The Mengxue Hall in Dongyang County had just rang the bell, and the sound of children reading was already heard from the Qi Academy.

Lu Yangge stood on Xiaoyun Mountain, in front of her was a pipeline, and a school was built on both sides of the official road.

Today, there are nearly 300 children in Mengxue Park, most of whom are children from the vicinity of Dongyang County, and a small number of children whose homes are a little farther away. In order to take care of these children who travel far away, the Mengxue Hall can replace meals at noon. Bring your own rice grains, and there will be someone in the school hall to help them steam and cook them, and they can get them when they break at noon.

There are more students in the Qi Academy than in the Mengxue Hall, most of the children who are a little more than ten years old, most of them come to the Qi Academy to learn skills, and there are not many who study seriously.

The countryside is poor, and it is difficult to learn a craft. Those who have crafts have to pass them on to their children and grandchildren, who are willing to teach their crafts to others for no reason.

The Kai College is different, there are carpentry classes, bricklayer classes, candle-making classes, etc. The carpentry class is divided into carpenters, sawyers, carvings, umbrellas, hoop barrels, nail scales, engravings, etc., and everything that can be touched with wood is counted. The bricklayer class is divided into building houses, building stoves, digging stones, building streets, repairing wells, muddy water, handymen, and so on.

He has almost all the craftsmen that Zhou Yang can find. In addition, he is in the army, and there are many such craftsmen in the army, so he can't say that he is proficient, but at least he can live with this little skill.

The people in the army will let them spare time to teach at the Qi Academy in Dongyang County for ten days and half a month, and those who have good patience and good skills and practicality will be hired by the Qi Academy for a long time.

As for the craftsmen outside, if they are willing to come to Dongyang County and give a few lessons to the children of Qi Academy. If you don't want to, Zhou Yang is not reluctant.

These classes are held only three times a day and are taken separately.

The reason why these courses are offered in the academy is simply because most of the children in the academy are born poor, and if they can learn to read and write, and with more hands-on ability, they will at least have a better life in the future.

Most of the children can learn a craft, just go back and make a wooden stool and a barrel. Or they can repair houses, build walls and tiles, not to mention how good, just barely enough.

Because of the addition of many practical courses to the Qi Academy, there are more than 300 children enrolled this year than last year, and now there are nearly 500 children between the ages of ten and fifteen, nearly half of whom come from other counties and towns.

It's not that other counties and towns don't have private schools, it's just that most of those private schools are opened by local big families, and are rarely open to children from poor families.

Even if there are some Mengxue Halls and Qi Colleges led by Princess Changle, there are no bricklayer courses like those in Dongyang County. Some Qi Academy heard that the Qi Academy here in Dongyang County actually let the children do carpentry and masonry, and they made it dirty all day long, which was very insulting, and they were a little unhappy, and felt that their status as Qi Academy was lowered. Among them, two Qi academies have secretly contacted Dongyang County to discuss whether they can let the carpenters, bricklayers, plasterers and other masters here also go to their side to start classes. Don't ask for more, even if there is a lesson in a day.

Lu Yangge didn't expect that he had only been away for just one year, but Zhou Yang had done so many things in Dongyang County.

She is not pedantic, but has a much broader vision than ordinary people.

These courses set up by Zhou Yang are too practical in Lu Yangge's opinion.

The children of the Mengxue Hall, because they can go directly to the Qiqi Academy after graduation, and the children can't do any work when they go back when they are young, most of them are still willing to send their children here. Originally, they thought that while the children were young and the tuition fees were cheap, it would not be a loss for the children to learn a few words.

But when Qi Academy opened a few craft courses, many parents had hope in their eyes, and they were originally going to drop out of the Mengxue Museum after learning, and they also considered whether they should let their children go to Qi College for another year or two, maybe they could learn a craft that could be passed on.

The Mengxue Hall and Qi Academy in Dongyang County are the best among all the colleges, and I have to say that most of Zhou Yang's credit is here.

It's not that Lu Yangge doesn't understand Zhou Yang's thoughts, it's just that she is not a girl who is really in love, and she has such a heavy burden on her shoulders, let alone falling in love, she won't even allow her to look at a man twice.

Love and life and the safety of her nephews and nieces are too light and thin compared to Jiangshan Sheji, and it is not worth her to share this thought.

Lu Yangge came out this time, saying that it was for disaster relief, but it was better to send good seeds to the farmers.

Spring ploughing is imminent, and those who can survive the winter cold can also survive eating wild vegetables in spring. But they don't have seeds, and last winter, most of the farmers ate all the seeds they needed for spring plowing in order to survive, and now the lack of seeds means that they won't be able to produce them next year.

Looking at the ragged peasants dragging their children and daughters to receive the good seeds, Lu Yangge couldn't help but lock his eyebrows.

"There are a lot of children in Mengxue Hall and Qi Academy after a cold winter, why are there so many people who have not eaten and no seeds."

This is not in line with common sense, if there are really so many victims in Dongyang County, then not to mention the children of Mengxue Hall and Qi Academy, it would be good to have the normal number of students enrolled last year.

If you can't eat anything poor, who has the heart to send your children to read and write. Even if you can learn a craft, it is not possible, and the craft is not learned in a day, and the most important thing for most people is to eat enough.

When the small table heard this, he hurriedly inquired.

The emperor's guess is right, he can't eat enough, why are there so many children studying?

Soon, the small table ran over and came to Lu Yangge's side to reply.

"Your Majesty, the servant went to inquire. Because the Mengxue Hall and Qi Academy provide the children with a free lunch, as long as it is the children of the Mengxue Hall and the Qi Academy, they can have a full meal at school. Therefore, many families are trying to send their children to the Mengxue Hall and the Qi Academy, including some girls, thinking that the children can have a full meal at the academy, be alive, and save food for the family. ”

Lu Yangge suddenly said: "No wonder. ”

Lu Yangge asked again: "Then where does the money come from for this daily meal?" ”

These small tables were naturally inquired about: "It was subsidized by General Zhou, including the fees of the masters of the carpentry class, which were also subsidized by General Zhou." ”

Speaking of this, even the small table couldn't help but praise: "General Zhou is really good, he paid money for the Mengxue Hall and the Qi Academy, but he never showed merit in front of the emperor, which shows that this person has a good character." ”

Zhou Yang has a good character?

Lu Yangge glanced at the small table and wanted to refute, but in the end he didn't speak.

Zhou Yang, this person, said that he is good, he is indeed good. Outstanding appearance, prominent family background, and very smart can do things.

But to say that he is not good, Lu Yangge didn't know where to complain for a while.

Only the death of Lu Yuanshan and the existence of Zhou Yang made Lu Yangge jealous in his heart.

It's better to stay away from this person!

(End of chapter)