The Three Kingdoms: The Oath of the Peach Garden, the Rise of the Han Dynasty

In the evening, Jia Xu led them away from the prisoner-of-war camp.

The Prefectural School.

Le Yin was holding a ruler, feeling a headache coming on as the classroom was filled with noisy children.

He was ready, waiting for Jia Xu to send those demon kings back so he could mock him properly.

At this moment, Jia Xu walked in with several children.

Yue Yin looked up and was stunned.

Those Hu children actually stood up straight, quietly walked to their seats and sat down, without a single one making a fuss or speaking!

The entire school fell silent, and all the children stared at them in astonishment!

Is this just crazy fun or just plain stupid? Or maybe they've changed the person in charge?

Yue Yin walked to one of the tables and tentatively asked, "Can you...write your own name now?"

The young man from Hu, who used to be so clumsy at holding a pen, nodded, picked up the brush, and carefully wrote the two characters "Zhao Jia" on the paper.

It's not very well written, but the lines are straight and it's fairly neat!

Outrageous!

Le Yin gasped.

He asked a few more simple questions in Chinese, and the Hu children's pronunciation was much more standard than before!

"This...how is this possible?" Yue Yin stared wide-eyed at Jia Xu. "Wenhe, what method did you use?"

Jia Xu briefly recounted his experiences over the past three days.

After listening, Yue Yin remained silent for a long time.

He originally thought that education was about reasoning and patiently guiding people.

But he forgot that these children grew up on the grasslands and believed in the law of the jungle from a young age.

Empty rhetoric is far less persuasive than a bloody whip!

Let them see for themselves the consequences of not studying; that's more effective than a thousand kind words.

"This method... is indeed effective. It seems I should use it more often." Yue Yin nodded seriously, then his expression darkened.

"But Wenhe, I must warn you. This method can only be used on non-Han people, and absolutely must not be used on Han children."

"The Han people have their own way of educating and teaching. We teach Han children to read so that they can understand right from wrong, know shame, and inherit the ways of the sages, not to coerce them with fear."

Jia Xu nodded, becoming more serious as well:

"Don't worry, Mr. Yue, I know what I'm doing. This method was specifically designed for the Hu people."

After exchanging a few words, Yue Yin immediately discussed with Xun Chen the idea of ​​bringing Jia Xu into this educational group.

Jia Xu finally had a normal job.

The Prefect's Office Government Affairs Hall.

The sound of the beads colliding was incessant.

Li Chang held a palm-sized wooden frame with rows of wooden beads inside. With a few quick flicks of his fingers, a string of complex numbers appeared.

Cheng Li and Zhang Ji stood aside, having watched for half an hour, still unable to believe it.

Such complex accounts of money and grain used to take more than a dozen clerks a whole day to calculate, but Li Chang used this thing called an "abacus" and finished it in less than a quarter of an hour!

"How is it? Do you understand now?" Li Chang put down the abacus.

Cheng Li swallowed hard.

"Prefect, this thing is unprecedented! It's far more useful than an abacus! With it, the efficiency of accounting will increase at least tenfold!"

Zhang Ji nodded repeatedly: "More than ten times. I used to dread the year-end accounting because I always made mistakes. Now that we have an abacus, I don't have to worry about it anymore."

The two men looked at Li Chang with eyes full of admiration.

I thought Li Chang was only good at strategy and governance, but I never expected him to be able to make a name for himself even in such mundane affairs!

At this moment, the minor official sent by Yue Yin ran in, bowed, and said:

"Prefect Li, Mr. Yue sent his subordinates to report that he has officially hired Mr. Jia Xu as the school's instructor, specifically responsible for educating the children of the Hu people."

"puff!!"

Li Changgang spat out the tea he had just drunk.

"Say it again? Who will be the scribe?"

"Master Jia Xu," the clerk replied truthfully.

"Mr. Jia spent three days teaching thirteen of the most mischievous Hu children to be completely obedient. They could not only write their own names, but also speak fluent Mandarin. Mr. Le was overjoyed and immediately asked him to stay at the school."

Li Chang: "..."

Jia Xu? That Jia Xu who usually lives a secluded life, appears kind on the surface, but is clearly full of malice? Going to be a teacher and instruct children?

He wouldn't eat those children, would he?

Li Chang looked in the direction of the school and now seriously suspected that those Hu children had not been taught to behave, but rather had been frightened into being obedient!

With one hand on his forehead, he explained that he had brought Jia Xu in as his deputy to provide advice and intelligence.

As a result, Jia Xu didn't engage in scheming and intrigue, but instead became a teacher?

"Alright, I understand." Li Chang waved his hand, dismissing the clerk. "Let him be. If he can teach those barbarian children well, that will be a meritorious deed."

Since I'm just idling around anyway, it'll be good to help Yueyin relieve some of his stress.

Jokes aside, business still needs to be done.

Cheng Li suppressed his smile and picked up a thick booklet: "Prefect, these are the data for this month. De Rong and I have already calculated them three times."

"In terms of population, including the recent migrants and the Hu people who have submitted, the total population of Yanmen County has exceeded 200,000."

"As for food, there are almost no major problems, but the prisoners are consuming too much food. Three prisoners are eating the amount of one person, which is still too much! And the dead prisoners are also a bit of a waste."

Li Chang: "???"

Are you about to make Cheng's Secret Recipe Roasted Meat Jerky?

Thinking about it this way, my conscience regarding the prisoner-of-war trade has been appeased again.

Cheng Li temporarily skipped the topic and said:

"We've also consumed a lot of warhorses. I suggest that the surrendered Hu tribes bear part of the food and fodder."

"In terms of weaponry, the blacksmith camp has been expanded to five hundred men, and can forge three thousand spears, two thousand ring-pommel swords, and five hundred sets of bows and arrows every month."

After Cheng Li finished speaking, his face was full of excitement.

This Yanmen Pass is far better than he imagined! Those prisoners are incredibly useful!

I heard that Jia Xu (Jia Wenhe) came up with this idea; I'll have to talk to him about it later!

Zhang Ji added:

"In terms of commerce, we opened up trade with the surrounding Hu people, and the monthly commercial tax revenue is 50,000 coins."

After the Xianbei wars, many merchants from the Central Plains came to Yanmen, which became one of the largest distribution centers for goods in the north.

"Almost every household in the community owns wool sweaters and wool blankets, so I don't think too many people will die this winter!"

Li Chang nodded, a look of satisfaction on his face. These data proved that their efforts had not been in vain; Yanmen had gained a firm foothold!

In just a few months, Yanmen County has fully implemented the new development concept, and its food, clothing, housing, transportation, economy, military and culture have all gotten back on track and are developing steadily!

This achievement is so remarkable, everyone who sees it can't help but exclaim: "What a magnificent performance by the Governor of Yanmen!"

But he was not satisfied.

"That's not enough." Li Chang pointed to the map of Bingzhou on the wall:

"Yanmen is ultimately just a border prefecture with limited development potential. To truly grow strong, we must take control of the entire Bingzhou region."

"Taiyuan and Shangdang are the two most prosperous prefectures in Bingzhou, accounting for over 70% of the province's grain production. Only with the cooperation of the prefects of these two prefectures can we truly develop Bingzhou!"

Cheng Li and Zhang Ji exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.

Isn't this the position of prefect? ​​Why are you considering the position of governor of Bingzhou? Even Liu Bei was only the General Who Crosses the Liao River and the governor of Bingzhou.

At this time, Liu Bei, accompanied by Jian Yong and dozens of personal guards, arrived in Taiyuan, a place that was not loyal to him.