The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 1148

Chapter 1148: Chapter 971, Competing to Enter Xiliang

Xiao Yeyang hadn’t expected that Yan Wenxiu would really bring back a group of scholars for him.

Yan Wenxiu smiled, he hadn’t anticipated that these scholars would be so keenly interested in Pinyin; he hardly had to persuade them, and they were willing to follow him to Xiliang.

Xiao Yeyang asked Defu to arrange accommodation for the scholars; it’s the end of the year now, the coldest time, they mustn’t let these scholars catch a cold.

"This Xiliang doesn’t seem as poor as I imagined."

"Especially this area near Liangdu, it looks quite bustling, with every household immersed in strong New Year vibes."

"Right, did you notice? The roads in Liangdu City seem exceptionally flat, apparently built with something called cement."

"Yes, after the snow melts, there’s no mud on the ground, but it’s clean."

"Look at this, our lodging even has glass installed, the conditions are even better than in the Academy."

"Isn’t that stating the obvious? We are, after all, guests of Prince Weiyuan."

"We shouldn’t get too comfortable with the idea of being guests; we are here to learn Pinyin, so we need to stay humble."

"What do you think about the suggestion from Lord Yan on the road, about us staying in Xiliang to teach?"

Upon this, everyone fell silent.

Although Xiliang was not as poor as they had imagined, it still lagged behind other places, and most people were not too keen on staying here.

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Prince Residence of Weiyuan.

Daohua, seeing that Xiao Yeyang had some leisure time, asked curiously, "Why didn’t you go to the Governor’s Office today?"

Xiao Yeyang replied resignedly, "My dear Princess Consort, it’s already the twenty-fifth of the twelfth lunar month; aren’t I allowed a little rest?"

Daohua smiled, "I’m just not used to seeing you idle all of a sudden, after getting used to your busyness." She paused, "Didn’t your elder brother bring you some scholars? Why don’t you go meet them?"

Xiao Yeyang: "What’s there to meet about? Nothing in this world comes for free. They want to learn Pinyin? Fine, they can stay and teach in Liangdu Prefecture. I’ve already had Defu pass on my message; it’s up to them if they want to stay."

Daohua: "Is your academy built already?"

Xiao Yeyang: "When Wenxiu went back to Beijing, he already reported to the Emperor. Next year, Xiliang will start full-scale construction of prefectures, counties, and townships."

"The Provincial Governor’s Office and Supervisory Office I had built early on. As for the academy, it was built incidentally. I have also ordered the construction of Governor’s Offices in other garrison posts."

Daohua laughed, "No wonder you’ve been so busy every day, accomplishing so much."

Xiao Yeyang: "To govern Xiliang, we must at least set up the most basic administrative institutions first." Saying this, he paused, "Next year, our Xiliang is probably going to get busier."

Daohua nodded, with the establishment of prefectures, counties, and townships in Xiliang, a large number of positions would suddenly become available. Now that Xiliang was stable, even though remote and harsh, there would still be those willing to come.

Especially since the establishment of Ganzhou Prefecture, Elder Dong had achieved commendable administrative performance there, which would certainly attract a portion of the officials.

At this moment, Defu came over to report that there was an issue at the Governor’s Office and Xiao Yeyang’s decision was needed.

Xiao Yeyang sighed, "The older the son gets, the more interesting it becomes, I don’t feel like fulfilling official duties anymore."

Daohua spoke irritably, "That’s because you’ve only been playing with the son. You don’t know how infuriating this little rascal can be at times."

Xiao Yeyang countered, "I think our son is quite well-behaved."

Daohua immediately responded, "Then you go to the amusement park now and bring that little guy back."

Xiao Yeyang knew his son was active and wouldn’t want to return if he hadn’t had his fill of fun, which would surely end in tears. Once his son started crying, his uncle and mother would definitely chastise him.

"I need to go to the Governor’s Office, and after I’m back, I’ll discipline that brat."