One Step to The End

Golden Autumn October!

The temperature in the Dashun Dynasty has dropped a lot. Although Shuntian Mansion is not located in the north, most of the people in the city have already put on their jackets. The cold and cold Great Inner Palace burned the earth dragon, and wanted to drive away the whole year. The cold air.

"All the love is flat!"

Emperor Shunyao in a red dragon robe pressed his legs and slowly sat on the dragon chair in the main hall. Although he was in his sixtieth year, he was awkward and his waist was straight and stiff, but the beard on his chin had already turned yellow. The dragon crown can't cover the gray hair.

"Thank your majesty!"

The civil and military officials got up from both sides of the main hall one after another. The prince in a golden dragon robe stood first on the left. Under the bulging dragon robe, he was obviously wearing a set of armor. In addition to his tall stature and full-faced beard, he looked down. Like a mighty military commander.

Prince Duan is more refined, standing among the ministers very low-key, Xia Shoufu, who is diagonally across from him, has his eyes slightly narrowed, and a pair of Lao Tzu's full stomach is full of cards. Don't bother Lao Tzu's pretentious appearance.

"what happened?"

Emperor Shunyao pointed down very uncomfortably. Several ministers were wearing anti-epidemic masks. He said angrily: "Why are there still people wearing masks? Has the flu been controlled? You guys are afraid of death, or put me here. Be a poison den?"

"The emperor! The ministers are not afraid of life and death, but strictly follow the epidemic prevention regulations..."

A minister came out and said: "The regulations stipulate that people with infectious diseases must stay away from the crowd and wear anti-epidemic masks when going out. Some people in the minister's mansion are sick. Although the minister is healthy, the flu has an incubation period. I had to wear a mask as a last resort!"

"You people..."

The prince said angrily: "The emperor often reminds you that you have both civil and martial arts. Don't slack off martial arts when you read the sage books. Everyone is like a sick man. Look at the generals, who is sick?"

"His Royal Highness! General Huwei is quarantined, so he can't get out of bed..."

A civil officer squeezed him on the spot, and the prince looked back quickly and found that there were three people missing from the military officer, and then he coughed with embarrassment on his face.

"Huh~"

Emperor Shunyao slapped the dragon chair with anger, and asked, "Where is Zhao Yunxuan dead? I have ordered that kid to enter Beijing in October. It seems that the middle of the month is coming. Why didn't he enter Beijing to take office? "

"The emperor! The state capitals are pestering him not to leave..."

A minister stepped forward and said: "All 17 prefectures sent people to Ningzhou to study epidemic prevention strategies. It is said that he set up a medical college to train women doctors and battlefield first aiders. The frontier generals sent people to guard at the door. , Spend a lot of money to recruit his students!"

"Oh?"

Emperor Shunyao curiously asked, "What is the difference between the people in this medical school and the military doctors? Is it worth the frontier to send people to solicit?"

"Return to the emperor! Zhao Yunxuan's students are naturally proficient in epidemic prevention..."

The minister straightened up and replied: "However, first responders only target wounded soldiers on the battlefield. They can only treat common common illnesses. However, it takes seven or eight years to train a qualified military doctor, but his three months It’s amazing to be able to get out of a teacher!"

"Three months?"

Emperor Shunyao raised his head in surprise, and beckoned: "Xuantai Hospital raises some points into the hall and asks him if he is really qualified!"

"Xuantai Hospital bring some points into the hall..."

An old **** stepped forward and gave a long drink. A blue-robed imperial doctor hurried into the hall, knelt down and listened to the emperor’s question, sneered and said: "It's just a fur, it's not as good as a beating doctor, an apprentice in a hospital. They are better than their medical skills!"

"Then tell me..."

Emperor Shunyao pointed to him and asked, "Why did the border generals send people to squat, do they have no eyes, and how many qualified military doctors can you train in a year?"

"Back to the emperor! Twenty or thirty people a year is no problem, many apprentices can do it..."

The imperial physician knelt and said: "The robbing at the border is to poison the enemy and spread plagues such as corpse plague. We ministers dare not deceive the Holy Supreme. Although Zhao Yunxuan's medical skills are superficial, the epidemic prevention methods are indeed clever. My hospital follows epidemic prevention. The regulations have been implemented and the flu has been effectively controlled!"

"Father! My son understands this matter..."

The crown prince held up the board and said: "The first aiders win because of the large quantity. It is not a problem to train thousands of people in a year. In the military, there are many bruises, and they can also help the military doctors. Remember the life-renewing pill and intermittent ointment, only they can use it!"

"Why? Didn't Han Ji offer the ancient recipe? Why can't he use it..."

Emperor Shunyao looked at the imperial physician in doubt, and the imperial physician griefly said: "The emperor! They are the villagers who help the villagers, and the methods they use are hidden and tucked away. The ministers sent people to ask, but they were treated as monkeys. The medical college is also Ningzhou. People, outsiders can’t get in at all!"

"Doctor! What you said is biased..."

Prince Duan said sideways: "Er and other professors did not hide themselves when they were apprentices. I was afraid that the apprentices would starve to death and Master. People have already contributed the ancient recipes to the emperor. Would you like to come out?"

"His words are reasonable..."

Immediately a Ningzhou official came out and said, "We Ningzhou people are also Dashun people. What's wrong with keeping a hand for the support of the family? Give all the skills to your hospital and ask them to drink Xifeng, you will be happy. Bar?"

"Alright! Stop yelling..."

Emperor Shunyao waved his hand: "Since the medical school is so popular, move the medical school to the capital and continue to be in charge of it by Zhao Yunxuan, so that he will not miss my errands, and will not have to go to Ningzhou for the second time. , The Ministry of Etiquette writes an article and post it!"

"Chen Zunzhi!"

The Book of Rites bent over to salute, and the emperor retreated to the end angrily.

"Your Majesty! The minister has played..."

A minister came out and said: "Ningzhou Tongzhi said, Ningzhou sixty-eight businesses and workshops all moved out of Ningzhou overnight and went to Yuzhou to set up a head office. Now Lantai County Xieji Weapon Workshop also applied. To move the workshop to Tanhua County, Yuzhou!"

"Yuzhou?"

Emperor Shunyao straightened up and said in surprise: "Yuzhou is currently suffering from a serious drought and water transportation is not well developed. Why do they all move to Yuzhou and seek further distance?"

"Return to the emperor! The original words of Ningzhou merchants are that they can't stand it..."

The minister embarrassed: "The newly appointed Lantai prefects checked three times a day, after checking the shops and workshops, and checking the workshops and houses. The neighboring counties were all caught up in trouble. They were worried that if they went on to check, the business would be bad. After moving away from the land of right and wrong, Ningzhou’s tax income is afraid that it will drop sharply!"

"Bastard! Isn't he a good county magistrate..."

Emperor Shunyao was frightened and said: "The business is booming, and the money is used to build ordnance for me. When he left, everyone ran away. With the move of Xie Ji's Weapon Shop, the cost of ordnance has not risen with the tide. Let him invite people back for me, and I will ask him if one is missing!"

"Your Majesty Qi Zou, Yuzhou has been experiencing severe drought every year, you must consider it for the people of Yuzhou..."

An veteran came forward and said wryly: "I, Yuzhou, I have used the energy of feeding, and asked the merchants of Ningzhou to help the poor and disaster relief. The people have repaired the roads and docks, and they don’t need money to build workshops for them. I only hope that they can come to Yuzhou to help them. Your Majesty can't let them go back!"

"You speak clearly..."

Emperor Shunyao was surprised and said: "The merchants are chasing profits. If they want to move, they should also move to the more prosperous Huaiyang. The land in Yuzhou is barren, and there are nine years of barrenness in ten years. What kind of conditions have Yuzhou opened to attract? Are they relocating collectively?"

"This is the blessing of the Prince Duan. His Royal Highness has always been mediating from it..."

The old man bowed his hand to Prince Duan, and Prince Duan immediately went out and said: "Father! My child is worried about the victims in Yuzhou. When I was still in Ningzhou, he encouraged merchants to share their worries for me. The disaster relief and poverty alleviation can also increase taxation. He Leer Not for?"

"Oh?"

Emperor Shunyao said seriously: "You are going to talk carefully about how to help the poor and how to raise taxes?"

"Father! The people of Yuzhou are not as good as working on farming. The Lanshuihe Commercial Bank needs a lot of labor to develop several new industries. The wages are more generous than their farming, and it can also drive the development of the entire Yuzhou..."

Prince Duan said loudly: "You can also farm if you don’t work. Lanshuihe has cultivated a kind of cold- and drought-tolerant potatoes that don’t need careful care. Sprinkle some water into the field. The yield can reach four thousand catties per mu. Around, it can be harvested twice a year!"

"Such a high? Isn't the annual yield of 8,000 catties per mu?"

The whole hall was in an uproar, and Emperor Shunyao was shocked and said, "Don't fool me that I don't understand farming. Where are the potatoes you said? Have you brought them into Beijing?"

"Father, please wait a moment, your son will be sent into the hall..."

Prince Duan walked to the main hall with a smile and shouted. Soon several court ladies walked in holding the silver plate. After opening, it was full of fragrant delicacies, and there was a potato on each tray.

"Father, please take a look! This is the potato cultivated by Lanshuihe Trading Company..."

Prince Duan picked up a potato and introduced: "Erchen has made it into potato fried shredded pork, potato stewed pork belly, mashed potatoes and potato chips. Father can taste it!"

"Present it!"

Emperor Shunyao beckoned impatiently. After all, in the Dashun Dynasty, food was the heaven of the people. When the maids knelt to the dragon chair holding the silver plate, the emperor did not hesitate to pick up the chopsticks and taste them one by one. The food in the hall was naturally stabbed and passed a drug test.

"Huh? Isn't this the potato chips made by that girl in Yongning? I just ate it yesterday..."

Emperor Shunyao ate a piece of potato chips and kept nodding, and the Prince Duan smiled and said: "Father! This kind of eating method was invented by Yongning. I didn't expect that she was anxious to offer treasures and made her sons and ministers show their ugliness!"

"Haha~"

Emperor Shunyao smiled heartily: "I don't know that it is potatoes. That girl sells Guanzi to me, let me guess what it is made of, but this potato stew tastes better, so let everyone try it! "

"The emperor gives food!"

The old **** hung his voice and shouted, and the ministers were full of praise. Not to mention the novelty of eating potatoes for the first time, there is no reason why the dishes prepared by the imperial kitchen are not delicious.

"His Majesty!"

A minister hurriedly bowed and said: "If this thing can really yield four thousand catties per mu, why should you be afraid of a drought in the future? The minister urged the emperor to issue a decree to cultivate potatoes across the country to fill my granary and benefit me. Shun people!"

"No! Never..."

Prince Duan said: "Potatoes are a hunger-filled treasure. Planting potatoes in the land of fish and rice can naturally increase yields. However, no one can bear to eat potatoes every day. Moreover, the children choose to plant them in Yuzhou. Stolen by enemy agents!"

"Yeah! Well said..."

Emperor Shunyao nodded and praised: "Prince Duan is very considerate, but the people in other places also want to taste what is good. Once it is shipped out, it will be leaked. And I think this potato is really good. I eat it every month. I won’t get tired a few times!"

"It can be processed for takeout, air-dried, boiled, deep-fried, as long as it does not sprout, it can be taken out..."

Prince Duan smiled and said: "Things are rare and expensive. Let's use worthless potatoes to fool foreigners, exchange their silver, exchange their war horses, and when they are tired, we will have another dumping, half price for their iron ore and copper coins. , So that they can't make a sword even if they want to fight!"

"Okay! What your Highness said is really good..."

The Manchu dynasty civil and military praised all the time, the emperor was even Long Yan Joy, said a lot of praise to the Prince Duan, and handed him several important tasks in succession. After the retreat, the Prince Duan was already full of ambition, and his tail was almost up to the sky. .

"Old nine! You can..."

The prince walked up to Prince Duan with a sneer: "You always have eyes higher than the top, but now you have become a parrot. You won't change Zhao Yunxuan's rhetoric, but you really can't bear the girl's offense. Your girl will do it for you. A good son-in-law!"

"Big Brother!"

Prince Duan smiled triumphantly: "You don't want to be yin and yang, let your seventeen sisters converge a little bit, what an old girl looks like in the middle of the night to get someone out of the house, hahaha..."