When Zhou Qing drafted the laws, he specifically emphasized the dangers of water pollution and the seriousness of dysentery, so the people agreed after reading those laws.
People didn't know before that this was the reason why they got dysentery.
Now that they know about it, they also follow the law and take the initiative to learn to protect water sources. They no longer discharge sewage indiscriminately and do not drive their cattle and sheep into the river.
Zhou Qing also spread the decree enacted by Chu Xuanchen to the other six counties, asking the other six counties to follow suit.
For a time, seven counties had launched vigorous water source protection activities.
After a period of protection, the wells and reservoirs in the county gradually became cleaner.
Yun Ruoyue also taught everyone that they must drink boiled water and not raw water. She also taught everyone various tips on disease prevention, and the number of people suffering from dysentery finally gradually decreased.
Seeing this result, Yun Ruoyue finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In this way, the matter of protecting water sources was finally solved.
Recently, Yun Ruoyue discovered that the seeds they had sown in the ground slowly began to sprout and grow rapidly.
Yun Ruoyue was very pleased to see these fresh buds. She hoped that the weather would be better this year so that these crops could be harvested as soon as possible.
If we don't have anything to eat, we usually go fishing at the beach with bait filled with fish attractants.
Yun Ruoyue often improves the taste of the fish attractant, so the fish like to eat it, and fishing is as easy as ever.
With the fish in the sea to satisfy their hunger and the food stored by the people, the people finally no longer need to go hungry.
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After they were no longer hungry, Yun Ruoyue and Chu Xuanchen led the people to start other tasks.
For example, he directed everyone to build schools and mobilize all the children in the village to study.
There used to be a small private school in the village, which was opened by an old scholar who failed in the examination. He wanted to teach everyone, but the students had too much farm work at home.
They couldn't even eat, so they stopped coming to school and went back to farming one by one. The private school slowly declined!
Yun Ruoyue knows that books are the ladder of human progress and the cornerstone of civilization.
Reading can make people understand, cultivate their moral character, and cultivate their sentiments. It can also increase their knowledge and make people smart, progressive and civilized.
The reason why Longxing County is so barbaric and barren is because the people read too little and know too little.
If you want to change the appearance of this place, you must let people here read.
Therefore, after solving the problem of having enough food, Yun Ruoyue and Chu Xuanchen mobilized the people to help build the school.
They want to build a larger school and hire some educated teachers for the children to study.
When villagers come to build schools, Yun Ruoyue will also give them wages and provide them with two meals a day.
So as soon as they heard the news, many villagers rushed over and rushed to help.
With the help of the villagers, the first school was soon built near the county government office.
Then, Yun Ruoyue named the school "Qiuzhi Academy", which means that students come here to explore knowledge.
After the school was built, she asked Magistrate Fang to help find several scholars in the county to teach, including the old scholar from the private school.
Then, Yun Ruoyue asked the masters to mobilize the parents to let their children come to school.
As a result, the master came back and reported that the people did not allow their children to go to school because they had too much farm work at home and needed help.
Seeing how short-sighted the people were, Yun Ruoyue and Chu Xuanchen were also very helpless.
These common people can't even read half of the Chinese characters, so how can they understand the truth?
How will society develop?
If they don't come to school, wouldn't everyone's efforts be in vain?
Finally, Yun Ruoyue felt that these children must go to school. They cannot remain ignorant like their parents.
So, she thought of a way.
She and Chu Xuanchen spent their own money to set up a canteen in the school.
She then asked the masters to tell the villagers that as long as their children came here to go to school, they could have two free meals in the school.
The children come to school when the farming is slack. If the farming is busy, she will also give the children a day off and let them go back to help farm.
When the people heard these conditions, they immediately found them very tempting.
There are no schools in this world that provide meals for children.
The children can not only study, but also have food to eat, and can go home to help farm during busy periods. This is a great thing, and of course they are reluctant to give it up.
So, soon, people rushed to send their children to school, and the school suddenly recruited many people.
After having students, the school started to open.
Yun Ruoyue asked the masters to teach everyone knowledge, teach them the principles of life, and get rid of ignorance and feudal superstition.
We also educate them about the law, so that they understand the law and what they can and cannot do in life.
The children's living expenses, including the wives' wages, were paid by Chu Xuanchen and Yun Ruoyue themselves.
When this incident reached the ears of the people, everyone immediately praised them, and more people came to study.
In the other six counties, Chu Xuanchen also asked the county magistrates to follow suit and recruit students in the same way.
Soon, all seven counties under his jurisdiction had schools and many students were enrolled in them.
Not only that, after Chu Xuanchen arrived at the fiefdom, he also did one thing, which was to reduce taxes for the people.
Because of natural disasters and low crop yields, farmers had little harvest, so Chu Xuanchen decided to reduce their taxes for two years.
This tax reduction policy helped him gain a lot of public support.
After the tax reduction, Chu Xuanchen took Magistrate Fang and others to the garrison in Qixian County, preparing to inspect the army.
Finally, when he arrived at the army, he saw this scene.
I saw the soldiers playing cards in the barracks, drinking wine, some sitting crookedly, and some lying directly on the haystacks to sleep.
They didn't look like they were standing or sitting. They didn't look like soldiers at all, but a bit like bandits on the mountain.
Seeing this scene, Chu Xuanchen's face turned dark!
No wonder people said before that there are always rogues and bandits coming to the mountains to rob. With an army of this quality, of course rogues would dare to come.
How can we protect the people and defend the country in this way?
"Magistrate Fang, why are these people so unruly?
Are they still soldiers?
It’s really unreasonable!”
Chu Xuanchen looked at Magistrate Fang and others, his voice full of anger.
Magistrate Fang hurriedly said: "My lord, please calm down and let me call General Lin over to ask."
As he spoke, he quickly looked at a soldier and said, "His Royal Highness King Li has arrived, where is your General Lin?
Why doesn't he come out to greet you?"
"General Lin?
He's busy with something right now, so he may have to wait a while before he comes."