Qiao Xin kept Sun Hongye and Fan Huairen for a while and talked about Qingyang Academy. She sincerely invited the two to consider whether they were willing to be hired as teachers.
Fan Huairen readily agreed out of trust in Qiao Xin.
Sun Hongye did not refuse, nor did he agree on the spot. Qiao Xin knew his concerns, and introduced the general outline of the future Qingyang Academy to the two with a normal expression.
"Madam, are you planning to turn this into a civil and military academy?"
"That's about right. The conflict among the four nations could break out at any time. If the world is peaceful, it would be inappropriate for students to turn a deaf ear to what's happening outside and focus on reading the books of sages.
Qingyang Academy has never thought about competing with other famous academies. Our original intention is to provide a very practical path for these children who are seeking to study.
When the Kingdom of Jing was first established, His Majesty was eager to recruit talented people. Although the noble families were full of talents, they were not able to take care of all of them. The poor families were already starting to rise, but their power was weak. But now there was a shortage of people everywhere.
We see that those who are well-mannered and can read can become officials, but the people trained in the academy cannot be competent without ten or eight years. We can only try a new way. "
After Qiao Xin said this, the two fell silent. According to the formal channels, it would take at least ten or eight years to produce talents. The imperial examinations every three years only selected the top one or two hundred people.
When the noble families migrated south, they took away not only a large amount of wealth, but more importantly, talents.
The royal family of Dajing was a branch of the previous dynasty. Emperor Wu had already shown signs of being a wise ruler, but there were still only a few noble families willing to stay.
Every time Emperor Wu was short of people, he would curse his uncle, the last emperor, in his heart.
But reputation is something that takes a hundred years to build, but can be destroyed in a moment. Once the reputation of the royal family is in crisis, it will take a thousand times more effort to restore it.
Fortunately, in recent years Emperor Wu had reduced taxes and levies, used people wisely, and worked hard to maintain a balance between the aristocratic families and the poor in the court, gradually stabilizing the situation.
However, there are still a lot of vacancies for grassroots officials, and even one person has to hold multiple positions. This will inevitably lead to a series of problems. He doesn't want to rely too much on the aristocratic family.
At this time, a new force is needed to fill the gap.
Emperor Wu was a pragmatic emperor, and the emergence of the Qiao family just caught his eye, especially Qiao Xin's way of doing things which coincided with his own. This was why His Majesty was willing to hand over Qingyang Academy to the Qiao family.
Since Fan Huairen is planning to come out again, he must be concerned about the specific situation of his work unit.
"The initial cost of building the academy is not low. Does the court have any funding?"
"none!"
Fan Huairen:......
Sun Hongye:.......
A penny can make a hero fail. Could it be that the Qiao family wants to run a higher education college with their own strength? Isn't this too unrealistic?
"General Guan's grandson and Prince Xu have already registered in advance. They each donated five thousand taels as the start-up capital of the academy. Your Majesty will provide a batch of books to be stored in the library of the academy for students to read in the future.
My Qiao family invested 5,000 taels in the early stage, and the problems of writing brushes, inkstones, and paper are being gradually solved. Don't worry, the two of you, what we lack now is a Chinese scholar.
Apart from Mr. Mingren who has already agreed to come to teach, the only people I can think of right now are Mr. Fan and Mr. Sun."
Fan Huairen's hand trembled as he held the tea, and he asked in disbelief, "Madam, are you talking about Mr. Liang Shengming, the great scholar of the previous dynasty?"
"It's him! Mr. Fan also knows him?"
"More than knowing him, he is also half our mentor. When we were studying, Liang Shengming was a student but he was well-known and generous in tutoring his juniors. We were fortunate to study with him for half a year.
This person can be considered as half a mentor. "
"So famous?"
Qiao Xin didn't think it was that difficult to invite the guest. She sent eight or ten pots of flowers and plants, and a few new dishes, and the other party readily agreed.
It doesn’t seem to be difficult for them!
Sun Hongye was as excited as a child. He didn't expect that the Qiao family had the ability to invite such a world-famous scholar to come and take charge.
"More than that, Mr. Wang became famous at a young age, unparalleled in the world. But he has a heart that is not worldly.
The royal families of various countries have invited Mr. Wang to come out of seclusion many times, but he remained unmoved. The old man has lived in seclusion for many years and has not seen outsiders. Why would he agree to come to Laohu Town to teach?
Once this news spreads, won't students all over the world flock to Qingyang Academy? "
"I wonder how the old lady persuaded him to come here?"
Qiao Xin smiled: "Well, I don't know. Maybe the two families just get along well."
She can't say that the person who seems unattainable to you is actually a foodie.
"If Mr. Liang can come, then our college won't have to worry about the source of students."
"I will not use the old gentleman's name to recruit students. The biggest difference of Qingyang Academy is that it opens its arms to the vast number of poor students."
"Commoners and poor disciples?"
"Yes, among them, talented students will account for at least 70% of the college in the future. There are too many colleges in the world that train talents for aristocratic families, and Qingyang Academy is not a big deal."
Fan Huairen spoke passionately, "I don't know when the academy will reopen, I will definitely be there!"
"During the autumn harvest, September 1 is tentatively scheduled."
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After seeing the two off, Qiao Xin ordered people to close the door, declined all guests, and began to reminisce with his family.
Xu sat opposite Qiao Xin, looking very excited. With a smile in her eyes, she told Qiao Xin about what had happened at home during this period.
"It has been raining these few days and it is very chaotic outside. My wife has temporarily closed the shop in the city. There are more and more people in the town, many of whom are renting houses and doing business.
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