In the evening, Sheng Hong led A Luo back to Jiaofang Hall.
Xie Mingxi came forward with a smile: "I have ordered someone to prepare dinner, let's go to the dining room together!"
Father and daughter nodded together.
Ah Luo originally had a good appetite, but in the past six months, her appetite has increased even more. She ate two bowls in a row before she was full and put down her chopsticks.
Xie Mingxi laughed and teased her daughter: "A Luo has been eating a lot lately."
A Luo sighed, half jokingly and half seriously: "I used to think that studying was the most difficult thing. Now I realize that compared to my father's hard work, it is really nothing."
"Being in charge of the court requires too much mental, mental and physical energy. If I don't eat enough, how will I have the energy to study."
Gu Shanchang felt heartbroken when he heard this: "Aluo, don't be too anxious. You are still young, just learn slowly."
Xie Mingxi also cherished her daughter, but she didn't show any trace of it on her face: "After dinner, your father still has to go to Yiqing Palace to review the memorial. You go and serve the pen and ink."
A Luo opened her mouth and said yes.
After dinner, Ah Luo followed Sheng Hong to review the memorial.
Gu Shanchang is now in his sixties, with half-white hair and many wrinkles on his face, but he is in excellent spirits. He opened his mouth to complain: "Mingxi, you and Sheng Hong have too high demands on A Luo."
"A'luo is only fifteen years old, just a child. You stay in the Yiqing Hall all day listening to politics and studying, and you should take a rest at night. When you were fifteen, you were not so busy."
Xie Mingxi responded with some helplessness: "When I was fifteen, I just helped Master manage the academy. It's not like I want to be the crown prince of a country, so of course I don't have to be busy."
Gu Shanchang: "..."
Okay! Those who want to achieve great things must first work hard and work hard for their muscles and bones.
Gu Shanchang thought for a while and sighed: "I know that you and your wife hope that A Luo will be well. But don't push too hard."
Xie Mingxi couldn't stop laughing: "Master, don't get me wrong! We are not forcing her, she is eager to learn."
"Those courtiers did not take her seriously and did not want her to join the court and listen to politics. She stayed in the Yiqing Palace all day long, holding back a lot of energy in her heart. She would not be willing to fall behind Brother Ji, Lin, Erting and Geer.
"
With Ah Luo's character, not only did she not want to fall behind others, she also wanted to far surpass her cousins!
In this way, it is appropriate to pay more and work harder.
Although A Luo cannot join the court and listen to politics, in fact, she has an advantage over Ji Geer and the other three in learning to listen to politics.
Sheng Hong often summoned important ministers to the Yiqing Palace to discuss political affairs, which often involved specific government affairs. Moreover, Sheng Hong reviewed memorials in the Yiqing Palace every day, and A Luo could read all the memorials every day. Furthermore,
Sheng Hong always gave some advice, and Ah Luo made rapid progress.
Gu Shanchang had nothing to talk about anymore, so he turned to remind: "A Luo has eaten a lot lately, so prepare more for late night snacks."
Xie Mingxi smiled and nodded.
…
Two hours later, Xie Mingxi personally delivered midnight snacks to Yiqing Palace.
The lights in the Qingqing Palace were brightly lit, and the interior of the palace was as bright as day.
Sheng Hong had been reviewing the memorials all night and was quite tired. When he saw Xie Mingxi coming, he immediately put down the memorials. A Luo was still sitting on the chair nearby, looking at the album in his hand seriously and intently.
Xie Mingxi put down her midnight snack and glanced over.
What A Luo is looking at is an atlas of the states and counties in Daqi.
After Sheng Hong ascended the throne, he ordered all states and counties to survey and draw detailed maps. There were many requirements, including the scale of the map, the color of the inscriptions on rivers, roads, cities, etc.
It took three years of work to produce this atlas of Daqizhou counties. After that, Sheng Hong ordered that the atlas be printed in a thousand copies, and every high-ranking official would have one copy.
What Ah Luo looked at carefully tonight was the map of the three states and counties along the river.
According to the scaling ratio, the length of the river channel and the length of the dam that need to be built can be calculated.
To dredge rivers and build embankments, people can be recruited. Every Daqi citizen has a 15-day volunteer period every year. After half a month, they have to pay ICBC. In addition, they have to provide one lunch every day. There are also
The necessary masonry tools, as well as the fees for the officials who went to supervise the construction, must also include some certain losses...
The algorithm is very complex and so on.
Everyone at the Ministry of Industry worked hard for several days and nights to come up with the budget.
Ah Luo only looked at the picture album for one night, and she was just scratching the surface. She was still far from Sheng Hong's requirements.
Xie Mingxi heard Sheng Hong whisper a few words and knew what was going on. She stepped forward and said, "Let's have a midnight snack first. After we finish the midnight snack, I will teach you how to calculate the construction period and budget."
A Luo put down the atlas and was quite surprised: "Mother, do you know these things?"
Xie Mingxi raised her eyebrows and smiled lightly: "I'll understand a little bit."
I think back then, she personally taught the emperors of two dynasties. Although she had been in the harem and had no direct contact with the government. However, she was by no means unfamiliar with political affairs, and she was more than enough to teach A Luo at this time.
A'luo looked at her mother with reverence and admiration: "Mother, what else in this world can you not do?"
Xie Mingxi smiled slightly: "Not yet."
A Luo: "..."
When will she be able to say as domineeringly as her mother, "There is nothing I can't do yet"?
Sheng Hong smiled and stared at his beloved wife and daughter, feeling indescribable satisfaction and pride in his heart.
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Under Xie Mingxi's guidance, Ah Luo spent several days learning how to calculate the construction period and budget.
Immediately afterwards, Ah Luo spent more than a month memorizing the map of Daqizhou counties in her mind one by one, and she could blurt out everything recorded in the map.
Ah Luo has a photographic memory and can draw inferences from one instance to another, which makes teaching people feel a sense of accomplishment. Xie Mingxi was satisfied and praised her several times in private in front of Sheng Hong.
Sheng Hong was very proud: "My daughter is as smart as me."
Xie Mingxi smiled and rolled her eyes at Sheng Hong: "Yes, yes, it's all your credit."
Sheng Hong grinned cheekily.
A Luo, who had never spoken a word in the Yiqing Palace but had a low sense of presence, suddenly opened her mouth when the Minister of Works reported the progress of river management.
"According to the original plan of the Ministry of Industry, the river will be cleared and dredged within half a month. After that, the embankment will be repaired within two months. It has been a month, why has only one-third of the embankment been repaired?"
Ministers: "..."
All the ministers were shocked, especially Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.
A Luo turned a blind eye to the surprised, frowned, or anxious expressions of the ministers. She looked directly at Zhou Shangshu and did not deliberately raise her voice: "The flood season will come at any time. According to the current progress, the construction period will be delayed by a month or more.
If during this period, the river floods its embankments and washes away fields and houses, I don’t know how many people will suffer.”
"The pros and cons, Zhou Shangshu will not know. Why not speed up the construction period?"
