I want to ruin the country

The soldiers lowered their heads even more. The emperor was right. Compared with life, nothing else mattered.

Yining continued,

"Also, braids need to be taken care of every day. If you don't take care of them, they'll get dirty, and if they get dirty, they'll get lice and fleas, and they'll smell. If they smell, you could get killed in battle!"

The soldiers were confused. How could dirty hair cost one's life? Someone asked,

"Why, Your Majesty?"

Yining Road,

"Our special forces company will encounter various missions. For example, this mission requires you to lurk inside the enemy's position. Wouldn't it be easy to be exposed if you have a long braid?"

We've been fighting for days, and we don't have time to wash our hair. Wherever we lie down, a foul smell spreads far away, and the enemy follows the smell and catches us. Not only do we miss the mission, but we also lose our lives. Losing our lives because of a braid, isn't that unfair?"

After saying so much, everyone was still silent because no one wanted to take the lead. Yining knew that this matter could not be rushed, so he said,

"What I said was also told to me by the Holy Ancestor. The Holy Ancestor also keeps pace with the times. Times have changed, and some things must change, but I will not force you now!

Those who get a haircut today will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver, and those who get a haircut within three days will be rewarded with twenty taels.

Those who shave their heads within a month will receive a five-liang reward, and those who shave their heads after that will receive nothing. I want to see if anyone takes this approach!

"I shave!"

Luo Shixin stood up and took the lead in shaving his head without saying a word. He did not do it for the reward of fifty taels of silver!

He relies on the emperor. How could it be wrong to do something asked by such a good emperor?

Besides, his only relative now is his ignorant daughter, so he has no other concerns!

Some people asked quietly,

"Hurray! What if the elders in the family don't want to do it?"

Yining Road,

"I have figured out a solution. When you go home, I will prepare a false braid for you to wear on your heads."

"Your Majesty, that's not a long-term solution, is it?"

Yining smiled and said,

"After a long time, they will have to shave their heads too, how can they take care of you!"

"Okay, I'll shave it!"

Everything will be easier with someone taking the lead, not to mention there is a reward of fifty taels of silver. I guess I will have to take over sooner or later, so it’s better to shave early than late!

On the first day, five people had their heads shaved!

Next we start with physical training and standing at attention.

Don’t think that standing at attention is not important. It is the most important means to train soldiers’ obedience and perseverance!

Just let Luo Shixin take care of these things, and you can just do what you need to do.

Wenqing invited Yining to give lectures to the eunuchs.

It turned out that Yining asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to select 1,600 eunuchs who were literate, capable, and young and strong.

He wanted to train these people and then arrange them to serve as supervisory committee members in various counties, whose duties would be equivalent to those of the disciplinary committee secretary in later generations.

They had no other rights but supervisory power, and their duty was to report the actions of the county magistrate and any unfair things happening in the county to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

This put Wenqing in a difficult position, and he couldn't get enough money no matter how hard he tried.

There are 2,545 eunuchs in the palace. It’s not that there are not enough people, but that there are not enough people who meet the requirements.

Wenqing came to Yining to report,

"Your Majesty, I have only managed to gather over 320 eunuchs."

The reason is very simple. Some of the eunuchs are old, some are too young, and some are illiterate. It is not easy to pick out more than 300 people!

There are more than 1,500 counties in Daqing. Yining wanted to send a eunuch to each county, but now there are only 300 people, so he had to do this for now.

There are not enough eunuchs, so we can only arrange for some counties first. The others will be selected from among the candidates taking the exam this year.

Yining handed Wenqing a stack of information.

"This is the training plan I wrote. Send it to these eunuchs and let them study on their own first. I will give them lectures when I have time!"

Wenqing was stunned.

"The Emperor is going to give lectures in person?"

Yining looked at him.

"Why don't you go and tell it?"

Wen Qing waved his hands quickly.

"I don't know what to say!"

Yining asked,

"Do you think Su Shun will?"

Wenqing shook his head like a rattle,

"I don't think he knows how to do it either!"

"You all don't know how to do it, if I don't tell you, who will?"

Wenqing was speechless and thought to himself, the Emperor Kangxi never taught us, how could we know this?

While the eunuchs were studying, Yiningzhen gave them a few lessons. The eunuchs were very excited and asked, "Are we considered disciples of the emperor?"

What Yining taught them was what later became known as the anti-corruption class, which was essentially brainwashing!

Nowadays, people generally have the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor, so brainwashing them is relatively easy.

After a few lessons with Yining, an overseas student's eloquent persuasion, the eunuchs were excited. It turns out that we can not only serve the emperor and the empress, but we can also do so many things for the country!

Suddenly, they felt that their lives had meaning, their image became much taller, and many people walked with their backs straighter.

After the brainwashing was completed, Yining explained clearly to them what they should do, what they should not do, and what they should abide by after arriving at the place!

Finally, they were given another test, and those who passed were sent out!

Those who fail the test will continue to study, and those who fail the second test will be eliminated!

Today is the second day of the second month, the day when the dragon raises its head. When I woke up this morning, the weather was clear and the sun was shining brightly.

Yining got up early and dressed himself. He had an important task today, which was to go to the Xiannong Temple to worship the sky and personally plow the fields.

After breakfast, the Minister of Rites Zai Yuan came to invite the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, all the civil and military officials are waiting for you at the Xiannong Altar!"

Yining came to Xiannongtan, which had already been decorated.

The statue of the god of agriculture and various fruits and grains were placed on the altar of the god of agriculture. Civil and military officials, musicians and dancers, and guards with swords lined up to welcome Yining's arrival.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Zaiyuan announced the start of the sacrificial ceremony.

Suddenly, sacrificial music sounded, and the door facing the altar of the God of Agriculture slowly opened. Yining, dressed in navy blue court robes, slowly walked towards the seat of the God of Agriculture, surrounded by civil and military officials.

Yining worships the God of Agriculture three times by lighting incense, offering incense, toasting and kneeling.

The three sacrifices were performed with different sacrificial music, and the dancers also performed the Eight Righteousness Dance, praying for a good harvest and peace and prosperity for the country and the people.

After the ceremony of worshiping the God of Agriculture, Yining came to his own "one acre and three mu of land" and wanted to plant grains himself.

An old farmer had already harnessed the oxen to the plow and was waiting. Yining picked up the whip and waved it, "Gee!" The oxen moved forward, led by the old farmer.

Yining was born in the countryside. Although he had never driven cattle or eaten pork, he had seen pigs run. He was able to command oxen to work, which was much better than the former emperor.

After three trips back and forth, today's task is completed.

The emperor plowing the land is just a symbolic act. If the emperor really had to work for a whole day and was exhausted, who could take the responsibility?

Civil and military officials also took up their farm tools to dig holes and sow seeds. They planted rice, millet, sorghum, wheat, beans and other grains.

At this point, the sacrificial activities ended.