After sending away Mizuki, who was worried about gains and losses, and all the Konoha ninjas, Gusugi Bushui was very pleased to say a few words. There were nearly four hundred children, the youngest was six years old, and the oldest was thirteen years old.
In addition to the original admission quota, Gushan Bushui also reluctantly promoted some children with some talents from among the unsuccessful candidates, and assembled thirteen classes, with nearly thirty people in each class. Currently, each class can only be assigned one elementary teacher to teach reading, writing, basic arithmetic and geometry. In addition, many elective courses in sports and art are also arranged.
These are children who have not seen much of the world. It is really difficult to expect them to stay in the classroom and study. Some extracurricular teaching that is in line with their nature is also essential.
Because it is a full boarding school, all these children will be taken over after the Spring Festival. It is a semi-closed management system. The Gushan family, which has rich experience in opening orphanages, will not be stumped by this problem.
"The school you run is basically a loss-making business. The tuition fees are symbolic, and not only provide a large amount of poverty subsidies and student subsidies, but also provide basic teaching materials for free. You want to carry forward your charity, is it? Aren’t you panicking because you have too much money?”
Zhiji's cousin's teasing made Gu Shanbu Shui smile bitterly.
I had a very profound cultural background in my previous life, and the concept of reading to change my destiny was deeply rooted in the core of culture, almost engraved in my genes. There is no such tradition in the ninja world. No one shouts out the biased saying that "everything is low-grade, only reading is good", and no one touts the remarks that "there is beauty like jade in the book, and there is a house of gold in the book". Therefore, Gushanbu Shui wants to enlighten the people's wisdom, but the first step is destined to result in terrible losses.
Not to mention tuition fees, the so-called subsidies are just a gimmick to make money. As long as you apply for registration, there will almost never be a disapproval. From compiling textbooks to finalizing and printing them, building school buildings, arranging teachers, etc., a lot of money was spent.
Losing money is just a nice way of saying it. It is basically impossible to make money in basic education.
"It's a way to redistribute interests. Even if you don't learn much about how to settle down, you can still make a few more capable friends. Learning knowledge is one aspect, and building relationships is also the only way to success. In the future, No matter what you do, you must have a group of like-minded companions to help you. It is really difficult for one person to do it alone.”
"Tired of building bridges and roads, having huge ships and cannons, and having fun?"
"The last one is not there, don't talk nonsense..."
My cousin's mentality seems to have improved recently, and he has also started to make some harmless jokes. However, he is still a little bit reluctant to let go in front of people he doesn't know well. Naturally, he is far less energetic than the high-spirited young master back then.
"Being able to realize the need to train your own team while fighting and fighting for power, you have matured a lot."
"I couldn't get away before, but I should have started a long time ago. I've talked to my father several times, but he seems to have a lot of resistance."
"Don't blame your cousin-in-law for not being willing to fully support him. He also has his own concerns."
Although Masaki Kosugi has held the power of the family for many years, he is only a son-in-law who joined halfway, and he cannot do many things legitimately.
Gushan Bushui is different. The only heir to the family does not even have any brothers or sisters. The power of Princess Liuli's bloodline has gradually stabilized. There is no longer a competitor to shake the status of this generation of young family governor. As long as she is reborn, The next few blood heirs can expect wealth and peace for nearly a hundred years.
"I don't mean to complain. The 'King of Fighters' Challenge has been held for seventeen times. It is not easy to run this successfully."
Gushan Bushui, who shook his head slightly, squinted his eyes and said with a smile,
"Not to mention this, why did you say you wanted to be an art and vocal teacher for a while?"
"It's been a long time since I've done anything serious. Let's practice with this first. Those children who are as clean as white paper can just draw freely. We must let them know what is good and beautiful, and identify what is bad and ugly. If possible, I also want to teach them how to tell who is seriously talking nonsense, showing off and fooling the public."
"It's just the beginning. Don't go too far. Let's do something simple first. They won't understand the too elegant literature and art and the too obscure righteousness."
After stopping Zhiji's cousin's idea of causing trouble, Gushan Bushui casually changed the subject.
"How are you going to celebrate the New Year the day after tomorrow? Do you want to have a meal at my house?"
"Forget it."
The handsome middle-aged man waved his hands in embarrassment.
"My cousin took good care of me back then, but now that she's gotten to this point, she's probably angry with me, so I'd better not hang around in front of her. You don't know that Sister Liuli can be quite scary when she's angry."
"That's fine. You can find a place to kill your time. It doesn't matter where you go. For foreign affairs, ask Yasukawa Zaihara, and for domestic affairs, ask Togakushi Hinode. You know them all."
"I know, don't worry about me, I'll be back before school starts."
The dashing cousin Zhiji said hello and left on his own. I didn’t know where he went for many days. According to rumors, he appeared several times at the port and pier. He was sweating profusely in the middle of winter and was shirtless and steaming. The busy workers were chatting quite happily.
On the other side, Hong Ye, who was pregnant, was stroking her belly while lazily flipping through the official documents sent back from the field, frowning slightly, and reviewing a few sentences from time to time.
Xiangren, who was quietly staying aside, eating snacks with Sesshomaru and Toshimaru, stretched out in boredom, her little face slightly bulging with baby fat, she was always busy with her mother and had no time to spend with herself. And a little dissatisfied.
After sighing softly for an unknown number of times, Hongye finally put down the pen in his hand and stood up.
"Are you done with work?"
He quickly stood up and happily supported his mother's arm, preparing to go for a walk and rest in the courtyard outside. Xianglin asked with a smile,
"There will be a lantern show and fireworks show in the evening. How about we go out for a walk later?"
"Yes, yes, but I am too conspicuous like this. If I go out, I have to either take a car or leave the VIP area. Not only will it affect the experience, but it will also delay others from visiting the temple fair."
"Wouldn't it be nice to call dad along?"
"I don't know if it will work."
The daughter doesn't know, but Hongye understands that at this time, the Fushigi family has countless social banquets. Fushui Fusugi, who has gradually taken over the power of the family, cannot always leave the entertainment to his parents, and he has to show up from time to time. .
There are also some unclear reasons. For example, at this time last year, many people sent their noble daughters here as a side effect. It was nominally a normal move during the New Year, but in fact it was because men and women looked at each other, and condoms were close to each other. I thought, if a girl from a certain family is chosen, it would be an unexpected surprise.
Although I knew Gushan Bu Shui didn't have such thoughts, what woman would like to encounter such a thing?
But there was nothing he could do, so he could only wait silently.
Just as the mother and daughter were whispering these words and discussing where to go to kill time, Gushan Bushui, wearing a simple robe, with some of the colors of the robe showing at the cuffs and collar, walked over quickly.
"Just in time, you are still here."
"Father, are you here?"
"Um."
Holding the hand of Hongye who was hesitant to speak, and hugging Xianglin's young shoulders, Gu Shanbu Shui responded,
"Let's go and show you some good things."
"You...did you sneak out?"
Hongye covered her mouth and snickered, and couldn't help but ask,
"Is there anything wrong?"
"Come on, who will really care about me at this time? Just show up and show your respect. It's nothing important. Talking to those people with useless words is a waste of time."
"Are there only a few noble ladies who are close to each other?"
In fact, Hongye is nominally qualified to participate in such social occasions. Until now, she is also a legitimate palace official - Shonagon, who is naturally qualified to record the social gatherings, social gatherings, poetry gatherings, temple fairs, etc. of noble ladies. .
If it weren't for the inconvenience of having a big belly, I would indeed be able to show up on some less solemn occasion this year.
Gu Shanbu Shui, who shook his head slightly, smiled but did not answer.
This kind of question seems a bit awkward no matter how you answer it, so it's better to avoid talking about it.
A family of three rode a carriage to the luxury cruise ship that was gently blown by the sea breeze. They headed in the direction guided by the navigation light on the coast. Half an hour later, they anchored at a viewing spot.
Leaning on the railing, Gu Shanbu Shui pointed to the brightly lit land not far away and said:
"Too many lights and people coming and going actually affect the night view. In the past, during cloudless winters, you could still see the sky full of stars. But now I haven't seen the starry night sky on New Year's Eve for many years."
The influence of light is one aspect, and air pollution is also an important factor. Today's secular technological level in the ninja world has not yet reached the level of environmental protection. Although it is not very large and the technology is not very good, steelmaking, heating, steam engines and chemical engineering are all very extensive.
Fortunately, after a heavy snowfall, the somewhat foggy sky has become much clearer. Tonight is a good day for traveling.
Sure enough, when the time came, rounds of fireworks flew into the sky, lighting up a small half of Yuki Island, and the shining light could be seen in Inaba Port in the distance.
Holding a warm canned drink, he warmed his palms while pointing enthusiastically to the beautiful scenery in the distance. He kept talking to his mother Hongye, and Gushan Bushui also chimed in a few words from time to time.
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At the same time, thousands of miles away in the Kingdom of the Sea, Orochimaru looked playfully at Tenchi who was half-kneeling on the ground and saluting him.
"Are you saying that the research on 'Amphibious Ninja' is already in a semi-terminated state?"
"That's more or less the case, but there's a reason for it."
Tianzhi answered with the reason he had already thought of,
"You also know that the experiment of merging natural humans with marine fish is not perfect. Those half-human, half-fish guys are almost useless. If measured by biological weapons, they are not qualified. However, if enough time is used to Cultivate second-, third-, or even fourth-generation experimental products, select outstanding individuals from them, and eliminate degraded and mutated species. In the end, a miracle may happen. What cannot be done by human power, the power of heaven may be able to do it. Some way of making it happen that we don’t know.”
"How could you think of continuing the application of primitive breeding and anthropic principles with such inefficient means? You know, this is a project that I abandoned. Although you don't have the talent for groundbreaking research, you still have the ability to execute step by step. Okay. Think carefully before answering. If you try to deceive and I find out, you know the consequences."
Tianzhi's face turned a little pale, and after gritting his teeth, he decided to be honest.
"Placing hope in destiny, on the one hand, the emergence of mutant individuals with excellent shapes among the offspring of mass-breeding mermaids, and on the other hand, making money to buy supplies to maintain the operation of the laboratory is also a top priority. Since Orochimaru-sama, you no longer care about this 'amphibious' The ninja's development laboratory and the support of Konoha Village are gone. If we want to maintain this base, it is not enough to occasionally rob the Kingdom of the Sea's gold ships."
Although this place is far away from the mainland, the country of the sea has a backend. The mist ninja controls most of the lifeblood of this far-sea archipelago country, harvesting the value from time to time, and occasionally coming to patrol.
"So, you sold the results in the laboratory?"
"Only part of it."
"Who is there?"
Sharp eyes scanned Tianzhi's expression, trying to find evidence of lying, but so far, there seemed to be nothing suspicious.
"The Kingdom of the Sea's Gold Ship Guards, Hoshi Ninja Village, Kirigakure Village, Kawa Country, Yu Country, Furugi Family..."
Basically, all those whose power touches the southeastern coast have dealt with Tianzhi. The Gushan family was mixed in among them, but they were not particularly conspicuous.
Many of them have cooperated once and never come back again. Most of them are not very optimistic about this kind of biotechnology with great flaws.
After listening to Tianzhi's explanation, Orochimaru said in a dry voice after a long time:
"Since I decided to hand over the soon-to-be-decommissioned laboratory to you, you have the final say on how to run it. Although some of these actions are not appropriate, they are justified. As long as you make a difference, even if you make mistakes, It’s not terrible, just correct it. The premise is that you don’t betray my trust in you.”
"Thank you for your cultivation."
Tianzhi quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, knowing that he had passed the test, and handed over the recent laboratory logs to Orochimaru to show his loyalty and selflessness.
Without even looking at it, he just threw it to the back of the pharmacist who was watching the excitement. Orochimaru ordered in a tone that left no room for doubt:
"Inquire about the recent information on the Kingdom of Water and give it to me."
"Are you going to the Kingdom of Water?"
Tianzhi said very unexpectedly,
"The Kirigakure Village seems to be a little uneasy recently. The Kaguya clan is ready to stir up trouble. They are dissatisfied with the rule of the Fourth Mizukage Shikura and are preparing to launch another rebellion."
"Kaguya? Oh, it's the Corpse Vein clan. Will they succeed?"
"Even I know it, so the so-called confidentiality is out of the question. A rebellion without superior strength loses its suddenness, and it is basically impossible to succeed."
Orochimaru didn't care at all about the affairs of the Kirigakure Village, but the blood inheritance limit of the Corpse Vein aroused Orochimaru's curiosity.
