Not only did Zhao Jun's eyes widen, but Qingliu and Wang Deng beside her were all stunned.
No one expected that County Magistrate Lu was so young?
The man looked to be in his early twenties, his face was a little tanned, but you could tell he had a fair complexion.
He is not very handsome but he is very pretty. Even when wearing ordinary clothes, he looks different from ordinary people.
It turned out to be such a county magistrate. Zhao Jun suppressed his shock and walked over.
"I believe this is the Lord Internal Secretary. It is really unbecoming of your humble servant to welcome him from afar."
As soon as Lu Jing saw them, he immediately reacted, put down the broom in his hand and bowed deeply to Zhao Jun.
"No problem, no problem. You are Magistrate Lu of Fangling County. I've heard of your great name for a long time."
"No, no, I'm honored to meet you, Lord Internal History."
Mr. Zhao didn't like to be polite with others, especially with someone who was of the same age as County Magistrate Lu, so he was even more direct.
"How did Magistrate Lu know I was the Internal History Secretary? You're so young I wouldn't have recognized you if you hadn't introduced me."
When she saw Lu Jing, she recognized her as the Internal Secretary without even realizing it.
"My Lord, the person who delivered the letter before revealed your gender, so I recognized it right away."
Lu Jing didn't say anything polite and answered straightforwardly.
"So, that's right, he must have received the news."
Zhao Jun was speechless. With her special identity and gender, she must be informed in advance, otherwise it would be a laughing stock.
"I just walked past the county government office and heard you were planning to open a school. Is this the location?"
Without much greeting, she looked at the room in front of her and got straight to business.
"Yes, this is the place we have decided on. It was not easy to find this house. Don't underestimate it, but it is already very good."
He was less reserved when it came to business.
“Why choose this location?”
Zhao Jun looked at the mud house in front of him. Although it looked bad, he could understand it.
But she didn't understand the location. It was neither in the county town nor in any village. There seemed to be only a few houses nearby. It felt like it was in the middle of nowhere.
"That's right, sir. We have carefully considered the location. Since we need to take care of several villages, this is a central location that is close to all of them."
"Then why not put it directly in the county town?" Zhao Jun asked again.
"Well, it was my own idea to start a school. I didn't tell my superiors. The county doesn't have much money and can't afford to build a house in the county."
Lu Jing said with a bit of embarrassment.
"I see. Are you guys repairing the house today?"
She looked around and found tools on the ground. Others also looked like they had just finished working.
Following her gaze, Lu Jingcai remembered that he had not yet introduced himself to the adults.
"I'm sorry, I forgot just now, Lord Nei Shi, these people are all from the county government." He pointed at the people behind him and introduced them one by one.
"This is County Magistrate Kong Zheng and County Lieutenant Fang Hu."
"Those guys over there are the nearby pavilion chiefs, here to help."
Zhao Jun nodded as a greeting.
"You just mentioned repairing the house. Yes, we are just repairing it. This house was originally built by a bachelor in the village. Later, he went to join the army, and this side house was vacant. Now it can be used as a school."
"But it had indeed fallen into disrepair and there were holes in many places, so we all worked together to repair it."
Zhao Jun nodded and looked around. He could tell that the repairs had been done with great care.
Although it is an earthen house, it is mainly built with wood and is also repaired with wood.
Although it still looks very broken, there are no other holes except two windows that let light in.
"This house looks like it's basically usable. What about the others? Have you contacted the children in the surrounding area? I heard you've prepared some enlightenment books. Who are you looking for to teach them?"
Lu Jing was stumped by her questions, not because he didn't know how to answer them.
He had thought about these problems before and solved some of them.
He just didn't expect that the internal historian asked so detailed questions and seemed so concerned.
You know, this school will be a thankless task for at least the next two years.
That's why he didn't report it to his superiors, because even if he did, no one would step in to deal with it.
If this internal historian had not come directly to the local area, he would not have said it.
"Why, haven't you thought about it?"
Zhao Jun turned around and asked him, "You don't seem like someone who hasn't thought about it?"
Lu Jing came back to his senses. It was rare for someone to be so concerned. He could talk about the school's plans.
"Sir, please listen to me and I will tell you in detail. First of all, I have contacted all the children in this area."
"When I first came up with this idea, I visited every village, and the villagers said that as long as there is a house and a teacher, and the tuition is not too expensive, they will definitely be willing to let their children come."
"As for this teacher, there are several in this area, but they are usually busy teaching the children while farming, so they don't have much time. This time, we gathered the children together and found three teachers nearby to take turns teaching. The tuition will be higher, and the county government will also give them some subsidies."
"Finally, there's the issue of books. Some time ago, I went to the prefecture and county and discovered that there's a kind of paper and enlightenment books. They're inexpensive and very practical. I can ask the teachers to teach them some basic reading."
"That's the initial idea. Now that the house is almost renovated, we'll be able to start classes soon."
Lu Jing was chattering with great enthusiasm, as if he wanted to pour out all his thoughts.
Zhao Jun nodded. This idea was already very mature. Basically, he was just waiting for the class to start.
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