Chapter 738 School 1
After Jiang Lang waved his hand, he walked inside, Yue Qi and others followed behind, while officials led the way.
Behind him, a young man quietly poked his head out, watched Jiang Lang and others walk into the school, and then turned around and left.
This man was the subordinate of the old businessman. After returning to the inn, he immediately said, "Father, I found out that they entered the school, and the officials of this school are quite respectful to them!"
The old man couldn't help but frowned and asked with some concern: "Are you sure you see clearly?"
The young man nodded fiercely and said, "I definitely see clearly. In my opinion, that person is definitely not simple. I guess he is not an ordinary person!"
Without the young man saying the next sentence, the old man knew it, nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said: "A fifth-rank official from the court treated him so carefully. Then the identity of this person must be not simple, but who is he?"
"I think that person is nothing special, he is just a child of a rich man!"
Another young man said coldly next to him at this time, as if the first young man had a big talk.
The old man's face darkened and he said, "Jirou, say a few words, Taro, please continue!"
The young man called Taro turned his head slightly and looked at Jiro, with a hint of pride in his eyes, then he continued: "Father, according to my opinion, this person should be an official!"
"oh?"
The old man was slightly surprised and then said, "Okay, tell me, what basis do you have!"
Taro continued, "I've thought about this. First, although this man talked to his father about business on the road, he could see that this man actually has no talent for business. What he said and did was nothing but something that was not realistic. Therefore, this man should not be what he said. Second, he was surrounded by four guards and two female relatives. I saw that he seemed to be using Chinese dialect when he talked to one of them. From this, he could see that this man was a Han man, but he was also proficient in our words. Third, it was the official who saluted him, which meant that his official title should be higher than that person!"
These words are indeed well-founded, but it was pitiful to Yue Qi. He was silent and seemed to others as Jiang Lang's guard. While eating, Jiang Lang also spoke to Zi Yu, of course, in Chinese. It also proved that Jiang Lang's identity was not a local, and that official saluted Jiang Lang, which proved that Jiang Lang's identity should be higher than him. In this place, only officials who were of the same Ming Dynasty were higher than theirs.
The old man was silent for a moment before saying, "So what you mean, this person should be a court official, but why is this court official with us and pretending to be this businessman?"
Although Taro had thought about this question, he didn't know. He pondered for a moment before saying, "Will you investigate us? That's why you are approaching us?"
The old man shook his head slightly and said, "What are we going to investigate? We did not commit crimes, and we did not kill people. Moreover, we met them by chance. It should not be intentional. I think we should be an official who went out to play, but we just happened to meet us. We won't disclose these for the time being so that they won't notice it, and then we will take a closer look at what their ideas were going to be made!"
The other two nodded in agreement.
On the other hand, Jiang Lang and his friends have entered the school. Now it is time for class. There are almost no people on the campus, only the sound of reading is heard in this classroom.
This school was originally a family of a rich man. Because he did not hand over his land and resisted, he was finally destroyed, leaving behind this mansion and was also used by waste. So it was converted into a school. The environment here is quiet and it is also a very good place to study.
Looking inside from the open window, I saw more than ten children sitting neatly inside, a teacher was teaching on it. According to the Ming Dynasty plan, the school was divided into grades and classes, and this room could only accommodate more than ten.
After retracting his gaze, Jiang Lang asked: "How many students are there now?"
The official immediately replied: "Sir, there are more than 200 students here, ranging from eight to fifteen years old, all for the fourth grade and ten classes."
The population is relatively small now, and the large cities are only a few hundred thousand. For this small town today, the population is naturally even smaller, so there are not many children in this age group.
Jiang Lang just looked at it and probably found that most of the people who read in it were boys, basically no women, and asked, "Why didn't those people send women to study?"
The Ming Dynasty has gradually begun to implement the policy of women studying too, but since the status of this woman has always been relatively underground, the so-called lack of talent is virtue, which is also an unchanging truth in the hearts of many people. Because it is said by the saint, this woman can be considered an alternative to her studies. There are very few women who can recite poems after reading, so that is the so-called talented woman. Talented woman is undoubtedly the object of being sought after by those talented men. The so-called beautiful lady and gentlemen are the same. However, these talented women are willing to be married and take care of their husbands and children after getting married. Therefore, there are very few talented women who have been passed down in history.
And this place, not to mention now, even in the original civilized society, the status of women is still very low, so it is definitely considered a day and night conversation for them to send their daughters to study.
Now that Jiang Lang asked this, the official couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Sir, you don't know. At that time, we also sent people to persuade families with daughters to send their daughters to study, but they just refused. It seemed that in their eyes, this woman's study was simply a violation of taboos."
When he said this, the official couldn't help but smile bitterly, and he couldn't help but think that when he went to someone's home, he was sent to the school by the people and was like a devil, and he was basically turned away.
"Can't even let them send their daughters to study?"
Zi Yu seemed very surprised in her words.
The official shook his head and said, "One or two families once sent their daughters, but it was only two days. In their opinion, this is completely unsuccessful!"
Jiang Lang also understood the helplessness of the officials. Many people in the Ming Dynasty cannot accept the fact that women go to school now, let alone this island country that is even more backward than the Ming Dynasty. The concept that has been deeply rooted in the bones is difficult to change.
So he waved his hand slightly and said, "Okay, I know, we can't force this, nor can we give death orders. I guess even if they don't send their children to behead them, they will not send them to others even if they petition them. Don't be too rush. To change this concept, they have to do it step by step. In this way, a notice is posted saying that if they are willing to send their daughters to study, they will be less taxed. At the same time, the entire school will be adjusted. If there are girls who come to study, men and women will not mix with classes, and women are specialized schools. This will probably make it easier for those people to accept!"
Those who do not send people to study are largely due to the influence of feudal ideas. In their eyes, men study together is a taboo, so some people are unwilling to send their children to study, although as Zi Yu said, there is a policy of reducing taxes to send children to study, they are unwilling to send their daughters to them. The so-called words are fearless. In this case, sending their daughters is undoubtedly just a matter of adding a message to others.
Jiang Lang is now planning to separate men and women, just like some foreign societies in the past, with special girls' schools. Now, I hope that those people can reduce their messages, which is relatively better.
After hearing what Jiang Lang said, the official nodded and agreed, "Then I will arrange someone to arrange a new classroom immediately, but this Master...!"
Most of the teachers are now taught by male teachers. If they teach, they may still have problems.
When Jiang Lang heard this, he realized that this was a big problem. He was slightly silent. He suddenly had an idea in his heart and asked, "Can your female family members read and read?"
The official was not stupid either. After Jiang Lang said this, he immediately understood what Jiang Lang meant and said in surprise: "Master, what do you mean?"
Jiang Lang nodded fiercely and said, "Yes, no one teaches you, so let your wife or some other woman teach you. If you lack it, your family can also help you at night. Then I will report to the court that they will also enjoy the same treatment as you! What do you think?"
"this……!"
The officials were hesitant.
Jiang Lang immediately said, "What? Are you unwilling to do this, or do you think a woman should not show up?"
Jiang Lang's words were a little stern, and the official couldn't help but tremble, saying, "I didn't mean that. I actually said this, so I have no objection. I will immediately start to arrange it. At the same time, sir, should this woman learn the same thing as the man learns, or something else? Please make it clear to you!"
For this official, this teaching woman was a big girl who got into the sedan chair, so I don’t know if it should be the same, so I couldn’t tell the truth, so I asked Jiang Lang, hoping that Jiang Lang knew.
Chapter completed!