"Dumb, please old god!" The childish voice is the most popular. But when he heard the content, Li Xiao's nose almost turned out of anger. Dad's pronunciation was not accurate, but the old god said it with a clear accent.

Do you know who taught me this?

"Uncle! The second uncle said that I can save daddy. Da Ya is going to save daddy. Can you tell me where Mount Wutai is?" Ever since Li Xiao drove away Li Xiu and Li Hao, people have been following Li Xiao like flies every day.

Noisy in the ears.

After a day of bombardment, Li Xiao almost collapsed. Especially when he saw Xiaoyu with a frosty face, Li Xiao had the urge to go to Mount Wutai, not to find an old Taoist, but to become a monk.

There was no other way, so Li Xiao still brought his people to Wutai Mountain. As the supervisors of the immortal invited this time, brothers Li Hao and Li Xiu accompanied them.

I haven’t left the capital for a long time, especially Shanxi. This is now the most important coal supply place in the capital. I heard that many people are extremely rich and have the same virtues as the coal bosses of later generations. Last time Ai Husheng counted, one year

The silver coin remittance note remitted from the capital to Shanxi Bank actually amounted to six million silver dollars.

The Shanxi Branch had to transport large sums of silver dollars to the capital almost every month to supply the capital's large losses.

Six million silver coins! A Zhiyuan-class battleship that integrates the Ming Dynasty's most technological achievements only costs 3.9 million silver coins. When he heard this number, Li Xiao, who was crazy about money, was very capable of leading his troops to kill

The urge to go to Shanxi to grab a handful.

When I go to Shanxi this time, I have to take a closer look and see if there is any way to get some money out of the Shanxi ticket office. Shanxi old man knows how to save money, and everyone’s zodiac sign is Pixiu. How can he do it if he just eats and doesn’t eat?

If Tianwo is in Shanxi and doesn't come to the capital to buy a house or luxury goods, he won't be able to transfer his money.

The Eight Great Shanxi Merchants! When the Jurchens of Houjin were in Liaodong, they often did business with the Jurchens secretly. I have been so busy these years that I have no time to pay attention to them, and they have all become fat pigs. If you don't kill them a few times and bleed them, say

Maybe other thoughts will come up. If you want to change something, there will be a lot of damn dead people.

Riding a war horse with all his minions, he headed west.

Li Xiao walked very leisurely along the way, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Ming Dynasty. Anyway, the old Taoist would not fly into the sky immediately. After Li Xiao planned to meet the old Taoist, he would ask the old Taoist to carry the rocket on his back and ask the sky.

When will the gods bring good weather to the Ming Dynasty?

Damn it! There have been famines almost every year in these years, and I don’t know how the Ming Dynasty lived in the past. If that old Taoist named Zhang Daoling can go to heaven and become a god, then let him discuss it with God. If that old god is willing to go to the underworld

, then let him ask Wei Zhongxian, who was shaved more than three thousand times, although how to identify that guy is a big problem.

After crossing Laishui, you will reach Yixian County. As you walk along the way, you will see that Hebei is really rich.

When walking in the village, I couldn't see any children running around in the village. As soon as I inquired, they all went to the village school. It is definitely a big progress for primary education to enter the countryside. The money allocated for education over the years has not been wasted.

When all children are literate, scholars are no big deal. Universal compulsory education is the real nightmare of the Donglin Party.

In the past, it was because the illiteracy rate was high and the literacy rate was low, and the general public had no opportunity to receive education, that these literate scholars could occupy the top social status. When everyone becomes literate, literate people will not be so valuable.

More importantly, when ordinary people are literate, scholars cannot arbitrarily manipulate public opinion and stir up public opinion! Scholars have done this kind of thing since ancient times, and scholars have participated behind every peasant uprising.

There is no way that a mantis with one eye can stir up rebellion in the Yellow River world! The person who shouted this word is a big boss, but next to any leader there must be a second-in-command who can read and write.

A piece of fruit candy in exchange for a children's teaching textbook.

Mathematics and Chinese are all in one book, probably to save money. One book like this for each child would cost a lot of money a year. The imperial court has issued an order not to collect money from students. This money can only be collected from local taxes.

buckle.

The paper feels thick, so I guess it is from a paper factory in Liaodong. Reeds grow in patches along the Liao River. Cutting a crop every autumn can produce hundreds of tons of paper a year. Wood is very expensive and needs to be recycled.

Time is slow, so cutting reeds to make paper is a good project.

This child looks to be eight or nine years old. Mathematics was only taught addition and subtraction. The Chinese language is somewhat interesting, adhering to Li Xiao's meaning. There is no eight-legged essay or anything like that. The opening chapter is about upper, middle and lower, spoken and written, male and female,

Commonly used words such as left and right, front and back. After that, there are sentences related to agriculture. For example, words such as harvesting wheat in autumn and harvesting clothes when it rains. They are completely in the vernacular and are very close to people's lives. This kind of learning, children

If you are willing to attend, it is easy to find a teacher.

Anyway, most people who can read these words can read it, and you don’t have to be a scholar who has memorized the Four Books and Five Classics.

Generally speaking, there is only one teacher in a village, who takes turns to eat at each house. He teaches for eight months every year and has four months of vacation. Even if it is a vacation, there is still an income of 200 yuan. In the village, the villagers are respected.

When entertaining guests, teachers from the village must be invited to accompany them. The eldest girls in the village are eager to marry a teacher who earns royal food.

I took a look at the rural classroom, a large tile-roofed house. The windows were still papered, and there were only two one-meter-square glass windows above the door. It was still peasant wisdom, so that you can use the least money to ensure

There is light on the blackboard. Just look at the jagged bricks beside the window and you will know that the window has not been open for a long time.

You don't need to go in to see how dark a classroom like this will be. Children who attend classes in this environment will definitely have bad eyesight.

We have to build a primary school for the children, but as soon as this idea emerged in Li Xiao's heart, he was forcefully suppressed. No money!

Although glass windows were almost common in cities, they were still a rarity in villages. In fact, most of the profits generated from the sales of industrial products were still taken away by the court.

The Ming Empire has been engaged in an uninterrupted war for twenty years starting from Sarhu. There were local wars in Liaodong, rogue bandits raging in the north, and even a big war in which rogue bandits united with the Tatars to attack the capital.

Before Chongzhen's death, the Ming Empire was already on its last legs, tormented by internal and external troubles. In addition, there was a great plague that was rare in ancient times, which almost turned the north into a no-man's land. Finally, the Jurchens were weakened, and the Mongols became energetic again.

The foundation is too weak, and military expenditure accounts for a large part of the country's income. Without the support of those industrial products, Ming Dynasty's finances would have gone bankrupt long ago.

Now tell Ai Husheng to build a primary school in every rural area. Ai Husheng will commit suicide immediately and show it to Li Xiao!

Walking on the dirt road in the village with his hands behind his back felt a little lonely, but when he saw the food in the villages, Li Xiao became happy again. At least we are not hungry anymore. Wealth will be achieved gradually, and Rome was not built in a day. Why do you have to spend a few years?

Within a short period of time, we can build and make hundreds of millions of people in the entire Ming Dynasty rich. In fact, it is not easy to feed these hundreds of millions of mouths.

"Brother, what's going on? Sometimes you frown, and sometimes you smile."

"Why don't you let me show it to you first?"

The two boys following him suddenly became close to each other. Li Xiu didn't remember that Li Hao threw firecrackers into the toilet when he went to the toilet, and Li Hao didn't remember that Li Xiu snatched Li Hao's dumplings to eat, which made Li Hao howl.

cry.

"There are 2,841 counties. It will take more than 200 years to complete ten counties in one year and the whole country. It's not a big deal!" Li Xiao swung his riding whip and kicked on the dirt road.

Walk on foot.

After turning a corner, Li Xiao was satisfied with this fact. The road traffic in northern Ming Dynasty may be the best in the world. The straight and flat cement road can be said to be the highway of this era.

From time to time, you can see a team of horse-drawn carriages pulling goods driving on the cement road. The shouts of the carriage owners can be heard clearly from a distance.

There is a fairly lively town ahead, with a market and restaurants.

"We've been traveling all morning, let's eat there." Li Xiao pointed his horsewhip and ran out first. Among the three brothers, he has the best riding skills.

"Hey! Are you guys going to eat or stay in a hotel?" When he came to a fairly good two-story restaurant, Li Xiao got off his horse. The waiter immediately greeted him with a smile!

This time, Li Xiao came out with only a dozen followers. But their three brothers were no longer the three who ate buns in Liaoyang. In front of them, there was a battalion of guards, and there was also a battalion of guards behind them.

It's an hour away from Li Xiao and the others!

As long as we find any lynx or beast, or someone who seriously affects public security, we will arrest them first. Some arrogant ones who dare to talk back will have their guns directly put to their foreheads. Those who are arrogant will immediately stop being arrogant, and some will kneel down to beg for mercy.

In other words, there are those who give and take bribes. Anyway, as long as you treat me like a fart, you can do whatever you want.

"Eat! Find some good horse feed." Li Xiao swung the reins, and the waiter immediately caught it. At the same time, he also caught a silver dollar thrown by Li Xiao. Seeing the silver dollar, the waiter immediately smiled.

"Come out! Let the gentlemen lead the horses. The best horse feed will be waiting in the backyard." The waiter shouted, and a large group of men immediately ran out.

Li Xiao walked into the restaurant first, and immediately the sound of cups, plates, tables and chairs being moved could be heard in the restaurant.

It seemed that he ran too fast and caught up with the leading battalion in front. Twenty officers were sitting inside eating. When they saw Li Xiao walking in, they quickly stood up.

"Everyone sit down and continue eating. Let's go upstairs." Li Xiao glanced at it and saw that it was not bad. There was tea on the table, and no one asked for wine.

Knowing that Li Xiao did not want to be high-profile when he came out this time, the officers did not say anything and sat down to continue eating. However, the loud voices they had just eaten suddenly became much quieter.

Li Xiao led people upstairs and found that there were private seats and scattered seats upstairs. He chose a casual seat by the window and sat down, and it was a pleasure to watch the bustling flow of people below.

"This town is quite prosperous." Li Xiu sat down opposite Li Xiao.

"This town is called Zuomayi, and there is a town in front of it called Daomaguan. In the past, horses from Mongolia were trafficked to the Central Plains for sale, and these two places were the only way to go. Therefore, these two towns are relatively prosperous.

When I passed by here, the mayor here was a big man named Li, a very good man. He treated me to a meal of donkey meat roasted on fire. It was an authentic meal. Brother! Why don't I send someone to find him and let him

He takes us to a place where donkey meat is burned? Don’t worry, your name is not needed, my younger brother’s is enough.” Li Hao is worthy of having measured people in Hebei and Shanxi with his legs, and he is very familiar with this place.

"You can pull me down! They all know that you are the fourth son of the Li family. You call each other elder brother and second brother. Do you think they are stupid? Whenever our brothers move, the local magistrate will go crazy. From now on, if we think about traveling in peace, it is just a dream.

." Li Xiu immediately rejected Li Hao's proposal.

"What your second brother said makes sense. You are in charge of the planning of the railway line. If your writing is crooked, the railway may pass by this county. Although the officials below may not know what the railway is about, the people above are

The feudal officials all knew the importance of railways to a place.

There is no such thing as confidentiality in official circles nowadays, and your relationship with us has long been known to everyone. Therefore, they are trying their best to curry favor with you." Li Xiao said with a smile while watching the flow of people downstairs.

The waiter came over with a teapot and bent down to pour water for Li Xiao's table. The two tall soldiers behind him put great psychological pressure on him. After all, he was relatively skilled in business and trembling on weekdays.

After pouring the tea, the sweat on my head was already flowing like a stream.

"A portion of boiled venison, your little papaya dipped in yellow sauce. Another portion of deer meat pot, and overlord chicken. Our donkey meat is grilled for ten portions. The same four dishes are served over there, and the rest is for us.

They order whatever they want." Li Hao boasted that he had been here before and started ordering without picking up the recipe.

"Young man! You are an expert from the looks of it. The chefs here are best at these dishes. They all say that the donkey meat roasting in Zhangjiakou is the best. In fact, the donkey meat roasting here is the best.

Okay, you will know the taste of this gelding and barking donkey as soon as you taste it.

Gentlemen! What kind of wine do you want?" The waiter reacted instinctively and offered him drinks.

"I don't want any more wine. I have to travel in the afternoon." Li Xiao took a sip of tea and it tasted pretty good.

"Yes! Wait a minute!" The waiter knew that these people could not be offended, so he immediately ran to the back and asked the shopkeeper to come out and greet him.

"Brother! These are called donkeys and gelding donkeys. When cooked, the taste is really different." Li Hao acted like a young adult and explained to Li Xiao and Li Xiu what a donkey was and what a gelding was.

Li Xiao shook his head helplessly, knowing that Li Hao was deliberately showing off his knowledge. Children always look like they can't save two taels of sesame oil after they have something in their stomachs. Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. It seems that Li Hao has been
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