Regardless of how powerful the "Eighth Prince Party" will become in the future, they are currently hiding behind the First Prince and developing in a lowly manner. Yinzhen and Le Shu's move can be said to have caught them completely off guard.
The Eighth Prince was still young and could not compare to the shrewd and meticulous Yinzhen. He was also unaware that there was a woman named Le Shu with novel ideas in secret.
As for the Crown Prince, although the Eighth Prince hasn't yet found out that it was "the Crown Prince's people" who were stirring things up, he'll find out eventually. This can't be rushed; if the information is too easy to detect, it will only make some self-righteous people doubt its authenticity.
At that time, the Eighth Prince will focus his efforts on the Crown Prince, who has damaged his reputation. If nothing unexpected happens next year, the Crown Prince will be deposed. It will probably be even more exciting than in the previous life.
Trying to assert yourself on someone else's son's third-day celebration and full-month celebration, then don't blame Yinzhen and Leshu for retaliating.
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How things will develop further remains to be seen, but Yinzhen's work at the Ministry of Works has yielded results.
Yinzhen (the Yongzheng Emperor) transferred some personnel from the Ministry of Works, and after repeated experiments, he summarized a set of methods that could efficiently and cost-effectively clean wool and remove its odor.
The warming properties of wool were not undiscovered in nomadic regions such as Inner Mongolia, Tibet, and the Western Regions, but it was very troublesome to process. Most of it was difficult to clean properly, and there was always an unpleasant muttony smell. Local herders would use it for warmth, but there was no way to trade it.
The Central Plains region had better cotton, as well as cotton fabrics and various exquisite silks and wool textiles with a distinctive flavor. Naturally, they wouldn't even bother looking at these, as they had no trade value.
Yinzhen wrote down the relevant technology and his thoughts on the future in a thick memorial and personally handed it to Kangxi, without following the usual procedure, also because he wanted to keep it confidential.
Kangxi looked at it for a long time. After he finished, he looked at Yinzhen again, and there were many inexplicable things in his eyes.
Because of the nomadic nature of peoples, who have no fixed abode, even Emperor Kangxi was troubled by the issue of governing pastoral areas!
We can conquer them, but the nomadic nature of pastoral areas means that herders have no fixed abode. Even if we conquer them this year, these nomadic areas will immediately slip out of our control the day the Central Plains' rule weakens.
A problem that has existed since ancient times.
Emperor Kangxi married off many of his daughters, granddaughters, and princesses to Mongolia. Very few princesses and noblewomen survived in Mongolia. This was partly due to the unfamiliar environment, but more importantly, it was because Mongolia did not value the women chosen by the court for marriage; they wanted more.
Emperor Kangxi was not unmoved by the death of his daughter in Mongolia.
He was well aware that members of the royal family were afraid of having daughters, but there was nothing he could do; Mongolia needed intermarriage to maintain its cohesion.
The things Yinzhen said in this memorial gave him great inspiration.
If it really works out, not only will the Mongolian problem be basically solved, but other pastoral areas will also be no problem. Although the governance may be somewhat weak due to poor transportation, making it impossible to achieve complete and timely control, there will be no need to worry that they will rebel like Galdan one day.
Using economic means to restrain him was something Emperor Kangxi had never considered before.
Do you have finished wool products?
"Yes, it's in Su Peisheng's hands. You can have Eunuch Liang go and get it."
Kangxi gave Liang Jiugong a look, and Liang Jiugong left.
Last time, Emperor Kangxi ordered him to make honeycomb briquettes without even looking at the finished product. But this time it's different. Honeycomb briquettes can save many lives. In Kangxi's eyes, they are just a tool to boost public morale. He believes he doesn't lack public support. It would be better if he had it, but it wouldn't harm his rule if he didn't.
But wool is different. If it is successfully made, it will be a great achievement and will also affect the stability of the border. It must be treated with utmost care.
Liang Jiugong brought Su Peisheng in, mainly because there were too many things for Liang Jiugong to carry by himself with just two hands.
Yinzhen then introduced these wool products to Kangxi one by one.
"Father, this is a wool blanket."
Kangxi touched it and found it to be very soft. He even picked it up and smelled it. There was no muttony smell; instead, it had a sunny scent. "It was indeed cleaned very well; there's hardly any smell."
Yinzhen continued, "This is wool yarn. It's easier to weave than wool cloth. Wool yarn can be used to make wool sweaters. The process isn't difficult; you only need two bamboo sticks. Father, look, this is a wool sweater skillfully woven from wool yarn. It's very elastic, and it will be very warm to wear over an inner garment in winter..."
As Kangxi spoke, he picked up the wool yarn, then the wool sweater, stretched it out, and found it to be quite elastic. He rubbed it a few times, and his palms could feel the heat.
"Good, continue."
Yinzhen continued, "This is wool cloth, which requires a slightly higher level of craftsmanship. I had some craftsmen from the Ministry of Works develop a new type of weaving machine that is much faster than weaving cotton cloth."
Kangxi's interest was piqued again: "A new type of textile machine?"
Yinzhen gave a brief introduction to the spinning machine, without going into too much detail in the memorial.
Basically, it involves improving traditional textile machines to increase textile speed and reduce labor.
Kangxi: "Since it can increase the speed of spinning wool, it should also be able to increase the speed of spinning cotton cloth, right?"
Yinzhen paused for a moment: "Indeed, it is possible, but if the court does not intervene, there may be problems."
Kangxi nodded in satisfaction, pleased that he had thought of this: "Go on."
Yinzhen continued, "..."
Emperor Kangxi asked questions, and Yinzhen answered, talking until his throat was dry before Emperor Kangxi finally stopped.
"I will consider your report. You may go back now."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I take my leave."
After Yinzhen left, Kangxi's expression was somewhat inscrutable. He said to Liang Jiugong, "My son has a longer-term vision than I imagined!"
Kangxi spoke with a wistful tone, unsure whether he should be happy or not.
The crown prince he had carefully groomed was single-mindedly pursuing fame and fortune. He had the ability to govern the country, but lacked strategic vision. He saw this quality in Yinzhen, which made him happy but also made him feel powerless because of the crown prince.
Liang Jiugong complimented, "Your Majesty's princes are all outstanding individuals in my eyes."
"Yes, there are dragons and phoenixes among men, but even among the nine sons of the dragon, some are strong and some are weak!"
Emperor Kangxi acknowledged Yinzhen's abilities, but he felt it would be better if such abilities were found in the Crown Prince.
A carefully cultivated flower is not as good as one that is grown casually. He will be happy with the casually grown flower, but he will also be frustrated when the carefully cultivated flower does not bloom as expected.
I'm angry at their lack of ambition!
Yinzhen was not afraid that Kangxi would not give him the task of handling wool. Although wool was good, it required one to two years and he could not be in the court for a long time. The Crown Prince would not do this, the First Prince was not good at this, and the Eighth Prince was even less capable. He would not choose to stay away from the court for a long time.
The Ninth Prince might be interested, but the Eighth Prince would stop him.
The other princes each had their own shortcomings and could not bear the main responsibility.
Yinzhen, who was the first to propose it, was the most knowledgeable and the most suitable to be the main person in charge, and Kangxi was not afraid that he would seek personal gain.
However, it's true that he'll probably bring a few brothers along to share the credit.
After submitting the memorial, Yinzhen stopped questioning it. He was patient. Kangxi considered it for several days before summoning his sons and handing them a document concerning Mongolian wool farming.
When Yinzhen read it, he realized it wasn't the copy he had written. It was probably written by Kangxi himself and then copied down, and much of it was missing.
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