Dao Fruit

Spring and Autumn Academy.

This academy has a long history. It is said that this academy already existed before the previous dynasty was established, and there were many great scholars gathered there.

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

However, unlike Xinxing Academy, there is not much academic atmosphere around Chunqiu Academy. Instead, many people gather. These people live in brick houses and thrive here. There are continuous fertile fields outside the academy. , there are farmers working in the fields.

At first glance, I thought it was a manor.

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

When he was in Ma's Mansion before, Mr. Zheng came in without telling him. After meeting Qiu Yan, he told Chunqiu Academy that he wanted to invite him.

After learning about this, Qiu Yan did not stay at the table. Instead, he left 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, arrived here, he began to introduce: "The land here is owned by the academy. It is rented to these people for farming. They only need to turn in 40% of the harvest every year, and the rest is left to themselves. Spring and Autumn Academy has a long history. , is the inheritance of Tai Shigong. When Taizu established the empire, he gave many rewards in order to recruit talents. The land around the academy was given at that time. "

As a disciple of Lizong Academy, he was very familiar with Chunqiu Academy, and his words gave Qiu Yan the feeling that he was a student of Chunqiu Academy.

"So that's it." Qiu Yan nodded.

Farmers work hard for a year, but in the end they have to hand over 40% of their harvest, almost half. In Qiu Yan's previous life, it would be almost unimaginable, but in this world, the land belongs to the landlords, and the people who work on it are all tenants. In their minds, it is natural for them to help others farm on other people's land, and it is natural for others to take away the bulk. What they keep for themselves is the reward for their work. If they keep more, it is regarded as a reward.

In fact, the so-called tenant farmers may have some farmland in their homes, but first of all, they have less farmland. Secondly, they may be relatively scattered and not suitable for work. Thirdly, the family may have a large population and cannot support themselves on a small amount of farmland, so they have to farm land for the landlord's family to supplement the family income and make a difficult living.

After listening to Qiu Yan's words, Ma Shou said with a smile: "This is also the favor given by Taizu to the Spring and Autumn Academy. They are not taxed and do not have to pay grain, so they can give these preferential treatments to the tenant farmers."

When Qiu Yan heard this, he still nodded silently.

Turning over 40% was said to be preferential treatment. This did not surprise him. You must know that there are many gentlemen and big landowners in Jiannan Road. At least 70% to 80% must be collected, leaving only 20% to 30% of the rations for the tenant farmers.

This is partly because people in this world do not have the concept of distribution according to work. On the other hand, part of the grain rent collected must be turned over to the court as taxes. In order to share and make up for this loss, the tax part will naturally be passed on to the farmers who farm the land.

Moreover, when Qiu Yan came to the north, he had seen people removing mills and killing donkeys, but they didn't leave any of them behind, forcing the tenant farmers to die. Anyway, for those who owned the land, there was no need to worry about having no one to cultivate it. , even if the tenant farmers are forced to death this year, there will still be people rushing to do it next year.

"In this era, there are indeed many things worth doing. However, I am just a jizi now, and I can only experience the human way. Moreover, the divine way has not been completely stabilized, so I can't start 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 that the literary spirit entrenched in it was different from Lizong Academy. The literary thoughts in Spring and Autumn Academy seemed more restrained and heavy.

Along the way, there are houses that look like farmhouses, and Qiu Yan captured a bit of history from them.

The sound of reading was heard in some houses, and in front of some houses, there were three or two students sitting on the ground, reading or talking. There were even people who were tidying up a vegetable garden in front of the house and were spraying water and fertilizing.

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

Qiu Yan began to compare the similarities and differences between the two academies in his mind.

Next to him, Ma Shou was still talking, introducing the Spring and Autumn Academy's use of the surrounding land to experiment with the well-field system. The Spring and Autumn Academy was rumored to be the inheritance of Tai Shigong, so it naturally focused on historians, advocating the ancient rule of three generations, and respected the well-field system. Since it has its own The land, of course, will test this.

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

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

"Land to the tiller is the right way. Well fields are the foundation and can be guaranteed forever. Unfortunately, many people cannot see through this. Now, the imperial court is about to promulgate the Changping Law, which will use the money and grain from Changpingcang and Guanghuicang as the basis for lending. To give money to farmers and repay it with money upon maturity, and then charge interest, is this putting the cart before the horse and competing with the people for profit."

Ma Shou shook his head as he spoke: "The black-faced gentleman took it too much for granted. He thought that by enacting laws and regulations, everything in the world would go as he wished, but he didn't know that there were many constraints when implementing it. Moreover, the misappropriation of Changping Guanghui warehouse was not an urgent matter... …”

Afterwards, Ma Shou complained a lot about the new law. He seemed to be complaining, but in Qiu Yan's ears, he was thoughtful.

"Ma Shou is testing me. It seems that his political views are very clear."

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

Ma Shou had no doubts. Although ordinary students paid attention to these policy-related things, they would not know too much. In this era, there were not many information means that could allow ordinary students to fully understand their country.

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: "We are already here, Mr. Qiu, you can go in by yourself."

"Oh? This is..."

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

This is an attic, which looks a little shabby on the outside, but in Qiu Yan's perception, he can capture an unusual artistic conception from it.

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

"Spring and Autumn Book Pavilion..." Qiu Yan looked at the book pavilion, then nodded, saluted Mr. Zheng and Ma Shou, and walked forward.

There are three stone steps in front of this book pavilion. Qiu Yan stepped on them and felt a heavy and majestic breath.

He immediately realized that this was the breath that his perception had captured spontaneously. He was startled and took a step forward and walked up in one breath.

As soon as he arrived at the door, the tightly closed door suddenly opened and an old voice came out from it -

"Come in."

Qiu Yan was not polite and stepped over the threshold.

Huh!

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

The book pavilion was silent. The doors and windows around were closed, so the light was dim, but with Qiu Yan's eyesight, he could still see the scene inside clearly.

What came into view was a series of tall bookshelves, and each row of the bookshelves was filled with books.

There was an old smell in the air.

Rustle...

A light sound came from inside. Qiu Yan recognized it as the sound of turning pages, and he walked over.

The sound came from the depths of the library. The further he went inside, the darker the light became, and the stronger the old smell became. As he walked, Qiu Yan had some illusions in his heart, as if he was moving away from life and entering the netherworld.

Finally, he saw a figure deep in the library.

This was an old man with white hair and beard, simple clothes and patched clothes. There was a desk in front of him with a book on it. He was lying on the book, his head moving slightly, as if he was lying down to read.

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

He had guessed that the man in front of him was the old book mentioned by Mr. Zheng, but it was precisely because of this that he was dissatisfied.

The other party suddenly invited him, and he came directly without even finishing his meal. As a result, he was left here. That was not something that could be covered up by a senior master. He, Qiu Yan, was not a student of the Spring and Autumn Academy, nor a servant of the Ma family. There was no reason to force himself to endure.

However, just as the dissatisfaction in his heart was increasing, Qiu Yan suddenly woke up.

"No! This anger came for no reason. Even if I am dissatisfied with this person, I can't control my emotions..."

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

"I'm old, my eyes and ears are not working well, don't blame me, don't blame me."

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

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

However, this feeling flashed by, and then he heard the old man laugh and said: "If it is you, I said that although this Dongdu is big, there are only a few people who can achieve Wenxin, but they all need to be tempered. How come Li Zong suddenly jumped out, it turns out that he is really an outsider."

"Hmm?" Hearing this, Qiu Yan narrowed his eyes suddenly, relaxed on the outside and tense on the inside.

"Young man, don't be anxious," the old man grinned, his teeth had long fallen out, "You have just gathered the fire of the heart, and at this time you have the most distracting thoughts. If you are not careful, your temperament will change. You have to burn it off little by little, otherwise it will accumulate and attract the demon of the heart."

"Demon of the heart?" Hearing the other party mention the fire of the heart, Qiu Yan calmed down instead, "I wonder if the old man asked me to come here, what advice do you have?"

The old man heard this and still smiled: "I asked you to come here to ask, do you want to join the Shilin in advance?" (To be continued, please search for Piaotian Literature, the novels are better and updated faster!

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