Chapter 159: Receiving distinguished guests and giving lectures
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As the date of the opening of the altar gets closer, the invited guests also come to Nanyang County one after another.
In order to entertain guests from other counties, Xie Xin deliberately arranged the event more than a month in advance, and after discussing with Township Chief Huang, asked the people in the township to vacate half of their residences as temporary residences for these guests.
As a price, Xie Xin gave these original residents a certain amount of remuneration, and at the same time recruited craftsmen one month in advance to renovate these residences. In this way, after the opening lecture is completed, these original residents can move into their new houses.
Some people also say that it is just a public lecture, so does it deserve such luxury?
In this regard, Xie Xin didn't know what to say, so he just tried his best to deal with it. The rest was left to a few students who understood his intentions to cover up his lies.
From a practical point of view, he had no choice but to expand the scale of this lecture.
It should be noted that the higher the attributes of the audience of this lecture are improved, the higher the rewards they will receive after completing this main task.
The last time I challenged the four wilds, I only won twice and got an opportunity for adventure. If the audience's attributes are greatly improved this time, what kind of generous rewards will they get?
This is what Xie Xin is looking forward to most.
The first person to come to Huaxia Academy was Xie Xin's good brother Gongsun Sheng. Along with him were acquaintances such as Gongsun Du, Gongsun Zan and Zhang Ming.
"My dear brother, how can you do this?! Not only have you turned your private school into a school, but you can also give lectures on the forum!" Gongsun Sheng couldn't help but joked after seeing the letter of thanks.
"Brother, don't make fun of me. In fact, it's my first time to give a lecture, and I'm quite nervous." Xie Xin replied with a wry smile.
He glanced at the entourage and couldn't help but ask: "All the important officials under my command have been brought out. Is there any problem over there in Liaoxi?"
"In the past two years, the barbarians have been giving me a scare. There won't be any movement for the time being. Besides, my generals who are in charge of the army are not just there for show, are they?" Gongsun Sheng replied with an indifferent attitude.
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"It's better to be cautious. You must know that the art of war is to 'attack the enemy by surprise'. No one can say for sure whether those barbarians will send their troops south when you think it is impossible." Xie Xin couldn't help but advise.
Gongsun Sheng, like himself, is a variable in this 'history'. Just because he is a variable, he is also within the scope of Tiandao's purge.
Therefore, Xie Xin couldn't help but worry about whether his sworn brother would be safe and sound under Heaven's calculations.
"In this case, I will write a letter and send it back to let the generals on guard be more careful! The lecture will only last three days here. If anything happens, I guess there will be enough time to go back." Gongsun Sheng thought for a while and answered.
Xie Xin is so cautious, so of course he must pay attention to it. But this lecture is Xie Xin's first experience, so as a sworn brother, it would be too boring if he didn't come forward to support him.
Moreover, he also received an outline of Xie Xin's lecture content, which involved economics.
No one paid much attention to this before, but since Zhang Ming started working there, he has found that his tax revenue has been steadily increasing every year. And according to him, it can even increase further this year.
Zhang Ming also often lamented that if Xie Xin had studied economics for a few more years, it would not be a problem for Liaoxi County's economy to quadruple. It can be said that no matter who is in power must pay great attention to this sentence.
It's rare for Xie Xin to give a lecture, so naturally I want to bring people here to listen carefully and understand the so-called economics, so as to avoid knowing how to spend money but not how to make money.
Seeing that Gongsun Sheng had planned to make good defense arrangements, Xie Xin felt a little relieved. He suddenly remembered that the guests had not been brought into the hall to rest before they arrived, so he immediately led everyone in.
"Yes, after the expansion, the scale and appearance are much more grand." Gongsun Sheng was one of the people who witnessed the opening of the private school, so he became more excited when he saw the larger the scale here.
"The scale has expanded a lot, but the student source problem still gives me a headache!" Xie Xin replied with a wry smile.
"Don't you have a dormitory system here? How about I send some of the Gongsun family's children to study abroad?" Gongsun Sheng suggested.
“There is not only a dormitory system, but also a work-study system. Generally speaking, as long as you study for more than two years, you can earn living expenses and tuition while studying.
As for the children of the Gongsun family, if you are willing, I will accept them all. It is just their tuition and miscellaneous fees for the first two years. As an elder brother, you cannot default on the payment!" Xie Xin joked.
The so-called children of the Gongsun family here actually include not only the legitimate children of the Gongsun family, but also the orphans who were adopted by the Gongsun family and changed their surname to Gongsun.
These orphans will be the reserve talents of the Gongsun family. Under normal circumstances, they will attend Gongsun clan studies in order to better brainwash them.
As time goes by, those with the best grades will be allowed to return to their original surnames, and then be roped into the Gongsun family's chariot through marriage and other means. Those with poor qualifications will be allocated to various assets of the Gongsun family.
serving in it.
After years of brainwashing, these orphans, even if they regained their surnames, subconsciously regarded themselves as members of the Gongsun family, and their duty was to maximize the interests of the family.
This is the main reason why Xie Xin said to Gongsun Sheng, "If you can give it up,"
"To be honest, even if I am willing to give up, I'm afraid our father won't be able to give up either. It's just a few members of the family who need to come here to learn." Gongsun Sheng explained with a smile.
Although Zhang Ming is very talented, he is not from the Gongsun family after all. Even if he may become an in-law in the future, he is not brainwashed like those orphans, so he cannot be 100% assured when using it.
Since economics is good for raising taxes, it is natural to take it into your own hands. To do this, it is necessary to send a few disciples from the branch to study.
Moreover, the Huaxia Academy is really good. In addition to not being able to brainwash, the teaching level is much better than that of the Gongsun Academy. And with both civil and military development, there is no need to worry about these children turning into complete nerds.
It was rare for the two to meet, so the topic was inevitable. However, Xie Xin considered other people's thoughts, so he asked Xie Yi to come out and take them to the residence to check it out. Gongsun Sheng also gave instructions and asked them to check the residence.
Free movement within this area.
"By the way, dear brother, you've invited a lot of people to give this lecture?" After Gongsun Du and others left, Gongsun Sheng asked after taking a sip of tea.
"Yes, not only Mr. Shui Jing was invited, but also the Xun family in Yingchuan, the Huang family in Nanyang, and even the Li family in Yingchuan also sent invitations." Xie Xin said with a smile.
"You have sent invitations to the teacher? It's interesting. If the teacher comes to listen to the disciples in person, it will be an interesting thing that is rare in a century." Gongsun Shengrao teased with interest.
"Don't worry, the teacher's situation is not very optimistic, so I just sent his son Li Yong and his grandson Li Bin over." Xie Xin couldn't help but roll his eyes when he saw Gongsun Sheng gloating about his misfortune.
"Speaking of which, dear brother, do you have enough manpower to entertain people when you are giving a lecture this time?" Gongsun Sheng quickly changed the topic.
"What? Are you going to help with reception?!" Xie Xin glanced at him.
"If you need me, dear brother, I have no problem with you, brother." Gongsun Sheng said nonchalantly.
"In that case, I won't be polite! It should be noted that although the manpower is not a problem, there are a few people who are polite enough to receive guests, hehe..." Xie Xin replied like a profiteer.
Gongsun Sheng originally said the same thing, but who would have thought that the thank you letter would be taken seriously.
But it doesn't matter. Anyway, I was idle before the forum was opened. If my sworn brother doesn't help, who else can I help?
Thinking of this, Gongsun Sheng also immediately patted his chest and said, just leave everything to them.
Of course, the letter of thanks will not actually let them come to the door to greet them. However, it would be unreasonable for me not to personally entertain these important guests, but when there are too many people, I will not be able to handle them.
Now that Gongsun Sheng is helping, a lot of trouble has been reduced.
The two had only met at the beginning of this year, so they had accumulated a lot of topics. As they chatted, two hours passed before they knew it.
"Teacher, Mr. Huang has arrived with Junior Huang!" Lou Gui suddenly came to the two of them and reported carefully.
"Oh? Brother Han Sheng and Huang Shang are here?! Go and bring them in!" Xie Xin was a little excited.
Lou Gui got the order and walked out immediately.
Not long after, Huang Zhong and Huang Shang walked in side by side. Of course, it couldn't be said that they were really side by side, because Huang Shang was about half a step behind Huang Zhong.
And on Huang Zhong's shoulder, there was a little kid sitting.
He is Huang Xu, who is only two years old this year. Probably because of his mother, he is still healthy at this time, and he also seems a little naughty.
"Brother, I'm here to support you!" Huang Zhong immediately called out cordially when he saw the thank you letter.
Then he noticed Gongsun Sheng beside him and said in surprise: "Oh? Brother Gongsun is here too?"
As for Huang Shang, he politely came to Xie Xin, bowed his hands and said, "Disciple Huang Shang, pay homage to my mentor!"
"Boy, why do you feel so elegant recently?" Xie Xin quickly noticed Huang Shang's change.
"Students have a hard life. Originally, a high-ranking general should go into battle and kill the enemy. But recently there is a shortage of scribes in the army, so the student, who has learned a little knowledge, has been drafted into the military chief..." Huang
Shang Quanquan answered with runny nose and tears.
"You also said that now that Nanyang is calm and peaceful, when can you get ahead as a soldier? I just like you, so I let you accumulate merit as a chief clerk, so you can be promoted quickly, don't you understand!?" Huang Zhong looked like one!
The tone of 'hating iron cannot become steel' is a lesson learned.
"It's just that I prefer fighting on the battlefield more than paperwork, bookkeeping, etc." Huang Shang replied with an aggrieved tone.
"It's coming soon. I heard that the Qiang people in Xiliang are in rebellion, and your Majesty intends to send people to conquer it. Someone recommended me to go. According to my elder brother, it is very likely that the edict will arrive within the next two months." Huang Zhong looked around.
, revealed in a low voice.
His so-called eldest brother is his wife's brother, Qin Jie, the prefect of Nanyang.
"Oh? Brother, are you going on an expedition?" Xie Xin couldn't help but be surprised.
"Hey! What else can I do as a general if I don't go into battle to kill the enemy?! All the bandits and bandits here in Nanyang were killed, and the remaining shrimps were so scared that they didn't know where to go. Who do you think I should look for to make money?
For military exploits?" Huang Zhong said with a smile.
"So, brother, be careful all the way!" Xie Xin said slightly worriedly.
Historically, Huang Zhong had never participated in the crusade against the Qiang people. With such a big change, Xie Xin couldn't help but doubt that Tiandao would not interfere with it?!