Chapter 1357 This is the elder (rolling to ask for monthly votes)
Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The ninth elder brother, the twelfth elder brother, and Jin Yiren came back to pick him up.
Jin Yiren glanced at Brother Ninth and saw that he had no intention of giving instructions, so he took the initiative and said: "Master Ninth, tomorrow the emperor will accompany the Queen Mother to Changchun Garden..."
Brother Ninth is also thinking about this.
It's too hasty.
It wasn't the New Year, it wasn't a holiday, and it wasn't a summer vacation, so he didn't plan to move.
It just so happens that Sanfujin is pregnant and should not move. If the brother and sister-in-law below follow suit, they probably won't live with her.
Hearing Jin Yiren's words, Brother Ninth said: "The head of the House of Internal Affairs will arrange for the night watch in the palace to take turns. There are also guards at Changchun Garden. I will work hard for Mr. Jin tomorrow and follow the emperor there!"
Jin Yiren said hurriedly: "No hard work, it's just a slave's job."
He has already figured it out. There is no need to worry about life in Hangzhou and he can focus on the present.
Cao Yin only thought that by recommending him, he would have the right to speak in Jiangnan, but he forgot that the imperial court was the imperial court.
Jin Yiren was a little excited, not to mention seeing him every day, but showing up in front of the emperor twice a month was different from being far away in Jiangnan.
After a year and a half, I have become familiar with him in front of the imperial court, and he has a lot to do.
As soon as he left and went to his check-in room next to him, he heard something moving outside.
He paused, looked back, and saw the young eunuch walking in a hurry.
Jin Yiren straightened up. Is this a summons from the emperor or from the crown prince?
But the man went directly to Brother Jiu's duty room next door. Without entering the room, he said: "Master Jiu, the emperor has summoned..."
The ninth elder brother was about to mention the beautiful girl entering the palace to the twelfth elder brother, but he was interrupted.
It's Wei Zhu who's here.
Brother Jiu did not dare to delay and followed him out.
Seeing that Wei Zhu looked calm and nothing unusual, Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows and stopped asking.
It shouldn't be impeachment or anything like that.
He rested for a few days when Shengjia first left Beijing, and then he was more honest.
Then I went through the selection and replacement of officials in various yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the past ten years, and made a table.
The table shows the performance status of the disciples of each Yamen doctor.
All government offices have encircled their territory.
Others don't know what Brother Jiu's purpose is. In fact, he mainly cares about Guangshanku's treasurer, deputy treasurer, and treasurer for the past ten years.
Then we selected those who had served for three years and recorded them all, in order to go back to the Eight Banners Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs to check the properties of these people.
Earlier, he arranged for Gao Yanzhong to inquire about the news from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
But Guangshanku involved a lot of money, so Brother Jiu didn't ask Gao Yanzhong to inquire.
Everyone knew that Gao Yanzhong was promoted by him, and Gao Yanzhong's movements made people look at him.
He waited for Cao Shun to finish his ten-day wedding leave, and arranged for Cao Shun to inquire privately about the status of relatives in these families, whether there were any relatives who were in charge of the bank, etc.
When this silver is "borrowed" from Guangshan Treasury, money can make money.
At this time, the people who sealed the cashier's mouth were all pawns, and the ones above must have earned the money themselves.
Even if the emperor doesn't summon him, Brother Jiu plans to invite him as soon as possible.
If you want to investigate the Eight Banners Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs, you need to speak to the emperor, otherwise it will not be good to directly involve the fourth brother.
Wei Zhu looked at Brother Jiu's reaction and looked warm.
Brother Ninth Prince was really calm and no longer asked for news from the royal family.
After a while, the two of them arrived outside Qianqing Palace.
Wei Zhu went in first to report, and then brought Brother Jiu in.
Brother Jiu went in and saw that there were actually two people nearby, both of whom had seats.
One is Ma Qi, and the teacher is facing him right now, which is not surprising; the other one, sitting under Ma Qi, has an unfamiliar face, and looks much younger than Ma Qi, in his thirties.
At this age, who can get a seat in front of the emperor? Who is this?
Seeing Brother Jiu coming in, they both got up.
"Son, please give my regards to Khan Amma..."
Brother Jiu gave him a thousand gifts.
Shengjia left the palace on the first day of February, and the father and son did not see each other for more than half a month.
As for greeting him at the palace gate in the morning, he just followed the crowd and didn't say anything.
Kangxi waved his hand and said to the middle-aged official: "This is my ninth elder brother..."
Then he said to Brother Ninth: "This is the new Yunnan Chief Minister Tong Guoxiang..."
The official said respectfully: "Slave Tong Guoxiong has met Master Jiu, and wishes Master Jiu well..."
When Brother Jiu heard this name, he was in the same ranking as Tong Guowei. He knew that this person was of high seniority and was the uncle of the emperor's father or something like that. He immediately took a step away, only received a half-courteous greeting, and said politely: "Master Tong, too.
install."
Kangxi said to his ninth elder brother: "Don't you have a tea garden in Yunnan? You can ask Tong Guoxie to take care of it."
Cao Shun took a trip to Yunnan, and Brother Jiu also inquired carefully and learned that Jingdong Mansion is 800 miles away from Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province.
How to take care of Babaili?
Besides, there are just two tea mountains. Nian Xiyao can’t take care of them by himself?
Brother Jiu cursed in his heart, but still followed Kangxi's words: "Master Tong is going to Yunnan, so I'm relieved. I heard that there are many natives there and they are not submissive, which is quite worrying."
Tong Guoxiang didn't know how to answer the call.
He is the chief envoy and does not come to the country.
Kangxi looked at his ninth elder brother and said: "Dian tea has been selling well in the capital in recent years, and part of the tea in the palace has begun to be replaced by Dian tea. Since there is surplus money in the internal treasury, we can just buy some tea mountains in Jingdong."
Brother Ninth feels strange. He only received a letter from Yunnan last month, saying that the quantities of spring tea and autumn tea last year were released, and a total of 68,000 kilograms of tea was produced.
Now the tea trees are not yet in their prime, and the yield per mu is only about four kilograms; in three to five years, when they reach their prime, the yield per mu will reach 12 to 15 kilograms of tea. From a 20,000-acre tea garden, the amount of tea harvested in one year will be
There are more than 200,000 catties of tea.
Last year, a tea merchant came over to ask for a price and got a price of 60 cents per catty.
In this way, if last year's tea is sold, more than four thousand taels of silver can be earned.
In the future, if there is a good harvest, the income will be more than ten thousand taels of silver.
Jingdong Prefecture is poor, and long-term workers only earn 1,300 yuan a year.
Tea making masters are more expensive, but also cheaper than masters in other places.
The labor cost for throwing the entire tea mountain is one thousand taels of silver.
At this rate, it will take less than ten years for the tea plantation to recover.
Brother Jiu somewhat understood what Kangxi meant. He knew that the tea mountain was very profitable.
He said: "Dingkou of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is flourishing. There are a lot of idle people who can be sent to Yunnan to build a royal tea factory."
Kangxi said: "Choose the right people to go down, so as not to disturb the place and cause trouble."
Brother Jiu said: "Khan Ama, don't worry. The accounts of my son's purchase of the tea mountain are clear. How much the tea mountain cost and how much the tea workers paid are all recorded. When the time comes, it won't be too biased. My son will write to Nian Xiyao and ask him to
Keep an eye on it, Jingdong Mansion is eight hundred miles away from the Chief Envoy Si Yamen, if you encounter something that cannot be solved, just ask Master Tong to take care of it."
Kangxi glanced at Brother Jiu and was very satisfied with his response.
Tong Guoxiang stood and listened, wondering in his heart.
Nian Xiyao actually has a personal relationship with Brother Jiu!
Since he was going to Yunnan to take up his post, he naturally wanted to inquire about Yunnan's news. He knew some of the official situation in Yunnan, especially the officials of the Eight Banners, and he had a rough idea.
Nian Xiyao is nothing, but his Amma is Nian Xialing, the governor of Hubei.
I heard that the Ninth Prince has not yet been ennobled to divide the population. Does the emperor want to allocate the Nian family's command to the Ninth Prince?
Outsiders are impeaching Nian Xialing, an official in Hubei Province last year, for shielding Hubei's chief envoy and failing to report his illness and illness. We don't know how the emperor will rule.
At present, it seems that there is no intention to blame Nian Xialing.
Kangxi knew that Brother Ninth must be confused, so he signaled Ma Qi and Tong Guoxiang to retreat, leaving Brother Ninth to talk.
Brother Jiu asked directly: "How many acres of tea hills does Khan Amma plan to buy? My son spent less than 20,000 taels on the 20,000 acres of land. Later, he spent 10,000 taels to replant tea trees. One acre of tea plantation is discounted to 20,000 taels."
About two taels of silver…”
Kangxi pondered and said: "There is enough money in the inner treasury. The palace consumes a lot of tea every year, and it needs to be rewarded to the outside world. Let's calculate it as one hundred thousand acres."
Brother Jiu said: "Khan Ama, when Cao Shun came back last year, he mentioned that Jingdong Prefecture is vast and sparsely populated. This is why the land price is cheap, but the number of long-term workers is also limited, so his son's tea garden has not been expanded.
The limit is 20,000 taels of silver. If the royal tea garden is large in scale and requires many tea farmers, it may be necessary to choose another place."
Kangxi said: "The place does not need to be fixed, but the quality of the tea must be good. Let Nian Xiyao look for a few more places. If there is no suitable tea mountain in Jingdong Prefecture, the surrounding prefectures can also be used."
Brother Ninth took note of it all and calculated the tea needed for the palace. He always felt that it was a little too much.
But tea, and it is Yunnan tea that can be stored for a long time, so it doesn’t matter if there are too many.
In the future, when the eldest daughter of the clan cares about Mongolia, she will accompany her with more tea leaves; or when the Mongolian prince comes to court, he will reward him with more tea leaves, but they will be consumed no matter what.
After Kangxi finished talking about the tea, he pointed to the seat, asked Brother Jiu to sit down, and said, "How did Jin Yiren do his errand?"
Brother Jiu said: "Diligent and attentive, at the beginning of taking office, my son assigned the task of repairing Fu Laiju and Xian'an Palace, and it was completed very properly. The craftsmen in the building were arranged to work in two shifts, and the repairs were completed in seven days; so
He is in charge of the daily general affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and there are no oversights."
As for the twelfth elder brother, he has not been idle since returning from Tongzhou.
The ninth elder brother handed the copper seal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the twelfth elder brother, and asked the twelfth elder brother to stamp or reject the official documents approved by Jin Yiren.
After more than half a month, not a single official document has been rejected.
Kangxi became sulky.
He is obviously a useful person, but he has made great contributions and hard work in weaving in Hangzhou over the years.
But betraying the Lord is intolerable.
Brother Jiu noticed that he was in a bad mood, but he still had to go to the Ministry of Revenue to take the next step regarding Guangshanku.
The father and son are trying their best to make more money for the inner treasury here, but if the Guangshan Treasury is not blocked, no matter how much money the inner treasury generates, it will become the capital of moths.
When he was confused, he asked Kangxi to see clearly.
Kangxi said: "But there are other inappropriate things about the Jin family?"
Brother Jiu remembered that Jin Yiren had been trying to get married a while ago, and said: "Khan Ama, Jin Yiren is an old relative of the Cao family. After coming to Beijing, he drank with Cao Yin's younger brother Cao Quan and got married to his children. Before that, they were still married.
Gao Yanzhong came to talk to him, but the third son of the Gao family told him..."