Chapter 112
Kangxi listened and his smile froze, and the more he listened, the more he heard it, the more he became, the more wrong it was.
"What is the misunderstanding of Baocheng's national strength? The Qing Dynasty is not poor and weak. On the contrary, the Qing Dynasty is more prosperous than any dynasty since ancient times. Even neighboring countries are all vassal states of the Qing Dynasty. Today, the Qing Dynasty has popular potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes. No people will starve to death in the wilderness due to insufficient food. The Qing Dynasty's army is particularly powerful, and has been through many battles. There are artillery, cavalry, and spearmen. The big ship I took you before has the technology that even missionaries from ocean outside the vassal states were amazed."
Kangxi interrupted Yinreng's words, and he also wanted to be a patient and good father. If he didn't interrupt him, he would probably talk until tomorrow morning.
"Authentic, there are still internal and external troubles in the government, but I will solve the problems that every dynasty and every generation. I will take you in contact with these so that you can be prepared for danger in times of peace and be motivated. Now it seems that it is counterproductive, but it scares you instead?"
Yinreng asked back: "But the Qinghai Sea has been banned for a long time and has not communicated with others. How can we make progress without communication?"
"What is the reason why the Qing Dynasty set up a maritime ban? You should know that you have participated in politics for so long," Kangxi said: "The establishment of a maritime ban will bring the smallest loss and the greatest reward for the Qing Dynasty."
"However, Tsarist Russia repeatedly invaded the Qing territory. They occupied Nebuchu, and then advanced eastward from Nebuchu, occupied Yaquesa City, and then crossed Longxing River. They were not afraid of the Qing Dynasty."
"So this time I'll deter them."
"You can't always see the worrying side. You also have to see the power of the Qing Dynasty. These powerful things are enough to smooth out the worries. It just needs people to do it and time. This time, I will take you to open my eyes, participate in hunting, take warships, and inspect the governance along the way. You have also seen it."
When the emperor spoke, he felt quite proud. He has been in power for fifteen years since he was fourteen years old and has worked hard day and night to govern the Qing Dynasty. Now the situation in the Qing Dynasty is much better than fifteen years ago.
Yinreng put his diary on his lap, listened to Kangxi's recollection of the past, sorting out the various difficulties he encountered since taking power bit by bit, how did he solve the difficulties? Only with contrast can he hurt. It turns out that Khan Ama's life fifteen years ago was even worse than now.
"Khan Ama, is the Ministry of Revenue still enough? Does it cost a lot of money to build roads?"
Kangxi got stuck and said helplessly: "The wealth of the treasury is of course enough, and the war is the most costly. Now that I have made a decision to fight Tsarist Russia, I will not lose any preparations."
"Is it just a way to provide military rations?"
"In other places, there are expenses for road construction, commercial roads, and official roads every year. The 'cement' you made of tinkering with is a big project. Cement is a good thing, but how to repair the road and how to use the cement well is the business of the Ministry of Works."
Seeing that Kangxi was in a good mood, Yinreng tentatively said: "Did Khan Ama not consider building more roads to make them connect to the southeast, west and north? In this way, he would be rich, and merchants could pay more taxes to the country when they make money."
Kangxi glanced at him: "Since ancient times, the ancestors of this land have governed the country by 'rewarding farming and suppressing merchants'. Have you forgotten all the classics?"
Of course, Yinreng did not forget those, but he was more realistic than the words in books.
Kangxi said: "The Qing Dynasty is based on agriculture. If they all become merchants, who will farm?"
Yinreng murmured quietly: "So I hope the people will keep the door closed and farm without making trouble!"
Kangxi twitched, his tone was not kind: "What did you say?"
"Son-member means that governing a country is like dredging a river, and it is better to dig off than blocking it."
The emperor was silent for a moment and answered the two words Yinreng: "Natural!"
Perhaps seeing that Yinreng was not convinced, Kangxi pointed his finger at Yinreng's forehead: "I know that there are many new things in your mind that immortal beasts teach you."
"You have to learn to control them, instead of being confused by them. You can make these things at the age of eight. When you grow up in the future, you may move even more. Before doing these things, you must remember a saying, "The king is in front of the country." If not, then everything you have now will be overturned, and all your efforts will become a castle in the air that will collapse at any time and will regress."
The emperor's cold appearance when he said this made Yinreng feel unfamiliar with him, and a trace of fear arose from the bottom of his heart.
"Khan Ama, what the sons do is to benefit the country and the people."
Kangxi chuckled, and the laughter was so cold, which was completely different from the usual feeling that Khan Ama gave Yinreng either domineering or willful.
"Then you add another item when considering it, is it beneficial to you?"
The emperor was frightened by the child, which made Yinreng show his quail-like little eyes and was very satisfied with his good and dedicated education. Kangxi felt that he had grasped the honor of the emperor and the power of the strict father.
Although this child is so bold that he is still young, he can't hide things in his heart.
"Knowing that fear is a good thing, fear can restrain behavior, and what is really scary is nothing to worry about."
Kangxi was not angry. When he said this, his eyes kept looking straight at Yinreng. He hoped that what he said today would be imprinted into Yinreng's mind: "It would be fine like the cement that is being tinkered with now. I asked the Imperial Hospital to open a medical school and train doctors to do a good job. It is a good thing to have the idea of governing the country, but when you grow up and one day you have to do bigger moves, I hope Baocheng will still remember the father-son conversation today."
No child would have made him spend so much effort to think about it and worry about it. If there are a few more, Kangxi would probably be exhausted. Baocheng is different from other princes. It is unique. He devoted much effort to this precious treasure. Kangxi thought: I am afraid that no emperor has the patience to teach his children like me.
"I am afraid that I will know too much and think too much, and people will be like wild horses that have broken away from their reins, moving towards the right goal you think. But I forgot that there may be abyss under my feet, and there may be a sea of swords and blood. So I will stare at you and stop you before you make a mistake." So, he wants to make the reins, tie the little foal that was trying to run away, and pull him to a safe road.
Yinreng was dumbfounded: I was still Khan’s little baby yesterday, but today I became a wild horse.
【Little cabbage, yellow in the ground,…】
Xiaomei's songs are particularly suitable and fully express the sadness and desolation in Yinreng's heart. At this time, it is probably only a cup of sweet goat milk to save his fragile little heart that was hurt by Khan Ama.
Yinreng wrote another passage in his diary: Khan Ama is such a bad educator. Don’t he know that the more he warns, the more likely he will arouse the rebellious mentality of the child?
Educating children is like managing rivers, and it is better to lose them than to block them.
But Gu is not blamed on him. If Khan Ama grows in the cracks of stones, then Gu is the future bud of the honey jar. Besides, when Gu wants to do big things in the future, he still has to follow Khan Ama's consent, and he also said he will stare at Gu. So before the mistake is made, isn't Khan Ama still cleaning up...
"Your Highness, the slave found out that because Longxingjiang City was damaged by foreign enemies, many people were injured and killed. Dezhu, who was previously appreciated by General Ningguta, was sent here to Longxingjiang City with the Taishu Doctor Lu."
Yuzhu quietly said to Yinreng: "Dezhu is your nobleman here, and he is not embarrassed by his good fortune. People say that he is brave and not afraid of blood. He is very famous in Ningguta and is highly valued by Doctor Lu."
Yinreng asked: "If Gu wants to contact Dezhu, what can Yuzhu do?"
Yuzhu smiled and said, "Dezhu was originally the one who went out of His Highness's palace. He is also famous here. If Your Highness wants to contact him, he can send someone to travel."
"Okay, you'll do it and help Gu send a letter to Deju. It would be even better if he could get his reply."
Since the emergence of cement, it has been put into production. Shengjing has abundant resources, and there is no limit to the ore and soil. The emperor has issued a journey back and ordered people to build another route with cement, which is exclusively for the emperor's itinerary. On the way back, they drive away the people along the way and send people to guard the newly built roads.
The roads built with cement are used, striving to be flat and straight, connecting the stations with the shortest distance.
The emperor ordered the ministers: "When I return to the capital, these roads will be used by the court's fast horses."
Nan Huairen's "Tartar Travel Record": In order to provide the emperor with smooth travel along the way, a lot of manpower and material resources were poured into maintenance of the road. The emperor ordered people to temporarily build a road dedicated to his return journey. The concubines and princes and nobles brought along with him to follow this road... (1)
After the houses in Longxingjiang City were burned, the smell of scorched earth was everywhere. Because the emperor sent General Sabusu to Aihui to garrison, the Qing Dynasty's guards went north from Longxingjiang City to build defense lines in the north of the city, and food and grass were transported from the rear. This destroyed city soon became a little popular in the post-disaster reconstruction.
Dezhu still remembers that when he followed Doctor Lu on the road, he had sewed many people who were injured by the Northern Barbarians. He woke up in the smell of scorched earth every day, and every day, the incurable wounds died. The bodies piled up into a hill in the north of Longxingjiang City. The leaders who escorted them to cremate and buried them underground.
There is now a tombstone land outside the north city gate. Some have names on it. It was carved by the people who survived in the city for their relatives. Some have no names on the tombstone, but just a small bare stone slab. It may be that the whole family died in this disaster.
The doctors he and Doctor Lu brought with them all the daily doctors. Although the facial towels stained with water were cold and uncomfortable, they could withstand the invasion of the evil spirit of scorched earth and prevent lung disease.
When Yinreng sent someone to deliver the letter, Dezhu was having difficulty communicating with a young Mongolian man whose belly was broken but still survived tenaciously. The words they said were different, and they could only gesture with gestures.
There are many Mongolians living in Longxing River, and there are tribes who know Chinese. What is more difficult is that even if they are Mongolian herders, the language differences between different tribes are very different.
The Mongolian girl who came to translate for him and Doctor Lu was named Zuli, a local Daur. She has been in contact with many Han people because of her long-term trade with the pass. The Mongolian girl's family knows some Chinese. Her father, Beer, is also the deputy leader of the Or tribe in the local area, and has always had friendship with General Sabusu.
The rapid revival of Longxingjiang City is indispensable for the joint efforts of these local tribesmen.
When Zu Li first met Dezhu, she was stunned and praised Dezhu directly: "You are so beautiful, as beautiful as a pearl."
De Zhu has no expression and performed a slit technique with blood on his hands.
When Zu Li saw that he was cold and seemed to be difficult to get along with. She could not change her face when she did such a terrible thing. She was so scared that she booed and didn't dare to speak.
When the Mongolian youth woke up, she was in charge of the translation and told Dezhu in broken Chinese: "He was a Buryat Mongolian and his language was different from what we are here. In Longxing River City, the Buryat Mongolians all fled from the other side of the Longxing River. Their pasture should have been on the other side of the river, with a beautiful lake and rich soil. When my grandfather's generation, everyone envied the Buryat's purpose, but those were occupied by the enemy."
Dezhu nodded. He was powerless to do anything national affairs, but he tried his best to save people as much as possible.
In the past few years since I arrived in the border, the beautiful and exquisite boy has experienced the tempering of wind and frost. The obedience and cowardice learned to be used when doing the coat. In this place where people can die at any time, they have no use. To survive here, only perseverance and tenacity, blood and death are the main themes of the treatment process. If you see too much, you will be indifferent. If you are not calm enough and shake your hands, you may be the person who is stitching and you may be sniffing the next moment.
In the past, Deok-joo could not even think about it. Three years could force him to be like this.
When the guards who delivered the letter to the prince arrived, Dezhu held a knife and was removing the stitches for the Mongolian youth. The young man was muttering something, and Zuli said, "He is saying thank you."
"Thank me for what I do. If you want to thank me, thank him for his desire to survive. Ordinary people have long died after being injured so much."
Zuli: "When the enemy came, he also killed two Northern Barbarians with his brute force."
Dezhu said lightly: "He is also lucky. If the Beiman stared at his head and chopped it instead of his abdomen, then even if the gods came, they would not be able to save him."
Zu Li stopped talking. Whenever she wanted to talk to him, she would always be ruthlessly rejected. This person was as inaccessible as a snow mountain. If he approached, he would be cold to death by him.
The guards shouted outside the temporary medical shed, "Dr. Dezhu, you have your letter!"
"I'm not a doctor, nor am I a doctor, I'm just a good person." I have to thank the tips given to him by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
In Ningguta, doctors are scarce talents. Because of the rareness, people here respect doctors who can save people very much. This experience cannot be experienced when working as a coat slave in the capital.
Perhaps, the only thing that has been learned in the palace and can be useful is the ability to observe words and expressions and speculate on people's feelings.
Deju took the letter and saw a cat painted on the envelope, with the color of the fur exactly the same as that of Tom Cat.
Zu Li discovered that the cold-cold person actually laughed after receiving the letter. She thought that Doctor Dezhu was made of ice and had no human feelings at all!
Yinreng: Dezhu Qi.
I did not see my old friend in the spring and autumn three times, and I missed him very much. I followed Khan Ama to Shengjing on the eastern tour. I heard that you were appreciated and sent to Longxingjiang City. I did not have the chance to meet you once, so I communicated with you with letters.
It's good to be alone, don't worry.
Tom is pretty good, he is fat, and for his health, he has to change his food.
I heard that you are appreciated for being good at sewing people, which surprised Gu. Among the tips that Gu gave you are the only way to cut ox and embroidery. You can apply it to people and make a name for them. It can be seen that you have good abilities and can feel at ease with such a sense of so much. The world is so great that you can settle down everywhere with your skills. The coroners in the capital united to write a book about dissecting the human body, which may be of great benefit to you. Gu has already ordered people to go to the capital to pick up books and will be delivered to you soon.
The sender will wait for you for three days, and I will wait for you to reply.
Tom is waiting for you, come on.
"Doctor Deju, another injury has come. He broke his leg while building a house!"
Zuli carefully lifted the curtain and looked at Dezhu. She found that his eyes were rosy and as if there was water, and his face showed a look of surprise.
Dezhu's expression turned cold: "Go out."
I waited until no one was disturbed, and I started writing a reply.
Your Highness said that where you have the skills in your hands, you cannot make a living, but you don’t know that the home is your home.
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Notes (1) in the text:
The routes taken by the emperors in the Qing Dynasty during the Eastern Tour were determined before the tour. The imperial court sent the routes to various places, and all places had to protect the roads that the emperor would take during the tour. Moreover, when the emperor returned to the eastern tour, all places had to build another road for the emperor to return. Nan Huairen recorded this situation in detail in "Tartar Travel Records": "The road is well protected, and the sunny day is as smooth as a threshing ground. In order to maintain the road, before the emperor and his concubines passed, no one was allowed to pass, and people were sent to guard along the way... and another road must be built on the way back. The embroidered dragon tents were hung on both sides of the road, which looked like our curtains."
Chapter completed!