Along the way, the attitude of the palace people towards Su Zhen changed drastically. As a popular person in front of the prince and the emperor, Su Zhen had no choice but to be flattered.
Su Zhen nodded, smiled lightly, and nodded along the way. When she arrived at the East Palace, her cheeks were already frozen with laughter.
"See Mr. Su." The guards of the East Palace saluted in unison.
"Um."
When he arrived at the door of the main hall, Xiao Anzi stood at the door, lowered his head, and extended his hand towards the door to signal.
"Mr. Su, we're here. Please come inside and I'll wait for you outside."
Su Zhen raised her feet and crossed the high threshold and walked in.
In the high position of the main hall, Shangyu Chen sat upright, with a cup of tea in his hand, and the fragrance of tea overflowed.
"I'm here to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Su Zhen bowed her hands in salute.
"Excuse me, Zhen'er, look who this is." Shang Yuchen pointed to Su Zhen's right side and looked.
Su Zhen turned around and saw a man dressed as a scholar walking out and bowing to Su Zhen.
"He Lan, the Minister of Household Affairs, is here to meet Su Fuqing."
In an instant, Su Zhen thought of Gu Yunshu. After feeling disappointed, she chuckled and said, "Brother He calls himself a lower official? We haven't seen him for several months. Brother He is no longer a prisoner and has become an official in the court."
He Lan replied with a smile: "It's just for the common people. If you hold an official position, it's just for the convenience and benefit of the people."
Su Zhen raised her eyebrows. He Lan seemed to have changed, but also seemed to have stayed the same. In the end, he just said: "Brother He understands righteousness, and Su admires it."
"Zhen'er, do you know why I summoned you here?"
Shangyu Chen said that there is no need to be rude and polite between them. Since Shangyu Chen calls himself the palace, he summoned him this time for the sake of the court and the people.
"The lower official is stupid, please let the prince speak clearly."
Su Zhen was afraid that Shang Yuchen would trick her, so she deliberately pretended not to know.
Shangyu Chen said with a helpless smile: "You are so cunning, you are afraid that I will take advantage of you."
Su Zhen shrugged, unable to comment.
"Actually, I called you here because you once proposed to Mr. He about building buildings in the city for the people at the bottom."
"Well, it's true. The building has been completed. The official has only been back in Kyoto for two days, and the lease has not been arranged yet."
"How many businesses can be accommodated in one building?"
"Probably only a few dozen. After all, the materials used to construct the houses are there. If there are too many people there, they might be trampled on."
Shangyu Chen and He Lan looked at each other and said, "Master He can provide stronger materials for building houses. At that time, not to mention dozens of merchants, hundreds of households can be accommodated."
Su Zhen glanced at He Lan with some suspicion. His previous residence was a thatched house. If he really had such a treasure, why was it useless in the first place?
Before Su Zhen could ask, He Lan explained: "Master Su, there is no need to be suspicious. The thatched hut where the official lived when he was in Huanyu Mountain was just to fit into that false space."
"Then what is the better material in your hand?"
"Rebar, cement, concrete."
These seven words made Su Zhen feel like she was struck by lightning. She hurriedly lowered her head to cover up her strange emotions. Steel bars and cement are modern industrial products thousands of years later. When He Lan took out the potato seeds, she had doubts.
What's going on? He Lan. Who is He Lan?!
Su Zhen slowed down her breathing and took a breath to calm herself down.
"Do you have any construction drawings or recipes for what Brother He said?"
"Yes, and I still have the finished product in hand."
"Oh? Really! That's really great." Su Zhen's smile was intriguing, "I wonder where Mr. He got it? There are also those potato seeds that were harvested three times a season last time. Su Zhen is also very curious about their origins.
.”
"Mr. Su has a lot of treasures in his hands. Those new farm tools are also not produced in this era. I heard that there are also many strange and weird things that have allowed Jiangdu's economy to quickly recover and develop, and it has also improved several levels.
.”
The two people go back and forth and test each other.
Su Zhen frowned. Could it be that He Lan had also been to that different space?
He Lan also had doubts in her heart. After a long silence, she asked: "Master Su, do you know about the nine-year compulsory education?"
"." Su Zhen shook her head: "Never."
She is just a wandering ghost, of course she never went to school.
But what Su Zhen said was that she had never been, not that she didn't know.
He Lan's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Nine years of compulsory education? What is that?" Shangyu Chen asked doubtfully.
"There are many private schools in Luoqi, but only men can enroll in them when they are young. The nine-year compulsory education allows all children, regardless of gender, to learn knowledge." He Lan emphasized the emphasis on the last four words.
"Can women also enroll in school?"
"Of course! Many women are no worse than men, like the girls in Jiyuefang in the city. They are proficient in calligraphy, poetry and songs, and are also good at various musical instruments. Their prowess is far beyond the reach of some literati. If they can also
If you take part in the imperial examination, you will surely win a place."
Shangyu Chen became more and more interested: "You mean, not only let women enter school, but also let them take part in the imperial examination and become officials in the court?"
"Yes! Who said that women are inferior to men? Of course, there are many excellent men in the world. They are civilized, Taoist, and military, and can secure the country. But I believe that men and women are equal, and we should not favor one over the other."
"The word obligation, is it what I think?"
"That's right, the imperial court will spend money to build private schools, and then let all the children of the common people enroll in school, and then build institutions of higher learning. When the children grow up, they will come to serve the imperial court."
Su Zhen stroked her chin and listened quietly to He Lan promoting nine-year compulsory education to Shangyu Chen, but he forgot one thing.
"But, Brother He, there are so many literati in the world. If you allow women to enter private schools, won't you make those men lose face? What should they do if they intentionally bully or even have evil intentions towards those girls in private schools?"
He Lan obviously came prepared, and immediately said: "Master Su, you can rest assured. If anyone dares to cause trouble, he or she will not be allowed to take the imperial examination or join the army for three generations."
"Can't join the army? Did you know that the imperial court compulsorily recruits soldiers every year? If they really don't have to join the army, I'm afraid they will wake up laughing in the middle of the night."
"Then change the laws, cancel compulsory conscription, and raise the threshold for joining the army."
"Oh? How to mention it?"
Su Zhen had already been sitting aside, taking a sip of the tea that Shangyu Chen had prepared in advance, and continued to trick He Lan.
"Conscription is held every two years. Anyone who joins the army will be exempted from the provincial examination. If a soldier dies in battle, his family and children can receive generous compensation."
When Shangyi Chen heard this, his eyes lit up.
In the past, when soldiers died on the battlefield, they would be piled up and burned in case of plague. Many unknown soldiers were not even recorded in the books.
In this way, if it can be implemented, it would be a good strategy.