Zixu Changqing

Chapter 14 Being a Teacher

The next day, a group of people arrived at Meili, the capital of the kingdom, and said goodbye to each other. Wu Zixu took Sun Changqing to live in his home.He was busy with his own affairs, so it was rare for him to have time to spare. Sun Changqing would go shopping alone, or go to Liuhuafang to find girls.

Sun Changqing was born in Qi State, the wealthiest country among all the states, and grew up in Linzi, the capital of the king of Qi. Linzi is so rich and prosperous that even Luoyi, the emperor of Zhou, can hardly compare with it, while Wuyue and Wuyue in the south are almost the poorest of all the vassal states in the world. , When he was in Ji Zha's fief, he felt the poverty of the local people, and he speculated that Meili, the capital of the king, would always be better. When he arrived at Meili, the capital of Wu, he felt that it was far from what he expected.

In Linzi, the capital of Qi, the market is bustling with hustle and bustle. Every festival, car hubs (gu) collide with each other, people rub shoulders, arms become clouds, sweat profusely, and laughter can be seen everywhere. What a peaceful scene?

But in Meili, the capital of the king, we don’t talk about the dilapidated city, the narrow streets, the bad market, and the crude goods. We just look at the ordinary people on the streets, who are often hungry in the capital, and everything is exhausted. Got it.

Wu's reputation of poverty is well-deserved.

Sun Changqing was walking on the street and went to a porridge stand and ordered a bowl of rice porridge. He had eaten here a few times, and he thought the dried plums served with the rice were pretty good.

The boss responded and went to serve the porridge. Sun Changqing sat on the ground in front of the mottled wooden desk and saw two brand new iron hoes on the ground.

"Boss, did you get two new iron hoes?"

The boss put two bowls in front of him, one with miscellaneous porridge and the other with dried plums, and said with a smile, "I didn't trade it for it, I went to the iron workshop. The king recently ordered that these wooden things can Go to the official iron workshop to exchange for iron guys."

"that is real good?"

"Yes." The boss said cheerfully: "Our ancestors have used wooden ones for farming. I never thought that one day we can use iron ones. I tried it. The iron ones are really better than the wooden ones."

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In the study, Wu Zixu looked through the design drawings of Yongcheng in Qin State and Qufu in Lu State, as well as the handwriting of the builders at that time.After a long time, he looked away from the drawing, poured himself a bottle of water and drank it down.

At the beginning, Wu Zixu proposed to He Lu three strategies to stabilize the country and manage the people: revise the legal system to appoint talents, reward farmers and merchants to build warehouses, and govern the city to build defenses.Wu Zixu was in charge of "governing the city".

Meili has a long history and is no longer suitable for the future development of Wu. The craftsmen handed over the blueprints several times, but he was not satisfied.What he wanted was a new capital that was larger than the royal city of the Zhou royal family, but the craftsmen of Wu State had no experience in building such a large city, and the design was too small and unreasonable.

The details and layout of the city are naturally in the charge of the people below who know better, but the country is a century-old plan, and there are places where he must have a plan and think over and over again, such as the size and location of the capital.

Now the scale of the capital city has been determined, but the site selection is still under consideration. Craftsmen and Feng Shui masters have proposed many places, and Wu Zixu is most satisfied with two: Gusu and Jiuzi.

Gusu is close to Zhenze Lake, and the surrounding mountains are continuous, which is a circular semi-enclosed natural barrier, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.Starting from Lingyan Mountain, there are Jinshan, Heshan and Shizishan in the northeast; Suoshan and Huangshan in the south; Qizishan, Gusushan, Yaofengshan and Qingmingshan in the west; Kulongshan in the north.In the middle is a plain with fertile soil and beautiful water.

Jiuzi is also backed by mountains and facing water, and the terrain is dangerous.The local Zhongjiang waterway strangles Zhenze Lake and the hub of the Yangtze River. The nearby Dagong Mountain is rich in copper mines. Copper is not only the lifeline of the economy, but also an important war material.More importantly, its geographical location is controllable in the east and suitable for Fachu in the west, which is also an excellent choice.

However, the disadvantage of Jiuzi is that there is already an old city there, and if a new city is built there, the old city will have to be demolished.In addition, the folk customs of Jiuzi are not as good as those of Gusu.

Therefore, Wu Zixu preferred Gusu more, but it was up to Helu to make the final decision on which one to choose.

A voice came from outside the door: "Uncle Wu, Uncle Wu, are you home?"

Wu Zixu recognized Zhuan Yi's voice, and went out of the study to open the door to let Zhuan Yi in, and smiled before saying anything: "Yi'er, why are you so tanned?"

"Daniu and the others I went to play with the water in the river." Zhuo Yi shyly shook the bamboo slip in his hand: "Uncle Wu, I don't understand what the master said, my mother asked me to ask you. "

"Okay, come in."

Zhuan Yi is the son of his friend Zhuan Zhu, Zhuan Zhu has passed away, so Wu Zixu took good care of his family, and invited He Lu to let Zhu Yi become the companion of the fourth prince, Fu Chai, to study and practice calligraphy together in the palace.

It’s just that Zhuanyi has never learned anything before, so it’s inevitable that there are many things he doesn’t know now.

When Sun Changqing came back, he saw the sunshine and warmth. The senior and junior were lecturing on the stone table in the front yard. This is a formation used by Zheng Guo when the state was fighting in Xu (xu) Ge. The so-called "Yu Li" means that the soldiers are like fish swimming in the water, and they are compared to each other around the chariot. This army formation focuses on defense. Although the name is novel, it is the simplest to display.”

Wu Zixu's voice came over, clear and gentle: "To learn an army formation, you must not only learn how to arrange the army formation, but also learn who created the army formation and why. When the Zhou royal family was at war with Zheng Guo, Zheng Guo It is the defending side, the Zhou royal family and the princes are the attacking side, and the main force of the Zheng State at that time was infantry, and there were not many chariots in the country. Function, used for defense..."

Sun Changqing listened with gusto, and didn't want Wu Zixu to finish Yuli's formation, paused, and said, "Changqing, I want to go to the palace, the child still has some problems, which are all related to the deployment of troops, why don't I trouble you to go to the palace?" He talks?"

Sun Changqing replied: "Okay, you can go."

"This is Mr. Sun. He is very knowledgeable. If you don't understand anything, just ask." Wu Zixu explained to Zhuanyi, smiled gratefully at Sun Changqing, and called the coachman to go to the palace together.

Sun Changqing sat on the futon on the ground. Wu Zixu was an official, but there was no concierge, no housekeeper, three maids, and four servants in the family, let alone accountants and stewards. Nothing compares.

Probably a little different from the surrounding people, that is, Wu Zixu's family still has two servants. He invited a middle-aged couple to come to the house. The woman is in charge of cleaning and cooking, and the man is in charge of raising horses and driving.

After all, it is still a little different from ordinary people.

Zhuan Yi stood up and saluted Mr. Sun. Sun Changqing asked him to sit down. He looked at the stone table by himself, and there was an army formation on it with tea, but there were not many water marks left. Yu Lizhen: "If you have any questions, just ask."

The tone was quite loud, and Zhuo Yi opened his mouth.

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Sun Changqing felt that he had met a magical child, the simplest thing in the army, but he had never heard of it. In the end, Sun Changqing had to explain the truth to the most thorough, the most straightforward and basic, and then Asked: "Understood!"

If he didn't know anything about it, he would feel that the kid had a urinal on his shoulders instead of a brain.

Zhuoyi felt that he had met a miraculous gentleman, how to fight in the forest, how to fight in the forest, how to fight in the forest, how to cooperate with the infantry and chariot soldiers, how to deal with the enemy when we were outnumbered... all came at the opening of his mouth, And how to maintain the sword, how to maintain the armor, how to keep quiet during the night attack... Things that the master in the palace didn't talk about, but they are very rare when they come here.

There was a gleam of real understanding in Zhuoyi's eyes: "Understood!"

Sun Changqing heaved a sigh of relief, he found a way, and the next explanation was much easier. He kept talking about all the problems, and the sky was dark. Sun Changqing felt that the child was actually quite smart.

It's just that there was no foundation before.

Zhuanyi bowed to Sun Changqing, sincerely: "Thank you sir! Today is too troublesome sir."

Sun Changqing felt a sense of accomplishment, and waved his hand wearily: "It's okay, you can look forward to it, you should study hard."