"Everyone line up!"
"That's right, get in line quickly!"
Lao Litou took advantage of his proximity to Chu Ze and squeezed into the first position.
A lot of people called him shameless.
But Lao Li turned a deaf ear.
What happened to being scolded a few times?
superficial.
"Dean, please take a look." In front of Chu Ze was a seedling that was growing very well. Under the green leaves, there were a few red berries, which looked like strawberries. "This is a plant we accidentally discovered outside the palace before. Plant a plant. This red fruit is edible. It's sour. Dean, do you want to try it?" Lao Li picked off a red fruit and looked at Chu Ze eagerly.
Chu Ze: "..."
Chu Ze didn't really want to eat it.
He took the red fruit and looked at it over and over: "What is this?"
"It's called ground berry."
Ground berries?
Isn’t that just strawberry?
Chu Ze remembered that strawberries did exist in the Ming Dynasty, but the strawberries at this time were still very primitive varieties.
In other words, the current strawberries are not delicious.
Chu Ze didn't really want to eat in the first place, and now he has even less desire to eat.
He stuffed the strawberry back into Lao Litou's arms and said, "There's no need to try it. This fruit is very sour when you smell it. If you really want it to become a finished product, spend time improving the variety. Not one."
Lao Li took the strawberry with his head and his face suddenly fell.
He pinched the red fruit and felt aggrieved like a doormat: "But we think it tastes good, although it's a bit astringent..."
Chu Ze: "..." Se, you still dare to give it to us?
It’s really a headache.
Chu Ze stayed in the experimental site for several days.
He looked through everyone's achievements these days. Although some were completely useless, there were also a lot of good things.
In fact, what surprised Chu Ze the most was the sugar.
He looked at the snow-white candy, patted the discoverer's shoulder with approval, and said, "I'll take credit from you."
White sugar is a good thing. It is not only edible, but also a military supply.
After mass production, they can be distributed to the army.
You have to tell Zhu Yuanzhang about this.
But before he reached the imperial study room, he was pulled away by Zhu Ping.
"What are you doing? What should I do if people get misunderstood? You don't want innocence, but we do." Chu Ze shook off Zhu Ping's hand, straightened his sleeves, looked at him with disgust, and asked, "What? The matter is so urgent, why come here to arrest people?"
"Of course it's a big deal." Zhu Ping's expression was a little serious.
Chu Ze looked at him confused: "What a big deal."
"You didn't ask us to recruit a few teaching teachers and students before, right?"
Chu Ze nodded: "Is there any problem with this?"
It's just a matter of recruiting a few teaching teachers and students. Just post a notice and do a simple interview and you'll be done.
This was not a difficult task, so Chu Ze left it to Zhu Ping to do it.
Moreover, people have been recruited now, and once the school is completed, it can be opened directly.
What Chu Ze pays attention to now is efficiency.
Could it be possible that such a simple thing could go wrong?
Facts have proved that Chu Ze really guessed it right.
Something really went wrong.
And it's not small.
Zhu Ping didn't have time to chat with anyone now, so he just stood here and led people outside the palace while telling Chu Ze about the current situation.
According to Chu Ze's wishes, after Zhu Xi wrote out the recruitment notice, he immediately posted it everywhere.
Their promotion of the date was not good enough. For several days in a row, no one came to ask.
The school is taking shape bit by bit.
But none of the teachers or students were recruited.
This is very worrying.
So, Zhu Xi came up with a trick to have people beat gongs and drums to spread the word.
Zhu Ping sent people to even several surrounding towns.
This time someone came to ask.
Zhu Xi was very happy and received them warmly.
But these people who had already negotiated with him turned around and told Zhu Xi that they would not come.
When asked why, those people didn't say anything. In short, they just said, "We don't want to come."
Zhu Xi has never been played with like this.
But after all, Zhu Feng was afraid of causing trouble for Chu Ze, so he just thought about it and tolerated it.
Anyway, there are so many people in the world. If one or two people don't come, then they can't come. How can he beg them to come?
Only later did Zhu Xi realize that the problem had become serious.
Not to mention that the number of people coming for consultation is gradually decreasing, let’s just say that those who originally promised to do so have gone back on their word one after another.
Zhu Xi immediately realized that something was wrong.
He ordered people to detain a few people who had gone back on their word. Only after this trial did he find out that someone was slandering them behind their backs. It is said that their school does not comply with the destiny of heaven and does not comply with the people's wishes. They are just messing around, spreading fallacies and heresies, trying to overthrow the Ming Dynasty and plunge the whole world into war again.
Originally it was just a statement, but people might not understand it.
As for the common people, what they think about most is to live a good life right now.
What is destiny and the people's will is not important to them.
But this man told everyone that this school had offended God, and anyone who entered would be punished by God.
Then the people are afraid.
Those are all honest people who live down-to-earth lives. Who wants to be suddenly punished by God?
Not to mention those teachers who applied for jobs, even many of their workers have left.
If it were just like this, Zhu Ping would not alarm Chu Ze.
He also has a way to deal with these methods of deceiving the people with their theories about ghosts and gods.
But what made him most helpless was that since ten days ago, many famous Confucian scholars gathered near the school to protest on hunger strike.
There are many people here who are famous all over the world.
Once something goes wrong, even if it's not their fault, they will be drowned in saliva.
Zhu Xi couldn't solve this problem, so he had to ask Chu Ze to come forward.
Chu Ze was silent for a moment, then said quietly: "I heard that the incense in Lei Baoen Temple has always been very good, because the Bodhisattva in the temple is very spiritual, right?"
Zhu Xi looked confused: "Yes, but... does this have anything to do with what we just said...?"
"No." Chu Ze shook his head and said with a serious expression, "We just thought that we may have hit a bad luck star recently, and we want to say goodbye and get rid of bad luck."
First it was Zuo Chong, then he had no money, and now another famous Confucian is making trouble.
Isn't this bad luck?
Chu Ze looked solemn and jumped out of the carriage.
Zhu Ping, who was following Chu Ze, was silent for a moment.
He walked up to Chu Ze, patted his shoulder sympathetically, and said, "When this matter is over, we will go with you."
Chu Ze glanced sideways at him and ignored him.
The garden where the school was built is located at the foot of Zhongshan Mountain, and the road Chu Ze walked on leads to the entrance of the garden.
The place where few people usually come is now bustling with a large group of people surrounding it.
These people were talking to each other and pointing inside from time to time.
Chu Ze glanced twice and motioned to Zhu Ming to clear the way.
His Royal Highness, Zhu Zheng'er Ba Jing, became the servant who opened the way.
Zhu Fang: "..." He gestured with his middle finger, turned around and stepped forward honestly, "Everyone give way, Master Chu is here!"
(End of chapter)
