As soon as I heard that the starling brother mentioned the number to 20,000, the ninth and eleventh people felt a pain in their hearts, and this time, half of the dividends of the 'Four Hengs' in a year were gone, but Yinzhen secretly scolded the old eight for slipping his head, and when he mentioned 20,000, he must have hoped to make a cushion for himself, and even two thousand taels were saved.

After a little hesitation, Yinzhen said: "This is a happy event, don't make the brothers unhappy, bother the starling brother to notify all the brothers, if you are in difficulty, squeak, I will pay all the advances, starling, you have not been rich all these years, just express your heart."

In addition, there are only four sisters left who are still alive, Chunxi, Rongxian, Kejing and other three princesses, although they are far away in Monan and Mobei, I also want to take them to Huang Ama to celebrate his birthday, and the ninth sister Princess Yujing is in the capital, and I will inform him that I will go to Huang Ama to ask for advice. ”

Saying that, Yinzhen turned to Chen Yuanlong and said: "I will enter the palace later, ask the emperor for orders, this is a move of filial piety, the emperor will not allow it, after the beginning of the year, I will go out of Beijing, the specific preparations for this longevity celebration, but also bother the starling brother and Chen Zongbo." ”

Chen Yuanlong was secretly happy in his heart, and the preparations for the longevity celebration could be done according to the rules, so it was beneficial to go online with the fourteenth master, and the man of the Ministry of Rites replied, that is the person of the third elder brother, and he can rely on the fourteenth master, and he can raise his eyebrows in the Ministry of Rites in the future. Besides, the fourteenth master is a well-known god of wealth, and this celebration is paid for by him, and he can definitely do it in all directions, and it will please everyone.

With joy in his heart, he hurriedly got up and said calmly: "Prepare for the longevity celebration." It is the duty of the lower officials, the fourteenth master is full of help, and the lower officials are very grateful to the subordinates of the Ministry of Rites, and I would like to listen to the instructions of the fourteenth master. ”

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After the seal, Kangxi also became leisurely and wrote the word "Fu" every day. Look at the book, and then walk around, Yinzhen entered the palace to hand over the sign, Kangxi is writing the word "Fu" in the Qianqing Palace, and the word "Fu" written by these royal pens. They are all rewarded to the royal family of Jingshi, noble ministers, and local feudal officials, although they are not valuable, they are the supreme glory for the courtiers.

For the royal family of Beijing, noble ministers, and local feudal officials, there is no reward for the word "Fu" in the New Year. It can be directly linked to whether the holy family is strong, and the local feudal officials still pay attention to it, according to the practice of many years, the New Year has not received the "blessing" word reward of the imperial pen, and the next year will have to be ready to move the nest.

Listening to Li Dequan's report that Yinzhen was out to see, Kangxi meticulously wrote the word "Fu" before saying: "Call him in." As he spoke, he put down his pen and cleaned his hands, paced to the kang and sat down cross-legged, sipping hot tea, and thinking about the intention of the old fourteen.

When Yinzhen came in, he kowtowed and said, "The son Yinzhen asked the emperor to say goodbye." ”

Wait for him to get up. Kangxi said with a smile: "Give a seat, enjoy tea." After Yinzhen Xie En sat down, he continued to ask, "Are you still busy with errands these days?" ”

"Back to the emperor Amma, the son plans to go to Beijing at the beginning of the year to prepare for expeditions to Europe and the Americas. The retainers rushed to report in the New Year. Yinzhen replied.

Kangxi nodded slightly, and said: "Before the year ago, I set down the members of the envoy to Europe, just to facilitate your actions, and you can take the envoy with you when you leave Beijing." ”

"Thank you for your compassion." Yinzhen then said: "Huang Ama's sixty holy birthday is imminent. Hearing that Huang Ama was not allowed to hold a big celebration, the sons contacted a group of brothers to prepare to hold a grand birthday celebration for Huang Ama to fulfill their filial piety, and hoped that Huang Ama would allow it. ”

Is this what you're here for? Kangxi sighed slightly: "Expeditions to Europe and the Americas, ocean-going fleets, Australian immigrants, Tianjin, Manila, and Karopa, where do you need money, although you are worth a lot of money, you are just barely supporting, why spend money on useless celebrations?" If you have this filial piety, I will be very content. ..., as soon as he heard what Kangxi said was really pertinent, Yinzhen was basically sure, Kangxi was indeed unwilling to hold a big celebration, but he didn't want to let go of such a good opportunity to perform, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Huang Ama, there are not many troops on expeditions to Europe and the Americas, and three million taels of various supplies are enough, and other expenses are not to be put in place in one step, they are all gradually invested in stages, and the pressure on the sons is not very great."

Moreover, long before returning to Beijing, Erchen had already set aside two million taels for Huang Amma's 60th holy birthday, and Huang Ama was unwilling to spend national funds, so Erchen and his brothers could undertake it with a little bit of togetherness.

Moreover, the longevity celebration is not without benefits, millions of silver are spent, not yet into the hands of merchants and the people, which can not only show the prosperity of the times, but also be able to be used by all the people, but also fulfill the filial piety of the sons, in addition, the sons are also ready to take the opportunity to take the opportunity to marry several sisters from Mongolia back to participate in the celebration, and hope that the emperor Ama will allow it. ”

Kangxi already smiled slightly when he heard this, this old fourteen is really thoughtful, even the sister who married Mongolia can think of it, this is also an opportunity, let them and their husbands and children go back to Beijing to see, Australian immigrants need a large number of Mongolian herdsmen, let them go to Tianjin to feel the scale and security of Australian immigrants, and it is convenient to publicize it when they go back.

The most rare thing is the heart of the old fourteen, for those sisters who have no impression, he can still take care of it so much, it is really gratifying, besides, after he said this, holding a longevity celebration and building a garden have the same effect, and it is also thanks to him that he can speak well.

Thinking of this, Kangxi said with a smile: "You can always find a sufficient reason for what you want to do, and I will allow you to do it, but this longevity celebration, I want to invite the elderly over sixty-five years old in the world, regardless of the government and the people, to come to Beijing to celebrate their birthday, what do you think?" ”

Hearing Kangxi's permission, Yinzhen couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly flattered: "I rule the world with filial piety in the Qing Dynasty, respect the elderly, and respect the elderly, which is for the virtues of the Qing Dynasty. ”

Kangxi didn't expect that Yinzhen would associate this move with 'ruling the world with filial piety', and the evaluation was so high, which was much surprising to him, and he was not only very proud in his heart, but also full of expectations for this initiative.

Seeing that Kangxi was happy, Yinzhen hurriedly said: "Huang Ama, considering that Western learning is used in military aspects such as shipbuilding, steelmaking, ironmaking, firearms, and gunpowder, as well as more and more applications in civilian aspects such as exploration and mapping, dam and embankment construction, road and bridge construction, prospecting and smelting, especially with the expansion of overseas places, there is an urgent need for all kinds of Western talents.

In view of this, Erchen planned to set up free schools in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Xiamen, Jiangning, Fuzhou, Guangzhou and other places, recruit school-age children to enroll, and at the same time learn Chinese and Western studies, and cultivate their own talents in the Qing Dynasty. ”