A group of people came out of the dormitory and immediately took a deep breath of fresh air.
The smell in that room really didn't look like it was habitable.
Fang Zheng looked unhappy, and whispered to Xie Xian beside him: "Let's arrange it. In the future, we will arrange bathing tickets for the workers, and they can take a few free baths every month."
"As for the number of times we go back to the bathhouse to discuss it, it can't be less than four times!"
Xie Xian nodded, took out a pen and paper and started to write down.
Emperor Jing looked sideways at Xie Xian, holding a slender charcoal pen. The paper was densely written with words, and there were dots of pictures inserted between the lines.
Seeing him taking notes carefully, I couldn't help but ask: "This person is..."
"Oh, let me introduce to Your Majesty. This person's name is Xie Xian, a citizen of Taoyuan County."
"Xie Xian is the most capable person under my command. I called him over from Taoyuan County when I couldn't handle my work. He's still the best!"
Xie Xian put away his notebook and immediately saluted: "Student Xie Xian, I have met His Majesty."
"Xie Xian is the assistant to record all daily affairs. Without him, Jianjiang's work would be difficult to carry out."
Emperor Jing smiled and said: "It seems that Taoyuan County has produced a lot of talents."
"Then come and tell me about the situation here."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Xie Xian took out his notebook with a normal expression.
He keeps a lot of things in mind, but having an auxiliary tool will obviously reduce the number of mistakes.
Emperor Jing asked various questions as he walked.
"How many victims are there in the entire dormitory area?"
"Your Majesty, there are 37,852 people in total, including 26,541 men and women..."
"There are 1,890 people in their sixties."
A simple question, Xie Xian responded with a long list of details.
Emperor Jing was a little unresponsive and continued to ask: "How many people are working in the city?"
"There are 27,895 people in the city, of which 19,236 are craftsmen and bamboo craftsmen..."
Another series of answers, none of the numbers vague.
And he seemed to be very proficient in recording the number of workers, without looking at the notebook at all.
It can be seen that it was memorized carefully.
Emperor Jing looked at Fang Zhengyi, pointed at Xie Xian and said in surprise: "This man! He is a talent!"
"Do you want to be an official?"
Fang Zhengyi remained silent.
Xie Xian wanted to be an official, but when there was a shortage of manpower, he was directly cut off from him.
Although Xie Xian asked several times and said he didn't want to do it, Fang Zhengyi didn't think so.
Give him this opportunity and let him choose.
It can be considered as compensation for him.
Xie Xian hesitated for a moment and replied: "Your Majesty, students are scribes in Taoyuan County."
"Oh, what a scribe! With your ability as a county magistrate, I can't stand it."
Xie Xian said respectfully: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty, but it's hard for ordinary people to be a scribe."
Emperor Jing was a little surprised that he refused such an opportunity.
It's really interesting.
He stared at Xie Xian and suddenly smiled: "It seems... living in Taoyuan County is much better than working as an errand for me."
"That can't be done! That can't be done!" Fang Zheng rushed out in a hurry.
"Your Majesty! It's unfair! It's not that Xie Xian is unwilling, he really can't do it."
"His kidneys are weak! He will be exhausted after standing for a while and cannot be a county magistrate."
Xie Xian froze on the spot, his face flushed from holding back.
There are so many people, and the master doesn’t give any face to them, who has a weak kidney? !
Emperor Jing smiled and said, "Okay, no need to explain. Everyone has their own ambitions. I won't force you."
"I just heard you talking about a school. Is there a school in the community?"
"Yes! But it's not in the community. I'll take everyone to see the school!" Fang Zhengyi volunteered.
This is a bonus!
What do officials value most? enlightenment! Won’t he come after I teach him?
There are also nutritious meals to eat, even a saint would be able to jump out of his grave and find no fault with it!
The group of people rushed to the school urgently. From a distance, they could hear the children in the room pulling their necks and shouting fiercely. .
When we arrived at the school, it was just as planned, the sound of reading was loud!
The group of people kept patrolling each classroom, with Fang Zhengyi running at the front, for fear that some students would not study hard.
Whenever I hear a quiet classroom, I immediately run to the back door and poke my head through the small window of the back door.
He directed a death stare at the children, and the volume immediately increased!
All the ministers were excited and overjoyed!
wonderful! It's wonderful. He doesn't have this learning atmosphere in Beijing either!
Emperor Jing's face turned even red and he said excitedly: "Fang Qing! This school was also funded by merchants?"
"Yes! They built the house, they hired the husband, and they are even responsible for the food."
"Every day I eat dry rice, stews and the like, and an egg every other day! Tuition and meals are all free!"
Emperor Jing took a breath: "How much will it cost to have so many students?"
"Including the initial construction cost, which is more expensive and is based on the best standards, it is probably less than 20,000 taels!"
"What!" Everyone was shocked.
Twenty thousand taels. Are merchants so kind-hearted that they provide these students with twenty thousand taels every year?
Emperor Jing also looked serious and said to Zheng Zheng:
"You have promised the people that it will be free. If the merchants are unwilling to pay, the money will be borne by the treasury."
"The annual expenditure of 20,000 taels is too huge."
"When you leave, will this mess be left to the next prefect?"
Fang Zheng smiled confidently: "Don't worry, Your Majesty! This school is very large. Once the victims of the disaster recede, one school will be able to educate all the school-age children in Jianjiang."
"But I built two offices just to solve this problem."
"When I entered the school gate just now, I wonder if Your Majesty noticed it. There were signs of the Sun family and the Liu family hanging on them."
Emperor Jing frowned: "I saw it, so what?"
"The other school's signboard is Wang Family and Zhou Family."
"These four companies are the most powerful ones in the city, and their main business is in the cloth industry."
"After the school was built, I brought them together to raise funds and invest in it. The two families are in a group. The children who come out of this school in the future will remember their goodness!"
"Any school that treats students poorly will be a huge blow to their family's business."
Everyone suddenly realized.
Balanced hands are not a clever method, and they may not be easy to use. The risks are still high.
Then I heard Fang Zhengyi continue to talk: "Other than that, it's not enough."
"I snatched the spiritual thrones of the ancestors of the four major families and invited them to the school. Each school has two honorary principals!"
"Students have to pay homage to the principal every morning during class!"
"In this way...they dare not not do their best for the school."
"If anyone dares to tamper with the school or divest it, I will announce the coordinates of his family's ancestral grave... Oh no, it's the location."
"Let those scumbag students go crazy and steal his family's tribute!"
