Yinzhen rubbed his hands together and smiled.

He graciously opened the door, and enthusiastically asked Kangxi to go in: "Khan Ama, please go in and have a look."

Kangxi: ...?

He looked at Yinzhen in bewilderment, and then he looked at Prince Yinfeng and other ministers who were also full of interest, and the rest of the craftsmen were very proud, and Kangxi's head was almost covered with question marks.

It's just a toilet after all.

Immediately, he walked in with great strides, and everything that appeared in front of him made his voice stop abruptly.Kangxi looked left and right in a daze, for a moment he couldn't tell whether he was in the toilet or not.

There is no strong bad smell here.

The ground and walls are not plain white walls like common interiors, but are laid with solid-colored wall tiles.A copper incense burner is placed on the wall partition, and green smoke is curling up, and a faint and ethereal fragrance is lingering in the air.

Kangxi looked to the right side, there is a strange recessed table, there is a towel hanging on a railing, a piece of fashionable osmanthus scented soap is placed in a small plate next to it, and a glazed mirror is placed on it .

Strange enough here.Looking to the left, Kangxi became more and more suspicious. This place was blocked into several small compartments, and there were wooden doors outside each compartment that could be closed, and there were tall seats inside—different from ordinary seats. The bottom of it is solid, curved like a vase, with gorgeous patterns drawn on it.

Kangxi looked left and right and couldn't think of the relationship between this place and the toilet.Just when he was feeling worried, Yinzhen followed closely behind and introduced them one by one: "This is the sink—you can wash your hands with water when the tap is turned on, this is the hand towel, and the toilet is over there."

"Flush toilet?" Kangxi felt like a parrot learning to speak. Although he felt that a group of people surrounded the toilet was awkward, he still couldn't control his curiosity and came forward to watch Yinzhen's demonstration.

The flush toilet can automatically store water and flush the dirt away.A light button can take away the dirt inside, looking at the flush toilet without leaving any traces, Kangxi's eyes shine brightly.

Going to the toilet is not a comfortable thing even in the Forbidden City, it is not like Yinzhen makes this place like a pleasure.Kangxi was very satisfied in his heart, but seeing the triumphant appearance of Yinzhen and others, he couldn't help criticizing: "What about the smell?"

Even if the sewage is directly discharged into the waste water pipe, the smell is hard to get rid of——Kangxi glanced at the burning incense in the room, and felt that it was probably used to cover up.

"Hey, Mr. Zhang, tell me."

"Yes. Report back to the emperor." It was Zhang Ying's son Zhang Tingzan, who was then the head of the Ministry of Industry's Ministry of Industry and Civil Affairs, who responded: "The water pipe under the toilet is S-shaped. Every time the water is pumped, part of the official road will be sealed with water. Prevent the odor from the sewage pipe from entering the room."

Thinking back a few months ago, he would never have thought that he would be so proud of the design of a toilet, and even use it to talk to the emperor.

The clean and refreshing toilet completely overturned Kangxi's previous thoughts on dirty toilets. He was in a good mood: "Tell this to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and let them clean up the harem earlier."

Liang Jiugong responded.

Seeing that Khan Ama was very satisfied, Yinzhen hurriedly raised her little hand: "Khan Ama, I'm planning to repair all the former public toilets in the capital..."

"Repair it to what it looks like now? I'm afraid it was ruined by someone." Kangxi raised his eyebrows.Ordinary people don't know how to use these delicate things to build them according to their current appearance, and they are afraid that they will be declared obsolete within a month.

"This is specially for Khan Ama's inspection and for the use of the officials of the research institute. It is easier to build in the capital, and the price of the construction will be cheaper. Is it Mr. Zhang?"

Zhang Tingzan responded.

He noticed the disapproval on Kangxi's face, and added respectfully: "Report to the emperor. When Weichen and others studied the environmental sanitation of the capital, they found that the poorer the area, the worse the environmental sanitation, and the smell of garbage piled up outside the house." The nose is filthy and filthy, and when it rains or snows, the dirt will flow into the house even up to the calf, and the number of epidemics is much higher than in other areas, so it is urgent to improve the sanitation conditions."

"Master Zhang is right." Yinzhen nodded again and again: "Khan Ama, the underground sewage system of the new home that the demolished residents have moved to this time has also been renovated, and it is very convenient to add a flush toilet later. What is more important now is It is strictly forbidden to defecate on the street and throw kitchen waste on the side of the road at will - as for the punishment for violating the law, it is not very severe, you only need to go to the garbage disposal center to work for three days."

Kangxi's mouth twitched.

Immediately, the weeping face of Liu Yuanhui, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, appeared in his mind.Going to work at a garbage disposal center?I'm afraid it's not that there is a shortage of manpower over there, so I want to get some people to work there.

Thinking of the freshness and cleanness of the main avenue that he saw just now, Kangxi gritted his teeth and agreed: "It's just that you have to think about the number of public toilets and the specific measures. If someone sues me, I won't I will speak for you."

It's just that Khan Ama agreed, and Yinzhen had nothing else to ask for.He was so happy that he answered yes, and clapped hands with Prince Yinreng happily.

Even this little thing should be happy like this.

It was funny looking at it, and then remembered about the demolition: "Speaking of which, the cost of the demolition should be reported to the household department. You can't get rid of this money."

Flush toilets were installed in the Forbidden City, and such a clean and refreshing toilet immediately aroused many people's ideas after Fujin ordered his wives to visit the palace.

Many stewards from the clan and courtiers also sneaked in to the research institute, and they all wanted to install flush toilets in their mansions with one voice.There are always dozens of masters in a mansion, large and small. To install flush toilets, the underground sewage system must be renovated.The clan and courtiers were not short of money, let alone time. They deducted the cost of building public toilets in the capital, but actually made a lot of money.

Unlike the clan and courtiers who are happy to accept the existence of luxury toilets, the people in the capital don't like this new regulation very much.Why pour manure, water, and kitchen waste into a designated place, and if you don't do it, you will be punished and jailed?

Isn't this just a joke!

This imperial decree immediately caused an uproar, and many bastards even rolled their eyes: If you can't fall during the day, can't you just pour it secretly at night?

It's just that these people never expected that Liu Yuanhui, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, was worried that there would be no one working in the garbage disposal center, and the government servants were also worried that if there was no one, they would be called to take over. Their eyes widened day and night, for fear of missing out. One who tried to secretly take out the trash.

Those who were sneaky looking for trouble were caught on the spot without exception.Facing them is a garbage disposal center that even excrement diggers are reluctant to enter.

Within half a month.

Shuntian Governor Liu Yuanhui's original nickname of "Governor of Shit and Piss" has changed to "Governor of Public Toilet". His reputation is so far-reaching that officials from all over the south of the Yangtze River have heard about it.

Liu Yuanhui: ...

Yinzhen sneered: "These common people are a little too much, this elder brother will let people go to publicize it..."

Liu Yuanhui showed a blackened smile: "I don't want to worry about the ninth elder brother. It's just a public! Toilet! Mansion! Yin! I haven't been hit at all!"

Yinzhen: ...

But looking at your expression is not the same... Yinzhen looked at Liu Yuanhui hesitantly, and saw that after he gave up on himself, he sneered again and again, full of energy: Since the reputation of the official can no longer be improved, it is better to just go Do it to the end in one breath!

come!Who dares to break the rules!Take it to a garbage disposal center immediately!

Yinzhen and the crown prince Yinreng cheered together, and silently recited a Buddha's name to the group of chattering people.

Liu Yuanhui's hard work is still very effective.By the time of the New Year in the 30th year of Kangxi, officials who returned to the capital to report on their duties from various places saw a completely different capital.

Wang Yuxian of Hedong Road in Shanxi was stunned after the carriage drove into the gate of the capital. He and three or five colleagues got off the carriage and looked around in surprise. It took a long time before he could say a word: "This... is this really the capital?"

Another officer twisted hard on the thigh.

The severe pain made his scalp numb, he gasped and jumped up on the spot: "Yes...really..."

They looked at the wide road that was covered by heavy snow and was still clean. Tall trees were planted on both sides of the road. Even though the leaves had fallen, they could still imagine the lush and luxuriant trees in summer, bringing a shady scene to the street.There are row upon row of shops on both sides, and the flow of people is like weaving. Even children of five, six, seven or eight years old eat snacks and jump into another tall wooden barrel to throw away the garbage.

Wang Yuxian of Hedong Road in Shanxi thought blankly.

He is located in Hedong Road, which is one of the most affluent places in Shanxi, but the streets are full of dust, the air is mixed with the smell of rotten fish, rotten shrimps, and even dead bodies on the streets, and the sticky soil makes people walk around on the streets. nothing.

Look here again.

It just feels like being in another world!Which official would not be overwhelmed by seeing such a capital?Several officials who bumped into each other looked at each other in blank dismay, and hurriedly went to acquaintances to ask what happened.

Li Zhenyu, the servant of the Ministry of officials, was one of them who went to inquire.He has a good relationship with Wang Yuxian of Hedong Road in Shanxi Province, after hearing that he was invited to sit down, he smiled and said, "Have you ever heard of Liu Yuanhui, Yin of Shuntian Mansion?"

Wang Yuxian opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, the person next to him slapped his thigh: "I've heard about it! Isn't it that famous feces mansion... Cough cough!"

"That's right! Some people say he's called the governor of the public toilet!"

"Haha! I've heard of it too—!" Several officials laughed out loud as they said one sentence to another.

Literati are most fond of saving face.

Anyone with such nicknames had to sympathize with the other party, but Liu Yuanhui's nickname had spread so far and wide that it was treated as a joke.

On the contrary, Wang Yuxian frowned, he knew Li Zhenyu's character.Li Zhenyu is frugal, honest and honest, and is very strict with others and himself. He is absolutely not the type to gossip about others in private.

Could it be that he mentioned Mr. Liu in order to ridicule?

Wang Yuxian secretly watched Li Zhenyu's face.Seeing the words of his colleagues, Li Zhenyu's face became more serious, and he knew in his heart that the changes in the capital might have something to do with this public toilet governor.

He couldn't help but ask: "Could it be that Mr. Liu is the one who rectifies the sanitation environment in the capital?"

Li Zhenyu nodded heavily: "Exactly."

The voices of the few officials who were still laughing at Liu Yuanhui, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, stopped abruptly, and they all stood there with their mouths wide open.

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