Chapter 137 [Infinite Merit]

"Is this the one right now?" Fang Chang said.

"That's right."

When it comes to what he cares most about recently, Jian Zhengchu's eyes are full of spirits. The originally refined old gentleman actually used some body movements in the description:

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and a down-to-earth approach is the best way to do things. From our brother's point of view, if we want to promote universal education for the common people, we must first start with each government and each place, and start with me."

"Fortunately, no matter whether it is the county lord, the wealthy family in the city, or our students, they all support our idea. After discussing and sorting out for a few days, we have a plan that seems relatively complete."

"The county government will take out the site, and the county and the wealthy families will jointly pay for it, and then retain a part of this year's city entry tax to set up a school in this Xingqing prefectural city. The courtyard we are in is allocated by the county. , several rows of houses in this courtyard will be converted into classrooms.”

"We have calculated that the most important thing in running a school is paper, pen and ink. As long as books are used carefully, one purchase can be used for many years, not to mention that you can transcribe by yourself."

"The instructor is not a problem. After all, it is only a literacy class. My students can do it part-time and don't need to hire a tutor. This is a good thing for them. They can experience it here. Even if they can't pass the exam, they can go elsewhere. Find a job as a tutor to make a living."

"After the basics are complete, the next step is the source of students. After discussing with the county officials, we posted a notice to let children who are interested in learning, regardless of gender or age, sign up here, and then enter the school uniformly in the spring."

"The set tuition fee is extremely low, so low that almost everyone can afford it. Now it seems that everyone is very enthusiastic. Now it is just a beginning, and I don't know what will happen to this school in the future, let alone the two of us. No success."

"Hey, I really hope that our concept can be spread one day. Now even many of our students don't understand this matter. It's just the two of us, and we are really lonely."

"I only hope that this school will allow more people to recognize the significance of civilian education, gather some like-minded people, and continue to open this school together. It is best to open more schools in the world."

"After all, how much can we do with just the two of us? Besides, we are not too young, and we will eventually die...Mr. Fang is from a family of immortals, but it's ridiculous for us secular calculations."

The plan of the two of them, Fang Chang heard Chi Jie's admiration:

"Otherwise, the ideas and actions of the two of you can be regarded as immeasurable merit, even if I am here, I admire them very much. For such a magnificent deed, please accept the next bow."

After finishing speaking, he clasped his hands together, and saluted Brother Jian Zhengchu and Jian Zhengqing.

He did not lie, the Jian brothers were able to realize this point by themselves, and started to implement it, it is indeed a great merit. If there is a book of life and death in reincarnation, then this deed will also be recorded on it, and the next life will definitely be in a wealthy, happy and good family.

Seeing Fang Chang salute to him, the two were very nervous and returned the salute immediately.

After the simple politeness, the three chatted for a long time about this matter. Then, there was a student from the Jian Brothers outside who knocked on the door and walked in, saying to the two of them:

"Master, the registration has been completed outside, do you want to call it a day and sort out the books?"

"Well, don't be in a hurry, I'll go and have a look, I guess there will be people coming here often." Jian Zhengchu said, and then he turned to Fang Chang: "Mr. Fang, why don't we go and have a look together?"

Fang Chang waved his hands when he heard the words, and refused:

"No, I'm going to take a look at the 'Xingqing Mansion Library' you built, but what else do I need to do?"

Next to him, Jian Zhengqing took out a small bamboo card from his pocket, and the other party said, "Mr. Fang, please hold this card to enter. You don't need to register again, just go and see it."

"Okay, thank you very much, I will come here to return it tomorrow." He took the bamboo card and thanked the two.

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Unlike the remote courtyard that was chosen as the address of the school, the library has much less demand for space, so the county government can provide usable houses in the middle of the city.

It's not far from the county government, not far from the county school, and it's a good place.

It was not used much before, but was used as a warehouse by the county. Although the specifications are very simple, it is strong enough, and it is a brick and tile structure, which is better for fire prevention.

After being vacated, the county allocated some money to buy materials, dragged out some tables and chairs from the warehouse, and asked the people in the corvee to clean and scrub them, and then remodeled the house.

The main reason is that after prying up the floor tiles, a lot of lime was sprinkled, the ground was re-paved for waterproofing, and the windows were enlarged to increase lighting.

Tables and chairs will be placed in the newly renovated building, vehicles will be sent from the homes of the Jian brothers to transport their collection of books, and enough manpower will be recruited from the county school, and the "Xingqing Mansion Library" will officially open , for the enjoyment of scholars in Xingqing Prefecture.

The readers spoke very highly of this library. After all, the number of books in it was huge, exceeding the number of books that many people had seen in their lifetime.

Of course, those who have been to the homes of the two Mr. Jian have already seen these, but at that time it was possible to read them, but it was difficult to borrow them.

After all, the two Mr. Jian are highly respected, and almost all the scholars in the mansion are their students, so it is quite difficult to just speak. What's more, although the Jian brothers are quite generous in dealing with others, they are very stingy when it comes to books, just like their generations of ancestors.

So this time, the two of them donated all the books together, which was very unexpected to those in the know.

Fang Chang took the small bamboo plaque given by Jian Zhengqing, came outside the library, looked up at the top of the main entrance, there was a plaque with "Xingqing Mansion Library" written in black on it, it should be handwritten by the magistrate of Xingqing Prefecture,

He stepped in.

There are people standing at the door, checking the credentials of all who enter the door.

He handed over the bamboo card, the other party looked carefully, and asked Fang Chang: "This is Mr. Jian's book card, why is it here with you?"

Fang Chang said with a smile: "The following are two friends of Mr. Jian. I just came out of them. I heard that the library in Xingqing Mansion is very good, so I asked them for this card and came in to have a look."

"So it's Mr.'s friend? I'm sorry."

The gatekeeper cupped his hands and said, and then called out his name inside before returning the bamboo card to Fang Chang.

A well-mannered scholar in the library came out upon hearing the sound and asked the gatekeeper, "What's wrong? What happened."

"Brother, this is Mr. Jian's friend. He came here with Mr. Jian's voucher." The gatekeeper said to the visitor.

"Oh, I'm so polite. I'm in charge here. I'm also Mr. Jian's disciple. I'm called Ledong. I don't know what your name is?"

The scholar instantly understood the meaning of the door guard junior brother, who was asking him to receive the teacher's young friend, so he respectfully said Chao Fangchang.

"My surname is Fang."

"Hello, Mr. Fang, the juniors have their own responsibilities and cannot get away. I am the only one who is free in the library. Why don't I accompany you around the library? I can also introduce you."

"It's so good, thank you."