The cowpox epidemic had set a good example. The court officials saw that several princesses had returned alive and well, and when they checked, they found that all the palace residents who had gone with them had returned, which meant that it was very safe.
Now, everyone is scrambling to get their children vaccinated, but this time, they can't just get vaccinated whenever they want. Each family is given one quota, and no more than that.
This can also be considered as hunger marketing, but it attracts everyone.
The first group returned home safely, and then the situation naturally opened up and progressed smoothly.
Mu Wanqing took the eldest prince to preside over the promotion of smallpox vaccination and pushed the eldest prince to the front.
With the successful promotion of smallpox vaccination, the eldest prince's prestige was greatly enhanced and he also learned some valuable experience.
As the heir to the empire, he has a lot to learn.
Mu Wanqing was a very good teacher. She taught him a lot through words and deeds.
Before, the biggest impression Mu Wanqing gave him was that she was capable.
And now, he found that Mu Wanqing was a very pragmatic person. Before making a decision, she would do a market survey and make a plan after repeated research. After the project was established, she would closely monitor it step by step and would not be a hands-off boss.
She knows how to delegate power, but she will also supervise the entire process. She has a very good grasp of this balance and is a talented leader.
Mu Wanqing had a new idea. "Your Majesty, I am increasingly finding that we don't have enough manpower. We need to train more talents in various fields."
"I request the establishment of a new type of imperial university, the highest institution of learning in the Great Qi Dynasty."
She held a thick plan in her hand, with every detail clearly and carefully stated.
The emperor hadn't looked through it yet, but he raised an eyebrow and asked, "Isn't there already a Taixue?"
"The Imperial College trains talents for the imperial examinations and prepares them for becoming officials," Mu Wanqing said. "And the university I'm talking about can be understood as a government-run comprehensive university with various majors, such as agriculture, finance, economics, education, journalism, physics, chemistry, geography, astronomy, etc."
In the past, people used to engage in agricultural cultivation, but productivity was extremely low and they relied entirely on farming for their livelihood. If the yield was not high, they could not get enough to eat.
Nowadays, with the increase in grain production, large-scale cultivation of kapok has developed into a huge textile industry.
The textile industry has driven the dyeing and weaving industry, textile equipment manufacturing industry, clothing manufacturing industry, and sales service industry, and has greatly promoted the development of commerce.
The emergence of cement has led to the rise of the construction industry and related industries.
The emperor stared at the first line of the plan. Times have changed. The existing system can no longer support development, and we must seek innovation and change.
"It's a higher level than the Royal Technical School? A place for further study?"
Mu Wanqing nodded slightly. "That's right. The Royal Technical School trains grassroots people who are at the forefront, but the university is at the top of the pyramid and trains the top people in all walks of life."
"As industry, agriculture and commerce become more and more developed, various new industries will naturally develop, requiring more talents. The current education system can no longer meet the current development trend. Your Majesty, we must keep pace with the times and forge ahead."
"Now is the best era. No dynasty in history has ever developed to the level we are at. For us, this is a brand new challenge and we have to take a path that has never been taken before."
“Maybe the process will be tortuous, but I believe the future will be bright and brilliant.”
Her words moved the emperor. She was very forward-looking, had a forward-looking view of problems, had a flexible mind, and had countless new ideas in her head.
But in the end, she worked hard for the development of the Great Qi Empire.
The emperor hesitated for a moment and said, "If we establish a university, it will be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites. You should not interfere too much."
But, this was Mu Wanqing's idea, and no one understood it better than her.
Is Mu Wanqing someone who makes wedding clothes for others? Of course not.
She came up with an idea, "How about letting the prince study in the Ministry of Rites?"
The emperor was stunned for a moment, but soon realized that the study was fake. It was natural for him to enter the Ministry of Rites to be responsible for the preparation of a university. On the one hand, he could accumulate some grassroots experience, and on the other hand, those who could enter the university were the country's top elites. If the prince took over, this group of people would naturally be under his command and become the prince's team.
Mu Wanqing was secretly in charge of overall coordination and guidance of everything, and the Ministry of Rites could not find any fault with her.
The emperor was somewhat moved and said, "It is amazing that you care so much about the prince." This is paving the way for the prince.
Mu Wanqing cupped her hands, her eyes clear and her eyebrows bright, "My dream is to assist three generations of kings."
There was a hint of smile in the emperor's eyes and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
Mu Wanqing also made a request, "I want to establish the highest science award in the empire, which will be awarded once a year to encourage inventions and encourage talented people to study and research."
"The science award is further divided into several different professional awards, such as the literature award, physics award, chemistry award, mathematics award, and the science award. The winner can receive 10,000 taels of silver."
The emperor had no idea about this, and he didn't care. "Where should I go?"
Mu Wanqing said firmly, "Ministry of Revenue, this is a national award, not an education award."
"OK."
The Ministry of Rites fully supported the establishment of the university. After all, it was under its name and was its political achievement.
All parties in the Ministry of Rites were eager to become the president of the Imperial University. As a result, the prince was parachuted into the Ministry of Revenue and was specifically responsible for organizing the establishment of the university.
Ministry of Rites:……!!!
The prince was nominated as the principal and Mu Wanqing as the vice-principal, which aroused strong opposition from various departments, especially the Ministry of Rites.
Doesn’t the Ministry of Rites have any outstanding talents itself?
It is against the rules that the Minister of Revenue should not be allowed to have a share of the Ministry of Rites' projects.
Okay, amid everyone’s opposition, the emperor withdrew the appointment.
Everyone was excited and planning to celebrate, but who knew that the Emperor would suddenly appoint Mu Wanqing as the prince's tutor, and it would be a natural thing for her to help the prince prepare for university.
Although it was an honorary position, he was a first-rank official responsible for teaching the prince.
The smiles on everyone's faces froze; they never expected this to happen.
No matter what everyone thought, the university was built under the promotion of the prince. As soon as the first batch of enrollment notices were sent out, talents from all over the country rushed to take the exam.
Finally, the more than 200 students enrolled were divided into five majors.
In fact, teachers are the hardest to hire.
Some majors are very new and no one has ever heard of them. How to teach them?
Some require high-quality top bosses.
The prince selected several of the top figures from various industries and personally went out of his way to recruit them with high salaries.
They are basically part-time jobs.
The Minister of Agriculture also taught agricultural courses and invited experienced farmers to teach. Physics, applied chemistry, geographical science, and economics were more difficult, so Mu Wanqing took several courses and selected several outstanding students from the excellent children of the Mu family.
There was no way around it. The Mu family was the first to study mathematics, physics, and chemistry, and they also had practical experience. They were at the forefront and naturally got more opportunities.
It may seem like a makeshift team at the beginning, but I believe it will get better and better.
Since then, Da Qi's education system has completed the last piece of the puzzle.
It was a rare holiday, and Mu Wanqing suddenly remembered that the eldest princess had asked someone to bring her a message, asking her to go to the newspaper office when she was free.
She had just stood at the door of the newspaper office for a while when the eldest princess came out to greet her.
"Sister Qingping, you are finally here. Please help me think of a solution."
Mu Wanqing pulled her inside and asked, "What's wrong?"
"We used to sell at a loss, but the price of newspapers has been raised recently." The eldest princess looked worried, "But the sales volume has obviously decreased. In some places, there are profiteers who copy newspapers and sell them for profit. What should we do? We can't ask our father to ban this behavior."
It feels like it's a bit of an exaggeration, but it must be uncomfortable to have your hard work taken away by someone else.
Mu Qingqing was stunned for a moment, "Didn't you collect the advertising fee?"
Advertisements can be placed in the middle of the newspaper and they can be charged.
If you visit a store, you can also get a small commission.
Logically speaking, you will not lose money and may even make a profit.
The eldest princess curled her lips and said, "I have very picky tastes. I won't accept anything tasteless no matter how much advertising money you pay me."
It's not a loss, but it's definitely not a happy thing to encounter such a thing.
Mu Wanqing rolled her eyes. "Advertising is also helping others do good things. It's a win-win situation. Forget it. Is the new newspaper out? Let me take a look."
"Still in the printing shop."
"Take me to see it." Mu Wanqing became interested. She had never seen it before.
The employees in the printing workshop were so busy that they didn't notice them come in.
Mu Wanqing didn't say anything, just turned around silently, then picked up a half-finished newspaper and came out.
The printing method used now is woodblock printing, which is very expensive, difficult to correct any mistakes in the characters, and difficult to preserve because of its large size.
Seeing that she was lost in thought, the eldest princess couldn't help but ask, "Sister Qingping, what are you thinking about?"
Mu Wanqing suddenly had an idea in her mind, "Let's open a printing factory together."
Princess: ...? ? ? Is this topic too far-fetched?
Seeing that she didn't respond, Mu Wanqing thought she didn't want to, "Then I'll go ask someone else..."
The eldest princess couldn't help but get anxious and hugged her tightly, "Open up, open up, let's open up, you can't go find someone else."
She would be stupid to miss the chance to hug the golden thigh!
Who doesn’t know that Mu Wanqing is the God of Wealth who can turn stone into gold.
"If you cooperate with me, you have to listen to me. You can only take dividends, but you can't make decisions." Mu Wanqing always speaks out the ugly truth. When it comes to cooperation, it should be based on mutual consent.
The princess nodded desperately, "I understand."
This has always been her rule, and no one has a chance even if they offer money to ask for cooperation.
Mu Wanqing thought of the metal movable type printing press, which was a revolutionary advancement.
Not only can it significantly reduce printing costs, but the printed text will also be smoother and the reading experience will be better.
She found a group of skilled engravers to carve a batch of metal movable type, and carved the words according to the content of "Three Character Classic".
She also drew a blueprint and had her own research institute assemble a working printing press.
After a while, good news came from the research institute, saying that it was successful.
As soon as she received the news, she invited the eldest princess to the farm to see the experimental results.
Unexpectedly, she saw two familiar people, "Uh, Your Majesty, Prince, why are you two here too?"
The eldest princess had a bitter face and shook her head at Mu Wanqing. It was not her who said that.
The emperor, his sons and their two sons were all wearing low-key casual clothes, and the guards also changed into ordinary clothes. They looked like masters and ladies from a wealthy family traveling.
The prince smiled and said, "I heard that something good is going to happen, and my father and I want to join in the fun."
"Okay, it's time for everyone to witness a miracle together." Mu Wanqing didn't intend to hide it, as everyone would know sooner or later.
After she said that, everyone became more interested.
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