"007, now that the emperor's treasury is no longer empty, there are many things that can be done. These things of ours can just be handed over." Su Jinru said.

The emperor is fighting for his own ideals, and I must also fight for the original owner's wishes and my own ideals, Su Jinru thought.

The next morning, Su Jinru wore thick clothes and went to the Imperial Hospital to be on duty. "Hey, it's so cold." She rubbed her hands and hid them in her sleeves.

On both sides of the streets of Shangjing, vendors set up their stalls early.

Steaming hot buns, fragrant candied haws, and warming ginger tea.

It adds a touch of human touch to this cold winter day.

Pedestrians are in a hurry, some wrapped in thick cotton clothes, some holding heaters, their faces filled with the eagerness and warmth to return home.

The children played and frolicked in the snow, regardless of the cold.

Making snowmen, having snowball fights, and laughter echoing in the empty streets add a bit of vitality and vigor to the winter.

"It's so cold today. It's been snowing for a long time. Sweeping the snow every day is not a solution." Su Jinru said worriedly.

After arriving at the Imperial Hospital and sorting the herbs, he asked his two apprentices to help with the rest and copy medical books.

The emperor should be leaving court.

"Wei ministers come to see the emperor."

"My dear minister, please stand up. Why did you come to see me?" Yang Chengyun asked. They hadn't seen each other for a while.

"Your humble servant has a treasure to present to the emperor." Su Jinru said, taking out the books and finished products he brought with him. The finished products were given to 007 so that the emperor could have an intuitive feeling.

"Your Majesty, please look." Su Jinru opened the bookcase she brought with her, which contained glass, movable type printing, and soap.

The emperor stood up, his face full of surprise, "My dear, where did you get these things?" The emperor held the glass with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Is this thing glass? What is the one next to it?" The emperor picked up a movable type. The movable type the size of a fingernail filled a small box.

Su Jinru took the movable type from the emperor's hand, selected a few words to form a sentence, and then printed it out.

In this way, even the most ignorant person can see how important this thing is to the rulers.

This thing is the most important thing now that the world is just beginning to settle down and everything is in ruins. This thing can allow the emperor to wash away his identity as a rebel and believe that he is the emperor chosen by heaven.

After the invention of movable type printing, scholars would also stand on the emperor's side.

"Okay, okay, just for this one thing, I can give you a great merit." Yang Chengyun was very happy. It turned out that he was destined to be successful. First, he had the world map, and then he had movable type printing.

"Someone go call the Prime Minister." the emperor ordered.

A quarter of an hour later, Prime Minister Xie Yunzhi arrived.

"Your Majesty, I heard that you got something good. Let me see it." The Prime Minister was not a fool. When he saw this, he immediately thought of the key to breaking the deadlock in the court.

Because the emperor was a rebel, many nobles did not agree with him. Once this thing came out, those nobles would no longer be a concern.

The Prime Minister, his heart filled with good wishes, ignored everything else and asked, "Doctor Su, how is this movable type printing made? Is it expensive? Is it durable?"

Only those who have read books know that books are very hard to come by. How many taels of silver does this book cost?

Farming families simply cannot afford to send one person to school, and some families can only earn a few taels of silver a year.

This is because books and paper are expensive, and most students copy their books by hand.

The imperial court now uses woodblock printing, which is very expensive.

If one of the characters on the carved plate is damaged, it means that the entire carved plate is unusable and has to be thrown away.

As a result, the cost is high and the books are not durable, which makes them very expensive. This is a vicious cycle.

But now the movable type printing that Doctor Su took out is separate. If one of the characters is broken, you can just carve a new character, so you don’t have to throw away a piece like with the woodblock printing.

Such cost-saving and manpower-saving measures can be promoted as soon as possible so that readers all over the world can afford to buy books.

It can also enable more people to read and learn calligraphy.

"Your Excellency, this is movable type printing made of clay. It's not expensive. As for its durability, we need to wait until the people from the Ministry of Works use it before we can make a conclusion."

"Prime Minister, please take another look at these. Imperial Physician Su brought a few, as well as four sheets of paper with instructions on them. Please sit down and take a look."

The emperor asked everyone to sit down and discuss the matter.

"These things are very much needed by the court. Doctor Su is a great talent, and scholars all over the world will remember him." said the prime minister.

"What are your conditions?" asked the emperor. If he offered so many things, it would be impossible for him to have no conditions, especially at this critical juncture.

"I dare not hide it from the emperor. I do have a condition. I want all women in the world to participate in the imperial examination. I hope there will be women in the thatched cottage."

Su Jinru knelt on the ground. She knew that this request was too much.

If this request was made in a feudal dynasty, even if the emperor agreed, the officials would not agree.

But there are things you should do and things you shouldn't do. What if you succeed? A single spark can start a prairie fire.

"This..., let us consider this request. You should know that

"There's no precedent for women serving in the imperial court, and this would be frowned upon by all the scholars in the world." The Prime Minister spoke hesitantly.

"You go down first, I will discuss it with the Prime Minister." said the emperor.

"Yes, I'll take my leave." Su Jinru stood up and slowly left the study.

After Su Jinru left.

"Prime Minister, what do you think? Everything he brought out has great potential and can benefit the people. Do you agree with her request?"

Although the emperor already had the answer in his mind, he still wanted to hear the prime minister's opinion.

"Although women had never studied, taken the imperial examinations, or become officials before,

"But now that the country has just stabilized and has experienced ten years of war, it's not impossible for women to serve as officials," the Prime Minister said.

The next day, when he went to court, the emperor announced the matter.

All the civil and military officials in the court opposed it, but when the emperor took out the four things contributed by Imperial Physician Su, they said nothing more.

If a man had produced these four things, he would have been promoted to a high position long ago.

Subsequently, the court issued several measures:

1. The emperor announced that women in the Shang Dynasty could also take the imperial examinations and serve as officials.

2. Comprehensively promote movable type printing

3. Reform the unreasonable aspects of the previous dynasty and use cement for street construction

After all, if you want to get rich, you must build roads first.

4. Carry out land reform, count existing people, and encourage them to return to their hometowns

5. Expand the number of special subjects

What was the purpose of studying? Of course, it was to enter the imperial court as an official. It was said that one should learn the arts of civil and military affairs and sell them to the emperor. Therefore, this was the primary concern of all scholars.

6. Open up maritime trade and seek wealth at sea

The emperor has always wanted to find high-yield grain so that the people can have enough to eat. Now that everything is on track, sea transportation can begin.

When the law allowing women to take the imperial examinations and serve as officials was first announced, everyone was outraged, but as time went by, everyone gradually accepted this measure.

After all, the emperor's words are always final.

"007, I succeeded. Thank you for helping me. I hope women in this world will have more choices." Su Jinru said happily.

"Host, yes, let's work together." 007 said.

Su Jinru’s suggestion certainly could not be hidden from Su Jincheng.

"Jinru, your decision is a bit risky." Su Jincheng said a little worriedly, "Fortunately, the emperor agreed."

"Brother, you won't be angry, right? I... didn't..." Su Jinru didn't know what to say.

Seeing his sister like this, Su Jincheng knew what she wanted to say. He thought that she had not helped him.

But I would be doing myself a disservice if I chose the condition that all women in the world could study.

"My silly sister, how could I be angry? I am proud of you."

Su Jincheng rubbed Su Jinru's head. He also had to work hard and didn't want his sister to be troubled by him.

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