Chapter 1284 The life-saving benefactor in the eyes of the people: Han and Tang firms
Chapter 1284 The great life-saver in the eyes of ruthless people: Luzhou Branch of Han and Tang Commercial Banks (please subscribe)
She was wearing clothes made of very valuable Shu brocade, and she also had a beautiful jade pendant tied around her waist like the Han people.
Wearing a pair of beautiful and comfortable soft-soled boots on his feet, he just sat on the horse, surrounded by his bodyguards, and continued to patrol the city of Changning Prefecture that belonged to him.
Bypassing the busiest market, we walked on the streets of Changning City, which had been paved with concrete pavements.
Looking at the drainage ditches on both sides of the road, this state city that originally had sewage flowing across it looks much cleaner, and the smell is no longer as unpleasant as it used to be.
This made Mo Dan feel more and more proud in his heart. He still remembered the time when his father, who was dying due to serious illness, passed on the position of the head to him.
Worrying and always worrying that I will not be able to take on important responsibilities.
This made Mo Dan feel a little sad. If his father could see Changning Prefecture City being so clean and tidy now, he would definitely be moved to tears.
Not far away, you could hear the sound of reading coming from a distance. Modan drove his mount and walked in the direction of the sound.
Not far away, we saw a house that was so unique in Changning City: Changning Prefecture Elementary School Museum.
This was one of the conditions Cheng Changshi put forward for becoming a shareholder after the cement official road was built in Changning Prefecture.
In Cheng Changshi's words, many young people in Changning Prefecture now go out to work, and there is not much restraint on the children.
In addition, nowadays, there is an endless stream of traders coming and going, and the people of Changning Prefecture.
There are simply very few people who understand Chinese, recognize Chinese characters, and can write and count.
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In this case, Han and Tang Commercial Bank decided to open a elementary school in Changning Prefecture so that its employees could work with peace of mind.
What you need to learn in the elementary school is very simple, including knowing Chinese characters, being able to speak Chinese, and also teaching various life skills.
For example, in addition to cultural classes and calligraphy classes, we also teach arithmetic classes, bamboo weaving classes, etc., so that those little children can get the opportunity to read and write.
Maybe there will be a chance in the future to pass the imperial examination and become a real court official.
Of course, if you don't have that blessing, but you do understand Chinese and can write Chinese characters, you can write letters to your parents who are working outside.
And after you learn arithmetic, you don't have to worry. When dealing with those traders, you don't know whether you will suffer or not.
Just like the bamboo weaving class, these children can learn life skills from an early age, and they may become excellent bamboo craftsmen in the future.
When Cheng Changshi proposed this opinion at that time, Mo Dan was really not happy about it.
However, considering Cheng Changshi's character, coupled with his covetousness for Han and Tang trading houses, as well as the interests of those workshops, Mo Dan finally agreed to Cheng Changshi's proposal.
For this reason, Cheng Changshi specially brought teachers from Shu to this school and spent a lot of money to hire teachers who specialize in cultural classes and calligraphy classes, as well as teachers for bamboo weaving and arithmetic classes.
This Changning Prefecture Elementary School now has over a thousand students, and the sound of reading can be heard every day.
Moreover, the most read works are the works of Cheng Changshi, the governor of Luzhou: "Three Character Classic" and "Shunliu's Nursery Rhymes of Hundred Family Names".
Modan listened to the loud sound of reading, and the sound of reading seemed to be that he was reading the familiar "Nursery Rhymes of Hundred Family Surnames in Shunliu".
This thing is very catchy. Mo Dan has just listened to a part and has already memorized the most impressive sentence: The old Kong family in Qufu, let Li be the strongest.
I don’t know what it means to let Li, the old Kong family in Qufu, be the strongest?
Let me go back and ask my child who has just entered school for a few days. This kid has been making trouble and wants to learn.
Mo Dan was really helpless and had no choice but to let this boy come to this elementary school to study with other Huren children.
As far as Mo Dan knows, the entire Luzhou and Jizhou have now opened their own elementary schools, but the scales are different.
However, the teachers inside were all hired by the Han and Tang dynasties with money, and the houses were built by the Governor's Office.
As for the children, they can all attend school for free, and the school provides them with two meals a day. This is the reason why all those wolf-like dolls are happy to go.
Modan waited outside the elementary school for a while, but in the end he didn't go into the school to disturb him, so he simply rode on and continued on.
After passing this elementary school, there is an adult literacy center not far ahead.
There is a place responsible for providing extra lessons for those who want to leave Changning Prefecture and go to work in Luzhou Cement Factory or other workshops.
What they learn is very simple, that is, they learn Chinese, recognize some simple words, and understand common addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Otherwise, if you only know how to speak nonsense, and you don’t even know how to follow orders in the territory of the Han people, how can you make money?
This adult literacy school was also the work of Han and Tang Dynasty trading houses.
Nowadays, in the minds of the people in Luzhou, ordinary people have more fear than respect for the imperial court or the governor-general of Luzhou.
However, in the eyes of the people in Luzhou, the Han and Tang dynasties were simply saviors.
Whether it is spending money to recruit them to work, or paying to build those workshops and breeding plants here in Changning Prefecture.
Let them, who were so poor in the past that they could only have one meal and one hungry meal, finally be able to have a full meal.
He also taught his children how to read and write, and even developed their skills.
The gratitude of the people to the merchants of Han and Tang Dynasties made Mo Dan, the leader of Changning Prefecture, a little unhappy.
I always feel that today's Changning people's attitude towards themselves is not much different from their attitude towards the imperial court.
On the contrary, whatever the Han and Tang dynasties wanted to do in Changning Prefecture, the people who benefited from it would be very enthusiastic.
If things continue like this, there will be a question mark as to whether the ferocious people in Changning Prefecture can still listen to this ferocious leader.
Thinking of this, Modan couldn't help but let out a long sigh, but what could he do?
Is it possible? Throw away everything you own now and continue to stay in that wooden house full of smoke.
A life without soap, without toothbrush, without gorgeous silk wraps.
The hard life of a dignified governor of a state whose wealth is not even as good as that of a rich man in Luzhou?
Modan shook his head and looked at the beautiful and exquisite leather gloves in his hands. Who would be happy to live such a life?
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"One to two..."
"I can't afford it..."
"Pass……"
"Shunzi! Hahaha..." Cheng Chubi's proud voice echoed in the Luzhou Governor's Mansion.
The two poor kings of Wu, Li Ke and Fang Erlang, with black faces, threw down the cards in their hands angrily and slumped beside the iron stove.
Cheng Chubi stretched out his hand, picked up a spiced pea and threw it into his mouth, his expression looking very satisfied.