Looking at Shopkeeper Li's regretful look, Zhang Nan also nodded, Zhang Nan can also understand Shopkeeper Li's difficulties, although this academy is open to the people of Chang'an City, and all school-age children can come to the academy for free, but for those children who are overage but still have cultivation value, Zhang Nan can't help.

Although the academy has also opened a junior high school and a high school, but now it is also a furnishing two, after all, the education of later generations is completely systematic, and Zhang Nan's way of completely copying the education of later generations, although there are some loopholes, but the gradual process can not be changed, so the junior high school and high school are also temporarily idle, after all, there is no primary school as a foundation, and if you recruit students directly from the school-age children, those children who can't understand what the academy says.

"That's a pity, that's a pity, although eighteen years old is barely old, but in fact, it can barely reach the tail of high school." Zhang Nan said.

When Shopkeeper Li heard that there was still a high school in the academy, and he heard Zhang Nan's meaning that his children seemed to be able to go to school, so he hurriedly asked: "This, please also ask Master Zhang to make it clear, how can the villain's children go to school in this academy, if they can go to school in this academy, the villain is willing even if he is bankrupt." ”

"Hey, that's what I said, the high school is going to go from elementary school to junior high school, and then from junior high school to high school, it's not that you can read it, it's to have a foundation, you know, this academy is to send talents for the future Datang Royal University, although I can help you in admissions, but beyond my age, I really have no choice."

Zhang Nan also had no choice but to spread his hands, although Zhang Nan wanted to give the children of these businessmen a chance to turn over, but there was no way, the education model was limited to sacrificing some children. There is no way, this is the helplessness of education.

As soon as Shopkeeper Li heard Zhang Nan's words, he suddenly had bright eyes, and suddenly dimmed again, after all, Shopkeeper Li also wanted his children to study in the academy very much, which can be seen from the fact that Shopkeeper Li said just now that he was willing to scatter his family wealth and wanted to stuff his children into the academy.

The words of the shopkeeper Li represent not only himself, but also the merchant class of the entire Chang'an City, and the low social status of the merchants, which is an indisputable fact in ancient times.

Although as early as the Yin Shang period, people were willing and good at doing business and engaged in handicraft manufacturing. However, after the fall of the Shang Dynasty, the founders of the Zhou Dynasty, reflecting on the lessons of the fall of the Shang Dynasty, believed that the fall of the Yin Shang Dynasty was due to the people's enthusiasm for industry and commerce and the barren agriculture, which caused the people's impetuousness and the instability of the national foundation, so they turned to implement the policy of heavy agriculture that despised industry and commerce. In the Zhou system, the status of industrialists and merchants became very low, and the "hundred workers" were often placed alongside the slaves who were in the status of slaves.

Similar records can often be seen from the limited written records, and the "Book of Rites and the Imperial System" says that industry and commerce "go out of the countryside and do not go with the scholars". In other words, the scholar must stay away from the merchants, and must not mix with the industrialists and merchants, and the industrialists and merchants are not allowed to talk to the scholars when they leave the place of residence.

It was also stipulated in the Zhou Li, Diguan, and Si Shi that the nobles could not enter the market to trade, otherwise they would be punished. After the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a resurgence of good business, which was also seen by some Taoists as part of the "collapse of etiquette and happiness".

So how to improve one's social status has become something that these businessmen think about day and night, after all, even if a businessman is rich and meets an official with a sesame mung bean, his status is different.

This is also why, Zhang Nan's high-end services will always make those businessmen flock to it, one is that Zhang Nan gets things worth the price, and the other is that in the bar or private club opened by Zhang Nan, businessmen get something they haven't experienced for a long time, and that thing is called a sense of identity.

For people like Shopkeeper Li, the most important thing for them now is not how much money they make, but to find a way to change their social status, although their businessman label has been attached to their own body and can not be taken off, but they still hope that their children can obtain a certain social status and recognition.

Therefore, as soon as the college enrolled, Shopkeeper Li planned to come over to try his luck. If you can really let your son go to the academy to study, it will be a good opportunity to turn over.

After listening to Zhang Nan's words, Shopkeeper Li sighed deeply and said: "Eh, the villain still has too much extravagance, then Lord Zhang, you should be busy, and the villain will not bother you." After speaking, Shopkeeper Li saluted Zhang Nan and turned around to leave.

However, when he turned around, Zhang Nan still saw the deep unwillingness on the face of Shopkeeper Li.

Looking at the back of the shopkeeper Li, Zhang Nan was thoughtful, and suddenly, Zhang Nan thought of a plan that made him want to shoot a case for himself. So Zhang Nan hurriedly stopped Shopkeeper Li.

"Eh, shopkeeper Li and so on." Zhang Nan shouted.

Being shouted by Zhang Nan, Shopkeeper Li turned his head suspiciously, and asked with a strange expression: "That, Lord Zhang, do you have anything else?" ”

Zhang Nan's eyes at the shopkeeper Li at this time were like looking at a lamb to be slaughtered, after all, in Zhang Nan's eyes, this was another good opportunity to make a big profit. So Zhang Nan asked: "I want to ask Shopkeeper Li, do you know how many businessmen are in Chang'an City, or that the family is overage, but they want to study, of course, I am talking about no more than eighteen years old." ”

"Why did Master Zhang ask such a question? Could it be that Lord Zhang wants to help the villain? If you can really let children come to the academy to study, then you can be the reborn parents of the villain. Shopkeeper Li said excitedly.

Zhang Nan didn't answer Shopkeeper Li's question directly, just smiled, and then repeated his question.

"This, why do the businessmen in Chang'an City remember it, if you want to say that over-age children want to come to the academy to study, the villain dares to say that every child in the businessman wants to come to the academy to study, even this over-age child, there are at least 100 people." Shopkeeper Li thought for a while and said.

"In this case, then ask Shopkeeper Li to do me a favor, you are in your circle, all the overage children of businessmen want to come to the academy to study, you give me statistics, see how many there are, if there are enough people, then I will think of a way, after all, businessmen are also my people in Datang, and their children should have the same opportunity to be educated as other children." Zhang Nan said with a righteous look.

When Shopkeeper Li heard this, he immediately looked grateful, and then said, "Master Zhang, you are high-minded." ”