Zhu Biao was distressed by the discord between Zhu Di and Zhu Chuang, and Li Jie had no good idea about this, so he could only persuade him to write a letter to Zhu Di and the others to persuade him to make peace. However, if the letters are just based on them, it may not have any effect.

Zhu Biao also knew that unless he went there himself, he would not want Zhu Di and Zhu Chuang to reconcile, but he had no better way, so he could only write letters to Zhu Di and Zhu Chuang respectively, advising them to care more about brotherhood and not have too many disputes or something. As for whether it would work, only God knows. Anyway, Li Jie doesn't have much hope for this.

Just a few days passed by Shangyuanjia, and the Xu Zhen Academy, which had been preparing for a long time, finally began to recruit students. Li Jie's two cousins ​​also came to the capital from Jiangpu. Princess Lin'an sent them to the capital and went back immediately because Li Qi's health was a little uncomfortable recently and needed her personal care.

Li Jie was also very worried about his fifth uncle's physical condition, but there was no good idea. He just hoped that Li Fang and his brother would compete for their strength in the future and learn to make a move in the academy, so that this would relieve Li Qi's depression.

The college has begun to recruit students and the school has not yet started yet. Li Jie also took this time to take his two cousins ​​to visit, mainly to familiarize them with the college environment and facilitate faster integration into the college.

The new college is not in the capital. After all, the land price in the capital is too expensive, and even renting requires a large amount of expenses. Although Li Jie bears most of the college's expenses, Guo Jianzheng and Xie Jin are still unwilling to make a big deal. After all, there are too many places for the college to spend money, and some unnecessary expenses can be saved.

The new college is next to the Jiangdong Gate of Waiguo City, which is the west side of Mochou Lake. Although it is a little remote, the land price is relatively cheap. It happened that there was a wealthy businessman's villa for sale, so Li Jie decided to buy it, and then repaired it for the purpose of the academy.

Li Jie brought Li Fang and Li Mao brothers to this new academy. I saw that the plaque "Que Zhen Academy" was hung on the gate of the academy. Several teachers also set up tables in front of the door. Those who want to ask for learning need to register with them.

Li Jie greeted the people at the door, then registered Li Fang and Li Mao's names, and then took them into the academy.

Compared with the original old academy, the area of ​​the new academy has been nearly ten times larger. After all, the size of this other courtyard is quite large, especially the original front yard, where gardens, flowing water, and rockery have been built. These landscapes have not been demolished, making the academy look even more unique.

Li Jie took Li Fang and Li Mao to the classroom first for a walk. The new classroom was more spacious than before, and the blackboard had already been hung up. Although the blackboard and chalk were inconspicuous, it was definitely a major improvement in the history of education. With these two things, the teacher can explain the content taught more directly, instead of just like most private schools, the teacher recites one sentence for students, at most, explains the meaning of the sentence. Whether you can understand and learn it all depends on the students' memory.

In addition to the classroom, there are also cafeterias, dormitories and student activities playgrounds. Everything is planned according to the school of later generations. This is also the reason why Li Jie had invested solely before. Because he did not participate in the management of the academy, but he wanted the new college to plan according to what he wanted, so he could only pay.

Li Jie finally took Li Fang and Li Mao to the teachers' office area. In the past, most of the teachers in the academy worked part-time, and a considerable number of them were officials. They only came to the academy to give a few classes when they had time. However, after the academy officially recruited students, the teacher's situation has also changed.

First of all, some people began to regard teachers as their full position, and even Xie Jin took the lead in resigning. Of course, it was mainly because Xie Jin offended too many people in the officialdom. As early as last year, he was forced to resign. Later, Li Jie protected him, which allowed him to temporarily settle down. However, it was difficult for him to do anything too much in the officialdom, so he simply resigned from his post this year and came to the college to teach.

Although Lao Zhu felt a little sorry, he also saw that Xie Jin's shortcomings were too obvious. It would be useless to keep him in the officialdom. Instead, it might hurt Xie Jin, so he did not try to keep him.

In addition to knowing Jin, the academy also vigorously recruited some teachers from non-official backgrounds. Most of these people used to be unsuccessful in the imperial examinations. After coming to the Academy of Jue Zhen due to interest, it felt like a new window was opened and they performed very well in their respective studies. After passing the academy assessment, they officially became teachers of the academy.

Of course, there are also quite a few people who are unwilling to resign from their official positions, but they do not want to give up on the academy, so the academy hires them as special lecturers. They only come to the academy to attend a few classes when they have time. Li Jie actually falls into this category.

Now Xie Jin has become the vice president of the academy. Although Yuan Jianzheng is the dean, he also has an official position, so most of the management of the academy is left to Xie Jin.

As soon as Li Jie arrived at the office area, Xie Jin immediately came to him. He pulled Li Jie aside with an anxious look on his face and whispered: "Brother Li, there is something wrong with the admissions!"

"What's the problem?" Li Jie asked in surprise when he heard this.

"Originally, we had a good plan. This year we recruited 120 students and were divided into four classes. However, from the beginning of the registration, there were only more than 60 people who signed up, barely half of them. Most of them were former students of the academy, as well as teachers' nephews, etc. If this continues, we may not be able to recruit any places at all!" Xie Jin also showed a frustrated look at the end.

The Qiuzhen Academy was originally just an idle academic exchange organization, but later because of its reputation gradually gained, it decided to formally recruit students. In the eyes of Xie Jin and others, it should not be difficult to recruit 120 people, but unexpectedly, there were so few people who signed up, and even many people who attended the class before did not sign up. This hit Xie Jin and even doubted whether the academy could still be opened?

Li Jie was not surprised when he heard this. He smiled calmly and said, "This is normal. After all, what our academy does not teach the imperial examination. Even if it attracts some interested scholars, their focus is still on the imperial examination. If they really enter the academy, they may not be able to focus all their energy on the imperial examination, which will definitely affect their future."

"That's true!" Xie Jin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but nodded in agreement. As a person from the imperial examination, he knew the thoughts of those scholars better than anyone else. If he had not yet passed the Jinshi, he would probably not be willing to divide his energy into other things.

"If this is true, doesn't that mean we are really dissatisfied with students?" Xie Jin suddenly reacted and immediately spoke in frustration again.

"Not necessarily, I actually have a solution!" Li Jie smiled again. When Xie Jin and the others discussed enrollment, he considered that this might happen, but at that time he didn't want to damn the enthusiasm of Xie Jin and others, so he didn't say much, but he just thought of a way to deal with it in advance.

"Brother Li, please tell me quickly, is there any way to solve the enrollment problem?" Xie Jin said happily when he heard this. He was convinced by Li Jie's ability. As long as Li Jie said there was a way, his heart would be relieved.

"To be precise, there are two ways, one is to expand the scope of enrollment!" Li Jie smiled again.

"Expand the scope of enrollment?" Xie Jin was stunned again when he heard this, but then he smiled bitterly, "But we have already spread the news of enrollment before. Almost everyone in the capital knows how to expand this. You can't send people to other cities to recruit students, right? Let's not talk about other things, it's too late to just go."

"Don't go to other cities, just the capital. What I'm talking about expanding the scope of enrollment is actually the main thing, that is, to reduce the cost of students' training, so that those who are willing to come to study but have poor families can also have the opportunity to come to the academy." Li Jie smiled again.

The college’s enrollment is not in vain, but requires a certain fee to be charged. Moreover, the fee is not low, and at least it must be obtained by families of middle-aged families, which also excludes many poor students.

You should know that when I was at Lao Qiuzhen Academy, there were endless students who went to attend classes. Many of them were poor students. They were more eager for knowledge, but they didn’t even have money to buy books. They could only ask others to borrow books and copy them with shamelessness. There was no teacher who could guide them. Everything was only up to themselves. Now there were free classes. Although the content of the class had nothing to do with the imperial examination, it could also increase their horizons. Therefore, most of the students who went to attend classes at that time were from poor families.

"Reduce free use? No, this is absolutely not possible!" Xie Jin shook his head and refused when he heard this. Then he explained helplessly, "I know Brother Li, you are kind-hearted. I didn't take money and other amulets seriously before, but when I really took charge of the academy, I realized that money is really an indispensable thing. If Brother Li, you don't generously donate, we might not be able to run this new academy now."

Xie Jin paused here and then said, "But the academy cannot always rely on your support from Brother Li. If you want the academy to operate normally, you must have income, and this income is only paid by the student. If the student's fees are exempted, what the academy eats and drinks in the future may not be able to last long, and the academy will close."

Seeing Xie Jin's reaction so strong, Li Jie also smiled secretly, because Xie Jin could think of these things, which was much better than before, but what Xie Jin said made sense. If it was not a long-term solution to reduce the fees of students alone, and the college reduced the fees of poor students, wouldn't the wealthy students also need to reduce the fees together? If it was not reduced, it would cause psychological imbalances in the students, and new problems might be brewed in the future.
Chapter completed!