Daqin: My weak and virtuous minister

Chapter 111 Zhao Qian Appears

"Okay, I know you don't want to study, so just study more with your military teacher."

Zhang Yuanqing raised his hands to push away Jiang Lu's hands that were pulling his sleeves, and smoothed out the creases.

"No one is perfect. Everyone has different interests, hobbies, and talents, so we should teach students in accordance with their aptitude. Young Master has a talent for martial arts, so you can study more. General Wang Jian and General Heng Qian are both in Xianyang now, so you can ask them for advice."

"Really!" Jiang Lu became excited when he heard it.

"I'll go talk to my father right away. The master has agreed to allow me to stop studying poetry and focus on martial arts and military tactics."

As he was speaking, Jiang Lu had already run out of the room.

After hearing what Master Jianglu said, Zhang Yuanqing shook his head in amusement.

Who said Prince Jianglu is stupid? Isn't he very smart?

They have all learned to take things out of context.

"Teacher, is it okay for Jiang Lu to go to see my father like this?"

Zhang Yuanqing looked at Fusu and said, "It's okay. The king will not punish you."

"Sir, Zigao also has a question for you."

Zigao took out a small notebook, which looked a bit like Fusu back then.

There are many issues densely recorded in it.

Zhang Yuanqing: Can I not answer?

Are college teachers just decorations?

Sure enough, having too good a reputation can also be a burden.

"Sir, Ronglu has some here too, and there are a few others that the teacher asked Ronglu to come and ask for your advice."

Ronglu was not willing to be left behind. He hurriedly took out a small notebook and looked at Zhang Yuanqing with his chubby head.

In Zhang Yuanqing's eyes, she is really not cute at all.

These are the people who are delaying me from copying books.

My medical book.

My history of shipbuilding.

I haven’t finished copying it yet.

Seeing his teacher like this, Fusu quickly reached out to cover the corners of his smiling mouth.

I can’t let the teacher find out, otherwise I won’t have any free time in the next few days.

"Fusu."

Fusu had a bad feeling when he was called out for eating melons.

"Please help them with their problems first. If you don't understand anything, come and ask me."

really.

Fusu did not refuse. He stood up and led his two brothers to the next room, and the three of them began to have a heated discussion about academic matters.

After the three people left, Zhang Yuanqing immediately took out the "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" and began to copy it.

He has now copied two of the four medical books and is almost done with the third one.

Today is another day of hard work.

A few days later, the Ministry of Commerce was established, which had the greatest impact on Qin merchants.

But it also brought them many benefits.

At least in the future, traveling merchants no longer have to be so servile and looked down upon. If they encounter injustice, they will have a place to appeal.

However, there are also many more restrictions and commercial taxes have increased a lot.

Compared to the establishment of the Ministry of Commerce which attracted the attention of a few people, the reconstruction of the college attracted the attention of the vast majority of people.

With the location of the first branch of Daqin College - Hanzhong determined, people's attention was focused on Hanzhong.

After the king issued the decree, the local people in Hanzhong also began to stir.

Last year, they heard that the king had built an academy in Xianyang so that the children of Xianyang people could go to school, and they wondered when it would be their turn.

I didn’t expect my wish to come true so soon.

Li Si, Feng Quji and Meng Yi were warmly received by the people of Hanzhong.

All three of them were familiar with the process of building the academy, but the scale of the academy being built this time was smaller than that in Xianyang City.

Soon, Li Si and his two companions began a vigorous recruitment campaign in Hanzhong.

The people of Hanzhong responded positively, and many said they did not need wages, as long as their children could go to school and learn to read.

I heard that all the children in Xianyang City can read and write now, and they are so envious.

The address of the college was determined, and Zhao Gao also decided on the address of the paper mill in Hanzhong.

There are lush trees and abundant water resources here. Most importantly, if the academy is to be built here, paper must be used to print books. Therefore, Zhao Gao decisively led his people to start building a paper mill.

This news once again excited the people of Hanzhong.

As for paper, they have only heard of it but have never seen it.

I heard that many families in Xianyang can afford paper now. Some even use it to wipe their butts, which is such a luxury.

Isn't this paper used by scholars to study and learn to read? How can it be used to wipe one's butt?

The people were talking about it, but it didn't delay the registration at all.

This autumn is destined to be busy and fruitful.

At the same time, farmers also planted winter wheat in suitable areas.

The book says that in some places wheat can be harvested twice a year.

After seeing this, farmer Xu Xing began to investigate which places were suitable for planting.

I took the farmers' children to select the fields and now the seeds have been planted.

For a time, the Qin State was developing rapidly everywhere.

At this time, the Huns attacked again in the northern border.

Li Mu led his troops to guard the northern border. When he saw the Huns invading, he took the bows and crossbows that the king had just sent and chased after the Huns.

This batch of crossbows has a longer range and can fire thirty rounds in a row.

The Huns were so frightened by the Qin army's weapons that they had no choice but to flee in panic.

"General, among those captured Huns, there is one that doesn't look like a Hun."

Li Mu was studying the routes of the Huns' raids and preparing to find their temporary stronghold nearby for a raid when a soldier came to report.

"But the Xiongnu captured my Qin people?"

Li Mu heard this and looked up and asked.

"No, we asked that person, but he wouldn't say anything. One of our soldiers who understands the Xiongnu language told us that the Xiongnu claimed they didn't capture him, but that he had appeared in the Xiongnu several months ago and had only recently learned their language. This Xiongnu attack was his idea."

After hearing this, Li Mu stood up and walked out of the tent.

Soon they arrived at the camp where the Huns were imprisoned.

When Li Mu walked into the tent, the first person he saw was Zhao Qian, who was disheveled.

At this time, Zhao Qian had long lost his former majesty and was now a captive with an unshaven beard and covered in dust.

Zhao Qian also saw Li Mu, and his eyes widened as if he was about to spit fire.

"It turned out to be the king of the fallen state, King Qian of Zhao."

Hearing Li Mu's words, Tian Wei looked at Zhao Qian in surprise. He couldn't believe that this was the former King of Zhao.

"General, is he really the King of Zhao?"

Li Mu nodded.

"Li Mu!" Zhao Qian stood up and glared at Li Mu when he was recognized. "You betrayed the State of Zhao and will surely be despised by future generations."

"Abandoning Zhao? Didn't the King of Zhao want to kill the general first?"

Without waiting for Li Mu to speak, Tian Wei said angrily.

If King Zhao had not believed the slander and wanted to kill the general, how could the general have defected to Qin?

But now it seems that surrendering to Qin is really the best choice for the general.

The King of Qin is much wiser than the King of Zhao.

Not only did he never doubt the general, he also sent the latest weapons of Qin to the northern border and gave them to the general without reservation.

How could King Zhao compare to such trust?

"so what?"

Zhao Qian's expression was a little distorted at this time. "He, Li Mu, is my great general. Everything he has was given by me. I just want to take it back. What's wrong with that?"

Having said this, Zhao Qian looked a little crazy.