It's three o'clock in the morning,
Qin Ming's black carriage and the mahogany carriage carrying the dean of the Engineering College arrived at the door of the cement workshop almost at the same time.
When Qin Ming and his entourage got off the carriage, Li Chun, who was wearing a black gown and a turban on his head, hurried up to greet Qin Ming, cupped his hands and said:
"Chief of the mountain."
Qin Ming nodded slightly and reached out to help Li Chun up.
"Dean Li, there is no need to be polite. These days you have to teach in the academy and also take care of the construction of Changlan Cement Road. It's really hard on you."
"Changlan cement road can be laid well and quickly, and you are indispensable to it, Dean Li!"
Li Chun stood up, waved his hands, and said with a smile:
"The processes and systems formulated by the mountain chief are good. I just followed the steps step by step. I don't deserve the mountain chief's praise!"
After speaking, Li Chun took a look and followed Qin Ming, Yao Mosheng in gray scholar's shirt and white beard and hair, and the kiln manager Chen.
Manager Chen saw Li Chun looking at him, so he hurriedly saluted and greeted Li Chun.
"Chen San has met Dean Li!"
Li Chun nodded towards Manager Chen, then turned to Qin Ming and said doubtfully:
"I wonder what the commander's instructions are when he asks me to come here this time?"
"I've asked you to come here for two things. One is to introduce someone to you. As for the other, we'll talk about it later."
After speaking, Qin Ming turned to look at Yao Mosheng, pointed at Li Chun and said:
"Mr. Yao, this is Li Chun, the steward of the house. He and his craftsmen developed the cement together!"
Then Qin Ming introduced Li Chun:
"Dean Li, this person next to me is Mr. Yao, a master shipbuilder invited by Manager Zhang from Yangzhou."
"Mr. Yao is very curious about cement and wants you to make some friends."
After hearing Qin Ming's introduction, Old Man Yao looked at Li Chun in front of him carefully, and then nodded secretly.
After listening to Qin Ming's introduction, Li Chun bowed respectfully to Old Man Yao.
"Li Chun, I have met Mr. Yao."
Old Man Yao nodded slightly, then returned the greeting with his hands raised:
"I've met Mr. Li."
Li Chun waved his hands quickly when he heard this and said:
"You should not be called Mr. Yao, just call Mr. Li by his first name!"
Old man Yao narrowed his eyes and smiled when he heard this.
"Then don't call me Mr. Yao. We are friends of the same generation. I am a few years older than you. You can call me Brother Yao or Brother Yao. How about I call you Brother Li?"
Li Chun hesitated slightly when he heard the words, and then agreed.
"Then I'll ask you to call Mr. Yao Brother Yao."
After hearing this, Old Man Yao stroked his long beard and said with a smile:
"Okay, Brother Li is very cheerful. If Brother Li has some free time, why not have a drink with him?"
Li Chun's eyes lit up when he heard this.
Everyone in the Qin Mansion knows that Li Chun, the dean of the School of Engineering, has only three major hobbies in his life!
Drink wine, pave roads, and build houses!
"Okay! It's such an honor! But there's one thing that I have to explain to my brother in advance. Although the cement was made by me and his craftsmen."
"But the original method of firing cement was thought up by our Chief Qin. I just followed the method given by the Chief and tried it several times!"
"At most, it's just perfected. The ratio of various materials, I don't dare to be greedy for God's merit!"
Old man Yao said "oh" when he heard this, then glanced at Qin Ming from the corner of his eye and said with a smile:
"I see!"
...
At this time, Manager Chen on the side walked up to Qin Ming and whispered:
"Sir, over there at the kiln entrance..."
Qin Ming nodded and said to Li Chun and Li Chun:
"Dean Li, Mr. Yao, there are some novelties baked at the kiln entrance. Why don't we go in and have a look? Let's talk while walking on the road?"
The two nodded after hearing this.
Immediately, Manager Chen led the way, and the group walked into the cement workshop.
Li Chun walked beside Qin Ming and asked curiously:
"Sir, what exactly was burned at the entrance of the kiln?"
Qin Ming smiled and said:
"I can't explain it for a while, but when I get to the place, Dean Li will know it."
Li Chun nodded when he heard this, hummed, and then followed Qin Ming inward.
Old Yao on the side pondered for a while, walked to Li Chun, and asked with a smile:
"Why does Brother Li call Mr. Qin the mountain chief? He calls you the dean? Is there any explanation here?"
When Li Chun heard this, he first turned to look at Qin Ming beside him, and when he saw him nodding towards him, he turned to the other side and explained to Old Man Yao:
"The reason why I call the young master the chief of the mountain is because the young master built an academy on Zhuangzi."
"The academy is divided into the Confucian School, the School of Mathematics, the School of Medicine, and the School of Engineering! In addition to managing some civil construction projects in Zhuangzi, a certain person also teaches in the academy and serves as the dean of the School of Engineering."
Old Yao's eyes widened when he heard this. He has lived a long time, and he has never heard of any academy in the previous dynasty or this dynasty that taught various knowledge!
Ever since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed hundreds of schools of thought and only respected Confucianism, all the schools in the world are Confucian!
Where is the survival soil for other schools of thought!
Of course, people from other schools of thought have founded schools in history, such as Taoism and Legalism!
But later, due to various reasons, they disappeared in the long river of history!
Just hearing the name of the college, Old Yao judged that this academy in Qinming, in addition to teaching Confucian knowledge, also taught medical knowledge, arithmetic, and engineering...
Engineering college? Dean Li Chun?
Could it be...
Thinking of this, Old Man Yao grabbed Li Chun's sleeves and asked with hot eyes:
"The engineering college you mentioned teaches Mohist knowledge?"
Li Chun frowned slightly when he heard this, and glanced at Qin Ming beside him. Seeing that Qin Ming had no intention of answering, he thought for a while and replied:
"Now the College of Engineering mainly teaches students some craftsmanship skills. Besides, most of the people in the college are just experienced craftsmen. We dare not say that they are teaching Mohist knowledge."
Old Yao's eyes darkened when he heard this, but then he seemed to remember something, looked at Li Chun and asked:
"I wonder how many students there are in the engineering college that Brother Li mentioned?"
Li Chun blurted out after hearing this:
“There are now more than three hundred students in the School of Engineering!”
Old man Yao trembled when he heard this, pulled Li Chun's sleeves and asked:
"Brother, can you take Brother Yao to the academy?"
Li Chun was a little hesitant when he heard this. After all, although Brother Yao didn't look like a bad guy, the academy was still considered an important place in the Qin Mansion.
He didn't dare to agree easily.
At this moment, Qin Ming turned his head and said to Li Chun:
"Since Mr. Yao wants to visit the academy, after lunch, Dean Li, you can take Mr. Yao to visit the academy."
After talking about Qin Mingchao, Old Man Yao said:
"If Mr. Yao is interested in teaching and educating people, he can give a lecture at the academy in two days. Even if he does not teach shipbuilding skills, he can still talk about his past shipbuilding experience!"
Old Yao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he bent over and turned to look at Qin Ming and asked:
"Can I really talk about this in the academy?"
Qin Ming nodded and said:
"Of course! Students should not stick to the knowledge in books! Some experiences shared by seniors will also be of great help to them!"
"In the academy, there will be sharing classes like this from time to time! If you don't believe it, you can ask Dean Li!"
When Li Chun heard Qin Ming's words, he said to old man Yao:
"What the mountain leader said is true. There happens to be a sharing class tomorrow morning. If Brother Yao is interested, I can take you to listen!"
When Old Man Yao heard this, he held Li Chun's hand and patted the back of his hand.
"Okay, it's settled!"
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