Uncle Sun thought for a while and then said: "At least five years."
Uncle Sun has calculated clearly that this year's examination has been delayed by one year, and five years is exactly the time for two examinations. After these two examinations, if Hongyan Academy is really capable, it will naturally be able to re-establish itself and restore its previous state. Glory.
If they can't stand up in five years, they may not be able to go back to the past. In this case, they won't bother, so as not to hinder the future of the students.
Moreover, if there is no future in five years, there may not be many students and teachers left in the academy.
Li Lindao: "Then five years."
The eyes of the Sun family lit up, and Mr. Sun asked: "What do you mean by this?"
"I want to discuss it with the two people from Shiqiao Academy, please wait a moment." Li Lin took Dean Shi and Shi Chongshan to the room next door where Zhao Mingjing usually had classes, and discussed the matter with them.
"Since Zhang Fuyin and others have come to persuade us, if we refuse again, it would be a bit disrespectful. However, the Shi family still has the final say on the scale of expansion."
"In the case of Hongyan Academy, although the Academy has made mistakes, it is not an unforgivable mistake. It is just a misunderstanding. The fault itself does not lie with them. Therefore, it is not a bad idea to help them."
Shi Chongshan couldn't understand: "Jingyuan, what do you mean by this?"
Li Lindao: "The future of the academy's expansion is unknown. If too much money is invested at once, it will be lost if it cannot recruit students in the future. It is better to just expand a little and recruit one or two hundred more students."
"As for those students who want to enter Shiqiao Academy, they can pass the exam set by the academy. There are thousands of students in Guiyan City. One or two hundred students are nothing."
"In this way, our academy will get students with good qualifications, which will help it build a reputation in the future. Those students who cannot get in will have to return to Hongyan Academy to study. In fact, the teachers there are also good in teaching."
Dean Shi understood it clearly: "What you mean is that the academy can be expanded, but the scale does not need to be too large. Students from nearby areas can be admitted directly, but students from other places must go through the academy's examination and select two hundred students. "
"And within five years, we will only recruit so many students. The remaining students can return to Hongyan Academy. Hongyan Academy can regain its reputation in five years."
"Yes, these five years are also the time for Stone Bridge Academy to wait and see. If Hongyan Academy rises, Stone Bridge Academy will maintain its scale, and everyone will be more relaxed and comfortable. Nothing will happen. If Hongyan Academy fails to rise, it will continue to expand. It’s just the scale.”
"When the time comes, Hongyan Academy will still not be able to get up, but as many students are willing to come to our side, it is not impossible to build Shiqiao Academy into the next Hongyan Academy."
"But in the past five years, the academy should also train a few students, which can be regarded as building up its reputation, so that others will not say that Stone Bridge Academy cannot teach good students in the future."
"As for the shop promised by the Sun family, I suggest that the dean take it. After all, the matter is to facilitate the Sun family. If the Sun family is willing to give it, just accept it."
"In this way, if Hongyan Academy returns to the past, this shop will be very profitable. All the money can be subsidized to the academy. If there is any leftover, some can be distributed to the villagers."
"If Hongyan Academy cannot be established, Shiqiao Academy will not suffer any loss. When the time comes to expand the scale, we can build a few shops on the land in front of the academy, and the money will be enough."
Dean Shi rubbed his hands: "Jing Yuan's idea is a good one. I didn't agree with it before. Firstly, I was afraid that the sons of our Shi family would not have any advantages. Secondly, I was afraid that if too much money was invested, the academy would not be good in the future. That's not what we wanted. After losing money, I just felt that there were too many things to do and I was too tired.”
"If we have these five years as a buffer, we can advance, attack, retreat or defend, and there will be no loss."
"There is also that shop. If Hongyan Academy really fails, we can get a sum of money in these five years, and we will have money to expand the academy in the future. If it really gets up, the shop will be there. There’s just a steady stream of money.”
Shi Chongshan also understood: "Not bad!"
Dean Shi said: "In that case, why not just agree."
Shi Chongshan hesitated: "Do you want to tell your second brother?"
The second brother in his mouth was Aunt Shi's husband, the patriarch of the Shi family.
Dean Shi said: "No, no, as long as it is good for the Shi family, there is no way he can refuse to agree."
makes sense.
Shi Chongshan coughed lightly: "Well, Jingyuan, we went over to discuss the matter with the Sun family, and that's it."
Li Lin nodded: "Okay."
So the three of them returned to the teahouse and discussed the terms of exchange with the Sun family. The shop was originally the condition given by the Sun family. Although Shiqiao Academy did not refuse the expansion and even gave it a period of time, but for As far as the Sun family is concerned, this is already pretty good.
When Hongyan Academy was at its best, there were more than 3,000 students, big and small, in the academy. Two hundred people were nothing.
As for five years, the Sun family and Uncle Sun have similar ideas. If Hongyan Academy cannot regain its reputation in five years, it will really not be able to get back on its feet. It will probably be useless even if it is given a few more years. Let’s just leave it at that. Come on.
However, in terms of the number of students, the Sun family also made a request that no more than 100 students who were enrolled in school and over 16 years old could take the imperial examination that year.
Dean Shi also felt that it was almost done, so he agreed on the spot, and then both parties signed a deed. Dean Shi got a land deed for a study in front of Hongyan Academy.
When the Sun family came over, they had even prepared the land and house deeds, and had them stamped by the Yamen. As long as Shiqiao Academy signed the signature, the shop would be theirs.
The group of people sent the people from Hongyan Academy away. When they came back, Dean Shi, who was overjoyed, remembered something: "Speaking of which, the expansion of the academy means that many students are coming, but we have never been there. Where can I find sir? By then Jingyuan will be gone too, and we won’t have many left."
Shi Chongshan was stunned for a moment, and then he counted the gentlemen in the academy. There were three of them the same age as him, two were from the Shi family, and one of them was from the village next door. There were four younger ones, including Li Lin, and he was one of them. Let's go, there are only three people left.
Li Lindao: "There is no rush in this matter. The few people who came with Zhang Fuyin before may have people they can recommend. If they can't find them, I will ask Qian Zhitong to find some for you."
Dean Shi and Shi Chongshan felt relieved after hearing this. Dean Shi sighed with emotion: "Jing Yuan, you are still good at handling things. If it were us, we would never be able to figure it out."
If what they thought was to reject the expansion of the academy and guard this three-thirds of an acre of land, how could they have thought of so much? Now whether this matter is successful or not, it will be of no harm to their academy.
Shiqiao Academy has a promising future!
