nucmednet Chapter 366 Women’s School
Chapter 366 Women’s School
After Mei Zhuyu finished speaking, Emperor Jingyang felt extremely ashamed.
He picked up the teacup to hide his embarrassment.
According to what the other party meant, the emperors of the other three countries did not charge any fees. If he was the only one who charged fees, he would be seen as an outsider in the eyes of the people of the four countries.
Emperor Jingyang simply couldn't imagine how ruined his reputation would be by that time.
He cleared his cough, put down the teacup, looked at Mei Zhuyu, and his face regained its previous calmness.
"Master Mei, don't think too much. I was just joking with you. The peace of the four countries still needs our joint efforts to maintain."
Mei Zhuyu raised her eyebrows and looked at him with a half-smile, "Your Majesty, have you changed your mind and are not going to charge me for the design?"
Emperor Jingyang immediately stated: "I have never thought of charging design fees."
He caught a glimpse of Lipin from the corner of his eye and suddenly said, "It was Lipin's suggestion just now that made me set this precedent of charging fees. This woman's opinion is really ridiculous. I was confused for a moment and said the wrong thing in front of Master Mei."
"In fact, in my heart, I hope more than anyone else that Dongchen will soon become a cultural power and that the four countries can have long-term peace."
Although there were still some small wars, they were all border frictions. Since Luo Junhe defeated the enemy, major wars have hardly occurred.
This is already the best result for Dongchen Kingdom!
After all, none of the generals under his command can compare to Luo Junhe.
The vitality of Dongchen Kingdom has not yet fully recovered. If a war really breaks out, the consequences will be disastrous.
After hearing what Emperor Jingyang said, Concubine Li almost vomited blood.
She didn't expect that at the critical moment, he would dare to push all the responsibility onto her and let her take the blame.
This man really refreshes her values and bottom line every time.
It would be a lie for Concubine Li to say that she wasn't angry, but now she could only swallow her anger and reduce her presence.
Emperor Jingyang gave Eunuch Zhang a look, and Eunuch Zhang immediately understood what he meant.
He stepped forward and shouted, "The first part of the woodworking demonstration has ended. Next is the second part. Princess Ye, please step forward and present your suggestions to the emperor."
"Please note that this suggestion only comes once, Princess Ye, please take advantage of it."
Ji Yuntang had already thought of what to say. She stepped forward and stood in the center of the venue, her voice neither humble nor arrogant.
"I want to speak up for women. Since ancient times, it has been difficult for women to study. Men can go to school but women cannot."
"I hope that the emperor can establish schools for girls and build study rooms across the country so that more girls can go there to study."
Emperor Jingyang's eyebrows and heart skipped a beat, his first reaction was, how much money would it cost to build girls' schools across the country?
Moreover, this does not include the expenses of hiring a teacher and buying books.
If all this were taken from the national treasury, then at least half of the treasury would be empty.
When Emperor Jingyang thought of this, he felt his heart bleeding. He frowned and said, "Women are virtuous if they are not talented. In the future, they will all marry into the inner courtyard of the harem and take care of their husbands and children. What's the point of reading so many books?"
"Princess Ye, I will give you another chance. Please come up with a reasonable suggestion again!"
Ji Yuntang narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty just said that he hopes Dongchen can become a cultural power as soon as possible, so my suggestion is not excessive."
"This dynasty not only had men, but also women. Women could do what men could do. Many of them just lacked an opportunity to learn."
"As long as the emperor can give them this opportunity, I believe that more women will stand up and serve the motherland and contribute their own little to the country."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Rushan looked at Ji Yuntang with appreciation and said, "I think Princess Ye's suggestion is a good one. As early as 20 years ago, the previous dean of the Royal Academy made an exception and admitted female students, but it was limited to aristocratic families, and they had to take an exam to enter, which was quite difficult."
"If young ladies from aristocratic families can study, why can't ordinary people do the same?"
"I think we should break down the prejudice and give more women who want to study a chance to learn."
"One generation influences another. If parents have culture, their children will naturally have higher cultural literacy. If children have strong learning ability, then why worry about the country not being prosperous?"
As the president of the Royal Academy, Cheng Rushan is already respected, and now his words have resonated with many people.
They all persuaded Emperor Jingyang to establish girls' schools to give girls an opportunity to study.
Emperor Jingyang was being held by the crowd and naturally found it difficult to back down. He had no choice but to agree.
"Then we will first open girls' schools in the nearest Ping'an County, Qili County, and Taoyuan County, two in each county, and see the effect of enrollment. If the effect is good, we can expand it. Let the Minister of Industry handle this matter!"
The Queen stood up and said, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten one thing? If the girls' school is opened, it must be named after Princess Ye."
"In my opinion, why not name them all Yuntang Academy!"
The school has already opened, so a name is nothing. Emperor Jingyang naturally agreed.
"Then let's do as the Queen says!"
Ji Yuntang knew that opening two girls' schools in one county was the biggest concession that Emperor Jingyang could make!
Naturally, she would not go any further.
I thought the second stage was over, and the next step would be the reward stage!
Ji Yuntang was full of expectations...
Unexpectedly, a guard came running to report: "Your Majesty, a Taoist priest from Baiyun Temple came outside and said that he saw a black fog above the palace. He was afraid that there was a demon here, so he wanted to come in to help Your Majesty capture the demon."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Jingyang was instantly shocked. He first looked up at the sky and saw a ball of black mist condensing above his head.
A cold wind blew, dead leaves fluttered in the air, and a large flock of crows circled in the sky, making harsh noises.
The originally clear sky suddenly darkened, and the sunlight was blocked out by a large number of crows, covering the sky and the sun.
Emperor Jingyang originally believed in ghosts and gods. Now seeing such a strange scene, he could no longer care about anything else and hurriedly said, "Quick, go and invite the Taoist priest from Baiyun Temple in."
Meng and Ji Nanchuan looked at each other and saw the sense of success in each other's eyes.
People were in panic near Taiye Lake.
Ji Yuntang pursed his lips. Isn’t this just a dark cloud that couldn’t be more normal?
All kinds of monsters and demons have come out?
She looked up at the flock of crows in the sky and could vaguely smell a faint smell of blood in the air, which was blown away by the wind!
Ji Yuntang sneered, "Haha, interesting."
I guess there will be another good show to watch soon!