Chapter 254 I am begging you (asking for monthly tickets)
Zhao Yuanxi was working on a plan when Mrs. Mi came in and saw her manuscript scattered all over the floor. She picked up the pages and put them away, but when she saw the words on them, she was stunned.
Although Mrs. Mi was a woman, she was proficient in many languages. However, the content on the paper was completely inconsistent with what she knew and learned. If she had to say which language it was similar to, she could only think of the Qin Li of the Qin State, but the characters on it were even simpler than Qin Li.
"You're here!" Zhao Yuanxi saw her holding the manuscript he had discarded, his face full of confusion. He explained awkwardly, "Writing in small seal script was too difficult, so I changed to another type of script."
Ever since she confessed to Ying Zheng, Zhao Yuanxi has let herself go. When writing things for private viewing, she follows her own writing habits.
Zhao Yuanxi stretched out his hand to stop him, saying, "Don't ask where this writing comes from. I didn't create it myself anyway."
"I called you here today because I have something important to discuss with you."
After spending several days, Zhao Yuanxi finally sorted out the current personnel in the palace.
Nowadays, most of the people in the palace are old nobles and royal families of other countries, especially Zhao people. These are all surrendered people. They are difficult to kill and difficult to use. Many of them are women, so they can only be locked up there and left to fend for themselves.
Zhao Yuanxi planned to first dismiss a group of obedient people and intermarry with the Qin people, give them some land and property, and let them settle down in Qin. She also planned to open another academy in Xianyang to accept these children from other countries and promote the educational methods she developed.
As for those diehards, they can only farm and weave, and earn their food through various labors.
Zhao Yuanxi told Mrs. Mi about his plan, but of course there was another problem that needed to be solved before doing all this.
“Although the languages and scripts of the seven nations have similarities, it is still quite difficult for people from different nations to communicate unless they have studied these scripts like Gan Tang.
Zhao Yuanxi pointed at the people on the list and tapped the table with his index finger. "If these noble children want to integrate into the Qin State, the first thing they must do is learn the Qin State's writing system and pronunciation."
The unification of writing is the first step to cultural unification. The seven countries all have their own writing systems, which will not only hinder communication between citizens, but may also lead to internal division within the country.
Ying Zheng officially unified the writing system after Qin conquered the six kingdoms, which was probably more than ten years later. Zhao Yuanxi couldn't wait that long, so he simply used these old nobles of the six kingdoms as examples. Anyway, they were all literate and learned faster than others.
"What does the Queen Mother want from me?"
"I told you to call me Yuanxi." She smiled and pulled Madam Mi over, pressing her onto the mat. "I really can't find anyone who can understand the seven languages as well as Gan Tang, so I can only ask for your help to help them all learn the language of my Qin Kingdom."
Madam Mi's eyes gleamed. "The Qin State gathered all the talented people in the world in Xianyang. How could they not find someone who could read the seven languages?"
Although she knew a few words, she was no better than everyone else.
"But none of them are you." Zhao Yuanxi sat down and sighed. "Although there are many talented people in the world, many of them have strange tempers. Scholars look down on each other. If I send someone there rashly, there will definitely be a quarrel. Besides, there are so many women in the palace. How can I find a suitable female teacher?"
"Then your Majesty isn't worried that I'll quarrel with them?"
"You can't argue with the women, as for the men, just have the guards take them out and beat them up."
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Madam Mi almost laughed out loud, but she suppressed her laughter. "The Queen Mother actually uses force to threaten me?"
"I was the one who brought your son back by force." Zhao Yuanxi had no consciousness of bullying someone else's son. He was just praising his own behavior.
"What if I still don't agree?"
"You will agree!"
"The Queen Mother is so confident?"
"Because I'm begging you!"
Madam Mi was stunned for a long time before she finally spoke, as if complaining, "Is this your attitude of begging for help?"
"So you agree?" Zhao Yuanxi said with a smile, "If you feel I'm not sincere, then I'll beg you seriously."
"Mr. Gan Tang, are you willing to help me teach those people to learn Qin characters?"
Zhao Yuanxi handed over the tea with both hands, looking quite serious.
Her serious look made Mrs. Mi's heart beat faster. She took the cup of tea in panic, not knowing what to do for a moment.
She sighed deeply, "If others saw me accepting this gift from you, I'm afraid I would be criticized and cursed by everyone."
"King Zhao of Yan is able to support wise pioneers and respect the virtuous and humble. I just offered Gan Tang a cup of tea, what's the point?"
"you--"
Zhao Yuanxi didn't think there was anything wrong at all and looked at her with confidence, which made Mrs. Mi lose her temper.
Only then did she understand why Liang'er worked for her so wholeheartedly.
Madam Mi could only sigh: "If you were a man, you could be a local lord."
"This is the first time someone has evaluated me like this, but now I am the mother of a prince." Zhao Yuanxi spread his hands.
In the future, she will be the mother of the first emperor in history, so there is no need for her to go through the trouble of building her own empire.
Madam Mi was speechless after being treated so harshly by her. She was just about to praise Queen Dowager Zhao for her courtesy towards scholars and the demeanor of a wise ruler, but who was this person whose tail was about to rise to the sky?
She finally realized that although the person in front of her usually behaved dignified and steady, he was actually a scoundrel with a bad taste and liked to take advantage of others.
"Then, Queen Mother, have you thought about how I, alone, can teach these nearly 5,000 Zhao and Han people?"
Why does it sound a bit weird?
Zhao Yuanxi didn't take it too seriously and said with a smile, "I've already prepared it! Every family will get a character comparison book. People from other places can use this booklet to understand the Qin language if they know their own country's characters. Gan Tang only needs to be responsible for their daily assessments and answer any questions they have."
These nearly five thousand people are not all ignorant of the Qin language, and they can help each other. Anyway, as long as everyone can pass the final test in three months, it will be fine.
"I will send some people to assist you, but they are young, so you will have to take more care of them."
The first batch of students at Yuanxi College have recently completed their basic education. If they want to pursue further studies, they still have to rely on the Qin Academy.
Unfortunately, the academy is not a place they can enter.
If they cannot go to the Qin Academy, then more practice may not be a bad way to grow. If they can get the attention of the superiors here and get recommended by officials, it will not be difficult for them to pass the current official selection in Qin with their knowledge.
Zhao Yuanxi instructed again, "I have given orders to the palace guards. If you need them, just ask them for help."
"The Queen Mother has already made the decision, why bother asking for my opinion?" Madam Mi asked quietly.
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