Chapter 530: Fourth Rank Imperial Edict
The emperor was so eager to go to Hezhou immediately to take a look at the papermaking workshop.
He was really curious about how paper was made and why it was so cheap.
You can imagine that if paper becomes cheaper, more people can afford it, more people will read, and the court will be able to recruit many talents.
The emperor couldn't even think about going to Su Xueyi to have a good talk at this time.
Even the people in the imperial study could feel the emperor's good mood at the moment.
The emperor suppressed his excitement and continued to read the contents of the memorial.
Soon, the emperor stood up excitedly again.
"Printing... What kind of printing exists?"
The emperor opened his eyes wide and found it unbelievable.
"This Miss Shen is a remarkable woman."
The emperor felt particularly moved.
Although he did not quite understand what printing was, he knew from the contents of the memorial that printing could print books quickly, and could turn many precious books into hundreds of copies in an instant.
And it prints very quickly.
There are also greenhouse vegetables, and they say that fresh vegetables can be grown in winter, which will then be transported to Beijing for him to taste.
The emperor's eyes were a little red.
Su Aiqing still misses him in Hezhou.
He said that it was right to let Su Xueyi go to Hezhou.
No one else can govern Hezhou, but Su Xueyi can.
He also knew that many refugees outside were starting to return to Hezhou.
No one will become a bandit anymore.
Hezhou has started to develop. I heard that the Hezhou Wharf has become very beautiful and there are many delicious foods there.
Even the emperor wants to go and see it.
But he also knew his responsibilities and could not go out casually.
There is a painting under the memorial.
The paintings depict the customs and habits of some places in Hezhou, as well as the appearance of the wharf and the academy.
This is a very long painting. Even if he has not been to Hezhou, he can probably know what Hezhou looks like now by looking at this painting.
The emperor was deeply touched.
"Xue Yi was thinking of me. Knowing that I wanted to know what Hezhou looked like, she drew this picture."
The only person who can understand him is Su Xueyi.
The emperor sighed in his heart and couldn't help but miss his friend.
During the morning court session the next day, the emperor talked about Hezhou's papermaking and printing technology, and especially praised Su Xueyi and Shen Yueyao.
The emperor immediately issued an edict, raising Shen Yueyao's imperial rank by two levels, to the fourth rank.
This shocked everyone in the court.
Many officials still want to refute it.
The emperor said calmly, "If you can develop papermaking, printing, or greenhouse vegetables, even just one of these, I will promote you and grant you a higher rank, and I will also grant your wife an imperial decree."
"Don't do what you can't do, and don't try to stop me from granting the imperial edict."
Now there are a group of the emperor's people in the court, so the emperor speaks with power and majesty in the court.
Those who wanted to persuade the emperor to revoke his decision had no choice but to keep quiet.
The emperor today is no longer the same emperor as before.
The emperor is now becoming more and more majestic, holding real power and having people he can use.
Some officials with ulterior motives no longer dared to look down on the emperor.
In this way, the emperor ordered people to rush to send the imperial decree, clothing and some rewards to Hezhou, and expressed his concern and greetings.
The emperor naturally also asked someone to bring some things to Su Xueyi.
Shen Yueyao had never thought that she would become a fourth-rank official so soon.
Shen Yueyao thought for a moment and discussed with Su Xueyi, "I think it's better to hand over technologies like papermaking and printing to the emperor. The emperor can arrange for an official to make paper and print it, which is equivalent to the emperor's private property, making it easier for the emperor to consolidate his power and do something."
Shen Yueyao and Su Xueyi both believed in the emperor.
And they also understand that such technology is too conspicuous.
It’s better to leave it to the emperor.
Moreover, if they hand over this technology to the emperor, they can continue to make paper in Hezhou without any impact.
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