Ming Dynasty were endowed with the best construction skills. Besides, a skill that could be adopted from them, is their capacity to know when, how would be the right time to refurbish certain items. Moreover, they had an open mind about trade of local commodities by water or land. They also considered that it was important to have available and prospering farming.
Ming Dinasty was made up of really wise and intelligent people.
I am not sure which situation you are referring to, but the role of a senator tends to be larger than that of a representative, which might be why it takes longer to elect a senator.
