My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 656 Enrollment Enlightenment
It was daylight, and Mo Qing came to the county government office after breakfast.

Mo Qing's family used to live in Xijing, but since he entered the Jinjing County Yamen, the family moved to the county town, making it easier for him to go to the Yamen every day to order Mao.

Jinjing County is the closest county to the capital, only a few miles away. Most of the Mo Qing family's business is in the capital, so they can often go to the capital to check.

Mo Qing came very early every day, and there was no one in the yamen at this time. As usual, he boiled a pot of water and made a pot of tea for his boss, Secretary Li, before he came to his seat and handled yesterday's official duties.

Because Wu Laohu invited him to Wujiazhai yesterday afternoon, Mo Qing took half a day off and did not have time to deal with many official duties.

After Mo Qing had almost finished handling his official duties, the number of people in the yamen gradually increased.

Secretary Li came to the yamen and saw Mo Qing who was handling official business. Then he picked up the teapot on his desk and took a sip. The temperature of the tea was just right in his mouth, which made him nod in approval. With Mo Qing's cleverness, Jin, maybe I can really get into the officialdom in the future.

"Secretary Li, you are finally here. This is the official business I left yesterday. I have just finished handling it. Please take a look at it!"

Mo Qing also saw Secretary Li at this time and hurriedly handed over the official business that had been done on the table to him.

"Put it on the table. There's something urgent you need to do today."

Li Sili smiled and said to Mo Qing.

"Please give me your orders, Secretary!"

Mo Qing immediately stood up straight and said.

"The master has just given instructions to send the list of children under the age of ten in the county to the Imperial College. I have already asked someone to sort out the list. You will go there in person later!"

As Li Sili said, he picked up a roster from the table and handed it to Mo Qingdao.

"This is strange. Why does the Imperial College need a list of children?"

Mo Qing was also very surprised when he heard this and asked. Logically speaking, the Imperial College cannot compete with their county yamen. At least Mo Qing has been in the yamen for so long and has never dealt with the Imperial College.

"I don't know about this either, but no matter what the reason is, since the higher-ups have given orders, we just need to follow them."

Secretary Li chuckled and said, he used to be a clerk in the county government. He was promoted to the position of clerk because his superior officer was transferred to another official position, so he didn't know much about these official affairs.

"The subordinate understands, I will do it now!"

Mo Qing said, taking the roster, then mounted his horse and left the county government office.

Many people don't like going out to do business because they think it's too hard, but Mo Qing likes it very much. Compared with copying case files in the yamen, he prefers to go outside for a walk. In the past, he used to run around when doing business, so he has long been used to it. Such a life.

The journey of a few miles was done in the blink of an eye, and after entering the capital, Mo Qing didn't know where the Imperial College was. After all, this was his first time dealing with the Imperial College.So Mo Qing asked someone to find out the way, and finally found the Imperial College smoothly, and then handed the list to an old subordinate.

It was almost noon, and Mo Qing didn't plan to go back so early. Since entering the Yamen, he rarely had a chance to go out to relax, so he simply rode a horse around the street, preparing to find a place to finish lunch. go back.

So Mo Qing finally came to the east of the city. There was a small store here that was very famous for its roast duck. He had eaten here several times before.

But on the street where Mo Qing had just arrived at the roast duck restaurant, he saw that the other side of the street was crowded with people. Many people stretched their necks, as if they were looking at something inside?
This made Mo Qing a little curious, so he rode over. He was condescending on the horse and saw at a glance that there was a notice posted in front of the gate opposite the crowd. However, because the distance was too far, he could not see the notice clearly. content on.

But what surprised Mo Qing was not the notice, but the gate and building behind the notice. He had been here several times before, so he remembered clearly that this place seemed to be an abandoned building before. He heard that it was once a military camp, but he didn't know Why was it destroyed.

But now the abandoned military camp is gone, but there is a gate and containment. The collapsed buildings inside have been cleaned up, and the remaining intact buildings have been repaired. I don’t know what they will be used for?

Mo Qing stood outside and heard the crowd talking about "primary school, enrollment" and the like.

This also aroused Mo Qing's curiosity, so he dismounted, found a place to tie the horse, and then squeezed into the crowd, finally able to see clearly what was on the notice.

"Enrollment Enlightenment: Chengdong Primary School will start enrolling students from now on. All our common people, children under ten years old and over six years old, can sign up to go to school..."

Mo Qing read the contents of the notice in a low voice. The more he read, the more surprised he became. It turned out that this abandoned military camp had been converted into a school, and it was also a public school run by the imperial court. It only required a small amount of tuition fees every year. You can send your children to study in school.

Seeing this, Mo Qing suddenly woke up. He finally knew why so many private schools had closed down. It was estimated that all the teachers in those private schools had been recruited to teach in public schools.

"Great, now my father-in-law and his children have books to read!"

Then Mo Qing slapped his thigh excitedly. Anyone can sign up for this primary school in the east of the city, and the fee is cheap. In addition, Wujiazhai is not far from the capital. It will be enough to hire a driver to pick up and drop off the children every day.

Thinking of this, Mo Qing hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd, not caring about eating. He got on his horse and galloped out of the city. He wanted to tell Wu Laohu the good news as soon as possible and ask them to take their children to the city to register as soon as possible.

Because Mo Qing has guessed that after the news of primary school enrollment spreads, many people will definitely bring their children to sign up. Although Chengdong Primary School looks quite big, the number of students enrolled must be limited. If it is late, maybe I can't register my name.

So after Mo Qing left the city, he beat his horse very fast along the way and arrived at Wujiazhai in just one cup of tea. After finding Wu Laohu, he immediately told him about the Chengdong Primary School.

Wu Laohu was worried about the children in the village studying. Now that he heard that there was such a good thing, he immediately slapped his thigh with excitement. Then he went from house to house to organize the children who were willing to go to school. He and a few men rushed Get on the bullock cart and take the children to Beijing to register.

It has been clearly stated on the notice that the registration period starts from today until it is full.

Wu Laohu and the others were already moving very quickly, but when they brought their children to Chengdong Primary School, they found that many children were already here. They were queuing up in front of the school to sign up one by one, and there were more behind them. The children were coming in a steady stream, and judging from this attitude, it was estimated that if they arrived a little later, the queue would have reached the outside of the city.

(End of this chapter)