Quick travel: the leisurely life of cannon fodder

After discussion, Mu Xi and Qing Yan finally took the child away and did not send him back to the capital until the child was old enough to go to school.

Wherever the two men went, they would send people to investigate the local problems. When they were traveling, they would also take a look. Then they would compile the problems and some opinions into a book and have someone send it back to the emperor.

Sometimes Mu Xi would also have some other opinions, such as some people should not be allowed to just receive salaries without working, and some assessment systems. Anyway, Mu Xi felt that he had a mission when he went out to play, and he could not let the ministers of the court and those Eight Banners descendants be idle, and they had to be rolled up together.

The emperor was very pleased with the crooked idea proposed by Mu Xi. Every time a letter from Mu Xi arrived, the civil and military officials and the Eight Banners descendants of the court would be busy again.

At the beginning, the Eight Banners descendants didn’t know who had given the emperor the suggestion. They had already cursed that person’s ancestors for eighteen generations in their hearts and wanted to pull the person out and beat him up.

Later, following clues, they finally found out who it was, but couldn't find the person, so they could only transfer their anger to Lin Ruhai, Fu Cha Mingqi and Qingyan's half-brothers, and make sarcastic remarks from time to time.

As a result, Lin Ruhai, Fu Cha Mingqi and others had to keep a low profile and do things every day, trembling with fear for being put in a sack. After all, Mu Xi and Qing Yan had offended almost all the Eight Banners descendants of officials in the capital, which increased their workload.

After Mu Xi knew about it, she secretly laughed. Sure enough, the emperor was worthy of being the emperor. He understood everything at once, and everyone followed him. However, Mu Xi and Qing Yan always sent letters after they were about to leave a place, and they were determined to prevent being drafted to work again.

Every place needed officials sent by the court to supervise, so the emperor began to exploit his brothers again. Anyway, the dozen or so brothers were knowledgeable and it would be a waste if they were not used, and he had to waste his salary to support them.

The emperor thought that those brothers who were in confinement, who ate and drank well every day and did nothing, were too lucky for them, so he removed them and sent them to govern impoverished areas. They had to come back to report on their work every year, and they could not be transferred back until they met certain standards.

The princes had to work hard for their wives and sons who were far away in the capital. Although they were a little dissatisfied at the beginning, there were too many things to do and they had no time to think about anything else.

It was really like Mu Xi had opened up the emperor's Ren and Du meridians, and he kept making amazing moves.

There are assessments every year, and if you don’t meet the standards, you will have to pay your salary.

If a leader fails to do his job well five times, he will be demoted.

A monitoring department was also set up, which would visit various departments every day when they had nothing to do. If anyone was caught slacking off, their salary would be deducted, and if they did so too many times, they would be demoted.

There are also year-end evaluations to select the most diligent official, the most outstanding official, and so on, as well as titles and rewards.

Now that the court is in the hands of the emperor, everyone has started to get involved and is busy all day long, leaving the ministers with no time to form cliques.

The emperor went to court as usual that day.

The ministers stood below respectfully, but they were very nervous in their hearts, because they had received news that that person had sent a letter to the emperor again, and they didn't know what he was going to do this time.

I was wailing in my heart, begging for mercy, as I still had a lot of things to do!

The emperor spoke calmly, "I received a letter yesterday that someone needs to be sent to deal with the flooding of the Yellow River. Do you want to recommend yourself to go?"

The ministers and the princes all looked at the ground in silence, no one spoke a word. To be honest, they didn't know how long the trip would take, and it would be hard work. They really didn't need any political achievements right now, as they already had enough work to do.

Yunluo looked down at the floor and muttered to himself that he would not go. Although Fourth Brother didn't do anything to them now, he assigned all the dirty and tiring work to them brothers. He said that he valued his brothers, but he was digging holes every time.

Myna was sent to Shanxi and has not come back yet. When I came back to report on my work, I saw myna's thin body and dark skin. I wondered who had abused myna?

The emperor saw that no one stood up, and he was not embarrassed. He started to select people and said slowly, "Third brother, who do you think is more suitable to go? Tell me your opinion."

When Yunzhi heard the emperor calling his name, his heart skipped a beat. How could he be so unlucky that his name was called? He hadn't offended the emperor recently. Thinking of his eighth brother's previous gloomy look, he decided to quickly get rid of the matter.

He walked out and replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, I am not very familiar with flood control. Such technical matters should of course be handed over to professionals, such as officials who have managed river disasters in previous years."

The emperor nodded and said, "That makes sense, but I want to send a few royal family members to learn this time. Who do you think would be a good choice?"

Yunzhi heard this and thought, why did the ball kick back to him? He said, "Your Majesty, I think the thirteenth brother is careful and studious, and he has always paid attention to flood problems. He is a good fit. The fifth, seventh, and ninth brothers are also careful people."

I'm sorry, my brothers. I don't want to go either, so I have to sacrifice you. I really don't want to be unable to return to the capital for several years. It is more suitable for me to stay in the capital and edit books.

The princes who were named felt a pang in their hearts and secretly glared at the third brother. They were very busy now and didn't want to make a career. They just wanted to keep a low profile and didn't need these political achievements. They all knelt down in response and expressed their willingness to serve the emperor.

The emperor was speechless when he saw his brothers who said one thing and thought another. In the past, they always wanted to take credit for any achievements and rushed to show off, but now they are starting to shirk their responsibilities. Each one is more indifferent than the other.

Princes: Who can we blame? It’s because we are scared by the emperor’s tricks. They don’t want to go home next time and find that even their own sons won’t recognize them.

In the end, he still couldn't escape the emperor's clutches. Everything was arranged clearly, especially Yunlu's purse, which was almost emptied.

After the emperor's ten years of reform and constant exploitation of ministers and Eight Banners descendants, the entire Qing Dynasty was revitalized, the people were able to maintain basic food and clothing, and each place found a suitable way out. They were no longer as poor as before, and there were cement roads everywhere.

Whenever a disaster occurs, we can respond quickly and there will not be a situation where large numbers of victims flee.

Mu Xi and Qing Yan had already traveled around the territory of the Qing Dynasty, except for some remote places.

As Mongolia's economy developed, the princesses who pacified Mongolia became dispensable, and as Mongolia's animal husbandry developed, they no longer had the heart to go against the Qing Dynasty.

The affairs of the Qing Dynasty had developed similarly, and the emperor was also thinking about expanding outward, so he wanted to kill all the Japanese pirates.

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"Dad, Mom, we are back."

Several young men called out happily.

Mu Xi looked at her son and daughter with a smile and said, "Why are you back so early today? Didn't the teacher come?"

"Mom, during today's test, the teacher saw that we had finished answering the questions and let us go back." Dabao said obediently.

"Oh, so! We're going to have a dinner at your grandfather's house today. Now that you're back, why not go there early?" Mu Xi said with a smile.

"Okay, mother, let's go," Dabao replied with a smile.

After Qingyan and Muxi came back from their trip, they moved to the vicinity of the Lin Mansion and built a new prince's mansion. They would go home to visit from time to time.

The family came to the Lin family happily and met Lin Ruhai and Lin Daiyu's family.

In the past few years, Lin Daiyu gave birth to six sons and two daughters, and she and Fu Cha Mingqi lived happily together. Mu Xi also gave birth to two sons and two daughters and never had any more children. Qingyan always took birth control pills.

Lin Ruhai was happy to see that his two daughters were living happily, and he was also delighted to see a bunch of grandchildren.

"How are the preparations of our two good grandchildren, Jinyang and Jinjia? Do you want to give it a try this year?" Lin Ruhai asked gently.

Jin Yang and Jin Jia are Mu Xi's eldest and second sons.

Qing Yan gently replied, "Those two guys are almost ready, there shouldn't be any problem this year."

Lin Ruhai was very pleased to hear this, as he finally had a successor.

Not long after, Mu Xi's son and Lin Daiyu's eldest son and second son all passed the imperial examinations.

The emperor still valued Lin Ruhai's family very much. He had some understanding of Lin Ruhai's grandchildren and made use of them.

Time flies, time flies!

Lin Daiyu has been spoiled all her life, with many children and grandchildren and a happy life.

After Mu Xi sent her father, Lin Daiyu and her husband away, although her health was still good, she didn't want to stay in this world anymore, so she escaped and left this world after collecting some supplies from all over the world.

When Mu Xi left, the Qing Dynasty had become the most powerful country in the world, with many colonies, a greatly expanded territory, and the most advanced weapons among all countries in the world.

The murder of Fairy Jinghuan was eventually known to the Heavenly Court. After finding out the whole story, they did not trouble Mu Xi. Instead, they summoned back all the fairies and directly blocked the passage to the human world.

The spiritual energy in the human world also began to decrease and gradually dissipate. It may recover, or it may disappear forever.