Patriarch Yan thought to himself, there is no need to worry about this at all, Mr. Gu has always been very generous in this regard, but he did not say such thoughts, but promised to the people present that Mr. Gu will go to the Please see your lord, and ask about this matter for you, and everyone expressed their gratitude.

After sending everyone off, Patriarch Yan was in a good mood. He didn't mind having such an opportunity at all to deepen everyone's understanding of his good relationship with Mr. Gu. In this way, when doing things normally, each family will give the Yan family a little more face, But when he turned around and saw his two sons and daughters, he had a headache again. The son has no business sense, so he is not a suitable candidate to take over the family business. The daughter is even worse. Now it is even more difficult to find her a satisfactory husband. With Pearl and Jade in front, the daughter's eyes became more critical, what should I do.

The good mood just now disappeared in a blink of an eye. The head of the Yan family seriously thought about the future of the Yan family, and finally decided that there is no hope for his son's elm bumpy head. It is better to let him have more sons. He will raise his grandson in the future. As for Daughter, forget it, she can marry or not marry as she pleases, and if she dies, she will die in her own pot, so as not to let it out and harm others.

Because of the matter of running a school, the head of the Yan family also had some ambitions. After waiting for a few more grandchildren, he wanted to see if any of his grandchildren were talented in reading. Well, even if you don't get ahead in the exam, at least you can be a scholar, and it would be nice to have a reputation.

Since Mr. Gu wants to vigorously develop the school, the atmosphere of studying in this area will become stronger and stronger in the future, and the Yan family cannot miss this shareholder atmosphere.

Gu Zhao has been traveling outside for nearly a month, and has traveled all the territory under the jurisdiction of Yaochang Mansion. He wants to take care of all the people as much as possible, especially those in remote and poor areas, who can read and understand, so that The children there have many ways out in the future.

The people in the government office and the merchants headed by the Yan family did not expect Gu Zhao to be away for such a long time, and they also knew that Gu Zhao was really doing things in a down-to-earth manner, not just trying to make a name for himself.

That's how the horse thieves were eradicated, and because of the frequent patrols of the garrison, this area was much more peaceful than before, so Gu Zhao dared to run out for such a long time.

Gu Zhao, who returned to the government office again, called a meeting of the people in the government office after a short rest, and notified the whole government office of his thoughts and the results of this inspection. According to the preliminary statistics, how many schools need to be established, and each school has a plan. How many students are enrolled, this does not include those who come to attend, because he wants to target not only children, but adults who are willing to learn literacy can also go to learn, of course, the time is different from that of children, such as opening evening classes , or use the rest of the time to study.

For the plan that Gu Zhao said, everyone in the room was surprised and admired very much. If such a school continues to operate, one can imagine how much the boundary of Yaochang Mansion will change in a few decades. Courage is also needed. It is necessary that such a school construction cannot produce results in a short period of time and cannot be included in the political achievements. On the contrary, the prefects in the future, especially the prefects in ten or twenty years, will be tantamount to sitting on the credit book.

Wouldn't Gu Zhao know about this situation?He must know, but still decided to do it, how can people not admire.

Afterwards, Gu Zhao assigned tasks to everyone, so you don’t have to take all of them on your shoulders later, as there will definitely be problems in the process, and then we can discuss and solve specific problems in detail.The officials present also gave feedback on the recent movements of those merchants, and many wanted to inquire about news from them.

Gu Zhao said he knew it, and soon after the meeting ended, he received a post from Patriarch Yan. Gu Zhao met him without delay, and after listening to Patriarch Yan's question, Gu Zhao answered on the spot. On which school is built, the school will write it on the stele, so that every student who enters the school in the future will remember their merits.

Not to mention other people, even Patriarch Yan was very moved when he heard it. This means that as long as the school does not fail and continues to recruit students, their merits and virtues will always be remembered by these students and passed on to future generations. It would be better to make a note in the local chronicles.

Patriarch Yan was so excited that his face was a little red: "I will definitely convey your words to others, and I believe there will be many people who will actively support your good deeds."

Gu Zhao smiled and said, "We are working together for the welfare of the people of Yaochang Mansion."

"Yes, yes, Yaochang Mansion is the place of our Yaochang people, and each of us has the responsibility to build Yaochang Mansion better."

Patriarch Yan expressed his attitude in front of Gu Zhao, and then left with excitement. The others were staring at him. As soon as he returned, he hurried over to visit. Patriarch Yan didn't whet their appetites, he was straightforward. Retelling Gu Zhao’s original words, he was just like him. Many people were very excited on the spot. They said it was a stele, but it was actually equivalent to a stele of merit. Thinking that their own name would be engraved on the stele, they wanted to dig it out quickly. Yinzi, build the school as soon as possible.

After Patriarch Yan sent these people away, he turned around and took his servants with him, carrying the silver to Mr. Gu. This posture made the common people curious, what did the Yan family carry?It can't be that they want to bribe their adults in an open and honest manner. Their adults are not people who want to see money, and who doesn't know how rich Mr. Gu is.

Gu Zhao heard that Patriarch Yan brought things to the yamen, shook his head and laughed, Patriarch Yan is really smart, even if he does good deeds, he is not silent, of course this is what he meant, so he decided to give Patriarch Yan this face, some instructions Later, he personally went out of the yamen to meet Patriarch Yan.

Seeing Gu Zhao come out, Patriarch Yan was a little flattered: "Why did Master Gu come out?"

Gu Zhao smiled and said: "I know the intention of Patriarch Yan's visit, and I deeply feel that Patriarch Yan is a person of great kindness. Patriarch Yan donated money to the people of Yaochang Mansion. I should welcome him personally. Patriarch Yan, please come in."

"Thank you, my lord. Thank you, my lord. It's because Yaochang Mansion has a lord, and our people have hope."

"Yes, Patriarch Yan is a benevolent person, Master Gu is the master of Qingtian, Patriarch Yan is too right." Only then did the surrounding people understand why the Yan family came here, and ordered to echo his words.

The people in the yamen quickly counted the money for the Yan family master, and when the results came out, before the people at the yamen's gate dispersed, they notified the results of how much money the Yan family had donated, and explained where the money would be used. The people clapped their hands and applauded.

"It seems that what you said before is correct. Mr. Gu really wants to build a school for us, and we people don't have to pay for it ourselves."

"God, I never dared to think that our children will be able to go to school one day, haha, maybe our family will also produce a scholar in the future."

"Yes, after the child enters school, I will tell him every day that he must not let down such a great opportunity given by Mr. Gu."

What happened at the gate of the yamen quickly spread in the city, and the other merchants were beating their chests with remorse. They let the one surnamed Yan take the first step, and he got most of the benefits. What are you waiting for? The head of the family is an example, carrying money to the yamen, and some even came all the way with drums and gongs, and made enough of this pomp, even if the wealth is not as rich as the Yan family, and the donated money is not as much as the Yan family, they still have to be in this pomp Let's fight for your breath, and you can't lag behind the Yan family.

Of course, except for the first one who donated money, Gu Zhao did not personally welcome the others who came again, but just like the Yan family, the guards would sing their names loudly at the gate of the yamen for those who came to donate money, as well as the money donated. The number of onlookers has not dispersed, and there are cheers from time to time.

The common people also know that the more money they donate, the more they can relieve the pressure on their magistrates. They can't run out of money, so let their magistrates pay for it all the time.

After the end of the first day, a red list was published at the place where the yamen posted the notice, and the names of the donors were published on the red list in the order of strokes. Good things take a turn.

As soon as this red list came out, regardless of the darkness of the sky, everyone gathered around the notice, and people who could read read it out for them. It was conceivable that the reputation of these people would rise to a higher level quickly.

For example, if the store at home sells the same goods, from tomorrow onwards, ordinary people will definitely be more willing to go to the shop of the donator to buy things. If things go on like this, the business gap between the two will definitely widen.

"Look, I didn't expect this widow to donate silver. I almost thought I misheard the name."

"She ran a snack shop with her handicrafts, and she has to support a couple of children. She didn't expect to be able to donate money, which is not easy."

"I also know of Widow Zhang's snack shop. Although the shop is not big, her craftsmanship is excellent. The business used to be very light, but this year, the number of customers in the restaurant has increased, and she can hire two people. A small worker helped, and the yamen guards were strictly controlled, and no one dared to bully their orphans and widows, so Widow Zhang often said that the magistrate is the benefactor of their family."

"Yes, yes, before that Zhang's restaurant maliciously suppressed Widow Zhang and falsely accused her that the food in the restaurant spoiled the stomachs of the guests. Later, it was the magistrate who found out the matter, and Zhang's restaurant was behind the scenes. The Zhang family restaurant has fined a lot of money, if it wasn't for the magistrate, Widow Zhang's snack shop would not be able to continue, so it is not an exaggeration to say that the magistrate is the benefactor of their family."

"And Widow Zhang's children are almost ready to go to school. Widow Zhang's life will get better and better in the future."

"Let's go, let's talk about her snack shop. I'm hungry again. I'll go to her snack shop for dinner."

Even if you know that Widow Zhang donated money because of gratitude, but you also know that even if your business is good this year, the foundation is shallow. Willing to take care of her family's business more.

As a result, the snack shop in Widow Zhang's family was booming, so she had to hire someone to do things again, otherwise she would be exhausted and paralyzed.

For Widow Zhang, maybe the magistrate doesn’t remember who she is, because there are too many situations like her, but she is still very grateful to the magistrate, so when the donation of money comes out, Widow Zhang counts her savings After a while, I left the money for expanding the snack shop and the children's education, and donated everything else.

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