Qing Dynasty: After reading my heart, Kangxi and the Nine Dragons are united

Chapter 123 Position determines stance, butt determines head

Oops!

The three generations of Kangxi's family were all shocked: his overly enthusiastic behavior was totally inconsistent with the image of Kangxi in Little Eighteen/Uncle Eighteen's mind, and it aroused suspicion.

This is not feasible.

God knows if after the secret is revealed, Xiao Fuxing will suddenly disappear, just as he suddenly appeared.

The grandfather and his two grandchildren didn't dare to take the risk and could only try their best to smooth things over.

Huang Luzhuang was just in tears of gratitude, saying that he never expected that his humble skills would be valued so highly by the emperor.

Hongxi chuckled: "Mr. Huang, please don't be so self-deprecating. Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans are all closely related to the lives of the people and the development of the Qing Dynasty. There is no distinction between high and low."

Facing his uncle's obviously unbelieving look, Hongxi held his forehead and said, "Well, we still have to share some of it. But the mirror factory makes too much money, and the kettle factory is also very profitable, and the national treasury has a lot of money in it."

Of course!

Yinxuan raised his head proudly, "The silver mirror, which is better and clearer than foreign things, is the hottest item nowadays."

The cost is not high, but the selling price is extremely high.

A palm-sized target mirror with a wooden handle starts at thirty taels, while a full-length mirror as tall as a person can even cost thousands or even tens of thousands of taels.

Even this is in short supply.

It's simply a money-making tool.

Seeing Uncle Eighteen's proud face, with his neck raised high, Hongxi couldn't help but rubbed him twice.

Successfully provoked the younger elder to glare at him: "Just answer the question, don't make any moves!"

"Yes, nephew is wrong."

I dare you next time.

Hongxi is gentle on the outside, but rebellious on the inside. There's nothing I can do about it, my uncle is always too cute.

Irresistible.

He cleared his throat and continued, talking about the whole point.

Bring along a glass silver mirror, a thermos, and a Kangxi pencil. Talk about the various benefits these seemingly insignificant items can bring to the court and the world if used properly.

As he spoke, he sighed: "Scholars value integrity and are often ashamed to talk about gold and silver, thinking it is vulgar. But the seven necessities of life, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, all require money. This is true for the family and even more so for the country."

"The livelihood of the Eight Banners, river transport, floods and droughts, food, military supplies, talent training, etc., all require money."

"In the past, people valued literature and martial arts over other things, and even classified them as eccentric skills. But the incident with the silver mirror made Hongxi truly understand what it means that there are 360 ​​professions and every profession has its top talent. Maybe there is no useless thing in this world. If you find the right way to use it, eccentric skills can also play a big role."

[Oh, I get it! If it's just a toy for fun, no matter how ingenious it is, it's just to make people laugh. If someone is more radical, they might just smash it to avoid losing their ambition! But if it becomes a cash cow that can make money continuously, that's another matter.]

[The position determines the attitude, and the butt determines the head.]

[No matter how much you despise tricks and gimmicks, you can't resist the endless flow of income. Even a noble emperor can't resist the temptation of a treasure bowl. It's definitely really good, and I hope Mr. Huang can help create more treasure bowls.]

[Tsk tsk tsk, it turns out they didn’t take the wrong medicine, it’s just that I’m young and inexperienced!]

Kangxi:......

Prince:......

Hongseok: …

They were speechless three times, but they all breathed a sigh of relief at the same time: today is another day of smooth sailing!

After celebrating his victory, Kangxi was very pleased and praised his grandson for a long time.

"Although Hongxi is young, he has great vision. Indeed, no matter how things change, they still remain essentially the same. Food is the first necessity of the people, and grain is the foundation of the country. In the final analysis, it all comes down to money. Only when the treasury is full can all matters such as river management, disaster relief, and military equipment renewal be carried out smoothly..."

“It doesn’t matter if the cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice, it is a good cat. Similarly, whether it is a land tax or a business tax, as long as it is reasonable and legal and fills the national treasury, it is a good law.”

[Right, right! If we want society to develop rapidly, we must keep pace with each other.]

[In the past, the population was small, the land was vast and the population was sparse. Some coercive measures had to be taken to firmly control the farmers on the land. Otherwise, business would become popular and the people would pursue profits and abandon the fields.]

Isn’t that what you said?

Kangxi nodded secretly. The lesson of buying a deer to defeat Chu was truly eye-opening.

Later kings had to be on guard.

However, his little assistant started to complain again: [But that was in the past. It is different now! Historically, because of the rule of Emperor Kangxi that the population would never be taxed and the rule of the fourth brother that the tax would be distributed according to the land, plus the promotion of sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn, by the Qianlong period, the population had exceeded 300 million, and in the late Qing Dynasty, it was as high as 400 million.]

[Now, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn have been discovered and presented by my cousin Baotai one after another. They will be planted in the imperial farm this spring. After it is proven that they are indeed high-yielding and not picky about the soil, I will go to the "Devil's Court" and urge Father Kangxi to include those crops in the tax collection. The promotion speed will be doubled.]

[The people have more income, and their lives are more stable, so they will naturally have more children and more blessings. In addition, with the cowpox provided by Sister Kejing, the population mortality rate will also be greatly reduced. With more births and fewer deaths, the population growth will probably be faster than ever before. The people will only be afraid of having no land, and there is no worry that everyone will go into business and leave the good farmland to waste, okay?]

[As the population increases, resources decrease, the gap between the rich and the poor widens, and social contradictions become more acute, the feudal dynasty will hardly survive the curse of three hundred years.]

Kangxi:! ! !

I know that not disturbing my good son's chatter is beneficial.

The Crown Prince and Hongxi also agreed and listened attentively.

I wish Yinzhen could talk about it in detail and explain the method to break the deadlock.

But Yinzhen was woken up from his sleep!

I haven’t had my meal yet.

My stomach is growling with hunger, how can I care about anything else?

Hurry up and ask for a reward for your nephew, and then ask for food for yourself and Huang Luzhuang. Let the Imperial Banquet at the Palace of Heavenly Purity prove that following the Eighteenth Prince is definitely a promising career.

Kangxi's three grandchildren: ...

I am very angry, but I cannot be angry.

Everyone had to smile with concern and ask Mr. Huang about his dietary preferences.

Huang Luzhuang was flattered and thanked God and the Fourth Prince.

Thanks to the recommendation of the prince, he was able to meet the emperor and follow the emperor's favorite eighteenth prince. In the future, he will not only have freedom in research direction, but also in materials.

The most important thing is that the Eighteenth Prince is also a smart one.

At a young age, he played an important role in the invention of silver mirrors, thermoses, etc.

Once the prince is also interested in his research, then even if he spends an astronomical sum of money, no one will say anything and no one will dare to stop him, right?

Huang Luzhuang was ecstatic, but he didn't know that Yinzhen was actually also trying to figure out how to get him to study the field that interested him.

For example, steam engines, internal combustion engines and even four-stroke engines. Fortunately, before the Western industrial revolution took off, the Qing Dynasty had already successfully developed ships, trains and even airplanes.

The goal is a bit big.

But how did that saying go?

The stage is as big as the heart is.

Before the first airplane took off, who could have imagined that humans would one day be able to fly into the sky, reach space, and even the moon?