The greenhouse was started at the end of July and was completed around the beginning of August. It has only been a month since then.
It's full of greenery inside.
Fourth Brother directly estimated that the north-south area is about five feet, and the east-west area is about seven feet, which is more than two cents.
But there are several pieces planned inside.
In addition to Fusong, the eldest son of the Xing family, Xing Hai, was also waiting nearby with trepidation.
The father and son received instructions to take care of the greenhouse, and they put their best efforts into it.
Xing Quan was afraid that something would go wrong, so he brought over an old farmer from Zhuangzi.
Then he and his two sons followed the instructions themselves, planting these crops and vegetable seedlings as if they were scholars.
So this greenhouse is also very stylish.
The corn has ridges and furrows, and there is a distance between each corn plant.
Then there is a piece of potato, also with base fertilizer added.
Peanuts are the focus here, located right between potatoes and several other vegetables.
As for the vegetables, they are some common vegetables in winter, including Chinese cabbage, radish leaves, baby spinach, and some cucumbers and peppers.
For example, Chinese cabbage and radish are already very attractive and can be thinned out and eaten.
Brother Si took a few glances, but the focus was still on the corn.
He looked at it for a few times and asked Fusong: "Brother Jiu, tell me, why do you plant this?"
He knows what corn is.
Because it was a tribute in the previous dynasty, it was also called "Yumai".
There is corn in Nian Gong in Guangxi.
The cornstarch used in the palace is corn retting flour.
Fusong said: "Master Jiu said that there have been nine droughts in ten years in Zhili, and people's livelihood is difficult. Even if the weather is good, millet is easy to stale. If corn can withstand both drought and crop growth, it can be promoted in Zhili. Such multiple grains..."
The fourth elder brother was surprised. He really didn't expect that the ninth elder brother, an elder brother in a deep palace, could think of this.
Actually it's not for money, but for people's livelihood.
"When did you think of Zhang Luo?"
Fourth elder brother said.
Brother Ninth doesn't have the temperament of a city official. He wants to spread the word to the whole world about what he does on a daily basis.
This time, I never heard anyone mention this matter.
If I hadn't happened to come over today, I would probably have known about it only when I grew up.
Fusong knew the reason and said: "It was at the end of July. It seems that I saw beggars or something when I went to Hongluo Temple. Compared with Jiangnan, I felt that there were too many poor people under the emperor's feet, which was unreasonable. I thought of the nineteenth year of Zhili. Something about drought.”
Brother Si looked at Xing Hai standing next to Fu Song. He was wearing a single layer of shorts, his shoes were not old, and there was dirt on his fingers that had not been wiped clean.
He averted his eyes and followed Fu Song out of the greenhouse.
I can't stay any longer.
After all, it is late autumn now, and everyone is wearing quilted clothes.
But the temperature in the greenhouse is like spring and summer.
Brother Si didn't say anything, he just said: "Since it's a trial planting, keep good records so that you can see at a glance what shortcomings you have."
Fusong nodded in agreement and said: "I have remembered everything, but the greenhouse is different from the outside. Now I mainly focus on raising seedlings and accumulating experience. I will plant them in the village on the outskirts of Beijing in the spring of next year. I will look at the rain and yield... "
Brother Si nodded and said: "It's so good, it's equivalent to planting for two seasons and saving a year's effort."
Having said that, when he looked at the row of clear tiles, he no longer felt that it was a waste.
Although it cost a lot of money, it was still well spent.
He also thought of Brother Nine's cashmere weaving farm. Even though the original purpose was to trade with the West and Southeast Asia, it had a huge impact on the management of Mongolia.
If it continues to operate smoothly, in ten or twenty years, the relationship between Mongolia and the imperial court will be closer, and the northern border will be worry-free.
But it would be a pity if there was a lack of money and it was delayed or delayed.
After returning to Baylor Mansion, Si Age went to the study.
He sat behind a bookcase, thought for a while, and then took out a small box from the desk drawer.
There is a lock on the box.
He got up and went to the Buddhist niche. He took out a key from the secret box under the Buddhist niche.
When the box was opened, there was a thick stack of dealer tickets.
This was what Eni had asked him to put away before he died of illness.
This is a private property.
E Nieming's private property was divided into four parts, two for himself, one for Tong Guogong, and one for Concubine Tong, who had already been confirmed to enter the palace at that time.
This private property was given directly to him without any share.
He was told to use it after the household was divided. This was because he was afraid of being taken over by Ren Zhizhihu, and he was also worried that there would be objections from the Tong family.
Fourth Prince has not used it for ten years.
Even though I opened an account last year, I didn't think about using this money.
Now he felt that it was useless to leave it alone, so he kept the two dealer tickets above, one for 300 and the other for 500.
He didn't plan to move these two pictures, just to think about them.
He took out the banknotes below, which totaled sixty thousand taels.
Even if he planned to lend this money to Brother Jiu, he did not intend to show it to the public.
Thinking about the bad mouth of the ninth elder brother, the fourth elder brother couldn't help but frown.
It seems that the banker cannot send the banknote to someone else, so he has to give it to him personally. He has been warned not to let the news out.
Nowadays, the Tong family is no longer what it used to be. The fourth elder brother is a knighted elder brother, and he doesn't have so many scruples. The main reason is that he doesn't want to embarrass other brothers.
It's just a matter of trying as much as you can, there's no need to compare...
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Forbidden City, Second Institute.
As winter approaches, it gets dark earlier.
It was getting dark in Youzheng, and lights began to be lit in the house.
There are five rooms in the upper room, all of which are bright.
Xiaotang took the people and cleared the dining table and went down.
In the evening, Shu Shu ordered the red bean and millet noodle cake, which was so sweet that I ate two more pieces.
She felt a little uncomfortable, so she got down to the ground and planned to take a walk.
Seeing this, Brother Jiu hurriedly said: "Slow down, I will help you..."
Shu Shu said with a smile: "Where is this?"
Brother Jiu held her arm and said, "Aren't you free?"
Speaking of this, he remembered something, looked at Xiao Chun and said: "Put away all Fujin's high-soled flag shoes and replace them with flat ones. The soles should not be too flat. Sew some rhombuses to prevent slipping."
Xiaochun bowed and responded.
The couple didn't go anywhere else, they just sneaked from the east room to the main room.
When they went out, Walnut got on the kang and opened the window as usual to let out the smell.
Otherwise, this room will smell like rice.
Shu Shu and Brother Jiu did not stay in the main room, but passed through the West Room and arrived at the West Room.
Only then did Brother Ninth remember that he had not yet mentioned the matter of raising money, and said proudly: "I accomplished a big thing today. Guess what it was?"
Shu Shu looked at him and said, "The 'ban' has been extended to the second half of the year?"
Didn’t you say this before?
Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows and said, "That's not the case. Are you guessing again?"
Shu Shu rubbed her head. Could it be that this was the legendary "one pregnancy and three years of stupidity"? She actually had no direction for a while.
Brother Jiu helped her sit down by the kang, then went to the bookcase, took out a pen and paper, lay down on the kang table, and wrote a few lines of small words.
Shu Shu leaned forward to take a look and saw "Khan Ama, five hundred thousand taels" written in the first row.
There are others below, the second line is "Eldest Brother, 150,000 taels", the third line is empty, and the fourth line is "Fourth Brother, 150,000 taels".
When Shu Shu saw it, she couldn't help but exclaimed: "Isn't this just 800,000 taels?!"
Brother Jiu said proudly: "Who is this master? It's just a matter of words to raise money..."
Shu Shu knew about the previous plan, which only had a total of 1.25 million taels of silver.
"Maybe it's going to happen..."
Shu Shu said.
The total amount of private money she had on hand and the share she planned to leave to her tenth brother were 150,000 taels.
There is also a share of one hundred thousand taels, which is planned to be left to the fifth elder brother.
Now that the eldest elder brother and the fourth elder brother have set a precedent, even if there are fewer other elder brothers, they will not be much less.
There are also third elder brother and eighth elder brother in it...
Shu Shu didn't want to take advantage of the two of them, so he said: "Master, let's talk about the less. If others ask, just say that the eldest brother and the fourth brother here are one hundred thousand taels, otherwise they will risk too much and the money will be wasted. Stay!"
There are countless lands around Xiaotangshan. It would be okay to prepare more than one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand, but it would be meaningless to have more.
You must know that the area in the middle is designated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. You cannot buy it within a few miles, and the rest is just a circle on the edge.
If they are too far apart, there is no need and they will not be sold at a high price.
There are hot springs in various parts of Gyeonggi, not only in Changping, but also in Yanqing.
Brother Ninth nodded and said: "It must be less serious. Fourth brother also gave instructions. He is afraid that others will make things difficult for him."
In any case, with the 800,000 yuan that was confirmed, and the 250,000 yuan from Shu Shu, the fifth elder brother, and the tenth elder brother, even if the others didn't contribute a tael of silver, it would still be enough for the front expenses. .
After all, the palace will not be built until two years later.
That sum of money is not urgent now.
Brother Jiu remembered the emperor's father's cheerfulness and couldn't bear it anymore. He looked at Shu Shu's discussion and said: "Khan Amma built a Changchun Garden just forty years after he ascended the throne. It's so pitiful. Otherwise, this Tangquan Palace would be out of our budget." Doubling the amount will cost you one hundred thousand taels?"
The previous one was a plan, and it was planned to be built with a cost of 50,000 taels.
Compared with Changchun Garden, Xiaotangshan is farther away after all. If Hou Shengjia goes there for a short stay, it won't last as long.
Therefore, the palace that I had planned to build had three hundred rooms, only half the size of Changchun Garden.
Shu Shu smiled and said: "Everyone listens to me."
Brother Ninth Brother became indignant again and said, "It would be great if I could only sign my name alone. Only then would Khan Ama realize that my filial piety has allowed others to take advantage of me!"
Shu Shu pointed at the few lines he wrote and said, "Is this someone else? Didn't I say before that I wanted to see 'good people get good rewards'? Isn't this exactly good reward!"
It is equivalent to paying a sum of money to the prince's brothers. Not only can they earn the same dividends, but they can also join hands in dedicating a palace to the emperor's father.
Brother Jiu glanced at the paper he was writing on and said, "I finally know what the length of the five fingers is and what the shortness is. Parents see their children this way, and brothers see their brothers the same way!"
While the couple was talking, there was movement outside.
Although the palace gates are not closed, it is not convenient to walk around at this time.
"Ninth brother, ninth sister-in-law, younger brother and thirteenth brother are here..."
The fourteenth and thirteenth brothers are here.
Because it was getting late, the two of them didn't want to rush around, so they just waited outside.
Brother Jiu glanced at Shu Shu curiously, put away the paper on the small table, and said loudly: "Come in!"
The fourteenth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother responded and came in.
Shu Shu stood up and did not greet him.
Seeing that Shu Shu was also there, the two of them bowed politely and said: "Good morning, Sister-in-law Jiu!"
Shu Shu also said: "Brother's peace..."
Neither of them had empty hands, and one of them held a small box in his hand.
But because of Shu Shu, neither of them spoke.
Shu Shu smiled and said: "You brothers talk, sister-in-law goes and bends..."
With that said, she picked up the curtain and went out.
Brother Fourteen lowered his voice and said, "Brother Ninth, does Sister-in-law Ninth know that you want to mend the hole?"
Brother Thirteen also looked at Brother Ninth, with worry in his eyes...
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