Chapter 600: Teaching the Children (English)

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Kangxi sat on the kang and looked at the fourth prince kneeling on the ground, his face dark and afraid of others.

The fourth prince knelt on the ground, his face as usual, and he was already regretful. Why didn’t he listen to Dai Jin’s dissuasion and forced himself to come to the imperial court to mention this “smallpox” matter?

If you anger your father, you may be in a worrying situation.

I am really a little self-righteous. After spending these days, I still want to make achievements in my heart, right?

Do not seek fame or profit, do you also have hypocrisy? You want to express your compassion in front of the emperor's father?

He had already had desires, so he naturally could not be open-minded. The Fourth Prince chanted the Buddha's name in his heart, lowered his head, and felt quite ashamed.

In the 18th year of Shunzhi, the former emperor died of illness and ascended the throne today. The household registration of the population at that time was more than 19 million. According to statistics from the Ministry of Revenue last year, the household registration of the population was more than 24 million.

In fifty-five years, the number of people increased by 5 million.

Among them, during the Three Feudal Rebellion, the southern provinces fell, and the population dropped sharply from more than 19 million to 16 million.

When the Three Feudals were pacified, in order to increase the Dingkou, Kangxi ordered the implementation of "human acne" to prevent smallpox.

However, because people with acne are dangerous and expensive, wealthy families are reluctant to take risks, while poor families do not have this medicine, so there are not many people who plant flowers in the folk.

In those years, it was still a good weather and prosperity, and the people were safe. After a few years of rest and recuperation, it was already more than 2300,000 people.

Until the 47th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, the number of people increased by only hundreds of thousands. Although there were people who were hiding households and evading taxes, there were also floods and disasters and smallpox raging.

After the fifty years of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, because there were only a small range of smallpox in 51 years, it was not until this year that it began to rage again, and the population increased several times that before.

Every time smallpox is raging, adults are still good, only three or four deaths in ten miles, but more than half of the children are killed.

Although this disease cannot be said to be outbreak every year, it will be popular every three or five years. If you avoid this time and you can't escape the next time, it's really a life-and-death juncture.

The fourth prince died young, among whom the eldest son Hongpan, who had no regrets, died of weakness, and the remaining eldest son Honghui and the second son Hongyun both suffered acne and died. One was eight years old and the other was already eleven years old.

Thinking of the pain of losing his son, the fourth prince's uneasiness decreased a lot. He raised his head and looked at Kangxi and said, "Emperor, the son-in-law (self, or noble) is the prince. There are imperial physicians at home, and the skillful hands are used to and from the genius medicine, which cannot control the life and death of young children. The ordinary people's family is becoming weaker and unable to resist the impermanence's life and death. Now in the year, there should be the sound of firecrackers, bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, but there is a faint crying in the four nine cities. The emperor is the most kind, how can he bear to see the suffering of the people? The son-in-law cried and told me, hoping that no one would suffer the pain of the son-in-law losing his son-in-law." In the end, the fourth prince was already bowing to the ground and kowtowed.

Perhaps when I came, I had the urge to lose my daughter, the compassion for studying Buddhism, and the utilitarianism of wanting to show my face in front of the emperor's father. However, at this moment, the Fourth Prince really felt pity for the world.

Kangxi looked at his son who was bowing to the ground and glanced at the sandalwood Buddhist beads exposed on his wrist, with a slightly clear face.

"You are talking about the recipe for cowpox?" Kangxi said, holding the kang table: "I ordered the recipe for acne in the past to be promoted to the world. What is the result? Even if I issue another order to announce this recipe for cowpox in the world, what can I do? The common people are ignorant and fear acne like a tiger. It is not easy to let them take the initiative to grow acne."

The fourth prince knelt in the distance, but after hearing this, he felt a chill in his heart.

The Mongolians also had a policy of reducing the number of taxes, which allowed the court to control the number of households of the banner; the Han people wanted to appease and then comfort them, but they had to rely on natural disasters and man-made disasters to control them.

When the decree for vaccination was issued to the world, it was not for the Han people to see.

In many places, there is no notice.

The so-called imperial edicts are mostly for the bannermen and officials to see.

Kangxi pondered for a moment, looked at the fourth prince and said, "Don't worry, this method of cowpox has been planted in the Eight Banners. After three or five years, cowpox has gradually become familiar with the world and will be promoted in the future. I love Xinjue Luo's family is the lord of the Qing Dynasty. It will not start from me or end from me. If a king of later generations can achieve this career, it will be praised for all generations." At the end, his eyes looked at the window.

The windows here have long been replaced with glazed glass, as transparent as crystal.

Although the ice and snow have not melted yet, it is already the first spring season and the weather is clear.

The Fourth Prince is on the ground, but he is already crazy.

"The king of future generations" and "praise for generations", he almost fainted and endured it so that he did not fall.

He clenched his fists more and more, and the Buddhist beads were pounding into his palms. He felt his heart beating and his chest hurt...

Cao Mansion, living room.

Cao Yin, with a little warmth, talked about the affairs of his family and country with Seshtu.

Seshtu has been from an ordinary royal family and has become a tribute to the Duke of the State for more than a year.

I don’t know if he is gentle by nature or because he is older and has been thinking too much. Although he has been a Duke for more than a year, he does not feel arrogant and becomes more humble in dealing with people.

In this way, even if it is not as majestic as other princes and princesses, it adds a bit of a great spirit, which is even more and more undeniable to underestimate.

Seshtu knew that he was so lucky that he borrowed the light of the Yue family.

Over the past six months, the mystery of Li's life experience has been buzzing, and he also felt a little relieved.

It is true that the old lady of the Cao family is the emperor's nanny, but she is also quite prominent.

The entire Cao family is only one of the prominent Cao Xi branch, but the prosperous legitimate clan is actually unknown.

The saints of Cao Xi are all concentrated in Cao Yin's room.

After understanding this, although Seshtu did not intend to cling to her, she still ignored the two rooms at home and became more and more harmonious with her wife.

Even if you are a Duke of Yue, your identity is comparable to the idle royal family before, and you cannot speak the same way as the ones you have in contact with, but you still need to rely on them.

There is the Prince's Mansion of Lian Zhengping County and the Earl Mansion of Yue Family, and the position of this Duke is truly worthy of its name.

When Cao Yong went in, Seshtu made a statement of scrubbing his ears and listened to Cao Yin's words.

Seeing Cao Yong come in, Seshtu gets up from his seat: "Brother is back."

He is four or five years older than Cao Yong, but he wants to follow Cao Yi's name.

Cao Yong nodded, turned around and asked his father for his care first, then sat opposite Seshtu, and looked at him carefully and said, "Look, you are clearer than before. Next year, you will have to come out to take on errands. You should also take care of yourself."

"Brother Xie is worried, it's just because of the season change. Some food is not adjusted, and the weather is better if the weather is warmer." Seshtu bowed and replied.

Although he was his sister-in-law, he was already the lord of the Duke. Such a respectful expression made Cao Yin and his son feel uncomfortable.

Cao Yin and his son looked at each other and smiled at Seshtu, "Donald sit for a while, I'm back from calling out for guests outside. I haven't changed my clothes yet. I'll go to the inner house first and come back later to accompany you."

Upon hearing this, Seshtu hurriedly said, "Father-in-law, go and do your business. My son-in-law is not an outsider. You don't have to accompany you specifically. Just talk to your elder brother here."

Cao Yin nodded, explained to Cao Yong a few words, and then went out first.

Cao Yong and Seshtu sent Cao Yin outside the living room before turning back into the room.

Seeing that Seshtu was still as if he was facing the great guest and could not let go, Cao Yong waved his hand and said, "Don't hold it like this, it's not in front of his elders. If we still talk about this ritual, we will be really dissatisfied."

The two of them are friends before their brother-in-law and sister-in-law, and they have some love.

Seshtu smiled and leaned back into the chair, not as reserved as before.

Seeing that he was faintly disgusted, Cao Yong said, "Is it the neighboring branch of the Duke's Mansion making trouble again? What else do they have to worry about when the imperial edict is issued early?"

Seshtu shook his head and frowned and replied, "It's not them, but my old lady built a Buddhist temple when she entered the autumn. Now, except for the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, we are no longer allowed to come and pay tribute. Even Shou'er won't stay by his side and sent someone back to the Duke's Mansion. I went to ask for a few questions, but Shou'er's mother also asked for it, but the old lady was like a weight."

It turned out that this is why Cao Yong nodded.

Seshtu lost his father when he was young, and his widowed mother was stolen and he was very filial to serve his mother. Now he finally got the opportunity and made a name for himself, but the mother and son were separated and could not serve him day and night.

Shou'er is the eldest son and will inherit the title of Duke's Mansion in the future. The Xitala family's status is limited and it is difficult to keep it by their side.

Only when Cao Yi gave birth to the second son of his legitimate son, or when he had no other legitimate son, he picked up the eldest son and raised him, was the incense that inherited the biological father of Seshtu.

There is nothing else, I just have a pity for parents in the world.

This is Seshtu's family affairs. Cao Yong didn't talk much, so he changed the subject and talked about something else.

Today, Seshtu accompanied his wife to the province. In addition to paying New Year greetings to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, he also discussed other things with Cao Yong.

His eldest brother-in-law Zhong Hai, a son of the Baoyi Sochouo family in Zhengbaiqi, turned out to be doing business outside the mouth and also took on responsibilities from the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the family.

But speaking of it, it is considered a wealthy family, but it is nothing in a place where powerful people gather in the capital. The weight in the Interior Department is small, so it is just a business that other families are not too rare to do, and they can barely make a living.

Cao Yong has seen Zhong Hai in the capital in the past few years. Although Zhong Hai is willing to stick with him, Cao Yong is a little distant while treating others politely, and it is not easy to get along with him.

In addition, Cao Yong always travels on business, Zhong Hai is not in Beijing for more than half a year, so the number of times the two of them can meet is limited.

This time, Zhong Hai specifically asked his brother-in-law to ask Cao Yong to discuss the bidding in February.

Although Seshtu was unwilling to participate in these matters, which made Cao Yong embarrassed, he was begged by his brother-in-law to refuse, so he said it and saw what Cao Yong meant.

If Cao Yong is willing to meet him, he will set up a family banquet tomorrow and invite Cao Yong's family to have a drink.

If Cao Yong was unhappy with his opinion, he would find a tactful reason to return his brother-in-law.

The reason why Zhong Hai asked to see Cao Yong at the Duke's Mansion was that he was afraid and did not dare to serve wine outside in a bright way.

The Ninth Prince had already spoken out that many royal merchants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs were going to "stop" in February, and Zhong Hai did not have the courage to go against the wind.

I could only walk around privately while slandering the other side, hoping to take advantage of the gaps that were vacant for those aristocratic families.

These days, this is not the first time Cao Yong has heard of the Ninth Prince making small moves, and he feels quite strange.

Doesn’t the Ninth Prince know that this bid is really going to be lost, and it’s not his Cao Yong’s face, but Kangxi’s face?

Issue) In, if you despise the Issue, what is it not to commit suicide?

Cao Yong nodded in response.

It is really difficult for outsiders to intervene in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The best way is to take this opportunity to change the old and new families, support the new families to replace the old and later manage them.

Those people who rely on their support deliberately want to make trouble. Cao Yong does not need to feel guilty about smashing their jobs. It is a matter of both worlds.

When Seshtu saw Cao Yong responding, he was very happy...

Inner courtyard, Wutong Garden, upper room.
To be continued...