diskusbooks Chapter 211: Girls' Academy. Back home.
Chapter 211: Girls' Academy. Back home.
Crown Prince Dongli left Da Zhou with a group of envoys five days after the end of the competition.
The trip was delayed because Zhou Huaijin wanted to ask Su Yao for advice on the Rubik's Cube, and Dong Lihuang's legs needed to be recuperated for twenty days.
Now that Dong Lihuang has left, Ye Shengxin is also in the farewell team.
After the two princes finished their greetings, she felt the timing was right, so she came up with the bamboo tube and said mysteriously, "Your Highness Dongli, do you need a plaster to help your legs and feet recover quickly?"
Dong Lihuang looked at Ye Shengxin, wondering what trick she was going to play next.
"This is Black Jade Ointment, the best medicine for healing tendons and bones. It costs 10,000 taels of silver and is in a bamboo tube. It comes from a great doctor who lives in seclusion. Whether you can get it depends on fate. I happened to meet that great doctor a few days ago and was fortunate enough to get it. Since His Royal Highness needs it, I'm here to sell it to you."
Does he need it?
Does he need it now?
If Ye Shengxin didn't look so greedy for money, and if he hadn't heard of the Black Jade Ointment, he would have thought she was deliberately making fun of him.
"Your Highness, it's only 10,000 taels of silver. Do you really not want it?"
Not knowing what Dong Lihuang was thinking, seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Ye Shengxin was afraid that the ointment, which was only one-fifth left, would fall on his hands, so he hurriedly said, "With this, it will only take one month to make your legs and feet as good as before."
"Mr. Wang, take the money." Dong Lihuang ordered with a cold face.
Ye Shengxin was delighted. As soon as the money arrived, he immediately stuffed the bamboo tube into Dong Lihuang's hand and said, "Your Highness, take this. Apply it once every night and change it in time. After a month, you will be the lively and domineering prince again."
Dong Lihuang: ...
"Ahem." Seeing that this person was about to get angry, Xuanyuan Fu came out in time to smooth things over, "Brother Dongli, the journey is long and arduous, I wish you a safe journey."
Even though Dong Lihuang was an annoying person, he would rather have him ascend the throne than any other prince of Dongli Kingdom.
"Thank you. Let's stop here. Brother Xuanyuan, you don't have to see me off."
After Dong Lihuang said this sincerely, he was carried onto the carriage.
With the sound of a long whip, the Dongli envoys' team marched away into the distance in a mighty manner.
The day after the envoys from Dongli Kingdom left, the entrance ceremony of Chunhe Academy began.
In front of the academy, there was a lion dance and firecrackers were set off. Amid the lively sounds, five hundred girls aged ten and twelve, wearing blue and white school robes, bowed to the ten female teachers amid the exclamations of the onlookers.
"I didn't expect that both the teacher and the dean of a girls' college would be women. It's not easy." Su Yao exclaimed in the crowd.
During the days she's been in this world, she has come to see clearly the status of women here.
Although they are not treated as worthless, nor oppressed and controlled by strict rules, the idea of obeying the husband after marriage and obeying the son after the husband's death is still deeply rooted due to the influence of secular ethics.
I don't know who had the ability to make those old stubborn and pedantic people in the court take the initiative to break the old bad habits, actively establish and promote women's academies, and even allow women to take the imperial examinations.
The scope of her thoughts was too wide, and she didn't believe there was nothing fishy going on.
"It is indeed not easy, but it is also due to the guidance of Your Majesty and the Crown Prince. I believe that women's reform will definitely be one of the most important achievements on Your Majesty's list of merits, and it will also leave a strong mark in history, don't you think so, little duck?" Ye Shengxin looked at the people around him.
Emperor Jingming looked at her with a smile and said "hmm" softly.
Ye Shengxin's smile got even bigger. Hehe, this flattery is really good.
After the ceremony at the academy, a wave of stories and operas about women serving as soldiers and generals and fighting in battle suddenly emerged in the restaurants, inns, and streets of the capital.
Without talking about this story and the Qin Liangyu in the opera, and how Mu Guiying used a clever strategy to kill the enemy, just this novel story is enough to become a long-lasting topic of conversation for the people after dinner.
Especially under this trend, news came from the palace that a lady named Huang had reformed and developed the textile technology and looms, greatly accelerating the weaving speed and patterns of women. As a result, she was given the title of fourth-rank official and was qualified to meet with His Majesty every morning to discuss world affairs.
After this example, everyone was excited.
Although the common people were envious of the establishment and promotion of women's academies, most of them did not take it seriously. As for the imperial examinations for women promised by officials, who knew when it would be realized.
I thought it was just empty talk, but now I tell them that women can really become officials. Not only do they get luxurious mansions, but they can also wear women's official uniforms to attend court and even point out major world affairs with just words. How can people not be excited?
At the same time, Rong Anle's identity was also exposed, just like adding hot water to boiling oil, and the people's emotions of amazement and disbelief burst out.
"No, my Niuniu is a good student. My family still has some extra money, so I must send her to school. In a few years, maybe Niuniu can pass the exam and become a scholar for my Zhang family."
Some people heard the news and took action, and those who were already restless after seeing the girls' academy became even more restless.
Chunhe Academy is temporarily full and is no longer recruiting students, but other academies are open to it.
As for the strict separation of men and women, it is already stated in the book that such remarks should be made, and even that the person who said such remarks is corrupt and should not be associated with. So what are they hesitating about? They must fully support your majesty's new policy.
At one time, academies all over the capital welcomed many people who wanted to enroll their daughters in school.
The dean of the academy accepted the girls over the age of seven with both joy and sorrow, and set a date with the parents for the girls to officially start school. Only then did he send the enthusiastic parents away.
After finally catching her breath, she turned around and was shocked to see the silent male students behind her.
The dean said with a fierce look on his face: "Why are you staying here if you don't go to class?"
"Dean, do we really want to recruit those girls and allocate learning resources to our academy?"
"Did you not understand His Majesty's decree? Or did you not go to see the Crown Prince cutting the ribbon at Chunhe Academy?" the dean of the academy said angrily.
"I know what you are thinking. If you don't want to be outdone by the girls, then study hard. If you are outdone, it means you don't have enough knowledge and talent for studying. In that case, you might as well give up your position early and go home to take care of the children of those girls who are officials."
The dean's words made the students blush and feel embarrassed. Some of them were not convinced and wanted to refute, but were glared back by the dean.
"The world is changing. If you can't even adapt to this little change, pack up and go home. The court doesn't need you, and this academy can't afford to teach you big Buddhas."
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The war with the Hu tribe came slowly. A month after Wan participated in the competition, Da Zhou had made all preparations for the war, but the Hu tribe suddenly calmed down.
After careful consideration of the news coming back from the border, Xuanyuan Fu did not order the generals defending the city to take the initiative to attack, but instead waited and watched.
At the same time, he himself had time to work with his ministers on the women's army.
After the drastic reforms, in addition to sending their daughters to school and seeking official positions through the imperial examinations, the common people also had a second path to promotion, which was to send their naturally strong daughters to the battlefield to kill the enemy, thereby carving out a path for themselves as military officers.
Su Yao consciously taught the imperial doctors all the knowledge he could about modern medicine and gynecology, and also drew designs for them to study when they needed instrument assistance.
After being busy for these days, I finally had some free time. When I saw Rong Anle coming to her house to invite Ye Shengxin and Emperor Jingming to visit the women's military camp together, I also wanted to go there together.
But just before she went out, her footing was unsteady and she suddenly tripped over the threshold. Then a white light appeared on her body, and Su Yao understood that she had to go back.
"Don't worry, bye."
The backpack that had been prepared long ago has been on Su Yao's back. Although it is inconvenient to move and extremely tiring, at this moment, Su Yao feels relieved.
Fortunately, the things were right beside her, so her trip was not in vain.