Chapter 270: The Battle of Hundred Schools
“Talent is flourishing!”
Looking at the list of young scholars sent by the Jixia Academy, Tian Ze couldn't help but sigh at the familiar names on it.
This feeling is quite gratifying, as if I have found the world's most talented people within my reach.
But at the same time, he was also delighted by the fact that there were also quite a few names on the list that he was not familiar with.
It was not in vain that he made great efforts to revive various schools of thought and develop education. After all, there are still many talented people among the people.
Although there are few who can compare with Xu Shu and other ministers who can leave their names in the world, it ultimately proves that the world is so big that there are more talented people than here, and there are still many hidden gems.
Moreover, in Tian Ze's mind, some of these geniuses are not much worse than Zhuge Liang and others, such as Mo Chen of the Mohist school and Zhang Shun of the Taoist school.
Mo Chen's talent in industry astounded Tian Ze. The various water conservancy and farming facilities he improved increased the productivity under Tian Ze's rule by nearly 10%. He is absolutely a national treasure.
Moreover, the steam engine he researched now even has a certain practical value and can be used in some simple mechanical production. This progress once made Tian Ze feel that this guy was cheating.
And Zhang Shun is even more bizarre.
As the ninth-generation grandson of Zhang Liang, Marquis of Liu, and the nephew of Zhang Daoling, the Heavenly Master, he had lived in seclusion in the mountains with his elders since he was a child. His attainments in astronomy and geography amazed Tian Zedu.
Tian Ze is able to perceive changes in celestial phenomena because of his perception of the natural environment through practicing the "Qingmu Jue".
However, Zhang Shun was born with a keen sense of touch. By consulting historical books on meteorological changes, visiting local areas and observing the celestial phenomena at night, he had actually deduced that there would be a severe drought in the Central Plains in the next three years.
Tian Ze feels ashamed of himself for not being able to do this.
However, God is jealous of talented people. This guy has been weak and suffered from chronic illness since childhood. Although there are many good doctors in Taoism, they have determined that he will not live past the age of 20.
The reason why he was willing to come out of seclusion was because there were good doctors in the Jixia Academy, but even Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing were helpless in this matter.
Fortunately, Tian Ze used his spiritual energy to help him heal the disease.
After his recovery, he began to travel around Tianzezhi, measuring this world with his feet.
Taoists advocate nature and follow the will of all things. Wherever he went, he would guide the local villages and people on how to improve and make use of the environment.
He made considerable contributions to Tian Ze's rule and has earned the reputation of "Little Heavenly Master" among the people.
If you really count it, Zhang Lu, the "Heavenly Master" of Hanzhong, as the grandson of Zhang Daoling, is still the nephew of Zhang Shun in terms of seniority.
In the past two years, hundreds of schools of thought have continued to emerge and grow, and have begun to try to move out of the Jixia Academy and enter all aspects of Tian Ze's governance.
In a silent and silent way, many hidden problems under Tian Ze's governance were discovered and solved.
The status of today's Jixia Academy is no less than that of the Jixia Academy in the Warring States Period, and is even much better.
However, the matter of the Hundred Families Inheritance List was also intensifying in secret.
"My Lord, we must finally come up with a set of rules."
After Zhang Zhao briefly sorted out the latest situation of the Jixia Academy, he presented it to Tian Ze and said solemnly.
Flipping through the dozens of pages of reports in his hands, Tian Ze felt overwhelmed.
You know, Tian Ze has always required reports to be as concise as possible, because he only controls the general direction, and his time and energy are limited, so if something can be explained in one sentence, there is no need to talk about it in detail.
As a result, the report submitted was so thick.
I flipped through it casually and found that it was full of useful information, including the latest news, contributions, and opinions of hundreds of people.
Rubbing his head with a headache, Tian Ze asked, "What is Master Lu's opinion?"
"Mr. Zigan believes that this matter must have a result in the end. Even if this result will inevitably make many people dissatisfied, all we can do is to be fair, as fair as possible."
"Lord Zigan knows the difficulties of our lord, so he did not make any demands." Tian Ze felt a little warm in his heart when he heard this.
After all, he is my teacher!
Tian Ze imagined how much pressure Lu Zhi was facing now.
You know, it might be a bit of an exaggeration to say that the current Jixia Academy has gathered the world's heroes, but at least more than half of the heroes have been here.
Even if they finally chose to go elsewhere, they all left their own legends here.
Lu Su debated with the four great Legalists in the Forum and left in a graceful manner, which made countless old men regretful.
Pang Tong dominated the chess game in Bingge and looked down upon all the wise men. Even today, his figure is still unforgettable to Lu Xun and others.
Today, the Jixia Academy has become the best stage for scholars all over the world to display their talents and compete with each other. Anyone who can leave a name will be reused after joining various princes.
Because the Jixia Academy tried its best to be truly fair, only talent was considered, regardless of background, identity and reputation. Anyone who could stand out must have something unique.
Being able to achieve this is not possible with Tian Ze's help alone. The key lies in Lu Zhi's integrity and adherence to principles.
The issue of the Hundred Schools Inheritance List is not only a temporary dispute over fame and fortune, but also involves the characterization of the Hundred Schools and the issue of millennium inheritance.
People of insight could see the great trend that Tian Ze was about to create, and they all paid more and more attention to this matter.
At this time, Lu Zhi still did not make any substantive demands on him and took all the pressure on himself. How could Tian Ze not feel this love and care.
"The Baijia family has made so many contributions, I can't fall behind." Tian Ze smiled as he flipped through the thick report.
If you want a horse to run fast, you have to feed it grass.
Tian Ze knew very well that the reason why people from the Baijia families could do such things was largely because they were driven by interests.
Except for some old guys who are born saints, few people can escape fame and fortune, but what they pursue is bigger.
Don’t plan for just one life, but for hundreds of lives! For eternity!
Tian Ze thinks he is a pretty good boss. Although he often makes unrealistic promises and exploits his employees, he always tries his best to make up for it with corresponding rewards and fulfill his promises.
This is true for his subordinates, people from aristocratic families, and even princes like Lu Bu, and naturally it is no exception for the various schools of thought.
"Three hundred million acres of farmland."
"What?" Zhang Zhao was slightly stunned, feeling as if he was hallucinating.
"Give out 300 million mu of farmland in the Northeast Plain as a reward." Tian Ze said with a smile.
Zhang Zhao's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but stroke his chest with his right hand: "My lord, you are not kidding! This is 300 million acres of farmland!"
Tian Ze patted the thick report in his hand and said, "Yes! So many fields, enough to shut them up."
"Even if the final ranking is not satisfactory, they should not have any complaints."
Even if the 300 million mu of farmland were divided equally, it would be enough to make the various schools of thought surpass many first-rate families in terms of the amount of farmland they own.
Anyone would go crazy if such a big pie were dropped.
"My lord, that's 300 million acres of fertile farmland! Not 3 million or 30 million!" Zhang Zhao emphasized again.
I thought that the previous distribution of land to the noble families under his rule was exaggerated enough, but I didn't expect that Tian Ze's move this time would be so exaggerated.
The total land area of the entire Northeast Plain is only about 1 billion mu, and one-third of it is divided out! The area is directly equal to the two states in the Central Plains.
You have to know that this is just the land area. These places in the Northeast Plain are all suitable for arable land. Converted into arable land, it directly exceeds the arable land under Yuan Shao's rule by several times.
(End of this chapter)
