Honghui is reborn in Legend of Zhen Huan, I will protect my mother

Before the first snow of winter, the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple finally made a general conclusion of the case, during which they seized more than 3 million taels of silver and some valuables.

However, these silvers cannot be transferred to the national treasury yet. The embezzled proceeds and legal income must be separated according to the account books. As for the dowries of the female members, they had been kept in the same condition when the various mansions were searched!

Yinzhen was not a greedy person, so why would he set his sights on the dowries of his female relatives?

On November 25, after ten days of deliberation, he finally made a decision.

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs is so greedy that I am very disappointed. However, too many people are involved this time. I don't want bloodshed everywhere. I only want to execute the main culprit. The rest will have their property confiscated and their jobs demoted to civilians. All men over 15 will be sent to Heilongjiang to serve, and all men under 15 and their female relatives will be moved to the capital to live. They are not allowed to stay in the inner and outer cities!"

When this decree came out, the court officials were quite surprised. It was because His Majesty was not such a tolerant and forgiving person!

Is this still the same stingy, mean and cold Emperor Yongzheng?

Yinzhen would never tell them that the birth of this decree was related to his eldest son, but this was not out of kindness, but out of many considerations.

- First, too many people were involved, and severe punishment would damage their reputation; second, the palace maids were indispensable, but if the palace maids were intermarried, there was a fear that the root of the problem would be brought harm to future generations; third, even peeling the daylilies did not stop the corrupt officials, so it was inevitable that they would embezzle money, and the Imperial Household Department should be restricted. This was also related to his next two edicts.

By the end of November, the atmosphere at Caishikou was filled with blood and anger, and all the main culprits were executed immediately!

The bondservants of the Imperial Household Department involved in the incident had not had time to rejoice over their situation, and the bondservant families who were replaced had not been happy for long either, before Emperor Yongzheng issued two consecutive imperial edicts.

First: "If there are bannermen concubines in the harem, only she is allowed to hold the banner, and her family members are not allowed to hold the banner, and her five mournings are not allowed to serve in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. From today on, bannermen can take the imperial examination, be promoted through inheritance, or donate money to enter the government, and the same applies to the Eight Banners."

Second: "The Supervisory Office was specially established in the previous dynasty. It was not included in the six ministries and was directly under the charge of the emperor. It was specifically responsible for monitoring the corruption and abuse of power by officials."

All the court officials lost their smiles now, and the Censorate made a series of memorials, demanding to take back the supervisory duties that belonged to their department.

As for the bannermen, few of them were truly happy. Some families even relied on their ancestors' merits to run to Emperor Yongzheng and ask him to revoke his decision. All these chaos made Yinzhen lose his smile.

"They are all ignorant. I thought it was not easy for them to succeed, so I changed the ancestral law and left them a way to rise and rise. But look at the result. They don't even think of thanking me. Instead, they come to me to beg for mercy, hoping that I can revoke my decision..."

"Don't be angry, or you'll hurt yourself. Today's Baoyi are not the talented people who were dedicated to making progress and loyal to the emperor and serving the country in the early years. Each of them has been worn down by wealth and glory. Reality will teach them what survival of the fittest means in the future!" He was quite angry, after all, these imperial edicts were all related to him, and the Baoyi's words were a slap in his face!

"Hmph! I will never give in to their wishes! Instead of trying to raise their profile and advance themselves, why are they trying to gain status in the harem?" The purpose of entering the harem is to relax, but if everyone keeps scheming for the sake of their family, how can we rest in peace?

“……”Honghui was speechless for a moment and let him vent.

"Alright, my order has been issued. Let them jump around for a few days. Then they will know what it means to be a king!"

Although he was angry, he did not forget his business. "You submitted a memorial yesterday, saying that you had finally developed a paving material that was low-cost, simple to make, easy to lay, and very tough. I remember it was called plaster, right?"

Honghui looked serious and saluted before replying, "It is called plaster. Uncle Jiu and I spent nearly seven or eight years trying various building materials and finally came up with plaster by accident! Now that I think about it, if it weren't for the blessing of God and our ancestors, who knows when this plaster would have appeared in the world."

After saying this, he asked someone to carry a stone slab into the hall, pointed with his finger and introduced: "This is the so-called plaster. It is made by grinding lime and clay into powder, then calcining it, and then mixing it with iron slag and water in a certain proportion. It will become plaster after being left to stand for a few days. This stone slab was cast five days ago. Would you like to touch it?"

Isn't this a stone slab? Is it really made of mud? Yinzhen touched it with doubt.

The tentacles are hard and rough, but can they really withstand a carriage passing over them without breaking?

"Come here, get a knife and try chopping it."

Then the knife broke...

"What kind of knife is this? It's so fragile!"

Before Su Peisheng could explain, Honghui came forward and explained considerately: "This is an ordinary sword worn by the guards, not a magic weapon. If it were a magic weapon, this plaster would not be able to withstand a few chops."

"It's fine. It's not for building a city. It's just for paving the road, so it doesn't need to be very strong."

Honghui nodded and continued to explain: "There is another simple method. You only need to mix lime, coal ash and water in a certain proportion, stir them evenly, and let them stand for a few days. However, the mortar made in this way cannot withstand being crushed by heavy objects, and is far inferior to the stone slab that I brought with me."

"Each has its advantages and disadvantages. Official roads should use stronger ones, while the standards for other small roads do not need to be too high." Yinzhen prided himself on his good eyesight and could see that the plaster could be used and was of considerable use.

Honghui then talked about the cost and specific production methods, and finally said, "Your son and Uncle Jiu have already paved a section of plaster road in the mansion. Please come and try it out. Seeing is believing!"

"Okay, I'll go tomorrow." He didn't know why, but an idea suddenly popped up in his mind, "Have you ever tried shooting or bombarding?"

"I've tried it. The flintlock can only leave a little bullet mark, but the cannon can only withstand more than ten hits." How could he not have thought of this?

Can only take more than ten hits? ! ! !

Yinzhen was overjoyed and had unprecedented expectations for this plaster. After all, according to his eldest son, plaster could be used to build embankments and cities, and the cost was not high. Even if it was damaged, it could be easily repaired. Compared with brick walls, this plaster had the upper hand in every way.

By the next afternoon, he had witnessed with his own eyes the convenience of paving with plaster.

No matter whether it is a horse-drawn carriage or an ox-drawn cart, it travels steadily on it, with the bumps being almost imperceptible, and the pain of traveling seems to have turned into a pleasure!

"Not bad, really not bad! Yunluo, Honghui, you two are great, I am very happy, I am very happy!"

The uncle and nephew said a few humble words, but Yinzhen ignored them all. "Come here, pass on my decree. Consort Yi is to be named Imperial Consort. Prince Fu's eldest son Hong Zheng is to be made Crown Prince, and is to be granted the title of Beizi. Prince Zhao is to be awarded a number of gold, silver, jade and stones!"