Rebirth of the Evil Stepmother and the Four Villainous Children

Zhou Rongrong thought to herself, look at that guy with the angry look on his face, he doesn't look like someone who wants me to join the Chamber of Commerce.

Zhou Rongrong was still grateful for Master Shi's kindness and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter to me now whether I can join or not. I was thinking that if I joined the Chamber of Commerce, I wouldn't have to worry about the sales of my products. But now I don't have to worry at all. To be honest, my orders are basically full now."

Speaking of Liu Dazhuang and others, Zhou Rongrong really took good care of them. This group of people knew people from all walks of life, and through various connections, they knew quite a lot of people.

For example, Qin Yuanzhou knew that Zhou Rongrong's paper was from the student of a teacher in their academy, and he boasted about his new paper to the people in the class.

To show how cheap and easy to use it is, I even gave it to my classmates to try out. After trying it out, everyone noticed that it was different from usual ones and asked where I bought it.

The student then said that an uncle gave it to him. The teacher also took a note of it and thought that the paper was cheap and of good quality, so he asked around. This question led to Liu Dazhuang and others, and Qin Yuanzhou also found out.

The student's uncle was related to a younger brother of Liu Dazhuang, and was the son of his mother's niece. They met in this way, and by sending five pieces of paper, they got the help.

When Qin Yuanzhou heard this, he hurried to Dashan Village. No matter what Cao Yu and his group thought, he had no control over it. If what he needed was really that cheap, he would just order it directly. From now on, the basic paper for students would be purchased centrally by the academy.

Qin Yuanzhou was a scholar, so he stared anxiously at Zhou Rongrong and Master Shi chatting. When he saw someone coming, he didn't care about their identity and said quickly.

"Mrs. Zhou, I'm Qin Yuanzhou, the dean of the county school. Can I see the paper in your house?"

Zhou Rongrong nodded and said, "That's natural."

After Zhou Rongrong took people to see the workshop, she asked people to set up a small table by the river and brew a pot of tea. Naturally, she was not afraid of people seeing it, after all, such an important part would not be shown to others.

The river was gurgling, and the waterwheel was flying up and down, creating splashes of water. It was quiet and peaceful. Looking at the people coming and going and the busy villagers, this scene calmed everyone's hearts. Qin Yuanzhou couldn't help but sigh.

"What a beautiful scene of small bridges, flowing water and people living there. This small mountain village is different from any I've been to before."

Zhou Rongrong said, "The north is poor, and the people in many villages are not bad, but poverty and ignorance have created a narrow vision, and they can only see that small piece of land. The dean is a learned person, I wonder if you can cooperate with me?"

Qin Yuanzhou also knew through the conversation with Zhou Rongrong that Zhou Rongrong was not an ordinary woman but someone with a big vision.

"I wonder what Madam Zhou is talking about?"

Every time Zhou Rongrong looked at the villagers and children in the village who could not read, she, as a person in her previous life, was very surprised at the low literacy rate of the Zhou Dynasty. However, literacy is a long-term process and cannot be achieved overnight.

What I can do is a very limited expedient.

"I was thinking whether I could open an enlightenment class, a public class, so that my children could teach people in the village how to read and write. There would be no need for teachers from the school to teach, only students.

Students who are willing can go to the countryside once every five days, starting from the villages around Zhao County. The students selected by you are naturally very good. I am willing to provide all the paper these students need free of charge, and a monthly subsidy of 500 coins, okay?"

Cao Yu was muttering in his heart, "See what you have to say?" As soon as he said this, Cao Yu couldn't help but look at Zhou Rongrong several times, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

He didn't expect the young lady to say such words. When he was young, he traveled to many places. Although Zhao County was not the poorest place, you could count the number of scholars in the town on your fingers.

When he was young, he met a man who tricked him into signing an agreement in exchange for a loan of one or two taels of silver.

Since they wanted to use ten acres of their own land as collateral, and the man was illiterate, when the other party said it was one acre, he thought it was just one acre, and he signed directly.

As a result, he naturally could not pay back the money that was nine in and thirteen out. He thought that the other party would only take back one acre of land, but when he saw that the agreement was for ten acres of land, his family was ruined in an instant.

This incident left a deep impression on Cao Yu. When he was young, he said with disdain: "It's what you deserve. Can't you tell the difference between ten acres and one acre?"

The older he got, the more he understood that, just as Zhou Rongrong said, poverty would make a person unable to see anything in front of his eyes. But if that person could read, even if he knew how to write the numbers from one to ten, his family would not be broken up.

Qin Yuanzhou said.

"Madam Zhou, why did you do this? Do you know those people?"

For Zhou Rongrong, literacy is the most normal thing. "It is so inconvenient for people who cannot read," she asked in return.

"Why do you think people should study?"

Qin Yuanzhou thought for a moment and said, "After learning the arts of literature and martial arts, I will sell them to the emperor."

This is the ideal of most scholars in the Great Zhou Dynasty, just like Mr. Zhuang thinks so, but Zhou Rongrong doesn't think so, she said.

"Your idea is good, but we are talking about literacy. These people don't need to take exams to gain fame. They just need to be able to write simple characters and recognize common characters.

Literacy can help people acquire more knowledge and skills. It also lays the foundation for higher-level education and provides talent and intellectual support for the country's long-term development. If everyone can read and write, many people's ideas will change.

Sir, it is just like writing a book. You hope that your book can be passed down through the ages. Then isn’t what we do also something that can be passed down through the ages?

Now I have been thinking that the current emperor is a wise ruler, and the development of the Great Zhou must start from small things. Sir, look at that waterwheel, that waterwheel can not only pound wood pulp, but also use the waterwheel to introduce water into the irrigation canal, so that we don’t need to run so far to fetch water for farming. "

Qin Yuanzhou looked confused for a moment, and then seemed to suddenly realize something. He bowed deeply to Zhou Rongrong.

"Madam Zhou is so talented that I cannot compare to her."

Zhou Rongrong was startled and quickly supported the person. With a little effort, she lifted the person up and said with a smile.

"I'm just suggesting it. If you think it's possible, I'm willing to help."

Qin Yuanzhou couldn't make a decision at the moment. The students in the county school had at least passed the examination for Tongsheng and were the focus of training in the county. This was a good thing, but he couldn't do it. In addition to discussing it with other teachers in the academy, he also needed to discuss it with Yang Tian.

"Madam Zhou, I will definitely make this happen."

Cao Yu said silently: "I can ask my people to escort those students."

He spoke so softly that even Mr. Shi, who was sitting next to him, didn't hear him.

"What did you say, old man Cao?"

Cao Yu said: "I said, I can ask my people to escort those students."

Everyone looked at me as if they had seen a ghost. Aren't you the one who changes so quickly?