Brother Si thought for a while and said: "There is no need to go back. If you make a fuss at this time, it will make people laugh. The Huangzhuang in other places also needs manpower. Just send them there, or directly send them to Zhuangzi in Shengjing..."
The fifth elder brother looked at the fourth elder brother. He had never thought that he could deal with it in this way.
"Then how to use them? I don't want them to be in charge..." said the fifth elder brother.
Fourth Brother said: "Just treat it as an ordinary tenant, how dare you disobey me..."
Having said this, he said: "You don't have to show up, just ask the people around you to give them a warning. If they work honestly and get punished in three or five years, and behave peacefully, they will be given other jobs." , if it doesn’t stop, then don’t even think about returning to Beijing!”
The fifth elder brother nodded and said: "Okay! If we deal with it this way, it will be easier for them. Otherwise, such a double-minded slave will be sent to the Criminal Punishment Department."
He asked for a good idea and left with a spring in his step.
Fourth Brother's here, it's time to go to the Yamen, but there are a few more things to worry about.
Before leaving the city, he went back to Sibeile Mansion and told the chief of ceremonies: "Reorganize the population of the manor, mainly to check the relatives and see if there are any inappropriate ones..."
The chief of ceremonies was alerted.
After the fourth elder brother finished explaining, he left the city.
On his horse, he also thought about the manpower of the three offices in the palace in his early years.
The old people left to him by Enie were all cleared out at the beginning of last year.
Earlier there was a nanny whom he trusted and arranged to stay with Honghui.
Brother Si's sweat dropped all of a sudden...
When they arrived at Nansansuo, Sifujin seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Brother Si looked at her and said, "What's wrong..."
He thought of the activities in the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the past two days and said, "Is there anyone who knows my mother-in-law in the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"
Si Fujin shook his head and said: "It's not me, Enie, but my empress sent someone here at noon today, saying she wanted to ask about my uncle's family and ask him to take care of it..."
Concubine De did not follow her to the garden this time, she was still in the palace.
Knowing that asking people to go to the Hubu Yamen would attract attention, he sent a palace official to spread the word in the name of visiting Sifujin.
The fourth elder brother felt a little worried. It must be someone from the Wuya family who passed the sign to the palace to gossip.
He felt that it was a good thing to make up the money, which would smooth over the previous mistakes.
Bai Qi also accepted his proposal, went back to collect money, and also handed some money to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
But Wu Ya's family is not only Bai Qi, but also has other heads.
Someone was unhappy and went to Concubine De to complain.
The fourth elder brother said: "Whenever the Queen sends people, you can just blame it on me. Just say you don't know..."
Si Fujin nodded. In front of her mother-in-law, she always regarded her husband as her first priority.
Brother Si looked at his wife, hesitated for a moment, and then told her about the chaos in the backyard of Wubeile Mansion.
Si Fujin was dumbfounded and said, "What is Liu Gege doing? How dare she?"
The fourth elder brother thought for a while and said: "I have hidden my bad thoughts for a long time, so I was deceived by my servants. Now I am thinking about fighting for favor. If I get my wish, I don't know what will happen in the future..."
Si Fujin couldn't help but sympathize with Wu Fujin when he thought about it, and said, "It's really not easy for the fifth brother and sister!"
The fourth elder brother shook his head and said: "If she had caught the inner house in her hands early, she wouldn't have become deaf and blind. It's just that she didn't take it seriously..."
Si Fujin looked at Si Age and was speechless. Whenever there was a problem in the brother's family, it was about the brother's wife, as if the brother had no fault at all.
The fourth elder brother looked at Si Fujin and said, "What are you doing? Are you tanned?"
With that said, he got up and went to the mirror and took a few glances.
Seeing that the day was getting hotter and hotter, Fourth Brother coughed slightly and said, "The cream that my ninth brother and sister gave you before was here. Don't waste it. It's a pity..."
Today I met the fifth elder brother, who was white and fat; I met the eighth elder brother, who was spotless.
Fourth Brother feels that he can't be too rough, otherwise he will look old if he looks back.
Sifujin suppressed a smile and said: "That cream and oil are for winter use. In spring, Ergege and Honghui use them to wipe their hands. I was about to send someone to the shop of Jiujie and sister to buy more for them." Some hand cream, then bring me two bottles back..."
The fourth elder brother nodded and said: "Take it with you. I know they have opened a rouge shop, so I always want to support them."
Sifu Jin said: "Yes, the ninth brother and sister have taken care of our business. The clothes and materials for the seasonal appreciation at the end of last year and in March this year were all bought from my cloth shop."
The current rules are that the people who work in this family, whether they are clothiers or members of the household, must pay for four seasons of clothing every year in addition to monthly money.
This is not ready-made clothing, but the clothing materials are awarded according to different levels...
*
In the North Fifth Institute, Shu Shu and Brother Jiu were walking around in the yard.
Meeting Princess Kejing today was a relief.
The reception banquet prepared by the palace for Princess Kejing is scheduled for three days later, so the next few days will be busy.
The two of them planned to go to Baiwang Mountain.
Because Princess Kejing mentioned smallpox, not only Jiu Age was concerned, but Shu Shu was also concerned.
For this "cowpox" thing, find a piece of thread and stretch it out.
Because she had promised to take Jiu Gege to her village, she went to the North Garden to find Jiu Gege.
The ninth elder brother called the tenth elder brother and asked, "It has been a mess these past two days. Everyone is running to my elder brother's place. Tomorrow we will go to Baiwang Mountain. We will leave early and return late. Are you going?"
Brother Ten was bored, so he immediately agreed and went back to tell Shi Fujin.
Brother Ninth thought for a while and sent He Yuzhu to the school grounds to say something to Brother Thirteen and Brother Fourteen.
Otherwise, the fourteenth elder brother would be gibbering again.
After a while, He Yuzhu came back, followed by the thirteenth and fourteenth elder brothers.
Neither of them looked very good-looking. Brother Jiu saw it and hummed: "It's not just this one time. Don't keep thinking about it. Just go there next time..."
Brother Fourteen shook his head and said: "It's not for this!"
The thirteenth elder brother smiled bitterly and said: "It's a matter with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Zhang family came to see me..."
Brother Jiu was surprised and said: "You are a young brother who is still studying. What do you want me to do with you?"
The Fourteenth Brother snorted coldly: "You have a guilty conscience! I used to be too greedy, but now that I have made up for the debt, I am afraid of being liquidated, so I come here to hug the Thirteenth Brother's lap..."
Having said this, he said angrily: "Why are you so embarrassed? My concubines didn't even pay attention to them, and they even pretended to be a big clove of garlic outside..."
I took out the basket and thought about burning incense.
"Their noses are soaked with snot, so they should take care of it!" Brother Fourteen said indignantly.
It is a common practice in the palace that the maiden's family usually subsidizes the person who is brought into the palace. After all, the palace has a lot of expenses.
And because the mother-in-law is born, the mother's family outside does not talk about chickens and dogs ascending to heaven, and it does benefit.
The Zhang family was the only exception. In the early years, Min concubine refused to be accepted, so the Zhang family stopped paying homage to her.
The ninth elder brother looked at the fourteenth elder brother and said: "Don't go to the fire at this time. Why should you treat the Zhang family? Thirteen just listen to the concubine's orders..."
Brother Thirteen lowered his eyes and said, "My mother told me a long time ago to stay away from them..."
The Fourteenth Brother nodded and said: "That's right, Thirteenth Brother didn't see them sending filial piety when he was a child? When he went to the study, he started sending gifts, and they were light. Anyway, their family doesn't have much human touch."
Brother Jiu said: "Then why bother? Just ignore him from now on."
The fourteenth elder brother nodded in agreement and said: "That's right, that's right, you can't be too flattering, otherwise you will really think that you are half a country's uncle!"
Brother Thirteen is not a person who likes to get entangled, so he nodded and said, "I won't pay attention to them in the future."
Brother Fourteen raised his eyebrows and said, "That's right. Learn more from Brother Ninth. Brother Ninth and his family live a very peaceful life."
Brother Jiu said: "That's what relatives are like. It's easier to get along with them if you stay far away."
The fourteenth elder brother thought that the ninth elder brother and the others could go out to play tomorrow. He felt itchy. He looked at the thirteenth elder brother and said, "Why don't we talk to Khan Ama and treat it as if we are just trying to avoid it, or else tomorrow they will If we come again, we will be troubled..."
Brother Thirteen was stunned and said, "I guess you won't come again, right?"
Brother Fourteen winked and said, "Who knows, maybe they will come again!"
Brother Thirteen knew that he was going to skip class tomorrow under this pretext.
The fourteenth elder brother didn't even care about the meal. He pulled the thirteenth elder brother and walked to the door: "Go over now, Khan Ama is free..."
The two of them came and left in a hurry.
Brother Jiu was curious if the two of them could take leave, and also curious about how many people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs were involved.
At this moment, Shu Shu brought Walnuts and Xiaosong back from the North Garden.
Brother Jiu sent Walnut and Xiaosong down, and said to Shu Shu: "It's so suspenseful. Fortunately, I didn't reveal this matter, and actually also revealed the matter of the imperial dining room!"
It’s not surprising when you think about it.
The Accounting Department is connected to Yufeng Building, and Yufeng Building is connected to the Imperial Kitchen, and this spreads.
Even though the Ministry of Internal Affairs has not yet started investigating the imperial kitchen, several of the people involved feel guilty.
Shu Shu thought for a while and said, "We have already gotten involved with the prince, so we should end the relationship. If we drag it on, who knows what other yamen will get involved."
It’s true that the Accounting Department is a liar, and so is the person in the Imperial Kitchen.
But now that all the disciples of these families have been cleared, and the imperial dining room has not been touched publicly this time, it is no longer obvious.
Brother Jiu took a breath and said: "This time, Khan Ama knew for sure that the Yushi Yamen would not hesitate to add more people..."
We waited until the matter with the Accounting Department was over, and everyone lost their guard, so we went on to investigate one yamen after another.
Shu Shu thought of the three major weavings.
With such an inventory of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the accounts are gradually open and transparent, which cannot be said to be a good thing for the three major weaving companies.
Cao Yin would not be able to misappropriate the money for weaving to welcome the emperor, nor would he increase the deficit, which later became a crime.
Shu Shu said: "When I return to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I will not continue to investigate people. I have to relax. Then I will think more about ways to open up the source of income and promote more junior people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs to spread the power. , the harm will be less..."
Brother Jiu nodded, waving his fingers and said: "Tangquan Palace is one place, and the Royal Pot Burning Ground is another place..."
In the past two years, wool has been continuously shipped to the capital, but only the best wool and cashmere are shipped to Jiangning. The official warehouse at Tongzhou Wharf still contains half a warehouse of ordinary wool.
"Let's build a yurt in the capital, but it can't be sold at a high price!"
Brother Ninth said.
Shu Shu said: "Didn't Jiangning Weaving develop the technology of cleaning wool? Then we can use wool spinning to weave cloth. The cloth we make is not as soft as cashmere cloth, but it is not bad at keeping warm. I guess It can be worn in February and August, and even a middle-income family can afford it..."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "That's good. I will write to Cao Yin later and ask him to arrange for a few craftsmen to come to Beijing to become masters..."
*
Outside Qingxi Bookstore, the fourteenth elder brother took the thirteenth elder brother into the duty room and waited.
There is someone in front of the emperor now, and the third elder brother is here to see you.
Thinking about the news in the past two days, there are many people talking about Third Brother and making various speculations.
It is said that the third elder brother acted vigorously and resolutely. These were the "three fires of fire for a new official", and the first fire was directed at the Accounting Department.
I don't know where to look at the next two.
Anyway, this gesture was enough to scare the people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
There is another saying that the third elder brother is not only good at civil and military affairs, but also knows about economics. He noticed something was wrong after reading the accounting department's brochure...
Anyway, the third elder brother mentioned doesn’t look like the third elder brother anymore.
The fourteenth elder brother whispered: "If you ask me, it's like 'a blind cat meets a dead mouse'. Otherwise, the third brother's nature would make him directly find the doctor in the accounting department and extort a few of the official shops... "
The thirteenth elder brother felt that the third elder brother was a little greedy, and there was no way he could really be like this.
He said: "It was a mistake. It's good now. In the future, the inner treasury will have more money every year, and Khan Ama will have enough money to travel..."
The national treasury was not rich in these years, so during Kangxi's northern and southern tours in these years, money was collected from the internal treasury, which was very frugal.
The fourteenth elder brother thought about the silver reward and said, "I will be able to reward you with more silver then..."
They didn't catch up with the silver reward at the end of the year before...
*
In Qingxi Bookstore.
The third elder brother held another booklet in his hand. It took him a day today to calculate the total number of corruption cases in the Accounting Department over the years, as well as the relevant personnel involved in the distribution of stolen goods.
In addition to the more than 30 people arrested yesterday morning, there are also officials who had previously worked in the Accounting Department. Some have retired and several have passed away.
But the account books are also clear.
Every money that is greedy for money needs to be made up for...
As a result, the number of officials involved doubled again.
Kangxi looked at the book and knew that he could not dig any more. He looked at the third elder brother and said: "Tomorrow, ask the Shenxing Division to prepare a crime according to the regulations. The first offender will not be forgiven, the accomplices will be given severe punishment. The remaining ones will be dismissed and the shortfall will be made up for."
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I've had insomnia for two days in a row, and I can't stand it any longer today, so I'll do this for now.
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