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Chapter 228 Xia Yanxin's Plan

"Next to the school, I want to open a workshop to make the four treasures of the study. The prices of the four treasures of the study are too expensive now. I have a way to reduce the price."

"I believe that with these, the strong laborers in our village will not have to go out to find work, because there is always work to do in their own village." After Xia Yanxin said this, he looked at the village chief with a gleam in his eyes.

The village chief looked at Xia Yanxin excitedly. He couldn't believe that his idea was the same as hers. "Then Xin'er, let's call the clan leader, the elders and other respected people in the village together and discuss a set of rules."

The village chief thought that his idea would soon come true, and he could no longer sit still and immediately stood up: "Xin girl, wait here for a while, I will go find someone."

Xia Yanxin just watched the village chief go to find people. Xia Yanxin thought to herself that it must be the village chief's dream to build Shanghe Village well. But if this is his dream, then she doesn't mind helping the village chief, but the prerequisite is that the villagers are worthy of her help.

The village chief acted quickly and before long most people had arrived. When the village chief went to find them, they already knew the purpose of the meeting.

The clan leader was already very old, and he needed someone to support him when he walked. After everyone sat down, the village chief took the lead and said, "I think everyone knows why I called you here this time."

"Village Chief, we already know what you said, but there is one thing I want to ask you, Xin Yatou. Are these industries in Xin Yatou's village owned by the village or by individuals?"

Xia Yan didn't expect the clan leader to be so direct. She had already thought about it: "What I mean is that I will pay to buy land in the village and then build a workshop. It will be the same as my previous workshop. The villagers will come to work here and I will pay them wages."

"It's not that I don't want to give you the workshop, it's just that the villagers can't keep the secret recipe." Everyone present was smart, and Xia Yanxin didn't want to play any tricks on them.

Xia Yanxin's words caused dissatisfaction among others. One of the elders said dissatisfiedly: "Xin girl, how can you say that? The workshop opened in the village naturally belongs to the village. Do you want the village to give it to you for free?"

"That's right, this is obviously for public use in the village. Besides, Xin, you are so capable that you don't need one or two properties, don't you think?"

There are people who think that what Xia Yanxin said is wrong, and naturally there are people who support Xia Yanxin's approach.

When the clan leader heard what Xia Yanxin said, he was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Xin girl is still thinking clearly. It is true that our village is full of ordinary people, and it is indeed difficult to protect them."

"That's right, you are so short-sighted. Xin girl is capable because of her own abilities. What does it have to do with the villagers?"

"When the mother and daughter suffered in the Xia family, you didn't even step forward to help. Now that the daughter has become capable, you are shameless enough to make her property your own. Who gave you the face?"

"You...don't say such harsh words. Xin girl is one of us. What's wrong with helping the villagers?"

The two sides were in a stalemate, and finally Xia Yanxin stood up and said, "My dear uncles and grandfathers, I haven't finished what I want to say. Can you let me finish?"

The voices of the tribesmen gradually died down, and they all looked at Xia Yanxin, waiting for Xia Yanxin to continue speaking.

"My dear uncles and grandfathers, I am planning to build a school in the village. After deducting the school's expenses, the remaining income will belong to the village. What do you think?"

"Also, the prince already knows about the herbal medicine and the study workshop on the mountain, so I cannot count these two industries as belonging to the village."

With a bang, Xia Yanxin's words exploded in the air: "Xin girl, do you really want to pay to help build a school in the village?"

Xia Yanxin smiled and said, "Yes, as long as you divide the land in the village, I can pay to build a school. And the scale of my school is not just a small one, it is quite large."

The village chief knew Xia Yanxin's plan. He looked around and asked, "Xin girl, what does the school you mentioned look like? Tell us more about it."

"Yes! My school is temporarily divided into two parts. The first part is for children's enlightenment. Not only boys in the village can come to school, but also girls in the village can come to school. The tuition fee will be discussed by the village itself."

"The second part is a technical school for those who don't like studying but want to learn a craft."

"Technical school? Among the masters who have skills now, who is willing to teach us sincerely?"

"Everyone can rest assured. After the two schools are opened, I will solve the problems of the teachers, especially the teachers in the technical school. I will find people myself, so everyone can rest assured."

"Xin girl, you just said that we can let girls go to school. What can girls learn in school?"

"As long as our girls learn the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, painting, housekeeping, and embroidery, no matter what they do in the future, they will be able to do it with ease. Even if some wealthy family takes a fancy to them, the girls in our village will be worthy of them."

Xia Yanxin's words made everyone silent, because no one could have imagined that Xia Yanxin had already thought of every aspect of the matter.

"Xin girl, I never thought you had thought of everything. We are really ashamed!"

Xia Yanxin said with a smile: "Don't worry, everyone. After the two schools in the village are built, more and more people will come to the village. We just need to open a row of shops and inns next to the schools."

"This will also increase the village's income. This is the design I drew. Why don't you take a look at it?" Xia Yanxin took out the drawing and distributed it to everyone.

The village chief looked at the blueprint in his hand and was very excited: "Xin girl, I can't believe you have even finished drawing the blueprint. This..."

"Third Grandpa, I took some time to draw this. You guys need to see the details. The layout of the entire village is arranged according to the eight trigrams. This is also a feature of our village and can attract some people to visit the village. The exterior walls of the houses in the village are built in a unified style."

"Uncles, you don't have to worry about the money. I can pay for the construction of the house first, and then when you work here, I will deduct part of your salary to pay off the debt. What do you think?"

The elders looked at the plan in their hands, and there was no reason for them to refuse. This was simply pie in the sky. This way, their village would be the only one of its kind.