"That's enough! Quiet down! "
The students whispered among themselves for a while before Li Zexuan used his penetrating voice to stop them.
The rowdy crowd instantly quieted down.
Li Zexuan continued, "I'm not saying that you're not allowed to have a holiday, but there are more important things that you need to do. I'm also not saying that you're not allowed to go home for the New Year. Those who live more than two hundred miles away from Chang 'an can pack up and go home tomorrow. School will officially start on the 25th of the first lunar month next year!"
As soon as he said that, many of the students' faces lit up.
Li Zexuan paused, then continued, "As for those who live closer to Chang 'an, from tomorrow onwards, you will report to the Warm Tang Foundation. When school started, I told you that Yanhuang College does not nurture useless students who only know how to study. You must apply what you've learned to benefit the country and its people!
Sending you to the Warm Tang Foundation is a very valuable opportunity for you to practice! At the same time, what you're doing is very meaningful! I hope that you'll cherish this opportunity! "
"Yamachō, what does the Warm Tang Foundation do?"
"Yeah! Why does the name sound so weird? "
After listening to Li Zexuan, many of the students were confused. They were not confused because they could not have a holiday, but because they had no idea what the Warm Tang Foundation was.
On the day that the Warm Tang Foundation was first established, the students had received news that the final exams would be held on Thursday. Because of that, they did not even have enough time to study, let alone read the newspaper. This included Chen Tianhua and Liao Fei-chen, the two part-time novel writers, who did not have time to read the newspaper. Datang Daily's editorial department was still using the manuscripts that they had sent over last week!
Therefore, more than eighty percent of the students had not heard of the Warm Tang Foundation that had recently become the talk of the town!
Li Zexuan was stunned when he heard the whispers of the students. However, he quickly recovered and cleared his throat. "It seems that everyone has been studying hard recently! It doesn't matter if you don't know about the Nuan Tang Foundation. I'll ask Mr. Ma to tell you about it now! "
Other than being the leader of the Academy's Economics Department, Ma Zhou was also the head of the editorial department of Datang Daily. Among all the teachers in the Academy, the one who knew the most about the Warm Tang Foundation was definitely Ma Zhou!
Under Li Zexuan's invitation, Ma Zhou walked up to the rostrum. He did not prepare a speech in advance. If it were someone else, they would definitely be at a loss. However, Ma Zhou was someone who had seen big scenes. How could he be afraid now?
Ma Zhou quickly organized his words in his heart. Then, he looked at the students below the stage and said in a clear voice, "Students, the Warm Tang Foundation is a charity department that was personally established by the current Emperor to empathize with the people. It uses the donations of the people to help the poor people …"
Ma Zhou was best at writing and strategy. Under his narration, Li Zexuan became the Holy Son of Heaven who worried about the people day and night, and Li Zexuan became the great philanthropist who would rather use up all his wealth to help the poor. The students could not help but be greatly moved. At the same time, a strong sense of pride rose in their hearts. This was because Li Zexuan was their Yamachō. They felt proud that they were Li Zexuan's students!
"Alright, now you should understand what kind of department the Warm Tang Foundation is, right? Now, let me talk about your upcoming tasks. "
After Ma Zhou spent half an hour introducing the Warm Tang Foundation, Li Zexuan continued, "The Warm Tang Foundation has recently launched a Warm Winter Program. By distributing free coal stoves and honeycomb briquettes to the poor people in and around Chang 'an City, they will be able to afford warmth. Your task is to be responsible for distributing the coal stoves and honeycomb briquettes!
This task is actually not simple at all. First, you have to select the people who meet the requirements and confirm that there is no one who is pretending to be poor because they are greedy for our things. Then, you have to bring people to deliver the coal stoves and honeycomb briquettes to the people who meet the requirements. Finally, you have to make a record of every donation and summarize the accounts every one or two days!
These tasks are indeed difficult for you, but there is nothing in this world that is impossible for those who set their minds to it. Among you, some of you will take part in the imperial examinations after you graduate from the academy and enter an official career. Some of you may stay in the academy and continue your studies. Some of you may only want to use the knowledge you have learned to settle down in a corner and become a rich man!
But no matter what, you cannot forget that you graduated from Yanhuang College! Since you are a student of Yanhuang College, you have an obligation to do something for the Tang Empire and the people of Tang Empire! Many years later, when you look back on this holiday practice, you will definitely not regret the effort you have put in! Good and evil will be repaid, and the heavens will reincarnate. Your good deeds will definitely be rewarded! I hope that you will put your heart into this holiday practice. I hope that you will use your love to warm this city! "
Use your love to warm this city!
After Li Zexuan finished speaking, the entire field suddenly became quiet.
At this time, no one had any complaints about Li Zexuan not having a holiday because Li Zexuan's words had touched them!
Use your love to warm this city!
The Tang people's sense of national honor was actually the strongest in the entire history of China. They loved this land and their people. Now that they had a chance to help their people, how could they not help because of their own selfishness?
"Yamachō, I want to join too! I don't have to go home for the New Year! "
On the field, among the silent students, such a voice suddenly rang out. This shout was like a fuse, and it was followed by more and more similar shouts!
"Yamachō, I don't have to go home for the New Year! I also want to join this holiday practice! "
"Yamachō, I don't have to go home either!"
More and more students stood out. They were not locals of Chang 'an, and they lived far away from the academy. Li Zexuan had also given them the opportunity to go home for the New Year, but at this moment, they felt that some things were more important than going home for the New Year!
When Li Zexuan saw this, he smiled and said, "Good! Good! Good! I am very happy that so many people are willing to give up the opportunity to go home for the New Year to help the Nuan Tang Foundation! But I still hope that you will think carefully before making a decision! Those who are willing to go home, I will support. Those who are willing to stay at the academy to do good, I will also support. Tonight, think about it carefully, and tomorrow, you will tell your final decision to your class teacher! "
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