My father-in-law is Kangxi

After asking Ji Hong about An Qi's fortune, Brother Jiu asked He Yuzhu to give him two brocade boxes.

It contains second-class ginseng.

You know, now ginseng is divided into seven grades, first grade, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade and slag ginseng.

The ginseng that can be bought on the market is below the fourth grade.

The ginseng of the third grade and above is directly entered into the palace.

On weekdays, the rewards from inside and outside the palace are third-class people participating in fourth-class ginseng.

Brother Jiu took out these two boxes of second-class ginseng, the silver is not expensive, only more than 100 taels of silver.

But there is no place to buy this thing.

Every time Ji Hong came to Beijing, he would send generous gifts to the prince's mansion.

Not to mention especially this time, a few days ago I gave Fengsheng and the others a birthday gift.

Brother Nine felt embarrassed to receive this gift, thinking about returning the gift.

"You are a rich man, and I don't know what to give you. Take these two boxes of ginseng to make wine or give it to someone..."

Brother Jiu said.

Ji Hong was flattered, and said: "Master Lao Jiu bothered, if it was anything else, the villain would not dare to accept it, but good ginseng is hard to come by, so the villain would have the audacity to accept it."

Brother Nine waved his hands and said, "Don't be an outsider, I know that ginseng has become popular in Jiangnan these years. Are there many third-grade ginseng on the market?"

Ginseng is graded according to year and weight.

The higher the waiting time, the longer the year, the complete shape and weight.

Ji Hong thought about it and said: "In recent years, Jiangnan has been affected by the capital, and more people have started to eat ginseng. Rich people usually use ginseng for medical treatment or health care. In the past two years, there are women's family members who use ginseng in face cream. Yes, I heard that this recipe is still passed down from the palace..."

Brother Nine heard it, and it sounded familiar.

Isn't this a recipe from my Fujin shop?

He frowned and said, "Are there any business people using this recipe to make profits?"

Ji Hong shook his head and said, "They are all salt merchants' wives, fighting for wealth in private, ginseng ointment and pearl powder are common."

Brother Jiu heard this, and his brows relaxed a little, and he said: "There are people in Fujin's shop with ginseng. Later, when you go to the south of the Yangtze River, help the master to collect two copies of the prescription. Master, let's see if they fooled me or they really got the prescription." .”

After hearing this, Ji Hong took it seriously, and said, "The villain must inquire carefully."

Brother Jiu thought for a while and found out that there was still a Zhang Baoshou on the other side of Jiangnan.

He said: "You have to go to Hangzhou when you have time to see if Zhang Baozhu has anything to help, and if there is, you can help."

Ji Hong respectfully agreed...

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When Brother Jiu returned to the Prince's Mansion, it was already uncorrected.

He drank two cups of wine, looking slightly tipsy, and when he came back, he talked to Shu Shu: "I still wanted to find out about An Qi's fortune, and later arranged for people to take pictures of cats and tigers, but it turned out to be very boring. No need to think about it."

As for how An Qi socializes in Jiangnan, it is probably similar to Ji Hong in Beijing.

Just smashing money.

Shu Shu was a little surprised, and said: "Didn't the master just think about taking An Qi in later?"

Seeing Lie Xinxi's appearance before, I wanted to pick up a ready-made bargain.

Now I want to train my own staff again, and my idea has changed so quickly.

Nine elder brothers pulled the pillow, tilted on the kang, looked at Shu Shu, and said: "I didn't think about the princess before, since she is your cousin, she is actually a relative, so it's not easy to take advantage of it."

Shu Shu was distracted when she heard her cousin.

Because the cemetery of the Mingzhu family survived in later generations, the cousin also left her name and title.

Both of their husband and wife died early, leaving behind two sons, both of whom were adopted by Kangxi to his niece Geng Gege.

Brother Nine said: "Master is preparing with both hands."

Shu Shu said: "Isn't it not short of money? What are you still thinking about?"

Brother Nine said: "It's just that I'm not reconciled. Although An Qi took advantage of Ming Zhu's family and Prince Kang's family, the foundation of his fortune is that those salts were issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and they took advantage of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The same goes for ginseng and salt, I haven’t taken advantage of this yet.”

Shu Shu said: "The emperor has checked ginseng. It will not be easy for those people who want to sell ginseng from outside the customs in the future. Most of them will still be collected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Brother Nine said: "It should belong to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, that is the place of the royal family..."

Speaking of ginseng, Brother Jiu also talked about the popular ginseng cream in Jiangnan and said, "Let's go back and see if it's a recipe from our shop."

Shu Shu shook his head and said: "The prescriptions in our shop come from the Tai Hospital, but the prescriptions of the Tai Hospital are also handed down from the past dynasties. There are many scholars in the south of the Yangtze River and a large collection of books. They should also be tested from ancient prescriptions."

Brother Nine said: "I'm thinking about it. Anyway, I have to arrange people to look at the tea gardens in Hangzhou and Suzhou. I can just buy a shop and sell those things from Rouge Shop. The business will be good."

Shu Shu got a headache when she heard this, now they have a lot of industries outside Beijing, but they are still short of manpower.

In Jiangnan, a restless person was sent there. Being greedy for ink is a trivial matter, but affecting Jiu's reputation is a major matter.

Brother Nine also knew that he didn't have ready-made manpower, so he was not in a hurry, and said, "I'll call all the shopkeepers from all the shops in the capital to take the exam. If you do well in the exam, choose two to go to Jiangnan."

He also remembered raising pearls.

Although it is not easy to start now and we have to wait a few more years, we can make preparations first.

Shu Shu thought it was a good idea, and said: "Then wait for Fengsheng and the others to 'catch the week'."

Brother Jiu nodded and said, "I think so too..."

The next day, Gao Yanzhong came. Besides the gift he had prepared, there was another gift sent by Gao Bin.

Gao Bin is in office, and he can't come back even if he wants to.

What Gao Yanzhong sent was a longevity lock and gold and silver bracelets.

Gao Bin gave quite a lot, including four jars of shochu and four small filigree items, a powder box, a sugar box, collar flowers and rings, and the rest were three small walnut pillows and three small robes.

Brother Jiu said: "Is this for Feng Sheng and the others?"

Gao Yanzhong shook his head and said: "The wine was given to Lord Jiu to taste, and the filigree and small objects are filial to Fujin, all of which are native products of Xianghe, and the rest of the small pillows and robes were prepared by his wife. Lighted the lamps inside, and prayed for Little Elder Brother and Little Gege."

Brother Jiu looked at the shochu and said, "Then I will ask some people who know wine to taste it."

Gao Bin was clever, since he brought the shochu back, he probably asked Brother Jiu to check the quality of the wine.

If the Ministry of Internal Affairs wants to cook pots for officials, it must prepare to invite master chefs.

In the Shuntianfu area, private brewing of wine is prohibited, but pot cooking is prohibited.

Therefore, if there is soju locally in Xianghe, it is mostly done on a small scale.

Gao Yanzhong said helplessly: "It's already spring time, and it's time to be busy with spring sowing. Gao Bin is still thinking about it all day."

Brother Jiu comforted: "Don't delay, let him go by himself, don't worry too much..."

On this day, besides Gao Yanzhong, many people came to the door.

It's just that they haven't received the post from the Prince's Mansion, but those who still need to give gifts are mostly staff members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

You don't have to eat the banquet, but everyone is uneasy if there are too few gifts.

Shu Shu looked at the account book and said: "The internal treasury can be used to store things for Fengsheng and the others. In addition to the previous full moon ceremony and centenary ceremony, a lot of things have been accumulated seriously."

Brother Jiu said: "The gold and silver wares can be taken out, placed in the bank to be converted into silver, and sent to the bank for interest. It is a waste to collect them for nothing."

The bank under the name of Brother Jiu also has interest-bearing silver, which is a steady two cents a month.

In that way, 1000 taels of silver will have an interest of 240 taels a year, which is equivalent to the income of a small villager.

Shu Shu nodded and said, "Listen to me, it's better to make money with money..."

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The next day was the day when the three Fengsheng brothers and sisters "caught the week".

The three children all changed into new clothes. The two younger brothers wore sapphire blue coats, and Ni Guzhu wore a pink coat.

The three children have different looks, but their skin is as white as Yi Fei's.

Except for Akdan who is thinner, the remaining two brothers and sisters are like dolls in New Year pictures.

Although the ten elder brothers lived in Haidian, they came over after breakfast to help out.

Shu Shu arranges the kitchen to make a table of noodles first, and take out six dishes.

Afterwards, Fusong personally made a trip to Haidian.

The noodles are for honoring the Empress Dowager, four of the six dishes are yours, and two are sent to Concubine Yi.

Concubine Yi and her eighteenth elder brother are also in Changchun Garden...

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The next update will be around 8 noon on August 9