The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 44 Fang Xiucai

After eating and drinking for a while, Jia Min began to assign tasks.

"Now, let me talk about the division of labor in the future."

Seeing that Jia Min said something serious, everyone began to listen carefully.

"First, Gioli is in charge of buying the land and building the house, which should be completed within two months.

For specific things, just follow what I told you yesterday. "

"Secondly, Nan'er is in charge of making wine."

"Thirdly, Ning'er is in charge of drilling wells, and you will also be responsible for well drilling training in the future."

"Fourth, Fenghua is responsible for the matter of Ganoderma lucidum."

"Fifth, Xueyue will continue to be in charge of duties."

"Sixth, Liu Tieshan is still in charge of the blacksmith shop. Liu Cheng will follow the blacksmith for the time being. After a while, he will be appointed again."

"Seventh, Wu Hongmei will continue to be in charge of raising pigs."

"Eighth, Jiao Li and Heping'er should keep the accounts well, so that the records are clear and the numbers are accurate. The accounts are consistent with the items, and the accounts are consistent."

"Ninth, as my deputy, Ping'er is usually in charge of general management. When I'm not at home, Ping'er is in charge of everything."

"Tenth, starting from tomorrow, the two gardens will be fully enclosed. Without my permission, no one is allowed to enter, including you."

"No.11, Liu Cheng, didn't you say that Fang Xiucai from your village is coming to visit me? Just ask him to come tomorrow."

"No.12, don't forget to study at ordinary times. I have an exam at the end of this month. If you fail, hehe, you know, don't blame me for being rude."

"Don't worry, Fourth Master, as you said, we learned it for ourselves. We understand this."

Liu Tieshan will say that now he is very energetic in his studies and works harder than young people like Nan'er.

"It's good to understand, that's enough, I'll go back to rest first, and you guys have fun for a while, so that I won't be here, and you will be restrained."

Jia Min was also a little dizzy from drinking, so she went back to sleep.

The village where Liu Cheng lives is called Liujia Village.

Fang Xiucai is the largest landlord in Liujia Village, with more than 300 mu of fertile land.From the age of 12, he took the examination of Tongsheng, and was selected as a scholar at the age of 20. Since then, he has participated in the imperial examination many times, but all of them failed. He is still only a scholar.

However, because he is a landlord, his family has some property, and there is a pawn shop in the city, so it is one of the best big families in the village.

Hearing that Liu Tiejiang and Liu CD started to learn how to read and write, Fang Xiucai became very curious about Jia Min.I told Liu Cheng several times that I would come to meet Jia Min, but because I never had time, Jia Min arranged to meet today.

Because of his reputation as a scholar, Fang Xiucai didn't have to kneel when he met Jia Min.He is also a straightforward person, after being polite, he cut straight to the point.

"I heard that the fourth master is using a set of Chinese pinyin. Even Liu Tiejiang and Liu Cheng have learned seven or eight hundred characters in a month. I am very curious. Can I see it?"

Jia Min was very happy to have an educated person come to discuss it, so he told Fang Xiucai about the Hanyu Pinyin.

The biggest feature of Hanyu Pinyin is that it can greatly improve the efficiency of literacy, which happens to be what Fang Xiucai values ​​​​most.

Of course, the pronunciation of the pinyin letters is the first level and the most difficult level.As long as you pass this level, it will be much easier in the future.

Fang Xiucai was already literate, and after Jia Min talked to him for a while, he understood the idea.

In the past, I used the method of cutting rhyme to learn pronunciation.

For example, the word "Fang" is divided into two parts: the initial consonant f and the final consonant ang.The initial consonant can use a relatively common character, such as anti-"zi", and the final consonant can also use a relatively common character, such as "Tang". The pronunciation of the last "fang" is marked as "anti-Tangqie".

In this way, it is not only inefficient, but also often enters a dead end.The premise is that you must be able to pronounce the words "Fan" and "Tang" first.This can easily form a vicious circle.

As soon as Jia Min saw the increasingly excited expression on Fang Xiucai's face, Jia Min knew that Fang Xiucai was tempted.

Before that, he had been with Liu Cheng.Liu Tieshan chatted with Fang Xiucai and analyzed him.

He is a man of good character. Although his family is rich, he is not a benevolent person, and he often does things to help those in need.

He is also considered a scholar. Since he is not short of money, what he lacks now is fame.If you want to gain fame, one is to continue to take the road of imperial examinations, pass the imperial examinations, and then become a Jinshi.

There is another way, that is to study and teach and educate people.

For Fang Xiucai, it seemed that the previous road was not going well. He hadn't taken the imperial examination in the past two years, and he seemed a little disheartened.

If he wants to become famous, teaching and educating people is the best choice for him.

There are two ways to teach and educate people.One is to take the route of elite education and cultivate talents for imperial examinations.

The second is to take the route of basic education, just like what Jia Min is doing to his team now, to carry out literacy and basic arithmetic education, which is enlightenment education.

This path has quick results and is easy to popularize.It is also very simple to operate.As a teacher, it is easy to be famous.

Jia Min decided that Lafang Xiucai would join the team.This guy is likely to become his right-hand man in the future.

However, Fang Xiucai still needs to test his own strength first.

Today's scholars have a bad temper, and they often pretend to be high-minded. If they look down on someone, they don't want to be driven by others.

For someone like Fang Xiucai, the best way to show his strength is to write poems.

So Jia Min wrote the song "Midnight Song".

"This is a small poem I wrote by chance, please correct me, sir."

When Fang Xiucai saw it, his face changed.

"Fourth master is such a masterpiece, how many people in the world can compare it, Fang admires it, admires it. Can you give it to me, and I will play it carefully when I go back."

"I gave it to my husband. I hit it off with my husband immediately. I have something in my heart, but I want to have a heart-to-heart talk with him. I wonder if my husband is willing?"

"Willing, I am willing."

"If my Chinese pinyin scheme can be popularized, it will be a great merit. If it attracts the attention of the court in the future, and it is implemented, it will surely win the world. It's just that I have so many chores that I don't have time to take care of them at the moment. I think Mr. An excellent candidate, if the master manages this matter, it will be a beautiful event that will be remembered in history."

Fang Xiucai had some knowledge after all, so he naturally realized what this meant.

If this matter is done, not only will it become famous in the world, but it is indeed worthy of leaving a mark in history.

"Fourth Master, you, you, are you talking about me?"

"Of course, it's not you, it's the two of us. But from now on, it will mainly depend on you."

"Your Majesty is willing to do so. Fourth master is so kind, how dare you be so heartless? This matter should be done sooner rather than later. When can we handle it?"

Fang Xiucai made a decision without thinking about it.

"Of course, the sooner the better, but I don't have enough houses here, so I'm afraid it will take a while."

"I have a house at home. There are more than 20 rooms, all of which are idle. After a little tidying up, we can move in."

"It's good to be like this, but I'm afraid it will be inconvenient."

"Where will it be inconvenient? My house is feeling lonely, and there are some loud reading sounds every day, which makes Fang a little angry. If there are not many people, I can afford the food and lodging."

"Mr. has good intentions, but if there are more people in the future, the cost of food and accommodation will be huge. I have an idea."

"Fourth master, tell me quickly."

"If the children of some families above the middle level, we can accept some training. If the poor people, we can exempt him from food and lodging expenses. In this way, helping the poor with the rich is affordable and durable. If the poor people In addition to having no money, children also have to work. Parents are afraid that they may not let their children come. If they give their children some subsidies, they can learn to read and get some silver, and their parents will support them.”

"This plan is very clever. I can pay some silver taels."

"Of course I can't ask you to contribute by yourself. I can also contribute some. Let's give it a name, how about a stipend?"

"Study grants? Well, it is also the wish of a saint to help the children of poor families to study, and it is an act of teaching without discrimination."

"I thought about the name of this school. There is an ethnology in the lower mansion, which is for the children of the mansion to learn and read. Our school is called the ethnology branch. It is better to use the name of the mansion."

"It's good to have a name in the mansion. I'll just listen to Si Ye's arrangement. It's just the Chinese pinyin, I want to read it carefully."

"I have classes here every night. Sir, you are free to come. Jiaoli and Ping'er can teach you too. With your qualifications, you can learn it in at most three days. There is only one thing, after our branch is opened, Also please pay attention to it, and find a few more gentlemen."

"What does fourth master mean?"

"In the first phase, I'm afraid there won't be too many people coming. However, as soon as the first phase is over, others will flock to you after seeing the effect. It's better to plan."

"I know all the scholars and pupils in these ten miles and eight villages, and there are seven or eight of them. After the school opens, I will call them to observe, and they will naturally be interested."

After studying for a while, Fang Xiucai eagerly went back to make plans.

Except for noble families like Jia's mansion, which can be hereditary, the only way for others to get ahead is the imperial examination.

In this era, for most people, reading is a luxury.

Under the conditions of a self-sufficient small-scale peasant economy, it is also a gamble for a family that a labor force does not participate in production, but goes off to study.

As for the reasons, one is that the prospects are uncertain, and if you invest a lot of energy, you will not be able to get a reputation in the future, which is an investment failure.Second, the investment cycle is too long and the return is too slow.

Therefore, although there are many people who want to study, many people are discouraged by it.

Hanyu Pinyin is the best tool to solve the long literacy cycle.

However, just literacy is just an enlightenment education, and there is still a long way to go before being able to take the imperial examination or even gain fame.

The vast majority of people are still unable to enter the official career.In the eyes of the people here, the previous books are considered to be in vain.

In fact, how can there be any reason to read books for nothing?It's just not used in the right place.

(End of this chapter)