He Qiu, who calmed down, only had time to take a good look at this edict, it turned out that this will was not only to make him a good countryman, but also to give him a thousand acres of land, a thousand taels of silver, a Hou Mansion, land, silver, and a house, and he suddenly reached the peak of his life.

After being trapped in this kind of confusion for two days, He Qiu, who came back to his senses, began to prepare to start a academy on his own.

This is also to avoid Zhu Yuanzhang from finding something to do for him, the current Ming Dynasty does not have the unspoken rule that nobles cannot be civil officials, what if they are dragged to arrest the strong man?

So he can't let himself be idle, but he didn't expect that Zhu Yuanzhang had no time to trouble him recently, and was discussing with the ministers how to implement some of the policies proposed by He Qiu.

He Qiu asked Ma He to help inquire in advance, find a not very famous academy, buy it, and then go to lecture.

Today, Ma He reported to him that he had found it, and he followed Ma He with Zhu Di, a drag oil bottle, and prepared to go to see his future academy.

The three of them rode horses, followed by a dozen guards, and walked all the way out of the city.

Ma He is looking for this academy is not far from the capital, along the way to listen to Ma He's introduction, the academy was originally on the edge of the Huangzhuang, the geographical location is superior, but now the old Xiu who teaches can not operate, and he is ready to sell the academy in desperation.

This old Xiucai's academy has a subsidy from the imperial court, and the hundreds of acres of nearby fields are sold to them at a low price as school fields, and there are also certain discounts on the fields, but they still can't do it.

He Qiu wondered if this old talent was not capable, with such good conditions, could he still do it?

The group soon walked to the vicinity of this academy, which is only a dozen miles away from Nanjing City, and there is a small river passing by it.

Looking at it, full of greenery and beautiful environment, He Qiu silently added a point to this academy in his heart.

When Ma He took He Qiu and Zhu Di to the gate of the academy, he saw a child in shabby clothes standing under the edge of the wall outside the academy, seriously pricking up his ears to listen to the lecture inside.

He Qiu took a closer look, and the child was still laying a layer of river sand along the wall, holding a short wooden stick in his hand and listening and writing on the ground.

He Qiu knew at a glance that the child in front of him was skipping class, and the child listened attentively, and he didn't notice the arrival of He Qiu and the three of them until the lecture inside came to an end.

The child was startled, but soon calmed down again, saluted He Qiu and the others, and said in a decent manner: "Xiaosheng greets the three gentlemen." ”

He Qiu admired in his heart, this child is really generous, looked at the words written by the child on the wall, and asked curiously, "You write so well, and you know etiquette, why don't you go to school at home?" ”

Zhu Di was curious about how the kid thought that the three of them were gentlemen, so he asked directly, "Why do you call us sir?" ”

The child looked at He Qiu and the others, decided to answer in the order of the questions, sang a promise to He Qiu first, and returned: "The family is poor, they can't afford me to study, and they still have younger brothers and sisters to take care of, and they don't have so much time." ”

looked at Zhu Di again, and said seriously, "The three gentlemen are dressed luxuriously, and the academy does not have such a temperament on weekdays, I think you are probably scholars who entered Beijing to take the exam, I heard that people with knowledge should be called sir, so I call you three gentlemen." ”

Zhu Di looked at the pigweed piled at the child's feet, and heard him say that he still had younger brothers and sisters to take care of, so he knew that he was running to skip class during the break from work, and his heart was even more moved, and he couldn't help but say to the child: "Don't leave yet, wait for me here for a while." ”

Let Ma He take care of the child here, and only go to the academy with He Qiu.

The child's heart couldn't help but thump, and his hand subconsciously clenched the branch in his hand, and watched He Qiu and the others walk into the academy, thinking to himself, this is probably the kind of noble person that the master talked about, right?

He Qiu on the other side sighed greatly, in the past, he always saw the chiseled wall and steal the light in the book, and the predecessors used sand as paper and sticks as pens, he always regarded these as stories.

When this kind of situation really happened in front of him He Qiu, there was an indescribable compassion in his heart.

He Qiu had already asked Ma He to hand over the worship post, and there was a mention of wanting to acquire an academy in the worship post, so as soon as he entered the academy, someone led him and Zhu Di to see the mountain chief.

This Tian Shan chief is in his forties, but he is still a talented person, his hair is already white, and he looks very sad, and he doesn't know if he is worried about fame or this academy.

Tian Shan Chang couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the two noble young men who were attracted, he didn't look like a scholar, it wouldn't be the means of some big guy behind the Huangzhuang, he attacked in a roundabout way, and wanted to swallow the academy, right?

But if you think about it, there shouldn't be any need to do this for him who is such an old and poor sour, but no matter how you think about it, Tian Shanchang is a little cautious in his heart when he sees him.

first politely invited He Qiu and Zhu Di to sit down, and then made some bitter tea for the two of them, and asked He Qiu about his specific cooperation intentions.

He Qiu didn't go around the bend, and explained his intention to Tian Shanchang straight to the point: he planned to buy this academy directly, to ensure that the normal teaching work of the academy remained unchanged, and he could also be his mountain chief in terms of personnel.

But He Qiu wanted to teach some classes in mathematics and other aspects by himself, and cultivate some talents he wanted, and the academy was not allowed to interfere in this area.

Tian Shanchang's brows furrowed slightly, and he didn't trust the young man in front of him a little.

opened his mouth and asked, "What is the fame of more than this brother?" ”

He Qiu was embarrassed, "There is no fame." ”

Tian Shanchang's brows furrowed even tighter, and anyone could see the dissatisfaction on his face, for fear that He Qiu would mislead people's children.

He Qiu used his three-inch tongue to fool Tian Shanchang vigorously, "You see that not everyone of these poor children can get ahead by relying on the imperial examination, and they always have to live, right?" ”

"It's not good to be an old boy for the rest of your life and achieve nothing. It is better for me to teach arithmetic and mechanical classes, so that these children who have little talent for reading can go to the trading house to work as a bookkeeper or a craftsman after learning, so that they can always support their own family. ”

When Tian Shanchang heard He Qiu's words, he hesitated a little: "But most of what you said is to be an apprentice to others, even if you learn in the academy, not to mention how much you can learn, you come out like this is a wild way for their business firms, are people willing to use it?" ”

He Qiu saw that there was a play, at least this Tian Shan chief was not very pedantic and could communicate.

"It's okay, other firms don't use it, I'll use it!" He Qiu said categorically, he didn't tell a lie, just his stall in Beijing can use dozens of account rooms.

As for apprentice craftsmen, it is always easier to teach children than adults.