"Master, Xuan'er is so old and has his own ideas. As elders, we should support him!"
Mrs. Li's attitude was the first to change and she became aligned with Li Zexuan. After all, she still felt sorry for her son!
"In that case, Xuan'er, have you ever calculated how much it costs to build an academy?"
After all, Father Li finally accepted Li Zexuan's plan to open an academy. At this time, Li Jingmo finally remembered that Li Zexuan was about to borrow money when he first entered the house, so he asked questions.
"Dad, I estimate that it will cost about 200,000 guan to complete the construction of the entire academy. However, there will definitely not be enough time to build it all in the early stage. I plan to invest 100,000 guan first to build the venues for students to study, stay, read and do activities in the future. Say it again!”
On the way back from the palace, Li Zexuan had already roughly estimated the money needed to build an ideal academy in his mind, so he said.
"puff!"
Fortunately, Li Jingmo was sitting down, otherwise he would have to kneel down when he heard this number.
"How much? Two hundred thousand guan? Xuan'er, do you want to build an academy or a palace?"
Li Jingmo was startled, and his voice raised an octave as he shouted.
In his opinion, aren't the academies outside just a courtyard and a few rooms? You can build one with just a few hundred guan, so how could you need 200,000 guan? In this era of extremely low prices, even if the emperor built a palace, it would not cost more than 200,000 yuan!
But he didn't know that Li Zexuan was planning to build an academy on the scale of a modern university this time. If you look at it that way, two hundred thousand guan really doesn't mean much. Some people may think that 200,000 yuan cannot build such a large-scale academy. After all, the cost of building many modern universities ranges from tens to tens of billions. However, this must take into account the price issue in the early Tang Dynasty. According to the price conversion, at this time Guan's money is almost equivalent to the purchasing power of four to five thousand yuan in modern times, and two hundred thousand yuan is equivalent to the purchasing power of more than 80 billion.
"Dad, this academy is not just a trivial matter. It is planned to build an academy that is comparable to the Imperial College. In the future, this academy will train hundreds, thousands, or even thousands of outstanding talents for the Tang Dynasty. .”
Li Zexuan explained softly.
When Li Jingmo heard this grand plan, he opened his mouth in surprise: "This... such a big academy?"
Li Zexuan smiled softly and continued:
"Dad, although my son has been knighted, our family is still nothing compared with those real wealthy families. My son has no ambitions, and he has never thought that the great minister in the past would bully whoever he wanted. He just wants to be more Be stronger so that others don’t dare to bully our family.”
"And if this academy is built, in line with the child's novel schooling philosophy and the knowledge taught by the master to the child, in the future this academy will become the most solid backing and the most solid foundation for our family, the entire Chang'an, and even the entire country. Tang will also have a place in our Li family!"
"The entire Chang'an, and even the entire Tang Dynasty will have a place for our Li family!"
Li Zexuan's last words shocked Li Jingmo to the point of breathing quickly and kept echoing in his mind.
After a while, Li Jingmo stood up, patted Li Zexuan on the shoulder, and said with emotion: "Xuan'er, you have really grown up! You don't need your father and your mother to worry about it anymore! My father can now safely leave this family to you. Now, dad will be taking care of himself at home from now on!"
Li Zexuan said hurriedly: "Dad, you are still in your prime, how can you say such things? Besides, didn't you agree before that you would hand over the family business to me in two years?"
Li Jingmo waved his hand, refusing to accept this trick, and said:
"My father has made up his mind, Xuan'er, you don't need to persuade me anymore! In terms of vision, courage, and management ability, my father can't compare to you now! Only you can bring our family to a higher position!" Once you become a father, I will just help you settle the accounts at home!"
Then he looked at Madam Li and said, "I will have more time to spend with Madam in the future!"
"Dad~!......"
"Xuan'er, please stop trying to persuade me. Mom and your father both believe in you! I believe that my son will break into a wider world!"
Mrs. Li smiled lovingly.
"Okay! The child has grown up, and it's time to take on this responsibility! From now on, father and mother can rest more, eat well, drink and have fun. The child doesn't ask for anything else. I just want you and me to be happy every day and live a long life. Years old, our family will become the happiest in Datang in the future!"
Li Zexuan suddenly caught a glimpse of a few strands of white hair on his father's temples, and his heart was suddenly touched. Maybe he should have stood up long ago!
"Okay, okay! Mom and your father are still waiting to have a grandson! You and Yu Xi must hurry up!"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li said with a smile.
Li Zexuan sweated: "Mom, we haven't even gotten married yet~"
"Haha, it's coming soon~~"
Mrs. Li thought that her son would be getting married in a few days, and she couldn't hold back the smile on her face.
"Ahem, Xuan'er, my family spent a lot of money to buy chickens for farmers. Later, Xuan'er, you built a winery, Qiqu Pavilion and Qiqu Culture. All of these are just a daily income. , the income is huge, and the cash available to my family now is about 120,000 guan, which is enough for you, Xuan'er!"
Li Jingmo was relieved of his heavy burden, his face was glowing, as if he was several years younger. He briefly told Li Zexuan about his family's current financial situation.
"Well, thank you dad!"
Li Zexuan breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the money for the first phase was enough, otherwise he would have to find a way to raise money.
"Hmm~, by the way, after talking for so long, I still don't know what the name of the academy you want to build is Xuan'er?"
Mrs. Li interjected.
"Mom, the name of the academy is Yanhuang Academy. Your Majesty has promised to inscribe a plaque for the child himself!"
"Really~? His Majesty inscribed it himself? That's great! Xuan'er, you must send someone to take good care of the plaque then, and don't let anyone steal it!"
Mrs. Li said in surprise.
Li Zexuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "Mother, you are overthinking! Who dares to steal the plaque inscribed by His Majesty himself!"
"Then you have to take good care of it! Oh, by the way, why is this academy called Yanhuang Academy? What does Yanhuang mean?"
Mrs. Li said doubtfully.
The descendants of the Yan and Huang Dynasties were first recorded in "Guoyu·Zhou Yu Xia": "The Emperor and Heaven praised him, and Zuo was the leader of the world. He gave him the surname 'Si' and the surname 'Youxia', saying that he could bring blessings to the rich creatures of Yin. Zuo...so... His surname has been lost, and he has been unable to revive; he has no descendants and no master, and he has been replaced by a subordinate. How can the dead husband be left without favor? They are all descendants of Huang and Yan."
However, terms such as "descendants of Yan and Huang" and "descendants of Yellow Emperor" were hidden and rarely used in ancient times. The reason is probably related to factors such as the weak national consciousness of the ancient Chinese, the respect for the two emperors of Yan and Huang that was more cultural than blood, and the term "descendants of Yan and Huang" had a smaller scope of reference. Ancient China was a "dynasty state" rather than a "nation state" in the modern sense.
In the late Qing Dynasty, the concept of "descendants of Yan and Huang" spread more widely with the construction of Chinese nationalism. The early revolutionaries who resisted Manchu rule in the late Qing Dynasty used the slogan "descendants of Yan and Huang, descendants of the Yellow Emperor" to gain support from the Han people. The radical revolutionaries believed that "descendants of Yan and Huang are only Han." The moderate reformists believe that "all China are descendants of the Yellow Emperor."
Therefore, it is understandable that Mrs. Li does not know the concept of "descendants of Yan and Huang".
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