"Professor Li, why aren't you taking a break according to the regulations of the Directorate?"
Kong Yingda chased after Li Zexuan and asked. From his point of view, Li Zexuan was completely messing around. It was very likely that he was intentionally slacking off.
"Uh, Chancellor Kong, mathematics is a very taxing subject and one must strike a balance between work and rest in order to ensure high efficiency. In the future, other than having two days off every five days, I plan to let the students go to class for forty-five minutes and rest for fifteen minutes every day.
My master said that a person's attention can only last for about five to six minutes at most. After every three minutes, taking a quarter of an hour off can ensure that a person's efficiency in doing things will double in the following time. Therefore, it is very necessary for this kid to do this. "
Li Zexuan said with a serious expression. Even though he was indeed slacking off, shouldn't he find an honorable reason to slack off?
Hearing this, Kong Yingda glanced suspiciously at Li Zexuan. Even though he didn't believe him, he couldn't find a loophole in Li Zexuan's words.
Xu Hongzhi held back his laughter and didn't say anything. He was certain that Li Zexuan was doing this to slack off.
"Cough cough, then let's not talk about this matter for now. Professor Li, I feel that your blackboard is quite beneficial for teaching. I wonder if you can provide a set of blackboards and chalks for writing on them for the other institutions of the Directorate?"
Kong Yingda thought about it and didn't plan to pursue Li Zexuan's mistake of using the excuse of taking a break to slack off. After all, he had something to ask of Li Zexuan today.
"Mister Kong, it's not easy to make these blackboards and chalks. The cost is rather high. If you want me to provide blackboards and chalks for all the institutions of the Directorate and the Directorate doesn't pay anything in return, I'm afraid it's a bit unreasonable, right?"
Li Zexuan said with a smile. Even though his family had a lot of money, it didn't come from nowhere. Kong Yingda's words were clearly trying to gain something without risking anything. How could this work?
Kong Yingda understood the meaning behind Li Zexuan's words. He sighed in his heart, but said awkwardly,
"Haha, of course I won't let Professor Li pay for it himself. I will apply to His Majesty for the court to allocate funds to purchase blackboards and chalk for the 120 classrooms of the Imperial College. I just hope that Professor Li won't ask for too high a price when the time comes. The court's finances aren't rich this year either."
Li Zexuan pondered for a moment and nodded.
"Sir, be at ease. This little one is not the sort of person who only cares about benefits and forgets favors. A country is a country, and only when one has a country can one have a home. This little one will not neglect the country's crisis for the sake of my family. When the time comes, this little one will sell the materials to the Imperial College at cost price. I only hope that the students can study hard and make my Great Tang even more prosperous."
Kong Yingda cupped his hands in gratitude. "Li Xian is a righteous man!"
Li Zexuan smiled. Righteous? If this were the modern world, many keyboard warriors would call him a fool for not making money.
After saying goodbye to Kong Yingda and Xu Hongzhi, the group walked out of the Imperial College. At this time, Li Tai came up and shouted, "Li Zexuan, wait!"
After leaving the classroom, Li Tai felt that his identity as a Prince had returned to him. He began to be unrestrained again. He even dared to directly call Li Zexuan by his name.
Li Zexuan stopped and glanced at Li Tai with a faint smile. "Alas, the great Prince of Wei doesn't know how to respect his teacher and directly calls him by his name. If His Majesty and the civil and military officials knew about this, what would they think?"
Li Tai's fat face paled. Although he was doted on by Li Er, he was also afraid of those censors who only cared about their reputation and not their lives. Thus, he somewhat sullenly called out, "Sir Li!"
Li Zexuan was secretly pleased. With his hands behind his back, he pretended to be pretentious and said, "Qingque, why are you looking for me?"
Little Fatty's mouth twitched, but he was also somewhat helpless. He could only say, "Sir, a few months ago, you said that you wanted to print and sell 'Journey to the West'. I don't know why there is still no news after so long."
Li Zexuan touched his nose and said awkwardly, "Cough, so it's about this matter! Qingque, you may not know, but there are many plots in 'Journey to the West' that involve the struggle between Buddhism and Taoism. It's really not suitable to publicize it! "
This was something that Li Jingmo had mentioned to him one day when he was talking to him. At that time, he was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat. 'Journey to the West' overall emphasized Buddhism and suppressed Taoism, but Li Er strongly advocated Taoism. If he took this book out to sell, wouldn't he be courting death?
After listening to this, Li Tai suddenly understood and nodded. He said regretfully, "Sir's worries are somewhat reasonable. It's just that 'Journey to the West' is such a wonderful novel. It's really a pity that we can't share it with everyone!"
Li Zexuan said with a smile, "Hehe, I've been thinking for a long time recently and have decided to publish another novel called 'A Legend of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality'. It will be narrated by me and written by Iron Egg. After it's finished, I will hand it over to the workshop for printing. Qingque, if you are interested, you can go and buy it. I guarantee that it will be longer and more wonderful than 'Journey to the West'!"
Li Tai's eyes suddenly lit up. 'A Legend of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality'? Just the name alone sounded amazing, so he said excitedly,
"Sir, how about I write it? My calligraphy has already reached the primary level. Even my father, the emperor, and Scholar Yu have praised it. It will definitely not be a disgrace to Sir's wonderful story! "
Iron Egg couldn't help but feel anxious when his job was snatched away. However, he also knew his own limitations. He knew that his Doggy Paddle calligraphy was indeed not as good as Li Tai's, a prince.
Li Zexuan found it funny. There was actually someone who was willing to fight for such a difficult job?
"Hehe, if Qingque is willing, you can come to my house every day during your rest days. You can write it. When you're not around, Iron Egg will write it."
Iron Egg felt relieved. It seemed that his master was still thinking about him.
Li Tai said happily, "Thank you very much, Sir. Then this student will go to Sir's house tomorrow!"
With a straight face, Li Zexuan said, "Qingque, you can't slack off on your studies because of this. Mathematics is the foundation of all learning other than Confucianism. You should first solve the problem that I left behind for you!"
Li Tai said gloomily, "Yes, Sir!"
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After parting with Li Tai, Lan 'er and Iron Egg didn't want to join in the fun with Cheng Yaojin and the others, so they went straight home. Li Zexuan asked San Bao and the others to protect Lan' er and Iron Egg while he rode his horse to the Drunken Immortal Tavern.
"Hey, Young Master, you're here. Master and the other dukes are waiting for you upstairs!"
When he arrived at the Drunken Immortal Tavern, Shopkeeper Liu welcomed him with a smile.
Li Zexuan nodded. Today's banquet was mainly to thank Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Jingde, and Niu Jinda for their kindness in leading the family to the rescue that day. As the father, Li Jingmo naturally had to personally accompany them to drink. Otherwise, wouldn't that be too disrespectful to the dukes?
Li Zexuan handed the reins to the servant and went up to the fourth floor alone. From afar, he could hear Cheng Yaojin's hearty laughter.
"Haha, Brother Jingmo is right. No matter how I look at you, you don't look like a businessman at all. Instead, you look more like a group of rough soldiers like us, haha!"
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