My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1773 Personnel
At the Ninth Prince's Mansion, the Ninth Prince asked someone to call Cao Shun over.

Cao Shun thought he was asking about the hunting trip, so he said, "Sir, the horses are ready, and the guards and escorts who will go with us have been selected. Report to the guards' office."

When we arrived at the Nanyuan hunting ground, whether we were the flag bearer or the bodyguard, we all had to ride horses.

There are two mounts for the Ninth Prince in the Prince's Mansion, and the rest is at Xiaotangshan Manor.

The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "I didn't ask you to come here for this. Fu Song has another job and is about to step down as the Master of Ceremonies. I want to promote you..."

Cao Shun was a little hesitant after hearing this, and said, "I am not experienced enough, and I was only promoted to the second-class guard not long ago."

The second-class guards of the lower five flags are of the fourth rank, and the chief master of ceremonies is of the fourth rank. It seems that there is only a difference of half a level, but civil officials are different from military officers.

When a civil servant becomes a military officer, they are usually promoted to the same level or one level higher; but when a military officer becomes a civil servant, they are demoted one level higher.

The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "It's fine if Master says so. I'm impatient to choose someone new."

That is to select from the subordinates, and the candidates are Cao Shun, Gui Yuan and Gui Dan, who usually take over the miscellaneous affairs.

Cao Shun is much more experienced and capable than the Guo Luoluo brothers.

Cao Shun was not modest, but expressed gratitude and said, "Thank you for your guidance, sir..."

He started following the Ninth Prince in the thirty-eighth year, and in just four years he had risen from a student to a fourth-rank chief emcee, his rank almost catching up with his uncle.

You know, his father had been a third-class guard for more than 20 years, and only last year he was assigned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to buy copper in Jiangnan.

The Ninth Prince was also in a good mood, and said to Cao Shun: "I still remember that I caused you a lot of trouble when you first came to Beijing. You were on the road for more than half a year."

From Jiangning to Beijing, from Beijing to Yunnan, then from Yunnan back to Beijing, and then to Jiangning again.

In one year, we traveled thousands of miles.

Cao Shun smiled and said, "Thanks to you, I have gained some knowledge. Others would not be able to get this much even if they have to work so hard."

That was also a sign of respect for him. First he went to Yunnan to buy a tea plantation, and later he took people from the Imperial Household Department to go on a "private visit" to Jiangnan.

The Ninth Prince said, "You have been in charge of the Master of Ceremonies' duties for the past few years. If you have any questions, ask Fu Song immediately. After a few days, he will be busy."

Cao Shun nodded in agreement.

The Ninth Prince thought that Cao Shun was now living in the North Courtyard, and there was still a vacant occupancy in the second courtyard in front, so he said, "My Lord remembers that the South Courtyard is still vacant, you can arrange for someone to clean and move over there!"

Cao Shun thanked for the grace again.

He has remarried and has more female relatives, so it is indeed more convenient to have a second courtyard.

After saying this, the Ninth Prince returned to the main courtyard.

Shushu also thought that Cao Shun was a good choice as the chief emcee, and said, "I'm tired of changing people all the time. This time I can use him for a few more years."

The Ninth Prince thought about Cao Shun's age and said, "Let's wait until he has completed three terms."

By then, you will have both the qualifications and age, so it will be easy to get promoted.

Since Kangxi remembered the tasks assigned to Prince Jian and Prince Yu, he sent someone to summon them to the palace that day.

When they met outside the Qianqing Palace, they looked at each other in surprise.

"Brother Wang, did the emperor send us here?"

Prince Yu was a little nervous.

Although Prince Yu's mansion is a close branch of the royal family and he is also the emperor's nephew, the mansion has been quiet since he can remember, and the prince has been very humble and introverted.

Prince Jian was more confident and said, "It should be about the hunting trip. Khan Ama remembered us."

He lost his mother at a young age and was raised in the inner court together with the other princes. He was also called "Khan Ama" by Kangxi.

Prince Yu nodded, remembering that Prince Gong's Mansion had borrowed the imperial physician a while ago.

Only Prince Jian and he were invited today, but no princes from Prince Gong’s mansion were invited. Is it because of that reason?

The royal family is the royal family, and the clan members are the clan members.

There is a difference between superiority and inferiority.

You should be more cautious.

When Liang Jiugong came out, he called two people in.

Kangxi did think of the hunting expedition the day after tomorrow, and said, "How are your riding and archery skills? You are slacking off. I will test you the day after tomorrow!"

Prince Jian immediately raised his head and chest and said, "Khan Ama, just wait and see. I have never slacked off for a day. I have used twelve bows and shot three times and hit three times. I will not embarrass you!"

Prince Jian's archery skills were taught by Kangxi himself.

Seeing him like a little rooster, Kangxi couldn't help but laugh and said, "The princes of the royal family should be the models of the Eight Banners in armor. I will take a good look at them when the time comes!"

After praising Prince Jian, he looked at Prince Yu.

Compared to the strong and majestic-looking Prince Jian, Prince Yu looks a little weak.

My brother also had a hard time having children, losing sons and daughters one after another.

He had six sons and six daughters, seven of whom died young. Five are still alive today, two sons are adults, and the remaining one son and two daughters are still infants.

This offspring is quite thin.

The prince of Yu was brought up to be a bit pampered.

Kangxi said: "You must read books, and you must not slack off in riding and archery. Riding and archery are the foundation of the Eight Banners."

Prince Yu said, "I will obey the emperor's order and practice riding and archery well."

Kangxi nodded and then told the two about the smallpox clinic.

After hearing this, Prince Jian's face became more serious.

Before he inherited the title, he had marched with the bannermen and also worked in the clan house and the six ministries, but he had never performed any work independently.

This is now the first task he is leading.

Prince Yu also listened carefully. When he heard clearly that Prince Jian was the chief and Fusong was in charge of preparing the smallpox vaccine institute, he knew that he, the deputy, was just there to make up the numbers.

Prince Jian became the head of the household and knew that in order to get the job done, he needed money and people.

He said, "Khan Ama, how much money do you estimate? We need to select people according to their flags. There will be dozens of royal family members and Jueluo clans, plus errand boys and Baitanga, about a hundred people. This place is too small to accommodate them."

Kangxi said: "The Ministry of Revenue is now well-off, but we cannot waste money. You should make a budget and be frugal if possible..."

Prince Jian nodded and said, "This salary is the bulk of the salary, so we should lower the ranks a bit, the highest is only the sixth rank principal, and the others are the seventh and eighth ranks, with no ranks, this way we can save a lot of money."

Kangxi said, "You guys discuss this and then hand in the memorials later."

Prince Jian and Prince Yu agreed and came out from the imperial court.

Prince Yu asked, "Was it the Ninth Prince who proposed this smallpox vaccination center? Otherwise, why did the Emperor choose the chief emcee over there?"

Fusong was the chief emcee of the Beile Mansion. He usually acted on behalf of the Ninth Prince and had also met the Prince of Yu.

Prince Jian knew more and said, "In the 39th year, Fu Song was in charge of the cowpox experiment. The emperor chose him to build the smallpox vaccine institute probably because of this reason. We can't just do it blindly. We need someone who knows the business to be our advisor."

Prince Yu nodded and said, "So that's the reason. My father had praised Fu Song for his steadiness before. Among all the disciples from the clan, he is the first one to return to the yellow belt."

Prince Jian said thoughtfully, "If I succeed in this mission at the Smallpox Vaccine Institute, I will be guaranteed to be a General of Feng'en, and maybe even a General of Fengguo. Then I will no longer be an idle member of the royal family."

This is his cousin. The emperor is willing to use him and hope he can become something great in the future. It will also be an honor for him as his uncle.

Take the Ninth Prince's Mansion for example. They are related to me and we are pretty close on a daily basis.

Prince Yu thought about the difference between Prince Jian’s mansion and his own.

Prince Jianxiu also participated in the Battle of Ulan Butong and was Prince Gong's deputy. He was also convicted and stripped of his title that year, but the emperor showed him mercy and only fined him three years' salary.

Among the eight founding princes, only Prince Jian's lineage was not a descendant of Taizu.

The emperor seems to be more lenient towards distant relatives of the royal family.

Yarjiang'a, the nephew of the clan, is more respected in front of the emperor than his own nephew.

After leaving Qianqing Donghua Gate, Yaerjiang A said, "Go directly to our house and call Xiao Fusong to see what his plan is. The emperor sent us an errand at this time, probably hoping that we can strike while the iron is hot."

Prince Yu agreed, mounted his horse, and followed Yarjiang'a to Prince Jian's palace.

Yarjiang'a's people also went to the Ninth Prince's Mansion to look for someone.

Fu Song happened to be back from the Ministry of Personnel, so he followed him to Prince Jian's mansion...

*
The next day, the Ninth Prince submitted a memorial recommending the second-class guard Cao Shun as the chief ceremonial officer of the Beile Mansion.

The emperor approved.

In the past few years, Cao Shun has been with the Ninth Prince and has met the Emperor several times. Because of Cao Yin, Kangxi has a good impression of Cao Shun.

Cao Yin's original heir...

Kangxi was also a father, so he could understand that Cao Yin was closer to his own son.

However, Kangxi was very pleased to think that the uncle and nephew Cao Yin and Cao Shun did not turn against each other because of their relationship, and Cao Quan still followed his elder brother.

The common people, who had only a few melons and a few dates, would fight over them and get hurt.

The Cao family had such a smooth transition, with brothers being friendly and respectful to each other, which was also a sign of good family education.

This is a change in the staff of the Beile Mansion. Not many people outside know about it, but everyone in the Beile Mansion knows about it.

Cao Shun arranged for people to sweep the yard, which also caught everyone's attention.

Zhang Tingzan looked at the newly promoted fourth-rank official, who was not like Fusong, a member of the royal family and the ninth prince's brother-in-law, and who had been promoted on his own, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Outside, he said nothing.

Late at night, when the couple was talking, he said, "I have been in the government for four years. At the age of twenty-six, I am a fourth-rank official. At this age, I am still a scholar in the Hanlin Academy. This promotion is really fast."

He was a juren in the 17th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, and a jinshi in the 18th year, and after more than 20 years in officialdom, he was promoted to the third rank.

Gu said: "From my perspective, it may not be because the promotion of the banner vacancies is too fast, but because the Ninth Prince prefers to employ young people."

Except for Zhang Tingzan and Cao Yueying who were appointed by the Emperor, the people selected by the Ninth Prince himself were all young people.

Zhang Tingzan stroked his beard and said, "It's a pity that there are differences between the Bannermen and the Han people, and the subordinates can't be mixed. Otherwise, Sixth Brother could get closer to Ninth Master..."

*
North Second Hospital, Erhe’s home.

Princess Guizhen looked at the gift list and felt it was too hot.

It's not even the twelfth lunar month yet and someone has already delivered New Year gifts.

When Erhe returned from the Prince's Mansion, Princess Guizhen said, "Are they targeting me? The second-class guard vacated by Cao Shun, they want me to recommend him..."

Erhe waved his hand and said, "After a while, I'll give you a return gift of similar value. We won't get involved in this. It's up to Master Jiu to decide who gets promoted to the second rank and who gets promoted to the third rank."

Princess Guizhen also abides by her duties.

They were just benefiting from the Ninth Prince's influence, and they had not made any contributions to the Prince's Mansion, so how could they dare to be arrogant...

(End of this chapter)