My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 71 Guiding Hong Zhou to Change

Hong Zhou's current academic performance is still not very good.

Fortunately, his attitude was still correct, so no one, from Emperor Yongzheng to his direct teacher, blamed him too much.

That day, Hong Zhou also took the initiative to say to Hong Li: "Fourth brother, I am not very interested in the classics, history, literature, Manchu, Mongolian and Western learning, or even riding, archery, mathematics and physics. So even if I study hard, I won't be able to learn it well."

"So what are you interested in?"

Hongli therefore also asked about Hongzhou.

Hong Zhou stopped, looked at Hong Li seriously and said:
"I still like the stories you wrote to me, Fourth Brother."

"It's only when I read your writings about mountains and rivers, geography, humanities, customs, and strange theories that I find them interesting."

After hearing this, Hongli nodded.

to this end.

Hongli then said to Hongzhou, "Well, wait for me outside the Yongshou Palace for a while. I'll give you a book of stories I recently found. You can take a look at it, but be sure not to spread it around or let others know, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble. This will benefit both you and me."

Hong Zhou nodded: "Don't worry, Fourth Brother!"

Hongli smiled slightly. In fact, he was not afraid that Hongzhou would spread the news, because it was never a taboo for the royal family members to see anything.

However, in order to avoid the nagging of some pedantic people who said that royal family members and nobles should focus on studying Confucian classics, Hongli decided to let Hongzhou not pass on the knowledge to others for the time being.

After all, there are not only many Han scholars who exclusively respect Confucianism, but also many among the Bannermen, and many of them are even of Manchu and Mongolian descent.

For example, Longkodo's cousin Fahai, Xiao Yongzao of the Han Army Banner, and Zhangjia Yintai, who was so stubborn in observing etiquette in history that Emperor Yongzheng personally ordered him not to force his mother to serve his son.

These are the descendants of the Eight Banners who were thoroughly Confucianized after the Eight Banners entered the Pass.

Therefore, Hongli still gave Hongzhou these instructions.

then.

Hongli first returned to the rear hall of Yongshou Palace, and then gave Hongzhou the script that he had originally written and then had Hahazhuzi Li Yu find some street writers to copy.

As for the original work he wrote, Li Yu had it destroyed.

This was done to prevent people from knowing that he was the one who wrote the story.

The main content of this storybook is about some historical stories of later generations.

But he couldn't say directly that the Qing Dynasty would eventually perish and the imperial system would eventually end, so he didn't use real historical figures and countries, but used many pseudonyms.

For example, the University of Tokyo used Celis instead.

His original intention was to let the people in this world view these stories as science fiction, so that they could be inspired and realize that the ethical society would eventually collapse.

Anyway, for the people of the Qing Dynasty at that time, the world in which ships, trains, airplanes and the like existed was undoubtedly a world of science fiction.

Moreover, no matter how great the novel "Dream of Red Mansions" is, it is only a microcosm of Jia, Shi, Wang and Xue, exposing the great tragedy that this ethical society will completely collapse.

But "Dream of Red Mansions" is ultimately just a eunuch's work, and it is too obscure, so its presentation of tragedy is far from direct, and even a little too pessimistic, failing to reveal the inherent hope and solution of this civilization.

Therefore, Hongli hopes to use this method to let people of this era know what kind of tragedy will happen in the future, how the people in the story struggle and fight in humiliation, and then finally be reborn.

After getting the script, Hong Zhou began to read it carefully.

He had originally intended to appear to be idle, so he had no objection to these popular stories.

However, as Hong Zhou watched, he actually became interested and watched with great interest.

"Fourth brother, this book is quite interesting. The wars here are surprisingly fought entirely with firearms. However, the customs and social customs of the Seres here are similar to those of my country, the Qing Dynasty. They also value propriety and peace. But why were they so weak in terms of military power at the beginning, being bullied so badly by the tiny country of Dongdao?"

The first thing Hongli showed Hongzhou was a science fiction novel set against the backdrop of the Anti-Japanese War.

Because, influenced by film and television dramas, he is most familiar with this period.

Hong Zhou told Hong Li about this the next day, and first asked him why Dong Dao was able to bully Celis so badly in the beginning.

After hearing this, Hongli smiled and said, "Because the boat is small and easier to turn around, Dongdao dared to innovate more thoroughly when the new era arrived. However, when Celis was innovating, it was too cautious, and the conservative forces were stronger, so the innovation was slower, which led to delays."

"Look, this storybook mentions that there were already so-called industrial countries at the time. These were countries with mature industries processing iron ore and coal into various commercial products, and they had complete supporting facilities."

"And Seris is still an agricultural country. Most of the nobles make their living from land rents and are landlords. Most of the people only know how to farm. If it wants to become an industrial country, it means that many nobles and landlords will have to lower their land rents to retain the people and prevent them from working in factories. Many people will also have to be able to migrate freely to work in factories."

"So, this is undoubtedly difficult! Even if the court is willing to spend money to build many factories, most of the large number of landlords would not want the court to do so."

When Hongli spoke, Hongzhou listened very carefully.

Moreover, Hong Zhou looked like he was thinking seriously.

"Fourth Brother, do you think that countries with many landlords will gradually become militarily weak?"

"The former Ming Dynasty was therefore unable to defeat the Qing Dynasty, which was primarily a fishing and hunting nation." "After the former Yuan Dynasty entered the Pass, it was no longer as good as when it was nomadic on the grasslands."

"Although the Zhao and Song dynasties were culturally prosperous, their capital was invaded and conquered by foreign invaders twice."

At this time, Hongzhou took the initiative to express his views to Hongli.

"It's fair to say that in a country with many landlords, people tend to only want to live a comfortable life, not take risks, and only want to rely on collecting rent and then live a life of poetry, wine and pastoral life."

"Plundering by force is also a relatively risky way to make money. If you're not careful, it can lead to loss of both manpower and wealth. More importantly, it will also increase the number of arrogant and reckless generals, who will inevitably become dissatisfied with the status quo and disrupt the peaceful and tranquil world."

Hongli replied.

Hong Zhou nodded repeatedly, then asked Hong Li, "Fourth Brother, do you think the industrial country mentioned in this storybook will appear in reality?"

"It's hard to tell!"

Hongli looked at Hongzhou seriously and replied.

"how to say?"

"Because there may already be such a trend. There are many trade-oriented countries in the West. They are no longer satisfied with just being our sea carriage drivers and letting me make a fortune from their silver. They are now looking for ways to dump more commercial goods into us."

Hongli replied.

Hong Zhou frowned and bit his lip slightly: "That's right!"

Hongli smiled and patted Hongzhou's shoulder: "Don't think about these things, let's go for a walk in the Imperial Garden. We can't always stay in the house reading books."

Hong Zhou said "hmm", then stood up and followed Hong Li to the Imperial Garden.

It is not yet time for them to move out of the palace, so they can still go for a stroll in the Imperial Garden.

During this period, Hongli spent his time studying and playing with Hongzhou.

Rarely participated in government affairs.

But he still got some latest news.

As far as he knew, on the 17th day of the 12th month of the 61st year of the Kangxi reign, Yongzheng issued another decree: the provincial warehouses must make up for the shortfalls within three years, and those who exceeded the deadline would be punished.

The officials of the Ministry of Revenue and the Beizhiguan Warehouse were in a constant state of panic because of this.

Although they knew that Yongzheng was a ruler who advocated strict governance, they did not expect that he would act so swiftly and decisively, requiring all the provincial warehouses to make up for the deficits before even changing the reign title.

But this naturally has nothing to do with Hongli and Hongzhou at the moment.

Especially Hong Zhou, he didn't even want to understand.

After all, he is not very active in his studies.

After reading the book given to him by Hongli, he even became more interested in various crafts. He even went to the Imperial Household Department's Manufacturing Office to ask the craftsmen how to make clocks and burn enamel.

Yongzheng didn't care much about this. He seemed to be very tolerant of Hongzhou's idle behavior.

The same goes for Hongli. He feels that Hongzhou is better than the people in history who liked to hold funerals for themselves.

Hongshi couldn't bear to watch it.

Intending to turn over a new leaf and become a good brother again, he called Hong Zhou to his side and advised:
"Fifth brother, the Imperial Household Department is not a place that we princes should frequent, and you certainly shouldn't be dealing with those craftsmen. You should focus on studying."

"Third brother, I'm not good at studying, and I've never thought about having a big future. I just want to have fun, so don't worry about me."

Hong Zhou replied to this.

Hongshi was so angry that he questioned Hongzhou: "You are not doing your job properly. Aren't you afraid that others will take advantage of you and spread rumors about you in front of Khan Ama?"

Hongshi was also reluctant to say directly that Hongli might slander him in front of Yongzheng.

"Don't worry, Third Brother. No one can take advantage of me because I'm useless anyway."

But Hong Zhou actually understood what Hong Shi meant, but he chose to play dumb and responded to Hong Shi in the same way.

Hongshi shook his head and said to Hongli from behind: "Fourth brother, you and fifth brother have always been better friends. Please persuade him not to be idle and don't let Khan Ama down in him!"

Hongli smiled and said to Hongshi, "Third brother, I don't think the current fifth brother will disappoint Khan Ama."

After saying this, Hongli found an excuse to leave.

How could he not understand Hongshi's true thoughts?
But he knew better Yongzheng's true attitude towards Hongshi, and he also knew that it was Hongshi who was increasingly disappointing Yongzheng.

That's why he would not listen to Hongshi's words.

(End of this chapter)