Gongsun Hong's one million gold, Yang Chuan asked him to exchange all of them for grain, cattle, sheep and livestock, fine iron and servants, and it had to be collected within a month.

Otherwise, he will build two more attics for Dong Zhongshu.

Gongsun Hong was very depressed, but after all, he had negotiated this business, so on the whole, he was still very happy, and stood on the cold field and talked and laughed with Yang Chuan for a while before going back to continue to make mutton.

On the bright side, Gongsun Hong came with some well-educated Confucians, as if he was going to work against Dong Zhongshu.

In fact, what he represents is the Daomen; Behind the Daomen, there are wealthy families and some top magnates, rich and powerful, who are now in the mainstream of the court.

As for the Confucianism other than Dong Zhongshu, it is much the same, but the infighting is the most powerful, and under the pressure of Dong Zhongshu over the years, many Confucians have left Chang'an City.

This time, under the 'operation' of Gongsun Hong, Sang Hongyang and others, they were called back again, which was to 'compete with Dong Zhongshu'.

It can only be said that this gang of old thieves does not have a fuel-efficient lamp......

……

For the battle between scholars, Yang Chuan didn't understand, and he didn't bother to listen, he still had more important things to do, how could he spend so much time on such a bad thing.

So he ordered his servants to set up some tents and let the kitchen take care of three meals a day.

He also repeatedly emphasized that in order to ensure the 'food' of these scholars, we must ensure that the mutton is soaked in buns in the morning, the lamb is fried at noon, and the mutton is shabu in the evening.

By the way, in the sheep soup, you have to add angelica, codonopsis, epimedium weed, Suoyang, wolfberry, jujube and other nourishing things.

He was a cook, and he was as familiar with the properties of food as he was with the properties of herbs; He estimated that after eating mutton for more than ten days in a row, those who read the book guaranteed that they would get angry and constipated.

Coupled with the 'war of tongues and lips' all day and night, and the exhaustion of energy, it should soon make them grumpy.

'It's better to get them to fight......

To be honest, as of now, Yang Chuan has always been very curious about the real force value of the scholars of the Han Empire, and he always wants to find an opportunity to see it.

This is a good opportunity.

It's a pity that he has more important things, and he can't take care of the excitement, which makes him feel a little regretful.

"Who is that, Zhang Anshi, you can show us something," before entering the underground secret room, Yang Chuan summoned Zhang Anshi and advised: "You will greet the guests on my behalf, Confucian scholars are poisonous, but there are indeed many shining points in it, which can improve your knowledge, try to think more, see more, and talk less." ”

Zhang Anshi wanted to speak and stopped, as if he had something to say.

Yang Chuan just rubbed his head, and said with a smile: "Study hard, the opportunity is rare." ”

Zhang Anshi nodded, turned around and went to get busy......

……

Half an hour later, Yang Chuan came to the underground secret room, first made himself a pot of wild chrysanthemum tea, and lay down on the mazazi to rest for a while, and then began to get busy.

Last time, he was scheming with 'black powder', and he was careless, almost putting his own life into it.

On a technical level, however, it has taken a big step forward.

Now, he has completely mastered the ratio of 'saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal', and can basically prepare black powder of excellent quality, as long as an appropriate amount of white sugar is added, it can be turned into a big killing weapon.

In addition, he is also trying to make soap to see if he can purify glycerin.

He vaguely remembered that after the incineration of lard, saponaria, and shells, after a saponification reaction, three layers of substances would be formed: the top layer was soap, the middle layer was candles, and the bottom layer was glycerin.

Glycerol!

Not to mention that it can turn black powder into high explosives, which is used as a catalyst or something, it's also a magical thing.

Tsk, just think about it......

……

In the Han Empire, those with a rank of more than 2,000 stone became big men, and they could be the prime ministers of the vassal states and the taishou of the six counties.

Of course, this is only theoretical, a young man like Yang Chuan has no experience in leading troops to fight, so naturally he can't really be a taishou.

But in the court...... Well, he's already a big guy.

Especially in the early days of the preparation for the establishment of the 'Tai Academy', even if it was a drudgery without money and food, once it was completed, it was one of the hottest 'fat poor' in the Han Empire.

Gongsun Hong, Sang Hongyang, Er Kuan and other old thieves knew very well that the reason why the emperor agreed with Dong Zhongshu's suggestion and prepared for the establishment of Tai Academy with great fanfare was nothing more than to change the 'probation system' to the 'examiner system', so as to weaken the control and influence of the wealthy people on the court.

In the first few years of his ascension to the throne, Liu Che had a thought, but as a result, with the intervention of the Queen Mother, the eldest princess of Guantao, the prime minister Tian Wei, the Taiwei Dou Ying and others, it was not resolved.

Today, the emperor has grown up.

Some things have gotten out of control, and Liu Che, who is in the prime of life, is like a big mountain, so that the ministers are about to lose their breath.

Instead of directly fighting against the emperor, it is better to follow the emperor's wishes and control the Tai Academy, a place for 'cultivating officials', which is also a good idea.

In other words, in the future, whoever is in charge of the Tai Academy will be able to control the source of officials in the Han Empire, and if he takes away more than half of the personnel power of the Prime Minister's Mansion!

Think about it this way, who doesn't go up?

Therefore, even the 'people in the Daomen' who looked calm and calm on weekdays and had a fairy wind and bones had to roll up their sleeves and go down one after another, and 'tear' with Dong Zhongshu and other Confucian students......

After nearly 20 days and nights of open and secret fighting, verbal and written criticism, and manipulation, a group of scholars and scholars who were eating at Yang Chuan's house finally reached a 'resolution':

Each does its own thing, and does not interfere with each other.

Yang Chuan appeared in the attic at the right time, looking a little tired and pale, but his spirit was unusually full.

Seeing the exhausted, blue nose and swollen face of dozens of important ministers of the imperial court and Confucians, he laughed secretly in his heart: "It seems that you really did it?" ’

"In other words, after this period of deliberation, you have reached a consensus?"

Yang Chuan sat on a circle chair and drank it slowly with a bowl of wild chrysanthemum tea, with a harmless face: "Except for Dong Gong's seven attics, all the other buildings were built by the servants themselves?" ”

Dong Zhongshu looked tired, his gray hair was slightly messy, and he said dejectedly: "Yes, everyone sweeps the snow in front of the door, and they don't get along with each other." ”

A white-haired old man smiled bitterly and said, "Gong Dong is too domineering, and he is also a Confucian protégé, so he didn't allow us to step into his school." ”

There was a wry smile on his face, but looking at the old thief's eyebrows, there was clearly a trace of imperceptible joy, and he was obviously very satisfied with the 'negotiation result' this time.

Yang Chuan understands this very well.

After all, Dong Zhongshu was too domineering, not only did he do a great job in learning, but even his martial arts value was higher than that of other scholars, and it was beyond their expectations to be able to squeeze into Tai Academy and occupy a place in the highest academic institution of the Han Empire......

"Since it's been negotiated, I'm still worried that the mutton at home is not enough for you to eat, so I went out just now and asked people to buy sheep again."

The corners of Yang Chuan's mouth always had a warm smile on his lips, and he continued: "Since this is the case, then, let's write a piece of paper, and all the old-timers press a handprint?" ”

Everyone nodded, but they didn't even seem to have the strength to argue.

Yang Chuan looked at Zhang Anshi on the side: "Anshi, draft a document." ”

Zhang Anshi arched his hand and said, "Teacher, it has been prepared." ”

After speaking, he took out a roll of sheepskin from his sleeve, stepped forward, and offered it with both hands: "Please take a look at the teacher." ”

Yang Chuan smiled warmly: "Okay." ”

Look, that's the benefit of having a disciple who is a scholar.

Yang Chuan casually opened the roll of sheepskin, just looked at it twice, and then nodded with great satisfaction: "Well, it's more thoughtful than I thought, you show it to those old masters, if there is no problem, let the handprint be signed." ”

Without waiting for the others to speak, Dong Zhongshu preemptively said: "An Shi, take it and take a look at the old man first." ”

Zhang Anshi stepped forward quickly, handed him the parchment document, and said respectfully: "Please take a look at Dong Gong." ”

Dong Zhongshu read it in detail, twisted his beard and smiled: "It's hard for you, Zhang Anshi, I didn't expect you to be so smart at such a young age...... Why don't you worship under the old man and be my close disciple of Dong Zhongshu? ”

Zhang Anshi smiled shyly and arched his hand: "Zhang Anshi has thanked Dong Gong for his kindness, and this matter must be discussed with my teacher." ”

Dong Zhongshu laughed and stopped talking.

Yang Chuan's thief was already very difficult to entangle, but now, with Princess Nangong supporting him, he can't be easily provoked......

A parchment document was quickly circulated, and under Zhang Anshi's 'service', all those present signed and pressed their handprints, and the debate finally came to an end.

The dust settled, and it ended successfully.

Retracting the roll of sheepskin covered with handprints, Yang Chuan was in a good mood, but there was no expression on his face, and he said lightly: "Since you have reached a consensus, raise another amount of money and food, and continue to expand the Tai Academy, I will no longer talk nonsense;

Within a month's limit, I will build you an attic pavilion for how much grain you will bring, and by the way, dig some ponds, transplant some ancient trees, green bamboos, and so on;

Once the deadline is exceeded, then I'm sorry. ”

After speaking, Yang Chuan stood up and arched his hand: "Also, recently, you have eaten more than 600 fat sheep on my Zhuangzi, more than 20 stones of grain, vegetables and vegetables, which are all money, and let someone make it up for me when you go back."

I don't want much for your food, but one hundred taels of gold per person, and you are not allowed to bargain. ”

Everyone looked at each other and couldn't help but shake their heads.

This Yang Chuan is really a little family, didn't he eat at his house for more than 20 days, and he was even cheeky to ask for food money?

However, contempt is contempt, and no one in Yang Chuan today dares to provoke easily......

Seeing those scholars and scholars leaving, Yang Chuan was stunned for a while, and then turned his head to look at Dong Zhongshu: "Dong Gong, why don't you leave?" ”

Dong Zhongshu rubbed his two big hands and said with a very restrained smile: "Old man, I have been shy in my pocket recently, and I can't take out the one hundred taels of gold......

Yang Chuan couldn't help laughing, and scolded with a smile: "Your Dong Gong can brag, and you also said that you are full of peaches and plums all over the world, and you can't even cheat you out of a hundred taels of gold for food?" ”

Dong Zhongshu sighed, and said with a rare wry smile: "The old man's reputation is not very good now, and many protégés and old friends avoid me like a snake and scorpion flood, where else can I cheat money?" ”

Yang Chuan said with a smile: "Okay, you can continue to eat at my house for a while, and when the Tai Academy improves, if I can raise a sum of money, I can open a canteen for teachers and students." ”

Dong Zhongshu stood up, bowed deeply, and said, "The old man has thanked you Yang Chuan for those poor children." ”

"No thanks," Yang Chuan returned the salute and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal to let all teachers and students eat a free hot meal;

What's more, Dong Gong, I, Yang Chuan, have a sentence to advise you Dong Gong;

How big the world is, how many characters, and all kinds of beings, you Dong Zhongshu have to speak for who and who you want to represent at every turn, I don't agree with this. ”

Dong Zhongshu was silent for a long time.

He arched his hands, but finally said nothing, and strode out......

……

After nearly a month of commotion, the matter of Tai Academy has been settled, and the expenses invested in the early stage are almost ready.

Just wait for the beginning of spring, when the weather is warm, you can officially start work.

It's just that Yang Chuan can't be idle.

The emperor gave 100,000 mu of fertile land, plus the original 200,000 mu, which is almost the number of acres of land in a small county...... Well, it's a bit of a head.

Fortunately, all the fields are contiguous, which is much easier, and Yang Chuan can find a way to improve the farming method and continue to implement his 'tuntian system'.

Spring ploughing and spring sowing farm tools need to be made quickly, all kinds of crops, vegetables, medicinal materials and alfalfa seeds, urgently need to be screened, dried, some crops seeds also need to go through special treatment;

In addition, the wood, stone, tung oil, etc., required for the construction of Tai College, also need to be prepared in advance.

If these three calculations are calculated, more than 3,000 people on the Zhuangzi will be busy until the beginning of spring, and then, they will have to build infrastructure and farmland, and at the same time, the training of the infrastructure construction team, the forest ranger team, the hunting team, and the field battalion of the Yulin Army cannot be slackened at any time......

It's still understaffed.

Yang Chuan was lying flat on Ma Zazi, covered with a mink robe, looking like he was closing his eyes to recuperate, but in fact, his heart was constantly thinking and thinking, and he was not idle for a moment.

It's too hard to be an official.

Yang Chuan couldn't help but remember that when he was a cook, he basically didn't rest for 365 days a year, and every day he was either making a flowing water table for people or on the way to the flowing water seat......

"Who are you thinking about?"

Suddenly, someone quietly appeared behind Yang Chuan like a ghost, and chuckled sadly.

No need to guess, it must be Cui Jiu's old thief.

"Uncle Cui Jiu, the next time you come, can you say hello," Yang Chuan didn't open his eyes, and scolded weakly: "You are like a ghost, you want to scare people to death?" ”

Cui Jiu stretched out his hand, slapped Yang Chuan on the head, and scolded: "You talk like that? ”

Yang Chuan had no choice but to open his eyes and point to the Mazhazi next to him with his chin: "Lie down." ”

Cui Jiu didn't lie down, but walked to the window, looked at the lonely 'teaching buildings' on the east bank of Weishui, and suddenly asked, "Zhang Tang said, do you want to tell me about Tai Academy?" ”

Yang Chuan sat up straight and poured water into the two bowls.

He pushed a bowl over to Cui Jiu, picked up a bowl and drank it slowly, and said, "I made a lot of money and food, and it is more than enough to build a small courtyard for you." ”

Cui Jiu nodded slightly.

Immediately, he shook his head again and asked indifferently, "What do you think?" ”

Yang Chuan groaned a few times and said: "My original intention was to muddy the pool of water in the Tai Academy, so as not to dominate any family, so I not only promised Gongsun Hong, Sang Hong Yang, but even accepted the money and grain of Liu An, the king of Huainan;

Uncle Cui Jiu, I don't study much, and I'm essentially a farmer and a cook.

However, there are some very superficial truths that others disdain to think about, but I think they are very reasonable; In a pond, there is only one kind of fish, that is not good;

It's like growing only one crop or vegetable in a large field, and raising only one kind of livestock on a grassland.

In the same way, Tai Academy is a place to cultivate talents and select officials for the emperor and the imperial court, and it will be a very terrible thing if there is a situation where one family dominates......"

There are some things that he can't say, for fear that he will be directly given 'river crab' by Cui Jiu's old thief.

But the basic truth must be explained clearly, as for whether the other party listens or not, let him be.

Cui Jiu put his hands behind his back and thought for more than a dozen breaths, then he slowly turned around and looked at Yang Chuan with a smile: "Are you afraid of the dominance of imperial power?" ”

Yang Chuan only felt that his heart was beating wildly a few times, but his face showed a look of resentment, and he sighed: "That's it, if any of you in this Tai Academy love to play, you can get it yourself, I don't care about asking for it!" ”

(End of chapter)