Chapter 123 Chapter 123 Sign up for school
Yang Yidian showed Lin Si the results of the open recruitment civil service examination, and then sorted out the transfer documents at the Ministry of Personnel and sent them out through the post station.
In the past, there were many omissions in the post stations of Dachen. Although they were mainly responsible for the delivery of documents, the accommodation and meals of officials during the journey, and the changing and feeding of horses, many officials were extravagant and wasted public funds on food and drink. This was also one of the focuses of Lin Si's reforms after he ascended the throne.
The original post station every 60 miles was changed to one every 30 miles, and the income and subsidies of post station households were increased, and a limit on the food and drink for officials was set.
The five-year plan formulated by Lin Si and Liang Nian was so long that it seemed as if there was no end in sight. It had only been half a month since he ascended the throne, and he had only completed the first few items.
Lin Si's reforms and new policies are all people-oriented. Now, after only being on the throne for over a month, he has already won the hearts of the people.
The only ones who were worried were the officials originally from Anjing. They might occasionally make a few jokes at dinner parties, but the next day they would be criticized intentionally or unintentionally by Liang Nian or Lin Si.
So now they speak very carefully at home.
If they can secretly monitor them like this, they might be assassinated one day without knowing it!
At this moment, he was in the residence of Minister An Jingwang.
Minister Wang was a seasoned man who never took sides or formed cliques for personal gain. It was precisely because of this that he was able to retain his position in the court.
No one was willing to marry their daughter to him. After many years of searching, he finally got a wife and now has a daughter.
Due to Lin Si's ascension to the throne, a large number of female officials emerged in Anjing, which also reshaped the three perspectives of the wives of Anjing officials.
Especially those who don't have sons. Since their daughter can also become an official, why do they have to cling to their sons?
A daughter can still bring honor to the family.
A month ago, Minister Wang had no idea what the difference was between primary school, middle school, and night school, let alone what Chinese, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and geography were.
During this month, he ran around. First, he shamelessly went to see Minister Zuo, but the answer he got was different from that of others.
Afterwards, Minister Wang had no choice but to go find Xin Lin and Yan Shengguang.
He is not a fool. The two of them sang the same tune in the court and obviously stood on the side of His Majesty.
As a result, he didn't expect that Yan Shengguang actually knew nothing about the policy on going to school.
Minister Wang had no choice but to go find Xin Lin, and his face was almost frozen from laughing.
Xin Lin drank the hot tea and put the lid on it.
"Minister Wang, do you have paper and pen? Studying in Xihe Road is quite complicated. If I explain it to you in detail, you might not be able to remember it."
Minister Wang had no choice but to ask humbly, "Could you please borrow some of Mr. Xin's paper and pen?"
Seeing this, Xin Lin nodded and began to talk. "As for studying, the earlier the better, of course. First, you should start at elementary school. There's an age limit, but this year, the policy has been relaxed to fourteen. If you're over that age, you'll have to go to night school, and the quality of teaching at night school is definitely not as good as at elementary school. After graduating from elementary school, you take the graduation exam. If you meet the required score, you can go to middle school. Middle schools are very important. Only those who graduate from middle school can take the civil service exam and start from the grassroots level!"
Minister Wang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, his daughter was still able to go to elementary school.
Minister Wang asked again, "But Xihe Road is so far away. It's impossible that Anjing doesn't have a school, right?"
Xin Lin shook his head. "Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and there are so many livelihood issues to address. If you wait for Anjing's elementary school, I'm afraid your daughter will have to wait at home for a year or two in vain. By then, others who are more active will have almost graduated from the elementary school. Do you think it's worth it?"
Minister Wang was silent.
"What Elder Xin said makes sense."
Since Lin Si had ascended the throne, it would sooner or later be known that his grandchildren were studying in Xihe Road, so he simply stated it openly.
"The things we learn at Xihe Road are completely different from what we learn in school. I've never heard of quadratic equations or other formulas. My little bullies came home with sad faces after learning them."
Minister Wang asked many more questions and when he returned home, his face was very serious.
He called out his wife and daughter.
He asked. "I just went to Censor Xin's house to ask. Regarding this matter of studying, it's urgent. If you wait in Anjing, you might delay it too late, and it would be a waste of time."
Then he asked his daughter, "Tell your father, do you want to study this? If you want to study, you have to go to Xihe Road. You will be there for at least two or three years."
Minister Wang's daughter, Wang Yang, twisted her handkerchief between her fingers. "Father... they say people want to move up the social ladder. I don't want to stay at home doing nothing and wait to get married."
There are many people who share the same idea as Minister Wang.
What does personal glory mean? The continuation of a family is the most important thing.
These officials and ladies from Anjing flocked to Xihe Road with a variety of complex emotions, including curiosity, ambition, and the desire to revitalize their families.
Lingzhou, the capital of Xihe Road, now has a middle school, and students with cross-body bags can be seen on the streets.
Ox carts from other places were lined up at the city gate. The people in the city were curious at first, but now they are used to it.
"He must be coming from Anjing to study again. If you ask me, isn't this just taking away the study resources of our local children?"
"These people don't understand any rules. Yesterday, I saw an oxcart with an Anjing sign that didn't even know to keep left. It just occupied the sidewalk for several meters and its reversing skills were not good either."
"There's nothing special about An Jing. He has to come all the way here just to study."
"That's right, I think our Lingzhou is not bad compared to that Anjing."
"You Lingzhou people are so funny. What kind of status do you put Li County in when you say that?"
The ox carts lined up and entered the city gate, then went straight to the provincial government office to obtain license plates, verify household registration, and get answers to questions about studying. The one-stop service was very well arranged.
After so many years, He Jin finally ascended to the position of magistrate of Lingzhou.
He naturally wants to do a good job.
It was Wang Yang's first time to travel far away. Although she was accompanied by her father and mother, she couldn't help but look around curiously.
Perhaps because school is about to start, many people come to Lingzhou to study these days.
Even though Minister Wang was an official from Anjing, he was not allowed to cut in line and had to wait in line honestly.
After waiting in line for an unknown amount of time, it was finally Wang Yang's family's turn.
Bai Zhi from the provincial government asked for their household registration and travel permit documents, took a piece of paper with words on it from the side, stamped it, and then handed it to them.
"Go forward and get the license plate on the ox cart. After that, turn left to the enrollment information office to inquire about school matters."
The family hurriedly found the place to register the ox cart and continued to queue.
Minister Wang deeply felt what work speed was. He didn't say a word during the whole process. Couldn't the household registration show that he was an official from Anjing?
I didn't even say hello to him.
It takes a long time to get a license plate, and the waiting time is even longer. Minister Wang looks left and right and sees several familiar faces.
They smiled awkwardly and said that His Majesty and Prime Minister Liang were wise to allow them to take a few days off.
After training, Minister Wang learned to recognize the simplified numbers. After getting the license plate, he went back to the reading consultation office.
Before this, he had done thorough investigation and preparation.
In terms of teaching staff, Li County is better, so he decided to study in Li County early on.
The result was only one sentence.
"Li County? Li County is fully enrolled this semester. There's no room left. The only option is to study in Lingzhou."
Minister Wang's eyes widened. "There's not even a single position left?"
Bai Zhi shook his head. "There were no seats left a week ago. You came too late. Now only Lingzhou Primary School has space. Do you want to apply?"
"Report, report, report."
Wang Yang had heard from his father before that Li County was once the emperor's fiefdom, and that its middle school had produced many talented people. Now that he had decided to go to school, he had to make sure he didn't fall behind the talented people.
But who would have thought that Li County Primary School was full!
After registering, Bai Zhi asked considerately, "Are you going to live on campus or rent a house?"
"We rent a house ourselves."
"Okay, then I won't register you for boarding on campus. You can leave after the paperwork is done."
After finishing everything, the three of them were tired and hungry, so they found a restaurant to eat.
Wang Yang had been thinking about that crossbody bag all the time. He hadn't seen any for sale along the way. Did he have to sew one for himself?
Minister Wang picked up a piece of scrambled eggs with tomatoes. "Now I finally have a solution for going to school."
Mrs. Wang also went to inquire about the news. "I heard that there is a Huang's Teahouse in Lingzhou. It is said to be a good place to drink tea and study. Let's go and take a look later."
Minister Wang was curious. "Just drink tea, but studying while drinking tea is like being distracted."
When the three of them came out after dinner, they saw a woman shouting on the side of the road. "Don't miss this crossbody bag if you pass by. It's a must-have for studying in Lingzhou. It can hold books, pens, clothes, and everything else."
Wang Yang immediately ran to the stall excitedly to choose.
The crossbody bags sold are made of cotton and linen, and the colors are relatively simple, only blue, purple and blue-purple.
This was the same cross-body bag Wang Yang saw others carrying on the ox cart. She picked out a blue-purple one, paid for it, and put it on her back. She actually looked a bit like a student.
After buying a cross-body bag, Mrs. Wang was very curious about what the Huang's Teahouse looked like, so the three of them asked all the way to the Huang's Teahouse.
The shop was packed, and the waitress at the door said apologetically, "You three came at a very bad time. If you want milk tea or fruit tea, you can order it to go. If you want to sit inside and drink it, I'm afraid you can't. There really is no room inside."
Wang Yang tiptoed to look inside. Everyone sitting there had a cup of tea on the table and was reading a book.
For people coming from Anjing, the scene can only be described as weird.
Minister Wang was curious. "What milk tea and fruit tea? Isn't that ridiculous? How can tea taste good when mixed with these two things? This is simply a desecration of tea culture. I want to try it!"
Then.
"This milk tea has a unique flavor. As for the fruit tea, it's refreshing and delicious. It's surprisingly good."
Wang Yang looked at his father and mother drinking enthusiastically and spoke helplessly.
"Father and Mother, you've already had two drinks. Stop drinking. We still have to go see the house."
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