Songjiang Mansion, on the official road leading to Shanghu County.
"Father, I heard that Songjiang Mansion occupies a very small area, and most of Shanghu County is by the sea. No matter how powerful Li Jin is, how many people can he recruit?"
Zhu Biao was very curious about meeting the magistrate of Shanghu County.
Li Jin is the name of the magistrate of Shanghu County.
Zhu Yuanzhang also frowned, shook his head and said:
"We don't know the exact number."
"But in recent years, wars have been frequent. If Li Jin is true as Lu Mingyi said, then he has recruited at least more than 100,000 people."
Liu Bowen interjected at this time:
"I'm afraid there are more than this many people."
"I heard that in order to recruit refugees, Li Jin introduced many policies to benefit the people."
"As long as the refugees arrive in Shanghu County, each person can drink at least three bowls of rice porridge every day."
"Not only that, all people who are willing to settle in Shanghu County will be given three taels of silver per household."
"And those people who are unwilling to return to Shanghu County will have all their land confiscated."
"After his operation, everyone flocked towards Shanghu County, regardless of whether they were locals in Shanghu County or not."
"After so many years, I'm afraid hundreds of thousands of people will settle in Shanghai."
Zhu Biao was shocked by Liu Bowen's words. He didn't expect that Li Jin had such courage and dared to recruit so many people.
Zhu Di even cheered loudly:
"Okay, this Li Jin actually helped hundreds of thousands of people by himself. He is really a rare talent in our Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yuanzhang also stroked his beard and smiled.
If Li Jin can really save hundreds of thousands of people, then Li Jin can be regarded as a capable minister and official.
Empress Ma gently lifted the curtain, and she could even see a lot of people dragging their families towards Shanghu County.
Seeing this scene, Queen Ma sighed and said:
"It seems that the rumors in Shanghu County are true!!"
Everyone followed Queen Ma's gaze and saw so many refugees heading up to Shanghai. They felt that this Li Jin was indeed not a simple person.
.....
The carriage kept moving forward amidst the bumps. Near noon, the group of people finally arrived at Shanghu County.
Gradually, the laughter of the people could be heard outside the carriage.
Everyone in the carriage slightly curved their mouths when they heard the laughter.
The scene I experienced in Yangzhou was really heart-wrenching. In comparison, the relaxed and pleasant atmosphere here made everyone feel more physically and mentally happy.
"Brother, what sound do you hear outside?"
At this moment, Zhu Di seemed to hear something and asked Zhu Biao loudly.
Zhu Biao listened attentively and unexpectedly heard bursts of children reading aloud.
After listening for a while, Zhu Biao hesitated and said:
"Aboji's Buddhist song?"
"What kind of children's song is this? Why have I never heard of it?"
Not to mention Zhu Biao, even Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bowen have never heard of it.
Zhu Di couldn't help but be curious and stuck his head out, wanting to see what was going on?
"What a tall house? Look at it!!"
Zhu Di's loud shout startled everyone in the car.
"Fourth, what's all the fuss about?"
Zhu Biao also stuck his head out at this time.
As a result, Zhu Biao became just like Zhu Di.
"Dad, Mom, come and see, this house is different from what we have seen!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly when he heard the two shouting.
Why is the prince himself still so unstable?
Immediately, Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma got out of the carriage one after another. He wanted to see what the two sons saw, so surprised.
Then...
As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang got out of the car, he was stunned by the sight in front of him.
What appeared in front of him turned out to be a six-story building that seemed to be more than ten feet tall.
The building is gray-white in color and has a square structure, like a big coffin.
Not only that, this high-rise building occupies a huge area, probably dozens of acres of land.
On these floors, Zhu Yuanzhang saw densely packed rooms.
Like a honeycomb, it is divided evenly and appears extremely regular.
At the top center of the building, there is a plaque engraved with the name Shanghai Experimental Primary School.
"What is elementary school?"
Zhu Yuanzhang had never seen such a tall building in his life, let alone heard of a primary school.
Liu Bowen shook his head in confusion as well.
Even though he knew a lot about astronomy, geography, and was familiar with history books, he had never heard of the word elementary school.
At this moment, on a main road, they were the only ones stopping at the door of the building to watch.
The other people looked normal, as if they had been used to it for a long time.
It seemed that Zhu Yuanzhang and others had never seen the world.
On the contrary, many people stared at them, looking up and down curiously.
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt a little embarrassed, took a few people back to the carriage, and then said to the accompanying guards:
"Go check what's going on?"
"As commanded."
The guard surrendered and left.
“It’s enough to become one!!”
Zhu Yuanzhang and others felt relaxed and happy listening to the children reading aloud.
Although I don’t know what they are reading, hearing the sound of reading is a kind of enjoyment.
Soon, the guards rushed back.
"Master, I checked it out."
"explain!"
"This experimental primary school is a private school built by Li Jin, the magistrate of Shanghu County, to provide a place for ordinary people's children to study."
"There are at least a thousand children studying in this school."
"People say the county magistrate calls it six years of compulsory quality education, and studying here is completely free."
After Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bowen listened, they couldn't believe their ears.
Private school?
A private school for thousands of people? And these children study for free?
Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely surprised and said in surprise:
"Are you sure there are thousands of children here? All studying for free?"
"Confirmed. I am also confirming it to the people again and again."
"They said that there are five other primary schools like this in Shanghai County."
"Not only that, there are five middle schools in Shanghu County."
The guard did not dare to hide anything and told all the information he had heard.
Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked and speechless.
It is the lifelong wish of many parents to give their children the opportunity to study.
But before his own eyes, this scene was realized so easily.
Liu Bowen also sighed:
"If you learn at a young age, the rule of Datong is nothing more than this. Li Jin is really a strange person."
