A busy street bustling with people.
Feng Fuce rode his horse, accompanied by two groups of Xiu Luo Envoys, swiftly passing by the roadside.
However, he heard the sounds of drums and gongs—
"Co and look, Princess Cuicuo is recruiting helpers!"
Feng Fuce imdiately pulled the reins, turned his horse around, and headed towards the source of the sound.
He stopped at the edge of the crowd, squinting to observe Ke Shouwang surrounded by many people.
He had brought two servants, one beating a gong and the other playing a drum, while he was responsible for spreading the word.
"Princess Cuicuo is recruiting helpers, needing ten people, the requirent is having read the ’Three Character Classic’ at least!"
Soone in the crowd quickly asked, "What do we help the Princess with?"
Ke Shouwang smiled and said, "Help the Princess air out books; the Fengchao Mansion is full of books, and those helping need to sort and arrange them. Her Highness is willing to reward each person with two taels!"
Wow!
The crowd beca sowhat excited.
Two taels, that could match a month’s pay for a regular worker.
Imdiately, so people raised their hands and volunteered.
Ke Shouwang faced the eager crowd and had the servant distribute preprepared papers one by one.
"Fill out the questions on the sheets and send them directly to Fengchao Mansion. If you pass, you can help the Princess. Rember, only those who can read, not those who can’t!"
Upon hearing this, so people reluctantly left.
But the hundred test papers prepared by Bai Zhi’er for Ke Shouwang were distributed in a blink of an eye.
Seeing the task completed, Ke Shouwang imdiately pushed through the crowd and returned to Fengchao Mansion to report.
Feng Fuce sat tall on his horse, his eyes filled with scrutiny and contemplation.
Chu Ping, perplexed on the side, said, "Marquis, isn’t the Princess losing money by paying for people to study? It’s a big loss!"
Feng Fuce sneered, casting a sideways glance at him: "Foolish."
This was his evaluation of Chu Ping.
Chu Ping scratched his head: "My brain surely isn’t as good as the Marquis’s."
Feng Fuce said calmly: "She is screening."
"Those who pass the simple test and help categorize books certainly have a basic cultural foundation."
"Her aim isn’t to spend two taels to find ten helpers, but many would pass the simple test, so she uses this gimmick to recruit disciples for the Wen Mansion."
Feng Fuce guessed correctly.
The main issue Bai Zhi’er wanted to solve was that people didn’t truly believe Fengchao Mansion was a genuine academy for poor people to study.
So, she wanted to precisely draw these scholars into the mansion and then let them experience that the academy is serious.
Among scholars, they generally know each other.
Word of mouth is the best publicity.
The young one just spent a little money to boost Fengchao Mansion’s reputation.
anwhile, the books sought from Bai Xilie were simply too many.
A total of over three thousand books; the followers hadn’t sorted them all yet. With help from scholars, the progress would certainly accelerate.
After hearing what Feng Fuce said, Chu Ping suddenly realized.
"The Princess is indeed a Princess! Marquis, should we still go to kidnap students from Aoyama Private School?"
Last ti they forcibly took all of the teachers from that private school.
This ti, Feng Fuce thought of directly bringing a batch of scholars to Fengchao Mansion upon hearing that no one visited.
But, Bai Zhi’er ca up with her own counterasure.
Raising his brows, Feng Fuce’s gaze remained calm and indifferent: "No need for the private school, go directly to the mansion and see if she needs any more help."
With that, he whipped his horse and galloped away quickly.
When Feng Fuce arrived, Bai Zhi’er was already busy beyond asure.
"Wait a minute, don’t push, ah, put this paper there, and give the paper with the na again! Oh my, who sneakily touched the Princess’s hairpin!"
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