Chapter 529

Jingzhou Prefecture governs 13 prefectures and counties, with a total population of nearly 1.5 million. It is at the level of major Prefecture whether in Huguang or in the whole country.

There are at least 1.2 million boys and girls over the age of six and under the age of 14, and the proportion is still a little high.

No way. Although the number of infant deaths in ancient times is very high, it can't stand the uncontrolled childbirth of the ancients. In addition, Huguang has not suffered any war, so basically every family has several children.

There are nearly 500 large and small schools in the whole government, which are evenly distributed in various states and counties. The large schools have nearly 1000 students, the small ones have hundreds or dozens, and the female students range from one person to dozens.

Basically, each person has to teach more than 30 children, so there are nearly 5000 female teachers in Jingzhou Prefecture. The oldest is only 18 and the youngest is only 14.

Qin Huan didn't go directly to the largest school in Jingzhou mansion. Instead, he took more than a dozen guards to the bank in Badong County in the West. The troops continued to go down the river to Jingzhou mansion.

Qin Huan came to the shore in a small boat. A group of more than 20 people just walked five or six miles. At the foot of the mountain, there was a village with about dozens of wooden houses.

It was the autumn harvest, and the people were working in the fields on the shore. They were still curious about Qin Huan. After all, although Qin Huan was wearing civilian clothes, more than 20 guards were wearing military uniforms, carrying knives and spears.

"Yes!"

Qin Huan saw that although the people were a little worried and curious, they were not directly scared to run away. He nodded with satisfaction. He was still happy. Moreover, looking at the look and spirit of the people, he seemed to be living well.

"Xiaocui, go and find out if there is a school in this village."

"Yes, your majesty."

Xiaocui then took two female soldiers and walked towards the people in the field. After a while, she hurried back. She reported: "Your Majesty, this village is called Liujia village. There are about 200 people in the whole village. There is a school in the village with 32 children."

"Go, go to the school first!" Qin Huan immediately became interested and walked towards the village.

The people nearby also put down their work, gathered together, whispered, and finally followed up.

Obviously, although Xiaocui has shown her identity, these villagers are still a little worried.

As soon as he came to the entrance of the village, he heard a loud voice of reading, and it was still Mandarin, that is, Putonghua in previous lives, which was naturally set by Qin Yu.

There was no way. Qin Huan could only speak the Mandarin and Hubei dialect of later generations, not the Mandarin of this era. He would not learn it. He probably understood it anyway in the past. Naturally, it doesn't matter.

But when he became emperor, Qin Huan spoke Mandarin. Even if there was no mandatory requirement, the officials all spontaneously followed suit.

At the beginning, Qin Huan was annoyed by all kinds of Mandarin dialects. Fortunately, he understood them, but he estimated that his Mandarin should be the most standard.

"You stay here!" Qin Huan waved his hand and took Xiaocui alone to the village. The other guards stayed at the entrance of the village. Seeing that the villagers wanted to follow in, they naturally stopped outside, and the villagers didn't dare to say anything.

They followed the sound one by one. After walking hundreds of steps, they came to a small yard. The fence of the yard was half a person high. There was only one brick house or two, a big one or two, and there was a simple thatched house on the side.

Qin Huan opened the gate and went in directly. Through the window, he saw that there were thirty or forty children sitting in the larger room, shaking their heads.

A girl wearing a green Ru skirt was reading back and forth with a book in one hand. Every time she read a sentence, the children followed.

Until Qin Huan came to the window, the people in the room still didn't notice. It can be seen that they were very serious. Until the sound of reading stopped, the girl caught a glimpse of Qin Huan standing by the window. She was startled and all the books fell to the ground.

Qin Huan smiled awkwardly, but the girl turned red, but Yingying bowed down. Then he quickly bent down to pick up the book and came outside. He saluted nervously and asked in a low voice, "what's the matter, childe?"

"You don't have to be polite, miss. I'm just looking around. I hope you'll forgive me if I disturb you!"

Qin Huan also had to bend down, hug and return a salute, and then said, Xiaocui behind him also hugged.

"You are serious." The girl hung her head slightly shyly. It was obviously the first time to see Qin Huan, a handsome young man dressed like a childe.

"Don't be nervous, girl. I'm just curious about this school. I want to ask you something. I'd better arrange your students first."

Qin Huan smiled and pointed to the children lying by the window, but he was very satisfied with her performance. Although he was only about 16 or 17 years old, he did have the style of a lady.

"Well... Wait a minute, young master. The little woman will come as soon as she goes." The girl said and saluted again before returning to the teacher. Seeing this, the children hurried back to their seats.

In fact, it's just a simple table and a small stool. Except for a wooden board, there's only a brush and a bowl of water on it.

"Everyone practice the words on the blackboard several times. Don't make a noise or walk around at will, okay?"

The girl came to the stage, pointed to the words on the blackboard and said. Then she glanced at Qin Huan outside the window secretly, and she couldn't help blushing again.

"Yes, sir!" The children answered in unison, then picked up their brushes, dipped them in water and began to practice on a small board.

Qin Huan just looked at the blackboard in front and found that it was several paragraphs of the filial piety Sutra. He immediately understood that these children had finished learning simple Chinese characters and began to learn three character Sutra, thousand character text, hundred family names, filial piety Sutra and so on.

"Childe, this way, please!" The girl came outside and pulled the door. Then she took Qin Yu to the small room next door.

The room was small, but it was still divided into two inside and outside rooms. The outside room was only a desk and a bookshelf. Qin Huan estimated that the inside room should be a bedroom.

"Please sit down, childe. The village is simple and can only replace tea with water. Don't blame me!" The girl invited Qin Huan to the desk and sat down. Then she came to the side, poured a bowl of water on the table and said with a red face.

Obviously, she was very embarrassed. She didn't expect that someone would visit the school. She regretted that she didn't buy some tea in the town last time. Then she thought that even if there were tea, there was no hot water!

"Don't worry, girl, don't make yourself at home, please..."

Qin Huan waved his hand to say please sit down, but he found that there was a chair under his ass in the room, so he had to pick up a bowl and drink.

"Girl, are you the only one in this school?"

"Yes!" The girl stood at the desk with her head bowed, holding the skirt corner in her hands, and gave a light kindness. It was obvious that Qin Huan's identity was not simple.

"I don't know who the girl is? Where do you usually live? What about dinner? What is the monthly salary? Can you get it in full? And can someone harass you at ordinary times? "

Seeing that she was so nervous, Qin Huan had to get up and pretend to look around the room while casually asking.