Qin Official

"Within Liuhe, the emperor's land stretches across the quicksand in the west and ends in the north in the south..."

Qin Shihuang was a restless man. On the first day he arrived in Jimo City, before he could rest, he walked into the public school of Jimo City under the guidance of Heifu and surrounded by officials.

Before he got close, he heard a catchy sound of reading. The voice was young but loud. Although it sounded mixed with a strong Jiaodong accent, it already made Qin Shihuang's eyes light up.

"After I came to Jiaodong, I heard that the folks were all talking about the wild language of Qidong, but I rarely heard the elegant language!"

The emperor stopped Hei Fu, who was about to let the students come out to see His Majesty, and walked lightly with the ministers to the entrance of the school.

This is a newly built classroom this year. The windows are bright and clean. There are more than ten desks inside. There are two mats in front of each desk. However, a group of children ranging from eight to more than ten years old are seen in pairs. They knelt down in front of the case, put their hands on their knees, raised their chests, and read "Song of Qin" loudly with their master, Xiao He, the county priest...

The same words and phrases, read out by these Jiaodong children, have a different taste. When they read, "The merits are as great as those of the five emperors, and the benefits are as great as those of cattle and horses. No one should be ungrateful, and everyone should live in his own place." They felt that their eyes were spinning. Bright. Just like when the young pioneers of later generations recited "Strive to Build a Great Motherland" loudly, the innocent and simple children, students believe whatever they want, this is the power of education.

After the recitation, Xiao He, who was teaching, found the crowned Emperor standing behind the door. He quickly pretended to be flustered and bowed down. He led the children to salute Qin Shihuang and shouted the last sentence.

"Eternal prosperity, long live forever!"

The older children knew that it was the emperor who was coming and were frightened, while the younger ones were ignorant and stuck their heads around.

"Good! Great good!"

Qin Shihuang was very happy. He was not so kind as to shake hands with these children whose faces were red from the cold in the severe winter and asked their ages. He just looked at Hei Fu and said, "These children are all children of Jiaodong scholars and wealthy families." ?”

Heifu said: "However, in Jiaodong, if the income exceeds 100,000 yuan, the children do not need to help with the production at home. They must pay a certain amount of education and attend a public school for three years to learn Qin dialect and characters."

Zhi (zi) property, that is, family wealth. Although the Qin Dynasty paid taxes based on head count and household registration, industrial and commercial people also had to calculate their family wealth, and then cut leeks from time to time... No, it was a reasonable and legal property tax.

Therefore, an inheritance of 100,000 yuan has become the standard for high income. In Guanzhong, if a nobleman with military merit has an inheritance of 100,000 yuan, his children are the sons of a good family, and they can prepare their own war horses and weapons and join the army as military officials. Heifu also copied this system to Jiaodong, but changed it to allow children from wealthy families to study literature, incorporated them into the new education system, forced them to enter "elementary schools", and paid a certain tuition fee.

"Even with tuition fees, the public school still cannot make ends meet. Primary school students bring their own pen and ink, but paper and textbooks are provided by the government. Your Majesty, please see, this is a textbook printed by Jiaodong Jijiu..."

The two earliest places where printing was used were in government regulations and announcements, and in the classroom.

Xiao He came over respectfully and presented a student's textbook. Qin Shihuang took it and turned it over. The opening chapter was the "Ode to Qin" he had asked the music officials to compose a few years ago, which is the section that the children read aloud just now. This is Praising the emperor is politically correct.

Next, there is "Cangjie Pian" written by Prime Minister Li Si. Li Si's literary level is excellent, and Cangjie Pian is catchy and catchy. It is also the best literacy textbook. Qin Shihuang asked Li Si to write this article just to promote Qin characters. There is nothing wrong with it. .

Next, there is an excerpt from the "Erudition Chapter" written by Taishi Ling Hu Wujing, which involves some common sense. However, when Qin Shihuang turned this page, he did not see the "Yuan Li Pian" written by Zhao Gao, the commander of the CRRC...

Instead, it was "The Song of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms" composed by Hei Furang Nongjia!

"Hahaha."

Qin Shihuang was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

Hei Fu also smiled, but did not explain anything.

In short, primary schools mainly learn to speak Guanzhong elegant dialects and write Qin Li, and practicing them every day is a must. "Middle schools" are more advanced, and they learn laws and regulations. The purpose is to train Qin officials who are natives of Jiaodong and assist the government in governing the place.

You don't have to have a fortune of 100,000 yuan to go to middle school. Even a poor person who has learned the Chinese characters and dialects of Qin by himself can still enter the school as long as he passes the exam. If he gets good grades, he can be ranked first in the county and receive a generous scholarship.

After an inspection, Qin Shihuang was very satisfied with Jimo's public schools. He nodded and said: "I came east this time. In all the counties along the way, Jiaodong is the most important in teaching. The books with the same characters should start with Ruzi!"

Before a group of people left, Hei Fu waved to Xiao He and arranged a task for him.

"Xiao Jijiu, after you go down, write an article."

When Xiao He was in Peixian County, he was known as "Wen Wuhai" and a very good penman. So after arriving in Jiaodong, in addition to managing the Education Bureau, he also became the royal scholar of Heifu County Governor...

"I don't know how to write it?" Xiao He said respectfully.

Heifu said: "From the perspective of a primary school student, to remember the unforgettable visit to His Majesty today, the text needs to be concise and easy to understand, so that it can be added to the textbook in the future."

Next, Heifu roughly described the main content of the article: an ordinary Jiaodong primary school student was nervous and excited when he heard from his master that he was about to see His Majesty the Emperor.

After meeting the emperor, he looked majestic. When he saw his disciples reciting "Song of Qin", he changed into a kind smile. The primary school students saluted his majesty, and the emperor helped the students up.

Next, the emperor's grandfather watched the students write Qin characters one by one, with a satisfied smile on his face, and repeatedly praised them for their kindness. Finally, he kindly asked the age of the primary school students, and said to the Governor Heifu next to him: "Book With the same words, we should start from the child..."

"Do you understand?" Hei Fu also accompanied Qin Shihuang to the palace and hurriedly assigned tasks to Xiao He.

"The officials know it."

Xiao He promised, secretly telling the whole process, and the last sentence was true, but since his boss said it, he had to do it. When he got back, he started biting the pen, imagining that he was a primary school student who braved the cold and came to the school early in the morning. And this unforgettable day...

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After inspecting the public school, Qin Shihuang was a little tired as the sun was approaching. When he arrived at the palace converted from the Jimo Palace in Qi State, he asked the Yong chef to prepare meals.

Qin Shihuang also made a request: "I don't like the amount of fish and meat in the recent meals, so just use local vegetables to make soup."

The emperor has always had a small gastrointestinal problem, which has worsened since traveling. Recently, it is difficult to swallow chicken, duck, and fish. The imperial doctors suggested that the emperor should eat lighter and stay away from greasy food.

This made the Yong people very worried. Although the emperor knew about grains, he didn't know much about the season of vegetables. In Xianyang, the court emphasized that "in the middle of the autumn month, the officials ordered the people to restrain themselves and store vegetables", which means autumn vegetables and winter vegetables. Store, hide in the cellar, the emperor has whatever he wants, but he is out on a hunting tour... The food is harsh in the cold winter, where can I find fresh vegetables?

But there was no way. Since the emperor said it, Yong Ren could only go down and think of a solution with a grimace.

Not to mention that the Yong people were rummaging through boxes and cabinets in Jimo City in search of fresh vegetables. On the other side, Qin Shihuang continued to discuss what he had just seen with his ministers.

In the emperor's view, compared to those students who read the words of Confucius, yearned for the rule of the Three Dynasties and Zhou Gong, and often regarded Confucian scholars as ancient and different, students trained by public schools and full of respect for the Qin Dynasty were what Qin Shihuang wanted. "A good scholar", adhering to the idea of ​​becoming an official if he is good at learning, is respectful to the government, and finally becomes a well-behaved official.

"Jiaodong's teachings and policies can be copied by all the counties in the world!"

Qin Shihuang established the imperial education policy and decided to set up a "county sacrificial wine" in each county to imitate Jiaodong to promote the Jiaodong model. He wants both his beard and his eyebrows to seize the collection of books, curb private schools, and develop public schools. This will become a three-step interlocking policy. The ultimate goal is to unify public opinion and people's hearts!

This was something that Qin Shihuang never forgot. On the top of Mount Tai, he bet against the sky!

The emperor also thought that after a year and a half, the prime minister, Taishi and others compiled the "History of the State", so that the public school disciples, while studying the laws and regulations, could understand that the three generations of Yin and Zhou Dynasties had far surpassed the ignorance and barbarism. The most advanced ones, the imperial public school education, were even more perfect...

At this time, Yongren's chef finally prepared the meal and served it. The big cauldron was still stewed with hot meat. In addition to the eight delicacies meat dishes that were common in palace banquets, they were also seen in almost every meal after coming to Jiaodong. In addition to the sea fish that arrived, in response to Qin Shihuang's "want to be vegetarian" request, there was also a soup that Qin Shihuang had never seen before...

These days, the container used to hold soup is a pot, which is what is called "Tao Eating Pot Pulp".

When it was placed on Qin Shihuang's case, the lid of the copper pot was opened, and steam rose up. When the emperor took a look, he saw that it was blue and white inside:

The milky white soft lumps lie in the soup, which looks a bit cute and makes people want to pick up a piece and try it. There are also some green leaves, cooked very soft, and the soup made with meat bones is thickened, a little thick, and fragrant. When it is served in front of you in this cold winter, it will greatly increase your appetite...

Although he really wanted to try it, Qin Shihuang was very suspicious and careful when eating. Every time someone would taste it first and then try it with a silver needle, and this time was no exception.

He pointed at the soup and said, "What is this?"

The Yong people hurriedly bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, this is a native product of Jiaodong. I will only dare to cook the soup after I have cooked it and tried it."

After speaking, he raised his head and said with some helplessness: "This is the only fresh vegetable that can be found during this season..."

Qin Shihuang frowned, doubtful.

Hei Fu came forward at this time and said: "Your Majesty, the two things in this soup are indeed native to Jiaodong."

He pointed to a pot of soup in front of him and said: "The white one is the 'tofu' recently invented by farmers, and the green one is the best watercress selected from the farm vegetable garden outside the city, which is better than sunflower sprouts." It is more resistant to cold winters and tastes more beautiful. This soup has become popular in Jimo as early as autumn, and the locals even gave it a nice name. Do you want to hear it, Your Majesty?"

"Oh, what's your name?"

After the attendants tested the poison and it proved to be safe, Qin Shihuang gradually became less suspicious and already wanted to try it with a dagger and spoon.

Heifu smiled and asked the emperor to eat this food. This was because he had a bad taste after hearing a story in his previous life. He bowed and said:

"It's called 'Emerald White Jade Soup'!"