amaotonovel Chapter 490 If I'm not having an easy time, no one else will be either.
Chapter 490 If I'm not having an easy time, no one else will be either.
Yang Shaofeng leaned back in his recliner, looking from a distance like a salted fish who had lost his ideals.
"I'm stupid, really."
Yang Shaofeng stared blankly at the roof.
“What kind of skill is it to harm Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen?”
"What kind of skill is it to cheat Old Deng?"
"Isn't he still easily manipulated by his mother-in-law?"
After mentally ranting for a while, Yang Shaofeng suddenly sat up and looked at Jin'er and Yu'er, saying, "My wife, I have a favor to ask of you."
Jin'er smiled and said directly, "Does my husband intend for me and Yu'er to teach at the girls' school?"
Yang Shaofeng nodded and said, "I do have this plan. After all, it's not easy to find teachers, and there's no precedent for girls' schools. We can only explore things as we go."
Jin'er nodded and said, "Of course, Yu'er and I will not object, but we can't stay in Dengzhou Prefecture forever, can we? If we take turns teaching at the girls' school in Dengzhou, I'm afraid something might go wrong. Husband, you should really think about it carefully."
This is indeed a troublesome matter.
After all, Yang Shaofeng still held the position of magistrate of Ningyang County, a sixth-rank official.
However, Ningyang County was separated and placed under the direct jurisdiction of the Central Secretariat. It differed from other counties in many ways. In addition, Yang Shaofeng had set up many workshops in Ningyang County, so it was impossible for Emperor Zhu to send anyone else to Ningyang County as magistrate in the short term.
A combination of many messy factors has led to the current situation.
The two sisters, Jin'er and Yu'er, took turns coming to Dengzhou so that one of them could stay in Ningyang County.
It not only puts the people of Ningyang County at ease.
This is also to highlight the special characteristics of Ningyang County.
After pondering for a while, Yang Shaofeng finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Let's settle on the matter of the teaching materials for girls first."
"There's definitely no hope of getting this done through the Ministry of Rites."
"We can only discuss it together, and then have the workshops in Ningyang County print it in large quantities."
At this point, Yang Shaofeng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "I'll go and write a few memorials first."
It's alright if I get manipulated by my mother-in-law again.
There were no precedents to follow at the girls' school, so it didn't matter that we had to figure everything out as we went along.
Since I'm having a hard time, no one else should have an easy time either.
Zhu Chongba, that old man, is still in Dengzhou Prefecture.
Zhu Biao's son, Xiao Deng, is still in the capital.
Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen, those two old scoundrels, have not yet retired to their hometowns.
I can vent my anger on them!
After hastily scribbling down several hastily compiled memorials and official documents, Yang Shaofeng called out towards the outside of the study, "Fifth Brother! Fifth Brother!"
The lame man entered the study, cupped his hands, and said, "Master?"
Yang Shaofeng waved the memorials and official documents in his hand and ordered directly, "Send these memorials to the Office of Transmission by fast horse."
"Have these official documents delivered to the magistrates of those nine counties."
"And also summon Xu Jingyu to me."
After taking the memorial and official documents, Limpy Wu hurriedly left, while Yang Shaofeng sat in a chair and began to ponder.
The issue of teaching materials for girls' education shouldn't be a headache for just myself, Jin'er, and Yu'er.
Aside from the textbooks for girls' schools, the issues of money, food, and school uniforms could also be left to Li Shanchang and the officials in the Ministry of Rites.
After all, this whole thing was started by the mother-in-law. Zhu Chongba, that old scoundrel, and Zhu Biao, that young scoundrel, plus Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen, those old rascals, all have to deal with this headache.
Thinking of this, Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but purse his lips again.
Given Yang Siyi's despicable nature, he would definitely wail and cry out that "the national treasury is empty."
The officials in the Ministry of Rites who were helping Kong Xixue, Kong Xilu, and others compile the Hongwu Encyclopedia would certainly complain about being overworked and frustrated.
To put it bluntly, there weren't many good officials in the Ming Dynasty. When they saw an opportunity, they rushed to it, but when they couldn't see any benefit, they avoided it.
But how about you run one more this time?
If you really have the guts to run away, I'll respect you as men of courage.
After all, I only dare to vent my anger on Old Deng, Young Deng, and the officials in the court; I never dare to offend my mother-in-law.
If any of you dare to offend me, I will certainly take good care of your entire family.
As Yang Shaofeng pondered this aimlessly, he quietly waited for Xu Jingyu to arrive.
After Xu Jingyu arrived at the back office, Yang Shaofeng said directly, "Go and inform the people of Penglai County that Her Majesty the Empress has ordered the establishment of girls' schools. Everything will follow the example of community schools, county schools, and prefectural schools, and the subjects taught will be roughly the same. However, the girls' schools should also include some subjects such as how to manage a household and how to be a good wife and mother."
Xu Jingyu opened his mouth, but after a long while, he said, "Did our Dengzhou Prefecture try it out first again?"
Yang Shaofeng nodded, and Xu Jingyu immediately beamed with joy, repeatedly bowing and thanking Yang Shaofeng: "Your Majesty's grace, Your Majesty's grace, the Prince Consort is mighty, the Prince Consort is wise."
Xu Jingyu almost burst out laughing.
Establish a girls' school.
Dengzhou Prefecture has been fortunate enough to witness such a momentous event, the first of its kind in history!
The key point is that this happened when I was serving as the magistrate of Penglai County!
what does this mean?
This means that the girls of Penglai County will also be learned and sensible in the future.
Whether a mother is knowledgeable and reasonable is extremely important to a child.
If the boys and girls in Penglai County could all go to school, their children would be able to be immersed in a scholarly atmosphere from a young age.
When they go to school again, they will be able to learn faster and more than children in other places.
One step ahead, one step ahead.
As long as the people of Penglai County aren't stupid, who knows how many officials they might produce.
As the official in charge of Penglai County, I, Xu, naturally feel honored.
Xu Jingyu became more and more excited as he thought about it, and immediately bowed to Yang Shaofeng and said, "Your Highness, rest assured, I will have someone inform every household in every village as soon as I get back. If any family dares to prevent their daughter from going to school, I will hang them up and whip them."
Hang him up and whip him?
Why does this sound so familiar?
Yang Shaofeng shook his head slightly.
This kind of nonsense about hanging up and whipping ordinary people at the drop of a hat is definitely not something I, the official, would say.
Perhaps Xu Jingyu learned it from others before he was transferred to Penglai to serve as the county magistrate.
While complaining in his heart, Yang Shaofeng said to Xu Jingyu, "Besides the matter of the girls' school, what I'm going to talk about next is related to the yamen runners of Penglai County."
Xu Jingyu didn't care about the yamen runners at this moment. Upon hearing this, he immediately cupped his hands and replied, "Please give your orders, Your Highness."
Yang Shaofeng nodded and said, "Later, we will transfer five yamen runners from Penglai County to the prefectural government office, and the other counties will also transfer five yamen runners to the prefectural government office."
Didn't that old tyrant Zhu Chongba say he was going to take me to Beiping?
Perfectly, the ten counties under the jurisdiction of Dengzhou Prefecture can draw fifty yamen runners, and the prefectural government can draw ten more, making a total of sixty yamen runners.
Then, forty soldiers were drawn from the personal guards of the Prince Consort's residence, making a total of one hundred men.
That's exactly the size of a company.