vrcanaries Chapter 240 Founding a Private School
Chapter 240 Founding a Private School
Ye Yuwu didn't use much force this time, and General Su sighed softly, "Like a little cat."
It was just a raccoon with shiny claws, not very dangerous.
He smiled and shook his head, just then his adjutant came to his side.
"The general's carriage is ready."
The adjutant looked up and froze.
Su Wangyan noticed his strange gaze, narrowed his dangerous eyes, and reached up to touch his face, whereupon there was indeed a layer of mud on his hand.
"Tsk."
“General…and…” The lieutenant carefully tapped his collar with his finger.
This time, Su Wangyan was stunned. He was wearing a white robe under his soft armor today, making the mud on the white collar even more noticeable.
The lieutenant knew that the general was very particular about cleanliness, and he didn't know why the general had gotten mud on his hands. Fearing that the general would be angry, the lieutenant lowered his head and dared not look at him.
Who would have thought that Su Wangyan would not be angry but instead laugh?
The adjutant heard a short laugh and wondered if he had gone deaf.
"It seems this raccoon dog has suffered some 'damage'."
The adjutant, looking puzzled, exclaimed: "Huh? A raccoon dog? What kind of raccoon dog can jump so high and attack the general?!" No, no, his focus shouldn't be on that. He should be concerned about what kind of raccoon dog could get so close to the general and attack him!
"General, should I send men to capture that raccoon?" After all, it injured the general, and it's not good if it runs around in the fields and hurts the farmers working there.
"Ahem..." Knowing that his adjutant had misunderstood him, Su Wangyan couldn't help but cough lightly in a feigned manner. "No need."
The adjutant was puzzled as to why the general was being so agreeable today.
However, as the adjutant, he did not question the general's decision.
"Yes!"
Later, the adjutant slowly realized that the general's face did not have the claw marks of a cat, but clearly human handprints!
The Minister of Agriculture was helping to weed when Ye Yuwu ran over happily from not far away.
What makes you so happy?
Ye Yuwu stopped and touched the corner of her mouth, but no matter how she touched it, she couldn't suppress the smile.
"Haha! My lord, we've found the courtyard!"
After saying this, the Minister of Agriculture greeted the farmers and left, while Ye Yuwu cleaned up the stains on her body and walked with the Minister of Agriculture to the edge of the field.
A horse-drawn carriage was already parked not far away.
Su Wangyan stood beside the carriage with his arms crossed, looking utterly bored.
Without saying much, they got into the carriage together.
They soon arrived at their destination.
The carriage was quite high, and just as Ye Yuwu was about to jump down, Su Wangyan, who had just gotten off the carriage first, reached out his hand to her.
Then he shook his wrist, gesturing for her to place her hand on his wrist as she got off the carriage.
Ye Yuwu didn't stand on ceremony. Standing on the carriage frame, she placed her hand on his wrist and nimbly jumped down from the carriage.
After she had settled down, she turned her gaze to the courtyard in front of her.
"This yard looks nice."
In keeping with the tranquil environment, they went inside together and carefully examined the courtyard.
Ye Yuwu and the Minister of Agriculture both thought this place was good.
"This is it!"
General Su nodded and instructed his deputy. Soon after, an old man respectfully walked over from the courtyard corridor.
After the group agreed on the rent, Ye Yuwu finally felt relieved.
“You want to use this place as a private school, and I’ve already arranged the teachers, but…” Su Wangyan frowned, paused, and then said, “Are you sure you want to recruit girls too?”
"Why not? Does the general also think that girls shouldn't learn to read?" Ye Yuwu didn't know why she couldn't help but get angry with this person. At this moment, her words were barbed. If anyone spoke to Su Wangyan like that, they would have been dragged out and beaten up long ago.
However, Su Wangyan was not angry. "Of course not. It's just that female tutors are hard to find. Since the girls are to study together, it's better to separate them."
"Yes! Yes! Lord Ye, it seems General Su means we shouldn't rush to send the girl to school. We should postpone this for now and wait until we find a suitable female tutor before taking the girl in."
"Who said I wanted to separate men and women? Even if I don't understand, I know that male teachers are generally more learned than female teachers these days. It's so difficult to find a female teacher with strong learning abilities. But this will only be temporary. The most important thing right now is to let girls start learning to read as well. How can there be a reason to separate men and women when male teachers are so good at teaching? If the teaching is uneven, how can we achieve fairness?"
Before the Minister of Agriculture could say anything more, Su Wangyan reached out and stopped him.
"In that case, let's do as Lord Ye says."
A few days later, the first private school in Youzhou began to enroll students.
"General Su has ordered that all children between the ages of eight and fifteen must attend private schools!"
This was written on the notice, and upon seeing it, the people were all delighted.
For many years, no private schools have been established in the border region. This is due to various military policies in the border region, and most importantly, the livelihood of the people. They are only thinking about how to make a living, and they would never think about sending their children to private schools, as they cannot afford the tuition fees.
However, they were naturally happy to see the notice stating that tuition fees were not required for enrollment, and since the spring planting season was over and there was no farm work to do at home.
So after seeing the notice, the people spread the word, and soon the entire border area knew about it.
The people hurriedly sent their naughty sons to the entrance of the private school.
At the entrance of the private school stood rows of imposing soldiers. The men were afraid and silently hunched their shoulders in line.
Only then did someone at the door overhear the registration officer asking if the family had a daughter while registering the children.
It was only then that everyone realized that the private school not only admitted boys, but also girls.
Some people stammered and lied, saying that they did not have any girls of childbearing age in their families.
At this point, the person in charge of registration would take a look and ask again, "Really not? Nowadays, all household registrations in Youzhou are recorded. I only need to check with the government to find out."
"Why should you investigate whenever you want! What's the point of girls going to school! They should stay at home and work, and when they reach a certain age, they should get married and go to school! Isn't that a losing proposition? Even if my family has the means, it's none of your business whether or not I let my daughter go to school!" This person was very assertive and not afraid at all.
“How could it be a losing proposition? This is a great opportunity where you don’t have to pay tuition, both men and women can come and learn, and it doesn’t cost you any money!” Another manager stepped forward and said.
Upon hearing this, the steward who had just registered the registers frowned deeply and felt quite uncomfortable. So he stood up and spoke loudly to the line of people standing outside.
"I'm afraid none of you here know this, but this order was issued by General Su! Every family with school-age boys and girls must attend the private school! Anyone who disobeys or resists will have their family land confiscated! Don't even think about lying. The government officials will check the accounts one by one, and anyone with school-age boys or girls who are not attending school will be severely punished without exception!"