Chapter 819 New Recruitment
Mrs. Hu told A Xiu and others about her own experience in person, which made them feel sympathetic.
Grandma Liu, who teaches printing and dyeing, said, "When the Sixth Miss asked someone to find me, I felt it was a great opportunity. Even if my children and grandchildren disagreed, I would still come."
Grandma Liu's life was not easy. She developed all her printing and dyeing techniques by herself. In northern Hubei where the cloth business was not well developed, life was very difficult.
But any time a technology becomes rare and a person masters it to perfection, it will bring about changes in the entire industry.
The cloth industry in northern Hubei is indeed not very good, but Grandma Liu's printing and dyeing method has attracted many printing and dyeing families in the Jiangnan region to seek cooperation.
Ah Xiu pursed her lips and spoke shyly, "When I was little, I wanted to go to school, but the teacher told me they didn't accept girls. At that time, I thought it would be great if the school could accept girls. If we can establish a girls' school, there will be no place for girls who want to study in the future."
It was a very simple wish, but in the past, they didn't even dare to think about it.
Shen Qingqian looked at the excited women in front of her, and waves of emotion surged in her heart.
It is not easy for anyone to live in this world, and it is even more so for women in ancient times.
"My dear teachers, I am young and inexperienced. If there is anything I say that is wrong, please feel free to point it out. Only when we know where we are wrong can we correct it."
Shen Qingqian quickly changed the topic, preventing everyone from being immersed in their previous thoughts.
The training content of the academy was planned long ago. The training lasted for a whole month and covered everything from ideological level and teaching methods to practice.
On the girls' side, Ah Xiu, Mrs. Hu, Grandma Liu and others showed off their skills, which drew applause.
But when it came time for them to try to teach, problems arose.
"Hello, classmates," Ah Xiu said stutteringly while standing on the podium, not daring to look directly at Shen Qingqian and others below the stage.
Shen Qingqian had a faint smile on her lips and motioned for A Xiu to continue, "It's okay, Teacher A Xiu, just tell me more."
Others also echoed: "Yes, yes, yes, Ah Xiu, you keep going, soon we might even be worse than you!"
Ah Xiu was amused by people in the audience who were even more nervous than she was, and she suddenly felt less nervous.
"Spinning and weaving require a lot of patience. If you can't sit still, you won't learn anything. But if you can calm down and study hard, this will be a skill that will allow you to have enough food and clothing for the rest of your life."
Ah Xiu set a good example for everyone, and Mrs. Hu and others quickly overcame their nervousness and anxiety. After that, their explanation became more and more fluent, and in the end they even couldn't stop.
Seeing this, Shen Qingqian's smile continued to grow. Now she didn't have to worry anymore.
While the academy was busy preparing for the start of school, a new round of conscription began in the army in northern Hubei.
This conscription was different from previous ones and was not compulsory. It was expected to recruit 50,000 soldiers. Shengze named this group of recruits the "North Hubei Volunteer Army."
The training and treatment of the volunteer army were the same as those of the Hubei North Army, but in peacetime, this volunteer army needed to be demobilized and ready to be recruited at any time.
What is even more surprising is that the scope of recruitment of this volunteer army actually included those hundreds of thousands of foreign prisoners.
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