"My Lord, we have arrived at the Marquis Residence of Great Deer." At this moment, the moving carriage stopped and the coachman's voice sounded.
That's right, it was the Marquis Residence of Great Deer. On the way back from Wu Castle, Sei Itō recalled what he had seen in front of the shop on South Street. He did not ask the coachman to drive the carriage back to Madam Ya's residence. Instead, he asked the coachman to take a detour to Marquis Residence of Great Deer, which was given to him along with his fief.
"I understand." Sei Itō replied as he withdrew his hand from Wu Tingfang's inner clothes.
"You stay in the carriage. I will be back soon." Sei Itō said to Wu Tingfang, who was lying limp in his arms.
Wu Tingfang, whose face was flushed red, nodded lazily and agreed.
Sei Itō stood up and got out of the carriage. He stood beside the shaft of the carriage.
"Tsk, it has only been a few days and the huge Marquis Residence of Great Deer has actually become desolate." Sei Itō could not help but click his tongue as he looked at the huge residence that was no longer as prosperous as it was in the past. Instead, it was emitting a desolate and decaying aura from the inside out.
Then, he strode to the front of the Marquis Residence of Great Deer. He pushed open the door and walked straight in.
Just like the decaying aura emitted by the entire residence, there was not a single servant in the residence. There were many piles of junk in the courtyard, as well as signs of vandalism. The residence was spacious and empty. The luxurious items inside were all moved out, as if it had been robbed by bandits.
"This should be the work of the slaves who were investigating Zhao Mu's death and who escaped later." Sei Itō thought as he walked slowly in the Marquis Residence of Great Deer.
"But this is good too. It will be convenient for me to use it."
Thinking of this. Itsunari no longer hesitated, and his mind moved. He summoned a dozen young men and women.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." Seeing Sei Itō, the young men all knelt on one knee and greeted him.
"Rise." Sei Itō said calmly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The latter expressed his gratitude and stood up from the ground.
Sei Itō ordered, "I'll give you one day to clean up this place. Convert all the rooms here into an academy that can be used for teaching."
"Yes," the youths replied in unison.
"Here are the things you might need." Then, Ito Sei flicked his finger and threw a black ring in front of one of the young men and said softly.
The latter did not dare to hesitate. He hurriedly reached out to take it.
"Go ahead," Sei Itō said.
"Yes." The youths replied. Then, they dispersed and began to tidy up the Marquis' Residence.
Seeing this, Sei Itō did not stay any longer. He turned around and left the Great Deer Marquis' estate. He returned to the side of the carriage and entered. He ordered the coachman to take him back to Madame Ya's residence.
Ten minutes later, the carriage stopped in front of Madam Ya's residence.
"Husband, you're back." Seeing Sei Itō come out of the carriage with Wu Tingfang, Zhao Ya, who happened to be idling in the courtyard, smiled and asked.
"Yes, I'm back." Sei Itō smiled and said, "What are you doing?"
"I was feeling a little bored, so I came out to water the flowers." Zhao Ya replied.
"Oh. Where are Zhao Ni, Qian 'er, and Xiu' er? "Sei Itō nodded and asked again.
"Sister is still with Pan 'er. Qian 'er and Xiu' er are in the room. "
While they were talking. The three of them walked into the room.
"Husband." Seeing Sei Itō walk into the room, Zhao Qian and Guo Xiu 'er, who were chatting in the room, quickly stopped talking. They stood up from the couch and called out softly.
"What are you talking about?" Sei Itō asked with a smile.
"Nothing much, just some girly things." Zhao Qian replied softly.
"Let's hear it." Sei Itō, who had already walked in front of the two girls, reached out his hand. He wrapped his arms around Zhao Qian and Guo Xiu 'er's waist and led them back to the couch. He asked with a smile.
"I'm not going to tell you," Zhao Qian's face turned red, and she struggled slightly to get out of Sei Itō's arms and said softly.
"Ha ~" Sei Itō let out a low laugh. Then he looked up at Zhao Ya and said, "Ya 'er, go find two servants. I have something to tell them."
"Okay." Zhao Ya didn't ask what it was and immediately nodded in agreement. She turned and walked out of the room.
"You must be bored at home." Sei Itō turned his head to look at Guo Xiu 'er, who was still sitting in his arms, and asked.
"It's okay, I can read." Guo Xiu 'er replied softly.
"Other than reading?" Sei Itō turned his head to look at Zhao Qian who was standing on the side and asked.
"I can probably embroider something." Zhao Qian thought and said. Guo Xiu 'er also nodded in agreement.
"… Forget it, I won't ask. When I have time, I'll make a few games for you." Sei Itō shook his head and sighed. He felt that the more he asked, the more speechless he would be.
"Games? What games? "At this moment, Zhao Ya, who happened to hear the 'tail', walked into the room with two servants and asked.
"Nothing, you'll know when the time comes." Sei Itō shook his head and said.
"Okay then, I won't ask. Here, the servants you wanted. "Zhao Ya rolled her eyes at Sei Itō coquettishly, then pointed at the two servants beside her and said.
"Ah Ming and Ah Kuan greet the Marquis." The two servants who were pointed at hurriedly knelt on the ground and bowed their heads.
"Get up." Sei Itō said softly.
"I want you to go out later and find a place with a lot of people to spread the news that Marquis Ju Lu is going to set up an academy to teach all the children of the right age in Handan City how to read and write. Also, spread the news that he had already ordered people to renovate the original Marquis' mansion. Is there a problem?" After the two stood up, Sei Itō asked again.
"No." The two quickly shook their heads and said.
Although the two of them had never spread rumors before, it was not that they did not know how to do it. They just wanted to use the opportunity to spread the news. It was very simple for them. If there was a problem, it could only mean that the two of them were useless and could not be used.
"Then go." Sei Itō said.
"Yes." The two of them replied respectfully, then turned and left the room.
"My husband wants to set up an academy?" Zhao Ya asked in surprise.
"Yes." Ito Sei nodded slightly and admitted, "You saw it on the way back from the palace. Although I created new characters, it's still not enough. I even used paper books to spread the news, but there was a response. Almost no one heard about it. This is not something I want to see, so I plan to use another method to implement it. "
"But even if you set up an academy, those young masters from the noble families might not want to enroll, right?" Wu Tingfang said with a frown.
Just as Wu Tingfang said, in this era, there was only one famous academy in the world, and that was the Jixia Academy in the State of Qi. Other than that, there was no academy in the world. Even if there was one, it would not attract many students, much less a new academy that Sei Itō had casually set up. The children of the noble families would definitely not go because they could not afford to lose face.
At this moment, Guo Xiu 'er suddenly said, "My husband, are you not targeting those sons of the noble families?"
As soon as she said that, everyone in the room immediately looked at her. Guo Xiu 'er's face turned red. Her expression was somewhat shy.
"Earlier, when my husband had those two servants pass on the message, you said that you want to teach all the children of the right age in Handan City to read, not specifically the children of the noble families. Thus, Xiu 'er boldly guesses that my husband's intention is not to use rumors to attract the attention of the noble families, but to really attract all the children in the city to study. Thus, we can promote clerical writing, "Guo Xiu 'er said softly.
"Xiu 'er is indeed clever." Sei Itō laughed.
"But how many children from the common families can be taught?" Zhao Ya frowned.
Zhao Ya did not mean how many children of the right age could be taught, but how many of the children of the right age could read. During the Warring States Period, the rich were literate and the poor were martial artists, so they wanted to study. If one was not a noble, it would be difficult for them to achieve anything. In fact, most of the common people were illiterate! Thus, even those geniuses from the various families of the Warring States Period. When they taught their disciples, they would find those who could read, and not those who started from ignorant children.
The reason was simple: it was too difficult to be enlightened!
"In addition, do you need to collect money to teach in the academy? How much money do you need to collect? If you collect too much money, even if the children of the common people want to learn, they will not be able to afford the cost of studying. "Following that, Zhao Ya expressed her concern from another angle.
"Ya 'er, is your husband short of money?" Sei Itō asked.
"Although I have not seen husband, I think you should not be short of money." Zhao Ya shook her head.
Just the daily toys in the residence were worth tens of thousands of gold, or even more. Not to mention the new wine sales that were gradually becoming popular outside. If he really wanted to be ruthless, even if he could not be as rich as a country, it would not be difficult for him to dominate a land. Moreover, Zhao Ya knew that her husband had the support of Guo, Wu, and Zhao Wang behind him. Money was definitely not something that he lacked.
"Since you are not short of money, how could I take a liking to those little scholars? So as long as they are of the right age, I will allow them to study for free. " Sei Itō chuckled. "In addition, so what if they are illiterate? Enlightenment may be difficult for others, but it is not difficult for me. So as long as they are of the right age, even if they are ignorant children, I will accept them!"
"Hiss ~" Zhao Ya, Zhao Qian, Guo Xiu 'er, and Wu Tingfang all gasped when they heard this. They were shocked by Sei Itō's generosity.
"Husband, you're trying to enlighten the masses and establish a great achievement." Zhao Ya sighed.
"When the time comes, will you ladies be willing to help me?" Sei Itō looked at them and smiled.
"Husband, what are you talking about? Since we are married to you, we are family. How can we not help you? If this gets out, we will be laughed at." Zhao Ya charmingly rolled her eyes at Sei Itō.
The other three nodded in agreement.
"Good. After the academy opens, Ya 'er, you, Zhao Ni, Qian' er, and Xiu 'er will go to the academy to be the dean, left disciple, and third minister." Sei Itō smiled.
The left disciple, like the Scholar of Zhao, was an official position unique to Chu. It was mainly responsible for foreign affairs, just like the diplomats in the future.
The third minister was also an official position unique to Chu. It was responsible for the ancestral temple worship and the education of the children of the royal family. It was a pretty good job.
As for the dean, the head of the academy, and the principal, there was nothing much to say.
"Are you going to treat us as Doctor Qu?" Zhao Ya teased.
Doctor Qu was Qu Yuan, who had died more than 20 years ago. He was still very famous. When he was alive, he had been the third minister and left disciple. He was responsible for the foreign affairs of Chu and the education of the children of the royal family.
"If all of you are really Doctor Qu, that would be great. If this gets out, I will have a lot of face. A group of young masters will definitely be envious." Sei Itō laughed and joked.
"What about me? What will I do? "After the laughter subsided, Wu Tingfang asked with dissatisfaction.
"You? If Tingfang is willing, then you will be responsible for the discipline of the academy. "Sei Itō thought and said.
"Good, that will be it." Wu Tingfang said with satisfaction.
Sei Itō smiled and turned to look at Zhao Qian and Guo Xiu 'er. He said, "Qian' er, Xiu 'er, in the next two days, find some time to organize the writings of the various schools of thought and those books that don't belong to any school, such as the Spring and Autumn Annals and the Book of Songs, and give them to me."
"Okay." The two nodded and agreed.
"Husband, you want to spread the teachings of the various schools of thought?" Zhao Ya asked curiously.
"I am not so kind as to teach them disciples." Sei Itō curled his lips and said.
"Then …" Zhao Ya asked even more curiously.
"It is very simple. I want to use these teachings to promote my clerical script." Sei Itō chuckled and said, "You have to know that these teachings of the various schools of thought are very popular among the scholars. If I print them one by one, what will happen?"
"Students will definitely fight to buy them so that they can study them day and night and compete with others," Zhao Ya replied.
"Then what if these books are like my Shuo Wen Jie Zi, printed in large clerical script and small script of the State of Zhao?" Sei Itō chuckled and said.
"Uh … Husband's plan is indeed sinister." Zhao Ya said in shock.
"How can you use sinister to describe something that benefits the world?" Sei Itō pretended to be unhappy and said.
Zhao Ya rolled her eyes at Sei Itō and ignored him.
"Alright, do what you want to do. There is no need to accompany me," Sei Itō said.
However, for the noble women of the Warring States Period, accompanying their husbands was their proper business. Other than that, they couldn't find anything else to do. They didn't have to do laundry, cook, raise children, and teach like commoners. They also didn't have to sell their smiles and perform to earn money like the common people. They could only sit there and do nothing. Therefore, Zhao Ya and the others still sat around Sei Itō and chatted with Sei Itō about the school and teaching.
After a moment, Sei Itō seemed to have suddenly thought of something and called, "That's right, Ya 'er."
"What?" Zhao Ya looked at Sei Itō in confusion.
"Tomorrow, send someone to the Zhao Family Inn and invite Zhao Ba's daughter, Zhao Zhi, to come to the residence and teach the guards and servants martial arts, as well as the singing and dancing of the female servants," Sei Itō said.
"Okay." Zhao Ya nodded and then glanced at Sei Itō. She asked with a faint smile, "Husband, where did you hear about Zhao Zhi?"
After she said this, Zhao Qian, Wu Tingfang, and Guo Xiu 'er all looked at Sei Itō strangely.
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