My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Lu Yanqi's R&D department made him famous in Jiangzhou.

Every resident of Jiangzhou knows Lu Yanqi.

Since the advancement of papermaking technology, the price of paper has dropped significantly, and ordinary people's children now have hope of going to school.

In the past, not only was the repair of lamps expensive, but the cost of writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones was also considerable. Ordinary families simply couldn't afford them.

And now, not only has the price of paper come down.

His Majesty the Immortal Emperor also founded many schools, which were not only free of charge, but students could also receive rewards for their studies.

Moreover, there are many literacy classes, night schools, and special skills training classes in the city.

Even many people who did manual labor would attend literacy classes and night schools.

Only when you can read will you have more opportunities.

Many specialized skills training courses in the city have entry requirements. And the first step in that process is being able to read and write.

After learning a skill, not only can your life improve, but if you work hard and become successful, you might even become a manager. Becoming an official in the end is not impossible.

The city dwellers' thirst for knowledge was unprecedentedly fervent.

The soldiers in charge of maintaining order in the city have become much less busy.

With everyone busy studying, the fights that used to be common have decreased significantly.

Moreover, with the increase in literate people and the establishment of printing plants, the price of books dropped again and again, allowing the city's cultural industry to develop rapidly.

In the city, the government set up a library. As long as you bring your household registration certificate and pay a deposit, you can get a library card there.

With a library card, you can borrow books from the library for free to read at home.

Besides the government-run study rooms, many other study rooms opened in the city. In addition to reference books on subjects like the imperial examinations and agriculture, they also added a considerable number of books on entertainment.

In addition to the common storybooks, a new publication has recently been launched in Jiangzhou, called Jiangzhou Newspaper.

Jiangzhou newspapers were published every three days. In addition to short stories, the newspapers also carried major news that happened in the city, and even advertisements for newly opened shops and which workshops were hiring.

The article caused a sensation in the city as soon as it was published in the Jiangzhou newspapers.

On the day the Jiangzhou newspapers were published, the area outside the study would be packed with people. Everyone wanted to see what news was published in the Jiangzhou newspapers that day.

This is the quickest way for people to understand the current situation in Jiangzhou.

Today is the day when Jiangzhou newspapers are published again.

All the bookstores were packed with people.

Those who bought it first took out the Jiangzhou newspaper and loudly read the news from it.

Those who hadn't bought any yet quickly squeezed through to listen.

At this moment, Song Mubai looked at the bustling city and the completely changed streets, and was somewhat unable to process what was happening.

After a long while, he looked at his friend beside him and murmured, "Is this really Jiangzhou?"

His friend, who was traveling with him, also stared wide-eyed, looking as if he had never seen anything like it before.

The two of them weren't really unsophisticated.

Song Mubai was the youngest son of the Grand Secretary Song. Unlike his older brothers, he disliked being restrained and had no interest in being an official since childhood.

Although in the eyes of the powerful and influential in the capital he was a spoiled brat who disgraced his family, he simply disliked being restrained, not that he was uneducated or incompetent.

In fact, because he enjoyed making friends and traveling around, his knowledge was far broader than that of the average person.

Meanwhile, the friends who were traveling with him were also scions of prominent families in the capital.

Over the years, the group has traveled together to many places.

In fact, they had visited Jiangzhou just last year, and the Jiangzhou of that time was completely different from the one of now.

Upon receiving news from his father, Jiang Mubai came to Jiangzhou once again.

If he weren't absolutely certain he hadn't gone to the wrong place, he would have almost thought he had stumbled into some kind of fairyland.