Shu Shu quit the post and left the matter behind.
She has no intention of getting involved in the draft.
As a result, I couldn't avoid it. Mrs. Ma Qi came to post the next day.
This is Brother Jiu's mistress.
Shu Shu looked at the post and hesitated.
She knew that Fucha Gege, if nothing unexpected happened, would be the Twelve Fortunes in the future.
Mrs. Ma Qi most likely asked for help for her daughter to stay in the palace.
She was a young girl and she was pampered, so it was normal for Eni to be worried.
However, Shu Shu had just rejected his relatives, and he did not even intend to take care of his niece. If he accepted the request from the Fucha family to take care of Fucha Gege, it would seem a bit wrong when put together.
Appears to be snobbish and easily criticized.
Shu Shu directly handed the post to Brother Ninth and said: "I should go and wait for my wife to come to my door. She is my junior sister. I will go back and say hello to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Can I take care of you or not?" some."
Brother Jiu was idle and said: "I actually forgot about this. The teacher's princess is indeed on the list of staying in the palace. I don't want to ignore it. I should go there directly..."
At this point, he was surprised and said: "Huh? The teacher didn't ask for grace to put down his sign?"
He had seen the list a long time ago, but at that time he was paying attention to the two princesses of the Dong E family and didn't pay attention to the others.
Shu Shu said: "The rules and upbringing of the Fucha family are the best, and the emperor must have taken a liking to them."
After hearing this, Brother Jiu couldn't help but frown and said: "Is this chosen for Thirteen? To make up for the shortcomings of Thirteen's wife, isn't this too partial?"
Shu Shu glanced at Brother Jiu, no spoilers.
This marriage is truly surprising.
No matter who listens, they will think that he is the person chosen for the Thirteenth Prince. Who said that the Thirteenth Prince has attained the Sacred Heart and is a beloved little son?
As for the twelfth elder brother, I can’t easily remember him.
You must know that Kangxi loved to take his sons on trips, and the elder brothers above him basically all became his followers when they were in their teens.
As for the ninth elder brother, the tenth elder brother, the thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother, they were later, but they were also before they became adults.
Needless to say, the fifteenth and sixteenth elder brothers below began to follow him on tours when they reached the age of studying in the study room.
Only the twelfth elder brother, who is seventeen this year and has been a adult for two years, has not gone out with him.
Brother Jiu sighed and said: "Among the beautiful girls this time, the teacher's family has the highest status, and the rest are the minister, minister, chief soldier, champion and so on."
The good ones will go to the Thirteenth Brother, and the eldest brother’s successor, Fujin, and then to Prince Kang and Prince Shuncheng. Where can the good ones be left?
Although they are both younger brothers and have a good relationship with the thirteenth elder brother, the ninth elder brother still feels a little distressed when he thinks of the twelfth elder brother.
He understands why people tend to pity the weak easily, and he really can't tolerate it.
Not asking for favoritism, just basic fairness.
He seemed to think of himself and his tenth brother in his early years.
Shu Shu doesn’t mean to spoil anything.
Brother Jiu didn't say anything else, took the post and went directly to Fucha's house...
*
Bazhou, Yuanjiakou.
The holy driver and his entourage boarded the royal boat from here this morning, walked on the waterway, and inspected the Yongding River.
Kangxi took the prince and the thirteenth elder brother in the first royal boat, and the eldest elder brother and the fourth elder brother were in the second spare boat.
There was heavy snow last winter, so we need to be prepared for spring floods this year.
On both sides of the river, in addition to building dams, there are also some gates for flood discharge.
Kangxi took the prince and his thirteenth brother to look at the bow of the boat and told them about the changes in the Yongding River in recent years.
In the early years, river engineering mainly focused on regulating the Yellow River, but only in recent years has it taken action to regulate the Yongding River.
The Thirteenth Brother paid it forward. He has patrolled the Yongding River several times in the past two years. He has already seen these changes. The last time the prince patrolled the Yongding River with his regiment was thirty-two years ago.
At that time, everyone from the eldest elder brother to the eighth elder brother were with him, and the management of the Yongding River had not yet begun.
At that time, the river embankments along the way looked very ugly.
Looking at it now, it's much better, and a lot of willows have been planted.
The prince said: "Congratulations to Khan Ama, the Yongding River fortifications are almost completed, and the capital will be free from floods for twenty years."
Otherwise, the capital would be flooded, which would be a very embarrassing situation and the court would be in disgrace.
Kangxi shook his head and said: "Year by year, no matter how much money is thrown in, it will naturally be glamorous in appearance. I don't ask for twenty years, but only ten years of stability. Even if they succeed."
The thirteenth elder brother was nearby and didn't talk much, but he was thinking about the account of the Ministry of Revenue's allocation to the river.
Each stroke sounds scary.
After one year, it will be enough for several princes to open mansions.
It would be too hateful if the money was spent in real terms, or if it was corrupted.
The prince also thought about the official culture and corruption.
But if the water is clear, there will be no fish.
As long as there are not too many people who are greedy for ink, no one except the censor will pay special attention to this.
He just remembered how the ninth elder brother used cinders to build roads in the imperial city, and said: "Khan Ama, the southern city is flooded every year, mainly because of the low-lying terrain. Last winter, the ninth elder brother asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to use cinders to build roads in the imperial city. Road construction not only disposes of the cinders in the palace, but also smooths the road, which kills two birds with one stone. If the Shuntian Mansion is responsible for digging canals in Nancheng, and the excavated earth is used to level the depressions, then the water in Nancheng will be unobstructed, and the gentry and common people will not be spared. To relieve the suffering of waterlogging.”
After Kangxi heard this, he took it more seriously and said, "This is a good idea. Please write down a note carefully and I will take a look at it later."
Nancheng is flooded every year during the rainy season. From June to the end of July, it is not only inconvenient for people to travel, but also the smell is high, which can easily induce epidemic diseases.
What's more, due to poor drainage, houses collapse and civilians are injured and killed.
After hearing this, the prince said: "Then, after my son returns to Beijing, he will check the ditches in Nancheng before writing."
Kangxi praised: "It's better this way. The data is detailed and targeted, so you don't have to work behind closed doors."
The father and son were in agreement.
Brother Thirteen was standing by, but he was surprised in his heart.
He was eleven years younger than the prince. When he entered the study, the prince had already left the study.
After being brothers for more than ten years, this was the first time he had interacted with the prince except for the previous meetings during New Years and holidays.
At first I thought the prince's brother was noble and arrogant, but now he seems to be quite down-to-earth and able to draw inferences.
The key is that he doesn't bully others, unlike the third elder brother, who always belittles others whenever he opens his mouth.
The prince seemed to stand on a high ground, recognizing the strengths of others and willing to accept and absorb the strengths of others.
But he did stand high.
The prince's self-cultivation is better than expected.
The thirteenth elder brother all thought so, not to mention Kangxi.
Kangxi was also very satisfied with the prince's reaction.
The prince is noble and this is how he should be. Tolerance is great.
The prime minister's belly can hold a boat, and the prince of a country must be tolerant and magnanimous...
To govern a country is to govern people.
The best way to employ people is to maximize their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.
On the spare royal boat at the back, the eldest brother and the fourth brother were also looking at the river embankment.
The two brothers are old partners. In the past few years, they have accompanied the Holy Emperor when he patrolled the Yongding River.
Brother Si looked at the gate beside the embankment. The beach outside the gate was the flood discharge area.
Some of those lands are still enclosed private fields, and there are currently no taxes on them.
In fact, everyone knows that this kind of flood discharge area will not be used once every three to five years.
When there is no flood discharge, at least most of the land can be cultivated. This part of the land is not in the hands of the people, and the government has no land tax to collect. So in whose hands is this land?
Local squire.
The red deeded land in these people's names was not taxable, and with the addition of these hidden fields, they enriched themselves.
The imperial court lost tax money, and local people lost their land and became tenant farmers.
Brother Si felt uncomfortable when he thought of this.
The eldest brother was also feeling uncomfortable. He and the fourth brother pointed to the embankment next to him and said, "I remember that this project took two years. Is that work? It's just a nest! If it's the same as last year, We recruit men from the Eight Banners to build embankments in March and April, but the money for the river work is settled on a monthly basis. You think these bastards are not deliberately dilly-dallying!"
Fourth elder brother also knows this shortcoming.
If it's just a matter of getting more money from river workers, the most despicable thing would be those who cut corners and misappropriate materials and money.
He looked at the eldest brother, and both brothers discovered the disadvantages.
But the lid couldn't be lifted, and the emperor's father was not confused. What they could see, the emperor's father naturally saw too.
It's just that there are many people involved in the river, so it's difficult to move lightly.
The fourth elder brother said: "The imperial censor is impeaching and impeaching, and it is always against the superiors and not the subordinates, but the subordinates also need supervision."
The eldest brother snorted coldly: "It's so satisfying to give too much money, and I have become a habit of reaching out."
The fourth elder brother did not speak any more.
The Ministry of Accounts is like a big accountant. It only obeys orders and has no qualifications to intercept appropriations.
Hedao Yamen is indeed used to the supply of millions of silver every year.
The censor stared at the top leader, and every time he was impeached, the thunder was loud and the rain was light.
The moths below, swarming with each other, have really become corrupt officials.
After finding a way in, he got so greedy that he ran away, leaving behind a pile of bad debts.
These people behave similarly to the minions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Holding one hundred taels of silver, I wish I could have taken ninety taels of silver and left the remaining ten taels for errands and to deceive superiors and subordinates.
Now the Imperial Household Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs seems to have an additional audit task.
If something is wrong in the audit, it will be rejected and the accounts will be recalculated, and the accounts will not be cleared.
The Hedao Yamen won't get involved. If you find an opportunity in the future, you can try it at the household department. It's best to make changes like a gentle breeze and drizzle.
It doesn't affect stability and actually works.
It was such a coincidence that the fourth elder brother and the prince actually thought of going together.
Both of them got different inspirations from the ninth elder brother's actions in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and planned to absorb improvements.
The eldest brother had already looked from both sides of the river to the royal boat ahead, and said: "The third brother should cry this time. Khan Ama is going to give the prince thirteen orders."
The fourth elder brother remembered the accusation the prince had made against the third elder brother in front of the emperor that day. At that point, there was no way to live in harmony.
The thirteenth elder brother, like the third elder brother, is both civil and military and has no shortcomings.
When it comes to being practical, Brother Thirteen is even better.
It is also a good opportunity for the Thirteenth Prince to serve as the prince's arm.
The fourth elder brother was happy for the thirteenth elder brother, but also felt a little pity...
(End of chapter)
