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"Don't worry about them. Get the telegraph office and newspapers up and running first."

Sun Lei looked at everyone and said that Jiumozhi was not a problem at all. This was Da Qi and it was not the Lama's turn to speak.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Everyone saluted to Sun Lei.

At the morning court the next day, the cabinet discussed the matters concerning the telegraph office and the newspaper.

Naturally, the other officials had no objection to things that the cabinet and the emperor had already agreed to, but many people also made additional suggestions, and the better ones were directly adopted.

After court dismissed, Sun Lei went to school.

As soon as I got outside the school, I heard the sound of students reading.

“This is what school should be like!”

Sun Lei is very satisfied. The most important thing is that the school gets on the right track. All development comes from the accumulation of knowledge.

Just at this moment, the bell for the end of get out of class rang, the sound of reading came to an abrupt end, and amidst a burst of laughter, the children in the classroom rushed to the playground and started a short play.

"Almost, that's how it should be!"

Sun Lei nodded. If he hoped that his child would concentrate on studying, the sun would probably rise from the west.

"headmaster!"

As soon as Sun Lei arrived outside the school, he was recognized by the students and surrounded by them.

"Alright, alright, you want to eat at the big table again. Your principal Li said that you can't eat snacks!"

Sun Lei was speechless when he saw those seven or eight-year-old children surrounding them. He must have bought food for them himself if they came around.

"Principal, we are hungry!"

Those children were not afraid of Sun Lei, the principal and emperor, at all. They held Sun Lei's hand and started to act coquettishly.

"Alright, alright, one sausage per person, that's all we can do. Don't let your principal, Li, find out or he'll nag you again."

Sun Lei was speechless and could only speak to the vendor selling fried sausages at the door.

There was no food safety in Qi State because those who sold fake goods, especially those who harmed children, would be sentenced to at least five to ten years of hard labor, and in serious cases, beheaded.

As for those who can sell things in front of the school gate, there are so many people watching them that they dare not cheat.

After the children got the delicious food, they stopped pestering Sun Lei and ran to the sausage vendor.

The vendor was also a quick man. He immediately put a pot of sausages in. Sausages are easy to cook. Just fry them a little and sprinkle them with chili powder and cumin powder to make a perfect delicacy.

More and more students gathered around, and the vendor didn’t have enough sausages to sell. Fortunately, the bell rang, and everyone, whether they had gotten the sausages or not, ran back to the classroom.

The hawker then packed up. The students didn't give him any money, but that didn't matter. Since the emperor had spoken, someone would naturally give him money.

Sun Lei came directly to Li Qingzhao's small building and saw Li Qingzhao's angry eyes from afar. As the principal, Li Qingzhao now has a separate small building in the school.

"What are you staring at me for? Are you trying to eat me?"

Sun Lei went up to the small building nonchalantly, as if he were a piece of meat being cut into a doughnut. He knew that Li Qingzhao was angry with him for giving snacks to the children, and the child would be difficult to manage for a while.

"Stop looking at me or I'll eat you up!"

Seeing that Li Qingzhao was still somewhat angry, Sun Lei smiled and tried to threaten her.

"Huh, how come you have time to come to school today!"

Only then did Li Qingzhao speak like a resentful woman.

"What are you talking about? Didn't I just come here the night before yesterday? I asked you to go to the palace but you refused to go!"

Sun Lei was speechless. He couldn't understand this woman's train of thought.

"What are you going to do? You'll make people laugh at you!"

Li Qingzhao said in a huff.

"I want to recruit a group of children to go to the local area. They need to be familiar with telegraph machines. Please give me a list of names!" Sun Lei walked up to Li Qingzhao, put his arms around her slender waist, and hugged her tightly in his arms.

"You want students right away. What do you think a school is? I don't sell students!"

Li Qingzhao blushed but still spoke.

"Since ancient times, students have learned both civil and martial arts and sold them to the emperor. This is a win-win business! Otherwise, where do you want students to go after graduation? Go home and farm?"

Sun Lei smiled as he looked at Li Qingzhao in his arms. The more he looked at her, the more attractive she became.

"Then choose it yourself!"

Li Qingzhao said with a pout.

"I don't understand the situation. These things need to be done at the local level. You need to have outstanding abilities and be able to bear a certain amount of pressure. You know the students' situation best, so I will definitely listen to you!"

Sun Lei smiled and said that although he was the principal, he really didn't know the specific situation of the students.

"Then you just wait!"

There seemed to be some pride in Li Qingzhao's tone.

"They can't wait. The local authorities are in a hurry. They will be in charge of the telegraph office, not officials. You need to make this clear to them."

Sun Lei emphasized.

"Not being an official? Does that mean you are in charge of things? Ugh..."

As Li Qingzhao frowned and pondered, she suddenly began to dry heave.

Sun Lei quickly supported Li Qingzhao, and when he saw her retching for a while, she stopped and suddenly laughed.

"Looks like we need to ask Dr. An to take a look!"

Sun Lei kissed Li Qingzhao on the face and smiled.

"Why do you need Doctor An? I'm fine!"

Li Qingzhao was a little confused, and just felt a little nauseous, but it was not a serious illness.

"Based on my experience, nine times out of ten, the baby is pregnant."

Sun Lei smiled and touched Li Qingzhao's abdomen, where there was already a little life.

"Nonsense, I..."

Li Qingzhao felt a mixture of surprise and worry. She was surprised that she finally had her own child, but she was worried that her joy would be in vain.

Although Li Qingzhao was a talented and all-knowing principal, she had no experience with pregnant women. She just felt that she had a poor appetite in the past two days and might have a stomach disease, which caused her retching.

……

Liu Qi and Wu Jie were leading their men towards Liangshan City.

In the middle of the team was a group of Tibetan lamas wearing red robes and cockscomb hats.

These lamas each hold a prayer wheel in their hands, turning it as they walk, looking very pious.

"Aren't these lamas annoying? They keep chattering as they walk along the road!"

Liu Qi looked at Wu Jie standing aside and said that along the way, these lamas kept chanting scriptures while turning the prayer wheels, which made him very annoyed.

"Let them be. This is their last leg of the journey. If they refuse to change, we will kill them. It is because the Tibetans are ignorant. Otherwise, why would we bring them here?"

Wu Jie said that they had conquered the entire Tibetan territory, but many Tibetans still only believed in Buddhism and Bon and were unwilling to change even if they died. On the contrary, the liberated serfs were easier to change.

"Look at these lamas. They think they are great monks, but in fact their minds are already distracted. They haven't even kept their eyes on the prayer wheels during the whole journey."

Wu Jie sneered and said that at this moment they were already close to Liangshan City. There were villages and towns not far along the way. It was so lively that it could be called a city on the Tibetan Plateau.

“The Central Plains is indeed prosperous, but the people here are not pious enough and need to cleanse their souls!”

Jiumozhi said with a compassionate look. (End of this chapter)