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

If you want to promote new things in schools and among students, you must choose teachers and students with high receptive abilities. Those old and pedantic people are absolutely not suitable.

But in just a moment, the emperor had an idea of ​​the most suitable candidate in his mind.

He deliberately asked Yue Zhenchuan and Ji Benchang: "Have you been paying attention to the news about the Western Suburbs Official School recently?"

Ji Benchang looked up at the sky and thought for a while, "I happened to hear a few days ago that a director of the Ministry of Revenue sent his eldest daughter to study at the official school in the western suburbs."

The fact that officials of the imperial court were willing to send their daughters to study there proved that the Western Suburbs School had made a name for itself in the capital.

The emperor nodded with satisfaction: "Then talk to the Ministry of Rites and start with Master Deng's official school in the western suburbs. His students are all smart."

Master Deng is a rare good teacher in the world. Since he personally issued an order to clear Master Deng's reputation last time, more and more students have come to study under him. According to Hong Banban, as many as half of them are women.

It can be said that all the girls who could read in the capital and the surrounding areas had gathered at the Western Suburbs School to become students of Master Deng.

Thinking of this, the emperor suddenly began to look forward to the Queen Mother's reaction after she learned about this.

"Where is the Queen Mother?" He suddenly turned his head and asked Eunuch Hong: "It has been a while since the last time the Queen Mother sent a letter, right?"

Eunuch Hong paused after hearing this and answered honestly: "It has been more than a month. They only said that he would arrive in Beijing in March. The rest..."

He lowered his voice, leaned in and whispered, "The Queen Mother asked you to... not worry about other matters."

When the emperor heard this, he did not get angry but laughed instead.

His mother still has the same temper.

After finishing his business, he felt a little tired. He raised his hand to press his sore shoulder and called out to Ji Benchang.

"There is an epidemic in Xingning Prefecture, it's smallpox. You should keep an eye on it during this period. Transfer the rice and flour when necessary, and replenish other essential items when necessary. I know you can tell the difference between the important and the unimportant."

After he finished speaking, Yue Zhenchuan covered his head silently, not daring to look at Ji Benchang again.

What was supposed to come has finally come, and my dignity in old age is ruined!

Ji Benchang opened his mouth slightly, the letter in his hand fell, and his eyes widened: "Your Majesty, are you talking about... smallpox...?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

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Tongan County.

These days, apart from editing books and drawing pictures, Shen Zheng has been doing just one thing - wait.

Today she was really restless, so she took the initiative to go to the printing house to check on the progress of the tamping work, so as to avoid waiting alone and getting anxious.

Yu Shizhang and Liang Fu were both here, saying that Shen Xingjian had just left to go to the county school to discuss mathematics with the teachers. They then asked what Shen Zheng was doing here.

"Aren't you very busy?" Yu Shizhang asked her, "You've been back for three days, and I haven't seen you except at mealtimes. I was also the one who went to reward the winning students of the spelling contest on your behalf."

Shen Zheng slapped her head, feeling a little annoyed: "I really forgot. It was Li Leyou who won, right? I will go to the county school to see her later."

Yu Shizhang frowned, still carving movable type with his hands, and lowered his head and said, "Although the girl didn't say anything, she was looking forward to seeing you. These few days after school, she would wait for a quarter of an hour at the county school gate, and then walk home alone."

Li Leyou was a day student who had to walk to the county school every day and walk back after school.

Seeing that this girl was smart and had a rare amount of perseverance, Yu Shizhang couldn't help but pay more attention to her.

Shen Zheng was even more annoyed after hearing this. "She is a good girl. I heard from Zhou Lizheng that after she comes back from school, she teaches the girls in the village how to read and write. I think she was able to win this time because she became a 'little teacher' and was able to learn new things by reviewing the old."

Spelling is not difficult, but the fact that Li Leyou can stand out among so many students at least shows that he has solid basic skills, is careful, and has a courageous heart to "spell".

Shen Zheng seemed to see her former self in her.

Li Leyou is a good candidate, and she doesn't want to make the little girl sad because of her.

Thinking of this, Shen Zheng felt as if his buttocks were being pricked by needles. He stood up and left: "I will go to the county school first."

"Hey——" Yu Shizhang paused while carving and asked her from behind, "You came to the printing house just to sit down? Nothing else?"

Shen Zheng scratched his head and turned to say, "Wei Que and Wang Guangjin haven't come back yet, and we're still looking for the raw materials for colored glaze. There's no news from the Salt and Iron Bureau that I told you about, so I was anxious waiting, so I thought of coming to see you."

"......Thank you for thinking about me." Yu Shizhang thanked her.

Half an hour later, Shen Zheng and Li Leyou walked out of the county school together.

Li Leyou pinched the corner of her clothes a little nervously, but because she was too happy, the red clouds on her cheeks betrayed her mood.

Shen Zheng was still talking: "You are at the age of growing up, so don't be too tired when you go back to teach the girls to read and write. If you have any difficulties, just tell Zhou Lizheng or Shanzhang directly, okay?"

Li Leyou nodded, then shook his head: "Sir, I am very happy to be able to study in the county school now. My family is doing well, and my parents are also very good."

This statement was somewhat irrelevant to the question, but Shen Zheng understood what she wanted to express.

"Just be happy." She patted Li Leyou's shoulder and said, "Go back quickly. If you're late, your parents will be worried."

Li Leyou glanced at her secretly, then quickly looked away, bowed respectfully and left.

After all, she is a little girl who can't hide her thoughts. Just looking at her excited back and brisk footsteps, you can tell that she is very happy at the moment.

She thought happily - I won a competition and was praised by adults in person! In the future, she will win all the competitions in the county school and talk to adults every now and then!

A young constable came quickly and passed by her by chance. He reported breathlessly: "Sir, the black-faced man is here!"

"Who?" Shen Zheng reacted the next moment and asked Xiao Yuan, "You mean, Lord Fang, the Salt and Iron Envoy, came in person?"

Given that person's personality, is there anything that would trouble him to come here in person?

Shen Zheng had a guess in her mind and walked towards the county government office, asking as she walked: "Only people have arrived? Is there a carriage to bring us things?"

Xiao Yuan scratched his head: "I didn't notice it..."

He first saw the little black-faced man, who signaled to him that the big black-faced man was coming, so he hurried to the county school without even bothering to see if there was a carriage behind him.

"...You will be punished to eat only vegetables and no rice tonight." Shen Zheng waved her hand at him speechlessly and instructed: "Go to the printing house and invite Lord Liang over."

When she and Liang Fu arrived at the county government office, they did not see the expected iron horse-drawn carriage, and could not help but slow down their pace, wondering what Fang Qizhen was up to.

The other party was a righteous person, and she didn't mind associating with such a person, but the purification method she gave would not be a problem. Why would Fang Qizheng come here empty-handed?

With doubts in their hearts, Shen Zheng and the other person walked into the front hall, where Fang Qi was already waiting.