Chapter 45 Education Plan
This regular meeting.
Only then was the specific implementation details for the production teams truly determined.
First, Zheng Yueru raised the question of the captain. But after discussion in the county government, it was considered that the captain should be selected from the village. Then on this basis, the county government sent a "secretary"! These secretaries were naturally selected from the elites.
Most of them are from prominent families and landlords - after all, in this era, only these families who have no worries about food can afford to go to school.
This Liu Zheng is popular.
Since the noble families and landlords cannot really disappear, they can be allowed to truly mix with the peasants. The contact between all parties is no longer in a state of opposition, but in a state of cooperation and mutual supervision.
In this way, there will be much less corruption and bullying of the people.
Secondly, the establishment of the Audit Department. This is also necessary, but in this regard, Liu Zheng has sounded the alarm again. There are not enough people! We must continue to recruit soldiers, so we must continue to make money!
Finally, it is about the formulation of various rules and regulations for the production team, such as how to draw lots and how to distribute, so as to be as fair and just as possible so that the team leaders cannot gain personal benefits from it.
Government decrees were issued one by one.
The entire Yinzhou became lively again.
In order to express his gratitude to Zheng Yueru for this reminder, Liu Zheng gave the Zheng family another 10% of the perfume sales in addition to the 10% he earned from the bet.
In other words, the profit from perfume sales is already 50-50!
This made Zheng Yueru ecstatic.
This day.
Liu Zheng came to Fengming Building again. This was his daily routine these days. As the production team was being built in full swing, he still felt that there were too few talented people.
The secretaries sent to the villages were all cobbled together. It was not so bad at the beginning, as the prominent landlords could provide some people who could read and write, or even be proficient in mathematics. But in the end, it was simply the tallest among the short ones. As long as they had studied in a private school for a few days, anyone could go!
Therefore, Liu Zheng is now eager to recruit talents. These days, he has also selected many talents in Fengming Tower. However, the few he likes are all here to travel in Yinzhou, and few of them have plans to develop in Yinzhou for a long time.
This made Liu Zheng a little depressed.
This phoenix tree in Yinzhou still cannot retain talents.
Fengming Tower is still bustling with activity.
That corner of Fengming Pavilion was once again very lively today, but the real talents had already been poached. Most of these discussions were still a continuation of the topics from the previous few days.
Topics like "What do the production team think?" and "Is Master Liu a benevolent or cruel ruler?" are no longer of any substance.
"Brother Liu, do you feel that this is already lackluster?"
Zheng Yueru is here again.
Liu Zheng laughed and said, "I was thinking that the county magistrate's mansion is probably exhausting all resources now, relying only on Fengming Tower to attract talents. This is putting the cart before the horse!"
Zheng Yueru frowned slightly: "What do you mean, Brother Liu?"
Liu Zheng laughed out loud: "Education is a matter of great benefit to the present and future generations!"
Zheng Yueru shuddered: "Brother Liu, do you want to build a private school? But most of the people in Yinzhou don't have spare money to support their children's education, right?"
Liu Zheng shook his head: "Since it is a private school, why should it be private? If you want to run it, just run it as a public school!"
Zheng Yueru was suddenly startled: "Brother Liu..."
Liu Zheng sighed, "But this matter should be considered in the long run. The current county mansion is really too poor!"
Zheng Yueru didn't know whether to laugh or cry when she heard this: "Brother Liu always complains to Yueru about being poor, and he almost points his finger at Yueru and scolds the Zheng family for being rich but unkind!"
Liu Zheng laughed out loud.
Zheng Yueru was so smart that she laughed and said, "If Brother Liu really wants to establish this public school, it's not a bad idea! The Zheng family will do their best to support the teachers!"
Liu Zheng was overjoyed: "Are you serious?"
Zheng Yueru smiled and nodded.
In fact, in ancient times, the income of private school teachers was not very high. The There are several types of private schools, one is the village school, the family school, and the clan school. The money these teachers earned every month was only equivalent to that of a deacon in the county mansion.
Probably just a few taels of silver.
The corresponding one is the public school.
It refers to the schools established by the government, which are naturally more formal. However, Yinzhou has been in decline for too long. Apart from those prominent families who have their own clan schools, there is only one private school in the entire Yinzhou.
Therefore, it is impossible for most children from poor families to go to school.
Poor students like Shen Xing often have parents who work as farmhands or tenant farmers in prominent families, which gives them the opportunity to study secretly outside the window. If the master of the prominent family is kind, he will also let them sit in on the lessons.
But this situation is still very rare.
Therefore, Liu Zheng felt that education was a big deal, a matter of great importance for all ages. But in the eyes of a prominent family like Zheng Yueru, the monthly salary of a few teachers was really not worth mentioning.
"Okay, that's settled then!"
Liu Zheng was in high spirits and thought that education must be put on the agenda as soon as possible.
Building a school in Yinzhou would cost only about 1,000 taels of silver, and the remaining expenses would be the teacher's monthly salary. This was actually not a difficult thing to do.
The two discussed for a while, and Liu Zheng asked curiously: "Why don't you see Miss Manqing today?"
Zheng Yueru looked at him ambiguously and laughed, "Brother Liu, are you hysterical? Manqing has not been in Fengming for a few days. Did you find out today?"
"What?"
Liu Zheng slapped his forehead. Yes, he really hadn't seen Shen Manqing for several days.
Zheng Yueru smiled playfully and shook her head: "Maybe Miss Manqing felt that someone was cold and heartless and no longer had any feelings for Yinzhou. A few days ago, she followed my Zheng family caravan to Liangzhou."
"ah?"
Liu Zheng was suddenly embarrassed and hurried to drink.
Zheng Yueru chuckled: "It's just a joke, don't blame me, Brother Liu! In fact, it's Miss Manqing who is planning the perfume layout for us in Liangzhou!"
When Liu Zheng heard this, his eyes lit up.
It seems that Zheng Yueru is indeed a business genius. She also knows that this perfume will be a major source of income for the county lord's mansion and the Zheng family in the future. The profit of a monopoly luxury product is simply unimaginable. Therefore, the perfume must be a hit. Under Liu Zheng's widespread teaching, Zheng Yueru has already developed a basic strategy.
"Liangzhou is so rich, this is feasible!"
Liu Zheng nodded.
Zheng Yueru sighed softly, "It's all because of Brother Liu. That day, the song "Questions and Answers between Fisherman and Woodcutter" amazed Yinzhou and became famous. There was a nobleman in Liangzhou who asked Yueru to invite Manqing to perform..."
At this point, she glanced at Liu Zheng again, and seeing that he remained calm, she sighed softly in her heart. She remembered that on the day Manqing left, she hadn't slept all night, standing in front of the window, gazing at the county mansion from afar, with a sad look in her eyes and tears streaming down her face.
Who knew the goddess was interested, but the king was ruthless...
I originally thought Liu Zheng would blame me.
Who would have thought that Liu Zheng would laugh: "This is a good thing. People like her shouldn't stay in Yinzhou forever."
Zheng Yueru rolled her eyes at Liu Zheng fiercely and continued, "Brother Liu, you don't know that once a woman enters Ruhualou, she will be a woman of the secular world for the rest of her life... How can Manqing's going to Liangzhou change her fate?"
Liu Zheng nodded.
There is nothing that can be done about it, but at least in Liangzhou, there are still many opportunities, and life will be much better than in Yinzhou.
“ So , how is it laid out?”
Liu Zheng was very interested.
Zheng Yueru laughed and said, "Brother Liu was also the most dissolute person in Liangzhou back then. How could he not know about the Liangzhou Oiran Association?"
A light flashed in his mind, and Liu Zheng slapped his forehead hard again.
He remembered.
This so-called Oiran Meeting is a grand event held in the Liangzhou brothels every year after the Spring Festival and before the Lantern Festival. It is more like a competition than a grand event. Every year, each brothel will train its own beautiful Oiran to participate in this competition. There are music, chess, calligraphy, painting, graceful dance, and it is really a hundred flowers blooming and competing for beauty.
In fact, in later generations, this was just a beauty pageant.
At such times, young men and wealthy men would flock to the scene to support their favorite courtesans.
The top courtesan will not only receive huge profits, but may even marry into a wealthy family.
The most important thing is fame!
And the fame this courtesan will bring to the brothel behind her!
Liu Zheng couldn't help but complain, who said that ancient people didn't know how to advertise? Isn't this it?
"Miss Manqing, are you going to attend the Oiran meeting?"
Liu Zheng asked.
She is indeed suitable for such a grand event. Not only is she as beautiful as a fairy, she is also an excellent musician and has a great temperament.
Zheng Yueru smiled and nodded: "And it's in the name of our Fengming Building, are you satisfied, Brother Liu?"
Liu Zheng patted his thigh: "Satisfied, very satisfied!"
Is there any advertisement more awesome than this?
By then, the entire Liangzhou, with more than 30 counties and prefectures, will have so many brothels, so many courtesans, so many young men, wealthy men, and fans flocking to it.
How can such an advertisement not please people?
If Shen Manqing can really win, it will not only advertise Fengminglou, but also the perfume! Is there a better advertisement than this?
Seeing Liu Zheng so happy, Zheng Yueru sighed in her heart.
Poor Miss Manqing, she was originally a cold-hearted person and wanted to live a peaceful life in Yinzhou. But when she heard about this opportunity, she invited Zheng Yueru to her boudoir.
Shen Manqing asked: "Yueru, who is Young Master Liu?"
Zheng Yueru pondered and said, "A great talent for managing the world!"
"You work hard day and night, how can you make a profit?"
"For Yinzhou!"
Just two simple answers.
Shen Manqing embarked on the journey without hesitation. Not for anything else, just to win back some reputation for "Master Liu", to make him earn more money, so that he wouldn't have to stare at panda eyes every day and come to Fengming Tower to watch those literati get drunk.
There are few people who understand me, who will listen when the string breaks?
Zheng Yueru suddenly felt a little envious and even began to admire women like Shen Manqing.
"When the Oiran Festival begins, you and I will go to Liangzhou together to take a look!"
Liu Zheng didn't know there were so many stories behind it, and said with a smile before leaving.
Zheng Yueru stood up to see him off.
Unexpectedly, just as Liu Zheng left Fengming Tower, a man covered in blood fell off his horse. Seeing Liu Zheng, he knelt down and shouted, "Sir, those thieves are too humiliating!"
Liu Zheng was startled and quickly helped the man up and asked what was going on.
