"Master Mo, I haven't seen you for a long time, but you are still in high spirits. What a joy to congratulate you!"
When Liu Deng rushed to the Taifu's Mansion excitedly, Zhang Tu was sitting there drinking tea with Mo Shi and a few white-haired old men. Liu Deng immediately said with a smile on his face.
"Young man Mo Shi, I have met His Highness the King of Dai!"
Mo Ren quickly stood up and returned the gift to Liu Deng, while the white-haired old men sitting behind him just bowed their hands towards Liu Deng.
Liu Deng didn't pay much attention to their unreasonableness, because this was the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety. Once a person is over 60 years old, he can do whatever he wants. Even when meeting the imperial officials, he only needs to bow his head and bow his head. .
Looking at their gray hair, the smile on Liu Deng's face became even brighter. It seemed that Mo Deng had brought all the elders of the Mo family together.
"His Royal Highness, I heard that His Highness is planning to build a new college to protect the poor children from all over the world. I wonder if this is possible?"
Before Liu Deng had time to speak, he saw one of the old men suddenly stand up, cupped his hands towards Liu Deng, and then said.
"This is indeed the case, but I can't do it alone, so I invite all the learned people from all over the world to help!"
Although he didn't know who this old man was, with his white beard, it was worthy of Liu Deng to be more polite to him.
"His Royal Highness, King Dai, does he know that there are tens of millions of children from poor families in the world. If His Highness's sign is put out, countless children from poor families will surely take notice. If they swarm here, will His Highness Dai Wang have a place to stay? And I heard that Dai Wang His Royal Highness does not need their help, but instead subsidizes their living expenses. After so many years, does His Highness really have so much money?"
The old man was really rude in what he said. His questions were like a barrage of questions, which directly confused Liu Deng.
"I can't say what you said is wrong, but it's not entirely right!"
Seeing that the old men next to him were all casting curious glances, Liu Deng calmly waved his hands, then sat across from Mo Dian and said with a smile.
"Please give us more details, Your Highness!"
The old man turned his head and looked at each other with several old men, then cupped his hands towards Liu Deng and continued.
"I don't dare to deceive the elders. This is Liu Deng's plan. Liu Deng plans to allocate 500,000 yuan in advance. This money will be used to invest in the construction of the workshop. All the proceeds from the workshop will be used to fund the college. The living expenses of poor students, after all, the college’s resources are limited.”
"So, all the children from poor families who join the academy can only enjoy the benefits of the academy for free in the first semester. Starting from the second semester, they need to pass certain exams. Those with excellent grades can naturally continue to enjoy various benefits. Those who are unable to pass will need to go to the academy’s workshop to study part-time!”
Liu Deng cupped his hands again, and then spoke word by word.
"If you let scholars work as lowly servants, doesn't His Highness, Dai Wang, feel that you are arrogating natural resources?"
As soon as the old man finished saying these words, Liu Deng's face suddenly became unsightly.
"Dare to ask the elders, Gao's name!"
Liu Deng looked solemn and raised his hands towards the old man again.
"His Royal Highness Hui Dai Wang, this is the elder of my Mo family, Mo Yao!"
Seeing that the atmosphere was not quite right, Mo Ji quickly stood up and prepared to smooth things over.
"Deng disagrees with what the elder said!"
Liu Deng suddenly realized that he had to correct their concept, otherwise the college would not be able to operate at all.
"I don't know what His Highness Wang has to say, but I am all ears!"
After hearing what Liu Deng said, the old man became more energetic and acted like he was all ears.
"I dare to ask the elders, what is a lowly servant? All the people in the world, scholars, farmers, industry and merchants just have different ways of making a living. How can there be any distinction between high and low?"
As soon as Liu Deng said these words, he saw the old man in front of him frown.
"Your Highness, you mean that there is no distinction between high and low in this world?"
The old man said with some disdain.
"That's right! The four peoples in the world just have different means of making a living. How can they be distinguished from the noble and the humble? Doing business means being a lowly servant? Or entering a workshop is a lowly servant?"
"Businessmen have a humble status in our dynasty. Isn't this the rule set by Emperor Gaozu? Your Highness said this, so Gaozu was wrong?"
When the old man said this, Liu Deng suddenly realized that the old man had dug a hole for himself!
"Yes, Emperor Gaozu did make a decree to debase merchants back then. However, Empress Lu and Emperor Hui also made a decree to rehabilitate merchants. Although the children of merchants are still not allowed to serve as officials, their status has improved a lot. However, the boy wants to What I’m saying is, this doesn’t mean business is cheap!”
"Your Highness is confusing the situation!"
The old man was still unwilling to give up. Liu Deng was really a little depressed. This old man was a bit interesting. He insisted on talking about the difference between high and low. Isn't this looking for trouble?
"Elder, after listening to what I have said, if there is no business in the world, just to put it simply, do we have to make the salt and iron we need for people's livelihood? If someone in the family is sick, do we have to go to the wild to collect it ourselves? Medicine?"
Liu Deng asked a series of questions, and the old man was immediately confused. Speaking like this, this businessman seemed...
"In this world, there are indeed many businessmen chasing profits, driving up prices, and hoarding. However, there are always many righteous businessmen in this world! I have a pending matter in my hands, and I am about to report it to His Majesty. Please take a look at it first. It’s okay! However, after asking the old man to read this matter, it will rot in his belly from now on, and he must never tell it to his mouth! "
As Liu Deng spoke, he took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it to the old man.
This is a memorial written by Chen Qi, asking for credit for the Lei family brothers who died in the battle of Yanmen, hoping to give them an official status so that their children can have a good background in the future.
Seeing Liu Deng speaking so solemnly, the old man quickly stood up and took it with both hands.
"The Lei family suffered a strange disaster that year. In order to take revenge, more than 80 men in the family endured the humiliation and endured the heavy burden. They traveled all over the mountains and rivers of the Huns in the past few years, killing and wounding more than 30 people to find out the enemy's situation for our army. This time it is updated They went deep into the enemy's camp and burned the food and grass. More than fifty people, no one survived! Such righteous businessmen, I don't know if you think they deserve to hold an official position!"
Hearing what Liu Deng said, everyone present suddenly fell silent. Such achievements cannot be rewarded by an official body...
"Whether you are a scholar, farmer, or merchant, noble or low depends only on a person's character, not on his profession! Please bear in mind what happened today. There is still hostility between Han and Hungary. There are still many people in this world who live and die for the sake of their country. This matter is of great concern. Please be careful about their safety!"
