Looking at Su Song and others who were trying the machine in the field, Du Zhongxiao said: "The wheat is old and the cherries are ripe. At this time, the wheat is not old yet, but the cherries in Xiangzhou are ripe. The merchants sold them from there and took the train to Zhongyuan to take the train to Tangzhou. In the past few days, there are cherries everywhere."

Ouyang Xiu said: "No, I saw it too. I bought two kilograms yesterday. I heard that there were people who took a bus to Xiangcheng and wanted to sell it to Kaifeng Prefecture, but I didn't know that it would be successful. In the future, when the trains were connected to Xiangzhou and Kaifeng Prefecture, people in the Central Plains could also eat these Jiangnan treasures."

Du Zhongxiao nodded. The train can travel thousands of miles a day, and many fruits and agricultural products that were not allowed to be trafficked before can be transported by train. Even if it is available in various places, the south can also be sold off seasons. The Song people were extremely particular about food and clothing and were willing to spend money. If they could sell cherries into the capital at this time, they could make a fortune. Those fruits that were not conducive to preservation may be sold all over the world in the future.

Some days ago, someone sold bayberry and cherry these days. In the past few days, more southern fruits will be sold to the north. Now, almost everyone takes a train with a large amount of goods, and even officials are no exception. Tickets are hard to get.

Speaking of this, Du Zhongxiao couldn't help but remember that when he was a child, he took the train to Guangnan for the first time and saw everyone carrying a lot of fruits. Especially the pineapple that is good for transportation and safe, they were almost stuck everywhere. For those who work on the train, this is a benefit.

The change in the economic structure of transportation is probably not an exaggeration. The Song Dynasty did not restrict population mobility and did not discriminate against business, which was particularly obvious. As long as there were profitable things, someone would do it.

As the weather gets warmer, the prices of meat and vegetables around the Iron Supervision have dropped significantly recently, and some people have come from the Tangzhou area. Although it is only more than 200 miles away, there is a Fangcheng Mountain in the middle. The land atmosphere in Tangzhou is much warmer than here, and vegetable cultivation is more convenient.

Another advantage of selling goods by train is that it does not charge taxes. As long as you buy a ticket, all kinds of money on the road will be saved. Even if you sell bulk goods, the cost will be much lower. However, there are too few vehicles now, and the trucks are only in the official business, so they are not open to the public, so the impact is not particularly large.

Looking at the crowd trying the machine, Du Zhongxiao thought that when this railway to Xiangzhou took effect, the world would see the benefits, but I am afraid that many places would compete to build it. The Song Dynasty liked to release important officials as magistrates, and it would definitely be very lively at that time.

After looking for a while, Ouyang Xiu said: "Fortune judgment, let them try there, let's go to the city for a walk."

With the development of the local area, there are new place names here. On the north bank of the Li River opposite the Iron Supervision, there are many shops, and it is called the city. The south bank where the Iron Supervision staff live is called the Iron Supervision. There is also a mining area to the east, and the north is called the Coal Mountain, which are both customary.

As soon as I entered the market, I saw a person coming towards me. His hair was gray, he tied his bun loosely, his white beard, and he was wearing a straight body. He held a wine gourd in his hand, squinted his eyes, shook it three times, and hummed a small song in his hand.

When I opened my eyes, I saw Du Zhongxiao and Ouyang Xiu coming. I was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Du Zhongxiao didn't know him and asked: You look a little kind, but you just can't remember who it is."

The old man said, "Ninety percent of the little children, this, this is the teacher in the iron prison. When I first came, because I was old, I was willing to learn to read and calculate the books, and officials praised me."

"Oh——" Du Zhongxiao nodded, then he remembered who it was. Tong Jiuzheng was a clan uncle in Tong Anlu. He accidentally learned that he was very proud in the Iron Prison, so he traveled thousands of miles to find him. At such an old age, the Iron Prison would not accept it. Tong Jiuzheng went to learn literacy and calculation at his own expense, because he had attended a private school before and soon learned it. The people who taught in the Iron Prison Camp had a special school, which was somewhat like the normal school in later generations. He ran there to study for several months and everything was qualified. Du Zhongxiao heard about this and once rewarded him in order to encourage progress.

Thinking of the past, Du Zhongxiao looked at Tong Jiucheng, how could he look like a teacher? He was just an old farmer who disrespected the old?

When Ouyang Xiu heard that this person was a teacher, he couldn't help but look up and down. The more he looked, the more incredible he felt. After enduring for a long time, he said unhappily: "If you are a member of the staff who gave someone a escort, you will be as good as you like, and no one cares about your behavior. But how can you be like this with the money and food of the Iron Supervisor and be a role model? Wouldn't you teach your children so much that you can't do this?"

Tong Jiuzheng repeatedly accused him of crimes, which was very embarrassing.

Du Zhongxiao didn't care, and smiled and said to Tong Jiucheng: "When you teach students, you dare not do so. You must follow the rules. After leaving the school, you can do whatever you want, don't go too far."

Tong Jiucheng said yes repeatedly, said goodbye quickly, and hurriedly left with the wine gourd.

Ouyang Xiu said: "Yun Judgment, how can you be so unrestrained as a teacher? Wouldn't this person be so arrogant and ruin the children of the Iron Supervisor!"

Du Zhongxiao waved his hand: "Long Tuzhi is so heavy. The school in the Iron Supervisory School has only been three years of studying and reading and reading, and can write and calculate. These people are not considered masters, they are just teaching some knowledge and making a living. What do naughty boys know? After learning for three years, they have their own place to go."

Seeing that Ouyang Xiu was still angry, Du Zhongxiao said: "We will find a place in front and have a few glasses of wine, so why bother to be idle?"

In Du Zhongxiao's eyes, the teachers in the Iron Supervision School have never regarded them as role models. They only need to teach literacy and simple arithmetic. Correspondingly, their treatment is not high, basically the same as those of the Iron Supervision Workers. Du Zhongxiao's statement is the teacher and staff.

Where can I find such people when I carry a big bag of money but become a literati? According to Ouyang Xiu's view, the school in the Iron Supervision School cannot recruit teachers at all. These teachers are just simple jobs and cannot ask too much. As long as they are in school, they strictly follow the school's rules and regulations, and they will care about their spare time. Instead of strictly demanding, they cannot give money and status and create a bunch of hypocrite-like teachers, it is better to do business. Just be strict at work, and do whatever they do in their spare time, as long as they don't commit crimes.

If the investment is limited, and if teachers are willing to spend money and are willing to hire famous teachers and strict teachers, the scope of education will inevitably be reduced. To popularize education, don’t make too many requirements for enlightenment teachers. When students are enlightened, there will naturally be special schools, which is the place where people can truly teach and educate.

There is knowledge everywhere in the world, and it is no great to teach people to enlighten and study. If a teacher who teaches people to learn to read, what should he do? Teaching and learning do not have to pay attention to the relationship between the two parties so much. Don’t compare it with the relationship between teachers and students in the traditional sense. It is not just teaching knowledge, but teaching knowledge, but teaching questions. If an enlightened teacher teaches the knowledge in the book, can he preach or solve doubts? In fact, it cannot be done.

Schools are a place to teach knowledge. Don’t bring too many functions. It’s better to be simple. There are too many things that come with them and you will often forget your main business. After the enlightenment, there are various schools. You can learn whatever you want. As long as you can pass the exam, the school is willing to accept it.

Du Zhongxiao remembered the most important educational reform in the history of the Song Dynasty, namely the Three Stories. Starting from county schools, it was selected and divided into three Stories, all the way to the Imperial College. Based on performance and grades, it directly replaced the Jinshi exam. This reform was not successful at all, and it neither expanded the scope of education nor improved the cultural level of the entire society. Instead, it had a single approach, which was conducive to control and intensified party struggles.

Teaching and learning in the traditional sense are the academy at this time, and both parties are voluntarily teaching not only knowledge but also ideas, and the school is not suitable.
Chapter completed!