Chapter 1502: Chapter 1478 Arrangent
Although Libationer Kong was sowhat reluctant, he still accepted.
Since the Crown Princess beca pregnant, although the Crown Prince still couldn’t satisfy the court officials, he had beco comndable in so aspects. Recalling the ti when the Crown Prince was still willing to be taught, Libationer Kong reluctantly took up this additional role. Well, let’s give it another try. What if he manages to teach him well?
It’s still better than actually replacing the Crown Prince.
Libationer Kong sighed sorrowfully in his heart; replacing the Crown Prince would result in rivers of blood.
Yang Heshu was transferred from the Ministry of Revenue, mainly responsible for the expenses of Chongwen Pavilion and the Imperial Hospital, as well as the allocations from the Ministry of Revenue.
Expenses for Chongwen Pavilion definitely had to go through the Ministry of Revenue. At most, the Emperor would take so from his private funds to support the Crown Prince;
As for the Imperial Hospital, there was too much controversy before, as it required the construction of the hospital, enrollnt of students, purchase of dicinal materials, which were too costly. The officials were very unwilling, so the Emperor’s inner treasury was drained.
At least eighty percent of the expenses had to co from the Emperor’s inner treasury, so he carefully selected the person in charge of the money, and after much deliberation, chose Yang Heshu.
Yang Heshu didn’t feel it was a bad job; he accepted this new appointnt with little emotional fluctuation, even though it closely related to the Crown Prince, and he might be classified as belonging to the Crown Prince’s faction.
But when he saw the list for Chongwen Pavilion and the Imperial Hospital, he couldn’t stay calm. Why were those three kids on it?
His father, who had a lot of insider information, took the ti to find him at lunchti and said, “The proposal for the Imperial Hospital was submitted by Zhou Man, Bai Shan, and Bai Cheng. It was first handed to the Empress, who then gave it to the Emperor.”
Marquis Yang shook his head and laughed, saying happily, “When His Majesty showed the proposal to us old officials, we thought it was His Majesty wanting to share the joy with us. We read it with great interest. During New Year, it was often brought out as a joke, but after the New Year, His Majesty wanted to reorganize the Imperial Hospital, making us the laughingstock.”
Marquis Yang said, “Bai Shan and Bai Cheng were fine; they entered Chongwen Pavilion to accompany the Crown Prince in his studies. But you should be more cautious about Zhou Man; their proposal inevitably offended many people. Her entry into Chongwen Pavilion would affect others’ interests. Don’t assu that the doctors in the Imperial Hospital only know how to treat illness. Those who survive in the palace are not necessarily good people, but they’re certainly not simple.”
Marquis Yang knew his son had a good relationship with Zhou Man and her group, so he specially reminded him, intending for him to keep a distance and not get embroiled in these disputes.
Yang Heshu agreed upfront, but then he went to find Manbao, asking her to enter the palace and request a position rank.
Of course, he also saw the original draft of the proposal from Zhou Man and her group, and even many parts that were revised and deleted.
Their initial proposal took quite so ti to write; the three of them researched information, ca up with various ideas, and wrote suggestions aligned with the duties of the Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Personnel, and Ministry of Public Works, which was quite a ntal strain.
The initial drafts were quite wild, with ideas like the court allocating land to grow dicinal herbs and providing free dical treatnt for the impoverished.
Luckily, they revised and deleted many things, otherwise, the proposal might really turn into sothing everyone would pass around as a joke.
The draft was so extensive that Yang Heshu couldn’t possibly finish reading it in one go; he just skimd it, occasionally spotting ideas that even he found startling.
Then he calmly put it away, stored it in a box, and told the three, “Chongwen Pavilion is already being prepared, and you will soon reside in the palace. Prepare yourselves for these few days.”
He said, “Chongwen Pavilion is not like the Imperial Academy. At the Imperial Academy, you could live outside, but at Chongwen Pavilion, you must reside in the palace, similar to official offices with rest every ten days and festival breaks, which you are aware of, right?”
Manbao and the others had no objections, only curiosity, “What about those students who are married?”
Yang Heshu smiled slightly, “They also have to live in the palace.”
Manbao looked sympathetic, “How pitiful.”
Yang Heshu: …
Bai Erlang curiously asked, “Living in the palace with us, why is that pitiful?”
Bai Shan couldn’t help but cover his forehead.
Yang Heshu got up directly, nodded, and said, “I’ll head back first. Once you’re in Chongwen Pavilion, consult with before doing anything, don’t co up with rash ideas.”
After he left, Bai Shan then said to Manbao, “It’s not just us, Feng Zongping, Yi Ziyang, and Liu Huan are also on the list.”
They are all sons of third-rank court officials.
Manbao curiously asked, “What about Yin Huo?”
“Yin Huo is also on the list, but Lord Yin cited his poor health to decline to His Majesty, so he might not go.”
Except for individuals who would find reasons to decline, people like Bai Shan would see entering Chongwen Pavilion as a good opportunity, and wouldn’t think of refusing.
Even though they might be labeled as the Crown Prince’s faction.
Undeniably, this is a fast track to promotion; opportunities always co with risk.
And now that the Crown Prince is about to have offspring, the risks have significantly diminished.
The few sat talking in the study, and Manbao frequently looked outside the door, frowning, “Why hasn’t my Fourth Brother co back yet?”
Zhou SiLang was at this mont heading to an appointnt with Shopkeeper Zheng, while the Zhou Family’s dispatched servant just missed him.
When he got ho, Manbao and her family had finished their evening al, and night was about to fall.
Manbao simply started testing Sanya in the courtyard, teaching her so dical principles in the process. Behind her was Zhou Lijun’s room, where she was under the lamp, busy calculating with an abacus. Having recorded the accounts, she took the ledger out and saw Fourth Uncle enter with a bit of alcohol on his breath. She said, “Fourth Uncle, I was just about to find you. I’ve looked into it; it’s not cost-effective to take an empty cart to Shangzhou to buy porcelain and then sell it in the capital. It’s better to take it north to sell to people on the steppe; the profits are actually higher.”
Zhou SiLang was about to talk to Manbao when he heard this and said, “That’s a long way; the roads in the north are even worse than those in the south.”
Because of the unexpected events on this journey to the capital, Zhou SiLang beca much more cautious, no longer as fearless as a newborn calf, daring to travel the world with just himself and a cart.
So he said, “We need to cherish our lives, you know. Only by staying alive can we make a lot of money.”
Having responded to Zhou Lijun, he turned to ask Manbao, “What’s the matter that you sent soone to find back?”
Manbao said, “I want you to pass a ssage back ho, asking the family to grow more dicinal herbs, red dates can also be grown more, as they can be used dicinally. Besides that, you need to find ways to connect with more herb farrs, and buy herbs from them when the ti cos.”
Zhou SiLang was taken aback, asking, “How did you know I was just thinking of connecting with herb farrs for dicine?”
He said, “I just made an agreent with Shopkeeper Zheng that in the future, all our family’s yam chips, Ligustrum, and old ginger will be sold to Jishi Hall, and they’ll buy as much dicine as I can provide.”
Manbao didn’t expect Shopkeeper Zheng to act so quickly, and speaking of which, wasn’t it her who reminded them of this?
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