Chapter 237 Civilian School



When Master Jiu came over to replace the others after eating and drinking, he saw Qiao Xin flipping through the papers for a long time without saying a word. He couldn't help but feel nervous, wondering if his village had messed up the first time it took on such a big order?

He took the initiative to ask, "How is it? Is there any problem, boss?"

"Don't worry, uncle. We haven't found any problems yet, but we still need to do a detailed final proofreading. I'll trouble Dean Liang and all the gentlemen in the next few days. Books for teaching and educating people cannot be neglected in the slightest. If there is anything inappropriate, please pick it out separately and make corrections separately."

Liang Shengmingdao bowed and smiled, "Don't worry, old lady. This is as it should be. I will lead everyone to get this done before the start of school. However, many of these books are unique. Are you sure you want to leave them in the library and let students borrow them?"

"Of course. In the future, the books in the Collection Pavilion can not only be borrowed, but also copied by oneself. As long as the rules of the Collection Pavilion are followed, everyone from high-ranking officials to ordinary people can borrow books to read.

In a few days, your town pavilion will issue library cards to the local people in Laohu Town. In addition to the scholars of the academy, the first batch of readers also include all the employees of our Qiao family and the villagers of Laohu Town.

The reason why the Collection Pavilion was not built inside the academy is that we don’t want to confine it to a certain place. Instead, we want it to be accessible to more people.”

Some teachers frowned and said, "Why build it in the downtown area? How can we study peacefully in such a noisy environment?"

Reading is an elegant thing, how can we allow outside interference?

"To turn a deaf ear to the world outside and to concentrate on reading the books of sages is not the original intention of my Qiao family to run an academy! It is also not the purpose of my establishing a collection of books.

Others wanted to ask what the Qiao family's purpose was, but Jiu Taiye interrupted them first: "Madam, we are from Leiwo Village, right... right...?"

Qiao Xin understood the unfinished words.

Qiao Xin nodded and said with a smile, "The villagers from Leiwo Village, Wangjia Village, Yunxi Town, and Tujia Kiln are all included. This is a benefit for Qiao's employees. In the future, young people from your village can use their identity to buy a temporary library card even if they come here for three or five days."

The Ninth Master was so excited that he almost fainted. Village Chief Lei and the young men from the same village were also stunned. When they saw Qiao Jin and the master and servant of the Qiao family supporting the Ninth Master, they quickly took him over.

I secretly pinched the soft flesh on Master Jiu's arm. "I'm sorry, Master. The boss is talking to you, and you can't faint just when the conversation is getting interesting. Otherwise, we won't be able to continue the discussion."

Some people think that the Qiao family is kind and righteous, and naturally some people think that the Qiao family's behavior is against the rules. However, as a teacher, if he wants to survive in Qingyang Academy in the future, it is naturally not good to offend the Qiao family openly, but privately he still can't help complaining to Liang Shengming.

Apparently there are more than one or two people who think this way.

Liang Shengming simply learned the way of doing things in Laohu Town, gathered the gentlemen together, and held an exchange meeting in advance. He also wanted to hear what everyone really thought. If they had different ideas, they should be persuaded to quit first. It would be more decent to persuade them to quit than to dismiss them after Mrs. Qiao found out.

The first person to speak was Yang Bo, who could be considered Liang Shengming's junior fellow apprentice.

"Brother, why did you call us all here in such a hurry? Everyone is busy!"

"Everyone has been here for a month or two, and some have been here for nearly half a month. I wonder if you are satisfied with your stay. Let's talk about your future plans first!"

Yang Bo pulled out a paper fan from his sleeve, opened it, and said jokingly, "You know what, Junior Brother, I really like this place. I'm planning to bring my sister-in-law here to live here in her old age!"

Liang Sheng understood her at a glance: "Don't talk nonsense, why do you want to support yourself when you are so young? Your father has already written to urge you to go back and participate in the autumn examination! If you continue to be lazy, they will come and arrest you personally."

"I have taken the exam for twenty years and still haven't passed the exam. It shows that I don't have the talent to go further. Now Dalang is about to get married. Why doesn't our old man give up?"

Liang Shengming did not try to persuade him any further but instead started talking about the opening of Qingyang Academy.

"The dean is Madam Qiao, the dean of the Martial Arts Academy. His Majesty will send someone here personally. I will only be responsible for all matters related to the Arts Academy. As far as I know, among the first batch of 300 students, 70% are born in humble families, especially children from ordinary families. If you still come to teach with the same old ideas, I'm afraid you won't stay for long."

"Seventy percent? That much?"

"Why do we recruit so many common people? Their foundation is poor. If so, wouldn't our academy be much worse than other academies at the beginning? How can we make a name for ourselves?"

"That's right. They recruit students from noble families or children of wealthy families. Why would they recruit children from common people? Besides, writing brushes, inkstones, and paper are quite an expense. Common people can't even afford food and clothing, so how can they have the opportunity to study?"

"This is what I am going to tell you next. The Qiao family is responsible for the pens, ink, paper and inkstone. If the children of noble families come here to study, they have to pay high tuition fees. As for the commoner disciples with extraordinary talents, the Qiao family does subsidize them to go to school?"

"What does the Qiao family want? If this continues, Qingyang Academy will become the Qiao family's private school. Your Majesty, can you agree to this?"

Liang Shengming said: "Qingyang Academy was established by the Qiao family on orders. Do you think Your Majesty knows this? These rare books were all borrowed from the palace. It is because other academies refuse to admit students from poor families that Your Majesty established an academy that teaches everyone.

If you cannot accept this concept, it is not too late to apply for resignation now, so as to avoid enjoying all the benefits of the academy after joining the company, while complaining that the academy’s philosophy is not to your liking. By then, the Qiao family may not be able to talk to me well. "

"But sir, why is it the old lady who is the dean instead of you? I'm afraid no one will accept it."

"Is it possible?"

"She is a woman after all, and we haven't heard that she learned from any great master. Everyone must be dissatisfied!"

Liang Shengming disagreed with this idea: "There is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. So what if they don't have a master? The three sons of the Qiao family don't even have a famous master, but what about now? They have only their mother to accompany them to this day. They are both literary and martial, and they rely on themselves? Have you ever thought about why?"

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