The Dong family is from Cining Palace, and the Li family is from the imperial father.
Brother Jiu somewhat understood why the Accounting Department was monolithic.
Even if there were injustices before, it could not shake the status of these two families.
Instead he was calm.
He directly took a pen and paper and simply copied down all the shops in question in the file.
What location, what is the rent, when will it be rented, who will rent it, and what is the current market rent.
With these two prosperous shops as benchmarks, none of them have normal rents.
Like Yufeng Building, there are a total of thirty-one shops with rent exemptions and exemptions for "dilapidated houses", accounting for 10% of the total shops.
Like Guixiangzhai, there are 97 households that have not had a rent increase in the past 50 years, accounting for nearly 30%.
The remaining 60% of the shops have had their rents adjusted twice, but each time they were only adjusted by 10%. Over the past fifty years, the rents have been increased by 20%.
Brother Jiu smiled.
The price of land has doubled in fifty years, and the price of rice has also doubled.
Compared with the early years of Shunzhi, the registered population in the capital did not seem to have increased much. The Eight Banners only increased by more than 15,000 households and more than 70,000 people; the number of people in the outer cities increased by 8,000 households and 40,000 people.
The total population inside and outside the capital has increased from 450,000 in the early years of Shunzhi to 600,000 now.
In fact, there are far more people living in the inner and outer cities than this number.
The Eight Banners from other places returned to the capital for a change of defense, and the continuous influx of officials, officials, and businessmen increased the number of people in the capital.
It's not easy to live in the capital. Foreigners live in rented houses. Over the past few decades, the rent has increased several times.
Under such circumstances, it seems very ridiculous that the rent of these shops run by the Ministry of Internal Affairs has only increased by 20%.
The ninth elder brother marked it down, and then thought of the banner people's poor economics.
There are still only a few bannermen who directly operate shops like Guixiangzhai. The shops in several trading streets in the imperial city are still mainly run by the people.
The majority of the people's merchants who infiltrated the imperial city were those who ran the shops.
Brother Ninth figured out the reason.
These shops should have been rented out, and then subleased to people's merchants for additional money.
"Ha! He is really the master of the second floor!"
Brother Jiu couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Just like the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I am afraid that they come and go, and those people regard the more than 300 official shops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs as their own.
The twelfth elder brother was lying next to him copying, and he looked up after hearing this.
Brother Jiu lowered his head to the drawer, took out a small box, and took out a palm-sized gold abacus.
This is a New Year's gift that Shu Shu asked Shun'an Silver House to customize for Brother Ninth during the Chinese New Year.
When the abacus rings, there is a thousand taels of gold.
It is a good sign and a little fun between husband and wife.
The sound of the golden abacus beads was not crisp, but it sounded for a long time.
Brother Jiu didn't do anything else. He just made a table of these shops and calculated the difference in shop rent.
In the years before the 22nd year of Kangxi's reign, the rent was less than 15,000 taels per year.
Since the 23rd year of Kangxi reign, the rent has been less than 22,500 taels per year.
Counting from the early years of Shunzhi, this number exceeds one million taels!
You must know that the silver in the inner treasury is coming in and out, and the balance is just this amount of silver.
An inner treasury has been corrupted!
Brother Jiu looked at this number and felt relieved.
If it's three or two thousand taels per year, it's hard to make a fuss. The emperor's father will think it's a trivial matter and think about "when the water is clear, there will be no fish."
But with such a large sum, the prince could divide his family into several, and the emperor would not tolerate it.
Immediately, Brother Jiu was stunned.
This is the Ministry of Internal Affairs, with more than 4,000 officials. In addition to serving the palace, they also take care of the royal private property.
Among the huge royal private property, what are the three hundred shops in the imperial city?
This is not a big deal.
His brows furrowed.
What on earth did the royal father think...
After the twelfth elder brother finished handling his official duties, he saw the gloomy look of the ninth elder brother.
He was a little worried and called softly: "Brother Ninth..."
The ninth elder brother glanced at him, thinking about the more than 10,000 taels of silver that the twelfth elder brother had saved in the past ten years, and he felt increasingly uncomfortable.
No wonder there are so many dandies in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they are living a life that is better than the prince's.
What is this thing called?
He folded the papers that he had calculated and put them into his purse. Zhang Baozhuo sent back the other files, and also gave an instruction: "If anyone asks me why I look at these, just tell the truth. This is what I was ordered to do." Marriage property to collect rent from Jiugege Circle..."
Zhang Baozhu bowed and responded.
When he returned to the check-in room, as expected, several people approached Zhang Baozhuo and asked about the reason.
Zhang Baozhu said it "truthfully"...
It’s not surprising to everyone. After all, Jiu Gege’s dowry was handled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs...
*
In Yikun Palace, there is a second room in the main hall.
Concubine Yi, who had returned from Ningshou Palace to pay her respects, was talking to Shi Fujin.
"The back room has been vacated for the eldest brother, and the ninth sister-in-law has moved to the main courtyard..."
"The eldest brother weighs seven and a half pounds. His eyebrows and eyebrows are the same as Sister-in-law Nine, as white as Sister-in-law Nine, and he looks like dough..."
"The second elder brother looks like my mother-in-law! He also has almond-shaped eyes, a melon-seed face, and a straight nose! He weighs nearly five pounds and already knows how to recognize people. He is the most delicate and only lets Sister-in-law Ninth hold him..."
"Da Ge Ge weighs nine pounds, has long hands and feet, and is very energetic. He looks just like Jiu Ge, and he also has auspicious phoenix eyes..."
This has become routine.
Concubine Yi couldn't see her grandchildren, but Shi Fujin would see them in three or two days. Concubine Yi would describe them carefully every time she went to the palace to pay respects.
After hearing this, Concubine Yi really wanted to see it with her own eyes.
"Sister-in-law Ninth has said that she will go to the palace at the end of the month to pay her respects to the imperial grandmother and the concubine. After the Dragon Boat Festival, she will take the children to my elder brother's house..."
Shifujin saw Yi Fei's expectations and said.
Concubine Yi calculated the time in her mind. It would take more than half a month at most before she could see her grandchildren.
As for the daughter-in-law, it will take a year and a half to make up for it.
But they are all in Nirvana. Knowing that the child is well by this time, the daughter-in-law can feel more at ease.
Otherwise, it would not be easy to raise a child well just by eating delicacies from mountains and seas, while keeping the child in mind.
Shi Fujin was a little uneasy when he thought about what happened in the morning, and said: "Concubine, the emperor's grandmother won't be angry with me, right? I am so ignorant that I entered the palace with Ba Fujin..."
Concubine Yi shook her head and said, "Don't think too much. Even if she enters the palace by herself today and is blocked outside Ningshou Palace, the Queen Mother will call her in."
Because of the Eighth Fortune Jin, the Emperor treated the Eighth Prince mediocrely in the past two years, but he was also the son whom he had taught for more than ten years before. He was the youngest son among the first wave of princes, and he truly loved him.
Shi Fujin said dullly: "Our master didn't tell others, so I didn't expect it. I was too stupid..."
That was in front of the Eighth Prince. Even if the Tenth Master had other intentions, he probably wouldn't be able to say it directly.
Or she is not clever.
Even if you don't enter Ningshou Palace, waiting for Sanfujin and Qifuxin outside is better than directly leading people to block the entrance of Ningshou Palace.
Concubine Yi comforted her and said, "That's my sister-in-law. Just respect her more from now on."
Bafujin's temperament used to be like a plate, and he could see through it at a glance.
In the past two years, he has experienced a lot and has a lot of cities. It is better to keep a distance from someone with such a simple temperament as Shi Fujin, so as not to suffer a loss.
Shi Fujin felt that she understood.
The concubine’s “respect” has the same meaning as the tenth master’s “respect”...
*
Changchun Palace, the east room of the main hall.
There was a bit of silence in the room, and the palace attendant standing at the door had her chin raised to her chest, and she didn't even dare to breathe.
The good concubine sat on the seat beside the Kang, looking at Ba Fujin on the stool, frowning slightly.
Today Bafu Jin entered the palace, which was very abrupt. It was also the first time for her mother-in-law to see him.
Such gorgeous makeup cannot completely cover the scars...
He had various shortcomings, but his appearance was more outstanding among the princes Fujin, and this one was gone.
The good concubine stroked her chest, feeling congested.
Bafujin looked at it with a respectful expression, but he was sneering in his heart.
Is this being picky again?
In the past, she was criticized for not being docile enough. Both the Crown Princess and Si Fujin were virtuous in their words.
She also criticized her natal family for being weak, and the palace's natal family was not considered serious.
What now?
Why are you picking on her?
Before, she didn't understand why the eighth prince had such a character.
Now she understands that the root lies here.
She was afraid that she was feeling uncomfortable. When she came out, the daughter-in-law who came out of the Grand Master's Palace would shrink back.
Bafujin felt a little more happy.
The good concubine took a long breath, her eyes fell on Ba Fujin's face, and she said softly with pity: "I have two boxes of rice beads. You can take them out and grind them into powder. A person's face is different, for a woman , this appearance is also the top priority..."
Ba Fujin looked at the good concubine.
Here he comes again, every time he pretends to be an honest person in a gentle and gentle manner, but his words come with a knife.
She raised the corner of her mouth and said: "Don't worry, the empress, I won't wrong the Eighth Master. My daughter-in-law will give a discount and find a match for the Eighth Master with a beautiful girl from the Ministry of Internal Affairs..."
As for the Eight Banners showgirls, let's go ahead and dream. It's better not to ruin good girls.
The good concubine did not expect her to react like this, and said hurriedly: "There is no need to worry about it. It's time for Eighth Prince to do his job well. There are a lot of girls in the backyard!"
Ba Fujin shook his head and said slowly: "But as the Han people say, there are three types of unfilial piety, and the worst is not having an offspring. There are eight people in Ba Ye's backyard. Although they are not too few, they are not lucky. There has been no good news so far. Come out, it’s better to compare the Eighth Master’s horoscope and choose two Gege who will have more children..."
The concubine's expression was a little stiff, her eyes were full of displeasure, and she frowned and said: "You are still young and have deep feelings, so you should beg for your legitimate son..."
Ba Fujin looked at her and said: "My daughter-in-law has the syndrome of palace cold. She took cold medicine during the confinement period. I am afraid that she will disappoint the empress. If the eighth master only wants a legitimate son, the daughter-in-law can only invite her to come to the court on her own to save the money." Delayed the branches and leaves.”
Good concubine: "..."
She really didn't expect Bafujin to be so calm about her shortcomings.
This temperament is really different from before.
Previously, Bafujin was proud of his royal upbringing. The good concubine mentioned Guo Luoluo's family, reminding her of her identity as the daughter of a guilty minister. She should not rely on Prince Anjun's palace to ride on Baage's head. superior.
At that time, Bafujin was like a jumping cat, unable to advance or retreat.
It’s really different now…
