Chapter 88

"Uncle!"

After dealing with the matter of exiling the prisoners, Yang Zhengshan finally had time to meet Lu Wenchun and Lu Wenhua.

In the study, the two brothers stood in front of Yang Zhengshan, both excited and nervous.

Yang Zhengshan poured them two bowls of tea and said, "Come, sit down and talk!"

His attitude was very kind.

Because Lu Wenchun and Lu Wenhua used to respect him as their uncle.

In the memory of the original body, the Lu family would send a lot of festival gifts to the Yang family every year, which was the love of the old father Lu Songhe for his daughter.

However, neither the two brothers-in-law nor these nephews had ever been dissatisfied with the original body and his wife.

Especially Lu Wenchun, he was the one who went to the Yang family to send festival gifts.

Lu Wenchun was very close to both his aunt and his uncle.

Yang Zhengshan did not inherit the emotions of the original body, but he inherited the memory of the original body and knew that those relatives and friends were sincere.

So he was also willing to take care of the children of the Lu family.

The two brothers sat down, and Yang Zhengshan said, "Wenchun, go find Minghao later and take over the account books in his hands. You will be in charge of the account office in the future."

"Wenhua, go find Lao Li and take over the needlework workshop and charcoal workshop in his hands."

Due to the lack of clerks around Yang Zhengshan, Yang Mingwu and others all have multiple positions, but Yang Zhengshan has already thought about it. He will recruit more clerks to reduce the burden on Yang Mingwu and others.

"Get familiar with the situation first, don't be too impatient, and do things more steadily!" Yang Zhengshan instructed.

"Yes, uncle, we will do our best!" Lu Wenchun said solemnly.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "Of course I believe you can do it well, otherwise I wouldn't let you come!"

Hearing him say this, Lu Wenchun and Lu Wenhua both laughed.

After arranging the two brothers of the Lu family, Yang Zhengshan called Yang Mingcheng again and gave him two hundred taels of silver to ask him to speed up the construction of the horse farm.

With money in hand, there is no need to panic.

The two thousand taels of silver from Mr. Lu are just a timely rain.

Without the two thousand taels of silver, the horse farm would probably take until next year to reach a certain scale.

Now, Yang Zhengshan can let go and do a great job.

After a busy morning, Yang Zhengshan finally took the time.

"Is there anything that Mr. Liu is dissatisfied with?"

In the study, Yang Zhengshan asked Yang Minghao.

"No! They have been very honest these two days, staying in the yard all the time, and almost never come out." Yang Minghao said.

There are more than 30 people in the Liu family, and Yang Zhengshan allocated four small courtyards for them to live in.

The newly built houses in the garrison are small courtyards with three main rooms and four side rooms. Ten people living in a small courtyard seems a bit crowded.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a while and said, "Let's go and meet this Lord Censor!"

Arriving at the gate of the small courtyard where Liu Yuanfu lived, Yang Zhengshan knocked on the wooden fence door softly.

Although there is a door in the courtyard, it is not a wooden door as explained, but a fence door made of branches as thick as fingers.

It is not that Yang Zhengshan does not want to install a good wooden door for everyone, but it takes time to make wooden doors. He repaired it too quickly and did not have time to rush to a batch of wooden doors.

Standing in front of the door, you can see everything in the courtyard through the wooden fence door.

At this time, Yang Zhengshan saw the old man Liu Yuanfu sitting on the threshold in front of the main hall, holding a copper pipe pot and smoking with a look of enjoyment.

Yang Zhengshan was a little surprised. Where did this old man get the pipe pot and the tobacco?

He knew what the Liu family looked like when they came over. There was nothing else on their bodies except rags to cover their shame.

This copper pipe pot is not cheap, at least two or three taels of silver.

Hearing the knock on the door, Liu Yuanfu looked up and took a look, then did not speak, drooping his eyelids, smoking by himself.

"..."

Yang Zhengshan was speechless for a while.

This old man is a bit ignorant!

In his territory, he didn't give him any face at all. He saw him knocking on the door, but he didn't let him in.

Yang Zhengshan had no choice but to knock on the door again.

Still ignored.

Knock again!

Still ignored!

Knock again!

Da Da~

Yang Zhengshan knocked seven or eight times in a row.

Liu Yuanfu couldn't bear it anymore, and looked up and glared at Yang Zhengshan.

"If you want to come in, come in. Why do you keep knocking on the door?"

Yang Zhengshan looked at him, "The old man won't let me in, I can't force my way in!"

"This is not my mansion, can I still make the decision?" Liu Yuanfu looked at Yang Zhengshan with disdain.

Yang Zhengshan was speechless for a while.

I knocked on the door out of courtesy, you should say something whether you can make the decision or not!

"The subordinate Yang Zhengshan, the defense officer of Yinghe Fort, greets the old man!"

Yang Zhengshan pushed the door and walked into the yard, clasping his fists.

At this time, a middle-aged man in his forties walked out of the east wing.

"The criminal Liu Zhe pays respect to Lord Yang!"

Liu Zhe was wearing a linen Confucian shirt. Although the clothes were wrinkled, they looked elegant on him.

Free and easy, neither humble nor arrogant.

"It turns out to be Brother Liu. I have heard of your name for a long time. Haha~~" Yang Zhengshan saw that someone was paying attention to him, and he no longer paid attention to the stinky old man Liu Yuanfu.

I have heard of your name for a long time!

Liu Zhe looked at Yang Zhengshan in surprise. He was the eldest son of Liu Yuanfu. Although he thought he was well-read, he was not famous outside.

If he was in Kyoto, it would be normal to have heard of his name, but in this bitter and cold borderland, saying that he had heard of your name for a long time was a compliment.

"What are your orders, Master Yang?" Liu Zhe lowered his attitude and asked.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at the smelly old man who was still smoking and said, "I have something to ask Brother Liu for help."

"I don't dare. If Master Yang has anything to do, just give him direct orders!"

"I have built a school in Tunpu, and I would like to ask Brother Liu to come out and take charge of the school!" Yang Zhengshan said.

In fact, he wanted to invite Liu Yuanfu, but the old man was not easy to talk to at first glance, so he could only settle for the next best thing and invite Liu Zhe instead.

Although Liu Zhe was not an official, he was also famous and a serious scholar.

"School? This~~" Liu Zhe looked at Liu Yuanfu. Liu Yuanfu looked like he was asleep, his eyelids were drooped and he didn't say a word.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said: "This school is divided into two parts. One part is for the soldiers. They only need to teach them reading and arithmetic. The other part is for the children in the fort. Military households are not easy, and so am I. I want to find a way out for them!”

"Even if you can't study and go to school, it's good to be enlightened and literate!"

"Of course, if there are talents that can be made, I also want to support them in continuing their studies!"

Hearing this, Liu Zhe couldn't help but feel moved.

They are criminals now. Logically speaking, they should be controlled by Yang Zhengshan after arriving at Yinghe Fort. No matter what Yang Zhengshan asks them to do, they cannot refuse.

Compared to doing some hard and tiring work, being a teacher in a school is undoubtedly easier and more dignified.

"Can I?" Liu Zhe said somewhat unconfidently.

They are exiled prisoners, so they should not be suitable to be husbands!

"Using Brother Liu's knowledge to enlighten a group of children is overkill. As long as Brother Liu doesn't dislike it, there's nothing wrong with it." Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

"Then thank you, Master Yang!" Liu Zhe agreed after a slight hesitation.

As for Liu Yuanfu, the old man was like a chimney. From the beginning to the end, except for puffing out smoke, he didn't even raise his eyelids.

"Ahem~~" Yang Zhengshan coughed slightly and said with a somewhat embarrassed look: "Children in Tunpu are admitted to the school for free, so my husband's training is all from the government, and this training may not be very high. !”

"free!"

Liu Zhe didn't care about the amount of repairs, but was very surprised that Yang Zhengshan said it was free.

"Yes, military households are all poor families. If they are asked to pay for school, few of them can afford it," Yang Zhengshan said.

"How many students will there be in the school?" Liu Zhe asked again.

"The first batch won't be too many, there should be more than forty people, all children between the ages of eight and ten!" Yang Zhengshan said.

When the school was first built, many things were not perfect, so now it is only a tentative start.

Children aged eight to ten are most suitable, neither too big nor too young, and are easier to manage.

As for the soldiers' academy, Yang Zhengshan has never thought of leaving it to others to manage. He has higher expectations for the soldiers' academy, so he will take charge of it himself.

"Master Yang is so generous!" Liu Zhe looked at Yang Zhengshan with admiration.

Allowing children from military households to attend school for free was the first time Liu Zhe had heard of such a thing.

It is not impossible to say that there are free schools, but these are the benefits provided by the big families to the clan members.

And Yang Zhengshan is the defense officer of Yinghe Fort, and all the military households in the fort are his subordinates. It is considered benevolent for Yang Zhengshan not to exploit them, but he actually wants to provide them with the opportunity to study. This is no longer ordinary benevolence. .

Yang Zhengshan smiled and made no excuse.

Reading and literacy seems to be a very common thing.

After all, he came from an era when illiteracy was virtually non-existent.

But now that he has come to this world, Yang Zhengshan will do as the Romans do.

There are some things that he won't do too much.

The reason why he established this school was not all out of good intentions. He also had some plans for his future.

He wants to cultivate a group of knowledgeable, capable, disciplined and capable soldiers as the basis for his establishment in this world.

In fact, he had the same plan when he was in Yangjiacun, so from the beginning he started to educate Yang Mingwu and others to make them literate, and also supported the Yang family in establishing clan studies.

Now his idea is clearer. He cannot guarantee that every soldier is literate, but he will require every junior officer to be literate and have certain military literacy and knowledge.

Whether it’s training or school, it’s all about cultivating more talents.

Yang Mingwu and others are what they are today because of his training. In the future, he hopes to have more people like Yang Mingwu around him.

"Brother Liu's repair service is only three taels of silver per month. What do you think of Brother Liu?" Yang Zhengshan said.

"Well, actually I don't need to be bound!" Liu Zhe felt that this matter was very meaningful, and he was an exiled prisoner, so he shouldn't need any restraint.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and said, "Brother Liu also has a family to support, and he still needs money."

"Besides, the school also needs some teachers. I hope Brother Liu can let his brothers, nephews, and nephews join the school as teachers!"

It was rare to have a fat sheep, so Yang Zhengshan naturally wanted to gather more wool.

I dare not say that the Liu family is full of scholars, but I think there must be quite a few people here.

"No problem. How many people does Mr. Yang need? I can help Mr. Yang think about it!" Liu Zhe readily agreed.

"In addition to Brother Liu, six more people will be enough!" Yang Zhengshan said.

In his expectation, there will be about 200 students in the school of Yinghebao. Sanshanbao, Xiangyuanbao and Linguanbao will also build schools, but they will have to wait until after the New Year. Now he really can't spare the time and energy to do so many things.

Six teachers are definitely not enough, but Yang Zhengshan does not intend to select all from the Liu family. After all, he is not familiar with the Liu family, and he has to be careful of the Liu family.

Some things cannot be hung on a rope, otherwise the rope will become a constraint.

There will be no problems in the short term, but over time, this school may not belong to anyone!

"Thank you, Lord Yang, for your care!" Liu Zhe bowed and thanked him.

"Haha, I should thank Brother Liu for his help!" Yang Zhengshan hurriedly returned the greeting.

Then Yang Zhengshan said goodbye. Before leaving, he glanced at Liu Yuanfu, but it was a pity that Liu Yuanfu ignored him at all, and he was too lazy to make himself unhappy.