Because it was the first issue, Zhou Shuren was the one who proposed it, and the eldest son-in-law's articles and paintings were directly used. In the future, the eldest son-in-law must work hard on his own. He can build ladders and pave the way for his children, but he will not pull his children along. The rest depends on themselves.
Rongchuan stretched lazily, "Dad, Mingyun and Jiang Du are about to return to their hometown."
Zhou Shuren, "It should be here soon."
Rongchuan actually wanted to sit for a while longer, but unfortunately he couldn't, as he still had a lot of errands to attend to. The leap he made was too big, with a change in his status and the errands he was involved in. His father hoped that he would become his eldest brother's right-hand man as soon as possible, and the emperor thought the same way, so he was assigned errands one after another. Status represents responsibility, and now he has a heavy burden on his shoulders.
Seeing his son-in-law's tired look, Zhou Shuren said, "Don't try too hard. Your health is the most important thing at such a young age."
Rongchuan felt warm in his heart. Now only his father-in-law wanted him to rest more. "Dad, I will."
Zhou Shuren thought for a moment, then stood up and took out some tea leaves from the drawer. "This is what Lord Li gave me. Take it back."
After sending it away, I felt a pain in my heart. This was the tea that Li Zhao had hidden away.
Rong Chuan was surprised, "Dad."
Zhou Shuren asked, "Don't you want it?"
Rong Chuan quickly hugged him in his arms, "Yes, yes, Dad, I'll go first then."
He left so quickly, fearing that his father would go back on his word. Rongchuan was really excited. The old man was such a stingy person, yet he gave him such good tea. The box containing the tea looked very valuable.
Zhou Shuren extended his hand slowly, sat back in his seat, covered his chest with his hands, feeling pain in his flesh. God knows how this box of tea was snatched from Li Zhao's hands, he drank it just once and it was gone. His left hand hit his right hand, asking you to be generous.
Qiu Yan came in, confused, and asked Jin Yan, "What happened to your parents?"
Jin Yan's eyes were full of smiles, "My Lord, you regret it!"
Qiu Yan was confused and came in holding the document. "This is the amount calculated. Take a look."
Zhou Shuren didn't want to do the job at all now, so he just nodded.
Qiu Yan sat down and said, "After the New Year, the other departments have also changed a lot. I have to say, the efficiency is much faster now. It was so slow before that I was anxious just watching it."
Zhou Shuren thought to himself, you and I have been partners for a long time, and you have long been accustomed to high efficiency, "It's still not up to par!"
Qiu Yan, "This is already pretty good. The other ministries are not like the Ministry of Revenue, which has the foundation you laid. It's already pretty good to be able to change to this level after the new year."
Zhou Shuren thought about how busy other departments were after the New Year, and he felt better.
A few days later, Rongchuan's efficiency was extremely high, and he was a typical action-oriented person. In just a few days, the publicity had already begun in the capital, and several nearby states had also received promotional paintings and articles. Some distant states would have to wait for some time.
The publicity effect was particularly good. The paintings were placed in glass frames and hung on several city gates and places with the largest traffic. Without publicity, no one would know how much people's lives had changed.
The people living near the capital have changed a lot, but that does not represent all changes. As the people living in the capital, they naturally have a sense of superiority and think they have the best lives.
Now that it has been publicized, we realize that the lives of not only the people in the capital, but also the people in other states have changed a lot.
In ancient times, the most direct way to tell whether a person’s life was good was to look at their children. If a person had many children and raised them well, his life must be good.
The special thing about Jiang Sheng’s paintings is that they are realistic, and the children’s expressions are very detailed.
The propaganda results were very good. There was a lot of discussion in the capital, and people were living a good life, demonstrating the prosperity and strength of the country.
Foreigners only go to big cities and not to rural areas. They also discussed the places in Beijing with the largest number of foreigners.
It would be a lie for these nobles to say that they didn't understand how the people of their own country lived. Some foreigners also questioned this and planned to send people to take a look themselves.
When the news came back, the foreigners were silent.
The emperor and the emperor emeritus sat together, looking at the summarized news. These news were collected by spies in teahouses, markets and other places. These were the voices of the people.
The emperor read every word very carefully, and became more and more delighted. Although he knew that some bad comments were not submitted, the good voices outweighed the bad ones. Seeing the people happy for the prosperity of the country, the emperor finished reading with a sense of satisfaction and said, "What's wrong with Zhou Shuren's brain?"
The emperor also sighed, "So his brain is the real treasure."
If Zhou Shuren knew, haha, after experiencing the modern information explosion, his brain would be very good.
The emperor said: "This is just the beginning. The country is not yet strong enough."
The Emperor waved his beads and said, "Your Majesty, please be aware that the states are lying and making false reports in order to become famous. This must not start."
The emperor took note and said, "My son understands."
Each state is far away from the capital, and there are too many local tyrants in each state, making information exchange inconvenient. Many people conceal or do not report things. The first thing he would do after he succeeded to the throne was to burn away these unhealthy tendencies.
The emperor was very satisfied with the emperor's performance after he ascended the throne. He patted his son on the shoulder and said, "You have done a good job after you ascended the throne. I am relieved to leave the country to you."
The new emperor could not hide his excitement in his eyes. This was the first time his father had directly praised him since he ascended the throne.
When the retired emperor saw that his son was happy because of his praise, a smile appeared on his face. Even though his son became the emperor, he was still a father.
The court's propaganda directly suppressed the gossip about the princess's marriage. So what if the princess was as beautiful as a fairy? It had nothing to do with ordinary people like them. The strength of the country was closely related to them.
Only after the court’s propaganda would the people be able to understand the news from various states instead of just focusing on their own little piece of land. In ancient times when there was no entertainment, this was a big deal and would make the people talk about it over and over again for months.
And at this time, the ceremony of establishing the crown prince was held. Establishing a crown prince was the right thing to do for the country. It was like announcing the heir to the whole country. At this time, the cohesion of the country was unprecedentedly high.
Even though Zhulan didn't go out into the streets, she could hear the hustle and bustle on the streets. The enthronement of the prince was celebrated by the whole nation, and every street and alley in the capital was cheering for the establishment of the prince.
Zhulan curled her lips and said, "This is a good start. The future will be even better."
Zhao looked at her mother-in-law. She had not been well-educated before, but she was narrow-minded. She had to figure out everything on her own and was short-sighted. Later, her mother-in-law taught her and she read books attentively. She found truths and a broad world in books, and her horizons gradually broadened.
Only at this moment did I realize how powerful my mother-in-law really is. Her words are all truth and a summary of life.
Zhao admired her mother-in-law. Hearing her mother-in-law's words, Zhao also smiled and said, "The future will be better."
Zhulan looked at Zhao. Why do people need to study? Look at Zhao, she is a case in point. Women in ancient times should also think more about men and study more. "We will be moving in a few days. Have you packed up your rooms?"
There are too many things in each room, and each room has its own warehouse. Even if there are many servants, it will take some days to count the scattered things.
Li and several of her brothers and sisters-in-law looked at each other and saw the headache in each other's eyes. It was really a headache. They didn't feel anything when they were saving up the family assets. They were very satisfied watching the piles of money. They really took the lists and counted them one by one. Haha, now they were only left with a headache.
Especially Li, the eldest wife has many children, and she likes to save things, so she had a headache just starting to count them.
Su Xuan brought too much dowry, so cleaning the warehouse was not easy.
Relatively speaking, Zhao was much better, as she was a thoughtful person.