After going back, Guo An reported to Zhu Di, and Zhu Di directly agreed.

Immediately, Guo An began to gather a group of officials from the Gongzheng Institute and directly began to plan.

How big is the land? How many main entrances do you open? How to perfectly preserve springs and reeds?

Where to build the lecture hall of the College? Zhai area? Where to build a library?

Where to build a garden? Where is the Enlightenment Academy...... Arithmetic Academy...... Confucian Academy...... The Six Arts of the Gentleman......

Subsequently, Guo An also specifically asked Zhu Fu, Daoyan, and even Zhu Di for advice.

Anyway, his memories of his previous life, combined with the opinions of Zhu Di, Daoyan, Zhu Fu and others, gave the planning and layout of the academy.

As a result, the area of the academy was accidentally increased by more than ten acres.

However, these are trivial matters for the Yan Wangfu.

Then, it is to recruit craftsmen and laborers.

Also, requisition the land, or buy the land outright.

Anyway, there are only twenty households, even if one acre of land is twenty taels of silver, plus the people's houses, it will only cost three or four thousand taels of silver.

Moreover, if someone doesn't want to farm, in the future, after the academy is built, Guo An also promised to build a cement house for those people outside the academy.

Then, find them a job in the academy as a cleaner or a laborer.

Regarding Guo An's words, the people of Wanping County still trust them very much.

In less than two days, the houses and fields of more than 20 households were expropriated.

At the same time, with the notice of Yanwangfu, the entire Wanping County and Daxing County were issued.

The people of the entire Beiping Mansion all knew that His Royal Highness King Yan was going to build an academy.

Suddenly, many gentry and businessmen were dazzled, and they finally waited for the opportunity.

……

Inside the Yanwang Mansion.

Guo An, who was concentrating on how to build the academy, saw a scribe hurriedly walking in from outside.

"Guo Changshi, there are a bunch of gentry and businessmen from Beiping Mansion outside the palace gate."

Guo An asked indifferently, "What are they doing outside the Yan Palace?" ”

The scribe hurriedly reported: "Back to Guo Changshi, those merchants and gentry may have heard that His Royal Highness is going to build a academy, and they can't wait to donate some money to the academy. ”

"Oh, I see."

Guo An nodded slightly, and then under the anxious gaze of the scribe, he said without hurry: "You go and tell them that the Yanwang Mansion is not short of money and does not need their donations." ”

"This ......"

The scribe was stunned and just wanted to persuade, but after seeing Guo An's indifferent look, he subconsciously trembled, and hurriedly saluted respectfully.

"Yes, the villain will tell them to go."

After speaking, he hurriedly retreated.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Guo An's mouth, and then he lowered his head and continued to calculate.

I don't know how long later, Guo An suddenly heard a commotion outside.

Immediately, I saw Ma He walking in, followed by Zhu Fu.

Guo An couldn't help but sigh slightly, and looked at Ma He, "But His Highness sent you here?" ”

"Exactly."

Ma He hurriedly responded.

On the side, Zhu Fu explained: "Guo Changshi, His Royal Highness King Yan guards Beiping Mansion, and he still needs to rely on those gentry.

And last year, His Royal Highness had already made the gentry of the entire Beiping Mansion feel precarious.

This time, it was the time for the Yan Wangfu to appease these gentry. Therefore, even if I, the Yan Palace, am not short of money, since those gentry have come to ask them to donate some, it will not hinder them......"

Guo An still refused with a firm face, "Donating money will definitely not work." ”

"Guo Changshi ......"

Ma He and Zhu Fu both looked anxious.

Guo An said: "The academy is a place for educating and educating people, and the sage is a place of bells, how can it be polluted by the smell of copper? ”

Hearing this, Ma He and Zhu Fu both fell silent.

Immediately, Guo An changed the topic, "However, since those gentry and merchants want to donate to the academy, and the academy also needs to build a six-story library building, let them donate the collection of books." ”

"Donate a book collection?"

Zhu Fu's face was overjoyed, "Guo Changshi's words are very good. ”

Guo An continued: "In addition, anyone who donates books and classics, whether gentry or merchants, can leave good names in the library building in turn according to the number of donated books.

However, please also ask Zhu Changshi to explain it to those merchants and gentry.

There is also a library building in the Yanwang Mansion, although there are not many books, but there are thousands of them.

If there are duplicate books, they will not be counted. ”

Zhu Fu nodded subconsciously, "This is also reasonable." ”

Guo An said: "In addition, you can also let those businessmen spread the news, if someone doesn't want to donate the classics, the Yanwang Mansion can also buy it." As long as it is not available in Yanwangfu, even if it is a printed version, it can be purchased at a market price. ”

"Good."

Zhu Fu nodded again and walked out.

In a large hall not far from Guo An's public house, Zhu Fu and Ma He told Guo An's meaning to all the gentry and businessmen.

These gentry and merchants were overjoyed.

If they donate money, they may still feel a little distressed. But books, and they don't need to be original, they only need to print a copy, or copy a copy, and they have a lot of them, and they don't feel any distress.

Even, many merchants and gentry still run some bookstores.

In particular, after hearing that the names of their merchants could also be engraved on the stone tablets in the library pavilion, the merchants looked even more overjoyed.

This kind of treatment has never been experienced before.

Therefore, one by one, the merchants shouted directly with excitement on their faces: "Please also rest assured that Zhu Changshi is willing to donate 500 volumes of various classics to the academy." ”

"Grass people can donate 400 copies."

"Grass farmers can donate 1,000 ......"

Hearing this, the gentry, who were already a little dissatisfied in their hearts, couldn't help but ridicule.

"Just a businessman, how can you come to pollute the academy?"

"Please also ask His Royal Highness Zhu Changshi and King Yan to rest assured that a thousand classics will be sent tomorrow."

"The old decay can send a thousand copies tomorrow......"

"The old man can send 2,000 ......"

"Haha, books are not expensive or cheap, everyone can donate, please remember, if they are duplicated with the books in the library in the Yanwang Mansion, they will not be counted.

In addition, you can donate any books.

Whether it is Confucian classics, agriculture, engineering, ......"

Zhu Fu said with a smile.

Regarding Zhu Fu's words, no one dared to refute them.

……

Thereupon.

Two days later.

Outside the Yanwang Palace, carriages full of books began to park.

The scribes of the Changshi Division led a group of guards from the Yanwang Mansion to check one book at a time, and then register and receive them.

Guo An, Zhu Di, Zhu Fu and others stood on a gatehouse, looking at the lively scene at the gate of the palace, Zhu Di couldn't help but look satisfied.

"So many gentry and businessmen are willing to donate books to our academy, so when the academy is completed, the six-story library of our academy can be directly filled with books."

Guo An said: "His Royal Highness is famous, and this is the gentry and businessmen who dare not slack off. ”

Zhu Di glanced at Guo An speechlessly.

Guo An was in high spirits, so he continued to ask: "Your Highness, yesterday Weichen has already sent the reading glasses and some exquisite tea sets and utensils fired by transparent glass that His Highness wanted, I don't know if Your Highness can send them?" ”

Zhu Di said: "Guo Qing, rest assured, not only us, but even Master Daoyan's reading glasses and glassware have been sent out." ”

Guo An hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness is really resolute, which makes Weichen admire." ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Di was slightly stunned, then looked at Guo An, "Guo Qing didn't send it?" ”

Guo An laughed and hurriedly said: "Your Highness is wise, it was late yesterday, and there are more reading glasses and glassware sent by Weichen, so the carriage can be loaded today, and it can be sent to Shunde Mansion early tomorrow morning." ”

"More?"

Zhu Di was a little curious.

Guo An hurriedly explained, "Actually, it's not much, Weichen just sent six copies to his father and father-in-law." ”

"Hmm!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, and only six parts...... It's just a twelve, huh?...... He and Master Dao Yan combined, it's only eight!

On the side, Zhu Fu looked at Guo An a little strangely.

Guo An continued: "Your Highness, Weichen still has a copy, and I plan to send it to the political envoy when I am free tomorrow." ”

"Nie Zishi?"

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and then nodded directly, "Nie Zishi has the grace of recommending you, and you should give one away." ”

"Your Highness is wise."

Guo An hurriedly flattered again.

Subsequently, Zhu Di and Guo An stood on the city wall and looked at it again for a while, and they got tired of it.

Inside the temple.

Guo An began to officially report the progress of the academy to Zhu Di.

"Your Highness, now the twenty households occupied by the academy have been requisitioned and relocated, if there are people who want acres of land, Wechen will distribute fields to them in other places and compensate them for the house money.

If it wasn't like asking for land, Wechen would not only compensate for the land money, but also prepare to build a cement house next to the academy for them, so that they could enter the academy in the future. ”

"If someone wants to go to Zhangjiawan Wharf, Wechen gave them a chance......

In the process of this requisition, each family received more than 100 taels or more than 200 taels of money...... A total of three thousand two hundred and ten taels of silver were issued, and these silver coins were personally distributed by Weichen to those people, and no official dared to be greedy for ink. ”

"Very good."

"In addition, Weichen also began to send people to inquire, if there are any talents in our Beiping Mansion, they will be invited first."

"Good."

"The academy also began to recruit more than 1,100 craftsmen and laborers, and began to start construction, leveling the land, building roads, and excavating foundations......

Your Highness, this year's steel, cement, river sand, gravel and other things in our house cannot be sold, but can only be used in our house. ”

In addition, Wechen is ready to start selling glass tea sets, glass mirrors, and glass bowls...... and other objects......"

"Good."

"Your Highness, Wechen is ready to ......"

……

After sending away the two carriages full of reading glasses and glass tea sets, Guo An took reading glasses and a pair of glass tea sets and went straight to the Yamen of the Political Envoy.

Hearing that Guo An was looking for him, Nie Zishi was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly met him.

"Guo Changshi, but what is the matter with His Royal Highness King Yan looking for his own official?"

Guo An smiled faintly, put the wooden box in his hand in front of Nie Zishi, and opened it at the same time.

"Uncle Nie, I just gave you a pair of reading glasses and a set of glass tea sets this time."

"Reading glasses?"

Nie Zishi was stunned, it was the first time he had heard of such an object.

However, after seeing the reading glasses in the wooden box, I couldn't help but light up.

"Where is this thing used?"

Guo An said: "Uncle Nie, this thing is transformed by me by borrowing the Mirror. If my uncle also has eye disease that is dizzy and can't read fine books, he can also give it a try. ”

"Oh? The old man should give it a try. ”

Hearing this, Nie Zishi was very interested, and hurriedly followed Guo An's introduction and put it on his head.

(End of chapter)