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Chapter 238 Changping Academy
People in all villages are repairing the roadbed in the village: pulling weeds, shoveling mud, measuring, marking, and enclosing the frame with wooden boards.By the time the bricks were transported to the villages, they had already made the preparations.

Masons are responsible for laying bricks, and others are responsible for soaking, delivering bricks, and mixing mortar. The division of labor is clear and orderly.

Fang Lizheng brought a batch of bluestone slabs, and the horses and vehicles were lent to them by the Xiangjun Mansion.Fang Lizheng was so grateful that he brought a team of stonemasons and masons.

Zhang Ci smiled and said: "Fang Lizheng is really thoughtful, these craftsmen are exactly what we need. They are all working with food, and it is not easy to pay you copper money, so let everyone share some food."

"Thank you Mr. Xiang, thank you son, having food is already a great favor." The craftsmen hurriedly thanked.

There is no civil work to do at this time of year. They are all idle at home, and they can come to work and get some food, which can also relieve the pressure of food shortage at home.

The ink sticks brought the artisans everywhere to replenish their hands.

The roads in the village are paved directly, and small wooden bridges will be built where people need to walk.

After two days of busy work, the main roads in each village were paved with bricks, and the other half of the gravel roads were also poured.The villagers are as happy as Chinese New Year.

For the next six days, two east-west avenues were paved.

The road between Kaiyun Village and Youyi Village is paved with floor tiles and extends for twenty miles, connecting Qiaoshang Village to the west.This road leads to Guangyun County, and it is a face-saving project to pave it well.

The front of Qijiadu is paved with bluestone slabs, leading all the way to Shiligang in the east.Hejiabian, Liujiaxu, Hongdougang, Qianjiadi, Qingshan Village and Jixiang Village in the north are also connected by Qingshiban Road.The villagers feel very honored that Hetian Village and Songlin Village are only connected by gravel roads.They also work very hard.

In this way, all thirteen villages in Changping Township have achieved road access and brick roads in each village.

The cost is also very high. Thousands of bluestone slabs are used, and tens of thousands of floor tiles are used.

Chen Fan hugged Zhang Ci distressedly: "It would be nice if the Qiaoshang Village didn't give me, I would save dozens of miles of road paving."

Zhang Ci patted her on the back: "The yellow clay to the west doesn't belong to you anymore."

Chen Fan punched him: "Why did it happen to be there? It's really weird over there, there is not even a village. The same is true for Shiligang. It took ten miles to reach such a village, and there was no one around for ten miles. "

"That's why this place is desolate. But Xiangjun will not continue to let them be desolate."

Chen Fan punched him again.

October [-]th is the solar term of heavy snow, but there is no snow, and the weather is still very clear.The biggest house in Hetian Village was surrounded by people.

It was the house of a bandit leader before, with a high-walled compound at the end, spacious and luxurious.When other villagers are busy burning bricks and paving the road, carpenters are busy here.The Xiangjun Mansion was also discussed for several days.

The door opened, Mo Jian flicked his whip, and the voice spread throughout the audience: "You can go in and visit now, pay attention to order, and don't touch it casually."

The villagers walked in orderly, only daring to look at it with their eyes, not touching it with their hands, let alone walking around.

There are three rooms in the main hall, with many armchairs and low tables, it looks like a room for drinking tea and entertaining guests.The main courtyard is a super large courtyard, and there is a screen wall, and they don't know the characters written on it.The main room has three fronts and two ears, and the east and west wing rooms also have three fronts and two ears.People were surprised to find that tables and stools were neatly arranged in every room, and the fragrance of tung oil was still exuding.

"Is this going to be a school?"

"With so many desks and stools, can many students be seated?"

"At least a few hundred people can be seated."

"So what, we can't afford to educate our children."

There are also tables in the room on the east side, and there is a small shelf on each table with brushes hanging on it.

"Look, look, brushes, this is the first time I've seen so many brushes."

"I don't know if my child can use this brush."

The table on the west side is relatively large, and the chairs have backrests, which seem to be used by masters.

After turning around, everyone came out curiously and nervously.

Qi Lizheng began to shout: "The auspicious time has come!"

Everyone was wondering, when the firecrackers rang, many people covered their ears in shock.

Qi Lizheng said a series of auspicious words, and the villagers heard the last two words clearly: "Hanging—the plaque—"

A large plaque was carried over, covered with red silk and tied with red flowers.

A few guys lifted the plaque up steadily, hung it up, and uncovered the red silk, revealing four large characters!
"Changping Academy!" Qi Lizheng took the lead in reading.

Academy?This is really a library.

"Can my baby study here?" Someone asked impatiently.

"Is Shu Xiu expensive?" Someone went straight to the point.

Mo Jian's voice came, and the audience fell silent for a moment.

"Changping Academy is set up for the children of Changping Township. Reading is free, and they bring their own pens, black papers and inkstones."

Everyone is a little confused.Reading for free is a good thing, but you still have to bring your own pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

"We have no money." Many people said one after another.

"Whether you have money or not is your business." Mo Jian looked at them coldly, "The Lord of Changping Township has built the best house in this area into an academy, which is a blessing to the people of Changping. It is also yours to let children study for free. Blessing, cherish this blessing."

He paused for a while, looked at everyone's expressions, and then said: "I have heard a lot of criticism these days, criticizing the Xiangjun Mansion."

Many people shrunk their necks.

"How can you understand the righteousness of Changping Township Lord? From now on, remember to do things honestly and earn money so that your children can have enough food and afford pens, inks, papers and inkstones."

The audience was silent.

"Changping Academy welcomes anyone who wants to study, regardless of their age. When you enter the academy, you must respect your teachers and abide by the rules, and study hard. Anyone who disrupts discipline or fails in grades will be dismissed."

The people are digesting these words.

"If you want to study, go to the villages to register and register today. You can officially come to school tomorrow. The school is a half-day school, and the time is from Weishi to Shenshi, a total of one and a half hours. Summer will extend the time."

"If you don't understand, you can ask now."

What else do you ask?You can come here if you want, and you don't have to eat here.

The people were silent, thinking, and quietly dispersed.

On the way back, Chen Xiu asked a question: "Will there be girls coming to study?"

Chen Ying said: "Maybe some girls want to study, but most of them will not allow it. Some enlightened ones may agree."

"No one asked today if girls can study." Chen Xiu said.

"There is a courtyard at the back for girls, enter through the side door. Let's see the situation tomorrow. Today's plaque has been hung up. Even if a girl comes, we will continue the girls' courtyard."

When the plaque was hung at the main entrance, a plaque was also hung in a yard by the side entrance, but it was not visible from the outside.After entering the door, you will find that there is Changping Women's Academy there.

(End of this chapter)