Chapter 49: The 49th Day of Wanting to Die

Just when everyone was confused, Kangxi came down from above.

Kangxi walked up to the black cloth and pulled it to reveal the entire appearance of the loom.

Although some of the ministers were powerful and wealthy, there were also many who came from poor families and had passed the imperial examinations.

Now when they see something that looks familiar to them, they are really confused.

Why does the emperor need a textile machine?

It is still so big that only one out of ten ordinary families would have one.

It was a small circular spinning machine, spinning in circles. I had never seen one this big before.

This kind of thing should only be available in cloth shops.

But people think something is different.

Why does this textile machine have so many shuttles? Usually there is only one, right?

The Minister of Works clenched his fists excitedly. It was indeed this.

The Ministry of Works hired someone to make it yesterday. The Minister of Works was present and watched the whole process. After all, the drawings were sent by the Emperor himself, so he must have taken them seriously.

After it was made, he was the first to try it out, and he immediately understood the wonders of the textile machine.

Now that the emperor has sent the textile machine to the court, needless to say, he must be excited.

I know that this textile machine has brought great convenience to people’s lives.

The most obvious one is that the price of fabric will definitely drop.

By then, more people will surely wear new clothes.

The Minister of Industry was so proud that his tail was about to fly up. He walked past everyone and congratulated Kangxi: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

While everyone was still confused, this old fox from the Ministry of Industry came forward to flatter them.

Obviously he knows something.

Yinreng also frowned. After hearing what the Minister of Works said, he looked carefully at the textile machine in front of him.

Finally, his eyes fixed on the dozen or so shuttles.

It must be related to this.

After all, the smile on the emperor's face could hardly be hidden.

Kangxi laughed out loud: "Thank you for making this textile machine in a hurry, otherwise I would not be able to show it to you today. I also hope that this textile machine can reduce the burden on the lives of the people of the Qing Dynasty, so that everyone can wear new clothes and afford new clothes."

The Minister of Industry immediately said: "Your Majesty is kind and caring for the world, which is a blessing for all the people in the world."

Everyone was confused by the way the two of them echoed each other.

No, stop telling them the mystery and explain to them what is so wonderful about this textile machine.

Smart people have already seen it, but there are still many fools.

But when they thought about what the emperor had done recently, no one said a word.

Now it is important to be a nobody in front of the emperor and never let him remember you.

Otherwise, you're in trouble.

Yinreng glanced at the reactions of the others, took the initiative to step forward and stood beside Kangxi: "Your Majesty, can you explain the magic of this? I came back late yesterday and it seems that I missed a lot of things. I didn't even see the machine in front of me until this morning."

Yinreng's voice was somewhat resentful, and there was some grievance in his eyes.

Kangxi touched his nose.

It’s over. Forget about Baocheng. After all, he is now the crown prince of the Qing Dynasty.

If I had known, I should have asked someone to tell him yesterday. It’s all his fault that he was so overwhelmed by grief.

When he attended court today, he came to his senses. Prince Yu and Prince Cheng could still live for another seven or eight years. During these years, he would let them take care of their bodies and strive to live a few more years.

Kangxi looked at the aggrieved prince and his other sons standing there watching a show, and said, "It's all my fault that the eldest brother and his friends pissed me off yesterday. It took me a lot of time to deal with them. I was so angry that I forgot to tell you that I'll let you try it yourself later. Forget about them, I've already tried them yesterday."

Yinzhen and others who were beaten and blamed: …

I can only say I'm speechless.

Are we also part of your relationship?

Sure enough, after hearing what Kangxi said, Yinreng's expression improved.

"Then Your Majesty, please introduce me to your son in detail. The ministers are waiting for me."

Yinreng also did not forget to gain some favor.

Yinzhen curled his lips. Why didn't he feel that the second son had a smell before? Now it was simply terrible.

When the ministers saw how close the father and son were, they were so angry that their brains almost burned.

Who said that the prince fell out of favor and was driven out of the imperial city to work?

Does this look like being out of favor?

The Emperor actually beat up the eldest, third, fourth, and fifth princes yesterday. Not only did he beat them up, he even spoke of it in the court.

Oh no, are you dissatisfied with those princes?

I wonder what the four princes think?

But I always feel that the emperor is acting weird, and the expressions of the four princes are also weird, not to mention the crown prince, whose eyes are all smiling. He must be very happy that the emperor can protect him in front of everyone.

The relationship between this royal father and son is so complicated that I can’t understand it. I can’t understand it at all.

No one thought about what happened next because the Emperor began to introduce the textile machine in front of him and taught His Royal Highness the Crown Prince how to operate it step by step.

When everyone saw the dozen or so shuttles spinning at the same time, their eyes lit up.

Wow, now the spinning speed has increased more than ten times.

Even so, there is still space between the shuttles. If they are made denser, the efficiency can be doubled.

No wonder the emperor said that ordinary people can wear new clothes. With the faster spinning speed, won’t the price of cloth shops go down?

so it is.

But those who have cloth shops at home are not laughing. Once this improved textile machine is made public, their business will be greatly affected.

Kangxi looked at the expressions of the crowd with pride and called Baocheng, who was addicted, to stop him and said, "Second brother, take a break and let the other ministers try it. This was developed by Xiaoliu to save women all over the world from the pain of foot binding."

Those who were originally eager to try suddenly paused. How did this textile machine become connected with women all over the world?

Then Kangxi said, "When the bad custom of foot binding is eradicated, textile machines will be distributed to the county for free, so I ordered that it will be first come first served. Those who arrive late will have to queue up to receive theirs."

The emperor's intention was very clear, which was to completely prohibit women from binding their feet.

But people have doubts.

Someone asked, "Your Majesty, what should we do with those already formed feet?"

Kangxi frowned, the man shouted coldly, and felt a little regretful.

The emperor's tone of voice just now was very friendly, so he asked the question immediately.

After all, when it comes to free distribution, there will definitely be people who will jump in to participate.

Kangxi stood with his hands behind his back and answered, "What I am saying is that girls of appropriate age should no longer bind their feet. For those who have already bound their feet, those who can be treated should be treated. For those who cannot be treated but can lead a normal life, the status quo should be maintained. However, we should remain rational and not discriminate against them, because they have also suffered."

Everyone was silent after hearing this.

When Kangxi first heard what Xiaoliu said, he was silent. That little guy didn't come to the court himself, so he asked someone to pass the message to him.

After hearing this, Kangxi felt that he had bad intentions.

But after all, he was the one who assigned this task to Xiaoliu, and now only his father can help him.

"Those who want to try this textile machine can go ahead and give it a try. If you don't want to try it, go back and pass on my wishes to all prefectures and counties. I am waiting for your good news. In addition, the Ministry of Industry will be responsible for training a group of people to specialize in manufacturing this textile machine, and the cost will be paid by the Ministry of Revenue."

Minister of Revenue Ma Qi: ...

I'm so screwed. I haven't even collected all the money yet and it's already been spent.

The Minister of Works saw the Minister of Revenue with a droopy face and accepted the order reluctantly, his face almost twisted with laughter.

As soon as the emperor issued an order, the people below started to get busy.

At the same time, Yin Zhuo also delivered Doctor Zheng's foot protection tips to Tong Guowei.

As a minister, you have to work.

Yin Zhuo stretched lazily, and the pressure disappeared instantly.

As long as the emperor spoke, he didn't believe that his subordinates would dare not to carry out the order.

The young eunuch brought back breakfast, but Yin Zhuo was still very sleepy.

The eunuch said cautiously, "Master, please have your meal first."

Yin Zhuo went to wash up dazed, and finally became a little more sober after washing his face.

After breakfast, Yin Zhuo always felt uneasy.

After being in a daze for a quarter of an hour, Yin Zhuo gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go to the Shangshufang."

It seems that we have to go to the Shangshufang today.

Yin Zhuo blamed himself in his heart.

[You are so kind that you don’t have the heart to reject others and make things difficult for them.]

Kangxi, who had just returned from court to check on Xiaoliu's situation, couldn't help but twitch his lips after hearing his thoughts.

Xiaoliu is still kind?

The reason why he beat up his brothers yesterday was because Xiaoliu said bad things about them in his heart.

As a result, this kid was unaware and had no idea that he was involved in this.

Kangxi shook his head and did not allow anyone to disturb Xiaoliu who was rushing to the Shangshufang. He followed leisurely behind.

Let’s first see if Xiaoliu can adapt.

As an old father, Kangxi was still very pleased that Xiaoliu was still obedient and went when he was asked to go.

Yinreng is now in the Qianqing Palace, reviewing memorials with a pen.

There was nothing wrong at the Royal Manor, he had taken the initiative to stay here today.

Even if he was going to be beaten, he didn't want to miss it. What the emperor said in the morning was obviously to coax him.

With Yinreng's participation, the memorials were corrected half an hour earlier today.

Even Yinzhen breathed a sigh of relief and was grateful to his second brother in his heart.

Practice makes perfect for my second brother, and his efficiency is twice as high as theirs.

It seems that he has been trained by following the Emperor. From now on, he will no longer envy him for being able to review memorials.

This is not reviewing memorials, this is doing hard labor.

Yinreng drank a sip of water, and seeing that the emperor had not come back, he could not help but ask, "Third, fourth, and fifth brothers, was the emperor not coming back the same way two days ago?"

Yinzhi shook his head: "No, the emperor should be with Xiaoliu."

Yinreng thought with his heels, and he gritted his teeth: "Follow Xiaoliu every day, and even if Xiaoliu calls him an old man, he will follow him."

He spoke the second half of the sentence very quietly, but it still reached the ears of the other three people.

The three of them couldn't help but stare at Yinreng. Oh, Xiaoliu was really good at judging people.

My second brother is a jealous person.

He was jealous that the emperor always took Xiaoliu with him and not him.

No, the actual situation should be that Xiaoliu brought the Emperor with him, after all, it was the Emperor who came over.

Yinzhen withdrew his gaze, then pondered for a while, and suddenly he thought of something.

"Your Majesty was not like this before. Today should be Xiaoliu's first day in the Shangshufang. Your Majesty must have followed him with concern."

Yinreng was puzzled: "Xiaoliu is so old now, what's there to worry about going to the Shangshufang? Are you worried that others will bully Xiaoliu? In his opinion, if there is any bullying, it should be Xiaoliu who bullies others."

After hearing this, Yinzhen also became nervous.

"It's hard to say. Xiaoliu is in such poor health."