Ji Tang

Chapter 441 Mr. Baishan
Walking in the academy, listening to the sound of reading loudly and the cheerful laughter everywhere, Ji Song felt like he was in another world!

I haven’t seen such a scene in a long time. It only appears in my dreams at midnight!

The academy currently has no walls. This has been designed a long time ago and will be built in the second phase of the project. By then, the academy will cover more than [-] acres.

Now there are only two major building complexes, three teaching buildings and one school building.

Three teaching buildings surround the school building. One is beautiful and the other is convenient for students to attend classes.

If each teaching building is full, [-] students will have classes at the same time. Currently, only one is open, and the other two are sealed. One will be opened next year, and it will not be completely unsealed until the year after.

If the entire academy is full by then, there will be [-] students divided into three grades.

The academy is not responsible for enlightenment education. This is decided by the teachers. It is impossible for him to let a group of great Confucians and scholars teach a group of half-year-old children. This is a waste of their time.

In order to expand the academy's influence and facilitate enrollment, he had books like "Introduction to Arithmetic", "A Preliminary Exploration of Things", and "Natural Miracles" be printed in large quantities. They were already on the market, with detailed annotations on them, but they didn't understand them. People can also follow a script.

He did not preach about it, nor did he force him to learn these things before entering the academy.

But things are often like this. If you don’t explain, someone will always figure it out for you.

People would think that your college has regarded these courses as the main teaching, and it would be strange not to focus on them in the future.

Therefore, everyone can't help but take the initiative to learn, which is much better than mandatory requirements.

Ji Song is young, similar to many students, and not many people know him.

In recent years, he rarely attended any banquets, and he lived in seclusion on weekdays. Not many of the second generation nobles knew Ji Song himself.

When they saw Ji Song wandering around the academy alone, they thought he was the new heir to the family, and some even enthusiastically showed him the way, but he refused with a smile.

Ji Song was in a good mood, as if he had returned to that coveted place of study.

The place where Mr. Academy usually works is behind the teaching area, where there are separate office spaces.

But the accommodation is not here, but in an exclusive courtyard at the foot of Taibai Mountain.

The layout here is very similar to the farmyard on Ji's Village, except it's not as big!

Exquisite yet elegant, it provides a sense of tranquility amidst the noisy academy.

This is where the gentlemen stay. They only have the right to live, not to own it. During the time they are teaching in the academy, they can freely use this place.

But if they want to have absolute rights, they must teach in the academy for more than ten years, and then the academy will treat them as a reward.

If they don't want to stay in the academy until their old age, the academy will also give them money after discounting the price of the small courtyard, which can be regarded as a reward for their contributions to the academy for so many years.

For example, when Ji Song found a master in arithmetic, the small building worth [-] yuan was not given by the academy, but was given by Ji Song out of his own pocket and had nothing to do with the academy.

As the builder and founder of the academy, Ji Song certainly has a small courtyard, but he does not have any privileges, and the layout is the same as everyone else.

It's not that Ji Song has to be like this, but he is a junior after all. If he is too unique, what will you make those scholars who have studied knowledge for most of their lives think?
Even if he is open-minded and not as knowledgeable as his juniors, it will still create a big gap, which is not what he wants to see.

The only difference is that there is a towering giant tree in the center of the courtyard. It is native to this place. After seeing this tree, the old man who was responsible for building the courtyard left money to his family.

Because everyone knew that Mr. Hou had a special liking for ginkgo trees, he transplanted many ginkgo trees at home.But it is a pity that the growth cycle of ginkgo trees is too slow. After seven or eight years, they are only one foot in diameter.

But this ginkgo tree looks to be hundreds of years old, which is rare.

It is late autumn at this time, and the leaves on the trees have begun to turn green and yellow. As the breeze blows, the swishing sound feels so comfortable.

Opening the door to the small courtyard, Ji Song walked straight in. People were cleaning the place from time to time, so it looked pretty clean.

"The Marquis of Hao is very elegant, but this ginkgo tree is really good!"

Just as Ji Song was deep in thought, a gentle voice interrupted his thoughts!

Looking back, he saw an old man wearing a blue-grey robe. His hair was meticulously taken care of, and his beautiful goatee was clearly taken care of.

Although the clothes are simple, the origin reveals the nobility engraved in the bones.

'This is an exquisite old man. ' Ji Song thought.

"Mr. Baishan doesn't teach in the classroom. I'm sorry that the college gives you a high salary!" Ji Song said unhappily.

Mr. Baishan laughed, not embarrassed, but said with a smile: "This can be regarded as an injustice to me. You are not allowed to take a bath today. You, a bastard, can't control me, haha!"

Peel the skin?

When Ji Song heard the news, he felt depressed. Wasn't it because I gave you ten cents less salary last month? As for you, I still remember it?
He was also given the title of 'Skin-picking'!

He found out this later. It turned out that the accountant had missed the payment by ten cents for some reason. It was nothing at first. You just needed to replenish it.

But the problem lies with him. This old man is very serious. He has to figure out why he made a mistake. Is it because the good man is short of money?Want to save some money on them?
If it's true, he doesn't have to do it. Do you think this is irritating?
After that, he spread the word about Ji Song's "skin-picking" nature everywhere, which made Ji Song angry and frustrated!

"Humph!"

Ji Song ignored him this time. This old man was introduced by Uncle Xie. He was from the Zhou family in Jiangdong. He had a lot of attainments in "Spring and Autumn" and already had the air of a master.

If he hadn't had a close relationship with Xie Lian, he wouldn't have been able to invite people all the way to Chang'an.

Xie Lian sent a letter and arrived in Chang'an in less than three months. It can be seen that he basically didn't stop much on the way.

"I said, who is your tutor? I've been here for so long, and you don't know how to invite me in for a drink?" The old man is still angry?

But Ji Song was not used to this problem, and said disdainfully: "Why do all things come to my heart?"

"The shackles of the world will only constrain our minds. Mr. Baishan has not seen it through at this age?"

After saying that, he still wanted to be beaten and said loudly: "What a pity, what a pity!"

The look of pity for you makes the old man itch with hatred!
He had known this young Marquis Hao before, and he was also the youngest founding Marquis since the founding of the Tang Dynasty.

Anyone with this title has made great contributions to the country, but Ji Song is unique in being able to win this honor at the age of only 16 due to his own ability.

Therefore, he was very curious about the young prince in front of him!
(End of this chapter)