Sheng Tianyue didn't think so much, "Sister has no one she knows well in the southern border. Of course the only people she can trust are us!"
"Grandpa, you are old and it is inconvenient to do this. She can only leave it to me!"
Mr. Sheng refused to accept his old age and protested, "Who said I'm old! I'm getting stronger with age! I'm still as strong as before!"
I saw that Mr. Sheng had silver eyebrows and beard, but his face was rosy, he was energetic and his eyes were bright.
It is not an exaggeration to say that "he has a crane's hair and a child's face".
Sheng Tianyue nodded, "Does the purple lotus cultivated by sister have the effect of prolonging life? I also think that grandpa, you are getting younger and younger!"
"But since sister asked me to go by name! She must have considered it! Grandpa, everything in the Medicine King Valley will be left to you and dad for the time being!"
"I'm going to help my sister!"
Sheng Tianyue packed her luggage that day and left Yaowang Valley the next day and went to Yunning County.
Those who went to Yunning County with her also had "official documents" copied and posted in Kyoto.
Its content is the "Military Order" issued by Wen Jin and his ministers.
The official document stated that the Queen Empress funded the construction of the school without using any treasury funds. The Empress directly allocated funds to build the school building and hire teachers.
Students do not have to commit to study, and the middle palace directly subsidizes it to the gentlemen. Just like officials receiving salaries.
Not only that, all students, regardless of gender, of appropriate age must come to study.
The gap between the rich and the poor may make students feel inferior or compare themselves to each other, so Zhonggong provides students with free school uniforms, two sets per season, for easy change.
If the empress does not have sufficient financial resources, or if the results of running the school are not good, the court will ban the matter.
This notice is posted on the city gate.
The people passing by were talking a lot.
Basically, there are two extreme voices.
One voice thinks that the Queen is trying to stir up chaos! Is there any reason why girls should study like boys?
Moreover, those kind of mud-legged people, are they material for studying?
Setting up a school club for them, hiring teachers, and giving them school uniforms... is a complete waste of resources! waste money!
Let them have lofty and unrealistic thoughts!
If everyone goes to study, who will plant the land? Who provides the food? Who washes the clothes? Who does the dirty work?
Doesn’t it mean that everyone will have nothing to do in the future?
"As a woman, it's impossible to think of a baby as soon as it comes out!"
Most of those who hold this view are wealthy country gentry.
The tax system of the previous dynasty stipulated that as long as a scholar could pass the examination as a scholar, he did not have to pay local taxes!
But reading is a game that only rich people can play.
The Queen's move is tantamount to directly breaking these class barriers!
Let the poor also have the opportunity to study! Moreover, they also distribute school uniforms so that the poor and their scholars wear the same clothes? !
So how do they manifest their sense of superiority as scholars? !
Those poor people, do they deserve it? !
Another voice regards the Queen as a living Bodhisattva.
"My queen is so considerate of the people! She thinks of the poor and the girls!"
"Girls can study now, but in the future... maybe girls can also take the exam!"
"In the future... maybe girls can become officials!"
When Sheng Tianyue heard the former sound, her fists hardened.
But then, a different voice was heard...praising the Queen and thanking the Queen for giving children from poor families the opportunity to study. It can even give girls a chance to change their destiny...
"Empress is a thousand years old!" They don't know any fancy words.
The way to express your admiration for someone is probably to hope that they live longer.
Sheng Tianyue relaxed his fists and smiled.
She also guessed now why Wen Jin wrote to her specifically to ask her to prepare the land.
This is probably a reserve fund to build a school so that children from poor families can study!
Sheng Tianyue has also dealt with various wealthy businessmen and government officials. Although not many, Yaowanggu's identity and influence are there.
She feels that it is not difficult to deal with all kinds of people...
But she didn't expect that when she came full of confidence, she encountered the first waterloo in her life!
The government doesn't care about this matter!
The county magistrate did not even see her at all, and sent a bookkeeper to talk to her, "Our master said, the notice is very clear. This matter is a matter for the harem to promote, and the court does not need to contribute money or effort."
Sheng Tianyue was angry, "I didn't ask you to pay! I asked you to call together a few wealthy gentry households with the most land in their hands. I will rent land from them! Rent! I will pay for it!"
The head clerk smiled slightly and said, "This does not belong to the county government! If you want to rent land from them, just meet them directly!"
I thought that taking the government route would save some energy and money.
Unexpectedly, this road will not work at all.
Sheng Tianyue left the county government office and asked about the landlords and squires with the most land.
Although she had a bad encounter with the county government, she was already prepared that this matter would not go well.
But she still didn't expect that these wealthy country squires would be so stubborn and unreasonable!
"No! I own land and have tenants. If I rent the land to you, what will my tenants grow? What will they eat?"
Sheng Tianyue said, "I can't grow it myself even if I rent it. I'll still let them do it..."
"Then why don't I rent it to them directly? Why do I have to go through the hands of a second-rate dealer like you?" the landlord asked with a smile.
Sheng Tianyue choked, but explained patiently, "Because we want to plant new varieties! We don't know what the yield will be. In order to promote the new varieties, we have to rent land."
"This new variety is sold to you, will you buy it?"
The landowner sneered, "I grow good grain, why should I buy your varieties? What if the production decreases? What if I can't make ends meet?"
Sheng Tianyue nodded, "Yes, so in order not to cause you any losses, we rented the land and paid you the money for it. Are you sure the harvest will not be affected by drought or floods?"
"As for the yield of new varieties we grow, we are responsible for our own profits and losses."
The landowner still shook his head, "No, that can't happen! My fertile land cannot let you be so miserable!"
In Sheng Tianyue's reply to Wen Jin, she vowed to agree.
She said all the big words, "I promise to get it done for Sister! When the seedling team is sent to Yunning, I promise that the land will be ready, just waiting for planting!"
But the reality is... She has already run out of ideas and has not been able to rent a piece of land!
Sheng Tianyue was thinking about whether to use her identity as "Yao Wang Valley" and let the shopkeepers in Yao Wang Valley help put pressure on her.
When you use your power to oppress others and forcefully rent land...
A landlord from the Yuan family came to the door!
Moreover, he came with the land deed, which shows his sincerity.
"Brother Sheng, I heard about you. I heard that you have been asking about renting land recently?" Yuan Xingzhi showed his land deed.
Sheng Tianyue looked at him in surprise, "Are you willing..."
Yuan Xingzhi waved his hand, "Let me ask clearly first. If you answer me truthfully, let's talk about renting the land!"
"Are you renting land to build a county school for the Queen? That's the thing that allows girls to go to the county school to study!"
Sheng Tianyue saw his serious face and deep expression... She couldn't guess for a moment whether he supported this matter? Or are you opposed to this?
How should she answer this?
