I did evil in the feudal land, but I was called a virtuous king

Stepping on the flat bluestone road, everyone's eyes are full of envy.

"This is just a small county town in the southern border, how can it use blue bricks to pave the road?"

"Not only that, the prosperity of this small county is probably no less than that of the capital, right?"

"Brother, have you ever been to the capital?"

"I haven't been there before, but the prosperity of the capital must be nothing more than this!"

The former gave him a blank look, you dare to assert that you have never been to the capital, you say you...Jiajiajia...?

"Let's not talk about this, let's ask the way first and find Beichen Academy first."

As he spoke, a Confucian scholar saluted a passing citizen and asked respectfully, "Brother, please stay."

There were several chickens and ducks in the baskets carried by the common people, and they planned to send them to the market to sell. He looked a little unhappy when he was stopped: "I have something to say, and I have to fart."

In today's Qingshui County, the folk customs are rough, and a large part of the reason is that Li An is too close to the people.

The Confucian scholar was a little embarrassed by the indifferent appearance of the people, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, but he did not get angry, but continued to ask: "Excuse me, how can I get to Beichen Academy?"

"Didn't we all talk about Beicheng Academy? If you go to Beicheng, the most luxurious buildings will be Beichen Academy!

I don't understand this, what about people who still study? "

The Confucian scholar frowned slightly, Beichen, Beicheng?Is that what you mean?

……

Ping An Bank, Tian Qi trotted in again.

"My lord, my lord."

Li An was lying on the recliner enjoying the sun, Su Yu was exhausted and sweating profusely fanning him, and Liu Yiyi obediently helped Li An hold his shoulders.

"Old Tian, ​​how many times have I told you, be calm and don't be impatient." Li An waved his hand indifferently.

Tian Qi took a breath, and smiled to announce the good news to Li An: "My lord, students from all over the world come to our academy to study. With thousands of people studying, we have collected a lot of money just for the tuition fee!"

Li An's free education is only for the children of ordinary people in southern Xinjiang, and students who come to study in other places still need to pay tuition fees.

After all, his academy is not a charity.

Li An didn't expect that there would be so many students coming to study at the academy just after its opening, but he also didn't like the little money the tuition fee collected.

"Do the people in southern Xinjiang send their children to study in the academy?" Li An asked.

Tian Qi shook his head: "My lord, there are not many children sent by the common people to study, only about [-]% of them."

"So little?" Li An frowned: "Isn't it free to teach? If you have an advantage, don't take advantage of the bastards. What do these scumbags think?"

Tian Qi smiled awkwardly, and continued to explain: "My lord, most people think that studying is useless. It's better to let the children in the family help with farming, or come to the county to work, and the money will be quicker."

"Stupid people." Li An said indifferently, most of the people in Dahua are uneducated, and it makes sense that reading is useless.

Only the people are the foundation. If the people don't know one, two, three, four, five, six, it will affect their circulation of bank notes in the future.

Tricksters misled me!

Chapter 98 Auction

"Old Tian, ​​go and issue a regulation. Those with five to ten-year-old children in their families must send their children to the academy. Violators will be fined ten taels of silver every year for every school-age child in their families!"

Don't these troublemakers like money?Then Li An will directly fine them money.

A child who helps the family farm for a year, or who is a little older and can come to the county to work, will not earn ten taels of silver a year.

Let these troublemakers decide for themselves.

"Yes!"

……

Li An's trick was very effective. When they heard that they would be fined by the government if they didn't send their children to study, the people all anxiously sent their children to the academy.

For a while, the gate of the academy was crowded with registered children.

Fortunately, the academy built by Ang Li is big enough to accommodate these children.

Afterwards, Li An went to find Su Wei and Fang Yan again, and handed over the affairs of the academy to the two principal and vice presidents.

Before leaving, Su Wei asked Su Yu a question.

Ang Lee smiled and replied, "She is enjoying it now."

At the same time, Su Yu was sweating in the yard wielding a hoe.

This is the new task Ang Lee gave her, asking her to dig a swimming pool in the yard...

It was too hot, even if Su Yu fanned his hands every day, his little hands would almost turn into electric fans, and it wouldn't be much cooler, so Li An planned to build a simple swimming pool to escape the heat.

Li An went back to the bank and asked Wang Hu to choose a thousand personal guards, bring the newly improved Liannu from the arsenal, and leave the city with a thousand war horses that Li Wan'er got from various small countries.

Li An found a relatively wide plain and planned to train the cavalry.

"Old Wang, do you know how to train cavalry?" Li An looked at Wang Hu.

Wang Hu's face was full of embarrassment, "My lord, my subordinates haven't had much contact with cavalry, so there is no problem in riding and shooting by ourselves.

My lord, if you let me train the cavalry, I am afraid that my subordinates will not be able to achieve what you are satisfied with, my lord. "

"Then you should train them in cavalry and archery first. When the military academy recruits generals who can train cavalry, you can ask him for advice."

"Yes!"

Li An watched the cavalry train for a while, he didn't know much about military affairs.

But when watching his thousand cavalry charging, they still looked decent.

After that, Wang Hu also trained the cavalry for a while, but the traditional bow and arrow were replaced with continuous crossbows.

The latest improved version of the continuous crossbow is better than ordinary bows and arrows, and its lethality and accuracy are also higher. With these equipment, the newly formed cavalry will definitely not be a problem for harassment.

After returning, Li An will arrange craftsmen to build some battle armor for the horses, intending to turn some of the thousand cavalry into heavy cavalry for charging into battle.

Still the same sentence, force is not enough, equipment comes together!

Li Ang has read many history books of this world, and there has never been a heavy cavalry in this world.

The reason is also very simple. The iron smelting industry is not mature enough, and pig iron is scarce but expensive.

The armor and weapons used by the soldiers are all brittle pig iron, and they are all studying how to improve the toughness and strength of the iron, so no one would think of putting armor on the horses.

……

Five days later, Li An left Qingshui County with Liu Yiyi, Liu Qing and Wang Hu.

Their destination this time is Haijiang Palace.

As for Su Yu, he continued to sweat in the yard, shouting the slogan of labor glory.

……

After Li Wan'er got war horses from various places, she brought her people back to Anlin City.

As soon as she came back, she asked someone to send someone to deliver a piece of high-quality soap to Princess Le Yao.

After receiving the soap, Princess Le Yao asked A Liu to send 500 taels of silver to Li Wan'er.

Princess Le Yao didn't come in person, Li Wan'er was a little disappointed, but she still warmly received A Liu.

"Shopkeeper Li, the princess would like to ask if shopkeeper Li still has soap in his hands. If so, she is willing to pay a lot of money to buy all the soaps."

Now Emperor Nanling is obsessed with beauty and ignores government affairs, even she, a princess, finds it difficult to see Emperor Nanling.

Before, because of the soap, the father had been to the mother's harem a few times.

She wondered if she could borrow the soap again, so that the queen mother could regain the favor of the emperor father, and hoped that the queen mother could wake up the emperor father.

No matter how bad it is, let the queen mother say good things so that she can meet the emperor father.

The truth is harsh, the reason why she didn't come here this time is because she offended her father with some words a few days ago, and she is currently under confinement.

Li Wan'er shook her head: "As soon as our soap is shipped to Anlin City, Mr. He will send someone to pick it up. Our chamber of commerce is also looking for new partners."

Liu'er glanced at Li Wan'er, and said slowly: "I will convey this to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

With that said, Ah Liu took out a pair of exquisitely shaped earrings and handed them to Li Wan'er.

"His Royal Highness heard that the shopkeeper's auction house is about to hold its first auction, and sent me to send this pair of earrings for auction."

This can be regarded as a show for Li Wan'er.

"Then thank you, Your Highness, our auction house does not charge any commission for the earring auction proceeds."

Liu'er shook her head, "You can smoke as much as you want, His Highness said, business is business."

A few days later, the auction was held as scheduled.

All the prominent people in Anlin City received the news in advance and arrived on time.

He Wei also appeared in the auction house.

There is a huge stage in the middle of the auction house, covered with seats.

These seats are provided for those wealthy businessmen. There are many private rooms upstairs, and the auction platform can be directly seen from the private rooms.

These private rooms are prepared for those dignitaries.

Time passed, people who participated in the auction entered the venue one after another, and the auction was about to start, when a woman wearing a bamboo hat appeared at the door.

"Guest officer, please show the invitation letter." The servant said respectfully and politely.

Those who participated in this auction had all received invitations in advance.

Hearing this, the girl in the bamboo hat frowned slightly: "I forgot to bring the invitation letter."

The boy still had a smile on his face. He had seen such situations too many times. He saluted respectfully again, and the boy said slowly, "You are not allowed to enter without an invitation letter. Please, sir."

"Presumptuous, do you know my family..." As soon as A Liu spoke halfway, Princess Le Yao interrupted her.

"Forget it, let's go back."

"Yes!" Just as the two of them turned around, a man in charge rushed out in a hurry: "Guests, please stay."

Princess Le Yao turned her head, and saw the steward panting towards the inside and making a gesture of invitation: "Excuse me for your sins, shopkeeper Li couldn't get away, so I sent a villain here to receive the distinguished guests.

There were some minor incidents inside just now, and the villain went in to deal with them, so he neglected the distinguished guests. "

Princess Le Yao didn't care too much, she nodded and followed the steward into the auction house.

The steward directly brought Princess Le Yao to the private room on the third floor, then brought fruit, wine and food and left.

The auction officially started at this moment, and the first lot was the soap provided by He Wei.

The starting price is 500 taels.

Because the soap is in the hands of He Wei, it is hard to find any soap in Anlin City now.

Many family members of high-ranking officials have long been envious of soap, and they were scrambled for the soap as soon as it came out.

In the end, the first piece of soap was sold at a price of 50 taels, and was auctioned by a minister of the court!

The next lot was soap, and Princess Le Yao's face was very ugly.

At the beginning, she had come to buy soaps in person, why did she excuse that the soaps were all sold out, but now they are selling vigorously one piece after another.

He Wei also showed a satisfied and greedy smile in the box at this moment. This auction house is a good thing, and it can sell soap for more than 1000 taels.

He decided that the soaps would not be sold separately in the future, and all of them would be sent to the auction house for auction.

Seeing these ministers arguing for a piece of soap, their faces are flushed, is also very interesting.

……

sea ​​frontier.

When Li Xin learned that Li An was looking for him, he ran to receive Li An immediately.

"Brother, you finally came to see me. My brother waited so hard for you. I thought you forgot about me."

Chapter 99

Li An looked disgusted, "Why are you acting like a resentful woman?"