As the New Year approaches, Taihuai Town has more and more flavors of the New Year. People’s lives are getting better and better these years. During the New Year’s festival, they are more willing to stay at home with their daughter-in-law and children. They have been busy for a whole year, and now it’s time to stop and enjoy when.

Pu Songling's road to the imperial examination was not going well. He hadn't stopped taking exams these years, but he didn't have much hope. He was in his 40s and hadn't passed the Gongsheng. There is no opportunity to develop in the official career, not to mention that he has not yet been able to pass the next exam smoothly.

I'm lucky if I get it, but my life is lost, it's useless to force it if it's not his.

He has lived a good life teaching and writing these years. Two years ago, his old boss died of illness, and he took the children of the Dong family to the provincial capital for an exam. After the exam, he left there to play and relax elsewhere. He has made some achievements in writing. , I don’t have too many friends, and I don’t have to worry about finding a place to live wherever I go.

Then, he and his old friends were invited to visit the newly moved neighbor's house, and then, after dinner, he strolled to the newly built academy not far away.

Yinzhen is young but has a sharp tongue. Where he is there, it is not Yinqi Yin'e's turn to bother to liven up the atmosphere, and even thinks that the two brothers are in the way and directly pushes people aside to play.

"Heh, what a heartless person who loves the new and dislikes the old." Yin Qi has read too many lingering scripts recently, and from time to time, one or two strange words pop up, which are fine to listen to during the day, but are almost taken by the people around him at night. Female ghost possessed.

Yin'e pushed him away, and said as he walked, "Ninth Brother, you should read less scripts. When you return to the capital Khan Ama in a few days, you must check your homework. When the time comes, Khan Ama finds you reading these outside every day." Messy things will definitely be scolded."

"It doesn't matter, I didn't fall behind when I should learn. What's wrong with reading some idle books in my spare time? Khan Ama can't make people's heads hang on their heads every day. Study time to study, rest time to rest, and the emperor can't let people rest." Yin Yin Qi muttered in a low voice, talking about the big truth one after another.

Going out is for playing. If you take your homework and go out, is it still called going out to play? That is called studying in another place.

The two were bickering happily. On the other side, Pu Songling and his old friend were already speechless by the configuration in the academy. It stands to reason that at their age, they would not be too surprised when they see everything. But this newly built academy was really unexpected. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have dreamed that the academy could be built like this.

Since the Liuli Factory can burn large pieces of colored glaze, the price of that thing has gradually dropped. It no longer costs tens of thousands of taels of silver a piece as before, and wealthier merchants can afford it.

The price of glass is not too expensive now, but they have never seen all the rooms in this academy with glass windows. How much does it cost to build such a tall building with so many rooms?

The owner of the book and sword here is magnificent!

Hearing their exclamations, Yinzhen said with a smile on his face, "My elder brother thinks that teaching is the great cause of Fuze's descendants, and it just so happens that the new governor also thinks that the students in Shanxi are not motivated, so he built a three-story building. Jin Academy came to cultivate talents, not only invited Mr. Fu Meifu to be the head of the mountain, but also invited many famous Confucian scholars to teach. Let’s take a look, this whole bamboo house is prepared for the gentlemen. .”

"Brother Ling has a heart." The middle-aged man next to Pu Songling sighed. He is a native of Shanxi and knows the style of study in various places in Shanxi. If Mr. Fu can really be invited out, the reputation of this academy will be greatly improved. out.

The young people who moved in next door didn’t have a local accent, and the elder brother in the family could talk to the new governor, probably the Eight Banners from the capital came out to play, otherwise he really couldn’t think of anyone near Mount Wutai. The academy was built, and the academy was built in such an unusual way that no one could take the time to fiddle with it except for those rich and powerful children who had a lot of money and no land to spend.

Pu Songling didn't think too much about it. Not only did he like fox ghost stories, but he was also very curious about all kinds of new things that he hadn't seen before. Live here for several years.

The students here not only need to learn the Four Books, Five Classics, and the Six Arts of Gentlemen, but also new skills such as physics and chemistry that they have never heard of. After all, although he is a bit older, he is thirty years old and fifty young Jinshi. Students don't seem to be surprised either.

He doesn't think he has the ability to come here to teach, can he come here to study when the academy starts recruiting students, how much can he study here for a year, is there an age limit?

Yinzhen was thinking about how to ask him to stay in the academy to teach, when he heard the person asking about the admission requirements, he froze for a moment and quickly waved his hands, "Sir, don't belittle yourself, with your ability, if you are willing, the academy will welcome you."

So, what followed was a series of polite words of "I can't, I can't, I'm too high-minded", "You can, you can, you are actually very good".

Yin Qi Yin'er watched them coming and going from a distance, and looked at each other, thinking that they probably would never learn the skill of Yinzhen in this life, forget it, they should just be their little wastes honestly.

The two of them wandered to the bamboo building and saw the small study room through the window. They exclaimed and understood why Pu Songling and the others were so shocked. Not to mention Pu Songling, they were also shocked. The things inside were not fully loaded when they came last time. , I didn't expect it to look so chic when fully equipped.

There are desks, bookcases, lounges, and even faucets and toilets. When these things are put on the market, they must be the hen that lays golden eggs again.

"How did you get this thing? I haven't even seen it in the capital. Ninth brother, how many good things have come out of Tianjing these days when my tenth brother and I are away?" Yin'e turned the faucet enthusiastically, not caring about the water cooling Just pick it up with your hands, and have a great time playing at the faucet by yourself.

Yinqi looked at the childish Yin'e with his face on his face, shook his head and sighed that this was the stinky younger brother who went to the house with him in his memory, "There are no such things in the capital, it should be the second brother who asked Huang Luzhuang to study After coming out, Taihuai Town is in Mount Wutai, where there are many bamboos, and it is convenient to bring water to the academy.”

Moreover, the mountain spring water in the mountains is very clean, and it can be used normally after a little purification. You don’t have to worry about water quality problems. It’s good to have a skilled craftsman by your side. The second brother really makes a lot of money.

"It's a pity that there is no water in the Forbidden City, but it doesn't matter. When we leave the palace and open the mansion, we will find a place close to the water. At that time, there will be more craftsmen who have learned how to make these things. We will use them in the mansion then." Yin'er's little girl The abacus was crackling, he wanted to have good things, let Khan Ama look envious in the palace.

"The stinky boy looks very smart, but he is a fool." Yin Qi shook his head seriously, urged the whimsical and silly brother to go out, and then took out his small notebook to write down a few notes.

Their craftsmen are actually very good. Even if they are sometimes a little short of innovation, their ability to imitate is much higher than the current world average. As long as they are given a template, or even an inspiration, they can create better things.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is very capable. The manufacturing office, weaving office, and other yamen under its jurisdiction are basically craftsmen with ancestral craftsmanship, but it is too inefficient to learn the complete set one by one and then polish it finely. Maybe you can try a standardized assembly line.

The assembly line is a good thing. The second brother said that the weapons of the Eight Banners Soldiers have almost changed. Basically, they have changed from horse bows and swords to firearms. The research on firearms by the Ministry of War and Industry is still in full swing. Several batches were eliminated. If the money in the treasury was not enough for them to spend, the firearms of the Eight Banners soldiers and the Green Battalion soldiers could be exchanged every six months.

If the production cost can be reduced, and then find ways to improve production efficiency, then all the soldiers guarding the frontier will be equipped with the most advanced weapons, and the enemies who dare to invade will be beaten.

Brother Nine clenched his fists, as if he had already seen the emergence of a lot of assembly line industrialized factories in the Qing Dynasty under his suggestion. How bold people are and how productive they are, it is not a dream to enter industrialization in one step.

The two brothers wandered around the bamboo building for a while before going out. If the wheelchair was not so convenient for jumping up and down, they even wanted to turn over to the rockery in the forest to have a look.

I have to admit that the scenery here is really good. If they can see the bamboo forest swaying by opening the window when they are studying, they must study better than now. The students of the Imperial College can’t see such a good scenery. People here are cheaper.

They went to the bamboo house for a short while, and Yinzhen had successfully left Pu Songling to teach. Not only Pu Songling himself, but he also expressed that he would write to his friends scattered all over the Qing Dynasty to see if there was anyone. I am willing to come to Mount Wutai for a walk.

Pulling out the radish and bringing out the mud is another big harvest.

Yinzhen was very satisfied with the result, and asked Yin'e to take Yinqi to wander around the town. That night, he ran back to the Bodhisattva to ask the prince and fourth master to ask for credit. The second brother found so many gentlemen. None of Mr. Shan Changdai came, but he was the most powerful, and several of them were scheduled in one day.

The fourth master gave him a blank stare, turned his head and went back to sleep, leaving the crown prince standing there blankly, helpless and furious, what could he do, even if it was the crown prince, he couldn't force him to come to the academy from the time of family reunion in the new year Well, when everyone can walk around the world like Pu Songling?

The stinky boy was still beaten lightly.

Elder Brother Shi groaned for a long time, and as expected, he had another meal of fried pork on bamboo boards. He was beaten by his elder brother on the mountain, and laughed at by his elder brother and younger brother at the foot of the mountain, just like the mouse in the bellows, both left and right were wronged.

He was wronged, and the crown prince felt that he was also wronged. After beating up the brat who stabbed the fire without mercy, he turned his head and pulled the fourth master and began to talk about how difficult he was. He originally wanted those gentlemen and wives to spend a good time at home. Shangyuan Festival, now it seems that it will not be over, and I will come to Taihuai Town on the seventh day of the lunar new year.

They have been delayed in Wutai Mountain for several months, and they can't justify not returning to Beijing. Seeing the academy is on the right track earlier, it's easy to be happy, and things will be busy after the next year, so he can ignore the stinky face of their family Khan Ama If you don't return to Beijing for a month, the younger ones won't do, their mothers are still waiting in the palace.

So, before the taste of the new year dissipated, low-key and simple carriages came to Wutai Mountain one after another, and received these gentlemen who came from afar. You can't let others finish their work and leave them to take their political achievements leisurely.

If Shanxi Xuetai knew what the prince was thinking, he would definitely hold His Royal Highness’s thigh and cry in fear. The style of study in Shanxi is different from other places. It’s like going to Mongolia to let those Mongolian teenagers get off their horses to read and write. In Shanxi Persuading students is more difficult than going to the blue sky.

It's not that he is incompetent, but that he really doesn't have that ability.

Mr. Fu Meifu, the newly appointed head of the mountain, just got off the carriage when he saw Xuezheng, who was smiling brightly and enthusiastically. He was so frightened that he tore off two of his beards. I have dealt with the old man before, so it’s okay to be enthusiastic about the old man before, but after falling down with the old man these years, no one has touched a hot face or a cold butt, why is he sick again now.

Fu Mei kept muttering in her heart, struggling to maintain a calm face, followed Xuezheng's guidance to the residence arranged for him by the academy, and then began his journey of shock.

After Xuezheng finished introducing all kinds of novelty items in the bamboo house, Fu Shanzhang finally came to his senses, and then asked solemnly, "Xuetai, the academy can bring family members, can I bring my father here to take care of him?" ?”

Shanxi Academy? ? ?

There is such a good thing!

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