The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

The gold-bound newspaper looks like a book, and it is no longer a newspaper. It was sold out as soon as it was released. Although the price is set high, it is not the poor who can afford books, let alone the books in this book. There are so many famous people who have left their pen and ink, but usually they can't ask for it.

"Wow, look quickly, the last page turned out to be a map of the Great Jin Dynasty, my God, this kind of thing can appear in front of the public, what does the court think?" Maps are basically used in military affairs, Therefore, the privacy is extremely high, and ordinary people can't touch it at all. I didn't expect the map to be printed in this book.

"This is the first time I have seen the vast territory of our Great Jin. From south to north, from east to west, it looks like this. No wonder it is said that the distance is more than ten thousand miles?"

"Is this position in the northwest direction the place where the army is fighting?" Someone asked, pointing to Jiading Pass on the northwest border.

"It should be here. Wacha is here... Tatar is here... I heard from my merchant's uncle that there is a vast grassland over there, with herds of cattle and sheep. They don't live in houses, but live in In the blanket, everyone is naturally good at riding and shooting, and their strength is boundless, so although we have twice as many troops as them, it is very difficult to beat them away."

"Although they have physical advantages, they are far inferior to us in terms of military strategy and weapons and equipment. We will surely win this battle!"

"Look, this is my hometown Huzhou. It is so close to the sea. I have never seen the sea since I was a child." A Huzhou student exclaimed excitedly.

Everyone began to look for their hometown. This map marked all the places above the county level. Everyone could find their roots on the small page, which immediately aroused everyone's homesickness.

This map alone is enough for the students to discuss for several days, and some people even came up with several ways to defeat the enemy based on this map, secretly wrote a letter and stuffed it into the mailbox of the University Scholars' Mansion.

Master Wu sent the item to the Ministry of War as soon as he saw it. Whether it can be adopted is of course up to the professionals.

After Zhao Zhang heard the news, he asked the Minister of the Ministry of War to find out those people who came up with the idea for an interview. One of them had lived in the border area for 20 years and was very familiar with every inch of land in that area, so he came up with a trick to use The method of setting up an ambush in the terrain.

Zhao Zhang immediately decided: "I will appoint you as a military adviser, and immediately set off for the northwest, and tell Zhenyuan Hou this method in the army, are you willing?"

That man was originally just a coolie, and he learned the characters he knew from newspapers. Now the emperor actually asked him to serve as a military adviser for the army. This...how can he be?

"Your Majesty, the grassroots...the grassroots are illiterate and dare not take on this great task."

"If this method is useful, you can afford it. When you are in the army, you will be a guide for the army. You don't have to be talented and knowledgeable to be a military adviser. I believe in you, are you willing?"

The man was speechless with excitement, "Caomin... yes, Caomin is willing to devote himself to death!"

Those who were planning to impeach Wu Haiqing and Shen Jia at the court meeting suddenly didn’t dare to speak. They were still angry about the map being published in the newspaper. They didn’t expect that someone would contribute to this map, so they objected It doesn't make sense.

Knowing that someone became an official because of his advice, more and more people racked their brains to offer their advice. These people's ideas are wild and unconstrained, not all of their ideas are practical, and Wu University, who has received a lot of manuscripts, is miserable. What he wants Not these things.

Later, Shen Jia gave him an idea, asking him to order a box outside the Yamen of the Ministry of War, so that those who want to contribute advice can send letters directly to the Ministry of War, eliminating the need for middlemen.

This time, even ordinary people knew the importance of learning. They never thought that they could change their identities in this way, so the common people spontaneously organized themselves and paid some money to hire a scholar to teach them how to read. , If there is no condition, I will collect every issue of the newspaper and read the words on it.

Taking advantage of this trend, Cao Ruiwen built five schools in Chang'an City, specially accepting children aged five to ten. They can go to school for free, bring their own meals, and have four classes a day, one for literacy, one for martial arts, and one for martial arts. Count, recite the Four Books and Five Classics in one section.

At the beginning, the parents were hesitant. Although the children in the family are small, they can also serve as half of the labor force, do housework, and take care of younger siblings. However, the opportunity to go to school for free is so rare, and it would be a shame for the court to not send their children.

"My son's father, our Huzi just turned five years old, he is so smart, he has learned dozens of words just by reading other people's newspapers, and the big bully next door also spends a lot of money to go to a private school, is there any need now?" Qian's school, we must let him go to it."

"But when he went to school, no one took his dog with him."

"Don't be afraid, I will carry him on my back wherever I go in the future, and I won't delay my work."

"Then go ahead. I have to ask what the school has to prepare for. I always feel that the court is not so kind. Maybe it just doesn't stop the cultivation and changes it to other fees."

"Then hurry up and ask. An Xiucai on the street knows a lot. Ask him for sure."

The child's father walked out the door with his hands behind his back, and then found that the neighbors on the street were all out to inquire about the news. Everyone was tempted, but no one dared to fill in the registration form easily, for fear that there would be a trap in it.

"Kang, kuang, kuang..." There was a rush of gongs, everyone stopped, and saw two Shuntian government servants walking along the street, singing loudly: "If you want to send your child to school, sign up quickly, this street belongs to The Fourth School only accepts [-] places this year, if the number is full, it will not be accepted, first come, first served..."

Everyone looked at each other, and then someone asked loudly: "My lord, is it true that there is no need to pay the repair fee?"

"That's right, Master's Shuxiu will be issued by the imperial court. We don't need to pay, but you have to pay for the textbooks yourself. My master said that you can also go to the bookstore to copy textbooks by yourself. You only need to pay for the paper."

Everyone asked again: "How long will this last?"

"Anyone who has signed up for school is not allowed to drop out of school within one year, otherwise the entire clan will not enjoy the policy of free schooling for children in the future. Let me tell you, there is no reason to hesitate. We didn't have a chance to learn before, but now we teach for free. , the child has learned to write and count, how can he be an accountant when he comes out in the future? Isn’t it better than digging food in the ground?”

"My lord, I'm just kidding. There are so many children going to school, how can they all be accountants when they come out, and there are not so many accountants for them."

"Hey, that's just a metaphor. Do you understand the metaphor? If you're not a cashier, you can't be anything else? And why can't someone else's child be yours? If you can't learn well, it means you haven't worked hard enough."

Another yamen servant joked with a smile: "Don't underestimate yourselves, maybe the child will live up to his expectations and become the next Shen champion. Shen Zhuangyuan started learning at the age of eight, and he was a high school champion at the age of 20. It is always right to try, remember Bring your household registration book, children without household registration are not allowed to go to school, and if there are still unnaturalized ones hiding in their homes, go to the Yamen to get a replacement, and there will be no such shop after a village."

Huzi's father's eyes lit up when he heard the word Zhuangyuanlang. He knew how smart his own child was. What if he could really read it all the way?After that, he will be the official.

He hurried back, opened the door and rushed into the house, found the household registration book hidden at the bottom of the box, held it tightly in his arms, and ran to register the child.

The location of the school is not very particular. It just finds a few abandoned tile-roofed houses and repairs them. They are not big, and the four sides are still ventilated. Maybe a piece of land in Chang'an City, where every inch of land is expensive, is used as a school. costly.

Of course, the children of the rich and powerful will not come to school here. They can afford a husband, and the people who will come here are the lowest-level people.

When Huzi's father arrived, there were already many people queuing at the door, and there were yamen servants at the scene to maintain order and not allow them to jump in line. He stood anxiously at the back of the line and counted forward, but he was not good at counting, so he couldn't count. How many people are ahead.

It was cold outside, and everyone in line was shivering. Finally, it was his turn. Huzi's father's hands were numb from the cold.

"Name, age, gender, address..."

Huzi's father reported them one by one, and when he heard the gender, he asked one more question: "Aren't they all accepting boys? Can girls still come to school?"

The enthroned official raised his head and glared at him, "Did the notice say that girls are not accepted? It's just a little baby, how old are you? Are you afraid that your name will be damaged? If you are afraid, don't send it."

Huzi's father struggled for a while. Huzi also had an eight-year-old elder sister, who said he was not too big or too young. Everyone at home and outside could help. One and a half labors.

"Hurry up, the people behind are still waiting."

Huzi's father gritted his teeth and handed over the household registration book, "I have a daughter who is eight years old and a boy who is five years old, both of them signed up."

The little official asked in amazement: "Have you thought it through clearly? There are no girls who signed up before, maybe there will be one in your family, don't regret it, you know that if you don't come in the end, it will affect the whole family. "

"Yes, if you think about it clearly, it's good for girls to learn something."

"Well, I'll register everything for you. Just take this enrollment certificate and bring your child to school ten days later. You can also bring food. You can eat at the school at noon, and you can go home at two o'clock."

"Okay!" Huzi's father returned home happily, and when he told the family the news, the eldest daughter Hua'er was stunned, and then burst into tears, knelt down in front of her father and kowtowed, "Thank you, Daddy! "

"Hurry up, what's the big deal..." Huzi's father was a little moved, he put his arms around his daughter and said, "Maybe you will be the only girl to go to school by then, you can change father's old clothes and make men's clothes, don't If you are too early, just learn silently."

Within two days, Shen Jia saw the list of the first batch of freshmen in the imperial study room, with various names, and many children from ordinary families did not even have serious names, a large number of them were called Gouzi, and many were named Agui. One suggestion said: "You can help your child choose a big name and let them know the meaning of the name."

Zhao Zhang said with emotion: "Nowhere School is full, which is beyond my expectation, but have you seen that most of them are five or six-year-old children, and those over eight years old will basically not be sent to the school."

"Yes, hey, there are still a few girls." Shen Jia's eyes lit up, and she looked at the family backgrounds of those girls. They are all ordinary households. It is really important for the parents to make such a decision. Very wise.

Zhao Zhang looked at him with a headache. It was Shen Jia who agreed to the admission of girls. Cao Ruiwen disagreed. The two quarreled. In the end, he made a compromise. He didn't write the gender on the announcement, and normal people wouldn't ask about it. Whether the school accepts girls or not, it is assumed that only boys go to it.

"Then will these few study together by then?"

"It's not necessary to guard against men and women so early, but I'm afraid that my master will discriminate against them, or my classmates will bully them. It will be bad if I destroy a good child." Shen Jia thought for a while, this era makes men and women mixed It is basically unrealistic to go to school, and it is too easy to have accidents. Even if these children graduate well, their reputation will be ruined if they are said to have stayed with boys for a few years when they dated.

He suggested to Zhao Zhang, "Why don't you send two female officials out to be female wives? Teach them how to read, and you can also teach female reds and so on."

Zhao Zhang looked at him helplessly, "I have to find another place to teach for these girls? Do you think this is a good deal?"

"Education is investment. There is no such thing as cost-effective. Don't look down on women. If they didn't have the opportunity to study like men since they were young, it's hard to say who will be the champion."

"I don't look down on them, but you have to know that the world is like this, and you have to think about their future. Not all men are as generous as you."

"Then there is no other way?"

Zhao Zhang sat upright on the dragon chair, hooked his fingers at him, "Come here, please, I will solve it for you!"

Shen Jia glared at him, walked over and sat on his lap, put his arms around his neck and asked, "What does the emperor want me to ask for? Tell me what you want, and let me see how thick your skin is."

"Ahem... then give me a kiss."

"So simple?" Shen Jia expressed doubts, but one kiss was not bad, and she took the initiative to change this one into two or three kisses, and even gave him a deep French kiss, then pressed his forehead and asked: "Is this okay? "

Zhao Zhang sighed, pushed him away and straightened his clothes, "When did I not agree to your request? I think you are right in my heart, but you also need to know that one person cannot last hundreds of years. The etiquette counterbalances."

"I understand, it has to be done step by step, so your majesty, how are you going to solve this problem?"

Zhao Zhang raised his chin, leaned over and whispered, "Call for your husband to come and listen."

Shen Jia looked at him with a look of surprise. Most of the time, Zhao Zhang was a well-behaved person. Basically, he took the initiative to tease him. Occasionally, he would come here, which was really exciting.

"It can be saved for shouting in bed at night, and you can hear as many as you want."

Zhao Zhang's ears turned red quickly, he coughed twice as he agreed, and then he sent someone to pass on the order to Cao Ruiwen, saying that the palace would send two nuns to teach the female students, and the place would be in the backyard of Shuntian Mansion, separate from each other. A courtyard will be set up as their school. As for what to learn, the two nuns can discuss with the queen.

In this way, the female students became the queen's disciples. This status alone gave them an extra layer of protection. As for whether they could learn anything, it was not that important.

But Shen Jia still attaches great importance to these girls. This is a good start. I believe that next year there will definitely be more girls coming to school. By then, a girls' school can be built alone, and there is no need to learn too much advanced knowledge. It is good to be able to read, count and understand. He is not trying to transform the women here into strong women, but he just hopes that the disparity in status between men and women will not be so great.

"The layout of the palace is almost the same. It looks really festive. Did you look like this when you got married?" Shen Jia asked, lying on Zhao Zhang's lap.

Soon it will be the Queen Mother's birthday. The people sent by the Queen to pick up the Queen Mother were driven back. The Queen Mother said that she is not fit to move, and her birthday is not over. The money saved can be sent to the border for the soldiers. There is no need for her A dying old lady wasting money.

"I don't remember, the empress went to pick up her in person yesterday, and I don't know if the empress would like to come back." Zhao Zhang's feelings for his mother became much colder, and what Pu Zhan said that time really caused a great estrangement between mother and child.

Shen Jia understood this, but he knew that Zhao Zhang was a filial son, and he wanted to do his best to maintain the only mother-child relationship, so he said: "You can pick him up in person, and the Queen Mother will have nothing to say when she sees you go. "

Of course Zhao Zhang knew this, but recently the court had a lot of things to do, and he went to the palace for at least three days, and when he left the palace, there was a big battle, that was a waste of time and money.

Shen Jia saw his hesitation, and said in a low voice: "It's not necessary to go with a big fanfare, you go quietly and don't let others know."

"How can this be concealed?"

"Just say that the Empress Dowager's birthday is approaching, and you want to retreat and pray for her elderly. Even if the courtiers are suspicious of this kind of thing, they dare not object. If you get some smoke bombs, it will be enough for you to go back and forth."

Zhao Zhang thought it was feasible, held his hand and said, "Are you going with me?"

"Ah? I...wouldn't I be embarrassing the empress dowager if I went? Maybe I won't come back when I get angry."

"She didn't know it was you." Zhao Zhang said with a smile. At that time, Pu Zhan didn't reveal the name of the person. Later, the Queen Mother rarely left the palace, and she would not send someone to investigate. She probably knew it too. If she knew that Who is it? The mother and son had another quarrel.

"It's been such a long time, and most of the harem is still under the influence of the queen mother. It's impossible for her not to know. Don't underestimate women's intuition." Shen Jia didn't think highly of herself, but knew that her special treatment in the palace was a lie The courtiers thought that he was from the same family as the emperor, so he was favored, but the queen mother didn't think so.

After the morning court ended the next day, Zhao Zhang really announced his decision to retreat and fast for three days. He would not go to court for three days. It was decided by the Minister of the Ministry of War and General Qian.

Filial piety is the best excuse, no one dares to refute his decision, and three days is not long enough for the news of the border to reach the court, maybe nothing major will happen.

After Zhao Zhang returned to the palace, he changed his clothes and took people out of the palace through the secret passage. Shen Jia did not go to see him off, but went to the yamen as usual. A year-end summary table was prepared and sent to a printing factory for printing.

Before he left the office, Yang Sen came to tell him that the matter of the garment factory had been finalized, they would choose a location before the end of the year, and they would be able to build a factory and recruit workers in the spring, and then they would start to test the waters in summer.

"Perseverance is a good thing. The eldest brother-in-law is a capable person. If you work hard, you will succeed."

Yang Sen said anxiously: "Actually, I don't know what to do, but a businessman has to take risks in any line of business, and he can't keep making progress. But there is something I still need to ask for your help."

"What's the matter?"

Yang Sen hesitated for a moment, and said: "The best embroiderers in the world must come from the imperial palace. If you can invite a few embroiderers who are out of the palace to work in the factory, it will definitely increase your popularity. I also ask Jiajia for help." Ask around, where can I invite such an embroiderer."

Shen Jia is definitely willing to help with this kind of matter within her ability, she immediately nodded and said, "I will help you find out."

"Thank you very much." Yang Sen felt a lot more relaxed, and he could not hinder Shen Jia's work, so he said goodbye and left.

The officials of the household department knew that he was Shen Jia's brother-in-law, and treated him very well, and did not treat ordinary merchants with arrogance. This made him more determined to hold Shen Jia's thigh tightly, and it would be best if Brother Han could study for the imperial examination , and also be an official, then he will have nothing to ask for in this life.

Two days later, the Empress Dowager's phoenix driver finally set off from the palace. The courtiers thought it was the Empress Dowager who had moved the Empress Dowager, but they didn't know that the Emperor and the Empress Dowager had talked together for a long time last night.

The estrangement cannot be eliminated in a day or two, but as long as one person bows his head first, the cold war will always end. After learning that Zhao Zhang came to the palace in person, more than half of the embarrassment in the queen mother's heart has disappeared, and only one foot is missing. It's just steps.

It was not difficult to persuade the queen mother to return to the palace. Zhao Zhang didn't mention anything else, and the two of them returned to their normal state on the surface. They could sit together, talk and eat together, but everyone knew that there was a topic that they dared not touch. Otherwise, this pretended harmony will eventually be broken.

After Fengjia returned to the palace, the emperor also left the customs, and the government returned to normal. Three days was too short for careerists to display their talents and control the government.

The palace became more and more lively. After returning to the palace, the queen mother began to summon the wives after a day's rest. She met all the wives of the fourth rank and above in Chang'an City. She didn't care about the palace affairs for the past two years. After returning to the palace, she felt that everything was wrong. There were fewer people, the harem was deserted, the queen was either reading books or playing cards all day long, and there was not even a cry of a child in the palace, which made her feel very flustered.

She summoned the wives and asked them to bring their married women of the right age with them. The reason for the beating was to give the emperor a concubine. It was fine if she didn't come back. Now that she came back, the palace couldn't be like this.

The queen smiled lightly when she heard the news, and said privately to the grand maid: "The queen mother still can't see the reality clearly. This palace is not what it used to be. Does she think she is still the master of the harem?"