Chapter 2281
Chapter 2281
Chapter 2281
From Li Nai's point of view, the daily operation of Jonesy Academy seems to be doing well, the teaching environment is orderly, and the lecturers of various majors he has seen do not seem to have the kind of Mr. Nan Guo who is just dawdling.After all, the dean seems to know a little bit about all aspects of knowledge, and the minimum level of teaching here must pass his level first.
In the past, Li Nai also claimed to be knowledgeable, but this time he visited Jonesy Academy, he was quite surprised by the erudition shown by this unattractive dean of the academy, although his level may not be enough for a certain field He has become an expert, but Zhang Jinbao's understanding of these subjects offered by the academy is far beyond ordinary people.Among the people that Li Nai has come into contact with, there are very few people with Zhang Jinbao's level, and even those high-ranking Haihan officials who know everything may not understand some side knowledge.
However, based on the contact with Zhang Jinbao these days, Li Nai can be sure that the other party is not a "born knowledger" like a high-ranking official in Haihan, but has mastered this knowledge through continuous research and accumulation.With Zhang Jinbao's ability, even if he doesn't open an academy, he will definitely be able to make some achievements in other fields.
Of course, people have their own ambitions, Li Nai will not arbitrarily think that being a businessman or an official is better than running an academy, and he can clearly feel that Zhang Jinbao has really devoted a lot to this cause With his hard work, he is definitely a respectable partner.
However, business is business, and some issues that need to be clarified must be clarified at this stage. This is not only responsible for one's own work, but also respect for partners.
"Dean Zhang, you mentioned to me when you were in Sanya before that you planned to open a branch of Johnsey Academy in Guangzhou. Can you tell me more about your plan?" After taking his seat, Li Nai took the initiative to mention down to business.
Zhang Jinbao responded: "Then let me talk about the current concept first, and if there are any inappropriate omissions, please give the third young master some pointers!"
In the past few days, Zhang Jinbao took the time to sort out his ideas, and also roughly listed some items, in order to respond to Li Nai's inquiries.He cleared his throat and began to tell his plans one by one.
According to Zhang Jinbao's plan, there will be some differences in the direction of running schools between the branch in Guangzhou and the main campus in Danzhou.Because the Guangzhou Branch will cooperate with Furuifeng in running schools, more consideration will be given to the employment needs of Furuifeng in the setting of disciplines, such as more emphasis on business, navigation and other fields.
In addition, some majors that only have a market in Haihan, or have certain technical confidentiality requirements, will also be cut in Guangzhou Branch.There is no need for Zhang Jinbao to explain this. Li Nai has dealt with high-level figures in Haihan all year round, so he naturally understands how tightly these people keep technical secrets.Although the skills taught by Jonesy Academy to the students may not be very advanced, but for Haihan, he would certainly not be happy to see some of Haihan's proprietary technology being passed on to Daming through this way.
Under such circumstances, the scale of the branch will definitely be reduced. Zhang Jinbao predicts that the number of majors will be limited to less than ten at the beginning.As for the way of enrolling students, Jonesy College has a ready-made plan that can be applied. It will be widely advertised and touring publicity, and then do some training activities for large employers like Fu Ruifeng. It should not be a problem to recruit three to five hundred students in the first phase. big.
"But with this kind of enrollment, can the tuition fees cover the daily operating expenses of the academy?" Even if Li Nai doesn't look at the income and expenditure books of Jonesy Academy, he can roughly calculate the daily expenses of such an institution based on experience. how big.Although he doesn't have high expectations for the profitability of this project, if he needs to pay for subsidies for long-term losses, he has to carefully weigh whether it is cost-effective to invest in this project.
Zhang Jinbao replied calmly: "If you only rely on tuition fees, it will probably be very difficult. The academy will definitely need to obtain income through other means, such as sponsorship from Furuifeng. But I can guarantee that the academy will be able to start in a year or two. It is on the right track and starts to make profits with its own operations. This can refer to our actual operating conditions here. After the number of enrollment increases, the teaching cost will be diluted, so as to make profits.”
"How to arrange the teachers needed for teaching?" Li Nai continued to ask.
Zhang Jinbao responded: "All the teachers needed in the early stage will be selected from Danzhou. If we can gain a foothold in Guangzhou, then try to hire some lecturers from China as supplements."
Regarding the strength of teachers, Zhang Jinbao actually does not have much confidence.At present, almost all the lecturers at Jonesey Academy are from overseas Chinese. These people have a good life in Danzhou, and they may not be willing to accept assignments to work in Guangzhou.If Zhang Jinbao wants to achieve such a goal, the only way to go is to pay a lot of money, but doing so will inevitably increase the initial expenses significantly.
Of course, he would not take the initiative to mention this kind of issue, otherwise Li Nai would mistakenly think that he was deliberately increasing the amount of initial investment, which might affect the prospects of cooperation between the two parties.
Li Nai continued to ask: "Has Dean Zhang carefully calculated the cost and construction period of opening a branch in Guangzhou?"
Zhang Jinbao said: "I'm not afraid of the third young master's joke. I don't know much about labor and land prices in Guangzhou, so I haven't been able to figure out how much it will cost to buy land and property, and hire craftsmen to build a house. This is one of the reasons why I hope to cooperate with Freedom, your company is familiar with the way in Guangzhou, I believe it will be much easier to handle these things than me, and it can save a lot of money."
Li Nai said: "Back then, Haihan Kingdom set up a Guangzhou office outside Guangzhou. A few thousand taels of silver could buy a large piece of land, and then build a commercial warehouse on the ground. It took more than half a year to achieve initial results. Later It has been expanded year by year for several years, and the annual construction investment is not a small amount. As far as I know, 30 taels of silver should have been spent on the construction of the Guangzhou Office. It is about one-third of their place. The size of a Jonesy College, perhaps Dean Zhang can use this as a reference."
"Three... 30 taels!" Zhang Jinbao could only be speechless when he heard this.
If Jonesey Academy is counted together with the real estate, it would probably be worth three to four hundred thousand taels of silver, but Zhang Jinbao's working capital is far less than this amount, and it will definitely not work according to the standards of the Guangzhou Office of.
But in fact, Li Nai's description is also somewhat watery. The long construction project of the Guangzhou Office did cost a lot, but a large part of it was actually caused by the high construction standards of the Guangzhou Office.
When Haihan established the Guangzhou Office in Guangzhou, it had not even fully occupied the Qiongnan area, and wars with the Ming officials might break out at any time due to territorial disputes. If there is any abnormality, it is difficult for Sanya to provide support through force.
Therefore, when the Executive Committee was planning the Guangzhou Office, out of safety considerations, it deliberately built the Guangzhou Office's residence into a fortress with a certain degree of protection, and its construction standards were much higher than ordinary private houses.The Canton Office used more than 2000 pieces of blue stones of three hundred catties alone to build the wall foundation facing the side of Guangzhou City. It can be said that even a smaller caliber artillery may not be able to blast the Canton Office. high front wall.
With such a construction standard, the cost is naturally not low, and in order to allow the several Haihan officials stationed in Guangzhou to better adapt to the local environment, a lot of living facilities, including bathtubs and toilets, were transported from Sanya to the Guangzhou Office. Almost all such things are transported across the sea to Guangzhou, which is another considerable expense invisibly.
Therefore, the construction cost mentioned by Li Nai is not universal, and the Guangzhou Office is a special case.If it is really just to build an ordinary storehouse plus an office, maybe five or sixty thousand taels of silver is more than enough.
But the reason why Li Nai wanted to use the Guangzhou Office as an example was also to test Zhang Jinbao's details, to see how determined and capable he is to operate this project, and to leave room for bargaining for himself. capital.
Zhang Jinbao quickly made some calculations in his mind, then shook his head and said, "If it takes so much money to set up an academy in Guangzhou, then I have no choice but to give up the idea. With such a large sum of money, unless we sell Jonesy Academy It is possible to raise…”
Li Nai said with a smile: "It's okay for Dean Zhang to cry poorly, but the academy still can't sell it. Besides the money, if it's a cooperation between the two of us, then the academy will not just let the academy contribute."
Hearing about Li Nai's safety, Zhang Jinbao's worried expression still persisted: "But even if the whole family pays half... this is an unbearable amount for the academy."
Li Nai said: "I have my own method, but I don't know whether Dean Zhang will approve it."
Zhang Jinbao quickly responded, "I would like to hear more about it."
Li Nai said: "If you buy land to build an academy near Guangzhou, firstly, the initial cost is high, and secondly, the construction period is long, which will take up a lot of money in vain. If you can find a suitable ready-made house, whether Dean Zhang can consider this Come to open a branch?"
Zhang Jinbao said: "Why not? If the third young master can find a suitable place, buy it with money or rent it for a long time, it can be discussed."
Li Nai said: "If that's the case, then I'll be straightforward. My family has an idle manor near Guangzhou, covering an area of about [-] mu. Nearly half of the area is the completed house, and the other half is the surrounding fields. If it is going to be converted into an academy, I believe the amount of work will not be too large. Fu Ruifeng will use this manor as a capital contribution to jointly establish the Guangzhou Branch of Jonesy Academy, what does Dean Zhang think?"
Zhang Jinbao is also a shrewd person. Hearing Li Nai say this situation, he immediately understood that what the other party said just now was just carrying the sedan chair for this condition.After listening to the story just now and then hearing Li Nai's condition, you will probably subconsciously think that the manor is worth at least 10,000+ taels of silver.
But the opportunity is rare, and it is impossible for Zhang Jinbao to refuse Li Nai's proposal. If Fu Ruifeng can really donate this manor to set up a branch, then he can save a lot of time and money in the early stage.Moreover, this manor is under the name of Fu Ruifeng, so many unnecessary disputes can be avoided in the future.
Zhang Jinbao was very moved, but felt that Li Nai wanted to take advantage of the academy with this condition, and felt a little sorry for himself for not bargaining with him.
Li Nai went on to say: "If Dean Zhang is undecided, why not go to Guangzhou with me in two days, seeing is believing, and see for yourself whether this manor is suitable. Dean Zhang has taken a fancy to us and we can talk about the details If you are not interested, you can also learn about the local market in Guangzhou to see if it is more cost-effective to buy a piece of land and build your own academy."
This proposal made Zhang Jinbao feel that he could accept it. He would definitely have to go to Guangzhou to finalize important matters such as the location of the branch when the preparation of the branch reached a certain stage.And Li Nai also showed obvious interest in this cooperation, perhaps this is the right time to push this matter into the implementation stage.
However, Zhang Jinbao still has some doubts: "The third young master's suggestion is good, but I am not familiar with the local situation in Guangzhou, so I probably need the third young master's help."
Li Nai said: "This matter is easy to handle. In two days, you should take my boat and go to Guangzhou together. When you get there, I will arrange a special person to take Dean Zhang to inspect the school environment."
"In this way, wouldn't it be necessary to bother the third young master for several days?" Zhang Jinbao felt that it was feasible, but he still hesitated.
Li Nai said: "This is to invite Dean Zhang to go to Guangzhou for inspection. It's not a nuisance. If this project is completed, you and I will be partners in the future, and there will be many people traveling to and from Guangzhou."
When the two talked about this, they basically reached an intention to cooperate. The next step is to ask Zhang Jinbao to go to Guangzhou for a field trip.However, because the site selection has not yet been decided, it is impossible to make a budget in advance at this time for the pre-school running expenses, so there is no need to discuss the funding issue in depth for the time being.
Seeing that the matter was almost finished, Zhang Jinbao expressed that he would invite Li Nai to have a big meal in Danzhou City in the evening, to thank him for his care before and his enthusiasm for making a special trip to Danzhou to inspect the academy.
But Li Nai persuaded: "Dean Zhang, there is no need to rush to be the host today, someone has already made an appointment to hold a banquet tonight to welcome the wind, you just go with me."
Zhang Jinbao said: "There are still people robbing this welcome banquet. The popularity of the third young master is really hot. I don't know which boss invited Zhang to come forward to discuss it, and give up today's meal to my host. "
Li Nai just looked at Zhang Jinbao and smiled without saying a word, and didn't say the name of the proprietor immediately.But Zhang Jinbao immediately came back to his senses, and said in amazement: "Is it the mayor's honor to invite you? Then I really can't compete, and I can only bow down!"
Li Nai said: "I met Mayor Zhang when I went to the yamen to do business today, and he made an appointment to treat me to dinner tonight, and he didn't allow me to refuse, so I had to agree to him. But I also told Mayor Zhang that he was coming to Danzhou this time. For the purpose of this, so he specially ordered that you, Dean Zhang, come to the banquet together."
(End of this chapter)
From Li Nai's point of view, the daily operation of Jonesy Academy seems to be doing well, the teaching environment is orderly, and the lecturers of various majors he has seen do not seem to have the kind of Mr. Nan Guo who is just dawdling.After all, the dean seems to know a little bit about all aspects of knowledge, and the minimum level of teaching here must pass his level first.
In the past, Li Nai also claimed to be knowledgeable, but this time he visited Jonesy Academy, he was quite surprised by the erudition shown by this unattractive dean of the academy, although his level may not be enough for a certain field He has become an expert, but Zhang Jinbao's understanding of these subjects offered by the academy is far beyond ordinary people.Among the people that Li Nai has come into contact with, there are very few people with Zhang Jinbao's level, and even those high-ranking Haihan officials who know everything may not understand some side knowledge.
However, based on the contact with Zhang Jinbao these days, Li Nai can be sure that the other party is not a "born knowledger" like a high-ranking official in Haihan, but has mastered this knowledge through continuous research and accumulation.With Zhang Jinbao's ability, even if he doesn't open an academy, he will definitely be able to make some achievements in other fields.
Of course, people have their own ambitions, Li Nai will not arbitrarily think that being a businessman or an official is better than running an academy, and he can clearly feel that Zhang Jinbao has really devoted a lot to this cause With his hard work, he is definitely a respectable partner.
However, business is business, and some issues that need to be clarified must be clarified at this stage. This is not only responsible for one's own work, but also respect for partners.
"Dean Zhang, you mentioned to me when you were in Sanya before that you planned to open a branch of Johnsey Academy in Guangzhou. Can you tell me more about your plan?" After taking his seat, Li Nai took the initiative to mention down to business.
Zhang Jinbao responded: "Then let me talk about the current concept first, and if there are any inappropriate omissions, please give the third young master some pointers!"
In the past few days, Zhang Jinbao took the time to sort out his ideas, and also roughly listed some items, in order to respond to Li Nai's inquiries.He cleared his throat and began to tell his plans one by one.
According to Zhang Jinbao's plan, there will be some differences in the direction of running schools between the branch in Guangzhou and the main campus in Danzhou.Because the Guangzhou Branch will cooperate with Furuifeng in running schools, more consideration will be given to the employment needs of Furuifeng in the setting of disciplines, such as more emphasis on business, navigation and other fields.
In addition, some majors that only have a market in Haihan, or have certain technical confidentiality requirements, will also be cut in Guangzhou Branch.There is no need for Zhang Jinbao to explain this. Li Nai has dealt with high-level figures in Haihan all year round, so he naturally understands how tightly these people keep technical secrets.Although the skills taught by Jonesy Academy to the students may not be very advanced, but for Haihan, he would certainly not be happy to see some of Haihan's proprietary technology being passed on to Daming through this way.
Under such circumstances, the scale of the branch will definitely be reduced. Zhang Jinbao predicts that the number of majors will be limited to less than ten at the beginning.As for the way of enrolling students, Jonesy College has a ready-made plan that can be applied. It will be widely advertised and touring publicity, and then do some training activities for large employers like Fu Ruifeng. It should not be a problem to recruit three to five hundred students in the first phase. big.
"But with this kind of enrollment, can the tuition fees cover the daily operating expenses of the academy?" Even if Li Nai doesn't look at the income and expenditure books of Jonesy Academy, he can roughly calculate the daily expenses of such an institution based on experience. how big.Although he doesn't have high expectations for the profitability of this project, if he needs to pay for subsidies for long-term losses, he has to carefully weigh whether it is cost-effective to invest in this project.
Zhang Jinbao replied calmly: "If you only rely on tuition fees, it will probably be very difficult. The academy will definitely need to obtain income through other means, such as sponsorship from Furuifeng. But I can guarantee that the academy will be able to start in a year or two. It is on the right track and starts to make profits with its own operations. This can refer to our actual operating conditions here. After the number of enrollment increases, the teaching cost will be diluted, so as to make profits.”
"How to arrange the teachers needed for teaching?" Li Nai continued to ask.
Zhang Jinbao responded: "All the teachers needed in the early stage will be selected from Danzhou. If we can gain a foothold in Guangzhou, then try to hire some lecturers from China as supplements."
Regarding the strength of teachers, Zhang Jinbao actually does not have much confidence.At present, almost all the lecturers at Jonesey Academy are from overseas Chinese. These people have a good life in Danzhou, and they may not be willing to accept assignments to work in Guangzhou.If Zhang Jinbao wants to achieve such a goal, the only way to go is to pay a lot of money, but doing so will inevitably increase the initial expenses significantly.
Of course, he would not take the initiative to mention this kind of issue, otherwise Li Nai would mistakenly think that he was deliberately increasing the amount of initial investment, which might affect the prospects of cooperation between the two parties.
Li Nai continued to ask: "Has Dean Zhang carefully calculated the cost and construction period of opening a branch in Guangzhou?"
Zhang Jinbao said: "I'm not afraid of the third young master's joke. I don't know much about labor and land prices in Guangzhou, so I haven't been able to figure out how much it will cost to buy land and property, and hire craftsmen to build a house. This is one of the reasons why I hope to cooperate with Freedom, your company is familiar with the way in Guangzhou, I believe it will be much easier to handle these things than me, and it can save a lot of money."
Li Nai said: "Back then, Haihan Kingdom set up a Guangzhou office outside Guangzhou. A few thousand taels of silver could buy a large piece of land, and then build a commercial warehouse on the ground. It took more than half a year to achieve initial results. Later It has been expanded year by year for several years, and the annual construction investment is not a small amount. As far as I know, 30 taels of silver should have been spent on the construction of the Guangzhou Office. It is about one-third of their place. The size of a Jonesy College, perhaps Dean Zhang can use this as a reference."
"Three... 30 taels!" Zhang Jinbao could only be speechless when he heard this.
If Jonesey Academy is counted together with the real estate, it would probably be worth three to four hundred thousand taels of silver, but Zhang Jinbao's working capital is far less than this amount, and it will definitely not work according to the standards of the Guangzhou Office of.
But in fact, Li Nai's description is also somewhat watery. The long construction project of the Guangzhou Office did cost a lot, but a large part of it was actually caused by the high construction standards of the Guangzhou Office.
When Haihan established the Guangzhou Office in Guangzhou, it had not even fully occupied the Qiongnan area, and wars with the Ming officials might break out at any time due to territorial disputes. If there is any abnormality, it is difficult for Sanya to provide support through force.
Therefore, when the Executive Committee was planning the Guangzhou Office, out of safety considerations, it deliberately built the Guangzhou Office's residence into a fortress with a certain degree of protection, and its construction standards were much higher than ordinary private houses.The Canton Office used more than 2000 pieces of blue stones of three hundred catties alone to build the wall foundation facing the side of Guangzhou City. It can be said that even a smaller caliber artillery may not be able to blast the Canton Office. high front wall.
With such a construction standard, the cost is naturally not low, and in order to allow the several Haihan officials stationed in Guangzhou to better adapt to the local environment, a lot of living facilities, including bathtubs and toilets, were transported from Sanya to the Guangzhou Office. Almost all such things are transported across the sea to Guangzhou, which is another considerable expense invisibly.
Therefore, the construction cost mentioned by Li Nai is not universal, and the Guangzhou Office is a special case.If it is really just to build an ordinary storehouse plus an office, maybe five or sixty thousand taels of silver is more than enough.
But the reason why Li Nai wanted to use the Guangzhou Office as an example was also to test Zhang Jinbao's details, to see how determined and capable he is to operate this project, and to leave room for bargaining for himself. capital.
Zhang Jinbao quickly made some calculations in his mind, then shook his head and said, "If it takes so much money to set up an academy in Guangzhou, then I have no choice but to give up the idea. With such a large sum of money, unless we sell Jonesy Academy It is possible to raise…”
Li Nai said with a smile: "It's okay for Dean Zhang to cry poorly, but the academy still can't sell it. Besides the money, if it's a cooperation between the two of us, then the academy will not just let the academy contribute."
Hearing about Li Nai's safety, Zhang Jinbao's worried expression still persisted: "But even if the whole family pays half... this is an unbearable amount for the academy."
Li Nai said: "I have my own method, but I don't know whether Dean Zhang will approve it."
Zhang Jinbao quickly responded, "I would like to hear more about it."
Li Nai said: "If you buy land to build an academy near Guangzhou, firstly, the initial cost is high, and secondly, the construction period is long, which will take up a lot of money in vain. If you can find a suitable ready-made house, whether Dean Zhang can consider this Come to open a branch?"
Zhang Jinbao said: "Why not? If the third young master can find a suitable place, buy it with money or rent it for a long time, it can be discussed."
Li Nai said: "If that's the case, then I'll be straightforward. My family has an idle manor near Guangzhou, covering an area of about [-] mu. Nearly half of the area is the completed house, and the other half is the surrounding fields. If it is going to be converted into an academy, I believe the amount of work will not be too large. Fu Ruifeng will use this manor as a capital contribution to jointly establish the Guangzhou Branch of Jonesy Academy, what does Dean Zhang think?"
Zhang Jinbao is also a shrewd person. Hearing Li Nai say this situation, he immediately understood that what the other party said just now was just carrying the sedan chair for this condition.After listening to the story just now and then hearing Li Nai's condition, you will probably subconsciously think that the manor is worth at least 10,000+ taels of silver.
But the opportunity is rare, and it is impossible for Zhang Jinbao to refuse Li Nai's proposal. If Fu Ruifeng can really donate this manor to set up a branch, then he can save a lot of time and money in the early stage.Moreover, this manor is under the name of Fu Ruifeng, so many unnecessary disputes can be avoided in the future.
Zhang Jinbao was very moved, but felt that Li Nai wanted to take advantage of the academy with this condition, and felt a little sorry for himself for not bargaining with him.
Li Nai went on to say: "If Dean Zhang is undecided, why not go to Guangzhou with me in two days, seeing is believing, and see for yourself whether this manor is suitable. Dean Zhang has taken a fancy to us and we can talk about the details If you are not interested, you can also learn about the local market in Guangzhou to see if it is more cost-effective to buy a piece of land and build your own academy."
This proposal made Zhang Jinbao feel that he could accept it. He would definitely have to go to Guangzhou to finalize important matters such as the location of the branch when the preparation of the branch reached a certain stage.And Li Nai also showed obvious interest in this cooperation, perhaps this is the right time to push this matter into the implementation stage.
However, Zhang Jinbao still has some doubts: "The third young master's suggestion is good, but I am not familiar with the local situation in Guangzhou, so I probably need the third young master's help."
Li Nai said: "This matter is easy to handle. In two days, you should take my boat and go to Guangzhou together. When you get there, I will arrange a special person to take Dean Zhang to inspect the school environment."
"In this way, wouldn't it be necessary to bother the third young master for several days?" Zhang Jinbao felt that it was feasible, but he still hesitated.
Li Nai said: "This is to invite Dean Zhang to go to Guangzhou for inspection. It's not a nuisance. If this project is completed, you and I will be partners in the future, and there will be many people traveling to and from Guangzhou."
When the two talked about this, they basically reached an intention to cooperate. The next step is to ask Zhang Jinbao to go to Guangzhou for a field trip.However, because the site selection has not yet been decided, it is impossible to make a budget in advance at this time for the pre-school running expenses, so there is no need to discuss the funding issue in depth for the time being.
Seeing that the matter was almost finished, Zhang Jinbao expressed that he would invite Li Nai to have a big meal in Danzhou City in the evening, to thank him for his care before and his enthusiasm for making a special trip to Danzhou to inspect the academy.
But Li Nai persuaded: "Dean Zhang, there is no need to rush to be the host today, someone has already made an appointment to hold a banquet tonight to welcome the wind, you just go with me."
Zhang Jinbao said: "There are still people robbing this welcome banquet. The popularity of the third young master is really hot. I don't know which boss invited Zhang to come forward to discuss it, and give up today's meal to my host. "
Li Nai just looked at Zhang Jinbao and smiled without saying a word, and didn't say the name of the proprietor immediately.But Zhang Jinbao immediately came back to his senses, and said in amazement: "Is it the mayor's honor to invite you? Then I really can't compete, and I can only bow down!"
Li Nai said: "I met Mayor Zhang when I went to the yamen to do business today, and he made an appointment to treat me to dinner tonight, and he didn't allow me to refuse, so I had to agree to him. But I also told Mayor Zhang that he was coming to Danzhou this time. For the purpose of this, so he specially ordered that you, Dean Zhang, come to the banquet together."
(End of this chapter)