Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 176: Called by name
Li Wei couldn't handle more than 100 children by himself, so he had to call Luti and several stewards to send these noisy half-year-old children to the newly built academy.

This academy was renovated from an abandoned residential house. Although it has been briefly repaired, it is still a bit dilapidated. Fortunately, the place is quite spacious, with a large courtyard, a main room plus east and west wing rooms, and several storage warehouses. For the time being, It's enough.

Because the place was relatively remote and the price was cheap, Li Wei directly asked Laifu to buy it. Anyway, with the development of Ming Dynasty, the housing prices in Yingtianfu will definitely rise in the future.

Li Wei took the lead into the academy, and a group of children behind him were herded in like sheep by several stewards.

"Stand still, stop running around, I'm talking about you!"

"Tiedan, come back quickly..."

"Two dogs..."

Luti and the stewards opened their arms and shouted while gathering the children together. It took a long time before they finally calmed down.

Li Wei was a little confused. He had never taught students before, and suddenly he had such a group of children. He didn't know what to do for a while.

Luti arranged for the stewards to take good care of the children, and then came to Li Wei with the roster.

"Sir, this is the list of students. Take a look."

Li Wei frowned and took the roster over, flipping through it casually. Originally, he wanted to recruit 50 people, but to his surprise, it had doubled now.

50 people is almost equivalent to a class in later generations. He can still control the situation with a shout, but now it is difficult for more than 100 people.

Sighing softly, he had already tried all the tricks, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet.

Li Wei walked to the front with the roster. Fortunately, these were children between the ages of eight and 12. They had not yet grown up, so he could still see clearly when he stood in front.

"Be quiet!"

Li Wei shouted loudly.

Luti quickly called to the stewards to follow and maintain order: "Quiet, quiet, stop talking!"

Seeing that all the children were obedient and quiet, Li Wei breathed a sigh of relief, and then said loudly: "Hello everyone, I am your teacher Li Wei. From now on, you can call me Teacher Li. Next, I will make some Name is called, and the child whose name is called must raise his hand and shout, do you understand?"

"Good sir."

"Understood teacher."

"Oh……"

A large group of children gave mixed answers, and Li Wei quickly raised his head and pressed down, trying to calm them down.After a lot of effort, it was finally completed with the help of Luti and others.

"From now on, I'll all call you teacher, Zhi... well, just call me teacher!"

Li Wei emphasized the title, took a long breath, then took the roster and started to call the names.

"Ma [-]?"

When the first name came out, he frowned, what a mess!

"Teacher, I'm here!"

A child with a dirty face raised his hands and jumped.

Li Wei glanced at him, noted his appearance, then raised his hand and said: "Okay, okay, put it down."

After thinking for a while, he added: "Everyone, please squat down first, and then stand up when your name is called."

"Everyone squat down, squat down..."

Luti and others helped spread the message.

These children squatted down one after another, and some sat directly on the ground. They didn't mind being dirty. Li Wei didn't say anything when he saw it.

These children were from poor families, worse than the poor families living in the mountains and valleys in later generations, and of course they did not pay attention to hygiene and other such things.

Li Wei then called by name: "Zhang Tiedan?"

"Teacher, it's me."

Li Wei looked at this silly kid with a head like an iron egg, frowned and thought for a moment, "Let's call him Zhang Tie from now on, and remove the word "egg"!"

Numbers are just fine, iron eggs are too much.

Zhang Tiedan was stunned and didn't understand why the teacher wanted to change his name.

"Thank you soon, Mr. Li!"

Luti saw him dumbfounded and quickly urged.

Li Wei's identity is there. He is not only a high-ranking official, but also a relative of the emperor. It is a great thing to give a name to such a person!
"Oh, thank you Mr. Li."

Zhang Tiedan scratched his head. Although he didn't understand, he still obeyed and agreed, and he lost Dan from then on.

"Call the teacher."

Li Wei emphasized, then raised his hand to press down on him, and continued to call the names.

"Lu Hong?"

Li Wei secretly sighed, finally having a serious name.

"Here!" A child of about 12 years old stood up and shouted in a loud voice, remembering what Li Wei just said.

Li Wei glanced at him with satisfaction, then looked at the name of his parents, and felt enlightened when he saw Lu Tang's name.

It turned out that this Lu Hong was the son of Lu Tang. Although Lu Tang went to the Shenji Camp and could not come out easily, his father was still in the Ordnance Bureau. When Li Wei enrolled students, he quickly sent his grandson over.

This Lu Hong is pretty good, and he still remembers what he just said, unlike the previous two, who didn't even remember it even after being shouted at.

"As you can see, when my name is called again, I will stand up and shout like Lu Hong!"

Li Wei quickly set an example for these children and pointed at Lu Hong.

"Okay, you can squat down too."

"Thank you, teacher."

Lu Hong thanked him sensibly before squatting down.

Li Wei continued to roll call, and with Lu Hong as a role model, the children behind him finally learned to call, and the roll call went much more smoothly.

There were a total of 100 people, and it took nearly half an hour just to change their names.

At the end, there are the children of those artisan families who were beheaded.

Although more than a month has passed since the incident, these families still have not been able to get over their grief. These children are obviously not as lively as other children.

Li Wei spent some time and gave them decent names in turn: Chen Shaofeng, Zheng Zhihua, Ye Qingyun, Jia Jin, Yue Wenjun, Shao Yongqiang.

But when he saw the last person's name, he was surprised. He hesitated for a moment before reading out the person's name:

"Tao Goucheng?"

After Li Wei finished speaking, a child of about ten years old stood up with a dull expression and lowered his head, not daring to look at him.

"arrive."

Tao Gouchen stood up and replied in a low voice.

Li Wei looked at him with complicated eyes. This Tao Gou Sheng was Tao Youqing's son.

Although Tao Youqing was a traitor, only a few people in the bodyguard and Zhu Yuanzhang himself knew about it, and Li Wei had no direct evidence.

The craftsmen at the Ordnance Bureau knew nothing about this matter, and they still regard Tao Youqing as the leader of the rebellion against Xu Yong.

Although he knew about this, he couldn't tell anyone else about it. After all, it involved the personal guards and the emperor, and the less these craftsmen knew, the better.

Sighing slightly in his heart, Li Wei suppressed his complicated thoughts and said softly: "From now on, let's call him Tao Sheng. Victory wins."

Tao Youqing is dead, and his family doesn't know what he did. There is no need to implicate his family because of this matter. Let's just pretend that this matter never happened.

"Thank you, teacher."

Tao Sheng timidly thanked him.

Li Wei nodded slightly and asked him to sit down as well.

Finally completing the first step, Li Wei closed the roster and breathed a sigh of relief.

"One hundred and seven people, there is still one missing. It's a pity."

After calling the names, Li Wei whispered to himself, it would be perfect if there was one more person who could make up one hundred and eight generals.

Luti, who was next to him, heard him muttering to himself. Although he didn't know what he was regretting, he could clearly hear that there was still one more to go, and he suddenly moved closer.

"Master Li, why don't you let my kid come and make up the number?" Luti asked tentatively.

Although his youngest son is old enough to meet the requirements, he has sent his son to a private school in the hope that he will succeed in his studies and work as an official in the court.

When he heard that one of Li Wei's admission conditions was that he was not allowed to study with others, he felt regretful. Now when he heard that Li Wei said there was still one person left, he suddenly felt that he had a chance.

Li Wei glanced at him. This Luti was quite honest. At least he secretly brought his son in without telling him, and recruited children from other families in strict accordance with the conditions he required.

"Okay, let him come too."

After thinking about it, Li Wei nodded lightly and agreed.

After all, Luti is considered his loyal subordinate, and he works very seriously, so he should be given some preferential treatment.

"Thank you, Lord Li!"

Luti quickly thanked him in surprise.

Li Wei nodded slightly and looked at this large group of children. One hundred and eight children were gathered together, and the next step was to divide them into classes.

In the past, he planned to recruit 50 people in the middle school, which would fit into the same class, so there was no need to divide them. But now there are more than [-] people, and the room is too small to accommodate them. The room is too big, and he may not be able to hear clearly what he is saying, let alone see the blackboard clearly.

What he wants to teach is different from those rotten scholars today. It is not enough to just hold a book and lead the students to read it. It must be explained in detail.

Chalk and blackboard are a must.

And this thing is also simple. Guarding such a large weapons bureau, just find a few craftsmen to make it.

　It’s so difficult. I’m so anxious to push the plot forward but it’s too slow to write carefully. I’m worried.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)