Seeing Li Zhengdong's surprise, the magistrate just smiled and said no more. He also reminded Li Zhengdong to keep his mouth shut.

Li Zhengdong left with full of doubts and returned to his office to organize various documents and materials in preparation for accompanying Xia Zhongshi to inspect the salt field tomorrow.

Reform? The key words the magistrate had mentioned suddenly occurred to Lao Li, who pondered them for a long time. Could it be that the rules of government were about to change, that the world was about to change?

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Where has the spring breeze of reform reached, and how many people have felt the changes that affect them?

For the emperor in the Forbidden City, he could only make judgments based on his imagination, secret reports, and memorials submitted from various places.

Of course, this is not comprehensive. As Master Shen Lang, he still has a few friends in commoner clothing, and their number is still increasing.

The gathering place outside the palace has been expanded, the large house next to it has been bought, the courtyard wall has been broken through, and it has been arranged to look like a school in later generations.

There are not only laboratories with complete experimental equipment and materials, but also libraries, dormitories, and a sports field outdoors.

After Xu Fuyuan, Xia Yunyi and others finished their tour, they once again saw the elusive Master Shen Lang in the hall.

In terms of cultural level, these people are fully qualified, even the emperor would feel ashamed of himself.

After several months of supplementary mathematics and an introduction to natural sciences, Zhu Youxiao believed that they were ready to continue their studies in junior high school.

In addition to familiar ones such as Xu Fuyuan, Xia Yunyi, and Zhang Yita, there are also several good students recommended by new professors who will stay here to learn new knowledge and be exposed to the world's most advanced science.

As the saying goes: A master can only lead you to the door, but the practice is up to you.

Zhu Youxiao didn't know how much these people could learn from the textbooks he compiled. It all depended on personal understanding, and he had no control over it. It wasn't that his textbooks were poorly compiled.

Logically speaking, these people's cultural level should be higher than that of elementary school students, but Zhu Youxiao is limited by the things and information they are exposed to in daily life, so he cannot make a hasty judgment.

But scientists are only one in a thousand, one in ten thousand. Who dares to say that catching one will make him a talent? Zhu Youxiao would be satisfied if he could find a few people who could understand most of it and teach the students of Shaoying Academy after a year or two.

After greeting everyone, sitting down to drink tea and exchanging brief pleasantries, Zhu Youxiao went straight to the point and told everyone the next arrangements.

"I'm sure you've all been informed that you'll be studying in seclusion here for two months." Zhu Youxiao looked around at the sixteen people in the hall with a warm smile on his face. "Although you all are eager to learn and extremely eager to gain new knowledge, I still want to confirm with you one last time to see if anyone regrets withdrawing."

Everyone looked at each other, and finally all their eyes focused on Zhu Youxiao.

"Brother Chen." Xu Fuyuan said with a smile: "Anyone who regrets would not come here. See, everyone is very determined!"

Zhu Youxiao nodded with a smile, and signaled his servants to open the box. There were three books for each person, all newly printed, made of high-quality paper, and emitting the fragrance of ink.

"These three books are the product of the painstaking research of several geniuses." Zhu Youxiao's expression grew serious, and he spoke in a deep voice, "These predecessors have passed away, leaving us to study and understand thoroughly, and pass on this knowledge. This precious knowledge is not only a national treasure, but will also benefit the people. I hope you will work hard and make it worthy of your predecessors, the country, and the people."

This was said in a very noble and great way, and everyone's faces became serious, staring eagerly at the book on the table.

The fruits of the labor of genius and predecessors have the same strong appeal to them as martial arts secret manuals have to martial arts enthusiasts.

"No one will teach you, so you can only discuss and learn from each other." Zhu Youxiao didn't have that much time, and he also wanted to see how far these young talents could go in self-study.

With a wave of his hand, the servants passed the book to everyone one by one. An impatient person flipped open the book and found a page of incomprehensible symbols. Their eyes widened. Could it be a heavenly book?

Zhu Youxiao chuckled and thought of an excuse to leave.

If more people opened the book and read it, the questions they asked would probably be enough for him to answer all night long.

Before he could open his mouth to speak, a man rushed into the hall while shouting, "That's right, that's right. Mr. Shen, Mr. Shen, you are right. Only by calculating in this way can the ratio be correct..."

Everyone was attracted by this guy who suddenly appeared, and had no idea what nonsense he was mumbling.

"Old Song, calm down, calm down." Zhu Youxiao rolled his eyes, raised his hand to signal his subordinate and bodyguard to stay calm, and stood up to comfort Song Yingxing repeatedly.

Song Yingxing looked disheveled and his clothes were full of wrinkles. I don’t know how many days it had been since he had washed or changed them.

Song Yingxing, however, didn't care about his image. He ran to Zhu Youxiao, holding the book in his left hand and pointing with his right hand. He said excitedly: "It's so exquisite, the equation is so exquisite. Just by deducing and calculating on paper, he can get the best formula..."

Zhu Youxiao chuckled and said, "Old Song, if you continue your research, you will discover more exquisite things."

After a pause, he gestured, "These are all young talents who will be studying and researching physical chemistry. Get along well with them in the future. They still need your guidance, Old Song, on some issues."

Song Yingxing moved here before the New Year and was exposed to new knowledge. Zhu Youxiao gave him some guidance here, but he still reported a fake name - Shen Lang.

After looking around with wide eyes, Song Yingxing curled his lips and said, "They want to learn, but do they have the brains to do it?"

With that, he turned and walked away, muttering, "Hurry up, there's still one more experiment to do. We can't waste time with these scholars."

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