Now that Prince An has received the decree, he will allocate banners from Zhenglan Banner and Zhenghong Banner to the two princes. It is rare to see the princes and the governors of the two banners.
The news that the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother were to be ennobled immediately spread to the clan mansion.
At this time, Brother Jiu was in the household department, looking at documents from Cangchang Yamen.
Although the northern provinces prepared for drought and inspected official warehouses, it had nothing to do with Jingcang, but after reading the documents of the Eight Banners Division, Jiu Age next chose Cangchang Yamen.
Because this is relatively familiar.
There are two inner warehouses under the Accounting Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. One is the "Enfeng warehouse", which is the rice and stone prepared for the eunuchs; the other is the "Guansan warehouse", which is the rice and stone for the three banners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
During his years in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Brother Ninth naturally also read the files in the inner warehouse.
The thirteen warehouses hanging on the yamen of Hubu Cangchang are called "Jingcang".
When grain is brought to Beijing, what is supplied is the "Jingcang" and the "Inner Cang".
According to the rules, the rice grains in these fifteen official warehouses are used to provide money and horse feed for the princes and officials and the Eight Banners, and are not allowed to be sold.
But since it is a granary, moldy rice is indispensable, and the remaining grain must be swept, scattered, and consumed.
What Brother Jiu looks at is the ratio of these three types of rice.
There must be no problems on the books, and all types of losses are within a reasonable range.
Brother Ninth Brother knew very well that this was the most lucrative place in the household department.
However, he had no intention of catching Shuo Shu. The Cangchang ministers were all appointed by the emperor, and they rotated quickly. Even if the subordinates were greedy, they would still be numerous. They would not be like the Ministry of Internal Affairs, where all officials would become a backwater.
Goulian, everyone is brave.
"Fourth brother, why are the amounts of rice used for grain harvesting different? In Shandong and Henan, the amount of rice consumed in grain harvesting is two bushels, while in other places it is four bushels?"
Seeing that the fourth elder brother was free, the ninth elder brother asked his doubts.
Although there are distances between roads, there are too many differences.
Si Age said: "This is just the rice consumption of the regular grain, and the loss and transportation expenses. In addition to this, there are also items such as 'additional points', 'rat consumption' and so on. In total, the rice consumption will be converted into a bucket to a bucket."
Half……"
Brother Jiu frowned and said, "This is obviously blackmail, but it actually complies with the rules?"
Si Age said: "It is cumbersome to bring grain to Beijing. This is the old practice inherited from the previous dynasty. As for the difference between Shandong and Henan and Jiangnan, it is because the crops in these two places are ripe in one year, and too much rice is consumed.
The local area is unable to pay, and Jiangnan has two crops a year..."
Brother Jiu was speechless after hearing this, and said: "Hey! I love the farmers in the south of the Yangtze River who have worked hard all year round. Is it just for these people to exploit?"
The grain produced by the Cao Cao is rice, wheat and beans, 85% of which comes from the Jiangnan provinces, and 15% is collected from Shandong and Henan.
Fourth Brother said: "If you calculate the transportation costs, Jiangnan will collect twice as much as Shandong and Henan, which is also in line with the rules..."
The two were talking when there was movement at the door.
The tenth elder brother is here.
"Fourth brother, ninth brother..."
He directly told the news he learned from Prince An: "Brother Ninth and I are going to lower the flag..."
Brother Jiu blinked, a little incredulous, and hurriedly said: "Are we just the two of us? Where are twelve and thirteen?"
He was impatient to be a bald prince, but he was also prepared to wait for a few years to be knighted with his younger brother.
After all, my eldest brother was only in his twenties when he was knighted.
Now among this group of elder brothers, only the fourteenth elder brother is still in the study, the others are all getting married and working as errands.
Fourth elder brother also looked over and was quite concerned.
Although the thirteenth brother now goes to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to learn errands and does not work here, he still comes to talk every now and then, and the brotherhood is not alienated.
The tenth brother said: "Listen to Prince An, this time only the ninth brother and I are the only ones. The twelfth brother and the thirteenth brother should be the next wave."
Brother Jiu couldn't sit still, his eyes were shining, and he said: "Then... what is the method for lowering the flag? What is the population of the flag?"
After hearing this, the tenth elder brother looked melancholy on his face and said: "Ninth brother is the Zhenglan flag, and I am the Zhenghongqi. In terms of population, the ninth brother follows the example of the eighth brother, and I follow the example of the eldest brother."
Brother Ninth said happily: "It's pretty much what I expected. I have less military merit than my brothers, but in the past few years, I have worked hard at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and accumulated some merit..."
Not to mention catching up with my brothers, it's almost the same.
After ten or eight years, he and the tenth elder brother should not be left behind when they are promoted next time.
The fourth elder brother was nearby and was not surprised.
You must know that the Prince's Mansion of the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince are regulated by the Baylor Mansion and the County Prince's Mansion.
He smiled and said: "Congratulations to the ninth brother, congratulations to the tenth brother..."
The tenth elder brother frowned slightly and said: "It is good to be knighted, but it would be better if they were all under the same banner."
The ninth elder brother patted the tenth elder brother on the shoulder and said: "So what if we are not in Yiqi? We live next to each other and are in the same place every day..."
The 10th Prince shook his head and said: "There is still a line of siege. When the time comes, we will come according to the color of the flags."
Brother Jiu said: "It happens only once a year, it doesn't matter, the red flag is good, the prince..."
Zhenghong Banner currently has a total of five clans, all of which are descendants of Prince Lilie. This is the only one among the eight banners, so it appears to be more harmonious than other banners.
The Zhenglan Banner is different. It comes from the four gates, including descendants of Yongzhuang Beile, the younger brother of Emperor Taizu, descendants of Prince Raoyu, descendants of Prince Yu, and the emperor's younger brother, Prince Gong.
Except for Prince Gong's sect, which has just begun to be ennobled, the other sects each have a certain number of princely titles and are divided into many branches.
Anyway, everyone knows that the blue flag is in chaos.
The ninth elder brother thinks that it is good that the tenth elder brother can seal the red flag and save worry.
As for Zhenglan Qi, if he likes to be chaotic, he has the eighth prince above him, so it is not his turn to interfere.
He could think of this, and so could the tenth elder brother. Thinking that Prince Xin and the ninth elder brother still had a quarrel, he said: "If Prince Xin gives favor to the ninth elder brother in the future, the ninth elder brother should not spoil him!"
Now that he is still a prince, Brother Ninth will not suffer any loss if the conflict arises.
You don't have to swallow your anger and try to push the envelope further.
Prince Xin will be honest even if he suffers from it.
It will be hard to say until later.
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Don't worry, I am also the son of Khan Amma. Does he still dare to bully me?"
Overall, being knighted is a good thing.
Brother Ninth couldn't help but count the population of Baile's banner.
If those people are given to him, the "three festivals and two lifespans" will be profitable in the future.
Brother Jiu smiled and said: "Is it King An who allocates the population? It would be great if he has a famous surname. It would be best if his children are sent to governors, haha..."
The 10th Prince shook his head and said: "There is not much hope. Each banner has no leader and leader, most of them are newly added to breed the population with scattered surnames..."
Most people with the surname Xungui stay in the main branch.
Brother Jiu said: "Not necessarily, my father-in-law's subordinate collar is the new subordinate collar established thirty years later, which was separated from Prince Kang's palace..."
The tenth elder brother said: "At that time, we will report the population of Khan Ama Circle here to the clan mansion."
Therefore, it is unlikely that the prince would be given the rank where a high-ranking official resides.
Like the Fucha family's subordinates, the new subordinates are allocated together with the subordinate subordinates. Only the population of Shangsanqi can be allocated in this way.
When we arrived at the Lower Five Banners, most of the noble families were assistant leaders of old brands, and they all had flag owners.
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "That's all, we don't have any room to choose."
After the tenth elder brother left, the third elder brother and the fifth elder brother arrived after receiving the news.
The fifth elder brother grinned and said to the ninth elder brother: "The bodyguards and army guards can make up for it. It will make people feel more at ease going in and out from now on."
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Well, we happen to be short of manpower."
He didn't like the coats of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, because the coats of the Ministry of Internal Affairs had been maintained for decades, and there were many arrogances and few useful ones.
The Banner population here lives a normal life, so they should be able to pick out some useful ones.
The third elder brother was sour and said: "It's so good that you don't have to worry about being late. Lao Ninth and Lao Ten left the palace early and were knighted early. We have been waiting for so many years..."
Brother Jiu was in a good mood and did not argue with him. He coaxed him and said, "I remember that Third Brother is a demerit bearer. He should be promoted next time when he has a demerit note..."
The third elder brother also thought of this, and he was very happy and said: "Yes, among the brothers, I am the only one. The eldest brother has been credited once, but the disaster relief in Xiong County last year was wiped out; the eighth brother has also been credited once, but he
I also wiped it out after being promoted back to Baylor!"
When he got home, Brother Jiu told Shu Shu the good news.
"Fifth Brother mentioned that for the filial piety of his banner people, after one year, there are also three or four thousand taels of silver, as well as blue armor, Lord Baylor gave forty pairs, plus the silver discount of Jiami is also one thousand
A few hundred taels, this adds up to 5,000 taels, which is too much..."
Shu Shu also felt happy after hearing this.
It's better to be granted early, in this case, if the prince is granted the second great title, the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother will be able to catch up.
As for Baile's salary of two thousand five hundred taels of silver, she was not picky about it.
Although the income of the Prince's family has been spent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in recent years, Shu Shu and Jiu Age are not wasteful people, otherwise they would not have enough guards and bodyguards.
The reason is that they are afraid of ruining the atmosphere, developing extravagant habits, and reducing the population once they get the title, which will arouse the resentment of the people below them.
Brother Jiu has been happy for a long time, and now he feels a bit more real.
When everyone else left, only the husband and wife were left. With regret, he said to Shu Shu: "If there was no fifth brother in front, I should be the king of the county..."
In front of his brothers, he didn't say anything, but he knew in his heart that his title was being suppressed.
Four years ago, when he first came out of the palace, the prince's palace was under Baylor regulations.
In the past four years, he has reorganized the Ministry of Internal Affairs, increased revenue and reduced expenditure, discovered grain seeds, and built two palaces. He has made some achievements.
But because his brother, Fifth Prince, was here, it was difficult for him to pass the title, so he could only be reduced to Baylor.
He wasn't complaining, he was just a little regretful.
Shu Shu took his hand and said: "This is the first time that I am granted the title of Baylor. Just like my brothers, it is not eye-catching. If I were granted the title of County Prince, it would be too eye-catching. There are examples of Prince Yu and Prince Gong.
, I can’t say that when the princes become more senior, they will all be promoted to princes..."
At that time, others will focus their attention.
You must know that since ancient times, in addition to "establishing a legitimate son", "establishing an elder" and "establishing a virtuous person", when establishing a prince, there is also "establishing love".
Brother Jiu thought of the titles of Prince Yu and Prince Gong, nodded, and said: "Yes, Khan Ama protects his shortcomings the most, and loves his son. His brothers have all been crowned kings, so he will not be stingy about his son's title.
It’s just morning and evening…”
As for the rules for princes being ennobled, and the royal family examinations, those are for binding the ministers, not for the emperor...