Chapter 230: The New Academy
They are not short of money!
Everyone condemned Yun Huachun's behavior, but they secretly asked who were the people who had taken the blame?
Can you get it yourself?
As for those who had received their handwriting, they were naturally in a hurry to go home and get their money, so they hurried to sign up.
The first people to grab the calligraphy and paintings were those who received the news in advance.
For example, in the Xiang family, Xiang Bowen is the elder brother of Xiang Bocai.
Xiang Jinliang gave birth to several sons, but this old boy was the most foolish, so he wanted to help him find an academy to study in.
After several years of selection, Xiang Jinliang still couldn't choose one he was satisfied with.
Later, Chaoyang Academy came into being. Even though this academy was not famous, it was opened by a baron.
Even if you can't learn anything, it's always good to go to the academy and make some friends.
This time Xiang Bocai returned home, which really gave Xiang Jinliang a lot of surprises.
Not to mention that Xiang Bocai's classmate was a relative of the former magistrate of Nantong, and the baron and his daughter became the county princess. They were also served by people from the palace in their courtyard.
This is gold plating!
Look at the pile of papers that his son brought back.
Although the front of the paper is a bit uglier, the writing on the back gets better and better, which is not bad compared to the young son of the scholar next door.
Xiang Jinliang never had high expectations for his silly son.
He had asked for a husband for his son before, but the scholars were very angry and said that his son was like mud that could not hold up the wall.
He knows whether Xiang Jinliang can be helped or not. He cannot be happy when outsiders scold his precious son.
But it was different when I went to Chaoyang Academy.
That thick pile of straw paper shows how hard my son works.
After returning home, Xiang Bocai showed off the certificates and prizes given to him by his husband, saying that he studied hard and made progress every day.
During the holidays, Xiang Bocai did not forget to study every day, and occasionally went to his classmates' homes to discuss homework together.
Seeing his son working harder and harder, Xiang Jin’s conscience is filled with joy!
Baron Yun is truly a god!
How could his son be mud? It was obviously those people who mistook gold for dirt!
Hearing that Chaoyang Academy was short of money, Xiang Jinliang wanted to come up with his money bag in hand.
Money is a trivial matter. If the money can be used to exchange for his son to become a talented person, he will be willing to give him more.
People around him were eager to donate money, but Yun Huachun set a limit.
The maximum donation can only be one thousand taels, the minimum, and there is no limit to the minimum.
Yun Huachun didn't tell those who took his name about this rule. Anyway, he persuaded those who had more than one thousand taels to go back, saying that he would only accept this one thousand taels.
This kind of thing will happen again in the future, there is no need for him to charge so much.
Yun Huachun took the money, so naturally he was doing things for people.
Immediately a monument was erected in the college and I asked whose name was engraved on the monument.
People worked hard to build the monument and set it up in the open space next to the school.
Tell the students that this is the donor who funded their education.
This money is naturally used for the children in the front yard.
"Daughter-in-law, I plan to open another academy in the city." Yun Huachun said.
When Wan Hongmei heard this, she said without raising her head, "Open it."
Her man does things in a measured manner, and she doesn't worry at all.
"I want to open an academy that is similar to the front yard in the city, and open an open-air one to teach people to study for free," Yun Huachun said.
Wan Hongmei finally stopped what she was doing after hearing this, "An open-air academy?"
"Just find a board and teach some words every day, so even people passing by in the city can listen."
Yun Huachun kept talking about his plan.
In this era, it seems to be common sense that people are illiterate.
If it were an ordinary family and everyone could read inside and outside the home, it might be called a hermit family.
It is not only the children who should study, but also their parents and relatives.
Learning is regardless of age. If you have the desire to learn, you can learn at any time.
Knowledge is priceless, and there is a threshold for learning.
Here, the threshold is money.
"There is no need to teach too much in the open-air academy. If you teach three words a day, you will teach thousands of words a year."
"Teach these words again next year, and learn some more. If things go on like this, won't the people around here be able to learn more words?"
After the money arrived, Yun Huachun also had connections in Nantong Mansion, and the Chaoyang Academy branch was quickly opened.
Yun Huachun found a few gentlemen with good temperaments and found a spacious courtyard near the city gate.
The courtyard is where children study.
As usual, each person can study for one year with a tuition fee of 50 yuan, and women's tuition is free.
As soon as the news came out, many people came to inquire about it.
But after I heard that this was just a branch of Chaoyang Academy and was completely managed by other people, Yun Huachun would not even come here to attend classes.
Many people find it boring. It is not as good as the serious Chaoyang Academy.
Are there any people who have come to sign up? Yes, only a few.
Many families who plan to send their children to study and learn to read and write feel that these fifty coins are practical and want to send their children here.
But after all, Chaoyang Academy is different from other places.
To those who came to sign up, the teacher explained the rules clearly.
If you want to send your child to a literacy school, we can teach five to six thousand words here. After a few years of learning, your child will be able to read.
If you come here for the imperial examination, you are in the wrong place.
Here we do not teach essay writing for imperial examinations, and teachers do not necessarily have a diploma as a scholar.
Only reading and not teaching the imperial examination?
It is beyond the imagination of many people.
Nowadays, whoever studies is either to get ahead, pass the exam to become a scholar, or to change his family.
Studying is not for becoming an official, why?
Therefore, as soon as the academy's sign was put out, many people questioned it.
If it cannot be used for imperial examinations, what is the use of this academy?
What’s the use of just recognizing words?
Yun Huachun didn't even go out to respond to these words.
In addition, I took in a few students and opened a calligraphy cram school to teach these students how to write calligraphy.
The gate of the branch is low and placed there. If you like to study, you can study. If you don't like to study, don't study. No one can stop you.
Even so, many businessmen and craftsmen sent their children there.
Families with merchant registration will have no hope of passing the imperial examination within a few generations. Unless there is some good opportunity such as amnesty for the world, it will be difficult to get ahead.
Businessmen had to be illiterate, and Chaoyang Academy was cheap, so they sent their children there.
The craftsmen had the same idea. They did not expect their children to pass the imperial examination, but they hoped that their future would be better if they knew how to read.
There are also many petty officials.
Yuntao nodded after talking to her father about this matter in space.
It’s time for Li’an to build an academy, for the children of Li’an.
In a few years, when the students from Chaoyang Academy grow up, they can even come directly to Li'an to teach.
Those children can't become scholars, so it's not a problem to find a job based on their own abilities.
Chapter completed!