In a blink of an eye, five days had passed and the results of the Ministry of Rites' investment promotion came out. In order to expand its profits, the Ministry of Rites did not give all the supplies to one merchant, but instead solicited investment separately.
The money raised from the investment promotion had already been deposited into the Ministry of Revenue that day, and Zhou Shuren walked home with a breeze in his step that night.
But when he saw Chang Yi waiting at the door of his house, Zhou Shuren's good mood faded a little.
Chang Yi finally waited for his father to come back, "Dad, you're back."
Zhou Shuren glanced at the notebook in Chang Yi's hand with a wooden face. He thought that Chang Yi would be busy with his job as Lord Sun was soliciting investment, but he didn't expect that Chang Yi would be so busy that he would not have time to study on his own. Lord Sun and others were so busy, but Chang Yi still had time to study on his own.
Zhou Shuren took the notebook and asked, "Another problem?"
Chang Yi's eyes were full of the light of learning, "Dad, you explain things more thoroughly than the foreigners. Your son has learned quickly on his own in the past two days, so he has sorted out a lot of difficult problems."
After saying this, Chang Yi felt a little embarrassed. He felt that he was still too stupid. The foreigner was talking too much and even said that he had a rare talent!
Zhou Shuren held the notebook in his hand. He and his wife had decided that his wife would teach Changyi after she became a self-taught person. However, it would be too false for his wife to teach her son after only a few days of learning. So he still wanted him to teach her at first. "Well, I'll take it back and have a look. I'll teach you after dinner."
Chang Yi, "Thank you, Dad."
Zhou Shuren brought the notebook back to the yard. As soon as he entered the house, he saw his wife reading a book. He put the notebook in front of her and said, "Take a look first."
Zhulan put down the book and flipped through it, "There are still quite a few today."
Zhou Shuren, "Yes, Changyi is very dedicated to research."
Zhulan took the pen and said, "Come here, I'll teach you first."
Zhou Shuren, "..."
Be patient. As long as your daughter-in-law can teach your son openly, he won't have to learn.
Zhulan explained a question, and even if Zhou Shuren handed it to the teacher, he still had a good foundation. "I think if I continue to explain the questions to you like this, you can actually teach your son yourself."
Zhou Shuren, "I'm busy."
Zhulan just teased Zhou Shuren. She had learned something recently and found it quite interesting.
At sea, the soldier who had been watching the island reported, "There is a ship coming out of the island."
General Hou, "Send someone to follow them, don't let them get discovered."
Soldier: "Yes."
Rong Chuan asked, "General, what is necessary to attack the island?"
General Hou, "Wait for your order."
Rongchuan was so tired of staying at sea that he wanted to go home, miss his wife and daughter, and he wanted it to end soon.
Because the ships are too large, they are now stationed on an island, some distance away from the Zhang family's island, so there is no fear of being discovered.
Rongchuan was feeling the sea breeze when he saw Yang Wen standing guard. He was very surprised and asked, "Why are you standing guard on the main ship?"
When Yang Wen saw that it was his uncle, he said excitedly, "Thanks to my uncle, I was transferred to the main ship."
If he relies on himself to climb up step by step, he doesn't know when he will be appreciated by General Hou. This time, following his cousin's father-in-law, he was appreciated by General Hou. As long as he can survive the attack on the island, he will be promoted.
Rong Chuan patted Yang Wen on the shoulder and said, "That's because you have the ability."
If you don't have the ability, even if you rely on his help, you won't be noticed by General Hou.
He has been in contact with General Hou recently and has gained some understanding of him. General Hou is a person who values talent.
In the capital, at Zhang Jinghong's home, Zhang Jinghong is holding a letter, which he had just thrown into the bedroom.
Yao Xin was frightened and stood up in a hurry. Before Zhang Jinghong could come to his senses, Yao Xin had already run to her son's bedroom. Under the puzzled gazes of the mother-in-law and the maid, Yao Xin picked up her sleeping son with the quilt and hurried back to the house.
Zhang Jinghong took his son and saw that the little guy was sleeping soundly. He was still sleeping on the bed. Zhang Jinghong patted his wife's shoulder to comfort her.
Yao Xin felt her legs go weak at this moment, and sat down on the edge of the bed. "Sending a letter silently, is this a threat to us?"
Zhang Jinghong: "Yeah."
He didn't want to lie to his wife, and would rather tell her the worst outcome than have illusions and end up not knowing how he died.
Yao Xin's lips trembled. "We have been living a low-key life. We just want to live a good life. Why, why don't you let us go?"
Zhang Jinghong pursed his lips and said, "My life experience is original sin."
He thought that after keeping a low profile for a few years, his life would become smoother and smoother. He had established a firm foothold in the Ministry of Households, and his son had grown up. He should be able to live a happy life in the future.
But the Zhang family would not let him go, and he, as the very first chess piece, was always being targeted.
Yao Xin was so anxious that she started to cry, "What do they want you to do?"
This is a life-threatening matter. If they agree, they will be killed without a complete body. If they don't agree, they will be silenced at any time. Why is it so difficult for their family to live a low-key life
Zhang Jinghong had already read the letter and hugged his crying wife, "Don't cry, I will make arrangements."
Yao Xin clutched her husband's underwear tightly. She was really scared. She just wanted her family to be safe.
The next day, at the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren had just arrived when he saw Zhang Jinghong standing outside the room where he was doing his work. "You came quite early today."
Zhang Jinghong held the account book and said, "I found a calculation error, so I dare not delay."
Zhou Shuren took the account book and walked into the house, saying as he walked, "This shouldn't happen. We have checked it three times now, so how could there still be mistakes?"
Zhang Jinghong knew that his every move must be watched by someone, so he didn't think about talking to Mr. Zhou today. He opened the account book and said, "Here."
Zhou Shuren took a look and found that there was indeed a mistake. He frowned and asked, "Who is responsible for this?"
Zhang Jinghong, "Li Qing is in charge. He must have been doing too much calculations recently and was careless for a moment and didn't see it clearly."
Zhou Shuren was silent. As for myopia, in fact, many people who studied late into the night for the imperial examinations suffered from presbyopia or myopia when they got old, especially those who took the examinations for many consecutive years. Li Qing was considered to be severely myopic.
Zhou Shuren asked, "Didn't he buy glasses?"
Glasses have been very popular recently. At first, they were sold by foreign merchants. Unfortunately, after our country’s glass technology improved, the glasses made by foreign merchants stopped making waves in a few days and were directly replaced by domestic products.
Zhang Jinghong, "You know, Li Qing has a big family to support, and life is tight, so glasses are not cheap."
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "Life in the capital is not easy."
Zhou Shuren then said he understood. As the head of the Ministry of Revenue, he needed to strive for some benefits for his subordinates. Li Qing’s ability was not bad, so he should be retained. “Go back and tell Li Qing.”
Zhang Jinghong: "Yes."
After Zhou Shuren left, he waited for the Shangshu. The Shangshu still had to fight for this benefit. In fact, the cost of the glasses was not that much, they were just sold at a higher price. The benefit of the cost price was still feasible.
Xiao Qing naturally agreed and wrote a memorial.
The memorials were approved very quickly. All that was needed was to count how many people in the Ministry of Revenue needed glasses. Although it was not as accurate as modern methods of measuring the degree, it was already good in ancient times.
In the afternoon, the glasses arrived at the Ministry of Revenue, and the news that Rong Enqing was thrown into prison also spread.