The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 390 Children are hard to raise

Chapter 390 Children are hard to raise
It is easy for a village to become poor; a simple natural disaster or man-made calamity can plunge it into dire straits.

However, it is extremely difficult for a village to become prosperous.

Otherwise, the imperial court would not have been able to restore the Great Chang Kingdom to its most prosperous state in more than 10 years.

Not to mention within a year, that's simply impossible.

"It is said that the village is surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on one side. It is a place where feng shui experts say that the dragon gathers energy and is most suitable for health and retirement."

“I was fortunate enough to know about the delicacies that came from their village before, and I still crave their flavor to this day.”

At this point, Madam Qin sighed, "A school has been established in the village, and children from nearby villages have been sent there. There are more than 100 children who are currently hungry and needing to be taught. However, there are no respected teachers nearby who can educate them."

"Our Great Chang is currently facing a severe shortage of talent. If we don't replenish our ranks with fresh blood, Great Chang might decline. Even a village has the will to save itself. The villagers are highly conscious and all want their children to go to school so they can stand tall and bring glory to the country," Madam Qin sighed, then waved her hand. "Alas, I shouldn't have said so much to you two gentlemen. You have both retired to your hometowns and should take good care of yourselves. Let those in the court think about the rest. Even if no one from a poor family can produce a noble son, it doesn't matter. As long as the sons of those high-ranking officials continue to benefit from their connections, there will be no shortage of officials. I suppose even if they are scoundrels, they should at least remember to benefit the people—"

The official in front quickly bowed and said, "Madam, Madam, that's a biased view! I believe that if students from humble backgrounds have this mindset, then it is certainly worth supporting. Our imperial family has also said that we should recruit talents widely, regardless of their origins. But if students from villages don't have proper learning channels and can't even pass the imperial examinations, then even if they want to bring glory to the country, they are powerless to do so."

“Indeed, the teachers in those village houses are at most scholars. The best they can teach is a scholar.” Another teacher stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and said, “If Madam can be so concerned about the country and its people, how can we stand idly by! Madam, please tell us where that village is, and we will go and see if it is as you say.”

Madam Qin smiled slightly and took a sip of tea.

He thought to himself, "That's settled."

Qin Huai, who was in Wanning City, suddenly looked north as if he had a premonition.

"Have the peach blossoms outside bloomed yet?" Qin Huai put down the book in his hand, rubbed his nose, and asked in a slightly hoarse voice.

After studying and practicing martial arts for several days in a row, eight hours a day, even someone with an iron body would feel tired.

The man in red armor beside him hurriedly replied, "Young master, you've forgotten, the Flower Festival was just two days ago. During the Flower Festival, the air was filled with the fragrance of peach blossoms, so naturally the peach blossoms were in bloom."

"The peach blossoms are all in bloom." Qin Huai's eyes were filled with nostalgia.

He casually picked up the teacup next to him, took a sip, and then asked, "Has Madam returned?"

Red Armor shook his head: "Such a long journey, a round trip would take a lot of time, how could we come back now? Young Master, are you tired? Would you like to rest?"

Qin Huai didn't answer, but changed the subject: "How's the matter I asked you to handle?"

“I have already had the articles written by the young master printed and distributed to bookstores in various cities and counties. In Wangbei County, the print run has been doubled,” Chi Jia said. “In addition, I have specially dispatched more than 10 excellent storytellers to Yongding County and Nanhe Town to ensure that the people there will hear about the young master’s deeds and appreciate his literary talent. Miss Ayu loves listening to stories, so she will surely hear them too.”

Qin Huai glared at him: "When did I ever give you such an order?"

"It was my own idea, please forgive me, young master." Chi Jia readily agreed.

Thinking to himself, the young master is a year older now, and it seems his ambition has grown along with him.

If you want your friends to remember you, writing a letter isn't enough; you have to go through a whole roundabout way.

When books were mentioned, Qin Huai thought of a letter he received from Xiao Ayu, in which she wrote that she wanted to open a girls' academy in the future.

In Dachang, and even throughout the entire continent.

These are all extremely unorthodox and unconventional things.

Just thinking about how her round little face would look so gaunt if she knew it couldn't be done would make her look awful.

That's not cute anymore.

"Red Armor, what difficulties need to be overcome to establish a girls' academy?" Qin Huai suddenly asked.

Red Armor: "Young Master, you're putting me in a difficult position."

How can he make assumptions about things that are not allowed to exist?
"It's just the two of us here, so don't be shy. Tell me what's going on."

"Well... in our Dachang, girls' academies are not allowed to be established."

Qin Huai: "Is it written into the laws of the Great Chang Kingdom?"

"No, not at all." Recently, Chi Jia and Qin Huai have been reading the laws of the Great Chang Kingdom, and after going through them over and over, there is no provision that prohibits women from running girls' academies.

Because the people who wrote the law never even considered this point. "Is it that as long as we shut up those who disagree, we can get them to agree?" Qin Huai walked to the study door, looked at the blue sky and white clouds in front of him, and said meaningfully, "Or, can we get the person at the very top to agree, and then no one else can refuse?"

For example, the Wang family that Qin Huai saw was like this. Even if the entire Wang family didn't understand what Old Mrs. Wang said, they would still listen to her.

Furthermore, the Wang family would listen to whatever Xiao Ayu said in order to appease her, as long as it wasn't anything bad or evil.

This illustrates that to accomplish something, one must either wield enough power to compel others to comply.

Either make yourself a person loved by everyone, and as long as it doesn't involve their interests, they will naturally follow you blindly.

Red Armor knelt down immediately: "Young Master, please be careful with your words!"

That sounds like a rebellion.

Even if all the Chi-surname guards were wiped out, even if they filled in all the newly recruited rookies, they still couldn't accomplish such a heaven-defying feat!
"If I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of?" Qin Huai returned to his desk, rubbed his wrist, and picked up his pen to start writing.

"Didn't you want to rest for a while, young master?" Chi Jia asked, feeling a pang of sympathy.

"What's there to rest for? Next year I'll take the provincial examination, and the year after that the imperial examination. If I want to meet the emperor, I have to be in the top three. I don't have much time left." After saying that, Qin Huai buried himself in writing.

Chi Jia: "..."

So it wasn't a rebellion after all. That's good, that's good.

But young master, aren't you being a bit too arrogant with those words?

The youngest person to achieve a top-three ranking in the imperial examinations in Dachang's history was also 17 years old!

The year after next, you will only be ten years old.

Having passed the imperial examination at the beginning of the year and achieved a fairly high ranking, the young master seems to have become a bit arrogant.

Just as they were worrying, someone delivered an urgent message; it was someone specifically sent to deliver messages to Xiao Ayu and Qin Huai.

It was still a letter, along with a small cloth bag.

A perfectly round fruit was wrapped in pretty leaves inside the bag.

I've never seen this before.

Qin Huai finished reading through a stack of letters that read like a diary before he realized what they were.

Little Ayu calls it the "Smart Fruit," saying that eating it will make you smarter.

Silly child, you believe even this.

Without saying a word, Qin Huai threw it into his mouth and chewed it up.

Red Armor: "Young Master, what are you eating?"

They didn't even wash it!

Qin Huai: "This is the 'Top Scholar Fruit,' eating it will surely make you the top scholar in the imperial examination!"

Chi Jia: "..."