Moreover, Ma Zhou himself also had to prepare personal matters and give New Year gifts on the occasion of the new year.
He has met a lot of people in the past two years, mainly because he asked people for advice and academic advice, and asked Kong Yingda to introduce many people on his behalf. However, this time he offended almost all of them, but he still had to give the New Year gift.
Even if it's just a slight apology.
Ma Zhou was quite tolerant of this. Although he was a priest of Chang'an Maritime Academy, he was not in the literary world. Furthermore, he had no family background and could not make friends with those people.
It's okay to ask for advice, but it doesn't involve friendship, so if you offend someone, you'll be offended.
He wanted to think about the annual gift to the King of Wu. He asked Li Keqing to draw a picture of Guanyin for the King of Wu. He knew what the King of Wu was thinking about. Wasn't it because he had no heirs? It was just a good time to pay homage to Guanyin.
I also want to go to the elders’ place. They almost call this place their home. They are always busy helping with everything. Not only are they familiar with Ma Zhou, but they are also familiar with the teachers and students in the hospital.
Those who respect him will call him Yuan Gong, while the young people will follow his request and call him Yuan Bo when he blows his beard and glares.
Needless to say, this is Yuen Long's old father, the same old man who raised horses for Li Jing in Mayi.
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His family is now flourishing, because he and Li Jing are brothers-in-law, so they have entered the ranks of relatives.
Not only did he have an old relationship with the emperor, but his son Yuan Long also had a close relationship with the emperor. He now serves as Jing Zhaoyin and is undoubtedly one of the important ministers of the imperial court.
They are descendants of the Xianbei surname Yuan. During the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Tuoba family changed their surname to Yuan. It has been passed down to this day and has many branches, most of which have no blood relationship.
So it seems that there are a lot of people, but in fact there is no cohesion. Unlike those big families with Han surnames, there are main branches. No matter how many branches and leaves there are, there are ancestral sites and ancestral temples to let future generations know where they come from.
The patriarch's lineage was a standard failure before. Now that it has gained momentum, many people have jumped on it, which has made the patriarch very upset.
So I didn't want to stay at home, so I often went fishing at the Maritime Academy, and we became close to each other after going back and forth.
The old man has a bad temper, but he has a good heart. Otherwise, he would not have allowed Li Po to bring his sister to the county government to raise horses. Therefore, the old man is a standard kind of person with a bad face and a bad heart.
The students at the Maritime Academy were all tough, and it didn't matter if they were scolded or even kicked a few times by him, which made the elder feel very happy.
As a tribute to the Maritime Academy, I should pay a visit at the end of the year.
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"The river side needs to be reinforced next year. There was so much rain this summer that it almost overflowed the embankment."
"The person from the Ministry of Works said at the time that as long as the Ministry of Revenue allocates money and food, it can be repaired in the fall. But the Ministry of Revenue has delayed the work, so it will be difficult to start the work in the winter."
Ma Zhou nodded and missed the time when he went to King Wu to allocate funds. His Highness King Wu was much more generous than the Ministry of Revenue. As long as you dared to ask, he would dare to give you money. He was so wealthy that he didn't use money as money at all.
"Next year, we still need to build more houses. We can just build them on the vacant land to the west. You can discuss it and report it to the Ministry of Household Affairs together with the others."
Several subordinate officials in the room looked embarrassed. It was not easy to ask for money and food from the household department. Every time, they had to spend a lot of time without talking, and they might not be able to agree.
Even if you agree, it will take some time.
This is not a deliberate embarrassment by the people of the Ministry of Revenue. Project construction is underway all over the Tang Dynasty. There are too many places that need money and food, and the national treasury is not full. The Ministry of Revenue must be careful about budgeting and save money when possible.
Moreover, asking for money and food from the court has been the same since ancient times and even in the future. In many cases, if your application is rejected this time, there will be no next time.
The dilemma for subordinate officials is that it doesn't matter if something can't be done, but it would be extremely bad if it delays the plans of the Maritime Academy.
Ma Zhou looked at their appearance and smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about the Ministry of Finance's inaccuracies. Nowadays, the big eucalyptus is gathering everyone's attention. They don't talk about our troubles, but only talk about our requests. But the Ministry of Finance needs to weigh it carefully.
It’s done.
It’s just time to take this opportunity to get all the money and food for next year, so as not to make people uncomfortable by delaying it again and again.”
The subordinate officials worshiped him one after another, and they were very courageous in offering wine. They were almost investigated by the people who inspected the temple, and they took advantage of this. It is estimated that even if Zhuge is reincarnated, he will probably have to express his admiration.
As long as Ma Zhou wants to do something, he will spare no effort to promote it. This style is also one of the main reasons why he is respected by people in the Maritime Academy.
Maritime College is not as prosperous as Chang'an Academy, but it has left Chang'an Academy far behind in terms of construction. Chang'an Academy is only as big as Chang'an Academy, and Maritime College is as big as the lake, and it can cover two academies.
It has to be said that this is all the credit of Ma Zhou. When he opened the lake, he made up his mind and looked at the surrounding land along several rivers. Then he went to Yuen Long to talk to the surrounding land.
All were placed under the Maritime Academy.
Now, whatever you want to build can be built without having to worry about land acquisition.
"Jijiu, the house is enough now, why do we need to build more?" someone asked.
Ma Zhou explained patiently, "Speaking of this, you have to be prepared. During the Chinese New Year, I will submit a letter to recruit more students. This matter should have been discussed with you before, but you have also seen it, so where can I take care of it?
It has been nearly three years since the college was established, with less than a thousand students, and the professors are very busy..."
The subordinate officials all laughed, probably remembering that this year there was a professor named Zhang who had nothing to do and went to play chess with the old man on the water's edge.
The two of them started playing chess and had a serious battle. In the end, the elder lost. The guy was so proud that he said some unpleasant things. The elder became so angry that he kicked the guy into the water and held the hand.
A stick was guarding the shore to prevent him from going ashore.
After spending half an hour with the guy, the old man finally calmed down and managed to get the guy up and kill him.
No matter what, you should stop being a professor. You are like a dead fish in the water, just flopping around. Don't teach the children poorly. You almost made Professor Zhang angry to death.
The consequence is that if the elder statesman wants to find someone to play chess with, he will not be able to find an opponent...
It doesn't matter whether the professors are leisurely or not. If they say they are leisurely, then they are too leisurely.
A subordinate official asked: "How many more students are you planning to recruit for Jijiujiu?"
Ma Zhou had already thought about it, "After three years, everything is ready. I plan to recruit a thousand more students. In the past two years, the students have been patched together, but now it is not difficult. Our Tang Dynasty navy is showing its power in the East China Sea."
Above, the navy will definitely lack talented men in the future.
There should be quite a few people who can see it. As long as our Maritime Academy spreads the word, no one will care about it like before.
And this is another thing I want to say. In two years, our students will go out to apply for recruitment, so they must keep improving and practice harder in these two years.
Let people know that those who come out of our Maritime Academy are not ordinary people. They can be used and used in battles. When they become famous and can gain a foothold in the military, our contribution will be indispensable."