Farming in space: the struggle of peasant girls

Chapter 234 234 The establishment of Taoyuan Academy

Ji Xiucai is a scholar himself, and has personally experienced the success of school education in Taoyuan Village, so it is expected that he would propose to open a school.

Mu Yu also had this intention a long time ago, but there were more important things before, and there were not enough scholars to be teachers. Now these are not problems, of course she agreed.

"Naturally, the school must be established. Not only must it be established, but it must also be established in a big way, so that everyone who wants to study can afford to read!"

What Mu Yu said was firm, and Ji Xiucai was even more excited to hear it.

The two discussed enthusiastically in the study for most of the day, and finalized a series of matters.

Set up a school, so that school-age children, generals and officials, and some workers must receive basic education, at least to achieve literacy.

To set up an academy, those who are able and willing can also receive continuing education.

In addition to medical education, etc., masters with other skills are vigorously leading apprentices to train talents for Huangsha City.

Apprentices will naturally seize the opportunity to study hard to gain a better life. The City Lord's Mansion also provides subsidies for those masters who teach techniques. They don't have to worry about teaching apprentices to starve to death, so they are naturally willing to teach.

In short, with Mu Yu's strong support, everything is progressing very quickly.

Taoyuan Academy and Taoyuan Academy soon began to enroll students.

The first to get the news were the government officials. They were required to receive basic education and pass the assessment within one year, otherwise they would be replaced by others. Needless to say, they naturally took the initiative to study.

Then there are Wu Zhen and the military officers around him. There are many people who are dissatisfied with this, complaining that they are all martial arts, and they are not literati who rely on this to make a living. Why do they want to learn? .

These objections were all suppressed by Wu Zhen. He said that at least he must be able to write his own name and understand military orders.

For ordinary people, this is pure good news.

Everything is inferior, only reading is high.

In the morning he was Tian Shelang, and in the evening he ascended to the Hall of the Son of Heaven.

People in this era respect scholars very much, but if the family has surplus money, it will provide for future generations to study, hoping that they will be promising, and one day they will be able to make a fortune, shine on the lintel, and lead the family to live a good life.

Reading is the only way for most people to change their destiny and make a comeback.

Originally, they did not dare to think too much about being victims of the disaster, but now they have shelter, land, and hope to change their destiny. How can there be such a good life?
The people were very moved, and their sense of belonging to Huangsha City increased a lot, especially when they knew that Shu Xiu only had a few hundred coins a year in order to allow more people to read. Some people were even moved to tears.

Compared with Shu Xiu, who used to count tens of taels of silver at every turn, most families gritted their teeth and could afford a few hundred cash.

On the day the news was announced, hundreds of people signed up for their children, and more people signed up on the second day than on the first day.

A total of more than 370 students were accepted during the three-day registration period, 290 of whom were children of all ages.

The matter went very smoothly, and Ji Xiucai helped to handle the follow-up affairs. He is very experienced, so she doesn't need to worry too much.

When she just came back from the academy that day, she met Xiao Qi Jinyu and his wife who were waiting for her.

These two people have been wandering around the city recently, but she hasn't seen them for several days, so she doesn't know why they came to find her now.

The two didn't go around the bush, and directly stated their intentions.

"City Master, we want the Qu Clan to live in Huangsha City."

Mu Yu narrowed his eyes slowly, and asked the Qu clan to live in Huangsha City, "This is not a trivial matter."

"This is a decision made by our husband and wife after careful consideration. I also ask the city lord to make it happen and give the Qu clan a place to live. We would like to present jade and camels to thank the city lord."

Xiao Qi and Jin Yu had planned this for a long time, originally they were concerned that Wu Zhen could not treat the Qu Clan well, but after Mu Yu became the city lord, this concern disappeared.

The two of them had made a rough estimate of the water sources and fields in the city these days, and they made up their mind after making sure that it was enough to support the life of the Qu people and make their life better than in the desert.

Needless to say about water, after the drought year, the wells and moats in Huangsha City are full of water, which is enough to support tens of thousands of people in the city. Now there are only two thousand people in the city, which is not enough, just It is enough to count all the people of the Qu clan.

As for the fields, good fields and ordinary fields have already been almost divided, but there are still many inferior fields that have not been cultivated.Although it is an inferior field, it is actually similar to the fields they planted in the desert. Such fields are rare in the desert, but they are everywhere here.

Another thing is the opening of a school in the past few days. Huangsha City has made it possible for anyone who wants to study to go to school, which completely moved the two of them.

You know, it is not easy to read and write in the Qu clan. Even as the patriarch, he can do very little, but Huangshacheng can easily do it. As a far-sighted patriarch, Xiao Qi naturally knows What is the best choice.

For the future of the Qu clan, it's all for survival.

However, they are sure that Mu Yu is a good person, but they are not sure that Mu Yu will take them in.

Especially now, Mu Yu obviously took a long time to think.

The two of them couldn't see what Mu Yu's face was like, and they became more and more anxious, thinking about what bargaining chip they could use.

Mu Yu was pleasantly surprised at the beginning, Huangsha City is short of people now!

It used to be a city of more than 1 people, but now it only has 2000 people. A lot of land has not been used, and the army is not sufficient. If something happens, the confidence is lacking. It is natural that someone is willing to join at this time.

Just think about it again, it's not that simple.

This is a tribe, not a group of disaster victims. They have stronger cohesion than the disaster victims, are easier to group together, and are harder to manage.

Especially when there are many of them, this is a potential threat.

"I remember you said that the Qu clan is a large clan with thousands of people?"

Xiao Qi said frankly, "The Qu clan has about [-] people, and there are two subordinate tribes, totaling more than [-] people."

Mu Yu: ...

Good guy, this number is twice that of Huangsha City, it's really hard to say who will join.

This problem is quite big. If she can accept 1000 people, 4000 people is definitely a big problem.

At that time, who will have the final say in Huangsha City?
Xiao Qi obviously realized something, and explained, "Not everyone will come, some will stay in the desert."

"Then how many people do you think will be willing to live in Huangsha City?"

"I'm sure, only 3000 people."

Mu Yu: ... 3000 people are unnecessary.

"This is a big matter. I can't decide on my own. I will hold a meeting tomorrow. Whether the Qu Clan can come to Huangsha City depends on your performance tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)