After Miles left, the Ministry of Accounts quickly presented the completed accounts to Kangxi.There were originally two copies of this account book, one was the original price of the item presented by Yang Yanqiu, and the other was the expected gross profit.

But who knew that neither of these ledgers came in handy.After some actions by the prince, the court transferred several times the previous money like a white wolf with empty gloves.

Kangxi opened the ledger, skipping over the original profits of those treasures one by one.Even if I said it with my own eyes, I still feel surprised.

In the past, when foreigners came to court, he usually gave some rewards to show the demeanor of a great country.This time, I didn't expect that the prince's teasing not only saved me a lot of rewards, but also squeezed out 10,000+ taels of silver from foreigners.

But besides being surprised by his son's ability, he was also curious about the situation of Taixi.In the previous Ming Dynasty, Zheng He went to the West and reported to Emperor Yongle when he came back. He bluntly said that everything he saw was poor and destitute, which was very different from the prosperity and prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.Even if there is intention to praise and please, it has never been exaggerated too much.

However, judging from the current situation of foreigners entering Beijing, the foreigners from Thailand and the West are far from what Zheng He said.

Kangxi rubbed his fingernails at the final total amount of silver in the ledger, thinking that this is a bit of a joke after all, and it would be good if he could learn more about the national strength of the Thai and Western countries from the mouth of the envoy.It's not good that people travel thousands of miles to visit Daqing, but Daqing doesn't know anything about their country.

He even planned that if he had the opportunity in the future, he would have to learn to send people to take a good look at the land other than the Qing Dynasty.

Of course, Yinreng didn't know about Kangxi's rumors, because he was busy planning his worries, whether he, Khan Ama, would allow Yao Qisheng or Shi Lang to lead troops to fight against Dongying.

It would be too hasty to try directly.Yinreng simply invited several ministers who had been trusted by his Khan Ama to come to Yuqing Palace for tea one by one.Please note that the meaning of "drinking tea" is really simply to have some tea and fruit snacks, and chat by the way.

The one who was invited first this time was not his masters who were always close to him, but Prince Yu Fuquan, a well-known good man in the court.Yinfeng also has his own reasons for finding Fuquan first.

To be honest, apart from recovering Ryukyu after the Great Clearance, there were few opportunities for water warfare.Yinfeng has confidence in Yao Qisheng's ability to train troops, but he still has some doubts about the navy's ability to fight.

And the only person he can get in touch with in the court, who understands the art of war and has personally led soldiers on the battlefield, is his uncle Wang Fuquan.Although the elder brother has been coordinating military affairs in the past two years, since the Russian incident was quelled, he has never been directly on the battlefield.

Yinfeng wanted to persuade him, Khan Ama, to agree to Yao Qisheng's request, so he had to know how much the navy had to win.

As a person who has been controlling himself to reduce his sense of existence since he finished fighting Junggar, Fuquan was completely at a loss as to why he was dragged down by the prince to Yuqing Palace.

In his impression, although the prince has always been respectful and courteous, he has always been alienated from the royal family, let alone uncles like them, even Suoetu, who he trusted when he was young, has not been close these years .Not to mention, he rarely finds his relatives to connect with him.

Sure enough, if you live for a long time, you can meet all kinds of rare things.

Yinreng politely helped Fuquan into Yuqing Palace, then politely let him to the upper seat, and saluted like a junior. This was obviously an attitude of asking for something, which made Fuquan tremble in fear.

Fuquan looked calm, but he had already started to make small calculations in his heart.He was used to only obeying orders from Kangxi alone, thinking that if the crown prince asked him to do something against the emperor's order, he would leave Yuqing Palace and report back to the emperor as soon as possible, and he would never let the crown prince go on the wrong path.

Whoever thought about it for a long time, didn't wait for the prince to ask him to do something, but waited for his own professional knowledge to answer more than a dozen questions.

Fuquan was stunned for a while, and then repeated the question he had just heard in confusion: "The prince wants to know what are the chances of the navy's victory if they go to conquer Dongpu now?"

No, the prince just helped the emperor earn face, and helped the court earn money. He thought that the prince came to him at this time because he wanted him to help win people's hearts.

Yinfeng was also puzzled, "Is there something inconvenient to say, Uncle Wang?" He didn't ask any weird questions, why did Uncle Wang have a troubled expression?

Fuquan waved his hands again and again, "No, no, I'm just curious why Your Highness asked this question."

Yinfeng thought about it for a while, and decided to mix in half truth and half falsehood, and said: "I don't want to hide it from Uncle Bo, I heard that Yao Qisheng had written a scripture and asked Khan Ama to conquer Dongpu. I just feel that this is beneficial to the people. But Khan Ama refused to express it, but Gu didn't know why, so he asked Bo Wang for advice."

However, Fuquan had never heard of this matter, and only said that the crown prince had to trust him, and the crown prince could find out even if their foreign ministers didn't know anything about it.

However, Kangxi didn't dare to say anything more about the matter that Kangxi didn't speak. He pondered for a moment before saying: "If the emperor doesn't allow it, I'm afraid there may be some insider information. Your Highness the Crown Prince should just follow the emperor's order."

The principle of Fuquan's life is that whatever Kangxi said, he would follow the wind and support it.As for what Kangxi didn't say, he will definitely not express more opinions.Relying on this principle, he was promoted to the most trusted person of Kangxi among many royal family members.

Yinfeng smiled, "I know Bo Wang has always been respectful to Khan Ama, and I really don't want to go against Khan Ama's intention this time. I just ask Bo Wang for advice. If he really moves, Yao Qisheng has a few percent chance of winning." .”

He had a clear conscience, even though Fuquan was skeptical, he couldn't say anything more.

Fuquan just stared at Yinreng for a while, seeing that the prince was sure that he had no idea of ​​any idea, half of his heart was relieved just now.As if reminiscing, he stroked his beard and said, "When the Fujian navy was fighting Ryukyu back then, it didn't even have half of its current strength. In terms of strength, the Zheng family is much stronger than the incompetent Japanese pirates. Your Royal Highness, you can compare the two sides." If you have the strength, you know that if there is a fight, the navy's chances of winning are very high."

What he said was ingenious, and it was very face-saving. Although he didn't directly tell Yinfeng whether the Qing Dynasty could win or not, the comparison between the two sides gave a more intuitive answer to the question of whether he could agree or not.

Yinreng has won the trust, and he feels more confident.The respectful Chao Fuquan thanked him: "Thank you, uncle."

After talking about the topic, see off the guests on time.He had just been in the limelight, so he didn't want to be suspected of linking up with his clan by his Khan Ama at this time.

After Fuquan left, Yinreng himself wrote a detailed booklet of "Ten Pros and Cons of the Fujian Navy's Extermination of Japanese Bandits" in his study, and prepared to present it to Khan Ama when he found a chance, and to contribute to Yao Qisheng's booklet.

After writing the notes, it is not appropriate to see people again today. Yinfeng has nothing to do, so he simply finds a system that has not chatted for many days, and chats about what happened recently.Because of the rectification of foreigners, his heart is still a little turbulent.

But who knew that the system was not very face-saving, not only refused to chat, but also directly threw out a "Detailed Explanation of the Steam Engine Principles" material.

Yinfeng: ...What kind of confusing operation is this?The system of his brain even loses his temper sometimes?

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