Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1223 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 147

The queen was not an ungrateful person. Jiang Xinxin specifically told her not to detain the eldest princess out of fear of choking. She certainly would not trap the child in a small palace just because she was too worried about her.

But although the scar-removing glue was delivered in time, it could not stop Qianlong, a father who truly loved his daughter, from taking his anger out on the people serving the eldest princess. The empress had only sat down for a short while when Qianlong came over.

Except for Jiang Xinxin, everyone else in the room knelt to greet them. Qianlong knelt once to pay his respects to Jiang Xinxin, then turned around and helped the queen up before letting everyone else stand up.

Jiang Xinxin was impatient to exchange pleasantries, and Qianlong looked a little unhappy, so she said directly: "I just told the Queen about Jingse. The people around her didn't take good care of her. Just give her a slight punishment and replace two people. Don't replace everyone and make Jingse uncomfortable."

"Don't just arrest Jingse because he suffered this time. If you do this and that, the child you raise won't be generous enough and won't be able to show up when something happens."

The queen felt somewhat uncomfortable. After all, Jiang Xinxin didn't say it so directly just now. If she didn't know Jiang Xinxin well, she would probably suspect that Jiang Xinxin, her mother-in-law, was plotting against her.

Qianlong agreed, "Yes, the upbringing of a princess is also very important. In the past, the Empress Dowager taught her sisters to read poetry and books, and to be proficient in riding and shooting. Look at Sister Shuhe. Although she seems to be a little too soft-hearted, she can really handle anything if she encounters any problem."

Didn’t the eldest princess Shuhe also help out along with Jiang Xinxin, Concubine Jing and the Queen during the funeral ceremony of the late emperor?

The more Qianlong thought about it, the more he felt that his daughter must not lose to her sisters, so he simply waved his hand and said, "When Jingse is six years old, she will follow her brothers to study in the study room."

Jiang Xinxin agreed directly: "That's good. In this way, we can select a few princesses and county ladies of similar age from the royal family to enter the palace as companions. It can also be regarded as finding some friends for Jingse."

The queen hesitated, "But Jingse is a princess. She should go to school like her aunts. She doesn't need to go to the study room with her brothers."

Jiang Xinxin and Qianlong both understood what the Queen meant. They knew that she might rely more on her son among her two biological children, but she also loved her daughter. The reason she said that was that no matter how much a daughter learned, she would not have the opportunity to display her talents. Even if she wanted to make a name for herself, she would face criticism from the whole world.

The queen simply felt sorry for her daughter and couldn't bear to see her suffer like that.

Seeing that Qianlong seemed to have something to say to Jiang Xinxin alone, the queen tactfully took her leave. After the queen left, Qianlong told Jiang Xinxin his thoughts.

"Empress Dowager, the Holy Ancestor raised more than twenty uncles and uncles, but only a few of them have been granted the title of princes. Even in my dynasty, most of my cousins ​​may not be able to make a name for themselves."

"Of course, there is a reason that they are not talented enough, but I am young now, and I will definitely have many children in the future. I don't want my children to waste their lives and have to live by the wishes of others in the future."

Jiang Xinxin didn't wonder why Qianlong had such worries at such a young age. She waited for Qianlong to get to the point, and sure enough, she heard Qianlong ask, "Empress Dowager, do you think it's good or bad that we are confining the royal family in the capital and not allowing them to move around freely?"

Jiang Xinxin was unsure of Qianlong's intentions, but based on her previous understanding of Qianlong, he should be more inclined to make use of the huge population of the royal family. However, Jiang Xinxin had to be cautious, so she said, "Our attitude and national policy towards the royal family are based on the precedent of the royal family in the previous dynasty causing harm to the people and causing widespread opposition from the people."

"Moreover, the royal family of the previous dynasty was so large that the court could not afford to support them. But in my opinion, this dynasty made the same mistake as the previous dynasty: they did not provide strict education for the royal family."

"Since you want the royal family to be able to command you at will, you must first tell them what to do, and even teach them how to obey your orders. For a long time, you have been trained according to the requirements of the crown prince or even the emperor, so you probably don't know that many royal family members don't even have the opportunity to study properly."

After hearing what Jiang Xinxin said, Qianlong couldn't help but sigh.

Although there are many smart people and many talented people in this world, such people must be able to come in front of him, or he must come in front of others before he can make good arrangements.

But as an emperor, even if he could travel more and meet more people during his tours, the chances of meeting real talents were very rare.

So he listened to Jiang Xinxin's implicit suggestion that he should train people early if he wanted to hire them, but he was extremely short of people now and couldn't wait for another ten or twenty years!

In this regard, Jiang Xinxin offered a very halfhearted suggestion: "Then you can make do with the old man left to you by the late emperor, and at the same time start to train new people that suit your taste. Of course, since you need it urgently, I suggest you look for someone in Xian'an Palace, or look at the imperial guards, or look at the newly-appointed Jinshi."

The news that an imperial examination would be held in the first year of Emperor Qianlong's reign had already spread, and the advice given by Jiang Xinxin was practical and applicable. Emperor Qianlong felt relieved for the time being, but he still did not forget his worries about his children.

"Empress Dowager, I have something in mind. I don't want my daughter to be like her aunts and great-aunts, who can only worry about other people's families all their lives."

Qianlong reorganized his words and continued, "My Queen Mother, I have seen that the current situation is that since women have been able to work outside the home, the taxes have increased significantly. So I, like the late emperor, hope to encourage women to go out of the home, take charge of some things outside, and create more taxes."

"But I haven't thought about it. After all, there are not many jobs that can be done in this world, especially jobs that can only be done by women. If the court favors women too much, men will definitely fight back in time. By then, the court will probably intervene. Therefore, I think maybe I should find more ways."

Jiang Xinxin understood Qianlong's thoughts. Qianlong could see the limitations of the Qing Dynasty's internal market and thought of looking outward. This was already a great progress.

In view of this, Jiang Xinxin expressed her thoughts: "Your concerns are very necessary, and the solution I can think of is also very direct."

"Encourage the royal family to invade and occupy territory."

Qianlong did not immediately refute Jiang Xinxin by using the court officials' objection that it had been like "since ancient times" or "rules of the ancestors", but instead carefully considered the benefits of it.

Jiang Xinxin continued, "And don't just stick to the male members of the royal family. Princesses can be included as well. The court can then openly or privately provide paid assistance to royal family members who have such ambitions. This way, not only can the borders be stabilized, but also the excess and unsupported population within the Qing Dynasty can be transferred."

"More importantly, it will further expand the Qing Dynasty's influence on the world."