"I'm just thinking about finding something to do for Twelve. I can't just keep giving orders..."
Brother Ninth Brother came up and said enthusiastically: "Start with the official pot roasting, and then we can take out the Mongolia part separately. There will be exactly twelve tubes. Let's save some credit..."
In the past few years, he has taken care of his younger brother, and he has become like an older brother. He can't help but worry about the future of the twelfth elder brother.
"Thirteen is pampered. In recent years, whenever Khan Ama travels, he will take Thirteen with him. Fourteen is not as good here, but he is treated like a young son. In comparison, Twelve is so pitiful..."
As Brother Jiu spoke, he remembered what happened on the Wanshou Festival, told Shu Shu again, and said, "I can't blame Twelve for not wanting to go to the imperial court. This is too boring..."
The twelfth prince was not of high birth and was not favored by Khan Amma. He did not dare to think about it when he was knighted.
It is obvious that the person with the first teeth is the elder brother. When the time comes, people will treat him differently based on his title.
"Now that we are all princes, I don't think it's a big deal. When I look back, my title will be lower than that of my brothers. I feel uncomfortable. I have to work hard and slowly accumulate merits. Khan Ama will remember it." Brother Jiu said.
Shu Shu had previously felt that the twelfth prince was a little too deep and hard to see through.
And she also had other speculations in her mind.
There is one thing that I can never let go of...
That was the day when the fourteenth elder brother stayed in the fourth house. The fourteenth elder brother was frightened in the middle of the night, and the twelfth elder brother also injured his foot.
According to Brother Twelve, he was so startled that he sprained his legs when he heard the noise...
But with the cold temperament of the twelfth elder brother, he has no contact with the other elder brothers on weekdays. Why did he become nosy at that time?
She always felt that there was something wrong in it, so she also kept a distance from Brother Twelve.
However, after several interactions with him, I found that he was not a wealthy person, but more of a "social fear", and that he was a shy and filial child.
Filial piety comes first among all good deeds.
When he was a teenager, he had been neglected for many years. No one else would have complained. Even his adoptive mother, who was a slave girl, despised her.
The twelfth elder brother did not, and was very filial to Aunt Su Ma.
It's just that he is not good at words and has a cold temperament.
Seeing that the ninth elder brother was willing to mention his younger brother, Shu Shu had nothing to say, and only said: "It's just that it took a long time. This year, corn was only planted in various imperial villages on trial. It will take next year to expand the production. If corn is used to make wine, the earliest It’s the end of next year…”
Brother Jiu said: "It's okay. If you have a good meal, don't be afraid of being late. You can prepare the rest in advance. Anyway, we are specializing in Mongolian trade!"
The cashmere can be sold back.
It's just that the Mongolians won't be happy with the high price. After all, they know the price of wool and cashmere.
"Tomorrow I will write a letter to Cao Yin and ask him to add gold thread to cashmere and embroidery and so on. Anyway, the gold is more expensive. It is best to look at the golden wall and wear something very rich..."
Shu Shu thought about the preferences of the Mongolian people, they really like to be gorgeous.
“Besides wool and cashmere, what else does Mongolia have?”
Shu Shu said.
Brother Jiu thought for a while and said, "I don't know, but there must be a gold mine..."
However, the address of the gold mine should be Mobei Mongolia, so the court did not know where the gold mine was.
Otherwise, where did so much gold circulating in Mongolia come from?
Shu Shu thought of the wave of people entering Guandong two hundred years later. Many people went there just to "dig for gold".
There are gold mines in the northeast, which is now on the Ula side of Jilin.
Now it is regarded as the land of Longxing and is not open to the people. It is regarded as a back-up left by the Eight Banners.
If one day I can no longer secure my position in Guanli, I can still return to my hometown in the Northeast.
Shu Shu didn't care about this anymore and just said: "Nowadays, people wear leather clothes with leather on the inside and clothes on the outside. If the smooth surface of sheepskin or cowhide is directly made into materials or clothes, Or making boots is also an income..."
Leather boots and cowhide belts will become best-sellers.
Anyway, Jiangning has skilled workers.
How to make leather, how to dye it, let them figure it out.
Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "If even cowhide and sheepskin can be sold at a high price, then the cattle and sheep will be more valuable, and there will be more people raising cattle and sheep..."
Shu Shu thought of the captive breeding in later generations.
That's the result of less pasture and ecological deterioration. Don't think about that now.
There are so many tribes in the Mongolian grassland, but they actually have a large population.
When the population in later generations is twenty times what it is now, the Mongolian population in Inner Mongolia will only be over four million.
What about now?
Inner Mongolia and Inner Mongolia add up to hundreds of thousands.
Such a large pasture is enough for them...
Before taking a break for the night, the couple went to the West Room and took a look at the children.
The three babies were all lying quietly in the car, looking well-behaved.
Shu Shu looked at it and felt soft in her heart.
so cute.
Brother Ninth thought of Dutong Mansion and his parents-in-law.
I always feel that these parents with daughters are a bit pitiful.
When the couple returned to the East and lay down for a while, Brother Jiu said: "Let's learn from Heishan and find a son-in-law for Da Gege? Otherwise, I won't worry about whoever I give it to in the future..."
Shu Shu heard this, and her heart skipped a beat.
It can only be said that the current society is not friendly to women, which really worries parents with daughters.
She looked at Brother Ninth and said, "Where can we find candidates?"
The couple's eldest daughter must be looking for a favor to stay in Beijing.
If you get married at the age of twenty, it will be the fifty-eighth year of Kangxi's reign.
There is a war going on in the northwest, which seems to be a bad time.
The second princess of the Sibeile Mansion was able to stay in the capital just because she was an only daughter; so it would not be difficult for her parents to ask for favor for this big baby in their family.
If you stay in Beijing, there will be a wider range of candidates for marriage, including those from noble families.
Brother Jiu thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we wait for Zhuliang's eldest son? How about we look at the qualified talents then?"
Shu Shu hurriedly shook his head and said: "The bloodline is too close. I read the "Qing Code". Although it says, 'Uncles, aunts and sisters should be married in accordance with the convenience of the people', but it was mentioned before that 'Chinese and foreigners will not marry. ', it's because the bloodline is too close and there are not many heirs..."
Brother Jiu frowned and said: "The Eight Banners only have such a small population, so if relatives are cheating on relatives, or completely unrelated people, don't worry..."
Shu Shu comforted: "Don't worry, there are still twenty years to go..."
Brother Jiu was quiet for a while and said: "If that's true, then Mongolia has demarcated pastures and territories, and those herdsmen have even fewer candidates to marry. Those who come and go are all kissing each other. That's not true. Will the population breed less?”
Shu Shu said: "The impact won't be that quick, it will take several generations."
Brother Jiu said: "It doesn't matter how many generations it takes. The population of Mongolia is several times that of Manchuria. This is also a hidden danger..."
Shu Shu listened and remembered a rumor.
According to statistics from later generations, Mongolia had a population of more than two million in the early Qing Dynasty. By the time Outer Mongolia became independent, the population was only 500,000.
Then it was said that Kangxi promoted the Yellow Sect and ordered Mongolian civilian men to become monks, causing two to three percent of Mongolian men to become unmarried and infertile monks, thus reducing the population of Mongolia.
But later demographers came out and confirmed that it was just a fabrication in the "Qing Shi Zan Chao".
From the early Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, the population of Mongolia continued to increase with the increase in the population of the Central Plains.
As for Mongolia’s 500,000, it’s naturally because most of them stayed in Inner Mongolia…
Nowadays, looking at Ninth Prince, a dandy prince, he is wary of Mongolia. What about Kangxi?
Shu Shu couldn't tell.
It is impossible to force a monk to become a monk, but if the Yellow Sect is promoted in Mongolia and monks are ordered to be exempted from taxes and labor, many people will take the initiative to become a monk...
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Shu Shu's mind was flying, Brother Jiu had fallen into a deep sleep and snored slightly...
A night of silence.
The next day, Ninth Brother Chenzheng woke up, and Shu Shu also got up.
He had already changed into a summer shirt, a lake blue silk coat, and a straw hat on his head. The filigree gold sachet hanging on his waist was also replaced by an exquisite ball of mutton-fat jade, and the golden braid on his lower head was Shu Shu made it herself.
These days, she ate, slept, and ate all day long. She was too bored, so she did some small jobs.
The children's things had been prepared a lot earlier, and Shu Shu couldn't bear to tire her eyes, so she simply made a few threads, matched them with various small items, and prepared them for Brother Ninth Prince.
Since Shu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy last year, this was the first time she made something for Brother Jiu.
Brother Jiu couldn't put it down and kept it on him all day long, and he happily tied it on today.
"You have a good rest in the morning. When you feel bored, ask Xiaosong to read to you. I'll be back at noon. Is there anything you want to eat?"
Brother Jiu asked.
Shu Shu was really greedy and said: "The Bai's mutton shop on West Fourth Street, their sauce mutton is delicious, but the kitchen can't make it taste like that..."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Then I will buy it back and buy some sesame sauce biscuits. At noon, I can directly bake the biscuits with meat..."
"Uh-huh……"
Shu Shu nodded.
Most people, or most greedy people, have a problem, and that is "the smell of food is in the pot".
Shu Shu felt that she was no exception.
At the entrance of the Ninth Prince's Mansion, the Tenth Prince was already waiting.
The two brothers got into the carriage and began their daily chat time.
"Yesterday, Aling'a sent a message to my brother's house. He wanted to see what time he had here. He said he had something to discuss..."
Brother Ten said.
Brother Jiu remembered the gossip of the past few days and said with vigilance: "Isn't he the one who caused the incident with the Crown Princess before? He directly talked about personal secrets. It looked like the tactics of a housekeeper. It's hard to say that he was really sticking to him. side……"
Brother Ten thought for a while and said: "I don't know if he is the initiator, but he must be the one who wants to jump into the trap..."
"That big princess? Didn't you say you gave Santai Ji?"
Brother Jiu was surprised and said: "You want to regret the marriage? I really dare to think that it is the marriage that Khan Ama has made clear!"
Before the draft the year before last year, Brother Jiu also paid attention to the children of Aling'a because he thought he would marry the Aling'a family.
The three daughters under Ah Ling's knees are all legitimate children, but the second daughter and the third daughter are all younger. The second daughter is similar to the seventeenth elder brother, and the third daughter is one year younger than the second daughter.
The tenth elder brother shook his head and said: "Not only his room, he is also the patriarch of the Niu Hulu family. I guess there are suitable beautiful girls in other rooms..."
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