You are my golden finger

Chapter 126: Monument-building and biography-making in progress (1)

The earth was peaceful, the white snow covered the earth with a spotless white canvas, the wind in the wilderness swept through the treetops, bringing down icicles, and the mountains in the distance were undulating, and they looked even more quiet and remote against the backdrop of the snow.

Lin Xijin stood on the snowy field in front of the royal hunting ground in Xishan, outside Beijing, marveling at the vast open space next to this bustling city. She couldn't help but sigh deeply at the depth of imperial power.

"Princess, do you think this piece of land is suitable for the medical school and the orphanage? How wide should the land be?" The Minister of Rites was very respectful to her as he had received prior instructions from the Emperor and Murong Xu.

Lin Xijin looked at the low hills ahead and the wall that separated the royal hunting grounds, and said to the Minister of Rites, "Let's go to the land on the left side of the path. How many acres are there?"

"This piece of land is approximately 1,800 acres, but some space must be left near the roadside, so there should still be about 1,600 acres." The Minister of Rites answered seriously.

“Can all of them be allocated?”

"There shouldn't be any problem. If you decide, I will have the Ministry of Works send someone to measure tomorrow."

"Okay! Thank you for your hard work. It's almost noon now, let's go back to the city and have a quick meal at Delicious Restaurant."

Several officials hurriedly declined, but when they heard Lin Xijin said that she had already ordered food, they followed the host's wishes and went to Delicious Restaurant for lunch together.

After the meal, he gave each of the officials two packets of tea, and then said to them: "My lords, tomorrow's land survey is now in your hands. Tomorrow's lunch will still be here. You can come here to eat directly after the work is completed."

"You are too polite, Princess. Don't worry, we will help you with this matter. We will inform you when the contract is signed. The site selection for the charity school can be carried out in two days." The officials of the Ministry of Rites became more polite when they received the tea that could not be bought with money.

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone." Lin Xijin waved goodbye.

Within a few days, the site for the charity school was decided. Five addresses were initially selected. Except for two places where several houses had to be demolished, most of the sites were flat and spacious, which was rare.

The emperor was very generous with these things that could add glory to the court. With a wave of his hand, the land allocation documents on both sides were quickly approved. Lin Xijin went to the Ministry of Rites to sign and seal, and directly got the land deed back, which was very fast. Although the land deed was not owned by an individual, it was very satisfying to have the right to use it.

"Xihui, how about the rest of you stay in Kyoto and go to the Imperial Academy to study?" Lin Xijin gathered everyone together to discuss the matter.

"Sister, aren't we going back to Shiziwo?" Xijia asked first.

"I will go back when I have time. The Imperial College has good teaching resources, which will be better for my brothers' studies. They can take exams directly in Kyoto in the future. Xinlan can also enter the palace at any time, and her safety is guaranteed." Lin Xijin told everyone her thoughts.

"As long as I can be with my sister, I have no objection." An An was the first to say, and everyone agreed.

After consulting with several children, Lin Xijin helped them complete the admission procedures and sent them all to the Imperial College. An An was also sent to a elementary school class.

But Mu Jin was unwilling to study in the Imperial Academy. At the age of 13, she chose to go to the patent medicine shop to help Cheng Taiyi with his medical work. Cheng Taiyi liked this sensible, well-behaved, diligent and intelligent girl very much and taught her everything he knew.

Three carriages were arranged every day to pick up the children. One carriage for the five boys, Xihui, Xinfeng, Xingcheng, Xiaowen, and An'an; one for Xijia, Xinlan, and two maids; and one for several book boys. There was no need to worry about safety. Xihui and his friends were good at martial arts and had no problem protecting themselves. The guards who drove the carriages were also experts.

When the Imperial Concubine heard that Xinlan and her friends would not return to Shiziwo and would stay at the Imperial College Women's Academy to study, she was overjoyed. She sent personal maids to Xinlan and Xijia, and even arranged a servant for An'an. She also sent out four secret guards, Ge, Wu, Sheng, and Ping, to follow them closely every day for protection, so their safety was naturally guaranteed.

After Lin Xijin arranged all matters in Kyoto, she discussed with everyone and prepared to go back to Shiziwo. The children were reluctant to part with her, but knowing that Lin Xijin was going back to bring her family with her, they no longer objected.

"Sister, you have to bring Qi Po here."

"Sister, you have to bring Brother Jinlin and Sister Chuntao over here."

"Sister, you need to bring Chef Zou who can make pastries here."

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Several children chattered and mentioned everyone they wanted to meet.

Lin Xijin felt a bit of a headache, but she had to patiently agree to their requests one by one.

Xingyuan, Lin Yuxuan and the soldiers brought by Captain Sun had left Beijing early after receiving their rewards, so Lin Xijin flew back to Shiziwo by helicopter in the early morning.

I went back to the room, rested for a while, and then got up to have breakfast.

Grandma Qi was very happy to see her come back, but she looked around and didn't see any children. She asked curiously, "Jin'er, where are Jiajia and the others? Didn't they come back with you?"

"Qi Po, Jia Jia and the others are all staying in Kyoto Imperial College to study. I will be returning to Kyoto in two days, and you should come with me. They have already agreed with me that they must take you with them."

"You always think of me in everything. I, a useless old woman, have become a burden to you." Grandma Qi said while wiping her tears.

"Qi Po, don't say that. It's our blessing to meet you."

Send the housekeeper to find the village head, clan leader and elders, and call Uncle Mu Xiong and Uncle Jian An as well.

It happened that everyone was at home, so they went to Lin Xijin's house together.

"Master, Uncle, when I went to Kyoto this time, the Emperor sent several children to study at the Imperial Academy, allocated more than 1,000 acres of land to build a charity school, a medical school, and a charity bureau, and also planned to build cement roads from Kyoto to several nearby prefectures. This requires a large number of manpower, and I want to bring a group of people to Beijing. What do you think?"

Several people looked at each other. Has Jin'er expanded her stall so much?

After a long while, the clan leader asked carefully, "Jin'er, are you and your family going to move to Kyoto?"

"Uncle, no, it's just that the children are studying there temporarily. I will definitely have to travel back and forth, as I have so many things to do here."

"Oh, that's good, that's good." The patriarch said repeatedly.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Now, apart from leaving a team behind to build the road to the border town, most of the other manpower can be withdrawn and there will be no problem in letting them go to Beijing." Uncle Jian'an said.

So a few of them calculated which personnel could be transferred to Kyoto, and Uncle Mu Xiong went to find Master Lu and other craftsmen to organize the personnel to go to Kyoto together.

Lin Xijin also planned to transfer the focus of the industry to Kyoto, and transferred most of the core technical members of the family's various industries and bookstores to Kyoto, preparing to expand business in the prefectural capital near Kyoto.

Ye Jinlin and Chuntao also returned to Kyoto this time. Lin Xijin asked them to focus on training the staff they had picked up, so that their business would flourish in a short time.

He Qiumei also brought all the girls that she brought back from the Kyoto farm back to Kyoto. This time, she planned to use Kyoto as the main base for producing medical cosmetics products.

The business of Qingyuan County can now be completely handed over to Xingyuan. As for the prefectural capital, Xingwu can easily manage it, so there is no need to worry.