Shu Shu hugged Brother Jiu's waist and felt at ease all of a sudden.
There seems to be a direction.
The couple lay down again and said nothing else. They just held hands and fell asleep at some point. The next day Shu Shu opened her eyes and saw Brother Jiu looking at him with dark circles under his eyes.
Shu Shu yawned and felt that she was not doing well.
Brother Jiu said: "There is nothing else to do. You can go back to your cage and go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Find an excuse to go to the Imperial Palace and check the news from the Zongren Mansion."
Shu Shu said: "I'm hungry. I'll go to bed after I leave." The couple simply washed up and had breakfast.
The staple food is Mendeng meat pie, and the mutton and radish soup tastes warm.
Now he has changed into a winter hat, and is wearing quilted clothes and a small fur vest. When October comes, you can change into big sweaters.
She had made several large sweater clothes the year before and last. This year, Shu Shu did not ask anyone to make them again, but only refurbished a few pieces. "Seeing that the Earth Dragon is about to be burned, I will prepare more coal this year to prevent it from being used in Xiaotangshan.
While the couple was eating, Shu Shu mentioned things in the house. "Eh? Coal..."
After hearing this, Brother Jiu became more energetic: "There's a sea of cinders piled up outside the city wall!" Shu Shu thought for a while and said, "I'm going to try to use cinders to make fake stones?"
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Coal itself is pebbles. Grinding coal to burn stones or making bricks should be fine. The key is that the material is cheap, but I won't try it."
Shu Shu thought of the cinder road construction in later generations.
That's also a way to use it.
The inner city has decent drainage, but the south city is a depression with very poor ground.
Shu Shu thought of the piece of land bought by Brother Jiu and said, "Sir, in addition to building houses at the Nancheng residence, do we also need to build the surrounding roads to avoid the muddy southbound journey?
Brother Jiu has been to Nancheng and seen the mud on the ground. He said with lingering fear: "It needs to be repaired. Otherwise, if the house cannot be rented at a high price, I plan to rent it to the Sixth Department of Justice and the Hanlin..." "
Shu Shu said: "Isn't that cinder just right for road construction?"
After hearing this, Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Yes, I picked this up for free. It is more cost-effective than buying stones. All the officials and people in the capital use it in winter."
The palace is no exception.
The cinders in the palace are piled up inside the three palace walls, east, west, north and west. They should be half as high as the city walls. If things go on for a long time, it will probably be as high as the city wall.
Brother Ninth is thinking about the cinders in the palace.
When he entered Xihua Gate, he did not go directly to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Instead, he took He Yuzhu and Zhou Song to Ximeidui.
Although it is quiet here and there are no palaces, this dark mountain of cinders does not look good. It can also easily become a hidden danger.
The wall of the Forbidden City is three feet high, and this cinder mountain is ten and a half feet high.
This was not accumulated in three or five years. Coal has been used in the palace since the previous dynasty. Over hundreds of years, this cinder has been piled up.
Brother Jiu climbed up directly and took a look up.
There is still a husband's distance, so if there is a rope in hand, it is not impossible to enter and leave the palace.
Seeing that Brother Jiu was interested in this place, He Yuzhu said: "There is a moat outside. It shouldn't be possible during normal times. If it's freezing, you should be able to climb over the wall."
Sun Jinze said: "Even if you don't leave, delivering things is more convenient than other places." This refers to the theft and entrapment of things in the palace by palace servants and eunuchs.
Brother Jiu thought of Grandma Liu.
Aunt Liu had to evacuate the second house. Some of the fine things could be said to be her own rewards, but a few boxes of things would still be conspicuous even if they were moved out separately.
Cats have cat lanes, rats have rat lanes. This cinder pile is really unexplored.
After thinking about it, this place seems like a thief's road.
Brother Jiu knew what was going on and took He Yuzhu and Sun Jin to the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The twelfth elder brother is already here, immersed in processing official documents.
Hearing the noise and seeing the ninth elder brother coming, the twelfth elder brother got up.
Brother Jiu asked He Yuzhu to pass the food box to him and said: "It's a rare occasion to make door-nail meat cakes. I brought you a plate. Just have tea..."
The twelfth elder brother said: "Thank you, the ninth brother..."
Brother Jiu waved his hand and said, "What are you talking about here? The weaving and dyeing master from Jiangning is about to arrive. Later, you can take people to Tongzhou to see how the woolen woolen field is prepared. Is there anything to add?"
The climate in Beijing is cold. In early October, it will start to freeze, and various projects will have to be stopped. We have to wait until mid-to-late February next year to continue.
Brother Jiu then said: "The population resettlement is also in the woolen yard, which is in Huangzhuang near Tongzhou Pier. The population resettlement is also placed there. How to arrange the distance, and what arrangements are made for the errands in the winter months. You have to think about this. The salary is paid on a monthly basis, and it cannot support idle people.”
The twelfth elder brother listened carefully. It was the first time he took over personnel matters, and he was really unsure.
Brother Ninth had already sat behind the desk, then took the booklet and wrote about the hidden dangers of the cinder mountain, requesting an order to clean up the cinder mountain in the palace.
As for where to pull them, Brother Jiu thought about it. A small part is in Nancheng, and most of them can be paved directly in the imperial city.
The Haidian Village that the prince accompanied before is between Changchun Garden and Baiwang Mountain. The use has not been determined before. In the future, he can specialize in making fake stones from cinders. However, there is no need to use the cinders in the palace. Changchun Garden has also accumulated them for more than ten years. The cinders can be pulled over there.
Build a craftsman's workshop there. There is water there, which is more convenient.
After finishing writing the excerpt, the ninth elder brother was curious about Longkodo and told He Yuzhu: "Go to the clan mansion to see your tenth master and ask what to eat for lunch..."
He Yuzhu responded.
Brother Jiu took advantage of the time and came to Qianqing Palace at the beginning of the afternoon.
At this time, Kangxi had already listened to the government affairs and met with the officials, most of whom were criticizing the officials.
After letting the eunuch at the door pass the message, he stood at the door of Qianqing Palace. Thinking of what happened yesterday, Brother Jiu was a little distracted.
I can't be too calm at this time. I have to add insult to injury, at least let Khan Ama know that I don't like Longkodo.
Otherwise, what if Khan Amma becomes magnanimous and lets Longkodo continue to serve as a bodyguard?
In that case, Li Yuqian is closer than these sons, so he is talking nonsense with his mouth crooked. This possibility should be eliminated.
Brother Jiu was distracted when Liang Jiugong came out and said: "Master Jiu, what is the emperor's message..." Brother Jiu whispered: "Shuida, how is Khan Ama feeling..."
Liang Jiugong did not respond, but the corners of his mouth drooped. Brother Jiu understood that this was not a good idea. Are you too eager and in a hurry?
In Xinuan Pavilion, Kangxi put down his pen and felt that Brother Jiu was a little hasty in his complaint.
The Zongren Mansion came over in such a hurry before they had finished discussing the crime. Does this mean they don't trust him, the Khan Ama? He felt a little complicated.
Brother Jiu came in, said hello, handed over his folding book, and said: "Khan Ama, my son came here to ask about Cinder Mountain..."
Kangxi's expression remained unchanged, a little surprised, and said: "What happened to Cinder Mountain?"
There is one to the west of Cining Palace. When he was a child, he even took Cao Yin to climb up there.
Brother Ninth looked a little more serious and said: "Ever since Aunt Liu stole from the Second House the year before last, my son has been thinking about how to transport things out of the palace. It's impossible to walk through the palace gate in a dignified way. The access control is strict, and a slap is big." It's just a matter of returning the items, and I can carry one or two of them, but how are the big items like vases, containers, etc. transported out? Just a while ago, when I went to build something inside, my son saw the cinder mountain. He went over this morning to estimate it and found that the cinder mountain was already sixteen years old. It is 10 feet high and passes half of the city wall. Although there is a moat outside, in the cold winter months, when the moat freezes, it is not impossible to pass things through the cinder mountain."
Kangxi heard this and was alert.
He still remembered that the warehouse of Yuqing Palace had become a rat's nest, and not much of the good stuff was available. There are thieves in this palace.
This cinder mountain is indeed suspicious.
However, there are three cinder mountains in the palace. After a hundred years of accumulation, they have become small mountains. It will take a lot of manpower and material resources to transport them out.
"This needs to be cleaned up. Where to pull it?"
Kangxi looked at the Zhezi and felt that Brother Jiu's precautions were reasonable.
If we clean this out before it freezes, the palace will feel a little more peaceful.
The ninth elder brother said: "Most of them are directly paving the roads in the Imperial City, along a few shopping streets, to avoid the dust in the spring and autumn, and the mud in the summer. A small number of sons directly go to Nancheng, and bought eight pieces there a while ago. Ten acres of wasteland, with a bubble in the middle, can be used to repair the ground and build a circle of houses to collect rent..."
He spoke frankly, and Kangxi asked curiously: "Why do you think of building a house again?"
Brother Jiu said: "The houses in the capital are valuable and difficult to buy. I just got the land, so I thought it would be easier to just build a house." Kangxi asked again: "Are these cinders enough to build roads?" "
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "One floor is enough. If it is really not enough, there are also cinders in the imperial city. There is a lot of cinders accumulated inside and outside the capital."
Kangxi was not a prince in the palace, and he traveled around the capital incognito. He knew that the road conditions were not only bad in the imperial city, but also in the inner city and the southern city.
When building roads with cinders, this material is all that is left, and only the cost of throwing away people is left.
Kangxi was very moved and nodded: "Then let's repair it. How much cinders and how much labor is used for one mile of land will be recorded later."
In this way, when the cinder road in the imperial city is repaired, the labor cost can be calculated. When the time comes, let's see where some money can be spent to build the roads between the inner city and the south city. Brother Jiu agreed, looking a little hesitant.
When Kangxi saw him, he probably guessed the reason and waited for Brother Jiu to speak.
Brother Jiu was a bit flattering and said: "Khan Ama, my son, can I ask you something?" Kangxi raised his eyebrows.
Are you asking for mercy on behalf of Longko?
No way? So generous?
Brother Jiu said sarcastically: "You also heard about what happened to Tong Zhai yesterday. My son was really shocked. He didn't expect that someone was eyeing Fengsheng and Ni Guzhu. My son was thinking about it and made a request to you. Later, when Fengsheng grew up, Khan Ama decided to marry her sister-in-law and her son Fujin, who was brought up in a serious manner. Not only did Niguzhu's son-in-law look good, but his parents' temperament was also good. Check everything carefully, otherwise my son will be worried..."
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I haven’t come back yet. I won’t stay up late tonight. The third update will be around 9 o’clock tomorrow morning. Everyone will go to bed early.
Some people died, but not completely...
