Chapter 59 There are always more ways than suffering

Chen Mu returned to the government office, pretending that nothing had happened.

But at the same moment, it left some people confused.

The Dali Luck List, which was just updated before, has actually changed again.

Fengjiang County originally received the luck of Xuzhou County, but it has soared to the forefront.

But for some reason, it suddenly dropped to the end again.

Everyone was confused and puzzled.

Could it be that it was used so quickly to benefit the people of the border area?

But any normal county magistrate would probably not do this.

No one knew that Chen Mu had spent a large amount of his fortune in one go, in exchange for the opening of the Wenjiang Ancestral Hall.

Most people just feel that it is a pity that if Xuzhou counties and counties have so much luck, if they are used properly, they can cultivate a few more spiritual geniuses.

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Night.

The inner courtyard of the government office is rarely quiet.

Li Tieniu went home early to hug his wife, and Zhao Taiji didn't know where to go for a big drink.

Cao Zhengxiang simply made two side dishes, which served as dinner for Shen Mu and him.

Glancing at the room next door, Cao Zhengxiang suddenly asked:

"Miss Song didn't come back with you?"

Chen Mu shook his head, thinking about the previous exchange between the two in the ancestral hall, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

The main reason is that he feels that she may have a big misunderstanding of him, especially the fact that he likes to let girls from good families pretend to be female swordsmen, which seems to be difficult for her to cope with.

"Maybe he didn't come back because he had something to do."

Cao Zhengxiang nodded, poured a cup of tea for Chen Mu, and then suddenly asked: "Sir, is the matter of building an academy really going to be implemented?"

"Of course it's true. Fengjiang's children need to study. This is the most basic thing. Otherwise, when Gu Yuyue and Xin Fan's children grow up, what else can they do besides living with their families and waiting to die? Fengjiang wants to really It is necessary to stand up and study. Although I don’t like to reason, I still need to understand the truth.”

Cao Zhengxiang's eyes were strange, and these words gave him a new understanding of Chen Mu.

Anyway, if he had put this in the past, he would definitely not have been able to say this. It's just that he seems to have become a different person recently.

However, Cao Zhengxiang has no doubt that in this vast world, everyone needs to live in their own way. Whether it is a secret or a hidden truth, it is not wrong.

"Then have you thought of a plan?"

Chen Mu took a bite of the stir-fried vegetables, and then thought seriously: "Not yet, actually I'm not quite sure yet."

The first priority to focus on education must be Shen Mu’s experience accumulated from working in the district for many years. After developing any place and solving the immediate problems, it is definitely easier to achieve results by starting with education.

Of course, this is only one aspect, the main reason is that the time has come, so who should let Gu Shouzhi owe him a favor?

But the plan was there, but the academy seemed to be completely different from his understanding.

Because in the whole world, private schools that can study can be opened at will, but the word "academy" can only be granted by the Academy of Literature and Dao.

If major dynasties in many continents want to build academies, they also need to ask for a school palace, and have a great Confucian to sit in charge, or a saint to be named.

The Emperor's Academy in Dali was built after the emperor who went to Dali personally went to the Wendao Academy to invite the emperor.

Either there is a great scholar in charge, or there is someone appointed by the academy, which is extremely complicated anyway.

Of course, it's not meaningless.

Because the academy represents the enlightenment of the literary and Taoist lineage, with the background of the academy, many volumes and collections of saints can be directly browsed.

Cao Zhengxiang put down the bowl and chopsticks and considered it carefully.

"When I was in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Sui Dynasty, I knew a little bit about it. It is really not easy to open academies in counties and counties. Most of the dynasties have enough resources. According to the strength of our feudal counties, it may be really difficult."

"I know, so I want Gu Shouzhi to go through the back door or something."

"Difficult." Cao Zhengxiang shook his head.

"Sir, scholars are all stubborn. Let's not talk about whether we can meet the requirements of the academy. The preparation required to build the academy is a huge expense, at least to find a three-acre land in the city. Son, of course, our place cannot be said to have outstanding people, but at least it must have a strong scholarly atmosphere."

After listening to Cao Zhengxiang's words, Chen Mu felt somewhat understanding.

At least the academy cannot be an empty shell with a superficial appearance, otherwise it would be enough to just find a teacher and build a small courtyard.

Of course that's not what he wants.

"I understand what you said. I'll ask Gu Shouzhi in a few days to see what he needs. Then we can make a long-term plan."

Cao Zhengxiang nodded, and suddenly thought of something: "Sir, there is one more thing. Winter is coming soon, which is also a big deal for the border."

"Oh? What do you say?"

"Our territory has been desolate for decades, and the land is not moist. In fact, in the past, every household did little farming. Even in the past few years, I checked, and almost no farming has been done, because the land cannot grow good crops. It is okay in summer. , I can make a living by going to the church and doing some work, but it is more difficult in winter. One is the problem of food, and the other is that there is no business in Fengjiang. In fact, it was suppressed in previous years. "

Chen Mu was stunned, this was an issue he ignored.

It wasn't that he was careless, it was mainly because there were too many threats in front of him, making him focus entirely on saving his life.

"In the county town, I see there are quite a few shops owned by big businesses."

Cao Zhengxiang was helpless: "Sir, many of them are actually from other counties. If we really count them, we have almost no local merchants."

Chen Mu was silent. In fact, after thinking about it, he understood that Fengjiang was indeed poor.

Looking at it this way, there are quite a lot of things to do next.

But fortunately, at least the problem of food and clothing is not too difficult for Shen Mu.

Relying on the vitality-providing function of the ‘Huaiyang Ancestral Tree’, it should not be a big problem for the people in the border areas to eat hot meals.

And this must also be guaranteed.

If people really starve to death in winter, the happiness index of the people in Fengjiang will definitely drop extremely. By then, they will probably suffer backlash from their homeland.

I thought about it for a long time.

Chen Mu said: "It's okay. There are always more easy ways than difficulties. Old Cao, please send a message to Wuliang Mountain first, saying that I have something urgent to do with Liu Changfeng. It's best to do it as soon as possible."

"Sir, Wuliang Mountain is far apart. It would take several months at the earliest."

"ah?"

"This is how ordinary people send messages. It would be faster if it was a monk's message station. You can use flying swords or Taoist talismans to send messages, but the price is not small."

"Um...how much?"

Cao Zhengxiang stretched out a finger: "Most sects have opened Lixin stations. According to the distance from Fengjiang to Wuliang Mountain, I'm afraid it will cost you at least one incense coin."

"Holy shit!" Shen Mu almost spit out a mouthful of tea: "Why is it so expensive? Isn't this a robbery?"

Cao Zhengxiang was helpless: "There is nothing we can do about it. Generally, there are not many sects with large message formations. Unless you don't use it, you have to pay. There is nothing in a country, but if you want to be millions of miles apart, you have to pay." Who can do this in other continents? Even in the realm of divine travel in the upper martial realm, where one can travel thousands of miles, the cost is still quite high. After all calculations, the large message formation is the most cost-effective."

Chen Mu has gained a lot of experience.

Fortunately, I got fifty pieces of incense money from Liu Changfeng before.

It doesn’t matter if you spend one.

Otherwise it would take months to send a message, and the day lily would be cold by the time he arrived.

But if you think about it on the other hand, there are actually quite a lot of business opportunities in this world.

Just like this one right now,

Chen Mu unconsciously started to have random thoughts again.

"Well, communication... seems to be a good pain point for starting a business..."

"???" Cao Zhengxiang didn't understand and was a little confused.
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