Shangguan Wan blushed and said softly, "How can I be a teacher with my limited knowledge?"
Jiang Pengji said, "My Wan 'er is extremely intelligent. I'm sure you'll be able to teach her simple knowledge."
"But …" She glanced at Jiang Nongqin, who was sitting at the side, and said softly, "I prefer to be like you …"
Along the way to the north, Shangguan Wan had seen too many things that she had never come into contact with before.
The more it was like this, the more she wanted to protect herself.
Jiang Pengji could understand her thoughts and did not force her.
"It's not wrong for you to do so, but your martial arts skills are not up to par. If you go to the battlefield, it'll be extremely dangerous. How about this, you teach at the school for a period of time, and I'll arrange a martial arts master for you. When you've graduated from him, you'll be allowed to go to the battlefield. "
Shangguan Wan thought about it and agreed with a smile.
Jiang Pengji secretly frowned and thought to herself, I'll ask Liyun to be stricter when the time comes.
If her martial arts skills did not reach a certain level, she would not be released.
What was the battlefield?
She would lose her life if she was not careful. Shangguan Wan still needed time to grow.
After catching up, Shangguan Wan could not help but think of the streets and houses she saw along the way.
She thought about it and sighed. "I followed the troops all the way from Hejian to Xiangyang, so I know how chaotic the situation in the north is. Under such circumstances, the people under your rule can still live and work in peace and contentment, and the spring plowing scene is extraordinarily lively. Sigh, the people of Xiangyang are blessed to have such a good official like Brother Lanting. "
Jiang Pengji did not know whether to laugh or cry. "You're flattering me … My bones are going to turn soft from your flattery."
She instructed the small kitchen of the district headquarters to prepare a meal for Shangguan Wan and Jiang Nongqin. The two of them did not eat anything good along the way. Usually, they barely managed to make do with a meal of cold and hard rations mixed with boiled snow water.
Now that they smelled the tempting aroma of the delicacies, they did not care about their image and ate to their hearts' content.
Jiang Pengji went to the government office and asked someone to call Liyun over.
"I've taken you in as a disciple," she said.
Liyun was stunned and quickly shook his head. "I'm not good at martial arts, how can I be a teacher?"
Jiang Pengji said, "I'm not asking you to take up the post now. We'll talk about it after we've conquered Fengyi County. Now, you just have to prepare for the battle with peace of mind. Once the preparations are complete, we can go to war … As for Wan'er, she is a good student who is eager to learn. You can just go to the school occasionally to give her some pointers. I forgot to tell you that I gave Wan'er the task of being the teacher of the academy. "
School?
Liyun couldn't react in time. Qiguan Rang was stunned as well. Since when did Xiangyang District torment the school?
Jiang Pengji crossed her arms in front of her chest and added, "The academy was a last-minute decision I made. I didn't have time to discuss it with you."
To be precise, she had only decided to start building a school when Shangguan Wan appeared.
Qiguan Rang and Liyun were speechless.
It was tiring to be a subordinate with such a master who could do whatever she wanted.
Qiguan Rang knew that Jiang Pengji often stirred up trouble, but he also knew that she was not a careless person. Every move she made was carefully considered.
He asked in surprise, "Why does my lord want to build a school?"
Jiang Pengji turned her head and asked, "Don't you think we have too few people we can use?"
Li Yun scratched his head and asked honestly, "But … can't we recruit people? It's not easy to build a school, right? "
Jiang Pengji secretly rolled her eyes. Other matters could be delayed, but the school was related to the long-term development of the future.
"How can the people we recruit be as loyal and reliable as the people we nurture? I, your lord, am alone and powerless now. I may not even be interested in the truly virtuous talents. "Jiang Pengji laughed and said," Do you know how Xiangyang District was built to its current state? Ask Wen Zheng and the rest and you'll know how tired it was before the New Year. If we can nurture a batch of useful people, we can save a lot of effort. "
Talents, no matter when it was, could never be too much.
Jiang Pengji said again, "They don't have to learn well, nor do we need them to be knowledgeable. It's fine as long as they can read and do accounting."
When there were enough basic talents, she planned to start nurturing elite talents.
The former was time-consuming and had quick results. The latter took a long time, but it was beneficial for future development.
She understood that the prosperity of a country could not do without a large number of basic talents. What's more, there was a lack of elite talents to be the "brains."
It was just that it was too early to think about this. She planned to take it one step at a time.
Qiguan Rang immediately figured out the crux of the matter.
Indeed, they did not lack top-notch talents now. They only lacked useful basic talents.
Only when the foundation was solid could they build a higher building.
But … if they were to build a school, there would definitely be more than one room. The scale should be larger than ordinary private schools. How much would they need to invest?
Suddenly, Qiguan Rang felt sorry for the poor Xu Ke. If his lord really built a school, Xu Ke had to make a budget.
Li Yun asked, "Then, my lord, when will the school be built?"
Jiang Pengji thought about it and said, "After we conquer Fengyi County. Some spies went there to investigate the situation. The Tsing Yi Army really do not know how to manage. They are as stupid as pigs. Not to mention that half of the population of such a large county has been lost, it is so desolate and barren that it can't even compare to a small county … To restore it to its former state, it will take at least half a year, at most a year … When Fengyi County is stabilized, we will be considered to have a firm foothold. "
Her current official position was only that of a district magistrate. Logically speaking, she needed the permission of the Dongqing royal family.
But it did not matter. Whoever had the bigger fist had the right to speak.
The district magistrate of Fengyi County could curry favor with the Tsing Yi Army. Naturally, he would listen to her obediently.
When Feng Jin and the rest returned, Jiang Pengji specially held a barbecue party.
When everyone realized that there were two more women at the table, they could not help but be stunned. What the hell was this?
Feng Jin looked at one of them and felt that she was vaguely familiar. It was as if he had seen her somewhere before.
"This is Jiang Nongqin. From now on, she will be in charge of everything in the women's camp," Jiang Pengji said.
Luoyue and Li Yun were stunned. Then, their gazes fell on Jiang Nongqin at the same time. They thought to themselves, Is this Maiden Jiang?
Including the female troops that Jiang Nongqin brought, the number of women's camp had already exceeded 1,200 people. With the addition of some people, they could barely be considered as a battalion and could be treated as an independent combat unit. According to the current rules, the commander of such a scale could be called a general or a captain … Their lord actually appointed a woman as a general!
On the other hand, Meng Hun congratulated Jiang Nongqin. She replied with a smile, "From now on, please give me more pointers, coach."
Meng Hun smiled and said, "I don't dare to give you pointers. Maiden, you can also take charge on your own now."
Jiang Nongqin was quiet by nature. She did things in a low-key manner. Her style was down-to-earth. Meng Hun was very satisfied with working with her in the past. He had a very good impression of her.
Jiang Pengji's gaze fell on Shangguan Wan. She said, "This is Shangguan Wan. Before the school is built, she will be in charge of the women's department in the government office."
The women's department in the government office referred to the more than 20 maidens who were subordinates in the government office.
The matters they dealt with were not considered major, but the details were very complicated. They helped Xu Ke and the rest to share a lot of labor.
Shangguan Wan?
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