If they had known that the Tu family would raise such a brainless and harmful daughter, the Tu family would have been accused of colluding with the Ge State.
Even if other people in the Tu family were not involved, Tu Yujiao alone implicated the entire family.
Now the Tu family has become the unlucky group that everyone avoids, and whoever gets involved with them will suffer misfortune.
Everyone has seen how powerful Xiao Hanzheng is. With the support of the emperor and King Yi, if he can bring down the Tu family, he can also bring down other families.
The Lu family had already offended Shi Qingluo, and now they had an additional marriage relationship with the defeated Tu family, which made them very worried.
When the news came that the young master of the Li family, Miss Lu's former fiancé, had been promoted to the rank of fifth-rank lieutenant general for his meritorious service, the Lu family regretted their actions even more.
Miss Lu was not only scolded by the head of the Lu family, but was also punished to kneel in the ancestral hall.
The Lu family wanted to cancel the engagement, but the Tu family naturally didn't want to do that.
In the end, Miss Lu had no choice but to marry into the Tu family.
At that time, the Tu family's mansion had been sold and replaced with a small house near the outskirts of the city.
The Tu family went from being a first-rate family in North City to being worse than a fourth or fifth-rate family in just one year.
So many people can only barely make a living by relying on the winery whose business is getting worse and worse, and their lives are becoming more and more difficult.
Tu Lihuan, who failed to pass the imperial examination and become an official, lost his former high spirits and instead fell in love with alcohol.
After Miss Lu got married, she found that the man she once loved had become unkempt and alcoholic, and had accomplished nothing. She regretted her decision.
But there is no way to regret it, I have already married you.
Her parents' family immediately drew a line between them and her after she got married, and no longer acknowledged her as their daughter. She wanted to divorce, but her parents did not support her.
Tu Lihuan also hated Miss Lu for ruining his plan to marry Xiao Baili, so he just used cold violence at first, and later he would beat her to vent his anger when he was drunk.
Miss Lu fell ill once, but the Tu family refused to hire a doctor to treat her, and she died.
Not long after, Mrs. Butcher fell ill after receiving the news that her daughter had died in exile, and soon died of depression.
Of course, this is a later story.
After dealing with the Tu family, Xiao Hanzheng had a stronger control over North City.
On the other hand, after Liang Youxiao brought various kinds of wine back to the capital, "Nanxi Winery" became popular as expected.
Especially after a few old men had shown off by inviting guests to dinner a few times, the upper class people in the capital began to set their sights on the various wines brewed by Shi Qingluo.
It’s a pity that the output of Shi Qingluo Winery’s wine is not high. It is in short supply in the North City, and it is impossible to transport it to the capital to sell.
So many businessmen saw the business opportunity and headed towards the North City, hoping to get some wine and sell it back in the capital like they did when they bought canned food.
Not only did people in the capital fall in love with Shi Qingluo's wine, the emperor and princes of the Ge Kingdom also fell in love with the liquor and sent people to the north city to buy it in bulk.
Although the wine was selling so well, Shi Qingluo did not expand or hire more people. She planned to train a group of winemaking talents in the Craftsmen Academy and then expand the winery.
A month later, the Artisan College also began to enroll students.
The Artisan Academy accepts both male and female students, and specializes in training talents in different industries, providing food, accommodation, and division of labor.
However, the tuition fee is not waived, but it is cheaper than that of a college.
If you don’t have money to pay tuition, you can apply for a student loan and repay it monthly with your salary after you have a job.
When the admission conditions came out, everyone in Northern Xinjiang was shocked.
It really provides food, accommodation and work assignments, and there is also the idea of applying for student loans, which they have never heard of before.
But it did attract a lot of people's attention, especially those from the lower and middle classes of society.
Soon, enrollment brochures appeared in every county town in northern Xinjiang and were posted by local county governments.
The news quickly spread throughout the northern border.
"Have you heard? Princess Fubao and Prefect Xiao have opened a craftsman academy. Anyone between the ages of twelve and forty, regardless of gender, can sign up."
"Not only can you learn how to build houses, you can also learn medicine, iron making, carpentry, wine making, etc."
"After you finish your studies, you can arrange a job for me."
"The tuition is not cheap, but it is cheaper than going to college. The key is that if you don't have money, you can take out a student loan, and then pay it back with part of your salary every month after the division of labor."
"That's a great thing, I want to try it."
"I'm going to try it, too."
"They say that Princess Fubao is the disciple of the old immortal, sent here to benefit the people. I didn't believe it before, but now I do."
"So after finishing the training at the Artisan Academy, will the wages be high?"
"The wages are not low. Princess Fubao announced the wages for the wine shop, canning workshop, and woolen workshop. The first three months are 500 coins, and food and accommodation are included."
"After three months, the wages will increase to one hundred yuan. If you get sick, the workshop will help pay half of the medicine cost as a benefit."
"I heard that several workshops give out benefits every month, including candy, meat, etc., and big red envelopes during the Chinese New Year."
"After graduation, the college will help students contact good workshops and try to ensure that the wages will not be lower than these workshops, and there are other benefits."
"I heard that Prefect Xiao will also set up some corresponding workshops in the government office to specifically accept students from the academy to work."
"Can I still sign up? I want to go too?"
"Yes, this is the first year of enrollment. In order to prevent people from remote areas from rushing to register, Princess Fubao has relaxed the registration period. You can go to North City to enroll within these three months."
"As long as you meet the requirements, you will be recruited. If you don't violate school rules during your studies and have good grades every year, you will graduate and be assigned jobs."
"And we don't have to go to North City by ourselves. Those who want to sign up can go to the local county government to sign up. When the county government submits the list, Lord Xiao will send people to various counties to pick up people and take them to North City."
This will ensure safety on the road, and those who are poor and have no money for travel can also give it a try.
Hearing the news, many poor people couldn't help but pay attention and get excited.
The brave ones made appointments with familiar villagers and started to go to the county government to register.
Of course, most people are still in a wait-and-see state, or although they are tempted, they do not have the courage to be the first to try it.
This was within Shi Qingluo's expectations. After all, this was ancient times and most people were illiterate. They were not as receptive to new things as modern people.
Moreover, the graduation time of the Artisan College ranges from two to four years, which means one has to travel far away from home, which is why some people cannot take that step.
Of course, there are also people who saw the opportunity and took advantage of it.
People began to sign up in every county, but mostly men.
Gradually, similar scenes occurred in many places.
"Mom and Dad, I want to go to the Artisan College."
"Why would a girl like you go to a craftsman's college?"
"Why can't girls go to bed? Haven't you heard that women workers in woolen mills can get a hundred bucks a month?"
"Mom and Dad, as long as I graduate from the Artisan College and get my job, I will ask someone to bring money home every month."
"I don't need you to pay for my tuition. I will take out a student loan. After the division of labor, I will pay off my tuition and give part of the money I earn to my family."
"Mom and Dad, just agree. With the skills and wages, I won't have to worry about getting married in the future."
Many girls began to fight for themselves, because they were provided with food and accommodation, and there was division of labor. For example, the wages in the woolen workshop were higher than those of men, so many families agreed.
There are also stubborn families who cannot tolerate their girls going out in public and refuse to let them.
But overall, this enrollment broke many conventions and allowed many people to see hope and the future.
Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qinglu's reputation in Beicheng rose to a new level.
While the North City Artisan College was recruiting students at a brisk pace, a large-scale war broke out on the border.
Xiao Hanzheng received the news from the border and was surprised after reading it.
He said to Shi Qingluo, "My scumbag father fell into the trap of the prince of the Northern Palace of Ge State. He was shot by an arrow and fell off his horse. His legs were trampled and broken by the warhorse. The situation is quite serious. His legs should be disabled."
The ending of the Northern Frontier map is too slow. I have almost finished dealing with all the people I need to deal with, and I don’t know what to write. You mentioned before that Xi Rong’s female soldiers, the marriage of her mother-in-law and her sister, and Luo Luo’s child (soon to be born) will all be written, but it seems that there is not much content for these~~ I will update twice today and tomorrow. I will sort out what else can be written about the Northern Frontier plot, and then enter the Beijing map. There will be five updates on Sunday, which is the 20th~~ (End of this chapter)
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