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, two thousand five hundred taels of silver can't cover the monthly income, clothing for all seasons, and food supplies in one year.
Brother Ninth said: "I don't have a replacement person 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...
At that time, the emperor's grandsons will all go to the palace to study, and the seventeenth and eighteenth princes will move to the palace. Like the twelfth prince, the thirteenth prince will prepare 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."
Brother Ten couldn't help but look to the east.
If he and Ninth Brother were really knighted, it would be to trample on Eighth Brother's face.
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 and tenth princes were obvious, and the eighth prince became a joke.
The fifth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother and said, "The guards and guards are all available, so what are the errands in the mansion doing with their free time?"
It’s time to bring in people slowly, lest they have no one to help them in a few years.”
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Well, I'll have to watch it."
Otherwise, like now, hiring people in a hurry will lead to 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 just knew this.
She originally 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. However, she did not expect that the ones around Brother Fengsheng were "dealt 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 the emperor's grandson and granddaughter..."
Shu Shu rested his head on Mrs. Bo's lap and 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, you are a fake. You still have to abide by the rules..."
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 compact it, but the weight of Nigu Zhu was compacted.
"Come down, don't press down on your big sister Guo Luomama..." As she said this, she reached out to hug Nigu Zhu.
Mrs. Bo stretched out her hand to stop her and said, "Don't toss the child, or it will sink somewhere."
Ni Guzhu could also look at her and did not lie down. He sat directly in Madam Bo's arms, hugged Madam Bo's arm, and looked at Shu Shu with pride.
Mrs. Bo's face blossomed with a smile, and she caressed Ni Guzhu's back, making her feel so kissable.
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 and she looked very comfortable.
Madam Uncle chased him away and said: "Stop wasting time here, go get busy..."
Shu Shu looked at Mrs. Bo.
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 ministers. He called the Twelfth Elder to the front office and said: "Take a good look at which Yamen you want to go to..."
In the past few days, the ninth elder brother has been completing this matter in the yamen, and the twelfth elder brother also understands the general idea.
He pointed at the ministers who needed the ministers on their yearly duty and said, "Aren't you asking Mr. Ma and Mr. Ha to be on their yearly duty? Why are they put together?"
Brother Jiu said: "What's the matter? You are originally from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If you are appointed as a general manager, won't you be able to be the minister on duty?"
The twelfth elder brother shook his head and said: "There are too many, there are four general managers, Khan Ama will not let it go."
He is different from Brother Jiu.
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 was also able to suppress them.
If you change yourself, you will have no other strengths and cannot convince others.
The twelfth elder brother is very self-aware.
Brother Jiu didn't think too much, he just thought along the lines of others.
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 counterparts. 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?"
The twelfth elder brother did not answer the call. 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 much more honest.
He looked over it and his finger landed on one spot.
Imperial Library.
Brother Jiu frowned and said, "This is too idle."
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.
The Book Repair Office of Wuying Palace was ordered to repair books, and the Imperial Book Office printed the repaired books, and then, according to the imperial decree, collected those that should be collected and rewarded those that should be released.
Brother Twelve insisted: "Brother Ninth, this is pretty good."
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "How can you go to such a nursing home when you are just learning to work? Forget it, I will give you a choice. Let's go to the construction department. Next spring, go to Tongzhou to see the weaving field. Next autumn, choose a place to build.
A Ministry of Internal Affairs winery..."
The Winery of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been planned for a long time by Brother Jiu, and will be built next year after the large-scale planting of corn and potatoes in the Zhili area.
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, looked at the ninth elder brother and said: "Ninth elder brother, it's better not to build the construction department, Qingfeng department is also fine!"
If he had to choose among the seven departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he would rather choose the Qingfeng Department, which is 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 Pasture and the Daligang Ai Pasture are both under the control of Chahar.
The Shengjing Ranch is under the control of the Shengjing Internal Affairs Bureau, 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.
Already..."
Brother Twelve: "..."
Seeing the displeasure of the twelfth elder brother, the ninth elder brother said earnestly: "When it's time to learn to do errands, don't worry about being lazy. You are already familiar with the division office, just in case..."
The twelfth elder brother heard that the words sounded wrong and said: "What are you guarding against?"
Is it because Ninth Brother is not close to Yuqing Palace and he is afraid of confronting the prince?
So Ninth Brother’s head of the Internal Affairs Bureau is unstable?
Brother Jiu grinned and said, "In case I am traveling far away, I will be out of Beijing for three to five months, so I don't have to worry about the capital!"
He remembered clearly the scene when he met the governors of the three provinces of Jiangnan during his southern tour last year.
Many of the southern patrol palaces have begun preparations for construction.
When Khan Amma makes his fourth southern tour, it will not be as long as the previous ones. It will be five to ten years, not to mention three, but two years will be almost the same.
It's enough for him to go out alone.
If you want to go out from now on, 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 off the bus and climbed onto the river embankment.
The weather is so cold now that not only the river is frozen, but the ground on the shore is also frozen solid.
Hedao has been involved in a lawsuit recently. In addition to unclear accounts of the money allocated, there are also issues with project delays.
The river officer Wai Lang, who was responsible for keeping an eye on 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.
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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 would mean an extension.
He said to Ma Qi: "Tell Wang Xinming, Bai Shuose and the others that the construction period will be completed next year, otherwise I will take my own punishment!"
Now both parties in 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 the construction was completed next year.
If there is any further delay, neither party will escape punishment.
This time the holy chariot was traveling, accompanied by three princes.
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.
"From the beginning of spring to now, hundreds of thousands of dollars have been allocated..."
The fourth elder brother said to the thirteenth elder brother: "But he is procrastinating..."
Last autumn and winter and this year's spring, Shengjia patrolled the Yongding River twice, taking the eldest brother, the fourth brother and the thirteenth brother with him.
Brother Thirteen doesn’t know anything about river engineering anymore.
He thought for a while and said: "They postponed the construction period until next year, is it for the sake of Hegong's money? Will it be settled again next year?"
River labor money is withdrawn based on the number of days.
Those who work are paid, and those who manage above 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 in Shandong and Huanghuai have been replaced. If only 50% of the riverwork is 50%, it is considered good.
Fourth 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...