"We just took the straight road to the wharf, and now we are taking the official road around the island." Xu Zixian said to Wu Shizhong and Zhang Mingming: "The official road around the island is circular, and it basically connects the current various areas. Now the next road to be repaired is to the tunken area, and there is a passage between hundreds of households, and in two months, it will be almost completed, and the total mileage will be more than 600 miles, and the total cost will exceed 100,000 if you add the cost of labor. ”

"It's already a good deal." Wu Shizhong praised: "The Great Wei also rebuilt the road in the past, Taizu said that building the road is the first important thing, if you want to get rich, there is no road, there is no information transportation, the goods are not allowed to enter and do not come out, and it is also difficult for people to enter and exit." This is the ancestral training, but now the imperial court is powerless. ”

Xu Zixian said with a smile: "I am also a descendant of Taizu, and I can be regarded as following the ancestral teachings." ”

Wu Shizhong laughed when he heard this, and felt happy with his heart.

When he arrived at the Nan'anhou Mansion, there were more than 100 officials who came out to greet him, and it was a rare big battle in the Nan'anhou Mansion where everyone had something to do.

Chen Duzhong also rushed over to greet him when he heard the news, and after meeting, Chen Duzhong smiled first: "Since Mr. Wu has arrived in the Eastern Domain, I am afraid that my nephew will also arrive soon." ”

Chen Zhengzhi was obsessed with learning painting and had a close relationship with Wu Shizhong, which is also well known.

Wu Shizhong shook his head and smiled: "The prince of Changwen has a heavy responsibility, I am afraid that he can't act willfully at will." ”

Chen Duzhong's attitude towards Xu Zixian and others is relatively cold, which is also understandable, this ninth uncle was originally a powerful defense envoy, and the Eastern Domain decided everything in one word, and there were still thousands of troops under his command, and it was also the emergency available force for the Changwen Marquis Mansion, many of which were bought with money, and the orders of the imperial court and Fujian Road could not be obeyed, but the will of the Changwen Marquis Mansion would definitely be implemented.

But Nan'an Hou Mansion came strongly, even the original building was demolished, most of the box army was changed to guards, most of the military attachés were dismissed and left, Chen Duzhong has become a lonely man so far, only some servants and a small number of pro-army remained, of course, there are some officials who are economic officials, and they have also been retained.

Now Chen Duzhong, except for entertaining with some big businessmen, drinking and listening to dramas every day, has no responsibility at all.

No responsibility means no power, and the power territory of Chen Duzhong in the Changwen Marquis Mansion was originally a relatively alienated link, just a reserve.

With the Nan'an Hou Mansion, this reserve can also be canceled, and the Nan'an Hou Mansion's mastery of the Eastern Domain, including the dismantling of the Xiang Army's armed forces, is of course the result of the unanimous consent of the Changwen Hou Mansion.

This made Chen Duzhong feel even worse, now he felt like a victim who had been harmed by both sides, and his family had also stabbed him in the back.

Rationally speaking, cooperation is a matter of course, and Chen Duzhong has been cooperating, and from the perspective of feelings and actual power, Chen Duzhong's coldness is also reasonable.

If it weren't for the Great Confucian today, Chen Duzhong would not have shown up here in the other courtyard.

Everyone stood on the side of the road in front of the gate of the courtyard to greet each other, and there were endless carriages, horses and pedestrians along the way, and the guards were scattered, forming a loose guard circle.

The courtyard is built on several small hills, and then there are large bamboo forests, elms, and willow trees on the left and right, and in the late spring, the wind blows through the willow forests, blowing through the bamboo tops, and the hills form a green hill like a stacked mountain, which is undulating like the sea, and there are some peach and cherry trees in bloom, and there is a large area of pear trees in the southwest that also blooms with white flowers, and there are no settlements around, but there are a number of barracks not far from the southwest, and the blue sea is not far from the west, and the scenery is simply wonderful.

Li Yi pointed to the intersection of a large bamboo forest and Yulin willow forest in the northeast, and said to Wu Shizhong: "Mr. Wu, there are 100 acres of woodland over there, with hills and tributaries of small streams, and a small waterfall, and the scenery is excellent. We plan to build a university hall in this area, with hundreds of rooms, including a lecture hall, dormitories, canteens, libraries, etc., and students will be eligible to enter it if they are talented people recognized by Mr. Wu. ”

"Lecturing is what I want, and it's a good arrangement." Wu Shizhong's face showed an unconcealable look of excitement. Before that, he was an official in Beijing, and then returned to his hometown gloomily, and no one dared to enter his door when the wind was tense, let alone such a taboo thing as gathering people to give lectures.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty and the beginning of the Wei Dynasty, most of the roads after the great Confucianism became famous were not for officials, but for lectures.

Even if he is an official, he is also a clear position, he is not too busy, he can entertain himself with poetry and wine, and he also lectures and accepts apprentices.

Accept apprentices to show their knowledge, the famous Cheng Xueguan and other schools, that is, the famous Confucian open the door to teach apprentices, widely accept disciples, to teach their own knowledge with talented people, carry forward, or for the teacher to preach, few famous Confucian apprentices become famous Confucian, this is because knowledge is like the sea, if it is not for talent and a lifetime of study, it is difficult to be a teacher in the way of learning, let alone under the famous Confucian, and then carry forward.

However, under the famous Confucian sect, most of them can form a powerful school, not necessarily all of them, but under the cohesion, they can defend the knowledge of the master and promote the whole country, plus the teachers and disciples who are officials, a study wants to be based, strong, promoted, and it is an inevitable step to open the door to teach apprentices.

Even a famous Confucian has a little utilitarianism, even if it is not utilitarian, he can promote his knowledge to be known to the world, and promote the practice, which is also a celebrity Confucian.

In today's Great Wei Dynasty, Xu Xiashang is a Confucian sect, and his disciples are very wide, but Xu Xiashang's school and Wu Shizhong are exactly two schools, and Wu Shizhong wants to give lectures, and there are really many obstacles.

In addition to Xu Xiashang, there are still several famous Confucians who give lectures in various places, and there is Bailu Academy on Jinghu South Road, which is a famous lecture place in the world. There are also several famous seowon in Gangneung, and if the university hall of Wu Shizhong in the Eastern Domain is completed, it will attract many famous students to enroll, and the image and status of the Eastern Domain can be more useful than 100,000 soldiers.

Xu Zixian said with a smile: "If the university hall is completed, I will ask Mr. Wu to name it." ”

"It's good to call Zhizhi Academy." Wu Shizhong said with a smile: "The prince wants to forgive me for trespassing." ”

"Sir is too modest." Xu Zixian said: "However, under the university hall, we also have to set up a primary school and a secondary school, the primary school is based on learning Analects and a thousand poems, and has history courses, arithmetic foundations, and geography basic courses, with a duration of three years, at least six years old, and a maximum of twelve years old can be enrolled." In addition to the content of the primary school, classics, literature, military science, arithmetic, engineering, commerce, and law can be taught. In this way, if you have the intention of scientific examination, you can deepen the study of poetry, not without benefit, if you have no intention of scientific examination, you can learn useful knowledge, if you learn soldiers, you can be a military attache of my Nan'an Hou Mansion, learn arithmetic and learn business, you can make a living in the commercial shop under my Nan'an Hou Mansion, you can also be an official, learn arithmetic and learn the law, then you are a calculating official, the school system is also three years, after graduation, you can stand on your own, and read and write, no matter what the job, is also an upright man. This is the general plan, but Mr. Xiu is in charge of the school, in addition to the opening of the school and the apprenticeship, of course, the affairs of the school are entrusted to Mr. to preside. ”

In fact, in the middle school curriculum, there are quite a lot of "miscellaneous studies", if Xu Zixian openly said that miscellaneous studies are also knowledge, I am afraid that Wu Shizhong will first wash his ears with seawater, and then leave immediately, so as not to become a public enemy of Shilin with Xu Zixian.

But with these courses to train officials, craftsmen, business shopkeepers, including military attachés and sailors, just to give them a book and etiquette, should not be blind, and at the same time cultivate qualified manpower, not pure Confucianism, relatively speaking, this school system is not as pure as Wu Shizhong thought before, such as learning all Confucian scriptures, but considering the actual situation of the Eastern Domain, Xu Zixian's considerations and measures are not excessive.

Kong He continued: "We have already counted that there are more than 5,100 children and girls between the ages of six and 12 on the island, and more than 2,100 between the ages of 12 and 15. We don't accept girls in the middle school, because when we are old, we must have men and women to guard against each other, and we can't live together day and night. According to the idea of the prince in the primary school, girls who wish to go to school can also be accepted, and women can also read and learn to make a living, even if they don't come out to make a living, read some filial piety scriptures and the like, know some words, and know the truth of the world, which is not a bad thing. In the primary school, we plan to provide two meals a day, morning food and lunch in the school, free of tuition, and provide meals, so that we can attract parents of boys and girls to send them to school, and the enrollment rate will be much higher. ”

Wu Shizhong nodded again and again, obviously deeply convinced of this idea.

Children over the age of six, both men and women, can already do a lot in rural areas.

It is very common to help with chores in the farmland, raise pigweed and raise chickens and geese during the slack season, hoe and sow seeds, do chores when the farm is busy, cook and deliver meals.

There are many peasant girls who are not as tall as the stove and are already veterans of cooking.

If there is only a school and no meals, I am afraid that there will be many far-sighted families who send their children to school, but in two or three years, they will not be blind, and with the awe and pursuit of knowledge of the Great Wei people, the enrollment rate will not be very low.

However, if they want to include all school-age children in the school and provide two meals to the school, more than ninety percent of families will not hesitate to sign up for their children.

Two meals don't seem to be much, but you have to save hundreds of catties of food a year, which family can't count it? If some families have two or three school-age children, I am afraid that they will have to save thousands of catties of food a year, and the chores done by children can be worth so much food?

"For 12 to 15 school children, we not only provide two meals, but also pay 300 to 500 yuan a month." Li Yi explained to Wu Shizhong: "Such a big child can already be half an adult doing farm work, if you don't give money, just save food, I'm afraid you can't ask everyone to send their children to school." In addition, we don't lose money when we give money, and we have learned a certain arithmetic foundation, so we ask them to go to the firm for internship, as a young man, or as a clerk in the Hou Mansion, or as a technician in various shipyards and factories......"

Wu Shizhong shook his head and smiled: "The princes and princes, it's really a last resort, I don't know what else to add?" But everything is not foreseen, even if there is a mature plan, there may be mistakes when doing it, I can only do my best, if there is an omission, Brother Li and you should please remind in time, I will discuss everything and act, I will not be self-determined. ”