The county magistrate's daughter only wants to farm

"How did I cause trouble?" Gu Yin accidentally heard her parents' teasing and retorted.

"What did your father say wrong?" Gu Huaiyi glanced at her, "Think about how long you have been in Ning County, and how many things have you messed up?"

Gu Yin ate a big dumpling in one mouthful, and thought about it carefully according to her father's words. She swallowed the dumpling in her mouth and said, "It's not a lot, but it's not a little either. But even with all this work, Ning County is just getting started, and it's still a long way from being wealthy!"

She didn't forget her original goal, which was not only to have enough food and clothing, but also to be able to buy delicious food at any time.

Ning County today... As I said before, it is just starting out, and even the most common iron plate tofu cannot be bought on the street...

and many more!

Gu Yin paused as she stretched out her hand towards the dumplings.

Iron plate? Tofu?

Gu Yin suddenly picked up a dumpling and stuffed it into her mouth, chewing it, her bright eyes rolling around.

"Just say this at home, don't shout it outside..." Gu Huaiyi reminded.

Gu Yin asked casually, "Why?"

"You ask why?" Gu Huaiyi put down his chopsticks, a suspicious look of pride on his face, "Has it been so long, you've never heard of the situation in other counties?"

"I'm not bragging, but there is no other county in the Daji Dynasty that is better than our Ning County!"

"No way? That's it?" Gu Yin temporarily put the iron plate tofu aside and said in disbelief, "Just relying on this unfinished construction that has been less than two years old?"

"What's that look on your face?" Gu Huaiyi was unhappy. "What do you mean by 'that's it'? Whether it's the drainage and sewage treatment in the county, the construction of public places, or the market planning and trade in Ning County, which one of them would not be an amazing achievement if it were taken to other places?"

It seems that my daughter is good in everything except that her standards are too high.

Gu Yin lowered her head and touched her nose, then whispered back, "Even so, the people of Ning County are still very poor..."

The yield of the two rice crops this year has indeed increased slightly thanks to the county government's encouraging policies, but after all, the varieties are there, so it is impossible to increase too much.

Fortunately, there are sweet potatoes, so the edible food is indeed much more than in previous years.

"You! You just know how to mess around, and you don't know how to look around!" Gu Huaiyi said with amusement and helplessness, "Who said that the people of Ning County are still poor?"

"For such a long time, Ning County has started construction everywhere and developed various new things. I don't know how many workers have been recruited."

"They may not be rich now, but compared to before, it's much better..."

As Gu Huaiyi spoke, his face was filled with relief, for these were the people under his rule.

"Dad, you won't be satisfied with just the achievements you have now, right?" Gu Yin stared at him with her almond-shaped eyes wide open.

Gu Huaiyi felt a little uncomfortable when Gu Yin looked at him. His confidence just now was like a balloon with a hole in it, which suddenly disappeared.

He said so much, can't his daughter see the progress of Ning County?

Could it be that he is uninformed?

Is there any place in Daji Dynasty that is more developed than their county?

Gu Huaiyi began to doubt himself. He moved his butt and stammered, "How, how, how is it possible?"

Fortunately, there was still hope for her goal to be achieved. Gu Yin asked in a luring manner, "Then where do you think we can focus our efforts?"

Gu Huaiyi was stunned by the question for a moment. The county was well governed, the people were actively farming, and trade was increasingly prosperous. All they needed to do was to continue developing in these directions. What special efforts were needed?

But he couldn't appear too stupid in front of his daughter, so Gu Huaiyi asked, "What do you think?"

"Of course it's education!" Gu Yin said without hesitation, "Improving the education level of the people, allowing them to understand more knowledge and principles, and applying this knowledge to real life can not only improve their quality of life, but also improve the quality of the people!"

"If the quality of the people improves, they will not easily engage in fighting, quarreling, or stealing, which in turn will be a great thing for the government!"

"Dad, do you think so?"

Gu Huaiyi himself was not a county magistrate who did not do his job. After listening to Gu Yin's explanation, he understood and nodded, "That's right."

"But the college has not yet been built. If we want to do something in this regard, the time is not yet ripe!"

Gu Yin continued, "The college is not built yet, but can we prepare for teaching-related matters first?"

"for example?"

"For example, have the college's rules and regulations been set up? How many classes are planned to be opened? Who will be the dean? How many teachers will be hired..." Gu Yin counted on his fingers, one by one.

Gu Huaiyi laughed and said, "Girl, you really know a lot!"

"Don't worry, I've arranged for people to start preparing for what you said!"

"There are plans and there are actions! Daddy is so awesome! No wonder he can govern Ning County so well..." Gu Yin began to flatter him.

"Girl, you have made an invaluable contribution to the governance of Ning County." Gu Huaiyi said with a smile, and then said with a bit of worry, "But Dad hasn't finished what he said just now. Other things have indeed been arranged. It's just that we haven't found a suitable candidate for the dean..."

"Oh why?"

"Ning County is a small county, and there are not many knowledgeable people. Even if we want to invite them from other places, no one is willing to come to a small place like Ning County to be a small dean."

"Our college is not small!" Gu Yin retorted reflexively.

It occupies a large hilltop!

"It's no use saying it's not small, no one believes it..."

"Is there really not one?" Gu Yin blinked and suddenly asked, "Is there no such old man who lives in seclusion in the mountains, is aloof but knowledgeable and highly respected?"

There is no way. After reading too many novels, the first thing that came to Gu Yin’s mind was this, the hermit master who is everywhere.

Gu Huaiyi gave her a strange look and asked, "Where did you hear this strange comment?"

"Just tell me whether there is one or not?" Gu Yin tried to divert attention.

"There is indeed such a person..."

"No way! Is it true?" Gu Yin exclaimed.

Gu Huaiyi didn't understand why Gu Yin was so surprised, but he continued, "There is a dean who once served in the Imperial College for thirty years. He now lives in seclusion in a mountain villa at the junction of Ning County and the county town. If we can invite him here, then Ning County's education will not be a problem..."

"Imperial Imperial College?"

Isn’t that the place where the children of royal relatives, nobles and high-ranking officials study?

"Yes."

"What's his name? How can we invite him?"

"Gongsun Sheng." Gu Huaiyi shook his head. He said without hope, "It's almost impossible to invite him..."

"why?"

"Because when he resigned from the position of dean, he said that if he couldn't comprehend one thing, he would not come out again..."

"What's the matter?" Could it be that he has developed a mental illness because he has taught too much?

Gu Huaiyi said slowly, "He once lamented that he had gone through ten years of hard study and thirty years of teaching career. He thought he understood the meaning of studying, but one day he suddenly couldn't figure out what the purpose of studying was?"

Gu Yin was stunned after hearing this. Aren’t the highest pursuits of ancient scholars the same?

Isn't it all because of the "Four Sentences" that shocked the world and moved people's hearts?