For this situation, Guo Zhiyuan had already predicted, his method is not to refuse, after all, at this time Dongfan is far from the extent of talent saturation, of course, these scholars are uneven, and he cannot accept all the orders, so he opened a preparatory class in Dongfan Academy, the semester is one year, and if you can persist for one year and pass the final entrance exam, you can officially become a student of Dongfan Academy.

In addition, Guo Zhiyuan also built a large number of residences on the periphery of Dongfan Academy, which can be rented or bought, these are "degree houses", the price is naturally not cheap, this is also a means of making money for Guo Zhiyuan, in this regard, Guo Zhengyu was originally strongly opposed, and finally Guo Zhiyuan persuaded him that if Dongfan Academy wants to continue to grow, it must continue to increase investment.

For those poor students who have no money, Guo Zhiyuan provides them with work-study opportunities and high scholarships, in short, everything has to be fought for by themselves, Dongfan will not discriminate against you because you have no money, but will never lower the threshold because of sympathy, cheap sympathy will only make people lazy and dependent, after all, not everyone knows how to be grateful.

This time, Hong Chengchou and other 30 Dongfan scholars who won the honor for Dongfan Academy also received very high courtesy after returning to Dongfan, these 30 Dongfan scholars are the seeds sown by Guo Zhiyuan, and now this kind of seed has taken root and sprouted, he naturally has to pay more attention to it, so Guo Zhiyuan specially convened a meeting of all teachers and students of Dongfan Academy, so that these 30 Dongfan scholars came to the stage to preach their experience of participating in the township examination, called on all Dongfan students to take them as an example, and announced on the spot that these 30 Dongfan scholars were rewarded. Each person will be rewarded with 1,000 taels of silver, and the top three winners, including Hong Chengchou, will be rewarded with 5,000 taels, 4,000 taels and 3,000 taels of silver respectively!

In order to show his attention, Guo Zhiyuan also met with the thirty Dongfan scholars separately after the meeting, and the first person to receive the meeting was naturally Hong Chengchou, on weekdays, Guo Zhiyuan attached great importance to this "first hero of the Qing Dynasty" in the original historical time and space, and secretly paid attention to his academic situation, but he never met Hong Chengchou alone, he didn't want Hong Chengchou to notice that he looked at him differently and was arrogant.

"Mountain Chief!" Hong Chengchou walked in and shouted excitedly, Guo Zhiyuan asked all Dongfan students not to call themselves adults, but to call them mountain chiefs, so that the relationship between himself and these Dongfan students can not only have a sense of closeness beyond the superiors and subordinates, but also establish a more majestic image in their minds, the effect is also obvious, Hong Chengchou now looks at Guo Zhiyuan with a kind of reverence and blood-related cordiality.

Guo Zhiyuan looked at the "first hero of the Qing Dynasty" in the original historical time and space in front of him, and he also felt a sense of accomplishment, and greeted him cordially: "Yan Yan (Hong Chengchou Zi Yan Yan) is here, sit down......"

"In front of the mountain chief, the students did not dare to sit, but it was better to stand and listen to the mountain chief's teachings......" Hong Chengchou saluted respectfully.

Guo Zhiyuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Let you sit down, you can sit down, now that you have a reputation, you will also be an official in the future, and I will be colleagues, so you don't have to be so restrained......"

Hong Chengchou hurriedly said: "A student is a great official, the mountain chief will always be the mountain chief, and the grace of the teachings will never dare to forget ......."

Guo Zhiyuan wanted such an effect, under his repeated requests, Hong Chengchou carefully sat on half of his ass, Guo Zhiyuan smiled and continued: "Yan Yan, you did well in the exam, this time you will understand the yuan, and you will go to the capital to participate in the examination and the palace examination in the near future. ……”

Hong Chengchou hurriedly stood up again and said respectfully: "This time to go to the capital, students should do their best to win glory for Dongfan, if they are lucky to be able to even the three yuan, it is all the work of the mountain chief's teachings, and the students will never dare to forget!" ……”

Guo Zhiyuan was also deliberately beating Hong Chengchou to make him not get carried away, so he nodded with satisfaction, pressed his hand weakly to signal Hong Chengchou to sit down and answer, and said with a smile: "With your talent and learning, it is not uncommon to be the champion, but now the relationship between Dongfan and the imperial court is delicate, I am afraid that when the time comes, it will be Dongfan who has missed your future!" ……”

Hong Chengchou was immediately excited when he heard this, and said angrily: "The court is jealous of the virtuous and jealous, and is suspicious of the mountain chief, and regards Dongfan as a thorn in the eye, otherwise with the talent of the mountain chief, it is more than enough to be the first assistant of the court, if the mountain chief can be in charge of the government, why should I be here, if the student can pass the examination and the palace examination, he will petition the court to return to Dongfan to serve, follow the mountain chief, and always listen to the teachings of the mountain chief!" ……”

Guo Zhiyuan's face changed when he heard this, and he put away his smile and said, "Absolutely not!" If you take the initiative to petition the imperial court to return to Dongfan to take up your post, you will not only harm yourself, but also make Dongfan's situation even more difficult! ……”

Hong Chengchou is such a smart person, he quickly understood the key point, and said a little gloomily: "If you can't go back to Dongfan to follow the mountain chief and serve the mountain chief, what is the use of students to gain fame?!" ……”

When Guo Zhiyuan heard this, he was a little angry and sternly said: "Big mistake! I didn't build Dongfan Academy to train you to be my personal staff, have you forgotten what the academy's motto is? Read for the rise of China! If you have succeeded in your studies in Dongfan Academy, you should go to a broader world and use the knowledge you have learned to help more people and influence more people, so that you can become the pillars of the country and the hope of the nation! ……”

Hong Chengchou listened to Guo Zhiyuan's words and respected him more and more, nodded a little ashamedly and said: "Mountain Chief, the student knows that he is wrong, so according to the Mountain Chief's opinion, where should the student go?" ……”

Guo Zhiyuan thought about it, the original historical time and space Hong Chengchou was in Shaanxi when he served as the governor of grain and participated in politics because of his ability to do things and began to emerge, and later because of the merit of encircling and suppressing the peasant rebel army and was promoted to the governor of Shaanxi, even Li Zicheng was defeated by him, only 18 horses escaped into Shangluo Mountain, it can be seen that Shaanxi is indeed the blessed land of Hong Chengchou, so he waved his hand vigorously and said: "If the imperial court asks your personal wishes, you will invite yourself to Shaanxi to be an official, where you will definitely be able to make great achievements and make contributions!" ……”

Although Hong Chengchou didn't understand why Guo Zhiyuan had to let him go to Shaanxi, he still stood up excitedly and said: "That student will invite himself to go to Shaanxi when the time comes, and strive to make some achievements in Shaanxi, and must not insult the honor of the mountain chief and Dongfan!" ……”