My father-in-law is Kangxi

When Ninth Brother arrived outside the Hubu Yamen, his steps were a little heavy.

With so many officers coming and going, I thought that my late arrival and early departure would soon be known to everyone.

Why should I be the first to enter the courtyard?

Even if the location is a corner penthouse, you still have to walk through the yard to get there.

Another day of missing the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

When he walked to the door of the penthouse, the ninth elder brother felt a headache when he thought about the fourth elder brother's verbosity and couldn't help but rub his temples.

Brother Si happened to come out. Seeing him like this, he said, "I have a headache. Are you drunk?"

Brother Jiu coughed slightly and said, "Yeah, I didn't dare to drink soju, so I drank a few more cups of fruit wine. As a result, I got sick. I didn't get a good rest last night, and now my brain is 'buzzing'..."

After hearing this, Brother Si disapproved and said, "Since I feel uncomfortable, just send someone to tell me. Why bother?"

Brother Ninth: "..."

He seems to have mastered the art of being lazy!

He held back his secret joy and said, "I thought it was better, but it turned out that I couldn't eat in the morning, and the car ride became even more disgusting."

The fourth elder brother has a good drinking capacity. He also had drunkenness a few years ago when he wanted to be strong. Hearing what the ninth elder brother said, he felt uncomfortable and said: "Then go away quickly..."

With that said, he asked He Yuzhu: "What tea bags did you bring here today?"

He Yuzhu bowed and said: "Jasmine tea, rice tea and almond tea."

Brother Si thought for a moment and said, "Then make a bowl of almond tea."

Almonds are warm and moisturizing to the lungs, so they are suitable for use now.

He Yuzhu carried Brother Jiu's tea sets and dishes to the water room.

The fourth elder brother and the ninth elder brother went to the west room. They watched the ninth elder brother lie down and gave a few instructions before returning to the east room.

Brother Jiu was lying on the kang, grinning upward.

Hahahaha...

Have you done what you are capable of? !

You don't feel well and are you still thinking about the Yamen?

Brother Jiu looked at his house.

After a few days, there were two more pots of flowers and trees in the corner, and a fine white porcelain goldfish tank with a diameter of one foot was placed on the desk.

The house suddenly came alive.

Not only is this the case here, in addition to calligraphy and paintings, there are also flowers and trees and a goldfish tank in the east room.

Hehe...

In addition to the flowers and trees and the goldfish tank, he also customized two good things in the silver building, which seem to be ready.

Brother Jiu was delighted with the thought. He Yuzhu brought the tea tray into the ear room with two bowls of almond tea on it.

This is not something He Yuzhu made on his own.

As early as when he was on duty at the Ministry of Household Affairs, the ninth elder brother had told He Yuzhu to prepare double portions of food and drink in the future. Otherwise, he would not be able to eat and the fourth elder brother would smell it while staying in the same room.

After moving to the penthouse, Brother Jiu didn't ask for change.

That's my brother, there's nothing to worry about after a few mouthfuls of food.

He Yuzhu and Jiu Age put down a bowl of almond tea and took the remaining bowl to the east room.

According to etiquette, this shouldn't be done. You should treat your guests first.

Earlier, He Yuzhu was like this, and was scolded by Si Age.

The fourth elder brother did not suspect that He Yuzhu was working in the camp, but he felt that it was not good. For a slave like He Yuzhu, in order to know who is the real master, he must first respect the ninth elder brother and not break the rules.

In this way, eating food in this side room has become today's way of delivering food.

Two brothers, each guarding a hut, drinking almond tea.

Brother Jiu thought about his fortune, and he should moisturize and nourish his lungs more.

It's boring to only eat almond tea. The governor of Henan's Duanyang tribute contains lily powder, and the governor of Zhejiang's Duanyang tribute contains lotus root powder. People have noticed it before, but there are too many monks and too little porridge.

Later, we selected suitable personnel to be stationed in Suzhou, who could be specifically responsible for purchasing matters in Jiangnan provinces.

Fourth Brother frowned, thinking about the document he had just read.

The capital's population is increasing year by year, and food supply has become a top priority.

Especially the Eight Banners rations, the current supply in Jingcang is barely enough.

It is necessary to add a warehouse in Jingcang. Tongzhou warehouse is not enough and needs to be added.

Not only do new warehouses need to be built, but many old warehouses also need to be repaired.

This is a separate errand.

The ninth elder brother came to the household department and was able to take charge of a stall independently, which is the best experience.

Although Cangchang Yamen has some disadvantages, but whether it is a former official Yamen or a person from the imperial court, the various relationships are relatively simple.

The fourth elder brother was a little hesitant.

The opportunity is rare, but I am afraid that Brother Jiu will act like the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the past, revealing what is right and wrong and offending people.

At this moment, there was movement outside. It was someone from the imperial court, coming to find Brother Jiu.

A familiar middle-aged guard came over.

He is in his thirties, tall and has a straight face.

Brother Jiu recognized him immediately and said, "Fu Bao? Have you been transferred to the internal shift?"

The guards in the palace are divided into two classes. Those who are on duty in front of the emperor and in the Qianqing Palace are called the "inner class", and the others are the "outer class".

They all seem to be at the same level, but their futures are very different.

The person who came was none other than the fifth uncle of the tenth prince, the concubine brother of Yin De and Aling'a, and the second-class bodyguard Fu Bao.

It's just that he was an outside guard before and was not on duty in front of the emperor. Now he can come here to pass on people. This is an errand for the inside guard. Fu Bao gave Qian'er to the ninth elder brother and said: "It's just a slave. At the beginning of the month, there is a shortage of guards in the inner class, so the emperor brought up a slave."

The fourth elder brother heard the commotion and came over, saying: "Is it the Gozenden Nine Belles?"

Fu Bao nodded and said: "The emperor sent Master Jiu to go to Changchun Garden to meet your majesty."

The ninth elder brother glanced at the fourth elder brother.

Did the mini game set up yesterday make people lay maggots in front of the emperor?

Although there was a lucky draw yesterday, it was not related to gambling, right?

It was just for people to kill time, and it didn’t cost anyone money.

The fourth elder brother also thought that the emperor's father was now very picky, and also thought about the ninth elder brother's reaction yesterday, which seemed to have no obvious mistakes.

Fu Bao is still waiting.

The fourth elder brother said: "Then go quickly, and remember to thank you properly."

Brother Ninth left the Household Department with some anxiety.

When he got into the carriage, he asked He Yuzhu, "Can you find anything wrong with yesterday's banquet?"

He Yuzhu shook his head and said: "No, it's so lively. I and Fujin are well equipped to entertain guests."

Brother Jiu thought of his wife and felt a little more at ease.

If the emperor's father looks bad at that time, he will pretend to be ill.

By the time the carriage arrived at Changchun Garden, it was already time.

Brother Ninth doesn't need to pretend, his face is a little pale.

The carriage went too fast, and I already felt a little nauseous. Fortunately, I still had half a bowl of almond tea cushion, otherwise I would have vomited.

This time he didn't wait much.

When they arrived outside Qingxi Bookstore, Fu Bao went in to report, and then came out to tell Brother Jiu to come in.

Kangxi was looking down at something when he saw Brother Jiu coming in. He was about to scold him when he realized that something was wrong with him, so he frowned and said, "Why do you have this expression?"

Brother Ninth could not say that he was motion sick due to being jolted, so he could only say with a grimace: "There were many guests yesterday, and my son had a few extra glasses of wine. This is not enough..."

Kangxi frowned and said, "Don't you know what your drinking capacity is?"

There is really no reassuring moment.

What a boast!

Brother Ninth was sarcastic and didn't defend himself.

Kangxi signaled Liang Jiugong to move a stool for him, and then ordered Wei Zhu: "Have someone make a bowl of sobering soup, and then send the imperial doctor over."

The two of them moved in response.

Brother Jiu hurriedly said: "Thank you Khan Ama for your grace!"

Then, he leaned forward and sat down.

Kangxi remembered the business of calling him here and said, "You have converted all the money from the branch into gold? Okay, what are you doing with that?"

Brother Jiu said: "Gold is more convenient and doesn't take up so much space."

Kangxi looked at the teacup and said, "Why is it convenient? Is it convenient to transport it out?"

When Brother Jiu heard this, he knew what he was talking about.

This means that he sent all the gold exchanged to Ji's shop.

Brother Ninth hesitated.

He was thinking of recruiting the emperor's father to join him in raising pearls, but this was not the time to do so.

He wanted to buy the land by Taihu Lake, find people who fished for pearls on the beach, spread out the stalls, and then tell the emperor about it.

Giving away dry shares directly will not affect your income.

If you show only 50% filial piety, it is already a great act of filial piety, and no one can fault you for being polite.

If you say this in advance, can you still have the final say?

Can it still be "five to five"?

Brother Jiu was a little aching as he calculated the financial accounts in his mind.

Seeing his hesitation, Kangxi looked more inquiringly and said, "What? Is there anything else that I can't know?"

The Ji family is the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River. In addition to family members, there are also many in-laws in the officialdom.

Brother Ninth wants to interfere in Jiangnan affairs?

Brother Jiu knew that he could no longer hide it, otherwise the old man would get angry and he would be the one to suffer.

He said honestly: "Have you tasted the fresh mushroom Khan Ama that my son paid filial piety to yesterday? Whether my son exchanged it for gold or asked Ji's family, it's all related to raising things..."

Kangxi listened, thought for a while, and said: "You want to arrange for people to go to the south of the Yangtze River to grow mushrooms? But both of them like the cold, and they are usually produced in the north. One hundred thousand taels of silver are used as capital, but that boy from the Ji family fooled you?"

Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "It's not about raising mushrooms, it's just like raising mushrooms, it's about raising pearls..."

As he spoke, his eyes shone and he said: "My son asked me to borrow a lot of Song Dynasty notes from Jingyang Palace the year before last. This ancient book on pearl cultivation has long been in existence. I just got this sum of money, so my son wanted to try it... …”

Kangxi did not feel happy and scolded: "It's ridiculous! You just read a few idle books and you dare to mess with everything? That's the right way to divide the family's money, leaving tens of thousands for emergencies, and other properties to buy properties and pass them on to children and grandchildren!"

When Brother Jiu heard this, he was not very happy and said: "Khan Ama, isn't this the same principle? Dongzi vegetables and fresh mushrooms are all mixed with human power to raise things. What is the difference between raising pearls and this?"

Kangxi looked at him and said: "You bastards, can they be the same? If you try those two things, even if you lose, you will lose a hundred and eighty taels of silver. If you raise pearls, you have budgeted a hundred thousand taels for the cost. What if you lose?" If we divide our money, we will lose half of it!"

This is like being raised in the royal family. He has never been short of money since he was a child. When he grows up, his life will be smooth, and he will earn hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

In fact, how can we guarantee that we will make money in this business?

To say it is nothing is nothing...

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Note, shiitake mushroom is the ancient name of enoki mushroom.