Chapter 942 I am born with talents that will be useful
How about saying that Xue Baochai is smart?
While the female students are actively and enthusiastically conducting practical lessons, include the situations you want to know.
Sure enough, after the simple sand table at Song Quanzhou Port was made, the corresponding material dispatch and various raw material requirements were also roughly calculated.
She didn't hide anything. After all the sandbox models and various approximate data were obtained, she took the initiative to expose her little plan.
They are all classmates who have a good relationship with each other, but no one student is particularly dissatisfied.
However, Xue Baochai still took the initiative to take out a hundred taels of silver, purchased many small items and snacks commonly seen on the street, and distributed them to classmates who were making simple sand tables together and helped calculate various material needs.
Sure enough, because of her little calculation, the possible knot in her heart was lifted.
However, Jia Min still talked to Xue Baochai directly and told her that she could not do this in the future and that it was best not to waste the friendship between classmates easily.
If you still need help with calculations in the future, just say so directly. There will be no obstacles on the women's side. Of course, the premise is that the students are willing to help.
Xue Baochai expressed a little shame for his little calculation, and was very grateful to the mountain chief and the gentlemen for their understanding.
She said she was also a little helpless because she was a daughter and was young, so it was difficult for her to command the old shopkeeper at home.
I happened to see the school organizing students to review Song Quanzhou Port, and then I took the opportunity to ask the students for help.
Jia Min was noncommittal and did not ask about the situation of the Xue family.
Every family has sutras that are difficult to recite. As long as Xue Baochai's behavior does not involve moral character, she is too lazy to pay attention to it.
As the head of the female school, Jia Min still thinks highly of Xue Baochai.
He is extremely intelligent and gifted, and his knowledge is far greater than that of his proud daughter Lin Daiyu.
If cultivated properly, he will definitely be a rare genius in the world!
, but after all, coming from a merchant family, it is inevitable that there will be more distractions and calculations, which is not a good thing.
The other outstanding figures in women's studies are also not easy-going people.
It's fine if they didn't notice it. If they noticed it, how could Xue Baochai continue to study in a girls' school in the future?
After having a good talk with Xue Baochai, at least her attitude was quite sincere, which made Jia Min very satisfied.
However, when Jia Rong came to inspect the women's school, she still called people to the office and explained the subtle situation of the women's school.
Finally, I couldn't help but ask what Jia Rong had in mind.
In her opinion, the practical course organized by the Women's Studies Institute was quite unusual.
The review of Quanzhou Port in the Song Dynasty was not a small project even if it was placed in the Ministry of Industry. As a result, a group of female students who had not yet reached the age of hairpins made a simple sand table.
If the news spreads, it will definitely cause quite a stir.
As the head of the female school, Jia Min naturally put a lot of energy into it and was quite proud of it.
She had a hidden feeling in her heart, but she didn't dare to make a decision easily. Naturally, she wanted to ask Jia Rong, the instigator.
Jia Rong was able to think of opening a girls' school, and spent a lot of money to invite many well-known female teachers in the capital, as well as nuns from the palace, which was already quite impressive.
At least in terms of his attitude towards women, Jia Rong leaves people speechless.
He obviously has considerable resources, and he is also the head of the Jia clan in the capital, and is also one of the core bosses of the Founding Group. The manpower and material resources he can use are no joke.
But even so, Jia Min was very satisfied with his attitude towards female students.
If she hadn't had such an attitude, she wouldn't have easily agreed to anything and become the headmaster of the Ning Mansion's female academy.
You know, Jia Min is the wife of Lin Ruhai, the chief minister of Jin Province, and a top official wife with a second-grade imperial title.
She became the headmaster of the female school in Ning Mansion, which means that the relationship between Lin Ruhai and Ning Mansion has reached a very close level.
In the officialdom, such behavior is quite inappropriate. Generally speaking, officials who have reached a high level will not completely bind themselves to any force.
Unless there is something like seizing a legitimate son, senior officials of the third rank or above will not put themselves in a very passive situation.
But Jia Min didn't expect that Jia Rong not only satisfied her with his treatment of his wife, but was also so magnanimous in respecting women's abilities.
With the Jia family men's urinary temperament, as long as they have some power and ability, women around them are indispensable. Jia Rong is definitely an outlier.
Just look at Mr. Zheng Er and Jia Zhu and you will know that if Lian Er had not had a powerful wife to take care of him, the backyard would have been overcrowded.
As for Jia Zhen, the previous head of the Ning Mansion, he was even more of a womanizer.
Looking at Jia Rong, there is only one woman, Qin Keqing, who is cleaner than Lin Ruhai. This makes Jia Min quite satisfied.
But she didn't expect that Jia Rong would value women to this extent?
The practical courses offered by the women's school before seemed to be nothing, but who was Jia Min? How could he not notice the slightest clue inside?
It is obvious that Jia Rong has the thoughts and ideas to reuse outstanding female students.
It is even possible for outstanding female students to assume important responsibilities. This is not a joke, even Jia Min finds it incredible.
The relationship between her and her husband Lin Ruhai definitely belongs to the model couple promoted by the Daqian Empire, treating each other as guests and respecting each other.
But even so, Lin Ruhai would not take the initiative to tell Jia Min the core important matters in the officialdom and the troubles she encountered.
Not to mention, it is impossible for him to ask Jia Min to discuss how to deal with such things.
Just like that, Jia Min already felt that her husband Lin Ruhai was quite tolerant.
But now it seems that compared with Jia Rong, Lin Ruhai's respect for her is nothing but respect. It is difficult for her to really participate in Lin Ruhai's official affairs.
Mainstream public opinion in society does not allow housewives to get involved in outside affairs. Once exposed, it would be quite damaging to one's reputation.
But Jia Rong's behavior shocked Jia Min.
You must know that the Jia family was prospering at this time, especially the clan studies had cultivated quite a lot of talents, otherwise it would not have been possible to fill the positions of more than twenty high-level warehouse envoys in one go.
But compared with Jia Rong's courage to reuse outstanding female students, it is not worth mentioning at all, and there is no comparison at all.
Judging from Jia Rong's attitude, it is obvious that he wants outstanding female students to participate in the overall planning and construction of Tianjin Port.
She knows very well that the development of Jinmen Port is crucial to whether the four major Jinling families can reach the top again in the future.
During the correspondence with her husband Lin Ruhai, Lin Ruhai also mentioned this point in a very subtle way.
According to his guess, once the development of Jinmen Port reaches the expected goal, the four major Jinling families will focus on developing areas in a series of coastal areas with excellent ports.
It's hard to say in the south, but there are many areas in the north that are suitable for developing such a port model.
Once there is a successful precedent, subsequent development only needs to follow the precedent.
By that time, the numerous official positions in these port cities alone will be enough for the four major Jinling families to become members of the inherited family.
Jia Min was shocked by her husband's vague guess.
Therefore, she paid special attention to things in Jinmen, and unexpectedly she was vaguely aware of Jia Rong's bold idea.
It was really bold to hand over the planning and construction of Tianjin Port to a group of outstanding students from the female school.
Anyway, Jia Min would never dare to act like this. Once something goes wrong, it is no joke.
Jia Rong's expression was calm. Regarding Jia Min's question, he chuckled and explained: "I didn't expect my aunt to see it so quickly. I have no choice. I don't have enough available talents on hand!"
"Don't look at the clan school. It has trained a lot of young students and scholars. Recently, there was an extra scholar, but so what?"
Having said this, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly: "These guys, most of their energy is diverted by the study of the Four Books and Five Classics. How can they have other energy and thoughts to learn other knowledge and skills?"
"Of course, anyone who can pass the exams of Tongsheng Xiucai and Juren will not have a bad brain. As long as they are trained well, they may play a lot of roles in the future!"
"But the problem is that they need time to improve their capabilities and understand the operating rules of the Daqian Empire. We don't expect them to be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility at the moment!"
Jia Min was stunned. This was the first time she heard such a novel statement.
If people outside heard it, they would definitely accuse Jia Rong of being treasonous and daring to underestimate the role of the Four Books and Five Classics.
But who is Jia Min?
She is a talented woman herself. She also read the Four Books and Five Classics carefully when she was young. Later, she followed her husband Lin Ruhai to various posts. She is still qualified to judge Jia Rong's novel statements.
To be honest, Confucian classics such as the Four Books and Five Classics focus on the improvement of personal moral character and are not very helpful in handling specific affairs.
When I went to work with my husband, I had never seen the handling of local government affairs, so I really couldn't match the knowledge in books.
Otherwise, the imperial court would not start a period of government training for the newly promoted Jinshi. Wouldn't it be enough to just let them serve as local officials?
It is not what the newly promoted Jinshi usually learn, and there is a big gap between it and the actual handling of government affairs. Without training, it is easy to make mistakes.
This is also the natural advantage that a family of officials has over the children of poor families.
He was born into a family of officials and had been exposed to it since childhood. He knew the government affairs procedures and official rules very clearly. There was no need for training or self-exploration at all, and he could easily integrate into the bureaucracy of the Daqian Dynasty.
On the other hand, children from poor families do not have such convenient conditions.
What they can do is to use the same year, fellow villagers and the same teacher as a bond to keep each other warm, so that they can initially gain a foothold in the officialdom.
Ignoring the look on Jia Min's face, Jia Rong chuckled and continued: "Really speaking, female students do not have the course burden of the Four Books and Five Classics, and can learn a lot of practical knowledge and skills.
On the other hand, my ability is probably better than that of most ethnology students!"
"If you don't want to talk about anything else, let's just talk about managing a village outside the city. My aunt thinks that the female students can manage it better, or the students from the ethnic studies side?"
Jia Min was stunned, smiled lightly, shook his head and said, "Just tell me what you said, but don't let the students over there hear it!"
Although there was no direct answer, through the change in her demeanor and these words, she still agreed with Jia Rong's opinion.
Are you kidding me? Even though the female students are young, they have already begun the course of house management.
There may be some differences between internal house management and external Zhuangzi management, but the differences are definitely not too big. As long as they are familiar with the specific situation, female students will definitely get started faster than ethnic studies students.
Jia Min was thoughtful and had some bold ideas in her mind.
"Besides, Ningrong's Second Mansion is definitely sparsely populated!"
Jia Rong changed the topic, shook her head and said: "The only direct descendants of Ning Mansion are me and Brother Qiang, and there is no concubine!"
"The situation in Rong Mansion is better. There are two great masters in the direct lineage, and the next generation is Uncle Zhu and Uncle Lian. Uncle Baoyu is too young and has such a bad temper, even if he grows up, he may not be able to take charge!
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"I'm Uncle Zhu's brother Lan. I heard that Sister-in-law Zhu is pregnant again. I guess she will have a baby soon!"
"As for the concubines, Uncle Huan and Uncle Cong of the Yu generation, and Uncle Zhu's concubines of the Cao generation, are not many in number and are not very old!"
Speaking of this, Jia Rong's tone was calm, but what he said made Jia Min couldn't help but change his expression: "There are too few young adults in Ning Rong's second house who can take charge!"
"Those who are at the top of the family clan are all from the side branches. Once the number of talented people increases, who knows whether they will have some thoughts that they shouldn't have?"
"Even if we can't shake the status of Ning Rong's second house, we can share some of the power in the clan, so it won't be impossible at all?"
"This won't happen!"
Jia Min shook her head subconsciously, but she didn't believe it herself.
The people of the Jia clan in Beijing are not good people. Once they gain momentum, they will naturally have their own interests. If the clan cannot satisfy them, who knows what will happen?
"Not to mention official affairs, it is simply the property owned by the Ning Rong Mansion. We cannot always let the children of the family take care of it. There must always be trustworthy clan members or concubine children responsible for the management!"
Jia Rong said slowly: "It is not a good thing for the clan members to be too involved in the industrial management of the two mansions, but they are more reliable than having children at home!"
"The key is that it will take at least ten years for the concubines in the two mansions to grow up and be able to work. For such a long period of time, there must be trustworthy family members to help manage and run the business!"
"When there is an urgent need for trustworthy talents, who cares about men and women? They are all members of our own family anyway, and the female students are all extremely talented. Wouldn't it be too much if we don't make good use of their potential?
Pity!"
"My aunt would like to tell you which students in the ethnic studies have abilities and talents that are comparable to the outstanding students in the women's studies..."
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