Chapter 112 Hushan Main Courtyard
The big mansion at the foot of Tiger Mountain is built by the mountain, covers a wide area, the design is ingenious, the overall pattern is quite similar to the Ziyang View in the east of the low gang, it is divided into three courtyards in the front, middle and back, and the front and back are connected and rise layer by layer, the difference is that there is an east courtyard covering an area of ten acres and a west courtyard covering an area of eight acres.
The quiet and elegant courtyard where Zhu Daolin's chief manager, Zhao Xunting, now lives, is located at the foot of the mountain behind the side of the west courtyard.
Xia Yuying and Xu Fu took Pei Ruyan, Liu Ruyi, Gu Mei and a group of little maids, and it took three hours to walk through the three-entry mansion covering an area of fifteen acres.
It wasn't until the sun set in the west that the girls returned to the courtyard, which occupies the widest area of the Sanjin courtyard, drinking water while chattering about their feelings, and they liked the huge mountain villa built with uniform carved stones, fine green bricks and glazed tiles for all the building walls, including the surrounding walls.
Every unique independent courtyard in the mansion and every garden with different styles made the girls full of praise, and Xu Fu even sighed that it was worth living here for a lifetime.
Zhu Daolin came to the main hall amid the laughter and laughter of the girls, urging everyone to prepare and return to the city before the city gate closed, and as a result, everyone, including the demure and steady Xia Yuying, hoped to stay in the beautiful villa for one night.
Zhu Daolin thought about it a little, and felt that the entire villa had been completed except for partial greening, and the two-story main house where he lived, the East Garden and the West Garden where the girls lived had everything, and more than 30 domestic servants and more than 10 domestic servants who moved from Zizhuyuan had already lived in the spacious and comfortable backyard.
Gu Mei's uncle Gu Sancai, who was appointed as the chief housekeeper, took care of everything neatly and orderly, even if he moved in immediately, there was no problem.
So, Zhu Daolin happily fulfilled the wishes of the girls and decided to return to Zizhuyuan tomorrow morning to prepare for the Lantern Festival dinner. I don't want to let my beloved woman leave regrets.
After hearing Zhu Daolin's decision, the big housekeeper Gu, who was standing in the corner waiting for orders, immediately rushed to the backyard, instructed the servants to kill chickens and sheep, and arrange dinner, and then rushed to the Ziyang Temple in the east to inform Daoist Xuanqing.
The girls happily expressed their gratitude, and surrounded Zhu Daolin to ask this and that.
Zhu Daolin listened to the girls' questions. Lead everyone to the second floor of the main house with a combination of Chinese and Western styles, walk along the wide balcony supported by six round stone pillars below to the east, lean on the beautifully carved bluestone fence, and point to the courtyard on the east side to introduce them one by one:
"The area of the east courtyard separated by a wall is slightly smaller, but it is also a pattern of low in the front and high in the back, and the two two-story buildings in the middle and the high platform between the two floors divide the east courtyard into two parts."
"The neat rows of houses lining the backyard avenue are well-equipped artisan housing, and soon two hundred skilled craftsmen and their families will be inhabited."
"Three rows of tall storehouse-style buildings with the mountain in the back. It is a printing workshop and warehouse, in which ten sets of printing equipment made by Tianshu Pavilion have been placed, as well as printing paper piled up in half of the warehouse, and the scriptures and historical classics and various scripts that can be collected in the future will be compiled and printed and bound in those two tall factories. β
"I estimated that after the craftsmen were familiar with the machinery and equipment, they would be able to compile and print at least one million books, scripts, and half a million textbooks of various subjects every year, and in a few years. Even children from poor families don't have to worry about having no money to buy books. β
"Oh my God! How can so much be printed? β
"Don't those machines need to be rigid? If it were rigid, ten times as many craftsmen would probably not be able to print a million copies! β
The girls didn't believe it. I want to see what the magic of those machines is.
"Next time, after the craftsmen have installed the machine and started printing skillfully, I will take you to take a good look, and you will understand after reading it, haha!"
Zhu Daolin explained. Pointing to the courtyard to the east again: "Do you see a seven-zhang wide platform under the beautiful cornice-glazed roof?" In the future, it will be the place where the martial arts disciples will hold ceremonies, and the statue of the god to be enshrined above the high platform in the future will not be Sanqing, but the loyal and martial god of my Taoism, the Xuantian Zhenwu Emperor. β
"The buildings on the left and right sides of the platform are spacious and sturdy, and quite imposing. It is a special office and residence built for the Wenwu teaching and training of the Ziyang Martial Arts Hall, and the two rows of wings near the east low hill are divided into eight dormitories, each of which can accommodate twelve disciples, each dormitory has a special bathroom and toilet, and after the Lantern Festival, the disciples will move in. β
"The two rows of wings near our courtyard are four classrooms and four storerooms, in which seats, benches, swords, guns, and halberds have been placed, and they are where the disciples of the martial arts hall will study and study in the future."
"The rectangular flat field in the middle is the playground, after the Lantern Festival, the playground will be surrounded by trees of all sizes bought from the surrounding ten miles and eight towns, and some fitness equipment will be built, which will be more beautiful after completion."
Xu Fu and the others sighed, and the future housewife Xia Yuying asked Zhu Daolin in a low voice: "How many disciples will live in the martial arts hall?" β
Zhu Daolin replied quite proudly: "The first batch is less than 100 people, but the equipped civil and martial arts training will not be less than 20 people, a few days ago, Ziyang Temple has selected 50 good seedlings from thousands of orphans, and when I am busy for a few days, I will select 20 disciples from the 800 orphans of Zizhuyuan Yixue." β
"I have instructed Lao Shi and several martial arts teachers to pay attention to the screening, and all these twenty disciples will be converted to my Shangqing Sect of Medicine and Divination, and one of them may become my personal disciple."
The girls were very surprised, no one had heard Zhu Daolin say that he wanted to recruit disciples before, Xu Fu immediately asked, "What knowledge is Gongzi going to teach to his disciples?" β
"Won't you be like our music school, learning piano, chess, calligraphy, painting and female workers, right?" The girl's curious inquiry provoked a burst of laughter from the girls.
Zhu Daolin said with a smile: "The Ziyang Martial Arts Hall is a new-style school that cultivates both literature and martial arts, and what is taught is not the Four Books and Five Classics and the Qin, Chess, Calligraphy and Painting, but the nine-year textbooks I brought from the overseas Tianshu Pavilion, including seven basic disciplines of Chinese literature, arithmetic, gewu, chemistry, music, nature and martial arts. β
"The content of each subject is different, but it complements each other, and it is a step-by-step phased teaching, and the first three students will complete all their studies in five years, except for the Chinese language, arithmetic, and music, most of the other subjects are taught by me personally. At least in the first and second years, I will try to find time to teach my disciples as much as possible, and I will also teach all my disciples all the boxing techniques, sword techniques, marching formations, etc. that I have learned. β
"Everything in the martial arts hall is in my hands, and no one, including the masters of the Ziyang Temple, can interfere, and I plan to change the five-year school system to a nine-year school system after five years. At that time, the Ziyang Martial Arts Pavilion may be famous all over the world, haha! β
The girls were amazed when they heard this, Xu Fu, who has rich experience, and Xiaoying, who is good at thinking, glanced at each other, and they both saw the shock and excitement in each other's eyes.
The quick girl asked again: "It's really different from ordinary academies, doesn't Gongzi want his disciples to participate in the imperial examination in the future?" β
Zhu Daolin explained: "My disciples will not participate in the imperial examination, and in the case of the upcoming first batch of seventy disciples, in five years, most of them will have to pick up swords and guns. Prancing Horse Battlefield, enter the army to resist all foreign invasions, eradicate all rebel armies and powerful bullies on the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and shed blood and sweat for the happiness and tranquility of tens of thousands of fathers and villagers in the Ming Empire, and perhaps spend their whole lives on the battlefield of blood and fire. β
The girls were shocked and fell silent.
The sensible Xia Yuying quietly walked to Zhu Daolin's side, lowered her head and whispered, "Husband, the concubine supports you." My people are too bitter. β
Zhu Daolin put his arms around his kind and strong fiancΓ©e, and whispered in her ear: "The master and uncle have already counted a good life. I will marry you the next day after the Spring Dragon Festival, so I have to wronged you to continue to stay in Zizhuyuan for a while. β
Xia Yuying, who was embarrassed and happy, raised her head suddenly, her face was full of surprise and happiness, and without waiting for the girls on the side to ask what was the happy event, she turned around and left Zhu Daolin and ran downstairs, she wanted to find a place where no one was alone. Have a good cry and a good laugh.
Zhu Daolin sensitively saw the sadness and loss that flashed in Xu Fu's eyes, and decided not to go to the west of the balcony to watch the west courtyard where the three housekeepers lived and Zhao Mengshan's quiet courtyard, and sent the girls back to their respective courtyards with a few words, leaving Xu Fu with a forced smile. He took her hand and walked through the luxuriously decorated second-floor living room to the secluded north balcony.
Xu Fu leaned on Zhu Daolin gratefully: "Childe doesn't need to be like this, I can meet and know Childe in this life, and the slave family has died without regrets." β
Zhu Daolin covered her seductive little mouth, kissed her slightly pale cheek, and sat with her on the elm bench against the wall, facing the green hills before sunset, quietly embracing this sentimental confidante.
After a long time, Zhu Daolin asked in the ear of the beautiful woman in his arms: "Xiyuan is still empty, can you move here to live together, and be my woman with peace of mind from now on?" β
Xu Fu suddenly trembled a few times, and slowly raised his head to stare into Zhu Daolin's eyes: "Tell me?" β
"Pearls are not so real, if you are reluctant to Zizhuyuan's music school, why don't you just move over together, first set up in the west wing of the front yard, two hundred people can live, the door of the wing is a big garden, what a good place?"
"The road leading to Jinchuan Bridge has been repaired, and it is very convenient for the children to go home, not to mention that they can only go home for one day every ten days to reunite with their families, and when the time comes, I will equip your school with a few four-wheeled carriages, and those old musicians and old teachers will not complain." Zhu Daolin thought very thoughtfully, obviously planning for a long time.
Xu Fu suddenly hugged Zhu Daolin's neck and kissed him warmly, feeling that Zhu Daolin was provoked, and her hands began to be dishonest, so she struggled out of breath, gently held Zhu Daolin's shoulders and said gloomily: "The slave family is afraid to be sorry for you, the slave family is ...... in this life." I'm afraid I won't be able to have children. β
Zhu Daolin felt a pain in his heart, and hugged Xu Fu who burst into tears: "It's okay, when the time comes, let Ruyan and Liu Yatou give you a stepson, won't it be over?" β
"I have learned the art of watching people from the master and the master, and when I look at the snake waist and fat buttocks of Ruyan and Liu Yatou, I know that they can have children, and it is no problem for each person to have ten or eight of them!"
Xu Fo burst into tears and laughed, and slapped Zhu Daolin's chest: "Did you talk like that?" β
Zhu Daolin smiled and hugged her in his arms again: "I'll stay in Xiyuan with you tonight, okay?" The bed and quilt are all new, and it's time to bring your clothes and jewelry. β
Xu Fu hugged Zhu Daolin's waist tightly: "The concubine understands the deep affection of Xianggong, and she will definitely repay Xianggong well, and she will never leave Xianggong in this life......"
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PS: The other two alliance leaders' additions will be put into tomorrow, I'm so tired today!
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