My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1425 Good beginning and good end (please ask for a guaranteed monthly ticket)

Kangxi looked at Gao Yanzhong after reading the Twelfth Elder Brother.

There is nothing good to say about this person, he is really prudent in his actions, he is practical and capable, and he also acts cautiously.

He looked at Jin Yiyao again. He was in his twenties, handsome and honest.

Although he is from the Jin family, his moral character is much better than that of his brothers.

This is also a poor person. He lost his father and mother at such a young age. It is not fair for his brothers to separate their families. If his father had not arranged a marriage for him with the Li family before his death, which became the link between the marriage of the three major weaving companies, he would have been with us long ago. Like several concubine brothers, they were kicked out.

He asked: "What difficulties are there in the weaving factory?"

Jin Yiyao did not answer immediately, but glanced at Brother Jiu and Gao Yanzhong. Seeing that neither of them moved, he said: "Returning to the emperor, the weavers available now are from Jiangning. Before they came out of Jiangning last year, they signed I have signed a one-year contract and I will leave around the Mid-Autumn Festival at the earliest. If it is later, it will be at the end of the year. I am afraid that the manpower here will not be available by then."

Kangxi also knew that for weavers, the daily output of journeymen and apprentices was very different.

Kangxi looked at Brother Ninth and said, "Do you have a solution? It's really hard to keep the manpower dispatched from Jiangnan for a long time."

Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "If you want to bring this weaver out, practice will not make perfect. It is also important to have someone who understands and teaches you. Why don't you go back and think about it and see what kind of reward system you should set up. According to the end of the year Calculate, there is still half a year left, and we will allocate apprentices to them according to the model of three or four. At the end of the year, during the assessment, if one weaver is taught, he will be rewarded with one silver, and two will be rewarded with double. If three or four of them fail to bring any, If they come out, half of the money promised to them will be deducted..."

Kangxi looked at him and said: "The weaving factory has been in operation for half a year, why didn't you think of this before?"

Brother Jiu said: "I didn't expect that life would go by so fast. I was thinking of reducing the cost of cleaning grease, but that didn't work, so I thought of asking people to pay attention to other uses of wool."

Kangxi nodded, looked at Jin Yiyao and said: "Since Brother Ninth wants to use you, you should work hard. If you have any questions, please write to Li Xu and Cao Yin for advice."

Of those two, one is Jin Yiyao's cousin-in-law, and the other is his brother-in-law.

Jin Yiyao responded honestly: "I understand."

The prince looked at Jin Yiyao. He was in his twenties and looked a little thin. Perhaps because he was born and raised in Hangzhou, he looked like a scholar.

He asked people to inquire, and people outside said that it was Cao Quan who came forward to save Jin Yiyao, but he didn't think so.

This should be the grace given by the imperial father to Cao Yin and Li Xu.

He seems to be an honest man, and he can be regarded as making full use of his talents in Tongzhou Weaving Factory.

Kangxi waved his hand and sent Gao Yanzhong and Jin Yiyao down, and then said to the ninth and twelfth elder brothers: "Sit down and talk."

Brother Jiu agreed, looked at the seats, and sat down next to the prince.

The twelfth elder brother lowered his head and sat down under the fourth elder brother.

The thirteenth elder brother who was standing next to him sat down under the ninth elder brother.

Kangxi then looked at Brother Nine and said, "How much does it cost to build the Tongzhou Weaving Factory? How long will it take to recover the cost?"

Although Brother Ninth did not do it himself, he was the person who coordinated the planning. He knew it well, so he gave a figure. The land was official land under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but it was also discounted according to the Tongzhou land price, and there were construction costs. It was built by the Construction Department. , not to mention the cost of labor and building materials, the bulk of it is the looms. These looms were all dispatched from Jiangning, plus the expenses of weavers, dyers, etc., the total cost is a certain amount of silver so far.

"According to the current situation, we should be able to be responsible for our own profits and losses within three years, and recover our capital within eight years..."

Having said this, he paused and said: "From now on, if the weavers keep up with their daily production and there is no backlog of items produced, there should be a surplus of three thousand to four thousand every year..."

The time is not short, but it is not too long either.

Kangxi was very satisfied. The weaving factory was of great significance and was not for profit.

It's just a good thing to stop throwing money into it.

Kangxi looked at Brother Jiu and said: "Increase revenue and reduce expenditure is the long-term solution. Construction of the Rehe Palace will begin this year. The budget reported by the Ministry of Industry is 12 taels of silver. You can think of a way to see how to use this sum of money." draw."

This project is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Works, but the money cannot be spent from the Ministry of Works. Otherwise, it will appear that the emperor is wasting people and wasting money.

This money should be allocated from the inner treasury.

Brother Jiu also knows the cost of the Rehe Palace.

There is no way to do it, mainly because there are few people in Rehe, the labor for the palace has to go to the capital, and the food consumed is also transported from the capital, so the labor is high, and the logistics cost is also high.

The wood and stone needed for the palace also had to be transported thousands of miles away.

Brother Jiu had already thought about visiting the palace before. There was no one else around at the moment, and he did not hide his secrets, so he said: "Khan Ama, if you go to stay with the emperor's grandmother outside the Great Wall for summer vacation, then there will be a lot of nobles and princes in your entourage. The son thought that he might build a city outside the palace, imitating the example of the imperial city. All the residences and shops would be official rooms. When the time comes, the merchants would follow him to the north and directly rent the official shops, which would be the residences of the princes and nobles. In addition to the house you mentioned, Khan Amma, you can also rent a house from the Ministry of Internal Affairs..."

"As for the construction cost, when the palace is built, it will be possible to build the accompanying city along with it. A budget of 10 taels will be used. After the cost is recovered, the rest will be profits. In ten or eight years, the palace will cost only draw……"

Kangxi listened and glanced at Brother Jiu.

This is because the people who sell Xiaotangshan are addicted to it, and they are repeating their old tricks, except that the private salt has become official salt.

When the time comes, rents for shops and houses will rise, which is another long-term benefit for the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

He said: "It sounds rough, go back and plan carefully, write a note and hand it over."

Brother Jiu stood up and responded.

Several of you here have witnessed the doubling of land prices in Xiaotangshan.

Before Xiaotangshan, land prices in Haidian doubled.

Therefore, everyone knows that if they really want to buy and sell land at the Rehe Palace, they will make a huge profit in the process.

Unexpectedly, Brother Jiu directly imitated the example of Huangcheng.

That is, all land, shops, and houses are not allowed to be bought or sold.

The prince felt that although Brother Jiu had an unpleasant temper, he had a very clever mind.Last time he went back to Xiaotangshan, he caught everyone off guard. Now if he wanted to do it again, no one would just watch him make money. Directly returning it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs was indeed the best choice.

Although Khan Amma was picky, he agreed with what he said.

The fourth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother and thought of Hubu.

It would be great if the Ministry of Household Affairs could increase revenue and reduce expenditure like the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

only……

Nowadays, the storm is coming, and it is a pity that Brother Jiu is naive and not suitable for wading in the muddy waters of the previous dynasty.

The twelfth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother can only admire them.

The twelfth elder brother thought that the ninth elder brother once said that he would be sent to Rehe on a business trip after he entered the ambush, so that he could gain a lot of experience by then.

The thirteenth elder brother is thinking about the elder brother's house under construction outside the small east gate of Changchun Garden in Haidian. After two years, the emperor will go to the Rehe Palace to escape the summer heat. Will the elder brother's house be built there as well?

Or should we directly give these grown-up princes houses?

You can live wherever you want. He will get married this year, and next year he will marry someone from Fortune...

At noon, father and son had a meal together and had a meal of fresh river and seasonal food.

River delicacies include dry-fried crucian carp and soy-roasted black fish, while seasonal delicacies include fried pepper leaves and pickled apricot leaves.

To others, the prince and the ninth elder brother are quite picky about their diet.

It's just that the two of them act differently.

The prince couldn't sleep and disliked the roughness. He didn't even use his chopsticks and just ate tea and rice.

Brother Jiu took a bite of everything before picking up his favorite and taking a few bites.

Kangxi saw it in his eyes, lowered his head and chewed slowly.

He also has an introspective temperament and knows that his mood during this tour is not quite right.

He was also picky about food, but he was even more dissatisfied with the prince. He felt that the prince's daily expenses were too extravagant.

If the prince were still in his teens now, he would still feel that he had "deep love and deep responsibility."

After all, Ninth Brother has been free-range since he was a child. It doesn't matter if he is picky or not picky about food and does not affect others.

If the crown prince of a country cannot lower his head to see the people's livelihood and cherish manpower and material resources, then there is a hidden danger.

But he couldn't help but persuade himself that this was how the prince had been since he was a child.

It was he, the Khan Amma, who pitied the prince for losing his mother and was afraid of being neglected by his servants, so he repeatedly provided the prince with daily necessities and many rewards. Over time, he developed the prince he is today.

The prince he trained, he himself despised...

His heart was heavy.

History books say that emperors were all lonely.

His parents are not very close, but they don't regard him as a widower.

He wants to be a loving father...

He looked at the ninth elder brother who was bowing his head to the prince.

The ninth elder brother was listening to the thirteenth elder brother, looking very patient.

Kangxi felt a little soft in his heart.

He acted like a fool in front of himself and his brothers, but to the younger brother below him, Brother Jiu also looked like an older brother.

He looked at the fourth elder brother opposite the prince.

The fourth elder brother saw that the twelfth elder brother only picked the food in front of him, so he changed his chopsticks and picked up a small dry-fried crucian carp and put it into the twelfth elder brother's bowl.

He's very much like an older brother.

Along the way, he also patiently taught Brother Thirteen.

The fourth elder brother noticed that the twelfth elder brother was cautious in front of the emperor, so he chose a small crucian carp. This one was fried crispy and there was no need to spit out fish bones.

Princes in the past dynasties often committed fratricide, but his sons were all good.

Even if the eldest brother and the prince are not convinced, the two of them are facing each other openly and openly, and they do not use any weird methods.

Brother Jiu has such a donkey temper. If he gets annoyed with this person today and quarrels with that person tomorrow, he doesn’t hold grudges. On the surface, he’s doing okay.

Kangxi looked at the prince, maybe he should be more tolerant to the prince, and the relationship between father and son would end well.

The prince also noticed Kangxi's loving eyes and looked back.

Kangxi expressed concern and said: "It's not enough to just eat tea and rice. Next time we come out, ask the kitchen to prepare more side dishes to bring out."

The prince nodded and said: "My son is also picky. He is used to the regular dishes in the palace. He is not used to eating these outside. He is afraid that he will upset his stomach and alarm the imperial doctor and make Khan Ama worry."

Kangxi said: "If you're not used to it, don't eat it. How can you fit your mouth..."

(End of this chapter)