There is a mountain in the north of Nanjing called Jilong Mountain. It is named after its round shape and shape like a chicken coop.
Jilong Mountain is not high, only more than 30 feet. It is adjacent to Xuanwu Lake in the north, Jiuhua Mountain in the east, and Gulou Gang in the west. It is the remnant of Zijin Mountain extending into the city. It is really a place with excellent scenery surrounded by mountains and rivers.
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Therefore, during the Southern Dynasties, this place was one of the royal gardens. In the Guo Dynasty, Jilong Mountain, together with the thousands of acres of Feng Shui treasure land around the foot of the mountain, was also designated as a royal garden as a rule.
It's a pity that Boss Zhu can't appreciate the beautiful scenery. He always feels that such a big place is empty and wasted, and he will not build a large-scale construction project or build a garden for his family's enjoyment.
In fact, the tragedy of building Fengyang Palace caused a great psychological shadow on him. So much so that Boss Zhu still believes that this is the most serious mistake he has made in his life.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang is now ashamed of the large-scale construction and palace building, and always feels that he will be stabbed in the back by the world. As a result, he even rejected the expansion and decoration plan of the Nanjing Imperial Palace, and simply painted the walls and continued to live in it.
Jilongshan had always been empty. Until Lao Liu told him that the Guozi School building was too small and thousands of students were crowded inside. The place was like a vegetable market all day long. There was no quiet place to be found. Why?
Allow students to study with peace of mind?
And the location of the Confucius Temple is also great... As soon as you step out, you will find the most prosperous section of the Qinhuai River. The river towers in Quzhong Jiaofang are one after another. There are tiled houses with hooks and balconies everywhere, and the flowers are becoming more and more charming.
The immediate answer is yes.
Most of the Guozi students are no more than thirty years old. They are at the age when they are full of energy, have strong needs, and are full of whims. How can they concentrate on studying when they are only thinking about having an affair at the Qinhuai River?
When Boss Zhu heard this, he realized that it made sense. With a stroke of his pen, he allocated the Royal Garden in Jilong Mountain to Lao Liu and asked him to build a new school building ten times the size.
Compared to the Confucius Temple, Jilong Mountain is indeed more suitable for a school building. First of all, it is located in the north of the city and has plenty of land. Not to mention building a school building ten times the size, even if it is built twenty or thirty times, there is plenty of space.
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And why the land here is so spacious, isn’t it because of its location? People in Nanjing like to live in the south of the city because the imperial palace is in the southwest corner of the capital.
Therefore, not only the residences of the princes and nobles are in the south, but also wealthy businessmen and common people are heading south of the city. Even if there is no room in the south of the city, they would rather live outside the city than in the north. We don't know what the psychology of this is.
Anyway, in this era of Jilong Mountain, apart from the beautiful scenery, there is nothing special about it. It’s not true to say that birds don’t poop, but it is indeed sparsely populated. There are vegetable fields and farmland everywhere, and there are no serious shops. What’s more
Forget about hook-and-mortar tiles.
If the students wanted to have an affair, they would have to walk to the Confucius Temple ten miles away on two legs. With their small bodies, their legs would feel weak when they got there, how could they still have an affair?
And just across the wall from the campus is the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. Damn, if you don’t study hard, you’ll be thrown directly into the prison...
So it was such a happy decision.
Adhering to the usual high efficiency of the Hongwu Dynasty, a few days after Boss Zhu made the decision, the construction of the new school building of Guozixue began with great fanfare.
Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang was not stingy at all when it came to education, and he basically responded to Lao Liu's every request. That's what a person wants to give to others. If he doesn't ask for money, he will save his life.
In short, except for money, Boss Zhu can help him solve everything...but he has to find a solution for money.
In fact, it would be nice if Boss Zhu didn’t ask him for money. Let’s just dream about giving him money.
Now Boss Zhu is almost regretting it. If he could do it all over again, he would never give Lao Liu's Hai Zheng Yamen such a long tax holiday.
Of course, the main reason was that I didn't expect that Lao Liu could integrate the sea so quickly, resume maritime trade, and start making big money the next year.
According to Zhu Yuanzhang's temper, he should have repented a long time ago and said that what he said before does not count. Not only do you have to pay taxes from now on, but you also have to make up for the tax arrears for the past three years...
Fortunately, the prince was still there to stop him, so the old thief couldn't do whatever he wanted.
Of course, Lao Liu also had something to say: You didn’t want to pay a penny at first, so you gave us tax exemption for a few years.
Now that I see that the merchants can make a lot of money, do I want to have sex for nothing? Bah, there is no way.
However, despite criticism, most of the cost of the new school building was borne by the Prime Minister Hai Zheng Yamen, of course in the form of donations.
As a price, the new Guozixue will set up a dedicated navigation academy to train talents for the Maritime Administration...
And another advantage of paying for it yourself is that you can build the campus completely according to your own wishes, high standards and strict requirements, without being restricted by anyone.
So Lao Liuji changed his draft and designed a grand building complex for Guozixue. In addition to the Minglun Hall, the fifth hall, the sixth hall, teacher and student dormitories, library... and other necessary school buildings, the school also planned
There are a series of functional places such as shooting garden, horse farm, golf course, swimming pool and so on.
Lao Liu planned this place completely with reference to the standards of later university towns. He hired the best designers from Suzhou and Hangzhou to build the highest-grade school buildings. For no other reason than to allow all students to study in Guozzi.
Future officials who go out are all proud of their alma mater!
It’s not like His Royal Highness the King of Chu is so happy about his success.
However, the stall is so big that it would be wishful thinking to complete it in a short time.
Up to now, many functional areas have not been completed, and the decoration of the teaching building has not yet been completed.
Fortunately, the main project and dormitories have been basically completed. We can open the school first and then work while going to school.
Moreover, students can come to the construction site to help in their spare time and experience the hard work of the people.
The King of Chu said: 'All the students of the State will be officials in the future. If you don't understand the sufferings of the people, how can you know the difficulties of the people?'
Now even Song Ne can't stand it anymore. Is that ridiculous? The students are here to go to school, not to do your work for you!
However, Zhu Yuanzhang was full of praise for Lao Liu's arrangement and suggested that he set up a labor point for each student. How many bricks must be moved every year in order to get enough points and successfully advance to the next level...
In terms of not being a good person, Boss Zhu has always been far ahead. However, Lao Liu is also catching up, and he has a tendency to outperform his predecessors.
Anyway, on February 2, the second day of the new year, Jilong Mountain was busy with traffic.
That was when the emperor led hundreds of officials to inaugurate the new Guozi school. This was for Lao Liu's sake, but secondly, Guozi study was so important.
Amidst the loud sound of firecrackers, and under the watchful eyes of nearly ten thousand Guozi students and teachers, the red silk on the huge horizontal stone in front of the new Guozi Academy was slowly lifted, revealing four powerful characters -
‘National University!’ the officials who came to watch the ceremony read together, and then whispered among themselves, guessing what the name meant.