North and South groceries

At present, the main institutions of higher education in Chang'an City are the Six Schools and the Second Hall, which are Guozixue, Taixue, Simenxue, Calligraphy, Mathematics, Law, Engineering, Hongwenguan, and Chongwenguang, all of which are under the management of Guozijian.

There is also a special medicine, which is under the management of the imperial medical department.

There is also the engineering school that was just launched this year. The situation is more complicated. It is said that it is under the supervision of the Imperial Academy, but in fact the Imperial Academy does not manage it very much.

The main reason is that the family forces of various parties are mixed, the situation is relatively complicated, and the Imperial College does not like to manage it. In addition, officials from the Ministry of Industry often intervene in manual learning, so many people think that this engineering school should be under the management of the Ministry of Industry.

In addition, there is also Mengxue in Chang'an City, which is under the management of the local government, and it is the same everywhere. The Mengxue in Chang'an County is under the management of Luo Yong, the county magistrate.

The same is true for the four newly opened elementary schools, all of which are under the management of the Chang'an County Government.

Therefore, after the imperial court has approved the affairs of these elementary schools, the rest of the matter can basically be counted by oneself.

Those two women's schools had relatively low regulations, and the space was not so spacious. Coupled with the news that Sister Luo released free lunch and books, there were a lot of people who came to sign up.

Luo Yong asked Du Gou and the others to accept as many students as possible, and it is best to accept all they can. When the time comes, squeeze as much as you can, and find a way to expand the school to the side if you can't. As for those who are overcrowded or not The problem, I can’t control it for a while, at most, I will eat a few more impeachment books on the morning court, just go out and listen to the training obediently, after listening to it, what to do, I want him to send the students back home ,That is impossible.

Du Gou also asked Luo Yong, why these primary schools are in such a hurry, if we wait until the new textile machines are put into use, we can only talk about the primary schools, and we will only work in the weaving workshop Yes, you need to be a literate person, isn't it just a matter of course, and there will be so many right and wrong.

Hearing what he said, Luo Yong also shook his head and smiled wryly. Seeing that there was no one around, he said to him: "Earlier, there was news from the palace that the sage and the dragon were not in good health."

"Is this really true?" Du Gou's eyes widened. This is not a trivial matter. The sage is in poor health and the crown prince is still young.

"I don't know." Luo Yong shook his head and said, "Recently, it has become much better. I don't know why."

These words are not made up by Luo Yong. Someone did leak the news about the palace to him. Now Luo Yong's news channel is not just the Bai family.

After hearing these words, Du Gou nodded clearly.

The sage dragon is in poor health. If something goes wrong, the new crown prince may not be able to stabilize the situation in the court for a while. Once the situation is turbulent, it is hard to say whether they can keep themselves, let alone want to do something. something happened.

Luo used this time to promote universal education in Chang'an County, which can be regarded as adding a political chip to himself. First, it is to win the hearts of some Chang'an people, and second, it is also to consolidate his image as a capable official.

No matter how turbulent the court is, how the situation changes, those who are truly capable of doing things can always be recognized by the majority of people.

For example, this time Luo Yong proposed to open a primary school. Although there were many people who opposed him, there were also some who supported him. To some extent, Luo Yong was recognized by these people.

And if he didn't do anything, of course he wouldn't be attacked by many people like he is now, but he also won't get support. As an unknown official with no background, if there is any turmoil in the court, he will easily Will be squeezed out, as an insignificant person, who would care about his stay?

Du Gou would often discuss with Luo Yong the situation in the court and give him some useful suggestions.

Sometimes listening to Luo Yong talk about these things, and remembering his appearance in Xipo Village back then, he couldn't help sighing: "I never thought, Master, you have thought so much."

"Since we have come to this point, how can we not think about it?" Luo Yongyan said.

If you want to be carefree, just stay in Xipo Village, why bother to come to Chang'an City again.

Now that he has come to this center of power and is in this vortex, it is natural to take a chance and really do something. As for the many dangers and his own safety, Luo Yong is gradually becoming a bit bearish now.

It's just that I often worry about my brothers and sisters, especially the younger ones below, and worry that they will be dragged down by me before they can grow up and have a good life.

In the past few years, Si Niang has become more and more able to take care of things, and gradually has the appearance of an adult. Regarding this, Luo Yong is also very pleased.

Goro and the others don't have any direction right now, especially Goro, who is already twenty years old this year. If he stays in someone else's house, he will definitely start talking about marriage at this time. He is not in a hurry, there are brothers and sisters up there With it, there is no pressure.

Luo Yong once talked to Wu Lang and asked him what he wanted to do in the future. Wu Lang said that he didn't think about it. Whether it was an official or a business, he felt that he was not that material.

In Luo Wulang's eyes, all officials must be like Luo Yong, and all businessmen must be like Siniang and the others. They are all tough people. Compared with them, Wulang feels that he is far behind. At that time, if things are not done well, it will hinder the family members.

Having lived in Chang'an City for so long, the 20-year-old Luo Wulang is no longer the country boy who didn't understand anything. He knows that Chang'an City is not easy to mess with. If you want to fight for something, the conflict between people will be very cruel.

Of course, he didn't want to be a turtle, but mainly because he didn't think about what he could do.

Luo Yong nodded after listening to his thoughts. It is normal for a child who is only 19 years old to think about what he will do in the future, so he said:

"That's fine, then you can be an idler first, think about it when it's time, and come and talk to me when it's time."

But Goro is not really that idle. On weekdays, he still has to go to the Baifu to attend classes. In addition, he has many friends. Some young people often come to play with him, and they sometimes go out. , and sometimes stay in the county lord's mansion.

A few days ago, a few teenagers worked together to bring a half-person-high pottery pot over, saying that they had thought of a new recipe and wanted to make a pot of suet soap by themselves. The other family was afraid that adults would talk about it, so they came here Looking for Goro, and then they built an earthen stove in a corner of the front yard of the county lord's mansion, where they made suet soap.

A group of teenagers rolled up their sleeves and lifted their clothes, and hurriedly boiled the suet they bought in clay pots. Some moved the firewood, some lit the fire, and some were in charge of stirring. It's time to see, and I don't care, just let Liu Po, who is in charge of cooking, cook a few more meals, they don't need to be very delicate, they can eat whatever the Luo family eats.

Later that pot of suet soap was made, and after it was unmoulded, these people sat on the porch of Luo's house and carved soap. Liu Po ​​and a few others who cleaned and cooked made fun of them. They didn't know the flower soap carved by these young gentlemen. Who to give it to.

In the end, the soap crumbs that were carved out on the ground were swept away by Mrs. Liu and the others, and they each divided them up and took them home to wash their clothes.

This city of Chang’an is no worse than that in Changle County. Suet soap is not cheap. Most ordinary people use it frugally. Some of them are very economical. They don’t spend a dollar or two all year round. If the daughter-in-law in the family uses it a lot , when the mother-in-law will be unhappy.

Goro and his friends often take Liulang Qiniang and the others out to play.

Qiniang is always playful, basically she knows all the tricks that boys can play these days, sometimes she is a little crazy, but Luo Yong doesn't care much, she is only fifteen or sixteen years old, so she can play tricks again. Play for two years.

Liu Lang has a shy personality and a more sensitive personality. He is very good at reading, and treats people with a polite appearance. He seems very reliable. Luo Yong thinks that he may be able to pursue an official career in the future.

So it was like this, Auntie Luo of the Luo family and the others were busy with their careers every day, and Goro and the others still went to the White House to attend classes every day.

On this day, a few guests came to the Bai Mansion, they were friends of Second Uncle Bai and the others, and they were also acquainted with each other.

The gentleman who came back to be a guest this time is quite knowledgeable and has some reputation in Chang'an City, but he is a bit rigid. He has a pair of sons and daughters who are also talented and famous. Well, I often use it to educate my own children, typically other people's children.

When they came to visit this day, Goro and the others and the younger generations of the Bai family were in class.

This gentleman's surname is Shi. He wanted to show off the talents of his sons and daughters, so he asked them to communicate with Wu Lang and others. His sons and daughters are indeed very competitive. The classics are memorized by heart.

As we exchange and communicate, young people naturally talk about current events. Scholars in this era absolutely do not keep their ears to the outside world. It is also very important for young people to have ideas and insights.

When it comes to current events, there are not many gentlemen in Chang'an City who have not mentioned those elementary schools recently.

The young lady of the Shi family said: "Although Chang'an Women's School is good, it is against orthodoxy."

A young lady in her teens doesn't know what is orthodox or not, but it was all taught by her pedantic father.

Luo Yong set up Chang'an Women's School. Hearing what she said at this time, Goro and the others must not be very happy.

The Lord of the Bai family and the gentleman of the Shi family naturally knew about this situation, and guessed that there would be a debate next, just waiting to see how these young people would argue.

Unexpectedly, it was not the elder Luo Wulang or the extroverted Luo Qiniang who spoke out first this time, but Luo Liulang, who had always been polite.

I saw this handsome young man raised his eyebrows, and said to the young lady of the Shi family:

"You are very upholding orthodoxy, but what does orthodoxy do to you?"

This is very heart-warming. The brothers and sisters of the Shi family are quite talented. Given their backgrounds, her elder brother will definitely become an official in the future. If he gets along better, he might have a chance to be included in the annals of history in the future. , is extolled by future generations, but what about herself?

In fact, this question has always existed in this little lady's heart, but it has always been suppressed. Today, Liu Lang's words turned her hard-working depression upside down.

The little lady of the Shi family became more and more aggrieved as she thought about it, she shed tears unknowingly, she raised her sleeves and wiped her cheek, stared at Liu Lang bitterly, then strode out of the school, No matter how much her father shouted from behind, she left without looking back.

A few days later, Luo Yong and the others heard from Wulang's friends that the young lady of the Shi family had suddenly become very rebellious recently, and she refused to read carefully. She rode a swallow and flew around Chang'an all day Wandering around the city made her father very angry.