Jiang Qinyu was unaware that Lu Yanzheng was coming back; she had been extremely busy lately.
With Old Master Lu overseeing things, she finally managed to take over most of the affairs in Qinzhou. Then, Chengzhang Academy came up with the matter of recruiting female students.
Qin Daru personally came to Jiang Qinyu's door and said with a smile, "Girl, you are a woman, and you have put a lot of effort into Pan'er's education. It would be most suitable to entrust this matter to you."
A large academy is about to start enrolling female students, which is unprecedented in Dai Viet. There are many things involved that need to be considered in advance, but he is too old to think about it anymore.
Jiang Qinyu wanted to rub her forehead, her smile fading. "Elder Qin, I have a lot of things to do at my own residence, let's not talk about the academy..."
Old Qin hadn't come looking for her these past few days, and she thought he was just joking about what he said that day. Now it seems she was too naive!
"Hehe, Lao Lu has told me about everything here. It's nothing serious. His men will fully cooperate with you. You just need to focus on the important verifications. The academy plans to recruit female students after the Dragon Head Raising Festival. We can't wait any longer!"
Old Qin seemed to have been prepared, and his words were so reasonable and well-founded that Jiang Qinyu had no way to refute them.
But Jiang Qinyu still wanted to try again, "Chengzhang Academy is full of talented people, Elder Qin, please don't make me feel uncomfortable."
Her helpless and troubled look made Qin Ziyi want to laugh, but since Grandpa Lu had mentioned Jiang Qinyu's abilities to him, he wouldn't be fooled by her like that.
"Whether Chengzhang Academy is full of talented people is not important. What is important is that if the General's Mansion takes the lead in this matter, it will only benefit both the Madam and the General. Madam, please do not refuse any longer." Qin Ziyi put away his smile and said seriously.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qinyu straightened her expression and remained silent for a long time before bowing deeply to Qin Ziyi, saying, "Old Qin, you are very kind."
Qin Ziyi waved his hand, "Old Lu and I have been friends for many years. He can't be wrong about the younger generation he values, and I trust you all too."
Jiang Qinyu nodded and earnestly agreed, "Don't worry, Elder Qin, I will arrange everything before the second day of the second month."
"Alright, then I'll head back now," Qin Ziyi said, taking a sip of tea and standing up. "You can go ahead and do your work; there's no need to see me off."
Although he is seventy years old this year, he walks steadily and went out the door in no time.
Jiang Qinyu watched his retreating figure, then turned to Amber and asked, "Where is Grandpa Lu?"
“Reporting to Madam, the old master took the young master and young lady out early this morning, saying he wanted them to see the prosperity of Qinzhou City,” Amber replied.
Jiang Qinyu nodded, feeling somewhat helpless.
Since the children arrived, the old man has been spending all his time with them. Shufan even secretly mentioned to her that it was interfering with his studies.
Jiang Qinyu, however, thought that the children would soon be going to school, so she did not stop them and let the old man take the children to play everywhere.
However, what Old Qin said just now made her realize that the old man was helping her and Lu Yanzheng in his own way.
Since ancient times, scholars and intellectuals have held a high status, and public opinion has been controlled by them.
Old Master Qin insisted that she help prepare for the girls' enrollment, which was also a way of formally introducing her and Lu Yanzheng to students all over the world.
However, the enrollment of women in school is a double-edged sword. If handled well, it would be no exaggeration to say that she and Lu Yanzheng will be remembered in history; if handled poorly, Lu Yanzheng's future career will be affected.
Although Qinzhou is still nominally under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, in reality, both its politics and economy have been transferred to the hands of Jiang Qinyu and Lu Yanzheng.
While staying behind the scenes isn't necessarily a bad thing, Lu Yanzheng is bound to seize power sooner or later, so he needs to firmly hold onto Qinzhou.
Jiang Qinyu was thinking about things, and after she had roughly sorted them out in her mind, she began to write down her thoughts one by one.
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The largest gambling den in Qinzhou City, besides its main storefront, also has a hidden gambling den. Lu Qingzhao has not been discovered by his family in recent years because he only gambles in this hidden den.
After trying to renege on his promise to hand over the southern suburb warehouse to Jiang Qinyu last time, Lu Qingzhao was confined to his home for half a month. He finally got out, but he couldn't hold back for more than a few days before he couldn't resist again.
"Oh my, isn't this Master Lu?" The shop assistant greeted him with a fawning smile as he entered.
Lu Qingzhao swaggered up to him and said, "I'm thinking of playing some small games today. Anyone interested?"
"Oh dear, what bad luck," the waiter said with a smile, "none of the younger players are here today."
When Lu Qingzhao heard that no one was playing the small room, he was a little worried. He didn't have much money left. He still owed the dark workshop five thousand taels of silver, so he didn't dare to play the big room. But there were no small rooms to play today. Was he just going to have to go home like this?
Seeing his unpleasant expression, the waiter knew exactly what was going on, and continued with a smile, "Seventh Master, what is your status? Does our boss not allow you to play for the big shots? Come on, come with me, those gentlemen have been playing for quite a while now..."
As he spoke, he led Lu Qingzhao to the larger room where they played.
Lu Qingzhao hesitated for a moment, thinking that if he could win a round or two today, he might be able to pay off the five thousand taels he owed. So he gritted his teeth and followed the waiter.
The waiter glanced sideways behind him, gave a silent sneer, and respectfully let Lu Qingzhao into the house.
Ha, another idiot!
Lu Qingzhao was completely unaware of this. After entering the house, he saw that the people inside were all acquaintances, and the pressure and tension in his heart instantly disappeared.
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