"Minister? Chen's idea was very simple, since those merchants were willing to pay tuition fees for their children, it didn't matter, and it was not impossible to let them study in the academy. Zhang Nan said.

"Why? Is it just because of the money in the hands of the parents of those children? Li Yuan shook his head and said, it seems that the reason Zhang Nan said just now is not enough to convince Li Yuan.

"Isn't that enough?" Zhang Nan was surprised, isn't money the most important?

"Not enough, Qingquan, do you think the academy is short of money?" Li Yuan shook his head with a smile and said, after all, the academy is backed by the existence of the imperial court, and the wages of those gentlemen in the academy are basically the accounts of the household department, and they are finally paid by the treasury.

"The minister knows that our academy is not short of money, but for the sake of the healthy operation of the academy, the academy still has to collect a part of the money appropriately, after all, we can't always rely on the treasury, right?" Zhang Nan said.

"Healthy operation? What kind of benign method, you can talk about it. After Li Yuan finished speaking, he crossed Erlang's legs and asked in a different posture.

"Emperor Taishang, do you think, this academy doesn't cost money? The children's books, paper, pen and ink, and the daily meals that the canteen of the academy has to make for thousands of people to eat, everywhere they all need money, if we can afford some of the money ourselves, wouldn't this be a disguised reduction of the burden on the national treasury? Although the expenses of the college do not seem to be very large, they are also a considerable amount of money over time. Zhang Nan explained.

"Well, there is some truth to what you said, but didn't we all say that the academy is free? Now that he is saying that he is going to collect money, isn't he smashing his own signboard? Li Yuan said.

"I can't say that, after all, these children are overage and are not within the scope of our compulsory education, so they want to come to the academy to study, and it is very appropriate for them to pay their own tuition and living expenses." Zhang Nan said with a smile.

"But you also said that these children are already overage, so you can't let these overage children go to class with children as old as Renjie, wouldn't it be too embarrassing, and I don't think many people are willing to do this." Li Yuan said.

"Well, this issue has already been considered by the minister, the minister will not let these overage children follow the children in class, and the minister will not even let them learn the ordinary content taught in the academy." Zhang Nan said.

"Don't learn what is taught at the college? So what do you want these merchants' children to learn? Li Yuan asked strangely.

"Well, the minister plans to recruit the children of these businessmen into the academy and set up a special professional class for them, as for the content inside, it is also varied, such as linguistics, or leisure sports, and it is better for the minister to teach them to do business." Zhang Nan said with a smile.

"Are you crazy?" Li Yuan looked at Zhang Nandao, who was smirking.

"Huh? Why do you say that? Zhang Nan asked.

"Do you know why people want their children to come to our academy even if they pay for it?" Li Yuan asked.

"The minister knows, don't you just want to change their status by relying on their children?" Zhang Nan said with a smile.

"Know you still teach them business? People send their children to the academy to learn to do business? Also, my academy will not allow professors to do business, although Qingquan you are very good at making money, but I don't allow it, this is simply ruining the reputation of our academy. Li Yuan said.

"Isn't that what the minister said, and even if the minister doesn't teach them the traditional subjects of the academy, the minister teaches other things, the minister dares to guarantee that he can change their status." Zhang Nan said.

"Are you so sure?" Li Yuan asked with a puzzled expression, as if he didn't know where Zhang Nan's confidence came from.

"Of course the minister is sure, although the minister has not yet thought about what to teach the children of those merchants, but the minister dares to guarantee that the status of their children will definitely change." Zhang Nan patted his chest and said.

Looking at Zhang Nan's sworn appearance, Li Yuan seemed to believe Zhang Nan's words, after all, although Zhang Nan sometimes seems quite unreliable, but every time Zhang Nan behaves unreliable, the final result still proves the correctness of Zhang Nan's work.

"You're so sure, I want to hear how much money you're going to charge those merchants, but I know that those merchants don't spend much money in your bar and private club." Li Yuan said.

"Tuition, the ministers have thought about it, 1,000 yuan per person, 1,000 yuan a year for accommodation fees, book fees, the ministers will give a discount, barely count them 500 yuan, as for other miscellaneous expenses, wait for the ministers to think about it, and then let them send a letter to the family and send the money over." Zhang Nan arrived.

Hearing this, even Di Xiaoxu, who had not spoken, couldn't listen anymore, and opened his mouth to ask Zhang Nan: "This, Lord Zhang, you set this price so high, are you sure those businessmen will pay this money?" ”

"Is it high? I think it's ordinary, don't worry, Master Di, this money, those people must be happy to take it out, there is no problem, you must know that the private club below, the entrance fee alone is 10,000 yuan. This academy only costs them thousands of years a year, and I think those merchants will feel that they have taken advantage of it. Zhang Nan said with a smile.

Seeing Zhang Nan's confident look, Di Xiaoxu didn't know what to say about Zhang Nan, after all, Di Xiaoxu had just met Zhang Nan, and it was not easy to say anything to his face, so Di Xiaoxu simply didn't say it.

"In that case, let's give it a try, but I will make it clear to you first, those merchants can't interfere with the other children in the academy, nor can they affect the normal teaching plan of the academy, you know?" Li Yuan still looks down on businessmen in his heart, and even the children of businessmen, now Li Yuan is looking at them with a pair of colored glasses.

"Well, the minister knows, but the group activities held by the academy, I think those children are also eligible to participate." Zhang Nan said.

Li Yuan did not talk, nor did he explicitly refuse, which can be regarded as giving Zhang Nan a tacit approval.

With Li Yuan's permission, Zhang Nan came out of Li Yuan's office, returned to his office, and began to set up special professional classes.