Chapter 107

Five days later, Qin Mu came to Jiangling County, which was much more prosperous than the counties he saw on the road. Jiangling County was almost a city completely built on the river. The river was not a river, but a golden river, so Jiangling was also called Jinling.

The Jinjiang River is turbulent, and the water potential is diffuse like the sea. The original Jiangling County was built on an oasis in the long river. However, later, ships came and went here, which became more prosperous and crowded, so the city expanded and built a large number of buildings.

At that time, it was the current national master who served as the governor of Jiangling County. At that time, he was already a talented strong man, showing extraordinary talent. He summoned many skilled craftsmen and countless magical powers to lay deep stone piles on the river. Each stone pile was hundreds of feet long, totaling more than 3800 stone piles. The top of the stone pile is 30 feet away from the water surface, which can allow large ships to pass below, and also allow the flood to flow calmly.

The national master of Yankang and those skilled craftsmen and supernatural powers paved the road with boulders, stabilized with supernatural powers, and expanded Jiangling city. This is a huge project. Tens of thousands of supernatural powers worked here for ten years to complete the new city.

Under the new city, there are some patios that can be illuminated. During heavy rain, patios are used for drainage, and some docks are built under the city and communicated by ropes.

There are also large and small docks near the city, where ships often berth for unloading and loading.

It was so prosperous that it was also called Xiaojing City, which was criticized by the scholar bureaucrats at that time, saying that the governor of Jiangling County was suspected of rebellion. The new Jiangling City cut off the dragon vein of the Empire and let the emperor kill it.

Some also said that the governor of Jiangling had built a dragon head on the Jinjiang River and was plotting against it.

After completing this feat, master Yan Kang was summoned to the capital. Many people thought that the emperor wanted to kill him, but they didn't expect that Prince Yan Feng at that time greatly appreciated him. Prince Yanfeng was brilliant and broad-minded. After his accession to the throne, he repeatedly promoted Yan Kang as a national teacher, and soon he was promoted as a national teacher.

Qin Mu also heard the boatman talk about these interesting things. He didn't know whether they were true or false. However, Yan Kang's ability as a national teacher and his knowledge of people with Yan Feng emperor made him admire them very much.

He was accompanied by some scholars from Jiangling County, including those from poor families and those from rich and powerful families. Qin Mu inquired that most of these people were from primary schools and universities in Jiangling County, and they were all fellow students.

Qin Mu was surprised and inquired about the primary school and University in Jiangling County. Only then did he know the reason.

Primary schools and universities are set up by Yankang National Teachers' College and have been extended to the whole country.

The national teacher said to Yanfeng emperor, "when you are eight years old, you will be from the prince below. As for the children of ordinary people, they all enter primary school, and they are taught with guidance, etiquette, advance and retreat, etiquette, shooting, number of books, practice, and foundation building. Based on their ability, they can teach students according to their aptitude, awaken the spiritual fetus, break through the wall and hide God, and they can select their children to enter the University."

The national master also said to Yanfeng emperor, "for ten to five years, from the Yuanzi and sons of the son of heaven, to the suitable sons of the Duke, the Qing Dynasty, the doctor, the scholar of the Yuan Dynasty, and the handsome people of all the people, they all entered the University, and taught them magic, sword technique, integrity, self-cultivation, and the way of governing people, all night long. The scholars of the university are all students of the son of heaven, and do not need to be attached to the sect. For a long time, the disease of the sect can be eliminated." ①

The National Master said, "after graduation from University, you can enter the Imperial College. Imperial College scholars teach the way of officials and generals. If they are poor in studying Taoism and governing the world, the world will be peaceful, and the emperor can rest easy."

Qin Mu sighed in his heart, how can the country not prosper if Yankang's national teachers do so?

The living space of the sects in Yankang country was squeezed by primary schools and universities, and there was no living space. No wonder it would rebel.

On the boat, Qin Mu took out the Suanjing bought in Jiangling city from his bag, studied it carefully, and wrote the yuan solution on the paper with a charcoal pen.

Suddenly, a fat taxi asked, "did brother Qin also go to the capital for the exam?"

Qin Mu nodded and said with a smile, "yes. I plan to go to the capital for a future, and brother Wei is also going to rush for the exam?"

The broad and fat scholar named Wei Yong nodded and said with a smile, "it's my long cherished wish to get admitted to the Imperial College and read widely!"

Another scholar smiled and said, "brother Wei, Imperial College is not so easy to enter. You are only 14 years old, and you are still a scholar in primary school, so you can't enter Imperial College!"

Wei Yong sneered, "are college students great? They may not be able to beat me and brother Qin!"

Many scholars laughed.

Qin Mu also smiled. Most of these scholars on board with them went to the capital to attend the examination and wanted to enter Imperial College.

Jiangling university teaches basic swordsmanship and magic, and does not cover a wide range of subjects. The Imperial College has millions of books, covering everything. Almost all the martial arts and magical powers of all schools in Yankang country are gathered here, which can be said to be the highest institution of the Empire!

It's very difficult to enter Taiyuan University. College students all over the country break their heads in order to enter it. As for primary school students, they plan to go to Beijing and often want to enter the universities there. It is more difficult for primary school scholars to enter Taiyuan college. Unless they are particularly outstanding, they may be hired exceptionally. Few primary school students can pass the examination and enter Taiyuan university every year.

The boatman steered the boat to the opposite bank.

Qin Mu noticed that the ship used a strange Dan furnace. There was a flame in the furnace. As long as the medicine stone was put in, the spiritual force in the medicine stone could be used to drive the gear above the Dan furnace to rotate. The gear turned over the water with a huge ship wheel, just like a waterwheel, driving the ship forward.

The boatman only needs to take charge of the rudder and control the direction.

Qin Mu was amazed. Where can such strange things be seen in the ruins?

Not long after, the ship came to the shore. He got off the ship with many scholars and came to Chema city with the people not far away.

Qin Mu looked around and became more curious. He saw that there were some land boats, flying cars, cranes, earth dragons, and several building ships ready to go, emitting steaming smoke mixed with flames.

"Brother Qin, this way!"

Wei Yong stood under a building boat and waved to him. The ship got off the ladder and some men were going on board.

Qin Mu walked over and looked up at the building ship, showing surprise. Wei Yong was a self-made acquaintance. He laughed and said, "the land boating is bumpy, the flying car is too expensive, the wind and the sun are blowing like cranes and dragons, or the building ship is comfortable to sit in, but the speed is a little slower. However, it's still early for Taiyuan University to choose, so we'd better take a boat to the capital."

Qin Mu said yes and said, "how about the price?"

Wei Yong took out a pot of wine and said with a smile, "you wear better than me, and you care about the price? Sister fox, I bought you a pot of wine."

Fox ling'er was surprised and happy. The man stood up, thanked him seriously, and then took the wine pot.

Qin Mu came to the boatman and paid the boat fare. The boat fare from Jiangling to the capital requires ten Dafeng coins, which is not expensive. After all, Qin Mu has been used to spending money these five days. He has no idea about the value of Dafeng coins. He only knows that he gives each other a Dafeng coin for meals and accommodation, and the other party is happy.

Two people and a fox boarded the ship. Before long, the building ship was full of passengers. A pharmacist and a boy started the Dan stove of the building ship. The medicine was turned into magic power and supplied to the bronze beast sculpture at the stern of the ship. The big mouth of the bronze beast immediately emitted strong flames. The building ship slowly soared into the air, slowly turned its direction in midair, opened its sails and sailed away from Jiangling, heading north.

On the building ship, passengers have their own rooms, and meals are also provided on the ship. They can spend the next few days on the ship.

Qin Mu stood on the boat and looked down. He saw that the building boats were rising higher and higher, and the speed was gradually increasing. The Jiangling city below had become smaller and smaller. However, he could still see that strange things such as flying cars, birds and spacecraft flew out of the city from time to time, flying to other cities, and the boats on the river were very lively.

"Yankang is really a magical place."

Qin Mu exclaimed in his heart, "lingyuxiu said that Yankang's Taoist magic power is changing with each passing day. Now it seems that it is the case."

He can see that Yankang is applying the magic power of Taoism to every corner of life, and the clothing, food, housing and transportation of ordinary people are slowly being changed, which is very similar to the way of saints in the Dayu demon Sutra.

The way of saints is only used by ordinary people. Yan Kangguo did a good job.

He suddenly had a strange idea in his heart: "is Yankang national master also from my Tianmo sect?"

Some scholars on the ship are practicing martial arts, and their cultivation strength is very excellent. But Qin Mu is surprised that they often practice the same martial arts, magic and sword skills.

Qin Mu didn't understand: "it's not easy to catch the flaw by practicing the same magic and sword skills?"

In his opinion, although martial arts are the realm of laying the foundation, erudition is also the foundation. Most scholars cultivate the same martial arts, the same magic, and the same sword technique. In this way, it is easy to be caught by others.

"Such a warrior, I can hit ten with one hand." Qin Mu shook his head secretly and continued to study Suanjing. There were ten volumes of Suanjing printed by Yankang state, which he had finished reading, and he also sorted out a lot of Yuan solution formulas on the paper.

At night, Qin Mu came to the deck from the room, looked up and observed the stars in the sky, then deduced with the element solution formula, and recorded the calculation on paper.

The building ship floated for four days, and it was getting closer to the capital. Most of the taxis on the ship went to the capital for the first time. It was difficult to hide their excitement, and they leaned over the side of the ship and looked out. Suddenly, a violent shock came, and the building ship tilted in the air. Several scholars failed to grasp it firmly and fell off the ship.

These people did not practice the magic of flying, and issued a long scream, which lasted for a long time, - the building ship flew too high, and it would take them some time to fall to the ground.

Qin Mu frowned, and his legs were nailed to the boat like two guns. With one hand, he carried the drunken fox ling'er, and with the other hand, he grabbed the drunken Wei Yong, so that they wouldn't be thrown off the boat.

At this time, laughter came from outside the ship. An unimaginable Python opened its mouth full of barbs, bit the stern and was tearing!

Everyone on board was shocked, and the stern of the boat had been bitten off by the python. Taxis standing near the stern fell off the ship one after another, and several others were swallowed by Python!

There was a man standing on the flat head of the python, dressed in a flowery robe and painted with rouge powder. He was very enchanting, but he was an enchanting man, looking at the flustered people on the ship excitedly.

Note ①: these paragraphs quote the words of Zhu Xi in the Song Dynasty, which is slightly adapted by Zhaizhu. The title of primary school and University existed in ancient times, and its definite name was probably in the first century BC. In the Western Han Dynasty, the book of rites records, "ancient people went out at the age of eight to learn small skills and perform small sections." "Tie your hair and go to college, learn great skills, and perform great deeds." "The book of rites of the king": "the primary school is on the left of the south of Gonggong, and the university is in the suburbs." In the Eastern Han Dynasty, "white tiger pass": "it is right to enter primary school at the age of eight and University at the age of fifteen."