The master is a little confused. Is he very free? No, as a master of a city, he is in charge of many things and has no time to spare. The main thing is that this is the adult's task. You must take good care of Miss Bai: "Why did Miss Bai say this?"
Bai Zhen was a little funny: "I'm just curious. Master has been here with me all the time. I thought you were very free. If you have something to be busy with, just go. Don't worry about me, I can take care of these things."
Saying this, he pointed at the books on the bookshelf. The master's mouth twitched. It's good. He doesn't need his help at all: "Since Miss Bai can handle it, I won't bother you."
Bai Zhen came here this time and brought her two maids, Xia Yu and Xia Xue. She looked at the two of them and said, "You two also come here and start counting.
After saying that, he started to get busy, but the more he looked at these data, the more ugly his face became. There were only two or three so-called official schools in total. In such a large city, there are actually so few government colleges, and most of them are schools funded by Xinyue Pavilion.
Bai Zhen's face looked a little ugly, but she continued to sort out the information of these colleges. No wonder the county leader said that it might be troublesome to do things here. This is not possible, but really troublesome. Because if you are not careful, you may damage the reputation of the court.
Speaking of which, people from the Shen family in Xinyue Pavilion have gone too far. Time passed in the blink of an eye and it was noon. Master Lu Qingfeng found that Bai Zhen and others were still here. He couldn't help frowning. He still felt that Bai Zhen was an honored guest no matter what, so he couldn't be ignored.
"Miss Bai, it's getting late. I wonder if I can treat Miss Bai to lunch?"
Bai Zhen glanced at the sky, and there was a signal of hunger in her stomach. She glanced at Xia Yu and Xia Xue, and they were probably hungry too. Then Bai Zhen nodded: "Thank you, Master Lu, for taking the trouble."
Master Lu just smiled and nodded: "Miss Bai is a distinguished guest, as it should be. Come with me."
There is a canteen in the government office specifically for entertaining guests. Bai Zhen asked Xia Yu and Xia Xue to eat by themselves, while she followed Master Lu: "Master Lu, there are some things I want to talk to you about."
Master Lu was a little confused: "I wonder what you want to talk about?"
Neither of them had the habit of staying silent while eating. Bai Zhen's question was very simple: "I just want to ask, why is it that Fucheng is so big and there are only two official schools? This shouldn't be done. You know, the schools are so big." There are only two important things. Is this considered a dereliction of duty?"
Master Lu was stunned when he heard this. This seems to be within the scope of the adult's responsibilities. No one had paid attention to this matter before. He coughed twice and said, "You have to ask an adult to know this."
"Miss Bai, can you tell me why you are suddenly concerned about the affairs of the school? Didn't you come with the county chief to participate in the construction of the South Island?"
Bai Zhen was a little surprised: "Have you misunderstood us? The main purpose of the county master's coming is not to build the South Island, but to pay attention to the affairs of the school. We must pay attention to the matter of official school. In addition, there is not enough official school. It needs to be built.”
"In addition, there are age differences. Speaking of which, after you have a good meal, you can find the map of Fucheng. I will see how many schools are built first."
Xiao Man took action this time, using money from the national treasury to build academies. They were also divided according to age, and the nine-year compulsory education in the previous life was moved here. Some things must be learned, and then it depends on the individual's talent. If it is not suitable Those who study are learning other things.
The Great Zhou Dynasty annexed two other countries. If it wanted to develop, it needed talents, so things like schools were indispensable. In addition, Dazhou has had good weather in recent years, and the treasury is full. Now it needs development and can keep up.
When Master Lu heard this, he finally understood that the county lord was actually here to build a school, so there would definitely be a conflict with Xinyue Pavilion. Xinyue Pavilion is under the control of the Shen family. I knew it before, but there are more schools in your jurisdiction, which is a good thing.
Therefore, the Lord has always been kind to the people of Xinyue Pavilion, but he did not expect that things will not work out now: "Can't the school in Xinyue Pavilion be included?"
Bai Zhen raised her eyebrows: "Xinyue Pavilion is a private school. Are they training people from Dazhou or the Shen family? If the school in Xinyue Pavilion charges fees, then it can be said that there is no such thing. Other purposes."
"But as far as I know, most of the schools in Xinyue Pavilion are free of charge, and they also provide money to support some talented people. What do you think the Shen family wants to do? To win over talents?"
This charge is quite serious. Bai Zhen saw Master Lu frowning and felt a little funny: "What? Are Master Lu related to the Shen family?"
Cold sweat broke out on Master Lu's forehead. He didn't speak for a long time. Bai Zhendao was really a little surprised: "So, you really have a relationship with the Shen family? What relationship? If you don't make it clear, I will I doubt you want to tip off the Shen family."
As soon as the words of the tip came out, Master Lu's expression changed again and again. What did this person mean? "What does Miss Bai mean by this? Are you planning to attack the Shen family?"
You must know that Bai Zhen now represents the county owner, and behind the county owner is the entire court. How can the Shen family go against the court
Bai Zhen snorted disdainfully: "What did you say? If the Shen family is a legitimate and good citizen, why should I have nothing to do with the common people?"
Common people? The Shen family can be regarded as one of the top 100 aristocratic families in the Great Zhou Dynasty. They cannot be described as common people at all. In addition, there has been news coming from Kyoto that the emperor now has thoughts about the family.
Thinking of this, Master Lu couldn't even eat. Bai Zhen, on the other hand, thought the food tasted quite delicious. After eating it with a smile, she stood up.
"I still have schools that haven't made statistics yet. I'll continue the statistics today. You don't need to call me. Just go about your business."
After saying that, Bai Zhen no longer cared about Master Lu, but still sent a bird she raised to follow Master Lu. As she expected, Master Lu was not in the office at all in the afternoon, but went out to the Shen family.
Master Lu's sister is married to the second son of the head of the Shen family. The two families are considered in-laws. Master Lu came to see his brother-in-law Shen Hang today.
The first person to see him was his sister Lu Zhixia: "Qingfeng is here. You haven't been here for a long time. Why do you have time to come now? Aren't the officials busy?"
Lu Qingfeng looked at his sister. He knew that his sister had been living well in the Shen family, so he valued the Shen family very much: "Sister, let me find my brother-in-law. I have something to do with my brother-in-law."
Seeing the solemn look on his brother's face, Lu Zhixia knew that this was something serious and he would soon find his husband.
Shen Hang looked at Lu Qingfeng and waved everyone around him to get out: "Brother, you came here suddenly. What's the matter?"
Lu Qingfeng sighed: "It's about Xinyue Pavilion."
Xinyue Pavilion? Shen Hang frowned in confusion: "Yuhuan has always been in charge of Xinyue Pavilion's affairs. Why did you think of talking to me? Has Xinyue Pavilion done anything recently? I do know that Xinyue Pavilion seems to have offended the princess. ”
Lu Qingfeng's mouth twitched, is there something like this? As a master, Lu Qingfeng began to self-examine why his news was so lagging behind.
"How could you offend the county master? I said, no wonder the county master has been in the South Island since he came. But he suddenly took charge of the affairs of the official school."
County Lord? Is it the Demon General Yongxi County Master? Shen Hang also started to get serious: "What's going on?"
Lu Qingfeng came here to deliver news, so naturally he didn't hide anything and said everything Bai Zhen said: "Brother-in-law, the crime of winning over literati can be a big or small crime. It depends on the talents funded by the Shen family. Where is it?"
The Shen family started building a school because of Shen Yuhuan's voice. Shen Yuhuan had been in poor health since he was a child. The Shen family began to do good deeds in order for Shen Yuhuan to grow up successfully.
Choosing to be a school, teaching and educating people has been a very noble thing since ancient times, and if there is no other purpose in it, no one believes it.
Shen Hang looked at Lu Qingfeng and said, "Thank you for sending such important news. You should go back first. I'll go find dad and talk about this matter and see how to solve it?"
Seeing that his brother-in-law had an idea, Lu Qingfeng stopped disturbing him and turned back to the government office. As soon as he entered the government office, a government servant came to invite him.
"Master, Miss Bai, please come over."
Lu Qingfeng frowned, why did he invite him over so soon? However, Lu Qingfeng quickly moved towards the yard where Bai Zhen was.
After arriving at the yard, I discovered that Mr. Liu was also there. Bai Zhen was drinking tea, and it seemed that she had finished sorting out the school's information.
Master Liu didn't look very good either. Just after Lu Qingfeng came in, a little bird fell from the sky and stood on Bai Zhen's shoulder, chirping something.
Bai Zhen looked at Lu Qingfeng with a smile: "Master, do you think this bird looks familiar?"
Lu Qingfeng looked puzzled: "This bird is found everywhere in Fucheng, how come it looks familiar? What is Miss Bai looking for? Does the Lord know about it?"
Master Liu didn't know what to say to Lu Qingfeng at this time, but his face was a little disappointed. Bai Zhen looked at Lu Qingfeng with a smile: "Does Master Lu really not know the situation? My surname is Bai."
Of course he knew that Miss Bai's surname was Bai, but why did he mention it at this time? Suddenly thinking of what he had just done, his surname was Bai, and he was the master of beasts. These words were connected together. When he was looking at the bird, Lu Qingfeng's face turned pale.
Bai Zhen smiled: "Now that I think about it, I know how to control animals and make birds follow you. I know all your words and deeds. I just warned you not to go to the Shen family to report the news, but I didn't expect you to turn around. Go to Shen’s house alone.”
"Master Lu, as the master of Fucheng, do you work for the Shen family? If this is really the case, this girl should be suspicious."