Farmer’s Little Girl

  Chapter 3199 Bargaining

  The emperor invited Zhouman to return to Beijing, one for the sickness of Lord Wei, and the other for the new rice seed.

  He also knew that Zhou’s family was in charge of Zhou Man. If it was just a reward, it would be the same if she was awarded the imperial decree and sent to Qingzhou. The reason why she was called back was to discuss rice cultivation and rice seed purchase with the Ministry of Households and Sinong Temple.

  The great dynasty meeting ended. Zhou Man was thinking about leaving the palace to go home and rest, but Gu Zhong stopped him when he left the palace.

  He bent over and smiled: "Master Zhou, Your Majesty wants to see you."

  But he hasn't left yet. Instead, he waited for a while. After Yang Heshu came out, he said to him: "Master Yang, your Majesty summoned him."

  The two looked at each other, nodded with Tang He who came out together, and went to the apse with Gu Zhong.

The emperor sat for almost a day. Although he had rested on the way and went to the latrine, he was still very tired at the moment. He was walking around with his neck. When he turned his head, he saw the prince sitting firmly on the chair and pointed at him. Said: "You move too."

  Prince: "...Father, the children are not tired."

  The emperor didn't believe him, and was about to talk about him, Yang Heshu and Zhou Man arrived.

  The emperor asked them to come in and asked them to sit down, “I didn’t have a good lunch. I have asked someone to prepare some food and refreshments. Let’s talk while eating.”

   Zhou Man and Yang Heshu bowed and sat down opposite the Prince.

  Whether it is Zhou Man and Yang Heshu, they all have the experience of eating at the same table with the emperor.

The emperor was tired today and didn’t want to greet him, so he said directly: “I have seen the recorded data. The two rice seeds that can be used today are only available in your homes. I will let the Ministry of Households and you buy the seeds. Bo is in charge, Ziqian, as you know, the treasury has spent a lot of money this year, and now there is not much money in the treasury..."

Zhou Man was stunned for a moment to realize that this was speaking to herself. The emperor rarely called her own words. She was still a little uncomfortable with this call. She shuddered and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, don't say that. Price I can make it cheaper at the normal price to share the worries for your majesty."

   Yang Heshu, who was sitting by the side, cleared his throat, and after attracting Zhou Man’s attention, he asked, "Is this normal price for seeds or grain?"

  The emperor also squinted his eyes and looked at Zhou Man with a smile.

   Zhouman: "...What do you think of your Majesty?"

  The emperor turned his head to look at the prince, "what do you think of the prince?"

  Prince:...

  Yang He Shu's feet moved slightly. He stepped on Zhou Man’s toes and slightly hardened. Zhou Man smiled and said, “Of course it’s based on the normal price of food. Your Majesty is kind, and the minister’s family has nothing to report...”

  The emperor smiled and said: "Don't let you suffer too much, just charge it at the normal price, don't have to be cheap, lest the Ministry of Households will bully you in the future."

  Yang Heshu: …isn’t the household department still your household department?

  I gave up the big head, and Zhou Man didn't care about the small head anymore, so he declined, insisting that this is what she should do, and she volunteered.

The emperor was happy, so he pointed to a piece of fish soup and asked Gu Zhong to serve her two spoons, and smiled: "This fish soup is delicious."

   Zhou Man took a bite, exhaled secretly, raised his head and smiled at the emperor, "It's delicious, your majesty, the minister also has something to report."

"what's up?"

   Zhou Man put down his spoon and said: "The Qingzhou Medical Department has now opened three, but the people in Qingzhou still cannot enjoy the benefits of the Medical Department, let alone other medical offices."

"The medical departments in various places need many doctors. In addition, there are also the management and other officials required by the medical departments. They are all lacking," Zhou Man said: "The minister would like to ask your Majesty to expand the enrollment scope of the Imperial Medical Office, or in the examination of the Imperial College. An additional item will be added, when the Supervision Department will cooperate to train some talents for the Imperial Medical Department."

  This is not a small matter. Although trivial, it has far-reaching impact. The emperor also put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth with the veil and asked, "Anything else?"

   Zhou Man smiled and said: "There is also the restructuring of the State and County Medical Departments. The minister had previously mentioned this matter."

  The emperor looked at the prince, "I remember that you endorsed this earlier, can you agree to it?"

  The prince said calmly: "Many people agree with this."

  The emperor narrowed his eyes to look at the prince, "What about those who disagree?"

  The prince said: "Father, nowadays the imperial medical office students are very useful in the army, plus the medicines issued by the imperial medical office, although it is not profitable, but it can also cover a lot of expenses. The son thinks this is OK."

   Zhou Man nodded repeatedly and persuaded the emperor, "Your Majesty, don’t think that the medical department is operating at a loss. After a long time, it will definitely make money. Even if you don’t make money, it won’t be as bad as it is now."

   "And think about it, how many ordinary people can the medical department save? All the money lost is used on your people, and they are all your children..."

  The emperor was drinking soup, so he choked.

  The prince secretly glared at Zhou Man, and wiped his clothes with Gu Zhong to serve his father.

  The emperor clicked Zhouman a little far away, and was amused, but after a short pause, he said: "I heard people say that the Bai family also planted many new rice varieties in Longzhou, and the harvest is not worse than Qingzhou and Mianzhou."

   Zhou Man was silent for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, I'll give you the normal price."

  The emperor emphasized: "It is the constant price to the Ministry of Households."

   Zhou Man nodded perfunctorily, isn’t it all the same?

  This meal, the host and the guest enjoyed the meal, at least on the surface.

  The emperor waited for Yang He Shu Zhouman to walk away, and sighed with the crown prince: "It would be nice if the old foxes in the middle of the court were as refreshing as Zhou Man."

  The prince slandered, saying that there is something to be done, but nothing is to be done.

  However, he nodded and praised, "She is young and doesn't take selfish interests very seriously."

  And Zhou Man, who is walking outside the palace with Yang Heshu, is pinching his fingers to do mental arithmetic.

  Yang Heshu looked at her several times, and couldn’t help asking, “What are you?”

   Zhouman: "I will calculate the new county lord's fiefdom. How many years will I have to plant before I can get back the money I left out today."

Yang Heshu couldn't help but smile, "Then you must have earned it, not an honor, but only the value of the fief, you will earn it back in a few years, and the fief is for a lifetime. You work hard to live eighty years old. Then there are still nearly sixty years. If the emperor's grace is majestic, and your title can be attacked by that time, and you can leave some for future generations, it will be even more profitable."

   Zhou Man heard it, his heart no longer hurts, and nodded again and again: "Good idea."

  Yang Heshu laughed out loud and asked, "Is it a lot more happy to think about it this way?"

   Zhou Man nodded, seeing him smile like this, could not help saying: "Brother Yang Xue, you just cheated me with your Majesty."

  Yang He Shudao: "In his position, I am now a member of the household department. I am a buyer and you are a seller. I naturally want to maximize the interests of the household department."

   Zhou Man also thought about it, skipping the matter, "Brother Xue, my price is already very low, and your household department will not be able to hold down my money by then."

  Yang Heshu smiled and said, “Don’t worry, it will be given to you on time.”

  At the end of the week, rest assured.

  (End of this chapter)