My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1912: A Just Cause

After greeting the lady of the house and spending some time with Niguzhu to glue his teeth, the Ninth Prince took his leave and went to the back building.

Fengsheng and Akdan are having dinner.

Seeing the Ninth Prince come in, both of them stood up.

"Amma..."

"Amma..."

The two brothers were very well-behaved and behaved, without any of the nasty signs of naughty boys.

The Ninth Prince said, "Keep eating. Father just came to see you."

Feng Sheng looked at his beef pot stickers and said, "Would you like some, Ama?"

The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "I've eaten at your Eunuch's place."

When the two children finished eating, the Ninth Prince said, "Father will be leaving in a few days. You should behave yourself and not disturb your father. When the weather gets warmer and the inner study is open, you should study Mandarin with An Da and Three Character Classic with Lord Cao."

Feng Sheng did not agree immediately, but looked at the door and said, "Ama, what about Mongolian? Can I continue to learn it?"

Aunt Qi taught the brothers simple Mongolian.

The Ninth Prince said, "If you are not tired, then continue to study. If you can't take care of it, wait until you are seven or eight years old."

Mongolian is also taught in the study room.

Akdan said, "We can't always visit Ene, what if Ene misses us?"

The Ninth Prince looked at Akdan, thinking that he was not at home, Shushu would be bored alone, and his youngest son could only sleep and eat and could not accompany anyone, so he changed his tone and said, "You can go to see my mother if you want, but you are not allowed to delay for too long, otherwise it will affect your mother's rest. Every time you go there, you must come out in half an hour."

It would be fine if the three children were not brought together, but if they were, it would take a long time and even a good person would not be able to bear it, let alone the mother.

Akdan nodded seriously and said, "Guoroma and Mammy have told me that I need to get more sleep to stay healthy."

Feng Sheng said: "My brother and I should also sleep more and stay well so as not to worry our father and mother."

The Ninth Prince looked at his eldest son and nodded, "Okay, okay..."

Having a son like this really makes one feel at ease.

When it was time to light the lamps, the Ninth Prince came out from the back building and returned to the main courtyard.

The next day, the Ninth Prince got up as usual.

He planned to go to Changchun Garden on time, and if he arrived too early he would have to wait outside.

Because last year was a year of great planning, many people who were waiting for vacancies in the capital were appointed to new positions. Now, officials who are due to bid farewell to the emperor every day line up in Haidian to wait for an audience.

After breakfast, the Ninth Prince went to the garden, picked three magnolia flowers, cut them, and asked He Yuzhu and Zhou Song to hold them.

When he arrived at the front yard, Cao Shun was already waiting with a list of names in his hand.

The plan is to pick out some guys who have no heads left and give them to several young masters.

As for the little girl, it was Nanny Xing who chose her.

The Ninth Prince took it casually, flipped through it briefly, and said, "It's just like selecting a wet nurse or a nanny. Those who have violated the law within three generations will not be selected. Those whose parents, aunts, and uncles have flaws in their conduct will not be accepted either..."

If it were other families, if they wanted to show mercy to the nanny and wet nurse, they would usually choose the young master's brother to serve them. The Ninth Prince and Shushu felt that that was not a good idea as it would easily lead to connections with the maids around them, which would lead to problems. It was better to cast a wide net.

Cao Shun nodded and said, "It was all my master's order. I remember that these dozen people were found from more than 200 bondservant families. I have also met them. They are twelve little boys."

The Ninth Prince closed the account book and said, "Since you are the one in charge, take her in to learn the rules. When Fu Jin is out of confinement and has been taught the rules, you can choose another one."

Cao Shun agreed, then thought of something and said, "There's news from the palace that they're going to recruit eunuchs this year. The Ministry of Rites will post a notice after the seal is issued. By then, the princes' palaces that are short of people will probably follow suit and recruit as well. Here in the palace..."

Eunuchs also had to sign a death contract, and there were special brokers and pawnbrokers who were responsible for sending eunuchs to the palace and the princes' palaces.

The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "I won't recruit outside. I'll talk to you later when there are people from the palace who have been swept down."

It is best to choose someone who has been taught the rules in the palace, so that you can feel more at ease when using him.

Cao Shun took note of this matter.

The Ninth Prince estimated that the time was about right, so he got on the carriage with a thick stack of documents in his pocket.

By the time he entered Changchun Garden, it was already noon.

The Ninth Prince instructed He Yuzhu, "Take the magnolia and go to Huichun Villa, and say it is a gift from my master, and then tell the queen what I have told you."

This is about Shushu delaying her visit to pay respects during the 42-day confinement period.

He Yuzhu agreed and went to Huichun Villa with a branch of magnolia.

Zhou Song also held one and followed the Ninth Prince to Qingxi Study.

Just then, Ma Qi came out of Qingxi Book House, saw the Ninth Prince, and retreated to the side of the road.

Seeing this, the Ninth Prince hurriedly took a few steps and said, "You just came down from the Imperial Court. Khan Ama, are you done with your work? Do you have time to spare?"

Ma Qi glanced in the direction of the duty room and said, "I have seen all the officials that His Majesty is going to see. I don't know about the other servants."

The Ninth Prince said, "Then I came just in time..."

After the two of them said goodbye, the Ninth Prince asked the eunuch at the door to pass the message inside.

After a while, Liang Jiugong came out with a smile on his face, and said, "The emperor is sending Master Jiu inside!"

Seeing his expression, the Ninth Prince felt relieved and said with a smile, "Just now I saw two magpies. What a coincidence! They were also jumping around on the branches just when I came..."

Liang Jiugong: "..."

This guy is a little proud...

He couldn't help but look behind the Ninth Prince.

That little bastard He Yuzhu disappeared, leaving only a little eunuch with nothing else in his hand except a branch of flowers.

In previous years, we could only give gold as a gift, which gave us confidence.

There is no gold today, I guess it is some other gift.

This magnolia flower...

Or is it just a flower bud? !
At this moment, the Ninth Prince had already entered Qingxi Study.

Kangxi was sitting on the kang when he saw him come in with a beaming look on his face.

The Ninth Prince immediately bowed his head and became shorter.

Kangxi snorted.

I have asked for the New Year's money once, can I ask for it again?
The Ninth Prince said: "The son pays respects to Khan Ama, and the son announces the good news to Khan Ama..."

Kangxi was somewhat puzzled after hearing this. He leaned forward and asked, "Is your princess pregnant?"

Having many offspring is a good thing, but when the first wife is in the puerperium, the good news comes out...

The Ninth Prince was surprised: "..."

If that were the case, it would not be joy, but sorrow.

Seeing the Ninth Prince's reaction, Kangxi realized that he had misunderstood, and waved his hands and said, "Get up, it's fine, why are you being so weird?"

The Ninth Prince stood up, took the petition, and presented it with both hands, saying, "Didn't I mention on the fourth day of the first lunar month that I had something to report to you? This is it. Because it involves farming and farming time, I am afraid that it will be too late to report after returning to the palace, so I have rushed out the petition these days."

Naturally, someone would report any movement in the palace to the emperor.

Kangxi knew that the Ninth Prince was on duty at the Imperial Household Department these days, so he asked the Twelfth Prince to come over, and the Thirteenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince also went there separately.

He motioned the Ninth Prince to come forward and took the proposal from him.

Just from its extraordinary thickness, one can tell how thorough this statement is.

He didn't rush to open it, but glanced at the Ninth Prince and said, "I asked you to be in charge of the logistics of this southern tour. Is this how you are doing it? Do you still have the mind to think about other things?"

The Ninth Prince said, "When Khan Ama goes on tour, there are rules and precedents to follow. I am just a supervisor. If the people below me work hard, I will be relieved. If the people below me are lazy, then I will be worried!"

"It's all perverse..."

Kangxi said this and opened the petition.

Then I took a look at a lengthy plan. The first half was about the official distillery, and the second half was about health-preserving medicinal wine.

There is also simple cost accounting and annual profit accounting above.

When Kangxi saw the annual profit, his gaze lingered for a moment.

He looked at the Ninth Prince and said, "You have been pretending to be diligent for a few days, just for this? That is the Lifanyuan Yamen, not the Ministry of Revenue, there is no need to fill the official treasury."

The Ninth Prince hurriedly said, "Khan Ama, money is just superficial. This is the same as collecting wool. You can't just look at the money..."

Kangxi: "..."

Seeing the confident look on the Ninth Prince's face, Kangxi really couldn't figure out the reason.

Collecting wool in Mongolia will increase the number of sheep flocks in each tribe.

One thing grows and the other fades away.

On a fixed pasture, there are more sheep and fewer horses.

What is the effect of this health-preserving medicinal wine?
Seeing that Kangxi couldn't figure it out, the Ninth Prince personally explained: "The effect of this medicinal wine is similar to that of the 'Yanzi Pills'. They are both good for offspring. When the Mongolian princes have many offspring, when they grow up, they will be allocated to pastures, and the pastures will become more and more fragmented..."

Even if some of them became foreign monks, most of them still left their sons behind.

This is also another form of "Enfeoffment Order".

Kangxi looked at the Ninth Prince with some suspicion, and asked, "Did you come up with this idea on your own? Or did you come up with this idea out of thin air because you were afraid that the Shangshu and Shilang of the Lifanyuan would not agree with your nonsense?"

The Ninth Prince smiled awkwardly and said, "I really can't hide it from you. Isn't this a 'legitimate move'? The atmosphere of this department is even worse than that of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They are very empty and have to talk about the righteousness of everything they do. They are like gods, afraid of losing money and don't like to talk about money...