This is not the first time that Zhou Man has mentioned the restructuring of the local medical office. Xiao Yuanzheng and Mr. Luo have also mentioned it in court from time to time, but due to various reasons, the matter has been shelved.
Bringing it up again at this time, maybe everyone has received the news and knows that the emperor has agreed to Zhou Man, so today's Umrah meeting went smoothly. There were not many people who objected. They just had objections to the authority of the local medical office.
Zhou Man discussed with them for a long time, but in the end he could not resolve all the objections.
The emperor glanced at the hourglass, and Gu Zhong immediately understood and stepped forward: "Your Majesty, it's getting late. Do you think we should have lunch first? Zhongshu Province has sent a lot of information, waiting for your approval.
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The emperor nodded and withdrew from the court for the time being, and would discuss it tomorrow if necessary.
The ministers retreated. As soon as Zhou Man went out, he was stopped by Liu Shangshu. He said with a smile: "Master Zhou, the autumn harvest has ended. The autumn grains have been dried and stored in the warehouse. It is the time to pay the autumn taxes. Do you want to know when we will trade new products?"
Is the rice seed suitable?”
Zhou Man said: "You can do it at any time."
She glanced at Yang Heshu behind Liu Shangshu, smiled slightly and said: "But the rice seeds in Xiaguanzhitian are okay. The Ministry of Revenue still needs to send people to weigh and escort the rice seeds in Longzhou and Mianzhou."
Yang He wrote: "New rice seeds from Longzhou will be transported to Beijing, and those from Luojiang County will be stored in Mianzhou. I will send officials to weigh and distribute them. Over there..."
"My second brother and third brother are both at home. I will write to them and you will just come to the door when the time comes."
Yang Heshu nodded to Liu Shangshu.
The three of them went to the palace gate together. After exiting the palace gate, Liu Shangshu smiled at Zhou Man and said, "Master Zhou, congratulations."
Zhou Man was stunned for a moment, then raised his hands and said, "They are all doing things for the country."
Liu Shangshu smiled, nodded to Yang Heshu, and then went to work in the household department.
Zhou Man looked at Yang Heshu curiously, "Brother Yang, isn't he going to the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
Yang Heshu shook his head, "I'm going with you. I'm going to Pucun this afternoon to see your new rice seeds. Who will your family send to go with me?"
Zhou Man thought for a while and then said: "My eldest brother and Li Zhong."
She couldn't help but smile, "You are too impatient. The rice seeds will not escape if they are left there."
"It's a matter of people's livelihood, don't dare to neglect it," Yang Heshu waved to the back. Wan Tian and Daji came with their horses. They got on their horses and strolled out of the imperial city together.
Yang Heshu said: "You have entered Xiaochaohui. You should be more cautious in your words and actions in the future. You did a good job today."
Zhou Man exhaled, "I thought you were going to scold me."
Yang Heshu then smiled and said: "Why am I scolding you? You are a foreign official returning to Beijing. It is human nature to sleep in late. The palace did not ask you to prepare for the Umrah meeting in advance? But it is beyond my expectation that you can admit your mistake so quickly.
Not bad.”
Zhou Man said: "After all, so many people are looking for me. If I don't admit my mistake, should I let those internal servants take responsibility?"
Anyway, she had just betrayed the emperor in a big way, and her relationship with him had been harmonious recently. There was no need to trick others into something that could be solved by just admitting her mistake.
Yang Heshu couldn't help laughing, and lightly kicked the horse's belly to speed up, "You are becoming more considerate and gentle, not bad."
Yang Heshu asked people to take the notice from the Ministry of Revenue to Sinong Temple to invite Zhou Lizhong, and took Zhou Dalang with him to Pucun. Before leaving, he said to Zhou Man: "I don't know how long you can stay in the capital. Tang He will also be here soon."
Leaving Beijing, let’s get together when we have time, your sister-in-law also talks about you often.”
Zhou Man nodded, "Okay, you choose the time and place."
Yang Heshu thought for a while and then said: "Xuandu Temple is good. It's time to climb up in the autumn. I heard that the Taoist priest in the temple cooks crabs very well. I will send a few baskets up there so that everyone can eat crabs and enjoy the chrysanthemums at the same time."
Zhou Man immediately said: "The chrysanthemum wine my mother-in-law made two years ago is still buried. When the time comes, I will dig out two jars and bring them with me."
Mrs. Zheng likes to grow flowers. In addition to making various cakes, the rest of the flowers are dried to make sachets or make wine.
Yang Heshu and Zhou Man were very busy for a while, going to the court meeting every day. In addition to the affairs of the Medical Department, Zhou Man also began to participate in other government affairs. In fact, it was not that she wanted to participate, but the emperor would ask.
Agriculture has always been the foundation of the country. Zhou Man has cultivated new rice varieties, and whether it is the current new rice seed or the previous new wheat seed, her shadow is there, so in promotion and some land policies, even
Even in terms of taxation, the emperor began to ask her for political advice.
Although the officials at the Xiaochaohui had some objections, seeing that the emperor supported her and the prince was her backer, even Mr. Old Tang did not say a word, so they could only endure their discomfort.
Li Shangshu was one of the people who didn't like Zhou Man's participation in the Xiaochao meeting. He felt that it was not etiquette.
So in the past few days, he had a cold face towards Zhou Man, turning his head aside and ignoring her whenever he came in or out of the Tai Chi Hall.
This dissatisfaction reached its peak when Zhou Man proposed that the Imperial College and the Imperial Medical Office jointly run a school, or that the Imperial College select talents suitable for the Imperial Medical Office to study for a period of time in the Imperial Medical Office, or that the Imperial Medical Office send a certain number of students to study in the Imperial College.
Because Zhou Man prefers the second option, and half of the students she plans to send will be female students.
Kong Jijiu didn't say anything, but Li Shangshu couldn't help but became furious, "There has never been a female student in the Imperial College. Lord Zhou, aren't you messing with my court..."
Zhou Man: "Who said there are no female students in the Imperial College? Didn't the Princess of Silla once study in the Imperial College? She was accompanied by two female students."
Li Shangshu choked and said for a while: "That is a foreign woman, not a member of my court."
"Even foreign women can enter the Imperial Academy to study, why can't women from our court enter?" Zhou Man raised his head and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the students in the Imperial Medical Office now only study medicine and pharmacy, and they are far behind in managing people's livelihood.
Many, this is one of the reasons why the Imperial Medical Office had a bad relationship with the county government after it entered the local area."
She said: "The way of the sages is in the Imperial College. Doctors are practicing the sage's way of curing diseases and saving lives, but they suffer from clumsiness in speaking and limited knowledge. They do many things unsatisfactorily. Why can't they be allowed to study in the Imperial College?"
What about the way of sages and sages to broaden their knowledge?"
Li Shangshu: "Male students can enter, but female students cannot."
Zhou Man said with a serious face: "Li Shangshu, my subordinates are also women. I can do it, why can't they?"
"Is the way of sages so easy to learn?" Li Shangshu asked: "Mr. Zhou studied with Zhuang Xueshi since he was a child, so that he can stand in this court, but they are already that age, and they still have to learn medical skills.
That energy?”
Zhou Man: "They are all teenagers and twenty-year-olds, why can't they do it? They have a hundred years to live, and they still have a few decades left. As the saying goes, you have to live to learn. As long as they are not dead, they can go to school."