Chapter 349: The Hot Tofu Can’t Be Eaten Impatiently
"Extension?" Lu Zhaoshi looked at County Magistrate Hu and Su Boyan in surprise, holding a thick stack of passes.
"Your Excellency, it's not easy for the children to go to Chang'an. They can't learn anything just by skimming the surface. It would be better for them to stay for two more years and concentrate on their studies!" said County Magistrate Hu.
When the children went to study, the state government issued an official document to endorse it, so the period was extended, and County Magistrate Hu specifically informed them.
Lu Zhaoshi flipped through the pages one by one. Except for the children of the Su family, all others were postponed. He said nothing after reading it. He tapped the table with his fingers and pondered.
"Sir!" County Magistrate Hu felt a tightness in his heart. The governor disagrees?
"The children are still in Chang'an. Did they write to request this?" Lu Zhaoshi asked.
"Your Excellency, Wuzhou and Wuxian are remote, and it is difficult for students to study. The children have gone through untold hardships to reach Chang'an.
I feel this opportunity is rare, and I want to give the children more opportunities. Perhaps in the future, Wuzhou and Wu County will be able to produce a golden phoenix…” County Magistrate Hu spoke from the bottom of his heart.
Wu County is changing little by little, and the two-season rice, tea oil, honey, and colorful silk brocade are getting better and better.
When the granaries are full, people know etiquette and cannot fall behind in studying. Although the county does not have the conditions to run an official school, it is a remarkable act for the children to travel to Chang'an for study.
He also hopes that Wu County will produce a Jinshi in the future, which will be the first in the history of Wu County, Wuzhou, and Lingnan!
The county annals have to open a separate page to record it! Just thinking about it makes me excited. I am a local official and I have also contributed!
Lu Zhaoshi looked at Su Boyan and asked, "Did you propose this?"
"Your Excellency, I am not a junior!" Su Boyan blushed.
"Oh, that, is Aying?" Lu Zhaoshi could only think of her.
"yes!"
"Hmm!" Lu Zhaoshi stroked his beautiful beard. "I'm ashamed. I've been an official for many years, but I can't see as far as a girl!"
When it came to the extension and staying in Chang'an, Lu Zhaoshi understood its profound meaning.
As a local official, like County Magistrate Hu, he hopes that there will be many talented people under his rule.
Local officials not only supervised agriculture and sericulture, collected taxes, and educated the people, but also had the responsibility to discover and recommend talents.
For ten years, from the initial reluctance to later lying down and paddling, I have never thought about changing the status quo.
He was touched by the Su family's active efforts last year, their dissatisfaction with the backward status quo and their constant efforts to change it.
It aroused ambitions that had been dormant for many years and prompted people to take positive action.
When his children went abroad to study, he only thought about broadening his horizons and had never thought about studying in Chang'an.
Not only them, but people in Lingnan would not think of it.
This place is remote and backward, and it is rare to go out for study. No one would dream of staying in Chang'an to study.
Without sufficient funds, it is difficult to survive, let alone study.
But Su Ying thought so and acted so!
"How will we ensure the children's food, accommodation and education?" asked Lu Zhaoshi.
Children aged eleven or twelve have to study and cannot have much time to work and earn money. They can't just beg, right?
"Well, Ah Ying's idea is to open a shop in Chang'an, specializing in Lingnan specialties, such as vermicelli, soybean oil, soy products, honey, and brown sugar.
These materials are in short supply and have high profits, so the income is enough to support the children's expenses. "County Magistrate Hu replied,
"Who will take care of it? Will someone be sent from Huanggou Village?" Lu Zhaoshi was curious.
"Uh, sir, your humble servant, Erlang, is also in Chang'an. He brought a few shopkeepers with him to take care of the business. Erlang also stayed in Chang'an to study and take care of the children."
County Magistrate Hu originally wanted to let Dalang take care of it, but then he thought, Erlang was a scholar and was good at business, and he had been in charge all the way, so he was more suitable to take care of it.
"You are good at taking advantage of others. Your Dalang and Erlang both went to Chang'an to study!" Lu Zhaoshi nodded at County Magistrate Hu and smiled.
"Someone come here!" Lu Zhaoshi called out.
A police officer came in and said, "Sir!"
"Take it and stamp it!" Lu Zhaoshi handed it to the police officer.
"Haha!" County Magistrate Hu smiled flatteringly.
"Anything else?" Lu Zhaoshi sat down. County Magistrate Hu always had this smiling face when he had something to ask for help.
"Your Excellency's eyes are as sharp as a torch, and I have nowhere to hide!" County Magistrate Hu rubbed his hands and flattered the emperor.
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Lu Zhaoshi knew that it was a serious matter.
"Sir, please look!" County Magistrate Hu took out an official document from his arms.
Lu Zhaoshi took it and read it carefully.
County Magistrate Hu didn't say anything. He took a sip of the teacup, put it down and picked it up again. He looked very nervous.
"Swish!" Lu Zhaoshi stood up suddenly without saying a word.
County Magistrate Hu put down his teacup uneasily and looked at his boss awkwardly.
I know the possibility is not high, but I still want to try it. Not only is this a first of its kind, but it will also bring in a lot of profits and taxes. The temptation is too great.
I feel nervous and uneasy at the moment. Opening a night market is really a fantasy.
No other city under the Tang Dynasty dared to think this way. Was he being too impulsive? County Magistrate Hu pondered wildly.
The report stated the reasons and purposes for opening the night market, the collection and estimation of profits and taxes, and the corresponding public security measures.
This is a well-reasoned and well-thought-out proposal, not an impulsive one.
"Good!" Lu Zhaoshi couldn't help but feel his blood boiling after watching it, and he wished he could roll up his sleeves and take on the scene himself.
His eyes eagerly wandered between the two of them.
"It's Aying!" Su Boyan bowed.
"I guessed it was her! This idea that breaks the conventional thinking can only be her!" said Lu Zhaoshi.
Scholars and officials follow laws and rules, and are cautious in their words and actions, so it is difficult for them to take such bold actions.
"Sir!" County Magistrate Hu looked at Lu Zhaoshi eagerly.
"Well, this action involves the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and I dare not act rashly. It is better to report it to Chang'an immediately." Lu Zhaoshi said after a moment of hesitation.
This move is beneficial to both the country and the people, but it is contrary to the law and must be handled with caution.
If you make decisions on your own without the approval of the court, you will be impeached by the ministers and a good thing will turn into a bad thing!
This will set a bad precedent. The prefectures and counties below may ignore the imperial court and laws, and under the guise of serving the country and the people, cause chaos in the local area and shake the power of the imperial court and the emperor.
"Sir, it's less than a month away from sugar production..." County Magistrate Hu was anxious. By the time he had waited for the court's approval, the daylilies would have gone cold.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Good things are worth waiting for! You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry!" Lu Zhaoshi said calmly.
"Immediately arrange for someone to rush them to Chang'an over 300 miles. You go back and make the necessary preparations. If approved, there will be no delay.
If it is not approved, you should take the responsibility of maintaining public order and regulating the industry, and create a good environment for foreign merchants to come. It won’t be a loss! "
"Yes, sir!" County Magistrate Hu could only say this.
The governor did not dare to act rashly. This matter could not be rushed and had to follow the procedures.
"It's a good opportunity to send the children's extended detention center there at the same time!" Lu Zhaoshi did a favor.
"Thank you, sir!" Magistrate Hu said happily, "Sir, I have another letter for Erlang."
"Haha!" Lu Zhaoshi was amused. This County Magistrate Hu was very good at climbing the ladder. "Put it down!"
"Thank you, sir!" After saying goodbye, he came out with Su Boyan.
At the gate of the government office, a carriage stopped and a thin and tired man in his forties got out. He was wearing the same light green seventh-rank official robe.
The two sides looked at each other silently, raised their hands and bowed as a greeting.
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