"When you arrive in Guan County, it is within Langya County. This is the largest county town in the southwest of Langya County."

Looking at the city ahead, Zuo Qing let out a breath and turned to introduce it to Chen Zhi and others.

After leaving Lanling, they walked for three days before they arrived here. Along the way, they encountered a small group of refugees and bandits. Chen Zhi and others had their own responses, but they delayed a lot of time.

For Chen Zhi and the others, these are part of study tours, and there is nothing good or bad. When they see bandits, they will be repelled. When they meet vagrants, they will provide appropriate help to increase their experiences.

But Zuo Qing had something to do and couldn't calm down. He was worried about refugees and bandits disturbing him. He even suspected that the young master of the Zhu family had other things, so he was worried along the way and was still unhappy.

Now that he looked at the city wall, he really felt relieved and was about to lead everyone into the city.

But before he finished speaking, Lu Ying asked strangely: "Is that building a Buddhist temple?" He was looking at a forest north of the county town.

The woods are commonplace in this era. This forest is located on a raised hill, so the scene inside is more clearly visible, and there are also continuous fertile fields outside the woods.

"Yes, King Donghai has a good impression of Buddhist studies, so many Buddhist temples emerged in Donghai County and surrounding counties. There were also some outside Lanling City before, but it was far away from the county town. We walked too quickly and didn't have time to go over and see." Although Zuo Qing had something to do, he could still calm down and introduce it when encountering problems.

Liu Gang listened and said, "So that's the case, but the farmland outside the forest is fertile. We have rarely seen such high-quality fields outside other county towns." As the young master of the landlord's family, he was able to distinguish the quality of the fields.

Zuo Qing smiled and said, "There is a reason here. First, the temples are all Feng Shui treasure lands, so that they can worship the Buddha and enjoy incense. Second, the fields inside and outside the forest, as well as the surrounding fields are all under the name of the temple, and there is almost no need to pay taxes. People who vote for the Buddha can also be exempted from labor. With such a relationship, the fields will grow more and the tenants will be able to ensure farming."

Liu Gang was surprised when he heard this and couldn't help asking: "Don't you have to pay taxes on these fields?"

Zuo Qing nodded and said, "It's not bad, but there are other sets of statements in it. I don't know much about the specific one."

Chen Zhi next to him heard this, but frowned, wondering and thinking a lot.

In the original history, Buddhism was widely spread during this time, which was related to the occupation of the Central Plains by foreign races. For various reasons, those people supported foreign Buddhism and supported Buddhist monks from the East. They provided many policy assistance to the place where Buddhism was implemented, which allowed Buddhism to take root and grow stronger day by day.

But in comparison, the situation in the New Han Dynasty is different, but it seems that there are policies aimed at Buddhism, which is strange.

"Is it related to the game of the upper class?"

As he thought about it, he followed Zuo Qing and others into the county town.

As soon as I entered Liu County, I suddenly found that the atmosphere inside was different, and the flow of people along the street increased significantly. Not to mention that compared with the county towns in Xuzhou, even compared with the Lanling County town before, there were many more people here, and they were very excited and spoke endlessly.

Chen Zhi could see that among the people who are walking here, many of them have read books or even have local qualities. In the era of hereditary and monopoly of knowledge, the differences between people are very obvious. As long as you pay attention to it, you can distinguish them from many details.

Not only him noticed this, Tao Ya even asked Zuo Qing directly: "There are many scholars among the people on this street. Does Brother Zuo know the reason?"

Zuo Qing smiled and said, "This, you can find out after taking a few more steps." After entering the city, he felt much more relaxed and he was even more indifferent at this time.

However, as soon as the words were finished, someone shouted on the roadside: "The Bao family's literary meeting has also been opened. There are fruits to be placed. Those who see it have a share. You can also show off your skills when you see the literati. Go and see it quickly!"

The person who spoke was not old, about fourteen or fifteen years old, dressed in a commoner. He waved his hand on the side of the road, and many people followed him. Suddenly, seven or eight people gathered together and swarmed in one direction.

"Bao family's literary meeting?" Liu Gang withdrew his gaze and looked at Zuo Qing, "There has been a literary meeting held in this city? But I haven't heard of this Bao family much. Is it a prominent family here?"

When Zuo Qing saw this scene, he did not go around the circle and said, "The Xingtan incident was held in advance. A famous scholar from all walks of life passed by, which attracted a lot of attention. There were also Wenkui's arguments, which made many families in Qingzhou eager to hold literary meetings. You should know these, but in addition, top families like the Wang family are going to hold their own literary meetings, gathering several famous families, including my Zuo family. This was also a prosperous era, which shocked the entire Langya County. The families in the county inevitably had the idea of ​​taking advantage of the east wind and took the opportunity to launch their own literary meetings to gain fame."

Everyone understood it, but to put it bluntly, they just took advantage of the hot topics and became artful.

Such things are common in this era of fame and fortune, even in later generations.

Zuo Qing continued: "It is normal that Brother Liu has never heard of this Bao family, and I have only heard of it a little, because this is a local wealthy family. In recent years, many of their clans have been able to be a clerk, have a rising trend, and are on the rise, so they will not miss such an opportunity. However, since I have encountered it, I might as well go and see the scene of the Wenhui Society first."

Everyone nodded and said ok.

Zuo Qing ordered his left and right men to settle the convoy, and he took Chen Zhi and others along the crowd to walk towards the Bao family. He said as he walked: "A family like this cannot invite famous scholars, but the arrangement is similar to other literary meetings, which will attract some literati to stop. Observing this literary meeting will also help Brother Chen understand the situation. At that time, no matter whether it is the Wang Family Meeting or the Xingtan Proposition, you will not be confused."

"Oh? Then you have to have a good experience." Liu Gang became excited. He has been famous for the Qingzhou Literature Association for a long time, but he has never participated in the past. At most, he has participated in poetry meetings and tasting meetings held by the younger generation. The two are essentially different.

While talking and laughing, a few people came to the destination Baoyuan.

As the name suggests, this is a garden courtyard in the city of the Bao family. It can occupy such a place in the county town to prove the Bao family's connections and financial resources.

When Chen Zhi and the others arrived, there were crowds inside and outside the garden, and many people were gathering over, but outside the garden were covered with common people, and they were taking some fruits and desserts from the long table outside the door.

"The Bao family is really willing to spend money." Looking at the scene, Tao Ya said with a smile.

Unlike later generations, the level of productivity was limited at this time, and the types of fruits were not abundant. Many fruits and melons also had to add the word "Hu" in front of them, which was transmitted from outside the Central Plains, and most of them were transmitted from the Western Regions.

The farming is mainly based on grain, and the fruit yield is limited. As well as pastries, etc., it is exclusive to scholars. Now the Bao family has taken it out and put it on a flowing mat to share food for ordinary people.

If it weren't for the guard guards next to the table to maintain order, this would be enough to cause a scramble.

Chen Zhi could see clearly and said, "For the current Bao family, money is second to reputation. For the sake of reputation, some wealthy people are willing to take risks and even give up a lot of industries. How could they be stingy with fruits and fruits? From Brother Zuo's introduction and the words of people along the way, it can be heard that the Bao family held cultural meetings in this county town, and the Bao family was unwilling to fall behind, so they would pay a lot of money."

While speaking, Bai Qing's figure flashed through his mind. In essence, the Bai family and the Bao family are very similar, but many people in the Bao family serve as clerks, which obviously went a step further.

"It's this reason," Zuo Qing admired Chen Zhi so quickly, "Only by making a name for himself and giving benefits to the people can spread it spontaneously. In this way, the literary association will be meaningful. Otherwise, what is the difference between a gathering of scholars and ordinary poetry? A wealthy family like the Bao family is eager to go further, but if they cannot invite famous scholars, they must think from other aspects. In contrast, the Luo family in Liu County and the Deng family will not do this. These two families will not hold literary associations here, but are invited by the Wang family to go to Linyi to hold a grand event together. The famous scholars they invited will go there, at that time, in the name of these two families."

While the few people were talking, the common man in front saw their outfits and thought of the servants and servants following them, so he took the initiative to make way for them to enter the garden.

There were a lot of scholars gathered in the courtyard, and they were scattered in groups of three or three in the garden, and they could hear praise and cheers from time to time.

Chen Zhi looked around and saw that there were many tables and chairs, tables and mats in the courtyard, with fruits, pens, inkstones, etc., and there were signs hanging from the surrounding trees, which were paper the size of a palm, tied to the branches with thin threads.

Many people stood by the tree and pointed, then spoke eloquently.

Liu Gang felt it was novel and asked, "What's going on?" The poetry meetings he attended in the past were all gathered together. Either someone gave a question or pointed to a certain scene or object, and wrote poetry and articles. How could he have seen such a scene?

"This is a major feature of my Qingzhou Cultural Association," Zuo Qing smiled, with a hint of lust on his face. "The reason why the literary association is named "wen" is that at this meeting, it is not asking for poetry to be written, but discussing the Tao and talking by hand. There is a particular point in this, called the three paragraphs of the literary association, which means that a literary association must be divided into three stages. My Zuo Family Cultural Association and the Wang Family Cultural Association are mainly based on three stages, and the Xingtan discussion is also similar."

"Oh? Which three stages?" Lu Ying also became interested and couldn't help but ask.

Tao Ya and Zhao Xing obviously knew it, and he smiled without saying a word.

Chen Zhi looked at the scholars around him and guessed the general process, but he still listened and waited for Zuo Qing's introduction.
Chapter completed!