System, help me become the empress

Chapter 63

April nineteenth.

Rong Yingran has been busy for more than two days, and finally ordered a batch of cheap and high-quality desks and chairs for the public school.Pens, inks, papers and inkstones didn’t cost much, they were all cobbled together from the homes of different court officials.It is estimated that in two or three days, he will be able to arrange the first "public school" in Dagan.

"Master Rong, we have a visitor today, would you like to see him?" The old man who spoke was Rong Yingran's butler assigned to his family after he was promoted to be the servant of the Ministry of Rites.

"Guests? What guests." Rong Yingran was so tired that she didn't want to see any guests, so she picked up the teacup on the table and took a few gulps to quench her thirst.

"The visitor said that he is from the cabinet, Mr. Bao."

"Pfft." The water in Rong Yingran's mouth spewed out before he could swallow it down, "Did you hear me right?"

"It should be. In addition to Mr. Bao, there is Mr. Chen with his nostrils upturned. He seems to say that he is from Liubu. By the way, there is Mr. Yao who looks ordinary."

"...Are you serious?"

The old housekeeper came to a sudden: "Master Rong, I just remembered, besides the three of them, there are two other weird people who want to follow in the door together, one is named Meng, and the other is named Du."

"Where are the people, take me to meet them."

Rong Yingran stood up from the stool in an instant, with a dignified expression.

"They're all staying in the yard. I see that there are a lot of them. Our house is too small to accommodate so many people. Don't crowd the tables and chairs."

"..." There is actually some truth to this statement!
Rong Yingran threw down the teacup, and hurried to the yard. After he was sure that the adults were the honored guests he had just thought of, he calmed down: "It's a little bit far-fetched for the adults to come to Xiaguan's humble house. Welcome. I don't know but Rong..."

Bao Changnian immediately bowed: "Master Rong, you are being polite. Bao and the others are here at this time, and they really have something to ask for."

"I don't know what's going on?"

Bao Changnian, Yao Dacheng and Chen Huishi took out the textbooks hidden behind them almost at the same time.

"Master Rong, come and see how to solve this problem!"

Meng Zhiqian stretched his neck, as if he was trying to read clearly what was written in the textbook, while Du Zhiyi could barely put on his usual airs, although he was curious, it was far less than the exaggeration of these people.

Rong Ying and Ran Ning raised her eyebrows and took Bao Changnian's textbook. The title of the book was "Primary Chinese", and there were four words written in the place Bao Changnian pointed to: Homework after class.

Translation: renzhichu, xingbenshan.

"..."

What the hell are these tadpoles!

Rong Yingran complained, but it didn't affect his calm expression, and he took over the second book "Primary Mathematics".

Homework: Use the easiest way to calculate the answers to the following questions.

1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10=？

Finally, Rong Yingran's eyes fell on the "Primary Science" handed by Chen Huishi.

Homework: Please give an example of the phenomenon of "pinhole imaging" in your life.

He clearly knows each of these words, but why he can't understand them when they are combined together!
Rong Yingran silently closed the book.

"Where did you get these books?"

Bao Changnian didn't understand why Rong Yingran asked the question knowingly, so he thought it over and said, "Didn't Master Rong ask my cousin to send the textbooks of the public school to the Imperial Academy in advance? These days, that unworthy son of mine is at home every night. The ghosts screamed, saying they were reading pinyin."

Hearing the word cousin, Rong Yingran's forehead jumped suddenly: "Yes, this is a public school textbook."

Broken, the new emperor hurt me again!

Rong Yingran opened his eyes and said nonsense: "These questions are specially given for everyone's practice. A few adults suddenly asked Rong for the answer. Isn't it too unfair to others!"

Chen Huishi, the minister of punishment, coughed a few times: "Master Rong, you are not a parent, so you don't understand our good intentions."

"Yes, yes, I have to be considerate." Rong Yingran agreed with a dry smile, "I don't know why Master Meng came here for this trip?"

Meng Zhiqian also felt embarrassed, but still shyly said: "Master Rong, Meng has a little grandson who is six years old this year, and I wanted to get him a place in a public school. But I think this textbook is really difficult, no Do you know how old a child can read it?"

"The teachers in the public school will definitely screen them carefully. These books are difficult to learn by yourself, but if you have a famous teacher to teach you, you can get started quickly." Rong Yingran continued to chat nonsense, "Lord Du, I also want to reserve a place. ?”

"No need." Du Zhiyi shook his head, "Du wants to ask about the textbooks, but there is still room for it. But now it seems that these books are not something that Du can learn by himself. That... Mr. Rong, wait for the public After the school starts, I wonder if Du can go to sit in on it?"

"Haha."

Rong Yingran smirked with difficulty.

"You can still listen in." Chen Huishi's eyes suddenly lit up, "That's really great, I'm afraid Chen will have to ask Mr. Rong to reserve a seat."

Rong Yingran's smirk could hardly be maintained anymore.

"What day is it today, Lord Rong's house is so lively."

As soon as Xu Youxi's voice sounded, several officials immediately prepared to salute.

"His Majesty……"

"There is no need to pay attention to these customs when you are outside."

Xu Youxi stopped several officials who were about to kneel down, and she also happened to bring a few textbooks in her hand: "If some adults are interested in this public school course, let Master Rong hold an adult class in a few months. Yes, the public school has just been piloted, so please don't join in the fun."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Okay, let's go back."

Xu Youxi and the others left before continuing to discuss the situation of the public school with Rong Yingran.

"The three textbooks are "Primary Chinese", "Primary Mathematics", and "Primary Science", each of which is divided into six volumes, with content from shallow to deep, step by step. I tried to teach it in the Imperial College earlier, and Qiao Siye also mastered it. It's almost done, and when he finishes his studies, he will start a class for us to train public school teachers."

Rong Yingran couldn't help but smiled wryly: "Your Majesty, the key is the three textbooks you provided, two of which I can't understand what is written in, and the last one I can only read and don't understand what it means at all..."

"I knew you would ask this." Xu Youxi opened the "Primary Mathematics" textbook and pointed out one by one, "This is one, this is two, this is two...Master Rong may wish to think about it, if these abbreviated numbers are used in In business bookkeeping, all account book calculations will become clear at a glance, and learning abacus is no longer a necessary condition for doing business...Some things must be difficult if you don’t understand them at first glance, even if you No matter how conflicted, the morals of the world will surely move forward."

Xu Youxi suddenly remembered whether Qiao Siye had gone bald a little bit recently, and it was inevitable that he felt a little guilty when he said this: "In terms of continuous learning, Qiao Siye is much more motivated than you."

Rong Yingran sighed: "Your Majesty, I didn't say no to learning, but are these new things really suitable for enlightening children? I think it is more important for children to learn to read and understand."

"Oh." Xu Youxi responded, "Then if you pay, I agree to learn the Four Books and Five Classics first."

"..."

"It seems that Master Rong agrees with my decision."

Alas, being poor makes people silent, the ancient and modern sages never deceive me!

(End of this chapter)