After Transmigration: Building a Kingdom in Turbulent Times

Father Xie and Mrs. Xie were blushing with embarrassment, and even after returning to the group, the heat on their faces lingered.

Zhao Hanzhang pretended not to notice, but Mrs. Wang showed some concern. Others might not know, but she knew exactly why Xie Xiangrong was here.

Seeing that the foolish child Erlang only regards her as a mentor-aunt, she feels quite apologetic, as if she’s made her come for nothing.

Therefore, she called the family of three over, introducing Xie Xiangrong to the Beigong Tuanyuan, saying, "This is your first time as an official; you can learn from Tuanyuan. The officialdom is different from home; the men there not only show no compassion towards us women but also look down on us, thinking we are incapable in all aspects."

"If you want to gain a foothold in the officialdom and achieve something, you need to fight for yourself. Third Lady was like this before, and so is Tuanyuan. You should learn more from Tuanyuan to avoid being bullied."

Father Xie and Mrs. Xie felt chilled, did the Empress Dowager also approve Xie Xiangrong to enter officialdom?

The two were somewhat confused; this was a bit different from the world they knew.

If it’s just Xie Xiangrong, they were already certain their daughter had lost the chance for this marriage proposal, but Beigong Tuanyuan... Clearly, the Empress Dowager and Prince Qin favored her, so why didn’t the Empress Dowager oppose Beigong Tuanyuan entering officialdom?

This is her daughter-in-law.

Father Xie is one of the teachers at Yangxia County’s school.

He actually doesn’t quite favor the female students in the class and knows that many parents are compelled to send their daughters to the school.

His neighbors frequently complain about this policy, believing sending their daughters to school makes household and farm work heavier, wasting much of their time.

Besides that, there are some hidden reasons not convenient to share with outsiders.

As for the Emperor, that’s one thing, but they thought the Empress Dowager would be like them, not fond of seeing female family members enter the officialdom.

Mrs. Wang didn’t think like this at all; she wished her daughter-in-law to be the second most powerful in the country and her daughter to be the first, so that in the future, her son would have his wife to protect him and not be bullied.

In a whirl of thoughts, they arrived at the water mill by the Luoshui River.

The water mill had expanded threefold, and one could hear the sounds of flowing water, grinding, and pounding. The people of Luoyang and the surrounding areas now rely heavily on this water mill.

The city’s restaurants and inns come here once every half month, and besides dehusking and milling flour, the mill also sells bran and wheat bran, which brings monthly income.

Though the profit is rather minimal, it can support the salaries of several craftsmen.

Zhao Hanzhang felt that the journey was too long for the Luoyang locals to come here and planned to build a few more water mills along the Luoshui to ease the burden and convenience the locals.

About a mile upstream from the water mill, there’s a larger workshop that has been expanded.

Originally it was the Water Forging Workshop, but it gradually expanded over tenfold, extending visibly to the water mill.

The Observing Things Department of many departments is concentrated there, along with the branch of the Ministry of Industry. To protect the items and people inside, Zhao Hanzhang not only stationed a unit of Zhao Family Army there but also relocated the East Camp army; their garrison is five miles from the workshop.

At this distance, if anything happens at the workshop, help could immediately be sought from the East Camp army.

Zhao Hanzhang left most people at the water mill and took only key personnel to the upstream workshop.

There, the workshop now gathered over a thousand craftsmen, attracting the nation’s best craftsmen from all fields. She believes even more will gather in the future.

Fu Tinghan and Guo Pu waited at the entrance for them. As soon as they met, he couldn’t resist smiling, "Jing Chun calculated you’d arrive fifteen minutes ago; I didn’t believe him, but his calculation was spot on. As soon as we reached the entrance, you showed up."

Zhao Hanzhang looked at Guo Pu, who smiled and bowed, and said, "It wasn’t him who calculated it; Zeng Yue sent someone ahead to inform."

Guo Pu replied, "It’s fate; otherwise, among so many people at the workshop, why was I the one to see the person coming up to report?"

Zhao Hanzhang smiled faintly, refraining from rebutting further, and instead called Zhao Erlang and Beigong Tuanyuan, saying, "Guo Qing, this is Prince Qin and General Beigong’s beloved daughter."

Guo Pu’s gaze flickered slightly, scrutinizing the two, then said after a moment, "A match made in heaven; looks like I’ll soon be celebrating with a wedding banquet."

Zhao Hanzhang laughed heartily and led Fu Tinghan inside.

Behind them, Mrs. Wang was pleased by what she heard, whispering to Mrs. Beigong, "This is Guo Pu, skilled in divination and face-reading. If he says it’s good, it definitely is."

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