Wang Ci expressed satisfaction with Xiong Buyou's various sponsorships and systems, but he made it clear that the school's curriculum must be decided by the mountain chief, and the crossing group cannot stuff its own books into it. Xiong Buyou gladly accepted this. In his opinion, Jasmine Academy is not at all suitable for the future education of the group - they can talk about whatever they want. For the Crossing Group, the reopening of Jasmine Academy is a victory in itself. At least formally, they completed a cooperation with the local intellectuals of Lingao.

From the perspective of ordinary people, since scholars who are full of benevolence and morality can also accept the funding of Australians, they can't be ordinary people. Chinese scholars have always been exemplary in society. Their backs tend to affect many classes.

Before the opening ceremony ended, a group of ragged children crowded in front of Liu Dalin and Wang Ci, trying to express their enthusiastic desire to study and progress, and moved the two of them to tears. However, Xiong Buyou made a malicious comment on this scene:

"Hmph, I must have come to eat mixed rice."

But it's okay, it's generally not difficult for people to eat mixed rice. Xiong Buyou didn't care about their specific enrollment affairs, he had already negotiated with Wang Ci that there would be three places in the academy to be reserved for the crossing group - one of them was Zhang Xingjiao.

In the other two, the temporary crossing group has not yet selected suitable candidates, and the personnel in charge of this work believe that it is dangerous to send young people back to academies where traditional values are concentrated before they have been completely brainwashed - there is a danger of being counter-brainwashed.

As for Zhang Xingjiao, because of his hatred, he had completely sat in the same boat with the Crossing Group, and when he attacked Gou Jiazhuang, his hands were still stained with the blood of the Gou family's family - he couldn't go back, so he could only work with the Crossing Group with all his heart.

Wang Ci muttered a little in his heart about letting Zhang Xingjiao come to study, but when he thought that all this was provided by Australians, it was inconvenient to refute it, so he agreed

After the ceremony, the opening ceremony was attended by a souvenir, and the gentry, including a few lifters and county officials, were given a rattan shell thermos - a novelty for everyone. Ordinary Confucian scholars are 50 yuan bills. The purpose of this banknote is already familiar to everyone. As for Liu Dalin, he had made up his mind not to accept any gifts, but he had to accept the gifts presented.

It's a wheelchair. It is carefully manufactured by the Machinery Factory of the Industrial Energy Commission, except that it cannot be folded, and it is the same as the modern wheelchair structure. He can let his family push and walk, and he can also move the rim forward. In order to reduce weight, steel rims and hubs were used, and locally produced ball bearings were installed on the axles - not very good quality, but they could be used. The ball bearing greatly reduces the friction resistance of the axle, so that the liliang required for rolling is reduced a lot.

The only drawback is the absence of rubber, and the car is inevitably a little "hard".

This thing can scratch Liu Dalin's itch. There are naturally a lot of servants at home, but it is still very inconvenient to always have two servants to help carry the chair when moving. Now with such a chair with wheels that can advance and retreat freely, it undoubtedly brings great convenience to his daily life.

Liu Dalin tried to sit for a while, no matter whether he was going forward or backward, turning left and right, it was convenient. The onlookers were amazed. Liu Dalin also secretly admired in his heart: No wonder it is said that Australians "have miraculous skills and are good at hundreds of jobs", and they really live up to their reputation.

He could refuse a kitsch of kinky tricks like a hot water bottle, it was so useful. So I accepted it. Xiong Buyou nodded secretly, Wu Nanhai really has a hand. His trick of sending a special wheelchair really worked!

If you use our wheelchair, you will have to ask us to serve you in the future. Wheelchairs need to be oiled, bearings need to be replaced, and no one on this plane but us can do that for you.

Unexpectedly, as soon as this wheelchair appeared, it brought business opportunities. A gentleman squeezed through the crowd and gave a deep slap to Xiong Buyou, who was grinning happily. Scared him aback.

It was Liu Youren from Calais Liujiazhai. Liujiazhai is the only local landowner to participate in the Heaven and Earth Meeting. He donated the name of a prisoner, and he was considered a scholar, and he was also invited to participate in the opening ceremony. For this reason, Liu Youren also changed into a Confucian shirt. However, this kind of clothing does not match the clothes worn by a rural rich man like him.

It turned out that his intention was to buy two more wheelchairs.

"The old father and mother are old, their foot strength is weakened, and their mobility is inconvenient, if there are two such wheelchairs for sale, Liu is grateful."

When he said this, several gentry also crowded up, hoping to buy wheelchairs for their elders. Xiong Buyou didn't expect that there would be such a business opportunity for this special product. Hurry up and announce that there is no stock for the time being, everyone wait a few days, and there will naturally be supply in the East Gate Market. The crowd did not give up, and they had to place an order for the silver on the spot. Xiong Buyou wanted to make a few wheelchairs that would probably have no negative impact on Lingao's industrial system, so he accepted the order, but the money was confiscated - how much it should be sold for is still up for debate.

This unexpected little chagrin ended the opening ceremony of Jasmine Xuan Academy successfully. Everyone was happy. Liu Dalin's family solemnly carried wheelchairs and followed him back to the city in a sedan chair. The gentry let their families carefully hold the hot water bottle and go home in a sedan chair, and the children and Xiucai hurried to the Dongmen Market with the circulation coupons to purchase, many good things here have been talked about by wives and children for a long time - those from the Nanbao area do not need it, and the local Nanbao Mining Bureau service agency can also use this kind of ticket.

Wang Ci couldn't calm down for a long time, and went around in circles in the courtyard of Jasmine Xuan, he really wanted to make a few poems, and was searching for words and sentences. Xiong Buyou interrupted his Yaxing - there were other details to discuss with him.

After some negotiations, the two sides agreed to use Lingao's Xuetian as the capital of the "Lingao Education Foundation", and the specific operation was responsible for the "Heaven and Earth Society" under the Crossing Group. Lingao County School does not charge any form of land rent from Tiandi Society, and Tiandi will not interfere with any form of development and utilization of Xuetian.

In return, the Tiandihui will be responsible for all the daily operation and maintenance expenses of Lingao County School, Confucian Temple, and Jasmine Xuan Academy, as well as various living subsidies for Xiucai and Tongsheng. At the same time, the grain payable by Xuetian is also borne by the "Heaven and Earth Society".

In other words, Wang Ci handed over the "perpetual tenant right" and the right to collect rent in exchange for the full financial assistance of the Heaven and Earth Society for the county school.

All these funds are settled in the form of negotiable coupons, which are stored in the name of the "Lingao Education Foundation" of Delong Grain Bank. As for the foundation, Ye Yuming, president of the Heaven and Earth Society, and Wang Ci are co-presidents. In addition to routine routine expenses, temporary expenses must be agreed upon by both parties before they can be withdrawn.

After reaching an agreement, Wang Ci felt that the financial problem that had been bothering him had finally been solved, and he no longer needed to worry about the financial problem in the future. As for Xuetian, it is still in the name of the county school, but it is just that "Yongdian" was given to the Heaven and Earth Society.

For the crossing group, the Committee of Agriculture was confident that the income from the use of scientific farming methods would be sufficient to cover the regular expenses of the county schools and academies. There would even be a considerable surplus, even if there was no surplus, which the Executive Committee felt would be accounting, at least very helpful in attracting the hearts and minds of local intellectuals.

In addition to Jasmine Academy, the renovation of the county school and the Confucian Temple was also in full swing, and it didn't take long for these renovation projects to be completed. The subsidy provided by the foundation also made the county school, which had been abandoned for a long time, resound the sound of Lang Lang. The students came back one after another, and the foundation not only gave them a monthly subsidy of six buckets of rice, but also asked Wang Ci to make a list of epiphytes and hyperplasia who had difficulties in family life in the county school, and also gave them six buckets of rice. Originally not well-known among readers, the thieves suddenly became "Australians".

Xiong Buyou did this, and he was in a very happy mood. He took people out of the city and took the public ox cart at the west gate of the county-Bairencheng -- after the trial operation of the freight system of the ox cart, Shan Daoqian built a simple ox cart bus system. There is a terminal in Bopu and Dongmen City, and the terminal is equipped with a temporary cattle pen and vehicle repair shop. From 5 a.m. to 4 p.m., trains depart every hour. There are several pick-up and drop-off stops along the route. It uses a double-cow traction four-** car, which is equipped with seats and upper and lower pedal boards, as well as a folding carport for rainy days. For the convenience of local farmers, who are accustomed to carrying large quantities of goods, luggage racks are also installed on the outside of the trunks for hanging rattan baskets and loose goods.

This ox cart was not only used by traversers but also by indigenous people. The ticket price is very cheap, and the circulation coupon can be used from Bopu to Dongmen City for a penny. With the construction of Xuetianzhuang outside the west gate, the bus route was extended to the west gate of the county seat. The fare is increased by one cent, two cents, and you can take the bus to the county seat. This greatly facilitates the travel of people along the way.

The public transport system of roads and ox carts has made the people of Lingao gradually realize what a public service is – a public service that is provided by the government to benefit the whole people is almost non-existent in traditional Chinese society. It is clear at a glance which of the public services provided by the crossing group and the actions of the yamen of Lingao County are higher or lower. The timing of the public ox cart also slowly instilled the concept of precise time into the minds of the common people.

Unfortunately, the Crossing Group has not yet been able to create a clock and inculcate a modern concept of time in the natives. Dr. Jones devoted all his energy to the development of the radio - more important than clocks.

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