Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

It seemed that Yu Zhengqing only talked about his two children, but in Shen Zheng's opinion, he had passed on the parenting experience of both he and his wife to her in just a few words.

A child’s childhood should be bright and colorful.

It should be like a fairyland in a dream, with a blue sky, high clouds, green grass and circling eagles.

But wonderland should not be just that.

Some children will accidentally enter the fairyland cave and start an adventure, which is also an indispensable part of their childhood.

They will fall, take the wrong path, meet like-minded friends during their adventures, and stand up hand in hand.

Maybe on their way to find an exit, they will encounter villains hidden in the wonderland - the evil dragon and the witch.

Of course the children cannot defeat them, but there will be old grandfathers with long beards who will secretly tell them where the weaknesses of the evil dragon and the witch are.

They then rely on their little fists and brains to slay dragons and fight witches.

Then walk out to a wider place.

Joy, anger, sorrow and happiness are all part of childhood.

Childhood should never be defined nor should it be monochromatic.

If a person has a warm childhood, when he encounters setbacks in adulthood, he can think back to that time and it will heal thousands of illnesses.

She wants to give the children of Tongan County a happy childhood.

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After Shen Zheng returned to the county government office, she called Zhao Xiu.

"Go check and see what the village chiefs have been doing these days."

"Village heads?" Zhao Xiu was puzzled.

Shen Zheng nodded, "I saw Li Zheng Zhou and Li Zheng Wu in Nanba Village today. They were acting suspiciously and were hiding something from me. Go investigate."

Zhao Xiu's expression instantly turned cold. He was not like Shen Zheng, who could unconditionally trust the village headman.

His first thought now was: Will the village heads make a fuss about the rice seeds?

Seeing his frown, Shen Zheng consoled him, "It shouldn't be a big deal. Maybe I didn't make myself clear. Zhao Xiu, our Tongan County is a big family. You have to trust them more. I don't think they are going to do anything bad. I'm just worried... that they'll waste their money."

Zhao Xiu relaxed his expression and said, "I'll go right away."

After he left, Shen Zheng and Yu Zhengqing talked about teaching children in the county middle school.

"Sir, I want to set up an enlightenment school under the county school, so that all children under ten years old in the county can come and study."

Yu Zhengqing understood what Shen Zheng meant. Children under ten years old were of course both boys and girls. He was a little surprised and asked, "Do all the children study?"

Even many families in Beijing do not practice this kind of thing.

Although the Great Zhou had already held the imperial examination for several years, the ideas of those old stubborn people were deeply rooted. In their view, women did not need to study. If they had to study, it would be enough for them to recognize the characters and recite "Instructions for Women".

Some girls want to study, but unless their family elders are supportive and sensible, they can only study secretly.

Only a family with a long tradition of scholarly tradition would teach girls to read and write from an early age, just as they teach boys.

Shen Zheng's move can be considered innovative.

Shen Zheng's face was firm as she answered, "You must read it. Both men and women can read it."

She then asked Yu Zhengqing: "Sir, what do you think of the son and daughter of the Luo family today?"

Yu Zhengqing frowned when he thought of Luo Kuangwen. This hot potato made him annoyed just talking about it.

He only said: "Miss Luo is a little more pleasing to the eye. As for Luo Kuangwen..." He sighed and continued: "It's better not to mention it. You are right."

Shen Zheng received Yu Zhengqing's support, and a hint of joy appeared in her eyes. She continued, "Although His Majesty has now opened up the imperial examination, few regular academies and county schools accept female students. From the moment I conceived the idea of ​​Tongan County School, I decided that Tongan County School would recruit both male and female students."

Yu Zhengqing nodded: "It should have been done a long time ago, it's reasonable and logical."

He was right. Your Majesty had long wanted to recruit female students into academies, county schools, and prefectural schools. However, there had never been any female officials who had made any political achievements, so Your Majesty was unable to put pressure on the local authorities.

More haste, less speed. If he pushes the local people too hard, what will happen even if they allow girls to go to school?

What greeted them at that time were only endless cold stares and endless small shoes.

By that time, you won't have finished your studies, and your body and mind will be in a mess, and you'll have lost both the fish and the bear's paw.

So His Majesty has been keeping his troops in place, lying in wait day and night, waiting for someone to serve as a sharp weapon in his hands.

Yu Zhengqing looked at Shen Zheng and nodded with satisfaction.

The blade of her knife is not a traditional sharp blade. It looks like an unsharpened blade on weekdays, as if anyone can fight with it. But when they come into contact with it, they will find that it has been sharp for a long time. If you look down on it, you will pay the price.

He asked Shen Zheng: "What do you want to do with your enlightenment school?"

Shen Zheng lowered her head and thought for a moment. "Let's set it up in the county school. Since the children are young, they won't need to stay overnight. Classes will start earlier in the summer and later in the winter. We will teach for half a day every day, and let the children play on their own the rest of the time. They can stay in the county school or go home to play with the cats and dogs, or help their parents work in the fields."

She added: "The children are adorable, and I am happy to see them."

Seeing her smiling face when she said this, Yu Zhengqing couldn't bear to tell the truth: children under the age of ten are at the age when even pigs and dogs dislike them. It is hard to bear to beat them, but also hard to bear not to beat them. It is the adults who suffer.

He had no choice but to ask, "What should we teach them? Children that young have never been exposed to anything. When they start reading, it's like they have lice on their bodies, and you can't stop them."

Shen Zheng shook her head: "Just learn to read. Those who like to read can follow the teacher to read. Those who don't like to read can learn some skills. I will find some humanities and history books, and ask the teacher to tell them about the outside world to broaden their horizons."

She smiled again when she said this: "After seeing so much, you will naturally know what you want to do. Children can't force you."

Yu Zhengqing looked her up and down and said, "Compared to me, you are more like a parent, and more insightful."

Shen Zheng felt that he did not deserve this praise, so he shook his head and said, "I think that if you have desires in your heart, the most promising thing in the world today is still to study and become an official. With power, it is equivalent to having everything, and your life will naturally be full of scenery."

"Then why don't you force them to study? Even if one or two of them become officials, they will be your helpers in the future," said Yu Zhengqing.

He didn't intend for Shen Zheng to form a clique for personal gain, but the officialdom was just so complicated.

Shen Zheng certainly understood what he meant, but her words just now also had another meaning.

She said, "Sir, not everyone wants to be an official. Small people have their own joys. If everyone becomes an official, where will our food come from? Where will our clothes come from? There are so many aspects, and there are always people who really love that line of work and volunteer to work."