The next day, Jiang Miao woke up to Mrs. Zhang's surprise.
"Third brother, Miaoya, when did you come back? Why didn't you tell someone to come back in advance so that I could save some food for you at night?"
Jiang Miao put on her clothes and pushed out the door with Shen Yanqing. Mrs. Zhang was wearing an apron and holding a spatula. She saw Li Biao when she got up early to cook, and only then did she know that they had returned from the capital last night.
"I came back in a hurry, so I didn't send the letter back. What did mom do for breakfast? I'm so hungry..."
Jiang Miao smelled the aroma of the kitchen and her stomach began to growl. She slept all day yesterday and didn't eat anything. She only found out that she was very hungry when she woke up this morning.
"I've baked leek and egg pancakes and cooked porridge. Mom doesn't know you're coming back. Tell mom what you and the third child want to eat, and she'll make it for you."
"Mom, don't bother, these are enough." Jiang Miao's stomach growled with hunger, her mouth watered when she smelled the vegetable cakes, and she acted like a greedy cat, making Granny Zhang laugh.
"Okay, let's have dinner now!"
The Shen family was very happy when Jiang Miao and the others came back, and Shen Laoer also brought good news.
Their movable type printing was completed!
Since Shen Laoer came to Zhenjiang Prefecture, Shen Yanqing gave him the task of carving movable type and sent five carpenters to help him. After a month's work, he finally completed it.
Liang Duo came in excitedly with the newly printed "Three Character Classic" and "The Analects of Confucius", "Sir, it's done, it's really printed!"
I saw two brand-new books in his hands, and the smell of ink could be smelled from a distance.
"Sir, the second master and his companions have made a total of two thousand movable wood blocks. At this time, they have printed two books. The remaining enlightenment books such as "The Thousand Character Classic" and "Zengguang Xianwen" have been ordered by my subordinates. Sir, I'm helping you with the printing. You can take a look at the finished product first."
As he spoke, Liang Duo handed the books in his hands to Shen Yanqing and Jiang Miao respectively. He never imagined that he could witness a miracle. Just some engraved wooden blocks could be arranged to print endless books. As long as there were samples, Why worry about not being able to print it.
Liang Duo has read books and knows how valuable books are. A book of "Three Character Classic" costs two taels of silver. His family is guarding a mountain of gold and silver!
"Well, not bad."
Jiang Miao flipped through the pages and saw that what Shen Laoer carved was Shen Yanqing's font. In order to enlighten the children, the block letters he wrote were neat, stroke by stroke, printed on white paper, concise and clear, and modern. Compared with the printed version, it doesn’t lose anything.
"Let them speed up printing and print out a batch of "Three Character Classic" first. The enlightenment teaching materials are now available, and the academy can start enrolling students. Liang Duo, I will leave all these to you."
Shen Yanqing looked at the book in his hand and couldn't help but feel a little excited. With the teaching materials, his academy could be opened.
Education in Zhenjiang Prefecture is also about to be improved. Shen Yanqing still doesn’t know that the completion of Zhenjiang Academy will become the most important achievement in his life. It will directly promote the development of education in the Great Yan Dynasty and allow more civilian students to study. Start the book.
"yes!"
Liang Duo responded loudly and quickly turned around and went out. This is a major event that benefits the country and the people. If you entrust him to do it, you trust him. He will definitely do it well and live up to your expectations.
"Did you hear that?"
"What?"
"Your Majesty the County Magistrate is opening an academy, and it's enrolling students right now. Are you going to sign up?"
Things changed overnight in Zhenjiang Prefecture. The affairs of the academy were being discussed in the streets and alleys. Not only did the women picking flowers on the mountain start talking.
"I would like to send him there. My dog Dan will be eight years old during the Chinese New Year. He doesn't know anything yet. He runs around in the mountains and fields all day. If he can really send him to an academy, his father and I will be very happy, but you We also know how expensive studying is, and his father and I just saved some money, but it’s not enough at all.”
Goudan Niang picked off the mint in front of her eyes and put it into her backpack, and said with regret, if Goudan could really read, their ancestors would have accumulated good deeds.
"Hey, you don't know, right? Our county magistrate cares about the people and wants to make sure that children can afford to study, so this monthly education only costs 300 yuan, and it also includes textbooks. Just buy it for the children. With a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, you can go in and study!"
"Really? Only three hundred coins?"
Goudan Niang raised her head suddenly and looked at her eagerly. Three hundred coins. Her monthly salary is only two taels of silver. She can afford three hundred coins by herself. When she heard that Shu Xiu was so cheap, not only Damn it, other women with children are also moved.
"No, our county magistrate's wife has the ability to make any kind of movable type printing. She can print any book she wants in just one stick of incense. She doesn't have to go out to buy it, so it's very cheap. My man didn't go to work today. I went to register my dog Sheng."
The woman who spoke spoke highly of Jiang Miao. Without Jiang Miao, how would their children be able to study?
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? If we knew this was happening, we would have signed up. It doesn't matter if I lose a day's wages. As long as my dog Dan can study, I would have given up this month's wages."
Hearing what the woman said, Goudanniang couldn't wait any longer. She didn't know when the academy registration would end. Can her Goudan still be able to register?
"Lord, can I take half a day off?"
"We invite you too?"
"And me?"
A bunch of people came to Li Biao to ask for leave. Li Biao raised his head from his accounting book and looked at them without surprise.
"You also want to register your children?"
"Yes, please forgive us for half a day." Otherwise, they will not be able to register if they are late, and their children's future will be wasted.
"You can register for the academy at any time. Your Majesty said that all the children in the city should be educated, so you don't have to worry about registering. First, pick all the flowers and plants. You are allowed to leave work for half an hour early today."
"Okay, let's go right now!"
With Li Biao's accurate words, the women were full of energy, and their energy and energy were completely different now that they were running forward.
At the county government office, Liang Duo counted the number of people who signed up. There were a total of 300 school-age children in the city, and some older ones were moved when they heard that Shu Xiu was so cheap.
"Master Cha, my boy is already 13 years old, can he still study?"
The man who asked the question was a little nervous. He held the corner of his clothes and asked Liang Duo, his eyes full of expectation. They are three generations of poor peasants. Their ancestors have never produced scholars. They didn't have the opportunity before, but now the academy is open at the door of their home, and there are not many cultivators. Thinking of his two sons at home, the man put on an old face and came over to ask.
"You're already thirteen, it's time to get married and have children. Why should you study at this age? It's not enough to waste money."
"That's right, Thirteen is already a young man. It's time to help the family and make money. Uncle, I think you should give up."
Before Liang Duo could reply, the parents who signed up next to him began to refute. Their children were all five or six years old, the oldest was only nine years old. I had never seen students who were still studying at the age of thirteen.
The man blushed at the words, and the white corners of his clothes were almost torn by his hands. His mouth opened but no words came out.
Liang Duo waved his hand to silence everyone, and his face became unusually serious.
"Why can't you study at the age of thirteen? As long as you want to study, our academy will welcome you at the age of sixty-three!"
"The county magistrate built the academy not only for children to study, but also for the common people to become literate and sensible. The only way to study is to take the imperial examination. Once you are literate, you can become a bookkeeper, a store manager, or even a teacher.
Which one can earn more without having to work hard? And studying can broaden your horizons. None of you want to be called blind and weak-legged for the rest of your life, right?"
Liang Duo's words touched the pain points of the common people. Everything was inferior, but reading was the only one that was good. Why wouldn't they want to study if they had the chance?
"You're right, we got it wrong. We, Mr. Shen, are really far-sighted!"
