Chapter 114: The Fourteenth Day of Wanting to Die

Chapter 4

Kangxi followed Xiaoliu outside.

"I have two things I want to discuss with your Majesty. One is about publishing a newspaper, and the other is about conducting a thorough investigation."

Kangxi had already learned the ins and outs of this newspaper yesterday, and he was somewhat hesitant.

But he had no idea what the second big investigation was.

"We'll talk about the newspaper later. What does this big survey mean?"

Yin Zhuo thought for a moment, then said: "That's right, the emperor should listen to a saying, the masters are among the people, all the actions the emperor is taking now are for the development and strength of the Qing Dynasty, the lack of initiative and innovation is like an old farmer, he has his own rules for farming, maybe there are more advanced farm tools they are using..."

[In the future, we are also afraid of insufficient firepower. Although it is already very powerful, insufficient firepower has always been a haze for everyone, because the 100 years of humiliation were created by this, and the country spent a lot of money on military expenses. ]

There is a sentence that Yin Zhuo remembers vividly.

"Your Majesty, do you know why the foreigners want to spread the word of Fu Shou in the interior of China? That's because they want to make us lose our fighting power ideologically. Do you know the situation overseas? What I said is a bit unpleasant. Do you know if what they said is true? What if they are trying to deceive and flatter Your Majesty? They want Your Majesty to still think that the Qing Dynasty is the center of the world like every dynasty in history. The world is developing rapidly, but they are working hard and are eyeing the Qing Dynasty's money and land. They are cruel capitalists..."

Yin Zhuo choked with sadness.

[In modern times, they still discriminate against our yellow skin that we are proud of, and insult people in public with humiliating words and actions. These are all stereotypes left over from the past. Although modern times are powerful, these impressions have not disappeared.]

"Your Majesty, you know how big a threat Fushou will pose to the Qing army once it spreads. It will be too late to regret then, so we must have our own driving force for innovation and invest heavily in encouraging innovation."

Yin Zhuo looked very serious.

The reason why Yin Zhuo dared to speak out was because he saw Kangxi's recent actions and his determination to reform.

He just thought of this, so he said it out loud.

Kangxi placed his hands on Xiaoliu's shoulders and asked him to look at him: "Xiaoliu, I understand your feelings, but you also know that my idea is to build roads first. It's just that the national treasury is empty, and I have no power. Everything must be resolved first. "

Yin Zhuo stared at him with scorching eyes: "Father Emperor, if you have an idea, why don't you do it? You won't do it if you don't have money? Things will work out when the time comes. This is a good thing for everyone in the Qing Dynasty. It is not the responsibility of the royal family. Everyone should be mobilized to do it together."

[It is better to invest in people's livelihood construction than to pay compensation to the foreigners later. Do you know what the foreigners asked the people of the Qing Dynasty to do when the Qing Dynasty had no silver to pay the compensation? They asked the people of the Qing Dynasty to go to their countries to build infrastructure for their countries. The Milan Railway Station in France was built by the Qing Dynasty at that time in exchange for the equivalent compensation silver.]

Kangxi was shocked by his words that it was better than losing to the foreigners.

When he heard that they were going to build a railway station for a foreign country, Kangxi staggered and almost fell down.

He had heard about that train station before from Xiaoliu's inner voice.

It is a product of the Industrial Revolution, and is also produced using a steam engine as power.

Okay, okay, it's really a pity.

"I understand. I'll contact them right away. Everyone, get busy!"

Kangxi was furious.

Now he was not angry about putting people in jail, but about going to work, working day and night, because the Qing Dynasty was short of people anyway.

He didn't want to hear that humiliation from Xiaoliu's ears again.

The Anglo-French coalition...

Japan, stealing the country...

Kangxi looked back at the magnificent Forbidden City, feeling a little dazed.

I don’t know what this palace finally became like.

I heard from Xiaoliu that he bought a ticket to visit, so it should be well protected.

But since the Old Summer Palace was destroyed, Kangxi was no longer so reassured.

He was in a very bad mood.

Yin Zhuo also followed Kangxi's gaze and saw the large fire-proof vat in the corner of the wall.

[Oh, those two big vats look strange, but also familiar. Wait, is it true that the historical record about the invaders taking away all the gold on the vats?]

Yin Zhuo was a little dumbfounded. He had not noticed these details in the corners before. He trotted over to take a look.

Seeing the familiar faucet rings on both sides of the vat, he reached out and touched them, and found that they were coated with gold.

[Haha, it's true that no gold is left wherever you go. All the gold on this big jar has been taken away. I really want to thank you all for your ancestors.]

Yin Zhuo gritted his teeth in anger. This big vat can also be seen in the Forbidden City.

But what remains there is already hung with gold.

Kangxi's hands were shaking with anger. Raise troops! Build roads!

He would rather scrape the gold from the jar and use it to build roads than let the foreigners plunder it.

What a hateful thing!

Kangxi left in high spirits. He was determined to build the road even if he was starving to death.

In addition, we need to increase investment in the research and development of firearms.

Kangxi felt that Xiaoliu was right, the masters were among the people.

As for the silver and gold, he wished he could spend them all now, which was better than letting them fall into the hands of the thief.

Kangxi was originally afraid to do anything because he had no money, but now Xiaoliu's words directly shocked his Ren and Du meridians.

"Your Majesty, the cost of road construction is high and the budget is insufficient."

As expected, Kangxi's orders put the ministers in a difficult position.

Kangxi sneered at them and said, "Of course I know it's not enough. You guys only know how to ask me for money. When will you make some money for me? This is your chance. The national treasury will not pay, and the people don't need to pay. You can find a way to turn all the roads in the suburbs into concrete within a month. I will provide you with the concrete."

No matter what the ministers said, Kangxi had only one thing to say: no money.

Let them figure it out.

After they left, Kangxi looked at the newly replaced calligraphy and paintings on the wall and couldn't help but sigh.

He has been in power for too long and his ministers have become corrupted by him.

There is no one who can resist.

Xiaoliu once mentioned that the military power reached its weakest during the Yongzheng period.

The fourth brother probably encountered the same situation as himself, with no soldiers available, but what made him better than the fourth brother was that he still had himself. Kangxi considered himself a military strategist, but the fourth brother did not have this ability.

Therefore, in just twenty years, he had to build a strong army, cavalry and navy for the next emperor.

In his heart, his first choice for the throne is still Yinreng, after all, he was the child he raised himself.

The feelings are naturally extraordinary.

But having learned from previous experience, Kangxi was afraid that Yinreng would change after he left.

Perhaps this was the time when the seeds of doubt were planted, and Yinreng's trust in Kangxi's reliability had gradually disappeared.

Kangxi knocked on the table and said that this matter still needed long-term consideration. At the very least, the tragedy of the nine dragons fighting for the throne should not be repeated.

At worst, we can just do as Xiaoliu said. Isn’t he planning to give these people small cards?

Then in the end he can just choose the one with the highest support.

The news that Kangxi was planning to build a road spread, and the ministers also went to take a look at the thing called cement.

It is a good thing, but now they have a stubborn emperor, which makes it difficult to deal with.

Just thinking about it makes me feel overwhelmed.

The next day, the road construction plan was revealed in a notice, and the people cheered, but they were more worried that they would have to pay for the road construction themselves.

They can provide the people, but they don’t have the money.

This corvée...

For a moment, a cloud of gloom surged in everyone's hearts.

But soon someone said, "Don't worry, the emperor won't let you pay this time. Instead, there will be a recruitment for road repair soon. Men who have time can sign up. First come first served. There will be wages, but the exact amount will be announced later."

Those who could read had already read the entire text. Sure enough, everyone felt relieved when he said this and began praising Kangxi as a good emperor.

The ministers all smiled bitterly. The plan to build a road had not yet been exposed by the emperor.

"By the way, the main people responsible for this road repair are Lord Wang and Lord Xie... and we should all thank them too."

"The elder is a really good official, an honest official, who works for the people."

"That's great, Lord Qingtian!"

The ministers' faces turned red with pride at the flattery.

They have already boasted so much, it would be unkind of them not to do it.

But how to do it is a difficult task.

But who has the money?

The imperial merchants have it.

So they set their sights on targeting the imperial merchants.

But because they offended the richest family, the Song family, when the emperor banned smoking last time, they will suffer this time.

However, they were surprised by the Song family's attitude. Not only did they not make things difficult for them, but they were actually somewhat flattering.

Mr. Song was almost scared to death. His little son actually came into contact with such an addictive substance. What if he accidentally ingested it? Wouldn’t that be the end of him?

You know, he is already fifty years old and doesn't have the energy to get through it.

The lady at home was still making a fuss, so he just locked her up.

This is no small matter. Fortunately, it has just been discovered and has not implicated the entire Song family.

If the emperor had discovered it a little later, it would have been a serious crime punishable by the extermination of all nine generations of the clan.

No matter how rich he is, whether he is smart or not is just a matter of a word from the emperor, right?

"This time, the money will be paid by my Song family."

Mr. Song felt a little distressed, but he had no choice but to spend money on disaster relief so that he could continue to make big money.

Since he couldn't ask for anything, the other three families who were previously implicated also sent him money.

This confused the ministers, and they took the silver back to Kangxi.

Kangxi was also a little surprised. He didn't expect that someone would take the initiative to give him money.

Yin Zhuo said, "These are all great benefactors. Let's carve their names on the monument so that everyone who walks along this road will remember the contributions of these four families."

Kangxi's eyes lit up: "Yes, I will pick up the pen."

After the Song family found out, they were so happy that they almost set off firecrackers. Those who had originally planned to take action against the imperial merchant began to hesitate.

What does the emperor mean?

Why are you reusing these companies again?

After finding out the reasons, they all slapped their thighs in regret.

The money they spent on the title of imperial merchant was no less than that spent on road construction. They didn't know whether it was too late now and they also wanted to give money.

As a result, beyond Kangxi's expectations, not only was there enough money to build roads in the suburbs, but there was also a large surplus.

Kangxi was even more generous in praising the businessmen who donated money.

Only now did he realize that his words as an emperor were truly valuable.

A few compliments can bring so much money.

It’s totally worth it.

So, Kangxi surprisingly found another channel to raise funds.

Kangxi's road construction project ended perfectly, and even Kangxi could not have imagined how smooth it would be.

Sure enough, there are many experts among the people.

If he had done this before, he would have had much less worries. Kangxi also regretted it.

Yin Zhuo came to report to Kangxi on the learning situation of his students.

His brothers and sisters were already waiting outside Yu's study, anxiously awaiting the test results.

Xiaoliu showed the paper to Kangxi: "Father, if I were to ask you, they just didn't study hard. Look, only the fourth sister passed. The others didn't study hard."

Kangxi took a look at the contents of the test paper and found that Xiaoliu's answers were very tricky and always unexpected.

It’s not difficult to say, but to say it’s easy, I’ve dug a hole.

"I believe they will all pass next time."

Kangxi didn't intend to criticize their impulse, as Xiaoliu's way of thinking was different from the norm.

He himself was having a hard time turning around, let alone his children.

Yin Zhuo choked and said, "Forget it. We have found out everything this time. Your Majesty, please let them in. I am going to give them rewards."

Kangxi wondered: "Why give them rewards when they haven't met your standards?"

Yin Zhuo glared: "I have bought them all. I was going to give them to them."

Kangxi's mouth twitched. This Xiaoliu was really bad. It turned out that he was planning to portray himself as the bad guy to highlight his kindness.

Kangxi was so angry that he pinched his face to vent his anger.

When others came in, they saw Sixth Brother covering his face with wet eyes. As soon as he put his hands down, they saw red marks on both sides of Sixth Brother's face.

Tsk, this was pinched by the Emperor.

How angry must they be to make the Emperor so angry that he took it out on Xiaoliu?

Yin Zhuo stood aside with his face covered, and said to them unhappily, "Come and get your stationery. These pencils write faster than brushes."

Yinzhen didn't feel it, but holding the pencil case in his hand made him feel a sense of cherishment.

There are even pictures printed on the stationery.

It was a bald little prince, with a body three times the size of a human. He held his face with his hands and smiled, making people feel better just by looking at him.

"Is this Sixth Brother?"

Yinzhen pointed at the little man above.

Yin Zhuo said, "This is Sixth Prince's stationery. I want to make money from it."

Others feel ashamed when they hear this name.

Sixth Prince???

Kangxi's face turned black: "Xiao Liu, what are you going to do now?"

Yin Zhuo took out a few freshly printed small cards from his package and gave a set to each person.

"This is Xiao Ka, I made it up. I'll say this three times: this is fictional x3. Don't associate it with yourself."

That’s right, Yin Zhuo didn’t expect that his little cards would be printed so well. Although they didn’t have modern plastic sealing, they were brushed with a layer of oil, so they were not afraid of water after drying.

The little man above was painted by a professional painter under his guidance.

Because they are all two-dimensional, it seems a little distorted to Kangxi and others, but they just feel that the people in them are very similar to them.

"The Emperor of the Xuan Dynasty wants to select the next Emperor. There are nine princes of the right age. You are cordially invited to choose..."

In the upper right corner, there are some strange words like fighting ability, affinity, ability to do things, prestige, level...

Everyone has understood that this is the Kowloon Card that Sixth Brother mentioned.

Yinzhen flipped directly to the end and found his own, and discovered to his sorrow that he had no experience in all these abilities.

That’s not right. Didn’t Sixth Brother say that he has strong military capabilities?

Why is the military capability division zero now?

"By the way, this is the first edition, the rest require krypton gold to upgrade~"

Yin Zhuo looks like a profiteer.

The others were silent. After they figured out the rules, they felt that Sixth Brother was really evil.

Do you have to spend money to upgrade?

Who will buy it?

Yin Zhuo's original target was to target senior executives, nobles and wealthy businessmen, and he set this price specifically.

He just wants to cheat those rich people.

"What do you think? Isn't the Longevity Festival coming soon? I plan to put up a few more human-sized standees at the entrance for promotion."

“No!”

Among the nine dragons, the eighth, ninth, tenth, and the two younger ones, Thirteen and Fourteen, all spoke out to stop them.

Kangxi, Ge Jing, Yinyou and other irrelevant people started to make a fuss and applauded Yin Zhuo.

"That's great. Brother Six will definitely make a lot of money!"

The rest of the numbers brothers:!