Chapter 63: The Great Man is Really Good

  "Is the pavilion peaceful and the willow trees upright?"

  The words on this tablet are really impressive, and he actually dares to call himself loyal and straightforward. Lin Bei couldn't help but take a closer look at his appearance.

  An Ting grew up to be about 1.7 meters tall, which was considered tall and majestic in ancient times. He had a square face with a slightly yellowish complexion, and a hint of stubble on his chin. His clothes were washed and dried spotlessly, giving off an air of diligence and responsibility. Lin Bei's first impression of him wasn't bad, at least he didn't feel any disgust.

  Knowing that the dragon lord in front of him was sizing him up, An Zhong held his breath and remained still, suddenly feeling a sense of nervousness he had when he first met his superior officer, as if his future would be bleak if he didn't meet expectations.

  Fortunately, Lin Bei quickly wrote: "An Ting Chang, since you have words, should be literate?"

  An Zhong straightened up and nodded: "Sir, I can read."

  "Well, Master Fu didn't come today, I suppose he handed over the matter to you all yesterday?"

  "Yes, sir."

  "What about these Hunters? They're all..."

  "These hunters are all skilled carpenters from our village. Whenever villagers build houses, they always lend a hand. This time, the establishment of the school is a grand event for Xishan Village, and they also want to contribute their bit."

  "What's the address of the school? I'll come and choose?"

  "Yes, an adult's taste is naturally not common."

  "Alright, then I'll help you take a look. Ah, Wooden, can you keep an eye on things here and make sure no wild beasts or anything get in?"

  Wood should be.

  "Sir, this is the luggage of Master Zeng's precious books. There are also other items that I have purchased for you, sir. Would you like to inspect them?"

  "It's just something like oil and salt, right? Never mind, let's go to the school first. Wooden, carefully put the bamboo slips on the wooden bed in the house."

  After giving instructions, Lin Bei led his men out and prepared to select a location for the South Vietnam Academy.

  "Did Master say anything about requirements?" Lin Bei asked An Zhongzhi.

  "The master said everything depends on the adults' decision."

  Lin Bei was speechless, this Ban Ji, even such things were pushed onto him, making it seem as if Lin Bei was the head of the academy.

  Lin Bei thought carefully about the requirements of modern people for building schools. In fact, modern people are very casual when it comes to building schools. The first requirement is that there must be many people, because only with a large population can there be a source of students. This is different from ancient times. If a school were built in a remote mountainous area, even if it were a famous university like Peking or Tsinghua, very few people would go to study there. However, in ancient times, the most important thing was that the environment had to be quiet and secluded.

  In ancient times, reading was a big deal, and Mr. Bian came up with the idea of "teaching without distinction" to meet Lin Bei's requirements, so there was no shortage of students. Just in Xishan Township, there were probably hundreds of students, and if it continued for a while, tens of thousands or even millions of people would not be a problem. In this era, it is not uncommon for scholars to travel far and wide to study.

  The environment of Feishan is quiet and elegant, but Lin Bei had to consider that there must be a water source near the academy, so he could only look for it near the small river. Although Lin Bei strolled along the small river several times, he didn't pay much attention to it at that time, and he didn't know that an academy would be built there in the future, right?

  As they walked and looked around, they went down for about five miles until they reached Longtan. Lin Bei stopped and looked at the surrounding terrain: "What do you think?"

  Here, the natural scenery is everywhere with trees. However, if Lin Bei were to wipe these trees away from his eyes, this section of the river would have a relatively flat terrain on both banks and be exceptionally wide. If one were to build a house here, the area would be sufficient. Of course, cutting down the trees would be a major undertaking, but then again, building an academy in the forest would also require a lot of work.

  "As long as you think it's good, sir." An Zhong said straightforwardly.

  Lin Beihua was speechless, and Big Brother said, "Forget it, let's take another look. If we choose this place, the distance from Mount Fu's edge is already quite far. Let's see if there are any better locations closer to Xishan Village."

  An Zhongzheng had no opinion, and the hunters naturally had even less. They were just migrant workers, as long as they were allowed to start work, they would do their job without caring about the terrain.

  However, exploring the terrain was a waste of time, and walking in the forest was extremely difficult. As for An Zhongzhi, after walking another section of the road, his clothes were already torn by vines, and he was panting with exhaustion. The hunter was slightly better off, but not much. As for Lin Bei himself, there was no impact at all.

  "Take a rest first, do you all have dry rations? Eat some dry rations to alleviate your fatigue." Lin Bei was very considerate of these people.

  An Zhongzhi and Liehu stared at Lin Bei, An Zhongzhi muttered: "Sir, we didn't bring it."

  Lin Beiyu also stared at these people, his heart filled with doubts. They came into the mountains without even bringing dry rations?

  Lin Bei didn't know that he was the main reason, every time Cui Shi Alan and others entered the mountain, Lin Bei would invite them to dinner, hunters announced, let these people think that Lin Bei must also invite guests, so they didn't bring food.

  "Are there any matches? I'll catch some wild game for you,"

  "This is true." A hunter raised a lighter.

  "Alright, you guys wait." Lin Bei could only turn around and enter the forest, catching a few wild chickens and rabbits according to the number of hunters. When he came back, the hunters had already lit up the fire and were waiting for the meat.

  Lin Bei threw the wild game to them: "You eat first, rest after eating, I'll go around and see if there's a good place. If there are beasts, shout loudly for me, I'll come back quickly."

  After Lin Bei left, the hunters were killing wild animals while saying: "The boss is really good to us, he goes to do things himself and still gives us food."

  "His attitude was also very good, without any airs at all. Last time I entered Hepu, a small official's nose almost reached the sky."

  "I just don't know if the adults will take in our family's servants; if they do, that would be great, I have the strength to support them."

  "If I take in a house servant, should I call them master? Following the lord should be pretty good, at least there's no need to worry about food, it's all meat dishes."

  An Zhong looked at the wild game they had caught, then glanced in the direction Lin Bei had left. As a local official, An Zhong knew how great an influence it was to be able to fill people's bellies. Peasants were simple folk; as long as you could feed them well, that was good enough for them - they didn't care if the person opposite was a demon or human.

  P.S. Once again thank you to Feathered Snake and Vest with Slippers, these two book friends for their rewards, the feeling of being rewarded is great, you guys are awesome.