Of course Bai Du didn't know that Guo Zhiyuan had a golden finger through time. It was actually very easy to guess this. In his opinion, all this could only be explained by the will of heaven. He knelt down again for Guo Zhiyuan with a "thump". This time he knelt down on both knees and burst into tears and said excitedly: "It's true that my grandfather has a spirit in heaven. He guided me to be loyal to the Lord and let me realize my grandfather's wish. From then on, I will be a lackey under the Lord and let him drive him! Never betray him! If you violate this oath, heaven will be punished by the earth!..."

Guo Zhiyuan looked at Baidu with some amusement. People in this era like to associate with the theory of ghosts and gods when they encounter things they cannot understand. However, in this way, he does not have to worry about Baidu's loyalty. Being able to conquer a subordinate who is loyal and capable of him is undoubtedly a great thing for him. Moreover, Baidu is likely to know some of the big secrets of "pirate king" Wang Zhi, and the benefits are immeasurable, so he was too lazy to explain. He quickly helped Baidu up and said sincerely: "Brother Bai must not do this. Brother Bai is a talented person. It is my blessing that I can assist me. I should regard Brother Bai as my humeral confidant. Don't mention it when I say it!..."

Bai Du became more and more worried. He stood up and bowed to Guo Zhiyuan in emotion. He didn't say anything more. Loyalty is unnecessary and it's better to keep it in his heart. Xu Guangqi, who was beside him, also hurriedly stepped forward and congratulated him: "Congratulations to the young master for having another strong help. With the help of the prime minister of Bai County, the young master will be able to quickly open up the situation in Gutian and make achievements!"

Guo Zhiyuan was very happy with Baidu's great help, and laughed and said, "Mr. and Brother Bai are both my right-hand men. With two great talents, why worry about the big things going wrong! This time, the bandit suppression was quite abundant, and two hundred bandit prisoners were collected. We have some capital. I will ask someone to inform Mr. Zhao and the others, and everyone will sit down and discuss it for the next development plan..."

After a while, all the backbone elements under Guo Zhiyuan came. Because they wanted to discuss the next development plan, they were very popular this time. Even Shen Lingyu and Master Daguan also informed him. Everyone was a little surprised to see Bai Du. However, since Guo Zhiyuan asked Bai Du to participate in their small team discussion, he must have been a trustworthy person, so he didn't say anything.

Guo Zhiyuan was also very proud when he looked at his small team. Compared with the poor and poor when he first came, he now has a small capital. Everyone here has great uses. With this capable team, his grand career can be slowly unfolded. Everyone also looked at Guo Zhiyuan excitedly. They followed Guo Zhiyuan to Gutian thousands of miles and wanted a good future. Now that Guo Zhiyuan's career has improved, they are naturally happy, and the team's cohesion is naturally stronger!

Guo Zhiyuan stood up and bowed to everyone and said aloud: "Meng you are not abandoning me. I followed me all the way to Gutian. Even though the conditions are difficult, I have never left me. Now the situation has finally improved compared to when we first arrived in Gutian. I have some ideas for our next development plan. I want to discuss with you what you have. I can boldly propose it later..."

"I will talk about the first major thing first, expanding county schools! Education is the foundation of the country and the foundation of national development. We had no money before, but now we have money, so the first major thing I have to do is expand county schools! Moreover, I promised the Tuanjian Township soldiers that their children would go to county schools for free to study, and now we can fulfill our promise! Not only can the children of Tuanjian Township soldiers be able to study in county schools, but other people's children can also accept them if they want to study, but they just need to charge some tuition fees appropriately. Please be responsible for this matter!..."

Everyone was shocked. Guo Zhiyuan's idea was really shocking. Not everyone could study in this era. County schools did not accept the children of ordinary people at all. The children of ordinary people had to go to private schools if they wanted to study. The people could not even have enough food to eat, so how could they have money to send their children to private schools? Moreover, the teachers in private schools were scholars who could not get fame and honor, so their level was naturally not high, and even teachers could not get fame. Can you expect the students he taught to be able to get fame and honor? If you can't get fame and honor, you cannot change the fate of ordinary people. Therefore, the people are not very interested in sending their children to private schools.

In order to stabilize its rule, the ruling class cannot run a large-scale official school, so Guo Zhiyuan's move must be attacked. Of course, Guo Zhiyuan can play the edge and expand the county school in the name of running a private school. He only charges a small tuition fee and can also block others' mouths.

Xu Guangqi frowned and said, "Young Master's move is certainly a good act, but it may be criticized. Moreover, if students are recruited on such a large scale, the existing county school professors will definitely not be enough..."

Guo Zhiyuan waved his hand and said, "We expanded the county school in the name of running a private school. Anyway, we did not use public funds. All of them were seized from this seizure. We are not afraid of criticism. The original county school professors were all corrupt scholars. I didn't plan to use it. What good students can Gu Zhiqian and others teach? We can pay to hire some scholars to teach students literacy and enlightenment. The Four Books and Five Classics will be taught by Mr. Bai in turn..."

Xu Guangqi was about to speak, but Guo Zhiyuan took the lead: "I know that Mr. and Brother Bai have limited energy. You only need to take one hour a day to teach. In addition to the Four Books and Five Classics, I am also preparing to offer other courses. I highly agree with Mr. Yangming's statement that knowledge and action are united. The students we teach cannot be corrupt scholars who are not diligent in the four bodies and do not distinguish between grains, but should be comprehensive talents with comprehensive development of morality, intelligence and physical fitness. They can fight on horseback, read on horseback, hunt on horseback, farm on the mountain, write poems on the field, and hold a pen to write poems, and hold a knife to kill enemies! We all can be teachers here. For example, Mr. Zhao can teach his principles, Fa Zheng can teach his martial arts, and Dr. Shen can teach medical knowledge. I will teach myself at that time..."

Everyone was even more shocked. They had heard that they had to learn so many miscellaneous courses in studying, and Guo Zhiyuan had to teach in person. Xu Guangqi's eyes lit up and became very interested in Guo Zhiyuan's idea. He wanted to know what the students who were taught according to Guo Zhiyuan's idea would look like? So he nodded and said, "Young Master's idea is quite innovative, so let's try it. In addition to the Four Books and Five Classics, I can also teach mechanical principles..."

Even Xu Guangqi did not object, and others would not object. Guo Zhiyuan continued: "The second major event is to open a workshop, and Mr. Zhao is responsible for this matter. I ask Wang Xi to assist you. Mr. is mainly responsible for R&D, recruiting craftsmen, and purchasing materials. You will leave it to Wang Xi to do the work. The workshop is divided into two major parts: one is military and the other is civilian. Military uses mainly to develop and manufacture firearms. We can buy ordinary weapons from the outside. Civil uses mainly to develop and manufacture new machinery that can improve efficiency, such as the four-wheeled carriage and bicycle I have provided to Mr. Zhao before... I will allocate 5,000 taels of silver to Mr. Zhao first, if it is not enough, then add it!..."
Chapter completed!