"The old lady is a great wisdom, Yuan admires it." Yuan Lang respectfully saluted - seventy-two lines, the line of champions, the so-called Shinong industry and commerce, although the status of the profession of businessmen in the society is not high, but there are also many outstanding people such as Lu Buwei, the prime minister of the Qin State at the end of the Warring States Period, the old lady Liu does not know how to play Go, but just listen to his own simple introduction can talk about such an opinion, I am afraid that many scholars can not do it, right?

"Mr. Yuan, since Go is extremely beneficial to opening up intelligence, why didn't there be a Go class for learning Wuya?" Liu Wenxiong asked with a smile.

"Heh, yes, I did have such thoughts, but the conditions are not enough." Yuan Lang sighed.

"Huh? What do you mean by that? Liu Wenxiong asked curiously.

"First, there is no mass base. Meilong Town is located in a remote area, the culture is backward, the townspeople mainly plough the fields and hunt, make handicrafts for the industry, parents send their children to study in the school generally just to inherit the family business after literacy and literacy, few count on their own children to leap into the dragon gate, the idea of glorifying the door, so the children stop learning after a little success in studying, go home to farm and do business, in order to run the family business as soon as possible. Go doesn't directly help with these things. Therefore, parents will not be interested in this subject, and if I offer it, some people will think that I am not doing my job properly, and I am suspected of misleading people's children. ”

"Second, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools', if you learn to play, you must have chess equipment, in addition to chess equipment, but also have books and teaching materials, although these are not very valuable things, but more than ten students who learn endlessly, add up to a lot of investment, if parents do not support the opening of this course, I am also powerless."

Yuan Lang sighed - the ideal is the ideal, the reality is the reality, the literati and the famous masters can't do it without eating the fireworks of the world, regardless of the actual situation, if he doesn't care about the specific situation of Meilong Town and sets up classes according to his own preferences, the endless learning will be closed long ago.

I see, what Mr. Yuan said. However, I think that since Go has the effect of opening up students' intelligence, and Mr. Yuan has always studied Go and has the ability to do so, then it is appropriate to open Go classes, as Mr. Fang Cai said, Meilong Town is located in a remote area and has a backward culture, as a local squire, the Liu family also has a responsibility. If there is no end to learning, I am willing to take on all the problems of going to Go, such as Go courses, chess equipment, teaching materials, etc. What do you think, father? Liu Wenxiong said with a smile.

"Hehe, that's exactly what I want." Old lady Liu also said with a smile - more than a dozen students, that is, more than a dozen sets of chess sets, for ordinary people, this is indeed a considerable investment, but for the richest man in Meilong Town, it is only a drop in the bucket, you must know that just the three jade pendants that were taken out as gifts for the three children are enough to buy dozens of good quality chessboard chess pieces. At this age, wealth does not have much meaning to him, he cares about the reputation of the family and the influence in the local area, and investment education is one of the effective ways to obtain both, the so-called 'ten years of trees, a hundred years of people', children are the hope of the future, up to the royal relatives,

Down to the people of Limin, all of them attach great importance to the education of future generations, so he appreciates his son's decision very much, if it is regarded as an investment, a transaction, then this investment, this transaction is undoubtedly a profit, there is no loss.

As for the enthusiasm of the students' parents, it is not impossible to solve it. Ordinary people are busy with their livelihood every day, and it is impossible to look too far ahead, and it is difficult to get their approval for very empty reasons such as the future and hope, and the so-called 'no rabbit or eagle' cannot see a clear goal, and it is very difficult to get them to agree with their children to learn Go. Therefore, I plan to contribute a sum of money to hold a Go tournament twice a year in Meilong Town, which is open to not only adults but also children, and the top three in the tournament will receive different amounts of rewards. What does Mr. Yuan think? Old lady Liu asked with a smile.

"Great, the old lady is really thoughtful." Hearing the ideas of the two principals of the Liu family, Yuan Lang was overjoyed - he couldn't imagine that he had wanted to do something for more than ten years but didn't even have the confidence to try it, and when he came to someone's house, he just chatted a few words and settled down, and his wealth was rich!

"Hehe, in that case, Ah Fu, go and ask Mr. Su to come over." Mrs. Liu said with a smile, there are two schools in Meilong Town, and the people who can play Go are probably only Yuan Lang and Su Quan, so the participation of these two people is naturally indispensable for opening Go classes and holding Go competitions, and the investment made to promote Go activities will never be a unilateral effort - the students of the two schools add up to about 30 people, and the chess equipment required is only about 30 pairs, which is part of the investment of the Liu family, and Meilong Town does not produce chess equipment locally, and if you want to buy it, you must get Qinglong City, which is fifty miles away. It is conceivable that when the Liu family subsidizes the holding of Go competitions, and anyone is allowed to participate, then there will definitely be no shortage of people who want to learn Go and win rich prizes, and the things that these people need to learn Go will not be funded by the Liu family for free, so the Liu family can buy chess equipment in large quantities when purchasing chess equipment for the school, and a small part will be donated to the school, and most of them will be handed over to the Liu family's subordinate shops for sale, so the Liu family not only does not lose money and operates well, but may even have a small surplus. During this period, the good reputation brought to the Liu family, such as being kind and benevolent, caring about education, etc., must be indispensable.

Su Quan was quickly found, and listened to Liu Wenxiong roughly talk about what the three people talked about just now, he groaned slightly, and then his face showed joy, and praised the plan in succession, and then the four of them began to discuss the details of the whole plan - two are businessmen who have been in business for many years, and two are knowledgeable and well-read poetry and books.

Therefore, in less than a bowl of hot tea, everything was finalized, and while the leading figures in Meilong Town were basically present, Mrs. Liu announced to everyone on the spot the decision to cooperate with the two schools to fund the competition and promote the Go activities in Meilong Town.

After hearing this decision, all the people present praised it loudly and were eager to try it -- the total prize money of the Go competition was 100 taels, of which 50 taels were for the champion, 30 taels for the runner-up, and 20 taels for the third runner-up. The so-called people die for money, birds die for food, and you can still make money by playing chess, where to find such a good thing?