At night Concubine Hu Shun came over again with Zhu Ju.
Zhu Ju's complexion looked much better than the past few days, and she had returned to the round little dumpling appearance she had at the beginning.
And he talked so much that it made Zhu Bai dizzy.
"Brother, I memorized "Hundred Family Surnames" today. Do you want me to recite it to you? Zhao Qian Sun Li..."
"Ah, that's not necessary."
"Master praised my writing."
"Haha, congratulations."
"Mom made me new clothes."
"I know, I bought the ingredients."
"Does my hair look good? My mother combed it for me."
"I beg you, can you be quiet?"
"Then tell me what you have been doing recently."
"How about you recite "Hundred Family Surnames"? Keep your voice down so that no one else can hear you."
"Okay. Zhao Qian Sun Li..."
Concubine Hu Shun then had the opportunity to talk to Zhu Bai: "Master told me that you haven't been to Wenhua Hall for many days."
Zhu Bai sighed: "I dozed off when I heard it. Anyway, I will make Master angry if I go there, so why bother."
Concubine Hu Shun also sighed: "You still have to go to school hard. What are you doing in the street all day long?"
Zhu Bai: "Don't worry, mother. It doesn't matter if I don't learn these things."
Zhu Ju: "I've finished memorizing it. Master said that as long as I practice well, my handwriting will soon be better than yours."
Zhu Bai: "You can't say that. I just can't write calligraphy with a brush. My hard-pen calligraphy is pretty good. Besides, my calligraphy is called Kuang Cao. Kuang Cao, you know? Most people can't appreciate it."
Zhu Ju said: "Master said that you called the ghost to draw peach charms. If you give Brother Monkey a pen to practice for a few years, you can write better than you."
Zhu Bai: "Tsk, no matter how well you write, it doesn't matter. Let me ask you, what is the square of forty-six?"
Zhu Ju: "What is square?"
Zhu Bai: "What is the formula for inducing trigonometric functions?"
Zhu Ju: “I don’t understand.”
Zhu Bai: "Is yellow round pea dominant or recessive?"
Zhu Ju: "Doudou?"
Zhu Bai: "Hahaha. You don't know these three, so you have the nerve to tell me about studying. Go to school well, little girl."
Zhu Ju threw herself into Concubine Hu Shun's arms and cried: "Wow, mother. He bullied me."
In the end, Zhu Ju blackmailed half a roast chicken and a pack of snacks from Zhu Bai before giving up.
Tsk tsk, only women and villains are difficult to raise.
Zhu Bai held Brother Monkey in his arms and smacked his lips while looking at their retreating figures.
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In order to make Concubine Hu Shun happy, Zhu Bai went to the rear hall of Wenhua to attend class with Zhu Biao today.
Today, Chen Nanbin talks about the Nine Categories of "Hong Fan".
Didn't understand a word.
In fact, he didn't plan to learn anything, he just wanted to ask Chen Nan what he planned to do with this official school.
After asking around, he is trying to fish in troubled waters, ah, no, he wants to pick a few good talents by the way.
After all, the business of his Guanyin Bureau and Guanyinzhuang was so good, they were so short of people.
It would be too time-consuming to select people through examinations.
As soon as Chen Nanbin got out of class, Zhu Bai ran over and saluted him: "Hello, Mr. Chen."
Chen Nanbin said coldly: "What to do? If His Highness wants to inquire about test questions for a friend, you should give up the idea as soon as possible."
Zhu Bai didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and held up his hands: "Master, don't be afraid, I just want to ask you where you plan to open an official school."
If I want to promote someone, why does it take so much trouble to pass the imperial examination?!
Just tell Lao Zhu.
Others recommend it to Lao Zhu. It’s hard to say whether Lao Zhu will like it. What I recommend, Lao Zhu will definitely like.
Chen Nanbin hesitated for a moment and said, "Wei Chen has not found a suitable place for the time being."
Lao Zhu did allocate some money, but that little money was really a drop in the bucket.
Chen Nanbin can only find a way to make up for the remaining shortfalls.
This is a thankless job.
Li Shan is like this because he is weak and unintentional, and he would not use money to do such things.
Liu Bowen and Song Lian were helpless and had no money even if they wanted to.
So Lao Zhu asked in the court which official was willing to work with Chen Nanbin to form the Imperial Academy, but no one said anything.
Lao Zhu could only say that he should recruit students first and then assign Chen Nanbin's subordinates.
Chen Nanbin is still the polished commander now.
Zhu Bai grinned: "If you want a house or money, come to me."
Chen Nanbin pursed his lips and said nothing: How can it be so easy for you, the little King of Hell, to take advantage of you? When the time comes, you will make some excessive demands. If I don't agree, won't you be acting up?
Zhu Bai: "I have no other intention. I just want to select a few people from official schools. As you know, some people are not suitable for studying and writing, but they are good at business."
Chen Nanbin looked suspicious: "Really?"
Zhu Bai said sincerely: "Really."
Chen Nanbin: "Ah, you can choose someone. But you can't choose someone for nothing. As long as your Highness has enough money, you can choose whatever you want."
This official school does not mean that if you ask people to come, they will come.
For example, Zhang San, who has read poetry and books, meets the conditions for official school, but his family is poor and has to earn rations every day. If he comes to go to official school, he may go hungry.
Therefore, it would be best if the government school could also provide him with some living expenses every month so that he would have no worries.
In this way, everyone will want to come to the official school.
The government can select the best among the best, not the tall ones among the short ones.
Of course, in order to eliminate people who just come here to eat and drink, there is also an examination required to enter the official school.
Zhu Bai hesitated and asked, "How much."
Chen Nanbin stretched out a finger: "At least this amount is required in a year."
Zhu Bai breathed a sigh of relief and said, "One thousand taels? No problem."
Chen Nanbin's eyes widened. Actually, he wanted to say one hundred taels.
I didn’t expect Zhu Bai to be so heroic!
I gave him one thousand taels directly!!
It's impossible to fix him.
He calculated that the official school would recruit a hundred people at the beginning, and even if half of them needed funding, Lao Zhu would give them five hundred taels, and Zhu Bai would give them another hundred taels.
That is enough to give these students one tael of silver per month, which is enough for their daily expenses.
If you work in the market, some can earn 30 cents a day, while others can only earn 70 cents a day. If you work every day, you can only earn one or two taels of silver a month.
Zhu Bai stepped forward and grabbed Chen Nanbin's hand: "Master, it's agreed. I will give you one thousand taels of silver, and you will let me choose thirty people every year."
Chen Nanbin swallowed hard and said, "King Xiang, are you sure?"
Compared to the fussy old Zhu, Zhu Bai is simply outrageously generous.
But Zhu Bai is so young, if he turns around and regrets not giving the money, or goes to Lao Zhu to accuse him of blackmail, then he won't be able to explain clearly without having a long mouth all over his body.
Zhu Bai's big eyes were full of sincerity: "Master, don't be afraid, I have nothing but money. Besides, it is my honor to support the educational cause of Ming Dynasty."
As long as you let me pick anyone at random, I'm willing to do anything, not just one thousand taels, but even ten thousand taels.
After all, a good dental broker can help me earn more than a thousand taels a month.
Chen Nanbin's eyes were red, and he bowed his hands respectfully to Zhu Bai: "The humble minister will thank you, Your Highness, on behalf of the poor students in the world."
They always say that Zhu Bai is very stubborn and only knows how to work in camps.
But every time there was a problem in the court, Zhu Bai was the one who came to the rescue.
It makes them, adults who think they are the pillars of the imperial court, really ashamed.
