Chapter 1699 Favor

Zhulan really remembered that her son and granddaughter helped a little girl, and it seemed like they saved a young lady, "!!"

Lin Xi blinked her eyes, "Grandma, you remember it too?"

"I hope I'm wrong."

"Yes, it's Ji Rong!"

Zhu Lan thought that Ji Rong was really miserable at that time. She was bullied and fought back fiercely. "How did you remember this?"

Lin Xi said quietly, "Today I met the little girl. Last year, Ji Rong did not return home, so she released the little girl's contract. Now the little girl and her family have come to the capital."

Zhu Lan immediately understood that the little girl's family was Ji Rong's helper outside, "Did the little girl recognize you?"

Lin Xi nodded. "Yes, it was dark at the time so she didn't recognize my face, but she remembered my voice. Oh, I really don't want to have anything to do with Ji Rong."

When I saw that Ji Rong was going to have more trouble, I would have just given up if I had known. I would have helped her if I had known.

Zhu Lan thought for a while and said, "If Ji Rong comes to you, don't mention your uncle."

The life-saving grace is quite a scam. When choosing a daughter-in-law, she still prefers Miss Wei. Ji Rong has obviously been bullied to the extreme. She and Shu Ren have been planning for their children and grandchildren. They don't want to have a daughter-in-law like Ji Rong. Ji Rong can't help but teach someone a lesson or something, which will ruin the future of the Zhou family.

Lin Xi, "I was the first to speak, don't worry, grandma."

She knew that her mother and grandmother had high hopes for Miss Wei and would naturally not cause trouble for her uncle.

Zhulan, "Good boy, do you want to stay for dinner today?"

"Okay, I'll stay the night."

"Your grandfather will be happy to see you."

Linxi likes grandpa. Some people say that grandpa is not good-looking, but in her heart, grandpa is the most handsome. "Grandma, I'm going to find my cousin."

"Go ahead."

Zhulan thought about it but still felt uneasy. She called Changzhong, who was reading at home, and told him about Pinggang's situation. Finally, she concluded, "Avoid it if you can."

Changzhong didn't want to have anything to do with women, especially since he thought Miss Wei was pretty good. "Son, I'll make a note of it."

The next day, Xue Han sent someone to call Lin Xi back to the palace. An hour and a half later, Lin Xi came back.

Lin Xi, "Grandma, Miss Ji came to thank me, but she didn't mention my uncle."

"Well, solved?"

"It's solved. My mother didn't show up. I went back and asked Ji Rong to wait for a while. I told her it was just a small favor and she shouldn't remember it. We didn't say much and I left."

Zhulan, "Then why did you come back just now?"

Lin Xi spread her hands, "My mother found out and asked me for details. I told her to wait for me to have lunch, and then she let me go."

Otherwise, mother wants to confine her again!

Zhu Lan laughed, "Since you are having lunch with me, what do you want to eat?"

"Have some cold noodles. The weather is getting hotter."

Zhulan also wanted to eat something cool, "The weather is really hot this year."

"Yeah, oh, this summer is hard."

Fortunately, there are not many masters in the Qin Palace, so Bing has always been rich.

Li came in at this time, "Mother, this is Mingyun's letter."

After Zhulan read it, "He does have some ideas."

Li smiled, "Ran Wan used to be like home, and she knows how to live her own life."

Zhu Lan shook her head, "This time we are talking about serious matters."

Li was nervous. "What happened?"

Zhulan put down the letter and said, "Wu Ming has always wanted the grassland people to learn Chinese. The grassland is in need of teachers. Mingyun thought of orphans and wanted to invite a few female orphans to teach the grassland women."

Li has been to the grasslands, and "the conditions there are harsh."

The son has no shortage of money, as he receives gifts from the capital from time to time, but his life is not very comfortable either. The conditions of the people below are even more difficult. Orphans have no family behind them, and they can only rely on themselves when they go to the grassland. I guess not many of them would be willing to go!

Zhulan also knew that the orphan's current salary had to be used to pay off debts, and life on the grassland would be difficult. "I'll discuss this with Rongchuan."

Li was worried about her son again, "I don't know when Mingyun will be able to come back."

"I won't be back for a while."

Mingyun is growing very fast outside, which is a condition that the capital city cannot provide. She and Shuren are relieved, because Mingyun is the future of the Zhou family.

In the palace, the study was quiet. It was not that the emperor was flipping through the books slowly, but that he was reading very slowly.

Zhou Shuren felt very confident. He had a rough idea of ​​the emperor's bottom line over the years, so he waited quietly.

The emperor frowned and relaxed his brows from time to time. After another cup of tea, he put down the memorial in his hand and said, "You have considered every aspect."

Zhou Shuren glanced at the emperor, and seeing that his face was calm, he said, "I have not thought enough."

The emperor snorted. "Not enough? I think it's enough. Merchants can use the improved technology by paying a patent fee every year. Do you know how much money the Ministry of Industry spent on improving technology?"

"I have always had an account."

emperor,"."

Zhou Shuren said: "So the patent fee cannot be set too low, and we cannot make a loss-making deal."

The emperor hit the nail on the head, "Today's patent protects the interests of the court, but what about tomorrow?"

Zhou Shuren, "Tomorrow we will protect the emperor's subjects."

The emperor snorted again, "Officials and the people, first officials and then the people. How can you guarantee that the people's patents will not be taken away?"

It is not just talk that the people should not fight against the officials. They should stay away from the capital. As an emperor, he sometimes feels helpless because there are too many local tyrants and there is too much darkness in the capital!

Zhou Shuren's eyes were burning. "So we need to improve it slowly."

The emperor remained silent, and Zhou Shuren was also patient. After a quarter of an hour, the emperor waved his hand and said, "You go back first."

Zhou Shuren had anticipated this, and before leaving, he said, "Your Majesty, there are many wealthy merchants in the country. If they don't want to lag behind in a certain technology, they have to pay patent fees. This is a lot of money, which can not only support the research of the Ministry of Industry, but also fill the national treasury."

Of course, if merchants do not want to pay patent fees, they can do their own research, provided that they can develop it as quickly as possible. Otherwise, they will be eliminated if they lag behind for too long!

The Emperor, "Go quickly."

This time Zhou Shuren left without saying a word, and Chang Zhi also left with him.

Changzhi was thinking about the study outside, but he didn't dare to eavesdrop. God knows how nervous he was because the study door was closed. "Dad, are you okay?"

Zhou Shuren touched his stomach and asked, "Does it count if I drank too much tea?"

Changzhi, "."

Well, he worried for nothing!

Inside the study, the emperor sat and turned the beads, his mind uncontrollably thinking about the law, then frowned. The Ministry of Industry had indeed invested a lot in recent years, and had a lot of technology at hand, but had never figured out how to use it. Zhou Shuren's idea was indeed good, but it was also complicated.

Zhou Shuren left the palace and said, "I'll take you back to the Hanlin Academy."

Changzhi, "Thank you, Dad."

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and asked, "Have you been in the palace the past few days?"

Changzhi nodded, "Yeah."

Many people were jealous of him when he entered the palace, but because his father was there, no one said anything mean to him. When he thought about it this way, he realized that everything he had was because of his father.

"Dad, you've worked hard."

Zhou Shuren, "???"

Changzhi asked again: "Dad, what did you say to the emperor?"

Zhou Shuren glared, "Don't ask."

He never told anyone about this except his wife, and he prepared everything by himself.

Chang Zhi closed his mouth and said, "I'm just curious."

"Then please calm down your curiosity. If you really can't help it, I'll help you tighten your skin."

(End of this chapter)