This reform proposal was exceptionally long, with small script. The emperor only read two pages, which barely constituted the beginning.
However, even from the opening, the document laid out several key points regarding the reform of the Imperial Hospital, its grand scale comparable to the current Imperial Academy.
Though he didn't meticulously review the rest, the emperor skimmed through with a glance and immediately realized it was unfeasible. Implementing such reforms for the Imperial Hospital would require not just this year's private treasury but also the next year's—possibly even the year after.
Thus, the emperor genuinely regarded this document as mere entertainment, especially since it was authored by three youths who were barely thirteen or fourteen years old.
The emperor coughed lightly, set the proposal down, and said sternly, "It's late, my dear, let us sleep."
