Chapter 562: School
In the third year of Jianxing's reign, Sun Quan ordered people to mine copper and iron in Wuchang to make thousands of swords and ten thousand swords. They were all forged with the finest charcoal from South Vietnam. They were extremely sharp and were called Thousand Swords and Ten Thousand Knives.
Then, the Huaihe River froze again last winter, and I heard that people froze to death in Jianye City.
So a few days ago, Sun Quan took three thousand swords among them and exchanged them with the big man for a batch of woolen cloth.
Xinghanhui took over the transportation business of this business. The ticket company first allocated a batch of woolen cloth directly from the warehouse in Jincheng and asked Dongfeng Express to transport it to Yongan, and then received the weapons from Yongan and transported them back to Jincheng.
The route from Yongan to Jincheng is run by the Xu family, so Xu Xun personally escorted the weapons to Jincheng.
Since the Prime Minister was in Hanzhong preparing for the Northern Expedition, Liu Chan issued an edict and asked Dongfeng Express to send these weapons to Hanzhong to finance the Northern Expedition.
Xu Xun sent these three thousand knives to Hanzhong without stopping or unloading the goods.
When they got there, a new batch of purple electric swords built by Hanzhongye for the Yuexun Prefecture were released. Dongfeng Express was also responsible for transporting them, so Xu Xun followed him to Yuexun, and at the same time, he was immersed in Yuexun to start the infrastructure crazy mode. Feng Yong brought the latest news.
“The Northern Expedition is about to begin. How come the Imperial Palace Visitor Ling proposes to rebuild the Imperial Academy at this time?”
Hearing the news from Xu Xun that his father proposed to reopen the Imperial College, Feng Yong, wearing a straw hat and walking in the mulberry fields, asked with some confusion.
Is it possible that the financial affluence in recent years has given everyone too much confidence?
Some time ago, Xu Ci gave a memorial to the Emperor of Han Dynasty. Part of the revision of the classics on classics has been completed, and the Imperial Academy can be reopened to support the country's scholars.
Liu Chan handed it over to the ministers and the court for discussion, and all the ministers thought it was good governance.
Liu Chan ordered the results of the court meeting to be sent to Hanzhong, and Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, also praised him for his kindness.
However, the problem before the Emperor of Han Dynasty and his ministers was that the Imperial College needed a lot of money and food. Now the imperial treasury was short of money and food, so this proposal had to be put on hold for the time being.
“Even my little brother doesn’t know the things about adults.”
Xu Xun followed Feng Yong and followed Feng Yong step by step in the mulberry field. He quickly answered when he heard the words, and at the same time he felt a little worried about the leather boots on his feet.
These are fine boots made of cowhide, a must-have for long journeys.
I ran from Yong'an to Hanzhong, and then from Hanzhong to Yuexi, and my cowhide boots never broke once.
There is so much mud in the ground. I don’t know how much mud I got when I put my foot down.
Feng Yong, who lowered his head to observe the survival of the mulberry seedlings carefully, heard this and looked back at him with a deep look in his eyes, "No news?"
Xu Xun was frightened by Feng Yong's look and trembled. He quickly walked forward and said softly, "I only know that your Excellency received a letter from Hanzhong before this. Your Excellency seemed very happy in those days."
Feng Yong nodded, knowing in his heart who the letter was from. If Xu Ci received this memorial under the instruction of Zhuge Lao Yao, there would be no surprise at all.
Xu Ci was an unscrupulous scholar. Even when the emperor privately asked him to help annotate "Unparalleled Loyalty and Righteousness", he agreed wholeheartedly.
Not to mention that Xu Xun had to go all the way to Nanzhong to find Feng Yong.
Is it a good thing to rebuild Taixue?
Of course it’s a good thing.
But this Taixue is definitely different from the Taixue of the Later Han Dynasty.
In the Taixue of the Later Han Dynasty, Taixue students studied Confucianism, and they had the privilege of being exempted from taxes and servitude.
Can a poor family at that time be selected into the Imperial Academy? Of course.
But more often than not, they are from wealthy families.
So at that time, Taixue served more wealthy families.
If the Han Dynasty reopened the Imperial College now, it would ostensibly be to raise scholars for the Han Dynasty, but in fact the greater function may be to compete with the aristocratic families for the right to interpret knowledge.
Didn’t Xu Ci say that? The revision of the classics has been partially completed, and this information is very important.
So if Taixue is reopened, it is simply preparing to cut off the roots of the family.
Where did Xu Ci get the courage to go up against the aristocratic family?
So there must be someone pushing behind him, and Feng Tubou could think of this person with his heels as Zhuge Lao Yao.
There was a mulberry seedling under his feet that was suppressed by lumps of soil. Feng Yong squatted down and straightened the mulberry seedling.
Last year and the first half of this year, the fields developed in the Sunshui River Valley were basically on flat land. After all, this is the most convenient.
Feng Yong plans to plant mulberry trees in places that are slightly higher and where water channels cannot be opened.
The mulberry branches cut in the beginning of spring have already grown new leaves, and they can be transplanted in the beginning of next spring.
This year in Jincheng, the Xinghan Society has begun trying to raise silkworms in summer, preparing to harvest three seasons of silk in a year.
The younger brothers have the enthusiasm to start their own business, and Feng Yong, as the elder brother, naturally has to give his full support.
Besides, the Sunshui River Valley has a suitable climate and is a good place for sericulture, so these mulberry seedlings are intended to be used to develop sericulture.
“Brother, have you guessed it a long time ago?”
Xu Xun looked at Feng Yong who stood up again and continued to walk forward without any change in his face, and asked softly.
Feng Yong smiled and said, "What's so hard to guess? It was just a guess before, without evidence. Now that you have this news, it's almost certain."
The benefit of Xinghan Hui is here. Although Feng Yongren is not in the court, he is extremely well-informed.
Even the ministers of the DPRK and China may not be as sensitive as others in getting information.
Especially the news that is spread privately in the mansions of various powerful people - many times, the gossip is actually the truth.
Thinking of this, Feng Yong frowned slightly. Since he clearly knew that neither the finances of the imperial court nor the timing would allow him to reopen the Imperial Academy at this time, why did Zhuge Lao Yao let Xu Ci make this suggestion at this time? Even rejected it personally?
In this way, wouldn’t the aristocratic family in Shuzhong get the news in advance?
So, Old Demon Zhuge is full and full?
“Is there any news from Hanzhong?”
Feng Yong tried to understand the plans of the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty from Hanzhong.
“The Prime Minister went to Nanxiang and listened to three days of lectures in the school. Oh, and I heard that Jiang Bin personally forged these purple electric swords that my younger brother sent me.”
Feng Yong smiled slightly and said, "Jiang Bin asked himself to be a craftsman to make the Purple Lightning Sword. His apology can be considered sincere."
No matter whether Jiang Bin's previous behavior was done privately or with someone's instructions, Feng Yong would never give in. Even the old demon Zhuge would still bar his teeth.
What's more, it's just a big mouth.
It really allowed Jiang Bin to use the Prime Minister's Palace to get the say in Han Zhongye. Not to mention the creation of this purple electric sword, no matter what he wanted to build in the future, he would really be controlled by others.
Zhuge Lao Yao is bent on the Northern Expedition and the revival of the Han Dynasty. Hanzhong Metallurgy came into his hands. In addition to making necessary farm tools, the rest must be weapons, weapons, weapons...
But what Feng Tibi was thinking about was infrastructure, technology, infrastructure, technology...
Although the development of weapons and the development of science and technology have a mutually reinforcing effect, Feng Tubao understood it, but the prime minister of the Han Dynasty may not understand it.
And even if the Han Prime Minister understands, he may pretend not to understand.
After all, what Old Demon Zhuge lacks most now is time, but for Feng Yong, he has just turned twenty and still has plenty of time to try.
So between two people, even if they have the same purpose, the desired process may not be the same.
As for the fact that Old Demon Zhuge went to Nanxiang Academy to attend classes for three days, and then Xu Ci received a letter from Hanzhong, and finally proposed reopening the Imperial Academy, there must be a connection.
It seems that Old Demon Zhuge must have had a lot of feelings in Nanxiang!
But what does this have to do with showing the intention of reopening Imperial College to the world?
Xu Xun saw that Feng Yong didn't look right and thought he was thinking about Jiang Bin, so he asked again.
"Jiang Bin?" Feng Yong was stunned, "What could he do wrong? Forget it, leave him alone. As long as Hanzhongye can build the sword on time before the end of the year."
“Brother, the imperial court cannot open an Imperial College for the time being. That is a matter for the imperial court. However, I feel that the students from Nanxiang Academy are indeed useful, but there are too few.”
“Many brothers in the guild want to imitate their elder brother and open a similar school in Yuexun. Is it possible?”
Xu Xun rubbed his hands and said with some embarrassment.
"Um?"
Feng Yong finally turned his head seriously this time and looked at Xu Xun, "How many people are there?"
Xu Xun was startled by Feng Yong's serious look, with a slight flinch on his face, "No, not much. If brother is not willing, then forget it."
Feng Yong frowned, "I asked you how many brothers in the guild want to spend money and food to open a school in Yuexun?"
When Xu Xun saw Feng Yong's appearance, he subconsciously felt a slight pain in his legs. At the same time, he glanced at the president's wife standing on the ground facing the wind, and smacked his lips, "No, quite a few, even Deng Heze also had this intention."
Deng Heze, Deng Liang, the son of Deng Zhi, was the leading figure at the Xinghan Hall in Jincheng.
Xu Xun looked at Feng Yong's expressionless face and felt a little regretful, but he still felt swollen!
This year, I got a line from Jincheng to Yongan, and many people came to ask for help. I became more confident. Once those guys encouraged me, I didn’t know how much I weighed.
If you really want to make your brother angry, you wonder if your sister-in-law will break your legs again? Thinking of this, Xu Xun felt a little nervous.
Feng Yong glanced at Xu Xun strangely, "I'm just asking about the situation. Why are you nervous?"
Xu Xun wiped his forehead, "No, I'm not nervous, it's just that it's too hot."
Feng Yong nodded, "It's indeed hot, not to mention the sun is so big, you don't even wear a hat, you still have leather boots on your feet, how can it not be hot?"
"The imperial court wanted to open an Imperial Academy but was unable to do so. This shows how much money and food it consumes. The same applies to opening a school. It took Nanxiang Academy four years to reach its current scale. You really want to invest money to open a school in Yuexi , I have no objection.”
Feng Yong turned around and continued walking forward, trying not to make his voice sound strange.
But no one saw that the corners of his mouth were grinning uncontrollably.
Damn it, you little **** finally took the bait!
Feng Tubie was so excited that he couldn't help himself.
Nanxiang School has been in operation for four years, and money and food have been thrown away like water.
If Zhao Guang and himself were not brothers who were closer than real brothers, if the Li family was not prepared to use Hanzhong to avoid risks, and if Wang Xun did not have admiration and gratitude for himself...
Furthermore, if I hadn’t gained a lot of favor from Huang Yueying, if Adou and the Queen hadn’t trusted me so much, if Guan Ji hadn’t been my mother-in-law, if Zhang Xingyi hadn’t treated me...cough!
Anyway, it's just like this and so on. In addition to deducting a lot of the dividends generated by Nanxiang on the surface, a lot of tricks were also done secretly. I don't know how much money and food was invested, so that various aspects related to school and education have some progress. improvement.
The initial investment in the education industry is simply a gold-swallowing monster.
Among them, there are also the unscrupulous literati who were packaged and sent over by the He family.
Originally, the school was only able to form a self-circulation and produce self-sufficiency. Now that Feng Yong came to Yuexi, Nanxiang was almost drained of blood.
The students who were sent to the three counties in the Sunshui River Valley were in a mess in terms of classics, but they received unanimous praise for their practical aspects.
Besides, in a barbarian land like Yuexi, do you need a collection of classics? Just roll up your sleeves and do it!
Only Feng Yong felt relaxed, but Dongfeng Express almost fell to his knees.
In the past, accounting and auditing were all done by school students. The managers of each house just saw whether the final figures matched up, which was relaxing and comfortable.
Even Dongfeng Express delivers supplies to Nanzhong Manor, and sometimes families ask the accountant to help settle the accounts.
This is just one aspect. The students who come out of the school are not only good at accounting, but also very organized. They are also very alert and learn everything quickly. There is no need to worry about loyalty. For each family, it is He is a rare candidate for management.
Just like now, as long as Feng Yong needs it, he can directly support the management framework of the three counties by sending people to Yuexi.
It is a pity that these people are all in the hands of Feng Yong. Once Feng Yong uses them for other purposes, the operation of Dongfeng Express seems to become a little sluggish, at least not as smooth as before.
It is foreseeable that as Dongfeng Express business continues to expand, the demand for students from Nanxiang Academy will increase. Those who are willing to live a little more lively are even considering the manor of Nanzhong.
As the Nanzhong Manor expanded in scale, the demand for stewards of the manor also increased greatly.
But according to the traditional method, how can it be so easy to find a better manager?
After all, it has only been a few years since the dignitaries entered Shuzhong? How can one compare to a noble family?
Nowadays, the Aristocratic Family is also following the lead of Nanzhong. If we don’t prepare early, Nanzhong Manor will be outperformed by the Aristocratic Family. That is what we can see.
· Actual needs made the powerful people urgently need a school similar to Nanxiang's, a school that could mass-produce accounts and management for them.
So Xu Xun, who had eaten the most recently, was pushed out.
If you want to open a school, you must go through your elder brother. There is no doubt about it.
Because the things taught in Nanxiang Academy are not the same thing as the knowledge they usually know.
In the minds of the younger brothers of Xinghan Hui, this involves Shanmen knowledge that is unknown to their elder brothers. Without the support of their elder brothers, it would be a dream for them to open a similar school.
Similarly, they also have to worry about their elder brother misunderstanding that they are coveting Shanmen knowledge.
So Xu Xun started sweating all over when he saw Feng Yong turn around.
It's just the younger brothers of the Xinghan Club who have no idea that their brother is wielding a **** almost day and night in order to dig into the aristocratic family.
After digging for several years, we only dug a little bit.
Now that I heard them actively asking for money, food, and help, I felt happy.
“We need a lot of money and food here, and the days are long. Have you considered it?”
“Brother, how can anyone in this world want to get dividends without investing capital?”
When Xu Xun heard that Feng Yong was willing to relent, he was overjoyed. He quickly stepped forward and said with a smile, "If nothing else, as long as you can get staff from three counties like Yuexun, no matter how much money you pay, it will still be a profit." of."
"This is related to the foundation of the foundation. No amount of money or food is too much." Xu Xun said, seeing a stone in front of him, he quickly ran over and threw the stone outside the field, for fear that his brother would accidentally kick it. foot.
“Are you sure you’ve thought about it?”
Feng Yong’s face was expressionless, like an interviewer examining the fresh graduates who came to apply for the job, and he asked.
"Think about it, brothers are waiting for a reply."
Xu Xun affirmed.
"It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that your family has invested a lot of money and food in these years, right? The year before last, Zhao Erlang and I gave you a lot of money and food in advance. It was all paid back at the end of last year. Where are you now? Come with so much money and food?”
Dongfeng Express's shareholding, Nanzhong's labor sales, which company has not borrowed money from Feng Yong and others?
Why are Feng Yong, Zhao Guang and the others the leaders of the Xinghan Society?
In addition to ability and qualifications, he is also the creditor of these younger brothers.
“Look, brother, the manor in Nanzhong will start to produce output at the end of this year. By then, brother, like the workshops and ranches in Nanxiang, how about deducting the share of brown sugar?”
Xu Xun’s face felt a little hot.
“Oh shit! After talking for a long time, it turns out you want to borrow money again?”
When Feng Yong heard this, he first swore, and then cursed, "You poor people!"
Xu Xun relaxed when he was scolded. If his brother scolded someone like this, it meant he agreed.
At the moment, just pretend to be silly, laugh a little, and scold you as much as you want. As long as you can make money and get scolded, it doesn't matter at all.
(End of this chapter)