Ji Tang

Chapter 10 Humble Wish

After the autumn harvest, most of the farmers are idle. This year's harvest is good. Except for the taxes to be paid, there is enough leftover for everyone to support the coming year, and there is even a little leftover.

This is something that seems unbelievable to Ji Song, but for farmers at this time, it is already a good time.

A harvest of one stone and a half per acre, if future generations of farmers knew this, they would laugh out loud.

When most people were idle, Ji Song knew that it was time to start building a school building.

So, we discussed it with the clan elders and let them inform everyone that Ji Song couldn't handle such a big thing.

When something does not conflict with your own interests and is beneficial to everyone, then you should not think about stopping it.

Because when you stand on the opposite side of everyone, the helplessness and panic will make you so small and humble, just like Jiang Jia'ao at this time!
Crazy, crazy, everyone in Jiangjiaao is crazy!
Everyone rushed directly to an open space by the river with axes, saws, hoes, iron balls, and dung buckets. Those who dug the foundation dug the foundation, felled the wood, and moved it.

Everyone burst out with determination and enthusiasm that could move mountains and seas.

If at this time, someone told them that this school building would not be built.

Ji Song believes that he will be torn into pieces by the angry people in a moment, and then his bones will be reduced to ashes. In the end, not even the dregs will be left.

The simple clansmen and villagers all know that if they want to change the fate of themselves and their families, besides going to the battlefield to fight the enemy bravely, the only chance is to study.

Reading may not lead to prosperity, but if you don’t read, you don’t even have a chance. You can only let your children plan food in the land like your grandparents, day after day, year after year.

At this time, after China passed through the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, the two Jin Dynasties, the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the Five Husties, all kinds of skills and culture were more or less lost.

Books and knowledge are even more in the hands of aristocratic families, and these aristocratic families are headed by Wu Xing Qi Wang.

The Li family in Longxi, the Li family in Zhaojun, the Cui family in Boling, the Cui family in Qinghe, the Lu family in Fanyang, the Zheng family in Xingyang, and the Wang family in Taiyuan have long been connected through continuous marriages.

They regard themselves as Chinese orthodox, and seven out of ten officials in the court have connections with them.

This is also inevitable. In troubled times, ordinary people have no power to protect themselves.

When the crisis comes, they are the first to suffer. Survival is already a luxury, so what extra ability is left to study and practice martial arts?
Because the aristocratic families control a large amount of resources, they can still find opportunities in troubled times. Although they have no bottom line, they exploit their fellow clan members to an extreme.

But Chinese civilization can be passed down to this day, and they also take the greatest credit, although they are unintentional.

Under such circumstances, it is even more difficult for ordinary people to study than to reach the sky, so the enthusiasm of the tribe and villagers is not surprising.

After everyone's discussion, it was finally decided to build the school dormitory on a high ground by the river, where food could not be grown in the first place, so it was considered as waste utilization.

The main material is bamboo and wood. First, the general frame is built with moth-proof pine wood, and the inside is sealed with soil, filled with soil, and finally the outside is decorated with wooden boards and bamboo, which is both practical and beautiful.

Ji Song originally wanted to use bamboo to build a building in his mind, but before he finished speaking, he was repelled by his second uncle's eyes full of contempt.

In his words, you, Ji Song, are good at studying and learning, but we are the ones who are building houses.After speaking, he gave his thumbs up.

Ji Song turned around and left angrily. He was afraid that he would be tempted later if he couldn't help it.Ji Song didn't care at all.

He has more important things to do. As for the house, it will be whatever it looks like when it is completed!

After Ji Song returned home, he locked himself in his room and did not come out for a whole day except for eating and going to the latrine.

Ji's mother thought something was wrong at first, but after quietly observing and seeing what Ji Song was writing, she went about her business with peace of mind.

The next day, Ji Song came to the construction site again, without even looking at the construction site, he had given up hope for the aesthetics of the house, and this time he came to find his third uncle for something.

Although the third uncle was a little surprised that Ji Song wanted a carpenter and four strong laborers, seeing that Ji Song had no intention of saying anything, he didn't ask. Anyway, the construction site was already overcrowded. "Da Shan, Da Hu, Lao Zhang, and you two, follow Brother Ji and do whatever he asks you to do!"

The third uncle decided on the personnel with a wave of his hand. There were really too many people on the construction site, which actually affected efficiency.

Ji Song led them to the bamboo grove, pointed to an open space and said, "Uncle Hu, Uncle Shan, Uncle Li, Uncle Zhao, please dig a big hole here with a length of one foot and a width of three feet. Just left and right, after digging, pave the bottom and surrounding area with stones."

"Brother Song, what are you doing?" Ji Dahu asked in confusion.

Ji Song didn't explain. He just said it was related to the children's reading and wouldn't say more.

When they heard that what they were doing was related to children's study, the four of them immediately became energetic.Uncle Li even asked Ji Song if he wanted to dig bigger.

Ji Song rolled his eyes, ignored them, and asked them to work quickly.

He asked the remaining Uncle Zhang to make some wooden frames, use linen as the base, and connect the frames. For cloth, Ji Song would figure out the solution himself.

Seeing the way Ji Dahu and the others waved the iron autumn tiger like a tiger, he reckoned that he would be able to finish it tomorrow at the most, and after explaining some things, he returned home.

During the whole process, Ji Song did not explain what he was going to do. In fact, at first Ji Song wanted to write some teaching materials for future students, but then he realized that he had no paper at all.

Although the conditions of my family are not bad, just supplying my own needs is already my biggest daily expenditure. Is there any money left to buy paper?

In the end, Ji Song was forced to the point where he had no choice but to decide. If he didn't have the money to buy it, he would make it himself. That's why he borrowed it from someone today.

However, distant water cannot quench the near thirst. Even if Ji Song uses the simplest method, it will take at least more than three months. This is not counting the time of trial and error.

However, no matter what, things still need to be done, and the worst he can do is teach him step by step for a while. Ji Song does not intend to sell the paper he will make in the future, but only for his own use.

Students can only use them in the classroom during normal times. They must keep these books in the school building for safekeeping after school and are not allowed to take them home without permission.

It's not the time for paper to be born yet. The benefits are too great to be resisted by oneself.

Although Caihou Paper appeared in the Han Dynasty, its cost is high and not everyone can afford it. Moreover, these papermaking workshops are in the hands of wealthy families. If you dare to sell paper, you will inevitably face their attack. , this is not what I want to see.

Back in the room, Ji Song used the only paper he had left to start writing the teaching materials.

He did not intend to teach the children any advanced knowledge. In addition to reading, he planned to write the "Three Character Classic".

However, some inappropriate sentences in it must be deleted, such as Tang Gaozu, uprising division and so on.

The next step is to teach them some basic arithmetic knowledge so that they will have skills in the future.

Originally, he wanted to use Arabic numerals directly, but considering the general social environment, he couldn't just use his own student union!

After all, he wants to communicate with the outside world, so he plans to teach the current Chinese numerals and Arabic numerals at the same time.

Although it is a bit troublesome, it is worth it. They will be able to teach others in the future and will not be unable to communicate because they do not understand each other.

On the second day, Ji Song handed over the next steps of paper making to Uncle Dashan and the others, while he himself started to write teaching materials.

Time passed day by day, until one day, the third uncle came to tell Ji Song that the school had been built, and before Ji Song could speak, he dragged him outside.

"Look, this is the ethnology school of our Ji family. How is it? The building is okay!" Seeing Ji Song approaching, the second uncle stroked his beard, which had few stubble left, and said indifferently.

Ji Song didn't hear the second uncle's words at all, he looked at the building in front of him, he didn't care at all from the beginning, and instantly looked at the calm old people in disbelief.

(End of this chapter)