Su Hao talked with the students for nearly an hour, in addition to the construction of the reservoir, he also introduced some other things that the workshop was going to do in the near future, that is, the ten major things he said to the officials of the workshop. These things include coal mining, lime burning, iron smelting, developing new agricultural tools, transforming low-yield cold water fields, etc., all of which are already being done by people now, but Su Hao has put forward ideas for improving these works from the technical point of view.

In addition to the Four Books and Five Classics, they will often dabble in some ancient science and technology books, such as "Qi Min Yao Shu", "Wujing General Essentials", "Mengxi Pen Talk" and so on, and have some understanding of various technologies. There are also some students whose families are engaged in business or handicrafts, and they also have a lot of practical experience in these areas.

The technology that Su Hao said is not only ahead of this era, but also has practical feasibility, so that the students are itchy to listen to it, and they can't wait to follow Su Hao to do things immediately, and see with their own eyes what kind of miracles these whimsical ideas can create in reality.

Su Hao answered the questions raised by the students while speaking, and at the same time observed each student, analyzed their respective abilities and tendencies, and calculated how they could be used in the future:

Ma Yu, a case of the county examination, has a strong learning ability and has a deep interest in science and technology. If you can be effectively trained and trained, it will not be difficult to become a scientific and technological expert in the future;

Jiang Yida, born in a wealthy businessman family, is enthusiastic and adventurous, and is suitable for some pioneering work;

Luo Yuqing, whose name is Songsheng, runs a dyeing workshop at home, is thoughtful, and has a considerable sensitivity to chemistry;

Tan Xue, whose name is Bingnan, a farmer's child, has some cleverness, and a strong sense of fame and fortune, probably because he consciously has little hope of making a career through the imperial examination, so he wants to follow Su Hao to learn some Western science and technology, in order to find another way;

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Su Hao does not demand that everyone is perfect, he believes that whether a person is useful, or whether he is available, mainly depends on whether the leader knows people well. Choose the right people to do the right things, then things can be done, and the people who do things will be tempered and improved in the process. Su Hao believes that the career he plans in the workshop can provide a broad stage for every student to fully display their wisdom.

"Brothers, just after some communication, the younger brother felt that the mouth was suddenly opened, and he was more confident in the things in the workshop. Well, let's go back and discuss with our families today, and if your families agree, and you yourself are interested in coming to bring your little brother, then we will meet here tomorrow and agree on the steps to do things. What do you think? Su Hao said to everyone.

"Brother Gai, we are all idle people, no matter what we do, the family will not interfere, Brother Gai can rest assured." Jiang Yida said to Su Hao with a smile.

Jiang Yida is a gentleman at home, and he really doesn't need to discuss what to do with his family, but the other students are different, so everyone scoffs at Jiang Yida's expression.

Ma Yu said: "Brother Jingxi's words, I'm afraid everyone can't agree, such a big matter, I think you classmates must still discuss it with your family." In addition, everyone is a student of the academy, so if you want to go to the workshop with the brother of the change, you must also give instructions and instructions no matter what, right? ”

"Sect Wu's side, I'll go and say it together. If he agrees, let him inform the two instructors, so that there will be no obstacles. Su Hao said.

Luo Yuqing said: "Brother Change, you go and tell the oracle that you want to take a dozen of us students to do things, I'm afraid the oracle may not necessarily agree, right?" Especially for a person like Brother Duwen, who is talented and eight-year-old, Sect Wu will not be willing to let go. ”

Su Hao said: "Don't worry, Sect Wu owes me a favor, I went to ask him for someone, and he couldn't let him go." If he doesn't let it go, then don't blame me for being unkind......"

Looking at Su Hao's arrogant expression, everyone laughed, they knew that Su Hao and Wu Zhicheng had a very close relationship, plus Su Hao himself was also recruiting people on behalf of the county government, presumably there was no resistance from Wu Zhicheng's side.

Bidding farewell to the students, Su Hao returned to the Education Department again and asked to see Wu Zhicheng. The old servant who guarded the door said to Su Hao with a smile: "Master Su, my old gentleman is studying in the study, and he has already ordered it to come down, saying that he will not see any outsiders." ”

"Go tell him I'm not a stranger." Su Hao replied.

"Uh......" The old servant was choked for a moment, he was about to say that Su Hao was a foreigner, and remembered that Wu Zhicheng had told everyone to be polite to Su Hao in every way and not to make things difficult. He said hesitantly: "Master Su, forgive the old servant for not daring to disturb my old gentleman, if you have anything, the old servant will answer it on your behalf." ”

Su Hao knew that Wu Zhicheng must be holding the junior high school textbooks he wrote and pondering desperately, and he couldn't help but laugh in his heart. He found a piece of paper, took out a charcoal pencil from his sleeve, scribbled on it, and gave it to the old servant, and said, "Then please give this to your husband, and tell him that if he does not come out to see me within half an hour, I will never tell him the answer to this question." ”

The old servant took the paper on which Su Hao had written, and quickly ran to Wu Zhicheng's study in the back hall of the Teaching Office. Su Hao stood at the door of the Education Department, counting the numbers with great interest, and as he expected, before he could count to 50, he heard Wu Zhicheng running out from behind with small steps.

"Oh, why do you stay at the door? The old man is rude, rude. ”

Su Hao smiled: "No way, your doorman said that you don't see outsiders, I said that I am not a foreigner, your doorman doesn't believe it, what can I do." ”

Wu Zhicheng glared at the old servant hypocritically, and reprimanded: "Remember in the future, Master Su is here, he is not an outsider, understand?" ”

"Understood." The old servant replied respectfully.

After Wu Zhicheng finished training the old servant, he turned around and invited Su Hao to take a seat in the house. After the guest sat down, Su Hao said, "Mr. Wu, I came to you because I wanted to ask Mr. for help." ”

"What?"

"I want to borrow a few students from Sect Wu."

"What kind of student to borrow?" Wu Zhicheng was still immersed in mathematics, physics and chemistry, and he didn't enter his role for a while, and he was ignorant of Su Hao's problem.

Su Hao took out a list, handed it to Wu Zhicheng, and then said: "The students on this list, I want to borrow it to the workshop for a period of time, and ask Wu to teach Ken." ”

Wu Zhicheng took the list casually, only glanced at it, and jumped up like he was being stepped on by his tail: "How can this be true, these people are the essence of my academy, and I am going to focus on cultivating, and I am going to take the township test next year, how can I send them to such a filthy place as the county government!" ”

"Sect Wu, let's not point at the monk and scold the bald donkey like this, okay?" Su Hao's nose is not a nose, and his eyes are not eyes.

"Huh?" Wu Zhicheng was stunned for a moment, and then thought that Su Hao himself was a member of the county government, and he could scold Su Hao for what he said just now. However, he didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said, and he said to Su Hao:

"Instead, in fact, I have always wanted to tell you that once your errand is over, you should still resign from this master's position and come to the academy to study hard, so as to gain a reputation in the future, and use your full stomach to serve the country. Taizu said that there is dirt and dirt hidden in the yamen, not prejudice, and if you are immersed in the yamen for a long time, you will ruin your future. ”

Su Hao said: "Mr. Wu's good intentions, the students understand it. However, there are still some things that students want to do at the moment, and these things can also be reported to the state and the people. Students think that it is not only the examination of merit and fame to serve the country is to serve the country, but also to fight drought by digging wells and fighting drought is also to serve the country? ”

Wu Zhicheng said: "The old man is fully supportive of the well-drilling. But now that the well drilling is over, what else do you want to delay the future of my students? ”

Su Hao said: "There are many things that students want to do, and if everything can be done, it will bring great benefits to the people." I borrowed these students from my husband so that they could assist them in this endeavor. ”

"Can you tell the old man about it?" Wu Zhicheng said.

Su Hao said: "The simplest thing, Mr. Wu knows that there are a large number of cold water fields in the rural areas of our county, and the yield is very low? ”

"Of course the old man knows!" Wu Zhicheng said. Agriculture was the most important industry in ancient times, and any Confucian attached great importance to farming. Even the emperor had to symbolically go to the first agricultural altar every year to cultivate his one-third of an acre of land, and ordinary scholars naturally did not know anything about farming.

Su Hao said: "The students want to use the power of the workshop to comprehensively transform the county's low- and medium-yield cold paddy fields, and at least 1,000 hectares will be transformed within a year." Sir, does this mean that this is an act to help the people? ”

Wu Zhicheng said disdainfully: "The transformation of cold water fields is nothing more than the method of using warm soil. The folk mostly use lime to warm the soil, and one acre of land uses quicklime. If you want to transform 1,000 hectares of cold water fields, you need 10 million catties of quicklime, so much lime, where does it come from? ”

Yes, this old man is really clear about agricultural matters! Su Hao secretly praised in his heart. He said with a smile: "This is the problem I want to solve, I borrowed these students from Wu Jiaoyu, just to let them help me burn the 10 million catties of quicklime." ”