Quick Wear: Lu Ming She Has Many Children and Blessings

Of course, it is too early to say this now. What is restricting the development of the fiefdom now is the population.

Lu Ming's fiefdom is large, but there are really not many people.

This time, accompanying Lu Ming to Xizhou are Chen Antai's eldest son Chen Dongjun and his wife. He will be responsible for the management of Xizhou College.

The academy in Xizhou City was built in a very rough style, and its characteristic was its size. There were several brand new desks in the teacher's office, and Lu Ming sat down with Xiao Chengsi.

Chen Dongjun is a handsome middle-aged man in his forties who exudes a strong literary aura.

He first reported the overall situation of the academy to Lu Ming: "The children in the main academy have decent qualifications, equivalent to the level of ordinary children who have just started learning. As for the children in the secondary academy, in terms of literacy..."

Chen Dongjun paused and wanted to say "stupid and dull", but considering that the prince's main purpose was to make them recognize words rather than to study in depth, he changed his words and said, "It will take some time."

Lu Ming nodded slightly. These young boys were too old to concentrate on learning knowledge, so he could only settle for the next best thing.

She sighed in her heart, the fiefdom indeed had a long way to go in terms of education.

Lu Ming thought for a moment and then said, "By the way, Madam Chen should also come to class."

Chen Dongjun was stunned for a moment, not understanding Lu Ming's intention, so he asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, what do you mean..."

Lu Ming explained with a smile: "Didn't Madam Chen have teaching experience in An Academy? Then let her become the first female teacher of Xizhou Academy."

The Southern Barbarians are different from the Western Continent. The Southern Barbarians are mostly ethnic minorities, and there is no obvious distinction between men and women.

Xizhou was mainly composed of the surrounding nomadic peoples and a small number of people from the Great Zhou Dynasty. It was relatively less influenced by the Great Zhou culture, but it was not without influence.

Allowing colleges to offer classes for women is also what the general public needs.

Although Lu Ming's words were understated, they caused a strong response.

Not only Chen Dongjun was shocked, but even Xiao Chengsi, who had been silent, was surprised.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, although the environment was relatively relaxed, women were not strictly confined to their homes, and many noble ladies were even encouraged to practice horse riding, go out for fun, and feast with men.

But at the bottom of society, people still generally believe that women should primarily take on the responsibility of supporting their husbands and raising children after marriage and fulfill their duties.

This is particularly evident in the selection of female enlightenment books. Books such as "Female Admonitions", "Female Training", "Female Analects", "Female Fan Jie Lu", etc., their core ideas almost all emphasize the gentleness and docility of women.

Under such social concepts, women were prohibited from engaging in occupations such as being officials or doing business, so their education was limited to obedience and etiquette.

Reading became a pastime for women, and reciting poems and painting became one of the ways to please their husbands after marriage.

In this era, almost no one believes that women's achievements can surpass men's, which reflects a social atmosphere that completely denies the status of women.

Xiao Chengsi did not have much prejudice about the issue of women's education.

During the years he had been in Xizhou, he had met many women of strong character, especially Lu Ming, who was definitely a standout.

Moreover, he was sent to the military camp just because he didn't like studying. He himself had done many unorthodox things, so he would not oppose girls learning to read and write.

However, as an orthodox scholar-official, Chen Dongjun's first reaction was opposition.

After all, from the perspective of those in power, there is no practical benefit for women to study, and it may even cause instability in the dynasty.

Therefore, he bowed his head solemnly and advised: "Your Majesty, you need to think twice about this matter.

Lu Ming waved his hand nonchalantly, interrupting Chen Dongjun's advice.

If this happened in the capital, she would never dare to do this. The spit of the ministers in the court alone could drown her.

But this is Xizhou.

It was her territory, the academy she founded, her influence, and the lack of suppression and residual ideas against women here all gave her enough confidence.

She said firmly: "I know this matter well. It's just a girl's education. Xizhou is also my fiefdom. How can I have special privileges? Whatever the Southern Barbarians have, Xizhou must have."

How many people are there in such a small island like Xizhou? At most, there are only tens of thousands of people, and they can only read and write.

She is really worthy!

Who knows, there may be some outstanding female talents in the future.

Seeing that Lu Ming had made up his mind, Chen Dongjun didn't say much. He also realized that His Royal Highness Prince An was a man with a lot of thoughts in his heart and was not someone who could be influenced by others.

Half a month later, Xizhou College's second enrollment was held smoothly as scheduled.

The common people got up before dawn to line up and stuffed their boys and girls under the age of fifteen into the secondary courtyard, fearing that the academy would not accept them if they were late.

The people of Xizhou had unconditional trust in King An, the incarnation of a god. When they heard that the academy had opened a girls' class, they signed up enthusiastically.

As soon as the first month of the year was over, Xiao Chengsi led the Xizhou army, which had rested for several months, and marched towards the other two cities in Xizhou that had been occupied by the barbarians.

During these few months, the number of Xizhou troops has rapidly expanded several times, and they all use the powerful weapons provided by Lu Ming. For a time, they were like an army descended from the sky, unstoppable and invincible.

On the other hand, due to this year's snow disaster, the number of refugees on the grassland has gradually increased.

Most of these refugees are herders, and groups of dozens or hundreds of people appear outside the city every day.

The number can range from dozens to hundreds.

In just a few days, the number of refugees gathered inside and outside Xizhou City reached three to four thousand.

After several days of registration, the refugees were properly arranged in several concentration camps in Xizhou City.

These concentration camps were originally where Lu Ming planned to build nursing homes and orphanages, but due to the sparse population of Xizhou City, they were completely unused.

These refugees who came here to survive stayed in these concentration camps for a few days, underwent physical examinations, and were released if they were fine.

They were soon picked up by factories and mines in urgent need of manpower.

Of course, in addition to the major factories and mines in Xizhou City, many wealthy families are also willing to hire refugees to do manual labor.

Even ordinary people are willing to hire one or two herdsmen to work at home. After all, the wages these refugees ask for are too low, just for a meal, which even ordinary people can afford.

Not to mention the physical condition of the herdsmen, they are all strong and healthy.

Therefore, it wasn't long before there were only a few people left in the concentration camp, and even then, there were still not enough people.

Every day before dinner, someone comes here to brainwash us, and it’s all mindless praise for King An.