Almighty System Great Master Qin

Chapter 149 Opening a Congee Farm

After a night of spring night, Xiao Hong got up early the next day, had breakfast with Ying Shiman, and then locked himself in the study. He was going to start writing exam questions for those candidates.

However, considering that the current literacy rate in Daqin is too low, basically most of the people are illiterate.And because the Qin Dynasty respected Legalism and did not allow other schools of thought to appear, there were no private schools.

Therefore, Xiao Hong compiled two sets of test questions, among which the No. [-] paper was prepared for the children of dignitaries and businessmen, while the No. [-] test paper was prepared for the children of ordinary people.

After three days of writing and revising, Volume [-] and Volume [-] were finally completed.

"Chuncao, go get Wang Chen for me." Xiao Hong opened the door and told Chuncao.

"Steward Wang, Steward Wang" Chuncao hurriedly found Wang Chen.

"What's the matter?" Wang Shen was arranging the servants to sweep the snow.

"Your Majesty is calling you," Chuncao said panting.

"Okay, you clean it up well." Wang Chen followed Chuncao to Xiao Hong's study.

"Wang Chen, bring these two sets of test papers to the newspaper office. The first volume will print 30 copies, and the second volume will print 2000 copies." At present, the population of Daqin is around 35 million, and it is impossible for Daqin Royal Academy to recruit too many at once. students, so [-] test papers are enough.

After all, they are considered the first batch of college students, and Xiao Hong only intends to recruit a maximum of 5000 students. Of course, if they answer the questions well, it is not impossible to expand their enrollment.

"Old slave obeys." Wang Chen called two servants to wrap the test paper written by Xiao Hong in cloth, and took them to the newspaper office.

"Why is the snow still falling?" Xiao Hong looked at the sky and frowned. This heavy snow has been falling for two days. It seems that many people must be very sad this year.

"Miss, are you cold?" Xiao Hong walked into the house wearing thin clothes, and saw Ying Shiman who was wearing a thick cotton coat and was grilling with charcoal fire.

"Husband, aren't you cold?" Ying Shiman looked up at Xiao Hong who was wearing thin clothes, and asked in surprise.

"I'm a disciple of the Immortal Family, and I don't suffer from summer and cold. It's so cold today, let's eat hot pot to warm up." Xiao Hong has already handed over the cooking method of hot pot to the cooks.

With the busy work of the cooks, the hot pot was served within a quarter of an hour.

Charmaine Ying ate the hot pot and felt the temperature in her body rising. Coupled with the charcoal fire all around, Charmaine Ying finally felt no longer cold.

Xiao Hong was eating hot pot, looking at the continuous heavy snow outside the window, he suddenly asked: "Chuncao, are there many beggars in Xianyang City?"

"Your Majesty, Chuncao has hardly been out of the house, so I don't know about it, but the cooks often go out to buy ingredients, you can ask them." Servants like Chuncao and the others are not qualified to leave the mansion without authorization.

"Okay, then call Lao Pan over," Xiao Hong said after eating a mouthful of beef.

Lao Pan, whose original name was Pan Yongyuan, was the head chef of Xiao Hong's residence, and he was usually in charge of Xiao Hong's and Ying Shiman's meals.

"Your Majesty, you are looking for me." A fat man wearing a white kitchen uniform designed by Xiao Hong walked into the restaurant and bowed to salute.

"Old Pan, you often go out to buy ingredients, you should know Xianyang well?" Xiao Hong motioned Pan Yongyuan to get up and asked.

"Return to Your Majesty, I still understand"

"Then I ask you, are there many poor people and beggars in Xianyang City?" Xiao Hong put down the bowl and chopsticks, took a sip of wine and asked.

"Returning to your lord, the poor people and beggars in Xianyang City are concentrated in the west of the city. I don't know the exact number, but judging from the size of the west of the city, there should be quite a few," Pan Yongyuan bowed and replied.

"Well, in this way, you should go and do some simple food right away. Remember to be full and eat a lot. Send someone to buy a lot of firewood, and then send someone to the west of the city to inform the poor people and beggars, and tell them that Lord Wu'an's mansion Food and firewood have been distributed, let them all come and get them." Xiao Hong decided to help the people and beggars who could not survive in Xianyang City.

"Here, I'll do it right away." Pan Yongyuan bowed and exited the restaurant.

"Husband, your heart is really kind." Ying Shiman looked at Xiao Hong and said with a sigh: "Your Majesty is indeed a different person. Although he is in a high position, he always pays attention to the lives of the people."

"The common people are the foundation of Great Qin. Only by protecting them well can the country of Great Qin be stabilized and passed on for thousands of years." Xiao Hong knew that his efforts could only help the people of Xianyang, and there were more people in other places. Might not survive this winter.

But Xiao Hong has nothing to do. Now that it is winter, the seeds brought back from the Kingdom of Lordaeron cannot be cultivated, and the food is distributed, but for the people of Daqin, what they lack the most is not food. , but winter clothes, quilts and firewood.

The laws of Daqin were strict, and people could not cut down trees and collect firewood at will.

Fortunately, there is still corn, and most people can still use corn stalks as firewood. As long as they can survive this winter, their lives will be better next year.

Half an hour later, six tables were set up at the entrance of Lord Wu'an's Mansion, with four large buckets on them, filled with steaming porridge, potatoes and piles of firewood.

When the people and beggars in the west of the city heard the news that Lord Wu An was going to give porridge, they all rushed over and almost blocked the road.

"Everyone, don't make a mess, everyone has something, don't make a mess." The servants struggled to maintain order.

When Xiao Hong heard the shouts of the servants at the door, he knew that there must be many people coming, so he walked out of the backyard and came to the door of the mansion.

"See Lord Wu'an" When the common people saw that Lord Wu'an had come out, they all hurriedly bowed to salute.

"Get up, folks, I have prepared enough food and firewood for everyone, and I guarantee that everyone can get it, so everyone should not be chaotic, line up and get it in an orderly manner"

As soon as Xiao Hong spoke, the common people stopped crowding and lined up orderly under Xiao Hong's command.

"What happened?" The patrolling soldiers hurried over when they saw a large number of people surrounding the gate of Lord Wu'an's mansion.

"It's nothing, it's me who is opening the porridge shop." Xiao Hong walked over and said.

"I will see Lord Wu'an." The soldiers hurriedly saluted, and said, "Your Majesty, there are many people here, and we are willing to help you maintain order."

"That's it, I'll trouble you all," Xiao Hong said as he helped the soldier in front of him.

"This is what I should wait for, and I can't be thanked by the king." After bowing and saluting, the soldiers led the people to join the order-maintaining team.

With the help of these soldiers, the people lined up better. Before, there were people who sneaked into the queue, but now it is completely eliminated.

Two hours later, all the people received food and firewood, and everyone who received food bowed to Xiao Hong, and Xiao Hong responded with a smile.

"Your Majesty, since the common people have finished collecting, I will take my leave and continue patrolling," the leader of the soldiers bowed and said.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Wang Chen rewards you." Wang Chen took out a bag of money from his pocket and handed it over.

"Your Majesty, this is not allowed, these are what we should do." The soldier hastily bowed and refused.

"Take it, it's freezing cold, and you've been busy for two hours, and you should have the money." Xiao Hong put the money in the hands of the soldiers forcefully, then turned around and walked in with Wang Chen. mansion.

"I'll wait for your reward!" The soldiers left after bowing to Lord Wu'an's mansion.

(End of this chapter)