I want to ruin the country

Hongxiu answered hurriedly

"Yes, I'll get it right away!"

Yining Road,

"No need for you, Yi Heping, go get it!"

Taking the measuring tape, Yining gestured with his hands.

“This thing is roughly this long, this wide, and this thick.

Use ivory as the material. Drill some holes this big on this piece, then insert bunches of cleaned pig bristles on top. Just make sure the exposed bristles are about this long!

After saying that, he sneezed.

Yang Guisheng didn't know that the emperor had quit smoking, and he was wondering what was wrong with the emperor. Was he having malaria?

Yining spoke and gestured, and Yang Guisheng looked carefully and took notes.

"do you understand?"

This is not difficult. Yang Guisheng is the most skillful craftsman in the Imperial Household Department. How could he not understand?

"I understand. I'll do it right away when I get back!"

Yang Guisheng was quite efficient. In the afternoon, he came to ask for a meeting with the finished product.

When Yining saw it, he thought, wow, we really can’t underestimate the wisdom and hands-on ability of the working people.

The toothbrush is really made in that way.

Whether it is wide, narrow, big, small, long, short, thick, thin, or the curvature of the handle and the softness and hardness of the bristles, they are almost perfect.

Seeing the emperor picking up the toothbrush and putting it in his mouth, Yi Heping quickly stopped him.

"Your Majesty, you can't put it in your mouth!"

Yining was surprised.

"what happened?"

Yi Heping said with a serious face

"It will take a slave trying it first!"

Yining teased him,

"Have you ever tried putting it in my mouth again?"

Yi Heping slapped himself in the face.

“Slave…!”

Yining knew what he meant and was afraid it might be poisonous, so he said,

"You have a pig brain, why not just boil it a few more times in boiling water?"

"Whoo!"

Yining waved his hand again.

"Forget it, there's no need to bother. Just leave it at that. I won't try anymore!"

Seeing the emperor put it in his mouth, Yang Guisheng suddenly realized and said,

"Your Majesty, is this a substitute for willow branches for brushing your teeth?"

Yining Road,

"Yeah, now you understand!"

Yang Guisheng said,

"I am a foolish humble servant, but I only just understood it. I dare to ask, what is this called?"

Yining said,

"If it's for brushing teeth, just call it a toothbrush!"

When everyone saw it, they thought this thing was much better for brushing teeth than willow branches, so they all knelt down and kowtowed to praise the emperor for his extraordinary talent and intelligence!

Yining waved his hand.

"Okay, stop kneeling and kowtowing all the time, okay? Even if you're not annoyed, I'm annoyed too!"

He looked at the toothbrush again, thought for a moment and said,

"Toothbrushes made of ivory are too expensive and ordinary people can't afford them. Think about what other materials can be used to make toothbrushes!"

Yang Guisheng thought for a moment and said,

"Your Majesty, I think it can be made from bones!"

Yining asked,

"Bones are fine, but do you have that many? And are they clean?"

Yang Guisheng said,

"Bones are very clean after being processed, but I think wood would also be fine!"

Yining Road,

"It's all fine, but it will get bacteria over time and won't be easy to clean!"

Yang Guisheng asked,

"Your Majesty, what are bacteria?"

Yining was so happy that he couldn't stop talking and said quickly,

"What I mean is that toothbrushes get wet every day, so they don't dry easily. Over time, they're bound to harbor dirt and grime, so we need to find some easy-to-clean ingredients!"

Yang Guisheng said,

"I understand, but it's inevitable that dirt and filth will accumulate. I just have to clean it carefully before use!"

Yining knew that they would not understand if he told them about disinfection, so he had to say,

"If wooden boards are expensive, bamboo boards can be used. They are much cheaper than wood!"

Yang Guisheng was overjoyed.

"I am stupid and didn't think of it!"

Yining thought to himself, this is nothing, there is no plastic now, so I have to make do with it! He said,

"Then make it out of four materials: ivory, bone, wood, and bamboo!"

Yang Guisheng said,

"Your Majesty, do you need to do a lot?"

Yining said,

"It has been said since ancient times that misfortune comes from the mouth and disease enters through the mouth. If food residues are left between the teeth, it will cause illness over time!

Therefore, I want everyone to brush their teeth. This will reduce many diseases. There are 450 million people in the country. Even if half of them use toothbrushes, we still need more than 200 million toothbrushes. Can we make fewer?"

Yang Guisheng quickly said,

"The Emperor cares about the people. This is a blessing for all people in the world!"

It seems that this guy is also a professional flatterer.

Yining said,

"You should devote all your efforts to manufacturing toothbrushes, develop more materials, and provide high-end, mid-range, and low-end products. This way, people can choose the right toothbrush for their budget!"

Yang Guisheng asked,

"Excuse me, Your Majesty, how many of each kind are you making?"

Yining Road,

"Now all of you idle people should make toothbrushes, starting with high-end ones, and prepare to sell them to princes, ministers, and wealthy people.

In a few days, I will expand your workshop and recruit more craftsmen. Build as much as you can. I will need you!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Yining was happy when he thought about it and said,

"Not only do we have a huge national market, but toothbrushes need to be replaced after a while. This is a big business, and there's endless money to be made!"

Yang Guisheng glanced at the emperor with an incredible look. It didn't sound like the words coming from the emperor's mouth. Instead, it sounded like the words of a typical money-grubber!

Saying,

"Wei Chen understands!"

Yining Road,

"It's not enough to just have this thing, you also need a toothpaste combo!"

Yang Guisheng was puzzled.

"What the hell is toothpaste!"

Yining thought for a while and said,

"Now Yang Liuzhi also uses salt when brushing his teeth, right? Toothpaste is a substitute for salt, and it's more comfortable than salt, and the effect is better!"

Yang Guisheng said,

"I still don't quite understand!"

Yining Road,

"It's like a paste that you can squeeze onto your toothbrush to help clean your teeth."

Yang Guisheng said,

"Your Majesty, how about you draw another picture for me?"

Yining suppressed his discomfort and smiled.

"Nonsense, how can you draw a picture with toothpaste!"

"I don't know how to do it!"

Yining rolled his eyes.

"You are so clever and dexterous, ugh!"

Yang Guisheng quickly knelt down,

"Wei Chen is terrified!"

Damn, this guy kneels down whenever he sees the emperor. It’s fucking unbearable.

Yining thought for a moment and said,

"Don't be afraid. I'll teach you. Go to the Imperial Medical Bureau and find Doctor Fu.

Just tell them what I said, and ask them to come up with some prescriptions that can treat inflammation of teeth, gums, mouth ulcers, etc.!"

Yang Guisheng was even more puzzled. How could it become a cure? He asked hurriedly,

"Your Majesty, what does toothpaste have to do with curing illness?"

Yining Road,

"Listen to me, you boil the medicine according to the recipe, and then find a way to mix it with some stuff so that it can become a paste like rouge.

Then add some mint and spices to it, so that it smells fresh and bubbles when it enters your mouth, and then the toothpaste is ready!"

Yang Guisheng said,

"Your Majesty, I heard someone used pig bone powder or fish bone powder to make this thing before!"

Yining Road,

"I don't care what you use. Once you're done, bring it to me and let me try it. When I say it's ready, you can claim your reward of one hundred taels of silver!"