Chapter 430 Wuxian is the right place

"Come, let's not go home until we are drunk tonight!" Song Xuanyu invited Su Ying to take a seat, and Master Liu and Fuxi accompanied her.

There was a wooden rack in the courtyard where lamb was being grilled. On the table were side dishes such as dried tofu, cold vermicelli, fried peas, and cooked rice wine.

"Wow, Lord Song really knows how to enjoy himself!" It was the first time that Su Ying saw such a luxurious reception.

"When drinking with a good friend, a thousand cups are never enough! Today I must get Lord Su drunk and make you vomit out everything in your stomach, haha!" Song Xuanyu laughed.

"Sir Song, I'm planning to ask you for advice!" Su Ying laughed.

"Of course, of course! If you don't mind my lack of knowledge, I will tell you everything I know, in great detail!" Song Xuanyu said cheerfully, "Come on, let's drink!"

Several people raised their glasses and drank together.

"Tell me, what difficulties are you in, Lord Su?" Song Xuanyu cut off a piece of fat and tender lamb leg and put it on Su Ying's plate.

Master Liu silently handed over his plate, "Mine!"

"Go away! Man, cut it yourself!" Song Xuanyu smiled and pushed it away.

Fuxi was used to seeing the two of them fighting and turned a blind eye.

"Shi Lun has forgotten the old one because he has a new one!" Master Liu said sourly, looking disappointed.

"Zhongping, what nonsense are you talking about! Lord Su is here, don't talk nonsense!" Song Xuanyu said with a stern face.

"Okay!" Master Liu returned to his serious composure and was no longer angry.

He cut a large piece of lamb leg and put it on Su Ying's plate, then said with a smile, "I apologize for my offense just now. I hope Master Su will forgive me."

"Uh, Master, you're too polite!" Su Ying looked at the big piece of lamb leg on the table and suspected that Master did it on purpose.

"Sir Song, have the students from the branch teaching program in Wu County arrived yet?" Su Ying asked.

"I haven't had time to ask about it for several days." Song Xuanyu ate mutton with big mouthfuls. "Master Su, are you worried that the county school won't be able to run?"

"I was worried before, but I'm not worried now!" Su Ying smiled and cut the lamb leg with a knife.

"Are you going to the provincial capital for this matter?" Song Xuanyu asked.

"Well! Rong County is too poor. Even though students are exempt from tuition fees, few are willing to go to school!

"I'll ask the provincial government to print some classics and teaching materials and give them to the counties for free to start building up the county schools," Su Ying said.

Song Xuanyu put down the knife in his hand and asked in surprise, "You mean to give it to the schoolchildren for free?"

"Well! Not many people can afford to go to the county school. If we don't donate some books, the county school will be bleak, and the students who teach there will have nothing to do, and the teaching will become a formality." Su Ying sighed.

"Are they all given away for free, or are they only given to students who cannot afford tuition?" Song Xianyu asked.

"?" As soon as she asked this question, Su Ying immediately realized that something was wrong.

The problem is not the lack of education, but the inequality. Either everyone gets it for free, or everyone has to pay. This is a government-run school! Not a charity!

If some people pay and some don’t, conflicts will arise. Why shouldn’t the poor pay?

Your own money doesn’t come from the wind, so it doesn’t mean that the poor are always right! No one will cherish a free lunch.

"In your opinion, Lord Song, how should we deal with this?" Su Ying asked humbly.

"It's very simple. We will recruit as many as we can in the first phase. It's not free!" Song Xuanyu said simply.

"Although it's not easy for poor people to study, if they are forced to study, it's better not to study at all! Better to have nothing than to have something of poor quality!"

In Song Xuanyu's mind, if you want to study, you must come no matter how difficult or dangerous it is.

Those who don’t want to study always have excuses of one kind or another, and being poor is not a reason.

Even if you learn it secretly, it is a kind of determination and attitude!

Instead of chasing after them and feeding them to their mouths! They begged to study, and were exempted from tuition fees and given books as gifts.

Even if private schools are exempt from tuition fees, this opportunity is only available to those who are outstanding in talent and are dedicated to studying.

This young Lord Su is too kind.

If there is no threshold, studying will lose its sacred aura and anyone can come in. Do they deserve it?

Su Ying lowered her eyes. What Song Xuanyu said made sense. If the threshold for education was lowered, not many people would be willing to study, and the value of studying would decrease.

"Master Su?" Song Xuanyu saw Su Ying was silent. "I am just speaking from one side. Master Su, just listen to it. Don't take it to heart."

"Lord Song is right. I was too impatient and didn't think it through." Su Ying smiled.

We always substitute the nine-year compulsory education of modern society and forget the limitations of this era.

Studying is a stepping stone to cross class boundaries. People will pursue it only when you cannot get it. The threshold should be lowered little by little, rather than being eliminated directly.

Some things should just be left to nature's own devices; don't rush things; haste makes waste.

"Could what Lord Su wants to ask be related to this?" Song Xuanyu secretly regretted his quick words and hurriedly tried to find a topic to talk about.

"Yes and no!" Su Ying shook her head and stopped thinking about the free thing.

Let the counties take care of it themselves, and everything will work out.

But the official school for women must be completed before I leave, in order to gain benefits for the women of Lingnan.

"What's the matter? Can you tell me?" Song Xuanyu asked.

I admire this female official in my heart. Although she is a little naive, she is worthy of respect for opening up new opportunities for the poor.

"I'm wondering if we can set up a government school for girls!" Su Ying said thoughtfully.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present stopped and looked at Su Ying in astonishment. This, this point of view was really shocking!

"Are you also exempted from the cultivation obligation?" Song Xuanyu asked.

"Yes!" Su Ying nodded affirmatively. "Apart from literacy, the main courses are professional courses suitable for women, such as sericulture, textiles, and mathematics."

Not only Song Xuanyu was silent, but Master Liu was also lost in thought. Fuxi looked at Su Ying with admiration.

There are female officials in the palace. The literate palace maids are selected and trained through layers of selection, and then gradually take over after internship with the female officials.

Su Ying's official school for girls has the same purpose as the palace ladies-in-waiting, both of which cultivate capable girls.

It’s just that women’s official schools were used to improve and pass on agricultural, sericulture and textile skills, not flashy things like poetry and songs.

No one had really thought about this. The idea was too advanced. Everyone present was trying hard to digest this sentence.

"Do you want to set up another official school for girls in the county school?" Song Xuanyu picked up the wine glass and drank it all. He had come to the right place in Wu County.

"Yes! Almost all of them are girls from poor families. Most likely, they are exempt from all fees, including tuition and book fees, and even food and accommodation!" Su Ying replied.

It is not easy for girls from poor families to go to school. Even if they are exempted from this and that, it is very likely that their parents will not let them go.

"This is a good idea! But it's not cost-effective to run it in the county school. It would be better to run it in the provincial capital." Song Xuanyu suggested.

Very few girls can go to school, so it would be a waste of resources for the county school to set up a separate official school for girls.

It would be better to concentrate them in the provincial capital, where girls from several counties can gather together, with concentrated teaching staff and high standards.

"Ah? Do it in the provincial capital? Currently, only Tong County has this idea. I have a few girls who can serve as teachers." Su Ying didn't expect that Song Xuanyu was taking such a big step.

"If Lord Song is interested, how about the two counties cooperate?"

"Yes!" Song Xuanyu said without hesitation, "How about the Wu County government allocate some funds and build the school in your Huanggou Village?"