"Each family has one hundred taels of gold. If you want gems, bring your own or add additional silver..."
Brother Jiu replied.
Kangxi was silent.
The current exchange rate for gold and silver is one tael of gold and ten taels of silver.
One hundred taels of gold is equivalent to one thousand taels of silver!
Tomorrow is the banquet for the prince of Karaqin County. After the banquet, Kangxi will give the princess a platinum colored satin on her forehead.
Platinum naturally speaks nicely.
Give silver.
The princess and her husband each received one thousand taels of silver.
That's just the price of a belt!
Kangxi felt a little uncomfortable when he recalled Brother Jiu's stupid words before.
It seems that compared with the Mongolian princes, the imperial court is indeed not wealthy.
"After returning to Beijing, you will work as an errand in the manufacturing office..."
Kangxi handed back the order and made a decision.
Brother Ninth was happy at first, but then he became suspicious: "Khan Ama, what do you mean by this? Are these internal jobs, or my son's private jobs..."
If that's the case, I'm not busy in vain.
Kangxi glared at him: "What kind of work in the manufacturing office? Does the Ministry of Internal Affairs still sell belts?"
Brother Jiu then said happily: "That's good, Khan Ama doesn't know... My son is so poor, and these days all the favors and gifts are given are the Dong E family's dowry... I can't put it on my son's face, she is a bad person
I am careless, but if my father-in-law and mother-in-law knew about it, it would be so embarrassing... My son usually has a straight back, otherwise he would be forced to eat soft food..."
"Okay, don't cry about being poor! If you keep nagging me, the silver reward will be halved at the end of the year!"
Kangxi said without mercy.
Brother Jiu shut his mouth and looked at Kangxi in surprise.
Doesn't it mean "a child who cries will get milk"?
My Khan Ama is really hard-hearted.
Thicker than myself!
Knowing that his son was a soft-cooked person, he actually acquiesced!
When he returned to his yard, Brother Jiu couldn't help but whispered to Shu Shu in a low voice: "I found that Khan Ama is not only frugal, but also stingy... No wonder he cares about the third child. This third child not only followed Zhong Cuigong
Your Majesty, you also follow Ama Khan, but you are generous with your words..."
There was no one else in the room, and the couple were just talking under the covers.
Shu Shu did not preach in a disappointing manner, but instead asked with a bit of interest, "Why do you say that?"
"My son is so poor, so he pretends he doesn't hear it... In other people's case, whose father-in-law would have the nerve to let his son spend his daughter-in-law's dowry?"
Brother Ninth pouted.
Shu Shu took his fingers and touched the thin calluses in his palms.
Ever since he knew he wanted to follow his followers, he had been practicing bow and arrow at his elder brother's place every day.
I didn't want to show timidity to others, nor did I want to disappoint Kangxi.
This is also a very strange and common phenomenon.
Children who are not valued by their parents are more filial and hope to be recognized by their parents.
It feels like a pleaser personality with a limited target audience.
"Isn't this what my brother is doing? I guess it's not easy for the emperor to set such a precedent..."
Shu Shu didn't want to add fuel to the fire, so she could only advise like this.
Brother Jiu said in a muffled voice: "He is his biological son, not picked up. What's wrong with setting a precedent? It's not like he has never done it before..."
The eldest son is the eldest son. I heard that Khan Ama taught him how to bow and archery. Just because of this, the eldest son still practices desperately? He is embarrassed if he is not better than his brothers...
There is also the third child. He spoke late and stammered when he was a child. Khan Amma took him to study and pointed out his problems over and over again...
Needless to say, where is the fourth child? Where has child brides been popular in the Eight Banners? Not to mention breaking the precedent, the empress of Yonghe Palace is standing there properly, but Khan Ama regards the fourth child as a child without a mother, as if she is afraid of being wronged.
One year, Khan Ama came out to patrol the north and arrived in Miyun. He received a note from the palace saying that the fourth son had a fever, so he hurried back to the palace that night... After confirming that his fourth son was fine, he came out again...
The prince is a top-notch person who takes care of everything in daily life, no matter how big or small..."
Having said this, he turned over and hugged Shu Shu in his arms, and his voice became lower and lower: "It's really weird... If the mistress values the legitimate concubine, she also said that there is a difference between closeness and distance, and what comes out of her belly is different from
Of course what comes out of other people's stomachs is different... When you are an Ama, you don't get pregnant and give birth to a child yourself, so how can you divide your flesh and blood into legitimate concubines..."
This idea is unacceptable!
Although in Shu Shu's eyes, he did not mean to divide people into three, six or nine grades.
But I can't stand the idea of Jiu Age's equal concubine.
This...will harm her interests!
Shu Shu thought about it carefully and said: "Marriage is not a matter between two people, but a matter between two families... The woman bought a dowry and married off the girl she had raised for more than ten years. As a result, she went to her husband's family.
There is no distinction between wives and concubines, so what’s the point? The distinction between concubines and concubines may seem unfair, but it’s also a different kind of fairness..."
Brother Jiu's face still disapproved: "Of course I know that marriage is a matter between two families, and I also know that husband and wife are against each other. Khan Amma is the emperor, so that's different..."
"But there are times when the emperor needs help..."
Shu Shu sorted out the events of Kangxi's early years: "Back then, the emperor Shizu and the emperor's father and son came to the throne... The royal family was powerful, the ministers were domineering, the local area was turbulent, and there was the worry of overthrowing the country... In the end, the emperor was able to govern smoothly, and Hesheli
Because of the utmost loyalty to the Niu Gulu clan..."
Therefore, the selection of the Hesheli family in the Yuan Dynasty was an attempt by the Empress Dowager to balance the power of the four major ministers and increase the power of the Hesheli family, which was a civil servant.
Queen Xiaozhao is also here for balance.
Balance the weight between the old and new forces.
Arriving at Queen Tong...
The purpose of turning the Tong family into a descendant clan again is to contain the emerging descendant clan of Hesheli...
Kangxi was a master of Duanshui!
Shu Shu cursed.
After hearing what Shu Shu said, Brother Jiu thought about it and felt a lot more comfortable: "You are right, Khan Amma is not someone who burns bridges by crossing rivers. He used people from two families and married the daughter of two families.
"
He had had this idea before, and after listening to Shu Shu talk about cause and effect for a long time today, he felt that this was also a kind of cause and effect.
Shu Shu didn't want to talk about this topic anymore.
It's better to save this idea.
Otherwise, I don't dare to think about it being exposed in front of Kangxi some other time.
"I'll go to the manufacturing office and think about something else..."
Shu Shu suggested.
"What are you thinking about?"
Brother Jiu was curious: "Are you still thinking about the mirror?"
Shu Shu shook her head: "There is no difference between a mirror and a belt... I thought I was on a mission and couldn't just focus on these. In this way, what good things can be said about me outside? Is there something that is so fine that outsiders can't make it? How can I make it?
, who has made meritorious service to the country?”
"What you said makes sense. I can't let anyone look down upon me, but the utensils used by the imperial court and the Ministry of Industry... are mostly made there..."
Brother Jiu stood up and sat cross-legged: "Please help me think carefully about which direction I should push..."
Shu Shu also sat up and thought for a while: "The glass workshop cannot produce pure transparent glass, so where did the glass on the clocks made in the workshop come from..."
"There are things in the Treasury of the Ministry of Internal Affairs... including those donated by foreigners in the early years, and those from Guangzhou..."
Brother Jiu said, somewhat understanding: "Are you asking me to exert force on the glass? The glass..."
He muttered, and then became excited: "You know what you are doing? Clairvoyance! The only clairvoyance in the palace now is the Qianqing Palace, and it is produced in England... In the past thirty-five years, the boss used it to show off..."
Shu Shu smiled and nodded: "Clairvoyance? This is good... If I really want to research it, it will definitely be a great achievement..."
Brother Jiu was not confident, he lowered his head and thought for a while and said: "There is other knowledge in this, it is not as simple as grinding glass, otherwise Khan Ama would have dismantled it and learned how to make it... I can't say where the manufacturing office is.
I have studied it in the early years, but never made it..."
Shu Shu encouraged: "This kind of thing that benefits the country and the people, even if it takes three to five years, is worth it..."
Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "Then let's think about it quietly first, without making a big fanfare, otherwise if it doesn't work out, it will make people laugh..."
"I have thought everything through..."
Shu Shu continued to praise the party: "This is more appropriate..."
The two lay down again. Brother Jiu was a little excited and was already talking about going back to the palace to find those books.
Shu Shu smiled, thinking about the twelve golden belts.
Even if there is only 30% profit in the middle, that is still three hundred and sixty taels of gold.
Including the gifts that Brother Ninth received before, the total is five or six hundred taels of gold.
Fifth Brother’s hole can be repaid in half.
This is the method, and it can only be used once.
The ninth elder brother is dressed up like this today. It can be said that he has a young mind. If every banquet is like this, then the ambition cannot be concealed...
The next day, the king of Karaqin County held a banquet, which was even more grand.
The prince's palace of Karaqin County is opposite the princess's palace and covers an area twice that of the princess's palace.
Yesterday, the banquet held by Princess Duanjing and her husband-in-law was regarded as a family banquet. Shushu and the others were wearing ordinary clothes.
For today's banquet, Shu Shu and his sisters-in-law need to wear royal robes.
"Fortunately, I have to wear a crown and hat. Today I don't have the same jewelry as yesterday..."
Qi Fujin still wore the four-and-a-half-inch flag shoes, holding the hand of the palace maid, and walked slowly, saying rejoicing.
When they go out, they all naturally carry jewelry boxes, but they are all exquisite and small.
Except for yesterday's set of hair and face, the only other things that can make you look rich and wealthy are yesterday's meeting gifts, which are not easy to wear.
Shu Shu put on two-inch boat-soled flag shoes, which made her walk much more comfortable and not rude.
When we arrived at the Queen Mother's residence, there was a chariot waiting for her.
The group went to the county prince's mansion.
Similar to yesterday's banquet, the number of people present was the same, but there was no separation between men and women.
They are all in the main hall of the palace.
During this period, officials from the Ministry of Etiquette were present, and there were regulations every time they stood up and took their seats.
The banquet is an authentic Mongolian meal, with hand-cut mutton cut into mahjong-sized pieces, fried fruits, and the rest are fresh fruits, dried fruits, candied fruits, etc.
Shu Shu ate with relish.
Even after eating it for two days, I still think the mutton here is delicious.
Wait until halfway through the banquet.
The princess and her husband-in-law drank milk wine.
Kangxi gave platinum colored satin.
The banquet is over.
Tomorrow, the Holy Driver will set off and continue his northern tour.
The reunion of flesh and blood lasts only three days.