Chapter 1217: A Match Made in Heaven
The governor of a state is equivalent to the governor. Of course, his actual power is greater than that of the governor. After all, he holds all the military and political power of a state, which is equivalent to a frontier official.
However, during the reign of the previous emperor, the position of provincial governor was abolished. Except for the capital and the secondary capitals, all other positions were replaced by inspectors, weakening their power. After that, provincial governors mostly became posthumous honors given to meritorious officials.
There is no practical benefit other than allowing him to be recorded in history books and have his identity passed down.
Koko couldn't understand the meaning of this, but humans were very excited, including its host, who jumped for joy several times.
It raised three big question marks in Manbao's mind, and Manbao explained it in detail, "Civil officials and military generals achieve great success first so that they can have wives and children, and enjoy a life of wealth and glory. What's the second reason?"
Koko typed a question mark.
Manbao shook his head and said, "The second reason is to leave a name in history."
"From the emperor to the common people, who doesn't want to leave their name in history?" Man Bao said, "My own father didn't have this title. No one would remember him except us. If we didn't compile a family tree a few generations later, I'm afraid no one would know about it. But now that he has been posthumously honored, his name will be recorded not only in the daily records, but also in the official records and in the history books. In the future, all future generations need to do is open the history books and know that such a person once existed in the world and did such a thing."
As he spoke, Manbao became quieter and a little sad. "This is called posthumous honor."
Koko said, "What's the point if people are dead?"
Manbao thought for a long time and then said, "If people have reincarnation, then it will be useful. If not, it is indeed useless for the dead, but it is useful for the living."
Yes, it is not only useful for living people, but also of great use.
As soon as Manbao heard the news, she took a carriage to the Imperial College to pick up Bai Shan and others. A group of young men came out of the school arm in arm, and when they saw her, they smiled and called her "Miss Zhou".
Even Bai Shan smiled and called her, "Miss Zhou."
Manbao looked at them and asked, "Did you take the wrong medicine?"
Bai Shan bowed with a smile and said happily, "You are now the daughter of the governor, so we must be respectful to you."
Manbao thought about it and bowed in return, "Then you are also the son of the governor, so I have to return the respect."
Seeing the two of them bowing to each other, Feng Zongping and others followed suit and bowed to each other, "Oh, the young master of the governor's family..."
"Oh, the son of the Shangshu family..."
"Oh my, the young master of the Right Prime Minister's family..."
"Come, come, this is the son of the Jingzhao Yin family..."
"Come, Miss of the State Herald's Family..."
Only Bai Erlang felt his teeth ache, and he grabbed Feng Zongping and others who were following him and bowing randomly, "They are bowing as they please, why are you joining in the fun?"
Yi Ziyang said happily: "Why can't we join in the fun?"
Bai Erlang: "They are childhood sweethearts, a perfect match. How can you just join in the random worship?"
When Feng Zongping heard this, he looked at the two people facing him, put away his hands and said happily, "It's true."
Bai Shan and Man Bao blushed slightly and stood up straight without bowing.
When Ji Hao heard this, the smile on his face fell. He said, "People say that rich families marry their daughters, while poor families marry their daughters-in-law. Both of their fathers became governors. Isn't that inappropriate?"
Bai Erlang was already feeling incredibly sad and a little jealous, but upon hearing Ji Hao's words, he became displeased and immediately retorted, "Who said it's inappropriate? Our Bai family is a bit richer than the Zhou family, so we're both high-class and low-class families. How can it be inappropriate?"
Bai Shan nodded in agreement and gave his junior brother and cousin an appreciative look.
Ji Hao said with a stern face: "No matter how high it is, it is not as high as my Ji family."
Bai Erlang: "Your Ji family is too high up, I can't reach it."
Feng Zongping, Yin or Yi Ziyang and the others looked at them back and forth and started arguing with each other, unable to speak for a long time.
Manbao was a little shy at first, but when he saw the two of them talking endlessly, he couldn't help but say, "Are you guys done yet? You act like you're my elders. Bai Cheng, don't forget, I'm your senior sister!"
Looking at Ji Hao again, Manbao frowned but said nothing, after all, they were not familiar with each other.
The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment, but Bai Shan smiled and broke the deadlock. "It's rare that everyone has some free time, and it's such a happy event. I'll treat you to a meal."
Manbao immediately said, "Let's go to our Zhouji Restaurant. My sixth brother and his team have just hired a new chef, and the food he cooks is delicious."
No one had any objections, so they happily took a bus out of the inner city together.
It's not time for dinner yet, so there are not many people in the restaurant, but the kitchen is very busy because there is a lot of preparation work.
Zhou Lijun sat behind the counter using an abacus, calculating the accounts for today's lunch. After finding everything in order, she wrote them down. When she looked up and saw her aunt and her friends coming in, she immediately put down her pen and went out to greet them. "Aunt, why are you here?"
Manbao pointed at Bai Shan and said with a smile: "He invited us to dinner, so we came here to eat."
Zhou Lijun smiled and led them upstairs, found them a good private room by the window, then ran downstairs to get the menu and showed it to them.
Usually they would read out the names of the dishes, after all, not everyone can read, but Zhou Lijun felt that they might prefer to look at the menu and choose slowly.
Indeed, everyone took the menu and figured it out. Feng Zongping glanced at Zhou Lijun while choosing, then smiled and said to Manbao, "Miss Zhou, you are the daughter of the governor's family now. Do you still plan to keep this shop open?"
"Of course I have to open it. I haven't earned back my investment yet."
Yi Ziyang coughed lightly and said, "Zong Ping means that your family can hire a shopkeeper and a few waiters to manage the restaurant. There is no need for the family to do it themselves."
Bai Shan laughed when he heard this and asked, "Does that mean we need to hire a few servants to serve at home?"
Yi Ziyang smiled and said, "Why not? Once the imperial edict from His Majesty reaches the prefectures and counties, the Ministry of Rites and the local authorities will reward us. We can buy more land, hire some tenants, and become gentry."
It's better than being here and smiling while enduring the bullying, right?
Of course, Yi Ziyang didn't say this out loud.
Manbao was shocked. "If my father knew I was such a spendthrift, he would definitely scold me."
Bai Shan continued, "I will also break your brothers' legs."
He smiled and said, "I think the current situation is good. Who in this world doesn't work? Only labor can create value."
Feng Zongping couldn't help but look up. "Who said that? Even if you buy servants, it's not like the master doesn't do nothing. He still has to manage the servants, right?"
Zhou Lijun, who was standing by, couldn't help but say, "Isn't this just looking for work when there's no work? We have so many family members, we can do it ourselves. Why do we need to hire a shopkeeper and assistants, and even hire servants? I think Grandpa will not only break Uncle Wu's legs, but ours too."
"Oh, aunt, what are they talking about the governor's daughter..."
Manbao smiled and said, "You may not know yet, but our uncle, my biological father, was posthumously awarded the title of governor."
Zhou Lijun didn't quite understand. "What is a posthumous title? What is a governor?"
See you at 4 p.m.
(End of this chapter)
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