The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 647 Conclusion
"That's true." Xuan Shijing nodded when he saw the place Jinyang pointed out, "But it doesn't have much effect if it extends into the lake. Although Xuanwu Lake is big, the rivers around Chang'an City can't accommodate too much water." Passing huge ships, so it’s just a chicken rib.”

Once the ship is large enough, even if it is an empty ship, the draft will be unusually deep, and such a ship, after being built, can only occupy a place in Xuanwu Lake, otherwise, if it cannot go out, it is useless .

"But if it extends from here to the lake, no matter whether shipbuilding is involved or not, it will be beneficial to the engineering college. Even if it cannot be built into a large ship, the ordinary boat for transporting goods can still be improved. Brother Jing wanted to build it at the beginning. Isn’t one of the purposes of this engineering college to continuously improve some of the existing technologies and make the techniques of the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty more perfect, so in the early stage, it is natural to be more thoughtful.”

"That makes sense." Xuan Shijing smiled and said, "What's your opinion?" After finishing speaking, Xuan Shijing raised his head and looked around at the craftsmen around him.

"Her Royal Highness is right, it is indeed a good place."

All the craftsmen present echoed Jin Yang's words. They had always been very interested in the location of the No. [-] house, but after all, this land belonged to others, and they still had to obey their orders in the end. Besides, didn't the Marquis of Dongshan just say that, The No. [-] house is the Princess Mansion prepared for Her Highness the Princess.

Now that No. [-] house has no hope, it is not bad to settle for the second best.

"Master Hou, in this way, all the six houses in this area will have to be." The steward looked at Xuan Shijing with some hesitation and said, "I can't keep them all."

The six houses, if we look at the houses built according to the blueprints, the construction of the engineering school will be a huge loss. If these six houses are sold to the outside world, it must be a very high price
"Then tear it down." Xuan Shijing said very flatly.

Xuan Shijing also considered placing the engineering college outside Chang'an City, but later he rejected this idea. Now Dongshanhou Mansion and Shenhou Mansion are all focused on Chang'an City, and placing the Engineering College in Chang'an City can also be accessed at any time. As a reminder, I still don't know what attitude the ministers in the court have towards this engineering college.

The current engineering college is only in a budding state. Xuan Shijing will definitely not let the ministers in the court strangle this immature sprout in the cradle, so he simply put the engineering college in Daozhengfang. But really under the protection of the Hou Mansion.

Opposite Daozhengfang is the Guozijian. Putting the Institute of Engineering here and the Guozijian complement each other, anyway, they are all colleges.

Up to now, there are only two people who are willing to believe that Xuan Shijing's construction of the engineering college is beneficial. One is His Majesty Li Er. It's not some petty gains, but it is beneficial to the whole Tang Dynasty. The other is Princess Jinyang who has always been willing to believe in Xuan Shijing and thinks that whatever Xuan Shijing does is right.

If His Majesty Li Er's belief in Xuan Shijing is from the perspective of the country's righteousness, then Jin Yang's belief in Xuan Shijing is complete belief. No matter what Xuan Shijing explains to her, she will believe it.

The six houses are nothing to the Hou Mansion. If half of the houses in Daozhengfang are sold, they can already recover several times the money invested, so it doesn’t matter if they earn less. A hen that can lay eggs, are you afraid that you won’t be able to make money in the long run?

"It's okay, there are only six houses, and there is not much to lose. This matter has been finalized here today, and everyone will start to do it. Just discuss how to build this engineering college in this place, and you are all involved. One of the best craftsmen in Chang'an, if this engineering college is built, you will know the benefits without saying much, so, next, it's up to you." Xuan Shijing said.

"Yes." All the craftsmen present agreed in a dark and serious manner.

If this engineering college is completed, it will be something that will last forever. Now that Dongshanhou has given me and others such a good opportunity, how can I not cherish it? Therefore, the craftsmen present secretly made up their minds. This engineering college must be built incomparably.

Think about it, if the "students" who enter the engineering college in the future will be surprised and affectionate when they see the construction of the engineering college, it will be enough to make these craftsmen proud for a lifetime. Honestly call out seniors.

In order to build the house in Daozhengfang, Qiandui spent a lot of money to gather all the famous craftsmen around Chang'an in Daozhengfang. Be a Mister or something.

Xuan Shijing visited the Imperial College before, and felt that the students trained by the Imperial College should be regarded as excellent for Datang, but this kind of excellence, in Xuan Shijing's eyes, did not have such a high gold content.

The six arts of a gentleman, the supervisors of the Guozijian are very proficient, but being an official in the court, especially a parent official in a local area, it is not enough to be able to do well just by knowing the six arts of a gentleman.

In short, what Datang lacks are all-round officials.

As far as the officials of the Ministry of Industry are concerned, are they really better than the craftsmen present?Not necessarily, maybe the officials of the Ministry of Industry have this kind of talent and are suitable for officialdom, so they can work in the Ministry of Industry, but this kind of person is only serving a job in the Ministry of Industry, and the upper-level officials of the Ministry of Industry are still in rotation. less than theirs.

Now that the matter of the engineering college has been settled, it is also good for the house at Daozhengfang. Since Jinyang is going to be given a different princess mansion, the engineering college next door to the princess mansion can be regarded as a nearby building.
After the new house is built, there must be a batch of furniture suitable for the new house, and for these furniture, Xuan Shijing intends to make the College of Engineering the first major project of the college's opening. The reputation of the college will naturally start.

After explaining the matter of the engineering college to the people in Daozhengfang, Xuan Shijing took Jin Yang and left Daozhengfang from the main entrance of Daozhengfang.

Walking on the street, the two of them looked around. Although Chang'an City was holding a spring festival, it was all the business of literati. As ordinary people in Chang'an, how should they live their lives? The only thing that was affected was, Because of the Spring Festival held in Chang'an City, many more people came to Chang'an City than usual, and some traders also took the opportunity to make a good profit.

(End of this chapter)