Yinzhen was not yet an adult and was not qualified to be buried in the imperial mausoleum, so he could only be buried in Huanghua Mountain.
After this incident, Kangxi's good mood after winning the battle became much worse.
But time keeps moving forward, and the living cannot always be trapped in sad emotions.
After Yinzhen was buried, Kangxi began to reward his subjects according to their merits.
Yinzhi's contribution to this war is unquestionable. If he had not led his troops to block the escape route of the Dzungar Khan, the Qing army would have had to spend more effort to kill the Dzungar Khan.
So Kangxi directly conferred the title of Prince on Yinzhi.
The other princes were all Beile.
Since they were granted titles, the specifications of their original mansions were no longer suitable, so Kangxi ordered the Ministry of Works to expand the mansions of his sons and took out a small portion of the spoils as rewards.
In addition to the princes, the generals who followed this time also gained a lot of benefits.
For those soldiers who died on the battlefield, Kangxi also provided a relatively reasonable pension plan and handed this task to the eighth prince Yinsi.
Kangxi also did not forget Yinzhi who stayed in the capital. Although he did not promote him to a higher rank, he did send him many good things from the spoils of war.
As for Yinreng, Kangxi only rewarded him with a pile of gold, silver and treasures.
Yinreng had nothing to be dissatisfied with.
Gold, silver and treasures are hard currency in any era.
He and Guaerjia's share of the food was too much to eat, and they didn't need to win people's hearts, so the money that Kangxi rewarded them with was all kept in Yinreng's private treasury.
If he has the opportunity in the future, he will invest the money in scientific research.
I also need to send some of it to my elder and younger brothers-in-law.
After the reward and award ceremony was over, Kangxi asked about the issue of garrison and immigration of the Junggar tribe in the court.
The nobles in the capital disliked the remoteness of the Junggar tribe, and few were willing to garrison there, so after Kangxi asked questions, no one took the initiative to step forward and ask for the mission.
Kangxi finally sent Shi Lang's son Shi Shilun over there, and according to Yinreng's wishes, named the Junggar tribe Xinjiang.
As for the immigration issue, Kangxi planned to first ask the Khalkha Mongols to migrate some of their herdsmen there, and then recruit the remaining vacancies from Yuzhou and Jizhou.
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Before going on the expedition, Yinreng handed over the construction of suburban residential areas to Yinzhi.
So after resting in Yuqing Palace for a few days, he left the palace to find Yinzhi, and the two of them went to the outskirts of the city together.
Looking at the rows of blue brick and tile houses in front of him, with people bustling about inside and a very lively scene, Yinreng's eyes were filled with smiles.
“It seems that the second phase of the project has been completed well.”
Yinzhi smiled and didn't say anything.
But the arrogance in his eyes was fleeting.
He never neglected any task assigned to him by his second brother.
"After the third phase of the project is completed, the land we obtained from Prince Ping will no longer be enough..."
Yinreng pondered and said,
"Why don't we start by renovating the slums in the outer city? As for the land issue, I'll ask the Emperor for it."
Yinzhi was stunned for a moment, then reacted.
"Second brother, are you saying that I should still be responsible for the next project?"
"What else?"
Yinreng narrowed his eyes.
"You don't want to do it, do you?"
"Forehead……"
Yinzhi was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head.
"No!"
"That's fine. You've been wasting your time in the Ministry of Rites. You might as well get out and work on some projects. It's always good to get some sunshine. Besides, look at all the guys out there who are busy as hell. How can you be so embarrassed to slack off in the Ministry of Rites?"
"The eldest and the fifth are still recovering from their injuries. If you don't take over, are you going to let them go into battle with injuries?"
Yinzhi: “…”
Where is he free time?
Is the job of the Ministry of Rites not a job?
He had originally thought that he would start compiling the book after his second brother came back, but now it seemed that he would have to postpone it...
Yinzhi opened his mouth and wanted to refuse, but he really couldn't find an excuse.
The idea of compiling a book only existed in his imagination, and he had not mentioned it to the Emperor yet. If he told his second brother about it now, his second brother would just think he was making excuses.
"……All right."
Yinreng turned his head and glanced at him.
"Why do you sound so reluctant?"
"……No!"
"That's more like it."
After returning to the palace, Yinreng immediately went to find Kangxi. After explaining his purpose, Kangxi frowned and thought for a moment, then said,
"The royal family's involvement in collecting land from the nobles is suspected of 'competing with the people for profit.'"
"My son meant to collect it in the name of the country."
Kangxi was silent.
In fact, he was unwilling to take such a big risk. The last time Yinreng obtained the land from Prince Ping, his method was not glorious. If Prince Ping had not had something to hide, the matter would probably have been brought to the Council of Princes and Ministers.
Yinreng saw Kangxi's dilemma and said,
"Your Majesty, the vast wasteland in the suburbs used to be fertile farmland. Now most Manchus don't farm it, so it's a waste to leave it abandoned. The Manchus in the inner city will also have to move out!"
"The people in the inner city are as idle as pigs. All they do is eat and sleep. If they don't find some work, they'll become useless. I don't know what this old man is thinking. Does he really think all the Manchus are the masters of the Han people? He raises these fat pigs that don't work hard and don't know how to distinguish between grains, just to wait for others to slaughter them..."
Kangxi: “…”
How can this brat talk like that?!
"The Manchus today can still receive silver every month for their expenses. But when the population grows too large and the Qing Dynasty can no longer support it with its annual tax revenue, won't the redundant Manchus still have to be expelled..."
"By then, what difference will there be between the expelled Manchus and the Han people? They will probably hate the Manchus even more than the Han people do!"
When Kangxi heard this, his heart skipped a beat.
The people in the inner city only eat and sleep. Most of them are elderly people, women and children. More than 80% of the able-bodied men are in the military camp.
But we should always be prepared for danger. The number of Manchus has indeed been growing rapidly in recent years. If many men had not died in the war, I am afraid that it would really be as Yinreng said, and those bannermen who could not be supported would have to be expelled.
As for Yinreng comparing the Manchus to fat pigs waiting to be slaughtered, Kangxi should have been angry, but he couldn't get angry at all.
He thought of the prey he had hunted during the autumn hunt and took a deep breath.
The Manchus really can no longer live in such comfort.
Moreover, the inner city's bannermen are almost overcrowded. If their living conditions are not improved, the nobles in the inner city will also have trouble living.
"I understand."
This means to agree.
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Yinreng said goodbye with a smile on his face.
Kangxi looked at Yinreng's back with deep eyes.
Several months have passed since he learned that Yinreng came from hundreds of years later.
But he still hasn't figured out how to treat Yinreng.
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