Summer is still hot and dry, after entering the mountain immediately feel the temperature drop a lot, Yang Chong opened the curtain of the carriage, gusts of cool breeze hit, bringing the fragrance of the mountains, green fields, dense woods, wild flowers, such as stars. The red of the mountains is draped on the hills, and the summer adds a bit of fiery vitality; The sound of birds is boiling, it can no longer be described by chirping, and it has never stopped along the way, but unfortunately the birds also know that they are sheltering from the summer, and there are few birds flying out of the forest.

With the expansion of the Shannan Annex, Yang Chong moved the private school over, and now it has a little appearance, and even a small market has been formed at the entrance of the village, with seven shops, as well as farmers selling vegetables and hawkers carrying goods. The two carriages stopped at the door of the private school, Yang Chong and Jiang Fei got off the first carriage one after another, seeing Yang Chong pretending to help himself, Jiang Fei couldn't help but smile and shake his head; Pang Huan, who was standing next to the car, laughed even more.

Pang Huan was a real scholar in Louguandao, but he read too many books and became suspicious of Taoist things, and was expelled from the school; Pang Huan traveled all over Guanzhong to study, and defected to Yang Chong just to eat a mouthful of food, originally thinking of being a servant in Handchuan, but he didn't expect Yang Chong to dismiss and become a child king in Chang'an. However, Pang Huan thinks that it is worth it, and the Arabic numerical mathematics written by Yang Chong has opened his eyes, and the "Physics" written by Yang Chong in the name of Mozi is even more concise and practical.

Pang Huan privately thought that Yang Chong would become a family sooner or later, and Feng Qicheng told him that Mo Xue's reappearance was likely to become a fact, so

wrote a letter to ask his friend Mao Wei to help, and because Yang Chong regarded the Four Books and Five Classics as a literacy class, the two were more than calm. However, after Kong Yingda came to play last time, he recommended two people, Wang Xiaotong and Yan Wanshi, both of whom are children of the family, Wang Xiaotong is good at mathematics and law, and Yan Wanshi is proficient in Confucianism; Yang Chong came to the private school today to set the syllabus and teachers behind.

Although Kong Yingda was vaccinated, Yan Wanshi got off the second carriage and was still shocked when he saw that there were more than 100 students in the private school, especially when he found that one-third of them were girls and Hu people, and he complained a little about Kong Yingda, what kind of talent can such a private school produce; Wang Xiaotong was happy, staring at the court in the middle of the private school, several children were jujuing, every move and style had a plank and an eye, and it seemed that it had been dialed by a master.

Wang Xiaotong said to Yan Wanshi: "Don't keep your face strained, think about it, there are several private schools that will build a juju court, Yang Chong is sincere in running the school, otherwise Brother Kong would not recommend us." What you have to worry about is whether Yang Chong will hire us and how much salary a year. "Yan Wanshi is Yan Shigu's brother, I almost blew up my lungs, I'm a Confucian student, I will teach for money, it's really humiliating.

While the two were teasing, Yang Chong had already walked over with Pang Huan, and said with a smile: "This is the mountain chief of this private school, the two of you will visit the school with him first, if you are satisfied, we will talk about it." ”

Wang Xiaotong and Yan Wanshi followed Pang Huan inside, asking as they walked, and couldn't help but become more and more surprised. Among the more than 100 people who dare to love, half of them are slaves of the Yang family, and the rest are also Yang Chong's subordinates and the children of tenants. Wang Xiaotong's family has declined, and he knows the difficulties of the poor family, and asks: "These girls don't have to work at home?" ”

Pang Huan put away his smile and said: "This is what I admire about the head of the Yang family, his own slaves are forcibly sent to study, tenants send girls to study, in order to compensate for labor, every five families rent a ploughing cow for free, and they are busy surviving for a year, as long as the weight of the cattle is not reduced, they don't need a penny." The whole private school, during the New Year's holidays, also gives gifts to children; The head of the family insisted that they write letters to contact their families, and the last time the caravan of the chief of Sikong went to Hanchuan Shu, he also ransomed the families of the two children. ”

Yan Wanshi was in awe, Yang Chong's behavior is a great good, and he does not ask for anything in return, even if everyone in the world does it, it is even more commendable for a young man who has just started; Pang Huan pointed to a row of green brick classrooms and said: "The school has a total of six classrooms, and there are not enough teachers, so we can only open three classes, the literacy class teaches the Analects, the second grade teaches mathematics and the Analects, and the third grade adds Physics and self-study. The so-called self-study means that you can find a book that you are interested in from the library, regardless of the medical and agricultural scriptures, study by yourself, and wait for the guest teacher to come, and ask yourself. ”

Wang Xiaotong and Yan Wanshi nodded one after another, learning is endless, it is impossible to expect the teachers of the private school to understand everything, Wang Xiaotong asked: "Who are the guest teachers?" ”

Pang Huan said with a smile: "It's all arranged by the head of the family, Shuai Guozhen of the Daye Medical School has come to talk about medicine and the Tao Te Ching, Kong Yingda has come to solve Confucianism twice, the head of the family himself has talked about "Mathematics" and "Physics", and the village head Li Chun has come to talk about Nongsang, in fact, it is to give the children a long insight and cultivate their interests. ”

"It's not easy." Wang Xiaotong and the others sighed from their hearts that it was really not easy for Yang Chong to be an official and make money, and to take private school as one thing; Wang Xiaotong has already comprehended the purpose of Yang Chong's school, which is to educate talents and teach people, and does not seek to cultivate disciples to be promoted to become wealthy, so he does not focus on the four books and five classics of Confucianism. ”

Yan Wanshi actually saw this, and did not squeak immediately, but walked up to look at the situation in the classroom, and when he saw that every child had books, as well as pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, he turned back to Pang Huan and said, "I am willing to stay." ”

Pang Huan said happily: "I'll take you to see the head of the family." ”

Yang Chong was also very happy when he heard this, and asked directly: "Is eighty times a year enough?" ”

Wang Xiaotong and Yan Wanshi are both young people in their twenties, and they were suddenly embarrassed, Yang Chongkai's price was almost three times that of other people's families, and the price of a person from a product was only eighty yuan a year. Pang Huan said with a smile on the side: "Another teacher in the private school, Mao Wei, also has this salary, and there are two teachers who teach literacy are considered teaching assistants, and they also have a salary of 20 yuan a year, which is comparable to a nine-grade official." ”

After Yang Chong and Wang Xiaotong made up their minds, they said: "I am also going to compile a book, called "One Hundred Thousand Whys", which is a popular reading material, which does not involve scriptures, and a thousand questions in one volume, which will be used as a second-grade subject in the future, I wonder if you are interested in participating in the compilation?" ”

"100,000 Whys" is a set of popular science books for young people in the 20th century, and Yang Chong applied this concept and concept in order to create an atmosphere for the name of Moxue. Pang Huan and Wang Xiaotong had a wide range of interests, and guessed that Yang Chong was good at miscellaneous or ink knowledge, and immediately agreed to participate; Yan Wanshi was afraid of affecting his reputation for Confucianism, considering that he finally refused, ten years later, "One Hundred Thousand Whys" became popular all over the world, and Yan Wanshi regretted it.

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