The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 668 Invitation to Buy People’s Hearts

The next day.

Narcissus Temple.

Zhang Yunyi jumped off the carriage and nodded to Lechen, who was coming to greet him. He sneered and said, "Your abbot is still so arrogant!"

Liaochen quickly smiled and said, "My Lord, please be generous!"

"Oh?"

Zhang Yunyi looked at Xier in surprise. Seeing Xier shaking his head, he joked, "You monks are really concerned about the affairs of the court!"

Liaochen is just a receptionist and cannot reach this level. Since it was not revealed by Xier, it must be information that Miaoyu knew.

However, those who come and go at Narcissus Temple are either rich or noble. I have been promoted to Duke for more than a month, so it is not surprising for me to know this.

Seeing Zhang Yunyi being mocked and ridiculed, Xing Xiuyan, who had just gotten off the car, waved her hand at Chen and said, "Tell Miaoyu that an old friend is visiting!"

"Hey hey!" Lechen felt relieved immediately and hurried in to report.

Zhang Yunyi then took hold of Xing Xiuyan's slender waist and said, "Come on! I'll go in with you. I want to see what's so noble about Miaoyu!"

Xing Xiuyan heard this and said with difficulty: "Master, you'd better not go. Miaoyu has a strange temper and strangers are not allowed in. If you go, if she offends you in some way, I will be caught in the middle and it will be difficult. It's better for me to go in by myself. It will be easier to talk and she won't do anything to me."

"Forget it! In that case, I won't go in with you!"

Zhang Yunyi did not insist, and instead warned: "However, if she is ignorant, she does not have to suffer here. Go to the hot spring villa first, and then tell me, and I will help you vent your anger!"

He did want to take a peek at Miaoyu's true appearance.

But since Xing Xiuyan said so, and he had something important on his mind right now, he didn't want to be distracted by Miaoyu.

"Master, don't worry! I have known her for many years. She never looked down on me even though my family was poor. She has always been like this and has not changed until now. Now that I am with you, do you think I will take advantage of my power to bully others?"

Right or wrong is not worth mentioning in the face of stance.

Although Zhang Yunyi had no prejudice against Miaoyu, she had spoken coldly to Xing Xiuyun in the past, so Zhang Yunyi naturally would not be nice to her.

There is even the idea of ​​taking advantage of one's power to bully others and peel off Miaoyu's noble exterior.

After hearing what Xing Xiuyan said, Zhang Yunyi felt a little embarrassed.

Xing Xiuyan saw that he was short of breath, so she pushed him while talking, saying, "Master, go and do your work first! Isn't Baoyu staying at the hot spring villa to recuperate? It's not convenient for me to go back. When you're done, you can take me with you when you go back!"

Zhang Yun逸 had forgotten that he had not yet told his family about Jia Baoyu's pretense of illness. Instead, Xing Xiu郵 heard the rumor from Jia Mu and others.

This was not the place to talk, and he had to get to the camp, so he didn't explain further.

He nodded, winked at Lin Hongyu beside him, turned around, got on the carriage, and headed straight for the camp of the Railway Guard.

Arrived at the camp.

Accompanied by Zhang Songyuan, Yunshan and Yunhai, Zhang Yun逸 inspected the soldiers' training. Not only did he mingle with the soldiers, he also shot at targets for a while to show off his accuracy.

"You deal with firearms every day. If there are any deficiencies, don't forget to record them and forward them to the Tiangong Institute. This way, there will be a traceable path for improvement!"

The improvement of muskets and gunpowder has been ongoing, and the opinions of the soldiers are of great reference value. Zhang Yun逸 and a group of soldiers commented on the firearms and gave some guidance on how to use them.

When it came to lunch, he did not ask for any special treatment. Instead, he took his bowl and ate with the soldiers on the parade ground.

While eating, he did not forget to remind them: "The soldiers have been training hard, and their bodies must keep up. The meals must not be sloppy. There must be meat at every meal. Later, we will form a cooking team to be responsible for this. You all remember this."

"Yes!" Zhang Songyuan immediately accepted the order.

Those who were nearby were all excited and spread the news. In a short while, the news spread throughout the entire training ground.

The parade ground with two to three thousand people was suddenly filled with endless cheers.

Zhang Yunyi then stood up, clapped his hands, and pressed his hands twice in front of him. The scene suddenly became silent.

He cleared his throat and said loudly: "You are guarding the assets of my Tiangong Academy, so I will naturally take good care of you..."

Having said this, he paused, looked around, and then said word by word: "And your family!"

"grown ups!"

The crowd was immediately excited: "We are Tiangong Academy members in life and the soul of Tiangong Academy in death. It is our duty to protect the Tiangong Academy's assets!"

"Your loyalty is commendable, but I cannot let you down! I have decided to set up a school under the Immortal Academy. In the future, your children will not only be able to read and write in the school, but I cannot help them pass the imperial examinations. However, I can guarantee you priority admission to the Immortal Academy, which will solve your worries!"

These soldiers are different from the workers in Tiangong Academy. They are still young, mostly around 20 years old. Even if they got married early, their children are just learning to speak and are not old enough to enter the Xian Academy.

It would be just right to run a school similar to a preschool.

All things are inferior, only reading is superior, and this is especially true in this era.

Although the price of paper had been lowered by Zhang Yun逸's improved papermaking technology, the teacher's tuition and other expenses such as buying books were still out of reach for ordinary people.

This move immediately drew cheers.

Zhang Yunyi waited until the cheers died down before he said with shame, "It's just that you will all have children who need to go to school in the future, and the school can't be small. The capital is very expensive, and if you want to build a school nearby, you have to bear all the expenses, which is also a considerable expense. Fortunately, it is the responsibility of the Railway Guard Team, and you can take care of it if we set up a school in Tianjin..."

The so-called expenses were, of course, just an excuse.

If there ever comes a day when they need to flee, the relatives of these soldiers will become a big problem.

Tianjin is not too far from the capital, and not only does it have the convenience of railways, it is also very convenient to go to the sea.

It would be better to take this opportunity to transfer the soldiers' relatives to Tianjin for settlement, thus killing two birds with one stone.

Winning people's hearts cannot be achieved overnight; it takes time to boil the frog in warm water and influence them imperceptibly.

Zhang Yun逸 usually shares the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and today's work is just part of his routine.

In the afternoon, he reviewed the marching formation again. Seeing that they had passed Shen Zheng, he encouraged them again, refused Zhang Songyuan and others' offer to see him off, and boarded the carriage bound for Narcissus Temple.

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(End of this chapter)