Yinreng wanted to take this opportunity to form a merchant caravan to go out to sea, first to America and bring back rubber.

With rubber, the waterproof performance of ships will be greatly improved. By then, the descendants of Yan and Huang will be able to set foot anywhere in the world!

Who knows, it might create some conditions for him to leave the country.

Yinzhen did not agree directly, but only said that he would discuss it with his ninth brother.

Strictly speaking, the ship belonged to the imperial court, and he couldn't just take it over whenever he wanted.

Yinreng was not disappointed. As long as Yinzhen agreed, given the ninth brother's greed for profit, he would definitely be eager to set up a caravan.

As for Kangxi, Yinreng was even less worried.

That merchant ship is idle anyway, so why not make use of it and let the people of the Qing Dynasty go out to sea and have a look? Who knows, they might find something else.

You should know that the potatoes and sweet potatoes planted in the farmlands of ordinary people today were all introduced to the Qing Dynasty from outside, and rubber can also be grown in the Nanzhao Qiongya area.

"You came here with me today because of those maids, right?"

After Yinreng fooled Yinzhen, he was in a good mood and enjoyed his breakfast especially well.

"Well, Ninth Sister's marriage will be chosen by the clan according to the rules. Second Brother didn't go through any systematic training when he chose those women. If someone catches him, he will probably be criticized."

Yinreng smiled when he heard this.

"Do you think it's Ninth Sister who's afraid of being criticized, or is it you and I who are afraid of being criticized?"

Yinzhen frowned even deeper when he heard this.

"Of course, you and I are not afraid, but Ninth Sister is a woman after all. Her soft tongue is like a knife, and rumors can kill people without them even realizing it."

"So this is why I pulled you over here too. Ninth Sister is your biological sister, born of the same mother. It's only natural that you support her."

At this point, Yinreng narrowed his eyes.

"She can't stand the gossip. Can you bear it too?"

“…That’s not the case.”

"That's it, but the iron must be strong itself."

"Ninth sister is much older than us, and we don't spend much time together. So you and your wife should take advantage of this time to give her more advice and make sure she believes that Shun Anyan is marrying above her station. If he dares to displease Ninth sister in the slightest, even if she makes him mad, we can handle it!"

Yinreng spoke these words with great confidence, but Yinzhen felt mixed emotions.

It seems that since he was very young, the second brother has been accustomed to taking care of all his brothers and sisters, regardless of any gains or losses.

"Second brother..."

"Um?"

"……never mind."

He wanted to ask Yinreng why he was so nice to them, but he felt that asking would be too pretentious.

"Just say what you want to say, don't hesitate."

"…Yesterday, Fourteenth came out of the palace to look for me at the mansion, and I took the opportunity to teach him a lesson. This morning, I heard that the Emperor had forbidden De'enniang to stay away from her."

Yinreng paused while picking up the pickles, and when he looked at Yinzhen again, his eyes were filled with sympathy.

"He went to your house because of Wuya Weiwu?"

"yes."

"Well done! It's better to stop him as soon as possible. Isn't the old man's attitude obvious? He's jumping around like this just to gain a good reputation..."

Yinreng ate a piece of bread with pickles and said something unclearly,

"That kid is very cunning. He might not be able to see through your mother's plan, but he likes to pretend to be ignorant. If you beat him a few more times, he will be able to see the situation clearly."

You want to fight but you don't follow the right path, you just want to take advantage of others from behind, that's a nice thought!

"Also...parents who love their children plan for them long-term. Since she doesn't consider you at all, it means you're dispensable to her. In the saying 'fatherly love and son's filial piety', fatherly love comes before filial piety. You've done a great job, and there's no need to feel any burden."

Just like him and Kangxi.

In his previous life, Kangxi doted on him in every way and did everything a "loving father" could do. However, after that incident, Yinreng never regarded Kangxi as a "father" in this life, and even wished he would die sooner.

Hearing the affirmation in Yinreng's tone, Yinzhen felt a warmth in his chest and his eyes felt a little sore.

"Thank you, second brother, for your enlightenment."

After the two brothers finished their breakfast, Yinreng asked Yinzhen to change his clothes and personally took Yinzhen to the outer city.

After several years of renovation, the slum has completely changed its appearance. Except for the commercial street that has long been prosperous, the rest of the area has been transformed into a mansion by Yinreng.

The purpose of their coming here today is to inspect the house.

Compared with the courtyards in the suburbs, the courtyards in the city have one more floor and cover a much larger area. In later generations, they are definitely two-story villas. However, only three houses were decorated by Yinreng himself. They have different styles, but they are all extremely luxurious.

The flush toilets and pipes used inside are specially designed, and there are floor heating systems in several rooms of the main house.

The bed was also designed like the one in later generations, a large bed of 1.8 meters by 2 meters. As for the Simmons mattress on it, Yinreng replaced it with a mattress with springs.

There was no sponge yet, so he had to replace the filling with cotton.

The cost of this mattress was not high, the main cost was labor. Yinreng decided to open a furniture factory in the future and sell an ordinary bed for three to five hundred taels of silver.

The quilts on the bed are filled with the finest silk, which feels soft and warm.

The filling inside the pillow is duck down.

In addition to the bed, he also replaced the box style with a large wardrobe like in later generations, with clothes hung on the top and bedding placed on the bottom.

Even the bamboo hangers were arranged clearly by him.

The main feature is high-end, atmospheric and classy.

Yinreng was not very happy about this house for less than five thousand taels of silver.

After walking around, Yinzhen felt that his eyes were not enough.