Emperor Jing suddenly understood, stretched out his hand and pointed at Fang Zhengyi with a smile.
It has to be you!
After the paper fireworks were set off, the yamen runners who were setting off the fireworks ran into the academy one after another.
After a while, they came out in a queue again, but this time they had a bunch of very long red silk in their hands.
There is a big red flower in the center of the silk, which looks particularly festive.
The two people in the front row each held a tray.
Emperor Jing asked, "What is this?"
Yang Fengfan explained: "Your Majesty, this is called cutting the ribbon. This is a new form of asking for good luck in this county. Scissors have been prepared for you. You can just cut it directly."
Emperor Jing suddenly realized and then stepped forward.
Fang Zheng smiled.
This ribbon-cutting ceremony does not exist in this world. He vaguely remembers that this custom originated in Europe.
I don’t know if it will become popular in Dajing.
The ministers accompanied Emperor Jing up the stairs, and Emperor Jing took the scissors from the tray.
With a click of a knife, the red silk was cut without any sense of ceremony.
Then Yang Fengfan shouted: "Your Majesty, please reveal the red!"
At this moment, a yamen runner had already used a pole to pick up the red cloth covering the plaque.
The red cloth was handed to Emperor Jing, who pulled it away casually.
The red cloth fluttered down, revealing the four big words "Enqing School" on the back.
At this point, the ceremony ends.
"Pa pa pa" Fang Zheng grinned and began to lead the applause. With his lead, all the ministers also began to applaud.
It's a pity that the people were driven away and the atmosphere is really bad.
Fang Zhengyi smacked his lips secretly.
However, Emperor Jing was very happy. The ribbon-cutting and unveiling ceremony was over, but there was still a servant holding a pen and ink beside him.
"This ink is..."
"Your Majesty, look, there is no inscription on the plaque at the entrance of the school. Please write it yourself! If the students in the school knew that this plaque was written by Your Majesty personally, they would definitely work hard in the future!" Yang Fengfan said happily.
"Okay." Emperor Jing smiled, picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and was about to write the inscription when he suddenly paused.
He turned around and looked at Fang Zhengyi, saying, "Zhengyi, you have always been very talented in writing. Since the prosperity of Pingwan County today is inseparable from your Taoyuan County, then it is up to you to decide what to write."
"Ah?" Fang Zheng was stunned.
Why is this happening again! I won’t sell my image as a top student anymore!
All the ministers looked at Fang Zhengyi expectantly.
Although this guy doesn't know much about poetry, he is really good at it.
Everyone is blessed, and some people are even secretly pondering at home.
In particular, he also had quite a few incomplete poems and lyrics... Completing Fang Zhengyi's incomplete lyrics was a unique hobby of some upper-class circles.
Although no one says it openly.
Fang Zheng closed his eyes and thought wildly.
The waterfall falls three thousand feet... The smoke rises in the desert... The silkworm dies before it stops spinning silk...
Hiss, there are only two sentences, he can still cope with it with his reserves!
You definitely can’t use what you’ve used before again, otherwise wouldn’t that be exposing your weakness?
What to write?
Emperor Jing and others did not urge them.
He knew that this excellent poem needed inspiration and time to brew, and Fang Zhengyi would surely produce an amazing work soon.
After waiting for five minutes, Fang Zheng opened his eyes and clapped his hands, "Got it!"
"Tell me quickly!" Emperor Jing said with great interest.
"It is my duty to serve the country and pass on my family's legacy."
Everyone savored it carefully.
The first half of the sentence is good, but the second half is not so good...
Master Fang shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, these two sentences of mine are both about the greater good and the lesser good, which is just the right thing to inspire students."
"To be honest, I repeat this sentence in my mind every day. I think it is very appropriate to use it here. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"Okay."
Emperor Jing nodded and without saying anything else, he wrote directly on the plaques on the left and right.
When he finished writing, applause broke out again.
Yang Fengfan stretched out his hand and bowed: "Your Majesty, please come in and inspect it."
Emperor Jing walked into the school hall, followed by his ministers.
Although it is called a school, its area is not inferior to many large academies.
The facilities in the school are extremely complete. After all, it is a school prepared for young teenagers.
Many parents are not in the mood to take care of their children and just stay here all day.
So it includes gardens, playgrounds, canteens, libraries, and school buildings.
There were even leaks of merchants doing business on campus.
Every building, table and chair are brand new. Although they are not made of expensive materials, every detail is impeccable.
This stroll lasted for an hour.
Emperor Jing kept asking questions, and Yang Fengfan kept answering them.
When they finally walked out of the school, Emperor Jing sighed: "It was really well-intentioned. I wonder how much money was spent on building this school?"
Yang Fengfan said: "This land belongs to the county, but the materials used are absolutely solid and durable, so the total cost of building the school is as much as 17,000 taels."
Xu Wenshu asked: "It costs so much to build a school, so how much was the annual income of Pingwan County last year? Why was it not reported in time?"
Yang Fengfan thought, "I had my own reasons for not reporting it in time."
"You may not know that since the massive influx of merchants in Pingwan County, the focus of taxation has shifted from farmland tax to commercial tax. Farmland tax is easy to collect, but commercial tax is a bit troublesome after all. There are many merchants and the billing period for each household is different."
"If I collect taxes before they have settled their accounts, it may cause panic. On the other hand, many people are poor and can only pay taxes after receiving the money."
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