Mortal Mage

"It was so then! It must be so!"

Wang Mingde took a deep breath, calmed down, and slowly sat down. "Although it's a little late today, you still need to explain the plan in detail. I want to hear more."

Zhang Mingxuan rubbed his rumbling stomach and looked embarrassed.

The two were silent for a long time.

"Sir, I..."

"It's okay. I'm the minister of reform appointed by the emperor himself. You can say whatever you want!"

He wanted to say that he needed to eat first, but was interrupted.

Zhang Mingxuan looked embarrassed and puzzled; Is he deaf when my stomach growls so loudly?

Wang Mingde’s focus is not on this at all.

"Planning means formulating a comprehensive development plan and goals for our country's development, formulating a five-year short-term plan, a ten-year medium-term plan, and a thirty to fifty-year long-term plan."

Zhang Mingxuan could only frown and preach in embarrassment.

Wang Mingde was shocked every time he heard a sentence.

Zhang Mingxuan emphasized the meaning of some new words to Wang Mingde from time to time.

Wang Mingde seemed to be stunned by what he heard.

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Before I knew it, it was already late at night.

His mouth was already dry and he kept saying that this old man was really difficult to deal with.

These reform proposals have to consider whether the world's corrupt system can work, and also have to avoid some outrageous and outrageous remarks. But at least most of the logic and terms of the concepts have been made clear.

"This is the general idea of ​​national reform. I think this matter will cause great obstacles in the court, so I hope you will think twice before making any decisions."

Zhang Mingxuan bowed and saluted Wang Mingde. He had been hungry for a whole day and was so hungry that he could hardly continue.

After taking a deep breath, he stood up tremblingly with the help of crutches, and responded to Zhang Mingxuan at the same time: "Mr. Zhang is extremely wise, and his thoughts and insights are outstanding. I admire him very much!"

It is late at night and I don't know what time it is.

"Master Zhang, I am sorry for being so neglectful!"

Wang Mingde suddenly slapped his forehead and shouted outside the house, "Come here, come here, Jin'er, quickly tell the kitchen to prepare some good wine and food!"

Zhang Mingxuan smiled bitterly; this old man finally remembered about eating.

"Master, it's already midnight, Jin'er has gone to bed, I'll go and tell the kitchen to cook."

Hearing the other servants answering from outside the house, Wang Mingde felt even more embarrassed and ashamed, and added, "Please prepare my Nine Yang Immortal Dew Wine, and also, bring me the Milong deer meat in the ice storage to cook."

The efficiency of the Shangshu Mansion was extremely high. In the middle of the night, in just half an incense stick of time, more than twenty dishes of wine and food were prepared.

Zhang Mingxuan was not polite and swept them all away.

After dinner, it was already past midnight, and he returned to the inn in the sedan chair from the Shangshu's mansion.

After a satisfied burp, he lay on the bed, his complaints lessened. "I still have to go to the city tomorrow to find out about the situation in the court, otherwise I will be lost in this city."

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Taihe East Street is the most prosperous street in the Taicang Empire.

The next morning, Zhang Mingxuan was strolling in the market town, but before he knew it, he had walked through more than a dozen alleys and finally arrived at the market town near the Shangshu Mansion.

"What's the price of today's frost peaches?"

"Frost peaches are 20 cents each, and ice melons are 50 cents each."

A familiar voice sounded, and when he looked for the source, it was Jin'er, the maid from the Shangshu Mansion whom he had met yesterday.

"What kind of fruits are these frost peaches and ice melons that are so expensive?"

Zhang Mingxuan pondered in his heart.

In the past, ordinary fruits were only seven or eight cents per pound, and better ones were only a dozen cents per pound. However, the frost peaches and ice melons that Jin'er selected were small in size and very expensive.

"Ah~Mr. Zhang."

Na Jin'er recognized Zhang Mingxuan at a glance.

"Is this frost peach so delicious? Lord Wang also likes to eat this?"

Zhang Mingxuan started picking out the items based on the quality in Jin'er's hand.

Frost peach looks like a white peach.

Ice melon looks like a purple melon.

"That's not the case. My young lady just likes to eat them and she asks me to buy a few every day."

Jin'er responded politely, not wanting to talk too much with Zhang Mingxuan.