Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

Chapter 1261 Liuyang Prefecture's First Social Recruitment

Three days later, at Liuchang Academy.

Ba Lezhan and the headmaster of the academy argued heatedly, their faces turning red: "I don't care, reform! Reform! We must reform! From now on, this place will be called Quanyang County School, not Liuchang Academy!"

"Liuchang Academy!" The headmaster spat as he spoke, "What Quanyang County School! I don't recognize it!"

"This is my order, you have no choice but to accept it!"

"I refuse to accept this! If you continue to force me, I will lead the teachers to find another good place and rebuild the academy!"

"Fine! Go ahead and leave! Go away and don't come back!"

"I'll leave then! The world is vast, and home is everywhere!"

Ba Lezhan sneered: "Ha, it's a wonder that Lord Shen was thinking of you all, saying he wanted to invite Headmaster Hou of Luming Academy to give a lecture. What a waste of your good intentions! No, you're not even worth mentioning. You're just a donkey piss who can only glare but can't think!"

"Clang-"

The headmaster's inkstone fell to the ground: "You...you tell me, who does Lord Shen wish to invite to give lectures at the academy?"

Ba Lezhan sneered again: "I don't say nice things twice."

The headmaster discreetly observed his expression and tentatively asked, "Are you truly Headmaster Hou of Luming Academy?"

Ba Lezhan sneered for the third time: "If Lord Shen speaks up, how could he possibly refuse?"

"change!"

No sooner had Ba Lezhan finished speaking than the headmaster immediately changed his expression: "Change it! It must be changed! I previously felt that the name 'Liuchang Academy' was too ordinary and not worthy of being called a prestigious school. If we could hang up the plaque of 'County School,' I would have no regrets in this life!"

Ba Lezhan gave him a cold look, and then said, "In your opinion, when would be a good time for our county school to change its plaque? Today? Tomorrow? No, no, no, we need to choose an auspicious day. I will go to Quanyang Temple now and ask the abbot to help me choose a date..."

He left without a word, and as Balezhan watched his retreating figure, he scoffed, "You think I can't handle a big-eyed old man like you?"

What is Luming Academy to Quanyang Academy?

It is a peak that no one dares to climb, a mountaintop, a god that we could only look up to before!

Now that the "god" is about to step down from his "altar," wouldn't this big-eyed old man have to seize the opportunity?

"My lord, my lord!"

Just then, a yamen runner came running up and reported, "The official document has arrived! The prefectural government has sent someone with the document!"

"It arrived so quickly?" Ba Lezhan quickly rubbed his face and strode towards the academy's exit: "Back to the county government!"

He thought that this letter must be related to the "Baoshe" mentioned by Lord Shen.

Back at the government office, he opened the document and saw the two bright words at the beginning, and he felt as if his sky had fallen.

"A newspaper..." He chuckled dryly, moved the paper back an inch, and looked at it again: "Heh, it really is a newspaper..."

He really wanted to stab his past self from three days ago to death.

......

The following day, a notice appeared on the bulletin boards of all twelve counties in Liuyang, including Tongan County.

"A newspaper?" A crowd gathered in front of the bulletin board, buzzing with discussion: "What's a newspaper? I've never heard of one before."

"I haven't heard of it either, but... this notice seems to come from the government office?"

"The government office?" Upon hearing this, the people of Tong'an immediately took the notice to heart.

Someone said eagerly, "Isn't that what our master means? Quick, I don't even recognize all these characters yet, can someone read it to everyone? We can't let our master's idea come to fruition!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was bent over to defecate, and not a single person offered to hand over toilet paper.

"I still can't recognize them all..."

"Well, I can probably recognize about half of them, but I can't read them aloud to everyone..."

The situation became awkward for a moment.

Just as everyone was looking around, Xiao Yuan squeezed through the crowd with his iron ruler, shaking his head and sighing, "I told you all to be more diligent, and what do you call this? 'You only realize how little you know when you need it'! You can't even read a single notice, yet you keep talking about bringing honor to your parents..."

Everyone scratched their heads and chuckled, "Yuan'er, can you read it to us?"

"Read it, read it, read it!" Xiao Yuan tucked the iron ruler back into his waistband, raised his hand and patted the notice: "The 'Recruitment Notice of the Liuyang Prefecture Official Newspaper' is indeed our lord's intention."

Upon hearing this, everyone became even more excited: "Yuan'er, if we pass the selection, will we be able to see the Lord every day?"

Xiao Yuan was taken aback and actually looked at the notice carefully: "...It doesn't say so, but it probably can't be."

Tell me, who wouldn't want to see adults every day?

He really wants it!

If such a good opportunity really existed, he would be the first to volunteer!

"Oh..." Everyone was disappointed for a moment upon hearing this, but they quickly adjusted their mindset: "Yuan'er, you read it, we're listening!"

Xiao Yuan nodded: "Listen carefully—in order to convey government orders, understand the people's sentiments, and help the people's livelihood in Liuyang Prefecture, the prefectural government plans to establish an official newspaper office, which will be responsible for information collection, compilation, and dissemination. In order to recruit talents, regardless of background, we are now publicly recruiting editors and reporters from all literate people in the prefecture."

"Ah..." The people's eyes showed disappointment upon hearing this: "You have to be literate and able to compile... We definitely have no chance."

It truly proves what Yuan'er just said—you only realize how little you know when you need it.

After a silent sigh, they decided to listen to the proclamation, since there were quite a few literate people in Tongan County these days, and someone would eventually be selected.

Xiao Yuan continued, "This time, we plan to recruit ten all-around editors and reporters. The requirements are as follows—"

"First, only those who are literate and educated and registered in Liuyang Prefecture are eligible to apply; second, applicants must be of good character and have no criminal record; third, there are no restrictions on gender, age, or academic achievement; fourth, those who are attentive to people's livelihood and good at listening will be given priority."

After he finished speaking, the people were stunned for a moment: "You...you don't have any other requests?"

Xiao Yuan was taken aback by the question, turned around to confirm again, and nodded: "That's all, just these four points."

There are really only four points!

The people beat their chests in regret, lamenting their past actions.

They failed to meet even these four simple requirements, which is simply a disgrace to Tongan County!

Hearing the wails and cries of agony all around, Xiao Yuan helplessly patted the notice: "Do you still want to hear it? The rest might... well, you might..."

"listen!"

The crowd interrupted Xiao Yuan, glaring at him and saying, "We need to hear this carefully, to see what we've missed!"

"to make."

Xiao Yuan spoke again: "Salary and benefits—two taels of silver, ten catties of rice, and three taels of oil per month, including meals and lodging; two bolts of summer cloth and one bolt of winter cotton cloth provided quarterly; additional allowances for festivals to help the family; those who are diligent, competent, and have excellent performance will receive an annual increase in their monthly salary. Those who are interested can bring their household registration documents to the local county government office to register within three days from today. After passing the initial qualification review, the prefectural government will hold an assessment on a selected date. Okay, that's all."

"..."

"..."

The crowd fell into a deathly silence.

Does it include rice and oil every month? Does it include room and board? Is there a quarterly allowance? Is there a holiday bonus? Is it even a monthly salary or an annual increase?

The hanging heart finally died.