It was estimated that three quarters of an hour had passed, and Brother Jiu's butt was getting a little cold.
Many of the officials waiting to meet him left.
Brother Jiu estimated that there were only three or four left, so he picked up the food box and went over again.
He glanced down at the food box.
I forgot about this before, it must have been too cold.
He called to a familiar little eunuch and said, "Send it to the dining room to warm it up. I respect Khan Amma."
The ninth elder brother is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and now he is very dignified before the imperial court.
The little eunuch bowed in response and took the food box with both hands.
After a while, the last official waiting to meet came out, accompanied by an acquaintance.
Ma Qi, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Minister of the Lifan Academy, and the General Manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"Lord Ma..."
Brother Jiu smiled very intimately.
Ma Qi is not only the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but also half the father-in-law of Bage, a serious member of his family.
Ma Qi became a grand maester, better than other old men.
Brother Ninth was originally not sensitive to these things, but this time he was extremely clever.
If Isang Ah retires, he will definitely need to replace him with a bachelor.
Ma Qi's qualifications and holy connections are enough.
Ma Qi bowed and said, "Master Jiu!"
Seeing the folder in his hand, Brother Jiu said, "But what matters are there at the Ministry of Internal Affairs that Khan Amma needs to decide?"
Ma Qi hurriedly said: "It's the silver note from the Lifan Academy!"
The vassal kings, Baylor, Beizi, Gong, Taiji, etc. who came to the capital for "shifts" were all rewarded. This was drawn up by the Lifan Yuan based on the current number of people in the imperial palace and inside and outside the capital, and the emperor was asked to approve it.
Enjoy before the end of the month.
In early February, when the weather warmed up, these Mongolian princes who had come to court would leave Beijing.
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Then go ahead and get busy."
Ma Qi left.
Brother Jiu stood at the door and called people to report.
In the study room, Kangxi was looking at a map.
There are several places marked on it, which are critical places in the river.
Hearing that Brother Nine asked to see him, Kangxi glanced at the clock.
The second quarter of the morning.
So early?
He hummed softly, roughly guessing what he meant.
It must be for yard work.
Yesterday I said I would cultivate five, and this bastard’s expression changed.
Without the ability to recognize people, loyalty cannot be achieved in a serious way.
"Tell him to come in!"
Kangxi ordered Liang Jiu Gongdao.
Liang Jiugong responded and went out.
Brother Jiu looked at Liang Jiugong and whispered, "Shuida, how is Khan Ama feeling?"
Liang Jiugong closed his mouth and refused to speak.
If you can’t always remind me, what’s the point?
Is he such a talkative person? !
Brother Jiu rolled his eyes and knew what he was doing.
It should be okay. If something happens, Liang Jiugong will show it on his face even if he doesn't mention it.
He felt a little relieved.
"Khan Amma, my son is here to greet you!"
Brother Ninth's voice also had a lightness to it.
If their wish came true, the couple wouldn't have to be apart for two months at all.
It can't be said that a month and a half will be enough.
At that time, we can also eat, drink and have fun together in Jiangnan.
Shu Shu likes food and will eat all the way back when the time comes.
Thinking like this, he couldn't help but smile.
Kangxi saw him smiling and said, "It's so early in the morning. What's so beautiful about this?"
As he said this, he thought of a possibility and felt a bit hopeful.
What is most important to Brother Nine?
Heir? !
The young couple stick together all day long, what if?
Then he thought of Dafujin and became worried again.
Even if the boss doesn't care, if the baby is really going to be born, there is no need to lose the reputation of the Ninth Prince and his wife.
Care leads to chaos, and Kangxi worried about gains and losses.
Brother Jiu had already said happily: "This is not because my son was thinking about Khan Ama's tour to the south, and he couldn't bear it. He couldn't eat well, couldn't sleep well, and tossed and turned all day long, but he thought of a way last night!"
His eyes sparkled.
Kangxi heard something was wrong, looked at Brother Jiu's red face, and questioned: "I can't eat well and can't sleep, how come I can't tell?"
Nowadays, everyone in the palace doesn't know that the prince's dining room is much more delicious.
Even the stewards in the imperial kitchen would ask from time to time what new dishes had been added to the prince's kitchen.
Brother Jiu touched his face and said, "My son has lost weight. Didn't Ama Khan notice it?"
Kangxi hummed and said, "Who is so blind that he talks nonsense with his eyes open?"
Brother Jiu smiled and said, "What the elders said last night, they also told me to let my son come over and eat at the banquet, as long as he can handle it!"
The corner of Kangxi's mouth curled up. It was because the news about fishing in the West Garden had spread. Others were making fun of him, but this fool couldn't hear it.
When it was time for breakfast, the serving eunuch came in and asked for permission to serve the meal.
Kangxi nodded, looked at Brother Jiu and said, "If you have something to say, don't leave any ink!"
Brother Jiu brought the flattery: "You eat your own food, there is no need to worry..."
Kangxi glanced at him: "I'm afraid I won't be able to eat if I look at you!"
Brother Jiu frowned and said: "Khan Ama usually loves his son. He is the best in the world, but this habit of always lecturing his son is not good. It is very sad..."
Kangxi said angrily: "There must be something for me to praise!"
Brother Jiu smiled and said, "If you praise something bad, my son will be fine next time, right?"
While he was talking, the dining table had already been brought up.
The eunuch serving the kitchen said: "Your Majesty, Brother Jiu has a plate of tartary buckwheat cakes and a plate of cornmeal steamed buns..."
This is asking for instructions on whether to obey or not.
Kangxi was a little surprised and nodded.
"What kind of food is that?"
The imperial dining room in the palace has grains from various places, many of which no one cares about.
On the other hand, Ninth Prince's Prince's Dining Room had a lot of things done before.
Kangxi got the filial New Year dishes there this year, and there were no pastries.
Because the Qianqing Palace Dining Room has a dedicated pastry dining room, which is fully equipped and cannot be compared with the Prince's Dining Room.
Brother Jiu said: "It's just grains. I, Fujin, said, eat more grains to keep your body strong..."
Kangxi glanced at Brother Jiu with disgust.
An uneducated guy.
This is definitely not what Dong E said.
"Compendium of Materia Medica" records that corn is sweet, flat and non-toxic, and can be used as an appetizer.
This should be the ingredient Dong E selected after reading the herbal medicine to nourish Brother Jiu's stomach.
Brother Jiu had already thought of something else, that Shu Shu had been curious about the promotion of corn. He didn't know much about it before, so he could just ask: "Khan Ama, I heard that corn doesn't need to be picked, and it can be grown in cold-resistant and low-rainage areas. Doesn’t it rain less in Zhili, so wouldn’t that be the right time to plant this?”
Kangxi said: "The governor of Yunnan reported that this corn does not require much land selection, but it is a new grain after all, with an ordinary taste and few people recognize it. I have ordered it to be planted in Guanzhuang, Fengtian, and used as a pasture to raise horses... "
After hearing this, Brother Jiu's heart moved and he said: "The horses can eat it, and so can the pigs... My son was thinking about where to pour rice bran to raise pigs before, so it seems that this one will work. I'll go back to my son to buy it." Let’s exchange some seeds. It just so happens that my son Fujin also has some forest land in Baiwang Mountain, which is not suitable for growing serious food..."
Kangxi frowned, remembering Zhao Chang's remarks a few days ago.
Brother Jiu went to Dong E's Zhuangzi to inspect the chicken pens and pig pens. What are these?
He frowned and said, "That's your Fujin dowry, Zhuangzi. You're messing around with it, and you're not afraid of spreading it back to Dong E's family and making people laugh?"
Seeing that he was unhappy, Brother Jiu could not say that it was not his fault, so he admitted it and said, "My son thinks that food is the most important thing for the people." Last year, my son was very poor, so he thought of ways to get money. It happened that Fujin was married to Zhuangzi, so he told her to ask people to try raising chickens and pigs. If they could raise chickens and pigs, they could directly donate them to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which would also be a huge profit..."
Kangxi knew that he was in embarrassment last year. Not only was his pocket empty, but he also owed a lot of foreign debt.
I just didn’t expect to even think of ways to raise pigs and chickens.
He was also speechless and didn't want to be harsh anymore, and said: "The pork in the palace is supplied by each imperial village in turn. Only when there is an occasional shortage of supply, it is purchased from outside and replenished. This is also very rare. Now you are not bad either." It’s money, don’t keep thinking about messy things!”
Brother Jiu nodded hurriedly and said: "Well, well, my son doesn't expect to sell pigs for money now. He just wants to raise a batch of pigs. When the time comes, he will add this as a gift during the New Year. Not to mention the benefits. Don’t worry if you raise it yourself…”
Kangxi thought of that scene, others gave gifts, gold, jade and antiques, but when they arrived at Brother Jiu's place, it was just a cart of fat pigs.
He was so disgusted that he said, "I don't care what other people do, I don't allow you to give this as a gift here!"
Brother Jiu said sarcastically: "It's not happening yet, so you are disgusted..."
Kangxi ignored him, picked up his chopsticks, and picked up a corn bun.
It looks relatively small, about the size of a baby's fist.
It is somewhat similar to the yellow steamed buns with millet noodles they made years ago. jj.br>
There is just no filling and it is hollow.
Kangxi took a bite and it was very soft.
After all, it is a new grain. When the corn tribute came a few years ago, the imperial kitchen tried to make it several times.
There are fried corn steaks, corn cakes, and corn steamed buns.
Maybe a lot of white flour is added to give it a corn flavor.
This time, it seemed like pure cornmeal, but it had the taste of milk and was slightly sweet. It should have been because of the addition of sugar.
It looks very simple, but it actually tastes better than the corn cakes carefully prepared by the imperial kitchen.
He looked at the tartary buckwheat cake again. It was yellow-green in color and looked very inconspicuous.
This is also a tribute from Yunnan, which is buckwheat grown in the mountains over there.
The imperial dining room uses buckwheat noodles to make it. I have tried eating it several times, including glutinous rice cakes and grilled cakes, but the taste is not satisfactory.
The recipe here in the Prince's Dining Room is extremely simple, similar to corn steamed buns, except that the shape is different and the same milk and sugar are added.
In addition to the light sweetness and milky taste, it retains the slightly bitter taste of wheat.
Kangxi was slightly satisfied, but he did not forget to tell his ninth brother: "Eating too much of this food will hurt your stomach, just try it occasionally."
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "My son knows that. Counting the second time today, I just tasted one. I, Fujin, let me put it down. My son just felt it was bitter. He said that he could not defeat the fire and reduce the dryness, so he brought it to Khan'a." Ma, try it..."
Kangxi thought in his heart, and saw that Brother Nine was less disgusted with him, and said: "You said you were reluctant to let me go to the south, so what method did you think of last night?"
Brother Jiu smiled and said: "My son is thinking of giving Khan Ama a gift..."
Kangxi frowned and said: "Nonsense! If you don't have to arrange the wedding of the tenth prince, how can you have time to leave the capital?"
Brother Ninth counted on his fingers and said, "My sons were discharged at the end of February, and my tenth brother's wedding date is at the beginning of March at the earliest. There is plenty of time in between!"
Kangxi waved his hand and said, "That's not okay. I don't want you. Since you are staying in Beijing, just work hard!"
When Yu Zhou goes south, where is the need for him to send it?
Isn’t that a toss-up?
Halfway through, he was rushing back in a hurry?
The ninth elder brother was disappointed and said hurriedly: "Then my son won't delay his errands and wait until the arrangements for the tenth brother's marriage are completed before welcoming him?"
Kangxi mentally calculated the time for his return journey.
This time because we are going to Fumin, Zhejiang, the planned time is longer than the previous two times.
When the time comes that Brother Jiu wants to meet him, let him go to Jinan to meet him...
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