Chapter 394： Yang's private school

Chapter 394 Yang’s Private School

The villagers knew that Jiang Ning must have a lot of money now that he was a marquis, but they were still shocked to know that their family had spent so much money at once, and their eyes changed when they saw Old Man Yang and his wife.

Some people came forward to please and compliment, "Uncle, your eldest daughter-in-law is really amazing! Even if we earn in a lifetime, we will never make so much money! No wonder everyone wants to do business!"

They know that Jiangning has built several workshops to make rice paper, wine, and bricks, but they don't know how much money they can make from these businesses. Now they are all thinking about it secretly.

The village chief just wanted to inform the villagers of the matter, and did not want to confuse everyone's minds, so he immediately frowned in displeasure.

Old Man Yang smiled gently, very modestly, "What are you talking about! If nothing else, the reward from the palace is more than just the silver for the boss's meritorious service, not to mention the farm shop. These are the foundation. As for doing business, this old man still has I really don’t understand. I only know that when you go out to do business, you have to train your own bodyguards and hire an **** team.

The boss has trained a hundred guards. I heard that it costs several thousand taels of silver every year, and hiring bodyguards also costs several thousand taels. If you make money, it's fine, but if you lose money, it's okay."

Old man Yang did not say all the words.

The young people in the village didn’t believe it, “Uncle! You didn’t mean to scare us, did you? We were just curious and didn’t think anything of it!”

Old Man Yang sneered angrily: "Is the old man trying to scare you? You can go to the town and see for yourself. There are so many merchants passing by in Dashan Town. You just need to take a few pennies with you and go out and find a tea shed inn to sit for a while. If you want to know Why can’t you ask me? Why do you need me, a bad old man who has never seen the world, to scare you?”

"That's right! I was on my way to a big market a while ago and I heard that several caravans encountered fierce bandits in Western Sichuan Prefecture. Not only were most of the goods robbed, but dozens of guards were also killed. They escaped day and night, passing by We only stopped to repair it when we were in Dashan Town. It looks terrible!" Ms. Zhang felt a tremble in her heart when she thought of the rumors in the town a few days ago.

Her husband, Yang Yong, is not very agile. Even if he works hard, the situation at home is not good in the village. Years ago, Yang Yong said that he wanted to go out with his son Yang Xiao to have a try. Naturally, she and her daughter-in-law were opposed to it, but When a man's mind is not at home, she can't even stop him. Usually people think she is alarmist if she talks too much, but now she just takes this opportunity to say it.

Pang said with a white face: "I have also heard about this, but I heard that it did not happen in Western Sichuan Prefecture, but in Guang'an Prefecture. Guang'an Prefecture is adjacent to our Quzhou Prefecture. If the bandits come to our territory, they will be in trouble. It’s dangerous!”

"Ouch! You are all wrong. The news I heard was that bandits were encountered in our Quzhou Prefecture, not Guang'an Prefecture or Western Sichuan Prefecture." An elderly grandma argued.

Everybody changed their faces.

The young man swallowed his saliva in fear and said, "The more I say this, the more scary it becomes."

The village chief was still a little worried at first, but when he thought of the officers and soldiers stationed in the upper reaches of the Wei River, his heart calmed down again, and he said with a normal expression: "So don't think about what is available and what is not available all day long. The life of our village is already better than that of many villages. It’s important to run the village’s workshops properly, and don’t miss out on the field work. I remember Mr. Hou said that they need a lot of spicy peppers. If you are willing to plant more, you can grow more. Mr. Hou will collect it, and the price will definitely be fair. "

Hearing what the village chief said, everyone stopped thinking about going out and venturing out. Even Yang Yong did not dare to go far away again.

Zhang breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, all the villagers put all their thoughts on the construction of village schools. Village schools are beneficial to the country in a big way, and benefit the village and the people in a small way. The establishment of a village school is of great significance to the entire village. You’ve known Peach Blossom Village before watching it.

With the more than 2,000 taels given by Jiang Ning, the village chief decided to build a large courtyard with green bricks and tiles after consultation with everyone, which only cost more than 100 taels.

The second-entry courtyard that Old Man Yang mentioned before has also been expanded into a third-entry courtyard, with six more small side courtyards and a large activity courtyard.

The villagers worked together to complete the project before it snowed. At this time, Jiang Ning's housekeeper who stayed in the village took several plaques and gave them to the village chief, "My wife asked Academician Zhong of Quzhou Academy, Mr. Ming of Mapu Academy, Master Ji, the prefect, Mrs. Ming San, and our wife to inscribe, Arranged by the village chief.”

The village chief was flattered and carefully asked someone to put down the plaque. Although he couldn't understand what was written on it, these were inscriptions by famous scholars in Quzhou. When the news spread, many people would definitely come here to admire it. They didn't need to ask Mr. Sad.

The village chief immediately asked the villagers to hang up the plaque. On the door of the village school was the inscription "Yang's Private School" inscribed by Jiang Ning. Walking inside, there was the inscription "Learning has no end" inscribed by Zhong Bohan hanging in the center of the school, with Ming Dynasty inscriptions on both sides. The old man and Ji Wuya wrote "Knowing Shame and Ming Li" and "Being Tireless in Teaching".

Mrs. Ming San’s inscription is hung on the back side of the school, which reads: "A gentleman is upright and solemn, and he stands like a pine and a cypress."

Hung a few plaques, the whole private school immediately gave people a solemn feeling. The villagers did not dare to speak loudly inside, and even walked a little awkwardly.

The housekeeper came over to take a look, nodded with satisfaction, and then took out some framed calligraphy and paintings, "Village chief, these calligraphy and paintings are the work of Mr. Quzhou Academy. They can be used for decoration."

The village chief swallowed hard, his lips trembling with excitement, "Thank you so much, madam! It's just that the old man can't read, how can he pass?"

The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, and thoughtfully asked him to take action directly.

Coupled with these calligraphy and paintings, as well as the neatly arranged tables and chairs, the private school is already in a decent state, except for the teacher and students.

The village chief expressed his worries.

The housekeeper suggested: "We have a good relationship with the county government. If the village chief has no connections, he might as well talk to the county magistrate himself. As long as the county government helps spread the news, why worry about outsiders not knowing that our village has a private school?"

“That makes sense!” The village chief was delighted and happily took Old Man Yang and Old Man Yang to the county together.

In just two days, several talented people came here.

Several of them were scholars who failed to take the exams after the reform of the imperial examination system.

How could the village chief know so much? He immediately broke out in a sweat and had to ask Gao Yong and others for help.

Niu Yiwu grinned and said: "Village chief, today is different from the past. One gentleman is not enough. You need to hire a few more, such as those who understand construction, those who understand arithmetic, those who understand medicine, and those who understand the Four Books and Five Classics. By the way, there are also You can hire a martial arts master for the children to strengthen their bodies, so that they don't end up like weak chickens in the Gongyuan."

The village chief was dumbfounded and frightened. He covered his chest and looked at Old Man Yang, "How much money will this cost?"

Old man Yang himself was confused and shook his head subconsciously.

Niu Yiwu took the initiative to stand up and coughed twice, "Actually, it doesn't cost much money. A gentleman can give me three taels of silver and some food every month. After all, we can't compare with those big academies here, right?"

The village chief nodded vigorously and thought to himself, one gentleman has three taels of silver, five taels of silver is equivalent to fifteen taels of silver, which is one hundred and eighty taels a year, including food.

The old man had been poor all his life and was powerless about money for the first time. He almost cried.