"Mare's milk is very nutritious and can even be used in medicine, so we should make good use of it."
He Jiuniang had an idea in her mind, but it hadn't taken shape yet. It wouldn't be too late to put it into practice once she had a clear idea.
Seeing her calculating expression, Lu Baichuan knew she was thinking about business and said, "Take it slow. You have too many businesses on your hands, but you haven't trained many people to manage them yet. This is too tiring for you."
Now that things are going well at home, there's no need to add another business; he doesn't want his wife to work too hard.
"Sigh, I'm really desperate for talent right now! It's so hard to find someone who is capable and doesn't have a bad heart."
Although many people have been trained during this period, very few are truly capable of managing affairs like Lotus. Most importantly, many are illiterate, and training someone requires starting with teaching them to read and write, which takes far too long.
The policy of universal education is urgent, but the cost of cultivating a scholar is too high. Moreover, Bei Yan is currently lacking in strength and cannot rely on state support. We can only wait until it becomes more prosperous and powerful.
Thinking of this, He Jiuniang said, "I suddenly want to set up a girls' school to take in some bright girls and educate them from a young age. When they grow up, they will naturally be able to serve us."
"Of course, this is not entirely mandatory. If you are unwilling to work for me, you will need to pay your tuition fees. After completing your studies, you can go wherever you want to develop your career. But if you do not pay your tuition fees, you will have to sign a contract with me and can only work for me."
What do you think?
As she spoke, she looked up at Lu Baichuan, wanting to hear his opinion.
“I think your idea is very good. For a long time, girls in ordinary families have not been well regarded, and few people are willing to spend money to raise a daughter. If you set up a school like this, a small group of girls can gain attention from their families and thus change their fate. Why don’t you go back and ask the Empress if she is interested? The Empress can set it up herself, which will be more likely to gain the approval of the people.”
Lu Baichuan genuinely thought his wife's idea was good. Just like after his family opened a workshop in the village, they hired a lot of female workers, allowing women to generate income for the family. This instantly improved the status of women in the family, and they no longer had to live at the mercy of men like before.
If such a small workshop can help so many women, one can only imagine how many people it could benefit if a girls' school were established.
"Excellent! Dragging the Empress into this is a brilliant idea. I'll go and trick her when we get back to the capital!"
The two chatted and laughed for a while longer, but didn't buy any local specialties. These things were inconvenient to take back and would easily arouse suspicion.
They left the city before dark and went up the mountain. After everyone had gone to sleep, Lu Baichuan piloted the helicopter back to the capital.
When the two returned to the capital, it was already dawn. However, they did not go back to the general's mansion immediately. Instead, they went to a villa owned by Lu Baichuan to catch up on sleep. After waking up, they arranged for carriages to be sent outside the city to retrieve the weapons and gunpowder they had acquired during their "sightseeing" trip, filling twenty carriages.
Even so, He Jiuniang still had a lot of stock in her space, and planned to find an opportunity to take some out next time.
This time, the two of them entered the city openly through the city gate, and the soldiers guarding the gate were stunned when they saw the cartloads of weapons.
If Lu Baichuan hadn't brought them, they probably would have been stopped long ago.
After dropping He Jiuniang off at her doorstep, Lu Baichuan didn't even go inside. He took the twenty-tael carriage directly into the palace.
Before Lu Baichuan entered the palace, the emperor always thought that Lu Baichuan had really gone out for a trip with his wife. But after seeing so many weapons, he would be a fool to believe his nonsense again.
"Good heavens! Just get on with your business, why are you keeping me in suspense!"
The emperor's eyes shone brightly, and he was at a loss for words to describe his feelings at that moment. To him, all those cartloads of weapons were nothing but piles of silver.
After all, these are essential items for soldiers. If they weren't available, he would have to use funds from the national treasury to hire craftsmen to make them. Now that there are so many, wouldn't that save a lot of money?
Just when I thought that was enough, Lu Baichuan said, "Your Majesty, there's more than that. There's still a lot outside the city, but it's too large and attracts too much attention. I've already found a safe place to store it. I'll take a batch to the military camp outside the city first, and then find an opportunity to bring the rest into the city. It's safer to keep these things in the national treasury."
"besides?"
The emperor looked on incredulously. What on earth had these two done?!
Lu Baichuan nodded, unusually calm compared to the emperor.
The emperor realized he had lost his composure slightly, so he quickly took a deep breath to calm himself down before saying, "Alright, you can handle these matters yourself."
He didn't even ask Lu Baichuan how he did it, or where he had gone during his leave these past few days; he trusted Lu Baichuan completely.
Lu Baichuan was moved and respected him even more, saying, "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will arrange everything."
If all goes well, Chang Tianhao and his group, who received the "Seeking the King" letter, will soon arrive in the capital. At that time, he will lead his troops to encircle and annihilate them, and the Seeking King's family will be reunited.
The emperor nodded excitedly, stepped forward and picked up a long spear to test it out. It felt great in his hand, and it really saved him a lot of money!
On the other side, He Jiuniang returned home, greeted Sun Shi, and went back to her own courtyard. Yue Shu came over and whispered a few words to her, saying that the group of people sent to impersonate Xun Wang had something to report.
She instructed, "Have them come to my study."
"yes."
Yue Shu hurriedly went to do it, while He Jiu Niang went back to her room to change into a comfortable dress before going to the study.
She moved quickly, and the two arrived at the study almost at the same time, without keeping anyone waiting.
"lady……"
Her subordinates were about to bow to her, but she waved her hand and said, "No need for such formalities, let's get straight to business."
"Yes, yesterday afternoon, the Third Prince of Dongting sent someone to deliver a letter to us, so we came to ask for your and the General's opinion."
As he spoke, he handed the letter in his hand to He Jiuniang.
Although Lu Baichuan isn't here right now, it's not a big problem. As long as Madam is here, the General will definitely find out anyway.
He Jiuniang took it and examined it. There weren't many words written on it. It was just that the Third Prince said that his strength was not as good as before and that he needed Xun Wang to help him stabilize his position in the Eastern Court. Once he had a firm foothold in the Eastern Court, he would then help Xun Wang plan the Northern Yan's empire.
Previously, it was the Third Prince of Dongting who was cooperating with Xun Wang. Over the years, they have helped each other and done a lot of unethical things.
After reading it, He Jiuniang did not speak immediately. Her subordinate said, "The Third Prince of Dongting has already started to have wicked thoughts before he has even been able to return. It is really not advisable for him to stay any longer."
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