No one objected. Fang Yun nodded and said, "Even though there are few people in the morning, the Horse Contest is only allowed to run on the left side of the road. No one is allowed to hurt people or other carriages. Otherwise, they will be disqualified and sent to the yamen for punishment! Of course, men are not allowed to use talent or courage. "
Everyone was stunned. The Human Race Horse Literacy Meet had been held for so many years, and only Fang Yun's requirements were so strict. It was common knowledge that horses could not be raced in the city, but they did not expect that Fang Yun's restrictions would be so strict in a sparsely populated place.
Gao Yong explained, "It's not that Fang Xusheng is making things difficult for us. Ning An City's carriages are only allowed to travel on the left side of the road. If they travel on the right, the horse whip will hit passersby. There are also restrictions on the length of the whip so that it won't hurt passersby. At the same time, there are strict rules on the maximum speed. When it was first implemented, many people were fined and Ning An City complained. But after it was implemented, Ning An City's collisions with people and pedestrians were less than a tenth of the original number. The entire city seems to be in order. "
"I know about this as well. I heard that Kong City imitated Ning An City two months ago and implemented new rules for the streets. That's right, all of Ning An City's new roads are divided into main roads and pedestrian roads. This is also the main reason why Ning An City's roads have become better. There are also eye-catching signs at the intersections to make carriages slow down and for passersby to pay attention. This is a stroke of genius. "
"Won't this be too troublesome?"
"If we can save a few people from dying or injuring a few dozen people, this trouble is worth it! I heard that in Ning An City alone, there are at least a few thousand people who are injured and some children are even killed. If it were the court examinations of previous years, just this new rule alone would allow a court examination Grand Scholar to get a B + grade. If they are lucky, they could even get an A grade! "
"Fang Xusheng's contributions are too great. There are already slogans of 'Learn from Ning An City' everywhere. Especially the center of the human race, Kong City. Even keep contacting Fang Xusheng. Not only do they want to learn, they also want to know why. "
"Good. Then in the future, when we participate in the Horse Contest, we must choose the left side of the road. Tell everyone about Fang Xusheng and it will slowly become a habit. "
Many scholars nodded and gladly accepted this new but beneficial thing.
Most of the women in the Women's Society stared at Fang Yun, their eyes full of admiration. They were all well-read women, and they also knew how important Fang Yun was to the change of the human race.
Fang Yun first contacted the Grand Scholars and Grand Scholars who were protecting him and asked them to monitor the competition, mainly to avoid hurting passers-by. Then, he stepped into the air and raised his hand.
"Ready … begin!"
At Fang Yun's command, all the Flood Horses began to move.
Thousands of Flood Dragon Horses galloped along the side of the road. At first, they were very slow, almost riding next to each other.
However, these scholars were not in a hurry. Compared to being the champion, their lives were more important. In other words, their performance in front of Fang Yun was more important.
The Flood Horse at the front began to speed up, but every time it encountered a pedestrian, it would stop. They would all slow down, and the knights behind them would not be able to overtake them. They would slow down as well.
Twenty miles away from the capital. There were no pedestrians on the road, and even the carriages were rare. All the Flood Horses began to speed up.
The top ten were all men, but the eleventh was a woman. Behind her, there were men and women. All the women were in the top seven hundred, and the last three hundred knights were all men.
Fang Yun thought carefully and understood. Ninety-nine percent of the women who were well-read were born in wealthy or official families. The average family background of the women in the Women's Society was even higher. Among these women, the lowest status was the granddaughter of a Hanlin or a daughter of a famous family. Even if they did not have a Flood Dragon Horse, they could borrow a good one.
On the other hand, the male scholars. Less than half of them were born in wealthy or official families. Most of them had ordinary family backgrounds. At most, they were from noble families or ordinary merchants. Even their Flood Dragon Horses were ordinary.
Fang Yun looked at these men and nodded gently. This was the same as the ancient Huaxia. Although the rulers were dominant, under the influence of Confucianism, class mobility was the smoothest and most active. This was far from being comparable to other ancient countries.
Confucius's "education without discrimination" laid a strong foundation. No matter who it was, they could receive education. Those who received education were equal. This idea was deeply ingrained in the bones and blood of the Huaxia people. Together with the imperial examination system, the poor at the bottom could eventually produce noble children.
Mencius's "everyone can be Yao and Shun" was based on the foundation of education without discrimination. He actually said that everyone could become a saint. This terrible idea of equality was impossible in other countries in ancient times.
Confucianism emphasized the most, but all of this was based on relative equality. If the king was not the king, then the minister could not be the minister. The reason why Confucius traveled to other countries was not because he could not get an official position, nor was it because he did not know how to be an official. It was because he did not want to assist the king who he thought was not worth assisting.
Mencius was even bolder. He directly said that killing the tyrant was not killing the king, but killing a murderer who deserved to die. It was a righteous act.
It was the continuation of this idea that Confucianism boldly twisted the concept of "rule by lowering one's head". They believed that the ideal society was one where the king did not do anything and only let the ministers govern the world. They said that the emperor was the son of heaven, but in their bones, they still wanted the emperor to be a mere figurehead. They did not want to be the emperor's dog or horse.
Then, Fang Yun gently shook his head. The human race had given the poor men a way to rise, but now it was blocking the women's way. It was understandable when there was not enough talent, but when there was enough talent, this way had to be opened.
"The general trend of the human race, the torrent of the era, is mighty and mighty, crushing all obstacles. If possible, I want to crush those obstacles with my own hands! Or, what I am doing now is just crushing the obstacles in advance … "
Fang Yun stepped on the clouds and flew high in the sky. He looked at the valiant female knights with a smile on his face.
Soon, Fang Yun found that the most outstanding female knights were rising in the rankings. Not only did they have excellent dragon horses, but they also had the attention to detail that men rarely had.
However, most of these male scholars had been on the battlefield for a long time, so they were slightly better in terms of skill.
Then, Fang Yun found a key point. These women were generally lighter than men!
In short-distance horse racing, the lighter the knight, the more advantage they had. This advantage was even more obvious in long-distance horse racing!
Fang Yun helplessly thought, "The world really belongs to the thin people. It's too unfair!"
When they were 50 li away from Tong Mountain, the competition reached its climax!
Among the top ten, there were two women!
The two women were extremely petite, and the lightest woman was not even half the weight of the heaviest man!
The difference of more than a hundred jin was enough to be the most important chip in a long-distance race. It was more important than skill.
If the ancient nomads ran for hundreds of li, they would usually ride three horses each. They would take turns to ride the war horses to reduce the burden of each war horse.
Zhao Hongzhuang was actually ranked second. Moreover, she was less than 50 zhang away from the knight in first place. This was a relatively close distance.
The eyes of the male knights behind her were all red. Previously, they had praised themselves and were even willing to go against Xusheng, Fang Yun. Now, they were actually ranked behind some women. This was intolerable!
Some of the male knights were not careful and instinctively used their talent to urge their dragon horses. As a result, they were discovered and were disqualified.
Tong Mountain was getting closer and closer. Zhao Hongzhuang was getting closer and closer to the male knight in first place, Gong Yangteng.
Gong Yangteng was 70 jin heavier than Zhao Hongzhuang!
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