Chapter 514 Wang Yuan (First update, please vote for me)
After everyone heard this, they all looked in the direction pointed by Brother Thirteen.
Sure enough, there was a boat parked on the lakefront pier in front of Jijia Villa.
There are also some guards and vests standing on the shore.
Everyone looked at Brother Ninth.
Brother Jiu frowned and said, "I met Ma Qi yesterday, but I didn't hear anything he said."
What he was thinking of was the land set aside in the north of Changchun Garden during the first lunar month for the Queen Mother to build a garden.
When the garden over there is completed, the West Garden will be reserved for the East Palace and the underage prince.
But Brother Ninth felt that it was not purchased by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Khan Amma came south this time to inspect the river workers and care for the people.
The officials, gentry and common people all over the south of the Yangtze River were all watching the news about the southern patrol fleet.
How will others view the selection of Taihu stones at this time?
The people have been suffering from disasters for many years and have no food to eat, but the royal family is still building gardens?
The storybook is clearly written. During the Northern Song Dynasty, the people rebelled, and the introduction is "Hua Shi Gang".
Brother Jiu frowned and told He Yuzhu: "Go over and see which bastard used the ship of the Ministry of Internal Affairs!"
Using a ship is still a trivial matter. If you dare to take the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at this time, you will be damned.
He Yuzhu responded and went.
Here are carriages and guards, dozens of people in a huge crowd, and people from the other side of the dock will naturally see this.
Someone came over in a hurry.
It was none other than the youngest son of the richest man who entertained everyone at Wanbao Pavilion yesterday. His name seems to be Ji Yunhong.
"Masters, Fourth Master Li..."
Ji Yunhong left in a hurry. Before he could reach him, he held up his hands and paid homage to everyone.
Brother Jiu frowned and said: "What happened to the boat? Who is buying the stone at this time?"
This is not to say that he "only allowed state officials to set fires and not allow people to light lamps." He could only buy them for himself and not let others buy them.
What he and Shu Shu had thought about before was to place an order, and just wait until the Zhizaofu's ship arrived in Beijing and follow them.
How would the people in Jiangnan think of using the southern patrol ship to load stones?
Ji Hong hesitated for a moment, glanced at Li Can, but did not respond immediately.
Brother Jiu looked at Li Can.
Could it be the Li family?
Li Can hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Master Jiu, I really don't know about this!"
Ji Hong said: "It was the steward of the Zhizao Mansion who brought people here, saying that the Prince's Mansion of Pingjun in the capital was collecting Taihu stones needed to build the royal garden."
Brother Jiu was not surprised. There were several members of the clan accompanying him on the southern tour.
The leaders are Prince Jian and Prince Ping. Other princes and generals should not dare to do private affairs at this time.
While he was talking, He Yuzhu came back, followed by another person wearing a third-grade supplementary suit.
These were the staff who had followed Prince Pingjun south. They had also met several elder brothers, and they immediately called Qianqian and said, "My servant Shi Guiming, the chief minister of Prince Pingjun, has met several of his masters."
Brother Jiu said angrily: "The stone Prince Ping sent you to buy?"
When Guiming heard that the words were wrong, he became trembling and bowed: "Yes, at the beginning of the year, the emperor rewarded our master with a piece of land in Haidian..."
Brother Jiu frowned as he heard this. He must know that this branch of Pingjun Prince's Palace has now been passed down to the fourth generation of kings.
The first king of this branch was Prince Lilie's second son, Yuetuo, Prince of Keqin County.
When it was passed down to the third generation of kings, the title was changed to "King Pingjun".
The current Nelfu is the fourth generation king and the great-grandson of Yue Tuo.
It is precisely for this reason that their family is one generation behind other clans.
Nelfu is the clan nephew of Jiu Age and others.
Four generations later, there is no garden in Haidian?
"Where's the previous garden?"
Brother Jiu asked.
Guiming bowed and did not answer immediately. Instead, he hesitated for a moment and then said: "The previous garden was next to the Queen Mother's new garden. It was probably inconvenient, so our master dedicated the garden to the emperor."
Brother Jiu heard this and understood.
The Queen Mother's new garden is located northwest of Changchun Garden.
The garden of Prince Ping's Mansion is next to it, which is to the northwest or due north of Changchun Garden.
Brother Jiu averted his eyes, saying that it was Pingjun Prince's Mansion who was at a disadvantage.
The most expensive thing about building a garden is not the land, but the vegetation and stones on it.
He pointed at the ship and said: "What's going on with that ship? Your palace has been gardening for two months, right? But at this time, when the emperor is stationed in Suzhou, you are buying stones with great fanfare in Suzhou?"
Guiming said: "This is the supply ship that the Ministry of Internal Affairs followed before. It brought various supplies with it when it left the capital. Later, it was empty and idle. Our master borrowed a ship..."
"Who borrowed it from?"
Brother Jiu doesn’t sound right.
Ma Qi should not be such an imprudent person.
Or did the people from Pingjun Palace have other excuses in front of Ma Qi?
Guiming cupped his hands in the direction of the Zhizao Mansion and said: "Our master, please ask for permission from the emperor to borrow a boat from the emperor."
Brother Jiu's face dropped with a bang.
What I fear the most is this, someone is trying to pull the tiger's skin and try to drag the Holy Driver on him.
Even if it was said to be a "misunderstanding" or "misunderstanding" at that time, the rumors have already gone out.
He was not in a hurry to get angry, but looked at Ji Hong and said: "Go and get your account book, I want to see how much silver can fall in the middle of a boatload of stones!"
Ji Hong had a wry smile on his face, and he cupped his hands and said, "Jiu Ye is generous, students don't dare to increase the price on this..."
"Stop talking nonsense and get the account books!"
Brother Jiu said with a cold face.
Ji Hong had no choice but did not move. Instead, he took out an account book from his sleeve and handed it to Brother Jiu with both hands.
Brother Jiu picked it up and turned to the last page without looking at the first page.
The ink on it is fresh and fresh, and it is exactly what is recorded on the ship's stones in front of me. The height is one foot, the short is more than six feet, and there are more than sixty stones in total.
The cost of purchasing raw stones, the cost of cultivating the stones, and the principal discount.
Selling price...
Ji Hong really wasn't lying, there was indeed no price increase.
Not only was there no increase in price, but only 50% of the principal was charged.
Brother Jiu looked at the booklet with an unclear expression.
Princes and elder brothers like them don't dare to do this when they go out to buy something, because they are afraid of being treated as a joke by local officials and people.
As a result, Nelfo was very brave and dared to take advantage of this.
Brother Jiu was no longer in the mood to look at the stone. He endured his anger and sent Guiming and Ji Hong away with a wave of his hand.
Then, he said to his tenth elder brother: "There are many princes and ministers accompanying me, I'm afraid there are more than one. Don't go shopping today!"
Brother Ten naturally had no objection. He looked at Shu Shu and Shi Fujin and said, "Then turn back now and have dinner at Qingyue Tower before going back?"
Perhaps because the south of the Yangtze River is more prosperous, the custom here is different from the two meals a day in the north. It has already been three meals a day.
He said this because it was a long way and it would be noon when he returned, and he was also afraid that Shi Fujin would be disappointed.
Shi Fujin has no objection, as long as there is food, he can eat anywhere.
Shu Shu nodded, feeling uneasy, knowing the serious relationship between this.
If you reveal this matter, you will offend Prince Pingjun's palace; if you don't reveal this matter, the emperor's reputation will be damaged.
Prince Pingjun's Palace, Prince Kang's Palace, and Prince Shuncheng's Palace are all descendants of Prince Lilie and share the same spirit.
Ninth Brother's attitude is choice.
Even if this is the case, in the future, not only will he not have good popularity among the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but the princes and princes of the clan will also have to avoid him.
There is also the tenth elder brother, who is really a good brother.
Don't even stop me.
The thirteenth brother and the fourteenth brother were just there to make up the numbers.
It doesn’t matter whether you look at the rocks or not, what’s important is to come out and enjoy the scenery.
Brother Thirteen hesitated for a moment, then came to Brother Ninth and whispered: "Brother Ninth, why don't you tell Prince Ping first and ask why? If you tell Khan Ama directly, you might offend someone.
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Brother Jiu hummed and said: "If you offend, you will be offended. So what? Who asked him to use the official ship of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for logistics supply! What do others think of this? Do they think that our royal family is taking advantage of the Jiangnan rich?
Is the gentry's big family shabby or not? It needs to be investigated, and it needs to be investigated rigorously! Who knows if he has other sneaky things along the way!"
The fourteenth elder brother's eyes sparkled and he said: "Ninth Brother Cha, bring your younger brother with you. When the time comes, you can make merit even if you don't even think about it!"
Brother Jiu glanced at him and said: "How old are you, and you want to get involved in this? Why do you have meritorious service? You can't be knighted now?"
The fourteenth elder brother puffed up his chest and said, "I'll keep the credit for it. When the Eight Banners draft is held the year after next, my brother will seek a good fortune!"
Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "That's not right. You will only be fourteen by then, so why did you refer to Fujin? There should be no chance. I guess it will be in the next issue..."
After hearing this, the fourteenth elder brother immediately made a sad face and said: "Then I will ask you two princesses. Anyway, the prince's dining room must be erected in a serious manner."
This is also the practice in the palace. Although the prince's dining room has a dining room, it is relatively simple. The princes still eat their daily meals in the Qianqing Palace dining room.
Only when the prince has involution can the prince's dining room be perfected.
Brother Jiu was disgusted and said: "You can't be more successful. There is no one else to marry for this!"
The fourteenth elder brother lived in Qianxitou for some time last year and ate and drank in the second house.
Thinking about the food in the second house, he said with a bit of sourness: "I just can't figure out why our prince's brother's daily supplies are only a few things, but my sisters-in-law's supplies are so complete. What does this mean?"
My daughter-in-law is a spoiled guest and wants better food; we sons just want to eat at Hu Nong? It’s been the same portion for more than ten years, and nothing has been added.”
Brother Ninth doesn’t pay much attention to food and drink, but he still remembers clearly the issue of eggs.
There are no eggs in the prince's recipe.
When Fu Jin married in, the two families had eggs.
At that time, Lao Shi wished he could eat eggs twice a day.
It's so pitiful.
It's over there in the imperial dining room. His mother had warned him not to interfere.
Can I intervene now?
Brother Jiu made a note in his mind.
The group of people returned the same way and stopped directly at Changmen.
Fortunately, there was still a while before lunch, and there were still many private rooms available. Brother Jiu asked for a few rooms according to the number of people, and everyone had lunch.
However, Brother Jiu remembers telling He Yuzhu when eating in the morning: "Remember to order more meat when ordering, and tell the shopkeeper to put less sugar. We are all from the north and are not used to eating that."
For the banquet we ordered last time, some of the ingredients were prepared in advance.
This time I came directly and mainly served some local quick-serve dishes. The raw materials were common ingredients and seasonal vegetables.
He Yuzhu agreed and planned to go to the shopkeeper to order.
Brother Ten still remembered the "Three Whites of Taihu Lake" mentioned by Shi Fujin yesterday, and told He Yuzhu: "In addition to white fish, we also need white shrimp and whitebait if there is any."
Seeing the tenth brother ordering, the fourteenth brother said: "That cherry meat, there are two portions on each table today!"
He likes to eat that, but if it's just one portion, it won't be easy for him to eat fast.
After saying that, he looked at Brother Thirteen: "What would Brother Thirteen want to eat?"
Brother Thirteen smiled and said, "I like that eel dish, it tastes delicious."
He Yuzhu remembered them one by one and went out to find the shopkeeper's order...