Yinzhen looked at Yiken'e's stern face as the two nannies dealt with her, and felt a pang of sympathy. If the servants around him couldn't be controlled, trouble was bound to arise.
“Father, I will be more vigilant with my servants next time, and there will never be a similar problem again!” Yiken said, bowing his head.
Qingyan sat to one side, listening to Yinzhen and Yiken'e talk, while she and her daughter sat to the side, smiling as they watched the father and son converse.
"Yiken'e, from now on, you must check on some of the servants around you every once in a while." Yinzhen entrusted this matter to Yiken'e with peace of mind.
"Hutulifengshengzhalafen, the servants around you also need to be checked, but you must inform your mother!" Yinzhen released Yiken'e, picked up his daughter, pinched her little face, and reminded her to be careful.
Looking at her daughter's innocent smiling face, Qingyan felt very uncomfortable. Forcing the child to face the filth of the royal family too early, in your opinion, both Yinzhen and Qingyan should be more careful.
"Mother, shall we go out and play?" Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen didn't want to stay in the military port and wanted to go out for a stroll.
The naval port has finally returned to normal, and everyone is summarizing the lessons learned from this expedition. Yinti and Yinzhen are no exception. As for the wounded soldiers, you and Yinzhen will report to Kangxi one day and prepare to use the Ministry of Finance to give these people a sum of money as compensation.
"Fourth Prince, how are Yiken'e and Hutulifengsheng Zhalafen?" Yinti had helped deal with the two nannies last night, and he felt somewhat uneasy.
"For now, there's nothing unusual happening. But, brother, are you sure you want to assign more nannies to Songkri Yierha?" Yinzhen turned to Yinti and asked.
Yinti shook his head and said, "I don't want to either, but you know the rules of the palace. If we act rashly, something bad might really happen."
The two brothers walked along the corridor, discussing the issue of their third expedition.
News came from the capital that preparations were underway to deal with Ryukyu. Emperor Kangxi had originally intended to spare them this year, but the Ministry of Revenue's treasury could not support the continuous wars.
The expedition to Korea also collected a lot of things. Apart from the rewards for the soldiers, two-quarters of these things were sent to the Ministry of Revenue, and the rest were selected by Emperor Kangxi and sent to his private treasury.
Consort Tong also received some rewards. The Joseon palace still had some exquisite items, which were mostly gifts from the Ming Dynasty to the kings of the Joseon Dynasty. These items were passed down through generations of kings, and some were kept as private possessions.
"Brother, I think we can do this. I think those foreigners have some good methods. Look, they can use war to sustain war. That's excellent." Yinzhen discussed with Yinti, emphasizing the need for extra caution.
Yinti, feeling somewhat hesitant, said, "Fourth Prince, if we use war to sustain war and succeed without being discovered, that's fine. But if we are discovered, it will be a very serious blow to the reputation of the Qing Dynasty."
Yinzhen fell silent. The Ministry of Revenue didn't have much money left, but Kangxi had prepared some silver, which was far from enough for them to wage war again.
"Fourth brother, have you calculated how much silver we need to conquer Ryukyu? We had someone prepare some, and we also sold those porcelain pieces, earning a large sum of silver," Yinti asked directly.
Those porcelain pieces were all transported abroad through the Ulanara clan's records.
Tens of millions of taels of silver were transported back, and Yinzhen specially led Yinti and Fei Yanggu, father and son, to receive it.
"I've already estimated it, and I think it's about right! I plan to submit a secret report to Father Emperor, without using any funds from the private treasury or the Ministry of Revenue, and draft the battle plan so we can submit it together," Yinzhen explained.
"The battle plan has been drawn up. We've seen Qingyan calculate the amount of silver, and we'll have at most two months to rest. We must set off now, at the very least, before winter arrives." Yinti specifically reminded them that the sea temperature would drop after winter.
Yinzhen nodded and accompanied Yinti to the study of Fei Yanggu and his two sons. The three of them were discussing the final plan. When they saw Yinti and Yinzhen enter, they quickly bowed and greeted them.
"Prince Zhi, please come and take a look at the plan with Fourth Prince. See if the time needs to be changed. If not, we will submit it directly!" Fei Yanggu and his two sons had prepared several plans, but each time they were sent to the capital, they were intercepted by some people. They had to send out the materials several times in a row to ensure that they were safely delivered to the capital.
"This time, we won't use the visible guards; we'll use all the hidden guards!" Yinti understood that several attempts to probe the area had failed to uncover a clear passage.
Yinzhen looked at the plan; it was all top secret, so very few people could see it.
"Should we send it to Father Emperor, or send it through the Ministry of War as usual?" Yinzhen asked. "If we send it through the Ministry of War, there might be a time lag."
The Crown Prince has already extended his reach to the Ministry of War. If he discovers the plan, he will definitely withhold the memorial and present it to the Crown Prince first. It is possible that he will only send it to Emperor Kangxi's desk after the Crown Prince agrees.
Therefore, they no longer trusted the Ministry of War.
"Yes, send it directly to Father Emperor's table. We don't have time to wait!" Yinzhen calculated the time; they needed to start preparing the silver and provisions.
"Fourth Master is absolutely right. We've sent out the plan, and it will take about half a month to get His Majesty's approval before we can start preparing. In addition, the weather this year is very strange, and winter may come very early. If we don't prepare in time, our expedition plan will not be able to be completed!" Fei Yanggu said directly after looking at the group.
"Father-in-law is absolutely right, elder brother. Now is the time to make a decision!" Yinzhen regretted not taking more people with him when he left the capital.
Yinti pondered for a moment and said, "We must send out this plan today, and we must not let the deadline pass!"
Inside the study, everyone agreed and began discussing the plan.
At this moment, Qingyan was having Sulan teach the children, instructing them on when and how to discipline the servants around them.
For many years, the servants around Qingyan have been very dutiful, all thanks to Sulan.
"Mother, Father said that we must discipline him properly and check on him frequently!" Yiken'e was lectured for an hour, and in the end, she remembered all of Yinzhen's words.
Now, Qingyan is talking about methods commonly used in reality, but Yiken'e has accepted two different methods, and his little brain is having trouble switching between them.
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