At noon, Zhu Wencong took Edna and others to the dining hall for lunch. The temporary imperial palace in Moscow could be referred to as the Little Forbidden City.
For a considerable period in the future, they would be working out of their own temporary imperial palace; for now, there's no place for Zhu Wencong in the City Government office.
The Government Office is responsible for their salaries, while Zhu Wencong is in charge of their lodging and board; perhaps they won't be living in their own temporary imperial palace.
"Brother, are you planning to train them into qualified officials?" Su Yanqiao asked curiously.
"Not at all! Recently we have recruited too many clerks, who lack systematic training and guidance.
They still harbor traditional agrarian mindsets, which would not have been an issue in the past, but the era now belongs to industry.
The birth of commoners limits their natural talent and abilities; training them is costly and extremely time-consuming.