My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1692 Board (rolling around asking for monthly tickets)

Let’s not talk about the general’s wife’s preparations for a rainy day, let’s just talk about Jueluo. She returned to the main courtyard and praised Qingru to her husband.

"He's a smart kid, not the kind of foolish filial child."

Jueluo said.

Regardless of whether Deyi was really returning the favor or taking the opportunity to take sides, Qingru, the eldest daughter, was the one who was abandoned.

If she only thinks about being filial and is vague about it, then if she is abandoned once, she will be abandoned the second time.

By then, she would be the eldest daughter-in-law of the Dong'e family. If she suffered any loss again, it would be Zhu Liang's fault.

Qi Xi was a little confused.

He stroked his face and whispered to Jueluo: "The eldest princess has mentioned again and again that the emperor is in good health, and the ninth prince is looking forward to entertaining his parents with colorful clothes."

So their family could only slowly withdraw.

Back then, secretly betting on the prince was just going with the flow.

The prerequisite is that the prince ascends the throne smoothly.

Looking at it now, it’s hard to say.

Jueluo nodded slightly and said, "Don't mention the emperor. I was just thinking that if Zhuliang and Qingru can't stand up after their marriage and are abducted into a ditch, I would advise you to choose another head of the family."

In fact, the royal family and ordinary families are not much different.

I am angry with my son because of Zhuliang's wife's family. Will the emperor be angry with the prince because of the Hesheli family?
Qi Xi shook his head and said, "It's not appropriate. Today is different from the past. The eldest son is more important than the eldest. Besides, Zhu Liang has worn mourning for his elder brother."

If the successor to the earldom really needs to be changed, Zhuliang's status as the eldest son will be very embarrassing.

Among so many children, besides loving his eldest daughter the most, Qi Xi values ​​Zhu Liang the most.

Jueluo smiled bitterly and said, "I was just being stubborn for a moment. I thought the General's Mansion was too close to Yuqing Palace and I was afraid it would be difficult to separate them..."

Qi Xi thought for a moment and said, "Zhu Liang is eighteen years old, and it is time for him to be assigned a new post. He was assigned as a lieutenant commander before, but no other vacancies were assigned to other flags. Rehe is going to add a green camp garrison, and I heard that flags are selected for those above the rank of captain-general. We will see when the time comes and assign Zhu Liang to be a dusi or garrison commander."

The dusi was of the fourth rank, and the garrison commander was of the fifth rank.

Zhu Liang now holds the hereditary title of a fourth-rank lieutenant commander. If he is to be appointed to a vacancy outside the capital, he can be promoted to the highest rank of a third-rank lieutenant general, or the next highest rank, a third-rank guerrilla commander.

It’s just that due to his age and lack of experience, he won’t be promoted directly to a high-ranking military officer.

If the Ministry of War is going to push, if you want high quality, you are not qualified to be the main pusher. If you push as an accompaniment, it will be a waste of time.

On the contrary, for the fourth and fifth ranks, ordinary nobles look down on these small officials, so the competition is not that fierce.

After hearing this, Jueluo felt a little distressed and said, "If you really go to the Green Camp, you won't be able to be transferred back for ten or eight years..."

Qi Xi said: "That's perfect, it's a good way to avoid these few years."

This is also a helpless method.

Filling vacancies in the Democratic Progressive Party will definitely not be as fast as filling vacancies in Beijing.

Especially since Xiao San already has a title, it will be more convenient for her to directly select an official in the capital in the future than Zhu Liang.

In the future, as one brother grows stronger while the other loses, it is hard to say what the future holds for these two brothers...

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Not to mention that everyone in the Eight Banners was looking at Xinyu's lawsuit with awe, the news was delivered to the emperor via the Ministry of War in a day and a half.

The Holy Chariot has left Rehe.

This time the news did not spread immediately.

Because the emperor was on the road, other than the memorials from the Southern Study, other private messages were difficult to deliver, and news from the princes was delayed.

In the tent, the Ninth Prince was counting on his fingers, calculating the time for his wife's return, and chatting with the Fourth Prince.

"I have repeatedly told her not to walk too fast. She should walk 60 miles a day, or 40 miles a day. It won't be so tiring. It's 440 miles from Rehe to the capital. If she walks like this, she will arrive in nine days."

The Fourth Prince listened, thought of the Ninth Princess, and said, "I'm not in a hurry. I should walk slower."

The Ninth Prince went on to say, "I have written to Fusong, asking him to send someone to Tianjin to bring a cart of shrimps and crabs for the festival, so that my wife won't have to live in vain while I am not in the capital."

Fourth elder brother: "..."

Apart from eating and drinking, the couple had no other important things to do.

However, there is no need for a family like theirs to endure hardship. Eating and drinking is always less stressful than worrying about other things.

He thought of Gao Bin and said, "I think Xianghe should have planted a lot of potatoes and corn this year, right?"

There was flooding last year, and this summer has been extremely hot, so there is a possibility of drought. However, Xianghe has the Chaobai River and is not short of irrigation, so the harvest should be good.

The Ninth Prince was excited.

"Yes, we will try both. If we can open a government distillery to brew wine, and it can replace regular food, then the distillery ban in Gyeonggi Province may be lifted in the future."

The Fourth Prince was a practical prince. He remembered that the Ninth Prince had said that the liquor could be sold to Mongolia, so he said, "That's a good idea, but the road is long and the travel expenses are included. The price will be much higher than the price of the wine. The wine jars are also easy to break."

It's different from tea brick silk.

Just make those two items waterproof.

Alcohol is heavy and not suitable for long-distance transportation, otherwise it will be greatly damaged.

The Ninth Prince was stunned when he heard this, then he looked at the Fourth Prince and laughed out loud, "Fourth Brother, you are so honest. Who said that selling wine requires transporting it?"

The Fourth Prince was puzzled and said, "What if we don't transport the wine? We can only sell it to the inner and outer halls. How much can we sell? If they buy too little, it won't be useful. If they buy too much, they still have to transport it back thousands of miles away..."

The Ninth Prince smiled and said, "That's easy. Just steam it a few more times until it becomes alcohol. When you get to the destination, just add water. That way, you can save most of the shipping costs."

Fourth elder brother: "..."

Is this also the prince?
Is this a profiteer?!

The Fourth Prince showed his picky side, looked at the Ninth Prince and said, "There is no other way, these are all crooked ways!"

After hearing this, the Ninth Prince said unhappily, "Oh my, I don't agree with what you said. How can it be considered an evil way? This method was not started by me..."

"I have inquired before. Merchants from outside the country also sell wine to Mongolia in this way. It's such a simple thing. The first-class wine that has not been blended will be sold at one price, and the blended wine will be sold at another price. That is, first-class wine and second-class wine. If you are patient, you can put it in the station and add more water to it to make it third-class wine. You can directly exchange it with the herdsmen for wool, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will even save the cost of purchasing wool..."

"The Mongolians must be very happy and feel that they are willing to sell good things to them..."

The fourth prince knew that the market had its own rules, so he stopped talking and said, "Even if corn cannot directly replace millet and sorghum as the staple food, it can replace soybeans to feed livestock and keep it for a proper use, preferably potato liquor."

Potatoes can be made into potato flour and used as food, but it consumes too much manpower and resources, and is more expensive than regular food, so it cannot be eaten as regular food.

The Ninth Prince looked at the Fourth Prince and said, "But potatoes also take up land. If we really don't treat them as reserve grain and only use them as ingredients for making liquor, then we won't be able to promote them."

People eat for food.

Solving the problem of fullness is the purpose of promoting potatoes and corn.

As the two brothers were talking, there was a noise at the door.

"Fourth brother, ninth brother..."

As the voices were heard, the Thirteenth Prince came in anxiously, opening the door of the tent.

The Fourth Prince and the Ninth Prince both looked at the Thirteenth Prince.

"Why are you so startled?" asked the Ninth Prince.

The Fourth Prince thought of this time, when the Ministry of War sent the memorial.

The Thirteenth Prince lowered his voice and said, "Wei Zhu is being beaten!"

After hearing this, the Ninth Prince could no longer sit still. He stood up and asked with concern, "What's going on?"

He usually goes before the emperor and is very cordial with Liang Jiugong. He seems to be a good friend, but it's all talk. To be honest, he and Wei Zhu don't talk much, but they have a tacit understanding.

The Thirteenth Prince frowned and said, "It is said that when Wei Zhu was grinding ink, the ink overflowed and stained the imperial desk."

Not only the Ninth Prince is familiar with Wei Zhu, but the Thirteenth Prince is also familiar with Wei Zhu.

Wei Zhu is about the same age as everyone else, but unlike those smooth and worldly-wise old eunuchs, perhaps because he was a Confucian monk before entering the palace, he has some character and is very likable.

The Fourth Prince heard this and said, "We are all used to being servants, why are you still so clumsy? You should be punished!"

The Ninth Prince frowned and said, "What's the big deal about the ink spilling out of the grinding mill? Is it worth a beating?!"

He didn't believe it.

The Fourth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince looked at each other.

Wei Zhu had been serving in the imperial court since he was in his teens. Although he was young, he was highly trusted and naturally would not be punished for a few drops of ink.

This is venting anger on others.

The Ninth Prince was a little worried and asked, "How many strokes?"

The Thirteenth Prince said, "Twenty."

The Ninth Prince heaved a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. We'll keep it for later use. There's no intention of imposing a heavy punishment."

If you really want to beat someone, whether it's forty or sixty strokes of the stick, it will hurt the bones.

Twenty strokes of the cane should be a light punishment but a severe warning.

The Ninth Prince will not worry anymore.

If the beating is really severe, then we have to watch it carefully to prevent the subordinates from being negligent.

There is fierce competition for the vacancy of eunuch in front of the emperor, and one has to be on guard against people who may take advantage of one's misfortune.

Now that she doesn't look like she's fallen out of favor, there's no need to move forward to avoid breaking taboos.

The Ninth Prince said to the Thirteenth Prince, "You should stay away for the next two days, so that Khan Ama won't get angry and scold you again."

Among the princes, each had his own duties, except the Thirteenth Prince, who had no specific duties and just listened to orders in front of the emperor.

The Thirteenth Prince nodded and said, "Fourth Brother and Ninth Brother should also be careful."

He came to talk about Wei Zhu's matter just to remind his two brothers.

The Fourth Prince showed disapproval on his face. He looked at the Thirteenth Prince and said, "You often walk in front of the emperor. Remember to just listen and don't speak too much. Next time, don't spread such news."

Otherwise, if his tracks were exposed, the Thirteenth Prince would be in trouble.

The Thirteenth Prince did not respond, but smiled and said, "I didn't say anything else, I just came to see my brothers and have a meal..."

Now that Shushu has returned to Beijing, the Ninth Prince has no female relatives to take care of him. The Fourth Prince is worried about him, so he becomes his dining partner.

What Thirteenth Prince said makes sense.

The Ninth Prince spoke for the Thirteenth Prince and said, "Fourth Brother, Wei Zhu was beaten, this matter is not a secret. He doesn't tell you now, but you and I will get the news later. Thirteenth Brother knows the severity of the matter, so you can rest assured..."

We are all brothers, it’s just a few words of advice, it’s not too much.

The Fourth Prince glanced at the Ninth Prince and said nothing else, but he was vaguely worried in his heart.

In the past few years, the Thirteenth Prince has been taken out every time the emperor goes on tour, becoming one of the most favored princes. He is high-spirited, has never suffered any setbacks, and acts a little carelessly...

(End of this chapter)