My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1232 Big Deficit

"What? We need to arrange for someone to buy food. Are we going to run out of food?"

Brother Jiu looked at the head of the palace with a bitter face, and his face was ugly: "The official document from the Ministry of Internal Affairs has already come down, asking you to prepare food for half a month, how many days has it been?"

The manager hurriedly said: "No, it can last for three days, but it needs to be replenished."

It turned out that before Brother Jiu was going to go out, the paperwork he gave here was to prepare food for 80 people, based on half a month's reserve.

At that time, Brother Nine's plan was to get rid of the commuting time on the road, and stay here for half a month, so that he could make a good choice and relax along the way.

As a result, 180 people came!

And the 100 people added later are all young and strong!

When there were 80 people in the past, it was prepared according to an average of one catty of rice per person per day. After half a month, it was [-] catties of rice, and an extra three hundred catties was prepared, which was insufficient.

As a result, 180 people came, more than doubled.

The rice consumed each time is more than 200 catties.

After three and a half days, it was nearly [-] catties.

The remaining rice is only enough for three days.

The head of the palace was lucky before, thinking whether half a month would be an imaginary number.

As a result, brother Jiu delivered the letter to the capital, and obviously wanted to stay longer.

The manager knelt down and said tremblingly: "It's all the fault of the slaves. I should have saved more, but it was beyond the budget, and there was only an extra three hundred catties, so I have a shortfall today..."

Brother Jiu stared at the manager, too angry to speak.

The letter to Yuqian has just been delivered, and it says to ask the emperor's father to delineate the address of the palace.

He negotiated with Zhang Tingzan and Cao Yueying, and also selected three locations in the northeast corner of the canyon.

Because the canyon is too big, the area of ​​the palace is limited, so there is no plan to let the emperor find a needle in a haystack, so there are three alternatives in the northeast corner.

Along with Brother Jiu's letter and map, Zhang Tingzan and Cao Yueying listed the advantages and disadvantages of the three alternative palaces.

In this way, it is not easy for brother Jiu to change his mind and leave, that would be too disrespectful.

Always wait for Yuqian's reply before talking about anything else.

Because it is a normal letter, there is no urgent request, it is a normal immediate mail.

Nowadays, there is a standard for letter delivery at post stations, and there are "urgent four hundred miles", "urgent six hundred miles" and "urgent eight hundred miles".

The latter two are used in wartime, and the former are government orders issued by the imperial court.

It is said that it is [-] miles, [-] miles and [-] miles, but in fact it cannot be reached, it is about [-]% or so.

The rest is "flying parts immediately", which is said to be [-] miles per day, but the real speed is about [-] miles.

It happened to be two full days from the palace to the capital.

In this way, the fastest round-trip is five days, and the middle letter is delivered, and it will take another day to wait for the emperor's order.

The current food reserves are enough for three days!
Not only Brother Jiu was dumbfounded, but even with Shu Shu by his side, it was incredible.

It is too late to send people back to Beijing to buy now.

"Where did you buy the food?"

Seeing that it is not the time to pursue responsibility, we must first find a way to solve it, Brother Jiu suppressed his anger and asked.

The main pipeline of the palace: "I bought it at the resident of the Harqin Ministry."

As soon as he said this, Brother Jiu and Shu Shu looked at each other, remembering that the situation of the east tour passing through Harqin the year before last was indeed different from other Mongolian tribes.

They settled down in villages and towns, half-cultivating and half-grazing.

Brother Jiu was puzzled and said, "Not to mention that it's four hundred miles away from Karaqin, why don't you go to Miyun County to replenish?"

The palace is 440 miles away from the capital and [-] miles away from Miyun County.

In terms of distance, it is also close to Miyun County.

The general manager of the palace said: "The imperial court has a ban. If the grain to be exported exceeds 280 catties, it must be reported to the Ministry of War. Only after approval can it be allowed to leave the customs. If you go to Harqin, it will take [-] miles to bypass the paddock. If you go from Walk directly through the paddock, [-] miles, closer than Miyun County..."

Brother Nine heard this, and said: "Then why wait, send someone to the Karaqin Department to buy!"

Having said that, he was worried about the steward of the palace, and he couldn't trust him to ask the steward of the palace to go over.

There are also Princess Duanjing and He Shuo's forehead.

Brother Jiu wrote a letter to Princess Duanjing, and Shu Shu also prepared a gift for the princess.

Then he quietly called Erhe, the highest rank among the crowd, to take twenty guards and head to the Karaqin tribe today.

The manager also regretted it too much.

Brother Jiu was so angry and depressed that he didn't even bother to reprimand him, so he just kicked him out.

"Look, how courageous is this? If the master doesn't ask someone to send a letter back to Beijing today, it will be delayed, and then everyone will drink the northwest wind together!"

Brother Jiu complained to Shu Shu.

Shu Shu was also speechless, if that was the case, in fact, everyone would not be able to starve for a few days, and the distance from here to Gubeikou General Military Mansion is less than [-] miles.

But that would be a joke.

Shu Shu was a little annoyed, and said: "A few days ago, I was thinking about whether we should ask someone to greet the princess when we are here, next to Harqin."

Then I thought that one thing more is worse than one thing less, so I let go of this idea.

As a result, there is a shortage of food right now, so I thought of sending someone there, which is too rude.

Brother Nine thought for a while and said: "The paddock is equipped with holy drivers, and there is a lot of food. It's just that there were white disasters in several departments in Bahrain last year. The imperial court allocated food relief. It should be the food here. Otherwise, the palace chief should replenish food in the paddock granary."

Shu Shu thought of the herdsmen in the canyon.

They don't farm, and they have a lot of food, but they also have sheep and dried fish.

She said: "Ask someone to buy sheep, let's continue to stew the lamb tomorrow..."

Try to eat the rice for three days for four to five days, leaving room for it.

Brother Jiu said helplessly: "That's the only way to go. There are still wild boars that have been hunted and killed in the past few days. Let's eat all the piglets, or it will be a big joke!"

The next day, the guards noticed the difference.

As if it was a holiday, I bought ten sheep from the old Mongolian, and those wild boars, half-sized and small, were also cleaned up.

In the big kitchen of the palace, the mutton stew was started again in a cauldron that could hold more than [-] buckets of water, and four sheep were stewed directly.

A wooden rack was set up outside to roast sheep, six of which were roasted.

There is also a grill, which is roasted wild boar.

"Sister Walnut, is this a birthday celebration for Fujin?"

Xiaosong jumped up and asked Walnut to ask.

Fujin's birthday is October [-]th, and he also killed sheep that day, but not as many as today.

If that's the case, shouldn't she look for cubs, leopards, etc., and catch them to celebrate Fujin's birthday?
Walnut pointed in the direction of the kitchen and whispered, "There's not enough food!"

Xiao Song covered his mouth, he really didn't expect this answer.

The soldiers and horses of the Eight Banners are sent out, and most of them bring their own dry food. During the war, it takes ten days, and they bring fried noodles and fried rice.

In non-wartime, bring less.

Then if it is not enough, wait for the logistics department of the Ministry of War to arrange supplies.

Here is a charter for the guards of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

They brought fried noodles for three days.

When we arrived in Miyun, we actually depended on the supply from the palace.

Brother Nine loves face, so he definitely can't tell the outside world that there is a shortage of food in the palace, but that everyone has worked hard to make up for it.

Everyone was beaming.

If you really want to talk about hard work, there is a little bit.

Except for those who stayed behind in the palace to follow the two adults, the rest of them hunted for two days.

In the canyon, there is no road yet, and it is indeed hard work to step on the low and climb high.

Everyone's soles are worn down.

As a result, not only did everyone share pheasants and hares, prey that could be brought back to Beijing, but also such good food.

Everyone feels that the appetite is increasing day by day, and there are two buttons on the belt.

Zhang Tingzan and Cao Yueying also saw Brother Nine's arrogance once.

However, if the New Year is not a festival, just because everyone has worked hard for three days, they want to add meals to supplement, which is very reassuring.

Seeing Cao Yueying, he was not happy but worried.

Is this buying the guards of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?
No need!

On weekdays, I saw that Brother Jiu didn't care much about the guards of the Prince's Mansion. On weekdays, he was surrounded by a few guards and long followers.

Is this "separate pot incense"?
Is the hand next to you good?

Zhang Tingzan didn't think much about it, looked up at the dark sky, and said to Cao Yueying: "The sky is about to change, and we both caught a cold, which scared Master Jiu, and I'm afraid that the guards will also fall ill." , I just thought about resting for two days to make up for it..."

He had already discovered that elder brother Jiu just looked fierce and unforgiving, but in fact he was very soft-hearted and knew how to be considerate.

The head of the palace reported it in private, and Brother Jiu also told Erhe in private, because except for the people around Brother Jiu, no one else knew the real reason for eating meat today.

Zhang Tingzan thought of Brother Jiu very well.

Cao Yueying half believed it, but it was hard to tell Zhang Tingzan otherwise.

After the two got along for a few days, he also noticed that Zhang Tingzan was a bit naive.

The palace was filled with the smell of meat, and everyone had smiles on their faces...

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In the Mulan paddock, dozens of riders walked through.

They are all riding together.

Roar away.

There is no way, since there is no post station or palace in the middle of the paddock, and there is no place to change horses, so you have to bring your own horses.

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The capital, Qianqing Palace, Xinuang Pavilion.

Looking at the cabbage and radish on the table, Kangxi was speechless.

From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality.

I am used to the filial piety of Brother Nine, but it is unbearable to replace it with a regular dish.

Unfortunately, he might as well order the imperial dining room to prepare Dongzi dishes every day. In that case, he would have to make a note on his daily life, as if he was an emperor with multiple appetites.

What happened to that Chunlin?
It doesn't look stupid, and it's not smart enough to act.

When I arrived in Changping, I knew that I would bring food for Brother Jiu, so I didn't think about sending some to the palace on behalf of Brother Jiu.

Two full carts of Dongzi vegetables, about twenty baskets, and thousands of catties, were all pulled out of the gate!
How much can Brother Jiu and Fujin Jiu eat? !

Wooden head, don't know how to work around!
After a dull meal, Kangxi asked Liang Jiugong, "Haven't brother Jiu believed me?"

Liang Jiugong shook his head and said, "No, I guess it's on the way."

After hearing this, Kangxi felt a little regretful.

The last time Brother Jiu wrote, he should reply.

At that time, he thought that he had nothing to say, and he didn't reply after only a few days of business trip.

The main reason is that I was a little annoyed in my heart. Brother Jiu wrote two letters to other people later, but when it came to me, one round was missing...

(End of this chapter)