The next day, in the morning, in Mrs. Ya’s house.

"Tao Fang, Guo Huai, I have met Mr. Hou." Tao Fang from the Wu family and a middle-aged man who, like Guo Zong, always has a smile on his face, but does not feel as dangerous as Guo Zong.

See the ceremony together.

"No courtesy," said Ito Cheng, who was sitting in the main seat.

The two of them straightened up and looked up at Ito Cheng. But the next moment, Guo Huai felt his head was dizzy and his consciousness became less clear. Fortunately, this situation did not last long, and soon his head was spinning again.

He woke up again, but when he looked at Juluhou in front of him again, a feeling that was far more respectful than when he saw his master Guo Zong could not be suppressed but rose from the bottom of his heart.

"Guo Huai has met the Lord." Driven by that mood, Guo Huaifu knelt down on the ground again, bowed and saluted.

"Get up." Ito Cheng said.

"Thank you, sir." Guo Huaigong responded and stood up.

At this time, Ito Cheng didn't see any movement, only a flash of void, and four male figures suddenly appeared in the room.

"From today on, the four of them will be your two deputies, responsible for selling books when your Guo and Wu caravans travel." Ito Cheng pointed at the four men who suddenly appeared.

The so-called Guo and Wu caravans are the nationwide purchase and sale of maidservants carried out by the Wu family every year, and the monthly weapons transportation by the Guo family. Ito Cheng intends to use the two existing trade channels this time.

Ship books along the same route, and sell paper books with official scripts to all parts of Zhao State, and even surrounding countries, to promote writing.

"Zhang Wen, Li Liang, Wang Pi, and Zhao Shen have met the two supervisors." The four people who were pointed at said with fists in their hands.

Tao Fang and Guo Huai did not dare to express their gratitude, so they quickly raised their hands in return.

"You can go down now. Remember, after five days, someone will go to Mrs. Masa's fief in the suburbs to pick up the books." After seeing the people on both sides seeing the ceremony, Ito Cheng said quietly.

"Yes." Tao Fang, Guo Huai, Zhang Wen, Li Liang, Wang Pi and Zhao Shen responded in unison, then slowly exited the room and disappeared from Ito Cheng's sight.

…

In the afternoon, the streets of Handan.

"Did you hear that?"

"What?"

"That rumor about Julu Hou?"

"Are you talking about the one where Marquis Julu is going to open an academy and admit all children of school age in Handan City?"

"That's it."

"Of course I heard about it."

"Do you think this is credible?"

"How can we know this kind of thing? But it would be great if it is true. I wonder if that brat of mine can also recognize a few big characters."

"Have a sweet dream. Even if that rumor is true, can you afford the money to study? Do you have the money to buy books, paper, pens and ink for your kid?"

"This...hey."

"So it's better to listen to this."

"Hey, why is it so difficult for us civilians to read and write?"

Discussions and emotions like this can be seen everywhere in Handan City for a while.

It's still afternoon. Somewhere on the street in Handan City.

"We're hiring!" A young man suddenly shouted loudly.

"Wow~" The next moment, a large number of idle men quickly swarmed in front of the young man and surrounded him.

“Where are we recruiting?”

"What kind of work do you do?"

"How much does it cost?"

Then, the noisy questions started buzzing like flies on a summer day.

"Quiet!" the young man who was impatient with the noise shouted loudly.

The people around him stopped talking and became quiet.

"The place where workers are being recruited is Mrs. Ya's fief in the southern suburbs of the city. The specific work is not clear yet, but the wages are sufficient, one cloth coin per person per day. Those who are willing to work can go to Mrs. Ya's fief to find the boss." Everyone was quiet.

The young man who came down said loudly.

"Wow~"

The people around him suddenly became noisy.

Cloth coins are a kind of coins used during the Warring States Period. They are divided into sharp-footed cloth, round-footed cloth, square-footed cloth, three-hole cloth, etc. In terms of use value, they are slightly inferior to the knife coins commonly used in various countries.

A cloth coin can buy ten pounds of millet, so one cloth coin a day is almost the same as two or thirty wages a day in later generations, which is very rich!

However, the young man ignored these people, squeezed out of the crowd, and headed to the next place. He still had several places to inform.

Seeing the young man leaving, these idle people stopped talking and dispersed one after another, hurriedly heading towards Lady Ya's fiefdom on the southern outskirts of the city.

At the same time, Mrs. Ya sealed the land.

"Boss, please tell me, what kind of jobs are there?" A man with bare feet and linen clothes and a smell of sweat asked loudly.

"Yes, yes, boss, tell me quickly!" Others echoed.

"Well." In the crowd, the old man who was called the boss coughed heavily and signaled the people around him to be quiet. Then he looked at the crowd and said in a low voice, "There are two main types of work. One is like those people

Likewise, he became a farmer and was responsible for cultivating the foreign vegetable seeds handed down by Juluhou."

Following the boss's fingers, everyone saw a man and a woman working in the fields not far from the factory, operating a strange wooden machine.

"These two are just like them, working as coolies, responsible for carrying sand, cement, and breaking stones for the paving team." Then he changed his head and pointed again, pointing to another group of people who were following a horse-drawn carriage.

said the men working behind the machinery.

"...So, do you get paid to be a farmer?" After a moment of silence, a man asked.

"Yes." The old leader said.

"How much?" Others asked with bright eyes.

"Each person gets one cloth coin for five days," the old man said slowly.

"What about those people?" Another man asked, looking at the workers who were paving the cement road with the paving team.

"One a day." Lao Naibao replied slowly without raising his head or eyelids.

"...Done it!" a certain man shouted loudly.

And with him taking the lead, more men joined in.

"But beforehand, I always want to remind you, if you want to do it, just do it well and don't cheat, otherwise you won't get your hard-earned money, even your life, you may lose it here, please understand.

Are you ready?" The old man raised his head and looked at the men and said coldly.

Everyone's hearts tightened, and they nodded quickly to express their understanding.

Then the next day, the vigorous renovation of Handan City began in the city. At the same time, more exciting rumors also spread in the city.

"Did you hear that?"

"What?"

"Marquis Julu wants to set up an academy."

"I heard about it. But it has nothing to do with us, just listen to it for fun."

"Why doesn't it matter? Don't you know that the new academy opened by Juluhou does not charge money? As long as the children are under fourteen years old, regardless of gender, they can be sent to the academy to study!"

"Really or not? No payment?!"

"Really. I heard it from my distant cousin who works as a servant in Mrs. Ya's house. Is this true?"

"Hi~, Marquis Julu is so brave!"

"Aren't your boys and girls both under the age of fourteen? Why don't you give it a try?"

"Really no money?"

"Anyway, that's what my cousin told me. Unfortunately, my girl is already fifteen this year, and my mother is looking for a husband for her. I didn't catch up with the good time, otherwise I would also send my girl to study.

After reading it, I am interested in marrying into the minister's family in the future, so that my family can live a good life."

"..."

Then comes the third day.

"Have you heard?"

"What?"

"The matter of Marquis Julu opening an academy."

"Of course I've heard about it. Now the whole city is talking about it. How hard it is not to hear about it."

"Then do you know the name of the new academy? Who are the deans?"
To be continued...