Chapter 64 Chapter 64 Big Brain
Yonglian didn't want his brothers to be afraid of him, he just wanted to play happily with them.
But Qianlong began to think about this matter carefully. Yonglian established his authority in front of Yongzhang and Yongsheng not only because he was the elder brother, but also because he was the designated crown prince and would inherit the throne in the future.
When the late emperor ascended the throne, the ninth and tenth princes dared to make such a fuss. The reason was that they had been brothers together since childhood, and the younger brothers did not take the late emperor, the fourth brother, seriously.
If the deposed crown prince had succeeded to the throne smoothly, his younger brothers wouldn't have dared to deliberately cause trouble for him, because their reverence for the deposed crown prince was deeply etched in their memories.
Qianlong himself had never faced such a problem. Even before he was designated as the crown prince, his fifth brother listened to him and was afraid of him. This was because he had always been superior to his fifth brother in every aspect since he was a child, including in terms of physical strength.
The fifth brother wanted to jump, but his ability did not allow it.
But the strength between Yonglian and his younger brothers may not be so different.
He was really afraid that Yongzhang and Yongsheng would disobey Yonglian in the future, or think that he would indulge them, and act recklessly after he ascended the throne.
Thinking of this, Qianlong couldn't help but sigh in his heart. As a father, he had to take more care and teach his son well.
Yongzhang is actually not stupid, he can memorize things very quickly, but he just started to learn a little late.
Yonglian was worried that his third brother would not be able to adapt to the Shangshufang next year, so he recently took time to teach Yongzhang to recognize words and even brought out the learning tools he had made before to teach Yongzhang how to count.
Occasionally Yonghuang would come along, but because Khan Ama did not shorten the time he spent learning foreign languages, he had less time to spend with his younger brothers.
Yonghuang can now read some English books. Leo naturally uses Shakespeare's plays as teaching materials. In his opinion, Shakespeare's works are the most beautiful English.
Yonghuang read all four of Shakespeare's tragedies and also learned a lot about British history from Leo.
Yonghuang said to Yonglian, "The emperor of this country doesn't act like an emperor. Even Queen Elizabeth was often led by the nose by merchants. But strangely, when the emperor is unable to exercise power, Britain develops rapidly. On the contrary, when those emperors who monopolize power come to power, Britain begins to fall into chaos."
Yonghuang also heard about the coup d'état that took place in Britain in 1688, which was later known as the "Glorious Revolution".
"Those businessmen are truly capable. They've effectively sidelined the royal family."
Yonglian said: "Because they control most of the country's wealth."
Yonghuang said: "Fortunately, there are no such people in the Qing Dynasty."
"There were also such people in the Qing Dynasty, namely those gentry and powerful people who owned large amounts of land. But unlike Britain, their wealth and status depended on the imperial court." Yonglian said that as for which imperial court they depended on, it was not that important to most gentry.
Yonghuang thought for a moment and nodded, "No wonder the imperial law requires the implementation of the equalization of land tax and the integration of officials and gentry into one."
"Yes, so these two new policies are very difficult to implement, and the imperial law has a bad reputation among the gentry." Yonglian said: "But this is just the beginning. Once the steam engine is developed and factories are opened everywhere, the gentry will face even greater difficulties."
Speaking of steam engines, Yonghuang sighed, "Can this thing really be built?"
He knew that the blueprints for the steam engine were drawn by Yonglian. Although he had seen the power of steam, it was not so easy to use it. Even listening to Yonglian's explanation of the principle was a bit confusing.
Yesterday in math class, Yunlu complained to them that the steam engine previously built by the Imperial Household Department had been scrapped due to operational issues and now needed to be rebuilt.
Yonglian said, "It will definitely work. Now that the problems with the various components have been solved, the new steam engine only needs to adjust some detailed parameters." At this point, he had to admire his sixteenth uncle, who actually used mathematics to adjust the cylinder size, preheating time, and so on. Now the Imperial Household Department already has a standard.
In order to control the temperature, Yunlu also asked the Imperial Household Department to make a thermometer.
Yonglian suggested using this thermometer to observe the temperature in various places and keep the data for archiving so that the temperature can be predicted based on this data in the future.
Qianlong was not in a hurry to promote it to other places, but only asked the Imperial Observatory to measure the temperature in the capital first.
The temperature in the Old Summer Palace is obviously lower than in the city, especially in the morning. It is still very cool standing by the water outside the deep cave.
In comparison, the smallpox clinic in the palace was much more stuffy. Although Qianlong said that the supplies for the two children of the Shu family would be the same as those for the princes and princesses, no one fanned the brother and sister, and the doors and windows could not be opened easily. They relied entirely on the small icebergs placed against the wall.
The brother and sister were vaccinated against smallpox half a month ago. After a brief period of redness and swelling, the area where the smallpox virus came into contact has now become a small pit.
That day they began to vaccinate against smallpox. Although they knew there was a high probability of not getting infected, the two children were still subconsciously a little nervous.
In order to stop himself from having wild thoughts, Shu Chang simply lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
Shu Nan was always full of energy. She couldn't sleep and had already finished reading the book that the Second Prince had sent her. So she sat down at the table and began to write her vaccination diary.
Shu Nan started writing a diary from the first day he moved into the smallpox clinic, recording what he ate, how he felt, how he felt, and some of his reading experiences.
After finishing today's diary, she was so bored that she suddenly had an idea and started writing in a storybook on a new page.
Shu Nan has loved reading history books since he was a child. He has also read books such as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Seven Heroes and Five Gallants", and has gained a lot of inspiration.
Zhuge Liang went to Qishan six times and when he was in despair, divine soldiers came down from heaven. It turned out that Liu Bei prayed to the Jade Emperor in heaven, and the Jade Emperor sent heavenly soldiers and generals to support the Han Dynasty.
Half a month later, the Shu brothers and sisters left the smallpox clinic safely and went to the Old Summer Palace to meet the emperor.
Shu Nan also brought along her vaccination diary. Qianlong flipped through two pages and couldn't help but praise Shu Hede, who had come to pick up the child, saying, "Your daughter's handwriting is so upright and neat. She's worthy of being raised by Mr. Shu."
Shuhede worked as a clerk in the previous emperor's dynasty, and the requirements for handwriting were very strict.
Shu Hede quickly said modestly, "Your Majesty, thank you for your praise. My daughter's calligraphy still lacks some grounding and needs more practice."
Qianlong said, "How old is she? It's very good that she can write like this." His son Yonglian is one year older than Shu Nan, but his handwriting is not as upright as Shu Nan's.
"This child is really thoughtful. He even knows how to write down his daily feelings." Qianlong looked at Shu Nan and said, "Would you be willing to keep this diary for the Imperial Hospital to refer to?"
"Your Majesty, I record my daily feelings for the imperial physicians to see. I thought there would be some symptoms so that the Imperial Hospital could further improve the vaccination method based on them." Shu Nan was also frank in front of the emperor, "But I didn't expect it to be so smooth, so the role of this diary is not that great. But... I did record a lot of what I ate and read every day. It's better not to show these to the imperial physicians." She pursed her lips a little embarrassedly.
Qianlong laughed heartily and asked, "How can you show it to me?"
Shu Nan said, "My little girl, remember that the inner court does not allow anyone to smuggle papers or books out of the palace without permission. This is the rule."
Shu Hede: "..."
"Okay, okay, I've checked everything out and I'll allow you to take it home." Qianlong said with a smile, "Reporters from the Guochao News will interview you and your sister later. You two can then explain the vaccination process and encourage the people to get vaccinated this morning."
The two of them should be.
Qianlong was very happy and rewarded each of the brother and sister with a set of four treasures of the study, and also rewarded Shu Nan with two pieces of satin.
In the afternoon, when Qianlong was examining Yonglian's homework, he told him that the Shu Chang brothers and sisters had been successfully vaccinated against cowpox and had returned home safely.
Yonglian was also very happy. He planned to go back and write down the interview questions tonight and let Gao Jin interview the Shu brothers and sisters tomorrow.
After school, Yonglian went to Changchun Xianguan to pay his respects to his mother.
Seeing a pile of papers on the table next to the queen, Yonglian curiously looked over and asked, "What is this?"
Niu Lun, standing by, answered for my mother, "This is a notebook written by the young lady from the Shu family who was vaccinated against cowpox. She sent it to me when the smallpox clinic was sorting out their things."
"Storybook? Let me see." Yonglian said as he was about to take it.
The Queen stopped Yonglian's hand and said, "I guess the kid was bored and just wrote two pages. It's just the beginning, nothing interesting."
Yonglian had already glanced at the few words on the top page.
"Uncle Liu shed tears in front of the Jade Emperor, and the Jade Emperor couldn't bear it..."
Yonglian: "..." What a wild imagination! He wanted to see more.
Seeing that he was still staring at the pages, the queen explained, "Girls' writings shouldn't be read casually. If you spread it, it will easily affect their reputation."
Actually, it wasn't that strict. The main reason the Empress didn't let Yonglian read it was because the girl's story was too fanciful. Even Niu Lun couldn't help laughing after reading it. She was afraid Yonglian would be careless and tell others a joke after reading it, which would not be good.
Upon hearing this, Yonglian had no choice but to give up.
But he was so eager to know the story of Liu Huangshu and the Jade Emperor that when he asked Gao Jin to interview her the next day, he told Gao Jin to tell him, "By the way, ask Miss Shu if she's willing to serialize her novel in the Guochao News. You can use a pseudonym."
When Gao Jin interviewed the brother and sister, Shu Hede's wife was with them. Shu Chang was honest and his answers were concise. Shu Nan was more talkative, fully describing the changes in his mood during the vaccination.
After asking questions about cowpox, Gao Jin hesitated for a moment. It was not convenient to speak to Miss Shu alone, so he asked in front of Shu Hede's wife and Shu Chang: "The master wants to ask if you are willing to publish your novel in the newspaper, using a pseudonym."
Shuhede's wife and Shu Chang both thought that the master Gao Jin was talking about was Qianlong. Shuhede's wife was a little surprised, but Shu Chang thought that the emperor had read the diary written by his sister and appreciated her literary talent.
Although he didn't think his sister's diary was particularly literary, it was obvious that the emperor liked his sister very much.
He was naturally happy for his sister.
Shu Nan suddenly thought of the storybook he had written when he was bored those two days.
Because she just wrote it for fun, she crumpled it up and threw it in the corner after she finished writing it, and she even forgot about it when she left the clinic.
The thought of his fabricated story being read by the Emperor made Shu Nan dig his toes in embarrassment. But the thought of publishing the novel in a newspaper was very tempting.
"Thank you for your kindness, sir. But Shu Nan is a woman, and she is only a teenager. How can her work be printed in the newspaper?" Shu Hede's wife said when she saw Shu Nan was stunned and speechless.
Gao Jin thought the same thing. Since last summer, there have been serial novels and stories published in newspapers. However, those were written by writers commissioned by Prince Yi, and they were mainly about moral education, but also about talented men and beautiful women.
Because the newspaper only had three issues a month, more than a year had passed and only two storybooks were serialized.
The second prince suggested that the entire story should not be serialized in the newspaper, but only half of it. If you want to read the remaining half, you need to buy the book.
This not only stimulated newspaper sales but also allowed bookshops to make a fortune. The writers who wrote vernacular novels were particularly delighted. Originally, they only wanted to rely on the royalties to support themselves in the imperial examinations, but now that they were making money, they no longer had any desire to take the exams.
Gao Jin still hoped that such a precious opportunity could be given to those scholars. It would be a waste to leave it to the girl from the Shu family.
Shu Nan felt a little disappointed when she heard her mother reject the offer on her behalf, but she also knew she might not really have the ability to do so. So she said, "Please, Master Gao, thank the master for his trust in me. However, I dare not make the decision on this matter. I need to ask my father first."
Gao Jin returned to the palace to report, and Yonglian smiled and said, "I should have asked Master Shu." If Master Shu disagreed, he would persuade her again tomorrow. In this era, it was not convenient for women to meet men other than men, and there were always various rules and restrictions for doing other things. Writing storybooks under a pseudonym did not require them to show their faces in public, and they could also display their talents. How great!
And I really want to read the Four Great Classics, oh no, the combined edition of the Three Great Classics or something!
That night, when Shuhede heard his wife and daughter talk about what happened during the day, he immediately understood that the master Gao Jin was talking about was not the emperor, but the second prince.
Because Yonglian trusted his master very much, he had already told him about his responsibility for "Guochao News".
Shuhede also learned from Agui that it was the second prince who first proposed the idea of a newspaper.
Shuhede did not object to his daughter publishing articles in newspapers. After all, using a pseudonym would not affect anything.
But how did the Second Prince know that his daughter could write storybooks? Even he, the father, didn't know.
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