Chapter 1800: Eight Banners Division (asking for a guaranteed monthly ticket)
Chapter 1801 Eight Banners Division (asking for a guaranteed monthly ticket)
As the twelfth lunar month enters, new year's gifts are sent to each family one after another.
Here at Baylor Mansion, New Year gifts from each mansion are also sent there.
These are all Cao Shun is watching.
He used to be the assistant for Fu Song, but now he takes over in an orderly manner.
Only Shu Shu, after comparing the list of annual gifts from previous years, did some calculations in her mind, and found that she couldn't maintain a balance between income and expenditure.
In the past few years, there were annual gifts for doctors from various ministries of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and this year only the wealthy were given the gifts.
This year everything has stopped, so the expenditure is more than two thousand taels more than the income.
This is Brother Jiu's salary for one year.
This is just a new year's gift.
Shu Shu couldn't understand why the princes got these properties and still had 230,000 taels of silver, but after ten years, they had to borrow money from the Ministry of Household Affairs to survive.
Looking at this year's gift account book, Shu Shu understood a little bit.
There are several levels of filial piety that need to be paid to higher officials, including the emperor, the queen mother, the prince, and the empress. There is only filial piety in these four places, but no return.
The shortfall in annual gifts lies here.
As for the exchange of courtesy with other princes and clan members, the balance of payments is balanced.
However, there is no way around this matter. You must be respectful to your superiors and filial to your relatives. There is no way to erase this.
Brother Jiu has "recovered" and has gone to work as an errand in the Ministry of Household Affairs.
I haven't been here for half a month, and the atmosphere in the entire household department is different.
The people in the pen post posture and worshiping Tang Dynasty kept walking, and they looked very busy.
When Brother Ninth came to check the room, he was a little uncomfortable.
In the main room on duty, the fourth elder brother sat behind the desk, with a one-foot-tall Shengjing Barometer in front of him.
It turned out that there were several official fields in Shengjing that reported disasters, but the Shengjing Household Office rejected the request because Shengjing reported rainwater harmonization this year.
Now that the dispute had reached the imperial court, Kangxi asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to discuss it.
The fourth elder brother took up the task and was checking the barometers in various places in Shengjing.
Brother Si saw from beginning to end that there was indeed moderate rain in July and August, but after August it rained continuously for half a month, just before the autumn harvest.
Especially where Guantian is located, it didn't clear up for most of the month.
The fourth elder brother put it down and remembered that the ninth elder brother was here today. Hearing that there was no movement on the other side, he asked Su Peisheng, "What is the ninth elder brother doing? Have you sent someone over?"
Su Peisheng shook his head and said, "I didn't see anyone coming. I don't know what Master Jiu is doing. I didn't hear any movement."
It's cold in winter, so cotton curtains are hung in the house to block out the sound.
Brother Si was worried, so he picked up the curtain and went out to the west room.
As soon as you walk in, the aroma hits your nose.
Brother Jiu was sitting cross-legged on the kang. In front of him was a small stove with two oranges, a handful of chestnuts, and a handful of peanuts on it.
Seeing the fourth elder brother coming over, the ninth elder brother hurriedly got off the kang and said, "Are you done with your work?"
The fourth elder brother looked at the charcoal basin and said to the ninth elder brother: "In such a small house, you dare to use the charcoal basin directly, and you are not afraid of being poisoned by charcoal?"
Since the death of King Pingjun, everyone has known the terrible poison of charcoal. Unless there is no earth dragon, it is easy not to use a charcoal basin in the house.
Brother Jiu pointed to a box on the ground and said: "I didn't use the charcoal from the Yamen, but the Hongluo charcoal I brought from the mansion."
Brother Si nodded and looked at the big case on the ground. It was bare and there was nothing on it.
He looked at Brother Jiu and said, "You haven't done anything this morning?"
Brother Jiu sneered and said: "The errands in the official warehouse are almost done, aren't they? What else is there? I see that everyone is very busy, so don't make trouble for everyone."
He thought he could meet the legendary "Tan Jing", but someone from the Guangxi Governor's Yamen happened to be visiting the Ministry of Finance today.
It's a pity that there is no share for him!
Fourth elder brother sat by the kang, picked up a peanut and ate it.
Everyone in the household department performs their own duties, and Brother Jiu is right.
Brother Jiu came to the Household Department for a walk and took over the task of supervising the construction of new warehouses and repairing the old warehouses. Otherwise, he should go to the various departments below to familiarize himself with the government affairs of the Household Department.
It's just that it's not easy for Fourth Brother to arrange these things, so he can only make suggestions.
The fourth elder brother said: "Weren't you interested in Qian Fatang and Baoquan Bureau before? If you don't have any errands at hand, you can go there and have a look."
Brother Jiu listened with some confusion on his face.
Brother Si asked: "What's wrong? You're not interested again?"
Brother Jiu said: "I'm interested, but I'm afraid that my interest will be too great and I won't be able to hold it back when the time comes. I'll also be thinking about making money!"
Fourth Brother frowned and said, "You dare to say anything?"
Brother Jiu sneered and said: "When I first arrived at the Ministry of Revenue, I took a look at the account books there. Now that copper is precious and iron is cheap, there is a lot to do."
"It's a simple idea, but it's just talk on paper! Where can I buy and exchange for the iron? Those who have the courage to print money are all local snakes with private mines in poor mountains and rivers." Si Age shook his head.
Brother Jiu felt a little regretful and said: "That's right. There is no place in the capital to go shopping for iron."
Brother Si couldn't laugh or cry, and said, "Do you still want to try it?"
Brother Jiu quickly shook his head and said, "I won't try, just think about it."
Fourth Brother rolled his eyes at him and said: "It's good to know the importance. With our status, we must be careful in our words and deeds."
Brother Jiu sat down on the kang again and said with a bit of regret: "I thought I could still see 'Tan Jing', so I came to the Yamen early, but it turns out it has nothing to do with us."
Brother Si glanced at him and said, "No one dares to give it away. Even if someone dares to give it away, do you dare to accept it?"
Brother Ninth: "..."
The fourth elder brother continued: "When people from the governor's office come to Beijing, apart from annual tribute, they will only deliver gift orders to Yuqing Palace."
Brother Ninth: "..."
The gap is huge.
Brother Jiu curled his lips and said, "Then what if we accept it?"
Fourth Brother's face became more serious and he said: "Then we should be careful about being impeached by the censor, and the charge is blackmailing local officials."
Brother Ninth: "..."
He probably understood the meaning.
In official circles, gifts are given within a fixed range.
Within that range, it is an official practice, and everyone agrees that it can exist; if it exceeds that range, it will be a job for the censor.
Brother Jiu looked at the charcoal basin and also picked up a peanut.
Earlier when I was in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I didn't realize it. Now in the previous dynasty, I realized that the prince didn't seem to be treated well.
When we meet him in person, he is respectful and flattering, but in fact everyone keeps away from him.
Local officials were not allowed to make friends with the prince, and few officials in the capital dared to get close to the prince.
For example, he had only been in the Ministry of Household Affairs for half a year, and the number of times he had met with the two ministers and four ministers was only a handful.
This makes people a little worried.
The ninth elder brother glanced at the fourth elder brother. It was not easy for these brothers. They had been working as sergeants for more than ten years and were still not treated well by others.
I have to stay up all day today and miss the Ministry of Internal Affairs again...
Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The twelfth elder brother lowered his head and looked at the documents spread out on the case, feeling uncomfortable all over.
Another day of missing Brother Nine.
His life is now free.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has the general manager Musca at the top and a few more ministers in charge of the court below. There is no need for the twelfth prince to handle government affairs every day.
As for the construction department he is in charge of, as well as the doctor, the boss is here and there is no need for him to do everything personally.
It's just that the twelfth prince lives in the palace, so he has no reason not to come and sit in the office, so he can only suffer.
The position of the ninth elder brother was now replaced by the eighth elder brother.
Earlier when the ninth elder brother was here, the twelfth elder brother didn't feel any inconvenience; but this time it was the eighth elder brother who was really not used to it.
Brother Twelve glanced toward the window, thinking of a way to change rooms?
What is spread out in front of the eighth prince is the file of the Xiaotangshan Palace.
Xiaotangshan Palace was built in the 39th year and completed in the 40th year. It was officially accepted before the Dragon Boat Festival this year.
Isn’t it time to start enabling it?
It's the twelfth lunar month of winter, and it's cold and cold in Haidian. Where can I stay in Xiaotangshan Palace comfortably?
The eighth elder brother was a little puzzled. He looked up at the twelfth elder brother and said, "The Xiaotangshan Palace was inspected and accepted in the first half of the year. Why didn't you submit the certificate to the emperor?"
The twelfth elder brother glanced at the eighth elder brother and said, "That place was built to celebrate the emperor's father's fiftieth birthday."
It would be presented as a filial tribute to the sons before the Longevity Festival, and then the Holy Master would be respectfully asked to move there.
Although the construction department was responsible for building the palace, the money spent was not money from the inner treasury, but money from the prince and the princes.
Of course, this money was all advanced by Ninth Brother, and he did not actually ask for money from the pockets of the prince and prince.
To be honest, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not qualified to give the imperial palace this palace in the first place.
The eighth prince's smile was a little forced.
He remembered the "borrowing money" in thirty-eight years.
Thinking of the conflict between the brothers and his own mess, he also thought of his mistakes.
He collected the "loan" that Brother Jiu paid back.
That Xiaotangshan Palace was paid for by Brother Jiu who deducted the dividends from the "borrowing" of the brothers, and he had no share of it!
The eighth prince's forehead was dripping with cold sweat.
When the princes congratulate them on their longevity next year and offer this birthday gift, everyone from the prince to the fourteenth elder brother will have a share, but he will not have a share, then he will become a joke.
Thinking of this, the eighth elder brother couldn't sit still and said: "You are busy first, I will go to the Hubu Yamen, and I remembered that I have something to talk to the fourth brother..."
The twelfth elder brother stood up and watched the eighth elder brother leave before sitting down again.
He had a clear mind, and when he thought about Eighth Prince's gaffe, he immediately thought of the reason, and his face became filled with gloating.
If you want to pick peaches, just use Xiaotangshan Palace to earn merit?
I really forgot what I did back then.
This time I should have figured it out, I am afraid I will never want to mention Xiaotangshan again.
When the Xiaotangshan Palace is presented as a birthday gift, the Eighth Prince's reputation, in addition to "Buddha's mouth and snake's heart", will have another unfilial piety...
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The eighth elder brother entered the household department and went directly to the check-in room where the fourth elder brother was.
The fourth elder brother is still talking to the ninth elder brother, and he is talking about the various yamen under the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Since Qian Fatang and Baoquan Bureau don't want to go, they can't hang out here and have tea every day.
Brother Jiu listened and said energetically: "Then go to the Eight Banners Division, starting tomorrow!"
The fourth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother and said with some worry: "Why do you want to go to the Eight Banners Division?"
Brother Jiu didn't hide it, and said truthfully: "I just want to see how many properties the old brand Wangfu has."
Brother Si was a little confused and said, "How much property do they have? It's none of your business. Why should you investigate this?"
Each family is living their own lives, and they don’t care about them.
Not to mention the princes like them, not even the royal father dared to risk the disapproval of the world to seize the royal property and the royal land.
Brother Jiu touched his chin.
"I just feel that something is wrong with the old prince of Prince Shuncheng. He has amassed money all his life. Did he change it into property or money? If it was changed into property, how could he do it so quietly that no one else knows about it?
"If the property is not purchased, where will the money go?"
Of course, the investigation of Prince Shuncheng's Mansion is only incidental. What really needs to be investigated are the properties under the banners' ruined settlements.
For example, the family of Bafujin’s uncle and aunt.
In this way, if you look back and ask people to keep an eye on you, you can be one step ahead when they sell off your property.
Ninth Brother suffered the disadvantage of not being well-informed in his early years. Today he thought of the Eight Banners Division, which is just the right place to take care of both public and private affairs...
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