Rich people were generally more willful. They would always do things that exceeded their own needs. It was obviously unnecessary, but they didn't care. After all, money was a worldly possession. You couldn't bring it with you when you were born, and you couldn't take it with you when you die. If you have too much money to spend, it would also be a waste. As a result, wasting money didn't seem so important.
When the servants in the house are free, they will also learn from them. Also, the door, windows, and signboards have to be written on them. Different customers have different requirements. Most of these uncouth workers are illiterate, and their literacy level is not high. If they make a mistake, it will be troublesome. It is most suitable to let these teachers make signboards, and then let the carpenters carve them. Look at the couplets in this house, they are all written by my residence's teachers. Not bad, right? "Hearing this, Wang Da Bao thought for a while and replied:" This lowly one's three sons and two daughters all need teachers to teach. This lowly one is not literate, and their literacy level is not high. If they make a mistake, it will be troublesome. It is most suitable to let these teachers make signboards, and then let the carpenters carve them. Look at the couplets in this house, they were all written by my residence's teachers. Not bad, right? "
After saying that, he pointed to the couplets in the room.
Obviously, although Wang Dabao's family had more teachers, in addition to being teachers, they also had additional tasks. Their work wasn't too easy. Their family's business was so good, so naturally, there were many plaques and couplets that needed to be written. These teachers probably had to write a lot every day. However, for scholars, writing poems wasn't a difficult thing. Instead, it was a process of practicing calligraphy. These teachers had been writing poems for many years, so their calligraphy would definitely improve a lot. At least, the couplets that Ang Lee saw in the room were very good. At a glance, he could tell that the handwriting was very good.
"So it's like this. If you need to write couplets and plaques every day, six teachers doesn't seem to be a lot."
Ang Lee said with a smile.
Wang Dabao said with a smile, "Assistant Minister Li, let's go upstairs and have a look. If we climb up, we can enjoy more scenery."
After saying that, he took Ang Lee to the second floor.
Between the second floor and the first floor were two layers of wooden boards. The upper layer was thicker, and the lower layer was thinner. In fact, most of the houses only had one layer of wooden boards. However, as a result, the sound insulation effect was very poor. Therefore, in order to have a good sound insulation effect, Wang Dabao chose two layers of wooden boards. In addition, there was a thick layer of waste cotton between the two layers of wooden boards. As a result, the sound insulation effect was very ideal. When the people above walked, the people below couldn't hear it at all. At least, it wouldn't be very obvious, so it wouldn't have too much impact..
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"What kind of wood is this? It actually emits such a delicate fragrance."
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"Assistant Minister Li, these are all ordinary mahogany. The fragrance is coming from here. This piece of wood is top-grade agarwood. Just this small piece is enough to fill the entire room with its fragrance."
Wang Dabao said.
Ang Lee said, "This is just a classroom. Why do you need a piece of agarwood?"
Wang Dabao replied, "The room has just been completed. It is inevitable that there will be a strange smell. I use these sandalwood to emit the fragrance to cover these strange smells and make the air in the room not suffocating. In the future, when it is delicious, these sandalwood can naturally be taken away. This is movable, although it can be replaced."
Ang Lee reached out and buckled. Sure enough, this piece of wood was buckled.
This podium was quite interesting. It actually used a modular design. In this way, no matter which part of the podium was broken, it could be replaced separately, saving as much as possible. Of course, riveted items could be regarded as modular because riveted items could be disassembled and reassembled. It was more difficult to disassemble items that used nails, and welded items could not be disassembled at all.
Of course, riveted items were also the most expensive. Generally, only wood would be riveted. It was difficult to use this method for other materials.
Riveting could be regarded as a great invention of the Chinese nation! This kind of very magical craft, probably only smart Chinese people could do it well! At the same time, riveting was really interesting and magical. He had never seen a building more magical than riveting. Those strangely shaped riveted buildings looked so beautiful and elegant.
The building that Li An visited was considered to be fully constructed, but there was only one table and chair inside. It was a lecturing table and a small chair for teachers to rest on. As for the tables and chairs that the students needed, they weren't ready for the time being, and it probably wouldn't take long for them to be ready! The schoolchildren's tables and chairs were the easiest to prepare. The quality did not need to be high. It was fine as long as it could be used. For Wang Dabao, this was not difficult at all.
"Wang Dabao, after your school is built, it can accommodate one thousand schoolchildren!"
Ang Lee looked at the size of the school and made a preliminary guess.
Wang Dabao nodded and said, "One thousand is definitely not a problem. It can accommodate two to three thousand people at most."
Ang Lee nodded with satisfaction and said, "The school is already built well. The progress is very fast. I don't know if you have recruited teachers. The six teachers in your house are definitely not enough. At least you need thirty to fifty people!"
According to the calculation of one teacher teaching fifty children, one thousand children would need twenty teachers. This was still a relatively low configuration. It really couldn't be less. If more schoolchildren were recruited, the demand for teachers would be even higher.
Wang Dabao replied, "Replying to Assistant Minister Li, I have already started the preparation. Several teachers in my house have recommended more than twenty teachers. If it is not enough, I will let these twenty people recommend new people. This is very easy. The schoolchildren are even easier. The reason why I chose to build the school here is because the source of students here is sufficient. It is very easy to recruit one to two thousand schoolchildren. This is not a problem. As long as the houses in the school are built, the nearby schoolchildren can immediately come to class."
"At the current speed, it should be completed in one or two months!"
Ang Lee said.
Wang Dabao nodded and said, "Yes, more than one month should be enough. After two months, this place will definitely be filled with the sound of reading."
After saying that, he looked at Ang Lee with a smile. It can be seen that Wang Dabao likes children very much. "That's good.
It's already been ten days, and the children have become much more obedient. In a few more days, they will be able to learn how to read. Speaking of which, it's quite interesting. This official has kindly prepared a delicious lunch for these children. In the end, because the lunch is better than the food at home, these children actually don't eat breakfast or dinner. They only eat lunch a day. Don't you think it's infuriating? This official has no choice but to increase the amount of breakfast and dinner, covering all three meals a day for these 1500 children. Hahaha! "
Hahaha, "Ang Lee said.
When Wang Dabao heard this, he laughed and said, "There is actually such a thing? That's really interesting. It seems that this little one also has to prepare three meals a day for the children. Fortunately, these meals don't cost much, so I can still afford it. Haha!"
Moreover, Wang Dabao had a lot of business partners. As long as he took out the merit book, these small businessmen would more or less support him. If he encountered a businessman who sold food, it would be a piece of cake for him to provide ingredients at a 20% discount. Therefore, the cost wouldn't be too high. He was a big businessman, so he didn't need to care about this small drizzle at all.
After chatting for a while, Ang Lee looked at Wang Dabao and asked, "Wang Dabao, why did you spend so much to prepare the school? Is it for fame and fortune, or do you have other motives? "
Such a straightforward question was also Ang Lee's personality. If he beat around the bush, it would seem too pretentious. It was better to ask directly.
Wang Dabao grinned. He smiled very happily, and the wrinkles on his forehead were accumulated.
"Assistant Minister Li, this little one just wants to do something for the imperial court. I really don't have any ulterior motives. Fame and fortune are just illusions. This little one doesn't care. In addition, this little one also likes children very much. If I can see so many cute children every day by opening a school, this little one will feel very happy. Moreover, these expenses aren't very big. It won't affect this little one's business and life in the slightest."
Wang Dabao said with a smile.
Generally, people who do business rarely tell the truth. The saying that all businessmen are unscrupulous is not an empty saying. If a businessman can tell the truth, then there's something fishy. Therefore, although Wang Dabao's words were very pleasant to the ears and seemed to be true, Ang Lee always didn't believe it. He always felt that there was no truth in this fatty's mouth. It was all nonsense to coax people. However, this was not important.
What a businessman thinks in his heart is not important. What's important is how he does it. No one can see what he thinks in his heart, but everyone can see how he does it. Therefore, the way he does it is always more important than the way he thinks. As long as all aspects are done well, it's enough. Who cares what you think in your heart?
"Haha! This official also likes children very much. Children are very cute. It seems that we are the same kind of people! "
Ang Lee said with a smile as if he believed it.
"That's right, that's right. Children are the hope of the future. If children are good, everything is good. The Tang dynasty has hope in the future, haha!"
Wang Dabao said with a smile.
The two people chatted for a long time. It was all about the topic of educating poor children. Unlike many scholars, Wang Dabao, a businessman who had not read many books, had a deeper understanding of many principles than many scholars. Moreover, Wang Dabao did not discriminate against ordinary poor children at all. He did not think that these poor children were born lowly and should do inferior jobs. Instead, he felt that the poorer they were, the more they should work hard to change their lowly fate and realize their dreams.
After all, Ang Lee was also an aristocrat at the moment. In this era, there was no ordinary person who dared to say that the poor could be on equal footing with the aristocrats. A person who could say that the noble had the guts must be a rebel. In the dynasty's stable period, who dared to say this sentence? It was not a joke. People might think that you want to rebel, and rebellion would implicate nine generations of your family. The consequences were quite serious.
But it was different if it was tactful. For example, Wang Dabao expressed that the poor should work harder. Only by working hard could they realize their dreams. Maybe they could even be conferred the title of Marquis. The poor also had the possibility to counterattack. Naturally, there would not be any problems if he expressed it in this way. No one would think that he wanted to rebel, but the meaning in his heart was the same.
Therefore, the way of expression was really important. The meaning of agreement was expressed in different ways, and the effect was completely different.
For example, if a person's article was very badly written, if others told him directly, he would be very angry. But if they told him that the article still had a lot of room for improvement, he would be much more comfortable.
For an ugly woman, it was very hurtful for others to say that she was ugly, but they could tell her that she was very unique and very recognizable. It was hard for people to forget at a glance. In this way, they would give her face, and she would not be so angry.
For a fat woman who loved to be beautiful, others could not say that she was fat at any time. Otherwise, she would be very angry. If they said that she was very plump and feminine, then she would be very happy and think that it was a compliment. In fact, the meaning did not change, but the feeling of the listener was completely different. This was the powerful effect of tactful expression.
After chatting for more than an hour, Ang Lee left Yucai School. It was really pleasant to chat with Wang Dabao. At the same time, the situation of Yucai School also made Ang Lee very satisfied. If the big businessmen in the world could be as enthusiastic as Wang Dabao to organize schools at their own expense, the future of the Tang dynasty would be guaranteed.
However, this was obviously very unrealistic. In the capital where the rich gathered, there were naturally enough rich people and influential people. But in some counties and villages, although there were influential people and rich businessmen, their wealth was very ordinary. There was no way to compare with these influential people and big businessmen in the capital. It was not a big problem to let them donate some money, but to let them be responsible for organizing a school for hundreds of thousands of people at their own expense, this would kill them.
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