Chapter 247 The Princess Opens a School
On the way back to the palace from the capital, Jiang Jiu asked Yao Song about his homework all the way.
Dramatic changes have taken place in the family. Yao Song is a sensible child. Knowing that he is the only son of the Duke of Zhenguo, he has made great progress in the past year.
Jiang Jiu was very satisfied, even though he was not his biological brother.
Now that she has traveled back to Yao Qin's body again, she must take good care of her brother for her.
But when they arrived at the palace, Yao Song refused to go in.
"The teachers at the Imperial College are so awesome. They told us to be polite. Sister, after you enter the palace, you won't be able to go home often, nor will you be able to leave the palace often."
Hearing him say this, Jiang Jiu's face darkened.
"Okay, then you go back and study hard. When my sister becomes the queen, she will rely on you to support her."
Yao Song straightened his small chest and patted it vigorously: "Don't worry, leave it to me. I want to be a great hero with both literary and military strategies."
Jiang Jiu rubbed his hair and said, "Go back and take good care of your father when you get back."
Yao Shirong, Duke of Zhenguo, was not feeling well. Although his wounds had healed, he could no longer ride a horse or hold a gun. His spine was damaged, and if he rode a horse or held a gun, he would most likely become paralyzed.
Therefore, Yao Shirong now rides in a sedan chair wherever he goes.
Yao Song went back, and other court officials also returned to their homes.
The only two people left who returned to the palace were Zhao Zhuoxi and Jiang Jiu.
Zhao Zhuoxi asked Lu Ming to go home and have a rest as well. He had been separated from Nichang for several months. Nichang stayed in the capital, so it was time for the couple to have some time to spend together.
"You are very nice to Yao Song." Zhao Zhuoxi didn't expect Jiang Jiu to accept everything about Yao Qin.
Jiang Jiu raised her eyebrows: "Now that I am his sister, I will naturally be nice to him. Besides, I will be the queen in the future, and I will always need someone to support me. You have to train him well.
He is a pillar of the future imperial court."
Zhao Zhuoxi was very relieved. As long as Jiang Jiu could come back to him, she would do whatever she asked.
Jiang Jiu added: "If the youth are strong, the country will be strong. We have been through the south and the north, and the aristocratic families are deeply rooted. The few royal family members will definitely be controlled by them. Why not, from now on, select children from poor families, so that everyone can afford to go to school, and everyone can be selected to become the pillars of the country."
Zhao Zhuoxi nodded in agreement: "This idea was proposed when my father was middle-aged, but it was difficult to implement. The first and most important problem in building a school is that there is no money."
But it no longer exists, Jiang Jiu's business empire is very powerful.
Zhao Zhuoxi asked again: "What are you going to do?"
Jiang Jiu already had a plan on his way back.
"I think the most important thing is to find a good teacher first. If the teacher is good, the students he teaches will be good. As for the teaching location, there are a few vacant places in every place, so let them figure it out."
"But now I need a list of all the successful candidates in the imperial examinations in the next twenty years, as well as their current official positions."
Zhao Zhuoxi nodded: "The Ministry of Personnel has it, I'll let him prepare it, but why does it have to be within 20 years? Can't it be within 10 years?"
Jiang Jiu shook his head: "The imperial court's willingness to admit poor families into the imperial examinations only started 20 years ago. However, in the past 10 years, the imperial examinations have been controlled by the empress's people, who are basically children of aristocratic families. They don't understand the hardships of children from poor families, and have long squeezed out the poor scholars."
Zhao Zhuoxi thought about it carefully and said, "Yes, okay, let's find the one from 20 years ago."
The two of them talked and returned to the bedroom. After tidying up, they rested.
The Ministry of Personnel was very efficient and had collected all the students' information by the afternoon of the next day.
Zhao Zhuoxi frowned, looking unhappy.
"Do you want me to find it myself?"
The Minister of Personnel was trembling with fear: "I don't know what your Majesty is looking for. Your Majesty, tell me and I will find it."
At this time Jiang Jiu came in from outside.
"Here is a table. Draw as many copies as you need. Just write down the list of successful candidates in each subject over the past twenty years."
The Minister of Personnel unfolded the paper and was greatly surprised.
It is a personnel form, with ranking and name on the top and hometown, age, current position, work experience, etc. on the horizontal column.
Simple and clear, one form can cover a year's worth of student information.
The imperial examination in the capital was held every three years. In fact, there were only six levels in total, and six sheets of paper were enough.
Jiang Jiu did not let the Minister of Personnel leave, but asked him to take people to copy in the side hall.
While they were transcribing, Jiang Jiu was looking at the resumes of these students.
Sure enough, some of the children of aristocratic families now hold important positions, while those students without connections, who finally passed the imperial examinations, can only work in local positions.
Jiang Jiu looked for a long time, picked out three names, and entered Yu's study.
"This man is called Wang Jin. He is now the magistrate of Hong County, in Yongzhou. I have passed through there before. Under his governance, the people of the county live and work in peace and prosperity. Most importantly, he is only in his forties, which is the right age for him to get things done. He can go to Beijing for a trial."
Because of the Zhu family, Zhao Zhuoxi killed many court officials and raided several aristocratic families. Now there are many vacant positions in the court.
All the senior officials in the court were trying their best to recommend their own people. Zhao Zhuoxi led the troops to fight personally, but in fact he just wanted to make a secret visit to see if there were any other suitable officials.
Sure enough, not only did he have it in his hand, but Jiang Jiu also had it in his hand.
The two hit it off immediately and transferred seven officials from the local areas to the capital to take up their posts.
On the contrary, Zhao Zhuoxi allowed the children of noble families recommended by the ministers to go down and gain experience.
People have given you a city that they have managed so well. If you can continue to govern it well, it is a skill. If you don't govern it well and the people complain, Zhao Zhuoxi will have a reason not to use them.
It happened to be the year-end assessment time, and Zhao Zhuoxi was making personnel adjustments.
All the ministers in the court were afraid of Zhao Zhuoxi's iron-blooded tactics, and no one dared to disobey his orders.
Therefore, the personnel transfer order and Jiang Jiu's Hope School were carried out at the same time.
After the Ministry of Personnel listed the names of all previous candidates, Jiang Jiu ticked off a few names.
Some of these people work in local government offices and, without any background, they do miscellaneous and miscellaneous duties.
Jiang Jiu asked them to take the lead in setting up a Hope School locally.
The local government found a place and provided teachers, and students of appropriate age could attend the school free of charge. Not only was the study free, but the food and accommodation in the school were also free.
Students take an exam every six months, and the top three students will receive scholarships.
As for who will pay the money, Jiang Jiu asked them to take the student information to her Six Plus Three Business and find someone to pay. The teacher's monthly salary, student subsidies, and school subsidies must all be reviewed before the money will be paid to them.
As soon as this news spread, the whole capital was in an uproar.
This matter was led by Princess Ronghua. You have to know that she is the daughter of a general and she just promised to win a battle and recapture the Northern Di Kingdom.
Unexpectedly, I would open a school after returning.
Now even Qin Yuan, who has always been very picky, couldn't say anything.