I want to ruin the country

Su Shundao,

"Your Majesty, the Queen has been dead for a while. You can't always leave your harem without a master!"

Yining understood that this was because the emperor was afraid that the second son would be wronged!

"Okay, I'm not in the mood for that right now. Let's talk about it later!"

The two were speechless. Does the talent show depend on mood?

Yining laughed again and said,

"I am surrounded by thousands of flowers, and you are still worried that I will be wronged?"

The two of them smiled, the emperor was right.

Wenqing still said,

"Your Majesty, many families have already prepared for the selection, and they all plan to ascend to the top in one go!"

"Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. I don't believe many families are willing to let their daughters fall into this fire pit!"

Wenqing grinned. Why did the emperor always say irrelevant things?

"However, I still advise His Majesty to quickly decide on the master of the harem, otherwise chaos will arise if time passes!"

Yining Road,

"If there were a lot of concubines in the harem, there might be jealousy. Now I have no wives or concubines, what can go wrong? Besides, if I can't manage the harem well, I don't deserve to be the emperor!"

The two were speechless again. The current emperor was very eloquent and had many fallacies and heresies, and they really couldn't win the argument!

As they were talking, it was already noon, Yining said,

"Let's have lunch together at noon and continue the conversation in the afternoon!"

Accompanying the emperor to dinner, no matter what time it is, is a very prominent thing, and no one is unwilling to do so!

When the meal was served, cups and plates were laid out, filling up the table again. Yining said,

"You two, I can't stand the smell of alcohol right now. If you want to drink, just pour it for me. Don't worry about me!"

The emperor refused to drink, and Wenqing and Sushun were not such shameless people. They both said they didn't want to drink and picked up their chopsticks to eat!

Yining put down his chopsticks after eating a little.

"You two, I still don't have much appetite, so you two should eat slowly!"

Yi Guofang handed over a hot towel, Yining wiped his face and hands, left the table and ran to the side to read the memorials.

Seeing Yining looking at the memorial seriously, Wenqing and Sushun felt a pang in their hearts at the same time!

Because of quitting smoking, this guy ate less in four or five days than a normal person would eat in one meal. He lost a lot of weight in a few days and looked unrecognizable!

Even so, they couldn't rest. The three of them chatted for the whole morning. Not to mention that he was so weak, even Su Shun felt a little tired!

Although it seems that the emperor's behavior is a bit eccentric, think about it, every word he said makes sense!

He seems cynical, but actually he is very wise. It’s just that others are pretending, but this guy is more real.

The two men finished their meal in a hurry, put down their chopsticks, and Yining also put down the memorial.

The eunuchs served tea, Yining said,

"Have some tea, you two. I have something to say later!"

After two cups of tea, Wen Qing said,

"Your Majesty, if you have something to say, please tell me so that I don't have to worry!"

Yining glared and said,

"What are you talking about? Do you think I'm up to something bad and want to trick you?!"

Wenqing said hurriedly,

"In reply to Your Majesty, I would never dare to think that!"

Yining smiled.

"You old man, your eyes betray you! Right, Su Shun?"

Su Shun pretended to look into Wen Qing's eyes.

"I can't really tell!"

The three of them burst into laughter!

Yining Road,

"Let's get back to the point. I've decided to move the Imperial Household Department's Workshop out of the palace and change its name to the Imperial Manufacturing Bureau. How do you think that goes?"

Wen Qing was so worried about the lawsuit that his face turned ugly.

"Move out? Your Majesty, I really don't understand. The Imperial Household Department has been in the palace since ancient times. Why do we have to move out?"

Yining Road,

"These craftsmen are all skilled workers. We cannot let them serve only me and the palace. We must let them go out and serve everyone in the world!"

Wenqing was confused. What does it mean to serve everyone in the world?

"A country's industrialization cannot be separated from these skilled craftsmen!

Not only will I have them serve the people of the world, I will also recruit skilled craftsmen from all walks of life across the country to have them invent and create!"

Su Shun asked,

"What invention?"

Yining couldn't explain it to them for a while, so he had to say,

“Is the toothbrush any good?”

Su Shundao,

"It works great. I used to use a willow branch and it would always poke my teeth and make them bleed. This toothbrush is just the right amount of hardness and soft. It works great! It works so well!"

Wenqing also talked about the Tao,

"My whole family says it's great, easy to use, and it cleans really well!"

Yining Road,

"Wenqing, can you tell me how much an ivory toothbrush sells for?"

Su Shundao,

"I heard it costs one or two ounces of silver!"

Man Hing Road,

"No, you're talking about Huanghuali wood. The ivory one sells for five taels of silver!"

Yining Road,

"Let's not talk about the ivory and huanghuali wood ones, those are luxury goods. Let's talk about the bamboo ones, they're selling for 700 wen each. Do you know how much they cost?"

Wenqing asked,

"How many"

Su Shundao,

"I asked, and including labor and materials, it's only about ten cents!"

Yining Road,

"Have you ever thought about why something that costs ten cents is sold for seven hundred cents?"

Su Shundao,

"It's rare!"

Wenqing nodded.

"That's right!"

Yining said,

"Do you think ordinary people buy toothbrushes?"

Su Shundao,

"I'm afraid I can't afford it. It's okay for the wealthy, but it's heartbreaking!"

He has only lived a good life for a few years and can sympathize with the lives of ordinary people.

Man Hing Road,

"My family is not short of money, but I still feel reluctant to spend 700 coins on a bamboo toothbrush!"

Yining nodded.

"As the saying goes, scarcity makes things valuable. If this thing were everywhere, would it still be so expensive?"

Wenqing and Sushun nodded, agreeing with the emperor.

Wenqing asked,

"Your Majesty, what does this have to do with the Imperial Household Department moving out?"

Yining Road,

"I will divide them up and hire a large number of craftsmen. I will make a lot of toothbrushes and toothpaste! This way the price will come down, and the people will be able to afford it!"

Wenqing and Sushun were very moved. The emperor was always thinking about the people!

"The emperor is merciful, and the people are blessed!"

Yining said,

"Don't flatter me. I'm afraid that as the emperor I will let down the people of the world. They are the ones who support you and me.

Furthermore, I will continue to sell toothbrushes and toothpaste to the West to earn their gold and silver coins."

The two were stunned again and asked at the same time.

"Sell it to the West?"

Yining Road,

"In the past, it was Western merchants who came here to trade and make money from us. In the future, I will also go out and make money from them!"

Man Hing Road,

"Your Majesty, absolutely not! A person of such wealth cannot sit idle in the palace. How can you go to the West to do business?"

Yining smiled bitterly.

"I don't know how to communicate with you. If you want to do business, I have to go there. Sending someone else won't work!"

Wen Qing wiped the sweat from his head and said,

"That's fine, that's fine. But my country is vast and rich in resources. What could their tiny country have that we don't have?"