After getting the approval of the village head, Jing Yao first contacted the construction team in the village. Speaking of the construction team in this town, since Jing Yao started to build the factory, they had been forced to settle here because Jing Yao needed to build too many things.

From the initial factory to the later house renovation, dormitory renovation, farm, and ranch, it has been almost a year, and these people have not left. Wenjiabao also treats them as half villagers. Living with the villagers every day, everyone is becoming more and more familiar with each other and often jokes with each other.

Now they are helping to build a new factory. Although Jing Yao has not started to think about what to do, he has already given them the drawing drawings in advance and asked them to build according to them. They are also very cooperative. Except for when they don’t understand something and need to find Jing Yao, they work quietly all the time, eat after work, and collect their wages at the end of the month, just like the workers in the factory in the village.

When Jing Yao arrived, he saw that the base had been completely destroyed and was in the next step.

Jing Yao found the foreman and said, "Uncle Li, we need to stop here for a while. There is other work that needs to be done quickly."

Foreman Li asked, "What kind of work is this? Do you have the blueprints?"

Jing Yao shook his head, "I haven't drawn it yet. I'll tell you tomorrow. Let's pack up today."

Foreman Li did not ask any more questions. Now they just needed to clean up this side. He was not surprised much as this kind of thing had happened several times. Many times they were halfway through doing something and if something urgent was needed somewhere else, they would put down their work and rush to do it over there.

As soon as Jing Yao finished speaking, he went to greet his brothers and began to pack up the things they were involved in, preparing to move to the next place tomorrow. These and the tools were placed in their special tool room. Anyway, they were working in the village, so no matter how far home they were, they would have time to get them tomorrow.

The recruitment process has entered the stage of contract signing. Farmers who can grow crops have been selected to go to farms, those who can raise pigs have been selected to go to ranches, and some young and strong people with quick minds have been arranged to work in factories. As for the dozen or so half-grown boys who can read, but look skinny and pitiful, Wen Qun put them together separately. He didn't know what Jing Yao wanted them to do, but after examining them, he found that they were all well-educated, and each of them was very polite and well-educated. He also had more patience with them.

When Jing Yao came back, he saw that they were all standing aside waiting for him. He did not waste any time and directly arranged for others to sign the contract. Then he called a few teenagers and Kang Yinian together and told them what happened.

"I want to build an academy to teach the children in the village to read and write. It would be best if we can teach them, but we won't force them if we can't. Of course, if they can be taught and have the talent to pass the imperial examination, that's another matter, and I want to hire you to be their responsible teachers."

Everyone was surprised to hear him speak. After all, they were only fourteen or fifteen years old, and they had only learned a little bit. How could they teach those children? So they all turned their eyes to Kang Yinian.

Seeing that they were all looking at Kang Yinian, Jing Yao thought of this person and said, "Don't go to the factory to be an accountant. Go to the college and be a dean!"

Kang Yinian was also very confused. He was an accountant one second and suddenly became the dean of a college the next. He felt that Jing Yao really did things in an unconventional way.

"Boss Jing, are you sure you want to do this? They are only in their teens and are still children in the eyes of adults. Is it okay for us to teach them?" Kang Yinian himself was not very afraid of teaching, as it was something he often did, but he didn't understand why these children should be handed over to him. After all, he was still a foreigner.

Seeing that he had no objection, Jing Yao smiled and said to him, "I want you to teach not only the children in the village, but also some villagers in the factory. They were all villagers in the village before, and I selected them to be workers. Many of them can't read, and they need to learn knowledge to work better and get promoted. And you can see those children, they are all teenagers. If I ask an old man to be their teacher, they will definitely run away after two days of class. But it's different for you who are the same age as them. You just need to stand there, tell them your age, the official title you have obtained, show them, let them know the difference, and they will naturally want to study hard. What you need to do is to let them learn to read first. As for whether they read well, that is another matter. You can't let them play in the village all day and become blind when they grow up."

Hearing his words, Kang Yinian understood that he had this idea because he saw the performance of the children in their tribe today. However, he was very happy to get such an easy job that was in line with his moral principles. This was much better than being an accountant, so he nodded and agreed: "Very good, I am willing. When will the class start? Where is the academy?"

Seeing this, the others also nodded in agreement, "We are willing to do anything. We are willing to be teachers when classes are held. As long as Brother Nian is the dean, we are willing to do anything."

Seeing this, Jing Yao smiled and said to them, "You still need training. I will slowly tell you the specific content of the training tomorrow. As for when school will start, you will have to wait until you have completed the training and passed our assessment. Otherwise, you will have to continue to attend the training!"

After hearing what he said, everyone immediately felt that this training was a very important matter, so they agreed in unison: "Don't worry, we will participate in the training well and strive to pass the assessment in one go."

Jing Yao was very satisfied with their matches and asked someone to bring a contract for them to sign. Since they were all literate, they naturally knew what was written on the contract and it was all decided on at the last minute. After reading it, they quickly signed their names and became teachers in Jing Yao Academy.

Jing Yao received the signed contracts, nodded with satisfaction and said to them: "Go back to the dormitory to rest and wash up first. You are teachers of the academy now, so you naturally have benefits. The cafeteria will be open to you for free. The formal training will start tomorrow. If there is anything, we will talk about it tomorrow. Go back and rest tonight."

Hearing him say that not only would there be a dormitory but meals would also be provided, everyone became even more excited and looked at Kang Yinian. Kang Yinian was also very happy to receive such an unexpected surprise and called a few of his cousins ​​to follow him and leave.

After everyone left, Wen Qun asked, "Why did A Yao suddenly want to open a college?"

Jing Yao pulled Wen Qun to sit down, and then talked to him in detail: "This is not a momentary idea. In fact, I had such an idea in my mind before, but I didn't put it into action. Today I saw Kang Yinian's cousins. They clearly experienced such a disaster, and even their elders had suffered and died. Only they fled here, but still retained the character of literati. They took them in and cleverly used their own weaknesses to make the villagers sympathize with them and couldn't bear to expel them. Even after they settled down, many villagers were willing to help them after seeing that they were temporarily harmless, but they did nothing. They just stood there in obedience and exposed their weaknesses. Such a little trick neither hurt others nor benefited themselves. Look, who said that scholars are upright? Aren't there still some who are willing to humble themselves?"

When Wen Qun heard this, he remembered that when he saw them just now, he was indeed moved with compassion and could not bear to blame them. When signing the contract with them, he also gave them a few instructions. This was because he felt sorry for them, but they were very quiet and obedient. Everyone looked at the villagers with gratitude. They really did nothing, but made the villagers have the greatest kindness towards them. Such subtle influence is more terrifying than anything else. Who instructed them? The answer is self-evident.

Wen Qun recalled the thin scholar and could not imagine that he had such a mind and strategy. He looked harmless and weak, but this should be his protective color! "That's why you want him to be the dean, Yao."

"That's one reason. Another reason is his cousins. I want to discipline him well. Although this gives him more power, we are not afraid of what they will do. Anyway, he just needs to teach well and not play tricks on me. We can prevent him from having any problems in the future. Besides, this person is not a simple person. It would be too mixed if he were placed in a factory. It would be simpler if he were placed in an academy. The children in the village may seem to know nothing, but they know everything about the village and won't talk nonsense. Let them go and learn. Maybe some pillars of society will emerge."

Wen Qun nodded in agreement. "What will the academy look like when it is built? Will it start construction tomorrow? Will it be too late?"

Jing Yao shook his head. He planned to build a large modern classroom in the academy. There was nothing that was too late, but the tables, chairs and benches would be too late. If that was not possible, he would let them bring their own benches and let them sit and study. He would equip them after all the tables, chairs and benches were ready. "

"This is the only way." Wen Qun nodded at his words. This was the only way for the time being.

The two of them didn't care about what happened next. Those who signed the contract were naturally sent to their jobs for pre-job training, and those who were not selected would be settled by the village head and temporarily live in the village until the wooden house on the barren mountain that Jing Yao mentioned was built. Fortunately, he settled them all there, so that the village was not only divided into upper and lower forts, but also had a diagonal village called Shangdaokou Village, because that place was called this name before, and the two people who came to the village were settled there, so the villagers called it this way.

It was still early when the two returned home, so Wen Qun went to the yard to pick vegetables to prepare dinner, while Jing Yao returned to the study and began to draw the design of the academy. Although everything was kept simple now, he had not thought of giving up the necessary equipment and decided to build the teaching building first.

After the teaching building is built, we will gradually build a playground, and then a library and an experimental building for the children to use, so that they can learn some advanced modern knowledge. This is not only for the convenience of working in a factory in the future, but also for the emergence of some creative talents among them. In this way, all the technologies will not be invented by Jing Yao, but invented by others. In this way, the factory can last for a long time.

He worked quickly, and with the help of reference, he quickly drew a college that he thought was very good. He also designed a set of tables, chairs, benches and a set of school uniforms. These would be sent to the carpenter Uncle Ding He tomorrow, and he would also ask someone at the cloth shop to help make them. After finishing all this, he closed the door of the study and returned to the first floor. Seeing Wen Qun still busy in the kitchen, he went over to help.

"Ayao, are everything ready?" Wen Qun asked when he saw him coming down.

"Everything is ready. We can start implementing it tomorrow. If things go well, we can have the school up and running within ten days."

Wen Qun nodded, then quickened the stir-frying of the last dish, and soon four dishes and one soup were served on the table. Although there were four dishes and one soup, the portion of each dish was not much, just enough for two people. After the two of them finished their meal, they left alone because someone from the other courtyard would come to clean up the first floor. This was a rule that the other courtyard had re-established after they got married. If they needed anything, they would ring the bell and the people from the other courtyard would come over. If they were not called over, they would do their own things over there and not disturb Jing Yao and Wen Qun's world of two. Both of them liked their current lifestyle very much.

After dinner, both of them would go for a walk. In addition to fruit trees, the garden also planted many sunflowers, but now they have all been harvested. Jing Yao also planted roses, but it is not yet time for roses to bloom, so everything is green. Originally, Jing Yao wanted the yard to be full of flowers all the time, but Wen Qun thought that it would look very strange and make people feel that something was wrong, so he rejected Jing Yao's suggestion. Therefore, although the plants in the yard grew very lush and the fruit trees grew very well, there was nothing too outrageous, and people did not think there was anything wrong. Instead, they felt that whatever Jing Yao planted, everything grew well, and they had a better understanding of his overall talent. Jing Yao just smiled and silently accepted these speculations.

The next morning, Jing Yao took the design drawings to find the foreman. The foreman liked this simple and bright classroom design very much. Knowing that it was prepared for scholars, he asked his brothers to speed up the pace. Because only one floor needed to be built, everyone started working in full swing after opening the foundation. Seeing this, he wished he could finish it for Jing Yao within a day, which made Jing Yao sigh at their efficiency.

No one was so excited that they could hardly sleep the whole night. When they got up the next day and arrived at the academy, they found that the young teachers who had just started digging the foundation were not in such a good mood. They looked at the group of men who were shouting "rat" and working enthusiastically, and their heads were full of question marks. So they called them to teach, but their academy was still a foundation.

Kang Yinian didn't react to this. He saw the change in Jing Yao's expression, his mood and the decision he made yesterday. He knew that Jing Yao was not so polite to him because he knew his identity. Instead, it was because he played tricks in front of him and made Jing Yao have a clearer understanding of the children in the village and the future that he wanted to change. He also admired this person who found out a lot of information from one meeting.

Kang Yinian was originally a child of a big family, and all these brothers were his brothers from other branches. However, because his family offended a local official, the official disregarded the law and killed them all, forcing them to flee overnight and leave their homes. On the way, they were robbed because they did not know how to collect and conceal their money. If he had not gotten the help of his good friend and fled to this unknown little village, they would have had to change their names. Although he had decided to give up all his dignity and freedom to protect these children in the family, he also wanted to pass the imperial examination and enter the officialdom in the future. The reputation of a dean of a college and the reputation of an accountant are naturally very different. He was also very grateful to Jing Yao.

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