Isn't there a saying that goes, "If there's a road to heaven but you don't take it, there's no door to hell but you break in?" Yinsi and Yinzuo were talking, and when they heard Yin'er's words, their usually smiling faces twitched. Yin?, who had been laughing happily just now, also paused. At this time, Yin'er also keenly felt that something was wrong, but it was too late to say anything.
"Tenth Brother, go hold down your Ninth Brother. I won't pursue the matter of you making fun of me just now. Dexi, go to the study and get me some brush and ink. Ninth Brother, it seems you have a special liking for the role of Bao Gong. Okay, then today Sixth Brother will personally draw one for you. Don't wash it off until the day is over."
Yinzhen was really complaining at this time, wishing he could go back and slap himself before he said that. "Tell me how many times you've been punished by your sixth brother for not being able to control your mouth, why don't you learn your lesson?"
But it was obviously too late to say anything now. In order to avoid being dealt with by his sixth brother, Yinzhen had already rebelled. Not only did he step forward and pin Yinzhen down, but in order to please his sixth brother, he even handed the man over to his sixth brother after Dexi brought the pen and ink.
"Sixth brother, look how obedient I am. I've captured Ninth brother for you right now. You must keep your word and never come back to me to settle the score."
Of course Yinzuo kept his word. As for whether Yin'er would come after Yin? to settle the score later, that was none of his business. I have to say that our Sixth Prince's technique in scraping putty was quite good. He picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and started scratching Yin'er's fair little face. Yinsi, who was watching, gasped in shock, and Yin?, who was frightened, slapped his chest. One of them thought to himself, "It's a good thing that I held back my laughter just now." The other thought to himself, "It's a good thing that I just listened to Sixth Brother's instructions and captured Ninth Brother for him."
Yin'er, whose face was covered in ink, felt numb all over. He stared at the dark face and looked around, then breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, his sixth brother knew to drive out all the servants, and only Dexi was here, so he was not too embarrassed.
No matter how Yinzhen secretly swore in his heart that he would control his mouth in the future, Yinzuo was quite satisfied with his "masterpiece". After putting down the pen, he pulled Yinzhen to his side and looked at him carefully, and couldn't help laughing.
"Dexi, go get your Ninth Master a mirror and let him see your master's makeup skills. Is it the same as the Bao Gong he saw in the theater before?"
Yinzhen couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard this. It turned out that his sixth brother knew how to kill people and destroy their hearts.
"Sixth brother, you're back now, and you should be venting your anger. Can you please wash the ink off your face first? I can't really live a day with a face like this."
Of course, Yinzuo knew Yin'er's bad character, and he also knew that what he said just now was simply bad talk. Now that he had learned his lesson, he naturally would not let him live a day with such a face.
"Okay, I'll let you off this time. Dexi, go take your Ninth Master to wash his face."
After learning his lesson, Yinzhen became much more obedient after washing his face. Yinzuo still had ointment on his face, and naturally he didn't want to show off with such a face. Fortunately, Enze Garden was big enough and there were many things for them to play with, at least enough to kill time.
For the next period of time, Kangxi, Yinreng, Yinzhi and others were all busy with the drought. Yinzuo knew that he could not help, so he simply did not bother with them and stayed peacefully in Enze Garden. It must be said that this young man has a good ability to recover. After less than ten days, his skin, which had been tanned a little before, returned to its white and tender state, and there was no trace of the dark and red look on his face from a few days ago.
"Master, the Emperor has sent a message, asking you to go to Qingxi Book House."
Although Yinzuo was full of doubts, wondering why Kangxi, who was so busy, asked him to go to Qingxi Book House, he moved quickly after hearing Dexi's words. He stood up almost as soon as Dexi finished speaking.
"Let's go. Since Khan Ama asked me to come over, let's not delay any longer."
Kangxi seemed to be in a good mood today. When he saw Yinzuo come in, he called him over without waiting for him to greet him.
"Yinzuo, those shovels you asked the Ministry of Works to make last time have been very helpful in this search for water sources. Now, water has been found in many areas. Although it's not much, it's enough to barely get through this drought. This way, I don't have to risk the wrath of heaven by blasting Yuncai."
Yinzuo had been worried about the disaster area these days, and now when he heard Kangxi say that water had been found, he couldn't help but feel relieved.
"It's good to have water. Although this year's production and income will certainly decrease, it's not a complete loss. So people's lives will be better next year."
Yinzuo understood very well that such natural disasters would be a very troublesome matter even in modern times with advanced technology, not to mention in the technologically backward Qing Dynasty. Now that water could be found, at least some crops in the fields could be saved. It really proved the saying that no matter when, when a country prospers, the people suffer, and when a country perishes, the people suffer.
"Khan Ama, you called your son here today just to talk about this, didn't you?"
Of course, Kangxi called Yinzuo over today not just for this matter. Although he had prepared a plan for a long time before Yinzuo came, when the time came, he was too embarrassed to speak in front of his son.
Seeing his Khan Ama seeming to want to say something but not being able to, Yin Zuo's expression froze. Didn't he seem to be in a good mood just now? Nothing happened in the meantime.
"Khan Ama, please speak frankly. If your son can help, he will tell you everything he knows."
This was exactly what Kangxi was waiting for, and he immediately smiled when he heard what Yinzuo said.
"It's like this. I've discussed this with your brothers before, and I think your idea of building reservoirs in various places to store water is indeed feasible. So I plan to first build one near the capital to test the results. However, as you know, building a reservoir requires a huge amount of manpower and material resources. Before seeing the results, I don't intend to use the money from the national treasury. So before we..."
"Well, why didn't you tell me earlier? Seeing you so embarrassed, I thought something big had happened again. I see, you just don't want to give me the 30% dividend from the oil mill that belongs to me."
"Khan Ama, I thought something was bothering you. I know I'm not as capable as my brothers to help you. Since you're short of money, I won't take the 30% bonus this year. I'll just give it to you as a filial tribute."
Although Yinzuo said he was so generous, he felt bitter inside. You know, that was definitely not a small amount of money, otherwise his father would not be greedy for his money. With this beginning, I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to get a full penny of this money in the future.
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