Chapter 128: Grandmaster's Face! (Two in One)

"This guy has even learned hunger marketing!"

Fan Xian was amazed.

Compared with the eldest and second sons of the Fan family, the third son Fan Sizhe has always left a very low-key impression on people.

He is just like an ordinary businessman.

It’s just that because of the support of the Fan family, the business is a little bigger.

Apart from this, there are no other advantages.

But in fact, this seemingly unknown third son of the Fan family is actually an amazing business genius.

Fan Xian had only heard of hunger marketing.

For a moment, he couldn't think of how to apply this?
Unexpectedly, Fan Sizhe already had a plan in his mind.

Fan Bin nodded.

"Even with all these gifts, there should still be a shortfall of eight million. If I give them all to you, can you do it?"

An eight million dollar deal!
Fan Sizhe's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Brother, do you really want to leave such a big thing to me?"

Although Fan Sizhe had already had several years of experience at this time.

But the huge deal of eight million taels still made his heart beat fast.

"Yes, I'll leave it to you."

Fan Bin nodded in confirmation.

As a grandmaster, even if he had such thoughts in his mind, how could he say them out loud?
That would greatly damage his image as a grandmaster.

Therefore, Fan Bin could only leave this matter to other people.

And that person's identity must be close enough to Fan Bin.

Fan Bin pondered over and over again.

It seems that only Fan Sizhe is the most suitable one.

"Then I'll do it. How many places can you give me, brother?"

"There are three places for teachers, and twenty places for students."

Fan Bin spoke.

"So how many people are there in total?"

The number of places is within a reasonable range.

Of course, this also depends on how many people Fan Bin plans to recruit in total?
If he plans to recruit one thousand teachers and twenty thousand students.

People from that big family only need to go through normal procedures to enter.

There is absolutely no need to go through the back door.

"There are ten teachers in total, and about one or two hundred students. At the beginning, the quality of the students is more important than the number. Once the students have been taught well, they can be allowed to recruit other students..."

Fan Bin thought very clearly.

If too many teachers and students are recruited at once, various troubles will inevitably arise.

Overall, it's not cost-effective for him.

Especially at this stage, Emperor Qing’s issue has not been resolved yet.

Through testing, Fan Bin has determined that some changes must have taken place in Emperor Qing.

Otherwise, how could Emperor Qing’s strength have increased so much?
Fan Bin could think of two possibilities.

One is that Emperor Qing successfully practiced the martial arts secret book that he made up.

Although this possibility is not very high.

But if Ouyang Feng could succeed, it is not completely impossible for Emperor Qing to succeed.

Another possibility is that someone provided help to Emperor Qing.

Fan Bin thought about it and decided that the only place that could have this ability was probably the temple.

No one else has this ability, and the temple has long been in collusion with Emperor Qing.

It was precisely because of this discovery that Fan Bin compromised and established Tongtian Academy in Kyoto.

On the one hand, this was indeed beneficial to his early experiments.

On the other hand, Fan Bin also wanted to take this opportunity to find out the details of Emperor Qing?

If Emperor Qing has already established in-depth cooperation with the Temple at this time, then his next opponent may not only be Emperor Qing.

Fan Bin didn't tell anyone this secret.

Including Fan Xian.

Some things are destined to be dealt with by him alone; telling others will only add to his troubles.

After receiving Fan Bin's order, Fan Sizhe immediately started to implement this matter.

He did not publicize it on a large scale, but instead used the money that Fan Bin had received as gifts in the early stages to build the framework.

While setting up the framework, Fan Sizhe also got drunk in a restaurant because of money issues.

While getting drunk, he revealed the quota of teachers and students at Tongtian College to people around him.

There are only one hundred places for students, and even for teachers there are only eight places.

These people have to go through layers of assessment, not only their strength but also their talent.

If you are already in your seventies or eighties, all your potential will be exhausted.

Then even if you have ninth-grade skills, you will not be selected.

I can’t even be a teacher.

The teachers at Tongtian Academy will also be treated preferentially and be taught personally by Grand Master Fan Bin.

After Fan Sizhe sang such a big show, it is hard to say that outsiders could not understand what he meant.

Even the people in the Fan family couldn’t figure out what this guy was trying to do.
"What on earth is this little bastard up to?"

After Fan Jian found out, he complained to Fan Xian during dinner.

If this matter was left to Fan Jian, he would be able to do it quietly.

Moreover, Fan Jian could think of several solutions.

But none of these methods has anything to do with what Fan Sizhe is doing now.

"Your eldest brother is a great master. As long as we spread the news, someone will naturally send money to you..."

When Fan Xian heard Fan Jian's complaint, he smiled and shook his head.

"Don't worry, father. Fan Sizhe is fishing."

"fishing?"

"Even though he has released the news, there will naturally be smart people who will come looking for him. But those smart people will also weigh the pros and cons. After weighing the pros and cons, the amount of money they can finally pay out will be limited after all."

"I see."

Fan Jian is also a smart man, but because of his identity, he cannot think like Fan Sizhe and Fan Xian.

When he came to his senses, he instantly understood Fan Sizhe's thoughts.

Fan Sizhe couldn't take the initiative to release the news and let others weigh the pros and cons. He wanted others to take the initiative to send the money to him.

After the matter had been fermenting for only a few days, some people could not help but start testing it.

Fan Sizhe had a conversation with the other party.

Finally, he expressed regret to the other party that there was nothing he could do.

Although he was in charge of the matter, he hired all the workers and also thought of the specific admission rules.

But who should be hired as teachers and who should be hired as students?

That's all up to his eldest brother.

He can't make the decision.

But I guess no one would believe this.

If Fan Sizhe can't make the decision, what else can he talk to others about?
Just push it out directly.

The reason why Fan Sizhe talked so much with others was definitely not because he couldn't make the decision, but because he felt that the money was too little.

The man raised the price tentatively.

Fan Sizhe still shook his head and refused.

At this time, Fan Sizhe was also very angry.

He thought he had done a good job, and those people should be fighting for the spots.

But it was beyond his expectation.

Many people asked him about this matter, and many made offers secretly.

But the highest amount offered was only 110,000 taels.

What the other party wants is a teacher's position.

As for the number of student places, the maximum is just over 20,000 taels.

You can't say this is little money.

Even the price quoted for a student is enough for an ordinary person to eat, drink and have fun for ten lifetimes.

But the key point is that the money offered by the other party is far from what they want.

Three teachers would make at most 300,000 yuan, and twenty students would make at most 400,000 yuan.

The total amount was 70 taels of silver, less than one tenth of what Fan Bin asked for.

Fan Sizhe thought about it, but couldn't come up with any good ideas.

He went straight to his two elder brothers and began to ask for advice humbly.

"No matter how you look at it, they're guaranteed to make money if they get a teacher's spot! For those big families, one or two million taels is not a lot. Why are they so stingy?"

Hearing Fan Sizhe's words, Fan Xian laughed.

"It's not as easy as you say."

“On the one hand, they haven’t seen the benefits of this yet.”

Don’t these people know what the Whampoa Military Academy is?

Naturally, they don’t know what the teachers and students of Tongtian College will represent in the future?
Even if some people have realized it, they can't fully see through it.

"Besides, paying to get in may not be a big problem. But what happens after you get in? If Big Brother doesn't treat everyone equally and treats the teachers and students who paid differently, wouldn't their money just go down the drain? Even if the big families want a place, they are not willing to take such a risk. After all, the money they have is not blown by the wind."

If it was a small amount of money, those dignitaries certainly wouldn't care, but if it was hundreds of thousands of taels, or even millions of taels.

This is no longer a small problem for any family, but an important plan that can affect the future decision-making of their entire family.

Based on the information revealed by Fan Sizhe alone, how could anyone possibly commit a crime?

"What should I do?"

Fan Sizhe said with a sad face.

"Someone needs to set the tone and let those people know that you can really make the decision."

Fan Xian suggested.

"It's easy to say, who would agree?"

Fan Sizhe smiled bitterly.

There was a shortfall of eight million taels. Even for one student spot, the cost would start from one hundred thousand taels.

Who is willing to pay so much money to cooperate with their performance?
"Have someone deliver a letter to the Second Prince's residence. I believe he will show some respect to me, the Grand Master."

Fan Bin spoke.

After hearing what Fan Bin said, not to mention Fan Sizhe, even Fan Xian's eyes widened in surprise.

"Second Prince?"

When they just returned to Kyoto, they met the second prince.

"Boss, have you started planning since then?"

Fan Xian asked in surprise.

"Planning what?"

Fan Sizhe asked in confusion.

"Children should not ask about adult matters."

Fan Xian sent Fan Sizhe aside.

There are too many things involved, and it is not something a little kid like him can get involved in.

"I didn't plan anything, it's just a face."

Fan Bin did not give a direct answer.

Fan Sizhe sent someone to the Second Prince's residence to convey Fan Bin's intentions.

The second prince's face was smiling like a flower.

"Don't worry, Grandmaster Fan. This prince will definitely handle this matter well."

That afternoon, the second prince made an appointment with Fan Sizhe at the largest restaurant in the city.

He took out 1.6 million taels of silver and exchanged it for a teaching position from Fan Sizhe.

Then he spent another 400,000 taels to exchange for two students' places.

The two did not deliberately conceal the news, and it quickly spread throughout Kyoto.

Soon after, people heard that Xie Bian, a capable general under the Second Prince, went to the Fan Mansion.

He was warmly received by the Fan family.

Fan Bin announced to the public that the first teacher of Tongtian College had been found.

That is Xie Bian, the famous one in Kyoto who can break time with one sword.

It is said that the monthly salary paid to Xie Bian by the academy was as high as 800 taels.

At the end of the year, including the dividends at the end of the year, there were more than ten thousand taels.

of course.

Compared with the money the Second Prince spent on Xie Bian, this is still nothing.

But at least people now know that Fan Sizhe was not talking nonsense.

He can really arrange it.

At the same time, Fan Sizhe also revealed it to people around him.

The number of teachers increased from eight to nine.

of course.

All teachers are treated the same, both in terms of their salary and in terms of the Grand Master’s instruction.

This was like stirring up a hornet's nest.

All the important figures in Daqing received the news one after another.

The prince was so angry that his hands were shaking and his face was pale.

"How can my second brother have so much money? Where did he get so much money?"

Although the relationship between Crown Prince Li Chengze and the Fan family is not good.

But the prince was unwilling to miss the opportunity to ask the grand master for advice and to get closer to him.

But the problem is that he doesn't have that much silver.

As far as the prince knew, looking at the entire Daqing, the number of people who could actually come up with this amount of money could be counted on one's fingers.

The Fan family must have calculated it well.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have only released three places.

After Emperor Qing learned the news, his face looked very unhappy.

He didn't expect the second prince to take out so much money at once.

This shows that the second prince has slipped out of his control to some extent.

What's even more abominable is that the Second Prince got involved with Fan Bin.
"Damn!!"

After feeling annoyed, Emperor Qing secretly summoned Ye Chong.

He had no choice but to send his nominally trusted confidant to compete for the position of teacher at Tongtian Academy.

But there is absolutely no problem in sending someone from the Ye family.

Immediately afterwards, the second spot was also taken by the Ye family with 1.6 million taels.

The candidate for teacher was Ye Chong.

No one knows what the direct descendants of the Ye family are thinking?

It is obvious that there is a ready-made grand master in their family.

They just wanted to learn from Fan Bin.

Fan Bin himself never refuses such things.

No matter who it is, as long as they are willing to pay real money, he will welcome them.

Then the third spot was taken by the eldest princess's subordinates.

In this way, the three teacher positions were exchanged for a total of 480 million taels.

The remaining students' places, at 200,000 taels each, were also snapped up.

After a lot of hard work, Fan Sizhe finally collected 880 million taels.

Fan Sizhe himself feels that his life is hard and not easy.

But he didn't know how others would view Grandmaster Fan Bin after knowing this matter?
Prime Minister Lin Ruofu’s words should be the most representative.

When Lin Ruofu was discussing this matter with his chief of staff, Mr. Yuan, he spoke in a very emotional tone.

"Grandmaster, you are truly omnipotent!"

"Just a favor can earn you 880 million taels."

Everyone knows that building Tongtian College requires a huge amount of money.

With the imperial court ignoring the issue, no one expected that the Fan family would be able to solve this problem so easily.

Fan Bin didn't even show up, but they had already collected nearly 10 million taels.

This kind of thing might not be so easy even if Emperor Qing was in charge of it himself.

Fan Bin did it.

This once again made everyone in Daqing deeply aware of what the existence of a grandmaster actually meant.
After raising enough money, Tongtian Academy began construction in full swing.

At the same time, Tongtian College’s enrollment notice was spread throughout Daqing through the imperial post stations.

It was at this time that Emperor Qing suddenly said that he wanted to appreciate the chrysanthemums in the Hanging Temple in advance.

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(End of this chapter)