Why did the Imperial College attract scholars? Firstly, it was a royal school, and there were indeed many ancient books and classics for people to study, and many great scholars who could answer people's questions.
More importantly, the treatment in the Royal School is definitely different.
Having one meal a day is already very enviable, and having two new sets of clothes every year when the season changes makes countless poor scholars drool with envy.
However, the enviable treatment of the Imperial College is nothing compared to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Why would you compete with a unit that can produce its own output? Are you worthy?
At this moment, Li Xiang did not hide his desire to show off his wealth at all. He just wanted to tell everyone present that if you want to compete with our Chinese Academy of Sciences in wealth, I am not targeting anyone, everyone here is my younger brother!
The annual dividends from the perfume alone are enough to keep all the people in the Chinese Academy of Sciences fat and prosperous, not to mention the research results from other departments.
Not to mention the Imperial College, a government office that relies on funding from above for its own income, even the Ministry of Revenue of the Great Qi Dynasty, do you think they have the confidence to compete?
Sun Jijiu was going crazy, not because the Imperial College was crushed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in terms of financial resources, but because he clearly saw that the words "Chinese Academy of Sciences" were embroidered on the clothes that Li Xiang took out!
When Sun Jijiu thought about the large number of people walking around in the Imperial College wearing such clothes in the future, he said that he was about to burst into pieces.
"Is this something a human could come up with?" Sun Jijiu said that if the guy who came up with this method was a human, he would eat...
Sun Jijiu had not counted the ratio of wealthy families and poor families among the scholars, but he was sure that there were many poor scholars and everyone's life was relatively tight.
More than a dozen new clothes a year, this is not welfare, this is simply doing charity.
You can wear the clothes yourself, take them home to have them altered into other clothes for your family, or even take them to a pawn shop to exchange for silver.
No matter which operation is carried out, it can make life much easier for these scholars.
Do you think these scholars are grateful to the Chinese Academy of Sciences and whether they have any good thoughts towards it?
If one or two of these scholars actually pass the imperial examination and enter the imperial court in the future, will they be more inclined towards the Chinese Academy of Sciences?
What’s even more terrible is that these people are wandering around Beijing wearing the uniforms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This is the best movable signboard.
In the future, when I attend a poetry reading or something like that, other scholars will know about the existence of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
And once you put on this outfit, it is equivalent to entering a circle.
Regardless of whether you are really studying at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, as long as you are wearing such clothes, you will feel a sense of closeness to people wearing the same clothes, and everyone will unconsciously huddle together for warmth.
This is much more powerful than the so-called hometown association because it includes more scholars and a wider range.
Sun Jijiu could even foresee that in the near future, a new political group would emerge in the court, that is, the Chinese Academy of Sciences faction.
It might seem like giving out so many new clothes would cost him a lot of money, but compared to the benefits he could gain, this amount of money was a drop in the bucket. The person who came up with this idea was truly incredibly intelligent.
As long as the quality of the clothes is not too bad, this trick of winning people's hearts is unstoppable.
Just as Sun Jijiu was thinking this, a candidate next to him almost said, "What kind of material is this? It's extremely soft to the touch!"
The candidates who had already received the clothes hurriedly looked through the clothes in their hands and showed great interest in the fabrics of the clothes.
Li Xiang smiled slightly and said, "This is a brand new fabric, another invention of our Chinese Academy of Sciences. As for the main ingredients of this fabric, I won't disclose them, after all, it is a confidential matter. All you need to know is that this fabric is incomparable to previous fabrics in terms of comfort and durability."
As she spoke, Li Xiang silently added in her heart that the cost must naturally be much cheaper than the previous fabrics, otherwise how could the teacher be willing to give each person more than a dozen pieces.
At this time, someone else sighed and said, "It is indeed a good material, but it is too thin. It will be very cold to wear in winter."
"Hey, brother, you're so confused. When winter comes, just add a few more layers of clothing. Besides, didn't they say you can get a lot of clothes? If you really don't want to, just layer them up."
"Brother, what you said makes sense. Listening to your words really enlightened me!"
Looking at the group of people in front of her discussing how many layers of clothing they should wear to keep warm, Li Xiang smiled again and said, "Everyone, listen to me again. What you have in your hands now are the spring and autumn styles. When the weather gets colder, we will give you the winter styles."
"I can give you a sneak peek here. You've probably all heard that the Imperial Master has developed a brand new wool weaving machine. The clothes you'll be wearing will be made of that material. You can wear it as clothing during the day and as a blanket at night to keep warm."
"Then I'll take out two more and modify them for my family. That way, they won't be afraid of the cold in winter anymore."
"They say that scholars can't help their families at all until they pass the imperial examination. My teacher and I both think this is wrong. Let's take advantage of this opportunity and let everyone in our family benefit from it!"
Li Zhuo's down-to-earth words warmed the hearts of many poor scholars present.
Many people looked at the little prince with noticeably more affectionate eyes!
This change was naturally noticed by others. The guards responsible for Li Xiang's safety looked at each other and saw excitement in each other's eyes.
It is truly a blessing for the little prince to be able to have Master Lu as his teacher.
Before, these guards didn’t understand why a person of such noble status as the little prince was asked to serve as a guide for these scholars, but now they understood.
Such a good opportunity to show kindness must of course be given to the little prince.
All the guards felt that this was the immortal master paving the way for the little prince!
Even if the little prince cannot ascend to the throne in the future, he will definitely be a wise prince.
As long as the little prince does well in the future, these guards will definitely have a comfortable life.
The leading captain secretly thought in his heart that after returning, he must tell the brothers who accompanied Fan Zeng on the mission this time that they must protect Fan Zeng's safety at all costs.
They are the little prince's junior brothers, and they will be his right-hand men in the future. Whether the brothers' families can have a good life in the future depends on these people!
Looking at the joyful people around him, Sun Jijiu was completely numb.
He felt that only his hurt world was complete!
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