blossoms on them are made of silk.

A man in a green coat and a small hat stood behind with a smile, without urging him, waiting for Duanmu Zhongren to come forward to serve him.

Duanmu Zhongren withdrew his hand, smiled and said to the buddy: "Where there are many people, take me there. It's been a long time alone."

The man had no doubt that there were too many outsiders who came to the teahouse to inquire about some news, so he quickly saluted and said, "Since sir likes to be lively, you might as well go to the teahouse. It's fun."

Duanmu Zhongren nodded, followed the man who led the way sideways, passed through a green vine, and then walked through a long corridor, and there was an empty space in front of him.

The clerk stretched his neck and glanced at the teahouse, pointed to a table by the side and said with a smile, "You came at the right time, Dr. Tea is cooking the tea for the first time, and the storyteller Wu Laoqi is also preparing to give a lecture. .”

Duanmu Zhongren smiled, and followed the waiter to the table, ordered some small items, ordered a pot of tea, sipped the tea slowly, and waited for the words of the scholar.

Storytellers had already appeared in the Tang Dynasty. This thing was accompanied by the prosperity of the five dynasties, but it became more and more prosperous, but it also had a lot to do with the rise of teahouses.

In the past, storytellers could only gather three or five people in the market and the countryside to talk about strange novels since the Six Dynasties, legends of the Tang Dynasty, temple customs, heroes in troubled times of the Five Dynasties, and so on.

Later, after gradually entering teahouses, Goulan, and Wasi, there were new changes, the content was more refined, and the stories were more exciting.

Mainly in the form of talking about the past and the present, it finally became popular all over China.

The most famous of them is three points!
The so-called three points is the story of the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu fighting for the world. Listening to Yunji, hearing that Xuande was defeated, some people shouted and scolded, and some people shed tears. Hearing that Cao Cao was defeated, everyone was happy and fast.

For Duanmu Zhongren, who is exhausted from traveling and riding these days, sitting in a teahouse, tasting tea, and listening to stories is also a very pleasant thing for him, especially when the storyteller's ruler in this Tianming teahouse rang, Duanmu The warm smile on Zhong Ren's face became even more comfortable.

There is no other, just because this storyteller didn't talk about three points today, let alone the gods and strange aspirations, but what he talked about was the battle with Liao at the end of last year.

According to the storyteller, Zhan Xiongwu, head of the Xuanwu Legion of the Xiangfu Kingdom, killed countless enemies like a demon god. With a huge knife like a living dragon, with a war horse under his crotch, he rushed into Wuzhou, Xijing Road, Liao Kingdom alone. Zhou Tian was completely cold when he fought alone in the army of tens of thousands of tribes in the Liao Kingdom.

After experiencing the initial shock, Duanmu Zhongren soon calmed down, enjoying tea and nuts, listening to the exaggerated words in the storyteller's mouth.

Amidst the applause of the crowd, the storyteller finally finished telling the story. Judging from Duanmu Zhongren's understanding of the story in dialogue, this story should be a housekeeping story for the storyteller in Xiangfu Kingdom.

Regardless of the fun, the story, and the portrayal of the characters, it is very good. It is a rare story.

At the same time, he also discovered an interesting phenomenon, that is, this story is definitely not something that a storyteller on the street can make up. Some words are not something that a storyteller can say at all. Out of the boutique.He didn't know that this was Ye Chen's intention. The two newspapers had established one or two superheroes or How can these scholars not learn from the typical example of an invincible general.

But Duanmu Zhongren vaguely felt that this was very good. People in the world are ignorant and like to listen to things that suit their own tastes. This is of great benefit to unite the hearts of the people, improve the morale of the army and the desire to die.

At this time, Dr. Youbao stood up with the latest editions of "Xiangfu News" and "Xiajing Express", and began to interpret it every two hours every day.

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When Duanmu Zhongren came out from the teahouse, Ma Wentao had been waiting downstairs for a long time.

Duanmu Zhongren was a little surprised that his whereabouts were known by the court of Xiangfu Kingdom. You must know that he didn't tell anyone about his eastward trip except his own son at home.

(End of this chapter)