When Xiaoyu went out, Shu Shu yawned and lay down in the Dongci room, taking a nap as usual.
When she woke up, Brother Jiu had come back, sitting next to the kang table, flipping through the book.
"Where are Ama and Enie?"
Shu Shu asked as she sat up.
Brother Jiu said: "I went home when I was still young. My mother-in-law didn't call you. I sent you out."
Shu Shu nodded.
For anyone else, it would be rude for her not to come forward to send him, but he would not find fault with her if he kissed Amma or Eni.
In the future, we will have more opportunities to meet each other when we live in the Prince's Mansion.
Looking at the thick booklets in Brother Jiu's hand, she asked curiously: "What is this?"
Brother Jiu handed her a book and said: "The teacher came at noon and passed on Khan Amma's oral instructions. He has chosen our population, but I am still not sure how to choose them..."
He has not been knighted, but the current regulations of the Prince's Mansion are Baylor's regulations. Fusong has already replaced the Chief of Ceremonies, so the personnel of the Prince's Mansion can also be allocated according to Baylor grades.
The Ministry of War has a total of one hundred pieces of money and food, of which twenty are guard troops and eighty are vests.
These quotas are for those who eat royal food.
According to the usual practice, the selection is from the banner population and the coat population of Jiu Age.
Nowadays, the population of banners is not divided, so what percentage should be chosen among the coats? Brother Jiu cannot make up his mind.
This was an area that Shu Shu had not touched before. She did not interrupt randomly, but said: "Ask the fourth brother and the fifth brother? These two places are also Baylor Mansion, so they should have similar proportions."
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "If I ask, they will worry about it, so let's forget it. I want to see how many people are needed in the mansion first, and then fill it with the people who need it. As for the population of the banner in the future, let's talk about it then." …”
He is quite willful.
But Shu Shu can also understand.
The fifth elder brother is the brother, and the fourth elder brother is the elder brother in front of him. Both of them are good brothers and love to worry. If this becomes the case, they will not directly interfere in the affairs here in the future, and they will teach the ninth elder brother more.
Brother Ninth wants to make the decision himself.
As for the ratio of filling the vacancies, there is no way. They cannot have enough people at hand just to leave vacancies for the banner population that is far away.
The two went to the study room and talked about the manpower needed in the mansion.
Shu Shu said: "It is necessary for me to have bodyguards and military guards around me. From now on, I will also need someone to accompany me when I go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs every day."
There are ten guards at the Baylor level, including four second-class guards and six third-class guards.
The former is from the fourth rank, and the latter is from the fifth rank, half a rank lower than the palace guards.
Brother Jiu nodded, took notes, and said: "Then the guards will be supplemented by six people, divided into two shifts, three in each shift..."
"If you don't choose these six people from among them, the black guard will directly make up a second-class guard, and then give the teacher a third-class guard, and we will take care of the rest..."
After writing this, he said: "We will make up half of the guards, ten men first, and forty for the vests. They can be divided into two shifts."
Shu Shu naturally had no objection.
This is the inner city. The guards and vests are all about the entrance, more of a formality.
Who dares to come to the Prince's Mansion to cause trouble?
These are the people who get money and food from the Ministry of War.
For the rest of the house, Brother Ninth simply wrote a list based on the errands he was doing at that time.
There were sixteen people on the sweeper, divided into the inner and outer courtyards.
Men are used in the outer court, and servants are used in the inner court.
The sewing room is tentatively scheduled for sixteen people.
This is not because Shu Shu and Jiu Age are extravagant and wear new clothes every day, but because of the current rules, these people in the mansion want to be rewarded with clothes for all seasons.
Even these sixteen people are not enough. We will wait for more when the time comes, or go to an outside shop to order some ready-made clothes.
There are eight people in the washing room.
Eight people on the water.
The dining room is also divided into inside and outside. There are eight people in the inner dining room and sixteen people in the outer dining room.
There are eight people in the stable.
Four concierges.
Buy four people.
There are four people in the counting house.
Four people in the warehouse.
These are the things that come to mind for now.
Shu Shu and Jiu Age both have the same idea, they don't want to raise idle people.
There is no need to work three shifts like the one in the palace.
Except for the guards, guards, and vests, which are in two shifts, the dining room and concierge are in two shifts, and the others are in one shift. Even places like the carriage and stables must have a person on duty to guard against the master's orders.
There are currently ninety-six men and women in service.
The Baoyi population assigned to the ninth elder brother is one from Manchuria, with sixty-five households; one from Qigugu, with fifty-seven households; and one from Neiguan, with thirty-five households.
There are one hundred and fifty-seven households in total.
Including the guards, vests, and the number of serving personnel, the number is now one hundred and forty-six.
Brother Jiu said: "First choose one person from each household to be sent to work..."
Shu Shu said: "There are still about ten missing..."
The family has to make up for one errand and receive a share of money and food. Otherwise, if they don't take care of the job here, how can they be obeyed?
Brother Jiu turned over the booklet of Qi Gu Zuo Ling and said: "There are five families here who are silversmiths and two families are blacksmiths. These seven families can be assigned to the silver building first..."
Shu Shu was stunned after hearing this.
Fortunately, the silversmith is a craftsman who corresponds to the silver house.
This blacksmith is really out of character.
Brother Jiu said: "It's okay. Let's see if we can change it to bronze. If not, forget it..."
"There are still a few households who are herdsmen. Now that we don't have our own horse farm, we will first raise pigs and sheep. We also raise a few horses here and there in Zhuangzi as spares for people to reward..."
Speaking of this, he remembered his plan again. He would try to plant peanuts, corns, and potatoes in the village next spring. By then, people would also need to keep an eye on the village.
"For the rest, we will pick some half-grown boys to start with Xing Quan, and then go to the Zhuangzi to be on duty after the new year..."
He then remembered that there were already two rituals in his house, and that Fu Song and Gao Bin were also surrounded by polished generals.
"Select a few boys who are well-read and literate, and divide them into two to run errands."
In this way, almost every family will be able to have one person missing, and one and a half people with more children.
Shu Shu nodded and said: "That's good. I'll go back and see how the manpower arrangement in the tenth brother's house is and see what we have missed."
Brother Ninth nodded and said: "Well, we will definitely have to pair them before they are handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
After the couple finished chatting, Shu Shu remembered Wang Gege's incident and said, "Zhaojia Gege is not a bold person. She should be honest this time."
Brother Jiu frowned and said, "I raised three people for nothing, it's true."
Zhaojia Gege and her two girls lived in a small courtyard on West Road.
It is a world of its own, which makes the cat feel more comfortable in the backyard than when I was at Brother's house.
It's just that on her side, there definitely can't be just two girls.
Shu Shu thought for a while and said, "Master, do you want to add a small kitchen over there?"
In this way, if you divide the time every day and arrange two kitchen masters, you can be self-sufficient.
Brother Jiu glanced at her and said, "You are really generous. How can you set up a kitchen at will? What if someone causes trouble?"
The current Prince's Mansion has a brick and wood structure and is most afraid of fire.
Shu Shu was silent, she hadn't thought about this yet.
Brother Jiu said: "Go back and ask for some eunuchs from the King's Office. Just assign a little eunuch there to take care of her. Let her not come out so as not to disturb your eyes."
Shu Shu did not respond and said, "Let's talk about it later."
Although her positions were different, she was afraid of making mistakes in people by surrounding them like this.
She plans to meet tomorrow.
The last time I talked to Zhaojia Gege was during the Chinese New Year.
Wood.
West Road, small courtyard.
It is separated from the main courtyard by a corridor and is self-contained.
Although the yard is small, there are many houses.
The north room has three main rooms, five rooms on each side, and three wing rooms on the east and west sides.
There are eleven rooms in total, and there are only three masters and servants in Zhaojia Gege.
Zhaojia Gege didn't feel happy, but was as frightened as a bird.
When the sun went down, a girl went to the dining room to bring food and came back. Zhaojia Gege couldn't wait and said, "I heard about it, where are the three?"
She was anxious and her voice was vibrating.
The girl put down the lunch box and said with lingering fear: "The servant asked Miss Tang and said that Master Jiu ordered Wang Gege to be sent to the Criminal Division, and the two palace men returned directly to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
The room suddenly became quiet.
The two palace men didn't know that Wang Gege had any shortcomings, and only thought that Brother Jiu was cold and ruthless.
So how could the Division of Punishment send it casually?
Not to mention life, but half life!
Even the palace servants who returned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not end well. According to the rules, they were probably sent to Jingshan to sweep the house.
However, Zhaojia Gege felt weak and couldn't help but bowed in the direction of the main courtyard.
She was happy to be a show-off and didn't bother going forward. She just hoped that Fujin would be as generous as ever.
Wood.
Prince's Mansion, main courtyard.
Brother Jiu had determined the approximate population and sent He Yuzhu to the front.
There are more than a hundred households, most of whom live in or near the imperial city.
Over there is where the Ministry of Internal Affairs wraps up.
There is nothing that can be done about it. There are many rooms at the back of the prince's mansion, and it is impossible to accommodate all the people in the palace.
After selecting the people to serve, they came over to serve as errands.
The Prince's Mansion is currently understaffed. Fu Song, Zhang Tingzhan, and Gao Yanzhong are all in the front yard, and they are also talking about the serving population of Baylor Mansion.
Zhang Tingzhan was a Jinshi in the 18th year of Kangxi's reign, and then became a Shujishi. He left the academy to teach editing and editing, and for the next twenty years, he basically worked in the Hanlin Academy.
He usually read and compiled books in the Hanlin Academy, but he never expected that he would be captured to serve as a prince.
Moreover, when he took office, the first thing he did had nothing to do with ceremonies. He was to work with Fu Song and Gao Yanzhong to select the population of the mansion. ,
For a Hanlin, this is the first time for such a down-to-earth job.
Brother Jiu only gave a total number and the limit of one person per household, but did not explain anything else at all.
Although Zhang Tingzhan was the eldest among the three, he acted in a measured manner. Knowing that although Fusong was young, he was the chief of ceremonies, so he asked: "How do you choose the person?"
Gao Yanzhong also looked at Fusong.
Fusong thought for a while and said: "Since the guards and the vests are fed by the emperor, we should follow the rules of the Eight Banners for selecting armors, conduct direct assessments, and select the best..."
Zhang Tingzhan came from the imperial examination and was used to taking exams. He also felt that the exam was the fairest and nodded in agreement.
Gao Yanzhong added: "Master Jiu asked us to pick fifty people, so we will choose ten more people as backup. If there are vacancies when the time comes, we can directly fill them to avoid having to take the exam again."
For the remaining serving population in the mansion, the number of men and women is first divided, and then the ones with skills, needlework, stoves, stables and accounting offices are selected first, and the rest are selected as rough envoys.
Zhang Tingzhan looked on and felt something was wrong.
Why do you think these people are so tight?
Although his father was a Han official and was not in the banner, he was given a mansion in the inner city, and it was in the imperial city, just inside Xi'an Gate.
Wujin's house has about a hundred servants.
The majestic prince's palace has a population of less than a hundred men and women?
He looked puzzled and asked: "Is this the case in Baylor Mansion?"
In one sentence, Gao Yanzhong was stopped.
Gao Yanzhong looked at Fusong.
Fusong shook his head, took out a folder from his sleeve, and said, "This is the population number of each place in Baylor Mansion that I and the chief of ceremonies of Sibeile Mansion asked for..."
It's just that I'm so busy today that I haven't had time to give it to Brother Ninth.
Unexpectedly, Brother Jiu was impatient. He got the Baoyi population book and gave out the number of people to be commanded.
Zhang Tingzhan and Gao Yanzhong read the folded pages, but Zhang Tingzhan misunderstood.
He said: "It seems that the rumors outside are wrong, Master Jiu is acting modestly."
It turns out that by some mistake, the number of officers decided by Brother Jiu and Shu Shu was only 50% of the population of Baylor Mansion.
In addition, the previous guards and vests were also selected based on 50%. Zhang Tingzhan thought that the ninth elder brother took the initiative to reduce the rank because he was not knighted. ,
Gao Yanzhong was more familiar with Jiu Age, but he always felt that for other reasons, the word "humility" did not fit with Jiu Age.
