Because Zhou Shuren is in a high position, his words and deeds are easily over-interpreted. Not only him, but also anyone who is an official in the government has never written an article to be published in a newspaper. Hearing that his wife wanted to write an article, she was curious, "What do you want to write?" article?"
Zhulan touched the newspaper and said, "I want to write some articles about education. Now every state has promoted the books I compiled and edited. Mr. Fengqing has been known to many people. I will write some to test the water first, and I can do this vest in the future." A lot of things.”
Zhou Shuren thought for a while and said, "I have a chance to speak to the emperor."
Although it is a vest recognized by the emperor, using this vest still requires the emperor's permission.
Zhulan felt that the emperor would not care, "Okay."
Zhou Shuren said again: "You dislike ancient articles the least. Are you sure you can write them well?"
Zhulan glanced sideways, "You can write articles if you see a lot, not to mention I win with content."
Zhou Shuren, "Please, please let me help you."
Zhulan was happy, "Do you know what our family lacks most?"
Zhou Shuren was silent. There was no shortage of scholars in the family, and his wife did not need to ask him for help!
Zhulan laughed and then sighed, "The people in the newspaper who can understand the articles are all scholars."
It’s good if people can read, but it’s difficult to understand articles!
Zhou Shuren was helpless. There was no compulsory education in ancient times, and there were very few scholars in each state. Why did newspapers develop so slowly? Or was it because there were so few scholars that all subscribers were scholars.
There are also some people who subscribe, but due to economic conditions, not many people subscribe. More people will listen to the officials and read the newspapers under the city walls.
Moreover, one issue of the newspaper must have content, and ultimately there will be one issue every seven days based on multiple considerations.
The next morning, Zhou Shuren was thinking about his daughter-in-law in the morning. When he was distracted, he heard someone attending Rong Enqing. He looked at Rong Enqing from the corner of his eye.
Rong Enqing was very calm. He knew that in order to pull him down, there would be many such calculations.
After hearing this, the emperor asked Rong Enqing, "Do you have anything to say?"
Rong Enqing took a step forward, "I think this is pure nonsense."
Why are you trying to gain profits from the people? Bah, he did work as a merchant before he took the imperial examination. Now the Hou Mansion does have its own profits. That was given by the Supreme Emperor. He has no regrets at all. It is the treasury of the Rong family. Replaced!
The emperor said to the ministers participating in the performance: "It is indeed nonsense."
The minister who participated in the performance was confused. He was not the emperor. He had indeed found out that Rong Enqing was doing business!
The ministers in the palace thought too much, and regardless of the emperor's protection or other motives, there was no way to use the people's interests to participate in Rong Enqing.
Zhou Shuren sighed in his heart, it was all without benefit. Sometimes he also felt tired. The court was not only for the people, but also for the families and interests behind them. These battles were interesting to him when he was new to them. He had seen so much over the years that he was numb.
Zhou Shuren looked at the emperor and tutted. At this time, he really admired the emperor. He was obviously impatient but still had to endure it!
After the morning session, Rong Enqing was left alone. Zhou Shuren could tell that he should wait until tomorrow!
Wang Xu whispered: "Rong Enqing has been too eye-catching recently."
"Yeah, so it's an eyesore."
Wang Ju looked left and right and then stepped forward. It was the fat man who bumped into Zhou Shuren. Zhou Shuren almost fell. Wang Ju felt guilty and touched his nose, "Is everything okay?"
Zhou Shuren was speechless, "You're fat again."
Wang Rui tried her best to shrink her stomach, but her stomach remained unchanged, which made her a little embarrassed. "I feel fat even if I drink water now."
Zhou Shuren, "... What did you want to say just now?"
Wang Ju said: "I want to ask you, Mingrui is just a scholar and has not taken the imperial examination. Now he is following Rong Enqing and waiting for everything to be over. How do you arrange it for Mingrui?"
In fact, he wanted to ask, Madam-in-law is the hero. Now that Rong Enqing is in charge, what can Madam-in-law get
Zhou Shuren could see through Wang Ju's thoughts at a glance, "The emperor knows what he is thinking."
Wang Jue thought about it and grinned, "That's good."
Not only are the two families related by marriage, but they have been friends for many years. He also hopes that the Zhouhou Mansion will benefit. His father said that sooner or later, the academy will be separated from the etiquette department. When it develops in the future, there will be more positions available. The Wang family cannot participate at the moment. , as long as there is Zhouhou Mansion, the Wang family does not have to fight.
Wang Ju thought a little sad. It was not easy to be the head of a family, and he was worried about the prosperity of the family.
In the suburbs of Beijing, Mingrui came to see the progress of Zhuangzi's renovation and chatted with his brother-in-law, "The progress is very fast."
Wang Wei, "Well, the renovation will be almost completed in another half month."
"Once this is completed, it can be converted into a girls' academy."
Wang Wei smiled, "The women's academy occupies a small area and is easy to renovate."
In the two reconstruction drawings, the men's academy occupies a larger area and is more carefully constructed, while the women's academy occupies less than half of the area.
Mingrui had a lot of emotions because he had a daughter, and he had been educated at home since childhood. He looked at the two drawings and sighed. Their status was unequal. If the emperor hadn't given the opportunity, the women's academy would have taken up even less space.
Wang Wei asked again: "Has the repair order been decided?"
"Not yet. Marquis Rong is visiting villages one by one."
Wang Wei said, "Recently, villagers have come to inquire. They are very happy to know that students will be recruited in the future, but they are worried that the repair is too expensive."
Mingrui asked, "No one asked if it was free?"
"How could it not be? Some people say that orphans can study for free. If they don't eat and drink here, why can't they."
"How did you respond?"
Wang Wei smiled and said, "I followed what my father-in-law said. The money owed by the orphans for joining the union will be repaid when it ends. It is not free. In the future, we will charge a fee for recruiting students from outside."
Mingrui said: "Someone must have said that you can study first and pay back the money later."
Wang Wei nodded, "Someone did say that."
Mingrui smiled. Shu Xiu must accept it. He was soft-hearted at the beginning. In the future, it will not only be a few technical academies in the suburbs of Beijing. The result of being soft-hearted is not conducive to development. Technical academies must slowly become self-sufficient and healthy, so they cannot be soft-hearted. .
Mingrui stayed for a while and returned to the capital. He had been very busy recently and saw exquisite toys at stalls on the street. Mingrui stopped the car and walked to the stall to buy a rattle and other toys.
I spent a total of a hundred coins. I thought the wooden zodiac signs were interesting and bought a few more. Then I pointed to a few loft models and said to the boss, "The boss's craftsmanship is good."
The boss smiled and said, "It's all about making a living that can't catch the eye of a young master."
Mingrui left in no hurry and asked the boss, "Does the boss know how to carve exquisite courtyards in the south?"
The boss was a little embarrassed, "I don't have that ability, and you can see that my craftsmanship is rough, but if you want it, my father can probably do it."
Mingrui, "Okay, I'll bring the drawings when I come back tomorrow."
The boss hesitated, and immediately agreed after seeing the silver coin handed over, "Okay, I will be here waiting for you at this time tomorrow."
Just as Mingrui was about to turn around and get on the carriage, he saw his uncle riding a horse and said, "Uncle."
Chang Zhong got off his horse and asked, "Are you not busy anymore?"
Mingrui nodded, "I'm almost busy with my work. Now I'm helping you run errands. My uncle just came back?"
Chang Zhong looked a little unnatural, "Yeah."
Mingrui, "What's wrong?"