Some merchants from Yanzhou City arrived one after another, some just gave gifts, some brought their daughters with them, and planned to send their children to study.
"Bai Yan, when will the college be officially opened? Mr. Chu and I have other things to do."
Magistrate Qin couldn't help but ask.
He was just here to go through the motions and watch the jokes.
But the place was so lively and prosperous that he didn't want to stay any longer.
"One of my guests has not arrived yet. Please wait a moment. The college will be opened at noon." Bai Yan responded.
Let the two of us wait for a guest? Magistrate Qin suddenly became unhappy. As a magistrate, doesn't he have dignity?
Could it be the Marquis of Zhenbei? But didn’t the Marquis of Zhenbei return to Kyoto? He couldn’t come back in time?
"Master Bai, I wonder who he is?" Chu Jian also became interested.
"I know Uncle Chu. Once we meet, Uncle Chu will know." Bai Yan responded with a smile.
Chu Jian became more and more curious as to who he was, but he didn't ask any more questions.
"Mr. Pang is here!"
Suddenly, a loud shout broke the original atmosphere.
Is Mr. Pang the person Bai Yan is waiting for?
Magistrate Qin and Chu Jian looked at Bai Yan together. If this was really the case, he would not take them seriously.
Although Mr. Pang is very famous, he is not comparable to these two senior officials. To make them wait for Mr. Pang is to belittle them.
"I heard that you want to ask Mr. Pang to be the dean of the college. Is this true?" Chu Jian asked.
"I have this intention, but I don't know if Mr. Pang is willing." Bai Yan responded calmly.
While talking, Mr. Pang came over with two students.
"Mr. Pang, the two adults are here. I didn't come far to greet you. I hope Mr. Pang will forgive me." Bai Yan stood up and said hello.
"I'm just a commoner, not worthy of the man from Zhenbei."
Mr. Pang responded lightly, feeling very unhappy in his heart.
To be so rude is to ignore him and still want him to be the dean? Just dream.
Originally, he was a little shaken. It was hard to say whether he would succeed in establishing the academy by himself. The uncle did not show up. If he failed, it would be his personal failure, and his reputation for so many years would be wiped out.
But being the dean of White Deer Academy is different. Even if the academy closes down in the end, it is not his responsibility alone, it is more Bai Yan's.
But if he succeeds, he can still be famous throughout the ages.
Most importantly, he vaguely guessed that there was someone behind the Bai family who could compete with Uncle Uncle, and he might even be the Marquis of Zhenbei.
After careful consideration, he decided to join White Deer Academy. As long as Bai Yan could give him enough face, instead of being so dismissive of him.
"Mr. Pang is generous, but I don't know if Mr. Pang is willing to come to our college as the dean?" Bai Yan asked with a smile.
"I don't know much about the college yet, and I still want to know more about it." Mr. Pang responded.
He didn't refuse outright, but left himself some room.
"Yes, Master Bai, we all understand the concepts you mentioned. I just don't know how you will implement them specifically? We are also planning to send our children and grandchildren to study. We want to know more about them, so please don't be surprised, Master Bai."
Among the crowd, Ma Wencai stood up and echoed.
He had remained silent, just waiting for Mr. Peng to arrive.
Bai Yan looked at Ma Wencai and knew that this man seemed to be smiling, but he always wanted to kill the Bai family and replace him.
This person even secretly colluded with many businesses to target the Bai family.
"I wonder what Mr. Ma wants to know?"
"How is the so-called work-for-relief implemented? Moreover, children from poor families do not pay tuition fees, but we have to pay tuition fees. Isn't it unfair? Also, how do we manage so many students together? What if there is a fight?
, if someone loses his life, who will be responsible?" Ma Wencai asked a series of questions.
He was well prepared. Bai Yan sneered in his heart and replied: "Thank you, Boss Ma, for helping me think so much. If we provide work-for-relief, I have already published the charter and asked someone to post it for everyone to view.
Perhaps, there are not so many opportunities to make money in the school, so we can default on the tuition fees first, and then pay it back to the college when we make money later."
"As for the fairness you mentioned, I will try my best to maintain it. Our college will be divided into two parts, namely the wealthy college and the civilian college. The teaching staff and equipment of the two colleges will be different. The conditions of the wealthy college will naturally
It is much better than ordinary colleges. As for fights, in the lightest case, we will be expelled from the college. In the most serious case, we will naturally hand it over to the government."
Only then did Ma Wen discover that the regulations had already been posted at the gate, as well as some of the college's rules and regulations, including rewards and punishments, but he didn't pay attention.
"Bai Yan, according to what you said, many ordinary people's students come here to study. In the end, won't they all owe money to your college? If they fail to pass the imperial examination, won't they have to go bankrupt to pay off the tuition?" Ma Wencai
continued.
"How could it be? Studying is not for the imperial examination. I believe that many students will go into official careers. As for those who do not, the college will arrange jobs for them for free. I believe that based on their abilities, they will not be able to make very little money.
All they need to do is hand over their salary for the first few months to the college," Bai Yan responded.
Ma Wencai's eyes lit up, and he finally discovered the flaw in Bai Yan's words.
"Arrange work? So, Master Bai is also planning to arrange work for female students? Isn't this just an empty talk?"
Everyone around him looked at Bai Yan questioningly. In the Daqian Dynasty, it was impossible for girls to work.
Except for certain places such as brothels, even the waiters in a waiter are all men.
"In my eyes, men and women are equal!" Bai Yan said lightly.
Marven was stunned and didn't react for a moment.
Chu Jian and others also fell into deep thought. In their understanding, men and women cannot be equal.
But in the way of saints, men and women are indeed equal.
Should men and women really be equal?
Chu Xiangning looked at Bai Yan blankly, admiring Bai Yan even more.
Although she is a standard boudoir lady, she also yearns for freedom.
"Master Bai, are you kidding? Will girls be willing to go out to work? Do their parents agree? Even if their parents agree, who boss can accept it? How will they get married in the future?" Ma Ma
Wen Cai asked in a voice.
"I'm serious. Women should be part of society. They should be present in any industry. All the industries of my Bai family will support girls to work in the future. I know this is difficult and I can't let people
Accept it. Therefore, for girls studying in the college, the tuition fee is only one-third of that of boys. Moreover, the college will provide needlework and purchase their handicrafts." Bai Yan said.
He knows that it is difficult to change these people's minds. Let alone letting girls work, there are very few women who are studying.
He didn't expect many girls to come to study, and the number of people who signed up today was less than one level.
Therefore, Bai Yan wanted to give girls free money from the beginning, but later he felt it was inappropriate, so he came up with this method.
Ma Wencai was speechless. Bai Yan had solutions to every problem he could think of.
He looked at Mr. Pang for help.
Mr. Pang said calmly: "Master Bai, you said that studying is not for the imperial examination, and you yourself don't want to take the imperial examination. I would like to ask, what is the purpose of studying?"
Bai Yan looked at Mr. Pang and said word by word: "Establish a heart for the world, establish a destiny for the people, inherit the unique knowledge of the saints, and create peace for all generations!"
Mr. Pang was dumbfounded, Magistrate Qin and Chu Jian were dumbfounded, and Ma Wencai was also dumbfounded.
Bai Jinghao didn't understand it very well, but he felt lofty and proud, and he burst out laughing with pride.