Chapter 1784 Unexpected
Changzhi and his party returned to Chuanzhou. Qian's father and Qian Jiang sat in the carriage with some restraint. The carriage belonged to Changzhi.
Chang Zhi smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. I am not a man-eating monster."
Father Qian thought that it was scarier than a monster. Monsters are bent on harming people, and the adults in front of him can't guess. He was really afraid that if he said something wrong, it would bring disaster to the family. He replied in a very light tone, "You are joking, my father and I just didn't recover for a moment."
Changzhi believed what he said and took out an ice box from the cabinet, on which were washed seasonal fruits. "The weather is a bit dry, let's eat some fruits."
Qian Jiang had already secretly sized up the adult, his eyes falling on the jade pendant around the adult's waist. Well, it would cost at least a few hundred taels, and it felt like this was how the adult should wear it.
Father Qian reached out and took the smallest one. He didn't even dare to bring up the topic. Combining what his son and the adult said, it was obvious that the adult came to Sichuan Province not only to be the examiner.
The Qian family has taken root in Sichuan Province and knows the situation in Sichuan Province very well. If they really want to thoroughly investigate the ministers in Sichuan Province who do not have a deep background, it will not work. Qian's father secretly thinks that the Zhou Hou Mansion has a deep background and can indeed suppress all kinds of monsters.
Qian Jiang saw his father chewing fruit, twitched his lips, thought for a moment and said carefully: "Sir, An San has seen you."
Chang Zhi said in a very casual tone, "It's not me who is terrified."
The Qian family's father and son looked at each other, implying that they had a purpose for coming to Chuanzhou. They also knew a little about why the An family was so panicked, so the adults had already found out everything!
Father Qian swallowed his saliva and said cryptically, "Sir, the people of Sichuan Province are tough and courageous. You should be mentally prepared."
Qian Jiang was amused. What his father said was not subtle at all!
Chang Zhi also smiled, "I understand."
He was not just courageous, he was extremely courageous. After investigating everyone from top to bottom, everyone admired his own self-control.
Father Qian opened his mouth and finally closed it. Who is Lord Zhou? He is the fourth son of Marquis Zhou. He has also been in the Hanlin Academy for many years and often walks around the palace. It is better for him not to instruct Lord Zhou.
In the capital, at the Women's College, Zhulan was looking through the admission list. In just a few days, more than 300 students had been enrolled. Since people knew that married women could also enroll, more and more women were enrolled, accounting for one-fifth of the total, which was a very high proportion.
Zhulan understood immediately that all the money earned by a daughter-in-law after she got married would belong to her husband's family. Some people think that giving a daughter-in-law is more cost-effective than giving a daughter.
Jiang Ling frowned and said, "Dean, the number of students enrolled today has decreased a lot."
Zhulan was not disappointed, "It's normal."
In the past few days, some people sent their children here on impulse, some had considered it long ago, and the last few came out of rationality. In fact, this number of people has exceeded her expectations.
Jiang Ling said, "Many gentlemen from the Chen family have come. The academy has enough gentlemen, but the academy has received many letters of recommendation. Would the dean like to give them some opportunities?"
Zhulan, "Of course I'll give you a chance. Find someone to reply to the letter, and then choose a date to apply."
Now she is not afraid of having too many teachers, but too few. The extra teachers will be needed sooner or later, and she doesn't want to feel that she has no one at hand when she needs them.
Jiang Ling took note, "The dormitories in the academy are not enough."
Zhulan frowned, and thought that the building was better because it took up less space. "I'll make a note of it."
She was going to talk to Rongchuan. With the rapid enrollment of girls in the school these days, the boys' college was bustling with people. It was said that more than 800 students had been admitted.
These more than 800 people are the result of tests, otherwise there would be more. Zhulan knew that the boys' college had plans to expand.
After finishing the business, Zhulan said caringly, "You have been working hard these days, so I will give you a day off tomorrow."
Jiang Ling really wanted to rest. She hadn't seen her fiancé for a few days. Now her fiancé was focusing on his studies. She missed him a lot. "Thank you, Dean."
Zhu Lan smiled and said, "You and Shao Ting need to rest separately."
These two girls were both capable assistants. She was determined to promote them, so the burden on them became heavier and their wages were increased to one and a half taels of silver a month.
Jiang Ling frowned, "Yeah."
The female official came in with the information, and Jiang Ling went out. The female official was only in charge of logistics, and Zhulan never worried about logistics matters.
In the palace, the emperor looked at the petition sent back by Changzhi and handed it to the crown prince. "I knew he wanted to make a big fuss."
The prince was also stunned after a quick glance, and then took out the evidence he had found, "What does father mean?"
The emperor snorted, "I want to see how he turns the tables."
The prince asked, "Should we tell Marquis Zhou?"
The emperor picked up a pen and prepared to write a secret decree, "Don't tell him, he will be surprised."
The prince thought to himself, this was more like shock than surprise. However, he also wanted to see Marquis Zhou's reaction when he received the news.
At the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren sneezed several times and almost dropped the salt tax account book in his hand. Jiandu looked at him and cleared his throat, "Please deposit this quarter's salt tax into the warehouse as soon as possible."
After saying that, he put the account book down and sneezed again!
Qiu Yan asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell, sir?"
Zhou Shuren confirmed that he was not sick, "It's fine."
After the meeting of the Ministry of Revenue was over, Zhou Shuren returned to his room. Not long after he sat down, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works came over and said, "My Lord."
Zhou Shuren still liked the old Lord Fang, but unfortunately people tend to move up the ladder, and Lord Fang is no longer the Minister of Works. "Sit down."
The right assistant minister had a smile on his face the whole time. "Your Highness the Prince of Qin has come to the Ministry of Works to take people to measure the land."
Zhou Shuren, "."
The Right Assistant Minister paused and continued, "These past few days, the Boys' and Girls' Academy has been very busy. Some of my clan members have also sent their children to study there. I have personally visited the Academy and found that it is indeed as His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin said, there is not enough space."
Zhou Shuren looked at the Right Vice Minister, who was speechless. In the past, the Ministry of Revenue annoyed the Ministry of War the most, but later the Ministry of Works unknowingly became the most unwelcome existence in the Ministry of Revenue. Not to mention that the Ministry of Revenue felt sorry for the money, he felt sad too. Sometimes, he felt heartbroken when he just spent money without seeing any results.
Thinking of the money, he looked at Marquis Zhou again. He and the Left Assistant Minister always played chess to determine the winner. The loser would come to the Ministry of Revenue. In recent years, their chess skills have become more and more amazing.
Zhou Shuren, "So you came here to say hello in advance?"
Tell him that the academy is going to be expanded and the emperor has instructed King Qin, so let him prepare the silver!
The Right Assistant Minister laughed dryly, "The King of Qin said he would tell you, and I thought about it and thought that Your Highness was busy, so I came here with a thick face."
After he finished speaking, he was speechless. It was clearly the King of Qin who hinted at him to come, and also hinted that the expansion of the academy would be quite large and would cost a lot of money, but he couldn't say it because he couldn't afford to offend the King of Qin.
Zhou Shuren's joy about going to Beijing for the salt tax disappeared, "Oh, this quarter's military pay should be paid."
The Right Assistant Minister looked down at the ground, not looking up at Marquis Zhou's expression. In fact, it was not easy for Marquis Zhou. All departments asked Marquis Zhou for money. On the other hand, his own minister privately scolded Marquis Zhou for stealing, but after the experiment failed, he prayed for Marquis Zhou to continue to serve as the Minister of Revenue!
(End of this chapter)