Yunrong accepted the gift and the sentiment behind it. The two ate dinner quickly. Yunrong didn't put her son to sleep today, because she had someone else to put him to sleep!
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The seventeenth year of Kangxi's reign was about to end, and this year Yinzhen planned to hold a grand celebration for the New Year. These past few years had not been peaceful, and this year there was an additional little prince in the palace. Most importantly, toys were all the rage this year, and Yinzhen had plenty of money in his private treasury, so naturally he wanted to make a big fuss.
Therefore, the New Year's Eve banquet was very lively and festive. Yunrong gave all the palace staff and concubines gifts. As for the concubines, Yunrong did not mistreat them, but as for asking her to give them any special treatment, well, Yunrong had no idea that she could do that.
The emperor and empress stayed up together to celebrate the New Year. Time always flies when two people who love each other are together.
Yinzhen said to Yunrong, "Now that the toy business is bringing in a considerable amount of money, we can put the road repair project on the agenda in the spring!"
Yunrong strongly supports road construction, believing that better development is only possible with improved infrastructure!
Yunrong smiled and said, "It's also because you arranged things well. Otherwise, those toys would have been pirated by clever people, and you wouldn't have made so much money."
Yinzhen: "The main reason is that the name is good. Besides, I only plan to earn some money to repair the road. I don't really intend to develop it in the long term. Merchants are profit-driven. I think that once the hype for our toys subsides, folk craftsmen will have more ways to make a living."
Yinzhen cared deeply for the common people. This first time he earned money from wealthy families, so he didn't think much of it. The toys looked exquisite, but there was no shortage of skilled craftsmen in the countryside. With careful study, one could always discover some tricks of the trade.
Once you find a way, whether you set up a stall yourself or are employed by a wealthy merchant, it's still a source of income.
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