Chapter One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty-Five: Establishing Rewards
"Hey, what should we do?" An Qing lowered his head and glanced at the imperial edict, his face full of melancholy.
Han Du was not as worried as she was. He said lightly, "What's so hard to do? The big deal is just to separate the family."
"Separation of families? How can this be done? What kind of separation should be done properly?" An Qing stood up immediately, with a face full of firm opposition.
In a society that is accustomed to the idea of keeping together for warmth, things like family separation are regarded as an ominous sign of the decline of the family. It is a very unlucky thing to mention it, let alone taking the initiative to separate the family.
"There is no other way. We haven't reached this point yet." Han Du explained with a smile, "If the academy can be strengthened, there will be no need to separate the families."
"Here! I am willing to spend more money to support the academy, as long as I can keep the Zhenguo Palace." An Qing gritted his teeth and nodded heavily.
In her opinion, if the money is gone, you can make it back again. But once the family is separated and their hearts are broken, it will never be possible to heal. ??
Just like my brother-in-law Han Shu, aren't he and his husband blood brothers? But once they separated and went to Xinming, they never came back for a visit in so many years.
If this continues, when their generation dies, the two parties will almost completely lose contact. What is the difference between this and strangers?
Han Du smiled slightly and said nothing more.
With An Qing's nod, Han Du took the time to come to the academy the next morning.
"Mr. Jin, Xiaoru."
Han Du lay back on the chair and poured a cup of tea by himself.
After Fang Xiaoru talked with Han Du last time, she didn't think about it for long before she asked Zhu Yunye to come to the academy.
Zhu Yunye did not try his best to retain him, but in order to reward him for his hard work over the years, he still gave him a casual position of first rank as a show of favor.
After Fang Xiaoru returned to the academy, he felt a sense of inner relief with every breath he took. Sure enough, he was more suitable here.
As soon as he arrived, Mr. Jin couldn't wait to hand over the entire affairs of the academy to Fang Xiaoru. After he had some free time, Mr. Jin, who was originally haggard, actually regained his energy. It seemed that he would have no problem living for another ten years.
"You won't come to the academy if you have nothing to do. Tell me, what are you here for today?" Fang Xiaoru took a sip of tea slowly and asked lightly.
There was no trace of embarrassment on Han Du's face. Because of his laziness over the years, Fang Xiaoru had to take the opportunity to make fun of himself every time. He was completely used to it.
Shaking his head in denial, "I am also one of the deputy judges of the academy. Is it wrong to come to the academy?"
Seeing that Han Du refused to express his intention, Fang Xiaoru was too lazy to
You have to pay attention. He turned around and looked at the student, listening to the sound of reading aloud, with a smile on his face.
He sighed, "When you wanted to build the academy, no one thought highly of you. I didn't expect that thirty years later, the academy would really grow into a giant tree."
Han Du smiled proudly, and then sighed suddenly in his heart. He recalled that when he made up his mind to establish the academy, there was actually one person who believed in him completely, and that was Lao Zhu.
Unfortunately, Lao Zhu never saw the day when the academy surpassed the Imperial Academy and became the first academy in the Ming Dynasty.
Mr. Jin sighed and shook his head, looked at Han Du and said, "Now there are more and more students in the academy, but the way out has become a problem. You have always been resourceful, so it is best for you to handle this matter."
Han Du nodded without hesitation and said with a relaxed expression, "Mr. Jin, please don't worry. I came to the academy today just to solve this problem."
Seeing Han Du nodding, Mr. Jin felt relieved, nodded and said, "Don't wrong the children."
"Hahaha, don't worry, Mr. Jin. Even if there are people who can't serve as officials, I will make them no worse than those who can." Although Han Du took over everything, he also had full confidence in his heart.
Nowadays, the monthly salary of an ordinary seventh-grade county magistrate is only ten guan, but the workshop under Han Du can provide a higher salary than this.
However, the key to this problem is that the number of students accepted by the workshop is limited and cannot be accepted indefinitely. And the academy graduates more and more students every year. Unless Han Du keeps building new workshops, there will always be a day when it cannot accept them.
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Mr. Jin’s worries stem from this.
However, Han Du had other plans!
Nowadays, the people have great respect for the students of the academy, but this respect is mainly for the scholars. There is no difference between their respect for the Imperial College and the academy.
What Han Du has to do now is to let everyone know that studying is not only the way to become an official. Even academy students who do not become officials live better than those who become officials.
The next day, a message was posted directly on the college bulletin board.
"Eh? Look, there's another notice posted there!" There was a sharp-eyed student who saw the handyman still posting it.
"Golden List! It's the Gold List! Is there another reward notice?"
"Let's go and have a look!!!"
In just a few breaths, the bulletin board was crowded with students.
Someone read, "From now on, the highest awards of 100,000 yuan will be established in the three academies of mathematics, physics and chemistry to reward those who have made the most outstanding contributions in their respective fields every year."
"It's not a bounty, it's a reward, a reward of one hundred thousand yuan, and it's every year?"
"Wow!!!"
In an instant, all the students exploded as if a thunderbolt had been dropped!
The reward of 100,000 yuan has only appeared once, and that was the reward for the steam engine. Sun Xian, who won the reward in one fell swoop, not only gained great fame, but even the emperor remembered him firmly.
It also allowed Sun Xian to earn tens of thousands of dollars in one fell swoop, directly transforming him from a poor man into a rich man.
Although studying is for the purpose of governing the world and benefiting the people, who doesn’t want to live a lifetime of food and drink? .???.
Everyone didn't even bother to look at the details behind it, and ran straight away, wanting to tell themselves the shocking news.
Friends.
Even more dramatic than the students' reaction was the common people.
One hundred thousand coins!
No, that’s 300,000 guan! A full 300,000 guan!!!
With 30,000 guan on his waist, he rode a crane to Yangzhou. These were three trips to Yangzhou. Who could be calm and who could not be jealous?
And it happens every year.
All of a sudden, people in the capital could hear the sound of a ruler being slapped on their buttocks, and the sounds of people crying and reading.
sound.
There is no hope for me to enter the academy, but there is still hope for my son. I am a stupid bird who can’t fly, but I can make my balls fly.
Maybe his son will not only be able to enter the academy in the future, but also win a reward of 100,000 yuan in one fell swoop? If he can do this, he will be truly prosperous.
Some people are happy, and naturally some people are dissatisfied.
In the wine shop, a scholar from the Imperial Academy wearing a long gown slapped his hand on the table, causing the entire hall to become silent instantly, and everyone's eyes turned to him.
"Hmph! The academy used to be a place comparable to our Imperial College, but I didn't expect it to have fallen to this level. Now it has fallen to the point where it relies on the smell of copper to attract people's attention. It is simply despicable."
The lobby did not remain silent for long. After just a few breaths, a burst of laughter instantly erupted.
"Hahaha"
The Imperial Academy student's face turned red with anger, his eyes swept around the lobby, and he shouted angrily, "What are you laughing at?"
This statement
When the other party came out, all the people immediately shrank their heads and avoided each other's eyes. The other party was a student of the Imperial College, and he might be in high school one day. By then, the other party was an official, and they were the people. If he had a grudge in his heart, he would come to settle accounts with them in the future.
, who can afford it?
It is better to do less than to do more, so what if you avoid him?
"Laugh at you!"
The whole place was silent, and a sudden voice stood out from the crowd.
"Who?" The Imperial Academy student was angry. Is there really anyone who is not afraid of death?
"If you have the guts, come forward!!!"
In the corner, a figure with his back to the Imperial Academy student slowly stood up and turned around.
"Chen Su, it's you!!!" The Imperial College student gritted his teeth and widened his eyes as if he wanted to eat Chen Su.
Chen Su glanced at the other party with contempt and said calmly, "Who did I think was making such nonsense here? It turns out to be you, Cao Qi. I told you that you can hear howling and barking dogs wherever you go. I'm not surprised if it's you."
Chen Su and Cao Qi are from the same county. Logically speaking, even if they have a bad relationship, they wouldn't be so tit-for-tat.
Chen Su was not originally hostile towards Cao Qi and wanted to get along with Cao Qi as a classmate.
But Cao Qi didn't think so, because Chen Su had always dominated him when he was a student in the county. In Cao Qi's view, Wen Wu was the first, and he tried his best to surpass Chen Su.
However, he was never able to realize it, so he hated Chen Su in his heart.
When the two of them went to Beijing to study together, when Chen Su chose an academy, Cao Qi turned around and chose the Imperial College without hesitation. He was just full of energy and wanted to compete with Chen Su again.
When the two met, sparks naturally flew between them.
"You called me a dog?" Cao Qi gasped, his eyes red, as if he was about to rush up and fight Chen Su at the next moment.
Chen Su was very calm and gestured to everyone around him, "Everyone heard it. He admitted it himself."
"puff"
"Hahaha"
The surrounding spectators could no longer hold back and laughed wildly. Some even slapped the table vigorously, otherwise it would be difficult to vent their excitement at the moment.
It is true that they cannot afford to offend Cao Qi on their own, but now that Chen Su is in front, they don't have to be afraid.
Seeing that he was being targeted by everyone, Cao Qi was furious. He couldn't tell everyone one by one, so he could only focus on Chen Su.
"Your academy uses money to offer rewards, but I say you are full of coppers. Am I wrong?"