After everyone heard this, they all looked in the direction pointed by Brother Thirteen.
Sure enough, there was a boat parked on the lakeside pier in front of Jijia Villa.
There are also some guards and vests standing on the shore.
Everyone looked at Brother Ninth.
Brother Jiu frowned and said, "I met Ma Qi yesterday, but I didn't hear anything he said."
What he was thinking of was the land set aside in the north of Changchun Garden in the first month for the Queen Mother to build a garden.
When the garden over there is repaired, the West Garden will be reserved for the East Palace and the underage prince.
But Brother Ninth felt that it was not purchased by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Khan Amma came south this time to inspect the river workers and care for the people.
All the officials and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River were watching the news about the southern patrol fleet.
How will others view the selection of Taihu stones at this time?
The people have been suffering from disasters for many years and have no food to eat, but the royal family is still building gardens?
The storybook is clearly written. During the Northern Song Dynasty, the people rebelled, and the introduction is "Hua Shi Gang".
Brother Jiu frowned and ordered He Yuzhu: "Go over and see which bastard used the ship of the Ministry of Internal Affairs!"
Using a ship is still a trivial matter. If you dare to take the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at this time, you will be damned.
He Yuzhu responded.
Here are carriages and guards, dozens of people, and the people on the other side of the dock will naturally see this.
Someone came over in a hurry.
It was none other than the youngest son of the richest man who entertained everyone at Wanbao Pavilion yesterday. His name seemed to be Ji Yunhong.
"Masters, Fourth Master Li..."
Ji Yunhong left in a hurry. Before he reached him, he held up his hands and bowed to everyone.
Brother Jiu frowned and said: "What happened to the boat? Who is buying the stone at this time?"
This is not to say that he "only allowed state officials to set fires and not allow people to light lamps." He could only buy them for himself and not let others buy them.
What he and Shu Shu had thought about before was to place an order, and wait until the Zhizao Mansion's ship arrived in Beijing, and they would just go with them.
How would the people in Jiangnan think of using the southern patrol ship to load stones?
Ji Hong hesitated for a moment, glanced at Li Can, but did not respond immediately.
Brother Jiu looked at Li Can.
Could it be the Li family?
Li Can hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Master Jiu, this servant really doesn't know about this!"
Ji Hong said: "It was the steward of the Zhizao Mansion who brought people here, saying that the Prince Pingjun's Mansion in the capital was collecting Taihu stones needed for the royal garden."
Brother Ninth was not surprised. There were several members of the clan accompanying him on the southern tour.
The leaders are Prince Jian and Prince Ping. Other princes and generals should not dare to do private affairs at this time.
While he was talking, He Yuzhu came back, followed by another person wearing a third-grade supplementary suit.
These were the subordinates who had followed Prince Ping to the south. They had also met several elder brothers, and they immediately called Qian Qian and said, "My servant Shi Guiming, the head of Prince Ping's palace, has met several of his masters."
Brother Jiu said angrily: "The stone Prince Ping sent you to buy?"
When Guiming heard that the words were wrong, he became trembling and bowed: "Yes, at the beginning of the year, the emperor rewarded our master with a piece of land in Haidian..."
Brother Jiu frowned as he heard this. He must know that this branch of Pingjun Prince's Palace has now been passed down to the fourth generation of kings.
The first king of this branch was Prince Lilie's second son, Yue Tuo, Prince of Keqin County.
When it was passed down to the third generation of kings, the title was changed to "King Pingjun".
The current Nelfu is the fourth generation king and the great-grandson of Yue Tuo.
It is precisely for this reason that their family is one generation behind other clans.
Nerfu is the nephew of Jiu Age and others.
Four generations later, there is no garden in Haidian?
"Where's the garden before?"
Brother Jiu asked.
Guiming bowed and did not answer immediately. Instead, he hesitated for a moment and then said: "The previous garden is next to the Queen Mother's new garden. It may be inconvenient, so our master dedicated the garden to the emperor."
Brother Jiu heard this and understood.
The Queen Mother's new garden is located northwest of Changchun Garden.
The garden of Prince Ping's Mansion is next to it, which is to the northwest or due north of Changchun Garden.
Brother Jiu averted his eyes. It was Prince Pingjun who was at a disadvantage by saying this.
The most expensive thing about building a garden is not the land, but the vegetation and stones on it.
He pointed at the ship and said, "What's going on with that ship? Your palace has been gardening for two months, but now, when the emperor is stationed in Suzhou, you are buying stones with great fanfare?"
Guiming said: "This is the supply ship that the Ministry of Internal Affairs followed before. It brought various supplies with it when it left the capital. Later, it was empty and idle. Our master borrowed a ship..."
"Who borrowed it from?"
Brother Jiu doesn’t sound right.
Ma Qi should not be such an imprudent person.
Or did the people from Pingjun Palace have other excuses in front of Ma Qi?
Guiming cupped his hands in the direction of the Zhizao Mansion and said, "Our master, please request an order from the Emperor to borrow a boat from the Emperor."
Brother Jiu's face dropped with a bang.
What I fear the most is this, someone is trying to pull the tiger's skin and try to get involved with Shengjia.
Even if it was said to be a "misunderstanding" or "misunderstanding" at that time, the rumors have already gone out.
He was not in a hurry to get angry, but looked at Ji Hong and said: "Go and get your account books. I want to see how much silver can fall in a boatload of stones!"
With a wry smile on his face, Ji Hong cupped his hands and said, "Jiu Ye is generous, students don't dare to increase the price on this..."
"Stop talking nonsense and get the account book!"
Brother Jiu said with a cold face.
Ji Hong had no choice but did not move. Instead, he took out an account book from his sleeve and handed it to Brother Jiu with both hands.
Brother Jiu took it and turned to the last page without looking at the first page.
The ink on it is fresh, and it is exactly what is recorded on the ship's stones in front of me. The height is one foot, the short is more than six feet, and there are more than sixty pieces in total.
The cost of purchasing raw stones, the cost of cultivating the stones, and the principal discount.
Selling price...
Ji Hong really wasn't lying, there was indeed no price increase.
Not only was there no increase in price, but only 50% of the principal was charged.
Brother Jiu looked at the booklet with an unclear expression.
Princes and elder brothers like them don't dare to do this when they go out to buy something, just for fear of being treated as a joke by local officials and people.
As a result, Nelfo was very brave and dared to take advantage of this.
Brother Jiu was no longer in the mood to look at the stone. He endured his anger and sent Guiming and Ji Hong away with a wave of his hand.
Then, he said to the tenth prince: "There are many princes and ministers accompanying me, I'm afraid there are more than one. Don't go shopping today!"
Brother Ten naturally had no objection. He looked at Shu Shu and Shi Fujin and said, "Then turn back now and have dinner at Qingyue Tower before going back?"
Perhaps because the south of the Yangtze River is more prosperous, the custom here is different from the two meals a day in the north. It has already been three meals a day.
He said this because it was a long way and it would be noon when he returned, and he was also afraid that Shi Fujin would be disappointed.
Shi Fujin has no objection. As long as there is food, he can eat anywhere.
Shu Shu nodded, feeling uneasy, knowing the serious relationship between this.
If you reveal this matter, you will offend Prince Pingjun's palace; if you don't reveal this matter, the emperor's reputation will be damaged.
Prince Pingjun's Palace, Prince Kang's Palace, and Prince Shuncheng's Palace are all descendants of Prince Lilie and share the same spirit.
Brother Ninth's attitude is choice.
Even if this is the case, in the future, not only will he not have good popularity among the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but the princes and princes of the clan will also have to avoid him.
And the tenth elder brother is really a good brother.
Don't even stop me.
The 13th and 14th elder brothers came out just to make up the numbers.
It doesn’t matter whether you look at the rocks or not. What matters is to come out and let the wind blow.
Brother Thirteen hesitated for a moment, then came to Brother Ninth and whispered: "Brother Ninth, why don't you tell Prince Ping first and ask why? If you tell Khan Ama directly, you might offend someone. "
Brother Jiu hummed and said: "If you offend, you are offended, so what? Who asked him to use the official ship of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' logistics supply! What do others think of this? Do they think that our royal family is taking advantage of the Jiangnan rich? Is the gentry's big family shabby or not? It needs to be investigated, and it needs to be investigated rigorously! Who knows if he has other sneaky things along the way!"
The fourteenth elder brother's eyes sparkled and he said: "Ninth Brother Cha, bring your younger brother with you. When the time comes, you can make a contribution even if you don't even think about it!"
Brother Jiu glanced at him and said, "How old are you, and you want to get involved in this? What are you doing for meritorious service? You can't be knighted now?"
The fourteenth elder brother puffed out his chest and said, "I'll keep the credit for it. When the Eight Banners draft is held the year after next, my brother will seek a good fortune!"
Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "That's not right. You will only be fourteen by then, so why did you refer to Fujin? There should be no chance. I guess it will be in the next issue..."
After hearing this, the fourteenth elder brother immediately made a sad face and said: "Then I will beg you two princesses. Anyway, the dining room in the prince's house must be erected in a serious manner."
This is also the practice in the palace. Although the prince's dining room has a dining room, it is relatively simple. The princes still eat their daily meals in the Qianqing Palace dining room.
Only when the prince has involution can the prince's dining room be perfected.
Brother Jiu was disgusted and said: "You can't be more successful. There is no one else to marry for this!"
The fourteenth elder brother lived in Qianxitou for some time last year and ate and drank in the second house.
Thinking about the food in the second house, he said with a bit of sourness: "I just can't figure out why our prince's brother's daily supplies are only a few things, but my sisters-in-law's supplies are so complete. What does this mean?" My daughter-in-law is a spoiled guest and wants better food; we sons are just going to take a bite out of Hu Nong? It’s been the same portion for more than ten years, and nothing has been added.”
Brother Ninth doesn't pay much attention to food and drink, but he still remembers clearly the issue of eggs.
There are no eggs in the prince's recipe.
When Fujin married in, the two houses had eggs.
At that time, Lao Shi wished he could eat eggs twice a day.
It's so pitiful.
It's over in the imperial dining room. E Niang had previously warned him not to interfere.
Can I intervene now?
Brother Jiu made a mental note.
The group of people returned the same way and stopped directly at Changmen.
Fortunately, it was still a while before lunch, and there were still many private rooms available. Brother Jiu asked for a few rooms according to the number of people, and everyone had lunch.
However, Brother Jiu remembers telling He Yuzhu when eating in the morning: "Remember to order more meat when ordering, and tell the shopkeeper to put less sugar. They are all from the north and are not used to eating that."
For the banquet I ordered last time, some of the ingredients were prepared in advance.
This time I came here directly and mainly served some local fast food dishes. The raw materials were common ingredients and seasonal vegetables.
He Yuzhu agreed and planned to go to the shopkeeper to order.
Brother Ten still remembered the "Three Whites of Taihu Lake" mentioned by Shi Fujin yesterday, and told He Yuzhu: "In addition to white fish, order white shrimps and whitebait if they are available."
Seeing Brother Ten ordering, Brother Fourteen said: "That cherry meat, two servings per table today!"
He likes to eat that. If it's just one portion, it's not easy to eat fast.
After saying that, he looked at Brother Thirteen: "What would Brother Thirteen want to eat?"
Brother Thirteen said with a smile: "I like that eel dish, it tastes delicious."
He Yuzhu remembered them one by one and went out to find the shopkeeper's order...
