"Qingfeng Academy has quite strict requirements for selecting students, and there are too many rules and regulations." Xue Shihan said: "At least two hard rules, the first scholar must have a meritorious reputation. I believe that Brother Qin has a lot of experience at this point, that Chu Xuan's family has a lot of money, but he has never been able to enter the breeze. Second, Qingfeng Academy teaches for nine months every year, and the annual fee is fifty taels of silver, and it is not possible to have one copper plate less. ”

"These two are hard and fast rules, but why did Qin hear that most of the students in Qingfeng Academy are the children of some high-ranking officials and nobles, and business tycoons?" Qin Baichuan asked again.

"Brother Qin doesn't know everything," Xue Shihan explained distressedly: "The annual cost of fifty taels makes many talented students from poor families daunting, but this is not that academicians are greedy for money, it's just that to maintain the operation of such a large academy, silver is needed everywhere, just like the last Anyang Dabi, counting all the expenses, almost consumed the academy's income for a whole year." In fact...... The reform of the academy has reached the point where it is imminent, otherwise I am afraid that I will not even be able to pay salaries. ”

Xue Shihan didn't answer Qin Baichuan's question directly, but he also heard it, and said with a smile: "So Academician Fang slightly relaxed some conditions for those powerful and noble children to maintain the operation of the academy with relatively high tuition fees?" ”

Xue Shihan peeked at Fang Zichang, this was a bit related to the reputation of the academician, and she didn't dare to talk nonsense. Fang Zichang smiled very calmly and said, "It's nothing, the academy has reached this point, what else can't be said?" Master Qin, you are right, the old man did have the intention of subsidizing the academy by accepting the children of the nobles into school. First, it is not too difficult for these noble children to get a fame, and it is not against the rules of the academy, and secondly, the way of subsidy is a little different from what you said. We didn't dare to put these benefits into our private purse, and all of them were contributed to the college. ”

"If you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, Qin can understand the difficulties of the old academician." After understanding the details of Qingfeng Academy, Qin Baichuan went through the profit model of modern education in his mind a little, and chuckled: "Old academician, Qin does have a few ideas here, let's discuss them together." ”

"Listen up." Fang Zichang nodded.

"First of all, let's talk about the new course of Splendid Commercial Law...... The old academician gave the Splendid Villa and Qin a face, and the owner of Qu Zhuang and I couldn't ignore it. Qin Baichuan doesn't like to owe others, so he solves this problem first: "In this way, Qingfeng Academy will take out a piece of land, and Qin is willing to invest in the construction of some houses as a separate place for Jinxiu Commercial Law to be taught." At that time, these students will need to enjoy the same treatment as other students, and I will send someone to teach them business knowledge, and I will ask the master and son of Qingfeng Academy to do the rest of the courses on their behalf - of course, Qin will not take a penny from the tuition fees. ”

"It's a small problem, you can do what you do. The local old man has a lot of free houses, and the renovation is at most hundreds of taels of silver, and the old man can afford it. The old academician thought about it, waved his hand and said: "The tuition fees are also small money, and the symptoms are not the root cause, or the serious method." ”

The old man was in a hurry, Qin Baichuan looked for it in his arms, took out a silver ticket of 1,000 taels and slapped it on the table, signaling that the money would be used to renovate the premises provided by Qingfeng Academy, Fang Zichang glanced at the silver ticket, and did not refuse. I only heard Qin Baichuan continue: "Then my second idea is to hope to change the enrollment model of Qingfeng Academy, for those really talented students, you might as well waive the tuition fees and recruit them exceptionally, once these people can become famous in the future, they must have a credit to Qingfeng Academy, as an academician, you also have a bright face." ”

Academician Fang smiled bitterly, and Qin Baichuan said again: "I know, maybe the old academician has also considered this before, but the talented people of the poor family are like Jiang Zhiqing, as soon as this opening is opened, the financial burden of Qingfeng Academy will increase, so you might as well continue to make more fuss about the children of high-ranking officials and nobles." ”

"For example, Chu Xuan, he has no fame, as long as he is willing to pay a thousand taels of silver for tuition every year, he can still be admitted to Qingfeng Academy, and even enjoy all the treatment of Qingfeng students, the only difference is that he is not qualified to be escorted. Oh, it's just that they are not recommended to continue their studies in Guozijian, and after the study period expires, they will either be given a token of Qingfeng Academy, or a graduation certificate, and that's it. ”

"Collect a thousand taels of silver a year?" Academician Fang was taken aback, if he really followed Qin Baichuan's method, one person would receive one thousand taels, ten people, and one hundred people...... If I go, won't Qingfeng Academy be able to collect tens of thousands of taels of silver in just one season?

"This ...... Doesn't that seem right? Xue Shihan bit her lip: "No matter how you say that the academy is also a high place, and openly accepting a thousand taels of silver, wouldn't it give those ordinary students an excuse to arrange the academy?" Besides...... A thousand taels of silver is too much, and it is estimated that it ...... Nobody wants to take it, right? ”

"Master Xue, pay attention to the premise of my method, I said, adopting a free policy for those really talented poor students is equivalent to subsidizing them with the money of the children of the nobility, to say a vulgar analogy, if you give some money to the poor, will they still say that you are rich and unkind?" Qin Baichuan explained: "These children of the nobility are all classified as 'borrowed students', and they have also lost their qualifications to be escorted, what else can other students who come in by their ability say?" Even if there is, the rules are here, and whoever likes to say it will let it go. ”

"Makes sense." Fang Zichang nodded thoughtfully, this idea alone made the gloom in Fang Zichang's heart dissipate a lot.

"Xue Fuzi just said that a thousand taels of silver is too much, in fact, Qin Baichuan thinks it is too little, before Chu Xuan met me, I'm afraid that even if three thousand taels of silver gave him a chance to enter Qingfeng Academy, he wouldn't be able to ask for it. I also have a friend, whom Xue Fuzi knows, Yan Juzheng, and now let him bring five thousand taels of silver to the academy, and he won't frown. Thinking of Yan Juzheng's pitted head, Qin Baichuan couldn't help laughing, and continued: "The reason why Master Xue said that a thousand taels of silver is too much is because there are not tens of thousands of taels of silver in his hand, as long as it reaches a certain level, it is a general state of mind that a thousand taels of silver will cost you a copper plate." ”

"If Xue Fuzi still can't understand, then let's talk about a simple example, for example, Yuan Xiugang, a relative of the Mu of Beijun Prefecture...... You all know the contradiction between me and the Ministry of Rites, right? After they nodded, Qin Baichuan smiled and said, "He hasn't read a book for a day, and he can still serve in the Ministry of Rites, what does this mean?" It shows that they want to enter the officialdom, not only Qingfeng Academy, this passerby comes to the academy, and they don't want to ask for any reputation, they just want a background, in Qin's words, the gilding is coming. ”

"I see." Fang Zichang and Zhu Tianyi nodded one after another, and Xue Shihan also woke up: "What does Brother Qin mean is that they just want to use the token of Qingfeng Academy, or the so-called graduation certificate, as the capital to brag about in the future, and give them a reasonable background, so as not to be caught by others?" ”

"Yes, then do you think they still care about a thousand taels of silver?" Qin Baichuan said confidently: "The specific number of borrowed students depends on Academician Fang's plan, if you plan to recruit a hundred people, then one thousand taels of silver is about the same, if you only recruit fifty people, each person will need two thousand taels." The cycle is year-round enrollment, unrestricted, as long as it is promoted properly, the silver is only afraid that it will roll in. ”

"This is a good idea!" A ruthlessness flashed in Fang Zichang's eyes: "The old man is clearly asking for silver, which is much happier than secretly accepting some bribes in fear!" Master Qin, the old man has written down the method of borrowing students, and he will inform Master Lu later! Is there any other way? ”

"There is also a way to make up the class, but it is just that the master of the academy has to work hard." Qin Baichuan smiled again: "Da Song people have a blind obedience in their hearts, thinking that the greater the reputation, the greater the ability. For example, both academies teach "Hundred Family Names", and the level of the two masters is really the same, but some people are more willing to come to Qingfeng Academy to find Master Xue, which is the motivation for their consumption. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Fang Zichang didn't understand it a little.

"It means...... The master of Qingfeng Academy can't be in class every hour every day, right? There should always be some rest time, so the old academician might as well gather all the masters in their spare time according to the master's schedule and set up a few cram schools. Qin Baichuan explained: "The cram school is aimed at those students who have not been able to enter Qingfeng Academy, but they can't take out a thousand taels of silver, and when the time comes, it will also be divided into a year-round education, and three hundred taels of silver will be charged every year, they are not considered students of Qingfeng Academy, but for those with excellent grades, the academy can provide priority admission rights for next year's Qingfeng Academy enrollment, what does the old academician think?" ”

"Wonderful, really wonderful!" Academician Fang decisively gave a thumbs up, two methods, one is aimed at the children of super-rich families, and the other is aimed at the scholars who have no worries about food and clothing, which has the meaning of gathering all their money into their hands, and they will not let go of any of them.

"Master Qin is worthy of being a genius in business, and the old man is really amazed by your methods." Zhu Tianyi shook his head vigorously, the method proposed by Qin Baichuan was actually too simple and easy to operate, but these old scholars who had read books for many years were stunned.

"Brother Qin," there were no outsiders on the spot, Xue Shihan used a relatively close title, and muttered: "Although your idea can collect money, but the result is also directly led to the large number of students in Qingfeng Academy, but the Guozijian needs so many people every year, and the officials needed by the imperial court are basically saturated, so in this way, the more people there are, the more people will not fall off the list in the future?" Wasting a few years in vain and eventually going back to farming? It seems...... Some are irresponsible to students, right? ”

"Oh, you mean that more people will affect the rate of admission and employment?" Qin Baichuan touched his chin and said.