When the five people heard the words, they all nodded their heads, pretending to be obedient and listening quietly.
"As a principal, I will have a good grasp of educational concepts. In fact, I'm not that good at teaching. It's just that my concepts are more advanced."
Xu Fenglei smiled lightly and said,
"In addition, I have one open class every ten days, three classes a month."
"The initially planned schooling system is six years, which means that your nephew can attend 216 open classes under my tutelage. As long as you listen carefully to these classes, what you will learn will be almost the same as the prince and others."
"I can still find two hours in ten days."
"Everyone...what do you think?"
Everyone: "!!!"
"Okay, okay, Master, you are so interesting!"
Yuchi Gong looked excited and laughed heartily and said,
"I can study under you for six years, and even a stupid person will learn to be smart!"
"Oh my, young master, you have solved a major problem for us. I don't even know how to thank you..."
The other four people were also smiling.
The issue of children's education has finally been settled.
"Don't be too happy yet."
Xu Fenglei waved his hand and said,
"Building a school is not a small matter. I plan to build a large-scale school! This requires planning a piece of land in Chang'an City and demolishing some towns."
"Does demolition cost money? Even if the land price in the south of the city is, it's not cheap!"
"Does it cost money to study construction? According to my calculation, it is probably about the same cost as His Majesty's building a new palace, which is one million taels of silver."
"Recruiting teachers is also an expense."
"According to my estimation, if we add it all up, we can't handle it for less than three million taels."
Everyone: "..."
Three million taels? !
"It's hard to say whether the Tang Dynasty's treasury currently has three million taels..." Changsun Wuji muttered.
"I prove that it is not true." Fang Xuanling was very honest.
Several people stared at each other, speechless and choked for a moment.
Unexpectedly, one day, they would also worry about money!
"Young Master... How about we make the building smaller first?"
Cheng Yaojin tentatively said,
"Or, set the address of the school in the suburbs? This can at least save money on demolishing the city..."
Changsun Wuji's eyes lit up.
It's a good idea.
However, Xu Fenglei shook his head firmly.
"No, what I want to do is to do it in one step."
He said categorically,
"The location must be within Chang'an City!"
"The scale cannot be reduced! What I want is to promote changes in Datang's education methods, not to give your children a private school! I don't have that much time!"
Five people:"……"
Thinking about it, the young master agreed so readily, there must be a "big hole" here!
I just didn't expect that this pit would be as big as "three million taels"!
"This... even if our family goes bankrupt, we still can't raise so much money..."
Qin Qiong looked bitter and murmured.
Xu Fenglei smiled slightly.
"If you can't get it together, you can get a loan. Welcome to Fenglei Bank for a loan. Since you are all high-quality customers, the interest rate can be discounted for you."
He joked,
"Based on the development momentum of our Fenglei Bank, it will be no problem to lend you one million taels in two years."
"One person can carry two hundred thousand taels...well, not bad."
Five people: “#￥%……&*@#”
At this time, even Changsun Wuji, who had the most financial resources, turned into a bitter look.
"Hahaha, are you kidding..."
Xu Fenglei laughed and said,
"I have this plan in mind, but it will take three to five years to prepare. You don't need to spend any money. Since I hold the position of the Ministry of Industry, the construction of the school will naturally proceed slowly."
"However, if you are anxious and want to catch up, then I will also accept sponsorship."
"Also, you can think more divergently! I think your children are not the only ones who want to receive a good education, right?"
This last sentence made Yuchi Gong's eyes light up.
"This is true!"
He clapped his hands and said,
"Li Jing, Li Ji, Tang Jian... they all have this need. It's just that you are not familiar with Young Master, so they don't dare to speak shamelessly."
"If given the opportunity, I think they would definitely be willing to spend money to sponsor so that their children can have a good teacher."
"Count them in, plus us... it shouldn't be a problem to make up a million taels!"
Xu Fenglei nodded.
"You guys put together a million, and I will also draw a million from the bank. Then I will give His Majesty a few discounts and ask him to approve a million. Won't we have these three million taels of silver?"
He opened his mind and continued,
"Besides, this project will not be completed overnight. The money can be allocated in batches."
"If it is completed in two to three years, won't the financial pressure be reduced by more than half?"
"When the time comes, everyone who contributes money will be counted as a shareholder of the school! Not only will my children and nephews be exempted from taking entrance exams for free, but after the school starts charging tuition fees every year, the extra profits can be distributed as dividends, regardless of operating costs every year!"
"In this case, your investment is not in vain, but an investment with a stable return!"
After all, Xu Fenglei wouldn't be so evil-minded as to trick these big guys out of a million taels of silver.
The school will work together to build it, and when there is money, we can all make it together!
"Okay, this is good!"
Cheng Yaojin’s eyes were bright, he raised his thumb and praised,
"I, Old Cheng, have a lot of money, and I am worried about where to invest it. Now that there is such a good opportunity, I must invest my money!"
"Use the money to build a school. I, Cheng Yaojin, am also an elegant man. I will definitely be famous for generations to come. Maybe I will be like Confucius!"
"Young Master, don't stop me, I'll shoot more!"
If it was a sponsorship, he would at most give it a half-hearted compliment. After all, those real money and silver were all obtained through hard work during these years of fighting...
But if it’s investment, it’s different!
With stable dividends and a good reputation, why not invest?
It doesn't matter if the family's fortune is destroyed or two hundred thousand taels of silver is thrown in!
"I'm also willing to invest."
Changsun Wuji thought carefully, nodded and said,
"This is definitely a promising industry. The most important thing is that you can make money and get a good reputation at the same time."
"I'm willing to invest, what do you want me to say...don't tell Li Jing and Li Ji? Let's bite the bullet and give him one million taels! Otherwise, when there are more shareholders, the money won't be enough. …”
Xu Fenglei: "..."
Good guy, when you say you want to donate money, you should do crowdfunding.
When it comes to investing, you just want to live alone, and you won’t give your share to others! This is it!
"Tsk tsk..."
He teased,
"Looking at it this way...it seems that we can start immediately. Let the Ministry of Industry select a site and come up with a design first."
(End of chapter)
