On the seventh day of November in the fifty-third year of Kangxi, the old man, who had been ill for more than half a month, finally came to the court for the first time, and hastily disposed of the government affairs that had accumulated for more than a month, but he did not give any instructions on the defeat of Wolf Mountain, but when the court ordered the old fourteenth to raise all kinds of soldiers and horses to prepare for another battle, there was no other will, and he never even mentioned who was the commander, nor did he explicitly say that he would send troops for this re-battle.

The old man's cloud-covered style seems to be mysterious, but in fact it is just to cover his ears and steal the bell, and he can only blindfold those subordinates who don't know the truth, as for the third master, the fourth master and others, but they all see it, there is no other, this time the big marshal is the old fourteen, to this part, since there will be no more ambition for the handsome seal, and conforming to the will of heaven has become the proper meaning of the question, so the dynasty has just passed a day, the third master, the fourth master, and the eighth master are all on this chapter, Everyone recommended the old fourteen to take command of the expedition, and under the unity of the crowd, the old fourteen's handsome position was no longer the slightest suspense, but the question of the candidate for the governor of Sichuan suddenly heated up.

In terms of background, Nian Qianyao is one of the few minions of the fourth master, and Geng San is the old sixteen on the surface, but who doesn't know that this person is actually Hongqing's disciple, and the two sides are basically equal at this point; In terms of qualifications in the army, although Nian Qianyao was born as a jinshi, in terms of military experience, he is obviously inferior to Geng Sanbiao, who has a lot of military merits; In terms of ability, Nian Qianyao, who was born in Jinshi, can be literate and martial, and seems to be a lot stronger than Geng Sanbiao, who was born in the army; In terms of official rank, today's Geng Sanbiao is the deputy general of the Henan Governor's Mansion, which is one level higher than the young Qianyao's lady Guan Shen, on the whole, the two sides are good at winning, but it is difficult to distinguish between them, plus the matter involves the two princes and brothers, although the courtiers are discussing, they rarely have the last words, even if it is the eighth master's side.

The ministers discussed and discussed, but the old man never said a word on this matter, the third master, the fourth master on this chapter are all like a stone sinking into the sea, even a little wave has not been set off, several times the early dynasty has passed, and the old man has not said anything, things seem to have become a stalemate, the courtiers discussed for a while, see that there is no movement, and no longer pay attention to this matter, no side, the year is approaching, all the people are busy enough, official affairs are entangled, how can there be the heart to pay attention to the idle affairs of others.

At the end of the year, Hongqing is also very busy, not only countless year-end summary reports to review, but also the plans for the coming year must be stepped up for approval, and then counting the demand report of a large number of weapons that came over from the Ministry of War must also be well planned. Hongqing could only bury this matter in her heart, and planned to find a suitable time to mention it to the old man after the year.

"Your Majesty's message, Xuanren County Wang Hongqing Yang Xin Palace to meet you!"

Hongqing has been busy with ministry affairs for most of the month, and has never been to see the old man, but the old man obviously hasn't forgotten Hongqing, no, early in the morning, not long after Hongqing started to work, he saw Qin Wuyong leading two little eunuchs to the Ministry of Works, and announced the old man's dictation one by one.

"Grandson Commander Thanksgiving, Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The old man has an oracle, and gratitude is the proper meaning of the question, but there is nothing to say.

"Lord, please, Your Majesty can wait."

Qin Wuyong is a cautious person, although he is quite familiar with Hongqing, and he does not accept the silver ticket sent by Hongqing, but his tone has always been very tight, and he never talks much, and this time is no exception, even if he felt the silver ticket that Hongqing bounced into his sleeve, he didn't see any waves on his face, he just waved his hand expressionlessly, and said in an indifferent tone.

"Father-in-law Qin, please wait, let Xiaowang sort out one or two."

Although Hongqing didn't expect the old man to come to speak at this time, but the preparation of the face saint was made early in the morning, no side, the year is approaching, and the summary of the Ministry of Industry for a year must also be made by the old man, in this regard, Hongqing has already prepared the corresponding notebook, but it has been placed in the drawer of the copy, at this time, since the old man has a call, Hongqing also intends to simply submit the summary report, which is the same as Qin Wuyong's confession, and then walked to the back of the copy, and took out the summary notebook, He picked up the pen and filled in the data that had only been summarized in the recent days on a few blank spots in the notebook, and after drying the ink, Shi Shiran stepped out of the yamen of the Ministry of Industry, accompanied by Qin Wuyong and went straight to the deep palace......

Well? How is it played alone, and which play is the old man singing?

Fang Cai and his party entered the hall of nourishing the heart, and when they saw that the old man was sitting on the top of the house, and there was no one else in the hall except for a few eunuchs and eunuchs who accompanied him.

"Grandson knocks on Huang Marfa!"

You can mumble in your heart, but the number of etiquette can not be neglected, this point, Hongqing can carry it clearly, did not dare to delay, walked quickly to the front of the palace, knelt on the ground, respectfully it is a big gift to worship.

"Well, I'm exempt."

The old man's spirit is quite good, and he can't see that he has just been seriously ill not long ago, and his voice is full of energy and extremely powerful.

"Thank Emperor Mafaronen, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Since the old man shouted, Hongqing didn't dare to slack off a little, so he hurriedly kowtowed, thanked him in a proper manner, and then stood up, bowed his waist slightly, and put on a well-behaved mo yàng who listened to the instructions.

"Can all the affairs of the Ministry of Industry go smoothly?"

The old man was obviously very satisfied with Hongqing's courtesy, but he didn't say much, just nodded approvingly, and asked about official business in a calm voice.

"If you go back to Huang Ma Fa, I trust you with Hong Fu, all the matters of the Ministry of Industry are very smooth, and my grandson has prepared a summary report for the year, and I also ask Huang Ma Fa to read it."

Hearing that the old man came up and asked about the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, Hongqing's doubts in his heart couldn't help but be a little deeper, but he didn't dare to bring it to his face, but hurriedly took out the yellow silk masked fold from the wide sleeves, held it in both hands, raised it high above his head, and replied respectfully in his mouth.

"Hand it over!"

Seeing that Hongqing's legato was ready, the corners of the old man's mouth immediately showed a smile of relief, but he didn't say anything about it, just commanded in a calm voice.

"Wow!"

Since the old man had an order, Qin Wuyong, who was waiting on the side, didn't dare to delay a little, so he hurriedly responded, hurriedly walked down the front pier, stretched out his hand to take the fold in Hongqing's hand, and hurriedly grabbed the fold in front of the palace, respectfully about to put the fold on the dragon case.

"Xuan!"

The old man obviously didn't plan to go to see the thick book of folds in person, and before Qin Wuyong put the folds down, he waved his hand and gave the order concisely.

"Wow!"

The old man's Chrysostom was opened, and Qin Wuyong dared not comply, so he hurriedly and respectfully agreed to the promise, stood up straight, turned the fold open, cleared his throat slightly, and preached loudly: "Minister, love Xinjueluo?" Hongqing has this to play His Majesty, inheriting His Majesty's grace, the Ministry of Industry has been completed all matters last year, and the results are as follows: the camp and the Qing Division, in the past year, have repaired 31 large inner palace rooms, 27 palaces in various places, and 13 Huangzhuang, with a total cost of 2.87 million silver, the main body has been completed, and three other projects are still sporadically repaired under construction; Yu Heng Qing Bureaucracy, built 32 cars and drove 30,000 palace books, ......; Manufacturing warehouse, 32 newly cast heavy artillery, 187 light rifle guns...... research institute, a total of 21 new inventions, there are still 42 in research, 41 inventions contracted in May last year have been completed and put into the market, as of the 15th of this month, our Ministry of Industry has accumulated dividends of 3,875,312 taels, and it is expected that after large-scale production next year, this dividend should have a huge ...... of 10 million."

"Stop!"

Hongqing's recitals are basically official articles, and what I mentioned above is just some routine reports, although the old man listened, but he didn't take it to heart, but when Qin Wuyong read the results of the invention and promotion, the old man's spirit suddenly lifted, and he raised his hand, and it was already stopped.

Hey, I'm afraid the old man was really scared this time!

As soon as the old man stopped so abruptly, Qin Wuyong was suddenly taken aback, but he didn't dare to ask more, he hurriedly bowed his body and lowered his head in panic, but Hongqing is good, although people are standing still steadily, but they are very proud in their hearts, no side, just this half year's dividends are enough to be worth the taxes of Zhejiang Province, which is known as the richest place, compared with ordinary provinces such as Fujian, it has more than doubled, and this is just the beginning, after the market matures in the year after tomorrow, The income of the Ministry of Industry can also have a huge leap, if all the inventions and creations are promoted, the income of a department of the Ministry of Industry alone is enough to be compared with the national tax, this kind of achievement is not dazzling, Hongqing has the confidence to be secretly proud.

"What was the previous income of the Institute, huh?"

The old man didn't pay attention to Qin Wuyong's trembling, first glanced at Hongqing, then raised his eyebrows, and asked in disbelief.

"Back to Your Majesty's words, it is three million eight hundred and seventy-five thousand three hundred and twelve taels."

As soon as the old man's words came out, Qin Wuyong hurriedly glanced at the book, and replied in a trembling tone.

"Oh?"

Hearing Qin Wuyong's answer, the old man's face turned wonderful, and there was a spirit in his eyes when he looked at Hongqing......