"Oh... what should I do?" An Qing lowered his head and glanced at the imperial edict, his face full of melancholy.
Han Du was not as worried as she was, and said lightly: "What's so hard to do? The big deal is just to separate the families."
"Separating families? How can this be done? What kind of separation should we do?" An Qing stood up immediately, his face firmly opposed.
In a society that is accustomed to the idea of keeping together for warmth, things like family separation are regarded as an ominous sign of the decline of the family. It is a very unlucky thing to even mention it, let alone take the initiative to separate the family.
"There is no other way. We haven't reached this point yet." Han Du explained with a smile, "If the academy can be strengthened, there will be no need to separate the families."
"Here! I am willing to spend more money to support the academy, as long as I can keep the Zhenguo Palace." An Qing gritted his teeth and nodded heavily.
In her opinion, if the money is gone, you can make it back again. But once a family is separated and their hearts are broken up, it can never be reconciled.
Just like my brother-in-law Han Shu, aren't he and his husband blood brothers? But once I left for Xinming, I haven't come back to visit once in so many years.
If this continues, by the time their generation dies, the two sides will almost be completely cut off from each other. What's the difference between this and a stranger?
Han Du smiled slightly and said nothing more.
...
With An Qing's nod, Han Du took the time to come to the academy the next morning.
"Mr. Jin, Xiaoru."
Han Du lay back on the chair and poured a cup of tea by himself.
After Fang Xiaoru talked with Han Du last time, he didn't think about it for long before he asked Zhu Yunye for orders.
Academy.
Zhu Yunye did not try his best to retain him, but in order to reward him for his hard work over the years, he still gave him a casual position of first rank as a show of favor.
After Fang Xiaoru returned to the academy, she felt a sense of relief from the bottom of her heart every time she took a breath. Sure enough, he is still more suitable here.
As soon as he arrived, Mr. Jin couldn't wait to hand over the entire academy affairs to Fang Xiaoru. After he had some free time, Mr. Jin, who was originally haggard, regained his energy and seemed to have no problem living for another ten years.
"You won't come to the academy if you have nothing to do. Tell me, what are you here for today?" Fang Xiaoru took a sip of tea slowly and asked lightly.
There was no trace of embarrassment on Han Du's face. Because of his laziness over the years, Fang Xiaoru had to take the opportunity to tease him every time, and he was completely used to it.
He shook his head and denied: "I am also one of the deputy judges of the academy. Is it wrong to come to the academy?"
Seeing that Han Du refused to express his intention, Fang Xiaoru didn't bother to pay attention. Turning back, he looked at the student, listening to the sound of reading aloud, with a smile on his face.
He sighed: "When you wanted to build the academy, no one thought highly of you. I didn't expect that thirty years later, the academy would really grow into a towering tree."
Han Du smiled proudly, and then sighed suddenly in his heart. Looking back on when I made up my mind to establish an academy, there was actually one person who believed in me completely, and that was Lao Zhu.
It is a pity that Lao Zhu did not see the day when the academy surpassed the Imperial Academy and became the first academy in the Ming Dynasty.
Mr. Jin sighed and shook his head, looked at Han Du and said: "Now the academy
There are more and more students, but the way out has become a problem. You have always been resourceful, so it would be best for you to handle this matter. "
Han Du nodded without hesitation and said with a relaxed expression: "Mr. Jin, please don't worry. I came to the academy today just to solve this problem."
Seeing Han Du nodding, Mr. Jin felt relieved, nodded and said: "Don't wrong the children."
"Hahaha, don't worry, Mr. Jin. Even if there are people who cannot serve as officials, I will make them no worse than those who can serve as officials." Although Han Du took over everything, he also had full confidence in his heart.
Now an ordinary seventh-grade county magistrate's monthly salary is only ten guan, but Han Du's workshop can provide a higher salary than this.
However, the key to this problem is that the number of people accepted by the workshop is limited and cannot be accepted indefinitely. The academy graduates more and more students every year. Unless Han Du keeps building new workshops, there will always be a day when they can no longer accept them.
Mr. Jin’s worries stem from this.
However, Han Du had other plans!
Nowadays, people have great respect for academy students, but this respect is mainly for scholars. There is no difference between their respect for the Imperial College and the Academy.
What Han Du has to do now is to let everyone know that studying is not just a way to become an official. Even college students who do not become officials live better than those who become officials.
The next day, a message was posted directly on the college bulletin board.
"Huh? Look, there's a notice posted there again!" A student with sharp eyes saw that the handyman was still posting it, so he saw it.
"Golden List! It's the Gold List! Is there another reward notice?
"
"Let's go and have a look!!!"
In just a few breaths, the bulletin board was crowded with students.
Someone read: "... From now on, the highest awards of 100,000 yuan will be set up in the three academies of mathematics, physics and chemistry to reward those who have made the most outstanding contributions in their respective fields every year..."
"It's not a bounty, it's a reward, a reward of one hundred thousand yuan, and it's given every year?"
"Wow!!!"
In an instant, all the students exploded as if a thunderbolt had been dropped!
A reward of 100,000 yuan has only appeared once, and that was the reward for the steam engine. Sun Xian, who won the reward in one fell swoop, not only gained great fame, but even the emperor remembered him firmly.
It also allowed Sun Xian to earn tens of thousands of dollars in one fell swoop, directly transforming him from a poor man into a rich man.
Although studying is for the purpose of governing the world and benefiting the people, who doesn’t want to live a lifetime of food and drink?
Everyone didn't even bother to look at the details behind it, and ran straight away, wanting to tell them the shocking news.
Friends.
Even more powerful than the students were the people.
One hundred thousand dollars!
No, that's 300,000 yuan! A total of 300,000 yuan! ! !
With thirty thousand guan tied around his waist, he rode a crane down to Yangzhou. These are three Lower Yangzhous. Who can be calm and who can not be jealous?
And it happens every year.
All of a sudden, the sound of a ruler being slapped on the buttocks and the sounds of people crying and reading could be heard in the homes of the people in the capital.
sound.
There is no hope for me to enter the academy, but there is still hope for my son. This stupid bird like me can’t fly, but I can make my balls fly.
.
Maybe his son will not only be able to enter the academy in the future, but also win a reward of 100,000 gold in one fell swoop? If it can be done, it will be truly developed.
Some people are happy, and naturally some people are dissatisfied.
In the wine shop, a scholar from the Imperial Academy wearing a long gown slapped his hand on the table, causing the whole hall to become silent instantly, and everyone's eyes turned to him.
"Hmph! The academy used to be a place that could be compared with our Imperial College, but I didn't expect it to have fallen to this level. Now it has fallen to the point where it relies on the smell of copper to attract people's attention. It is simply despicable."
The lobby did not remain silent for long. After a few breaths, a burst of laughter erupted instantly.
"Hahaha......"
The Imperial Academy student's face turned red with anger, his eyes swept around the hall, and he shouted angrily: "What are you laughing at?"
As soon as these words came out, all the people immediately shrank their necks and avoided each other's eyes. The other party is a student of the Imperial College, and he might graduate from high school one day. When the time comes, the other party is an official and they are the people. If he holds a grudge in his heart and comes to settle accounts with them in the future, who can afford it?
It is better to do less than to do more, so what if you avoid him?
"Laughing at you!"
The whole place was silent, and a sudden voice stood out from the crowd.
"Who?" The Imperial Academy student was angry. Is there really anyone who is not afraid of death?
"If you have the guts, come forward!!!"
In the corner, a figure with his back to the Imperial Academy student slowly stood up and turned around.
"Chen Su, it's you!!!" The Imperial College student gritted his teeth and widened his eyes as if he wanted to eat Chen Su.
Chen Su glanced at the other party contemptuously and said lightly: "I should
Who is talking nonsense here? It turns out to be you, Cao Qi. I said that you can hear howling and barking dogs wherever you go. It’s not surprising to you. "
Chen Su and Cao Qi came from the same county. Logically speaking, even if the two had a bad relationship, they wouldn't be so tit-for-tat.
Chen Su was not originally hostile to Cao Qi and wanted to get along with Cao Qi as a classmate.
But Cao Qi didn't think so, because Chen Su had always dominated him when he was in the county school. In Cao Qi's view, Wen Wu was number one, and he tried his best to surpass Chen Su.
However, it has never been possible, and he has always hated Chen Su.
When the two went to Beijing to study together, when Chen Su chose an academy, Cao Qi turned around and chose the Imperial College without hesitation. He just worked hard and wanted to compete with Chen Su again.
When the two met, sparks naturally flew between them.
"You called me a dog?" Cao Qi gasped and his eyes were red, as if he was about to rush up and fight Chen Su at the next moment.
Chen Su was very calm and gestured to everyone around him, "Everyone heard it, he admitted it himself."
"puff......"
"Hahaha......"
The onlookers around him couldn't bear it anymore and started laughing wildly. Some people even slapped the table vigorously, otherwise it would be difficult to express their excitement at the moment.
They really couldn't afford to offend Cao Qi on their own, but now that Chen Su was in front, they didn't have to be afraid.
Seeing that he was being targeted by everyone, Cao Qi was furious. He could not tell everyone one by one, so he could only focus on Chen Su.
"Your academy uses money to support
Thank you, I said you are full of copper stench, am I wrong? "
