Chapter 1682 Nonsense

Zhou Shuren was in a high position, so his every word and action could be easily over-interpreted. Not only him, but all the officials in the court had never written articles to be published in newspapers. When he heard that his wife wanted to write an article, he was curious, "What do you want to write?"

Zhu Lan touched the newspaper and said, "I want to write some articles about education. Now the states have promoted the books I compiled, and Mr. Feng Qing is already known to many people. I will write some articles to test the waters first. This vest can do a lot of things in the future."

Zhou Shuren pondered for a while, "I'll have a chance to talk to the emperor."

Although it is a vest recognized by the emperor, the use of this vest still requires the emperor's permission.

Zhulan thought the emperor wouldn't care, "Okay."

Zhou Shuren asked again: "You dislike ancient articles the most. Are you sure you can write well?"

Zhulan glanced at him and said, "I've seen a lot of articles and I can write them. What's more, I win with the content."

Zhou Shuren, "Please beg me to help you."

Zhulan was happy, "Do you know what our family lacks the most?"

Zhou Shuren was silent. There was no shortage of educated people in his family, so his wife didn't need to ask him for help!

Zhulan laughed and then sighed, "Those who can understand the articles in the newspaper are all educated people."

It is good enough for people to be able to recognize words, but it is difficult to understand articles!

Zhou Shuren was helpless. There was no compulsory education in ancient times, and there were very few educated people in each state. Why did newspapers develop slowly? It was because there were few educated people and all the subscribers were educated people.

There were also common people who subscribed to the newspaper, but due to economic conditions, not many people subscribed. More people would listen to the officials reading the newspaper under the city walls.

Moreover, each issue of the newspaper must have content, and after careful consideration, it is finally published every seven days.

The next morning, during the court session, Zhou Shuren was worried about his daughter-in-law. He was distracted when he heard someone talking about Rong Enqing, and he glanced at Rong Enqing.

Rong Enqing was very calm, he knew that there would be many such schemes in order to drag him down.

After hearing this, the Emperor asked Rong Enqing, "Do you have anything to say?"

Lord Rong En stepped forward and said, "I think this is pure nonsense."

What about taking advantage of the people? Bah, he did use some ruthless tactics in business, but that was before he took part in the imperial examination.

Now the Marquis' Mansion has its own profits, which were given by the retired emperor. He does not feel guilty at all, because they were earned from the Rong family's treasury!

The emperor said to the minister who was reporting the incident, "This is indeed nonsense."

The minister who reported the incident was stunned. It was not the emperor. He did find out that Rong Enqing was doing business!

The ministers in the palace thought more about it. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the emperor was protecting Rong Hou. He didn't know if he had other intentions. It would be impossible to criticize Rong Enqing for taking advantage of the people.

Zhou Shuren cursed in his heart, no one would do anything without profit. Sometimes he felt it was disgusting. The court was not only for the people, but the high-ranking officials also fought for the families and interests behind them. He found these struggles interesting when he first came into contact with them, but after seeing so much over the years, he became numb.

Zhou Shuren looked towards the emperor and said, wow! At this moment he really admired the emperor, he was obviously impatient but still endured it!

After the morning court session ended, Rong Enqing was left alone. Zhou Shuren could see it and decided to wait until tomorrow!

Wang Ju whispered, "Mr. Rong En has been too eye-catching lately."

"Yeah, so it's a nuisance."

Wang Ju looked left and right and then stepped forward. The fat man bumped into Zhou Shuren without paying attention. Zhou Shuren almost fell down. Wang Ju touched his nose with a guilty conscience and said, "Are you okay?"

Zhou Shuren was speechless, "You've gained weight again."

Wang Ju tried her best to suck in air and shrink her stomach, but it didn't get any bigger. She felt a little embarrassed and said, "I get fat even if I drink water now."

Zhou Shuren, ".What did you want to say just now?"

Wang Ju said, "I want to ask you, Mingrui is still only a scholar and has not passed the imperial examination. He is now working with Rong Enqing. When everything is over, what arrangements will you make for Mingrui?"

In fact, he wanted to ask, his sister-in-law was the hero, and now that Rong Enqing was in charge, what would his sister-in-law get? To be more precise, what would the Zhou Marquisate get?

Zhou Shuren was a man who could see through Wang Ju's thoughts at a glance, "The emperor knows what's going on."

Wang Ju's mind moved, and she grinned, "That's good."

Not to mention that the two families are in-laws, they are just friends for many years. He also hopes that the Zhouhou Mansion will benefit. His father said that the academy will be separated from the Ministry of Rites sooner or later, and there will be more vacant positions when it develops in the future. The Wang family will not participate at present, and as long as the Zhouhou Mansion is there, the Wang family does not need to fight for it.

Wang Ju felt a little sad. It was not easy to be the head of a family. He had to worry so much about the prosperity of the family.

In the suburbs of Beijing, Mingrui came to see the progress of the village reconstruction and chatted with his brother-in-law, "The progress is very fast."

Wang Wei, "Well, the renovation will be almost complete in another half a month."

"Once this is finished, we can turn it into a women's college."

Wang Wei smiled and said, "The women's college occupies a small area and is easy to renovate."

According to the two reconstruction drawings, the boys' college occupies a larger area and has more detailed buildings, while the girls' college occupies half the area.

Mingrui felt this more because he had daughters, and with the education he received at home, he looked at the two drawings and sighed, thinking that there was inequality in status. If the emperor had not given women opportunities, the women's academy would have occupied an even smaller area.

Wang Wei asked again: "Have you decided on the tuition?"

"Not yet. Lord Rong is visiting each village."

Wang Wei said, "Recently, villagers have come to inquire about this. They are very happy to know that we will recruit students in the future, but they are also worried that the tuition fees will be too expensive."

Mingrui asked, "No one asked if it was free?"

"How could there not be any? Some people say orphans can study for free. They don't eat or drink here, so why can't they?"

"How did you respond?"

Wang Wei smiled and said, "I followed my father-in-law's instructions. The orphans' work will end when the money they owe is paid back. It is not free. We will charge tuition fees for recruiting students from outside in the future."

Mingrui said: "Someone must have said that you can learn first and pay back the money later."

Wang Wei nodded, "Some people do say that."

Mingrui smiled and said that the tuition fee must be accepted. In the future, there will be more than just a few technical academies in the suburbs of Beijing. Being soft-hearted will be detrimental to development. Technical academies must gradually become self-sufficient and develop in a healthy manner, so one cannot be soft-hearted.

Mingrui stayed for a while and then returned to Beijing. He had been very busy recently and it was rare for him to relax. Seeing a street stall selling exquisite toys, Mingrui stopped the car and walked to the stall to buy a wave drum and other toys.

I spent a hundred coins in total. I found the woodcarvings of the Chinese zodiac interesting and bought a few more. Then I pointed to a few attic models and said to the boss, "Your craftsmanship is good."

The boss smiled and said, "My ability to make a living is not worthy of your attention."

Mingrui was not in a hurry to leave, and asked the boss, "Boss, can you carve an exquisite southern garden?"

The boss was a little embarrassed, "I don't have that ability, and you can see that my craftsmanship is crude, but if you want me to do it, I guess I can do it."

Mingrui, "Okay, I'll bring the drawings tomorrow."

The boss hesitated, but when he saw the silver coins being handed over, he immediately agreed, "Okay, I will wait for you here at this time tomorrow."

Mingrui was about to turn around and get on the carriage when he saw his uncle on horseback, "Uncle."

Changzhong got off his horse and asked, "Are you not busy anymore?"

Mingrui nodded. "I've almost finished my work. I'm here to help run some errands. My uncle just came back, too?"

Changzhong looked a little unnatural, "Yeah."

Mingrui, "What's wrong?"

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