My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1414 Fifth Brother’s Choice (Walling for monthly votes)

The fifth elder brother was nearby and saw that Zhang Baozhu was interested and said nothing.

The twelfth elder brother took the order, called a eunuch next to him, and ordered him to be sent to Haidian.

The eunuch responded and went down.

The fifth elder brother looked at Zhang Baozhu and said: "Although the things brought back by my father-in-law are not taxed, they cannot be hidden from anyone after passing through the Dongba and Chongwenmen tax customs."

All goods entering Beijing are subject to tax.

Entering Beijing from Tongzhou, you must first pass through Dongba before passing through Chongwenmen Customs.

Here in Dongba, we check the opening of notes, how many boxes there are, the geometry of things, and so on.

When you arrive at Chongwenmen Customs, you will be charged customs duties based on the amount of items.

It's just that rules are dead and people are alive.

To officials from other places, the Chongwenmen customs duty was a daoka, but to the nobles of the Eight Banners, it was nothing.

Those two places are on duty with the division officers of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Zhang Baozhu was the father-in-law of the prince, a relative of the prince, and a minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. No one among his own people asked him for taxes without looking at it.

I'm afraid that after today, everyone will know that Zhang Baozhu brought five loads of things back to Beijing from Jiangnan.

Zhang Baozhu blushed and said, "My servant didn't think carefully. I should have left the things in Tongzhou and waited for Master Jiu to arrange it."

The fifth elder brother also let the foreign affairs go, knowing the general regulations, and said: "It is common for officials to bring some local products when entering and leaving the capital, but they need to be in moderation."

Just like Zhang Baozhuo, he only had half a year of errands, and only three months in Hangzhou, and he only had to bring five loads of things back.

The best way to dispose of it is to sell most of it locally, leaving only a car full of stuff.

However, Zhang Bao kept this place because he felt that the things should be handed over to the public and should be brought back. The stewards of the tribe who followed him south felt that there was no separation. These were the things belonging to the public and had to wait for the wife and the eldest grandmother to distribute them.

Therefore, all five carts of various Hangluo, Hangzhou, brocade and Western ornaments were transported back to the capital.

This is dazzling.

Zhang Baozhu saw that the fifth elder brother had misunderstood and hurriedly explained: "Master Jiu asked us to collect them. I wanted to put them in the treasury, so I brought them all back to the capital."

The fifth elder brother didn't say anything.

That's not how it works.

The government offices in Beijing are poor, and sometimes they can be supplemented by foreign errands, such as on academic assignments.

If officials who are on a business trip will hand over their harvest to the government when they come back, why bother?
The twelfth elder brother looked at the fifth elder brother and said, "Fifth elder brother, are you here to see the ninth elder brother too?"

Only then did the fifth elder brother remember his intention and planned to come over to eat and drink.

There are too many outsiders in the south study room, so I feel uncomfortable.

But the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs also failed.

He felt uncomfortable with his father-in-law here, and neither did his father-in-law.

He said: "If you're not looking for it, I just came here to see you. Are the five dining rooms ready now? How is the kitchen master's skill? Is it better than the Qing Palace dining room?"

The twelfth elder brother didn't know why he asked this, but he answered honestly: "As in the past, the craftsmanship is just okay. The big dishes are not as good as those in the Qing Palace Dining Room. Some of the vegetarian dishes are recipes from Ninth Brother's house, which are not bad."

After hearing this, the fifth elder brother had a tangled look on his face. He shook his head for a while and said, "Forget it, I'll just eat the regular dishes from the Qianqing Palace Dining Room!"

Flowers made from vegetarian vegetables will also fool your eyes. I don’t like to eat vegetarian vegetables.

The twelfth elder brother is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he has people coming forward to show his courtesy, and he is also better informed.

Yesterday morning, the dining room of Qianqing Palace came over and asked about the relationship between the third elder brother and the eighth elder brother.

Hanlin, Zhongshu, and Bi Tieshi who were on duty in the South Study Room were all served by the external dining room in the Qianqing Palace's dining room, with each person receiving almost a pound of meat and a pound of vegetables.

The third elder brother and the eighth elder brother were in charge of the south study room, so they were naturally responsible for the Qing palace dining room for lunch.

However, when an adult prince is granted a title and leaves the palace, there is no such thing in the palace.

The steward of the dining room of Qianqing Palace went to the Yamen of the House of Internal Affairs to see him.

The twelfth elder brother asked him to prepare and keep accounts according to the prince's rules, and supply eight pounds of meat every day.

Seeing that Zhang Baozhuo had no intention of leaving, the fifth elder brother left.

After entering the Qianqing Gate, he did not go directly back to the south study room, but went to the upper study room on the east side for a walk.

This place is now empty, and the young brothers are currently studying in Wuyizhai, Changchun Garden.

Then look at the check-in room of Taiyuan Hospital in the east verandah, and the fifth elder brother walked over.

He had a yellow belt tied around his waist, and all the imperial doctors, officials and others on duty got up.

There was an old doctor who had asked the fifth brother to have a safe pulse. He recognized the person and said respectfully, "Five Belles..."

The fifth elder brother said: "It's hot and uncomfortable. Is there any tea to relieve the heat?"

The old doctor shook his head and said, "The preparation for the annual Sanfu Drink begins in late May."

It's not the Dragon Boat Festival yet, where can we get relief from the heat?
The fifth elder brother was a little disappointed and waved his hand: "It's okay then, you can go to work..."

After that, he turned and left.

He couldn't just walk around in circles in the square. He had nowhere to go, so he lowered his head and returned to the south study room.

Brother Seventh was sitting, but when he saw him coming in, he stood up.

The fifth elder brother arrived and sat down next to him. Through the corridor, he looked at Hanlin, Zhongshu and others in the west room. He whispered to the seventh elder brother: "We have done all their work and they are idle. What is this?" Son?"

But this salary has nothing to do with them.

Do you suffer a loss or not?
The seventh elder brother didn't answer. This was the emperor's father's order. Could they still escape?

Since they were asked to select the pieces, it was the emperor's father's intention.

Prince...

There will be fewer days to stay in Beijing in the future...

The emperor's father wanted them to learn it and stay in Beijing instead of the prince.

It is estimated that in the future, whether it is a northern patrol or a southern patrol, the prince's retinue will not move around like before, only seven or eight people, or a dozen or so people.

Seeing that he didn't answer, the fifth elder brother lost interest. He took a folder and looked at the Chinese and Manchu characters on it. His eyes were straight and he didn't know what to think.

What he was thinking about was the eunuch beside Brother Twelve.

The man went out to call for a taxi and then went to Changchun Garden. It was a fifty-mile round trip and he probably wouldn't be able to come back by noon.

There is no one around the twelfth prince.

His haha ​​beads can't always be used by the commander, and the ones who keep them around are still eunuchs.His father-in-law's attitude was to wait in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Weird.

I don’t know if there will be lunch or not?

The fifth elder brother's eyelids became a little heavy as he thought about it.

There is nothing you can do about taking a nap when you are sleepy in spring, tired in autumn and tired in summer.

He couldn't hold it any longer, pushed the pillow up, and lay down.

It was bright and sunny, but a little uncomfortable.

He opened the fold and covered his face.

When the seventh elder brother looked up after looking at the two discounts, the fifth elder brother was already snoring and fell into a deep sleep.

The seventh elder brother took a long breath and hesitated between waking up the fifth elder brother or not waking up the fifth elder brother, and chose the latter.

It's useless to call, because it will interrupt you when the time comes, which will affect your speed of reading the discount.

He somewhat regretted this distribution method.

As long as there is another person in the class, he doesn't have to take the lead!
Even though he read it quickly, he was still alone and by noon, he had only finished a third of it.

Brother Seven looked at the remaining two and a half feet, feeling a little annoyed.

It's time to speed up, the people from the Vehicle and Driving Department of the Ministry of War are still waiting.

At this moment, I saw someone coming in from the door.

The third elder brother is here.

He thought about it at home for a long time, but still felt uneasy, so he came over to take a look.

"Huh...huh..."

Listening to this little snore, Third Brother had a bad feeling.

He did not say hello to the Seventh Age, but his eyes fell directly on the kang table in front of the Seventh Age. Looking at the folding book on his left, he bared his teeth and said, "Oh my god... you haven't seen any of them?"

The seventh elder brother has already stood up.

After hearing what Third Brother said, he nodded.

The third elder brother looked at the fifth elder brother who was sleeping on the other side and said, "Are you tired of reading the book?"

The seventh elder brother did not answer, but his eyes fell on the other side of the kang table.

Third Brother followed his gaze and saw two folded folders spread out.

The third elder brother knew what he was doing. He looked at the seventh elder brother with sympathy and said, "Thank you for your hard work, seventh brother."

Yesterday, Shengjia set off from Changchun Garden and walked south for more than 80 miles. He stopped at Efang Village, which is [-] miles away from the capital.

We will board the royal boat tomorrow morning. The place where we will be stationed today is 140 miles away from the capital, so today's discounts must be distributed early.

Zhezi wants to go to the imperial palace tonight, and the people from the Guards Department and the Ministry of War will leave at the latest in Shenchu.

The third elder brother had no choice, so he pushed the fifth elder brother's legs to the side to make room, sat down in front of the kang table, and watched with the seventh elder brother.

With yesterday's experience, he is slightly faster at reading discounts today.

He took a trick and inferred the priorities based on the votes of the bachelors.

If there are a lot of words on the ticket, read it more carefully, as it is probably important government affairs; if there are a few words, just read it briefly and put it in the light government affairs category.

It's really a good guess, and the speed of differentiation is getting faster and faster.

From the second quarter of the afternoon, the two brothers saw Wei Zheng in one breath.

The eunuch in the middle kitchen came to ask if he wanted to bring food, but the seventh prince waved it down.

I can't take care of it for the time being, so I can only postpone eating.

At the last moment, the last excerpt was read and distributed.

The seventh elder brother closed his eyes, feeling sour and unbearable.

The third elder brother got up, called the guards and the war department officer who were waiting outside, asked them to sign and sign, took the certificate and left.

As soon as he came out and went in, the fifth elder brother woke up, touched his stomach and said, "Is it time for dinner?"

The third elder brother looked at the fifth elder brother and said, "I am on duty in Nan Study. It is an errand ordered by Khan Amma. Fifth brother, are you too lazy?"

After hearing this, the fifth elder brother frowned and said: "Third brother, it's not my fault. I don't read books on weekdays because I get a headache from reading too many words. These excerpts should have been read and listened to by others, but they didn't. During that time, I will just stay here and not interrupt you, so the three of you can do more work!"

The third elder brother couldn't laugh or cry, and said: "Khan Ama ordered four people to take turns. The three of us who are capable have more work, so what do you do?"

The fifth elder brother thought for a moment and said, "Watching you guys work? Jointly submit a letter of thanks to Khan Ama?"

The third elder brother knew that the fifth elder brother was just doing this, so there was no point in talking about it.

He thought about yesterday's time and today's time, and he was in a hurry, so he said to Seventh Brother: "Why don't you come here in the morning starting tomorrow? Distribute the folds before noon, so you don't have to stay here all afternoon... "

Having said this, he glanced at the fifth elder brother and said: "Fifth brother, since you don't want to read the excerpts, then you can't rest. Come here every afternoon to be on duty. The three of us will read the excerpts in the morning. Just leave one person and the other two." You can go home."

The fifth elder brother immediately nodded and said: "Okay, just do as the third elder brother said."

According to the calculation of ten days, I am on duty for ten and a half days, and the others are on duty for thirteen and a half days.

My days as an errand here are few and far between.

Although the fifth elder brother is not diligent, he also has a strong conscience and does not like to take advantage.

He said: "The food in the dining room of Qianqing Palace is not delicious. I will come here early at noon every day and bring a food box..."

The third elder brother knew that the fifth elder brother was greedy and often went to restaurants, so he immediately said: "The relationship is good, you don't have to bring all the meals from the house, you can also eat from the food box from outside."

The fifth elder brother was not short of money, so he said cheerfully: "Okay, then let's call the restaurants in the imperial city from door to door..."

Speaking of this, he remembered the business of his younger brother's family. He should not only benefit from outsiders, but also take care of his own business, and said: "There are also Baiweiju's signature dishes, let's take a turn..."

The seventh prince remained silent, acquiescing to the third prince's decision.

He glanced at the fifth elder brother and saw that the fat brother was full of energy, rosy-cheeked and looking very happy.

This is Brother Wu's choice.

So, that's okay...

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It's been the last three days. I crossed my fingers, lowered my head, and whispered for monthly votes...

(End of this chapter)