Chapter 80: The 80th Day of Wanting to Die

For a moment, everyone thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had gone crazy.

This is such a joke.

And not surprisingly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince offended many people this time.

As a result, Yinzhen, who was working diligently, inexplicably received a lot of letters of allegiance, and as expected, they were from the ministers who had silently supported the prince's party.

Yinzhen wanted to laugh. What did this second brother do to make everyone so angry?

Originally, these civil officials looked down on these military men.

Now he even brags himself to be better than the second one.

Soon, Yinzhen found out the reason, and he thought of his concubines.

It’s good to go to school, it’s good to be an official.

By then, he will have a few ladies following him, so he won't be afraid of the second brother anymore.

Who has more children than him?

In fact, Yinzhen was also shocked at first, but he soon thought of Xiaoliu. He was no longer the reckless and ignorant eldest prince.

He suffered a lot because of his straightforward personality, but now he has grown up.

Humph, his brothers used to laugh at him, but they never expected that now his eldest prince Yinzhen would become the first choice of court official.

But Yinzhensi, who knew the direction, was not moved at all.

If he had been arrogant before Xiaoliu appeared, he might have already become arrogant, and might even have taken advantage of Yinreng's misfortune.

Watching the misfortune of Yinreng falling out of favor.

But they are now a group, responsible for the future of the Qing Dynasty.

He has already selected good people for the Bai Lian Sect, and he started with the Eight Banners. It can't be that the Qing Dynasty has entered the country for so many years, and the Eight Banners have almost become useless.

Yinzhen was idle every day and often traveled between Xidaying and the Forbidden City. He knew the situation more comprehensively than Xiaoliu said.

Yinzhen has already arranged people to do it.

Now he is heading back.

I plan to enter the palace to see what is going on.

Seeing the ministers' resentful looks, the second brother, along with the third and fifth brothers, became very angry.

And this school was suggested by Xiaoliu.

Forget it. As his elder brother, he will bring his nieces to save his face when the time comes.

But Yinzhen always felt uneasy, but since it was just the beginning, Xiaoliu should make some arrangements.

Yin Zhuo really didn't expect that the emperor would take such a big step all of a sudden.

He directly brought up the matter of women taking the imperial examinations and entering the court. He hadn't done any ideological work on the Emperor yet, but he didn't expect that he had already realized this. It can only be said that he has made progress, too much progress. Who could have thought of this? It was the Emperor and his second brother who proposed it.

But Yin Zhuo thought about it carefully and decided that because of the current limitations of people's thinking level, when the school opened, it would be better to teach boys and girls separately to avoid any accidents.

The decision of a girl to go to school is a big step forward in her thinking, but she is bound to be bullied by boys verbally or mentally, so Yin Zhuo feels that they should be well protected in this regard.

If anything happened to the female student, it would give the ministers an excuse to make trouble.

Yin Zhuo also had his own considerations. The students would definitely not take the female students seriously. When he held another competition, it would blind their eyes.

So now we need to keep a low profile.

Yin Zhuo improved it.

Then go find Yinreng.

"Second brother, you are so amazing."

When Yin Zhuo saw Yinreng, stars appeared in his eyes.

How could there be someone as powerful as my second brother?

Yinreng touched his nose and said, "If you want to thank someone, thank your father."

Yinreng had not expected that the emperor would be so tough. You know, he was very kind before, calling the ministers "my dear" and was very easy to talk to.

For the sake of the relationship between the Manchus and the Han people, compromises were made again and again, but during this period of time, the emperor really became arrogant.

He said what he meant and that arrogance was gone.

Yinreng deeply felt that the gap between himself and his father was really huge.

Perhaps there will never be another Kangxi in the world.

Even the Qianlong mentioned by Xiaoliu, in Yinreng's heart, Kangxi is more powerful.

After all, Tamafa is Tamafa.

Grandpa is just more capable than his grandson.

Now he feels a great sense of accomplishment, but he also realizes that it is difficult to implement this project.

It's just like cowpox, but the difference is that cowpox concerns the safety of the people, while going to school does not.

What’s more, nowadays, even boys in many ordinary families cannot go to school.

What's more, paper and pens are expensive, which is a huge burden for ordinary families.

Yinreng felt a headache just thinking about it.

I have no money. I am just making trouble because I am short of money.

Yin Zhuo was also thinking about this. The key point is that the current technological level is limited.

It is simply impossible to produce paper on a large scale.

[Alas, nowadays, paperless office is being promoted. The Qing Dynasty was truly paperless. Paper is too precious. Some chemical reagents have not been developed yet. Now it still relies on manual labor.]

Yin Zhuo originally wanted to achieve great things, but he was stumped at the first step.

Kangxi and Yinreng didn't expect that Xiaoliu would actually say that a paperless office would be implemented in the future. How would they do things then?

Nowadays, everything requires pen and paper.

If the papermaking technology could be improved, the problem of ordinary people going to school would be fundamentally solved. Even if they could not afford to buy books, they could copy books with paper and pen.

Kangxi was excited, but after hearing what happened next he realized there was no time to rush.

Now it mainly depends on manual labor.

The industrialization that Xiaoliu talked about hasn’t started yet.

The textile machine has just been launched on the market. Tong Guowei has done a good job and has already returned with the fourth brother.

Therefore, textile machines are also highly praised by everyone.

Carpenters everywhere are very busy right now. If you ask them what they are busy with, they will definitely say they are busy making textile looms, because the emperor has allowed it.

They made a lot of money from this.

Labor costs are also money. As long as they are willing to work hard, their lives will be much better than before.

Yin Zhuo bowed to Kangxi and said, "Your Majesty, it is righteous. Why can't a woman serve as an official in the court?"

[Hehe, girls taking the civil service exam is just like the imperial examinations nowadays. Girls nowadays are much better than boys. In order to protect boys, the positions for boys and girls are separated in the end.]

When Yin Zhuo was in college, he also planned his life goal, which was to get a job in a government department.

But he did not expect that he has now reached the peak of his life. As for the compilation, he no longer cares about it because he has already clung to the thigh of Kangxi.

Kangxi was filled with emotion. No wonder Xiaoliu was so supportive of girls going to school. It turned out that it was all based on experience.

It’s ridiculous when you think about it.

What are those scholars afraid of? What are those children of the powerful afraid of? Don’t they have access to much more resources than ordinary people?

If everyone is so fearful, they will eventually become useless.

He wanted to become a minor official by relying on the glory of his ancestors.

The more Kangxi thought about it, the angrier he became. They were all hopeless villains.

If people from poor families could really afford to go to school and take the imperial examinations, Kangxi felt that the Qing Dynasty would be in for a great change.

This is what Xiaoliu calls reform and innovation.

The court was now controlled by various forces, and the people Kangxi could use were all members of the royal family, because Kangxi did not dare to use other people because they were involved in too many factions.

To be honest, Kangxi was also nervous. This was the most assertive he had ever been.

But as an emperor, he was also worried about messing things up.

But he was also full of excitement. What he was doing was unprecedented. If he succeeded, he would be a great hero who would go down in history.

Let’s see if those later generations still dare to scold him.

If Kangxi hadn't had Xiaoliu as a reassurance, he really wouldn't have dared to do this. Apart from anything else, he was really panicked.

There's no sure thing.

Kangxi's hands are still shaking.

He went over and hugged Xiaoliu, sighing, "I don't know if what you did is right or not, but since you've started, you should just do it slowly. I still have a son after I die, and I believe that after a few decades, everyone will get used to it."

In fact, what Kangxi couldn't understand was that those families could accept foot binding, a method that used toes to restrict women's freedom, so what else could they not accept?

For a moment, Kangxi felt a little sad.

Kangxi patted him on the shoulder and said, "I know why you didn't go to class. Do you know your grades?"

Yin Zhuo raised his head and said, "I am worried about my father and brothers. I heard the news as soon as I woke up. I miss them."

Kangxi nodded at him and said, "You just woke up at this time. I don't know how to say good things about you. You are not even as good as Fourteen."

Yin Zhuo was not convinced and started to complain: "Father Emperor, you didn't go to see Fourteenth Brother. He was so miserable. He woke me up when he got up in the morning. His little face was so sleepy that it turned black. He immediately became the second Second Brother."

As Yin Zhuo spoke, he glanced at Yinreng, looking as if he had nothing to say.

Yinreng was convinced.

[Alas, they are getting uglier and uglier. They are an eyesore. Please give my lovely little boy back to me! Poor Fourteen.]

Yin Zhuo covered his chest, looking as if his heart was aching.

Kangxi couldn't understand it. What was so difficult about sticking to this? He had been doing this for decades.

But he turned around and looked at Yinreng, and was speechless.

He now suspected that Yinreng vomited blood because of fatigue.

"Baocheng, Lao San and Lao Wu, the three of you go back and rest for a few days. Five days later, present the detailed plan to me. We will make planning based on reality. The location of the school is also the responsibility of the three of you."

Kangxi arranged it with just a few words.

Walk around more during rest time, this is also what Kangxi wanted to see.

Brothers and fathers and sons should communicate more.

Be less calculating and more honest.

There is always more work to do every day, so I believe there is no time to mess up.

The three of them looked at each other, then turned back to look at Xiaoliu's clear eyes, and couldn't help but grit their teeth.

Xiaoliu is living a very comfortable life, all thanks to their hard work.

No, this time we must get Xiaoliu over to do the work.

Yinreng said, "Father, Xiaoliu will be fifteen in a little over a month, which means he will be sixteen if we round him up. Now that he is well and not interested in school, it would be better for me, the elder brother, to teach him in person. Let him learn more from me this time."

After saying this, without waiting for Kangxi's response, Yinzhi and Yinqi stepped forward, grabbed Xiaoliu's arms on the left and right, and pulled him out.

Before Yin Zhuo could react, Kangxi had already disappeared.

Kangxi stretched out his hand to stop him, but was stopped by Yinreng: "Father, Xiaoliu might really have a way to make paper. Then, will you still worry about those children of aristocratic families controlling the resources for the imperial examinations?"

Isn’t this what Kangxi was worried about?

Now it has been solved directly from the root cause.

Kangxi moved his lips and said, "You...you should be nicer to him."

Well, he was beginning to worry.

Yinreng assured: "Don't worry, Father Huang."

After saying this, the man left. Kangxi sighed. Why should he be relieved? He was not at all reassured.

Yin Zhuo was numb.

He was "kidnapped".