Chapter 1776 Genetics

In a blink of an eye, it has been a month since the Empress passed away, and Zhulan has not seen the little concubine for almost a month. Today is the day when the little concubine returns to her parents' home, and it happens to be a holiday for the Ministry of Revenue.

Zhulan signaled the maid to bring the fruit that the lady loved to eat, and then asked, "Have you finished teaching?"

Xue Han nodded, "Well, I won't need your guidance in the future."

Zhulan smiled, "Princess Zhenyue and Princess Jingxuan are good students."

Xue Han and the other maids went down and said, "The concubines in the palace thought that the power of the palace would remain the same, but they didn't expect that the emperor would let the two princesses manage it."

"The Empress' upbringing has always been managed by the concubines in the harem. Now handing over power is like cutting off flesh."

Xue Han, "If the Empress is here to take care of the matter, then it's fine. If the Empress is not here, then the Emperor will be even more worried if he continues to take care of the matter."

Zhu Lan agreed, "Now that the Queen has passed away, many people have been making small moves behind the scenes."

Xue Han frowned, "Did anyone come to the Marquis' Mansion?"

"No, but someone has tried to test your father."

Xue Han snorted, "The Emperor will not appoint another empress."

Zhulan has heard of a lot of small moves recently. "I heard that some people think that the rank of the concubines in the harem should be raised."

Xue Han said sarcastically, "This is a test for the Emperor. Mother, how can they be so bold?"

"The allure of power."

Xue Han pressed her forehead and said, "We in the Qin Palace are already low-key enough. The constant stream of invitations every day is really annoying."

Zhu Lan smiled and said, "Who said Rongchuan is the emperor's biological brother, and the one he trusts the most?"

In the front yard, Shuren and Rongchuan were chatting. Rongchuan asked, "Dad, I heard that the Medical Department is going to open a pharmaceutical factory?"

"You are still well-informed."

Rong Chuan poured tea for his father and said, "The Emperor mentioned this to me when we were chatting yesterday, and he said it was not a minor incident."

Zhou Shuren took the tea and took a sip. "Well, the demand for finished medicines has always been in short supply. In the past, there was a shortage of manpower. This year, many students graduated from the college, and there are several capable ones. The medical department has considered setting up pharmaceutical factories in several states with large medicinal materials production."

Rong Chuan sighed, "That's quite a big move."

Zhou Shuren was in a good mood. The Ministry of Industry's sale of technology accelerated economic development, and the pace was steady. Everything was moving in a positive direction. "Once the news spreads, there will be another round of competition."

Rongchuan drank the cool tea and said, "Normal."

Zhou Shuren continued, "Once the high-yield grains and fertilizers are promoted, together with the improved agricultural tools from the Ministry of Industry, a lot of labor can be saved in the future."

Even though the Ministry of Industry has become a big money-eater, it does have the confidence to ask for money. It has made many improvements to agricultural tools related to agriculture, which are labor-saving and convenient. In the hearts of the people, the Ministry of Industry is no longer subordinate to the other six ministries.

Rongchuan was happy that the country was becoming rich and powerful, "I owe it to my father to manage the money all these years."

The development of the country is inseparable from the Ministry of Accounts. Without his father's support, the Ministry of Industry would have no money to carry out research. He knew very well how much money the Ministry of Industry spent on research every year.

Zhou Shuren sighed, "Yes, that's why the emperor won't let me move."

Rongchuan smiled, "Because the emperor knows that you are in the Ministry of Revenue, he doesn't have to worry too much."

Zhou Shuren snorted. The emperor didn't need to worry about anything anymore. It was all him who had to worry about it.

Rongchuan said again: "Dad, I have prepared a few sets of exam questions for Changzhong."

"What a coincidence. I also prepared a few sets."

Rong Chuan was amused, "Then let's send them back together?"

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "You will like the mock test I made."

It is not the case that the top scholar can pass the exam just by knowing who the examiner is, and then he sets questions based on the preferences of several examiners. The key is to do more papers and practice more questions.

This is the resource. It is easier for children of officials to pass the imperial examination than those from poor families. It is difficult for poor families to know the examiner's preferences, while children of aristocratic families have made preparations early on.

In Zhoujia Village, Changzhong is not going to do any more exercises today. He wants to slow down his mind as he has done too many exercises recently.

When Ming Qing arrived, Chang Zhong was lying in a rocking chair basking in the sun.

Ming Qing held the note in his hand, "Uncle, this is a note from the prefect."

Chang Zhong was surprised, "What post?"

"Invite me to the state capital."

Changzhong thought for a moment and said, "Then go ahead."

We have to give face to the prefect, and Prefect Cheng is a good person.

Ming Qing said again: "Shuzhen, why don't you go to the academy in the state capital to have a look?"

Changzhong waved his hand, "No."

Not to mention the academy, he didn't even want to go to the official school. He had no shortage of famous teachers. Every one of his family members was a famous teacher. He just needed to practice questions.

Ming Qing smiled and said, "They invited me to have an exchange, but they actually wanted to get information from me."

"Humph, trying to take advantage."

He is not a stingy person. He will be happy to answer your questions if you ask him sincerely, but it will be a waste of time if you try to plot against him.

Ming Qing asked, "Uncle, are you not doing the questions today?"

"Take a rest."

He found this habit of doing exercises tiring, and Brother Wu Ming had given him quite a few questions. Thinking of Brother Wu Ming's sharp comments, his heart trembled!

Ming Qing added: "Recently, some outsiders wanted to ask for advice from my uncle, but I turned them down."

Changzhong nodded, "Thank you for your hard work."

He knew how attractive his background was, and with the fact that he won the third prize in the imperial examination, many people wanted to see him.

In the afternoon in the capital, Minghui had just returned home and wanted to sneak back to his own courtyard, but as soon as he got off the carriage, he was stopped by the waiting servant, "Sir, the Marquis is waiting for you in the main courtyard."

Minghui, "!!"

After meeting his uncle and aunt in the main courtyard, Minghui breathed a sigh of relief, as he was no longer facing his grandfather alone.

Zhu Lan said in a teasing tone, "Master Minghui is back."

Minghui felt guilty, "Grandpa, grandma, uncle and aunt."

Zhou Shuren raised his eyebrows, "You have time to summarize your knowledge points, why don't you take the autumn exam yourself?"

Rong Chuan continued, "It is really amazing that our Master Minghui wants to train a successful person. It is more difficult than being successful himself. "

Minghui's ears turned red. "I'm just a scholar. I can only summarize knowledge points. I'm not that capable."

Zhou Shuren pointed to the booklet on the table and said, "I think you are quite capable."

Minghui then noticed that this was his draft book, "Grandpa, where did you see it?"

"The front yard study."

He had been busy and hadn't been to the front yard study for a long time. Today, when he went to the front yard study to chat with Rongchuan, he was really surprised.

Ming Hui said dryly: "I think Shao Xun is far behind, so I made this summary."

As soon as he returned to the capital, he went to see Shao Xun, and then fell silent. After inquiring about the preferences of the examiners of the autumn examination in the capital, he found exam questions from previous years and gave them to Shao Xun to do, and then fell even more silent.

Among the best students in the family, the eldest brother is in the grassland, the third uncle has been away from home for many years, the fourth uncle has gone to Sichuan, the youngest uncle is in his hometown, and the two uncles. The eldest uncle is more obsessed with painting, and he dare not ask the younger uncle for advice. As for his grandfather, he dare not even think about it. In the end, he had no choice but to go to school on his own.

Rongchuan picked up the booklet and said, "You have summarized it very well."

Minghui was still proud of the compliment and said modestly, "I'm still far from it."

Zhou Shuren: "Yeah, and I have self-awareness."

Minghui, "."

Zhu Lan laughed, "Your grandfather was just teasing you. Your summary is indeed good. Well, this is what I inherited from you."

Minghui thought about it and it seemed to be true, "Who makes the grandson look most like his grandmother?"

Zhou Shuren: "Yeah, they both have a talent for writing storybooks."

Bamboo orchid, "."

Minghui, "."

(End of this chapter)