Listening to Li Changmao's account of the development of various base areas, how the people who took in him lived and worked in peace and contentment, and how he supported Li Jiajun, Li Zicheng felt a sense of satisfaction, feeling that everything he had done was not in vain, and he was more motivated for the future.

Anyone who has three sons in the family will send two of them into the reserve of the Li family's army. Even if there is a son in the family, once the base area is in danger, or the Li family army is in need, with just a conscription order, the only son will be sent to the army without hesitation.

Of course, the reason why the people support and support Li Jiajun is not only because of the various policies that benefit the people in the base area, which makes them cherish this piece of paradise very much, but also because of the military policy in the base area.

All the families of martyrs, such as orphans and widows, or the elderly whose children died in battle, will be given key care by the yamen of the base area, so that the elderly can support them in old age, and orphans and widows do not have to worry about their future lives.

Therefore, whether a soldier on the battlefield is a parent or a son or husband, he can leave calmly, and he can fight on the battlefield with confidence, and he can fight hard without any worries.

When he said these things, Li Changmao's voice was slightly choked, the reason why this is so is not only from the heart, but also from the heart, but also because of the relief, for those who have entered the Li family's army, the war feels worthy!

After all, in this era of war and chaos, to be a soldier in the imperial court, don't say that your parents, wives, sons, and daughters are taken care of, even if you are a soldier, you are often in arrears. In contrast, the soldiers of the Li family army are simply too happy, as if they are above heaven, and they have never been seen before.

The parents, wives, and children in the base areas are taken care of, and the monthly salary is paid to the family members on a regular basis.

Therefore, even if the soldiers of the Li Jiajun go out to fight and do not return for a long time, they do not have to worry about their families living in the base area. What's more, every household in the base area has a few acres of thin fields, and life is definitely good.

Not long after, after Li Changmao finished talking about this, as soon as his voice fell, Li Zicheng suddenly asked: "By the way, Mr. Li, do we have private schools in various base areas?" Is it true that every child in every family, both male and female, goes to a private school to read and write? ”

Li Changmao paused for a moment, puzzled why Li Zicheng asked like this, his eyes were blank, but he still answered honestly: "Well, each base area has more or less several private schools to ensure that every child in the base area can read and write. Moreover, the standard for entering a private school is exactly according to the requirements of the boss, as long as you reach the age, both men and women, must enter the private school to study. ”

After a pause, Li Changmao seemed to think of it, and further added: "So far, the days in each base area are getting better and better, and every family no longer has to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation, and correspondingly, there is not much difference in the attitude towards their sons and daughters." If there are no special circumstances, anyone who has children in the family is willing to send them to school. What's more, the tuition fees we charge are not high, and even the most ordinary families can afford it. ”

"Moreover, our private school adopts the scholarship system that the boss talks about, as long as the academic performance in the private school is in the top three, there will be a scholarship."

After Li Zicheng patiently listened to the other party's speech, he continued: "Mr. Li, as far as you know, all our base areas are combined, how many school-age children enter the private school? ”

Li Changmao was asked now, and he didn't know how to answer? In any case, I never thought that the boss would ask such a small and detailed matter. There are 45 large and small base areas, and the number of private schools in each base area is also different, with seven or eight at the top and about three or four at the few. Also, the number of students in each private school is different, so how can one answer?

What's more, Li Changmao is only the person in charge of the base area, not the dean of the private school, how can he know the number of students in all the private schools?

However, when Li Changmao was stunned for a moment, when he opened his mouth and didn't know how to answer, Li Zicheng didn't continue to ask, and didn't seem to want to get an answer from Li Changmao, his face showed a look of excitement, and he continued to take care of himself: "Mr. Li, as far as I know, the person you sent to take care of Gui Ying, Dong Rulan's son Sun Yunqiu is smart and clever, young, only five years old, he has shown an amazing memory, and he has excellent learning, not only won the love of Mr. Teacher in private school, but also won the recognition of those Western teachers. In particular, I am interested in making books on glass. ”

"Well, Boss, you're right, it's true." Li Changmao instinctively nodded again and again, and responded, still puzzled in his heart, and asked puzzledly: "Boss, is there indeed such a thing, is there any problem in it?" ”

"Hehe... There is no problem, but it is a good thing. Li Zicheng smiled slightly, with a meaningful expression, and continued: "Mr. Li, that's the case, I plan to establish a private school for the junior class, focusing on cultivating these particularly smart children, bringing them together from various base areas, and teaching Han Chinese and Western arts respectively. ”

"Junior class...?" Li Changmao muttered to himself, his face was still blank, he hesitated for a moment, and asked again: "Boss, what do you mean...?" ”

Obviously. Li Changmao's doubts are not only manifested in what Li Zicheng wants to express, but also in the fact that he does not understand what the new term "juvenile class" means?

Li Zicheng's face always had a sense of relaxation, and he asked with a smile instead of answering: "Mr. Li, aside from Confucianism, what do you think of those foreign missionaries who entered the Central Plains?" ”

At this moment, Li Changmao was completely confused, he didn't understand what Li Zicheng meant, and said a series of so many strange words, which was very incomprehensible.

Despite this, feeling that his mind was full of mush, Li Changmao still looked at Li Zicheng directly, thought for a moment, and after a while, replied solemnly: "Hmm... Boss, according to what I have learned from Song Yingxing, Xu Zhengming and others, as well as what I have heard, seen and heard, it is not easy for foreigners who can enter the Central Plains, almost everyone is very knowledgeable, not only proficient in the culture of the Central Plains, but also the books and Western techniques they brought are also very broad and profound, almost subverting the previous cognition. ”

"Moreover, although these foreigners are committed to preaching in the Central Plains and promoting Catholicism, Jesus, and other gods, most of them are also officials of the imperial court, mainly in the Qintianjian to compile and revise the new calendar."

"Mr. Li, that's more than that, right?" Li Zicheng blinked, interrupted Li Changmao's narration at the right time, and interjected.

Li Changmao was stunned for a moment, and Li Zicheng's words were interrupted, more like a reminder, giving him a feeling of being enlightened.

Li Changmao is a person with exquisite thoughts, not only acting calmly and sophisticated, good at managing daily affairs and financial management, but also extremely intelligent in his reactions.

In the military, more attention was paid to the research and development and manufacturing of firearms, and it was not hesitant to take risks to rescue Sun Yuanhua from Beijing, which can be seen.

There are also those Western missionaries, who have squeezed out all their value, and those who don't know firearms are all pulled to private schools to teach children Western languages, and the others are developing firearms with Sun Yuanhua, Song Yingxing and others.

Thinking of this, Li Changmao's heart moved, a hint of enlightenment flashed in his mind, he pondered slightly, and after organizing the language, he immediately replied: "By the way, boss, there are many people in the imperial court's firearms development yamen, and many of them are Westerners. All foreigners who have dabbled in or are familiar with firearms are more proficient in the development and mastery of firearms. For example, Xu Guangqi, a famous Confucian scholar in the imperial court and a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, learned the knowledge of firearms and mathematics from these foreigners. ”

Hearing these words, Li Zicheng showed a satisfied look, nodded slightly, and echoed with a smile: "Mr. Li, what you said is good!" ”

Speaking of this, Li Zicheng paused, no longer sold Guanzi, and immediately turned to say: "The reason why I set up this juvenile class is to gather all the children who are born with extraordinary and extremely intelligent children in various base areas, so that they can get in touch with Western art earlier, and can quickly master Western language, so that they can read the books brought by foreigners more barrier-free, master Western art more accurately, and reserve talents for the research and development of firearms." ”

Li Changmao nodded secretly, as if it meant so, and then echoed: "Well, boss, I am in favor of establishing a juvenile class. There are some children who are indeed gifted, extremely intelligent, and learn far more efficiently and quickly than ordinary people. With an amazing memory, it often doesn't take long to master a language and quickly understand those Western studies. ”

"And Boss, as you said, only by mastering the Western language can you understand Western studies more accurately. In the past few years, it is precisely because of the differences between our language and the West that there have been many disputes when translating those Western books. If these children can learn Western languages directly, they will be able to avoid deviations caused by translation. ”

In fact, Li Zicheng didn't think so far, but when Gao Guiying talked about Sun Yunqiu, he said how smart Sun Yunqiu was, which made him think of the juvenile class he heard about before the crossing, which gathered all the top young elites in China, and all of them were juvenile scholars.

At this moment, when he heard Li Changmao say this, he nodded lightly and said in agreement: "Mr. Li, it's true." The difference between us and foreigners is not only reflected in cultural differences, but also in customs. If you can't master and be proficient in their language, and don't understand their customs, the translated books will definitely be nondescript and have many deviations. ”

With the increasing number of translations of Western books and the longer he has been in contact with Westerners, Li Changmao basically has no prejudice against them, but is very interested in them, and admires them a little.

As a person who is good at managing money, Li Changmao may not understand Western books on astronomy, geography and natural science, but he is extremely interested in mathematics. With the increase in reading books on Western mathematics, Li Changmao felt that not only his logical thinking was closer to more rigorous and clear, but also more handy and easy to deal with in terms of accounting and financial management.

These thoughts flashed through Li Changmao's mind, and as soon as Li Zicheng's words fell, he immediately asked, "That... Boss, is this junior class established in the Zhongnan Mountain base, or is it somewhere else? ”

"What's the need to say? Here it is, of course! Li Zicheng did not hesitate, opened his mouth to respond, and then further explained: "Whether it is the most advanced Western art or Western people, it is the most comprehensive base area of Zhongnan Mountain. Moreover, the reserve of the Li family army here is also about 20,000 people, and they can not be afraid of the invasion of any force. ”

"Okay, Boss, I'll start preparing for the juvenile class in the next two days, and inform the heads of the other base areas, so that they can send the brightest and most talented children in their private schools here." Li Changmao immediately responded.

At this time, as if he had thought of something, Li Zicheng's eyes lit up, and he turned to say: "By the way, this junior class should not only cultivate talents who are proficient in Western studies, but also teach them according to their aptitude and develop and cultivate them in accordance with their interests. In addition to the study content of the junior class, courses in medical skills and agriculture should be added. In short, the content of learning is not divided into three, six, nine and so on, and the development is equally important. ”

Li Changmao was stunned for a moment, unable to react for a while, bound and imprisoned by traditional concepts, and some of them could not accept it.

After all, Li Changmao has been influenced by Confucianism since he was a child, and those concepts have long been deep-rooted. What is Shinong Industry and Commerce? Wait a minute.

Although Li Changmao studied Western mathematics and was very interested in some Western views, he was now told that the content of learning was not divided into three, six, nine, etc., and that the Confucian classics of governing the world were equally important to the sayings of other hundred schools, and there would always be some resistance and awkwardness in his heart.

Li Zicheng seemed to have guessed what Li Changmao was thinking, and could understand it, Li Zicheng did not continue to dwell on this issue, but smiled again, and said loudly: "By the way, Mr. Li, we have established a new base in Wangwushan on the border of Henan and Shanxi, you have to prepare early, prepare food and other things, and help the Wangwushan base area survive the initial predicament." ”

Hearing this, Li Changmao woke up from his stunned state, reacted in an instant, realized something, immediately looked happy, and couldn't help but say: "Boss, what you said is true?" In this way, in the future, we will no longer have to worry about coal and ironware? ”

Li Zicheng nodded slightly, also with a happy face, and responded: "Yes, if the development of the Wangwushan base area goes smoothly, the burden of the various base areas in Shaanxi will be much lighter, and there is no need to worry about iron tools, and more farm tools and weapons can be forged for farming and the defense of the base area." ”

After a pause, Li Zicheng threw out another explosive news.

"Moreover, Mr. Xu Xiake and Wu Ruyi have secretly occupied Guangwu Mountain, disguised themselves as officials and soldiers, and secretly developed it into a small base area. As long as the development of the base areas in Shanxi and Henan goes smoothly, there will be no need to worry about iron and coal in the future, and even gunpowder can be supplied in large quantities. ”

Li Changmao was excited, he couldn't help himself, and couldn't help but excitedly say: "Great, boss!" Once there is sufficient gunpowder, our Li Jiajun can be equipped with firearms on a large scale, not to mention the official army, it is the strong Houjin Iron Cavalry, we can also easily deal with it, clean it up, and kill those Tartars with a crushing advantage! ”8910