Looking at the row of little guys standing neatly in front of him, Li Yuanjia twitched the corners of his mouth twice and sighed secretly in his heart.
At the age of eight or nine, in the future, it will be when a primary school student is in his second or third year.
However, in Li Yuanjia's impression in his previous life, although the second and third grade primary school students were all little cubs, they were at least 1.23 meters tall, right? If they grew faster, 1.4 or even 1.5 meters would not be uncommon.
appearance.
but……
Are the little cubs in front of me one meter tall?
And not only are they too short, even though these children must have just taken a bath before, their hair was neatly combed, and they were wearing obviously brand-new clothes, but without exception, Li Yuanjia saw it on their faces.
There are four big characters.
Malnutrition!
The most obvious feature is of course...thinness! Anyway, in Li Yuanjia's eyes, he doubts how much subcutaneous fat these children have left! Especially among the two or three little boys, the bones on both sides of the cheeks are so high that they can be seen through their clothes.
It seems like you can see how empty it is inside!
As soon as the wind blows, it might run away.
Resisting the urge to touch his nose, Li Yuanjia blinked and asked: "Ma Liang, these... ahem, how many people are there in total?"
Just when he was about to ask why these children were so thin, Li Yuanjia swallowed back what he was about to say.
Obviously, he himself has thought of the reason.
Strictly speaking, Prince Han's palace treated the people under it quite generously, especially after Li Yuanjia's repeated instructions, Han Lucheng, as the housekeeper, naturally carried out the execution. But what is regrettable is that, based on the standards of the thirteenth year of Zhenguan,
Look, even the "lenient" standard is too cruel to these children.
After all, eating well and eating well is just Li Yuanjia's wishful thinking.
Even the richest dynasty in Chinese history cannot keep everyone fed and clothed, and his Prince Han's Palace is no exception. If Li Yuanjia imposes the order, spending more money and collecting less rent every year may be able to
It can be done, but Li Yuanjia has long made the decision not to be in the limelight, so naturally he will not force himself to be a good person who offends the powerful people in Chang'an.
It is enough if the treatment is slightly better than that of others.
That is to say, for the craftsmen in the various workshops of the palace, no matter who persuaded anyone, Li Yuanjia insisted on giving them... well, at least a comfortable life, and he did not hesitate to pay a huge price for it. Because he was really not afraid of this,
Because gradually many people knew that King Han was most interested in craftsmen, so it would not be surprising to treat those craftsmen preferentially.
But even with such preferential treatment, how good can it be in this era?
The productivity level is there, and at most it can only allow them to eat a little full. If you want to ensure nutrition, it is nonsense.
So he originally wanted to scold Han Lucheng for a few words, but when the words reached his lips, Li Yuanjia swallowed them back and casually asked a question that could be counted clearly in two or three seconds.
Ma Liang naturally did not expect this, and quickly leaned forward and said: "Returning to the king, according to your instructions, there are a total of twenty people... Thirteen of them are from our house, and seven of them have just been purchased by the division."
"Um……"
Nodding, Li Yuanjia naturally counted it in his heart again, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
At a glance, there are indeed six or seven people who are extremely thin, but the others also look obviously malnourished, but at least they are doing well and have enough energy.
"Looking at it this way, at least you're doing okay?"
After scanning the faces of the twenty children, Li Yuanjia bit his lip. But he knew that this was just trying to comfort himself, so he soon lost interest and said casually: "Okay, okay.
Not bad, they all seem to be in good spirits...Ma Liang, teach them well, I hope to have at least ten of them left after one year, do you understand?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."
Hearing this, he immediately nodded, and Ma Liang's face was full of confidence.
He is not the only teacher in the current Wangfu Primary School, because with the King's consent, among the group of people who will "graduate" this year, Ma Liang specially selected two students with stable temperament and good patience to stay.
Come down!
Starting from this year, there will be three people in Wangfu Primary School!
This gave Ma Liang great confidence to retain half of these children in one year - even if the king put forward extremely stringent requirements, requiring them to write 500 words in one year and complete "Mathematics"
"The first two volumes of ", and I have to be an apprentice with the craftsmen in the workshops outside the city for at least ten days every month...
But even so, Ma Liang is still confident.
On the one hand, it is because he has accumulated enough experience before, and Ma Liang believes that he can teach better; on the other hand, of course, it is because these children were specially selected, and they are all very smart. As long as they work hard and believe that they should complete these studies,
Not an issue.
As for whether anyone is lazy...
Ma Liang knew there must be some, but definitely not too many.
After all, once they enter this elementary school, it means that they do not have to work with adults every day like other children. They can have enough food and clothing every day, work as apprentices in workshops, and even earn wages...
Although the amount is small, taking it back will ultimately be a subsidy to the family!
If they dare to be lazy, the adults in the family will beat them to death without Ma Liang and the others taking action!
So when he said "I understand", Ma Liang was confident.
But Li Yuanjia didn't know. He just saw a group of eight or nine-year-old children standing in a well-behaved manner, barely daring to move for such a long time. Naturally, he thought that in order for them to be so "behaved"
Appearing in front of me, I don’t know how much I have suffered these days, and I suddenly lost all my mood.
Due to his identity, Li Yuanjia certainly didn't say much, he just waved his hand and said: "Okay, take them down... By the way, Han Lucheng!"
"Your Majesty, what are your orders?"
After hearing his name, Han Lucheng, who had been standing next to him, immediately stepped forward and asked respectfully.
After hesitating for a while, Li Yuanjia finally said: "How many girls are you looking for in the past two days... Well, if you don't have any at home, go out and buy some! Remember, you have to be good-looking and decent-looking!"
"……yes!"
After being stunned for a moment, Han Lucheng hesitated and then asked: "Your Majesty, what do you want these girls to do...?"
"Haha, of course I'm serving people!"
Li Yuanjia raised his eyebrows slightly, and a cute little face flashed before Li Yuanjia's eyes, and said with a smile: "Shutra will probably get bored soon if she just studies with me, so I have to prepare some for her quickly.