[Qing] If you don't work hard, you will be forced to inherit the throne

Changchun Garden is located on the outskirts of the capital. It is a palace used to escape the summer heat and listen to government. Since Changchun Garden was repaired, Kangxi will live here every year to handle government affairs, summer and leisure.

When designing the garden, it was divided into two parts, one is the administration area and the other is the living area. Wuyizhai, where Yinfeng lives, is specially set up for the crown prince to study. This water pavilion is most suitable for summer. Cool, originally Yinreng moved here when Khan Ama was in power, but this time Khan Ama locked him here, but he stayed in the Forbidden City. Doesn't this give Yinreeng a chance to "be called the king of the monkey"?

Even if someone reported to Khan Ama every day and told Khan Ama what he did again, Yinfeng didn't panic at all, and just reported it, Khan Ama appeared in front of Gu?

Now Wuyizhai is living in Big Elder Brother and Amu, who just happens to be a partner with Yinfeng Cao Zhen, and starts tossing from the West Garden, flicking the fish in the pond, and flicking out a vegetable garden.

Under the guidance of the eunuch, Bai Jin crossed small bridges and flowing water, and walked through pavilions, towers and pavilions. Along the way, he was amazed at this beautiful garden integrated with the natural scenery. When he arrived at the place where the prince and elder brother were, he saw The shadows of the two princes scrambling to fish, also saw a beautiful young man, dressed differently from the eunuch, he was really good-looking, in such an encounter full of natural atmosphere, he really looked like an elf appearing in the forest, Ling Bai Jin's eyes lit up.

The little eunuch who led the way said with a pleasant smile: "That is His Highness's companion, surnamed Cao, and the other one who handed the big brother the bait is the big brother's companion."

Bai Jin nodded, took a deep breath of the fresh air of nature, and felt refreshed.

The young man with a delicate appearance like an elf, lively and sunny, was puffing and puffing for the prince: "Wow, Your Highness has caught eight fish!"

He replaced the full one for the prince, and then put the empty one in. He looked up and saw Bai Jin coming, and quickly lowered his head to remind Yinfeng: "Your Highness, the messenger is here."

Seeing this, Yinti stood up from the spot: "The French envoy is here, so let's start here for today's competition."

Without changing his face, he ordered people to put away the fishing rod, and beckoned people to lead Bai Jin to the water pavilion.

Yinreng didn't let him go, saying that he was the one who wanted to bet, and he was still reckless now, how could this be possible?

"How many fish did brother catch?"

Yinxuan snorted softly: "Five fish, seventeen shrimp!"

Judging from the number of fishing, it is natural that Yinti lost. Who told him to use a small hook in order to win, because big fish are difficult to catch, and who wants to always hook shrimp?

Yinti dissatisfied: "There is something wrong with this pond, why do you always catch shrimps, could it be that the shrimps in it have multiplied into groups?"

Cao Zhen said with a smile: "Where Big Brother sits, there are many aquatic plants and many small fish, but it is precisely because of the abundant aquatic plants that there are shrimps hiding under the grass!"

The weather was fine and he was in a good mood, Yinti waved his hand: "Okay, okay, I'm the loser this time, I'll eat fish dumplings tonight."

"It's really not easy for elder brother to take the initiative to admit defeat." Yinfeng smiled: "This time, I have to be patient and teach my younger brothers. How can I do it alone? It’s great to get involved!”

Yinti snorted coldly, comforting himself: "Master, just practice how to coax your son in advance!"

According to the principle of orderly seniority, the marriage of the eldest son of the emperor has been decided first. After the decision is made, it will be Yinreng's turn. Khan Ama wanted to spend the money to build a mansion for his sons, but Yinfeng almost didn't worry about Khan Ama's shrinking money bag.

The sons built a mansion, the daughter's dowry, the royal dignity and the honor of the royal family all had to be taken into account. After this calculation, the Khan Ama was still the same as before, a poor Ama, who made him have more children?

Yinfeng: Waiting for a few years later to have grandchildren... Rebirth, oh my god, it's exciting to think about it, it will fill a pond like fish and shrimp.

Yinti said to the people around him: "Get me a bowl of fresh meat glutinous rice balls, I'm hungry."

Seeing that he left with others first, Yinreng smiled and brought Cao Zhen back to Wuyizhai.

The etiquette of Bai Jin Daqing has been imitated very much. When he came to meet Yinfeng, there was no problem with the etiquette. He saw that the prince was still young and seemed to have a gentle temper, so he relaxed and was no longer as nervous as meeting Kangxi Xixi.

"The French envoy Bai Jin has seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Bai Jin said softly: "In front of the emperor before, I would like to thank His Highness the Crown Prince for speaking out to save me from the siege."

Yinfeng raised his eyes and said in surprise: "Huh? Can Bai Envoy hear that Gu is helping you out?"

Under the guidance, Bai Jin sat down at the lower end, with a relaxed expression: "It was urgent at the time, and I offended the emperor by my words. The emperor's face was clearly angry. When your highness asked me, the emperor's anger disappeared immediately."

The Chinese language is profound and profound, and it is difficult to understand its twists and turns, but Bai Jin is Louis XIV's chosen envoy, and he is a tactful veteran in dealing with people.

The crown prince was a well-known practicalist in the Qing Dynasty, and he didn't like imaginary things. This is the news that Bai Jin has inquired since he came to the Qing Dynasty.

Since you don't like fake things, it's obviously useless to praise His Highness for being handsome, or His Highness for being smart.Obviously, the young His Highness was in a good mood, and ordered someone to prepare some snacks for Bai Jin.

Round white dumplings, small things called sesame glutinous rice balls, float in bowls made of Jingdezhen porcelain, and even the spoons used to eat glutinous rice balls are made of porcelain.

Bai Jin obviously knows the goods. Thinking that the person in front of him is the prince of the Qing Dynasty, it is understandable that he can have the best porcelain. He poked the white "tangyuan" curiously, and after poking it, There are black sesame cores in it!

God!How did this work, that the flowing sesame seeds can be wrapped in white skin!

The glutinous rice balls that the crown prince invited Bai Jin to eat were each a mouthful, and there were five in total. There were sesame and peanut fillings.

"Since the envoy came to Daqing, he hasn't tasted the delicacies of Daqing, right?"

Yinfeng said with a smile: "The glutinous rice balls in the folk are no different from those in the palace. The common people can make them at home, and there are also in various restaurants."

"Of course, if the envoy likes it, he can buy it in private shops."

Yinfeng also recommended various delicacies that Bai Jin could eat in the capital.

They eat two meals a day. I heard that the French eat three meals a day, and the Spaniards eat five meals a day. It is hard for Yinfeng to imagine how to eat five meals a day, and what kind of food do they have to eat?

Yinfeng mentioned: "The Gu foreign school is about to be completed, and I want to hire a few foreigners who understand the Qing language to teach them the language."

When Bai Jin heard this, his blood boiled immediately: "I'm not talented, because I often travel abroad, I know many languages ​​of Western countries. Not only that, I also know Russian. I don't know if His Royal Highness would like to hire me?"

Yinfeng would never tell Bai Jinhan that Ama planned to let him stay in the capital to take up a post. Now that Bai Jin has no name and no position, it is an embarrassing time.

"I'm afraid it's not enough to have only one person. I just want more foreign teachers," Yinfeng pondered: "It is necessary to understand the situation between countries in the outside world, and it is best to have experience in foreign schools."

Isn't that easy?Most of their Jesuits are missionaries who have worked in foreign universities and have rich language experience.

It was a good opportunity to send people to the Qing Dynasty, how could Bai Jin miss it, he even mentioned that the Jesuits envied Master Nan Huairen for having the nationality of the Qing Dynasty.

Yinfeng's smile remained unchanged: "Master Nan also taught Gu Physics and Mathematics. He is old and his health is not very good recently. He may resign from office and go home to recuperate soon. I don't know the next Qin Tianjian." Who will be the minister?"

Bai Jin has been ready to move for a long time, and he even recommended his companion Zhang Cheng to Yinreng.

Yinreng talked with the French envoy for a long time, and it was temporarily agreed that the two of them would go to teach in foreign schools.

Then, he talked about the famous perfumes, spices and precious stones in France. Unfortunately, His Royal Highness didn't seem to be particularly interested in these.

Yinfeng began to think, obviously breathing the fresh air of nature, staying in the comfortable water pavilion, but Bai Jin was so nervous that sweat broke out on his forehead.

The prince of the Qing Dynasty is handsome, with a good temper, and his smile is as warm as the sunshine in spring. Both he and the companions around him are very eye-catching.The strange thing is, in front of the prince who always likes to smile, Bai Jin can't express any dissatisfaction. When he mentioned that he wants to trade with the Qing Dynasty, the prince's smile didn't change, but Bai Jin became inexplicably nervous.

Even though he was a half-grown boy, it gave him a sense of awe when he met the emperor. The innate dignity made him look up to him. Bai Jin dared not be as casual as before.

The emperor allowed Bai Jin to come to find the prince. This is his last chance. Whether he wants to stay in the Qing Dynasty or open up business routes, Bai Jin's time is getting tighter, because the envoys from England and the Netherlands are all I have already arrived in the Qing Dynasty, and I am about to enter Beijing soon.

Yinfeng smiled and said: "Gu and Khan Amma both advocate diligence and thrift, extravagance and waste are not a virtue."

In other words, they are not interested in the decent jewelry, leather treasures, etc. compared to the French nobles.

Yes, they are very frugal, they just live in a garden full of natural beauty and enjoy the leisure fun brought by artificial ponds.It uses advanced flush toilets, and there are only dozens of maids and eunuchs around it.

Bai Jin was about to cry.

The nobles of the Qing Dynasty were elegant and chasing authenticity, gems and gold coins really couldn't impress them.

Bai Jin also mentioned the enjoyment of noble ladies, what do French noble ladies like in daily life, and also said that if it was introduced into the Qing Dynasty, the ladies in the harem would definitely like it.

The emperor of the Qing Dynasty is different from their kings. There are many empresses and dozens of wives and concubines in the emperor's harem!

Women's money is best earned. In this regard, the French ladies who are good at enjoying themselves are already at the "frontier of fashion".

Yinfeng laughed and said: "Of course, your country's perfumes and cosmetics are very popular among women, but they are not rare items, because England has already sold these items to Qing Dynasty a few years ago."

It is precisely because all countries are competing, wishing to do business with the Qing Dynasty intimately, that Bai Jin fell into a passive position when talking.

Fortunately, the prince of the Qing Dynasty stopped when he ordered, and he would not push people too hard. He always gave people the most comfortable experience like a gentle breeze and light rain. However, Bai Jin himself was not up to date, and his back was tense and straight, as if he It was a terrible man who would threaten his life.

Bai Jin wiped off his sweat, and secretly castigated in his heart that he was worthless, the crown prince treated him so courteously, and he still couldn't let go, it was really shameful.

"The king ordered that as long as there are good things in France, we will not be stingy. I heard that the last batch of porcelain from Jingdezhen was sold to the English. How about taking the fine porcelain from the Qing Dynasty back to China for our king to use?"

Jingdezhen's porcelain is famous for its exquisiteness in the Qing Dynasty, and it sells very well among the nobles. It can be said that it is hard to find.

The French aristocrats have a preference for oriental porcelain. They believe that only noble and wealthy people can afford porcelain and use it to drink tea from the east. This is a kind of dignity.

In the Qing Dynasty, why not use French wine as a gift?To put it bluntly, it is a rare commodity to live in.

Bai Jin regretted, "It's our honor that the Qing Dynasty is willing to introduce cocoa trees to the south of the Qing Dynasty. In fact, apart from cocoa trees, our French East India Company also has other things that are popular in the West. The demand from the Qing Dynasty was too small, except for the guns and cannons purchased at the beginning, we only asked for cocoa trees, and failed to bring products that the Qing Dynasty could appreciate, which made us feel very ashamed."

"For the caravan trade, let those who are in charge of the business discuss it. The envoy is a scholar. Why don't you chat with Gu about academic knowledge?" Yinfeng smiled and brought the topic to academics.

Astronomy, geography, physical chemistry, this young prince of the empire has dabbled in all of them, and the knowledge he has mastered is beyond people's imagination. Bai Jin is an academician of the French Academy of Sciences. The guiding stone of the gate of the Qing Dynasty, but now, he can't answer the math and theory asked by the prince of the Qing Dynasty!

"There was a university professor in England named Newton who wrote very interesting books."

Bai Jin blurted out: "We have Professor Descartes! He is a famous mathematician and physicist."

"He formulated the geometric coordinate system and proposed the coordinate system! Geometry and algebra are perfectly integrated, and it has become analytic geometry with far-reaching influence in Western countries."

The Qing prince finally showed something other than a smile. He asked in surprise and interest: "Is that Professor Descartes, also an academician of your Academy of Sciences? He is really respectable."

Bai Jin: "..."

Yinfeng asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?"

"I'm sorry. Descartes has passed away. His...his works have also been listed in the pope's list of banned books." Bai Jin lowered his head like a dejected puppy: "I'm sorry, yes Yes, very sorry. It was only in the Qing Dynasty that I dared to mention the name of Descartes. The Pope of the Vatican suppressed the spread of his thoughts and works, but he was so great that even the Pope could not stop his thoughts from spreading to Western countries .As a scholar, I respect him as a master of science."

"That's it," Yinfeng sighed, "It's a pity. It turns out that you still have the Pope. It's amazing. With the Pope, wouldn't the king's power be restrained and threatened? There would be no such thing in the Qing Dynasty." Something. Gu is very interested in Descartes’ works. If the envoy can send it to Gu, Gu can give priority to your country when doing business with other countries in the future. I don’t know if the envoy is willing to work hard for this.”

This is a sending proposition.

Bai Jin: "..."