Chapter 512: Knowing Interests (Second update, please vote for me)
After teaching his two younger sons, Kangxi felt comfortable.
He glanced at Brother Ninth and remembered what Brother Ninth said yesterday.
Except for the younger ones, the Thirteenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince, the older ones, the prince, have really worked hard these past two months and each has their own errands.
At this time, it is time to reward the money.
Immediately, he glanced at the prince Fujin, who had low eyebrows and was submissive.
Along the way south, the Queen Mother's diet and daily life were in good condition, and she was in a better mood than when she was on her northern tour last year. This was due to the contributions of the Fifth and Ninth Fortunes.
And here in Sanfujin, even if there are shortcomings, you can use your own money to supplement your brother-in-law's food, which is worthy of praise.
As for the Shifu Jin...
In order to "welcome" her husband, she left Beijing the day after the wedding and even skipped the "returning ceremony".
"As a reward to all the adult princes who follow you, the prince Fu Jin will receive one thousand taels of silver each, the thirteenth prince, and the fourteenth prince will receive half of it!"
Kangxi said.
Everyone had heard Brother Jiu mention this before, so they were not surprised and they all thanked the reward in unison.
Immediately, Kangxi said: "Go down, tell Prince Jian, and Prince Ping come in."
This is the order of birthday celebrations today, with the royal family first, then the clan members, and finally the internal and external civil and military ministers.
People lined up and came out.
Brother Jiu's fingers in his sleeves moved slightly, and he had already made a calculation in his mind.
The rewards on their side are eleven thousand taels and two five hundred taels, which is twelve thousand taels.
The Queen Mother's side does not reward silver, but "respects silver", which should be the highest, two thousand taels?
The two concubines are on the same level as their mother-in-law, and should be about the same size as them, probably about one thousand taels.
The price for the next two noble people is reduced by half, with an average of 500 per person.
This brings the total to nineteen thousand taels.
According to the various filial piety ratios in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the amount of money I plan to "pay filial piety" to the emperor's father every year is almost the same.
What does that mean?
Is it equivalent to him making a birthday celebration for the old man?
That’s okay too!
It's rare that he didn't feel aggrieved. He looked at his wife and felt happy. He would get two thousand taels back!
There is actually a kind of joy in taking advantage.
After walking out of the middle road, the fourteenth elder brother clapped his fingers angrily and said: "I am already twelve, what is the difference between the thirteenth brother and the fourteenth brother and becoming a Ding? Emperor Taizong has so many people defending the city, Khan Ama is not the same
Getting ready for the wedding!"
The eldest brother said: "What's the rush? It will be fine in a few years."
The fourteenth elder brother curled his lips and said: "But last year, there was a reward, and it was only the tenth brother. This time it is divided into two categories. The younger one is a full son, not a half-brother!"
Brother Jiu snorted softly and said: "Just be content. If you are not satisfied after getting five hundred taels, what else do you want? Brother, what haven't you said yet?"
This sentence was meaningless. Everyone looked at the eldest brother and then at the ninth brother.
The eldest brother couldn't laugh or cry, and said: "Khan Ama's reward for silver is not spent on my money, what can I say?"
Brother Ninth coughed twice, his eyes were a little wandering, and he said: "That's not necessarily true. It's impossible to say that we are all taking advantage of the elder brother."
While speaking, he glanced at the third elder brother, the fifth elder brother, the seventh elder brother, and even the eighth elder brother, and quickly moved away.
Seeing his strange look, the eldest brother patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be pretentious, you have said it completely!"
The ninth elder brother bared his teeth and said: "Haha, that's what happened. Yesterday, after my brother mentioned that the princes were not given any silver, Khan Ama originally wanted to divide it into two classes. Each of the brothers who have a title will be rewarded with half a year's salary.
The sons of Nojue don’t get a yearly payment..."
The eldest brother understood and hummed softly: "I understand, you decided not to do it, and Khan and Ama will share it equally!"
The ninth elder brother nodded frankly and said: "It's not about rewards based on merit, but also mentioning titles and titles. According to the Law of the Qing Dynasty, the family property is divided equally among all the disciples. Naturally, it is still according to the law, and the disciples
Well divided!”
The fourteenth elder brother noticed something was wrong and hurriedly came over and said: "That's not right, ninth elder brother, since all the disciples are equally divided, then how come the younger brother and the thirteenth elder brother's share is reduced by half? It is one hundred taels less than the annual ratio?"
Brother Jiu curled his lips and said: "Isn't it because Khan Ama is tight-lipped? I was afraid that he wouldn't be able to part with it, so I said if I want to cut it in half, I'll cut it for you two!"
The fourteenth elder brother stared at the ninth elder brother, not knowing what to say.
If Brother Ninth had not proposed this matter, there would have been no reward at all, but later on, there would have been no need to propose so diligently!
The third elder brother heard clearly and said: "In this way, we have all lost, but you and Lao Shi have grown from 600 taels of silver to 1,000 taels?!"
Brother Ninth wanted to shake his head and tell Brother Three that this was not the case.
There was no reward from Prince Fujin before.
That was his suggestion too!
The third elder brother was the one who took advantage, from one thousand two hundred and fifty taels to two thousand taels.
But when the words came to his mouth, he felt inappropriate, so he said: "Isn't it just two hundred and fifty? What's wrong with the brothers, even the rich and the poor? The eldest brother lost six two hundred and five and didn't say anything. If you are unhappy, the younger brother will make up for you.
Two hundred and five is enough!"
The third elder brother felt awkward and said: "Don't say two hundred and fifty for each one, this is not a good thing!"
"Hey! You are so worried. Isn't my brother clearing the account for you? Baylor's half salary is one thousand two hundred and fifty taels, and the current one is one thousand taels, which is just two hundred and fifty taels short. I didn't calculate it wrong!"
Brother Ninth said.
The fourteenth elder brother was nearby. He thought about going to the study and learned arithmetic. He did the math in his mind and said, "That's not right. The eldest brother is missing one thousand five hundred taels. The third brother, the fifth brother, the seventh brother, and the eighth brother are all missing each other."
There are two hundred and fifty taels less, Brother Thirteen and I each have one hundred less, Brother Ninth and Brother Ten only have four hundred taels more each!"
It seems that Khan Amma is really poor?
This change also reduced the reward by two thousand taels.
Brother Jiu patted his protruding forehead and said: "You know what to do if you know so well, fourteen, fourteen, brother will tell you a truth today, it's called 'taking advantage is taking advantage'!"
Brother Fourteen frowned: "I've never heard of it!"
Brother Jiu was still thinking about taking Shu Shu to see the Taihu Stone, so he said: "Okay, okay, since there is no banquet today, let's break up. We are still thinking about going out!"
The third elder brother thought that the ninth elder brother had loved to show off in front of the emperor in the past six months, so he hurriedly said: "What are you going to do? Are you ordering some birthday gifts? Tell me and listen, if it's good, everyone can join in!"
"ha?"
The ninth elder brother was a little surprised. He glanced at the third elder brother and said, "I'm already knocked on my head. You didn't prepare any birthday gifts?"
The third elder brother was stunned. These days, he was following the Hanlin officials who were accompanying him and interacting with local academics and politics. He was very busy every day.
He looked at Sanfujin.
San Fujin lowered his eyelids and said: "Yesterday, I went to the emperor to pay tribute to eight birthday gifts and eighty pounds of birthday noodles."
The birthday gift was prepared before leaving the capital. How could such a big thing be overlooked?
After being married for several years, she also saw that her husband was filial.
How can I not care about such a big thing?
The third elder brother breathed a sigh of relief, but said: "It's too simple. Although it is a birthday party, not a birthday party, we as children should be respectful..."
He kept chattering, but others didn't like to hear it.
The eldest brother said: "I'm going to see General Hangzhou and ask about the Holy Emperor's departure tomorrow."
The seventh elder brother still cherished words as much as ever and said to the side: "Let's go together!"
The two of them went outside the Zhizao Mansion.
Brother Jiu was about to go out with Shu Shu, but he had already become impatient and said: "Let's go first, let's go first!"
Brother Fourteen hurriedly said: "Brother Ninth, Brother Ninth, where are you going to play today?"
He watched eagerly, wanting to follow.
Brother Jiu quickly waved his hand and said: "We are going to see the garden. Don't join in the fun. If you want to go out for a walk, send someone to Li Can to accompany him."
Brother Fourteen curled his lips and said, "What's so good about the garden? It's a stingy place. There isn't much space in total..."
When they were stationed in Yangzhou a few days ago, they followed Shengjia on a tour of a so-called famous garden.
The fourteenth elder brother felt that the gardens in the south of the Yangtze River were just that, not as grand and open as the gardens in the capital.
Brother Ten was standing by and said, "Brother Ninth, Sister-in-law Ninth are planning to go see the Taihu Stone?"
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Yes, if there are any good ones, decide on them first and then transport them back and put them in the garden."
Brother Ten hesitated. There was also space for gardening in his yard.
Shi Fujin was already saying: "Taihu? Taihu whitebait, Taihu white fish, Taihu white shrimp..."
Brother Ten looked at her with gentleness and said, "Want to eat?"
Shi Fujin nodded and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law Jiu said that Taihu whitebait has no spines and I can eat it. The steamed whitebait in Qingyue Tower yesterday also had no spines and the meat was tender and tender!"
The tenth elder brother glanced at the ninth elder brother and hesitated for a moment, thinking whether to split up or follow his brother and sister-in-law.
Brother Jiu has already said: "Don't delay. If you want to go, just change your clothes and go out together..."
At this point, he told He Yuzhu: "Go and tell Gao Yanzhong, prepare two carriages, and then go tell Bose and Aiyintu..."
The fourteenth elder brother was nearby and couldn't help it anymore. He came over, took the ninth elder brother's arm, and whispered: "Ninth elder brother..."
Brother Ninth glanced at him, feeling disgusted. Just as he was about to refuse, he saw Brother Thirteen behind him, looking at him pitifully, and said: "Okay, follow me, but we agreed, we still have to do it."
Be obedient!"
Brother Fourteen nodded quickly and said: "I know, I know, don't worry!"
I heard that I was just going to see the Taihu Stones, but Third Brother had no interest in it.
Although he is often sarcastic and jealous, he is actually the most pragmatic person and has little interest in such false things.
I was reluctant to spend real money to buy a few big rocks.
The same goes for fifth elder brother.
Shu Shu, on the other hand, remembered yesterday's banquet at Qingyue Tower and the purchase at Wanbao Pavilion, and whispered to Wu Fujin: "Sister-in-law, if you have no other arrangements today, you can go with Brother Wu. I heard it is the largest in Jiangnan."
In foreign goods shops, things are quite expensive, but there are also many practical ones, but they are a few percent cheaper than those purchased in the capital."
San Fujin listened and said: "Yes, yes, today we go to Wanbao Pavilion..."
She was still thinking about the three big gold bracelets and wanted to see other gold objects.
I heard that foreigners are happy to use gold and silverware, and the dishes are all made of gold and silver.
It wouldn't be justified if they were all bought as her jewelry, but if you buy these daily necessities and put them in the mansion's warehouse, no one else can say anything.
With an extra two thousand taels of silver in his budget, San Fujin was already a little impatient.
The third elder brother said: "Wanbao Pavilion? The one from the Ji family, I want to see it!"
That was the richest man and the first salt merchant family in Jiangnan.
When the Holy Emperor stayed in Yangzhou Mansion, he borrowed the Ji family's villa.
After the third elder brother finished speaking, he looked at the fifth elder brother and said, "Fifth elder brother, let's do it together? The younger ones will join in, and we can join in too?"
The fifth elder brother smiled and nodded. After all, he could not let his wife go out alone. He had to accompany her.
The eighth elder brother stood aside and looked to his left. The third elder brother and his wife and the fifth elder brother and his wife also began to plan.
"Qingyue Tower is so famous, you have to see it."
Third Brother said.
He still couldn't forget the banquet he didn't eat yesterday.
Later, the Thirteenth Brother and the Fourteenth Brother were excited and started talking about the Taihu bandits in the painting book.
Only Eighth Prince's side is self-contained.
The eighth elder brother wanted to take a step forward and tell the ninth elder brother clearly, but he couldn't lift his steps.
Everyone was excitedly waiting for the trip, but he was more interested.
He took a long breath and said to the third elder brother and the fifth elder brother: "My younger brother just remembered that he still didn't report back to Khan Ama about the previous errands. Let's go first..."