GBP Chapter 492 After ripping off the nobles, they also ripped off the Ministry of Rites.
Chapter 492 After ripping off the nobles, they also ripped off the Ministry of Rites.
The idea of vindicating Zhu Chongba, that old man, vanished completely after seeing the red tea and small dragon balls brought by the maid.
Yang Shaofeng even felt that the local gentry and scholars in Jiangnan were too useless.
I'll personally take charge of arranging this, and I guarantee that once the instructor hears it, he'll break down all defenses.
While Yang Shaofeng was pondering random thoughts, Emperor Zhu was comfortably reclining in his chair, sipping tea.
Is this bastard going to have a headache next?
After all, Dengzhou Prefecture was already developing salt fields, so it wouldn't be easy to find a place to build a shipyard in the short term.
Besides, shipbuilding and selling ships is a long-term investment process; the construction of the shipyard alone can take one or two years or even longer.
But this scoundrel wants the people to get rich quickly.
These two development paths are almost diametrically opposed.
In addition, this bastard also said he wanted to open a shipbuilding major at Denzhou University.
With all these messy questions piled up, I wonder what this bastard will choose?
However, Emperor Zhu's good mood did not last long.
After Emperor Zhu and Empress Ma had both had some tea, Yang Shaofeng immediately instructed the cook to prepare lunch, without mentioning the shipbuilding project at all.
Even the matter of the Dengzhou Prefecture Girls' School was not mentioned.
Emperor Zhu could no longer contain his curiosity and looked at Yang Shaofeng, asking, "Tell me, what are your plans for shipbuilding?"
Yang Shaofeng glanced at Emperor Zhu and replied, "I don't know anything about shipbuilding, so what plans could I possibly have?"
Ok?
Emperor Zhu was completely bewildered.
No.
You dog don't know anything about shipbuilding?
Then why do you keep saying you want to build ships in Dengzhou Prefecture?
Emperor Zhu's face grew increasingly dark, but Yang Shaofeng said to himself, "I've thought it over. Once the craftsmen arranged by my father-in-law arrive in Dengzhou Prefecture, I'll have them select a place to build a shipyard."
"Once the dock is built, we'll let them take charge of the shipbuilding."
Emperor Zhu said with a dark face, "So you didn't make any preparations at all?"
Yang Shaofeng looked at Emperor Zhu with a straight face and said, "I don't know anything about shipbuilding, so how would I know what preparations are needed?"
"However, I know one thing: professional matters should be left to professionals."
“The craftsmen my father-in-law sent know how to build ships, so let them take charge of shipbuilding.”
"As long as I can settle their families and provide them with enough money, food and supplies, that's fine."
"After all, every profession is like a mountain to climb."
"This ship was built either to allow ordinary people to go out to sea to fish, or to equip the navy."
"Both are matters of life and death, and I dare not meddle in such matters."
As Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, Emperor Zhu fell silent.
Should professional tasks be left to professionals?
I have a feeling that this bastard just wants to slack off.
But this statement also seems to make a lot of sense.
After a long silence, Emperor Zhu sighed softly and said, "You're right, we really shouldn't interfere in shipbuilding."
At this point, Emperor Zhu suddenly changed the subject and asked, "What about the girls' school?"
Yang Shaofeng chuckled and said, "Regarding the girls' school, I do have a somewhat immature idea."
Before Emperor Zhu could ask any questions, Yang Shaofeng said directly: "The simplest things about girls' education are elementary schools, community schools, and universities, while the most troublesome are prefectural schools and county schools."
Upon hearing Yang Shaofeng's words, Emperor Zhu was somewhat bewildered.
The simplest examples are elementary schools and community schools, which are easy to understand. After all, elementary schools and community schools are for young children, and there is no need to worry about anything related to etiquette.
The most troublesome thing is that the county school and the prefectural school are also easy to understand. After all, children of this age are no longer suitable to study together, and boys and girls must be separated. It can be said that there are no female teachers who can serve as teachers in the county school and the prefectural school, but they are extremely rare.
If a male caregiver is used, it will inevitably involve messy issues such as hiring a female caregiver.
What Emperor Zhu truly found incomprehensible was Yang Shaofeng's statement that "university education is the simplest."
After all, it's not easy to find female teachers even in county and prefectural schools, so wouldn't it be even harder to find female teachers in universities?
After thinking for a long time without coming up with a solution, Emperor Zhu simply looked at Yang Shaofeng and asked, "Where are you planning to find the female teachers that the university needs?"
Yang Shaofeng cautiously glanced at Empress Ma and said, "Aren't there many female officials in the palace?"
"These female officials are all literate."
"Wouldn't it be a win-win situation to release some older female officials and have them serve as teachers in county schools, prefectural schools, and universities?"
"Besides, I have heard that there are many daughters of noble families in the capital who are also quite well-versed in poetry and literature."
"Why don't you and your mother-in-law first establish a girls' school in Nanjing?"
As Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, Emperor Zhu was completely dumbfounded.
No.
Do you want to listen to what you are saying?
Should some older female officials be released back into the wild?
This is utter nonsense.
Where in the palace are there any elderly female officials?
You can't just point at those female officials in their early twenties and say they're old, can you?
Even if they get old, they will still be assigned to various princess residences in the future.
Besides, why would a girl like me want to study at a girls' school?
One reason was the desire to give women everywhere the opportunity to study.
Another reason is that there aren't enough female officials in the palace.
Where did all these female officials come from to be assigned to girls' schools as teachers?
And then there are the daughters of noble families.
Those girls are all pampered young ladies who never leave their homes. You want them to be teachers in the academy?
Emperor Zhu said with a dark face, "If the nobles in the capital heard what you said, they would probably curse you in their hearts."
Yang Shaofeng said nonchalantly, "Look at what my father-in-law is saying."
"They didn't just curse their son-in-law in their hearts."
“They could all rush over and beat up the son-in-law.”
Emperor Zhu's face immediately darkened further: "Since you know you're likely to get beaten up, why are you still saying all this?"
Yang Shaofeng chuckled and said, "The reason they don't want their daughters to be teachers is ultimately because they don't have enough fame and fortune."
“Salary, official position, reputation, all these things are provided, and they would fight tooth and nail for their daughter’s teaching position.”
Emperor Zhu fell silent once again.
Yang Shaofeng continued, "Father-in-law has been overlooking one thing."
Emperor Zhu was slightly taken aback and asked, "What is it?"
Yang Shaofeng said, "As the saying goes, if the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked too. Some of those scholars originally favored the Hu Yuan dynasty, so how could the students they taught possibly be biased towards the Ming dynasty from the bottom of their hearts?"
A bad tree is unlikely to bear good fruit.
"This problem is difficult to solve without the efforts of generations."
"But the daughters of noble families are different."
"They were loyal to the Ming Dynasty from the very beginning."
"The female students they teach will be loyal to the Ming Dynasty from the very beginning."
"Of course, getting those nobles to agree to let their daughters teach at the girls' school involves the issue of the teacher's rank."
"For example, the 'Doctor' and 'Bachelor' in the Han Dynasty."
"Why don't you ask the officials of the Ministry of Rites to compile a set of job titles and benefits for school teachers?"