The next day, Brother Jiu went to the Yamen after breakfast.
Since I have returned to Beijing, there is no such thing as a vacation.
It was no surprise that Shu Shu welcomed Aunt Bai.
"The empress said that the weather is cold and the roads are slippery, so Fujin will not have to pay his respects. He will wait until he is out of confinement and resume his greetings..."
When she met Shu Shu, Aunt Bai greeted her and spread the word with a smile.
Not only Shu Shu, but also other princes such as Fujin would be given such graceful looks when they were pregnant.
Shu Shu didn't force herself, she just took out the two sets of clothes she had prepared and said: "There is nothing to honor the emperor's grandmother, so I made two sets of homely clothes..."
The clothes are made of navy blue plain ning silk and silk cotton clothes, just in time to be worn before burning the earth dragon.
Apart from clothes, there is food.
Honey pork dates, dried shrimps, dried eggs, seaweed and peanuts are some of the snacks.
Aunt Bai looked at it, smiled, and said, "Your Majesty is determined to be happy."
Shu Shu said: "Eat less pork, dates, seaweed and peanuts to avoid greasiness, and eat more dried shrimps and dried eggs, both of which are fine."
Aunt Bai wrote it down and stood up to say goodbye.
Let’s not talk about the food, just the clothes.
Obviously you can make cotton clothes as a gift for the holy birthday, but you have prepared clothes for this time, which shows that you are sincerely filial.
Aunt Bai knew that the Empress Dowager did not love the wrong person.
Shu Shu asked Ging Guo to prepare tea envelopes and sent them out...
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Housekeeping department.
Brother Jiu is listening to Iduli talking about the news from the Ministry of Household Affairs in the past few months.
Han Shangshu Li Zhenyu was impeached!
A censor impeached the Han minister for extorting gifts from his subordinates, which caused a stir among the nine ministers.
This minister has some connections with Brother Jiu.
At the end of the thirty-seventh year, when the ninth elder brother was reading files in the Ministry of Punishment, this man, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment at the time, was the first high-ranking Han official that the ninth elder brother had come into contact with.
In the thirty-eighth year, this man was transferred to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
"What kind of gift did you receive?"
Brother Jiu asked curiously.
In this officialdom, is it not common to give gifts to bosses on "three festivals and two birthdays"?
Why are you still causing blackmail?
Now that Brother Jiu is in the household department, several ministers are not considered his superiors, and there is no need to prepare for this. However, they have been accepted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs for several years.
Yidu's facade was hard to explain, saying: "What was found was a screen. There were no other properties, and it was not blackmail."
Brother Jiu was also speechless and asked: "Is the censor so free?"
However, if you reach the first rank, no one will be impeached, so it is not a rare thing.
Seeing that Brother Jiu didn't think much about it, Yi Duli hesitated and said: "Master Li was impeached after Xinyu's case came out..."
Brother Jiu blinked and looked at Yiduli, somewhat understanding what he meant.
This Li Shangshu should be a "princeling".
Brother Jiu curled his lips and said: "Since it is found that there is no blackmail, what will the censor do? Is it considered slander?"
Yi Duli said: "There is a rule that when an official corrects an official, there are one or two fingers that will allow him to be exempted from the discussion. It is true that the Lord Shangshu accepts the fence."
Therefore, the censor did not take responsibility and the matter came to an end.
The corners of Brother Jiu's mouth twitched, this "thunder is loud and raindrops are light", how funny is that?
Brother Jiu was more curious about the Suo'etu treasure that was temporarily stored in the Treasury of the Ministry of Accounts. However, thinking of the relationship between Yiduli and Suo'etu, he still did not mention the matter and sent Yiduli away.
Brother Ninth had no specific errands to do at the moment, so he started thinking about ways to make money in the household department.
What is the way to make money in the household department?
There is money in the household!
Now there are 50 million taels of silver deposited in the household department!
Brother Ninth is heartbroken.
Money begets money, how can you get money the fastest?
Nothing better than Qianzhuang!
He has a bank in his own name and knows that the profits are the most substantial.
This is because the interest rate set by his bank is not high, only two cents. In this way, after one year, the principal of one hundred thousand taels of silver will also have an interest of 24,000 taels of silver.
Nowadays, the main business of banks in the capital is to exchange silver for copper coins, or to lend money at interest.
If we could allocate 10 million taels from the 50 million taels of silver in the Ministry of Finance as principal, let alone one bank in the Ministry of Finance, ten of them could be opened.
Brother Ninth remembered the interest-free loan from the inner treasury.
It was obviously the grace of Khan Amma to provide temporary relief to the needy people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but it became a way for moths to make money.
Here in Hube, there is no exception.
Over time, it will be used up.
Because there is no review, officials of sufficient rank can borrow money.
Brother Jiu picked up his pen and started writing eloquently.
To be reviewed.
Those who are really poor and have no property in their name can borrow a few months' salary.
The upper limit is stuck.
The time limit for repaying the money must also be agreed upon, with the minimum being one year and the minimum being three to five years. The money will be deducted from the salary and returned directly to the Bank of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
As for other people who cannot afford to pay for weddings or funerals due to temporary matters, they can borrow money at low interest rates from the Bank of the Household Department.
Officials who have extra silver in their hands can also deposit it in the household bank and receive corresponding interest.
The banknotes from the Hubu Bank can be redeemed at the Chief Secretary's Yamen below.
In this way, it will be much more convenient for merchants to enter and leave Beijing.
Previously, only imperial merchants could open accounts with bank notes issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Until noon, Brother Jiu wrote a summary.
As long as the principal is ten million taels, the disadvantages of borrowing money from the household bank can be avoided.
From now on, there will be more than two million in income every year.
The disadvantage is that it offends people!
Brother Jiu held the pen and finished writing the last sentence. He looked at the outline he had written and felt a little hesitant.
Once this is done, the Ministry of Accounts will have an additional fixed income.
But those who are concerned about interest-free loans from the Ministry of Household Affairs, as well as those who open banks, will be offended.
I don't know why, but Brother Jiu felt that offending people might not be a bad thing.
At this time, having a good relationship is terrible.
While he was meditating, there was movement at the door.
It's Brother Four who's here.
It was already lunch time, and people from Baylor Mansion also sent lunch boxes.
When the two brothers have lunch on weekdays, it is the ninth elder brother who takes care of the meal. Today, the ninth elder brother did not move, so the fourth elder brother came over to see him.
"Fourth brother..."
Brother Jiu quickly got up.
Brother Si glanced at his papers. The papers were spread out and there was still a lot of ink left next to them.
"What are you writing about? It's already dinner time..."
Brother Jiu put down his pen and said: "I've finished writing, a little plan, fourth brother will help me control my eyes..."
Fourth elder brother was a little surprised.
Unexpectedly, Brother Jiu was working as an errand for the first time after returning to Beijing. Instead of dawdling around, he was actually making some plans.
He nodded and said, "Then let me see..."
The ink was not dry yet, so it was inconvenient to pick it up, so I leaned forward to take a look.
After reading it, he couldn't help but frown, looked at Brother Jiu and said, "Why do you think of this again?"
Regarding the matter of officials borrowing money from the treasury, Brother Ninth mentioned it once when he was at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
At that time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was clearing up a loan, and the ninth elder brother mentioned it to the fourth elder brother.
It's just that the influence of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs are different, so Brother Si doesn't approve of this matter.
Brother Jiu stood up and said: "Now the borrowing money here in the Ministry of Finance is not that much, only three million taels. Compared with the 50 million taels of silver deposits, it is a small number, less than 10%. But looking at the statistics, it is getting better every year.
More than a year, at this rate, half of it can be loaned out in less than ten years..."
Don't take advantage of the bastard.
Living in the capital is not easy.
Who wants to live in poverty if he can live a rich life?
You don’t have to pay it back if you borrow it, and you can continue to borrow it.
Eventually it will snowball and all the money will be turned into loans.
The fourth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother and said: "Your idea is good, but this offends people..."
Brother Jiu raised his chin and said: "If you offend me, just offend me. Perfect this grace as soon as possible and save yourself from wrangling in the future. If the treasury is half empty, the weather is smooth, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, but if there is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, a war breaks out."
, then it will be difficult to collect money at that time!”
Junggar's vitality has only been seriously damaged, and it is necessary to guard against another war in the northwest.
Even in Russia, I don’t know how many years there will be peace.
The fourth elder brother looked at the book and said, "You have to think about it carefully. This has been done. It will save the treasury from being empty, but it will offend others. The only ones who will be offended are the princes, nobles and ministers of the court!"
Brother Jiu disagreed and said, "Who dares to retaliate against me? Since no one dares to retaliate, we can only grudge secretly, then let them go!"
Brother Si was puzzled. He glanced at the door, waved his hand and sent He Yuzhu and Zhou Song out, and then asked in a low voice: "What is your purpose in doing this?"
Brother Ninth Brother's eyes lit up and he whispered: "Fourth Brother, I want to accumulate merit and give the titles to Akdan in the future. Otherwise, the brothers who landed together will have great differences in titles in the future. I'm afraid that the children will cause trouble for Xiao Qiang in the future."
Fourth elder brother: "..."
He looked at Brother Ninth carefully.
Brother Jiu showed a bit of distress and said: "Just think that I am unfounded. Nowadays, people like the Eight Banners, whether it is a clan or a distinguished person, would like to have their brains beaten into dog brains for the sake of their title. It's scary to watch!"
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The fourth elder brother still felt that the ninth elder brother was too eager for quick success.
He mused: "Things will go well if things are slow. If you think of this open source method, you can also think of another one."
Brother Jiu was a person who listened to the advice, nodded and said: "Then I will think about it again. Apart from the Hubu Bank, I see there is no other income..."