The supply of soldiers for the vanguard camp and the guard camp is not the responsibility of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs.
This is why Gao Yanzhong reminded Brother Jiu to bring his seal.
Expenditures there have to be recorded, and it can't be done with just one instruction from Brother Jiu.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is responsible for the supply of guards and other retinue personnel.
Brother Jiu said: "It's just food and soybeans. How did we solve the problem of pork last year?"
A large amount of grain and soybeans were supplied in order to alert the local government and were mobilized from the official warehouse.
The rest you have to prepare yourself.
Not talking about the princes and ministers who accompany the retinue, but only the guards, they are provided with one pound of pork every day. If there are guards, they will be replaced by one pound of beef.
This part alone supplies hundreds of kilograms of pork every day.
Gao Yanzhong said: "We will travel to palaces and inns along the way, so buy them in advance."
Just have a charter.
Brother Jiu is not in a hurry.
We don’t know the number of people traveling yet, so there’s no need to rush into writing, let’s sort it out first.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs prepared from here in the capital, in addition to food supplies, various royal utensils, as well as rewards for visiting officials and local elders.
When the holy driver goes on a tour, all the officials who are in office and those who have entered official positions along the way must ask for an audience, or they may receive grace and come to the imperial court according to the order.
When serving officials are dismissed, they are usually given a report by the emperor; officials and local elders who become official officials are usually given rewards by the emperor.
Gao Yanzhong took last year's files, paper and pen, and listed them one by one.
The twelfth elder brother was listening and did not interrupt.
There was movement at the door, it was Brother Thirteen who came.
Brother Jiu A raised his head to see them and said, "You came just in time. You are about to determine the number of guards and soldiers in the retinue this time. Do you have accurate information?"
The Thirteenth Brother nodded, thought for a moment, and said: "There are more people than last winter. The number of guards increased by 120 to 270, and the number of soldiers in the Shangsan Banner Pioneer Camp and the Guard Camp increased by 200."
, for eight hundred and sixty-four people.”
Brother Jiu was speechless and said: "This adds up to more than a thousand retinues. Is this still a light chariot and a simple retinue?"
The thirteenth elder brother said: "Because we are going to the south of the Yangtze River, there are more Khan Ama ceremonial guards. However, these people were added later. They did not go out of the capital with the Holy Master, but were divided into Yuzhou, and then reunited after passing Dezhou..."
Brother Jiu said: "That's what's involved. There's also the Luan Yiwei Yamen..."
The ninth elder brother is responsible for the logistics supply of the holy driver's patrol, which naturally also includes the accompanying soldiers.
The manpower he wants to arrange is not limited to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
But he wasn't afraid either.
There are precedents for how to supply.
He wrote a note and stamped his private seal, one to the Ministry of War and the other to the Ministry of Household Affairs, both to the chief officials on duty. He ordered them to assign an official to be responsible for the relevant matters concerning this holy drive's tour.
As for the follow-up, there is someone specifically responsible for it, so he is not the one to worry about.
Just wait for others to come looking for him.
As for the deployment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it was handed over to Zhang Baozhu, who was temporarily transferred to the palace.
Here, Gao Yanzhong is responsible for keeping an eye on the manpower and acting as a general manager.
The thirteenth elder brother saw the ninth elder brother happily dividing all the errands, and said to the twelfth elder brother: "Ninth elder brother knows people and makes good use of them."
Brother Twelve nodded and said, "Brother Ninth also knows how to read people."
Ninth Brother has been in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for four years, and there are many people who want to get involved.
Ninth Brother treats everyone equally and has no intention of cultivating party members.
From beginning to end, only Gao Yanzhong and Zhang Baozhuo were mentioned.
These two people also lived up to Ninth Brother's advice and worked diligently and diligently.
Brother Jiu arranged everything and stretched.
Seeing the twelfth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother enjoying themselves nearby, he said to the twelfth elder brother: "You have nothing to do when you have nothing to do. If you have nothing to do these days, come over and keep me company."
The twelfth elder brother was a little surprised and said: "Brother Ninth, haven't you made all the arrangements?"
The ninth elder brother did not answer hastily, but waved his hand to send Gao Yanzhong and Zhang Baobao to stay, and then said to the twelfth elder brother: "You have to carry a errand, so you can't seem too idle. That's a lot of credit, and it will be five points in the eyes of the outside world."
, this person needs to get busy!”
Brother Twelve: "..."
Thirteenth Brother: "..."
"Even if you're not busy, you can't let others see you..."
Brother Jiu then said: "Otherwise, if I give you an extra burden next time, what will you do if you can't finish it? You have to leave yourself some room!"
Brother Twelve: "..."
The Thirteenth Brother hesitated and said: "Is it still necessary to do this in front of Khan Ama?"
The ninth elder brother happened to be tired from sitting, so he stood up, put his hands behind his back, looked down at the thirteenth elder brother, and said: "You are young after all, and you don't know the importance. It is a big taboo to not distinguish between public and private affairs! In private, father and son are father and son.
Brothers are brothers, but when it comes to errands, you need to remember to separate public and private affairs and each perform his or her duties!"
Brother Thirteen couldn't sit still anymore, so he stood up and lowered his hands to listen.
The ninth elder brother continued: "If you think that you are the prince's elder brother, and you have to deal with errands, there will be no next time. Khan Ama has no shortage of people, and he does not lack his son..."
Brother Thirteen also had a serious look on his face.
Every time my brothers have an errand, they work harder and more responsible than ordinary officials. It is not just a matter of face, but they also know this.
They are not irreplaceable.
The ninth elder brother glanced at the twelfth elder brother.
This brother...
No wonder the twelfth prince is low-key and depressed, and is not valued by the emperor. If he is jumping up and down, he will probably turn from not being valued to being bored.
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It's better to be like this now, where you won't suffer any disadvantages when you get married, or you won't suffer when you get a title.
As for the Thirteenth Brother, the Ninth Brother looked at him and said: "I know that many people have been flattering you in the past two years, but you must clearly distinguish between good intentions and malicious intentions, so as not to be flattered by others!"
Brother Thirteen nodded and said: "I was a little distracted in the first two years. In the past two years, I have seen a lot and I have figured it out."
His "beloved son" is not good enough.
If "the son is more valuable than the mother", he would not be knighted together with the twelfth prince.
If "mother is more valuable than son", then my mother-in-law will not be ranked at the bottom of the concubines.
He and his concubines have been in the palace for several years, but only gave birth to a daughter who died in infancy. Now she has not been granted the title of concubine, but she enjoys the provision of concubine status and has become the first among all the concubines.
My empress has been in the palace for more than 20 years and has given birth to a son and two daughters. She is a concubine in name, but she is not as good as the senior concubine Yi, nor as good as the junior concubine He.
If you calm down and calm down, you will realize that the true beloved sons in the heart of the emperor's father are still the princes who come first.
I don’t count, and neither does Ninth Brother.
Ninth Brother understood this after thinking about it, so he never felt proud.
Brother Jiu taught his younger brother a lesson, and the younger brother listened and was very happy.
Sure enough, being an older brother has its benefits.
He took out his pocket watch and took a look at it, and when he saw it, he was about to apply for Chu.
"Okay, let's call it a day..."
Having said this, he paused and said: "Tomorrow, I will be here for the first time..."
The last sentence was said to the twelfth elder brother.
The twelfth elder brother nodded and said: "Then I will come at that time. Brother Ninth, please don't ask the house to deliver the food. This will save Sister-in-law Ninth from having to worry about it. When the time comes, I will ask the Fifth House to deliver it."
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll eat with you then."
Brother Thirteen was beside him, eager to try and wanted to come over.
But thinking of what Brother Jiu said before, he swallowed the words on his lips again.
Everyone performs their duties...
Distinguish between public and private...
From the beginning to the end, Khan Amma planned to train him to be the prince's deputy, so he could do it in private, and he could be respectful as brothers, but on errands, it was still not appropriate to mix with other brothers.
This may not be a situation that the emperor would like to see.
Brother Ninth brought Brother Twelve with him to teach Brother Twelve things, and he just followed along and mixed things up, but he just didn't know what to do with it.
The ninth brother will not be close to the eldest brother, nor will he be close to the prince. Instead, he and the tenth brother will form their own faction.
The guards and carriages of Baylor Mansion were waiting outside Xihua Gate.
After leaving the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the three brothers split up into two groups.
Brother Jiu took people to Xihuamen.
The twelfth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother followed the corridor back to the elder brother's house.
Seeing that the twelfth elder brother had a smile on his face, not as dull as usual, the thirteenth elder brother said: "Twelfth elder brother is very... happy?"
The twelfth elder brother turned to look at the thirteenth elder brother and said, "Isn't the thirteenth brother unhappy?"
Brother Thirteen nodded and said: "I'm happy."
What he wanted to ask was whether Brother Twelve liked Brother Ninth very much, but he felt there was no need to ask.
Brother Twelve never concealed his distaste for Brother Ninth.
Thinking about it, I know that Ninth Brother has taken care of his younger brother, Twelfth Brother, in the past few years in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Brother Thirteen himself also likes Brother Ninth.
He has known since he was a child that some brothers are brothers, some brothers are like brothers, and some brothers are not brothers.
If you can get along, just get along, if not, just be polite.
He looked ahead and saw a red wall.
Compared with being trapped in the Forbidden City, the world outside is naturally broader and more comfortable...
When Brother Ninth returned to Baylor Mansion, he did not rush to the backyard. Instead, he went to the study first to read Gao Bin's reply.
Gao Bin's reply mentioned Shaoguo Brewing and the relevant data had been recorded.
One hundred catties of corn can be used to make twenty catties of liquor.
One hundred catties of potatoes can make ten catties of wine.
Since the yield of potatoes is much greater than that of corn, it is cheaper to make liquor using potatoes.
It’s just that the alcohol content of potato wine is not as good as that of corn wine.
They also used corn to squeeze oil, but unfortunately, not much oil was produced. One hundred kilograms of corn produced only five and a half kilograms of oil.
I also tried using corn to make cornstarch and noodles, which can be used as a fine grain.
Potatoes are also used here. They are made into cornstarch, vermicelli, and vermicelli, which are more durable in storage.
Along with the reply came the account books of the pot-shaking workshop.
There is a cost calculation for each soju made above. Besides labor, the biggest cost is fuel.
Even so, the cost of this soju is also low, only 30 to 40% of that of alcohol on the market.
Guessing that it was almost time for dinner, Brother Jiu changed his clothes, took the account book and Gao Bin's reply letter and went to the main courtyard.
Mr. Jueluo happened to come out of the west wing.
Seeing this, Brother Jiu rushed forward and said, "Are you going back to Ning'an Hall?"
Jue Luo stayed in Baylor Mansion for a few days and stayed in Ning'an Hall.
Jue Luo Shi: "..."
She just planned to go to the clean room.
But she still nodded and said: "Master Jiu is here to see my little brother, so come in quickly!"
Brother Jiu nodded and did not rush in. He waited until Luo Shi left, then turned around and entered the west wing, with a little secret joy on his face...