"Eight or ten years old." Luo Xin thought for a moment and said, "At this age, I can already take care of myself, and I absorb knowledge very quickly. ”

"Well, the third question is, what do we teach? According to the meaning of adults, they will not be able to teach the Four Books and the Five Classics, and they should be taught Gewu. ”

"Yes, these people are going to be scientific talents in the future."

"What are you going to teach these people?"

Luo Xin pondered for a moment and said, "Let's start three homework first." The first is Chinese, which is based on the three-character scripture and teaches children to read and write. ”

"Yes, the Three Character Classic is the best Mongolian learning, and literacy is the foundation. The name Chinese is good, and the adults are talented. ”

Luo Xin couldn't help but sigh and continued: "The second subject is mathematics. ”

"Math?"

"It's just counting."

"Hmm, but isn't it too hard?"

"It's not difficult to start teaching from the basics, wait for me to compile a textbook for you to see."

"Adults want to make up textbooks?"

"Well, soon, when you come back from Nanjing, the first volume will be almost there."

Zheng Ruozeng showed a look of disbelief in his eyes, where is it so easy to compile a book? Compiling a book often takes a person several years, or even a lifetime, where is it so easy for Luo Xin?

However, Zheng Ruozeng is not easy to contradict Luo Xin, after all, Luo Xin is very determined. So, I decided to wait until I came back from Nanjing.

"Anything else?" Luo Xin asked.

"Not yet."

"There should be another subject."

"What subject?"

"Martial arts." Luo Xin said in a condensed voice: "I don't want to teach a group of nerds, and I can't do anything." Of course, I don't expect them to become fierce generals, at least they are healthy, and I will send someone to lay the foundation of martial arts for them. ”

"Yes, with a strong physique, you will have strong energy." Zheng Ruozeng agreed.

"There's a problem, though." Luo Xin said: "These students in our college are not able to take the road of the imperial examination. Because I regard Chinese as just one of many subjects, I will not let them study the Four Books and the Five Classics hard, and after the foundation is laid, they will learn Gewu, and I will refine Gewu into physics and chemistry. There was no time and energy for them to go to the imperial examination. ”

"It's not a problem." Zheng Ruo once said: "Those academies were not originally scholars. ”

"But we always have to give them a way out. Let's move forward while we fumble. ”

The two of them gradually fell asleep.

Day 2.

Zheng Ruozeng returned to Nanjing to resign, Luo Xin returned to Suzhou and began to compile books, and Sha Lang and others began to translate logic.

Seven days later.

Luo Yuan has been completely rebuilt, and Luo Xin has also completed the first and second volumes of mathematics, which are not actually written by him, but only slightly changed and transcribed the primary school mathematics textbooks of later generations.

Luo Xin dealt with government affairs, but in fact, there was no government affairs to deal with, and everything was on the right track. Luo Xin came to Hangzhou again. He had already received Zheng Ruozeng's letter, and in a few days, he would return to Hangzhou.

When Luo Xin came to Hangzhou, the first thing he did was to buy two small houses near Luo Yuan as a gift to Zheng Ruozeng. When people bring their families here, they have to arrange a place to live, and it is not good for them to live in Luo Yuan with Sha Lang and others.

The remaining house was given to another teacher, this teacher was Luo Xin's staff, Xiucai was born, did not win the lift, and he was not young, and lost the confidence to continue the scientific examination, Luo Xin took him to Hangzhou with him, and let him serve as the Chinese teacher of Luo Yuan College.

In addition to Lu Daqing and Wan Daquan, there was also a team of cavalry, four people in this team of cavalry, Luo Xin was ready to stay in Luo Yuan, usually take care of Luo Yuan, solve some things, and was also the martial arts teacher of the academy.

Because he wanted to take care of Luo Yuan, Luo Xin did not buy them a house, but let them live in Luo Yuan.

At this time, Luo Xin already had an idea in his heart, that is, for a year of trial operation, if everything develops in a good direction, Luo Xin is ready to transform the manor outside the city into a real academy, and the places around the manor belong to Luo Xin, and there is enough place to establish an academy.

Before Zheng Ruozeng arrived, a convoy of books from the capital arrived, accompanied by a small printing workshop. The books that Luo Xin translated later needed to be printed, and they could not be sent to the capital every time. For example, the amount of mathematics compiled this time is not large, so a small workshop is needed.

After putting all the books in the library, Luo Xin handed over the first volume of mathematics to the workshop and asked them to print it.

Another day passed, and Zheng Ruozeng finally arrived with his family.

Luo Xin sent Zheng Ruozeng to the house that had been purchased, Zheng Ruozeng looked calm, but his wife expressed her gratitude vigorously.

Luo Xin ordered wine and food to be delivered in the tavern, and he was here to pick up the wind and wash the dust for Zheng Ruozeng. Before leaving, he threw down a math book and left with a smile.

Luo Xin stayed in Luo Yuan that night.

Early the next morning.

Zheng Ruozeng ran to Luo Yuan with red eyes and two black circles under his eyes. Luo Xin was practicing martial arts at this time, and Zheng Ruozeng walked back and forth in the narration, anxious.

After Luo Xin closed his momentum, Zheng Ruozeng went straight to Luo Xin.

"What about Book 2?"

Luo Xin looked at the dark circles on his face, shook his head and said, "Kaiyang, you better go back and sleep." ”

"I don't sleep, hurry up and give me the second volume!"

"You've finished reading all of them?"

"I'm done!"

"Got it all?"

Zheng Ruozeng rolled his eyes: "I have also studied whether the arithmetic is good or not, it is not difficult for you, but there is an extra number like 12345, and there are any symbols of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, it is not difficult to understand." I'm also a talent, okay? ”

Luo Xin gave a thumbs up and walked towards the room. Zheng Ruozeng followed behind and shouted:

"What about Book 2?"

Luo Xin picked up the second volume of mathematics from the table and handed it to Zheng Ruozeng, who immediately sat on the chair, completely forgetting Luo Xin, and read it there with fascination.

Luo Xin also ignored him anymore and began to wash and eat. Smelling the aroma of rice, Zheng Ruozeng finally put down the book, came to the dining table, filled a bowl of porridge by himself, and snorted and ate.

"You didn't have breakfast?" Luo Xin asked in surprise.

Zheng Ruozeng rolled his eyes and said, "Don't look at how early I came?" ”

Luo Xin looked at him with a smile and said, "Who asked you to come so early?" ”

"What? Eat your breakfast, and your heart aches like this? ”

"Eat, you eat hard." This time it was Luo Xin's turn to roll his eyes.

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