After I was reborn, I became a plug-in for the country

The news came up in the newspaper early the next morning, but the courtiers did not have any special discussion on this matter in the early court.

It's really because, recently, the reports of grain production in various places have been handed up like a stream.From top to bottom, everyone was either busy with statistics, or busy with trying to remedy the famine, and they were all too busy to take care of this trivial matter.

Even Kangxi didn't take it to heart when he heard that the Russians who came from afar were secretly in contact with Junggar.

He is very clear about Junggar's purpose. As for the Russians, although he is not clear for the time being, he doesn't take them to heart.According to Kangxi's own understanding, this Russia, like many other small vassal countries of the Qing Dynasty, came to defect and count on the protection of the Qing Dynasty.

It is better to recruit them than to guard against them.The Qing Dynasty now has a lot of vassal states, and adding one more will not be too much for him.So when Suo'etu reported the matter at first, Kangxi obviously didn't care.

It was the old fox Mingzhu who finally noticed that this was not normal.

When the Russian envoy met with him on the first day, Mingzhu observed secretly.This envoy is not like envoys from other small countries, who shrink back when meeting him.In his eyes, instead, there was a kind of contempt for Da Qing who was superior and disdainful.

And when it comes to representing the tsar to establish an alliance with the Qing Dynasty, his expression not only shows no admiration for the Qing Dynasty, but even a bit of contempt.

Mingzhu became suspicious at that time.

Because he was afraid that Suo'etu's work would be unreliable, he also placed people in the post house to secretly monitor the Russian group.According to reports from his spies, these foreigners obviously harbored malicious intentions.

After the court was over, other people walked to the outside of the Hall of Supreme Harmony one after another, but Mingzhu didn't move.

Seeing that Kangxi got up from the throne and was about to go to the harem, Mingzhu said: "My minister has a book to play."

The other courtiers who hadn't withdrawn turned their heads in surprise.

"What's the matter?" Kangxi frowned, "Why did you say it now?"

Mingzhu bowed and said: "I also thought of it temporarily, and this matter is really important, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Come with me."

Although Kangxi was displeased, he still gave Mingzhu a face.

After his birthday, Yinfeng has been waiting for Khan Ama to determine when he will go north.

For Kangxi, the political significance of the Northern Tour was greater than that of entertainment.But for Yinreng, going north this time is really a rare travel opportunity.If he doesn't go out this time, the number of times he will be able to go out of the Forbidden City in the future will be very few.

He chatted excitedly to the system every now and then, how blue the sky in the grassland was and how beautiful the scenery was.

The system didn't stop him from talking, but just played a song, "Paradise" silently.

Yinfeng: "..."

Okay, shut up alone, you're about to shut this thing down.

It's just that he just stopped for two days, and then started again.

On this day, after reciting English before going to bed, Yinfeng couldn't help but talk about going north again: "The only bad thing is that there is no palace built in the north, and the army has to camp in the wild along the way."

The conditions in the field are difficult, but the land with water is fine.If you encounter dry land, bathing is a problem.He was born □□clean, and he really couldn't bear not being able to take a bath for many days.

System: "Your father will go north several times in the future, and he should soon find out about this problem. Then he will build a palace in the northern Rehe area that will be well-known to the world."

Yinfeng's voice remained undiminished: "You mean the Rehe Palace, right? Gu knows where it is."

It should be a long time before the construction of the palace will start.

"Rehe, later called Chengde, Rehe Palace will later be renamed Chengde Mountain Resort. According to records, it was first built in 1703. Now it is the 21st year of Kangxi (1682), so it is expected that 20 years later, your father will send someone Go to Rehe and start laying the foundation.”

"... "

Yinfeng spread out on the bed and sighed: "I hope Khan Ama can put the construction of the palace on the agenda as soon as possible."

He also knew that this was a delusion. After all, the treasury has not received much revenue and expenditure in recent years, and there is not enough money on the cutting edge. There is no money to build a palace.

They love Xinjueluo's family, which is very poor now.

"His Royal Highness, increasing the country's income is also part of your mission."

Speaking of the task, Yinreng regained his energy, jumped up from the bed and clenched his fists: "Then Gu will work hard and let this palace be built ahead of schedule!"

After determining the goal of struggle, the rest is naturally to work hard for the goal. Considering his single-digit age, hard work naturally refers to learning.

Let's put aside the systematic courses first.

In Yinreng's normal courses, the masters have already seen that the normal difficulty is no longer difficult for him.Therefore, after asking Kangxi for instructions, the masters would occasionally tell their students some problems left over from the court in class. '

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The biggest problem in government affairs now is the drought, and Master Xiong directly talked about it in class.

After finishing speaking, he asked Yinfeng how to solve this problem if he were in power.

Naturally, Master Xiong didn't really expect him to give a solution, but just regarded this problem as a test for the students.

Yinfeng did not rush to answer after listening, but asked a question instead: "Master, how is the grain production in various places this year compared to previous years?"

Master Xiong made an estimate: "Compared with previous years, I'm afraid the loss is more than half."

The Ministry of Households has not yet completed all the statistics, but according to the figures that have been compiled now, the grain production has indeed decreased a lot compared to previous years.

Yinfeng asked again: "Can there be more grain stored in official warehouses in various places?"

"The official rations stored in the provinces are only enough for the local people to eat for half a year at most."

After listening to Master Xiong's words, Yinfeng fell into deep thought.

Food shortage is indeed a big problem. After harvesting this season's grain, even if it is planted immediately, the next season's grain harvest will not be harvested until after winter.Moreover, this year is a year of severe drought, and there is no guarantee of a bumper harvest in the next season.

In his previous life, Yinreng also arranged for the supply of food and grass on the front line on behalf of Tahan Ama when Emperor Kangxi personally went to Junggar. Naturally, he also encountered food shortages several times.

But that's because the granary in the capital is scarce, and it only needs to allocate grain and grass from other areas.Not because of drought and lack of food.

Moreover, from the time he was allowed to listen to the government in the court until he was abolished, there were mostly good years in the Qing Dynasty, and there were seldom times when there was not enough food.He arranged disaster relief several times, most of which were flood disasters, and rarely arranged for drought relief.

So this question really stumped Yinfeng.

Master Xiong didn't need to urge him, he just waited for the students to think about it before answering.

Yinfeng couldn't figure it out by himself, so he urgently asked the system for a solution: "What should I do so that the people don't starve themselves?"

The system did not answer directly, but called up a set of data in his mind: "Your Highness, this is the record of severe drought in several dynasties in history."

"Why are you showing this to Gu? What Gu is asking is how to solve it!"

The system said calmly: "This is called out to let His Highness know that the arable land of the Qing Dynasty is several times more than that of the previous dynasty. If we start to prepare for the future now, then the drought caused by the previous dynasty will lead to starvation everywhere." , there is a great probability that it will not appear in this dynasty."

"Having said so much, you still haven't told Gu the solution?"

"The production capacity of the Qing Dynasty is limited. If you want to test yourself to survive this crisis right now, there is a high probability that you will not be able to do it. However, there are many vassal states in the Qing Dynasty. You can suggest to borrow food from them first. Wait until the weather is good in the coming year and the harvest will be good. .”

Yinreng silently compared the annual confessions made by several small countries in recent years, and felt that this was a compromise.

Just as he was about to tell his master the answer, he suddenly thought: "What about after that? How to ensure a good harvest of grain. Those small countries have counted on the protection of the Qing Dynasty. If we lose credibility in the matter of grain, I am afraid they will unite and rebel."

Although a small country is small, if it is united with a large number of people, it will also bring a great test to the border defense of the Qing Dynasty.

"Your Highness forgot, haven't you been researching fertilizers for farming recently? If you can successfully develop them, the grain production will double in the future, so why not pay off your debts?"

When the system mentioned this, Yinfeng remembered that he was indeed researching fertilizers recently.

Because his interest in chemistry has increased recently, the system also said that if the gunpowder is not properly protected, it will be too harmful, and even the house can be blown up if you are not careful. It is suggested that he study other things for the time being.

Considering his current age, Yinfeng accepted the system's suggestion to suspend the research on gunpowder and firearms.

But he didn't want his enthusiasm for learning to be suppressed, so the current alternative was to continue research on the chemical fertilizers he hadn't finished.

"According to your method of improvement, can it really be researched?" Yinfeng asked suspiciously.

This does not blame him for doubting, it is really the first step for him to conduct this research, and the method given by the system is not very reliable in his opinion.

The system told him that the first step in making a new type of fertilizer is to store some poultry manure.It is also emphasized that these feces must be sealed.