Women's House
Today should have been a quiet day. The students from the women's college came out, thinking they would face an uncertain future. Even though they had learned a lot and made good friends in the women's college,
However, there are still only a few shops and farms outside the city that can hire female workers. Most of them are men, and if a woman asks for help, she will probably be regarded as looking for trouble and driven away.
Although the group of students had expectations in their hearts, they were still more disappointed than hopeful.
When the first wave came out of the women's courtyard with their bags, they found that there were three or four stalls at the only intersection outside the women's courtyard.
The stall was not a tea stall or food stall, but many cloth strips were hung with words like: loom worker, embroiderer, accountant, and delivery girl.
When Qin Yuyao saw several women coming out of the women's courtyard, her face was full of hesitation, but her eyes were filled with a hint of expectation.
He couldn't help but take the initiative to speak, with a hint of encouragement: "Everyone, this is the stall where we recruit female workers from the Women's Courtyard, specially after reporting to His Majesty. If you haven't found a place to work yet, why not come here and take a look? The wages and benefits are not bad, even better than other places."
If they had seen these stalls for the first time, they would have been a little hesitant, but after seeing Qin Yuyao, the first few people who came out looked at each other and walked over.
The woman speaking was wearing exquisite clothing, made of fabrics only the rich could afford. The hairpins and jade pendants on her head and waist were lustrous, and every detail was lifelike.
They could tell this person was a person of high status, and after hearing that he had the emperor's approval, they became even more convinced that no one would dare to lie under the emperor's feet.
"Sir, are these stalls real?" A student hesitated for a moment, but still looked at Qin Yuyao with some anticipation.
Knowing that this matter had not been discussed with the women's academy in advance, it was normal for these people to hesitate. Qin Yuyao smiled softly, "Of course it's true. You can take a look and see if there is anyone interested. As long as you meet the requirements, we will recruit you."
As they were talking, some students who had left later also came over. After hearing the explanations of the other guys at the stall, they started to discuss.
"Your Majesty is truly kind. He has even provided us with a way out for the future." A student said this with tears in his eyes as he bowed towards the direction of the imperial palace.
Seeing this, Qin Yuyao smiled and nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty's move to open a women's academy will allow more women to learn calligraphy and arithmetic. In the future, whatever men can do, we can naturally do too."
There were five stalls in a row, and the one where Qin Yuyao was was the most crowded. The others found that they couldn't get through, so they dispersed to other stalls.
"I'm the best at math in the women's academy, and I get paid well as an accountant. I'm even allowed to go home and rest for eight days a month, and on those days I can even do accounting. This job is fantastic."
"I've heard of this loom. It's said to be a new tool that can make cotton into cloth more quickly. This way, the cost of cloth will be lower." Someone who was curious about the female workers on the loom asked the stall clerk repeatedly and couldn't help but admire him.
Qin Yuyao happened to hear this and couldn't help but agree with a smile: "Yes, when this loom comes out in the future, it will be easy to use. Then even poorer families will be able to buy more cloth to make clothes."
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Qin Yuyao must be the owner of these stalls. He would definitely not be able to get such a high salary if he went somewhere else in the future.
Soon, many students took the forms, signed and sealed them, asked about the time and place of work, and happily went home.
Qin Yuyao counted the orders in the back. Except for a few who were still waiting and watching, almost 90% of the students graduating from the women's college today had signed the orders with her.
As Qin Yuyao counted, the smile on her face became more and more obvious. Jin Yu beside her was also happy: "Miss, there are so many people here today, it seems that you treat people well here, that's why so many people come."
Hearing this, Qin Yuyao nodded slightly: "It's a mutual matter. I want to recruit more female workers. They see that I have good conditions. Instead of going to those places that pay casually or are even unwilling to recruit female workers, they might as well come to me."
Thinking about what I learned from the conversation just now, these disciples are more powerful than the guys who have been working here for many years.
After all, the guys are made up of experience. Qin Yuyao is sure that after these students enter her factory, shop, and embroidery room in the future, they will definitely be able to create many surprises that do not exist now.
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Inside the palace, a palace maid carefully placed the tea next to the desk and then quietly left.
Qilian Jingyao took a sip of his tea, his eyes fixed on the memorial before him. Perhaps he was too focused, and his hand slipped, spilling the tea.
"Ah!" Qilian Jingyao couldn't help but open his eyes wide. It happened that he was the one reading this memorial most attentively, so naturally he spilled the most tea on it.
The palace maid who heard the sound outside hurried in. Normally, His Majesty hated having other people in the study the most. Unless it was an emergency, he would not easily let others in.
"Take this spilled memorial out and clean it. If the writing is intact, bring it back."
"Yes." The maid was confused, but she knew that the memorial must have been written by a minister who was deeply loved by the emperor. She didn't dare to even look at the content and retreated.
Qilian Jingyao sighed, thinking about the matter mentioned in the memorial. He felt a pang of worry in his heart. He should have looked into this matter again, but he never expected that it would be solved by someone he had never considered.
Thinking of the obvious boasting and a hint of pride in Luan Zhengya's tone, Qilian Jingyao not only did not feel offended, but even felt that his cousin finally had some human touch.
In the past, he always acted coldly and straightforwardly, doing most things without hesitation. Now, not only has his attitude towards him become much better, but his external behavior has also become a little softer.
This also caused him to miss many memorials sent by other ministers. At least five out of the previous ten memorials were accusations against him, but now occasionally one of them would come out praising Prince Zhen'an for his actions and demonstrating the royal style.
While I was thinking, the palace maid had already returned the memorial that had been wiped clean.
Qilian Jingyao saw that the writing was still there and breathed a sigh of relief. He picked up his pen and replied, "The women's academy can continue to operate. In addition to sending students who have completed their studies from the Princess of Zhen'an, we can also find some good shops and merchants in various cities to see if they are willing to accept them."
It would be best if Qin Yuyao was willing to accept the first batch, as it would set a good example for the women's academy, but it would be impossible to send all of them there in the future. It would be best if this were an example and more shops and businesses were willing to accept disciples from the women's academy.
The next day, Qin Yuyao thought that there would be several new embroiderers in the garment shop today, so she decided to go to the shop with Ye Jiajia to inspect the skills of these new embroiderers.
"I heard from my father that this women's academy was opened by His Majesty to show his gratitude to a palace maid who took care of him. The maid had a miserable life. That's why he opened this women's academy so that he could take care of more women who have a hard time in life." Ye Jiajia pulled Qin Yuyao out of the carriage slowly.
Qin Yuyao listened to Ye Jiajia with a faint smile, and couldn't help but feel a little more admiration for the young emperor. He was able to think of others and think about the women of the world from the details. It was obvious that he was a righteous king.
Shopkeeper Yang specially brought out a disciple named Lin Xiaoyu from the women's college. Among this group of embroiderers, she was the most lively and clever, so she was brought out to show the two bosses behind the scenes.
Lin Xiaoyu looked at Qin Yuyao with anticipation and respect. She remembered this woman. It was she who had opened the stall that day and greeted her at the entrance of the women's courtyard.
Although he didn't have the chance to say more to Qin Yuyao, he heard a lot of words of encouragement and praise from her.
The most important thing is that if Lin Xiaoyu fails to find a job after leaving the women's hospital, her father will marry her off within two months of returning home.
Before, she was illiterate, so at most she could marry into a wealthy village family as a concubine. Now that she could read, she could even become a concubine. This was what her mother had said. Now that her father knew she had a stable job in the city, he never mentioned marrying out again.
Qin Yuyao was a little surprised when she saw the two people waiting at the door. She couldn't help but ask first: "Manager Yang? Did you bring a new employee with you?"
His gaze fell on Lin Xiaoyu, and he inexplicably felt that she was somewhat familiar. However, when he noticed that she was looking at him with very excited eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little curious.
"You look very familiar to me. I must have seen you recently. But looking at your appearance, could you be a disciple from the women's academy?" There were many people there that day, and he couldn't meet everyone one by one, but looking at the girl's expression, Qin Yuyao's first reaction was that she was a disciple from the women's academy.
Lin Xiaoyu was so excited that her hands trembled. Shopkeeper Yang patted her on the back with understanding and said, "Princess, this is Lin Xiaoyu. She came here to work for your stall and admires you very much."
After listening to what Shopkeeper Yang said, Ye Jiajia laughed first: "Sister Yuyao, it seems that you have attracted a treasure with this move. This little girl regards you as her savior."
Although it was a joke, Ye Jiajia said it very directly so that people would not have any other thoughts. With her interjection, the nervous expressions of Yang and Lin Xiaoyu relaxed a lot.
Seeing this, Lin Xiaoyu hurried forward and said, "Thank you, Princess! If you hadn't come to the women's academy to recruit workers, I'm afraid I wouldn't have found such a good job. Thank you so much!"
As she spoke, Lin Xiaoyu was about to kneel down. Qin Yuyao grabbed her arm and said, "No need. I hired you because I value your talent, not to make you kneel down in gratitude. Just work hard in the future."
Holding back the tears that welled up in her eyes, Lin Xiaoyu nodded heavily: "Yes, thank you, Princess. I will definitely work hard in the embroidery room in the future."
Hearing this, Qin Yuyao smiled and patted her shoulder: "The fact that Manager Yang brought you out today shows that you are a serious person. I believe in you."
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