Wentang

Chapter 81 Teaching Everyone to Fish

Taking advantage of Lin Qidong's matter, Yue Shan hit Tian Xuechen hard.

His original plan was to build a small courtyard with five rooms.One is a teacher's office, one is a teacher's dormitory, and three are classrooms.As for the playground, there is nothing.

After all, all the students he enrolls are children from his own village, and if there are any from neighboring villages who are willing to send their children, they will accept them. There will be no more than 50 students at all times.

But Tian Xuechen unexpectedly delivered it to his door, and he immediately changed his plan.The five rooms became twelve rooms; the small fenced courtyard became a low wall of blue bricks; the playground naturally also existed, and a round runway was built using the technology of building official roads.

A small canal was even drawn from the stream next door for teachers and students to wash.

It can be said that Yue Shan used all the equipment he could think of that could be realized with the current technology, and Tian Xuechen almost turned the table and left.

But thinking of the relationship between him and Princess Qin, he finally admitted it while pinching his nose.Besides, what does it have to do with the court's money and other Tian Xuechen?Thinking of this, his excitement subsided immediately.

When it was finally time, Yue Shan made another request, asking the yamen to dispatch a batch of books.

Don't want any rare collections, just popular books such as Tao Te Ching, Four Books and Five Classics, Zhoubi Suanjing, and Nine Chapters of Numeracy.The quantity is not too much, just give one hundred and eighty copies of each item casually.

When Tian Xuechen heard the first half, he was still very calm. These books are indeed very popular, and they can be sold at any bookstore at a reasonable price.However, when he heard the second half of the sentence, he almost didn't twist his nose.

One hundred and eighty copies each?There are thousands of copies in total, and you still say it’s casual?However, the school's projects that cost so much money have been approved, and the money for these books is not bad.

This time, Tian Xuechen's efficiency was very high. As soon as he left Yue Shan's house, several craftsmen and officials arrived behind him.

The craftsmen started to break ground according to the address designated by Yue Shan, and the officials sent people to the next village to recruit people to work.A total of 20 strong men were transferred, and each worked [-] days, which was counted in this year's corvee.

I heard that people from the neighboring village almost fought over the fifty places.

In principle, those who perform corvee service will not leave the county, and will not go beyond the boundaries of the prefecture at the farthest—except for major projects such as the construction of the Yellow River.

But corvée is the most tiring job, and the conditions are very poor.Usually, even family members are not allowed to visit, let alone leave casually.So even in this county, everyone is more afraid.

But now it's just to build a house, or the next village, which is simply the most beautiful job for them.

As for why the corvees were not transferred from Sixingping, it was because their villages had just moved here this year, and they were exempted from corvees and taxes for three years.

From another point of view, within three years, Yueshan would not be able to get his share of food from households with four surnames Ping.

Although only fifty corvée were recruited, there were actually far more than fifty people working on the construction site, usually seventy to eighty, and occasionally even more than a hundred.

The extra ones were all people with the fourth surname Ping.

They all knew that this was a school built by Yue Shan, the baron of Longshou Mountain, and that their children would be able to study here in the future, so they spontaneously came to help.

There are many people with great strength, some dig pits to collect soil, some burn bricks, some cut wood, some make doors and windows... In a few days, the outline of the Kung Fu School has appeared.

In view of the fact that more and more people surnamed Ping went to the school to help, Yue Shan also made a decision.

"I've seen the baron." The four old men saluted respectfully.

Three of these four old people were familiar faces of Yue Shan, Yue You, Yang Ze, and Feng Song were all four surnames and four elders back then.Only Chen Ze was replaced by an old man named Chen Zheng shortly after Yueshan was ennobled.

"Yeah." Yue Shan looked at the stiff four old people, and didn't feel that power is so good or anything.It's not because he has a high awareness, but because he has been numb with emotion too many times.

"I asked you to come here because there is something for you to help."

"What did the baron say? If you have anything to do, please just tell me. The little old man promises to help you do it properly." Feng Song said with a flattering smile.

"Yes, it is our honor to serve the baron." Yang Ze said unwillingly.

"Hehe... One yard is one yard." Yue Shan said with a light smile:

"Everyone knows that I can fish. Now I don't need this skill for my identity. It's a waste to keep it in my hands. So I decided that anyone with the surname Ping should go to my family's field to help with the work for three days. Son, I will teach him the technique of fishing."

"Really?" Chen Zheng, who had been silent all this time, blurted out. After he finished speaking, he came to his senses, and quickly made amends: "This news is really shocking. I lost my composure for a while, but I didn't suspect the Baron."

"The baron really has a kind heart, and the little old man admires it. It's really a blessing for everyone to have such a noble person as you in Ping, my fourth surname." Yue You patted the horse wildly.

"Yes, yes, it is everyone's blessing to live in the same village as the Baron." Others also praised him.

"Let's save these words for later. You should inform everyone of this news. Remember that it is the owner of the four surnames Ping, and there must be no omissions. I will not force you to go or not, but as long as you are willing to go, no one can stop you." Yue Shan warned.

"Can Chen Huai's house go too?" Chen Zheng asked cautiously.After all, they have the same surname, maybe they are related, but Chen Zheng is still towards him.

"I'm talking about everyone, don't you need to emphasize it again?" Yue Shan frowned and said impatiently.

"Yes, yes, the little old man is talking too much." Chen Zheng smiled and said in a hurry: "Don't worry, Baron, I will tell everyone surnamed Chen about your kindness tonight."

"I will also notify you of Yue's surname tonight." Yue You said unwillingly.

"I will also inform you about Yang (Feng)'s surname."

After the matter was settled, Yue Shan let the excited four elders leave.

This idea has been in place since the day he was officially canonized as a baron, but the implementation was postponed until today because of too many things to do a while ago.

As for why he didn't tell everyone for free...the simple reason is that he has never found anyone to work on his [-] mu of land.There is ready-made free labor why not use it?
As for harvesting everyone's gratitude and so on.As long as he works for three days, he can learn the skills of fishing. Everyone still appreciates him and still thinks he is a great kind person.

That night, Sixingping was almost boiling.Countless people chanted Baron Yue, Lord Bandai...

Before dawn the next day, the young men from eighty families with four surnames had already gathered under the big mulberry trees in the center of the village.There are eighty households, not one of them is quite a few.

Naturally, Yue Shan would not follow him to the fields, this job was handed over to his second son, Yue Erwa.

It is estimated that Yue Erwa has never commanded so many people in her life, that is called a heroic and high-spirited...

Taking the big guy straight to the Xuntian of Yueshan, weeding, weeding, plowing, watering... Thinking of the fishing skills that will be mastered soon, the big guy is full of energy.No one supervises and no one is lazy.

Yue Shan was not idle either. After everyone set off to work, he organized the rest of the women, old people and children to get busy—making lunch for everyone—and made white flour steamed buns and bread that ordinary people might not eat once a year. Big white rice.

And this meal once again brought countless thanks to Yue Shan.

The enthusiastic people worked more actively, and the [-] mu of land was trimmed and sown in two and a half days.

Yue Shan did not break his promise, and told everyone all the fishing skills he knew.Not only fish cages, but also fishing nets and other methods.

In the next few days, a strange scene appeared in Sixingping. Every household was collecting twigs and vines everywhere, so that the trees around the village were cut down bare.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, and soon the news that Yue Shan, the baron of Longshou Mountain, taught the method of fishing to everyone in Sixingping spread throughout the ten miles and eight villages.

When everyone lamented the kindness of Yueshan, they all looked at the four-surnamed Ping with envy and hatred.

The envious eyes of the neighbors made the people surnamed Ping feel elated, and at the same time, they were even more grateful to Yueshan.

At this moment, Zhou Shangyun brought a guest to Yue Shan's study.

"Da Lang, this is Master Zhu whom I told you about."

The old man with white beard and hair who followed him first looked at Yue Shan with strange eyes, and then said:
"Old Zhu Wu can meet Baron Yue."

　The transitional chapter, the official plot will start tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)