Yan Shiyue really admired Emperor Ming Yan, the kind that prostrated himself before him.
She has been going to the palace every day recently to improve her father's favorability. She often sees Emperor Ming Yan reading the two books from the Ministry of Commerce. She secretly flips through them when he is not paying attention. The books are filled with comments, and they are all quite correct.
With such perseverance, he kept his word and kept learning throughout his life. She felt that within two months, he would not only understand it, but would also be able to teach her.
Oh, oh, oh, oh… How scary!
I am not afraid of heaven or earth, but I am afraid of people who study seriously.
In this atmosphere, the New Year approached day by day.
During the New Year's banquet, officials and ladies watched several royal spectacles.
First, the twins Jiaozi and Nian Gao came in with their short legs, holding hands. Then, Yan Shiyue and Huo Qijing also came in hand in hand.
It looks very pleasing.
Then, the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess also came hand in hand, also bringing with them their eldest son who was four years old and their second son who was over two years old.
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Even Emperor Ming Yan and the Empress brought their three-year-old twins with them.
At this time, the Fourth Prince had not yet returned to the capital, and the Fourth Prince's wife came alone.
The style of the painting of the Fifth Prince's family is particularly different. The Fifth Prince walks in front, and behind him are his principal wife, Guo, and his concubine, Xie Meiwan, who are arm in arm and chatting, looking closer than real sisters.
The whole family sat together at the banquet this year, so Yan Shiyue finally didn't have to sit separately from Huo Qijing.
It was fine at first. During the dance ceremony, the kids were so excited that they never expected that there would be so many adults dancing together. So Yan Shiyue let the two kids out and the others followed. The group of little kids were laughing and raising their hands to learn how to dance. They were crowded together and the scene was very cute.
The Queen Mother is old and loves watching this kind of scene the most. She is so happy that she can't stop smiling.
The ladies also regretted not bringing their children to join in the fun.
Among them, the oldest one is the prince's eldest son Jie'er, a very handsome and gentle little brother. He helped Jiaozi Nian Gao up several times and patted him on the head to comfort him. Seeing this, Emperor Ming Yan was very pleased.
Ninety was very domineering, and would push away anyone who came near him, no matter who it was. So after the dance was over, all the dumplings and rice cakes gathered on the prince's side.
The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess embraced the children and fed them with whatever was at hand. They treated all four children equally without any reservations.
When others looked at Yan Shiyue and his wife, they just went to talk to each other and had no intention of taking the child back. They were secretly surprised in their hearts. It seemed that there was no rift between the Crown Prince and His Highness Fu Yan, even though they were both wearing apricot yellow robes.
After the Chinese New Year, there was a heavy snowfall. Everyone stayed at home for the winter.
At the end of the month, all the accounts of Jinxiusi were paid back. Taking into account that it was just the beginning and the women were careful and calculative, the dividends were currently distributed once every three months.
It happened to be the New Year's Day, and Song Brocade's sales were extremely good. I received 75% of the dividends, which can be said to be a payback.
Xie Meiwan now has a lot of people on her side. She sent people one by one to deliver the silver and get the receipts back. The women in the capital were all excited. Those who participated had joyful faces, and those who did not participate... also wanted to join in quickly.
Then Xie Meiwan took out another version of the contract with a smile.
History repeats itself once again.
The treatment for those who invest in the start-up phase and those who invest in the development phase is different!
The women were so regretful that they almost died, but Yan Shiyue was standing behind the Jinxiu Division, and the person they were managing was the Fifth Prince's concubine, so no one dared to make a fuss. They could only sign the new contract. If they didn't sign, they were afraid that they would suffer even more in the future!
In modern society, there was a joke that a woman bought a share of stocks for less than a thousand yuan and could talk to different people for three hours.
Although it is a joke, it does have its meaning. Many women are indeed keen to tell it. Anyway, since the establishment of Jinxiusi, the capital really has an atmosphere of everyone doing business.
The state-owned Ministry of Commerce was like a money-eating beast, swallowing money slowly and steadily. The national treasury became fuller day by day, and one year's wealth was equivalent to ten years'.
Before the end of the first month of the year, Emperor Ming Yan summoned Huo Qijing.
He said, "Did you hear what I said to Yue'er that day?"
Huo Qijing lowered his head and said nothing.
He had sharp ears and really heard it.
Emperor Mingyan asked, "What do you think trade is?"
Huo Qijing said: "If I teach my son, I want him to study and understand reason, and I also want him to strengthen his body. This is the relationship between scholars and businessmen. I think they complement each other."
Emperor Ming Yan nodded, and after a while, he slowly said, "Do you think it is necessary to build a firearms camp? Is it feasible?"
Xishan Arsenal has been in operation since its establishment, but it has not been engaged in production all the time, but in research all the time.
Firearms have great lethality and can reach far, which is a huge threat to the personal safety of those in power. But at the same time, the muzzle of the gun is facing outward, which is also a huge amulet.
It takes tremendous courage to make such a decision.
Emperor Kangxi was a man of great talent and strategy, and could be called the greatest emperor of all time. However, he was still wary of firearms and did not devote himself to research. Instead, he created tiger-clothed rattan shield soldiers that could restrain firearms.
Huo Qijing said: "I heard Yue'er say that the world is huge, but she also said that maybe we are ahead of the world... But I think that in the case of uncertainty, it is necessary to build a firearms camp. Even if we are really ahead, it is still necessary to pass it on to future generations and prevent it from happening again."
He lifted his robe and saluted: "I am willing to do my best to make the magic weapon work for you, just like using your own arm."
After a long while, Emperor Mingyan said, "Yes."
Since that day, Huo Qijing has become busy.
In Yan Shiyue's mind, what was advanced was the concept. Now that the Xishan Arsenal had been conducting research for so long, their mastery of gunpowder and its subtleties had far surpassed hers, so she could not help much.
However, I heard that Emperor Ming Yan summoned the Fifth Prince several times in succession and attached great importance to the Lifanyuan, which made the Fifth Prince more motivated.
In February, the imperial examination began.
After the results were announced in March, Zhao Kuangyin actually got sixth place, which was truly impressive.
Tang Junchen ranked in the 30s, while Zhou Jianwei ranked 16th, which was an extraordinary performance.
But for the three of them, it was a pleasant surprise. Tang Junchen and his partner were aiming for the trade department, and they were very happy to be listed in the Jinshi department. Zhao Kuangyin joined the army halfway through his career and picked up books again, so he was also very satisfied with this ranking.
On March 12th, there will be a re-examination for the trade department.
Gu Hengsha was a student of the Imperial College and already had the title of Juren. This time he also participated in the trade department, but his ranking was after the top 20, so he was ignored by them. He himself did not mention it secretly until he secretly came for the re-examination, and then they found out.
After the re-examination, the Ministry of Rites still cordoned off a courtyard for them to mark the papers together.
Yan Shiyue thought that it had been almost a year, and she had stopped breastfeeding in March. Now that she was free, she decided not to leave for the next few days and not to ask for any special treatment.
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