Brother Jiu arrived at the Yamen early today and finished his official duties early, so it was almost early.
He threw an account book to Gao Bin and said: "Don't be idle, you can put this together..."
Gao Bin asked curiously: "Master, what is this?"
Brother Ninth said: "For the doctors of various departments in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the official's 'Nian Jing' this year, you can estimate the number according to the gift list, break off the silver, and then divide it into first, second, and third grades..."
Gao Bin's face was filled with confusion, and he was speechless looking at Brother Jiu.
We didn’t have this last year, so why add it this year?
Whenever Master Jiu is dissatisfied and wants to collect more money, it is just a matter of saying a word, but in that case, the people below them may feel uneasy.
This is the Emperor's Internal Affairs Office, not Lord Jiu's. If we really have to reach out, it is not a long-term solution.
He asked tentatively: "Master Jiu, what are you..."
Brother Jiu said: "Reciprocity of gifts should not only be received but not given out. Gifts should be returned according to rank..."
At this point, the corners of his mouth curled up and he said, "Let's see who doesn't 'follow the crowd'..."
This was money that should be paid filial piety according to the rules. He accepted it calmly and had no intention of extorting more money. However, if anyone fooled him, he must know it well and not be regarded as a fool.
Money is also the most intuitive manifestation of this respect or disrespect.
Gao Bin said happily: "I will investigate carefully!"
The Lord worries about his ministers' labor, and the Lord humiliates his ministers to death.
If someone really doesn't know how to count and slights Brother Nine, then he should punish two of them and kill the chicken to frighten the monkey.
Otherwise, the old fools like the Ministry of Internal Affairs will imitate others if they have no choice but to follow suit.
Brother Jiu thought of He Yi.
The New Year's gift given to him by the Heyi family was normal, but who knew what he was thinking.
If he felt that he would be more confident with Yuqing Palace as his backer, then Brother Jiu would not endure it in vain.
After a while, he arrived at the Qianqing Palace, still dressed as before, but instead of the blue face he had when visiting the mausoleum, he had a red silk face.
In the dense black end mask, his makeup is too eye-catching.
As soon as Brother Jiu arrived at the gate of Qianqing Palace, someone passed the news inside.
Liang Jiugong came out, bowed and said: "Master Jiu, the emperor is still summoning the ministers."
Brother Jiu asked curiously: "You haven't seen everyone yet at this point?"
Over the past year, he had come to Qianqing Palace frequently and knew the approximate time when the emperor's father turned over the cards.
Usually by this time, everyone has met everyone.
Liang Jiugong whispered: "It's the Tong family. Mr. Tong Yuxiu, the Inspector-General of Guizhou, has been transferred to the Inspector-General of Jiangsu..."
Brother Jiu curled his lips and whispered: "Isn't this considered nepotism?"
He had an impression of this Tong Yuxiu. In the first half of this year, the Holy Emperor came to the dragon boat to pay his respects. It was at that time that he was promoted from the fourth rank of Jiangnan Fenglu Road to the third rank of Guizhou Inspector.
That was in April. It's only been eight months now. You've come back from your post in Guizhou to see Your Majesty?
The transfer from Guizhou Inspector to Jiangsu Inspector seems to be the same level, but it is different.
A Zhengsanpin from a remote place, a Zhengsanpin from the south of the Yangtze River.
Not only this Tong Yuxiu, but also the first-class bodyguard who was the deputy capital of Mongolia who made up the yellow flag that Brother Jiu mentioned to Erhe yesterday, he was actually talking about the Tong family.
However, these two people were not from the Xianghuang Banner, but stayed in the side branch of the Zhenglan Banner.
Liang Jiugong couldn't help but keep talking about this, he just didn't hear it.
These two people were lucky. The emperor wanted to promote the Tong family, and Elundai's room had already been appointed consort. If Tong Guowei's room was not mentioned, the remaining people would be the side clan members.
After about half an hour, a middle-aged official came out of Xinuang Pavilion.
Seeing Liang Jiugong's respectful posture, he knew that this was someone with status in front of him, but he didn't know who it was.
Liang Jiugong has already spoken: "Master Jiu, this is Master Tong."
Tong Yuxiu bowed and said: "Slave Tong Yuxiu has met Master Jiu and wishes Master Jiu well..."
Brother Ninth nodded reservedly: "Master Tong, you're fine too."
After Tong Yuxiu left, Liang Jiugong went in to report.
Kangxi was depressed.
He promoted the Tong family, but he didn't want to stay around to take care of them, so he had no choice but to let them go.
He was a little irritable.
There are only a few famous surnames in Shangsanqi.
The previous situation was just right. The three descendants who had close relations with the royal family stood in a powerful position and could intimidate other nobles.
But as time went by, disadvantages emerged, and now it’s hard to do anything lightly.
When he heard Brother Jiu's invitation, he thought of the Laba porridge in the morning.
Whose Laba porridge uses sorghum and corn?
Both taste rough when eaten.
And what’s with that smell?
A little bland, no rock sugar?
Kangxi was critical in his heart, and nodded and called the successor of Liang Jiugong to come in.
Brother Jiu brought a note over and said: "Khan Ama, these are the guards who have been hired by my son's house. You can take a look at them first. If they are suitable, my son will send someone to the Ministry of War..."
Guards are military attaches and must be registered with the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War.
Kangxi nodded and signaled Liang Jiugong to take it.
He did not rush to read the article, but looked at Brother Jiu and said, "Come on, what's wrong with it?"
If the bodyguards are just promoted from among the civilian population, they can be handed over directly to the Ministry of War, without having to go through the imperial court at all.
There is no better son than a father.
This son seems to be making a fuss, but in fact he is not very courageous and behaves according to the rules.
Brother Jiu said with a smile: "I really can't hide anything from Khan Ama. There is one thing that my son can't make up his mind about. I would like to ask you to help me and see if it can be done..."
As he said that, he mentioned the disciple of Heishan and said: "He was a disciple of Heishan, and he was also a member of his son's father-in-law's family. His Ama followed Peng Chun on the expedition when he was in Ulan Butong, and he disappeared directly. He was not dead.
On the battlefield, he fell off his horse during the rout, and no merit was recorded... Previously, the son's father-in-law gave their master and apprentice to his son. There was merit in Montenegro. After the family was divided, the son directly replaced the second-class bodyguard.
This kid didn't make up for it last time. After looking at it for a month and a half, he is much better than Biding who came out of the bag. My son wants to make him a third-class bodyguard. I don't know if there is any precedent. After all, he is not a legitimate bannerman...
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The people of the Eight Banners are also divided into different classes, divided into Zhenghu bannermen and Huxia people.
The Zhenghu Banner people are the Zhenghu and Baoyi population of the Eight Banners. They are treated the same when competing with the Eight Banners in the Eight Banners imperial examination and filling in the vacancies.
The people under the household are the household slaves registered under the name of the Zhenghu Banner people.
People under the household are not allowed to participate in the Eight Banners imperial examination. Even if they become account holders, they cannot be compared with Ding Biaojia normally. They can only supplement infantry, logistics, craftsmen, etc.
Brother Jiu really didn’t understand, so he came over to ask.
If Montenegro has military exploits and is qualified to open an account, he will become an account holder.
Heishan accepted his apprentice as a son-in-law, so it was difficult to naturalize him because his apprentice's household registration was still that of Dong E's family.
Kangxi listened and pondered for a while.
These so-called "people under the household", also known as "private servants", account for a large proportion of the banner people.
According to the Ding Trial in the fifth year of Shunzhi, 60% of the men in the Eight Banners were from the same household.
Later, wars continued, and these people under the household followed their masters in battles as "subordinates". After they achieved military merit, they were qualified to open an account.
Over the past few decades, the proportion of people under the household has declined, but it still accounts for 40% of the men in the Eight Banners.
As an emperor, between "other people's private slaves" and "one's own people", he is naturally more willing to increase the number of people.
Kangxi said: "It's okay, but if there is no merit, it should stop here."
Brother Jiu heard this and said: "It's okay. In a few years, my son will fill the gap in the northwest for him. He can pull the ten-power bow and train troops. He trained his son's army.
It's not big, but it can be used, it would be a pity to just be a bodyguard."
Kangxi glanced at him and said, "You are willing to give it up. Aren't you in need of someone to help you?"
Brother Jiu said: "These people around my son are just followers who make up the numbers, so they are of no use. The capital is peaceful, ordinary ones will be fine, and good ones will be wasted."
Kangxi lowered his head and opened the booklet, but he saw something was wrong in the first line: "Erhe, Zhenghuang Banner? What's going on?"
There is no shortage of guards from Shangsanqi in each prince's mansion, most of whom are provided by the prince's haha beads.
But Kangxi remembered clearly that there was no such person in Brother Nine's haha beads.
Brother Jiu said: "This is the second thing my son wants to tell Khan Ama..."
As he spoke, he talked about Erhe's identity and his relationship with him.
"I have dealt with my son several times and he is a very honest person. After I found out that my son was living in his house, and my son's side happened to be short of people, I thought of getting the best of both worlds. Neither Heishan nor Fuqing were guards. As for the guards,
Ye Sheng, he went over and set up the stall so that his son could save some energy..."
Kangxi was not very happy when he heard this.
Fushan was his trusted minister. He had been the minister in charge of the bodyguard for twenty years. He also knew the situation of Fushan's family.
The family has a fierce wife, no maids or concubines, and two sons who are both direct descendants.
This is a domestic matter for ministers, and it is also common for the eldest daughter to be domineering.
However, the eldest daughter-in-law controlled her husband's family and regarded the lack of guards as something in her pocket, and did not tolerate her brother-in-law. This made Kangxi uncomfortable.
"Where's Fushan? What does he mean?" Kangxi asked.
Brother Jiu glanced at him and said, "If Master Fu hadn't connived, how could Jueluo dare to cause trouble?"
Kangxi frowned and said, "Confused!"
Brother Jiu said: "Erhe is a bit foolish and filial, and he doesn't know how to adapt. He just wanted to take a step back and make everything better for his family. If he had a son instead, I guess it would be the same. If you don't look at the monk's face, you can't really look at the Buddha's face."
Let the old couple turn against each other..."
At the end of the sentence, he said with a sense of grievance: "Who cares about being born later? There is nothing we can do about it..."
If you really want to tell him, the "young son guarding the stove" outside the customs is also a fairer way.
The eldest sons came first in line and received the upbringing of their young and strong fathers, learned the skills of making achievements and gained the support of the family; by the time the younger sons were born, the fathers were already old and could no longer lead the younger sons to make achievements.
It makes sense to leave a legacy.
In this way, in the future, there won't be much difference between the brothers.
In the Confucian eldest son inheritance system, just because he is the first child, he has exclusive access to most of the family resources, which is too unfair to other children...