"School starts after the Lantern Festival."
There is no way, there are too many people signing up.
Different from the previous school that specialized in training barefoot doctors, this school has no threshold. Regardless of whether they are literate or not, anyone over six years old or under twenty years old can come and sign up.
Not only is a lunch provided, but repair fees are also not charged.
Not only teaching reading, but also crafts.
more importantly! Distribution is guaranteed after three years!
What a great thing!
For children from poor families, this is pie in the sky.
Originally, some parents were not willing to let their children go to school. The children of the poor were already in charge of their own affairs. Even those who were five, six, seven or eight years old could cook at home and do all the housework they could do. Those who were a little older could go out to work. Live to make money.
But if you go to a school, there will be no one to do the housework at home, and there will be one less person to earn money.
If it weren't for the favorable conditions provided by Li Qiao, some parents would really be reluctant to send their children to the school.
Now you only need to stay in the academy for three years, and after you come out, you can work for Li Qiao and the court. Therefore, even short-sighted parents are willing to send their children to register.
In this way, Li Qiao Tao Zhu had to carefully screen.
The space is limited, and each family can only accept one child. Moreover, if the family is well-off, the school will not accept them.
While Li Qiao and Tao Zhu were busy with the school affairs, Li Qiao also hung a wooden sign for purchasing cotton at the door of his shop.
If he wants farmers to grow more cotton, he must find a way out for cotton. Cotton happens to be easy to store. He purchases cotton in his own name. When the weather gets cold in the future and the rich cannot donate enough clothes, then he Donate this cotton.
This was a trivial matter and he did not report it to Sheng Hong.
It was Sheng Hong who asked him about this while he was in the palace writing.
After hearing his explanation, Sheng Hong couldn't help but sigh: "Li Aiqing, you can really share my worries."
If all the officials in the world were like Li Aiqing, how much worry would he save!
"Weichen was able to come to Shengjing from Sanliu Village mainly because of your protection. Naturally, Weichen will help you solve your problems."
Li Qiao looked grateful.
"I like to hear this."
Sheng Hong couldn't help but smile when he heard this, but soon he added: "Speaking of which, Ming Aiqing, the prefect of Hexi Prefecture, should make a move."
"Master Ming?"
Li Qiao was surprised.
"Yes, he has been in Hexi Mansion for more than ten years. Now the situation in Hexi Mansion is quite stable. He has given me a good performance list. He is definitely going to take a step forward."
Hearing this, Li Qiao couldn't help but be delighted: "I wonder where Master Ming will be promoted to?"
"It just so happens that Hou Yi, the governor of the two provinces of Ji and Dong, has announced that he will retire and return to his hometown. Then Ming Ai Qing will be appointed as the governor of the two provinces of Ji and Dong."
Li Qiao: "!"
His eyes widened instantly.
Ji refers to Jibei Province.
Dong refers to Dongshan Province.
The governors of the two provinces are in charge of the military and political power of the two provinces, starting from the second rank!
Although the official position is one level lower than that of Liubu Shangshu, the emperor is far away and is not in Shengjing. He does not have to accompany the emperor every day and does not have to go to court. In terms of comfort level, it is much more comfortable than Liubu Shangshu.
There were only five governors in Dasheng, and now Mingzhifu became one of them.
Ming Zhifu jumped directly from the fourth-grade first-grade prefect to the second-grade feudal official!
"Your Majesty is wise!" He couldn't hide his excitement.
Ming Zhifu has protected Hexi Prefecture's peace for ten years and made the people of Hexi Prefecture rich. Now that he has been promoted, he is really happy for Ming Zhifu!
But Sheng Hong stared at his face for two seconds, raised his eyebrows and asked, "I see you are happy. Do you have a good relationship with Ming Aiqing?"
Li Aiqing was a little too happy. Look, her smiling eyes narrowed into slits. He had rarely seen Li Aiqing smile so happily.
Why are you so happy?
He doesn't like officials forming cliques for personal gain.
Li Aiqing should be his pure minister.
"Except for exchanging letters during the Chinese New Year, Wei Chen and Master Ming have no contact on weekdays. Before Wei Chen's name was passed to you, Master Ming gave Wei Chen a lot of protection. Moreover, during the imperial examination, Ming Ming Your Excellency has also given me some advice on several occasions."
"Master Ming is very kind to Wei Chen, and Master Ming is also very kind to Wei Chen's hometown elders. Now that he has been promoted, Wei Chen is naturally happy for him."
Li Qiao explained calmly.
When the vermicelli had just shown its huge potential, he was worried that the huge amount of money would attract the covetousness of the city officials, so he was quite worried.
It was the wise magistrate Ming who dispelled his worries.
Moreover, it was Magistrate Ming who promoted vermicelli from Pingcheng to the remaining four counties, making farmers throughout Hexi Prefecture rich.
The prefect Ming was also cautious enough and did not rush to get vermicelli to save political achievements from the beginning. Instead, he prepared to go all out after confirming that the vermicelli was exported and had a good response and that the vermicelli was marketable.
Moreover, there was an accident in which the vermicelli recipe was leaked. If the magistrate Ming hadn't made a decisive decision to interrogate a group of officials in Yongxing County and chased back several businessmen who bought the vermicelli recipe, the vermicelli recipe would have been released long ago. leaked to other areas.
In the imperial examination, the magistrate appointed him as the head of the case, and told him everything he knew about studying and serving as an official.
Being on vermicelli not only ensures that every penny he earns falls into his pocket, but also makes the entire Hexi Prefecture rich.
He was truly grateful to Magistrate Ming.
A good official should be promoted to take charge of two provinces!
"That's right. Ming Ai Qing is not only capable, but also visionary, and even more ambitious. The success of Hexi Mansion today is indeed due to him."
After hearing Li Qiao's words, Sheng Hong couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.
very good.
He did not want Li Aiqing to cut off contact with his benefactor. The friendship between gentlemen was as light as water. It would be better for Li Aiqing and Ming Aiqing to maintain their existing contacts.
"However, Ming Aiqing went to another place to take the post of magistrate of Hexi Prefecture..." Sheng Hong said and looked at Li Qiao: "Li Aiqing, do you have any favorite candidate?"
"Your Majesty is joking, Wei Chen doesn't have any favorite candidate. The right to promote and demote Dasheng officials is only in your hands. Wei Chen has never thought about this on weekdays."
Li Qiao looked panicked and quickly shook his head.
"What you said is right, but you have done a lot of government affairs in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and you have also read a lot of Dasheng's official performance list. Don't think too much. I just want you to give me a suggestion. After all, this is your hometown. .”
"I haven't thought about it before, so I'll think about it now."
Sheng Hong waved his hand to signal Li Qiao not to panic.
But how could Li Qiao interrupt on this sensitive issue? One of the reasons why the fifth and third princes made Sheng Hong dislike him was because they interfered with the promotion of officials.
He still had a look of fear on his face and continued to shake his head: "Your Majesty, although Hexi Mansion is Wei Chen's hometown, it is your country, so please don't embarrass Wei Chen. Wei Chen has neither the guts nor the inclination to think about this matter."
"Hey, you are too cautious."
Sheng Hong clicked his tongue.
"This is not Wei Chen's responsibility. Wei Chen cannot interrupt."
Li Qiao continued to shake his head firmly.
"Okay, let me think about it carefully. The current situation of prosperity for the people in Hexi Prefecture is a miracle. I can't let the next governor ruin it."
Seeing that Li Qiao really didn't want to get involved in this issue, Sheng Hong stopped the topic.
well.
It's hard to be an emperor.
Li Aiqing is capable. He is happy that one person can serve as the boss of ten people.
But he was also afraid that his heavy use would cause Li Aiqing to lose some of the conduct that a minister should have, and thus violate the rules in some aspects.
This is what he absolutely does not want to see.
He encouraged students all over the world to shift their attention from the books of sages to the common people. He created various problems to force students all over the world not to be nerds but to be almighty people. He was not afraid that he would force out strong men who could overthrow his great prosperity in Jiangnan.
However, although he is not afraid of a fierce man coming from the sky to take away his kingdom, if this fierce man is Li Aiqing, he cannot accept it emotionally.
It has been almost ten years since he first heard Li Aiqing's name, and he has already regarded Li Aiqing as half a son——
When selecting an heir, Li Aiqing's future situation will be taken into consideration, not just as a half-son.
Two biological sons have already been destroyed. Li Aiqing’s half son is still a half son that cannot be compared to the two biological sons put together. How precious is this?
He really didn't want to see Li Aiqing touching his point.
Fortunately, Li Aiqing was able to carry it clearly.
Should be heavily rewarded.
Moreover, the miracle that the people in Hexi Prefecture became rich originated from Li Aiqing.
With this in mind, he said: "Li Aiqing, you have spent a lot of time and money on behalf of the court and the people during this period. Let's do this. Weiqing County has a lot of unowned wasteland, so I will reward you with a thousand acres of first-class farmland. "
These words came suddenly and the turn of events was so big that Li Qiao couldn't help but be stunned: "Huh?"
"Ah what? Is it too little? Then I'll give you another thousand acres of first-class land."
Seeing Li Qiao's confused and innocent look, Sheng Hong felt a little guilty for no reason.
Li Aiqing is pure, kind, sincere and loyal. He should not have doubted Li Aiqing just now.
"!"
Li Qiao stopped being stunned and quickly lifted up his clothes and knelt down to thank him: "Your Majesty! I am not too short-sighted, I am just surprised."
"Don't be surprised. I have seen your performance in the past. The land in Weiqing County is not valuable. Even if I give you two thousand acres, it won't be worth much money."
"You serve the people and the court wholeheartedly. I must reward you so that officials all over the world can see you and encourage officials all over the world to follow your example."
"Well... let's do it this way. There are still two Zhuangzi that I got from the Peng family last time. I will reward you with another one. Besides, the land in Weiqing County is cheap anyway, so I will collect it for you and reward you with 10,000 acres."
"Get up, you don't have to kneel."
