My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1908 Discipline
The supply of the soldiers in the Vanguard Camp and the Guard Camp was not the responsibility of the Imperial Household Department, but the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue.

This is also the reason why Gao Yanzhong reminded the Ninth Prince to bring the seal.

All expenditures there have to be recorded, and it's not something that can be done just by the Ninth Prince's orders.

The supply of the guards and other escort personnel is the responsibility of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The Ninth Prince asked, "Grain and soybeans are fine, but how did you get pork last year?"

The large supply of grain and soybeans was enough to alert the local government, and they were requisitioned from government warehouses.

The rest you have to prepare yourself.

Not to mention the princes and ministers who were accompanying them, only the guards were provided with one pound of pork every day. If there were Hui guards, it would be replaced with one pound of beef.

Just this part, the daily supply is hundreds of kilograms of pork.

Gao Yanzhong said: "Write to the palaces and post stations along the way and buy in advance."

Just have a charter.

The Ninth Prince was not in a hurry.

We don’t know the number of people traveling yet, so there’s no need to rush to write. Let’s sort it out first.

In addition to food supplies, the Ministry of Internal Affairs also prepared various imperial utensils and rewards for visiting officials and local elders from the capital.

When the emperor went on a tour, all officials, in office and retired, along the way had to ask for permission to see him, or be granted grace to come to the court in response to the emperor's order.

It was okay for officials in office, most of them would report on their work to the emperor; retired officials and local elders would usually be rewarded in front of the emperor.

Gao Yanzhong took last year's files, paper and pen and listed them one by one.

The twelfth prince listened from the side without interrupting.

There was a noise at the door. It was the Thirteenth Prince who arrived.

The Ninth Prince looked up and said, "You came at the right time. I was just about to confirm the number of guards and soldiers accompanying us this time. Do you have accurate information?"

The Thirteenth Prince nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "There are more people than last winter. The guards have increased by 120 to 270, and the soldiers of the Upper Three Banners Vanguard Battalion and the Guard Battalion have increased by 200 to 864."

The Ninth Prince was shocked and said, "Total of them have more than a thousand followers, and this is just a small group of people?"

The Thirteenth Prince said, "Because we are going to Jiangnan, there are more Khan's guards. However, these additional people will not follow the emperor out of the capital, but will be assigned to the imperial boat and will reunite after passing Dezhou..."

The Ninth Prince said, "That's what this involves. There's also the Imperial Guard Office..."

The Ninth Prince is responsible for the logistical supplies for the emperor's tours, which naturally includes the accompanying soldiers.

The personnel he needed to arrange were not limited to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

But he was not afraid.

There are precedents for how to supply.

He wrote notes and stamped them with his private seal, one to the Ministry of War and the other to the Ministry of Revenue, both of which were addressed to the chief officers on duty, instructing them to assign an official to be in charge of matters related to the emperor's tour.

As for the follow-up, there is someone specifically responsible for it, so he doesn’t have to worry about it anymore.

Just wait for others to come to him.

As for the dispatch from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it was given to Zhang Baozhu who was temporarily summoned to the palace.

Gao Yanzhong is in charge of keeping an eye on the personnel in various places and taking overall charge.

The Thirteenth Prince watched as the Ninth Prince happily assigned all the tasks to others, and said to the Twelfth Prince, "The Ninth Prince knows how to use people well."

The twelfth prince nodded and said, "Ninth brother also knows how to judge people."

Ninth brother has been in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for four years, and there are many people who want to get involved.

Ninth Brother treats everyone equally and has no intention of cultivating cliques.

From beginning to end, the only two people who were promoted were Gao Yanzhong and Zhang Baozhu.

These two people did not disappoint Ninth Brother's encouragement and worked diligently and attentively.

The Ninth Prince arranged everything and stretched himself.

Seeing the 12th and 13th princes leisurely beside him, he said to the 12th prince, "You have nothing to do anyway, so come and keep me company if you have nothing to do these few days."

The twelfth prince was somewhat surprised and asked, "Hasn't Ninth Brother arranged everything?"

The Ninth Prince did not rush to answer, but waved his hand to send Gao Yanzhong and Zhang Baozhu away, and then said to the Twelfth Prince: "This man has a task, he can't appear to be too idle, otherwise his ten points of merit will be reduced to five points in the eyes of outsiders, he has to get busy!"

Twelve Prince: "..."

Thirteenth Brother: "..."

"Even if I'm not busy, I can't let anyone see me..."

The Ninth Prince continued, "Otherwise, I'll give you more burdens next time. What if you can't complete them? You have to leave some room for yourself!"

Twelve Prince: "..."

The Thirteenth Prince hesitated and said, "Is it necessary to be like this in front of the Khan?"

The Ninth Prince was tired of sitting, so he stood up, put his hands behind his back, looked down at the Thirteenth Prince, and said, "You are young after all, and you don't know the importance of things. It is a taboo to confuse public and private matters! In private, father and son are father and son, and brothers are brothers, but when it comes to errands, you must remember to distinguish between public and private matters and perform your duties!"

The Thirteenth Prince could no longer sit still, so he stood up and listened with his hands down.

The Ninth Prince went on to say, "If you think you are a prince and muddle through your duties, there will be no next time. Khan Ama has no shortage of people to serve, and he also has no shortage of sons..."

Thirteenth Prince also had a serious look on his face.

Every time my brothers had a mission, they worked harder and were more responsible than ordinary officials. It was not just a matter of face, but also because they knew this.

They are not irreplaceable.

The Ninth Prince glanced at the Twelfth Prince.

This brother...

It’s no wonder that the twelfth prince is so low-key and depressed, and not valued by his father. If he were to act so restless, he would probably go from being disliked to being hated by his father.

It is better to be like this now, with no disadvantage in arranged marriage and no disadvantage in conferring a title.

As for the Thirteenth Prince, the Ninth Prince looked at him and said, "I know that many people have flattered you in the past two years, but you must distinguish between those who are kind and those who are malicious, and don't let others flatter you to death!"

The Thirteenth Prince nodded and said, "I was a little bit arrogant in the past two years, but I have seen a lot in the past two years and I have figured it out."

His "beloved son" is not of good enough quality.

If "a son's status is determined by his mother's", he would not have been granted the title together with the twelfth prince.

If "a mother is honored by her son", then my queen's ranking would not be the last among the concubines.

Hepin had been in the palace for several years and had only given birth to a daughter who died young. Now, although she was not given the title of a concubine, she enjoyed the provisions of a concubine's title and became the head of all concubines.

Her queen had been in the palace for more than twenty years and had given birth to one son and two daughters. She was nominally a favored concubine, but she was not as experienced as the older Concubine Yi, nor as experienced as the younger Concubine He.

If you calm down, you will realize that in the emperor's heart, the truly beloved sons are still the princes who are higher in seniority.

Neither I nor my ninth brother counts.

I think Ninth Brother also understands this point, which is why he has never been arrogant.

The Ninth Prince taught his younger brother a lesson, and his younger brother listened to his advice and was very happy.

Sure enough, being an older brother has its advantages.

He took out his pocket watch and looked at it, and saw that it was almost the beginning of the afternoon.

"Okay, let's go home today..."

At this point, he paused and said, "My master will come over tomorrow..."

The latter sentence was directed to the twelfth prince.

The twelfth prince nodded and said, "I will come at that time too. Ninth brother, don't ask the mansion to send food, so that Ninth sister-in-law won't have to worry about it. I will ask the Fifth House to send it when the time comes."

The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "Okay, then I will eat with you."

The Thirteenth Prince was standing nearby, eager to try, and also wanted to come over.

However, thinking of what the Ninth Prince had said before, he swallowed the words.

Each one has his own duties...

Distinguish between public and private...

From the beginning, Khan's father had intended to train him to be the prince's deputy, so it was fine for him to be friendly and respectful to his brothers in private, but when it came to work, it was not appropriate for him to mix with his other brothers.

This may not be a situation that the Emperor would like to see.

Ninth brother brought twelfth brother around to teach him things, but it would be foolish of him to get involved.

The ninth brother will not be close to the eldest brother, nor will he be close to the prince, but will form his own faction with the tenth brother.

The guards and carriages of the Beile Mansion were waiting outside the Xihua Gate.

After leaving the Imperial Household Department, the three brothers split into two groups.

The Ninth Prince led his men to Xihua Gate.

The twelfth prince and the thirteenth prince followed the corridor back to their residence.

Seeing that the twelfth prince had a smile on his face, unlike his usual dull look, the thirteenth prince asked, "Twelfth brother is...happy?"

The twelfth prince turned to look at the thirteenth prince and said, "Is the thirteenth brother unhappy?"

The Thirteenth Prince nodded and said, "I'm glad."

What he wanted to ask was whether his twelfth brother liked his ninth brother very much, but he felt there was no need to ask.

The twelfth brother never concealed his special treatment of the ninth brother.

It's easy to imagine that during the years that Ninth Brother was in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he took good care of his younger brother, Twelfth Brother.

The Thirteenth Prince also likes the Ninth Prince.

He knew since he was a child that some brothers are brothers, some brothers look like brothers, and some brothers are not brothers.

If you get along, then get along. If you don’t, just be polite.

He looked ahead and saw only red walls.

Compared to being confined in the Forbidden City, the world outside is naturally more vast and makes people feel more comfortable and at ease...

When the Ninth Prince returned to the Prince's Mansion, he did not rush to the backyard, but went to the study first to read Gao Bin's reply.

Gao Bin's reply mentioned burning pot and brewing wine, and he had already written down the relevant data.

One hundred kilograms of corn can make twenty kilograms of liquor.

One hundred kilograms of potatoes can produce ten kilograms of liquor.

Since the yield of potatoes is much higher than that of corn, it is cheaper to make liquor with potatoes.

It’s just that the mellowness of potato wine is not as good as that of corn wine.

They also used corn to press oil, but unfortunately, the output was not much. Only five and a half kilograms of oil were obtained from one hundred kilograms of corn.

I also tried using corn to make starch and noodles, which can be used as a fine grain.

The same goes for potatoes. They can be made into cornstarch, vermicelli, and noodles, which are more durable in storage.

Along with the reply came the account books of the distillery.

The above is the cost calculation for each liquor production. Apart from labor, the biggest expense is fuel.

Even so, the cost of this liquor is low, only 30% to 40% of the liquor on the market.

Thinking that it was almost time for dinner, the Ninth Prince changed his clothes, took the account book and Gao Bin's reply and went to the main courtyard.

Jueluo just came out of the west wing.

Seeing this, the Ninth Prince hurried forward and asked, "Are you going back to Ning'an Hall?"

After staying in Beile's mansion for a few days, Jueluo lived in Ning'an Hall.

Jueluo: "..."

She just wanted to go to the toilet.

But she still nodded and said, "Master Jiu is here to see the young prince, so come in quickly!"

The Ninth Prince nodded, but did not rush in. He waited until Jue Luo left before turning around and entering the West Wing, with a hint of smugness on his face...

(End of this chapter)