Gu Zhilan followed Wan Xiuze into the house.

She first congratulated him on being the top scorer in the imperial examination, then naturally talked about Shen Xiyue's act of burning books in the street that day, and praised Wan Xiuze for his foresight, and then talked about her own ideas.

"...Mr. Wan, do you think opening a public school is a good idea?"

Wan Xiuze felt his blood boiling after hearing her words. It had to be said that the idea of ​​opening a public school really struck a chord with a scholar of humble origins like him.

But he knew very well that pie falling from the sky could never be so delicious.

Then he said with a righteous face: "Your Majesty, such a good plan should naturally be presented to the court."

"Master Wan!" Gu Zhilan was so anxious that her voice rose when she heard him say such stupid things: "Have you become stupid from studying so much that you don't understand what I'm saying? This is the opportunity I'm giving you, so naturally I want you to take the credit!"

Wan Xiuze's eyes suddenly widened, as if he was frightened.

Gu Zhilan regretted what she said as soon as she said it. She came here to win him over today, so how could she be anxious and angry? She had to be calm.

So she quickly changed the subject and spoke softly again:

"What I mean is that Master Wan was born in a poor family and studied hard for ten years. He should understand that cheap books and knowledgeable teachers who don't raise the price casually are great things for students who want to learn.

Master Wan has been through rain and hardship himself, so it is most appropriate for you to take the lead in this matter."

Wan Xiuze suddenly realized and nodded, and asked, "Then according to your opinion, what should we do with this public school?"

Gu Zhilan smiled and said, "Of course, wherever Wansheng Bookstore opens, this public school will follow.

As for the tuition, those who perform well in the entrance exam can be exempted from textbooks and miscellaneous fees. Those with poor grades will need to pay all fees if they want to study. If they are really bad, they will have to pay a tuition fee... In short, you only need to thank Prince Duan in public at the Luming Banquet, saying that it was because he helped you when you were in trouble that you had this idea, that's enough."

"Ah, I understand." Wan Xiu's eyes sparkled, as if he had just realized something: "So it's Prince Duan who wants to promote me."

"Right!" Seeing that Wan Xiuze finally understood, Gu Zhilan quickly got down to business: "The prince values ​​talents the most. If you work for him, the prince will naturally ensure that you can rise quickly in the court. You can be any official you want... If the prince can make further progress in the future, it is not impossible for him to make you the prime minister."

Gu Zhilan did not hide the fact that Prince Duan wanted to seize the throne. She just thought that if she used the position of Prime Minister as bait, which scholar would not be loyal to him?

"In this case, it is really an honor for this student." Wan Xiuze had a look of surprise, with obvious ambition in his eyes: "Thank you, Her Majesty, and Your Majesty, for your appreciation."

When Gu Zhilan heard him say this, she let out a sigh of relief with satisfaction.

This time, she felt happy from the bottom of her heart.

Ah, it feels so good to win!

She defeated the time traveler beside Shen Xiyue, defeated Shen Xiyue, and even defeated God!

She was deeply impressed by her own intelligence...

"Okay, it's getting late, so let's stop here for today. When you enter the court, there will be plenty of opportunities to talk to Prince Duan at his mansion."

Gu Zhilan felt a little dizzy, and her innate sense of superiority unconsciously emerged again.

She glanced at the simple house and began to offer her favors as a superior: "I see that you and your son have a hard life, so I'll leave the maids in the yard to you. Later, I'll ask the prince to buy you a house. This place is really shabby."

Wan Xiu slowly declined, "Thank you for your kindness, Madam, but my courtyard is really simple. The girls in the courtyard outside are delicate and it is difficult to settle them. Besides, the alley is crowded with people, which will have a bad influence. It would be better to follow Madam's wishes and place them in the new courtyard..."

"You've thought it through very carefully. I'll do as you say!" Gu Zhilan thought about it and agreed.

Wan Xiu immediately thanked him again.

......

After Gu Zhilan and her group left.

Wan Xiu looked at the food that was casually placed on the stone table in the yard and frowned slightly.

Leaves fell into the sour plum soup, ants crawled on the mung bean cake, and the oil paper package containing the braised dishes cracked, with juice flowing everywhere.

Madam Wan came out of the side room and followed her son's gaze. She immediately knew that her son was worried about the food being wasted, so she said, "It's okay, it's okay. We can still eat it."

Having said that, he turned back to the kitchen and took out a few bowls, poured the sour plum soup into the bowls, picked off the leaves with chopsticks, threw away the mung bean cake with ants crawling on it, and then put the braised dishes in the oil paper package into another empty bowl.

Wan Xiuze finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Mother, I'll go make porridge for you."

"well."

Madam Wan smiled, stretched out her hand to pick up a piece of mung bean cake and put it in her mouth, savoring the sweet taste, and sighed: "Alas, these nobles have lived in high places for years and months, and they don't know how difficult it is for us ordinary people to live."

Wan Xiu Ze paused, wondering if he didn't know the sufferings of the people?

That's not necessarily true...

When he first met the Crown Princess, she was still Princess Huayang at that time. She decisively distributed the medicinal materials that the shopkeeper had monopolized in the warehouse to various pharmacies. She said that she sold medicine not for making money but only for curing diseases.

He generously contributed to the improvement of papermaking and printing technology, and lowered the price of books to the lowest level, just to make books affordable for everyone who wanted to learn to read.

He also came up with the idea of ​​setting up a Ministry of Commerce. If this idea was promoted in the future, all craftsmen in the world who possessed treasures would not be exploited and would be able to eat a decent meal provided by the government.

His heart was even more determined than when he had just gotten off Prime Minister Song's carriage.

She looked up at the dim sky outside and estimated the distance from here to the Prince's Mansion: "Mother, I'm going to go out for a while. I'll be back as soon as the porridge is ready so that we won't be late for dinner."

"Go, go." Madam Wan has always been confident in her son: "Mother will wait for you to come back."

......

"Office studies?"

Shen Xiyue couldn't help laughing out loud when she heard this.

She knew that with Gu Zhilan's competitive personality, she would not give up easily.

Look, here comes another good idea.

And in the previous life, did Gu Zhilan propose a way to open a public school? It seems not...

That was a real surprise.

Shen Xiyue smiled and sighed, if she opened Sheng'an Bookstore only to win over the readers all over the world, then opening a bookstore would be a step further, and would even win over the hearts of children. It was truly an amazing idea!

I have to admit that the country that Gu Zhilan traveled through time and space to has so many eye-catching and unexpected things, and each of them is shocking.

Fortunately, there is a "golden chicken" like Gu Zhilan who can lay eggs. As long as she is pushed, she will always give people "surprises".

Wan Xiu looked at the Crown Princess who was smiling like a chicken thief with a confused look on his face. What was she so happy about?

Didn’t I make myself clear?

Prince Duan wants to use her [Sheng'an Bookstore] to win over the people's hearts, how can she still smile!

Perhaps she could see what he was thinking, Shen Xiyue met his expectant eyes, tried to suppress her smile, and said seriously: "Wan Zhuangyuan, let's do as she says. I will handle the matter at the Luming Banquet."

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