Listening to Xia Hongsheng's words, everyone was surprised and surprised, and they looked at each other. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info saw one of them stand up, saluted Xia Hongsheng, and said, "This ...... Master Hou, the grass people and others are all big and coarse, if they are businessmen, they can still say a few words, but this is a ...... I'm not afraid of Hou Ye's jokes, the grass people are merchants, and they don't know a few big characters, and the Hou Ye summons the grass people over, and it's useless! ”

As soon as these words came out, looking at those who echoed the voice, they were all big merchants in Jingyang County.

But I saw that the old man named Liu Tai raised his hand to those merchants and pressed them, signaling them to be quiet, and then asked himself: "For the sake of the saints, continue to learn!" Hou Ye is really ambitious! It's just that I don't know what Lord Hou summoned us to do today, but what do you want us to do? ”

Xia Hongsheng smiled and said: "There are clouds in "The Analects of Wei Linggong", and Zi said: There is no class in teaching. I don't know what the old gentleman thinks of this sentence? ”

Hearing Xia Hongsheng ask him, the old man laughed, stroked his beard, and said: "The sage has a teaching but no class, and does not teach him based on his birth, from the nobles, down to the common people, and even the barbarians. ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded and said, "Yes!" Before the Confucian sage, he studied in the government, and only the children of the nobility could be admitted to the hall and be educated. Therefore, only the children of the nobility can be officials, can read and write, and can learn the truth. However, Confucius founded a private school and set up education to cultivate talents. As Confucius said, "there is no class for education", it means that there is no distinction between nobles and commoners, regardless of national borders and Huayi, as long as you have the desire to learn, you can be enrolled in school. Looking at the 3,000 disciples of Confucius, they came from different countries such as Lu, Qi, Jin, Song, Chen, Cai, Qin, and Chu, which not only broke the national boundaries at that time, but also broke the distinction between Yixia and Xia at that time. Confucius recruited Gongsun Long and Qin Shang, who were regarded as the 'barbarian state' by the Central Plains, and also wanted to live in Jiuyi to teach, all because Confucius believed that there was no class for education, and the common people could also be enrolled in school. ”

Xia Hongsheng looked at everyone and said: "The saint is so open-minded, I and other descendants will inherit his legacy, and we should also be taught without class, so that everyone in the world can be enrolled in school!" ”

When Liu Tai heard this, he couldn't help asking, "What does Hou Ye mean......"

"Ben Hou built a school on the Zhuangzi of the fief. In the school, all fees are free, and the expenditure is all from the property of Zhuangzi and the Hou of Benhou. Once the children of the family reach the age of six, regardless of whether they are high or low, they must go to school to enroll and enter the school to study. If there is any obstruction of a child's schooling, he immediately takes back all the affairs arranged by Zhuangzi for his family and expels him from Zhuangzi. It is compulsory for a child to enter school, that is, as soon as he reaches the age of six, whether he wants to or not, he must enter the school to learn what he knows and what he knows. In the past few years, none of the young men on Benhou Zhuangzi are illiterate and unreasonable. His Majesty had previously ridden Benhou Zhuangzhong and was full of praise for him. Imagine that those young men can read and write no matter how poor they are now, and they will become a family in the future, and their descendants will naturally have to read and write. After so many generations, where are there still people who can't read and write, and who can't understand the truth? Xia Hongsheng said to everyone in the hall, and after speaking, he turned his head to look at the businessmen, and then continued: "If you can read and understand the truth, you are a scholar." If you have learned more things, and with a foundation, you can go to study, apprentice, and even enter the office, which is a natural thing. ”

As soon as those businessmen heard this, they all raised their heads, looked at Xia Hongsheng tightly, and pricked up their ears to listen carefully.

The children of merchants are not allowed to participate in the imperial examinations, are not allowed to enter the official school, and can not even enter the official school, and if they want to learn things, they can only invite their husbands to come to the private school at home to teach. And how could those literati who were famous for Confucianism be willing to bend their knees in private schools and teach for the sons of merchants?

This is an eternal pain in the hearts of businessmen!

Seeing that the expressions of everyone in the hall had changed, Xia Hongsheng smiled, looked at Zhang Xianling, and signaled that he could speak.

Zhang Xianling cleared his throat and said to everyone: "Here's the thing. You don't know, two years ago, His Majesty drove to Jingyang, went to the Hou Ye's Zhuangzi, looked at the Jingyang Academy, and then looked at the school on the Zhuangzi. I heard that Zhuangzi contributed money and efforts to run a school, and the children of the villagers had to go to school without taking a penny, so I went in person. After His Majesty saw the school, he was greatly moved, and wanted to use this method to enable all children in the world to learn, have books to read, and have teachers to teach, and enlighten the people's wisdom. Therefore, it was ordered to be tested in Jingyang County to see if this method could be promoted. In the past two years, the county government has presided over the construction of two schools, but if the law of universal education is tried in Jingyang, at least five schools are required. Once the five schools are completed, the children in Jingyang County will be like the children in Xiahou Village, regardless of their background, whether they are high or low, and whether they have anything to do with nobles or merchants, they must all be enrolled in school to study. The number of years is the same, and if there is a small success in learning, you can be enrolled in Xiahou's Jingyang Academy. And where Jingyang Academy is and what is its status, I don't think there is much to say about this county, you all know it. You have a big family, who in the family does not have juniors? This matter is also closely related to you! However, you are also clear about the assets of Jingyang County. The county government could not afford to build five schools at the same time. Therefore, I invite you here today, it is really impossible for the county government to come here, and I want to ask you to donate generously and help the county government to build these five schools! ”

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked, but they didn't expect this kind of thing.

Seeing that everyone was a little stunned, Xia Hongsheng said again: "The construction of five new-style schools is not a small amount. Therefore, I invite you all to discuss together. ”

When everyone in the hall heard that it was the county government that wanted to ask them for money, they immediately lost their voices. You look at me, I look at you, but I don't say anything.

Liu Tai was also a little surprised, seeing that everyone in the hall didn't speak, after thinking about it, he stepped forward to salute Xia Hongsheng, and said: "Master Hou, you are kind-hearted, and you want to make Jingyang children have a school to learn and a teacher to follow, this is a great thing, and it is for the benefit of the people of Jingyang!" It stands to reason that the old and the like should do their best to support it. Just ......"

"It's just that, as you said, Master Fang, it's not a small number. Because of these five schools, Master Hou wants to hold the yellow-haired children of the entire Jingyang, and the scale must be not small. This, to put it mildly, the old decay and so on spent so much effort, but there is nothing to gain, this ...... I have to think about it! Please forgive the old man for saying it straighter, but this ......" Liu Tai's words were not finished, but he was interrupted by another old man who looked quite rich. The rich old man stepped forward and saluted, and then said, "Although we have some family backgrounds, we also get up early and work hard to earn it. The children of merchants are not allowed to take the imperial examination and cannot be admitted to the office. Master Hou, you said, we have spent so much, but our own children still have to know a few words! However, since the Hou Ye has spoken, we also know that this is a matter that benefits the people, so the old man is willing to donate 5,000 yuan to build a school with the county government, and send it today! What do you think? ”

"Hehe, don't be busy, everybody." Xia Hongsheng smiled and said, "Who is Benhou, don't you know?" It's not that Ben Hou is arrogant, in Chang'an City, can there be people who make money faster than Ben Hou? Ben Hou also often thinks of himself as a businessman, and when it comes to the ability to make money, everyone here is afraid that they are not as good as Ben Hou. Ben Hou also funded the construction of a school in Jingyang County, and was also ready to contribute a lot of money to fund. There are a lot of benefits to be made here. (To be continued.) )