Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

Of course, Ping An will not let these girls who have been selected from thousands of choices and have received systematic education in the palace become palace maids, that would be too wasteful.After all, some of those unskilled jobs can be done by humans, and these girls, whom he worked so hard to cultivate, will be of great use if they keep them.

At the beginning, he planned to open a girls' school in the palace, so that girls from official families could study in the palace.

But according to Zhao Can, once those girls are allowed to enter the palace, it may become a disguised draft, which will make them restless.So Ping An had to give up the idea at that time.

But times have changed, and things are different now.

First of all, Zhao Can has made it clear that he will not marry a noble woman into the palace, and secondly... Even if he is willing to marry now, I am afraid that the ministers will not be willing to marry their own daughters into the palace.

After all, after the confrontation some time ago, Zhao Can has completely gained the upper hand.Sending her daughter into the palace now is not only not beneficial, but also gives Zhao Can an extra bargaining chip.Besides, the ministers already knew that Zhao Can's mind was so firm that it was impossible for him to be influenced by the harem, besides, there was still peace... Combining these reasons, they would never be willing to send their daughter into the palace.

Furthermore, Zhao Can has been on the throne for more than eight years, and is already in his 30s. Those girls who might enter the palace in the past have already married and had children, and they may be the mothers of several children.But now the age gap between these girls and him is too big. Although there were many matches between young and old like this in ancient times, they are still not equal after all.

So at this time, if we bring up the matter of starting a women's school, it is very likely to succeed.

However, in order to avoid trouble, Ping An learned from the past and felt that it might be possible to lower the age requirement for admission, such as choosing girls aged six or seven to enroll in school, so there is no such concern.By the time they were sixteen or seventeen years old and ready to marry, Zhao Can would be over 40.

On the way back, Ping An discussed this matter with Zhao Can, "I've been very busy recently, so I almost forgot about it. Since the class over there is about to end, this matter should also be put on the agenda. This time there are these Show girls are teachers, you won't object any more, will you?"

Zhao Can said, "According to what you said, naturally there will be no problem. But in this way, these beautiful women will stay in the palace as masters, how will their future be arranged?"

These girls were originally sent to the palace as concubines.

Although theoretically speaking, after entering the palace, he has nothing to do with the family, he is regarded as a member of the royal family.Even if they are really asked to be maids of honor, there is no problem.But in practice it is clearly not possible to do so.Moreover, many of them are the daughters of officials. Although they are lowly officials, they should not be underestimated.

And these girls are different from court ladies.After all, the maids of honor come from poor families, so even if they are released from the palace at the age of 20, it is not too late to start discussing marriage.After all, many children from poor families have to save for many years before they can afford the dowry to get married, and there are many people who delay it.

However, even if the children of official families get married late, they usually start seeing each other when they are around eleven or twelve years old, and the marriage is settled earlier.So if these girls come out of the palace after a few years, they will miss the best opportunity.At that time, it will be difficult to meet a matching marriage, and the best ending is to marry a widower to fill the house.

These issues also have to be considered.

Pingan sighed, "Actually, I hope to take this opportunity to raise the legal age of marriage a bit. The body of puberty has not yet grown up to become a biological child, and it is not a good thing for the man or the woman." I am still a child, so I have to As a parent, you must be confused about many things and don't know what to do, and it is impossible to give your children the best growth environment and education.

"You said what if the court stipulates that only marriage can be done?" Ping An asked Zhao Can.

Zhao Can was also very helpless, "I've only heard that the imperial court urges you to get married early and no delay is allowed, but I haven't heard that there is a fixed age for marriage."

You must know that at this time, because of the low level of technology in many aspects, the population is the primary productive force. The more prosperous a family is, the more prosperous life will be.Not only because there are more people working, the harvest in the field is more, but also because the family is huge, it means that no one dares to bully them.In addition, there are corvees at this time. If there is only one male in the family, the life of the family will not be able to survive after being taken away.

All these things, so the court has always encouraged more children, and there was even a rule that young men and women will be convicted if they do not take marriage leave at any age. In addition to fines, the government will also force them to match them. Hope you don't waste your time having kids.

The long-standing habit has allowed the idea of ​​having more children and more blessings to be rooted in the consciousness of everyone and incorporated into the cultural system.

There are three types of unfilial piety, the greatest of which is having no descendants.It can be seen how important it is to have a child.Therefore, the reform of peace may be implemented, but it can only be done step by step, and it is not yet that time.

Ping An had no other choice, "Then we have to think of another way to solve this matter."

"What method?" Zhao Can asked.

Ping An said, "Set up the memorial archway."

"What?" Zhao Can suspected that he had heard it wrong, "You mean the memorial archway?"

I have only heard of the fact that setting up a memorial archway for chaste and martyrs has never been the reason that setting up a memorial archway for unmarried girls can help them get married.So Zhao Can didn't understand the meaning of peace.

Ping An rubbed his chin and said, "I mean, set these girls as role models. I remember that the goal of setting up a memorial archway is actually to set an example. Instead of setting up a chastity memorial archway, it is better to set up this one!"

This society is really terrible. On the one hand, it hopes that everyone will get married and have as many children as possible, but on the other hand, it requires women to observe chastity for men, and they are not allowed to remarry. They even give so-called commendations for this.

"Tell me about your plan," Zhao Can said.

Ping An said, "I heard people say that the girls who were eliminated after the draft in the palace in the past were very popular, and many people were vying to hire them? If so, there is no reason for these girls to be inferior to them. Wait until the girls' school is established. Afterwards, the imperial court will do some official publicity, and then publicize them in the newspapers, setting them up as a benchmark for women in the new era, and asking everyone to learn from them. In this way, it should only make them more popular, right?"

What's the problem with being old?Even if they are the children of officials, not everyone gets married early, and there are always a few problematic teenagers who will delay for a few years.And Christmas Eve doesn't plan to delay them for too long, 20 years old is not too old, it is absolutely no problem to get married.If it doesn't work, sibling love can also be considered!

Zhao Can laughed, "Not only has their marriage been resolved, but you can also advertise... for your female school, is that what you say?"

Ping An also laughed, "That's right, that's what I mean. Kill two birds with one stone, isn't it good?"

The power of public opinion is always good to use.After all, women's school is opened in the palace, so it will inevitably cause people to discuss it.That being the case, it is better to guide the others before others start, and explain this matter clearly, so as to prevent people who don't know from guessing.

Moreover, this kind of publicity is very important for the awakening of women's independent consciousness.

Some people take the lead, and gradually more women will realize that they don't necessarily have to live in the same way as before.

Of course, at present, even if these girls go out to start school, they cannot enter the society to work, and most of them will return to the old way of getting married and having children.Just like those female students who went to missionary schools during the Republic of China just to catch a wealthy husband.Because after reading the book, it will be easier to say goodbye.

But even if there is only this kind of benefit for the time being, as long as everyone rushes to send girls here, their horizons will be broadened, their knowledge will be enriched, and they will naturally pursue more independence and freedom.

No matter what kind of thing it is, the demand from the inside and from oneself is the strongest.Ping An will not force all these things on them, but guide them to make such struggles and choices by themselves.In this way, one day, women in Dachu will also be able to go out of the house and exert their strength.And all of that was won by themselves.

Is there anything more enjoyable than this?

Ping An has always seen its position clearly.He is not a superior, insisting on controlling everything in his hands.On the contrary, she has always insisted that she is just a passerby, and she just started this series of actions with the idea of ​​leaving enough traces here.

Do what you can, and leave the rest to these Dachu people, to time, and to the future.

Although Zhao Can felt that Ping An's idea of ​​letting the woman go out of the house was a bit whimsical, but fortunately, no matter what Ping An did, it couldn't be done overnight. It had to be done immediately, but to guide some people first, and then let these people influence other people.In this way, the impact can naturally be minimized, and even if it fails in the end, the impact will not be great.That being the case, why not try it?

So then Ping An began to arrange this matter.

The first is the location of the girls' school.

Originally, Ping An planned to open it in the palace, so that the students who came out of here would have a halo on them.However, considering various influences, Ping An finally decided to temporarily arrange the teaching area outside the imperial city.

——Although he didn't think that just anyone could have an impact on his relationship with Zhao Can, he didn't want to always focus on guarding against these girls.At this time, not giving them a chance is a better choice.

Fortunately, even if it is not in the palace, there are still many lands belonging to the royal family.Even in the circle of houses near the imperial city, there are quite a few vacant ones, waiting for the emperor to give it to a hero.There is also a part of the residence of the former clan princes, covering a large area, with gorgeous houses and magnificent gardens. It is just right to use it as an independent school.

Ping'an quickly selected the old residence of a certain prince. It is not far from the palace, the place is large and the walls are high, and it is near the residences of dignitaries and dignitaries. There is absolutely no problem in terms of security, and it couldn't be more suitable.

After the place is selected, it is the content taught by the Women's Academy.

In addition to those things taught in basic education schools, there are additional courses such as piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, embroidery, cooking, singing and dancing, and etiquette. After all, at present, this is actually a bridal school in disguise. They are fully developed.

However, these courses only seem to be too much. In fact, not to mention that some families will prepare additional courses for their children, and here it is just to lay a foundation for them. When it is determined that their talents and specialties are After which aspects, you can follow this direction for in-depth study.

Of course, you need to make arrangements after graduation and go home, and the school will only give suggestions.

Therefore, Ping An's schooling system for women's schools is three years.In this way, after the former students graduate, they are not old enough to rush for marriage leave, and some of them can continue to stay in the school as teaching assistants, thereby expanding the scale of teaching and recruiting more students.

After Ping An got all these things out, the class of the show girls over there has also ended.

Ping An asked Yang Xiu to come over.

Although he can also force these girls to do things according to his wishes, Ping An always feels that no matter what it is, if he can see the direction and know what he is doing, the effect will be better.So instead of forcing them, it is better to let them choose actively.

But people's hearts are unpredictable, what if the other party's choice is different from what you think?So before choosing, you have to make some arrangements.

Yang Xiu is the person Ping An wants to arrange.

Because of what happened before, she now has no other choice but to accept the safe arrangement.Otherwise, once you are sent home at this time, it will be different from not being selected before and being dismissed. ——Unless they have lost their virtue or made a big mistake, it is impossible for them to leave the palace in such an unclear manner.

At that time, let alone planning a good marriage for herself, I am afraid that even the family will be affected by her.

And Ping An is very clear that Yang Xiu is a very ambitious person.This ambition can be manifested in the conspiracy against Zhao Can, and of course it can also be manifested in other places. ——Sometimes a smart person doesn't need to talk too much, she will know what choice is best for her.

Ping An first asked about the performance of the seventeen girls and Yang Xiu's impression of them, and then threw out his proposal, "I want you to try to convince most people to choose this."

After Yang Xiu took it and read it, she couldn't help being stunned.After being called by Ping An, she knew it was time for her to pay the price.But I didn't expect that the so-called price would be so small, it couldn't even be called the word "price" at all.

So she nodded without hesitation, "I will try my best."

"It's not about trying your best, it's about doing it." Pingan said, "If you can do it, I'll leave it to you to take care of the women's school. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand." The eagerness in Yang Xiu's eyes flashed, and her expression became firmer in an instant.

Although she still doesn't know Ping An's various arrangements for female students, let alone that Ping An has made up her mind to make them a gold-lettered signboard, but this does not prevent Yang Xiu from being able to see that Ping An attaches great importance to this matter.Otherwise, there is no need for him to spend so much time cultivating them and make such an arrangement again.

Even if nothing else is mentioned, a women's school run by the royal family, which specializes in teaching noble girls, is already a very rare contact for girls from low backgrounds like them.With these students, they can achieve a lot.

As for Ping An's request, it was really not difficult for Yang Xiu.Because she had her own plans, during this period of time, she also made a few friends among these girls.Since she has the idea of ​​utilitarianism, she will naturally meet the most outstanding people among them.Over time, they have become leaders for others.

As long as a few friends are persuaded, others will naturally follow in their footsteps.

And this is not difficult.After all, now, they can more or less guess that the emperor is not interested in them at all, and there is no benefit in staying in the palace, they might as well find a better way out for themselves.

Therefore, although Ping An's arrangement was unexpected, it did not encounter any resistance or resistance, and successfully settled down the teaching staff of the women's school.

Ping An originally planned to let Wen Chengbi be the principal of the girls' school.She has a special status, she was born in a family in the south of the Yangtze River, so she can hold the occasion.But thinking about it later, Wen Chengbi is already married, so I'm afraid he doesn't have the energy to devote all his energy to women's studies.

But this question is not difficult for people at this time, because even in the court, there are many officials who only have false titles and don't care about the actual facts.

For example, Ping An used to serve as the head of the Imperial City Division, and he was the real leader of the Imperial City Division, able to manage everything.But in fact, there is an admiral of the Imperial City Department on top of him, led by Wang Lixin, the chief executive at the time, who does not ask about specific affairs, and only needs to report to him safely and regularly.

So in the end Wen Chengbi received the title of honorary principal, but the specific teaching affairs were still handed over to Yang Xiu.In this way, she can borrow her reputation and identity without being bound by chores.

However, Wen Chengbi still served as the teacher of a class.

She teaches basic knowledge, firstly because no one else is qualified for this class, and secondly, Wen Chengbi himself is very interested in these things and understands them more thoroughly. Actually, the effect is bigger.

In addition, Ping An hopes that students can learn that kind of tolerance and vision from her, at least they can follow her as an example to strive for.

Next is admissions.

This is the simplest, and it is enough to stipulate that the daughters of officials above the fifth rank must go to school.Although there are many officials in Dachu, the fifth rank is a very huge watershed, and the number of officials above this rank is greatly reduced.Moreover, only the daughters of Beijing officials were recruited in the first phase. Coupled with the age limit, the number was even smaller.

In the end, it was confirmed that the number of people who could enroll was over a hundred, and seventeen teachers seemed more than enough.

Fortunately, at this time, the courtiers had already given up trying to force Zhao Can to accept the concubine, so even if they knew that Zhao Can had turned these beautiful girls into teachers of women's schools and opened a school for them, they didn't have any special reaction.At most, I just lamented that Zhao Can had already prepared for it, and didn't give them the opportunity to use these girls to make a fuss.

Many people disagree with the fact that they want to send their daughters to school.But since the emperor made a decree, there is no need to resist.Anyway, this matter has no effect on the general situation, and they don't care too much.

So with the acquiescence of both parties, after a month of preparation, the women's school started.

Because it is a female school, it is not convenient for Zhao Can and Pingan to go, so on the first day of school, at Zhao Can's request, several highly respected royal family wives were invited to support the venue, even Concubine Zheng Gui brought the concubines of the late emperor Went to join in the fun.

It's very interesting to say that when she was in the palace, Zheng Guifei overwhelmed these concubines, they were hostile to each other, guarded against each other, framed each other, and tried every means to compete for the late emperor's favor.Especially for those who have children, they are not only planning for themselves, but also their children. When they hate each other the most, they are like black-eyed chickens, wishing they could rush up and tear each other up.

But now, after the late emperor died, they left the palace to live with the children, living the life of the old emperor, and the relationship between them eased instead.

Probably because they are too lonely, and there are only a few of them who can understand each other in this world, so they gather together from time to time to talk, recall the past, talk about their own children, and gradually cultivate some affection.

With these people present, the grade of women's school is even higher.Naturally, Ping An would not miss this opportunity, let the newspapers make a big publicity, and made everyone in the capital know about it. Even in the first few days of school, there were still many people wandering outside the female school's gate, as if they wanted to get a glimpse of it.Fortunately, Ping An had already prepared and arranged a patrol team. These people did not dare to come forward to harass.

However, this kind of ostentation did make the female school's reputation much more resounding.

I believe that as the news spreads to all parts of the country, there will be an upsurge in the future.Ping An is considering whether to encourage non-government women's schools.

His energy here is limited, and he has to follow the high-quality route, so it is impossible to expand his enrollment.But only letting official girls go to school is no way to meet their own requirements.

I believe that if other people set up schools, those wealthy businessmen, rich merchants or country gentry and landowners would also be willing to send their daughters to school.

Of course, before that, the imperial court had to issue a decree to restrict such things.He doesn't hope that in a few years there will be deceptive "training courses" all over the country, where money can be collected without any formalities.

After the matter of girls' school came to an end, Ping An turned her attention to basic education again.After several years of development, basic education has been popularized in at least 32 states, and the benefits brought about by it are innumerable.