There were indeed some successful candidates in the imperial examinations in the south, but very few. However, none of them ever came from the mountain people. They had their own writing system and way of communicating. Even earlier, they couldn't speak Mandarin, which still sounds a bit strange now.
The village chief and the others all agreed that Princess Yongfu was right. If a mountain dweller were serving as an official in the imperial court, they wouldn't be in such a predicament. But when it came to the academy... even if all the villages pooled their money to build a place, they still couldn't find a teacher.
Yan Shujin said, "You should all think carefully about what I said today. It would be best if you could discuss it thoroughly with the new officials when they arrive. After all, you need cooperation if you want Nanzhong to develop."
The chieftain's mind went through several changes, and he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
Yan Shujin seemed oblivious to their struggles and said, "I'll be leaving in three more days. I'll leave the rest to my subordinates. Once the newly appointed officials arrive, I'll hand it over to them directly. I'd like to collect some mountain produce. If you have any, have someone deliver it to the post station. I'll buy as much as you want, and give you 10% of the market price."
"Three days?" Chief Duo asked hurriedly, "Why doesn't the princess stay a few more days?"
Yan Shujin said, "The matter has been resolved, and I also miss my daughter."
Seeing that there was nothing else, Yan Shujin said, "However, I will continue to have people investigate the matter of Young Master Wang. In addition, this matter involves remnants of the previous dynasty, and the court will not let it go. They will definitely investigate it to the end, so don't worry."
At this time, apart from Chief Mu, the rest of the people were more concerned about the future of Nanzhong than about the remnants of the previous dynasty.
The chieftain of Mu Village said, "Thank you, Princess."
Yan Shujin sighed and said, "Regarding the matter of Chief Mu's youngest daughter, if she does not wish to stay here, she can come with me to Fuzhou to take a look. However, Chief Mu, you can decide on these matters."
Seeing that there was nothing else, Yan Shujin said, "Then I'll take my leave."
This time, the village chiefs actually got up and personally escorted Yan Shujin onto the carriage.
Pang Bin also boarded the carriage and asked, "Is the princess really leaving?"
"Yes," Yan Shujin said, "I'll leave things here to you from now on."
Pang Bin hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm afraid I won't do it well."
Yan Shujin smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Du will come. However, Mr. Du and I will not stay here for long, otherwise it will be too conspicuous and it will not be conducive to winning over those mountain people."
Pang Bin was stunned for a moment, then he understood. The princess wanted those mountain people to think that she didn't value this place that much. Once their interests were truly linked, they would also feel that Princess Yongfu might abandon this place at any time. In this way, they would naturally be anxious and try to please the princess. But the premise was that they had to know one thing: only by following Princess Yongfu could they have meat to eat.
Seeing that Pang Bin understood, Yan Shujin said, "So you're under a lot of pressure."
Pang Bin's eyes lit up as he said, "I will definitely not let the princess down!"
Yan Shujin said, "I will have Bai Yan stay behind to protect you, and Sister Cheng will also come to help you."
Pang Bin knew that this was also a way for them to check each other, but Princess Yongfu had put it out there. These two people were of great help to him and could help him open up the situation more quickly. Pang Bin did not feel distrusted at all; on the contrary, he knew that Princess Yongfu was doing this because she wanted to give him important responsibilities.
It's always more reassuring to have these things out in the open than to tamper with them in secret.
Yan Shujin looked at Pang Bin and said, "You'll come back with me this time."
Pang Bin said, "I also need to tell my family and prepare some more things."
Yan Shujin smiled and said, "You also need to think about how to persuade your father to give you the money."
Pang Bin's expression froze, and he swallowed hard. This was truly not an easy task.
Once back at the post station, Yan Shujin gave a brief account of what had happened.
However, Yan Shujin hesitated about who to keep. The most suitable person was Han Jing, but she couldn't bring herself to say it because she couldn't bear to part with him.
Han Jing chuckled and said, "Leave the affairs of Nanzhong to me for now. You can come back and take over from me later."
Han Jing was the most suitable among them, and Han Jing and Yan Shujin had discussed it on the way. But when the time actually came, it made people feel uncomfortable.
Yan Shujin pursed her lips and said, "Leave more people to protect you."
Han Jing agreed and said, "Princess, please take back the things I bought for Huan Jie first. Huan Jie must look at my portrait every day, so that she won't not recognize me later."
Before they left Fuzhou, Han Jing specially prepared portraits of the two of them for Aunt Yu, asking Aunt Yu to show the portraits to Huan Jie every day, just in case Huan Jie wouldn't recognize them at all when they returned.
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