Chapter 3278 Plans for Next Year
The medicines refined by Xuandu Temple at the princess's mansion this time have various medicinal effects. A large part of them are tonic medicines. In addition, there are also medicines for treating wind-cold, dampness and arthritis. It can be said that it is very complicated.
Zhou Man pulled out a stopper and smelled it. Daoxu was shocked when he saw it, and rushed forward to grab it and stuffed it into Taoist Yu's arms, "You don't need this medicine."
Taoist Master Yu was a little embarrassed when he saw this. He stuffed his head into his arms and nodded, "Yes, yes, this medicine is not suitable for Master Zhou."
Zhou Man was very curious, "I just seemed to smell the scent of deer penis..."
Daoxu said, "How can you even smell this? Okay, okay, girl, don't discuss this kind of issue. Aren't you going to find Daohe? Go quickly, go quickly."
Daoxu pushed the man out, let out a long sigh, turned around and said, "Senior Brother Yu, you have to keep this medicine."
"Put it away, put it away."
Zhou Man shook his head and left, "It seems Mingda has put a lot of effort into this medicine refining."
Daohe, Bai Erlang, and Yin Huo were drinking tea and chatting in the study in the front yard. Seeing Zhou Man coming in through the snow, Yin Huo handed her the heater. Bai Erlang turned around and ordered the servants, "Send someone to the kitchen to bring some hot soup and porridge."
Daohe stood up and made room for her by the stove. "This is the first snow of the year. It's quite heavy and very cold. Why are you here at this time?"
"I'm here because I'm ordered to." Zhou Man sat down on the chair and said with a smile, "This matter must be concluded, and I'm here to do it for you."
"It's clearly for you to finish it yourself," Bai Erlang asked, "Your Majesty, if you know about this, what do you plan to do with Luo Er?"
Zhou Man shook his head. "I don't know, but I've noticed that His Majesty has been treating him the same these past few days. He even offered Changsheng Temple some gifts after hearing the news that Mingda's health has improved. It's not substantial, but it shows his attitude."
Dao He frowned slightly, "He deceived Your Majesty, why is Your Majesty so tolerant of him?"
Zhou Man said: "This is actually not a bad thing."
Yin Huo smiled slightly and said, "For the sake of face and to reduce losses, Your Majesty is broad-minded. This is indeed a good thing."
Bai Erlang sipped his tea and said, "What's the point of reducing the losses? He's committing the crime of deceiving the emperor. Your Majesty should just throw him in jail and deal with him as he sees fit. He's just an outsider monk. What can you lose by punishing him?"
Zhou Man glanced at him and said, "You can ask Mingda privately."
Yin Huo skipped over the matter and did not mention it anymore, because there was nothing more to mention. During this period, Changsheng Temple also kept a low profile in the capital.
You know, when they returned to Beijing, the reputation of Changsheng Temple in the capital had once surpassed that of Huguo Temple and Xuandu Temple.
If Your Majesty had not built the Changsheng Temple in the imperial city, ordinary people would not be able to enter. Otherwise, I am afraid that the threshold would have been trampled down by people.
That’s how it is. Every day, many people go into the imperial city to burn incense at Changsheng Temple.
Although this matter was not stated explicitly, both parties had a tacit understanding on how to handle it.
Yin Huo turned around and asked Zhou Man, "When will you finish cleaning up this Princess Mansion?"
"They said it would only take another half a month."
"Can we have a housewarming party?"
Zhou Man sighed and said, "I originally didn't want to do it. I just wanted to move in quietly and live in quietly. A housewarming party would be too time-consuming and laborious. But my grandmother said that we didn't celebrate when I was named a princess before, so this time I have to celebrate no matter what."
Yin Huo nodded, "We must let people know that there is a new Princess Liyang in the capital."
Bai Erlang: "That's right, that's right. The previous announcement of your title was too quiet. After receiving the imperial edict, you went to Qingzhou. Therefore, the court and the capital didn't have a deep impression of your title as a princess. In the past three years, I'm afraid everyone has forgotten about it."
Daohe asked curiously, "Will Bai Shan come back?"
Zhou Man smiled and said, "Of course he won't come back. Qingzhou is not close to the capital, and it's almost the New Year, and the county government is very busy. There is no reason why he can't return to the capital."
Yin Huo asked, "Have you written to him? I have something to give him."
"Yes, someone will be sent over in a couple of days. You can have someone deliver the things here, and I'll send someone over as well."
Yin may respond.
Since Zhou Man returned to Beijing, he would write letters to Bai Shan every now and then even when he was busiest, but he did not send them by someone, but sent them through the post station.
This time, it was because he wanted to send some New Year gifts to Bai Shan, and also to inform him about the family's relocation.
In the letter, Zhou Man happily asked Bai Shan whether he wanted to set aside a separate yard for the collection of books at home.
He also gave him several of his daughter's ghostly drawings and told him sadly, "She doesn't seem to have inherited your talent for painting. In this respect, she is very similar to me."
When Bai Shan received the letter, he took out the folded drawing papers of his daughter, unfolded them and couldn't help laughing out loud. Zhou Man was right. In this respect, little Bai Jingxing was very similar to Zhou Man.
Everyone in the family went back, and Zhou Liwei's family lived in Dadawa again. Bai Shan was the only master left in the entire backyard of the county government office.
I don’t feel it when I’m busy, but when I have free time, I feel like the whole house is empty.
Bai Shan tapped the table lightly with his fingers. Qingzhou is still too far away from the capital. If he is sent away, he should choose a place that is closer, or go back to the capital directly?
The wharf has been built, and he has made arrangements for the remaining dock workers. The next step is to accommodate the workers from other places, ensure the switch between official fields and permanent fields, and do a good job of land reclamation. In the next ten years, Beihai County only needs to follow this road. With the wharf and salt field, it will surely become prosperous gradually, and in the end it may even surpass Qizhou to become the most prosperous place in Lu.
Therefore, successors are particularly important.
His evaluation this year must still be top-notch. If he can find a suitable successor within a year, it would be normal for him to be transferred back to the capital next year, or to take up a position elsewhere.
Regardless of the former or the latter, he has to return to Beijing to report on his work, which is a good opportunity to see his family.
Manbao is pregnant now and will give birth in May next year. He might not be able to make it back in May...
Bai Shan was planning for next year. In the Imperial Medical Bureau, Zhou Man was also planning for next year. "The Ministry of War requires so many military doctors, but we can't even provide half of them. We need to expand the number of students next year."
Xiao Yuanzheng asked, "How many students do you plan to enroll?"
"We can't have too many at once. The teachers in the school won't have enough," Zhou Man said. "Sixty or so."
"That's quite a lot," said Doctor Lu. "Three classes. Not only are there not enough for you, but our Imperial Medical Office isn't big enough either. How can we accommodate so many people?"
Lord Luo asked, "Expand it to the side?"
"Next to it?" Doctor Zheng was surprised. "Imperial College?"
Zhou Man rubbed his forehead and said, "We definitely can't compete with the Imperial College for territory. We can't compete with them."
(End of this chapter)
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