Chapter 251: Westwind Advanced Technical College
Robb's attitude surprised not only the old craftsmen, but also everyone around him, including but not limited to Baron Nuolun, Bishop Elsie, the templar knights, number 8, and the townspeople.
Everyone was thinking, [Does Godfather respect these craftsmen so much? They are not master craftsmen, they are just experts. They’re not that great, are they?]
Robb certainly has his own reasons for doing so. A group of townspeople in Westwind Town are only at the town level in terms of their level of knowledge and technology. Now that expert craftsmen from big cities came, of course, he has to show "respect for teachers and attach importance to education" in order to improve the quality of the people and embark on a broader road.
However, in this era, except for magicians, most people do not know the value of knowledge and technology. Apart from the respect of master craftsmen, other craftsmen can only say that life is passable. The respect they receive is far less than their contribution.
If Robb wants to change this mainstream consciousness, he has to start with himself and lead by example. As long as he shows respect for his teachers, others will naturally have to follow suit.
Sure enough, after Robb said his welcome, the people next to them had no choice but to follow suit. Nuolun, Elsie, number 8 and the others hastened to say in unison, "Welcome teachers to Westwind Town."
Robb, an extremely lazy guy, this time was unusually diligent. He personally came up and shook hands with the old craftsmen one by one. He expressed sympathy to the outstanding workers said, "Thank you for coming to Westwind Town. In the future, it will be up to you to grasp the educational ability of this Westwind town."
For a moment, the old craftsmen felt that life had reached its peak.
Robb smiled and said, "Please come with me and have a look at the school I have prepared for you."
The group of people walked towards the town, and the old craftsmen hurriedly followed Robb. Although they had just reached their peak, they still knew who they were. The lord gave you face, so you should know how to be grateful and obediently listen to the lord. They just have to do a good job of making money for her Majesty.
The group of people soon came to the school next to the Wangjiang District, and saw the school sign far away, with a few big words, "Westwind Advanced Technical School". There is also a long couplet hanging next to it, "the upper couplet is: Whose craftsmen is strong? the lower couplet is: Westwind Technical School’s is the strongest."
This couplet is a bit confusing, but was written by Robb, so no one dares to complain.
The school was built by Robb the last time he talked to the Queen. The location is very fastidious. In front of the school gate is the beautiful Westwind Canal, in which the water wheel turned slowly. Next to the school is the Wangjiang District, behind which is a hillside with beautiful scenery. Learning knowledge in such a place is a feast for the eyes.
The main teaching building is not made of wood, but was an advanced brick house. All the masons who built the house were given the blessing of the king and swift walk, which greatly shortened its construction time. The school adopted the architectural concept brought by Robb from later generations. Spacious, bright, multi-window, with large panes of glass…
The old craftsmen glanced at the house from a distance and liked it very much.
Robb said with a smile, "there is a teachers' dormitory behind the school that you are going to live in. I can assure you that the house is even better than this main teaching building, and you will see it in a moment."
He took the craftsmen through the school gate, and the first thing they saw was a wide playground. Two goals were made of iron frames and hemp rope on both sides of the playground, but no one knew what the goal would do. Robb planned to teach everyone to play football in the future, but now is not the time.
Robb pointed to the playground and said with a smile, "this is a place for students to exercise! Teachers should also pay attention to exercise and keep in good health in order to live a long life. "
An old blacksmith smiled and flexed his biceps, "exercise is not a problem for me."
But the thin old tailor next to him shrank awkwardly.
Robb smiled and patted the old tailor on the shoulder. "it doesn't matter, as long as you eat and dress here and run two laps on the playground every morning, your health will not be any worse than the blacksmith."
Everyone went to the playground, where there was a long pool with a row of faucets side by side.
The old craftsmen recognized this thing. The faucet had begun to become popular in Bright Road. They knew that the faucet was invented by Robb and was first taught to the craftsmen in Westwind Town, and then spread to Bright Road from this town. So they weren’t surprised to see the faucet here. However, when the blacksmiths saw this, they thought of Robb's excellent ironing skills, and could not help looking at Robb with admiring eyes.
An old craftsman couldn't help asking, "my lord, don't you charge money for tap water? Why did you put it on the edge of the playground so that anyone can use it. "
"Don't call me my lord, just call me Godfather." Robb said with a smile, "the water towers in this town have begun to use water tanks to supply water, eliminating spiral pumps, so the water supply has basically been fully automated, leaving only the cost of water pipe maintenance, even if it is provided to the students for free, there's not much loss. "
The old craftsmen were surprised and looked at the slowly spinning water wheel on the edge of the canal at the school gate. Is that thing for water supply?" they asked in surprise.
An expert carpenter stared at the waterwheel carefully and understood for a while: "it scoops up the water while spinning and pours it into the water tower next to it!"
An expert carpenter stared at the waterwheel carefully and looked at it for a while, "it scoops up water while spinning and pours it into the water tower next to it! This is so clever. I really want to meet the carpenter who invented such a thing! I want to worship him as my teacher."
Robb said angrily, "Hey, I invited you to be a teacher, but you want to pay homage here instead?"
The expert carpenter said awkwardly, "I can't build such a clever thing. If there is such a carpenter here, how can I be a teacher? Then again, who invented this thing?”
Nearby, Elsie, Number 8 and the others all pointed to Robb, "Godfather invented it!"
The expert carpenter almost knelt down to Robb on the spot and asked him to be his teacher.
Robb patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "although I know a lot of things, I don't have time to take the students. In the future, the skills I know will be passed on to you teachers first, and then you will teach them to the students."
Upon hearing this, the old craftsmen were overjoyed, "Thank you for the generous gift of Godfather."