Zhou Xian said: "Yu Er, there is a talented woman in Shandong. Do you know who it is?"

Zhu Mai thought for a moment and replied, "You are talking about Yi'an layman Li Qingzhao! Isn't Sister Feng's Shuyu Pavilion her original library?"

Zhou Xian nodded, "Then you must know that there is a famous female general in the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Mai said, "It was Qin Liangyu, the old general of Qin. When she led the white-rod soldiers to Beijing to serve the king, her father wrote four poems for her. I still remember one of them, "Learn from the Eight Formations of Xichuan, and hold the military talisman in the sleeves of the mandarin ducks. Since women are willing to accept it, why should the general be a husband?"

Zhou Xian raised his thumbs up and smiled, "How many men should be ashamed of this poem!"

Zhu Mai said inexplicably: "They are two, one are famous female poets in the Song Dynasty, and the other are female generals who fought for the country in the Ming Dynasty. The two of them are completely unmatched. Why do you mention them?"

Zhou Xian smiled and said, "Don't be anxious, listen to me slowly! In fact, there is also a female general named Hong Niangzi, who is Li Yan's wife. Now there are many talented women like Chen Yixiu, Shang Jinglan, and Feng Sanjie in the Ming Dynasty who do business. Why should the general be a husband? Women can be generals, poets, and merchants? In fact, women can do most of the things men can do. You said, am I right?"

Zhu Mo thought for a while, and Yanran smiled and said, "It seems that what you are saying is right. Women are no worse than men."

Zhou Xian sighed and said, "But due to prejudice, many men think that women should stay away from home and take care of their husbands and children at home. It is true that taking care of their husbands and children is not allowed to do this, but not all women can only do this. Some sour Confucians also say, 'A woman without talent is virtue', but I think this is not right, and it is difficult to completely change this concept. If you can do something to change this concept, isn't it more meaningful?"

Zhu Xian frowned and said, "But what can I do!"

Zhou Xian smiled and said, "You are the princess of the Ming Dynasty. Your every move is noticeable. So, there are many things you can do and it can play an example. Let me talk about one first! Two days ago, Chen Feng came to me and said that they intercepted a group of thieves, who specialized in trafficking girls. They kidnapped girls from the north or directly snatched girls, and then transported them to the south to sell them to brothels. Among these girls, the older ones were eleven or twelve years old, and the younger ones were only four or five years old, and there were thirty or forty in total."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment before continuing: "And besides them, there are many situations similar to them. Now there are chaos in the north, and countless refugees flee to Shandong every day. Most of them are in poverty by forced people on the road. It's okay for the adults to say that they can do something in exchange for money and food and barely survive. But what should they do if those children?"

Zhu Meishu nodded slightly, "I saw a lot of children where you took me to last time."

Zhou Xian said: "They are pretty good because they have parents, but there are some parents who are not father-in-law and no one can help them survive. I don't want them to live on the streets, but there is no place to settle them. I can only set up a place in the military camp, and let them do some chores such as washing clothes and brushing shoes for the soldiers, and then the army provides them with food. But I can't put them in the military camp as well! So I wonder if you can lead a girls' academy, in addition to teaching them to read, they can also teach others. In the future, in addition to being maids and concubines, they can have some other choices and more choices."

Zhu Mai opened her mouth in surprise, "Women's College?"

Zhou Xian nodded and smiled faintly: "Huaqingfeng has opened a medical school in Xuzhou, which has made the trend first. Why can't you run a women's college? Maybe in the future, you can still be a female teacher!"

Zhu Mai was a little hesitant, "Can I do it? And why is it me? Isn't it good for you to directly find someone else? My mother used to say that I'm stupid and can't learn anything well, so how can I teach others?"

Zhou Xian thought for a while and said, "The reason why you must be you is because you are a princess. Your identity is there. Even if you do something extraordinary, those old stubborn people dare not say anything. Also, because you are a princess, you can do such a thing to play a good demonstration role. Sometimes, a person's identity determines a person's value, which is a very realistic problem. Of course, if you don't want to, it's better not to do it, and we want other things that suit you."

Zhu Mei was silent and thought carefully for a while and said, "What if I can't do it well?"

Zhou Xian stretched out his right hand, passed her frown brow, and smiled faintly: "You don't have to care whether you did it in the end. As long as you did it, it's enough. Moreover, the establishment of a college cannot be entirely up to you, so I will find someone to help you. And I can't explain clearly what a girl college will look like in the end. Since it's the first time, it's inevitable to take some detours or even make some mistakes. Just like learning to walk, we can't stay in bed forever because we are afraid of falling!"

Zhu Mei was silent for a long time before whispering: "Then I'll give it a try!"

Zhou Xian nodded with a smile, "When King De left with your royal brother, all his family went with him, and the De Prince's Mansion was vacant. The royal palace was large in scale, luxurious in architecture, covering dozens of acres, and hundreds of houses. You can go and take a look first, and select some of them as the site of the Women's College. In addition, I will allocate 50,000 taels of silver from the treasury, and you can do it first. You can also ask Sister Feng to help you, and a financial management expert like her will definitely help you manage the silver."

Zhu Mai thought for a while and said, "I want to ask you for someone?"

Zhou Xian was stunned for a moment and said, "Who is it!"

Zhu Ma said, "Jinse."

Zhou Xian said in confusion: "What do you want her?"

Zhu Mai said: "She takes care of your family in an orderly manner, and it will definitely help me. Why, are you reluctant to let it go?"

Zhou Xian shook his head and said, "That's not, but this family really cannot do without her! Let's do this! I recommend another person to you, and you have seen him, just Zhou Tai's wife, Zhao. She is a piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. As for Jinse, if you need her to help you, go find her directly. If she has time, she will definitely help you."

Zhu Ma was not too disappointed, "Then I'll go find her now."
Chapter completed!