"teacher……"
Brother Jiu stood up and bowed as a courtesy.
The tenth prince also got up.
Ma Qi bowed his hands in greeting: "Ninth Master, Tenth Master..."
When he sat down again and faced Ma Qi, Brother Jiu's eyes became a little wandering.
It's so awkward, I don't know what to say.
Ma Qi thought of Kangxi's complaints and glanced at Brother Jiu.
The handwriting is sloppy?
The first few times I handed in my homework, I looked pretty good, not outstanding, just average, and didn’t feel stretched.
Brother Jiu had a stern look on his face. He somehow remembered the day he went to the study and sat up straighter.
When Ma Qi saw this, he didn't say anything else, but planned to go home and find two copybooks to send to Ninth Brother.
Otherwise, what does the emperor mean by what he said?
It seemed as if he was not fulfilling his responsibilities as a teacher.
The conscience of heaven and earth.
Aren't you studying "Etiquette"?
Who would have thought that we should start from practicing calligraphy?
But there is no way. The emperor mentioned it, and it is not reasonable. The ministers must know what is right.
The atmosphere was somewhat silent.
Brother Jiu thought of the Holy Emperor's patrol of the Yongding River tomorrow and asked, "Teacher, will you also follow me?"
The Holy Emperor will accompany the Empress Dowager back to the palace tomorrow morning, and then without stopping, directly leave the city and walk to Wanping toward the Yongding River.
Ma Qi nodded.
This time not only did the ministers have a large retinue, but also the soldiers of the Eight Banners followed.
Brother Jiu said: "It's a good idea to use soldiers from the Eight Banners as river workers. It won't delay the farming season. Whose idea was it? It's so easy to use..."
Ma Qi glanced at him and said, "This is the proposal from Prince Zhi."
Brother Ninth praised: "Brother, this is a good idea. If we gather the civilian workers and drag their feet, and they still can't do it well, it's better to send the Eight Banners people over. If you are idle, you will be idle..."
There was money allocated to the river work, and it was quite a lot.
Not everyone in the Eight Banners is rich. For an ordinary vest or foot armor, the whole family can only earn two or three taels of silver per month, which is very difficult for everyone, old and young.
In the past, people in Yongdinghe worked for ten or twenty days to earn a sum of money to supplement their family income. Everyone was unhappy.
Ma Qi said nothing.
Since it was the Prince of Zhijun who proposed the matter, Prince Zhi must not be responsible for this matter.
Now that there is no war, river work is also a priority. If you do it well, you must accumulate merit.
As time goes by, Prince Zhi will become farther and farther away from the other princes.
Brother Jiu didn't expect this at all.
After a while, Liang Jiugong came out and called the tenth brother in.
Only Brother Jiu and Ma Qi were left in the check-in room.
Brother Jiu remembered something and said: "By the way, teacher, I haven't met you in the past few days, but I forgot to mention it. I plan to ask Khan Ama for an order to verify the population of prisoners in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In recent years, the Eight Banners have sprung up. The population has been divided into many new left-collars, but the coats of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have not been moved. The various left-collars are also in chaos. There are a lot of idle people. If they are not checked, there will be chaos in the future. The ban on entering and exiting the palace is a hidden danger. …”
Having said this, he paused and said: "There are also various left leaders and internal leaders. Although they are secular officials, they are also officials under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They should also be under the supervision of the Yushi Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to avoid doing anything illegal... …”
Ma Qi pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Master Jiu has thought everything through."
Brother Ninth thought of Ma Qi's Yue family. It seems that there are also members of the family in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Would you like to take the opportunity to take care of him?
But he immediately put down this idea. If the teacher wanted to pick up a relative, there was no need for anyone else to help him.
Besides, if they're not relatives, they're close, so there's no need for me to get involved.
After a while, the tenth elder brother came out and came over and said: "Ninth brother, the biography of Khan Ama is here!"
Brother Jiu stood up, told Ma Qi, left the duty room, and entered Qingxi Bookstore.
"What did the Queen Mother say?"
Kangxi asked.
Brother Jiu briefly explained the conversation between his grandfather and grandson.
Kangxi nodded and said: "Now that we have the regulations, we can handle it according to the Queen Mother's wishes."
Brother Jiu agreed, and then mentioned the matter of cloaked population breeding.
Nowadays, the people living in the imperial city are chaotic, and the population should be checked. Otherwise, it is close to the imperial palace and it is easy to cause chaos.
Kangxi frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Yes, I'll make up a plan and hand it over."
Brother Jiu was relieved and said with a smile: "Can my son ask for a favor from Khan Amma?"
Kangxi raised his eyebrows and said, "What are you thinking about again?"
Last year, in order to have a bite to eat, I shaved off all the lotus leaves in Changchun Garden. Later, I also ordered the eunuchs in the garden kitchen to collect lotus leaves regularly and keep them in the warehouse for food.
If I want to miss Lotus Ye this year, I can't let him do whatever he wants.
The ninth elder brother said "haha" twice and said: "I just thought that Gao Yanzhong and Gao Bin, father and son, had been working for their son for three years and had no future. Not to mention that Gao Yanzhong was demoted from the fifth rank to the fifth rank. This It’s so unbearable…”
"Now that Gao Bin and his fourth brother have gone to farm, Gao Yanzhong has left the matter of Xiaotangshan behind and has to return to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. His son is thinking about how to repay his merits..."
"The doctor here in the Ministry of Internal Affairs has almost come to an end. Gao Yanzhong came back to make up for the doctor. No matter what happens next, it is Khan Amma's grace that has nothing to do with his son. The son is thinking about whether the Gao family can be divided into left collars when the population is divided. separate it……"
"Their ancestors have also been officials for several generations, and they are still worthy of being a left leader..."
Kangxi looked at Brother Ninth and sneered: "This is the first time I have heard someone show favoritism, so confidently!"
Brother Jiu smiled and said: "My son is not pretending to be in front of you. Who in this world has no selfish motives? Over the past thousands of years, there have been few saints. They are all hypocrites and pretentious. My son is so magnanimous, and besides, he is In front of Khan Amma, even if my son doesn’t tell me, I can’t hide this little idea from you!”
Kangxi had also thought that Gao Yanzhong was good before. He glanced at Brother Jiu and said, "Do you really want to send him back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Then you will have no useful people..."
The rest were all domestic slaves, and the people who were separated into families were not raised for use.
Brother Jiu said: "My son has nothing serious to do now. It would be a waste to leave Gao Yanzhong in vain. Later, my son will have other errands. When he is short of manpower, he will just ask Khan Ama for people."
Kangxi: "..."
He looked at Brother Jiu, dumbfounded and said, "How can this be like this? You still use the money to select people..."
At this point, he noticed something was wrong and said, "Didn't you ask Cao Yin's nephew to serve you? Where is the person?"
Brother Jiu made a mental calculation and said, "It should still be on the way. Who would have thought it would be so far away? My son thought he would arrive after the new year..."
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As a result, Cao Shun's letter arrived first and explained the situation on the road in detail. It would take three months without stopping for one way, and half a year for the round trip.
"When Cao Shun arrives, my son will provide him with a third-class bodyguard. He will suffer a lot. He has traveled more than 10,000 miles in half a year..."
Brother Jiu thought about it and felt sympathy.
In addition, Cao Shun's journey from Jiangning to the capital is also two thousand miles.
All connected.
I spent almost half a year on the road.
Kangxi looked at Brother Ninth and was speechless: "You are from all over the world, just a piece of news, how dare you send someone there?"
Brother Jiu said: "I didn't waste it away. Isn't that Nian Xiyao?"
Kangxi frowned and said angrily: "That's an official from the imperial court. Is he your slave? You can order him around if you catch him?"
Brother Jiu sneered and said, "Isn't this mutual benefit? He went to a remote and remote place and worked as a colleague, and he happened to be responsible for money and food. He brought real money and silver to those who followed him, and the local products were sold, and the local people had money. Having a place to work and collect money is also conducive to stability..."
"snort!"
Kangxi was still unhappy and said: "Nian Xiyao was born as a scholar. He is not a man who likes to do things. He can't hide his face. I can just deal with you. If it were someone else who helped you, I don't know what I would ask of you later. Do you think you I made money, but actually? It gave others a chance to cling to me..."
Brother Jiu glanced at Kangxi with a confused expression.
Kangxi frowned and said, "Did he write to you and mention relevant things in a subtle way?"
Brother Jiu hurriedly shook his head and said: "That's not it. My son had a small idea in his mind before, thinking that Nian Xiyao had taken care of his son and handled the affairs of Chashan properly. His son would remember him as a favor and in a few years he would When his qualifications are up, my son will ask people to move around in the official department to fill a good position for him!"
Kangxi stared at Brother Jiu, his face darkened.
Brother Jiu immediately said: "My son is thinking to the left. In that case, he is showing favoritism and interfering in the employment of the court, which is unfair to other candidates... My son is now on guard against unfair selection of officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. You shouldn't know your mistakes and make mistakes to interfere with the affairs of the court officials..."
Kangxi's expression improved and he said: "Go back and read "On Clique" carefully. You think it is a return of favor, but in fact this is the beginning of 'cronyism'. Over time, it becomes an exchange of interests..."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "My son must be good-looking. From now on... try to trouble no one as much as possible. If you really want to cause trouble, just pay him with money. It will be convenient if you clear up everything..."
Kangxi rubbed his forehead, feeling that this response was not quite right.
But it’s better than thinking about “rewarding an official”…
Just say that the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ problem of breeding people is something that only happens now?
Brother Ninth had been in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for three years before he remembered this. He just wanted to pick up Gao Yanzhong.
Since the rank of Division Chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was about to end, I thought of giving him a left-hand position.
It is true that the little calculations are all under the nose, and they are not hidden from anyone, but there is still some confusion about the importance and not thorough thinking.
Kangxi was overjoyed. Fortunately, he didn't mention Brother Nine to the Household Department. Otherwise, he would have learned some unorthodox ways of doing things and messed up the Household Department.
"Okay, kneel down. When Cao Shun arrives in Beijing, remind him and ask him to write a letter to his family so that the elders will not be uneasy..." Kangxi said.
Cao Yin was his confidant, and his nephew Cao Shun was specifically mentioned in the previous letter, so he gave this order.
Brother Jiu agreed and withdrew.
Liang Jiugong followed him out and called Ma Qi in.
The tenth elder brother was still outside and said, "When will the ninth elder brother return to the city? My younger brother will go back with you..."
Brother Jiu took out his pocket watch, looked at it, and said, "Let's go back now, just in time for lunch..."
