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It has been less than a year since Luo Yong returned to Beijing this time, and he has already made a lot of big moves.

The previous method of promoting biogas digesters can be regarded as benefiting the country and the people, and it did not harm the scholar-bureaucrat class. At most, dim lights are no longer the monopoly of the upper class, and poor people can afford to light lamps.

After that, he tried his best to promote the establishment of engineering school, and even set up a machine workshop himself, recruiting many women in it, and many Chang'an people called it "female engineering school".

Although these behaviors are somewhat unique, they are only in the craftsman class after all, and everyone is really looking forward to the kind of machine that can realize weaving by only burning fire that he has advertised in the court, so for his these There was nothing stopping them from walking.

It's just that this coffin board doesn't know how to accept it when it's ready, and now it's going to build a primary school in Chang'an City again!

Although these aristocratic families claim to be born noble, the social management is born superior, but they are high-quality people with culture, mind and realm.

But as long as they are people with a little sober mind, they should know very well that there are many talented and determined people among the poor people. It must be very difficult for their children to compete with such a large base of civilians. strenuous.

So Luo Yong's proposal to build a large-scale primary school in Chang'an City this time, above the court, received a lot of backlash at that time.

Luo used the saying that since the Tang Dynasty got the sixth grain in the early years, the food production in various places has been rising steadily, and then sweet potatoes, which are extremely drought-tolerant, grow in any place, and can produce high yields in disaster years. If it becomes popular in the future, it will surely save the people of the world from famine.

He also said that the prices of paper and pens in the market are cheap now, and the common people can eat enough. Under such circumstances, even the most ordinary families will start to seek development for their own young people.

Even if they are in high positions in the imperial court, it is impossible for them to stop this trend. They should follow the trend, actively guide this trend from the beginning, occupy a favorable position in time, and take the initiative to select talents from the poor. It is used by the court.

In the end, Luo Yong also said that such a general trend did not only happen in their place of Datang, but also in other countries.

As far as he knows, although the imperial court strictly prohibits the export of corn seeds, many people still take risks for huge benefits. In recent years, corn crops have been grown in many countries in the Western Regions, and it must be the same in other places. Master Xuanzang Coming back from Tianzhu, it is said that there are many corns along the way, and papyrus is not uncommon.

In the past few years, paper books have become more common in various countries. Therefore, the popularization of writing has become inevitable, and it is not human power that can stop it.

If they can't vigorously develop education in the Central Plains in time, improve the quality of the population, select talents, and accelerate social development, then they will probably be overtaken by other countries in the future, and they will no longer be strong.

Luo's words are well-founded, and at the same time, he does not forget to blame the "trend".

However, many people in the court did not buy his account. How did this so-called trend come about? Not to mention the food, but the toilet paper, did you get it first?

That being said, could it be that Luo Yong had already started planning for this matter when he was in Xipo Village?

He also asked him what purpose he had planned so hard here, and so on.

The mouths of these people are like machine guns, and they can't wait to turn Luo into a sieve.

But as they talked, they quickly realized that something was wrong. It was fine if the emperor had no objection to this matter. Why did even the most influential families in the court maintain collectively this time? silent?

Although it has been known for a long time that in the engineering school promoted by Luo Yong, these big families have arranged for their clansmen to enter, but the power of that engineering school, how much influence it has, and how huge interests are involved in it, Many people obviously don't have a clear understanding yet.

It wasn't until this day that they saw the situation in front of them, and these people suddenly realized what a great thing they had missed.

Or, are these people already excluded from the big trend of this era?

So it was like this, at the beginning it was a fierce criticism from everyone, but later on, some people gradually began to feel panicked in their hearts...

The saint sat on the dragon couch, looked at the young man not far in front of him, and saw him standing in the middle of the hall holding a wat board, no matter what others said, he would not move like a mountain.

Recalling the first time I met Luo Yong many years ago, at that time he was just a young man, and he was also in the court, because of those words that he didn't like to hear, he had to confront him tit for tat.

Looking at him now, he has really changed a lot.

Instead, he began to look like he could take on heavy responsibilities.

Looking at the officials in the hall, sitting or standing, they had different expressions. Some people had already thought about it, some were shocked, and some people hadn't figured out the situation until now.

With the imperial examination system first, followed by universal education, the way of selecting officials in the future will definitely be very different from the past. In the face of this trend, some people push it while others block it, and some people stand silently on the sidelines...

After the day's dynasty ended, many officials tried their best to get news from those big families.

Under such circumstances, it is not easy to hide it anymore, so some news has been spread, the truth is that the new loom has actually been made a long time ago, and some are currently being made. With finer adjustments and improvements, if nothing else happens, when the first batch of white jasmine flowers from Hexi arrives in Chang'an City this winter, the new looms will be ready for use.

In the eyes of these big families, given the current situation, it must be a matter of time for the poor to learn calligraphy. Luo Yong advocated the establishment of a primary school, but it just speeded up the process.

And the technology of the new loom they got from Luo Yong is really the top technology of this era.

Many people who are excluded from the power center often cannot get the news in time. When did the engineering school actually manufacture the new loom? Everyone in this top family reacted a little wrongly, which made people feel suspicious, so they spent a lot of effort to investigate, and only a small group of people finally got to know the inside of it.

Now that they have heard the news at this time, these people must try their best to get a piece of the pie, and although not everyone can get what they want in the end, it is still necessary to work hard.

However, some people are still very dissatisfied with Luo Yong's behavior this time, and the indifferent attitude of these big families: "So, are we going to let that coffin make waves?"

"How long can he make trouble?" The speaker didn't take it seriously.

In the eyes of those people, although Luo Yong has some contacts with some of the aristocratic families in Chang'an City, he doesn't even have a marriage. After all, the relationship is still very shallow.

Now is the time when the sage is about to reuse him, that's why he can be so proud.

Speaking of it, since the prince Li Chengqian's treason case, that person's temper has become a bit gloomy, sometimes sad, sometimes very domineering, with a hint of tyranny.

According to the wishes of these big families, it is best not to provoke him right now, and bear with it for a while. According to the news from the palace, it probably has not been a few years.

In the days that followed, although there were still many opposing voices, the establishment of a primary school in Chang'an City was finally finalized.

It's just that the original eight schools have been reduced to four, two for boys and two for girls. The regulations for male and female schools are also different, with higher regulations for male schools and lower regulations for female schools.

I heard that when a certain minister was discussing matters with the emperor, he once raised objections to the girls' school, thinking that even if we wanted to set up a primary school in Chang'an City, it would be enough to set up one or two boys' schools, why would we need to set up a girls' school? It wasted a lot of financial and material resources for nothing.

But the emperor said: "If I don't run a women's school, and ask the sisters of the Luo family to run it by themselves in two days, where will I put my old face?"

The minister was silent when he heard this.He also knew that the ladies of the Luo family could indeed do such a thing.

However, even if this women's school is established, many people are not optimistic about it. Seven or eight-year-old ladies can do a lot of housework at home, helping to reduce a lot of burden on the family. It is estimated that many people will not be willing to send them to study for nothing.

If you enter a school, even if the elementary school is as Luo Yong said, there is no need for tuition fees, and you will inevitably spend some paper and ink every day, which is always an expense. It's not about being a husband and a child.

At the beginning, some poor people in the market really thought so. They generally welcome men's studies, but their feelings are more complicated for women's studies.

You say send her to study, there are less workers in the family, and there are so many expenses added, it is useless to learn it, after all, it is just learning to read and count, not the Luo's machine workshop. If you do well, you will have great prospects, even if you are not top-notch among them, you can still earn a wage anyway.

There is a ruthless adult who wants to get rid of his daughter's (granddaughter) thoughts before the primary school is established:

"It's such an elementary school, don't think about it. What's the benefit of a girl's literacy? It's useless to spend those few years of hard work. Why don't you find a good family with you early, so as not to be dragged behind, and the good ones will be picked by others. gone……"

The girls who were really looking forward to going to school could not help crying when they heard such words.

Some reading lords were also amazed when they heard about such a thing, and wrote many articles and poems on the subject of this matter.

Although women in this era also pay attention to the three obediences and four virtues, there is no such thing as a woman who has no talent is a virtue. Young gentlemen also admire talented women very much. When it comes to marrying a wife, they generally regard marrying an excellent wife. proud of.

Therefore, most of them do not agree with the behavior of those poor families who do not allow their daughters to go to school.

A few more days passed like this, and suddenly this morning, word of mouth spread among the people, asking every household to quickly bring their little ladies to the women's school to sign up.

It is true that the female school not only does not pay tuition fees, but also distributes books and pens for free. I heard that there is one meal for lunch every day. good.

"Hurry up, the women's school has low regulations, and I'm afraid it won't be able to accept many people."

"I just saw many people rushing there."

"On the street, there's a lot of noise."

"Hurry up, don't be late!"

"..."

There was a little lady who hadn't heard the news, she was doing laundry and cooking at home with her sleeves rolled up, when she suddenly saw her Aye come back from the outside in a hurry, walked into the yard with a few steps, pulled her and went out.

The girl was puzzled, she, Aye, went out to pound rice early this morning, why did she rush home after half a day of pounding, dragging her where is she going?

"Aye, where are you going?" The little girl strode desperately, trying to keep up with her father.

"Go to the women's school, go faster, I'm afraid you won't be able to catch up if you're late." Her father wiped the sweat from his forehead and just opened the way ahead, looking anxious.

"Really! Are you really going to a girls' school?" The girl trotted a few steps, ran to Aye's side, and asked with her head raised.

"Of course, why am I bluffing you." She Aye returned.

Hearing this, the little lady became very happy.

On the streets of Chang'an City, there are all kinds of ox carts, horse-drawn carts, traffickers and pawns, and the young girl is pulled by her father, and she quickly walks on her legs to the legendary girls' school.