Yinzhen was willing to spend this small amount of money, but he never expected to be thanked by so many scholars; it was a truly unexpected and delightful surprise.

In fact, Yinzhen did many things in his life without thinking too much about them, but the results were all beyond his expectations. At least because of these "unexpected" things, his reputation was much better in this life.

Because the new mathematics was already included in the examination content of the provincial examination, and the content of the new mathematics was not obscure, some people felt that children could also learn it, and gradually the new mathematics was included in the curriculum of elementary school.

It is evident that in another year or two, the new mathematics will become essential reading for scholars.

Yinzhen was very satisfied with the feedback he received from below.

Moreover, Yinzhen didn't actually spend much money on the new mathematics curriculum. Yunrong had previously researched some printing technology, drawn many blueprints, and gradually tinkered with several printing presses.

The advent of new printing presses greatly accelerated the printing speed. With several machines working together, books for all candidates with academic achievements across the country were printed in a high-quality and efficient manner, and at a very low cost.

Due to technical limitations, there are not many printing presses available. Yinzhen has recently ordered people to expedite production. He plans to establish a propaganda department next year, specifically to serve as a window for the court, reflecting its movements, so that those below cannot deceive the emperor, mislead the people, or profit from the situation.

The propaganda department was mainly responsible for disseminating information about the imperial court. Because information was disseminated very slowly in ancient times, Yinzhen planned to have the propaganda department publish monthly reports and local weekly reports.

The monthly report is issued once a month, and the content of the report is the central government's decisions and trends. Because the information is delivered to different regions at different times, the content of the monthly report is the same for each region, but there is a chronological order.

Those who live near the political center of Beijing are naturally the first to receive the news.

As for the weekly reports, they are issued every seven days. The content of the weekly reports is the decisions made by each province in those seven days, and each region's weekly report must be sent to the central government regularly.

After publishing monthly and weekly reports, Yinzhen also planned to allow private individuals to publish newspapers after the official newspapers were successfully launched, but the content could not contain untrue information or touch on sensitive topics.

Yinzhen had witnessed the power of newspapers during the Republic of China era and knew that if newspapers were used properly, public opinion guidance could solve many problems.

In order to better regulate any potential problems that might arise in this area, Yinzhen even had a series of laws and regulations formulated regarding the Propaganda Department, precisely to prevent anyone from using public opinion to do things that would go against the interests of the Qing Dynasty.

When the laws were first drafted, the Ministry of Justice was completely baffled. There were no precedents to follow, and they were all used to following the rules. They were asked to create laws that did not exist before, and they were at a loss from the beginning.

It wasn't that he had no ideas at all, but he didn't have any particularly good ones. He did write some down, but Yinzhen wasn't satisfied with them.

Finally, having no other choice, Yinzhen had to personally draft an outline and tell the Ministry of Justice what he wanted to achieve, and only then did the relevant laws begin to be formulated.

After several revisions, it was finally finalized. Now that Yinzhen had money in his hands, he didn't want to be as reluctant to spend it as he was in his previous life.

This matter did indeed cause some hair loss in the Ministry of Justice, and Yinzhen's reward was very direct, directly bestowing gold and silver.

Finally, Emperor Yinzhen personally named these laws that caused the Ministry of Justice to lose its hair: the "Public Opinion Law".

Although the plan was well-planned, and even relevant laws and regulations were formulated to ensure the smooth operation of the propaganda department, the actual planning was not perfected.

However, it will have to wait until next year to be officially implemented. After all, the nineteenth year of Kangxi's reign is about to end, and the end of the year is approaching, so it is indeed not suitable to take any major action.

The matter was settled, and Yinzhen planned to set up this department at the beginning of next year.

In the nineteenth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, the inner palace was as peaceful as in previous years, even more so because of the absence of Consort Rong.

Consort Rong wasn't particularly noticeable before, but this year, with her gone, the harem feels strangely quiet and deserted, and no one knows why.

Yunrong became pregnant this year, and Yinzhen didn't want to go to too much trouble. The New Year's Eve celebration was still grand this year, but the process was not as complicated as in previous years. Yunrong understood Yinzhen's good intentions.

After attending the New Year's banquet this year, Yinzhen and Yunrong kept watch together. Yunrong fell asleep while keeping watch, which was understandable, as she was pregnant. This time, the baby in her belly was very well-behaved, but even the most well-behaved pregnant woman would still feel sleepy.

Yinzhen looked at the sleeping Yunrong, picked her up and went to sleep. As for keeping watch at night? Nothing was more important than his wife getting a good night's sleep.

These folk customs were highly valued in ancient times, and people considered keeping watch at night to be an essential task.

If it were his previous life, Yinzhen would probably still have followed the rules. But in this life, the rules are for external matters; internally, he can do whatever makes him comfortable.

The next morning, Yunrong woke up and was completely bewildered to find herself lying there. Wasn't she supposed to be keeping watch? How did she end up asleep?

Yinzhen had already woken up, so he saw Yunrong as soon as she woke up.

Yinzhen: "Awake?"

Yunrong: "Hmm, what time is it? When did I fall asleep?"

Yinzhen didn't mention the time or when she fell asleep the night before, only saying, "It's alright if you sleep a little longer today."

Yunrong rolled her eyes at him. What did he mean by "it doesn't matter"? On the first day of the Lunar New Year, although ordinary people didn't have to go around paying New Year's visits, the concubines in the harem still had to come over to pay their respects, and she and Yinzhen still had to go to the Empress Dowager to pay their respects.

Yunrong: "What are you saying! I see it's almost dawn, get up quickly, someone will be coming to pay their respects soon, and we can't be late for the Empress Dowager's place either."

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