My father-in-law is Kangxi

Because Yuqing Palace paid back 6 taels, the other outstanding coats also paid back the silver.

Now in Guangshanku's account, only the principals repaid by installments of dozens of poor families have not been recovered.

However, with Yuqing Palace ahead, the interest was not repaid, which was considered a precedent, and no one raised interest on the more than 20 taels of silver that were subsequently put into the treasury.

This money is a good thing, so it is better to give it as little as possible.

Even if the interest rate is low, it will still be a lot of money over time.

If it is taken out of the pocket, it is tantamount to cutting flesh.

The treasurer neither dared to offend anyone, nor did he want to neglect his duties, so he clearly stated when a certain loan was lent, when the principal was repaid, and how much interest was still owed.

Brother Jiu didn't pay attention to others, but only paid attention to Tuo Heqi.

The principal and interest of the arrears in Tuo Heqi's name were all repaid, and the several people who borrowed the money were still dragging on the interest. Just like Yuqing Palace, it was also the interest for 11 years.

Each of these notes is a guillotine.

When you want to fall, you are famous for your teacher.

These people are used to being arrogant, and they also feel that the emperor is used to being lenient. Their eyes are filled with gum, and they cannot see the crisis.

There seems to be no disturbance in Guangshan Library.

On this day, Brother Jiu went to Changchun Garden, not for Guangshanku, but for the Jin family.

The Cao family's things were taken away, and that sentence always had to be said.

When he went outside to ask for a meeting, Brother Jiu saw a few wild ducks swimming in the lake.

But why is that fur so bright?

Nine elder brothers went up to look, where there were wild ducks, it turned out to be two pairs of mandarin ducks with trimmed feathers.

He raised his eyebrows, very curious.

Who is this filial to?

Khan Ama people are old-hearted.

At this moment, Liang Jiugong came out and said: "Master Jiu, the emperor's biography is here!"

Seeing that Liang Jiugong's eyelids were drooping and he didn't look at people talking, Brother Jiu suppressed the smile on his face.

Looking at it like this, it seems that I came at the wrong time.

With a little caution, he took a plain silk package from He Yuzhu and followed Liang Jiugong into the house safely.

"Son pays homage to Khan Ama..."

Brother Jiu quickly glanced at Kangxi and said honestly.

Kangxi's face was a bit gloomy, the corners of his mouth drooped, he looked at Brother Jiu and said, "I'm going to be in trouble after seeing you!"

Brother Jiu understands that he has been angered.

I just don't know where this anger comes from.

He could only bite the bullet and said: "My son is here to announce the good news to Ama Khan. The looms in Tongzhou weaving field have officially started working. I have sent over the weaving samples. My son has sent them here for Ama Khan to appreciate."

Kangxi's expression softened slightly, and he said, "Hand it up."

Brother Jiu opened the package, and there were four pieces of material inside.

He brought it forward, spread it on the kang, and explained to Kangxi: "These two thick ones are the weaving samples from Tongzhou. They were sent yesterday. The material is wool, with a thickness of two to three minutes. It is windproof and cold-resistant. The disadvantage is that it is a bit hard and has a strong smell. I estimate that it will take three to five months to loosen the smell. The two thin ones are from Jiangning, made of cashmere. The thickness is one and a half to two minutes, which is softer and more durable. It is warm, but the disadvantage is that it must be carefully preserved and protected from insects..."

The same four pieces of woolen cloth are placed together, and the contrast is very obvious.

Cashmere is very comfortable to touch, has the feel of silk, and is also shiny.

Wool feels rough to the touch, and the color is dull.

Kangxi's focus was on the wool, and he took a black piece in his hand, and said, "Can this replace sheepskin?"

The robes of Mongolian herders are made of sheepskin.

It would be great if wool could replace sheepskin.

Brother Jiu shook his head and said, "It can't be replaced, but it can be used in spring and autumn except for winter."

Kangxi was a little disappointed after hearing this.

He hoped that wool products could be sold back to Mongolia, so that they would not affect the Qing economy.

Otherwise, if the scale is large, it may cause a series of impacts, such as cloth prices, silk prices, etc.

Brother Jiu thought for a while, and said: "Even if it is wool, the process is complicated, it is not comparable to ordinary cloth, the cost is high, and the price will not be cheap, so it is not something that ordinary people can buy. My son plans to sell it in Jiangnan. Or sell it to North Korea or Japan..."

As for Mongolia, it is not the main market.

The Mongolian prince sold the wool for a few pennies per catty, and then spent dozens of taels of silver to buy the wool. Even a fool would know that the difference was thousands of times uneconomical.

Kangxi thought of the great significance of wool processing. Even if the profit is low, as long as it can be sustained, the impact on Mongolia will be immeasurable.

He looked at Brother Ninth and said, "This time, why didn't you think of 'what goes before and what follows from action'?"

Whatever was figured out in the past few years has to be turned around before the imperial court, and then go to drive up prices and sell it to Mongolia.

If you don't sell it to Mongolia this year, don't you worry about the "Queen" signboard?

Kangxi's mood was slightly subtle.Brother Jiu said: "This is different from those rare objects. The earlier ones were 'rare and valuable', and they were made in-house and used by the emperor. This one is intended to be sold frequently. My son is thinking of sending it to every government." These, by then my brothers and sisters-in-law would all wear this, and the fashion would spread. It was the same as 'what goes up and what goes down.' In addition, the palace purchased here, which also added a touch. In the future, there will be more materials in spring and autumn, and in winter With the cotton lining inside, it should be as warm as a big sweater."

Kangxi said: "Write the notebook carefully and hand it over."

Brother Jiu nodded, with hesitation on his face.

Kangxi looked at him and said, "What's the problem? Is there not enough wool, or is there a shortage of dyes, or is there a shortage of weavers?"

Every time he toured the south, he went to the weaving yamen and the weaving field under the weaving yamen, so he knew the general situation.

Brother Jiu said: "You also know that Tongzhou Weaving Farm is just starting now, and if it wants to be perfected and run smoothly, it needs reliable people to watch over it. My son wants to ask Jin Yiyao if he can be dismissed and stay on. He is Jin Yiren's half-mother. Brother, the relationship between brothers is ordinary, and they suffered a loss when they separated, if it weren't for the fact that he is the marriage bond between the Li family and the Cao family, Jin Yiren would not have mentioned this person."

Kangxi looked at Brother Jiu and said, "Did the Cao family entrust you?"

Brother Jiu cleared his throat, took out the gift list from his sleeve, and presented it with both hands.

Kangxi took it over and looked at it.

Brother Jiu and Shu Shu didn't know the goods, but Kangxi did.

These antique calligraphy and paintings are all from the Ming Dynasty, and they are not very old, but they are all masterpieces of famous masters.

"Ten Thousand Jade Pictures", "Bamboo Pictures", "Jackdaw Moonlight Night Picture", etc.

"Cao Yin's younger brother?" Kangxi asked.

Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Study is tricky, but he is a solid person. In addition to these eight calligraphy and paintings, there is also a banknote of 5000 taels of silver. If he is rich, he also borrowed 5000 taels from Guangshan Treasury. Two; if he has no money, it would be decent to hand this gift slip anywhere!"

Kangxi's face was ugly.

He remembered that elder brother Jiu mentioned that after Jin Yiren got married after entering Beijing, he promised his daughter to Cao Quan's son.

"It's a good in-law. Is this asking for Jin Yiren?" Kangxi said in a bad tone.

A little guard, isn't he too self-righteous?
Brother Nine shook his head and said: "At the beginning, I was thinking about Jin Yiren. Later, when I heard that Jin Yiren was intercepting the tribute, I just wanted to ask Jin Yiyao. That is also an in-law, which is rare. I heard that he has a deep relationship with Brother Cao Yin, and he has a deep relationship with Cao Yin. Yin also has a lot of respect."

Since Kangxi was nostalgic and loved the house as much as the bird, he naturally had a lot of praise for Cao Quan, otherwise he would not have chosen his son as a haha ​​bead for his fifteenth elder brother.

However, Cao Quan was a dandy when he was a child, and now he is a middle-aged dandy, eating and drinking for half his life, and has nothing serious to do.

As long as there is something promising, he will not waste 20 years as a third-class guard.

Kangxi looked at Brother Ninth and said, "Don't you want to get involved in these things? Why are you making an exception? Is it because of Cao Quan's son?"

Brother Nine sighed, and said: "My son also had a convulsion in his head for a while. When Cao Quan got angry, he was a little incomprehensible. When Cao Zhizao found out later, he probably wanted to mutter about his son in his heart."

Kangxi frowned and said, "Why do you have something to do with Cao Yin again?"

Brother Jiu pointed to the gift list, and said: "My son estimated these paintings, and they are worth about 5000 taels. The next few good ones should also be the heirlooms of the Cao family..."

Kangxi looked at him and said, "Because it's worth money, are you greedy?"

Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Yes, my son just accepted the gift list and gave it to Cao Shun. Who told Cao Quan to be partial? He went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to block Cao Shun without caring about the future of his eldest son. Cao Shun's current status is also embarrassing. , the two houses are no longer available, and it is difficult to separate the family in the future. When this opportunity comes, my son wants to help!"

As he said that, he talked about the arguing between Cao Quan and Cao Shun and his son.

"Cao Shun has made it clear to him a long time ago. This is not a matter that father and son can intercede with. He has no dignity in front of his son, but Cao Quan refuses to let him go. Who calls Cao Shun his son..."

Speaking of this, Brother Jiu became unhappy and said: "You love your younger son so much, and for the sake of the future of your younger son's father-in-law, you ignore the future of your eldest son, and you dislike him so much. Why did you give birth to him at that time?"

Kangxi disapproved: "That's Cao's family affairs, you shouldn't interfere!"

Only slaves take the blame for their masters. How can a master take the blame for his slaves?
If you take this thing, you just take it. If you want to reward Cao Shun, you can just choose two things. What's the matter if you give them all?
Kangxi felt his brain ached, and said to Brother Jiu: "There is no place for reasoning at home, and household affairs are not black and white. If you interfere indiscriminately like this, you will only make things difficult for Cao Shun. If Cao Quan finds out about this later, will he?" Will you misunderstand that Cao Shun is slandering you? Then the rift between father and son will become even deeper..."

This son is indeed not very smart, and he has no such protection.

Ninth elder brother said disapprovingly: "Let them go. My son will help this time. If Cao Shun can stand up, he will stand up. If he can't stand up, his son will be dismissed after two years. My son can't stand it himself, and he doesn't like to be useless."

Kangxi shook his head and said: "I listen to your words, Cao Shun is not wrong, he is the eldest son and grandson, it is not wrong to listen to his father's orders, this is the responsibility, and you should not be too demanding."

Brother Jiu said: "His situation was caused by his family, and he didn't suffer it on his own. If he doesn't jump out, he won't be able to make a living in this life. He will be treated as a big manager by his family..."

Kangxi had a good impression of Cao Shun, who was taciturn and steady, and worked very hard.

He said to Brother Jiu: "If you help, you will help. This is also the way to employ people..."

Let’s not talk about other things, let’s just say that among the staff in the Ninth Elder Brother’s House, except for Zhang Tingzhan’s family, which is more normal, the others are like lonely ghosts, with no relatives to rely on.

That's fine, it's easier to use and more loyal...

Two days after Brother Jiu came back from Changchun Garden, the case of the Jin family was settled.

The evidence is conclusive and punished for several crimes.

Jin Yiren, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, was dismissed, his status was confiscated, he was sentenced to death, his wife and children were put into Xin Zhe's treasury.

Jin Yili, the head of the Construction Department of the commission, was dismissed, his title was confiscated, and he was exempted from redemption.

Jin Yisheng, the deputy director of the Changchun Garden, was dismissed, his status was lost, and he was exempted from redemption. Faning Guta and the armored man were slaves, and his wife and children went with him.

Jin Yiyao, the treasury envoy of the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau, was dismissed from his post but remained in office.

There are nine brothers in the Jin family, all of whom have different mothers. They have been separated for many years.

Jin Yiren, Jin Yili, and Jin Yisheng are the legitimate sons of the original spouse, and they also shared the bulk of the family property. This time, none of them escaped, and all of them lost their titles.

Several other concubine brothers, who either died young or did not serve in official positions, relied on their meager family property to survive like ordinary people.

Jin Yiyao is the stepwife, and he was not much better than his brothers when the family was separated. This time he escaped...