That night, Yu Qian couldn't sleep for a long time.

What he saw and heard today made him deeply touched. Some of the ideas that the emperor had spoken about before, which sounded familiar and even strange, suddenly became enlightened when he saw them today.

It turns out that this is the New Deal!

Before that, he had imagined more than once, what would the world be like if the New Deal mentioned by the Emperor were implemented?

The best result is that more people can have enough to eat and clothing and no longer go hungry.

Since ancient times, people's food and clothing have been the biggest problem in the world.

It is said that in ancient times, under the rule of Yao and Shun, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and it was a peaceful and prosperous era.

However, after all, it had been so long that no one knew what the rule of Yao and Shun was like.

Today in Yu County, I saw a completely new look, with workshops everywhere and the busy people. Where can I see anyone worrying about food and clothing?

What they are thinking about now is where they can make more money by working.

With the money earned, you can build a new house, purchase furniture, and buy a few new clothes. In short, it has already exceeded the scope of food and clothing.

I never expected that Yu County would have changed drastically in just one year.

If it can be promoted throughout the country, wouldn't it be a great success for the whole country?

Thinking of this, Yu Qian was suddenly excited.

He suddenly realized that he was witnessing an era in which a new Ming Dynasty was rising.

No, not just witness, but pioneer.

In other words, he is one of the founders.

Now, the emperor has put this burden on his shoulders.

This is a kind of unconditional trust, although for some unknown reason, after the emperor came back from Tumubao, his attitude towards himself suddenly changed drastically. No matter what he did, he had unconditional trust.

This kind of trust once made me very uncomfortable.

Because the emperor's character was not like this in the past. Due to the early death of the late emperor, the emperor succeeded to the throne at the age of eight, and the queen mother and San Yang had been in charge of the government since childhood. As time went by, it was inevitable that some rebellious characters would develop.

When he was bewitched by Wang Zhen and insisted on conquering the country himself, it was a sign of rebellion.

It was at that time that at the court meeting, he contradicted and even broke his face in front of the ministers. At that time, he almost pointed at the emperor's nose and cursed.

I thought that the emperor must have a grudge, but I didn't expect that after that incident, the emperor seemed to... grow up and mature all of a sudden.

Maybe it was because he personally experienced that battle that the emperor finally understood his good intentions and treated himself like this...

No matter what, the emperor has now placed the burden of the New Deal on himself. Whether it is out of trust or responsibility to the people of the world, he must go all out.

Thinking of this, he couldn't sleep even more.

Because he still has one thing on his mind, which is education.

As a scholar, he even taught the importance of education.

When he was in Nanjing, Shang Ren once said that there were more than 3,600 children enrolled in school this year, and 952 people signed up to take the county examination.

These numbers are really unbelievable. What he wants to do today is to verify this matter.

Therefore, before dawn, he walked out of the room.

"Master Yu, so early?"

Fan Zhong was a little surprised to see the dark circles on Yu Qian's face.

This guy didn't sleep all night, right?

Yu Qian asked eagerly: "Is the emperor up?"

Fan Zhong looked at the door and saw no movement at all, so he said, "Not yet."

Yu Qian said bluntly: "Can you call the emperor? I want to go to the county school."

In his opinion, it was time to get up at this time, even if it was for morning court.

Fan Zhong said with a troubled expression: "Master Yu, we have been traveling very hard these days. Please let the emperor sleep more!"

As the commander of the imperial guards, Fan Zhong was most familiar with Zhu Qizhen's daily habits. Even if he was not in a hurry, he would not be able to get up at this time.

It will have to wait at least until after Chen hour, or even later.

Yu Qian was really impatient, so he said: "Well, let me go out and take a look first. When the emperor wakes up, please let me know."

"Well... okay, let Yuan Bin accompany you."

"No need to bother, I can just go by myself."

Yu Qian bowed, then left the inn and left in a hurry.

At this time, the sky was starting to get dark and there were already pedestrians on the street.

The breakfast vendors on the street started shouting, and it became lively early in the morning.

Yu Qian was deeply touched. Even in the capital, it was not so lively.

Because the people here have already started to work, they work in workshops, and in order to save time, they eat outside.

In this way, it will drive the catering industry.

The prosperity of the catering industry will stimulate an increase in food prices. When food prices are high, people's enthusiasm for farming will be greatly increased.

This is a virtuous cycle. Under this system, all industries are booming and there will be no situation where the workshop industry will delay people from farming.

Yu Qian felt that his understanding of the New Deal was a little better. Now, he was eager to see what the county school here was like.

"Sir, would you like some steamed buns? They are freshly baked and still hot!"

Yu Qian touched his shriveled belly and said, "Two of them!"

"Okay!"

The stall owner wrapped two steaming big buns in straw paper and handed them over.

"Chenghui, two cents!"

Yu Qian took out two pennies from his body and handed them over. He thought to himself, the price is really higher than other places. In ordinary counties, you can buy two for one penny, but you can only buy one here.

Although the price is expensive, business is booming. It seems that the people here are really not short of money.

He took a bite and found that it tasted pretty good and the meat was plenty. The two cents were well worth the money.

"Let me ask you something, where is the county school?"

The stall owner asked: "Which county school are you talking about?"

Which?

Yu Qian was a little confused and asked: "How many county schools are there in our county?"

"Sir, are you from out of town?"

"Yes, from the capital."

"After this road was built, some big men often came from the capital... Three buns, wait a moment!"

The stall owner said while giving people steamed buns: "The county school was originally located next to the county government office, and it had long been dilapidated. Later, when the new county magistrate took office, the original county school was abandoned and several new schools were built.

, by now there should be...ten, or nine?"

Yu Qian was greatly shocked. There were actually ten schools in one county?

It can't be... the kind of three or five people, hire a teacher, let's call it a school...

"Excuse me, where is the largest school?"

"Oh, I see, you are also the new teacher in the school, right?"

The stall owner suddenly realized something, and then he took out two cents of money, stuffed it into Yu Qian's hand, and said, "Let me tell you, in Yu County, we welcome a gentleman like this the most. You can take the money back, and I'll pay for the buns!"

Yu Qian looked confused, not knowing what to do.

Do I look like the teacher?

"You walk along this street, turn left when you reach the end, cross two streets, and you will see it."

Yu Qian handed over the money, but the stall owner pushed it back and said, "To tell you the truth, my son is studying in that school. You came all the way from the capital to teach the children. What are you saying to be polite to two buns? Ten million

You're welcome, take more if you don't have enough!"

"No, no!"

Yu Qian was a little confused, so he had to take the money back, and then walked in the direction pointed by the stall owner.

Along the way, he had been thinking about what the school would look like if even the children of bun vendors could enter the school.

He thought that the so-called school was probably a courtyard with one teacher and a dozen or at most dozens of people. However, when he came to it, he was shocked again.

What kind of school is this? It is clearly a huge academy.

The reason why I use the word "huge" to describe it is because this academy actually covers an area of ​​dozens of acres. Although it is not grand, it is very large in scale.

Outside the academy, there is a stone tablet with academic regulations set on it.
To be continued...