Because the Yamen would be sealed on the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month this year, Brother Jiu chose the noon of the 19th day to enter the palace to ask for an audience.
Khan Amma is responsible for all matters day by day, and his views are also well-known.
Now that we are no longer in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, we can't talk about it.
He carried a note in his sleeve, which contained information on the preparations for the pearl farm on Dongshan Island.
In the past six months, Sun Jin purchased a large number of river mussels and mussel seedlings from local people. In addition, with the help of the Ji family, he also signed up several families of fishermen on the Taihu Lake, and also bought two families of pearl divers from Guangxi. Go south.
With 7,788 manpower, the water surface around Dongshan Island has also been circled.
When the weather gets warmer next year, I can try planting pearls.
Brother Ninth came to Qianqing Palace at the beginning of the afternoon, just as the emperor had finished handling the morning government affairs, and had some free time before lunch.
Sure enough, Kangxi was free. When he heard that the ninth elder brother had met, he thought of the third elder brother's drunkenness.
Could it be that you are here for the emperor’s grandson’s enrollment?
Kangxi knew that the ninth elder brother valued affection, but he didn't know whether he came for the elder brother of the fifth elder brother's family or for the Akdan of the ninth beile mansion.
He had his own intentions and did not want Brother Jiu to interfere in this matter.
"Pass it..."
Kangxi's admonition to Liang Jiugong.
Liang Jiugong went out and brought Brother Jiu in.
Brother Jiu paid his respects, took out the papers and said: "Khan Ama, my son is almost ready at the pearl field in Suzhou. The day before yesterday, Ji Hong came over to pay his respects to his son. His old man was eyeing his son's pearl field. Now, I want to follow suit..."
He told the Ji family's plan and his own response.
"My son was thinking, I thought it was simple before. People in the Song Dynasty wrote 'Wujiang' in their notes, as if it was in Suzhou, but hundreds of years have passed and the climate has been different. Who knows if Suzhou can still raise it, or if it can be raised? But I don’t know what the luster is like. With Dongzhu comparing it in front, my son thought about it and couldn’t say that water-cooled pearls are better..."
"The Ji family has land by Hongze Lake, and they are willing to join in. My son is thinking of renting it on a long-term basis and trying it together with Taihu Lake. The pearls planted can be harvested in two autumns. So what happens? Whether it can be raised and how good it will be will be known in forty-four years..."
It will be forty-two years in a few days. Speaking of which, there are only two years left, so fast.
Kangxi looked at him talking endlessly about making money and making a living, showing no signs of his usual dullness, and was very surprised.
This is talent bias. When it comes to the economy, people are a bit smarter.
Brother Jiu spoke clearly. Kangxi listened and felt that the plan was well thought out and he could give it a try.
It's just that the French Sun King liked pearls and that the Ji family wanted to do business with foreigners, Kangxi didn't take it to heart.
He thought of Dong Joo.
Nowadays, Dashou Ula pays 528 Dongzhu as tribute every year, but among them there are only a dozen big beads.
What if a pearl farm is set up on the Songhua River in Heilongjiang?
Kangxi immediately suppressed this idea.
Things are rare and valuable.
If the East Pearl is the same as the South Pearl and there is no limit on production, then it will not appear precious.
However, Dongzhu has been mined for more than a hundred years, and its output has become increasingly scarce.
Perhaps one day we will also need to plant pearls.
He looked at the form handed over by Brother Jiu.
When Brother Jiu's pearl farm is successfully tested, he can keep a copy of the recipe for cultivating pearls for the royal family's future use.
"You've just made a lot of preparations. You haven't even planted the seeds yet, so why don't you come and show your merit to me?"
Kangxi put aside his rules and was habitually picky.
Brother Jiu hurriedly said: "My son didn't express his merits. He just thought that this pearl farm is his capital. But my son can't do anything in the capital. The Ji family followed him around, and he deserves all the credit for his hard work.
My son can’t be immoral either, so I’ll tell you!”
Kangxi said: "Your pearl farm, even if you call people, you can reward them yourself, why don't you still want me to reward Ji's family?"
"hehe……"
Brother Jiu immediately said: "If you say so, then the son will be in charge of the Ji family? In the future, it will be more reasonable for the son to deal with the Ji family in matters concerning the pearl farm."
Kangxi saw that he was completely defenseless and disapproved: "When it comes to skills, how can we use outsiders? The people who signed the long-term contract are not suitable. If there are no suitable people under the household, just pick a few households from the robes in your name."
Send it down."
Brother Jiu had a tangled look on his face and said: "The people in my son's house are the same households that Fujin married into, and they are still in charge in the house. The coats in my son's name are all allocated by the three flags of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
With a big eye and a big heart, my son would choose them over and over again, or else he would not worry and send them to the south of the Yangtze River. What if he deceives the subordinates and conceals the superiors, and takes advantage of the power of others?"
Kangxi knew that having relatives in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was indeed prone to malpractice.
He thought for a while and said: "I will allocate ten households from Master Shengjing Village to you for the purpose of cultivating pearls."
Brother Jiu smiled and said: "Thank you Khan Amma for your kindness, my son is in need of someone."
Like the Baoyi, the villagers are also royal servants, but they are similar to ordinary villagers and do not have Baoyi's arrogance and bad habits.
Seeing that Brother Nine had no intention of leaving, Kangxi snorted lightly and pointed to a chair for him to sit on.
"When you are successful, even with your little drinking capacity, you can make people drink!"
This is about the third elder brother being drunk.
Brother Jiu hurriedly said: "My son is wronged. My son asked someone to prepare wine and food, intending to annoy Lao Shi. How did it turn out? Your third son insisted on following him without saying anything. He also usurped the host and drank three pots of wine by himself.
!”
Kangxi heard what he said was weird and frowned: "What do you mean by 'my third son'? You don't even call him brother?"
Brother Jiu said: "Hey, if a son doesn't teach, it's the father's fault." The third brother is already in his twenties, and he still looks like he's not serious. You should teach him a lesson, Khan Ama...
…”
Kangxi laughed at his ridiculous talk and said, "You are such a good brother. I wish my brother would be punished!"
Being so petty, the third elder brother did nothing but steal the tenth elder brother's wine, and he applied eye drops to the third elder brother in front of him.
"The little tree will not grow until it is cultivated. You are partial to your eldest sons, so you are always worrying about them, but they only treat them as someone to support them, and they are very willful..."
"As for my elder brother's bad habit of drinking, he has not changed it after several years. He has become ugly after drinking, and his nose has become bigger..."
"And the third brother is stingy and stingy. The pharmacy at home is not fully prepared. After all, something big happened. There is no place to buy regret medicine. I can only chew red pepper to cover up my crying..."
"Fourth brother... what should I say? He thinks he is a small official, doing everything by himself, getting up early and staying late, the circles under his eyes are dark, and his face is sallow. I don't know, I thought he was doing all the trouble at night..."
"Fifth brother is not very smart. This time Khan Amma only allows one grandson to enter the palace. He is going to have a headache. Who asked him to promote the eldest son of the concubine first? He should have remembered that there is a difference between the concubine and the concubine. Don't send Hongsheng to the palace. There is no need to hesitate whether to let the eldest son leave the study room..."
"Seventh Brother, my son doesn't care about him. He is enjoying a blessed life. Why should he bother to work hard? After all the troubles, even if he is no worse than the other brothers, he is still a prince, so it's not good to make a ready meal. Do you want to eat?”
"The same goes for Eighth Brother. He is two years older than his son and Lao Shi. He went to war with the army at the age of sixteen, and was knighted with his brothers at the age of eighteen. This is Khan Amma's preference. He is in a decent situation. What else can he be dissatisfied with? …”
Kangxi felt a little displeased when he heard the ninth elder brother's unashamed comments about the princes, all of whom were older than him, and wanted to scold him for not being too old or too young.
But after hearing this, Kangxi could only sigh.
Even the ninth elder brother understands the truth, but those sons who consider themselves smart can't understand it.
Thinking about the various shortcomings of his sons, Kangxi could only console himself and be optimistic.
Just like the one in front of me, he is petty-minded and has a bad mouth, but he has no bad intentions and is gentle towards others.
"Did you call the doctor for Yi Sang'a?"
Kangxi pondered for a moment and asked, "What did the imperial doctor say?"
It turned out that Brother Jiu brought Korean ginseng to the Yamen yesterday and remembered that he had called the imperial doctor for the Gao family. He didn't know if the Yidu family had invited him, so he asked.
Ethan Azhi was a first-grade bachelor before he became an official. When he was sick, he was qualified to go to Tai Hospital and ask a medical officer to visit him.
However, Yisang'a didn't ask for anyone, he only invited a doctor from outside.
Brother Jiu then hired one for him.
Unlike the old lady from the Gao family, Yisang'a just caught a cold during the change of seasons, which delayed her a bit. She had been ill for a month. She looked seriously ill, but she has actually gradually improved. She used to cough up yellow phlegm every day. Turns into white phlegm.
The imperial physician helped adjust the prescription, increased or decreased some dosage, and wrote down some taboo foods.
Brother Jiu told the truth.
Kangxi lowered his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he was angry with Isan'a a few years ago because of So'etu, he also knew in his heart that Isan'a and So'etu were not the same people.
I am not a fool myself.
If Isan'a's behavior was completely different from So'etu's, I would not have promoted Isan'a.
Yisang'a was a young scholar and became an official at the age of fifteen.
He has been in power for nearly fifty years and is not arrogant about his talent. He is a down-to-earth and capable minister.
Although I ordered him to become an official, I didn't want him to be ensnared by the remnants of the "Suppressing Party" in the government, but I did hope that he could live a few more years...
