Chapter 111
Kangxi signaled General Shengjing to be calm and asked Yinreng: "Why do you have to be strong in the war?"
"Khan Ama, the time is for the initial resolution of internal and external troubles, and the greater external troubles have not been prepared," Yinreng said: "If the border problem between Tsarist Russia and the Qing Dynasty cannot be solved in recent years, then in the next few years, the Qing Dynasty may face the danger of two sides of war."
"When my son was obeying the government, I kept hearing the memorials of ministers. The Galdan Khanate was growing rapidly in the Western Regions. I also heard the memorials of the ministers that the Zheng family in Taiwan was no longer able to do so, and the recovery of Taiwan would be a natural result, so my son was in charge of war."
Yinreng was well organized, and when he talked about these things, he didn't need Xiaomei to remind him. Once this knowledge was exposed, it became the memory he imprinted in his mind. He could master them, understand them, and gradually form his own way of weighing the pros and cons.
After only a few months of participation in politics, Yinreng has grown from being ignorant at the beginning. He always talks about his crooked mouth to the point where he can talk about state affairs without changing his face, and he talks about Kangxi's heart everywhere.
The emperor was pleased with the growth of his heirs and was proud of his ability to cultivate such an excellent prince.
Although Soetu was not revealed on his face, he was already happy: His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was outstanding and eye-catching, and no one could go beyond the Crown Prince. The more satisfied the Crown Prince was, the more hard he spent on the Crown Prince to cultivate, the more stable the position of His Royal Highness was.
The eldest prince Yinzhi is more restrained than Yinreng who stood out. This is not like the eldest prince's style at all. Is it because he lacks ink and lacks confidence?
Nalan Mingzhu hopes that Yinzhi can also make a name for herself and say something to participate when discussing national affairs.
He was destined to be disappointed. Yinzhi was self-aware and tried his best to show his strength at this time. If he didn't have enough ink, he would only make jokes. Compared to Yinreng who talked freely, he had too little government affairs and external information, so he would rather be more steady and even agreed with Yinreng's words.
Kangxi said: "The prince's words have come to my heart."
He immediately ordered: "No more delays, let's set off today and go to Wulajiling."
Wulajiling was the largest shipyard in the Qing Dynasty. There were warships and grain transport ships there. A few years ago, Kangxi issued a transfer order to send General Ningguta to Wulajiling to live on the water and train soldiers.
Everyone discussed how to fight Tsarist Russia and dealt with some domestic government affairs coming from all over the country. Kangxi then said: "The cement slope built by the prince last night should have been solidified. I believe that the ministers are very curious about whether the cement can be used as a new means of paving the road. I will lead the ministers to check at the entrance to the palace."
When the ministers came in to find Kangxi, they had to pass through the palace. Everyone basically saw the ugly "give wealth and treasure". After hearing what the emperor said, they wanted to say something but stopped.
General Shengjing laughed: "I didn't expect that the emperor not only asked His Royal Highness to build a cement slope, but also made an ingot. The four words "Shooting Wealth" are like dragons and phoenixes, as if they were written on it. It's amazing! I finally walked through the cement slope before entering the hall, and I also broke the corners of the ingot with my hands. It was really hard, but I didn't know whether it was waterproof or not."
Kangxi:???
He turned to look at Yinreng and stared at him with a stern look: What are you doing?
"The words on the inscription are all the words and words are all pearls! When the old minister saw it, he thought carefully about the philosophy of "To strengthen the country, get rich first, get rich first, build roads first." These twelve-word mantras tell the future path of the Qing Dynasty, tell the root of it, and also tell the contribution that cement will make to the strong Qing Dynasty in the future!"
Yinreng heard some ministers praise him for carving his head and chest up, and felt quite glorious: "Khan Ama, this is the 'truth' that Xiaomei taught his sons. It taught his sons to think about the future prosperity of the Qing Dynasty. The sons put the ingot tree there and carved the inscription there to remind you and to remind him, and that Feng Shui is good."
Speaking of the last sentence, Yinreng's words booed under Kangxi's black face.
The emperor hurried to the place where the cement slope was built yesterday, and saw the ingot standing on the side of the cement slope at a glance.
The emperor ordered people to repeatedly water and wash the cement slope, inspect the cement slope, and then stared at the ingot and asked Yinreng with a blank expression: "If this ingot is to be moved away, how can it be moved?"
"It has to be broken," Yinreng said helplessly: "Or take a saw and destroy it from the bottom, but it is very difficult. Maybe it will even wear out the saw!"
Kangxi took a deep breath: Now is not the time to beat the child, the courtiers are watching!
I was satisfied with Yinreng's growth before, but now my blood pressure shows some signs of an increase.
Soetu hurriedly said: "It is not auspicious to break the ingots. The words written by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are all auspicious and meaningful words. Although the ingots are a bit ugly, they were set up here by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the best of luck."
In order to save Yinreng's little buttocks, Soetu bit the bullet and said good things like he didn't have money.
Kangxi looked at him deeply, and Yinreng was upset when he heard the third grandfather saying that the ingot he made was ugly.
The emperor gently exposed the matter and pointed to the palace behind him and said, "In the future, this palace will be rewarded to the prince."
Yinreng was extremely surprised. He was still young, so Khan Ama started giving him real estate?
[How can the real estate in Shengjing be compared with the capital? It is so remote here. Xiaomei thinks that the child’s father is also disgusting Yuanbao.] Yinreng: I don’t dislike me. If such a meaningful symbol is passed down thousands of years later, it will be a historical relic! In the future, people can come here to listen to the teachings left by Gu and Xiaomei, and never forget the original intention of a strong country!
As the emperor issued an order, the Eastern Tour team took action. Most of the original 70,000 people remained in Shengjing. The emperor led nearly 2,000 people on a large ship, headed north from the Songhua River, and headed towards Wulajiling.
This was the first time Yinreng took a boat since he was so old. As early as when he was watching cartoons when he was a child, he had seen a big boat. Now he has finally boarded the imperial boat that the emperor has taken and followed Kangxi to visit the sparkling Songhua River. Yinreng became excited and saw that everything was fresh.
More than 200 ships were escorted by naval commanders. Each treasure ship had four warships escorted each other. The military power was waiting for the emperor's inspection. Several cannons and shell boxes were placed on the ship. From the ancient and heavy cannons, it seemed that you could smell the smoke of war from the war a few years ago. Kangxi looked at the vast team on the emperor's boat. The spectacular scene made him think like a spring, and he improvised to write a song "Songhua River Boat Settings".
When he expressed his heroic spirit, he looked down at the empty space beside him. He couldn't find his son who was almost tied to his belt on the left and right. He immediately asked Liang Jiugong beside him: "Where has you been safe in adulthood?"
Liang Jiugong whispered: "Your Highness is visiting the boat. Maybe it's the first time you're riding a big boat. Your Highness is excited!"
Kangxi laughed silently and followed the guidance of the palace servants and found Yinreng, who was looking up at the sails with his head raised.
"The shipbuilding technology of the Qing Dynasty was developed, and the large ships built were stronger and more capable of sailing farther than ships from other vassals," the emperor came to Yinreng and put one hand on Yinreng's shoulder: "However, the history of Zheng He's voyage to the West in the Ming Dynasty made the domestic shipbuilding technology reach its peak, and the Qing Dynasty was indeed improving on the basis of its predecessors."
Yinreng looked up and saw his neck a little sore, and exclaimed: "It's so amazing. Using the power of the wind in nature, such a large ship can sail in the direction he wants to go."
[From man-made paddles to utilizing sails, it is an epoch-making progress in the shipbuilding industry! Today's ships mainly rely on the power of wind and water flow.] "Khan Ama, the sails of warships are fewer than treasure ships, and the hull is also thinner. Is it for flexibility?"
"It is most taboo to be smooth during water wars. If this happens, the ship will travel too fast, like shooting arrows, and it will be out of control. If you are not careful, the cannons will not hit the enemy. The sails of the warship are more agile, which is also to facilitate the control of changing battlefield situations. Baocheng also saw the cannons. The artillery fire has range, and the most powerful firepower is on both sides." Kangxi pointed to Yinreng, and the warship not far away: "I didn't expect Baocheng to be interested in these."
"My son likes science!" Yinreng shouted. He likes to study those principles and explore the mysteries. How magical nature is. Unfortunately, people now regard the study of science as "strange and clever" and the "Four Books and Five Classics" as the right way.
Kangxi said perfunctorily: "If you like it, just like it. I am also interested in these things. It is not astronomical, calendar-based, and mechanical. It is all taught by Nan Huairen."
When Kangxi studied, he wanted to broaden his knowledge, but his ultimate goal was to govern the Qing Dynasty and maintain his own rule, so he did not understand Yinreng's curiosity and love for science.
While riding on the big boat, there was nothing to do for several days. Yinreng heard that Khan Ama sent someone to fish, and secretly complained that Khan Ama was not anxious at all.
Yinreng: If he were lonely, he would have been anxious to go to the border immediately. Why is Khan Ama not in a hurry at all?
[What can you tell if you go to the border to see? It will be useless if you go there. After the invader committed a crime, he will run away long ago. Instead of being anxious here, it is better to arrange it step by step. Children should learn how to calm your father down. War requires a lot of preparation.] Yinreng: Yes, Gu knew that in addition to logistics, he also needed to spy on information, explore the terrain, mobilize the army, and check weapons... He counted with Xiaomei with his fingers, and was frustrated to find that he could not help with anything.
[Okay! Since you can't help, then study hard with your father and see how your father is planning. You don't know how to do it now. Just learn it in the future. Don't worry too much, because worrying is useless. Don't worry too much about yourself and make yourself sick. Children should believe in your father's ability! He is not an ordinary person.] Yinreng nodded: Yes! Khan Ama is not an ordinary person. He is a capable person who can still give birth to many younger brothers when studying hard!
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[Xiaomei felt that the child was mocking Xiaomei and there was evidence.] Yinreng did not listen to the systematic muttering, but was attracted by Nan Huairen. He liked to write diaries himself. Seeing that Nan Huairen was also writing diaries, he leaned over and called him.
"Is Master Nan writing a diary?"
Nan Huairen smiled gently and said, "Yes, I am writing a travelogue."
It is also written about the travel notes of the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty's Eastern Tour.
He generously showed Yinreng this diary, and saw that it was full of Belgian language, which Yinreng could not understand at all.
The system cleared his throat and read out what Nan Huairen wrote for Yinreng loudly.
【Tartar Travel Records】
[The Emperor of the Qing Dynasty came to Wula this time for fishing. It is said that a fish is rich here, called "sturgeon", which is very similar to the official pronunciation "Xunhuang". This fish is good for the body and can also be used as a precious medicinal material! In order to find sturgeon, the emperor mobilized 200 ships, of which the warships that only used military protection to the emperor accounted for a huge proportion. It can be seen that the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty attaches great importance to his own safety issues.] Yinreng:...
[So, diary is too subjective.] Xiaomei shook her head.
Kangxi seemed to be courteous, valued, and trusted Nan Huairen, but he was still guarded against these missionaries from abroad. Yinreng saw a glimpse of the content of Nan Huairen's diary.
That night, Yinreng wrote a diary in his cabin: Master Nan Huairen called us the word Tatar. Xiaomei said that this was used to refer to the nomadic people, but Gu felt a little offended. Perhaps because he grew up reading Confucian classics since childhood, Gu knew that the word Tatar contained a derogatory meaning in the literati. Gu did not show anything today, and he pretended not to understand Master Nan's diary. However, judging from Master Nan's records, Khan Ama did not tell him the truth. This is good. After all, the treasure ministers are Khan Ama's inner men, and Master Nan is Khan Ama's outsiders.
When they arrived at their destination, General Ningguta personally led a warship to greet them. The leisure time passed, and the next step was to make a nervous and serious naval layout and visit the shipbuilding process of Wulaji Shipyard.
Yinreng read a lot and regretfully found that the Qing Dynasty has not yet invented a ship that can travel without relying on natural power or human power like "Big Head Son and Little Head Dad". In other words, the Qing Dynasty has not reached its peak in the shipbuilding technology and needs further exploration.
What Yinreng saw was General Ningguta proudly saying the current number of warships, and the ministers praised the development of the Qing shipbuilding industry.
Yinreng said in his heart: Even though he can still make progress, he has already begun to be proud and complacent.
And it seems that no one noticed something was wrong, and everyone felt very confident.
General Ningguta also said: "Twenty years ago, the last general will be able to fight the Northern Barbarians on the Longxing River, killing them without leaving any armor. Twenty years later, there will be a larger fleet at the end!"
Yinreng could not say that there seemed to be no improvement in the warships twenty years ago and the new warships we saw today on such occasions.
The long journey was long, and this was his experience when he came to Wulaji Shipyard to observe. Yinreng couldn't hold it back and wrote down his thoughts in his diary that night.
After visiting the shipyard, it will be the most exciting "hunting" during the Eastern Tour. Kangxi was like going to have fun, leading his two sons to "hunting and shooting tigers" with his two sons, and even got a good start.
When the tiger was hunting, the emperor seemed to sigh unintentionally: "It's a pity that there are too few deer in the hunting range."
In the eyes of the nobles, deer is precious. It is full of treasures. It can be used as medicine and cure diseases. It can strengthen the body after taking it. Deer skin can also be used as clothes and water capsules.
"Your Majesty, I heard that there are many deer in the northwest of Longxing River," Deputy Chief Lang Tan followed Kangxi's words at the instruction of General Ningguta, and said, "I am willing to cross the river and catch deer for the emperor!"
Kangxi stretched his eyebrows and immediately appointed two other helpers to Lang Tan, Peng Chun and Sabusu: "I'm the name, you go to the near Yaxa to catch deer. Are you afraid of the Northern Barbarians?"
All three of them said, "I will go there in the end!"
Go to Jaxa to catch deer?
Yinreng suddenly realized: It turned out to be a scout of the terrain and spy on information. Khan Amake was so smart that he learned to make reasons.
Kangxi issued a secret order to Sabusu: Aihui City is the closest military place to the destroyed Longxing City. It is necessary to send troops to garrison here forever, defend Aihui City, and never give the enemy any chance to break through the defense line of Aihui City. I now order your family to move to Aihui City, cultivate land and reclaim wasteland, and build granaries for future front-line attacks.
After Kangxi finished these layouts, Yinreng wrote down his diary and had already filled the entire pages of the book, and he was about to write a second one.
After finishing his work, Kangxi took Yinreng to his side: "Baocheng has learned something after following me to the east tour this time."
【It's time for Dad to inspect the children's homework again!】
Yinreng blinked, took out his diary and sent it to Kangxi happily: "Khan Ama, what I have learned recently and what I have learned and experience are all about. Erchen wrote this diary for learning and progress. There is no shameful thing in it, so you can check it with confidence."
Kangxi was stunned for a moment and did not open the diary, but sent it back to Yinreng indifferently.
"Don't Khan Ama look?"
"I promised you before that if you don't read your diary, how could the emperor repent? Take it, I won't read it."
He had fought wits and courage with his children many times before. In order to see Yinreng's heart, he was deeply accused by the child's grievances and accusations. Kangxi reflected on it and decided to be a principled father. Justly said: I promise you, I keep my promise.
Yinreng took back his diary and felt quite happy.
Khan Ama finally understands the secret of respecting children!
"Since Khan Ama doesn't look at it, I'll just say it. Now you are asking me about it. You can't dislike me for being naive. My son said..." Yinreng talked about his nature and talked endlessly. What he saw and heard was no longer childish as a child. The truths he said and the national affairs were profound.
Kangxi patiently listened to the child's innocent voice, saying that he had seen the poor and weak, saying that he was worried, saying that he had a dream of a strong country, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he was relieved that "I have someone to succeed". Seeing that his breath is peaceful all over him, he just proved the saying "One thought becomes a demon, and one thought becomes a Buddha."
Chapter completed!