History of Cannon Fodder Struggle [Qing]
Chapter 154
"This is Hongshi, right?" The Supreme Emperor turned his head to look at Hongshi.
Hongshi knelt on the fluffy blanket and kowtowed to the Supreme Emperor, "Son'er Hongshi pays homage to Huang Mafa, wishing Huang Mafa good luck and peace."
The Supreme Emperor nodded kindly, "Okay, from now on, I will work with Hong Kyung to help you, Khan Ama, solve your problems."
Hong Kyung's expression moved slightly, and he turned his head to look at Hong Shi apologetically.
As if he didn't notice anything, Hongshi showed a big smile and said, "Grandson will definitely work for the Qing Dynasty."
The Supreme Emperor nodded slightly, the children of the fourth family are considered good, as long as they are taught well, brother Ni Qiang may not be unavoidable.
The imperial chariot stopped for a while after leaving, Liang Jiugong leaned over to the imperial chariot and whispered, "Long Live Lord, the princes and ministers are waiting to greet you outside."
The Supreme Emperor waved his hand and said, "It's such a cold day, let people stop waiting outside and go directly to the palace."
"Cha." Liang Jiugong replied from outside.
It didn't take long to announce the Supreme Emperor's order loudly, and then the imperial chariot continued to move, this time directly entering the Jehol Palace.
The Supreme Emperor did not stay long in the Rehe Palace, stayed for two days, and after bringing along a group of princes and ministers staying in the Rehe Palace, he began to return to Beijing on his way.
After traveling for half a month, Yu Jia finally passed the Great Wall and entered the capital area.
Fourth Master had already received the information, and led a group of brothers to wait outside Xizhimen.
However, who would have thought that the Supreme Emperor never entered the imperial city at all, and went directly to Changchun Garden.
Fourth Master and the others hurriedly chased after him until he reached Changchun Garden.
The Supreme Emperor was not willing to let the emperor take over at all, which surprised many people for a while. Some people thought that the Supreme Emperor was the reason for dissatisfaction with the emperor.
But in fact, no one knew that the Supreme Emperor was losing his temper, especially when he remembered that the emperor did not go to pick him up in person.
Well, I haven't seen the Supreme Emperor for a year, and I'm becoming more and more like an old child, and I started to play my temper to get my son's attention.
This time, instead of entering the imperial city, he returned directly to the Changchun Garden. The effect was really good, but it quickly made the sons nervous.
Fourth Master brought a group of people to Changchun Garden. Fortunately, the current emperor is Fourth Master, and the people in Changchun Garden did not dare to stop him.
But other people were not treated so well, and they were all stopped outside the door.
"Tell me what's going on?" Although Fourth Master entered Changchun Garden, he couldn't enter Qingxi Bookstore, so he could only lower his voice and ask the two sons who were guarding the door together.
Before Hong Jing could speak, Hong Shi first said, "Khan Ama, you don't know that Huang Mafa has been nagging you since he entered the Great Wall, but he didn't see you all the way. Then you will be angry." The old man felt that he was not taken seriously, so he lost his temper.
Could it be that the reason for the fourth master is also dumbfounding. How can this old man be more difficult to deal with than his own son.
In the past, I never went to meet them without hitting the Great Wall. How could I expect that this time it was the same as before, but the old man got angry.
For a while, fourth master felt a little new, saying that old urchins are old urchins, the old man has really developed this trend this year.
"Fourth brother, come in for me!" A voice full of arrogance came from the room.
Fourth Master glared at the two snickering sons before responding, opened the door and walked in.
"Khan Ama, my son has come in!"
After the fourth master pushed open the door, he found that the Supreme Emperor had changed into casual clothes. The room was very warm. The Supreme Emperor was playing with a gold coin. On the floor under his hand, there were neatly placed one box of gold coins.
Fourth Master suddenly understood that this should be a gold coin with the head of the Supreme Emperor.
The Supreme Emperor beckoned his son over as if showing off something good, with a hint of pride in his words, "Fourth, come and see, isn't my portrait on this coin very wise and mighty?"
The fourth master took the gold coin from the Supreme Emperor with both hands, held it in the palm of his hand, looked at it again and again, and then said out of conscience, "My son thinks that the head portrait on this gold coin is not only wise and powerful, but also looks like an emperor at a glance. My son thinks Such treasures should not be dusted, they should be spread so that everyone can pay their respects."
The Supreme Emperor was very satisfied with his son's flattery, "Yes, I also think that this gold coin matches my heroic appearance." He casually grabbed a handful and handed it to Fourth Master, just like beating a child, and said, "Look at your sweet mouth! Yes, take a look!"
The fourth master was full of black lines, and then changed the subject: "A few brothers are still waiting at the door to see Han Ama."
After the Supreme Emperor heard this, he quickly covered the box, "Okay, just call people in." Then he called out again, and Liang Jiugong quickly took the four little eunuchs to rush out of the box of gold coins. Carried to the inner room.
Prince Li originally lived in the Changchun Garden, but it was only temporarily. This time, the Prince's Mansion outside has been completed quickly. Before the Supreme Emperor came back, Prince Li moved there with his family.
After all, Changchun Garden is the garden of the Supreme Emperor, and there are many concubines living in it. Prince Li's family can't stay in Changchun Garden all the time.
After the Prince's Mansion was completed, they quickly moved there with a group of family members and children.
This time I came with other brothers, without that advantage, we were stopped outside Changchun Garden together.
There was an order from the Supreme Emperor to receive his son, and at the next moment, several princes Baylor dared to go over impatiently.
Because it's not the main entrance, there's no need to take a long detour.
A group of brothers rushed into Qingxi Bookstore to salute the Supreme Emperor.
It looks different from previous years, but in the end it is different. When my father was in charge of the family, it was very different from when my brother was in charge. At least the fourth child can stand by the emperor's side openly, accepting brotherhood without shyness at all. their salute.
The Supreme Emperor received his sons one by one. It seemed that after the feeling had not been established, these sons were not so temperamental, and they would not show themselves in front of him.
Looking at the amiable son for a while, the Supreme Emperor felt that abdicating might not be a good choice. Now that the fourth son came out, he could indeed suppress these sons.
Others, on the other hand, had mixed emotions in their hearts. Seeing the inconspicuous fourth child standing beside the Supreme Emperor, seeing the Supreme Emperor talking to him kindly, many people knew that the trace of reverie in their hearts was probably really just reverie.
Wang Meng encouraged everyone, although he said that winter is coming, but the ground is not too cold to start work.
After solving the water blocking problem, but still missed the planting period, we can only grow some fast-growing sweet potatoes and potatoes as staple food.
Wang Meng borrowed a large amount of money from the bank in the name of the government, which will be repaid after three years. At first, this batch of money was only used to buy some tools and food.
After the water channel was dug, the water was finally connected, but although the water was connected, it could not be kept.The earth here is so hungry and thirsty that the water is absorbed by the earth before it flows through the entire county.
Inability to store water has become a big problem.
Many villagers became more and more bored. Fortunately, Wang Meng did not run out of food, and he could still get a piece of zero as long as he worked for a day.
In this way, under the leadership of the government, the entire built waterway was dug through, and the entire waterway can be irrigated only when there is a heavy rain in the summer next year.
When the first snow comes, the potatoes and sweet potatoes have already been harvested, and they are harvested overnight and hidden in the cellar for fear of freezing.
These potatoes, sweet potatoes and cabbage are the people's food for one winter. Wang Meng looked at these harvests, and looked at the people with smiling faces. Everyone felt that they would have a better life next year.
With water channels open, more food can be grown with water. Although we can only eat sweet potatoes and potatoes, we can always fill our stomachs, right?
On this day, the entire county government got together for a meeting again. Also invited were Mr. Hu from the county and several elderly people who were over 60 years old.
It’s not that there are no 70-year-olds in the entire county, it’s just that the county was too poor in the past, and some old people from poor families deliberately starved to death or froze to death in order to avoid implicating their children and grandchildren.
When Wang Meng learned of this situation, he only sighed that it was all caused by poverty, and you will immediately send some food to every household with elderly people, so that they can survive this winter at least.
The situation in the county will definitely be better next year, and this kind of thing should be avoided.
Because the county magistrate, county magistrate, and county lieutenant in the county are very young now, to avoid going the wrong way because of inexperience, some old people were invited to check.
The experience of those old people is still desirable.
The meeting was held in a room in the county office. There was only one stove in the whole room. Everyone was wrapped in thick clothes and watched the heavy snow outside the room.
The county magistrate Wang Meng was the first to speak, "Although the waterways in our county are all connected, there is a flaw. This is because of the long-term drought, and the soil cannot hold water. When it rains and snows, it often sinks into the ground as soon as the sun comes out. So we have to think of a way to keep the water." He looked at the others, "Everyone has a good way to say it, and then we can discuss whether the way is feasible."
Mr. Hu took a drag on his cigarette, but didn't speak for a long time.In the past, I also thought of ways to continue living in the water, but I couldn't find the right way, and over time, I gave up.
Wang Meng looked at the others again, and this time he just wanted to see if the people in the county could do anything about it.
Seeing that no one spoke, Wang Meng said, "My suggestion is to build a reservoir upstream of each village to store water. The reservoir can be built to prevent floods, and secondly, the water can be used to irrigate the fields during drought periods. "
Mr. Hu smoked the dry cigarette, and then said, "Is this method feasible? If the water still can't be stored, isn't it a waste of cultivation?"
Wang Meng said with a smile, "I mean to find a place with sufficient water source to dig the ground. There must be an underground river in this kind of underground. We will dig in this place. It would be better to connect the underground river. If it can't be connected, at least in this kind of underground river. place, don’t worry about the water not being kept.”
Mr. Hu didn't speak again, but those old people nodded in cooperation.
"It's also good to build a reservoir, so you don't have to worry about running out of water upstream in the future."
Wang Meng continued, "Then just take advantage of the winter and have nothing to do, let the people of the whole county mobilize, let's build a large reservoir, and when the water is tight in summer, with a large reservoir, we may not be able to have paddy fields .”
As soon as they heard about the paddy field, these old people were moved. The paddy field had disappeared in the entire county for at least ten years.
The last piece of paddy field was also changed to dry field because the waterway was dry and could not be irrigated.
"Let's just cast a vote?" Wang Meng suggested, "This time, it's the same as before. All the county's people over sixteen and under sixty will come to work, and the county will take care of the meals. Every day, each person will be paid two or two meters as compensation." .”
There are people rushing for this treatment in Fucheng, let alone a county that is too poor to be poorer.
Mr. Hu was smoking a cigarette, and then knocked on the table with the tobacco pot, "I will let the people from a few townships come over later."
Wang Meng's right to speak is only in the county seat, and the situation outside the county seat really needs the cooperation of Mr. Hu. At least the people in the following townships will not ignore Mr. Hu's words.
Wang Meng is not the kind of person who can grasp everything in his hands. He has been trained before taking office and knows what it means to know people and make good use of them.
What kind of talents are used in the right place, that is what a county magistrate should do, instead of just staring at places as big as palms to fight for power and profit.
Voting was just a formality. Knowing that these young people were doing it for the good of the county, these old people would naturally not stop them from being such villains.
In the winter, the sound of gongs came from the village, and many people braved the severe cold to gather at the gate of the temple.
Not long after, Li Zheng came out and announced the matter.
Many people complained when they heard that they had to work in the winter.
But then I heard that not only the food is taken care of every day, but there are two or two meters to receive, and I smiled happily.
Rice is a precious thing for many people. They can get rice when they go out to work. Usually, there are at least five or six people in a family who meet the conditions. You can gather more than a catty in a day.
If you work for ten days and a half months, you will have enough rations for that month, and the county will still take care of the food. If you count it this way, some people who are still worried about the lack of rations can breathe a sigh of relief.
At least with a few less mouths, the family can survive this winter.
Anyone over the age of 16 and under the age of 50 can sign up, and each household must have at least one person. Of course, if there are more than a few, it is more welcome.
This led to the sudden popularity of the work that was originally avoided, and the new padded jackets that people were planning to wear during the New Year could be worn in advance for fear of being frozen.
The ground was slowly covered by a layer of snow, and people in other places seldom went out. However, this county is different, and it is still dry and hot in winter.
The place reserved for the reservoir is not far from the county seat, where there is a large piece of saline-alkali land, and it is said that there are abundant aquatic plants in previous years.
Wang Meng’s selection of this place is also very particular. First, the alkali in these saline-alkali lands can be extracted. Many soap factories and soap factories collect alkali. Although the salt here cannot be used, it can be sold to the steel factory. Inedible salt can also find a use.
What's more, this piece of saline-alkali land is only a small part of which is severely salinized. Most of the places are covered with dead grass, which shows that there is a certain amount of water underground, which is in line with the scope of the construction of the reservoir.
If people from the whole county, at least thousands of people, gather together to dig the same reservoir, one can imagine how big and deep the reservoir is.
While digging the reservoir, Wang Meng sent people to the nearest county where cement was sold, and brought back ten truckloads of cement and river sand.
He plans to use cement to build the dam. Once the water stores a large amount of water, it must be blocked by a dam. Otherwise, the soil will not be able to hold back the water. Counties are flooded.
Only by solving the water problem can the soil quality of the entire county be improved. Wang Meng intends to spend a year on the reconstruction. After the completion of this large reservoir, it can not only store water, but also raise fish. Next winter, a part of it can be moved out to fill it. Look at finances.
Wait until the next year, and recruit some businessmen to build factories in the county, which can solve the poverty problem of some people.
Wait until the third year, get rid of poverty, and then consider education.
Three years can only reach this level. As long as the latecomer is not a fool and continues to move towards the goal he set, this county can only be said to be better and better.
This new year, all major shops in the capital have discounted banknotes, which made some people take the trouble to exchange all the copper coins in their homes for banknotes.
Many people find it very convenient to replace a large pot of copper coins with thin paper to buy things.
But ordinary people have their own cleverness, and they don't trust their banknotes very much, for fear that one day the banknotes will suddenly become worthless.
So how much do you need to change?
For this kind of situation, the bank is not bothered, just change as much as you want patiently.
This situation was quickly reported to Minning, and Minning was not in a hurry, she had anticipated this situation a long time ago, and within a few years, it was impossible for people to fully believe the banknotes.
The situation in the capital city is quite good. After all, this is the capital of the entire Qing Dynasty, and the people are richer than those in other places.
So I don't mind changing some banknotes to go to the store to buy discounted items.
This is not the case in other small towns and small towns. The people there don't believe in paper money at all, they only believe in copper coins in their hands.
Of course, in this case, Minning did not force the people to exchange it. Switching to banknotes is the general trend, and there is no rush right now, otherwise it will only arouse the vigilance of the people, so everything must be implemented naturally.
After a few years, the banknotes have stabilized, and I believe that the people will be able to believe that banknotes can really replace the copper coins, gold and silver in the past.
At present, Minning did not dare to issue more paper money issued by the bank, and only doubled the paper money issued.
That is to say, the bank has 1 taels of silver in stock, and she only issued banknotes of 2 taels of silver.
Minning has already issued a rule that over-issued banknotes must not be over-issued by three times the amount of gold stored.
Once it exceeds three times, the banknotes on the market will depreciate on a large scale, which is bound to cause panic among the people.
People will even abandon banknotes and switch to copper coins. At that time, there will not be enough copper coins on the market, which will cause a money shortage, and the whole society will even go back to bartering.
The impact of this was so great that even the imperial court could not appease it.
Therefore, there are regulations on the issuance of banknotes by the bank. As much gold is put into the warehouse, as many banknotes will be issued.
Even if the excess is issued every year, it is only the amount of gold that was put into storage in that year, and the gold in previous years will never be touched.
However, this year is an exception. The gold deposited in the past and the banknotes issued all exploded this year, which caused the bank to store a large amount of banknotes. There was a backlog of pressure in the bank. It was necessary to exchange these banknotes as soon as possible and exchange them for copper coins stored by the people. , Gold and silver returned to the headquarters.
This kind of thing is not something a bank can do at all, and the Ministry of Accounts has been involved. Many officials have rushed to the bank to work overtime this winter to minimize the impact of this incident. Even newspapers have started Intentionally or unintentionally, they advocate the use of banknotes.
In general, the court did everything in its power to minimize the impact of the switch to paper currency.
The relationship between the bank and the account department is getting closer and closer, and the bank has almost become a non-staff department of the account department.
However, Minning had no intention of handing over the bank to the Ministry of Accounts at all. Maybe she never planned to hand over the bank to the Ministry of Accounts. She planned to set up another bank. All issued banknotes owned by the bank were taken away.
Only by handing over the right to issue banknotes to the imperial court can the imperial court's vigilance against banks be minimized.
Now that this matter has not been clarified, the imperial court regards the bank as its own and works hard as its own business.
Minning is also willing to take advantage of this. When she changes her words and refuses to pay back, she doesn't believe that the court can forcefully take the bank away from her?
It's the new year, and after the new year, you have to switch to the AD calendar. After a year of calculations, Qin Tianjian finally came up with a complete set of AD calendar.
Because the Yellow Emperor calendar is used together, it is not only called the second year of Yongzheng after the new year, but also called 4413 AD.
It was also from this year that the official year title and calendar of the Qing Dynasty were used together.
Before the twelfth lunar month, Minning received a new calendar in her hand. According to what she said, it listed every day of the year.
Because of the rush this year, the calendar will only be released in the capital.
People find it very convenient to use. A small calendar not only contains the daily date, but also the day of the week, 24 solar terms, and daily good and bad luck. With this calendar, you don’t have to be afraid if you don’t know how to use it.
Although the paper used for the calendar is very rough, it is cheap. A small copy can be used for a year for only two cents.
Basically, as much as it was printed, it was all looted by the common people.
This made many businessmen see business opportunities. Anyway, this kind of calendar does not need to be reviewed by the court. He can find a bookstore in another city and sell it to the local people directly.
Even if the year is over, it’s okay, anyway, there are three hundred days in a year, so what if a month is over, don’t you need to use a calendar for the next eleven months, at worst, sell it cheaper?
When people didn't pay attention, this kind of calendar became popular in the north and south of the country. Even some ships did not forget to bring a copy, and tore off one after a time, so that they were not afraid of forgetting the time after staying on the ship for a long time.
In the coming year, some people even got hands on Qin Tianjian's calendar model for the coming year in advance, and they accepted a large number of hands half a year in advance, waiting to make a fortune during the New Year.
Of course, this group of people is also very smart, knowing that the capital is the territory of others, and they don't sell in the capital, but other cities alone are enough to make a fortune.
On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, the fourth master sealed the pen, and the imperial court officially began a holiday.
The construction of several palaces over the Old Summer Palace had been completed, and all the commonly used furniture had been moved in. Seeing that the Supreme Emperor had no plans to return to the palace, Fourth Master took the whole family to the Old Summer Palace.
The old man probably left the narrow palace and didn't want to go back, so he only stayed in Changchun Garden.
That's right, the buildings in the palace are hundreds of years old, even if they are being repaired, they still look dilapidated, so there is no beauty in the garden.
In addition, fire must be avoided in the imperial palace, and things like kangs cannot be installed at all. This has led to the fact that except for the Qianqing Palace in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, most of the main halls are equipped with fire walls.
Most other places rely on braziers to keep warm. Last year when it was cold, Minning spent time in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, but this year he felt that it was too cold. When winter came, he had to demolish part of the palace and install some fire channels. Just solved the heating problem.
But others aren't so lucky.
As soon as Minning saw that Fourth Master had sealed his pen, he urged him to move to the Old Summer Palace as soon as possible.
At least those newly built palaces in Yuanmingyuan are equipped with earth dragons, so they are not afraid of the cold even in summer clothes.
When he arrived at the Old Summer Palace, Fourth Master fell in love with the Wanzi Hall. This place is big and spacious, and the architecture is also very wonderful.
Fire tunnels are buried in the entire underground. After the fire tunnels are connected, even if you walk on the eaves, you won't feel the cold.
Minning still lives in her own Xinghua Village Pavilion, which she is used to. In addition to the renovation of the Old Summer Palace this time, the Xinghua Village Pavilion has taken over two courtyards, so she is worried that she will not be able to live there.
During the New Year, the queen took a group of concubines to pay their respects to the queen mother and the empress dowager.
The queen mother didn't feel embarrassed when she saw the queen, she looked no different from usual.
After chatting for a few words, he took a group of people to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager.
Sitting next to the Empress Dowager was Tai Concubine Yi as usual. This one looked much older, probably because she was worried about her old son. After all, Lao Jiu followed Lao Ba wholeheartedly. Compared with the Empress Dowager, she seemed to have become two generations.
Of course, the biggest change is probably Minning. Today's Minning is no longer the humble side Fujin in the past.
She is the emperor's favorite concubine, and no one at the scene dared to despise her.
Minning followed behind the empress, and greeted the empress dowager.
After paying my respects, the Empress Dowager also gave me a seat.
"Concubine An, come and sit." Minning was listening to the Empress Dowager talking to the Empress Dowager above, and then she heard the Empress Dowager's voice, and when she looked up, she saw the Empress Dowager waving to her.
Minning got up and walked over, seeing that the queen's expression was not very good.
Minning didn't look at her face at all, walked over to salute, the queen mother took Minning's hand, and introduced loudly to the empress dowager, "Emperor mother, do you remember this girl? Concubine An from the fourth family! "
The Empress Dowager looked very old, with silver hair all over her head, and a kind-hearted look on her round face.
She reached out and took out the reading glasses from her collar, and after putting them on, she sized up Minning, then she smiled and turned to the Queen Mother and said, "I remember, but the one who did business with Changhui?"
The queen mother smiled and said: "No, these two girls are really powerful. They directly win over a large number of Mongolian cattle and sheep, and their business is even better than those Mongolian princes."
The Empress Dowager took Minning's hand with a smile, patted it and said, "Changhui, this girl has suffered all her life, and thanks to your help, she can live a little easier. I have to thank you."
Minning hastily bent his knees, "The Empress Dowager is admirable, the granddaughter-in-law and Princess Changhui hit it off right away, and she has helped me a lot. We are moving forward together, but we can't afford to be the Empress Dowager." grateful."
The Empress Dowager smiled, "Come on, I know you juniors like to be modest, now, this bracelet is your reward." The Empress Dowager took off a blood-colored jade bracelet from her wrist and put it on. On Minning's wrist.
The transparent blood emerald made her wrists as fat as snow.
The Empress Dowager exclaimed, "This is absolutely impossible. The Empress Dowager left this for you, how can you give it away at will."
When Minning heard that it was a relic of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, she hurriedly wanted to return the bracelet.In the end, I don't know if it was a coincidence, but the bracelet got stuck on my wrist.
The Empress Dowager shook her head and said, "There are a lot of things left by the Empress Dowager. This one is not bad. This jade bracelet is not a gift to an outsider, but it will be left to my great-granddaughter-in-law in the future."
The queen on the side tightened the veil in her hand, what does it mean not to be an outsider?What is a great-grandson daughter-in-law?This clearly means that this jade bracelet is reserved for the next queen.
"What's more, this jade bracelet has a spirit. Look, why don't you just find the owner yourself?" The Empress Dowager said with a smile.
The Queen Mother turned her head to look, and found that the jade bracelet was firmly stuck on Minning's wrist, and she couldn't take it off at all. It seemed that it was God's will.
Then he said to Minning, "Since it is the empress dowager's kindness, don't refuse it, come over to thank me!"
Min Ning let go of his red wrist, then walked up to the Empress Dowager and knelt down and kowtowed, "My daughter-in-law thanks the Emperor Mama for the reward."
The Empress Dowager said with satisfaction, "This thing is worthy of you."
Minning thanked her again, and then retreated to the Queen's side.
The queen smiled, but she didn't give Minning a wink.
Minning didn't take it seriously, after all, he stole the Queen's limelight just now.
"The emperor is coming!"
"The Emperor is here!"
After two shouts from outside, everyone in the room got up and looked out.
I saw the fourth master, the Supreme Emperor, walk in one step.
As soon as the Supreme Emperor came up, he first helped the Empress Dowager, "Mother Huang, my son is here to wish you New Year's greetings!"
The Empress Dowager was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth, "Okay, okay."
The Supreme Emperor helped the Empress Dowager to sit on the head, and the fourth master walked up to the Empress Dowager, "The grandson also pays New Year's greetings to the Emperor Mama, wishing the Emperor Mama good luck and good health, and a long life."
The Empress Dowager smiled and said "OK", then stretched out her hand to help him up.
The Supreme Emperor waved his hand and said to the kneeling people next to him, "Okay, everyone get up." Then he said to Fourth Master, "Come and sit down too."
Min Ning got up, looked at Fourth Master stealthily, happened to meet Fourth Master's eyes, Min Ning's eyes signaled to him, Fourth Master nodded slightly, and she was relieved.
It seems that the task he was asked to do has been completed, and as long as the Supreme Emperor agrees, the matter will be half completed.
Minning noticed the Queen's glance, and Minning lowered her head as if she didn't see it. The relationship between her and the Queen was naturally antagonistic, and both of them could not help each other.
So, naturally, he wouldn't care about her eyes.
During the Chinese New Year, the Taishanghuang fell in love with an entertainment, that is, rewarding a gold coin when he saw someone.
Give a few more coins to those you like, and don't give one to those you hate. The wayward look of the Supreme Emperor really opened the eyes of both Minning and Fourth Master.
Fourth master didn't get any of them during Chinese New Year, but Fourteen got three at once, and ran to show off in front of fourth master.
Fourth Master sneered, and directly said that these gold coins were all from him to honor the Supreme Emperor, which made Shisi Yan immediately.
Anyway, An Jia's things are his things, and it's not wrong to say that he gave them away.
However, in private, Fourth Master complained about the Supreme Emperor's eccentricity in front of Minning. Minning gnawed at Gong Li and yelled at him, "The Supreme Emperor has already given you the most precious throne, what more do you want?"
After hearing this, the fourth master immediately turned the corner and became very happy. Even if Khan Ama didn't give him the gold coins, it didn't matter, but he gave him the throne.
Therefore, he is Khan Ama's most beloved son.
This year has been much more interesting than previous years. In the past few years, the Supreme Emperor was in charge of the family. Although there was joy, the whole new year was serious.
Last year, the fourth master ascended the throne, and the New Year's celebration was hastily done.
This year, it can be said that it is a big event, and the queen even showed her housekeeping skills and waited for it. In the end, when she was in front of the empress dowager, it turned out that Minning was rewarded, so she must not be allowed to get angry.
Minning probably also knew that, except for going out for a stroll during the New Year's greetings to the Empress Dowager, most of the rest of the time stayed behind closed doors in the Old Summer Palace.
Even if the empress followed the people who were on a trip to meet Mrs. Fujin Xungui, the royal family, she had the right to pretend that she didn't see it.
The Supreme Emperor had already agreed to that matter last time, and she had to hurry to get the charter out.
What is it, in the final analysis, it is related to the bank and also related to the gold mine.
The last time the Taishanghuang caught her secretly mining gold, it was still in her hometown in Shengjing, at the door of her house, she didn't make the Taishanghuang very angry.
Such a large gold mine, the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty did not find it after guarding it for so long, which happened to be cheap for their daughter-in-law.
If he had obtained such a large gold mine when he was young, he would no longer have to worry about the emptiness of the treasury, but now it fell into the hands of his son, and now he is the fourth in charge of the family. Could he still kick the fourth child away? Can't you make up your own mind again?
Seeing that such a large gold mine can be mined for more than 100 years, how can the Supreme Emperor not be angry?
Minning asked Fourth Master to help him ask, should the gold mine be sealed first?The Taishanghuang's side is considered to have turned off the fire, so let's skip this matter and not mention it.
Later, considering the large-scale promotion of banknotes, military expenses and the salaries of various officials in the court, Minning proposed to pay with banknotes this year, and the fourth master nodded in agreement this time. With support, the two of them will be able to work boldly with confidence.
The Supreme Emperor agrees to agree, but let them give a specific charter to minimize the impact as much as possible.
No, Minning hurried up, she wanted to write out a rough outline, and the detailed regulations had to be handed over to the people below to complete.
Hongshi knelt on the fluffy blanket and kowtowed to the Supreme Emperor, "Son'er Hongshi pays homage to Huang Mafa, wishing Huang Mafa good luck and peace."
The Supreme Emperor nodded kindly, "Okay, from now on, I will work with Hong Kyung to help you, Khan Ama, solve your problems."
Hong Kyung's expression moved slightly, and he turned his head to look at Hong Shi apologetically.
As if he didn't notice anything, Hongshi showed a big smile and said, "Grandson will definitely work for the Qing Dynasty."
The Supreme Emperor nodded slightly, the children of the fourth family are considered good, as long as they are taught well, brother Ni Qiang may not be unavoidable.
The imperial chariot stopped for a while after leaving, Liang Jiugong leaned over to the imperial chariot and whispered, "Long Live Lord, the princes and ministers are waiting to greet you outside."
The Supreme Emperor waved his hand and said, "It's such a cold day, let people stop waiting outside and go directly to the palace."
"Cha." Liang Jiugong replied from outside.
It didn't take long to announce the Supreme Emperor's order loudly, and then the imperial chariot continued to move, this time directly entering the Jehol Palace.
The Supreme Emperor did not stay long in the Rehe Palace, stayed for two days, and after bringing along a group of princes and ministers staying in the Rehe Palace, he began to return to Beijing on his way.
After traveling for half a month, Yu Jia finally passed the Great Wall and entered the capital area.
Fourth Master had already received the information, and led a group of brothers to wait outside Xizhimen.
However, who would have thought that the Supreme Emperor never entered the imperial city at all, and went directly to Changchun Garden.
Fourth Master and the others hurriedly chased after him until he reached Changchun Garden.
The Supreme Emperor was not willing to let the emperor take over at all, which surprised many people for a while. Some people thought that the Supreme Emperor was the reason for dissatisfaction with the emperor.
But in fact, no one knew that the Supreme Emperor was losing his temper, especially when he remembered that the emperor did not go to pick him up in person.
Well, I haven't seen the Supreme Emperor for a year, and I'm becoming more and more like an old child, and I started to play my temper to get my son's attention.
This time, instead of entering the imperial city, he returned directly to the Changchun Garden. The effect was really good, but it quickly made the sons nervous.
Fourth Master brought a group of people to Changchun Garden. Fortunately, the current emperor is Fourth Master, and the people in Changchun Garden did not dare to stop him.
But other people were not treated so well, and they were all stopped outside the door.
"Tell me what's going on?" Although Fourth Master entered Changchun Garden, he couldn't enter Qingxi Bookstore, so he could only lower his voice and ask the two sons who were guarding the door together.
Before Hong Jing could speak, Hong Shi first said, "Khan Ama, you don't know that Huang Mafa has been nagging you since he entered the Great Wall, but he didn't see you all the way. Then you will be angry." The old man felt that he was not taken seriously, so he lost his temper.
Could it be that the reason for the fourth master is also dumbfounding. How can this old man be more difficult to deal with than his own son.
In the past, I never went to meet them without hitting the Great Wall. How could I expect that this time it was the same as before, but the old man got angry.
For a while, fourth master felt a little new, saying that old urchins are old urchins, the old man has really developed this trend this year.
"Fourth brother, come in for me!" A voice full of arrogance came from the room.
Fourth Master glared at the two snickering sons before responding, opened the door and walked in.
"Khan Ama, my son has come in!"
After the fourth master pushed open the door, he found that the Supreme Emperor had changed into casual clothes. The room was very warm. The Supreme Emperor was playing with a gold coin. On the floor under his hand, there were neatly placed one box of gold coins.
Fourth Master suddenly understood that this should be a gold coin with the head of the Supreme Emperor.
The Supreme Emperor beckoned his son over as if showing off something good, with a hint of pride in his words, "Fourth, come and see, isn't my portrait on this coin very wise and mighty?"
The fourth master took the gold coin from the Supreme Emperor with both hands, held it in the palm of his hand, looked at it again and again, and then said out of conscience, "My son thinks that the head portrait on this gold coin is not only wise and powerful, but also looks like an emperor at a glance. My son thinks Such treasures should not be dusted, they should be spread so that everyone can pay their respects."
The Supreme Emperor was very satisfied with his son's flattery, "Yes, I also think that this gold coin matches my heroic appearance." He casually grabbed a handful and handed it to Fourth Master, just like beating a child, and said, "Look at your sweet mouth! Yes, take a look!"
The fourth master was full of black lines, and then changed the subject: "A few brothers are still waiting at the door to see Han Ama."
After the Supreme Emperor heard this, he quickly covered the box, "Okay, just call people in." Then he called out again, and Liang Jiugong quickly took the four little eunuchs to rush out of the box of gold coins. Carried to the inner room.
Prince Li originally lived in the Changchun Garden, but it was only temporarily. This time, the Prince's Mansion outside has been completed quickly. Before the Supreme Emperor came back, Prince Li moved there with his family.
After all, Changchun Garden is the garden of the Supreme Emperor, and there are many concubines living in it. Prince Li's family can't stay in Changchun Garden all the time.
After the Prince's Mansion was completed, they quickly moved there with a group of family members and children.
This time I came with other brothers, without that advantage, we were stopped outside Changchun Garden together.
There was an order from the Supreme Emperor to receive his son, and at the next moment, several princes Baylor dared to go over impatiently.
Because it's not the main entrance, there's no need to take a long detour.
A group of brothers rushed into Qingxi Bookstore to salute the Supreme Emperor.
It looks different from previous years, but in the end it is different. When my father was in charge of the family, it was very different from when my brother was in charge. At least the fourth child can stand by the emperor's side openly, accepting brotherhood without shyness at all. their salute.
The Supreme Emperor received his sons one by one. It seemed that after the feeling had not been established, these sons were not so temperamental, and they would not show themselves in front of him.
Looking at the amiable son for a while, the Supreme Emperor felt that abdicating might not be a good choice. Now that the fourth son came out, he could indeed suppress these sons.
Others, on the other hand, had mixed emotions in their hearts. Seeing the inconspicuous fourth child standing beside the Supreme Emperor, seeing the Supreme Emperor talking to him kindly, many people knew that the trace of reverie in their hearts was probably really just reverie.
Wang Meng encouraged everyone, although he said that winter is coming, but the ground is not too cold to start work.
After solving the water blocking problem, but still missed the planting period, we can only grow some fast-growing sweet potatoes and potatoes as staple food.
Wang Meng borrowed a large amount of money from the bank in the name of the government, which will be repaid after three years. At first, this batch of money was only used to buy some tools and food.
After the water channel was dug, the water was finally connected, but although the water was connected, it could not be kept.The earth here is so hungry and thirsty that the water is absorbed by the earth before it flows through the entire county.
Inability to store water has become a big problem.
Many villagers became more and more bored. Fortunately, Wang Meng did not run out of food, and he could still get a piece of zero as long as he worked for a day.
In this way, under the leadership of the government, the entire built waterway was dug through, and the entire waterway can be irrigated only when there is a heavy rain in the summer next year.
When the first snow comes, the potatoes and sweet potatoes have already been harvested, and they are harvested overnight and hidden in the cellar for fear of freezing.
These potatoes, sweet potatoes and cabbage are the people's food for one winter. Wang Meng looked at these harvests, and looked at the people with smiling faces. Everyone felt that they would have a better life next year.
With water channels open, more food can be grown with water. Although we can only eat sweet potatoes and potatoes, we can always fill our stomachs, right?
On this day, the entire county government got together for a meeting again. Also invited were Mr. Hu from the county and several elderly people who were over 60 years old.
It’s not that there are no 70-year-olds in the entire county, it’s just that the county was too poor in the past, and some old people from poor families deliberately starved to death or froze to death in order to avoid implicating their children and grandchildren.
When Wang Meng learned of this situation, he only sighed that it was all caused by poverty, and you will immediately send some food to every household with elderly people, so that they can survive this winter at least.
The situation in the county will definitely be better next year, and this kind of thing should be avoided.
Because the county magistrate, county magistrate, and county lieutenant in the county are very young now, to avoid going the wrong way because of inexperience, some old people were invited to check.
The experience of those old people is still desirable.
The meeting was held in a room in the county office. There was only one stove in the whole room. Everyone was wrapped in thick clothes and watched the heavy snow outside the room.
The county magistrate Wang Meng was the first to speak, "Although the waterways in our county are all connected, there is a flaw. This is because of the long-term drought, and the soil cannot hold water. When it rains and snows, it often sinks into the ground as soon as the sun comes out. So we have to think of a way to keep the water." He looked at the others, "Everyone has a good way to say it, and then we can discuss whether the way is feasible."
Mr. Hu took a drag on his cigarette, but didn't speak for a long time.In the past, I also thought of ways to continue living in the water, but I couldn't find the right way, and over time, I gave up.
Wang Meng looked at the others again, and this time he just wanted to see if the people in the county could do anything about it.
Seeing that no one spoke, Wang Meng said, "My suggestion is to build a reservoir upstream of each village to store water. The reservoir can be built to prevent floods, and secondly, the water can be used to irrigate the fields during drought periods. "
Mr. Hu smoked the dry cigarette, and then said, "Is this method feasible? If the water still can't be stored, isn't it a waste of cultivation?"
Wang Meng said with a smile, "I mean to find a place with sufficient water source to dig the ground. There must be an underground river in this kind of underground. We will dig in this place. It would be better to connect the underground river. If it can't be connected, at least in this kind of underground river. place, don’t worry about the water not being kept.”
Mr. Hu didn't speak again, but those old people nodded in cooperation.
"It's also good to build a reservoir, so you don't have to worry about running out of water upstream in the future."
Wang Meng continued, "Then just take advantage of the winter and have nothing to do, let the people of the whole county mobilize, let's build a large reservoir, and when the water is tight in summer, with a large reservoir, we may not be able to have paddy fields .”
As soon as they heard about the paddy field, these old people were moved. The paddy field had disappeared in the entire county for at least ten years.
The last piece of paddy field was also changed to dry field because the waterway was dry and could not be irrigated.
"Let's just cast a vote?" Wang Meng suggested, "This time, it's the same as before. All the county's people over sixteen and under sixty will come to work, and the county will take care of the meals. Every day, each person will be paid two or two meters as compensation." .”
There are people rushing for this treatment in Fucheng, let alone a county that is too poor to be poorer.
Mr. Hu was smoking a cigarette, and then knocked on the table with the tobacco pot, "I will let the people from a few townships come over later."
Wang Meng's right to speak is only in the county seat, and the situation outside the county seat really needs the cooperation of Mr. Hu. At least the people in the following townships will not ignore Mr. Hu's words.
Wang Meng is not the kind of person who can grasp everything in his hands. He has been trained before taking office and knows what it means to know people and make good use of them.
What kind of talents are used in the right place, that is what a county magistrate should do, instead of just staring at places as big as palms to fight for power and profit.
Voting was just a formality. Knowing that these young people were doing it for the good of the county, these old people would naturally not stop them from being such villains.
In the winter, the sound of gongs came from the village, and many people braved the severe cold to gather at the gate of the temple.
Not long after, Li Zheng came out and announced the matter.
Many people complained when they heard that they had to work in the winter.
But then I heard that not only the food is taken care of every day, but there are two or two meters to receive, and I smiled happily.
Rice is a precious thing for many people. They can get rice when they go out to work. Usually, there are at least five or six people in a family who meet the conditions. You can gather more than a catty in a day.
If you work for ten days and a half months, you will have enough rations for that month, and the county will still take care of the food. If you count it this way, some people who are still worried about the lack of rations can breathe a sigh of relief.
At least with a few less mouths, the family can survive this winter.
Anyone over the age of 16 and under the age of 50 can sign up, and each household must have at least one person. Of course, if there are more than a few, it is more welcome.
This led to the sudden popularity of the work that was originally avoided, and the new padded jackets that people were planning to wear during the New Year could be worn in advance for fear of being frozen.
The ground was slowly covered by a layer of snow, and people in other places seldom went out. However, this county is different, and it is still dry and hot in winter.
The place reserved for the reservoir is not far from the county seat, where there is a large piece of saline-alkali land, and it is said that there are abundant aquatic plants in previous years.
Wang Meng’s selection of this place is also very particular. First, the alkali in these saline-alkali lands can be extracted. Many soap factories and soap factories collect alkali. Although the salt here cannot be used, it can be sold to the steel factory. Inedible salt can also find a use.
What's more, this piece of saline-alkali land is only a small part of which is severely salinized. Most of the places are covered with dead grass, which shows that there is a certain amount of water underground, which is in line with the scope of the construction of the reservoir.
If people from the whole county, at least thousands of people, gather together to dig the same reservoir, one can imagine how big and deep the reservoir is.
While digging the reservoir, Wang Meng sent people to the nearest county where cement was sold, and brought back ten truckloads of cement and river sand.
He plans to use cement to build the dam. Once the water stores a large amount of water, it must be blocked by a dam. Otherwise, the soil will not be able to hold back the water. Counties are flooded.
Only by solving the water problem can the soil quality of the entire county be improved. Wang Meng intends to spend a year on the reconstruction. After the completion of this large reservoir, it can not only store water, but also raise fish. Next winter, a part of it can be moved out to fill it. Look at finances.
Wait until the next year, and recruit some businessmen to build factories in the county, which can solve the poverty problem of some people.
Wait until the third year, get rid of poverty, and then consider education.
Three years can only reach this level. As long as the latecomer is not a fool and continues to move towards the goal he set, this county can only be said to be better and better.
This new year, all major shops in the capital have discounted banknotes, which made some people take the trouble to exchange all the copper coins in their homes for banknotes.
Many people find it very convenient to replace a large pot of copper coins with thin paper to buy things.
But ordinary people have their own cleverness, and they don't trust their banknotes very much, for fear that one day the banknotes will suddenly become worthless.
So how much do you need to change?
For this kind of situation, the bank is not bothered, just change as much as you want patiently.
This situation was quickly reported to Minning, and Minning was not in a hurry, she had anticipated this situation a long time ago, and within a few years, it was impossible for people to fully believe the banknotes.
The situation in the capital city is quite good. After all, this is the capital of the entire Qing Dynasty, and the people are richer than those in other places.
So I don't mind changing some banknotes to go to the store to buy discounted items.
This is not the case in other small towns and small towns. The people there don't believe in paper money at all, they only believe in copper coins in their hands.
Of course, in this case, Minning did not force the people to exchange it. Switching to banknotes is the general trend, and there is no rush right now, otherwise it will only arouse the vigilance of the people, so everything must be implemented naturally.
After a few years, the banknotes have stabilized, and I believe that the people will be able to believe that banknotes can really replace the copper coins, gold and silver in the past.
At present, Minning did not dare to issue more paper money issued by the bank, and only doubled the paper money issued.
That is to say, the bank has 1 taels of silver in stock, and she only issued banknotes of 2 taels of silver.
Minning has already issued a rule that over-issued banknotes must not be over-issued by three times the amount of gold stored.
Once it exceeds three times, the banknotes on the market will depreciate on a large scale, which is bound to cause panic among the people.
People will even abandon banknotes and switch to copper coins. At that time, there will not be enough copper coins on the market, which will cause a money shortage, and the whole society will even go back to bartering.
The impact of this was so great that even the imperial court could not appease it.
Therefore, there are regulations on the issuance of banknotes by the bank. As much gold is put into the warehouse, as many banknotes will be issued.
Even if the excess is issued every year, it is only the amount of gold that was put into storage in that year, and the gold in previous years will never be touched.
However, this year is an exception. The gold deposited in the past and the banknotes issued all exploded this year, which caused the bank to store a large amount of banknotes. There was a backlog of pressure in the bank. It was necessary to exchange these banknotes as soon as possible and exchange them for copper coins stored by the people. , Gold and silver returned to the headquarters.
This kind of thing is not something a bank can do at all, and the Ministry of Accounts has been involved. Many officials have rushed to the bank to work overtime this winter to minimize the impact of this incident. Even newspapers have started Intentionally or unintentionally, they advocate the use of banknotes.
In general, the court did everything in its power to minimize the impact of the switch to paper currency.
The relationship between the bank and the account department is getting closer and closer, and the bank has almost become a non-staff department of the account department.
However, Minning had no intention of handing over the bank to the Ministry of Accounts at all. Maybe she never planned to hand over the bank to the Ministry of Accounts. She planned to set up another bank. All issued banknotes owned by the bank were taken away.
Only by handing over the right to issue banknotes to the imperial court can the imperial court's vigilance against banks be minimized.
Now that this matter has not been clarified, the imperial court regards the bank as its own and works hard as its own business.
Minning is also willing to take advantage of this. When she changes her words and refuses to pay back, she doesn't believe that the court can forcefully take the bank away from her?
It's the new year, and after the new year, you have to switch to the AD calendar. After a year of calculations, Qin Tianjian finally came up with a complete set of AD calendar.
Because the Yellow Emperor calendar is used together, it is not only called the second year of Yongzheng after the new year, but also called 4413 AD.
It was also from this year that the official year title and calendar of the Qing Dynasty were used together.
Before the twelfth lunar month, Minning received a new calendar in her hand. According to what she said, it listed every day of the year.
Because of the rush this year, the calendar will only be released in the capital.
People find it very convenient to use. A small calendar not only contains the daily date, but also the day of the week, 24 solar terms, and daily good and bad luck. With this calendar, you don’t have to be afraid if you don’t know how to use it.
Although the paper used for the calendar is very rough, it is cheap. A small copy can be used for a year for only two cents.
Basically, as much as it was printed, it was all looted by the common people.
This made many businessmen see business opportunities. Anyway, this kind of calendar does not need to be reviewed by the court. He can find a bookstore in another city and sell it to the local people directly.
Even if the year is over, it’s okay, anyway, there are three hundred days in a year, so what if a month is over, don’t you need to use a calendar for the next eleven months, at worst, sell it cheaper?
When people didn't pay attention, this kind of calendar became popular in the north and south of the country. Even some ships did not forget to bring a copy, and tore off one after a time, so that they were not afraid of forgetting the time after staying on the ship for a long time.
In the coming year, some people even got hands on Qin Tianjian's calendar model for the coming year in advance, and they accepted a large number of hands half a year in advance, waiting to make a fortune during the New Year.
Of course, this group of people is also very smart, knowing that the capital is the territory of others, and they don't sell in the capital, but other cities alone are enough to make a fortune.
On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, the fourth master sealed the pen, and the imperial court officially began a holiday.
The construction of several palaces over the Old Summer Palace had been completed, and all the commonly used furniture had been moved in. Seeing that the Supreme Emperor had no plans to return to the palace, Fourth Master took the whole family to the Old Summer Palace.
The old man probably left the narrow palace and didn't want to go back, so he only stayed in Changchun Garden.
That's right, the buildings in the palace are hundreds of years old, even if they are being repaired, they still look dilapidated, so there is no beauty in the garden.
In addition, fire must be avoided in the imperial palace, and things like kangs cannot be installed at all. This has led to the fact that except for the Qianqing Palace in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, most of the main halls are equipped with fire walls.
Most other places rely on braziers to keep warm. Last year when it was cold, Minning spent time in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, but this year he felt that it was too cold. When winter came, he had to demolish part of the palace and install some fire channels. Just solved the heating problem.
But others aren't so lucky.
As soon as Minning saw that Fourth Master had sealed his pen, he urged him to move to the Old Summer Palace as soon as possible.
At least those newly built palaces in Yuanmingyuan are equipped with earth dragons, so they are not afraid of the cold even in summer clothes.
When he arrived at the Old Summer Palace, Fourth Master fell in love with the Wanzi Hall. This place is big and spacious, and the architecture is also very wonderful.
Fire tunnels are buried in the entire underground. After the fire tunnels are connected, even if you walk on the eaves, you won't feel the cold.
Minning still lives in her own Xinghua Village Pavilion, which she is used to. In addition to the renovation of the Old Summer Palace this time, the Xinghua Village Pavilion has taken over two courtyards, so she is worried that she will not be able to live there.
During the New Year, the queen took a group of concubines to pay their respects to the queen mother and the empress dowager.
The queen mother didn't feel embarrassed when she saw the queen, she looked no different from usual.
After chatting for a few words, he took a group of people to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager.
Sitting next to the Empress Dowager was Tai Concubine Yi as usual. This one looked much older, probably because she was worried about her old son. After all, Lao Jiu followed Lao Ba wholeheartedly. Compared with the Empress Dowager, she seemed to have become two generations.
Of course, the biggest change is probably Minning. Today's Minning is no longer the humble side Fujin in the past.
She is the emperor's favorite concubine, and no one at the scene dared to despise her.
Minning followed behind the empress, and greeted the empress dowager.
After paying my respects, the Empress Dowager also gave me a seat.
"Concubine An, come and sit." Minning was listening to the Empress Dowager talking to the Empress Dowager above, and then she heard the Empress Dowager's voice, and when she looked up, she saw the Empress Dowager waving to her.
Minning got up and walked over, seeing that the queen's expression was not very good.
Minning didn't look at her face at all, walked over to salute, the queen mother took Minning's hand, and introduced loudly to the empress dowager, "Emperor mother, do you remember this girl? Concubine An from the fourth family! "
The Empress Dowager looked very old, with silver hair all over her head, and a kind-hearted look on her round face.
She reached out and took out the reading glasses from her collar, and after putting them on, she sized up Minning, then she smiled and turned to the Queen Mother and said, "I remember, but the one who did business with Changhui?"
The queen mother smiled and said: "No, these two girls are really powerful. They directly win over a large number of Mongolian cattle and sheep, and their business is even better than those Mongolian princes."
The Empress Dowager took Minning's hand with a smile, patted it and said, "Changhui, this girl has suffered all her life, and thanks to your help, she can live a little easier. I have to thank you."
Minning hastily bent his knees, "The Empress Dowager is admirable, the granddaughter-in-law and Princess Changhui hit it off right away, and she has helped me a lot. We are moving forward together, but we can't afford to be the Empress Dowager." grateful."
The Empress Dowager smiled, "Come on, I know you juniors like to be modest, now, this bracelet is your reward." The Empress Dowager took off a blood-colored jade bracelet from her wrist and put it on. On Minning's wrist.
The transparent blood emerald made her wrists as fat as snow.
The Empress Dowager exclaimed, "This is absolutely impossible. The Empress Dowager left this for you, how can you give it away at will."
When Minning heard that it was a relic of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, she hurriedly wanted to return the bracelet.In the end, I don't know if it was a coincidence, but the bracelet got stuck on my wrist.
The Empress Dowager shook her head and said, "There are a lot of things left by the Empress Dowager. This one is not bad. This jade bracelet is not a gift to an outsider, but it will be left to my great-granddaughter-in-law in the future."
The queen on the side tightened the veil in her hand, what does it mean not to be an outsider?What is a great-grandson daughter-in-law?This clearly means that this jade bracelet is reserved for the next queen.
"What's more, this jade bracelet has a spirit. Look, why don't you just find the owner yourself?" The Empress Dowager said with a smile.
The Queen Mother turned her head to look, and found that the jade bracelet was firmly stuck on Minning's wrist, and she couldn't take it off at all. It seemed that it was God's will.
Then he said to Minning, "Since it is the empress dowager's kindness, don't refuse it, come over to thank me!"
Min Ning let go of his red wrist, then walked up to the Empress Dowager and knelt down and kowtowed, "My daughter-in-law thanks the Emperor Mama for the reward."
The Empress Dowager said with satisfaction, "This thing is worthy of you."
Minning thanked her again, and then retreated to the Queen's side.
The queen smiled, but she didn't give Minning a wink.
Minning didn't take it seriously, after all, he stole the Queen's limelight just now.
"The emperor is coming!"
"The Emperor is here!"
After two shouts from outside, everyone in the room got up and looked out.
I saw the fourth master, the Supreme Emperor, walk in one step.
As soon as the Supreme Emperor came up, he first helped the Empress Dowager, "Mother Huang, my son is here to wish you New Year's greetings!"
The Empress Dowager was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth, "Okay, okay."
The Supreme Emperor helped the Empress Dowager to sit on the head, and the fourth master walked up to the Empress Dowager, "The grandson also pays New Year's greetings to the Emperor Mama, wishing the Emperor Mama good luck and good health, and a long life."
The Empress Dowager smiled and said "OK", then stretched out her hand to help him up.
The Supreme Emperor waved his hand and said to the kneeling people next to him, "Okay, everyone get up." Then he said to Fourth Master, "Come and sit down too."
Min Ning got up, looked at Fourth Master stealthily, happened to meet Fourth Master's eyes, Min Ning's eyes signaled to him, Fourth Master nodded slightly, and she was relieved.
It seems that the task he was asked to do has been completed, and as long as the Supreme Emperor agrees, the matter will be half completed.
Minning noticed the Queen's glance, and Minning lowered her head as if she didn't see it. The relationship between her and the Queen was naturally antagonistic, and both of them could not help each other.
So, naturally, he wouldn't care about her eyes.
During the Chinese New Year, the Taishanghuang fell in love with an entertainment, that is, rewarding a gold coin when he saw someone.
Give a few more coins to those you like, and don't give one to those you hate. The wayward look of the Supreme Emperor really opened the eyes of both Minning and Fourth Master.
Fourth master didn't get any of them during Chinese New Year, but Fourteen got three at once, and ran to show off in front of fourth master.
Fourth Master sneered, and directly said that these gold coins were all from him to honor the Supreme Emperor, which made Shisi Yan immediately.
Anyway, An Jia's things are his things, and it's not wrong to say that he gave them away.
However, in private, Fourth Master complained about the Supreme Emperor's eccentricity in front of Minning. Minning gnawed at Gong Li and yelled at him, "The Supreme Emperor has already given you the most precious throne, what more do you want?"
After hearing this, the fourth master immediately turned the corner and became very happy. Even if Khan Ama didn't give him the gold coins, it didn't matter, but he gave him the throne.
Therefore, he is Khan Ama's most beloved son.
This year has been much more interesting than previous years. In the past few years, the Supreme Emperor was in charge of the family. Although there was joy, the whole new year was serious.
Last year, the fourth master ascended the throne, and the New Year's celebration was hastily done.
This year, it can be said that it is a big event, and the queen even showed her housekeeping skills and waited for it. In the end, when she was in front of the empress dowager, it turned out that Minning was rewarded, so she must not be allowed to get angry.
Minning probably also knew that, except for going out for a stroll during the New Year's greetings to the Empress Dowager, most of the rest of the time stayed behind closed doors in the Old Summer Palace.
Even if the empress followed the people who were on a trip to meet Mrs. Fujin Xungui, the royal family, she had the right to pretend that she didn't see it.
The Supreme Emperor had already agreed to that matter last time, and she had to hurry to get the charter out.
What is it, in the final analysis, it is related to the bank and also related to the gold mine.
The last time the Taishanghuang caught her secretly mining gold, it was still in her hometown in Shengjing, at the door of her house, she didn't make the Taishanghuang very angry.
Such a large gold mine, the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty did not find it after guarding it for so long, which happened to be cheap for their daughter-in-law.
If he had obtained such a large gold mine when he was young, he would no longer have to worry about the emptiness of the treasury, but now it fell into the hands of his son, and now he is the fourth in charge of the family. Could he still kick the fourth child away? Can't you make up your own mind again?
Seeing that such a large gold mine can be mined for more than 100 years, how can the Supreme Emperor not be angry?
Minning asked Fourth Master to help him ask, should the gold mine be sealed first?The Taishanghuang's side is considered to have turned off the fire, so let's skip this matter and not mention it.
Later, considering the large-scale promotion of banknotes, military expenses and the salaries of various officials in the court, Minning proposed to pay with banknotes this year, and the fourth master nodded in agreement this time. With support, the two of them will be able to work boldly with confidence.
The Supreme Emperor agrees to agree, but let them give a specific charter to minimize the impact as much as possible.
No, Minning hurried up, she wanted to write out a rough outline, and the detailed regulations had to be handed over to the people below to complete.
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