The old lady of the Lin family is indeed quite capable. Chang Mian used her aunt's connections to do the things, and the old lady was right every time she investigated. There was no evidence at all, but she was able to glean bits and pieces of information about the matter.
In this light, it seems that the Guarjia clan did not entirely wrong Chang Mian.
However, she was unwilling to lose face in front of her daughter-in-law, Guarjia, and with her second son pleading with her, she finally decided to betroth Changmian to a distant relative of the Lin family.
They weren't a particularly wealthy family, but they weren't poor either. Chang Mian was able to take charge of the household after marrying into it. The advantage was that the family was far from the capital, so no one would know about Chang Mian's marriage there, and she wouldn't suffer any losses.
Is Chang Mian willing to accept this?
Naturally, she was unwilling, but this was already the best place for her. If she really entered the Guarjia clan, that would be the maternal family of the primary consort, and who knows how she would be mistreated!
Before her wedding, Chang Mian cried her heart out in front of her aunt, muttering, "Aunt, do you think I'm harming myself in the end?"
Her aunt felt sorry for her after hearing this, but her status was what it was! She couldn't change her daughter's fate.
Her aunt could only suppress her sadness and tell her some things about marriage. Although she was not the primary wife, she was still a favored wife. Chang Mian had been by the wife's side and had naturally learned how to manage the household. All she could teach her daughter was how to win over her husband.
Chang Mian schemed her way out of nothing, only to end up marrying someone far away. Whether she'll ever be able to return to the capital is still uncertain.
Both Suochuoluo and Yun Qing had heard about this, but neither of them felt particularly happy. They had considered it a thing of the past when Chang Mian's affair was exposed at the banquet, but now that things had turned out this way, they could only say that she had brought it upon herself.
Zhu Tao has been quite busy lately, busy filling in the lake and building houses. Because it is a lake, the water must be pumped out first. The emperor gave enough silver, so Zhu Tao did not have to perform corvée labor. Whether the people of a country have silver is inevitably related to the country's construction.
Good systems, good land, and good crops can only guarantee people's basic needs for food and clothing. If people want to be more prosperous, these are not enough.
There must be some jobs so that people can have work. When people have money in their hands, they will think about spending it. To meet the needs of the people, commerce will flourish. With more commerce and a good system, this will create a virtuous cycle, and the people will become richer and richer.
Therefore, infrastructure construction is essential. The government provides the funds, and the people contribute their labor. This way, the money can circulate and the people will have money in their hands.
Recently, Zhu Tao has recruited almost all the idle farmers near the capital. They have nothing to do on weekdays, and farmers may not have much else, but they have plenty of strength. They can earn money by doing some work, so they naturally won't let such an opportunity pass them by.
So Zhu Tao's construction site quickly sprang into operation, pumping water and filling in the lake.
Charlie was also working quickly. Based on the local terrain, his design drawings were almost finished even before the lake was completely filled in.
Of course, it's impossible to be completely problem-free, but it's definitely done a good job.
Yinzhen naturally also had a copy of Charlie's drawings. Yunrong looked at them and thought they were quite characteristic of the era.
Charlie didn't design the bookstore like a large foreign building. He loved Chinese architectural style, so his design incorporated many Chinese elements, which Yunrong found very pleasing.
Although Yunrong didn't understand architectural design, she was very good at physics, and the data provided in the blueprints was quite reliable.
Yunrong exclaimed, "This building must be constructed properly. We absolutely cannot cut corners. It might become a landmark building in the future."
Just like the Great Wall of China, we hope to see iconic buildings.
Even if Yunrong hadn't said it, Yinzhen would have given her some instructions. Yinzhen didn't have any grand ideas; his desire to establish a bookstore was simple: to win over scholars.
He needs talented people, but not everyone can afford to read books. The more people who can read, the more people who understand reason will naturally become. As the old saying goes, "In books, you will find beautiful women and riches." If the Qing Dynasty wants to develop in the long term, it must find ways for its people to make a living.
All he can do is provide them with a peaceful environment, good systems and policies, and sound ideas.
The 56 ethnic groups of China share the same core values: diligence, bravery, wisdom, and creativity. He believes that by providing them with fertile ground, they will surely reap abundant rewards in the future.
What Yinzhen is currently working hard to do is to create this fertile ground.
Zhu Tao's business is now fully established, while on the other side, thanks to the help of the Imperial Household Department, Wu Yiming's training program can't be rushed for the time being, but he has indeed won over quite a few craftsmen.
The craftsmen who managed to get into the Imperial Household Department were all truly talented and incredibly intelligent. Now that Yunrong is here, they have no shortage of skills, and Wu Yiming himself is willing to spend money to keep them engaged. These craftsmen will soon be able to produce results.
Seeing that the storeroom was getting fuller, Wu Yiming quickly got to work on the opening of the shop.
"master."
Hearing a sound outside the door, Wu Yiming said, "Come in."
"What is it?" Wu Yiming asked.
"Two young masters have sent letters."
"Did you give your name?"
"Those two young masters said they had met with the master before. One was surnamed Zhang and the other was surnamed Liu. They said they came to inquire about the study class."
Having said that, Wu Yiming remembered who they were: Zhang Mingxuan and Liu Jiangqing.
"Shall we invite them in?"
"yes"
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