Recently, Lu Chen often goes to the library and invites the old scholars in the library to dinner every now and then.
After everyone's relationships had been discussed, Lu Chen expressed his own thoughts.
"I want to establish a School of Arts within the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and I hope you will join me."
"In theory, our Faculty of Arts doesn't offer basic teaching. Our main purpose is to enable you to better study Confucian classics and promote the development of Confucianism."
"You are all masters of Confucianism, and you have all made significant contributions to it. As you've seen, many of Confucian thought has been lost in the long river of history. It would be a great pity if this brilliant culture could not be passed on."
"The Academy of Arts I want to build is different from places like the Imperial College's Hongwenguan. We only study the most profound knowledge here!"
Lu Chen had wanted to do this for a long time. Ever since he knew that the library he built had attracted countless Confucian scholars, he wanted to set up the Literature Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
If the world's top Confucian scholars could really join the School of Literature, then neither Sun Jijiu nor Director Cao would have the courage to even look up when they see him in the future.
I won’t compete with you for students anymore, I’m going to compete for teachers directly!
Obviously, the person who could sit together with Lu Chen and eat and drink for such a long time still had a good impression of Lu Chen, and also had a very good impression of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
In fact, when Lu Chen was making the early layout, he had already informed the people below that they would provide free accommodation for any respected old gentleman who came to the library.
The old man is old, and it is inconvenient for him to run back and forth. It would be better for him to live directly with us.
We offer single rooms with 24-hour hot water, comfortable beds, clean and bright rooms, and you can also bring two servants.
How much time is wasted on the road running back and forth every day. If we could save this time and devote it all to the study of Confucianism, how wonderful it would be.
Aren’t you curious about what the library looks like at night when it’s brightly lit?
The old gentlemen were naturally happy to accept this kindness. They were all people who devoted themselves to studying, and many of them did not live a very wealthy life.
Not only does this place provide accommodation, but it also provides free food, which is really thoughtful.
At that time, Mou Ping discussed this matter with Lu Chen. He felt that providing accommodation was already very good, and meals were free, so he wondered if it was too much.
Lu Chen said that this was nothing. As long as these people could gradually like the Chinese Academy of Sciences, he could even give them free houses and cars, let alone free meals.
"What's the key to this plan? The key is to make these elderly people feel that this is their home and to make them dependent on this place."
"Humans are amazing creatures. When they stay in an environment for a long time, they will unconsciously protect it."
"When they decide they don't want to bother with the rest of their lives anymore and just want to stay in our library and study, do you think they will still refuse my invitation?"
The fact was just as Lu Chen expected. When he put forward this idea, the old gentlemen only thought about it for a moment and then readily agreed.
There is no way. It’s not that they don’t love Confucianism, it’s just that Lu Chen gave too much.
Lu Chen promised that as long as they joined the School of Arts, the Chinese Academy of Sciences would immediately allocate them a house, the kind that could accommodate the whole family.
What? You're saying there aren't any houses like this now? That's not a problem. There's a large empty area behind here. It wouldn't be difficult to build some housing for family members.
In addition, there is salary. Their salary is directly based on the salary of a fifth-rank official, and they also have various benefits, including but not limited to arranging a way out for their children at home, gifts during festivals, free medical care, etc.
What attracts these old men the most is the free medical care. They often read books in the library during this period, so it is inevitable that they will feel uncomfortable somewhere.
At this time, they would go to the medical school to ask for help. You know what, after being treated by those doctors, their health is indeed much better than before.
What made them even happier was that the facilities and systems at the medical school were quite advanced, at least they had never seen anything like it before.
Many old gentlemen feel that compared with medical schools, all century-old clinics are not up to par.
Some royal relatives have a deep understanding of this.
Just these past two days, Prince Duan came to the medical school to seek medical treatment and medicine.
The old man is old, so it is inevitable that he has three highs. He had a lot of social activities recently, and he had a lot of fish and meat, which directly caused his endocrine system to be disordered.
During those two days, Prince Duan felt really uncomfortable all over and couldn't find what was wrong with him. Finally, he came to the medical school, where they advised him to eat a light diet and get enough rest.
Prince Duan was a powerful man in Da Qi. There were few things he couldn't do in Da Qi, but it was really difficult for him to eat a light diet and get enough rest.
Given their family’s living conditions, they have to use broth to stir-fry vegetables, and the steamed buns are made of chestnut flour. How can he eat a light diet?
As for paying attention to rest, that's even more nonsense. He has a lot of beautiful wives and concubines at home. He wants to rest, but his wives don't agree!
In the end, he decided not to go back and just stay at the medical school.
He found that the wards at the medical school were particularly clean and the food was pretty good. The most important thing was that he could rest here without all the messy things bothering him, and he could have some peace and quiet.
He became addicted to living there once. After people with high blood pressure, high blood sugar and high cholesterol began to control their diet, the effect was very obvious. Within two or three days, Prince Duan no longer felt drowsy all day long, and he became more and more energetic.
During the day, I go to the library to chat with those Confucian masters, or play chess or something, and then go to some open laboratories to see what they have. In the evening, I drink a glass of milk and then have a good sleep.
It didn't take long for Prince Duan to gain enlightenment. No wonder all the enlightened monks lived long lives.
Once people give up certain desires, their mentality will be more peaceful, and they will eat lighter food every day, and they will indeed live longer!
"Don't rush me. I'm not leaving. I won't be home until the New Year. Instead of wasting time on talking to me, you should think about what to do with your Grand Canal. I heard it's going to be extremely expensive, and a lot of civilians will have to be conscripted along the way. Are you sure it won't incite a rebellion?"
Prince Duan was drinking vegetable porridge happily. Standing in front of him was Lu Chen, who came to persuade him to be discharged from the hospital.
Lu Chen also poured himself a bowl of vegetable porridge and said, "Public resentment? It seems that Your Highness has not been in contact with the outside world for a long time and has lost his source of information. Nowadays, being able to work on the Grand Canal construction site is a good job. I heard that some people are willing to bribe the supervisor to get a job."
"What? Are those bastards crazy?"
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