In the past few days, one of the things that people in Cangshan County talk about the most is that the village school in Woniu Village has been completed. It is not a big deal to say that a village school has been built. Several large villages and towns close to the county seat have village schools. There are also many schools and private schools in the county. There is also the highest school in Cangshan County, the county school. Compared with these, what is the great thing about the village school of a small Woniu village. But there must be something different about things that can attract everyone's attention. The village school in Woniu Village is indeed very different from the general village school.

First of all, this village school was personally approved by the county lord. The county lord also personally introduced several well-known private school gentlemen in Cangshan County to teach in Woniu Village. After those gentlemen came back from Woniu Village, they were so excited that they were as if they had been admitted to the Jinshi. After they returned home, they immediately closed the private school and hurriedly moved to Woniu Village with their families. As a result, the children who followed them to school faced a situation where there was no one to teach. The parents of these children, fearing that their children's studies would be delayed, hurriedly asked the gentlemen why they had moved to Woniu Village. The gentlemen told the truth that it turned out that the village school in Woniu Village was not only large in scale and good in conditions, but more importantly, the gentleman who taught was actually a doctor of Guozijian. This is just like the modern old and young in the poor areas, those small schools that rely on substitute teachers to support their façade, suddenly have a national first-class special teacher, it is shocking and exciting.

Whether in ancient or modern times, parents have spared no effort in the education of their children. I always want to do my best to provide the best conditions for my children, and I hope that my children will one day be able to change their doors and glorify their ancestors. Now that there is such a good opportunity, parents can't let it go. They ran to Woniu Village with hope, and then happily returned with a piece of paper, holding it around to show off. My child is a disciple of Woniu Village, and he can study with a famous teacher in the future. The proud look is as if his child can be named on the gold list as soon as he enters the school in Woniu Village.

There were many parents like them, so the pieces of paper were borrowed and circulated. I saw that the paper was printed with the words "Woniu Village School Enrollment Guide", and the following is the introduction and enrollment rules of Woniu Village School. No matter how big the school in Woniu Village is, it is impossible to recruit all the children in the county into the school, so there are only 60 enrollment places this time. As the saying goes, rare things are expensive, opportunities are rare, and places are precious, how can parents not be tempted. They searched everywhere to find a way, and the name of Woniu Village also spread throughout Cangshan County with them.

The second reason why Woniu Village School is different is that it has not yet recruited students to take the teacher exam. This link was personally checked by Zhou Ruhai and tested one by one. If it is suitable, stay, if it is not suitable, please go elsewhere. However, even those who did not pass Zhou Ruhai's assessment asked to stay with a dead face. Fortunately, there are a lot of affairs in the village school, except for being a gentleman. What kind of dormitory stewards, miscellaneous servants, and the like also need people. Therefore, if you meet a person who carries water and chops firewood in Woniu Village, don't look down on others. Maybe they're just a showman or a child.

In the past few days, Xiucai, Tongsheng, and Lisheng in Cangshan County, these scholars have been running to Woniu Village like a marquee. There is only one purpose, I want to become a gentleman in Woniu Village.

As the old saying goes, if you have overnight food at home, you should not be the king of children. Teaching and educating people is a chore, teaching well is a beautiful thing, but teaching badly is a bad job. However, there is a reason why these scholars are eager to learn from Woniu Village. They all want to get Zhou Ruhai's guidance, and hope to use Zhou Ruhai's knowledge and connections to pave the way for their future studies. Of course, there are also many people who simply admire Zhou Ruhai's knowledge and want to follow him in pursuit of the highest level of learning. In this way, no matter what the teaching performance of Woniu Village School is, at least in terms of teachers, even the county school cannot be compared.

Woniu Village School, which has good conditions and the highest teachers in the county, has another remarkable place. That is, there is a star student, a disciple of the county honor, and the famous Niu Tianci. The ancients: Those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black. Who doesn't want their children to be classmates with Niu Tianci, who is smart and brave and has a bright future. Ten years of friendship with classmates, this is iron-clad, when the time comes, as long as Niu Tianci takes care of his own children, the future of his children will be guaranteed.

After combining the above three items, it is difficult for Woniu Village to learn not to become the focus of people's attention, not to mention that this is originally a good thing planned by Niu Tianci. He wants to take Woniu Village School as the cradle of his own cultivation of talents and teams. Think about it, classmates and fellow villagers, the loyalty of such a team is not ordinarily high. Of course, Woniu Village School is still in its infancy, and Niu Tianci's idea is to build Woniu Village School into a comprehensive college with a complete range of categories that can cultivate all kinds of talents. It's similar to Dayan's Royal Lecture Hall. At that time, Woniu Village School should be called Woniu Academy.

Cultivating talents is one thing, and in Niu Tianci's plan, we should also take the opportunity of Woniu Village to drive the economic development of the surrounding area. You have to know how many people can be supported by a university in modern times, and how many employment opportunities can be provided. What is the basis for economic development? Cultivating the consumer market. If there are more people, there will be consumption, and if there is consumption, there will be a market, which is an immutable law for the ages.

Now that Woniu Village School has not yet started, so many people have been attracted to Woniu Village, don't these people eat and don't spend money? That's a must, just look at the stalls that are now opening along the main street of Woniu Village, and you can see how hot the business is.

In fact, even if he doesn't want to spend it, Niu Tianci and Zhou Xiaoxian, the brothers, have a way to make them pay for the money willingly. Woniu Village School is a boarding system, and students who live in the village school can't afford to pay for food and housing. Besides, Niu Tianci has other ways.

It is true that Woniu Village recruits sixty people, but it is not the largest capacity. There are so many gentlemen, we have to find something for them to do. So after Niu Tianci discussed with Zhou Ruhai, he added twenty places. These twenty people were selected from among the wealthy families in the county.

Niu Tianci is not familiar with the situation in the county, but in the main book, oh, it should be called Yu Xiancheng now. Yu Xiancheng is clear about this. As a result, it can often be seen in Cangshan County that Yu County Cheng led Niu Tianci and Zhou Xiaoxian to go from east to west, and sent beautifully printed special letters to these rich families. Twenty places must not be more, more is worthless.

Niu Tianci never did education in his previous life, but he went to school. I still know a lot about the concept of school choice students. Having a school choice means having a lot of money and connections to work with. Where there is demand, there is a market, and those rich people hold hard-won special invitation letters, and they are grateful to the county and Niu Tianci, and they are obedient. Give whatever you want, and don't blink an eye for as much silver as you want. It is a great blessing for them that their children can enter the legendary Wo Niu Village. A little money is nothing compared to that.

In September of the seventh year of Dayan Suzheng, Woniu Village School officially began to recruit students. On this day, the whole Woniu Village is lively. The road from the entrance of the village school to the outside of the village is full of traffic. Zhou Ruhai was dressed in a green shirt and stood majestically at the gate of the village school. On either side of him stood the gentlemen of the village school, all of them dressed in green shirts, so solemn and solemn. The people gathered at the gate of the village school were silent, all respectful. The county ordered Yuan Chong to come on horseback, and when he was still far from the gate of the village school, he turned over and dismounted, walked quickly in front of Zhou Ruhai, and fell to the ground.

"Teacher, student Yuan worships and sees the teacher."

"Hehe, get up. Now that you are the lord of a county, how can you salute me, a grass people, and get up quickly. Zhou Ruhai smiled and mixed Yuan Chong.

"The so-called heaven and earth monarch teacher, the teacher's cultivation of students, students will never forget. When the teacher came to Cangshan County, the students didn't know it, which was really disrespectful. Please punish the teacher. Yuan Chong was very excited to see the teacher he hadn't seen for many years. Hold the teacher and talk about parting. Niu Tianci really didn't know this, otherwise he would have told Yuan Chong a long time ago.

"Yuan Chong, it is the will of heaven that you and I meet today between teachers and students, don't talk about it later, it is important to start the entrance exam. You are the lord of a county, you can announce it. ”

"The teacher is here, how dare the students trespass. Let's announce it by the teacher. Yuan Chong said respectfully.

When everyone saw it, even the county respected this old gentleman, and the county respected the old gentleman, and the county respected the old gentleman, and everyone's trust in Woniu Village School has invisibly improved a lot. His own child is from Mr. Zhou's disciple, so isn't the county respected a senior brother of his own child? This is a big surprise.

As Zhou Ruhai announced the start of the exam, the door of the village school slowly opened. The schoolchildren who were called by their names walked into the village school after giving salutes to Zhou Ruhai, Yuan Chong and the gentlemen according to the instructions of the gentleman. After a while, the schoolchildren who participated in the test entered the village school, and the gate slowly closed. The parents remained at the door, anxiously waiting for news.

At this time, Niu Dazhuang and Niu Shan led a few villagers to maintain order in front of the door, brought tables and chairs, and brought tea. It's not expensive, a bowl of copper coins. The chubby Wantong, that is, the richest man in Cangshan, followed Niu Da Zhuang's ass back and forth.

"Brother Da Zhuang, we are Zhuang relatives and brothers. Can my family be admitted, you should give me a letter. Wantong had a sweaty face, and his expression was very anxious.

"Brother Wan, with my family's godsend, what are you worried about? Even if you don't pass the exam this time, there will be next year. Your family is here, let Wanguan's nephew live here, ask the gentlemen for advice sooner or later, and I don't believe that I won't be able to pass the exam next year. Besides, do you know that Wan Guan's nephew must not be able to do it this time? My family has taught him a lot, don't worry. Niu said loudly, glancing at the people around him from time to time.

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention. Niu Dazhuang's words made those worried parents seem to see the light in the dark. Someone who knew Wantong quietly asked Wantong, and Wantong told him that he had built another courtyard in Woniu Village, and he was also a person from Woniu Village. Only then did people suddenly realize that they couldn't stop nodding their heads. yes, not this time, and next year. It's a big deal that I also come to Woniu Village to build a house, but I really can't rent a house. As long as the child can make a living, this money should be spent.

So a large number of people surrounded Niu Dazhuang, and the request was very simple, either to build a house in Woniu Village, or to rent a house. Niu Dazhuang hurriedly asked someone to write down all these people so that they could plan for the future. One pass ten, ten pass hundred, Niu Da Zhuang has three layers inside and three layers outside, and he is surrounded by wind and rain. Fortunately, he was prepared and led everyone to the ancestral hall in the village to discuss.

At this time, Niu Dazhuang's heart blossomed. Yesterday the way God told him is really spiritual, you see that none of these people can escape the calculation of God. This Wantong is also very cooperative, the two of them played a vivid double reed, Wantong really deserves to be a person who is favored by God, and he will have a good relationship with him in the future. Niu Dazhuang took the time to glance at the spittling Wantong, Wantong seemed to have a sense to turn around and squeeze his eyes at Niu Dazhuang, and both of them secretly smiled proudly.

In a spacious and bright study, Niu Tian served fragrant tea to Zhou Ruhai and Yuan Chong, and stood respectfully beside Zhou Ruhai. Zhou Ruhai looked at Niu Tianci and said to Yuan Chong with a smile: "Tianci told me that you have already accepted him as a disciple?" ”

Yuan Chong hurriedly got up and said, "The student doesn't know that the teacher is here. If you had known earlier, you would definitely not have won the love of your teacher. ”

"You are too humble to teach God with your talents. Besides, is there any difference between being a disciple and being a disciple? It's just that you are usually busy with official duties, and you teach God for the teacher on your behalf. Whether or not God can become a talent in the future depends on you, a gentleman, who takes care of it. ”

"Teacher, God-given intelligent superman, young courage and perseverance. In the opinion of students, it is better to pay equal attention to civil and military affairs. It's a pity that Cangshan County doesn't have a smart martial artist, and the students don't know the art of war, so I don't know what the good strategy of the teacher is? ”

Zhou Ruhai nodded with satisfaction, it seems that Yuan Chong still values Niu Tianci very much, and now he is worried about the future of Tianci.

"It's okay, God's gift is still small, and the most important thing is to lay a good foundation first. Reading is reasonable, no matter whether it is given by God in the future to follow literature or martial arts, this principle of life must always be kept in mind. Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith, never forget. That's all in vain. ”

Yuan Chong turned around and said to Niu Tianci solemnly: "Niu Tianci, do you understand the teachings of the ancestor?"

"The disciple understands. Tianci must abide by the teachings of the ancestors and the masters, and never forget them in his life. Niu Tianci fell to the ground and replied respectfully.

"Okay, God, get up, come to the ancestor. Yuan Chong, you also sit, there is no need for our three generations of masters and apprentices to be so restrained. ”

Yuan Chong sat down at this time. Teacher, preaching, teaching, and solving doubts. While doing these well, we must also be a role model for students. Yuan Chong just wants to use his words and deeds to influence and infect Niu Tianci. In Yuan Chong's heart, Niu Tianci is a resourceful child, and he is bold and decisive. A good guide will be a talent, and a bad guide will be a disaster. Therefore, Yuan Chong wanted to eliminate the negative thoughts in Niu Tianci's heart with the righteous path of the world, and guide him to go in the direction he set. It can be said that the teacher can do this step with good intentions.

But how did he know that Niu Tianci's skin contained a soul that admired freedom. For loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and faith, Niu Tianci is not ignorant, nor is he unwilling to obey. In the consciousness of God, in addition to filial piety, benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and faith, that loyalty depends on whether it is worth it or not.

In the process of chatting with teachers and students, it is inevitable to touch on the sensitive topic of the current situation. Speaking of this, Yuan Chong also had a hard time, and he told Zhou Ruhai about his troubles as he was. After several years of natural disasters, the treasury of Cangshan County, which is a central county, is about to be empty. However, the taxes that the imperial court should have had not decreased, but tended to increase. The reason is that there are also natural disasters in the Far Eastern region and the Pingjung steppe, and they are very serious. Need the support of the imperial finances. Emperor Long Yanji of Suzheng will not use his internal funds, that is, his own small treasury to help the victims. The Ministry of Household Affairs had no choice but to collect taxes from various localities as usual, and even some places that should be exempted or exempted were not exempted. In this way, the burden of the people has been invisibly increased.

You must know that since the founding of the Great Yan, after the Central Plains of the empire suffered natural disasters, they have used the output of the Far Eastern Prefecture and the Pingrong grassland to make up for the deficiency and support the disaster area. There has never been a precedent for the Central Plains to feed back to these places.

In the past few years, natural disasters have continued in the Central Plains of Dayan, but the wind and rain are smooth in the Far East Prefecture and the Pingrong grassland, and there are herds of cattle and sheep. But Li Ke and his group just said that the whole world is not the king's land, and they are all the people of Dayan, and they should be more compassionate to these remote areas. As a result, those affected by the disaster were denied relief and had to pay a lot of taxes. Those who were not affected by the disaster were exempted from taxes, and reached out to hold the relief of the imperial court. There are already many complaints among the people about this.

Listening to Yuan Chong's words, Zhou Ruhai frowned. It all seems so abnormal, why is that? Zhou Ruhai, who has been away from officialdom for many years, can't figure it out.

"Yuan Chong, who has been away from officialdom for many years, doesn't understand what his majesty plans are now. However, as a teacher, I think you should carefully govern Cangshan County and maintain local stability as much as possible. For the sake of the teacher, looking at your face, promotion is hopeless. But there is a great opportunity in front of you. Let's support God's gift well, don't ask why the teacher said that, you can manage Cangshan County with peace of mind. ”

Yuan Chong lowered his head and pondered the teacher's words. He knows that the teacher is proficient in metaphysics, and it is understandable that the teacher let himself support Niu Tianci well. After all, he and Niu Tianci have the status of master and apprentice, and it is appropriate for the teacher to promote the disciple. But he didn't understand that the meaning of Zhou Ruhai's words was to ask him to assist Niu Tianci wholeheartedly. In the future, it is not a godsend that will be carried up, but him. It wasn't until later that Yuan Chong, who became the secretary of the Shenlong Empire and the founder of Fuyang County, fully understood what his teacher's words meant.

The gate of Woniu Village School slowly opened, and a red paper was pasted on the notice board in front of the village school, which wrote the list of children who were admitted to Woniu Village School this time. Parents hula and crowded to the signs, carefully searching for their children's names. Some people are really happy and some are worried, and the parents of their children who have been admitted come to the village school to go through various procedures. After a short time, he led a child in a green shirt to come out, and he looked proud, as if his own child had been admitted to the top prize.

The students of Woniu Village School are uniformly dressed, wearing a green shirt and embroidering the pattern of a boy riding a lying cow on the left chest with silver thread. On the pattern, the silver thread is embroidered with four words: "Woniu Village Learning". When the white fat child put on this dress, he immediately looked full of energy, proudly looking up at his little face, accepting the praise of everyone and the envious eyes of his peers.

Those children who didn't get into the exam stayed aside in frustration. With his fingers in his mouth, he looked enviously at the children wearing the clothes of Woniu Village, tears rolling in his eyes. Parents look at their children's expressions, where can they stand it. A parent pulled the child to Niu Dazhuang and said, "Chief Niu Ting, I want to stay with you." Buying, renting, and building a house can be done in any way, and you can say how much silver you need. Immediately, immediately. ”

Niu Dazhuang's eyes narrowed into a slit, and he led the man to the ancestral hall. This time, those who didn't get into the exam also followed Niu Dazhuang to the ancestral hall. Niu Dazhuang will not use the fees that should be charged for learning in Woniu Village. However, the fees paid by these people who want to buy a house, rent a house or even build a house belong to Woniu Village according to the prior agreement, how can Niu Dazhuang not be happy.

In the evening, Niu Dazhuang was at home. Niu Tianci, Wantong, Niu Dazhuang and Sun Shan plus Zhou Ruhai's grandfather and grandson counted the day's harvest. Wantong's eyes lit up, and his hands and feet trembled and said, "Mr. Zhou, patriarch, Da Zhuang brother, I am convinced." I've been in business for so many years, and I haven't seen a strong person send a factor here. The idea of the god-given nephew is too good. Virtuous nephew, in the future, whatever you say, uncle will listen to you. What do you say next? ”

Niu Tianci smiled and shook his head at Zhou Xiaoxian. Zhou Xiaoxian squinted his peach blossom eyes and walked to the center of the room and opened a large drawing.

"Look, this is the far, far, oh, long-term planning map of Woniu New Village in our planning. Let me take a closer look at our plans. ”