My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1738 Who estimates the price (asking for a guaranteed monthly ticket)
The Ninth Prince said in front of the Fourth Prince that he would think of other ways, but in fact he had already made up his mind.

This is it.

The officials who are borrowing money from the Ministry of Revenue now are all low-ranking officials and nobles in the capital, so it is just right to stop them now.

If we really have to wait until people of high status like princes and nobles start to borrow money from the treasury, then we would be a fool to stop them.

The Ninth Prince said that he was not afraid of offending people, but it depended on who they were.

When those princes and nobles joined forces, even the emperor would be wary of them. For a little prince like me to go against them would be a serious problem.

In the afternoon, the Ninth Prince began to look at the major expenditures of the Ministry of Revenue this year.

There is no difference from every year, except that there is an extra 200,000 yuan for river management.

After finally waiting for the Shen Zheng day, the Ninth Prince could not wait any longer. He said hello to the Fourth Prince and left the Ministry of Revenue.

It's really hard not to come to the court for a few months.

The Tenth Prince was already waiting at the gate of the yamen.

The Ninth Prince asked, "Have Prince An and Prince Su Nu entered the palace today? Is it time to make a ruling on Xin Yu?"

Xinyu’s case has been exposed for so long, and has triggered various follow-ups. We have to wait for the emperor to return before a final decision can be made.

The Tenth Prince nodded and said, "The Emperor has sent someone to summon Prince Su Nu, and there should be a result."

The next day, everyone knew Xinyu's final fate.

He was spared from death, but his property was confiscated and his entire family was exiled to Ningguta to become slaves to the armored men.

When it was time for lunch, the Ninth Prince and the Fourth Prince also mentioned this matter.

"Soetu's wife and children are also in Ningguta, and the two branches of the Hesheli family are over there..."

The Ninth Prince muttered, "More than forty lives, the sentence is too light!"

However, he also knew that the law was such that it did not make sense for a householder to pay with the life of his slave.

That is to say, Xinyu's case involved a large number of people in the household, so the punishment was so severe. Otherwise, if there were only two or three lives involved, he would have just been demoted.

So he was also blessed. He was born in the royal family. As long as he became a servant, his life and death were decided by others, so he could just kill himself.

The Fourth Prince ate a millet bun and glanced at the Ninth Prince.

This is not an easy punishment!

For the nobles of the Eight Banners, it was not a matter of saving their lives or getting a light sentence; the confiscation of their property was the most fatal.

True grace is that one dies but the title and property remain unchanged.

Seeing that the Fourth Prince did not respond, the Ninth Prince said, "Fourth Brother, do you also feel that the sentence is too light? Alas, Khan Ama is the most sentimental, there is nothing we can do about it."

The Fourth Prince nodded slightly, agreeing with the Ninth Prince.

Nostalgic feelings?!
I always feel that the emperor is a bit harsh on Hesheli and the Tong family, but these two families are not wronged.

This...is not a good sign...

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Baylor Mansion, study room.

The Eighth Prince also received the news of Xinyu's verdict, and felt happy.

The emperor father showed no leniency towards the Hesheli family. Does this mean that the emperor father's love and patience for the prince are also about to disappear?
Prince, the throne is unstable...

The eighth prince took the brush and wrote on the book of questions in order to get his assignment.

He thought about it among the ministries and it was not easy to make a choice. A powerful government office would easily be feared, while a deserted government office would just be a waste of time.

The Eighth Prince looked towards the west and made a choice.

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The Ninth Prince's Mansion, the main courtyard.

Baiguo brought the post in.

"Whose family is it?"

Shu Shu asked.

Bai Guo said, "It's a post from the Fifth Princess's Mansion."

After hearing this, Shushu understood.

Jiugege is the same age as her, also turning twenty this year, and her birthday is in mid-September, so this is a small birthday party.

Shushu asked Baiguo to bring a warehouse book and selected a few items from it to prepare as a birthday gift for Jiugege.

Bai Guo, who was standing by, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is Fu Jin going?"

Shu Shu shook her head and said, "I won't go. I'll ask the Tenth Lady to bring the birthday gift over. This will save me and the princess from being inconvenienced."

She was pregnant and even exempted herself from paying respects to the palace, but she was still socializing everywhere, which was also considered unfilial.

When the Ninth Prince came back from the government office, he talked about Xinyu's disposal and discussed with Shushu, "Xinyu's family has a lot of assets, more than a dozen houses and shops, and seven or eight farms. The government is about to sell them off. Should our family buy some?"

Shu Shu said: "This... According to the convention, shouldn't their relatives buy it back? Are they going to sell it outside?"

It would be fine if the Hesheli clan was ruined, but it was also inevitable that their property would be divided up.

But only one branch was punished, and most of the property was bought back by the original family.

The Ninth Prince said, "Soni has five sons who have lived to adulthood. This is the fourth branch to be punished. There is no good one left. If cousins ​​want to come forward, they must consider whether they are important enough."

Sony's five sons were once dukes and an earl, extremely wealthy, but now they don't even have a title.

Only the fourth son of the playboy had no title and was not charged with any crime, so naturally he had no qualifications to come forward and reorganize the properties of other families.

Shushu was very excited after hearing this and said, "It's a waste to just leave the money there. Let's buy a few houses and shops. Forget about the farms. There are few farms in Zhili that have good weather and the income is average. Our own is enough."

The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "My Lord thinks so too. We can rent out the house and the shop to earn money. It can be used as training for Fengsheng and his men in the future, and it can also be used as a dowry for our eldest princess."

After the couple had discussed it, the Ninth Prince ordered Cao Shun to prepare 20,000 taels of silver for the official purchase.

Naturally, their family had more than that much silver, but the Ninth Prince knew that the fatter the meat, the less delicious it would be if he ate it all by himself, so he only needed to pick a few.

He was in the Ministry of Revenue, thinking that "the one who is close to the water gets the moon first", and when he arrived at the yamen, he went directly to the Eight Banners Division.

When the Ninth Prince saw the estimated value of the government-sold properties, his face fell.

There are five shops on Gulou Street, worth 235 taels of silver.

A small courtyard outside Di'anmen was worth 189 taels of silver.

There are three shops on Dongsi North Street, worth 164 taels, 3 qian and 5 fen of silver.

Daxing Dazhuang has 680 mu of land, worth 2,040 taels of silver...

The Ninth Prince had a dark face and asked the person in charge, "Who estimated this price? What was the basis for the estimate?"

Houses in Beijing are so popular, how can they be priced like this?

As early as the 37th year, the five shops on Gulou Street could sell for more than a thousand taels of silver, but they were still not available.

The land price in Daxing, no matter how cheap the saline-alkali land is, is never more than three taels of silver per acre.

This isn't cheap.

This price is only 20% to 30% of the market price!
The Ninth Prince was thinking about how to increase revenue for the Ministry of Revenue, and he couldn't bear to see anyone blatantly embezzling the Ministry's assets.

You have to know that the silver that the officials earn from selling the property after it is confiscated must be deposited into the Ministry of Revenue’s treasury!

If the government really allows the sale at this price, the property worth 100,000 taels of silver can only yield 20,000 to 30,000 taels.

The chief trembled with fear and said, "It was estimated by the scribe. According to the red deeds of these properties..."

The Ninth Prince took the valuation booklet, looked at the person in charge and said, "Is this the custom of the Ministry of Revenue officials to sell properties? They don't follow the market price outside, but the red deed from thirty or fifty years ago?"

The person in charge looked embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

The Ninth Prince rolled his eyes, put away the valuation booklet, and was about to walk out.

The person in charge was startled and hurriedly chased after him, saying, "Master Jiu, Master Jiu..."

The Ninth Prince waved his hands and said, "Don't be stupid, be honest!"

The man didn't dare to chase him, but beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

The Ninth Prince walked to the front yard and did not return to the duty room. Instead, he went straight out of the Ministry of Revenue and entered the palace.

There was no need to involve the Fourth Prince in such an offensive matter.

He walked straight into the Qianqing Gate with great vigor and confidence, only to find that there was a row of officials waiting to see him.

It seemed like it came at the wrong time.

It is the time for foreign officials to meet with the Emperor and take leave of Him.

The Ninth Prince then slowed down and considered the matter carefully.

If this matter is revealed, neither I nor others can gain any advantage, and it will also offend people.

But it doesn’t matter.

If I really let the Eight Banners sell these properties at a low price, I would be very upset.

Besides, if I don’t reveal this matter myself, there is no guarantee that others will reveal it, and I will not be able to live in peace even if I buy the property at a low price.

The Fourteenth Prince and Nersu had finished their breakfast and were standing at the door of the study, talking.

When they saw the Ninth Prince arrive, the two of them looked at each other and came closer.

"Brother Ninth..."

"Ninth uncle..."

The Ninth Prince turned his head and looked at the grandfather and grandson coming over. Thinking about their generational differences, he couldn't help but smile and said, "You two can play together..."

The Fourteenth Prince was helpless, and gestured with his waist, saying: "Except for Nersu, the others are all this age, and they can't be compared."

Nersu smiled shyly and said, "Fourteenth uncle takes good care of his grandson..."

He was born in the 29th year of the Kangxi reign. He is 13 years old this year. He is tall and his voice is beginning to change.

The Fourteenth Prince puffed out his chest and said, "I am the elder, it is not my duty to take care of you. I won't be afraid when I leave the Upper Study Room next year. I have already told the Fifteenth Prince and the Sixteenth Prince to take good care of you."

"Thank you, uncle..." Nersu said with gratitude.

The Ninth Prince remembered something and asked Nersu, "Have the four buildings been repaired?"

The Seventeenth Prince has already started his studies this year and should have been moved from the Concubine Dowager's place to the Prince's place.

However, there was heavy rain last year and the renovation of the Prince's Residence was delayed, which delayed the Seventeenth Prince's move to the palace.

Nersu nodded and said, "It will be repaired by the end of June and is being painted now."

It is difficult to paint during the rainy season.

This is painted after the rainy season and before winter.

The Ninth Prince heard that there was no need to delay and let the matter go.

The Fourteenth Prince thought of something and asked, "Is Third Brother's Hong Sheng also old enough to go to school? Will he be admitted to the upper study room?"

The upper study was originally where the princes studied.

It is a blessing for the emperor’s grandson to come here to study.

The identities of the previous wave of imperial grandchildren were different. Will there be a second grace?
This upper study is located inside the Qianqing Gate, which is not a place for children to play.

The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "I don't know..."

The Third Prince did not mention this matter, so others could only wait and watch.

If the third prince's second son is qualified to enter the upper study, then the second sons of other families can naturally follow in.

There is also the issue of number of people.

Since the Third Prince has two grandchildren entering the palace, can two grandchildren from other families also enter the palace?

When the Fourteenth Prince heard the Ninth Prince’s words, he felt that time was running out.

One step late, every step late.

He was young, was granted the title late, and got married and had children late.

By the time his son can enter the upper study and show his face in front of his father, the nephews above him will be grown up and serve...

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Big guys, please quietly ask for a guaranteed monthly ticket

(End of this chapter)