Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

"awesome!"

Liu Ye clapped his hands vigorously and shouted, "I've been so worried these past two days. These blockheads just can't be taught no matter how hard I try. From now on, I'll hire you as the Dong Xi teacher. You'll teach them foreign languages. If any of them don't behave, I'll punish them with a ruler. No matter what, I'll make sure they learn!"

Qingxue was stunned for a moment, then whispered, "Okay, as long as the master orders, I will naturally do my best to do it..."

Liu Ye was stunned for a moment and said, "Miss Qingxue, if there is anything inconvenient, please don't force yourself. Also, don't call me Master from now on. This title is too unpleasant, as if I am just a rich landlord."

Qingxue asked: "Then, what should I call you..."

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Liu Ye hesitated for a moment, and before he could say anything, Gao E beside him laughed strangely and said, "Of course I should call you brother. Or why not call you sir? Isn't that what talented men and beautiful women usually address each other?"

"Gao E, shut up!"

Liu Ye glared at Gao E fiercely and said angrily, "If you don't speak, no one will think you're dumb! Miss Qingxue, if you don't mind, you can still call me big brother. I'm two years older than you, so it's not an overstepping of my authority."

Gao E was so frightened that he shrank his neck and dared not speak anymore.

Qingxue's face flushed red, and she felt both happy and annoyed. This idiot finally got it. She thought he had always asked her to call him "Master".

"Brother, you can't call me Miss anymore. Just call me Qingxue."

Several people on the side covered their mouths and laughed secretly, and even Guo Songtao's face turned red from holding it in.

At this moment, Guo Songtao suddenly remembered something and asked, "Qingxue, I suddenly remembered something and need to ask you."

"Uncle, please speak."

Guo Songtao asked, "I remember your father made friends with quite a few Western missionaries when he was in the capital. Can you still find them now?"

Liu Ye's heart trembled and he looked at Qingxue.

Qingxue replied, "Uncle, my late father did often exchange letters with them when he was alive. Although I can't contact all of them, it shouldn't be a problem to contact some of them."

Guo Songtao smiled and said, "That's it, isn't it? My dear brother, almost every one of these missionaries knows Chinese. Wouldn't it be better to let them be teachers and teach Chinese? As for Qingxue, we can't afford her. Let her serve you, my master, haha."

"Uncle Guo!"

Qingxue stomped her feet fiercely and said angrily in shame.

Liu Ye laughed heartily and said, "What a great idea! Qingxue, I'll trouble you then. Thank you very much. Please send me a few letters and get these missionaries here. Salaries will be no problem. Not only do I want them to teach foreign languages, but I'm also going to set up a school and have them teach Western science. These are exactly what we urgently need!"

Qingxue blushed and replied, "That's hard to say. They're all missionaries, spreading the gospel of Christianity everywhere. They have no fixed place to live. I can only write a few letters to try."

Liu Ye nodded, looked at Guo Songtao, and said, "Brother, the matter of establishing a school is now left to you. We must build at least one, preferably one in Jinan and one in Dengzhou. The Jinan one should be established first, and the Dengzhou one can be delayed a little. It must cover a wide range of age groups, from children to adults, and the subjects to be taught must be sufficient. Western physics, chemistry, mathematics, astronomy, geography, and even the emerging electromagnetism. As long as the West has technology, we must learn it! We must run it smoothly before those missionaries arrive! This time, we are serious."

Guo Songtao frowned and replied, "My dear brother, establishing a school is a good thing, but teaching foreign languages, even the Western calendar, mathematics, and even Western theology, is a serious taboo. In recent years, the conflict between Christianity and Confucianism has become increasingly serious. In some places, the rise of Western religions and their different customs have caused huge conflicts with the local people, and even resulted in deaths. If we openly establish Western education, I am afraid that we will provoke a massive attack from those upright officials in the court! Moreover, will the Shandong Provincial Education Commissioner Zheng Dunjin accept it?"

After all, Zheng Dunjin was the highest-ranking official sent by the court to supervise the imperial examinations in Shandong Province. Although Guo Songtao was the governor, the two were of the same rank, and it was difficult for him to interfere with other people's policies.

Liu Ye shook his head and replied, "Never mind it. We won't include this school in the imperial examinations, we won't recruit scholars, and we won't spend the court's money. We'll recruit all of them from the poor people or the military. That way, Lord Zheng won't have to bear any responsibility, and the impact will be much smaller. Even if there are some criticisms, we can't worry about them. Now that we want to manage Shandong, we must have a large number of talents who understand Western affairs, whether they are Chinese or foreigners. Only by introducing Western business technology as soon as possible can we make great strides. Otherwise, it will be a long time before we can achieve success. Cultivating talents for Western affairs is the top priority, the most important thing. Without talents, nothing can be done. Let's do it this way. If anything goes wrong, I'll take the blame!"

Guo Songtao said unhappily, "Brother, what are you talking about? If something goes wrong, we brothers will shoulder it together. At this time, are we still going to separate from each other? I'll take care of this matter. But no matter what, I still have to say hello to Lord Zheng..."

Liu Ye smiled and said that was true. Since both of them had the same aspirations, there was no point in being polite.

Liu Ye looked at Qingxue and said, "However, Qingxue, during this period, you still have to teach them foreign languages. You have to play the role of the teacher well. Only a strict teacher can produce a good student. Don't be polite. I will even hand over Guo Fantai to you. If you don't complete the teaching, you can slap your palm!"

Qingxue covered her lips lightly and said with a smile: "Okay, big brother, leave this matter to me. You still have a lot of important things to do. I will teach them carefully."

Qingxue was looking at the other people with ill intentions. Guo Songtao was the elder, so the little girl naturally didn't dare to make things difficult for him. But these people were a bunch of ruffians. If she didn't give them a good beating when she got the chance, how could she be worthy of herself?

The few people were frightened by the look on their faces. Zhu Hai said with a stiff upper lip, "Miss Qingxue, we have entrusted our lives to you. Please show some mercy."

Qingxue smiled and replied, "That depends on how each of you performs. If you perform well, I'll have my elder brother promote you. If you don't perform well, the ruler might be too light, so I'll use an embroidery needle to teach you a lesson..."

Oh my god! Women are the most vicious, it really is true!