Shu Xiaohan squatted down and looked at Gu Yuzhi: "Young Prince, think about it, when you first arrived in the Northern Desert, you wanted to open an inn and wanted Granny Xu to be the head chef to run the inn, but Granny Xu didn't agree because of worldly prejudices..."
When this was mentioned, Gu Yuzhi's face puffed up: "Yes, yes, yes, because of this, the inn was delayed for a long time before it opened."
At that time, Gu Yuzhi was actually more dependent on women.
In addition, Shu Xiaohan, whom he had been in contact with, always gave him a very powerful feeling, so Gu Yuzhi never thought that there was anything a woman couldn't do.
If Xie Changshi hadn't reminded him, he might have directly appointed Xu Mama as the head chef instead of discussing it with her.
Xu Mama's refusal made him realize for the first time that there were so many taboos surrounding women.
Shu Xiaohan patted Gu Yuzhi's head: "Women are not as strong as men, and people think they are useless, so many girls are abandoned after they are born. And those abandoned girls have only one fate, which is death."
Upon hearing the word "death," Gu Yuzhi couldn't help but shudder: "No, it can't be..."
He couldn't help but think of the little girl Xie Changshi was holding in his arms, with two little buns on her head, looking adorable.
But Teacher Shu said that many people don't like little girls because they think that having a little girl is useless...
"But if Your Highness establishes a girls' school and proves to the world that women can also earn money and support their families, then families that have daughters will not easily abandon their children."
Hearing Shu Xiaohan say this, Gu Yuzhi's face turned serious: "Teacher Shu, I understand. I will talk to Chief Secretary Xie and the others about this first thing tomorrow morning."
He puffed out his cheeks and looked at Guard Qi: "However, I may not be able to tell Chief Secretary Xie about the women's army so soon."
Chief Secretary Xie had taught him before that everything should be done step by step, and the same applies to the women's army.
The founding empress of the previous dynasty made such great contributions, yet in the end, all those merits were simply erased.
He hasn't even been able to prove that women can earn money to support their families, so why should the world believe that women can also fight on the battlefield?
Gu Yuzhi looked up and saw Guard Qi staring straight at him. He scratched his head and said, "Guard Qi, if you went to your family and asked the girls to join the army, do you think they would agree?"
Guard Qi shook his head subconsciously.
Forget about agreeing, if his mother knew he had come up with this idea, she would definitely whip herself severely with dozens of the precepts, and then lock him in the ancestral hall to kneel for three days and three nights to reflect on his actions!
Gu Yuzhi shook his head and said, "That's why I can't talk about the women's army right now."
Shu Xiaohan suddenly realized and said, "Because, let alone men, most women themselves think they are inferior to men. If a women's army were suddenly established, the world would probably just think it's a joke."
Gu Yuzhi chuckled: "Yes, yes. That's why I can't say it now! Let's establish a girls' school first, so that people know that young girls can also earn money. That way, they won't look down on women like they used to, right?"
Shu Xiaohan patted Gu Yuzhi on the shoulder and laughed, "The young prince is getting smarter and smarter."
Gu Yuzhi tilted his head back, a proud look on his face: "Of course!"
Wen Xiuzhu shook his head: "Your Highness, I believe that now is not the best time to bring up girls' schools."
“Xinliang is still under construction, and the city wall is only half finished. At this time, they suddenly say that they want to build a girls’ school. Who will study there, and who will teach?”
"And as for what Teacher Shu mentioned about textiles, those people in the textile industry won't easily pass on their secret techniques to outsiders."
Shu Xiaohan's expression changed slightly. She had really forgotten about such an important matter!
In this feudal ancient era, from military strategies and medical prescriptions to simple dietary recipes, people who weren't family members generally had no access to the core of the information.
Convincing the textile masters to come to the school to teach the girls was no easy task.
Gu Yuzhi glanced blankly at Wen Xiuzhu, then said with exceptional arrogance, "Hmph! Chief Secretary Xie and I have already discussed it and the school will be built next year. Xinliang is my fiefdom, and the people there are all my subjects."
"Once the girls' school is established, I will have those masters serve as teachers, and they must go. Otherwise, I will arrest them all and make them go to reclaim wasteland!"
Shu Xiaohan...
The young prince usually acted so soft and cute that she momentarily forgot he was a prince, a member of the royal family with absolute power of life and death in her fiefdom!
However, seeing the young prince showing such a domineering side for the first time, Shu Xiaohan felt her heart melting and couldn't help but rub his face hard.
Gu Yuzhi's face was distorted, his eyes were almost crossed, he staggered a couple of steps, lost his balance and fell to the ground with a thud.
The guard rushed forward and quickly helped him up: "Your Highness, are you alright?"
Why did Your Highness suddenly fall down? Could it be the same as last time when you inexplicably coughed and vomited?
Guard Zhang had obviously thought of this as well, and turned to go find Judge Qin.
"I'm fine!" Gu Yuzhi quickly reached out to stop the guard Zhang. "I just stood there for a while and my legs went numb."
As he spoke, he bent down and rubbed his calves, then looked up at the two of them with a chuckle, waved his hand, and said, "You two should go and rest too. We still have to talk about the girls' school tomorrow morning."
It wasn't just the girls' school, but also the mulberry grove.
Gu Yuzhi couldn't help but pat his head, feeling that his little head was filled with big things, and if he didn't deal with them soon, his head would burst!
He puffed out his cheeks, looking quite adorable. Guard Qi glanced at him several times, and only after confirming that he had forgotten what had happened before did he turn around and leave with Guard Zhang.
After they left, Gu Yuzhi couldn't wait to close the door.
He slowly squatted down against the door, hugged his legs with both hands, rested his chin on his knees, pouted slightly, and the smile in his eyes had disappeared.
Shu Xiaohan stepped forward and hugged him: "Young Prince, are you thinking about what Guard Qi said earlier?"
Gu Yuzhi nodded his little head: "Guard Qi is the second son of the Duke of Qi, and he is the third best expert in the palace. I know that it is a waste of his talents to make him the garrison commander of a city, but I really don't want to be separated from them."
He relied heavily on everyone who came to the northern desert with him from the capital.
He wanted to stay with them forever and live happily in Xinliang.
Gu Yuzhi pouted, looking aggrieved, and said, "Is it like my mother and I, that we still have to separate..."
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