Everyone formed groups of three or four and began to attack Liu Qiaoer's yard.
At this moment, the third prince Zhao Yangxu also came running over.
"I heard that Miss Liu restored the mechanism of this courtyard. That's great. The last time my people raided the house, they lost a lot of elite generals. Come on, go and take a look."
Zhao Yangxu has a team of a hundred elites around him. Last time when he raided the Tang clan’s house, he only brought ten people to supervise. Unexpectedly, these ten people were trapped by a trap in the yard and more than half of them were injured.
It can be seen that the Tang Clan's mechanism is very powerful, but it was actually broken by a little girl and the mechanism was restored.
Knowing that the girl was hosting a banquet today, his men got the news and wanted to come and see as well.
They also went to walk around the yard.
Liu Qiaoer invited them at nine in the morning and asked them to move around the yard around ten o'clock. It was already twelve o'clock and no one had returned yet.
She didn't care about these people and asked the kitchen to just serve the food. Everyone ate by themselves and she also invited Yue Nishang and others to join in the fun.
Unexpectedly, just after twelve o'clock, Crown Prince Zhao Yangze also arrived with his men.
"I heard that you guys broke the trap set up by the Tang Sect in the courtyard, so I came to take a look."
Wow, are the Tang Sect's hidden weapons so attractive to everyone
Liu Qiaoer was a little worried: "It seems that we have to hurry up and make the toys sold in the shop, otherwise, once the word gets out, they will definitely be in short supply."
"Then your price is too high." Princess Mingxin said.
Liu Qiaoer shook her head: "It's not interesting if the price is too high. However, our shop has expensive items, but they are not from the Tang Sect."
Princess Mingxin was shocked and asked Liu Qiaoer quietly, "Since you know about cold weapons, you must also know about guns. Could it be that you made a toy gun? That would shock the whole capital, maybe even the emperor."
Liu Qiao'er just slammed her crossbow on the table and said, "Guns are too much for them. This will do. It's enough for them to study for a while."
People who visited the yard came back one after another. Some of them even took notes and studied the principles of the mechanism in groups of two or three. It was actually very simple to explain, it was all about engineering mechanics.
Seeing that the prince's face was becoming more and more gloomy, Zhao Ziyu glanced at Liu Qiaoer, only to see Liu Qiaoer nod slightly. Zhao Ziyu leaned close to the prince's ear and said something. The prince's eyes lit up and he said "OK" three times in a row.
"Uncle Nine, tell me the details."
In fact, it is about establishing a modern private school, and the process is very simple.
Zhao Ziyu asked the prince to go to the Imperial Examination Hall to find out the list of the top ten students who failed the exam, and asked them to stay in the academy before they left the capital.
Even if they fail the exam this time, it doesn’t mean they will fail next time.
In addition, we will do some publicity. The first place in each local scholar can come to the academy to study for free, not only free of accommodation, but also reward. After the establishment of the academy, an examination will be held every three months. There will be rewards of 100 taels, 50 taels, and 10 taels of silver for the top three candidates in the examination.
In other words, as long as you have good knowledge, you don’t have to spend money to come to the capital to take the exam, and you can also make money.
This will greatly attract students from all over the country to come and join us.
Moreover, for those students who have no money, if they come to the college, those with excellent grades can have their travel expenses reimbursed. Of course, if the grades are not excellent, they will get nothing, and the salary will be very high.
This is aimed at those poor candidates, such as Gu Mubai. If he had not lacked the money to come to the capital, he would have taken the imperial examination with Lu Yunzheng.
Zhao Ziyu explained it in detail, and the prince understood it and nodded frequently.
"That's fine. As the crown prince, it's my duty to select talents for the court."
What Zhao Ziyu did not explain was that this matter might very likely offend those aristocratic children from prominent families who entered officialdom through recommendation.
There are only so many official positions in the imperial court. If one poor disciple enters, there will be one less nobleman.
However, the world is so big that there are many poor students who have no money.
Zhao Ziyu advised earnestly: "Prince, just ask the Emperor to open a school. As for the management and operation, leave it to me. You may not make much money in the first year, but when the reputation of the academy grows and noble children come to the academy, we will raise the salary and make money later."
The prince was not an ignorant person. He silently did some calculations. A nobleman's dowry cost 100 taels of silver. 100 of them would be 10,000 taels. It would not be a problem to support 10 poor disciples. After deducting the expenses of the academy, he estimated that he could make at least half of that.
"Making money is a small matter. I set up this training center for the future pillars of the Great Zhou."
Zhao Ziyu picked up a glass of wine and said nothing, silently toasting the prince.
The prince made a good move in speaking in a high-profile manner. We are all family, so how could we not know each other's plans? By that time, he would have won over a large number of literati and aristocratic families. Just thinking about it would be a good deal.
The prince drank a cup and offered Zhao Ziyu another one in return: "Uncle Nine, go ahead and do this. Father will definitely allow it. By the way, I have a house in the west of the city. The yard is very large, which is perfect for running a school. I will have someone send the deed to you in a while."
Zhao Ziyu nodded: "As for the teachers in the academy, Your Highness does not need to worry. I have already sent someone to invite the best scholar in the Great Zhou, Peng Qingyuan. He will also bring a few of his disciples over, and then we can pick a few more from the capital."
Who wouldn't want to be a teacher in the Prince's Academy? There were several great scholars among the prince's staff, so the prince recommended him to the position immediately.
The six arts taught in the academy are: rites, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics.
The capital city is full of talented people. Liu Qiaoer originally set up this academy just to make money, but when it came into Zhao Ziyu's hands, it was to cultivate talents for the court.
Although the prince lost the Tang Sect, he gained an academy, so overall it was not a loss.
The Third Prince had the Ministry of War for nothing, and the bombs that would shock the court and the public, and he also destroyed the Tang Sect that was loyal to the Crown Prince, so he was very happy.
By two or three in the afternoon, the guests had finally returned one after another.
They gained a lot this time because Liu Qiaoer drew the mechanism drawings at the gate of every courtyard.
Some people were curious and liked these things, so they copied these drawings.
Liu Qiaoer watched them busying themselves and smiled, "Don't worry, I'll have people sort out and print out the books on mechanisms and hidden weapons. I opened a bookstore near the inn. There are some military books and other books in it. You can read them when you have time. The prices are reasonable."
"Also, if you don't have money to buy books in the bookstore, it doesn't matter. You can borrow them by paying a deposit. Each book can be borrowed for free for three days. After three days, it will cost five cents per day."
Someone in the audience was surprised: "The books are so expensive, but the girl wants to rent them out, and the rent is so cheap, the girl's bookstore is not making any money."
Liu Qiaoer smiled: "You have to ask our Prince Yi about this. He is the one who made this rule. He holds the lion's share of the bookstore."
Zhao Ziyu sat there upright, looking at everyone indifferently with her slender eyes.
"I have been unwell for more than ten years. Now I am well. As a descendant of the royal family, I must do something for the people."