Amazing Pastoral World: Unparalleled Medical Queen

"Weixiang Garden was opened by the Jia family. When I first came to Xilin County, I also wanted to open one in the county town. At that time, I even bought the store. But the Jia family was the local boss in the county, and the county magistrate at that time had a close relationship with them. They messed with me, and I suffered a loss, so I had to choose another place."

"The Jia Mansion is already rotten to the core." Lu Ke'er said angrily, "Now that Lord Fang is here, they dare not go too far. Young Master Rong, why don't you try again and open another Pinxianlou in the county."

Ye Feng nodded and glanced at Rong Zhixing: "I think it's feasible. Young Master Rong has financial support, and Ke'er has superb cooking skills. If you join forces, I don't believe that the Jia family will be able to get away with it at your hands."

Rong Zhixing's expression became serious: "Master Xiao means that I should cooperate with Miss Lu?"

"Yes. You are all the owners of Pinxianlou. In the future, we will split the profits in half."

Lu Keer glared at Ye Feng: "Isn't this bad?"

Which boss would accept such a condition? For Rong Zhixing, Lu Ke'er was just the icing on the cake, not an indispensable existence.

This Xiao Xiao, who is young and ignorant, actually asked for a very high price, and was not afraid of causing displeasure to Master Rong.

Unexpectedly, Rong Zhixing nodded repeatedly: "Mr. Xiao is right. What do you think, Miss Lu?"

"This..." Lu Ke'er was embarrassed, "I just said that I have a lot of things I want to do, and I'm worried that I don't have the energy..."

"Miss Lu, don't worry too much." Rong Zhixing glanced at Ye Feng and said softly, "Miss Lu, you only need to provide some dishes, and leave the rest to me."

"Ah?" Lu Ke'er blinked, "You won't be at a disadvantage?"

"How could that be?" Rong Zhixing laughed, "Miss Lu, don't you know your own value?"

Night Breeze muttered, "Indeed. Ke'er's dishes are not something that just anyone can eat."

Lu Ke'er chuckled: "As long as you don't think you're at a disadvantage, that's fine. I have no objection."

Rong Zhixing was very happy: "Then it's settled. I'll send the contract over tomorrow."

As they ate and chatted, they talked about Qingshan County, which had the highest number of deaths from the epidemic.

"The Qingshan County Magistrate must not be a good official." Lu Keer asserted.

Rong Zhixing nodded: "Miss Lu guessed right. The county magistrate of Qingshan County is called Lin Yunqing, from the Lin family of Moshi Village. It is said that he is an uneducated person who can't even read a few words."

Lu Ke'er's eyes widened. "Isn't Moshi Village the village where Auntie Pang's daughter's in-laws live? It is said that there are few good people in their village. How can such a person be a county magistrate? The Ministry of Personnel of Qi State is too picky, isn't it?"

Rong Zhixing explained, "This man became the county magistrate because he presented treasures on King Chen's birthday and was recommended by King Chen."

Lu Ke'er felt that the pickled fish in her mouth no longer had any flavor: "He is from the Chen Wang faction? No wonder."

"Offering treasures?" Zuo Yi was stunned. "What treasure did he offer? He actually got the position of county magistrate."

"I don't know about that. I only know that ten years ago, on King Chen's 30th birthday, he presented treasures to King Chen as a village head, which made King Chen very happy and promoted him to the position of county magistrate. This incident caused a sensation at the time."

"That's really a sensation." Shi Chenxing, who had been listening to their conversation in silence, said sarcastically, "You don't need real talent or knowledge, you don't need to study hard to get a good reputation and pass the imperial examination to become an official. You only need to present a treasure to a nobleman, and you can get a position. How can students all over the world feel about this?"

His father was born into a family of scholars, who entered the imperial examination through hard work and study, and he always respected scholars with real talents and knowledge. Shi Chenxing, like his father, always looked down on people like this who climbed to official positions by flattering and currying favor with the powerful.

"In our dynasty, there is more than one way to become an official. There are hereditary, wealth, military merit, recommendation, selection, favor, and the imperial examination system, etc. These systems coexist at the same time, simply to recruit more talents for the court and use them for the country." Ye Feng spoke slowly, his tone cold, "But I didn't expect that some of these ways became a means for some people to form cliques, abuse power for personal gain, and enrich themselves."

"It needs to be changed." Lu Ke'er blurted out.

Ye Feng's eyes were burning: "Ke'er, what do you think should be changed?"

Lu Ke'er swallowed a piece of fish and drank a cup of plum wine. She looked up and saw Ye Feng and the others staring at her. She couldn't help but wonder: "How to change it? Isn't it obvious? There must be an admission mechanism and an elimination mechanism."

Ye Feng and the others looked at each other.

Lu Ke'er touched her nose.

Before I knew it, I had used a few modern terms.

Seeing that everyone was about to tell me something, she explained, "No matter which path you take to become an official, it is difficult to guarantee that the person chosen is a good official who can truly work for the country and the people. So what should we do? Look at the person's political achievements and the reputation he has in the hearts of the people. If the person is terrible in the eyes of the people, just remove him from office."

She waved her hand and said, "However, it is easy to take down a person, but it is not easy to solve the trouble caused by the power behind this person. However, when all forces are treated equally under this rule, then all forces can accept it. You know, the imperial power is supreme. What does the emperor do? That's what he does!"

Ye Feng thought thoughtfully: "When the Emperor...the Emperor established the position of Censor, it was to supervise all officials."

"It is not enough for the censors to report some of the malpractices of the officials in the court. The censors are usually officials in the capital, and rarely go down to the grassroots...er, to the local areas. I think the court should also set up supervisors and inspectors to inspect various places on behalf of the country to supervise government affairs and understand the people's sentiments. Each prefecture should set up a supervisory office. In this way, we can understand the actions of local officials in a timely manner, report and deal with problems in a timely manner."

After saying that, Lu Ke'er felt thirsty and drank another cup of plum wine.

The plum wine was fragrant, mellow, sweet and delicious, making her drink cup after cup.

There was silence.

Even the children did not dare to speak when they saw the serious expressions on Ye Feng and others' faces.

"What's wrong with you?" After Lu Ke'er finished her drink, she noticed something strange about the people at the table.

Ye Feng stared at him, his eyes so complicated that she couldn't understand them.

Rong Zhixing exhaled slowly, as if talking to himself: "Miss Lu, it's a pity that you are not a man, alas."

Otherwise, being appointed as prime minister or a nobleman is just around the corner.

"Why does it have to be a man?" Lu Ke'er glanced at him unhappily, "Isn't it good to be a woman?"

You can still make money, support your family, and live a good life.

"Yes, I am superficial." Rong Zhixing said with a smile, "Come, I'll toast you. I wish our business will be prosperous and our money will roll in!"

"Haha, I love to hear that!" Lu Ke'er picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Rong Zhixing's glass, and drank it all in one gulp.

After eating and drinking, the sky was already full of stars.

"Oh no, I forgot to call... to inform my parents. I... I won't be going back for dinner." Lu Ke'er stood up shakily and burped.