Chapter 361 Different Choices
Southland, the Gu clan's land
At the place where Gu Huaisheng had to pass when going out, several clansmen gathered together to talk.
"I heard that the young master intends for us to evacuate the Southland and relocate to Liaodong County."
"This is fine, why do you want to move away?"
"I heard that Liaodong County is very cold in winter. I don't want to go to Liaodong County. I want to stay in the South."
"I don't want to leave either. The South is our root."
It is hard to leave one's hometown, and this is not just talk.
"Also, I heard that if our Gu family wants to leave the South and go to Liaodong County, we will need to give up some of our assets."
"Why? I don't want to!"
"Yeah, everything is fine, why do you want to leave?"
Many members of the Gu clan didn't understand why they had to go to Liaodong County to suffer when they were living well in the South?
"What about the old master?"
"The old patriarch prefers to stay in the South."
Many people seemed to be relieved when they heard this, "Young Master is still young, it's better to stay in the old family and be safe."
"What nonsense! Whether it's the old master or the young master, every decision they make is definitely for the good of the family."
"Young Master?" Gu Huaisheng's attendant felt quite unfair for his young master.
"Let's go." Gu Huaisheng said lightly.
Southland, Xie clan land
To make a decision, the old patriarch of the Gu family, Gu Huaisheng, the two generations of head of the family, came to the Xie Mansion together.
The two sides exchanged friendly views for half an hour, and then the old master Gu took Gu Huaisheng away on the grounds of feeling unwell.
As soon as they left, the core members of the Xie family all smiled happily.
"Master, the Gu family has surrendered!"
"Congratulations, Patriarch! Congratulations, Patriarch!"
Xie Zhan smiled reservedly. Today, he finally had the South under his control.
They chatted and laughed for a while when someone came to report, "Master, Young Master Ji boarded another ship and headed north today. He also shipped out a batch of boxes and crates. Our people have determined based on the wheel tracks on the ground that they must contain valuables such as gold and silver."
As soon as these words were spoken, the joyful atmosphere suddenly froze.
Xie Zhan: "I understand." This was expected.
He had already seen that the Ji family intended to withdraw its center of gravity from the south. Now that the Gu family had made its position clear, the Ji family was simply speeding up its pace.
However, just as Gu family expressed their attitude, Ji family's action was already implemented. The speed was too fast. Ji Wuyin was worthy of being the richest man in the South. He was also an old fox with a keen sense of smell.
"Master, are we not going to do anything?" Xie Nan asked. He was really unwilling to see Ji's family slowly leaving.
On the surface, Xie Zhan's attitude was very clear, "Don't worry about Ji! Don't worry too much about the gains and losses at the moment." There is no need to confront Lu Songli for the sake of Ji who is bound to leave.
In secret, Xie Zhan was grinding his teeth, wondering how much of the profits from the South would Lu Songli extract to enrich her Liaodong County!
At this time, a trusted clansman came hurriedly with a letter, "Master, the Nanyang Earth Dragon has turned over."
Hmm? Xie Zhan thought to himself, this Dali is really plagued by disasters. The flood in the south has just been resolved, and now Nanyang has been hit by a natural disaster. The emperor will have a headache again.
"This is a secret letter, please take a look."
Xie Zhan took the letter, opened it, and immediately raised an eyebrow. "The chief and deputy chief officers heading to Nanyang to oversee disaster relief are Zhang Xian and Zuo Anmin?"
Xie Zhan fell into deep thought.
Xie Nan's eyes lit up. "Master, Zhang Xiancheng is the chief officer in charge of disaster relief in Nanyang. Faced with such a difficult situation, the Liaodong Commandery will certainly not ignore it. Do we have a chance to trick them?"
They have personally experienced how difficult disaster relief is.
Xie Zhan narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this, "Let's wait and see."
Managing the victims in disaster areas is nothing more than a matter of money and food.
He wanted to see how Lu Songli would help Zhang Xian solve the problem, and whether they would have the opportunity to profit from it.
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As soon as Gu Huaisheng returned to the Gu family, he learned that Young Master Ji had gone north and taken away a large amount of property, and Xie had no intention of stopping him.
He muttered to himself, "It seems that the person behind the Ji family is something Xie Zhan is very wary of."
Gu Huaisheng sighed. If his stupid brother hadn't messed things up, their Gu family could have turned to that person for help, and there might be a chance to leave the South at a relatively low cost.
Unfortunately, the stupid brother messed things up, and Xie Zhan was pressing forward, and would not give them another chance to communicate with Liaodong County.
Liaodong County, Houcheng
After the autumn harvest, the calligraphy bestowed by the emperor also arrived, and Liaodong Academy chose an auspicious day to open in a low-key manner.
On the opening day, they held a lively opening ceremony.
The first president of Liaodong Academy was Pan Sitong, a good friend of Zhan Ruoshui.
Pan Sitong's reputation in the literary world is no less than that of Zhang Yong of Wansong Academy, Chen Dinghuai of Bailu Academy, and Jiang Jiuqing of Songshan Academy.
He was lured to Liaodong County by Zhan Ruoshui with a piece of pinyin literacy method.
Later, he was persuaded by Lord Lu and became the first principal of Liaodong Academy.
At the opening ceremony, Lü Desheng, as the governor of Liaodong County, was the first to deliver a speech.
There were bursts of warm cheers at the scene, which showed the people's love for him.
After Lu Desheng came to the stage, he greeted everyone present and expressed his expectations for Liaodong Academy. Then, after encouraging the students and the public below, he handed the venue over to Pan Sitong.
Although Liaodong Academy did not erect another stele with Zhang Zai's Four Verses to open the world, it engraved the Four Verses on a large piece of yellow wax stone as the school motto.
This piece of yellow wax stone is placed on the left side of the academy entrance. It is long, about four or five meters long, very distinctive and shocking.
On the right side of Liaodong Academy is a separate building without a title.
No one in the entire academy knew what it was for.
In fact, this is Wanshulou, which is the library of later generations.
Students of the academy can apply for library cards and borrow books for free based on their status as students of Liaodong Academy.
Lu Songli thinks further ahead, hoping that it can be open to the public one day.
However, Lu Songli considered that this move would inevitably cause a strong backlash from the aristocratic families. In addition, they were still quietly collecting various books, so it was best not to alert the enemy, so he left it blank for the time being.
It can only be said that Liaodong County is still too weak at present and cannot withstand the malicious destruction of too many people.
However, Lu Songli is not in a hurry. In the future, if...something happens, he will use it as a trump card. It will surely help them attract poor students from all over the world.
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