After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

Lin Ruhai and his wife worked together, and within half a year, they gained a firm foothold in Taiyuan, making the local officials and common people accept the magistrate.

Although there was no news from the imperial court for a while, Lin Ruhai had already set up a trial school in Taiyuan Mansion.

In fact, they were the two empty rooms next to the government office. Lin Ruhai asked someone to clean them up, repainted them, replaced the thatched roof with tiles, and personally mentioned the word "school".

Because the school is not big, there are not many students enrolled, and they are all the sons of local officials and gentry.

As for the teacher, the officials and staff brought by Lin Ruhai took turns to serve. Occasionally, Lin Ruhai would explain some ideas when he was free.

Although the highest achievement of the staff he brought was Juren, but in the place of Jiaozhi, they can already bluff a large number of people.

Not to mention, there is also Lin Ruhai who occasionally gives lectures.

Anyone with any status in Taiyuan wanted to get their son in.Someone in the nearby state capital heard about it and wanted to send their son over.

But Lin Ruhai didn't want to go overboard, and killed the one who only received Taiyuan Mansion.

This made the people in Taiyuan Mansion heave a sigh of relief, and felt a sense of superiority in their hearts.And those people in other places can only envy and hate.

After half a year, there was finally movement from the imperial court.

The sage dispatched a group of civil officials who had committed crimes, and the decree was clearly stated, asking them to obey the arrangement of Lin Hai, the prefect of Taiyuan.

There were quite a few people who came this time, ten of them.

You know, these are ten second-class Jinshi!

As soon as these ten people arrived at Jiaozhou Mansion, they were detained by Chief Executive Wang Qi. Lin Ruhai had no choice but to pack up and go to Jiaozhou Mansion to ask for them.

After seeing Lin Ruhai's plan, Wang Qi felt that it was very feasible, so he wanted to try to implement it in Jiaozhou Prefecture.

But these people were named by the sage to Lin Ruhai. If he wanted to cut a part, he could only ask Lin Ruhai to agree.

The two brothers met and went back and forth for several rounds. In the end, Wang Qi intercepted five Jinshi on the condition of "helping you to fight the thunder in the future".

Lin Ruhai had a pained face on the surface, but he was very satisfied in his heart.

——It was beyond Lin Ruhai's expectations to have five Jinshi with two ranks.

Not to mention, the imperial court also issued a notice to mobilize scholars from all over the country to come to Jiaozhi to give money and rice.Many students whose families are not rich are very moved.

More importantly, what he will do in the future will inevitably shake the interests of some people in the court. With Wang Qi standing in front of him, many unnecessary troubles can be avoided.

"Junior brother," Wang Qi drank a little too high, and patted Lin Ruhai's shoulder with blurred eyes, "The saint sent me here, and he won't let me go back for a while, and I have the heart to make a move." Achievements, live up to the kindness of the saint. Come, drink."

He poured a glass of wine with his neck back, and hiccupped: "Hi, uh... But as soon as I entered this land, my heart became cold. Although this place is not a barren land, compared to a barren land, it is also I didn’t force it there. As for the subordinates below me, their hostility is not concealed at all.”

"I'm worried! If they don't cooperate, even if I have a thousand plans, they will all be useless!"

Speaking of this, he smiled "hehe": "I didn't expect that there will be a bright future. It is still the younger brother who has a way. Come, the older brother will toast you again!"

Lin Ruhai had no choice but to have another drink with him.Seeing that he was about to pour wine, Lin Ruhai hurriedly stopped him: "Brother, you can't drink any more!" Then he called the servants on the left and right, "Quick, help your master to wash up."

But no one who is drunk will admit that he is drunk.

At this moment, Wang Qi felt that he could drink another three hundred cups, and the two servants could hardly hold him back, struggling to drag Lin Ruhai to continue drinking.

Helpless, Lin Ruhai had no choice but to say that he was drunk, so he laughed and was helped away by the servant.Lin Ruhai breathed a sigh of relief, went to the guest room to wash up, and then fell asleep.

Before going to sleep, he was still thinking in a daze: he must say goodbye tomorrow, go back early and feel at ease.Otherwise, judging by Senior Brother Wang's posture, he might not even be able to bring these five back.

Sure enough, the next morning, when Lin Ruhai was determined to say goodbye, he saw regret and regret on Wang Qi's face.Lin Ruhai wiped off his cold sweat, cupped his hands, boarded the car and left.

Wang Qi was still not reconciled: "Junior brother, go slowly, let me ask you to pack some souvenirs for you?"

"No need." Lin Ruhai sat in the car, without even showing his head, "Brother, please come back because I have a lot of work to do every day. I also have a lot of business waiting for me to go back to deal with."

——Hehe, souvenirs?

It's all in the land of Cochin, whether it's ebony or rhinoceros horn, whatever you have here, I don't have anything there?

Seeing that he was determined, Wang Qi had no choice but to wave with tears and send him away.

It wasn't until he walked five miles away that Lin Ruhai wiped off his sweat again with lingering fear, and heaved a sigh of relief.

Seeing this, Ge Fangweng who accompanied him couldn't help laughing and said: "My lord is usually mature and prudent, but it's rare to see such an appearance."

Lin Ruhai shook his head, and said to Ge Fangweng, "That's because my senior brother is not an ordinary person."

A practical person values ​​benefits more than face.The way he used to deal with scholars in the past has little effect on Wang Qi, so why not make him feel like an enemy?

but……

Lin Ruhai stroked his beard, thoughtfully: Senior Brother Wang, this point is worth learning!

Ge Fangweng at the side suddenly felt a chill run down his back and couldn't help shivering.

Poor Staff Ge, thought that someone else was thinking about him, and he didn't know it at all, but the person sitting opposite him, in this short period of time, got an experience upgrade all at once.

And these staff members have since started a tragic, oppressive and proud life of being infinitely squeezed.

When the group arrived at the border of Taiyuan, they were warmly welcomed by officials at all levels.

The five officials who were assigned here were still full of depression, feeling that their future in this life was completely ruined.

However, after going through Lin Ruhai's brainwashing persuasion along the way, and seeing the amazing eyes of so many officials and wealthy gentry, their fighting spirit suddenly returned.

——Master Lin is right, even if they are far away from the court, they can still shine.If a group of Jinshi were produced in the uneducated Cochin School, then these pioneers would definitely be able to leave their names in history!

Lin Ruhai on the side nodded with a beard, but the smile made people feel a little cautious.

Accidentally saw Lan Zhizhou startled, couldn't help rubbing his eyes, and when he looked over again, he saw that the magistrate was still smiling gently, like the most standard gentleman in the world.

Lan Zhizhou heaved a sigh of relief, and secretly laughed at himself: It really was vertigo just now!

After the welcome banquet, Lin Ruhai summoned the prefect's subordinates and five newly-appointed gentlemen to discuss in depth the fund-raising, site selection, design, construction, and enrollment requirements of the first college in Taiyuan.

Among them, the easiest to solve is the financial problem.

When those local wealthy households heard that they were going to raise funds to build an academy, one or two would send them up with money. The only request was to give their families a few more places to enroll.

Of course, if several gentlemen are willing to accept one or two as personal disciples, they will be more than happy.

But Lin Ruhai had already discussed with the five gentlemen in private, they would not deliberately accept direct disciples, and would treat the students who entered the school equally, so as to discover good seedlings from them and focus on training them.

Their goal is to teach at least five talents within three years!

As for what will happen after three years, Lin Ruhai has already assured them that after three years, he will apply to the saint for re-election, and he will not leave until the enlightenment career in Taiyuan has achieved results.

In a place like Cochin, because of the special circumstances, few officials are willing to come here except for those who want to make money.

Therefore, if Lin Ruhai took the initiative to apply for re-election, there is an [-]% chance that the saint will approve.In addition, Lin Ruhai also revealed that the chief minister, Mr. Wang, will also be re-elected, and everyone is more at ease.

In the dense forest of Jiaozhi, there are many old and fine-grained trees in the forest.

Originally, the local officials were planning to cut logs to build houses, but Lin Ruhai insisted on digging kilns and burning bricks because he saw that the surrounding vegetation was densely covered.

As for those trees that are very rare in the Central Plains, Lin Ruhai contacted wealthy businessmen he knew in Jiangnan and Shanxi before, and sold them at a very affordable price that the locals could not imagine, but in Jiangnan and Shanxi.

He didn't ask these merchants to send the money he raised, but entrusted them to exchange a batch of urgently needed books.

When this batch of timber was transported back, all these merchants would make a lot of money. For Lin Ruhai's request, they naturally patted their chests and agreed wholeheartedly.

——Anyway, they didn’t just come to intercourse this time. Mr. Lin said that the future will be long, and when they come again, they just bring the book back by the way.

Of course, along with the books, there are also various silks, porcelains, exquisite carvings and so on from the Central Plains.

Not only did they help Lin Ruhai bring the books he needed, but they also gave away a batch of the Four Treasures of the Study for free.

Of course, there are also various exquisite utensils produced in Jiangnan or the capital for Lin Ruhai, saying that he is considerate of Mr. Lin being far away from his hometown. Having these things can comfort his homesickness.

Of course Lin Ruhai knew that these people were giving him gifts in a disguised form, so as to ensure that their business route would last longer and allow them to earn more.

For this kind of thing, Lin Ruhai is not disgusted.

Because Jiaozhi does need these big merchants in the Central Plains and Jiangnan to open up business routes.

Otherwise, no matter how many good things you have, it's useless if you can't sell them.

Since collecting these things can make both parties feel at ease, he naturally won't push them out.

After the completion of an academy, the first batch of books was delivered.

Lin Ruhai flipped through it. The ink smelled very fresh, and the handwriting was very clear. The annotations in the book were annotated by Lin Ruhai and the five gentlemen themselves. It is easy to understand and very suitable for beginners.

Lin Ruhai nodded with satisfaction: "Everyone is interested."

The few businessmen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and they all cupped their hands and smiled: "It's fine if you don't miss the business of your lord."

"You guys are too serious." Lin Ruhai took advantage of the opportunity and invited them to attend the opening ceremony of Taiyuan Academy.

The circle of scholars has always been yearned for by businessmen, and the few of them naturally agreed, saying that they would definitely go there on time that day.

They have already begun to ponder in their hearts, what kind of congratulatory gift would be appropriate to give when they go there that day.

As for what Lin Ruhai said, it's good to be flattering, they just listened to it, and no one would take it seriously except for fools.