Yipin Tang

Chapter 158 First Class Academy

The clouds are light and the wind is light, a round of broken broken moon hangs in the sky, a few dim and drowsy stars are scattered around, and the fog gradually rises and chills people.

Outside Chang'an City, the people on Zhuangzi had already had their meals and rested early. In a simple courtyard, there were more than 30 Kunlun slaves, more than 50 Silla maidservants, and more than 300 half-grown children wrapped in thick clothes. Groups of bonfires slurped and drank the meat porridge in the bowl. The blazing bonfire dispelled the damp and cool mist, and the hot and fragrant meat porridge warmed the numb stomach.

The several cauldrons next to it were still steaming, and they were full of fragrant and soft meat porridge. The somewhat fierce-looking shopkeeper Wang said that the meat porridge was enough.

Not to mention the meat porridge, it is a luxury to eat a hot steamed bun at the toothbrush. Wearing warm clothes, drinking the fragrant meat porridge in your mouth, and there is more meat porridge rolling in the pot next to it. Even if you open your stomach, you can't finish eating. This is the happiest thing in their eyes.The dull and confused eyes finally had a little more vitality. No one wants to despair, as long as they can see a little light and feel a little warmth, the seeds of hope will germinate.

Degui was busy until very late. Although he was always cursing, the meat porridge he prepared for them was really thick and he added a lot of meat. Every bowl was full...

He always yelled that he would starve to death, freeze to death, and the young master would not spare them if he lost money, but they gradually fell in love with this "threat".

The vacant house couldn't accommodate so many people, so Degui could only let them spend the night in the yard. The autumn night was cold, and the bonfire had to be lit all night, otherwise people would freeze to death.

All the slaves slept very warmly that night. The sun rose at the beginning of the second day. Looking at the ashes left by the bonfire and touching the thick clothes on their bodies, they were pleasantly surprised to find that everything was not a dream.

The following days were really like a dream, they didn't have to face sudden scolding and whipping, they could still eat enough every day, and even after a few days they had a house and a separate bed.

"Raise your spirits, the young master will arrange errands for you in a few days."

They didn't know what the errand was, but they felt that they should do something for that kind young master.

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"Wang Zixin is going to run an academy."

"Which prince is new?"

"Which other prince can be the new one? Of course, it is the new Prince Jiayuan who was sentenced by Gewuyuan."

"It's him! When I took my son to sign up for Gewuyuan, Gewuyuan said it was fully recruited. This time the Marquis of Jiayuan runs the academy, we have a chance."

"You want your son to study with slaves?"

"Reading with a slave? What's that called?"

"Do you know why the Marquis of Jiayuan wants to run an academy?"

"Appreciate further details."

"Have you heard about the fact that the Marquis of Jiayuan bought hundreds of slaves from the tooth dealer a few days ago?"

"I'm afraid no one in Chang'an knows about this matter. More than 400 slaves cost more than 1 yuan!"

"The academy run by the Marquis of Jiayuan is used to house those slaves..."

Such discussions filled the streets and alleys of Chang'an.

Yipin Academy, this is the name Wang Xiang gave to the academy. The Academy was built next to Gewuyuan. The vicinity happened to be a wasteland belonging to the imperial court. Wang Xiang had the cheek to ask Li Er for it. For some reason, Li Er Unexpectedly, he agreed without any hesitation, and even the original plan to buy land with money was unnecessary.

Just hearing the name of the academy gives a sense of grandeur. Li Chunfeng is in charge of building the academy, and Wang Xiang doesn't care about spending money. The academy is naturally spacious and grand, but the first batch of students in the academy are more than 300 slaves.

In the eyes of others, it is indeed very weird, but in Wang Xiang's eyes, these children are not slaves, and he does not need slaves.

In ancient times, it was almost impossible to get rid of slavery. Even the master of a slave had no right to remove his slave, unless the master was willing to spend a lot of money to go to the government to handle documents, and the slave was the property of the master. , what reason does the host family have to spend another large sum of money just to give up their own assets?

Wang Xiang did not help them get rid of their slave status because he was reluctant to part with the money, but because there were too many people this time. Slaves belonged to a kind of property in feudal society. It is by no means a trivial matter to say that it provokes the interest system of the feudal society.

Furthermore, even if they have slave status, as long as they don’t treat them as slaves, it’s fine to wait until the right time, when they grow up, and treat the removal of slave status as a reward. Perhaps this is a better way. Even if we help them get rid of slavery now, how different are they from slaves?Only when the soul is no longer a slave can it truly be freed from slavery.

These children have thought about what they can do for Wang Xiang, and what a slave can do for the master, but they have never thought that what Wang Xiang asked them to do is to study.

study……

It's very strange, so strange that these children don't know what studying is at all, let alone them, how many children from ordinary people can enter the academy to study.

The day before entering Yipin Academy, someone took them to wash and dress up, and each of them gave them a new set of clothes. At this time, they looked like ordinary children, only a little more timid and confused in their eyes , but it is much better than when they were just bought from tooth dealers. At that time, they were really slaves.

Before Yipin Academy was built, Wang Xiang went to Linglong Bookstore a few times. The single-character version carved by Du Hong had not been completed, but many commonly used characters had been carved, so Wang Xiang asked him to print a batch of deleted and revised versions first. Hundreds of volumes of "San Zi Jing" and "The Analects of Confucius" were printed as enlightenment reading materials for those children.

The paper used to print books is all new paper produced by Gewuyuan. The handwriting is clear and correct. The printed books are much better than the books circulating in the market. This also makes Xinyi full of the business of printed books that Wang Xiang said before. confidence.

While Wang Xiang was busy with the affairs of Yipin Academy, Li Er was not idle, and secretly sent many confidants to Luoyang, Chengdu, Yangzhou and other prosperous places.

It didn't take long for something called Qianzhuang to arise in these places, which belonged to the imperial court and was in charge of saving and borrowing money for the people of Tang Dynasty.

The appearance of Qianzhuang immediately made the family feel a huge threat, and rumors spread all over the place for a while.

"It is easy to save money and difficult to withdraw money, we cannot be fooled."

"It is always profitable to raise money every month, and the profit is not repeated. Do you think it is possible? This is definitely a scam!"

"What kind of loan is a lie. They also say that I have no credit, what credit, when I save money, I can save it whenever I want! Don't be deceived, everyone!"

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(End of this chapter)