The Princess of Fortune in Qing Dynasty

With the power in hand, Pomegranate is completely busy. The feast is not the most important thing, but the most important thing now is the issue of charcoal fire in winter.In October, the weather turned cooler, and carbon was used everywhere in the palace.

"The cases in previous years are here, Princess, do you think there is anything that needs to be adjusted?"

The people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent the account books directly to her.Pomegranate flipped it casually, then nodded, "Then according to the old calendar, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager are old, so they must choose good silver frost charcoal; and Concubine Tong Gui and Concubine Niu Hulu, the two concubines' bodies Not good, there is enough charcoal fire. If it is not enough, you can come to Ben Gong again."

Charcoal fires have a fixed force, how much carbon each grade has per year, and what grade it is, clearly written.It is true that she has taken office as a new official, and she is not planning to change.I don't remember who said that closing the doors and windows too tightly is not good for burning charcoal, and people are prone to poisoning and death, so she gave an extra instruction.

"Princess, don't worry, there are enough charcoal fires this year, enough for everyone to use." In previous years, there were occasional carbon shortages. At that time, the high-ranking ones were fine, and the low-ranking ones were unlucky and often not enough.This year, Brother Six actually found a new coal mine, so everyone can have a comfortable New Year this winter.

Shiliu raised her eyebrows, but she didn't say anything.

Although she didn't like Sixth Brother, she had to admit that the thing in his hand was still useful.Such as road construction, plant genetic improvement fluid, and this charcoal fire.It's a pity that the two are naturally at odds.

"Winter clothes, this winter may be cold, so we need to prepare enough winter clothes." Animals and plants are sensitive to the weather, and this winter is colder than previous years.Every winter, many people get sick and die due to the cold. This year's trend gave her a bad feeling.

"It's all ready, the masters are almost finished, and the maids and eunuchs have to wait ten days and a half months." It was the same in previous years, and the manager didn't think there was anything wrong.

"I feel that this year is colder than previous years, so I asked the embroidery house to hurry up and send out the clothes." She pondered for a moment and said, "Well, when you go back, let the embroiderers hurry up and get all the clothes out within five days. I will reward you three times." Monthly money. And the charcoal fire should be distributed as soon as possible, so as not to freeze the masters when it is really cold."

It's okay not to mention it, but when it comes to this weather, she feels the cold wind blowing straight into her body, and the bad premonition in her heart becomes stronger.

When Yinreng came back in the evening, she approached Yinreng and talked about it, "I always feel that this year will be colder than usual, and the charcoal fires at the House of Internal Affairs this year are more than usual. Do you want to ask Khan Ama to send out more charcoal this year?" ?Also, if it is really cold this year, we should also prepare more medicinal materials to prevent people from getting sick? "

In winter, it gets colder as you go north, and there will even be snowstorms in some places. At that time, there will be refugees everywhere, and it is easy to get sick.

"Ginger can keep out the cold, so it's better to prepare more, and let everyone drink a bowl of ginger soup every day in the future." irrigation.Although the method is simple, it does work.

She remembered that a lot of woad was planted on a dowry farm this year, and she was going to order to pack this thing up, maybe it would be of great use at that time.

Yinreng tidied up his clothes. He paused after hearing what she said, and felt it carefully. He nodded, "You really feel that it's colder than in previous years. Since you have enough charcoal fire, let's send it down. Don’t wait until something goes wrong before it’s too late.”

He believes that Shiliu is not a person who likes to be aimless. Since she said so, there must be a reason. Even if it won't be cold this year, it's okay.What's wrong with the princess caring about her servants?

Knowing that Shiliu was cautious in managing palace affairs for the first time, he deliberately got up early the next day to tell Khan Ama about it before going to court.

Kangxi nodded, "You guys are right in thinking. In previous years, we didn't have enough charcoal fire. If we have it this year, let's send it out." Kangxi is not a harsh king, and he thinks the same way in his heart. He didn't leave things to freeze human reason. "Liang Jiugong will send someone to the embroidery room for a while, so that they can hurry up and catch up with the work. As for the reward, you don't have to pay for it yourself. I will give it to you."

"Xie Khan Ama. Khan Ama has one more thing, and I want to ask you for instructions."

"Come on, what's the matter with that girl Shu Yuan?" Kangxi knew the prince well, and by looking at his expression, he knew that it wasn't his own business.

Yinfeng was a little embarrassed, "Sure enough, you can't hide anything from Khan Ama." He cleared his throat and said, "It's like this, people like us make new clothes every year, and Shu Yuan feels that the old clothes are lying on the shelf. It’s a pity not to wear them. Not to mention that there are quite a few people in the capital who have a hard time living outside, she wanted to ask if she could take out the old clothes and bedding that they don’t wear.”

Afraid that Kangxi would misunderstand him, he explained, "It wasn't hers, it was the padded clothes that the maids and eunuchs underneath couldn't wear." Clothes that their masters don't wear will not be given to the outside, at most they will be rewarded to the big palace maids or erected. The little maid of honor and so on.The old clothes worn by the big ladies are being given down to the young ladies, and so on.

Although this is the case, every year there will be a batch of useless clothes and bedding in the palace. If these things are left like this, they will not only take up space, but will also become moldy and old, which is a pity.

"How did you dispose of these things in the past?" Kangxi really didn't think about it. Like him, he is the emperor, and no one dares to wear his old clothes. Usually, they are left idle or destroyed.He is a relatively frugal emperor who only makes four to six sets of clothes for the four seasons every year, which is not a lot.

If it wasn't for Yinfeng's mention, he really didn't know that such a large amount of supplies could be accumulated in the palace every year.

That's right, those things have become materials in Kangxi's eyes at this time.

The people are miserable, and those who can't afford cotton-padded clothes say that these things are given to them, and they can still appreciate their kindness, so why not do it.Of course, the imperial palace is a special place, and it is also necessary to prevent people who are interested in using this to pass on news.

"In this way, this year, we will ask everyone to gather up unwanted things that cannot be worn and have no family members to give them, and wait for a suitable opportunity to distribute them to the poor. Yinfeng, you will personally supervise this matter." The words revealed in the palace Things have to be extra careful. He is worried about others, so he can only leave it to Yinreng. At the same time, he also wants to see Yinreng's ability.

Yinfeng didn't expect that Khan Ama would push this matter to him, his face turned bitter, he was too busy to spend time with pomegranate now.Seeing the third and fourth younger brothers coming this way, Yinreng's eyes lit up, and said, "Ama Khan, the third and fourth younger brothers are about to get married and come of age, why don't you leave this matter to them, just right?" And let them practice and practice.”

The third elder brother and the fourth elder brother came over and saw Khan Ama looking at them in contemplation. The two looked at each other, and then looked at their own clothes, for fear that there was something inappropriate.

"Third and fourth, you two are grown up too, and I happen to have something for you to deal with." Kangxi Jian replied, "You guys have to deal with, um, with Crown Princess and Concubine Rong. Let's deal with it together." The harem must be handed over to the concubine after all the things gathered in the harem, after all, the two elder brothers are adults, and it is not suitable for them to walk around in the harem frequently.

The matter was brought up by Yinreng, and he also had the heart to give Yinreeng points, the concubine must go; Concubine Rong is the mother of the third child, so handing it over to her will prevent others from gossiping.Of course, it wasn't that he deliberately neglected the noble concubines and ignored them, but that Concubine Tong Guifei was seriously ill, and Concubine Niu Hulu often had headaches.She wanted to push away her palace affairs to rest in peace of mind, let alone find trouble for her.

"Your minister leads the order." Both of them felt a little happy when they received the errand for the first time, and they also wanted to make a good impression on Khan Ama, so that they could handle the errand well.

Coincidentally, no one expected that the sixth elder brother who was allowed to go to court would also mention this matter today. "Khan Ama, this year is likely to be a cold winter, and I believe that the cold prevention work must be carried out quickly to prevent the people from freezing to death."

Yinfeng looked at the sixth elder brother, who mistakenly thought that he had robbed him of the limelight, and he was not happy.But he didn't know that Yinfeng was just curious, and Shiliu could get this information because she was the God of Flowers, so it's not surprising that she could perceive it.little six?

Thinking of what Shiliu said, Yinreng's face turned sour.

It is one thing to have a younger brother, but another thing to not be a younger brother, even if this person has a lot of abilities and talents that are beneficial to the development of the Qing Dynasty.

The third elder brother and the fourth elder brother also looked at the sixth elder brother in unison. What's the matter with this little six? It's not enough to make a piece of cement by yourself. Is this an errand intended to force them?The third elder brother has a gentle temperament and is also a little unhappy at this time.As an older brother, he finally got an errand, and Xiao Liu came to grab it, what do you mean?

"Sixth brother thinks who Khan Ama is. Khan Ama has already thought of this matter, and has asked me and fourth brother to do it. Why, the sixth brother's cement is finished, and he wants to mix it up? Without waiting for the sixth brother to speak, he continued, "Don't blame the third brother for talking about you, Khan Ama has always taught us to be serious in doing things and not to be half-hearted. It is Khan Ama who treats you with such important things as cement. trust, you must not let down the good intentions of Khan Ama."

The third elder brother is not only reading too much, but also has some chatter, and he can't stop talking when he talks about it.Sixth elder brother looked ugly when he said it, and he couldn't talk back.It was because he had a system that he knew that there would be a snowstorm this year, so he thought of telling this matter in advance. No matter whether Kangxi paid attention to it or not, he would be able to win people's hearts afterwards.

He never expected that Kangxi would make arrangements ahead of time and assign the task to the third elder brother and the fourth elder brother.Looking up at the prince, he felt strange, this is a great opportunity to win the hearts of the people, why is the prince indifferent?

The sixth elder brother would not know that this matter was voluntarily handed over to the third elder brother and the fourth elder brother by the prince.Compared with the prince who always thinks about his younger brothers, the sixth elder brother seems to be eager for quick success.The status of the two in Kangxi's eyes was different.

"Yinzuo, I just wanted to ask you, have you done the cement work?" Kangxi is also concerned about this matter, if it can be done, it will indeed be a good thing for the country and the people.

The sixth elder brother faltered, he never thought that he had given the blueprint and distribution ratio, and these fools hadn't made it yet.Seeing Kangxi staring at him, he lowered his head, "Not yet, the craftsmen have never touched it before, and it is still in the experimental stage."

The words of the third elder brother left an impression on Kangxi's heart. Since the cement has not been finished yet, and he wants to intervene in the winter defense work, what does Xiao Liu want to do?Could it be that he wants to take everything into his own hands?

But since he has no ability to finish things, it is simply greedy to do it again.

"Your third brother is right. Since this is the case, you should concentrate on developing cement. Didn't you say that using this thing can prevent heavy snow from blocking roads in winter. I don't know where you heard the saying that this year is a cold winter, but Since you know it's winter, why don't you hurry up and do your work."

"Yinzhi, Yinzhen, you two will follow the six people to do a good job of defense this winter. If there is nothing else, I will ask you." Originally they were only responsible for distributing some unused things to the poor, but now they are the six Brother's stirring up like this directly became the work of winter cold protection.This job is more important than before, and Brother San doesn't know whether to thank Xiao Liu or laugh at his stupidity.

Kangxi's order was passed on quickly. At that time, Shiliu was chatting with the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager in the Palace of Compassion.

The Empress Dowager looked at her seriously and said: "Girl, do you know why the clothes in the palace would rather be put in the warehouse to get moldy than anyone would think of giving them to the people?" Seeing her shaking her head, the Empress Dowager continued, "It's not that they didn't I've thought about it, but seeing such a large amount of expenses every year actually makes the emperor feel a headache. But they haven't mentioned it, do you know why?"

"Because those things are too easy to be tampered with. If you unbutton a cotton coat casually and sew a note inside, who can find out? There are too many secrets in this palace. If someone really uses this to transmit information, who will be responsible if something goes wrong? "

Pomegranate was completely stunned, she really didn't think about it, she just looked at so many things and thought that there are still many people who are suffering and feel a little pity.

Plop knelt on the ground, and Pomegranate kowtowed, "My concubine's stupidity almost caused a big mistake, please punish the Empress Dowager."

The Empress Dowager gave Su Ma a look, and Su Ma stepped forward to help him up.She didn't want to punish Pomegranate. Pomegranate's intention was good, there was no doubt about it, but in their position, many things were beyond their control.She can understand that pomegranate's newlyweds are not yet adapted to the rules of survival in the palace.

It's really serious when it's big, but it's nothing if it's small.She deliberately exaggerated, that is, she wanted to make Shiliu pay attention to it, and she had to think about it in the future.

Pomegranate kowtowed to the Empress Dowager again, "Thank you for your teaching, Empress Dowager."

The matter was brought up by her, so it was bound to go wrong. Pomegranate kept a close eye on them throughout the work, checking and inspecting every item of material, even if it was a bit slow, there would be no mistakes.

Before she could finish her work, the snow started to fall heavily. It lasted for three days and three nights, and the snow fell on the ground so thickly that someone was half his leg high.

Mother Hu was still in fear, "Fortunately, we were prepared, otherwise the heavy snow would kill people." She hadn't seen such heavy snow for several years, and if it wasn't for the foresight of the Crown Princess, she would have frozen to death and crushed the snow this winter. How many people died.

Wearing a fox fur cloak, Shiliu felt the cold wind outside, gathered her clothes and said: "Let everyone pay attention when sweeping snow, Tianhan is careful not to slip."

The snow fell heavily, they cleaned their front feet clean, and then a thick layer fell on their back feet, especially on the roof, where people might fall if they don't pay attention.But it was snowing heavily, and we had to clean up.

It gets dark early in winter, even if they clean diligently, there will be a thick layer on the roof overnight.It's more than that, it's cold, the snow has frozen, and it's very slippery.

The servants of Yuqing Palace are of the same mind, and they sweep the snow together, not individually.She heard that there was a little eunuch in the sixth elder brother's office in the elder brother's office who fell from the roof because of sweeping snow, and Wubi was punished for not cleaning the snow in time.

It is not uncommon for plowed snow to fall from the roof at this time of year, not only at Brother Liu, but also in other places.It's just that the little eunuch on the sixth elder brother's side fell more badly. When she heard the news, he was gone.

"Grandma Hu, you and Nanny Fei, you stay and watch Yuqing Palace, Weeping Willow, take someone with me to the Compassion Palace." Cold herbs."

Perhaps she really had a feeling. This year, she planted a Zhuangzi woad on a whim. The effect of woad in preventing wind and cold is better than that of ginger.The servants of Yuqing Palace poured woad and ginger soup non-stop, but no one got sick.She is now worried about the Empress Dowager, she is an elderly person after all.

It has been snowing heavily for the past three days, and the Empress Dowager specially sent someone to ask her not to go over to pay her respects.The snow stopped today, and the snow on the road was almost cleared, so she should go and have a look.

It was cold and the road was slippery, and Madam Hu was old, so it would be bad if she fell, so she led a group of people walking on the palace road in flat shoes.

When she arrived at the Palace of Compassion and Ning, she was a little puzzled when she found out that it wasn't Su Ma who came out to greet her.The nanny opened her mouth to explain: "Aunt Su fell ill."

"Ill? But these days it's been cold?" Pomegranate thought of this first.

The nanny nodded, "Exactly, Aunt Su was worried about the Empress Dowager, so she insisted on guarding her at night, so she caught a cold. Now the Empress Dowager is in a hurry to get angry." It doesn't matter Su Ma guarding the Empress Dowager, too The empress dowager asked her to sleep with her, but she refused, saying it was against the rules.No one fell ill while sleeping on the couch.

When Pomegranate entered the room, the Empress Dowager dragged her and complained, "Tell me about her, ah, she is so ignorant at such a young age, she really thinks she is still a young girl." Already surpassing the master and servant, when talking about Su at this time, the Empress Dowager's eyes were moist, and she felt very uncomfortable.

Carefully helped the Empress Dowager to sit down, "Don't worry, old ancestor, Aunt Su will be fine with her own fortune. If you are in a hurry to get angry here, let Aunt Su know, so you don't have to worry about you. Tell me, can she recover from her illness with peace of mind? I just asked Weeping Liu to bring some medicinal materials and let the imperial doctor see what can be used, so let's use it with aunt first."