No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

But it's useless to say all this. After all, current medical science has no specific medicine to cure Hongpei's illness.

She changed her perspective and said, "I think foreign things are also very impressive. That peep show you brought last time was very interesting, wasn't it?"

The peep show is a telescope, which was given to the Fourth Master by his people in Jiangnan.

Although Lin Mingyan had known about it for a long time, it was the first time in her two lifetimes that she had seen such an expensive telescope.

She treasured it for a long time and often climbed up to a high place to take a look.

The Fourth Master knew she liked it, and he mused, "These strange and erotic techniques of foreigners are indeed interesting, but learning them specifically for this is too much effort."

"The Emperor didn't like these people very much and had strictly forbidden people from learning them."

All in all, the Manchus were particularly wary of the Han people messing around.

When foreigners arrived, the Manchus did not try to understand their ships, but instead tried to prevent them from communicating and learning with the Han people.

Lin Mingyan knew a little about it, but she still urged him: "Master, please send some people to learn it."

"Anyway, we don't know how long it will take to complete my studies. I might not be able to come back for ten or twenty years."

Now it’s only sixty years away from the First Industrial Revolution. Whether the Qing Dynasty can catch up with this wave of rapid development depends on the Fourth Master!

If he had lived longer and reigned longer, he would have sent people back to study.

It is not certain who will become the king of the next generation thanks to the industrial revolution.

After hearing her say this, the Fourth Master felt a little relieved.

But this matter is against the Emperor. It would be fine if nothing happened, but if something really happens, he will be in big trouble.

But he is a person who can accept new things, otherwise he would not have studied the globe so thoroughly.

Due to historical reasons, he may not think that foreigners can be more powerful than the Qing Dynasty.

However, he knew by heart the principle that knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle.

"It's okay to send someone out, but you have to think of a good name for it," the Fourth Master said after a moment's hesitation.

Lin Mingyan had already thought about it and said excitedly: "Just send them abroad to study!"

"We pay them, they go out to study, and then they bring back the money they learned to build the Qing Dynasty."

"Isn't this wonderful?"

Studying abroad, she used to envy international students the most, especially those who were funded by the government.

You can experience life in different countries and learn from each other's knowledge.

"Study abroad?" The Fourth Master thought about it and felt that Cha Cha was a little unrealistic.

Some places outside are still uncivilized, how can they be better than the Qing Dynasty?

However, we can send a group of people out to spy on the people's livelihood and military situation there.

The Fourth Master thought about it and agreed: "Okay, I'll make a note of this."

Lin Mingyan did not urge her anymore, because this was not an easy task.

How to proceed still needs to be discussed between the Fourth Master and his think tank, but she said that she has some candidates who can go when the time comes.

He was recruited by Doctor Jia, but now he has resigned from his post!

Lin Mingyan admired this courage.

Doctor Jia is now Doctor Jia, and he specializes in taking in disciples to study suturing.

In modern times, this would mean a medical professor supervising graduate students.

He accepts both male and female disciples, and there is a ready-made internship place for female students. After they finish their studies, they can send them to Miaorentang and they will never have to worry about finding a job.

Now the male apprentices also need employment opportunities.

After much thought, he decided to become a disciple of the Fourth Master and open a clinic.

Among these apprentices, there are also some good ones with strong learning abilities. If we send them out, they will definitely learn some real skills.

The summer passed quickly, and thanks to Lin Mingyan's careful care, the Fourth Master's weight finally did not drop drastically.

Lin Mingyan touched his hard abdominal muscles and felt very happy - she didn't like thin dogs!

The Fourth Master brought bad news: "This year, most parts of the country are experiencing severe drought, and the harvest is worrying."

"Ah? The food is coming down?" Lin Mingyan was surprised to find that the autumn wind was gradually blowing.

Then came the worries: there was a drought last year, and the people had been tightening their belts for a year.

There is another severe drought this year, so this winter will be difficult.

The Fourth Master nodded and said, "Reports have been coming in from all over the country about reduced grain production, especially in Shandong and Henan. The Yellow River has almost run dry."

"In some places, there was even no harvest at all."

If there is no harvest, all the hard work of that year will be wasted.

Even the grain for next year was lost. Life was really unbearable.

Lin Mingyan immediately said, "Wei Wu sent a letter a few days ago saying that the sweet potato harvest on the farm is good."

"Sweet potatoes are being grown everywhere this year, so I think we should be able to get through this."

Although eating sweet potatoes like this may not be very delicious, it can still fill you up.

The Fourth Master nodded: "We are still counting, and we cannot be sure whether there will be a famine or not."

Just two days after he said this, bad news came from down there—a locust plague!

Especially in Henan, which is known as the granary of the Central Plains, the locusts flew over the fertile fields, covering the sky and the sun, leaving no grass wherever they passed.

Emperor Kangxi was furious and reprimanded the Governor-General of Zhili in court. He had always been kind to his subjects, but he scolded him loudly.

But this is a natural disaster, and no matter how we prevent it, we cannot avoid such an outcome.

Emperor Kangxi was troubled by how to solve the problem, and he looked for experienced ministers to help.

However, it is easy to select ministers, but it is difficult to select someone to lead the team.

It turned out that all the happy people dared not show up, for fear of getting involved in this mess.

After all, who isn’t afraid of locusts?

Since ancient times, in addition to using fire to kill a small part of them, most people just let them eat their fill.

After two days, Emperor Kangxi was so anxious that blisters appeared on his mouth.

If this matter is not resolved properly, not only will there be chaos in the world, but he will also have to issue an edict of repentance.

The Fourth Master was also anxious. He discussed with Lin Mingyan, "Cha Cha, give me all the sweet potatoes you harvested this year."

He knew that Lin Mingyan asked Wei Wu to buy land in Hebei and plant sweet potatoes on it all this year.

Originally, Lin Mingyan was planning to make a big move this year, establishing a fan workshop and launching a nationwide fan business.

When he heard that he was willing to provide disaster relief, he nodded without hesitation and agreed: "Go ahead and use it, it's my token of appreciation."

There are granaries all over the country, but opening them and storing grain is not an easy task.

Now that there is a bumper sweet potato harvest, she would definitely give it to the Fourth Master without hesitation.

The Fourth Master hugged her tightly and said, "Don't worry, Cha Cha. I will ask the Emperor for compensation for you."

If you do good things, you should leave your name behind, otherwise it would be a waste of effort, right?

Lin Mingyan thought he was simply donating sweet potatoes, but she didn't expect that he would volunteer to go to Henan to provide disaster relief the next day!

After coming back, I only had half a day to pack as I had to set off that afternoon.

Lin Mingyan pinched the soft flesh on his waist in anger: "You said you had an idea a long time ago, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Can I still stop them? It's hard to prepare anything now!"

The Fourth Master rubbed her back to comfort her: "We are going to provide disaster relief. No need to prepare too much. I will eat and live with everyone."

Lin Mingyan was furious and snorted, "Alright, grasshoppers are edible anyway, so go and eat up the locust plague together!"