Brother Jiu calculated in his mind that although there were more than a hundred people on duty in the mansion, the guards and guards were paid by the imperial court.
Excluding them, there were less than a hundred people left. Even so, after one year, the monthly payment, clothing for the four seasons, and food supplies are all worth two thousand five hundred taels.
Brother Ninth said: "I don't have a replacement here yet. I can't buy it with two thousand five hundred taels of silver. I'm not in a hurry for the title. It's good that the Ministry of Internal Affairs can provide it." He thought about it.
Whether Khan Ama granted harem titles or sons, he preferred one to another. The fourteenth elder brother is only thirteen this year and will become a teenager the year after.
This wave of princes were ennobled after the 42nd year of Kangxi... By then, all the emperors and grandchildren had entered the palace to study. The seventeenth and eighteenth princes moved to the palace, just like the twelfth and thirteenth princes. The brothers are preparing to leave the palace and open a mansion if they have no choice but to do so.
The fifth elder brother nodded and said: "As long as you don't suffer a loss." The tenth elder brother couldn't help but glance to the east. If he and Ninth Brother were to be ennobled, it would be to put Eighth Brother's face on the ground and trample on them.
Now that the Eighth Prince has been reduced to a kid, he can still deceive himself and others, and he has a younger brother who is a bald prince.
But the titles of the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother were obvious, and the eighth elder brother became a joke. The fifth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother and said: "The guards and guards are empty, so what are the errands in the mansion doing? It's time to slowly bring in people, lest Fengsheng and the others don't have anyone to help them in a few years." Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Well, we have to keep an eye on it." Otherwise, like now, the hiring has been hasty and there will be some imperfections.
The fifth elder brother and his wife left after lunch. The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother also went to the Yamen. Shu Shu ran to Ning'an Hall.
Mrs. Bo pointed at Shu Shu and said, "My life has become easy and fast, so I just let go of the rules. I'm so generous." She only knew this.
Originally, she saw that the new nuns around Ni Guzhu were selected according to the rules and had no faults, so she thought they were all qualified. Unexpectedly, the ones beside Brother Fengsheng were
"To deal with". Shu Shu lay on Mrs. Bo's legs, feeling a little tired. She was persuaded by her eleventh brother and her sisters-in-law, and admitted that she had been negligent before, but she still felt a little depressed.
Mrs. Bo saw that she was unhappy, so she stopped talking. She just touched her hair and said, "Feng Sheng and the others are not only your children, but also grandsons and granddaughters of the emperor..." Shu Shu rested on Mrs. Bo's lap. He said, "Ah Mou, am I being pretentious?" The uncle said, "Why are you competing with yourself? No one blames you. If you don't make any mistakes, then you are a fake person. Rules are nothing on the surface. We still have to guard..." Ni Guzhu came back from breastfeeding and found Shu Shu.
She imitated Shu Shu's appearance and also lay on Mrs. Bo's lap, lying on her side and looking at Shu Shu.
Shu Shu hurriedly sat up. She was measured and didn't press it hard, but Ni Guzhu's weight was firm.
"Come down, don't press down on your big sister Guo Loma..." As she said that, she reached out to hug Ni Guzhu. Mrs. Bo stretched out her hand to stop her and said: "Don't toss the child, it will sink somewhere?" Ni Guzhu also looked at her eyes and stopped lying down. She sat directly in Mrs. Bo's arms, hugged Mrs. Bo's arm, and looked proud. Look at Shu Shu.
Mrs. Bo's face blossomed with a smile, and she caressed Ni Guzhu's back, kissing her so sweetly. Shu Shu looked at it and couldn't help but touch Ni Guzhu's little feet.
Little thing, he knows how to act like a fox or a tiger. Ni Guzhu just thought Shushu was playing with her, her little feet spread out, looking very comfortable.
Madam Uncle turned him away and said, "Stop messing around here, go get busy..." Shu Shu looked at Madam Uncle.
It turns out that liking the new and hating the old is not limited to men and women, elders also have this tendency towards younger ones. Love can transfer... In the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the ninth elder brother had listed all the departments that needed to increase the number of ministers and yearly ministers. He called the twelfth elder brother to the front and said, "Take a good look. Which yamen do you want to go to..." The ninth elder brother has been completing this matter in the yamen these days, and the twelfth elder brother also understands the general idea.
He pointed at the ministers who needed ministers on their annual duty and said, "Aren't you asking Mr. Ma and Mr. Ha to be on duty? Why are they put together?" Brother Jiu said, "What do you have? Originally from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, if I appoint a general manager, wouldn't I be able to serve as minister on duty?" The twelfth prince shook his head and said: "That's too many, there are four general managers, and Khan Amar won't let it go." He It’s different from Brother Nine.
Jiu Ge, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, uncovered the palace malpractice of the Construction Department and started selling belts to Mongolia.
Ninth Brother was able to deal with the errands of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with ease, and his identity could also suppress him. If you change yourself, you will have no other strengths and cannot convince the public.
The twelfth elder brother is very self-aware. Brother Jiu didn't think too much, he just followed others' thoughts. That's enough, and Jin Yiren is here.
He couldn't help complaining: "Mr. Ma, let's just pay it back. The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Internal Affairs are also the counterpart. In addition to the internal treasury, some expenses of the Ministry of Internal Affairs also need money from the Ministry of Revenue. But what is the use of Mr. Ha?" Twelve Brother didn't answer. Mr. Ha was also the general manager last year. The situation was different last year. There was a Zuodu censor who was also the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the demons and snakes below him were also a lot more honest.
He looked over it and his finger landed on one spot. Imperial Book Office. Brother Jiu frowned when he saw it and said: "This is too busy." The Imperial Book Office is also in Wuying Hall. It is two departments with the Book Repair Office of Wuying Hall. They are actually in the same place.
When the Wuying Hall was repaired, the Imperial Book Office would print out the repaired books, and then, according to the imperial edict, collect those that should be collected and reward those that should be distributed.
Brother Twelve insisted: "Brother Ninth, this is very good." Brother Ninth shook his head and said: "How can you go to such a nursing home when you are just learning to do errands? Forget it, I will give you a choice, let's go to the Construction Department Well, next spring I will go to Tongzhou to see the weaving field, and next autumn I will choose a place to build the Internal Affairs Bureau Winery..." The Internal Affairs Bureau Winery was what Brother Jiu had thought about for a long time. It will wait for the large-scale planting of corn and potatoes in the Zhili area next year. Later it was planned to be built.
At the Tongzhou Woolen Weaving Farm, the factory building has been prepared, and the machines and machinists are in place, but it is not ready yet. It will have to wait until the weather warms up in February next year and the canal is opened.
The twelfth elder brother sounded confused and looked at the ninth elder brother and said: "Ninth elder brother, it's better not to choose the construction department, but also the Qingfeng department!" If he had to choose among the seven departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he would rather choose the Qingfeng department. , in charge of the cattle and sheep pens in the capital and several pastures outside the capital.
After hearing this, Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "Qingfeng Division said it was in charge of the cattle and sheep pens in the capital and the three pastures outside. But in fact, both the Kouwai Ranch and the Daligang Ai Ranch are both under the control of Chahar. , the Shengjing Ranch is under the control of the Shengjing Internal Affairs Office, so the rest will only manage the cattle and sheep pens in the capital, and there are only about thirty people under it, so let's do it this way, in addition to the Construction Department, you will also be in charge of the Qingfeng Department. "..." Brother Twelve: "..." Seeing Brother Twelve's unhappy look, Brother Ninth said earnestly: "When it's time to learn how to do errands, don't worry about being lazy. You are already familiar with the Division at the Headquarters." , just in case..." The twelfth elder brother heard this and said, "What are you guarding against?" Is it because the ninth brother is not close to Yuqing Palace, and is he guarding against confronting the prince?
So Ninth Brother’s head of the Internal Affairs Bureau is unstable? Brother Jiu grinned and said, "In case I go away, I won't worry about the capital for three or five months!" He remembered clearly that during his southern tour last year, the governor of the three provinces of Jiangnan met with him. scene.
Many of the southern patrol palaces have begun preparations for construction. When Khan Amma makes his fourth tour to the south, it will not be as long as the previous times. It will be five to ten years, not to mention three or two years.
It's enough for him to go out alone. If you want to go out in the future, you have to follow others and don't worry about it yourself.
Brother Twelve doesn’t want to talk anymore… By the Yongding River. Kangxi got out of the car and climbed onto the river embankment. The weather is now so cold that not only the river is frozen, but the ground on the shore is also frozen solid.
Hedao has recently been involved in a lawsuit. In addition to unclear accounts of the money allocated, there are also issues with project delays.
Wai Lang, the river officer who was responsible for monitoring the construction period, involved Wang Xinming, the former river governor who was walking on the Yongding River, and Bai Shuose, the minister of the Ministry of Works. They slowed down the work and ended the river construction period early, so that the fortifications were not built in time. .
According to him, although the river water is frozen above and the ground looks frozen, the ground below is not frozen yet, so there is no need to delay digging.
Kangxi was not the emperor of the Nine Layers of the Deep Palace, and he would not just believe in the excerpts. He specifically took a detour from the Yongding River when visiting the mausoleum, just to confirm this matter.
He asked people to dig the soil directly. The soil under the surface was indeed not frozen, but it froze immediately after being dug out.
Therefore, Wang Xin ordered people to stop the fortifications and it was right. However, Kangxi was not too lenient. The original planned construction period was this winter, and an extension meant an extension.
He said to Ma Qi: "Tell Wang Xinming and Bai Shuose that the construction period will be completed next year, otherwise I will take my own punishment!" Now both sides of the lawsuit are confronting each other outside the Yongding River.
Kangxi's intention was that the two sides were not allowed to criticize anymore, and it would depend on whether it was completed next year. If there is any further delay, neither party will escape punishment.
This time the holy chariot was traveling with three princes accompanying him. The eldest brother followed the two ministers in charge of the bodyguard and was responsible for walking in the bodyguard.
The fourth elder brother took the thirteenth elder brother up to the embankment and saw the fortifications in progress.
"Since the beginning of spring, hundreds of thousands of money have been allocated..." said the fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother: "but it has been delayed..." Last autumn and winter and the beginning of this spring, the Holy Spirit patrolled the Yongding River twice, and all of them were They are the eldest brother, the fourth brother and the thirteenth brother.
Brother Thirteen doesn’t know anything about river engineering anymore. He thought for a while and said, "Is it because they postponed the construction period to next year for the money from the river work? Will they settle it again next year?" The money from the river work is withdrawn based on the number of days.
The people who work are paid, and the people in charge are also paid. This is the shortcoming of officialdom now.
There were too many people reaching out, and less than 50% of the river workers' money appropriated by the Ministry of Revenue actually fell into the hands of the river workers.
This is in Gyeonggi Province. Under the eyes of the emperor, the river workers from Shandong and Huanghuai were replaced. If only 50% of the riverwork was 50%, it would be considered good.
Fourth elder brother was silent. Everyone knows that officials are corrupt, so how can we prevent people from being greedy? The salary of a first-grade official is just over 100 taels a year. The regular salary is too small and there are many expenses, which makes many people drift with the crowd...
