Time flies like an arrow.
After a few light drizzles in May, June arrived in the blink of an eye.
During this time, Qin Chuan did many other things besides teaching the Empress how to drive.
For example, when observing the growth of potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn, he was delighted to find that the potatoes and sweet potatoes adapted well to the environment and grew lush, green seedlings. However, the corn seemed to be in a worse condition, with shorter ears of corn.
Potatoes are very easy to grow; they can survive as long as there is soil, water, and sunlight. Sweet potatoes have more demanding growing conditions than potatoes, but they can still be grown in most parts of the country.
A bowl of blanched sweet potato leaves, sprinkled with chili and seasonings, is surprisingly delicious.
"These sweet potato leaves are surprisingly delicious!"
Su Rushi and Qin Chuan savored the sweet potato leaves together, and she couldn't help but lick her red lips and fragrant tongue.
These days, the two have been burning with passion quite often, and Qin Chuan has developed some dark circles under his eyes, as if he's showing signs of overindulgence...
The main reason is that her body is too flexible, like falling into cotton wool or floating in the clouds. The feeling is wonderful and unforgettable, and I can't control myself every time.
Qin Chuan also had to pay grain tribute to the Empress, which led to the overreaction...
Fortunately, Su Ru was also a considerate and beautiful woman. After they got to know each other better, she began to think about his health...
After discovering signs of his excessive indulgence, she resolutely stopped having close sexual relations with him.
In her words, "As long as the green hills remain, there's no fear of running out of firewood," meaning we should exercise restraint...
The "county-to-county" straight roads across the country, including those in the three southern Xiongnu provinces (Chahar, Mongolia, and Xing'an), have all been completed. After some consideration, Qin Chuan decided to distribute asphalt to pave the roads.
Asphalt is more durable than cement and more resistant to thermal expansion and contraction, but it is also more expensive, costing ten times more than cement. However, price is no longer a concern for Qin Chuan.
The system has 900 trillion resources, enough to support 40 million people in Dagang. Just keep building!
"The grass on the plain grows lush and green, withering and flourishing each year."
"Wildfire cannot burn it all; the spring breeze brings it back to life."
The sound of students reciting their lessons rang out from the First Girls' School in the capital. After the school bell rang, the female students, dressed in high-necked cheongsams, paired with skirts, black boots, and white socks, gave people a refreshing and otherworldly feeling.
The female students had long braids that hung casually in front of them, giving them a quiet and dignified appearance.
Upon seeing this, Qin Chuan had a surreal feeling, as if he had been transported back to the Republican era.
It must be said that the young princess has a very sophisticated sense of aesthetics; she was able to choose the most beautiful one from among many school uniforms.
Seeing the female students' attire, so beautifully dressed, and hearing that tuition was free, many girls from the capital cried and begged to attend the girls' school...
As a result, more and more officials in the capital submitted memorials requesting the Prince of Yan to establish more schools for girls so that their daughters and granddaughters could attend school.
Qin Chuan readily agreed, and within just half a month, hundreds of girls' schools sprang up like mushrooms after rain in the capital...
These female students ranged in age from six or seven to fourteen or fifteen. They were all dressed in high-necked, short-sleeved cheongsams and knee-length skirts, with black boots and white socks. Each of them exuded elegance...
This caused considerable discontent among the students of the Imperial Academy, who submitted memorials arguing that this was contrary to etiquette and unfair.
The students of the Imperial Academy are all men, and their status is that of students. They have studied hard for years and finally passed the imperial examinations to become scholars. Some of them even sold their land to gain admission to the Imperial Academy. And now, they have set up a girls' school? They dress so indecently, violate etiquette, and look like harlots. It's bad enough that they can attend school for free.
This is absolutely unfair...
On the third day of the sixth lunar month, led by a student named Yang Zhaoting, thousands of students from the Imperial Academy gathered together and took to the streets to petition, shouting slogans such as "Abolish girls' schools" and "Resist indecent clothing".
This seriously affected the security of the capital. Upon hearing the news, Zhang Xun, the governor of the capital region, immediately dispatched a large number of yamen runners and officials to try to drive the students of the Imperial Academy back to the academy. However, a conflict still broke out...
A student from the Imperial Academy picked up a brick and hit a government official on the shoulder, injuring him. A group of officials then beat the student with fire-and-water sticks...
Although no one was killed, the matter has clearly escalated.
As a result, Zhang Xun had no choice but to arrest dozens of students, while the students of the Imperial Academy were even more indignant and said they would go to the palace to petition the Empress!
Someone said, "This is all the Prince of Yan's doing," and the students all turned around and headed towards the Prince of Yan's residence...
Seeing that things were getting out of control, Zhang Xun hurriedly sent someone to inform the Prince of Yan...
Upon hearing the news, Qin Chuan spat out a mouthful of tea, completely stunned!
This is fucking... has it turned into the Republic of China era?
Students rioting, government suppression—this script is all too familiar!
"Won't they cause trouble for Shan'er?" Su Ru asked with a worried expression.
"It should be fine. You wait here in the manor while I go to check what's going on."
Qin Chuan had no choice but to put down his teacup, get up, and go out.
Su Ru looked at his retreating figure and said with concern, "Be careful."
Qin Chuan nodded, then selected one hundred Imperial Guards and one hundred Imperial Bodyguards before riding in a sedan chair and making his way down the street.
"Abolish girls' schools!"
"Boycott indecent clothing!"
The large procession of petitioning students encountered Qin Chuan's guards.
Whoosh!
The Imperial Guards drew their embroidered spring knives in unison, ready for battle.
The Imperial Guards also drew their weapons and stood at the forefront.
Qin Chuan stepped out of the sedan chair and looked calmly at the group of imperial students.
When the students saw the noble-looking man before them and recognized him as His Highness the Prince of Yan, they immediately stopped shouting slogans and stood frozen in place.
After all, the one before them was the Prince of Yan who had once overthrown two prime ministers, ended the "factional strife," defeated the Japanese pirates, destroyed the Southern Xiongnu, distributed seeds to the entire population, built a straight road connecting every county in the country, and even sent troops to conquer the Jiang Kingdom... Such outstanding achievements earned him the title of "One-Word King" bestowed by the Empress, and the title of "Dragon and Phoenix Supreme" shared with the Empress!
At this moment, none of the imperial students dared to speak, not even daring to breathe...
Qin Chuan took two megaphones out of the sedan chair, kept one for himself, and turned on the other, having a member of the Imperial Guard give it to the students. Then, facing the students, he asked, "What is the reason for your commotion?"
The megaphone was passed around among the students and eventually reached Yang Zhaoting. He stammered into the megaphone, "Reporting to...Reporting to Your Highness, the students...the students are indignant about the girls' school and have gathered to petition."
"What wish do you have?" Qin Chuan asked calmly.
At this moment, the students, as if they had rehearsed together, shouted in unison—
"Abolish girls' schools!"
"Boycott indecent clothing!"
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