Mythical Qin: I, Gao Yao, will never be a eunuch!

For these so-called scholars, the threat of force is useless, because they have firm beliefs and principles and will not easily succumb to violence or power. Money may not be attractive to them either, because they pursue spiritual satisfaction and achievement. Therefore, what these people care about most is often a breath of fresh air, a maintenance of dignity and honor.

Gao Yao knew this very well, so he adopted a series of strategies to deal with these scholars. First, he kidnapped the other party to the southern border, showing a certain strength and determination, but this was not the ultimate goal. Next, he lowered his attitude, showed humility and respect, and let the other party feel his sincerity and goodwill. In this way, the other party's resentment was released and he would feel comfortable psychologically.

Then, Gao Yao begins to give the other party praise and recognition, affirming their talents and values. This recognition is not just verbal praise, but respect in action. In this way, the other party will feel that their own reputation has been recognized, thereby enhancing their self-confidence and self-esteem.

At the same time, Gao Yao was also good at flattering the other party and using verbal assistance to guide the other party to make a decision that was in his own interest. He skillfully used language skills to put the other party in a position where they were trapped and unable to refuse his request. This strategy required superb eloquence and interpersonal skills, and Gao Yao was able to use it so skillfully because of his many years of experience in Daqin.

In addition, Gao Yao also understood that different methods were needed to deal with different types of people. When dealing with warriors, force and majesty could be used to deter them; but when dealing with literati, more wisdom and strategy were needed. For those literati with strong self-esteem and backbone, threatening family members must never be used, otherwise it would cause the other party to be disgusted and resist. Although Daqin has a vast territory, the circle of literati is relatively small, and news spreads quickly. If Gao Yao uses improper means, once other literati know about it, he will lose his reputation and trust, and will no longer be able to recruit talents willing to help.

After all, if a lord always threatens the lives and property of others, or threatens directly and openly, naturally no one will be willing to follow him. In later generations, there are naturally corresponding means, but that is also aimed at those who have already surrendered, to prevent the other party from defecting. Therefore, most of them will arrange the families of some important officials in the court, including the generals guarding a place, under their noses.

But no one would directly threaten others to come to him. The only person who really did this was Cao Cao. But in fact, Cao Cao did not really use Xu Shu's mother to directly threaten Xu Shu to do something. He just said that Xu Shu's mother was well taken care of by him, and Xu Shu was worried about him so he came to him. This is the orthodox situation.

Cao Cao did not explicitly say that if you don't come back, I will kill your mother. Even if Xu Shu really didn't come back, Cao Cao didn't dare to kill Xu Shu's mother easily, because he needed to consider many factors. First, if he used this method to recruit talents, he would lose the trust of other talents, which would affect his dominance in the north. Secondly, Cao Cao also had to take into account the thoughts of his subordinates and could not let them feel disappointed or dissatisfied. Therefore, Cao Cao would not make such a decision easily.

"General Gao Yao, this is truly amazing. Such literary talent and eloquence are rare in Zhou Shu's life."

Although Zhou Shu was dissatisfied with Gao Yao's previous actions. That was because Zhou Shu was a serious and persistent person, and he had clear standards for judging right and wrong. He was very angry about Gao Yao's initial behavior and believed that this behavior violated moral and etiquette norms. However, despite this, Zhou Shu had to admit that Gao Yao had a strong ability to govern the place, and could be said to be a rare talent. Despite this, before they met, Zhou Shu still had a lot of resentment towards Gao Yao.

It was just that Gao Yao's attitude was very good. He came to see them every day. Even if the four of them didn't want to see him, Gao Yao would never force them. The four of them were even ready to die. They just didn't expect Gao Yao's attitude to be so good and to praise them so much. It was completely beyond Zhou Shu's expectations. Most of the anger in his heart had dissipated. Now, listening to Gao Yao's words "worry about the world before you worry about yourself, and be happy about the world after you are happy about yourself", Zhou Shu also found that he couldn't find any excuse to refuse.

"General, you want us to help you, but we are too old. I am afraid we can't help you."

At this time, Cui Guang also frowned and said something, which was also a disguised way of helping Zhou Shu out.

"Because of this, Gao Yao only hopes that you gentlemen can help teach and educate people, and pass on your ideas and knowledge. Putting aside the country and the world, what is the most important thing in a person's life? Isn't it inheritance? This is something that has been going on since the beginning of human history. The inheritance of blood will eventually be diluted, and even a huge fortune will eventually be spent. Only knowledge and culture will not. They will only continue to accumulate with the passage of time."

"I also know that I, Gao Yao, am a rough man. Logically speaking, any of you gentlemen are much more knowledgeable than me, but Gao Yao has only one vision, which is a peaceful and prosperous world. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Gao Yao has already started. I hope you gentlemen will not hesitate to help Gao Yao."

Listening to Gao Yao's words, the four Shangshan elders looked at each other, with shock and hesitation in their eyes. At this time, Gao Yao was also observing their reactions at any time. Seeing their expressions, Gao Yao knew that they were already tempted, and the rest was to see what conditions were offered.

"Gao Yao is willing to establish the Imperial College in the southern border, right here in Nanhai County."

"Tai Academy?"

After hearing this, several people were slightly stunned. After all, they had never heard of this name.

"The Imperial Academy will be run by you gentlemen, and all the expenses of the Academy will be borne by Gao Yao. As long as you gentlemen have children you like, they can enter the Academy to study without spending a penny. Food and accommodation are all provided. In addition, all the articles and various texts that Gao Yao has collected over the years will be made available to the Academy free of charge, so that people all over the world can learn and encourage each other. All these books are bound into volumes, mainly made of paper."

"Moreover, Gao Yao is willing to build this Imperial College in the name of you gentlemen, so that all scholars in the world will know about your great achievements for the world, and let everyone in the world know about your sincere and innocent hearts."