Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The atmosphere is slightly calm.
Zhu Gaoyan held the memorial in his hand, looked at the dense admonitions on it, and then glanced at Yang Fan who was making an impassioned speech for the country.
After thinking for a moment, he realized that Yang Fan's advice was quite feasible.
Even if there is great controversy, it can indeed alleviate his current dilemma of being extremely short of people to a certain extent.
After all, he is really short of available manpower now!
Not only is he lacking manpower that can take charge of the job alone, but he also lacks talents in all aspects!
Just like the previous plan to engulf an entire world, it seemed simple, but in fact, in order to achieve that step, he had been planning for an unknown amount of time, and there were an unknown number of people lurking there!
Otherwise, do you really think that all the people in that world are fools?
There is no reason to be willing to be killed!
But now, Yang Fan's advice has given Zhu Gaoyan a new opportunity to acquire talents!
That is to select suitable talents from among women!
Instead of letting these people stay at home to take care of their husbands and children, it is better to give them more opportunities to learn literature, martial arts, and even various craftsmanship!
As long as they are given enough status and honor, it may not be impossible to get them all!
Even if the success rate is low at the beginning of training, as long as you persist for decades, it may not be impossible to produce a large number of loyal and useful people!
“I didn’t expect that an unintentional move would lead to such unexpected gains.”
Zhu Gaoyan looked at Yang Fan, with a trace of satisfaction flashing in his eyes. After pondering for a moment, he said, "I am sure of your advice, and I will leave it to your West Factory to supervise the implementation of the specific implementation."
"The decree will be conveyed to the West Factory later!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Yang Fan's eyes flashed with joy, and he turned to leave.
As soon as he returned to Xichang, Zhu Gaozhen's decree was conveyed to Xichang. At the same time, he allowed women to study in academies and to participate in the imperial examination!
This news almost instantly detonated the entire city of God, and then spread all over the world!
At the same time, the first issue of "Da Ming Times" that Xichang worked overtime to produce was also spread throughout the capital. For a time, paper was expensive in the capital!
"How can women take part in the imperial examination? Ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous!"
"A woman can be an official and have the right to inherit the family... This is unreasonable!"
"What, this policy was proposed by Yang Fan, the director of the West Factory? This damn eunuch, he knows nothing about men and women, and he wants equality between men and women. What kind of heart does he have for a eunuch!"
You neutered bitch, aren't you just trying to meddle in other people's business?
"This castrated dog is not worthy of being a human son!"
The students from poor families were even more jealous.
The already blocked ascending channel has obviously narrowed a little further.
As the saying goes, the entrance to the imperial examination is very narrow. The aristocratic family grabs seven points, and the common people grab one point. Originally, a poor family could get two points, but now these two points have become one point!
In addition to His Majesty's imperial edict, the "Ming Times" also published stories such as "Hua Mulan joins the army" and "Mu Guiying takes command".
They are all stories of women joining the army and becoming officials!
While countless people were shocked and annoyed, there were countless women who were extremely happy.
"We also want to make Mulan!"
"We also want to be Mu Guiying!"
"We also want to enter and exit the general phase!"
"..."
They were overjoyed and rushed to tell each other about this exciting good news!
There are even some women from lowly backgrounds, because in this decree, they also got the opportunity. As long as they are on the gold list, they can escape from lowly status!
Most of these low-class women are from Leqi, or they are the family members of criminal officials, and they live in various brothels and houses.
When they learned that this policy was proposed by the director of the West Factory, they were even more grateful and gave him the title of "Friend of Women". They all threatened that if Yang Fan came, they would recommend themselves to pillow mats and sweep the couch to welcome Yang Fan.
They are willing to bear all expenses themselves.
Yang Fan naturally... declined this kind of good deed for nothing.
Because at this moment, Yang Fan is supervising the establishment of a women's college.
Of course, it is not only necessary to teach literary knowledge, martial arts practice, and even various skills!
He once incarnated as Yang Lin and founded Donglin Academy. As the saying goes, once born, second time familiar, naturally he was familiar with the methods when he started doing it this time.
Especially as the director of the West Factory, when an order is given, he often does not need to rush around personally.
You need people and things, and you need things!
With Zhu Gaozhen's will and the power of Xichang in hand, establishing a women's college is naturally not a big deal.
As for the first women's college in Shendu, Yang Fan went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony again in a very thief way. After some flattery, he decisively revealed his true purpose.
"I boldly invite Your Majesty to serve as the first nominal headmaster of the women's college, so as to stabilize the world and advance women's hearts!"
"..."
Although Zhu Gaozhen valued the potential of women, he was still very reluctant to let his majestic current Emperor Ming serve as the so-called nominal mountain chief.
No matter how much Yang Fan tried to persuade him, Zhu Gaoyan still refused to agree, so Yang Fan had no choice but to do the next best thing and ask for a calligraphy painting from him as a signboard for the college.
Zhu Gaoyan did not refuse, but happily agreed.
However, when Yang Fan returned the plaque he made to the academy, his face darkened.
A group of great scholars were sitting in silence in front of the newly built college. They all looked dissatisfied, and they looked like they had come to retaliate and ask for punishment!
They didn't dare to go to Zhu Gaoyan, so they naturally came to find Yang Fan, the instigator of this matter!
"The laws of our ancestors cannot be violated! For thousands of years, when has a woman entered school or taken part in the imperial examination? It is simply ridiculous and insulting to politeness!"
"That's right. If you don't hear Si Chen, you will be punished by heaven!"
When they saw Yang Fan arriving, each of these people thought that they had a high status in the literary world or were officials of the imperial court, so they surrounded him confidently.
"Director Yang, do you know that this move will bring disaster to the country and the people?"
"Women are just vassals of men, so what qualifications do they have to be equal to me?"
Facing Zhu Gaoyan, they were submissive.
Facing Yang Fan, they struck hard!
Quoting scriptures one by one, almost with the intention of refuting Yang Fan as a sinner through the ages!
Seeing this scene, Yang Fan smiled instead.
Could this group of people have forgotten who Yang is?
The director of the West Factory, behead first and report later, royal power granted!
Do they really think they are easy to bully?
"Everyone, you don't have a mother?"
Yang Fan's voice was neither loud nor quiet, but it was like a big thunder that resounded in the ears of these great scholars, and the original refuting voice suddenly stopped.
When they reacted, they all glared at Yang Fan.
"Oh, it seems you all have a mother!"
"The demon was born by the monster's mother, and you were born by your own mother!"
"The Ming Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety. Everyone, you seem to look down on women in your words?"
Yang Fan scolded, "I'm trying to improve your fucking status and seek equality, but you seem to be unwilling?"
"Come here, one by one, register these adults and publish them in the Ming Times tomorrow, so that the world can see the dogs born by these mothers, each and every one of them does not look like a son of a human being!"
