Go to ancient times and engage in construction

The courtyard group used as the student dormitory of the North College was originally the place where Prince Zhao Chongji lived.In the middle of the courtyard is a small garden planted with all kinds of exotic flowers and plants. The three sides of the courtyard are houses with blue bricks and blue tiles, and the other side is the courtyard door for entry and exit. There are more than a dozen exquisite houses in the courtyard, which are divided into one by one. Two students are arranged to live in each room, and more than 20 students can basically be accommodated in one courtyard.

"Brother Fu, we are really destined!" Yang He was very happy when he entered the door and saw that his roommate was Fu Chou.

"Yang..." Fu Chou arrived one step ahead of Yang He, and was making his own bed. The person in front of him, he only remembered the surname Yang, but didn't remember his name.

"I'm Yang He, a native of Lu, seven out of ten this year." Yang He put his big cloth bag on the empty bed in the room, and reintroduced himself to Fu Chou.

"Fu Chou, from Northeast County, is also seventeen this year." Northeast County is the compensation land that Wu State obtained from Tang State. It is a county established by Wu Guogang, and most of the people in the county are from Tang State.

After the two teenagers talked about their ages, they realized that they were the same year, and they felt closer. They each reported their birth months. Yang He was two months older than Fu Chou. Congratulations to Brother Yang.

"The houses prepared by the college for students are really good, much more refined than the houses in my home." Yang He originally thought that the free accommodation provided by the college for students would not be much better, but he didn't expect it to be a good house with a small garden.

"Although the room is exquisite, there are too many people living in it." Fu Chou felt that living in a courtyard with more than [-] people was a bit too much.

"There are lots of people so it's lively, Brother Fu, after we have settled our things properly, we should go to the next door to visit our classmates."

Yang He unwrapped his big baggage, which contained two sets of washed white clothes and a pair of patched cloth shoes.

Apart from the poor clothes in the baggage, the rest are bamboo slips.Yang He took out the bamboo slips and put them on a bookcase next to his bed. In each dormitory, each student is equipped with a bed, a bookcase, and a chair.

"Brother Yang, Chou has this intention." Fu Chou was also thinking about getting in touch with his classmates.

While the two were discussing, a few young people walked in from the door. These young people were admitted to the North College after taking the promotion exam in February. They have been studying in the North College for several months. The first group of students was also the first to live in this courtyard.

"Haha, the students in our courtyard are the most special, they come from various princely countries." Wei Zhong, the oldest among the young people, heard that Yang He was from the State of Lu, and immediately shouted.

"Brother Wei is not from Wu country?" Yang He was curious.

"Well, I was originally from Wei, but now I can only be regarded as from Wu." Wei Zhong's tone seemed to be sentimental, but his expression was not much lost. He was a child of a prominent family in Wei. Flee to Chen Guo.

The Wei family was out of danger, and everyone in the family disagreed about where to go.The patriarch of the Wei family dreamed of restoring the Wei family's former prosperity, and thought that the state of Chu would support a son to seek restoration of the country, but a considerable number of people in the clan thought that the hope of restoring the country was too slim, and they didn't want to waste the wealth that the Wei family brought out of the country there. These Wei people just want to live their lives in peace and stability. Wei Zhong's uncle is a representative of this opinion. He is a businessman who has a good impression of Wu State and advocates the family He moved to the state of Wu to live a comfortable life.

After the discussion of the whole family, the Wei family split into two factions. One group went to Chu State to follow the exiled Mr. Wei Shi, in order to restore the country to Japan. The other group followed Wei Zhong's uncle to Kangcheng to settle down. Wei Zhong and his family arrived Cannes happened to coincide with the promotion exam on February [-]. All the young children of the Wei family took the exam. Wei Zhong entered the top [-] and was able to directly enter the North College for further study.

"Brother Wei, why did you live in the dormitory?" Yang He saw that Wei Zhong was dressed brightly, and the accessories on his waist were all precious jade. He couldn't help wondering why Wei Zhong, who had a good financial situation, chose to live in the dormitory of the North College.

"My junior doesn't know something. The tutor not only teaches during the day, but also often goes to the college to hold classes at night." Wei Zhong suddenly beamed with joy when he said this. "Besides, Mr. Ming and General Chu will come to explain the lessons to us when they are free."

"Oh, Mr. Ming and General Chu are also teaching us personally?" Fu Chou's eyes sparkled.

"Master Ming and General Chu are busy with government affairs during the day, and they only come to teach students when they are free at night." Wei Zhong lives in the academy, and he just doesn't want to miss the opportunity to attend lectures.

"It is said that the young master is the most handsome in the world, and Yang really wants to see his true face first." After Yang He arrived in Cannes, what Yang He heard most was the various deeds of Zheng Yuming and Chu Chaohui.

"Young master Ming is not only the first in demeanor, but also the first in knowledge. The abyss in his chest is beyond what you and I can imagine." The faces of the students who came to visit with Wei Zhong were full of admiration. These people were not from Wu, and there were two One is a son of aristocrats in Chu, and the other is a scholar of Chen State.

"Haha, the two juniors will witness the demeanor of Mr. Ming and General Chu sooner or later. Today we meet for the first time. Mrs. Wei invites everyone to the market for a glass of sake. Please don't refuse the two juniors." Wei Zhong is very personable. Hearty and hospitable.

Seeing Wei Zhong's sincere face, Yang He quickly thanked him: "Then Yang was disrespectful, and Brother Fu just harassed Senior Wei."

Fu Chou frowned, he didn't have much affection for Wei Zhong, and Wei Zhong seemed a little heartless when his mother country was destroyed.However, although Fu Chou had opinions on Wei Zhong, he didn't show it on his face, nor did he refuse Wei Zhong's invitation. After all, he was not familiar with the place in Cannes, and he needed acquaintances to introduce him to the situation here.

The group walked out of the yard talking and laughing, and met two plainly dressed students head-on. Wei Zhong greeted them warmly and extended an invitation to them at the same time.

"Thank you Senior Wei for your kindness. My brothers and I have to go to the workshop to work and study."

"Oh, let's meet again next time when we have time." Wei Zhong didn't force it, and after saying goodbye to the two work-study students, he took Yang He and his party out through the back door of the college.

"Senior Wei, what is a work-study program?" Yang He went to Wei Zhong to ask for advice.

"They are students who are financially distressed. They use their spare time to work in the workshop of the college to earn money to make ends meet." Wei Zhong explained.

"Oh, where can I work?" Yang He's eyes lit up. The subsidy given by the college is only enough to maintain daily life. If Yang He wants to buy clothes and school supplies, he has to think of other ways.

"The college has a special work-study recommendation office. Brother Yang can apply for it if he needs it." Seeing Yang He's clothes, Wei Zhong knew that Yang He's family's financial situation was not good, so he immediately explained to Yang He in detail.

"He came to the right place." Yang He let out a long sigh of relief. After knowing that there was a way to earn daily expenses, his uneasy heart fell to the ground. He turned back and asked Fu Chou, who was walking dull-headed. "Brother Fu, are you going to work-study program?"

"Me?" Fu Chou opened his mouth and didn't know how to answer. Fu Chou's education told him since he was a child that scholars have a noble status and cannot work with craftsmen and craftsmen, let alone work in workshops like craftsmen. Scholars should specialize for the king. Effectiveness is right.

"Hehe, if Brother Fu's family background is good, there is no need to waste that time for living expenses." Wei Zhong glanced at Fu Chou's body, judging from Fu Chou's appearance and clothes, he was in good condition.

"Let's talk about this later." Fu Chou's face darkened, unwilling to continue this topic.

The place where Wei Zhong treats guests is a hotel that has just opened for half a year. This hotel is different from the original wine shop in Cannes. It not only sells wine, but also sells meals, snacks and various snacks.

The hotel is a newly built three-story building. The old house at the original location was burned down during Yi Ji's rebellion last year, and the owner of the house also died in the war.At the end of last year, this most severely burned street was rebuilt, and the ruined walls on both sides of the street were torn down and neatly rebuilt with three-story buildings.Apart from compensating the real estate of the original owners, these buildings are all rented out, and the rental income goes to Wu Wangsheng's inner treasury, because the funds for rebuilding the street are paid by Xihou, and these newly built buildings are of course owned by Xihou's heirs.

When Wei Zhong and his party arrived, it was at noon, and the hotel was crowded with people, and a young man in Tsing Yi limped over with a cloth scarf on his shoulders.

"Bachelor, do you want a hall or a private room?" The young man obviously knew Wei Zhong, and knew that Wei Zhong was a student of the North College.

"Shop, do you have a larger private room?"

"There happens to be a big box upstairs."

Wei Zhong pointed to Yang He and Fu Chou with a smile and said: "These two are my new classmates. Today is the first time I go to your restaurant to drink. The cooks of your restaurant must do their best to treat me well."

"Bachelors, don't worry, our restaurant has just launched a few new dishes this month. They are delicious, and I'm sure you'll be satisfied." The young man in Tsing Yi asked Wei Zhong and his party to go upstairs.

The private room was indeed as big as the young man in Tsing Yi said, and the window of the private room just faced the street. When the wooden window was opened, one could have a panoramic view of the street.

The young man in Tsing Yi poured tea for the guests in the box, took the menu Wei Zhong ordered, limped out of the room, and went downstairs to the kitchen to place an order.

"What happened to this man's leg?" Yang He felt that the young man's foot was weird.

"It's a prosthetic leg." A student who came with him told Yang He that the young man in Tsing Yi had a leg amputated, and now he is wearing a wooden prosthesis.

"Junior Yang, this young man is originally Ulsan Huben, his leg was disabled when he attacked the rebels last year." Wei Zhong is a frequent guest of the hotel and is very familiar with the service staff in the hotel.

"It's a pity." Yang He felt sorry for the young people. If it wasn't for the disability, as a tiger who has made great achievements in supporting him, he would have a bright future in the future, and he wouldn't be reduced to a hotel's sophomore like he is now.

"Actually, he's not bad like this." Wei Zhong took a sip of tea, he liked the green tea of ​​this hotel very much.

"That's not bad?" Yang He was stunned, and he was reduced to a servant.

"Do you know how much this hotel earns in a day?" Wei Zhong shook his head, stretched out a palm and flipped it over. "At least twenty gold income per day."

"What does the hotel's income have to do with this disabled tiger?" Yang He didn't understand.

"Hey, he opened this hotel, no, he and Pao Ze jointly funded and opened it!"

After the attack on Cannes was over, many wounded soldiers were permanently disabled after being cured, and had to receive a generous pension to be discharged from the army.It is very difficult for disabled soldiers to return to their hometowns to farm, but if they don't farm, they will have nothing to do with their pensions.After Zheng Yuming thought about it, he arranged for various technical trainings for these disabled soldiers. After the disabled soldiers learned the skills, they could start a small business with the pension funds in hand, so that they could avoid getting into trouble after the pension funds ran out.

The lame tiger who runs the hotel learned cooking from Mrs. Su. After three months of learning, he and a few comrades who also retired from the army due to disabilities bought five new three-story buildings with pension funds. Opened a restaurant.On this new street, there are three or four small shops opened by disabled veterans. After learning the skills, more Ulsan disabled soldiers choose to return to Ulsan and Nanbu to open shops and workshops. There are more business opportunities than Cannes. .

"So that's how it is. If every vassal state can arrange for the disabled soldiers of the royal court, why worry that the soldiers are not brave?" Yang He sighed, thinking of the disabled tigers in his country. Disabled in battle, not only did not receive a pension, but was also abandoned by the royal court. After being disabled, many tigers returned home silently and lived on the relief of their families.If it is not Huben, but civilian auxiliary soldiers, the situation is even worse, because their status is lower than Huben, they cannot receive proper medical treatment after injury, and often do not even enjoy the opportunity to be disabled, and they pass away due to wound infection.

"Hehe, Wu country is a very peculiar place. You will have a deep understanding after staying here for a long time." Wei Zhong raised his teacup and drank it down. He has only lived in Cannes for half a year, and he has already fallen in love with it. here.

"I think the most desirable place in Cannes is that as long as you have real talents here, you don't need a family to recommend you to the king, and you can still make it to the top." A student from Chu State expressed his feelings. A student in Chu State has no connections and no aristocratic family's approval, so he cannot enter the royal court's administrative system at all. However, Wu State's three-year promotion exam gave this Chu State student the hope of embarking on an official career.

"That's right, even if you come from a lowly background, as long as you have real talents and learning, you will surely win! Wei asserts here that Wu will become the top six in just five years!" Wei Zhong clapped the case loudly. call.

The students were infected by Wei Zhong's remarks, and expressed their thoughts one after another. Only Fu Chou's face became paler and his lips became tighter and tighter.