"Baocheng, what are you doing?"
Kangxi looked at the pile of oddly shaped pieces of wood in front of Baocheng and asked curiously.
"Father, you're here! This was made for me by Aunt Mingxiu. Isn't it beautiful? It's just hard to assemble. Baocheng doesn't quite understand many of the pieces." Yinreng hadn't seen his father for several days. Seeing him suddenly made him realize how much he missed his father, and he immediately ran into Kangxi's arms.
Kangxi carried Yinreng over and was somewhat surprised to see the blueprints on the table.
The house on the drawing may seem simple at first glance, but upon closer inspection, you'll find that many details are quite complex. The small house uses a fixed structure and is assembled together using various ingenious shapes.
Kangxi looked at Mingxiu, somewhat surprised that the young girl before him possessed such ingenious ideas. "Did you invent this?"
“Your Majesty, this was not invented by me. I just saw it in a book before and thought it was amazing, so I asked the carpenter to make it,” Mingxiu replied, bowing her head.
"Oh, what kind of book is it? What else is in it?" Kangxi was a little interested. Why hadn't he seen this book before?
Mingxiu's eyes flashed, knowing she had achieved her goal. "Your Majesty, there are some large ship models on there. I've seen them before, but I don't recognize the characters on the rest, so I don't understand them or what they represent."
"A model of a ship, what kind of ship?" Kangxi was delighted. "Is the book still here?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. If you're interested, I'll bring it over now. I wouldn't understand it anyway."
Seeing that Kangxi nodded slightly, Mingxiu withdrew.
Mingxiu's room was actually in a side hall next to the palace, just a few steps away. Because she was the Crown Prince's head maid, she naturally had to take care of him personally, so her room and Xu Mama's room were the closest to the Crown Prince's.
I took the book out of the cabinet and looked at this book that she had deliberately aged, hoping it wouldn't disappoint her efforts.
That's right. In the end, Mingxiu decided to give her infant system to Yinreng, and planned to give it to him when Yinreng turned three.
However, there were some things that were not suitable for Yinreng to bring out, but it would be too late if Yinreng ascended the throne in the future. So Mingxiu came up with a solution: he put all the commonly used items, such as glass, cement, soap, shipbuilding, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn, into a book, translated it into English, and gave it to Kangxi.
Anyway, she didn't understand it; she just thought the big ship was nice.
that's all.
As I carried my things into the inner sanctum, I saw a large and a small boy sitting on the carpet, piecing together a house.
Seeing Liang Jiugong gesture for her to stand to the side, Mingxiu nodded without saying a word and stood with Liang Jiugong.
Actually, this house was quite difficult for Yinreng, who was only two years old, but it was nothing to Kangxi, who was already in his twenties.
Emperor Kangxi was also a little surprised. He originally thought it was just a beautiful house with a novel appearance, but he didn't expect the internal structure to be so amazing, which gave him a lot of inspiration.
Moreover, watching the house being pieced together bit by bit, and hearing the children cheering in his ears, Kangxi felt a strange sense of accomplishment.
Looking at the assembled house, Kangxi nodded, took a sip of tea with satisfaction, and after coaxing Yinreng to sleep, he gestured for Mingxiu to come forward.
Mingxiu observed from the side and had to admit that when Yin was still young, Kangxi really spoiled him terribly.
The emperor could sleep in his dragon bed whenever he wanted, something that even many of Kangxi's concubines were not entitled to.
Seeing that Kangxi was gesturing for her to come over, Mingxiu quickly stepped forward and handed him the book in her hand.
They stood respectfully to one side, waiting for the emperor's reaction.
Kangxi looked at the book in his hand and curled his lip in disgust. The book was really too bad; it was wrinkled, yellowed, and completely torn.
He opened the book, initially just curious about the large ship Mingxiu had mentioned, but when he actually saw the exquisitely constructed ship and the entire text written in foreign languages, Kangxi was immediately astonished.
He was, after all, an emperor, and a very capable one at that. Kangxi had been studying since he was four years old, and had never stopped learning all these years. Naturally, he could understand foreign languages, so he could tell the wonder of the ship at a glance. Such technology was something they did not yet possess.
Turning the page, Kangxi froze, then abruptly stood up and sternly questioned Mingxiu, "Where did you get this book? Has anyone read it?"
Hearing Kangxi's sudden stern voice, Mingxiu was startled and quickly replied, "Your Majesty, this book is from when I was a child. I once saw a man with red hair and green eyes. He was very poor at the time, and I couldn't bear to see him like that, so I gave him some food and money. After I gave him the things, he took out a book from his bosom and gave it to me. But at the time, I couldn't understand what he was saying. I didn't want it because the book was so tattered, but he insisted on giving it to me, so I had no choice but to accept it."
"Later, when I opened the book, I didn't recognize the contents, but the pictures were quite beautiful, so I kept it."
Upon hearing this, Kangxi's eyes lit up. "Oh, did you see him again later?" Mingxiu didn't know, but he did know that he was a foreigner. Thinking about the glass manufacturing he had just seen, and then thinking about it, wasn't glass made by foreigners?
Thinking about it this way, Kangxi felt a surge of excitement in his heart.
Mingxiu shook her head.
Kangxi didn't care. After all, so many years had passed, and Mingxiu had just said that she didn't know the foreigners' language, so it was normal that she didn't know.
Looking down at the book, Kangxi was filled with unease and longed to return immediately to study it thoroughly.
"I'll take this book now. Is there anything you'd like as a reward?"
“Your Majesty, this book was obtained by chance. It was of no use to me. Since it is of use to Your Majesty, I will give it to you. I dare not ask for any reward.” Here it comes, Mingxiu said righteously.
Kangxi glanced at her, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes, but then he thought about it and realized that she didn't even know what was in the book, so naturally she didn't care.
"Forget it, let's wait until the product is developed before bestowing any rewards. If the product is genuine, she probably can't handle all the rewards on her own." With that thought, Kangxi nodded and took Liang Jiugong back to the Imperial Study.
He couldn't wait any longer and was eager to confirm the contents of the book.
He had originally intended to have Nalan Mingzhu and Suo'etu come over, but after thinking about it, he decided against it and decided to study it himself first.
He left decisively.
Mingxiu was stunned.
Oh my god!
They left.
Shouldn't you decline again?
"Damn it, why isn't the Emperor playing by the rules? Shouldn't he have rewarded her with some gold and silver jewelry first? Oh my god, I should have known better than to refuse. My little money, my beautiful jewelry!" Mingxiu cursed inwardly.
Although I know that the emperor will definitely reward me after he completes the experiment, who would complain about having too much of this stuff?
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