Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

After confirming the identities of Ming Qi and the others, Jia Ping immediately sent someone to send a message, and then led a fleet of twenty ships to chase after the pirates.

Ming Qi said: "The place where they landed is not South Vietnam, but in the sea area a little north of South Vietnam. The northeast side has always been sparsely populated, which may be the reason why no one found them along the way."

The fleet went all the way north, and encountered the Kou Family Army led by Kou Xiao at the Minzhou Wharf, and hundreds of large ships on the wharf.

Some of them are requisitioned civilian ships, and the rest are all newly built warships, which are also one of Li Xu's secret weapons that have been hidden all along.

The spies from Shelter Island went ashore, and they only knew that King Shun had formed a navy of 2 people, and almost all of them were recruits. They had no sense of combat at all, and there were about fifty ships, which looked quite large. But don't be afraid.

"General Kou!" Jia Ping hurriedly boarded Kou Xiao's boat, brought Ming Qi to him, and explained the other party's discovery in detail.

Kou Xiao took a deep look at Ming Qi, he didn't know this person, but he could tell the difference between a dead man and a pirate, and he didn't doubt his identity.

He looked at the sea and thought for a while, then asked Jia Ping: "The enemy has about 3 troops. If you give you 1, can you be sure to drag them for ten days?"

Jia Ping frowned slightly, "General Mingjian, there are only 1000 people in the navy that can be used, and the rest of the recruits will die if they take them, humble job..."

Kou Xiao stretched out his hand to interrupt him, and said: "It's not the navy, it's the [-] Kou family army. Although most of them are recruits, they can still be used after a few months of training, and you don't need to drive out all the pirates, just hold them back." Just don’t let them avoid Wind Island.”

"General, do you want it?" Jia Ping guessed his plan and was taken aback: "The situation on Shelter Island is not yet clear, and I don't know how many armed forces there are on the island. It's too risky for you to do so."

"Adventure is for sure, but it is also the most effective way." Kou Xiao brought Qin Zuxin with him before this expedition. He disguised himself as a personal guard and followed Kou Xiao. Qin Zuxin didn't know much.

"General, since the last general is the commander of the navy, the matter of going to sea to suppress the bandits should be undertaken by the last general, and I hope the general will allow it!"

Kou Xiao looked him up and down. After all, he was from the Habayashi Army. He was full of confidence and confidence, but he was a little stunned, "You think you have formed a navy team, and you must be better than this general in naval battles. ?”

Kou Xiao was born and raised in South Vietnam, and he had more opportunities to deal with water than Jia Ping since he was a child. What's more, his understanding of pirates is far from Jia Ping's.

Jia Ping couldn't refute this. No matter what kind of battle he was fighting, General Kou must be more experienced than him. Jia Ping just subconsciously didn't want him to take risks, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt that his worries were unfounded. How could it be lost in the hands of a group of pirates.

"Jia Ping obeys!"

After a while, nearly a hundred ships sailed out to sea, and the patrols that had been scattered along the coast were immediately reorganized and set off to the north.

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Wu Yun's abdomen was hit by flying stones, and he was deeply sunken into the flesh. Because he was in a hurry, he didn't treat the wound. After returning to the boat, he had a fever and the wound was inflamed, so he couldn't return to the voyage immediately.

Moreover, he didn't dare to flee back in such a desperate way. He led 5 people out and vowed that he would be able to take Nanyue as his own. However, the result was a bad start. Two consecutive defeats not only hurt their vitality, but also destroyed them. When morale was exhausted, especially the deadly black ball, the soldiers' expressions changed when they talked about it, and it was almost impossible to forget that terrifying killing weapon.

Seeing that everyone had no intention of fighting, Wu Yun was naturally unhappy, but he didn't dare to send troops anymore, and everything had to wait until morale recovered.

The accompanying medical craftsman treated his wound well, boiled medicine and drank a bowl, Wu Yun fell into a deep sleep, and after resting for two days, he felt that his tired body had improved.

It was also at this time that soldiers who went to inquire about the news reported that Kou Xiao led 3 people to the expedition, and he must have come to chase them down.

"I'm afraid he's a bird! It's still unknown whether he can find our location." Wu Yun clutched the wound on his stomach, and glared fiercely at the subordinates beside him, "Before, I told you ten thousand times before that we must not let people find our ship." , if the Japanese young master didn't come back in time, you would have been touched onto the boat without knowing it, a bunch of trash!"

The subordinate obediently listened to the training, knowing that he had no reason to defend himself. If the young master had not lost the battle, he would have lost his head long ago. He said eagerly: "Young master, this subordinate is guilty, but they still escaped with more than a dozen people. The place is not safe, why don't we go back first?"

Wu Yun reached out and grabbed his collar, and slapped him hard on the face, "What is your identity, you dare to order this young master! It's just two small failures, and you want to defect, just go back like this, you How does the island owner treat this young master? How can this young master have any face?"

"Yes, this subordinate is wrong, but no matter what, this place cannot stay any longer, Kou Xiao will definitely lead someone to chase after him."

Wu Yun pushed him away and gave an order: "Go to the north and sail for another three hundred miles, and enter the waters of Yangzhou Prefecture. If Kou Xiao dares to cross the border and catch up, he will send someone to report to Yangzhou Prefecture, saying that King Shun is bold and wants to rebel. I don't believe those adults in Yangzhou Mansion can sit still, King Shun has a criminal record."

"The young master is still wise, and the subordinates will do it now."

Jia Ping chased all the way to the northern waters, but he didn't see the enemy fleet. Ming Qi checked the location again and again, and said dejectedly: "It must be here, it seems that he ran away early."

Jia Ping was a little worried that the opponent set sail to avoid Fengdao, and the Kou family's army would really be flanked by the time. If they met at sea, a fierce battle would be inevitable.

But Kou Xiao said that if the young master Wu is leading the army, he will definitely not be willing to go back here. The biggest possibility is to wait for the opportunity to ambush along the coast and wait for the next attack.

But in the vast sea, which direction should he go to find people?

Kou Xiao kept [-] Kou's troops down, and at the same time left Cao Ji by Jia Ping's side to help. I don't know if he really wanted to help or didn't trust him.

However, Jia Ping had worked with Cao Ji for a while, and he had a good feeling for him, knowing that he was a hard-working general who didn't talk much.

He approached Cao Ji to discuss: "Further north is the boundary of Yangzhou Prefecture. If they escape to the north, should we chase them or not?"

Cao Ji shook his head: "To put it seriously, the army crossing the border is regarded as a rebellion. Before we report it, we'd better not take a step north."

"Hearing what you said, I am more and more sure that the group of thieves ran north. I am afraid that they chose this foothold in the first place because of this idea, but they are not stupid."

"A fool can't be a general, not to mention that the person leading the army this time is probably the young island master of Shelter Island. I heard that he is a ruthless character."

Along the way, Jia Ping also heard him talk about the pirates' two attacks, and concluded a conclusion, "Ruthless is quite ruthless, and maybe smart, but he is definitely not a person who is good at leading troops in battle. This is good news."

Cao Ji smiled, and acquiesced in his opinion, "But I still have to write a letter to the prince, it is best to inform the Yangzhou government in the name of the county guard's mansion, and let them pay close attention to the safety of the coast. Come on, there must be a shortage of food, and it is most likely to attack the people along the coast."

Jia Ping nodded, and immediately wrote a letter to be sent to Fujian.

Li Xu didn't stay idle after the army left. He first planned to build a new city wall, and then chose an open space not far from the palace to build the first public elementary school.

There is a shortage of people in all walks of life in South Vietnam, but the most lacking is educated people. However, very few people in South Vietnam have the opportunity to study. Most of the people have no chance to go to school from birth to death. There is a proper illiterate.

Li Xu didn't plan to complete compulsory education all at once, but he hoped that children with conditions could study in school for two years with peace of mind, settle themselves down, and at least learn daily words and basic arithmetic.

In the past, he was in charge of a multinational company. Most of his employees were high-achieving students. Even the lowest-level workshop workers were required to graduate from junior high school. He really had no contact with employees who couldn't even write their own names.

Therefore, after he came to South Vietnam, he has been short of people. Although he has many skilled craftsmen, the houses are built one by one, but many of these craftsmen are illiterate, so any thing that needs counting and accounting needs to be arranged separately. To complete, this greatly increases the labor cost.

Ji Hanyu sent someone to measure the land and register it in the register. In this way, the vacant land chosen by Li Xu is considered to be the owner, and no one can go beyond the boundary to dig up soil.

"Before noon tomorrow, you will report the number of children of all ages in Minzhou City to this king. It was originally decided to recruit children aged eight to ten as the first batch of students, and I don't know how many there will be."

Ji Hanyu is not as optimistic as he is, but he thinks it is a good thing. The popularity of education also shows the level of civilization of a place. Isn't the reason why South Vietnam is considered barbaric because the people here are uneducated and ignorant of etiquette?

"Since the prince has decided not to limit the repair fee, everyone is willing to send children of the right age."

Li Xu shook his head, "That's not necessarily the case." Even in the 21st century, it is not uncommon for children not to be allowed to go to school. In poor families, in addition to considering tuition fees, they also have to consider that there is one less labor force in the family, so they may not be willing to send their children.

Moreover, the students Li Xu wants to recruit this time are not limited to men and women. It is good for boys to say, but I am afraid that there will not be many girls.

But everything has to be done step by step, and people's ideas have to be changed a little bit, so don't worry about it too much in the first year.

"Then you can issue a decree that all school-age children must go to school, otherwise parents will be punished to a certain extent. In this way, I believe no one will accept punishment."

"Isn't it true that this king spends money to do good deeds, not only does he not get a good reputation, but he also bears the infamy. This kind of thankless thing is not something that I don't want to do. Love it or not." Li Xu joked.

Ji Hanyu looked at the open space in front of him with his hands in his hands, and suddenly thought of his mentor. If he hadn't been valued by his mentor and accepted him as a disciple, he might have become one of the ignorant people, struggling to survive every day. online.

It is also because of this that he can understand Li Xu's intentions in founding the school, as long as there are a few great talents among these ordinary children, they will be the most powerful assistants of King Shun in the future, but I don't know if the old guys of the family will strongly oppose this thing.

"Running a private school for the children of the untouchables? Absurd! Doesn't King Shun blatantly want to promote poor scholars?" The sick old man of the Zhong family lay on the hospital bed and cursed: "It's a waste of my Zhong family's efforts to help He is really an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf!"

The eldest son of the Zhong family stood aside silently, with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking. Mr. Zhong became angry when he saw the stupid appearance of the eldest son, pointed at him and scolded: "Don't you know how to find some like-minded people?" Since the lord loves talent, you go and tell him that we have many children in our family and it is difficult, and ask the lord if he would like to receive tutoring for free, so don't let those untouchables take advantage of it."

Zhong's eldest son raised his head and said lightly: "Father, our family has a family study, and we invite the best master. How can it be compared with other private schools? I heard that anyone who can write and count can apply for a master." , it’s too embarrassing to send our children here, and do you want them to go to school with the children from poor families?”

Of course not!Mrs. Zhong was so angry that he couldn't get out of his chest. He coughed violently, then waved his hands and said, "Forget it, let him make troubles. Anyway, I don't have a few days to live for my father. As long as you are obedient, King Shun will not kill them all."

The eldest son of Zhong always felt that his father was worrying unnecessarily. King Shun never showed the idea of ​​obliterating the family, but he was kind-hearted and cared more for the poor. Why should they fight for such petty benefits?

Ji Hanyu counted the number of people overnight, sent them to Li Xu one by one, and then asked a question similar to Mr. Zhong: "Are there any family restrictions on the students you want to recruit? Are the children of those aristocratic families and officials accepted?"

Li Xu replied indifferently: "As long as they are willing to send it, they will take it together." If they themselves don't mind sending their children to such a civilian school, how could Li Xu refuse?

Considering the distance from the east of the city to the west of the city, Li Xu had no choice but to build another elementary school near the west of the city, and demarcated the area so that students could choose the nearest school. This is probably the earliest concept of school district in ancient times.