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Chapter 1939 Prevention (rolling for monthly tickets)
Chapter 1939 Prevention (rolling for monthly tickets)
Li Xu secretly complained about the Ninth Prince's sour face and weird temper, but when he arrived here, he was turned away.
Li Xu: “…”
But he couldn't even show a hint of displeasure on his face.
Otherwise, it would appear that he, as a servant, is arrogant and disrespectful to the prince.
Li Xu felt his face burning.
Having been flattered in Jiangnan for more than ten years, few people would disrespect him like this.
It was in the weaving house again, his territory.
Why would the Ninth Prince care what Li Xu thinks?
After soaking his feet and thinking about tomorrow's affairs, he lay down.
It's another day of missing Fu Jin.
Well, Fu Jin has completed the 42nd day of confinement...
In mid-February in the south of the Yangtze River, the grass is green and the birds are singing. I wonder what the weather is like in the capital.
A good night's sleep.
When he woke up the next day, the Ninth Prince felt full of energy.
All the trouble in the past few years has been made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In fact, the family's own business included tea plantations and pearl farms.
The former is too far away, but the latter can be seen today.
Even though Sun Jin had introduced the pearl farm in detail in his letter before, it was still different from seeing it with your own eyes.
Even though he was a little excited, the Ninth Prince did not forget that he had a job to do, so he went to the Internal Affairs Department to be on duty.
Ding Zaobao and Gao Yanzhong are both here.
The two were of similar age and were relatives by marriage, and they seemed to get along very well.
The Ninth Prince just came over for a quick look, and knowing that Gao Yanzhong had already made preparations for boarding the boat tomorrow, he did not worry about it.
Ding Zaobao was tactful and knew that the Ninth Prince was close to Gao Yanzhong, so he found an excuse to leave and left the room for them to talk.
The Ninth Prince looked at Gao Yanzhong and said, "How does it feel to have a relative become a superior?"
Gao Yanzhong was calm and offered him tea, saying, "Lord Ding, you have done your job carefully and attentively. You can take off this commissioned hat when you return to Beijing."
The Ninth Prince said, "He seems to be in good spirits and looks much younger than you."
Gao Yanzhong said: "Lord Ding has an open-minded character and is not surprised by honor or disgrace. I am not as good as him."
If it were someone else, they would have been able to rise to the top by relying on someone powerful, but ended up missing out on a bright future, and would have inevitably felt guilty and self-pity. However, Ding Zaobao never even mentioned his early years in the study, and was content with being mediocre. This was indeed a rare character.
The slight regret in the Ninth Prince's heart faded away, and he said to Gao Yanzhong: "In the past four or five years, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has changed several chief stewards. With such a reliable person, we should be able to live in peace for a while."
The steward was careful and meticulous in his work, and his subordinates followed his example, so the subordinates did not dare to fool around.
The atmosphere in the Imperial Household Department will not deteriorate any further.
Otherwise, if no one is watching, within two years, it will return to its original chaotic state.
Gao Yanzhong nodded and said, "Yes..."
After chatting with Gao Yanzhong for a few words, the Ninth Prince went back.
I thought we would go to Dongshan Island after lunch, but before the Ninth Prince returned, someone from the imperial court came to look for him and summoned him over.
The Ninth Prince followed the guards.
The Fourth Prince is already here, waiting outside.
The Ninth Prince asked, "Fourth Brother, what does Khan Ama mean? Are we going to Dongshan Island after meeting Zhao Shenqiao?"
The Fourth Prince nodded and said, "That should be the case. Ma Wu has taken people to check the carriage."
After hearing this, the Ninth Prince showed hesitation.
The Fourth Prince asked, "What's wrong? Do you have anything else to do this morning?"
"No……"
The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "I left Ji Hong behind yesterday. Thinking about the Hongze Lake Pearl Farm he helped me run, I was hesitating whether to take him with me in case Khan Ama asked about it."
The fourth prince pondered and said, "I'll ask Khan Ama later."
The Ninth Prince nodded.
He also didn't want to act on his own.
After a while, Wei Zhu brought Zhang Ying over.
"Fourth Master, Ninth Master..."
Seeing the two princes, Zhang Ying bowed hurriedly to greet them.
The Fourth Prince helped him up and said, "Prime Minister Zhang, you are too polite."
As they were exchanging pleasantries, a guard brought Sang E over.
Then, another guard brought Ding Zaobao over.
The Ninth Prince and the Fourth Prince looked at each other.
At this time, the emperor summoned several people over. Was he going to take them to Dongshan together?
The Ninth Prince looked at Sang'e twice more.
In the early years, the most famous thing about Taihu Lake was not the "Three Whites of Taihu Lake" but the Taihu Lake bandits.
However, compared with the famous Cao Gang, the Taihu Lake bandits are nothing.
With nothing to do, the Ninth Prince, who had a close relationship with Zhang Ying, started talking to Zhang Ying about things happening in the capital.
"Everything is good. Master Zhang has a bright future. Mr. Fusong and his wife are living a good life. My mother-in-law loves the younger generation very much. Zhang Liu has a good relationship with his classmates in the Imperial College..."
When Zhang Ying was in the capital in his early years, he requested to retire due to "old age and illness". At that time, he looked like an old man and his body did not look very strong.
Now, after two years back home, he has become a dark-faced, skinny old man.
Scholars all love the theme of farming, and Zhang Ying is no exception.
He listened to the Ninth Prince talking about the affairs of the capital with a smile on his face, but his heart skipped a beat.
The Ninth Prince talked about the eldest brother to the sixth brother, but did not mention the second brother at all.
This is not normal.
In terms of career, the eldest son and the second son each have their own plans. Even though the brothers are ten or eight years apart in age, it doesn't matter.
But on weekdays, the family should still stand in unison.
The Dong'e family is a relative by marriage, and the Beile Mansion also has many connections with the Zhang family, but the second son is not close to them at all.
Zhang Ying was thinking a lot, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he followed the Ninth Prince's words and asked about his in-laws' family conditions.
The Ninth Prince said, "We are going to have a wedding, and it will be the end of the month..."
Since Zhang Ying was married to the Dong'e family, he naturally knew about the Dong'e family's in-laws.
The fiancée of the eldest son of the Dong E family was a princess from the royal family and the niece of the Crown Princess.
As Zhang Ying got older, he missed his children more and more, and now he was a little worried about his youngest daughter.
Less than half a year after getting married, she had a new sister-in-law of noble birth.
Unfortunately, Fusong is only the adopted son of the Dong'e family, and his identity as the eldest sister-in-law of his daughter is also empty.
It was not good to expose these family matters in front of others, so Zhang Ying planned to write a letter to his eldest son and ask him about it...
After about a quarter of an hour, there was movement at the gate of the palace.
Two people came out.
In the front was Song Lu, the Suzhou governor who had come to greet the emperor a few days ago. He was holding a scroll in his hand and had a look of excitement on his face.
There was also an unfamiliar official wearing the uniform of the second rank official. This should be the Pianyuan Governor Zhao Shenqiao who was here today.
Liang Jiugong followed the two men and came out to pass on the message: "Fourth Master, Ninth Master, and other adults, the emperor has sent a message!"
When everyone entered, they found that in addition to Kangxi, there were two grand secretaries who were accompanying him in the room.
Kangxi was very excited and said to several ministers: "Today I will see the world, and I will also take you to see the world..."
Except for the Fourth Prince and the Ninth Prince who knew the truth, everyone else was confused.
At this time, Ma Wu came back and reported: "Master, the carriage is ready, and Lord Fu has also arranged for the escort."
Kangxi nodded and told everyone, "Let's go!"
A group of people surrounded Kangxi and led him out of the palace.
The Ninth Prince had been thinking about asking the Imperial Court about the matter of bringing Ji Hong, but now he kept silent.
Not suitable.
Let’s introduce them to each other again when we have the chance.
All the carriages were made of blue tweed, with no discernible pattern.
The hundreds of guards and escorts who followed them also went with obvious markings.
At first glance, it seems that it is just an official traveling, but it is hard to tell what kind of official it is.
Kangxi called Zhang Ying and got on the second carriage.
Upon seeing this, the Fourth Prince took the Ninth Prince onto the third carriage.
The two grand secretaries got on the fourth car, and Sang'e and Ding Zaobao got on the fifth car.
The Ninth Prince was silent for a long time. After he got on the carriage, he whispered to the Fourth Prince, "What's going on? Why did Khan bring so many people? Why didn't he bring the Crown Prince and Old Thirteen?"
The Fourth Prince was a little confused for a moment when he thought about these candidates.
The Governor of Jiangsu and Li Xu were not brought along.
If you want to find a local boss to take care of the pearl farm here, shouldn't you bring those two with you?
He brought two university scholars as well as Zhang Ying, Sang E and Ding Zaobao.
The first two people must have met each other, and the last three people were sent here specifically. Why...
As for the Crown Prince and the Thirteenth Prince, the Fourth Prince was a little depressed.
The Thirteenth Prince is tied too close to the Crown Prince.
But now that the prince has lost the support of the Hesheli family, his situation is not only precarious, but also not optimistic.
It’s possible that the Thirteenth Prince will be implicated.
The Ninth Prince went on to say, "Others are fine, but why did you invite Ding Zaobao? The number of Dongzhu has been decreasing in recent years. Could it be that you want Ding Zaobao to come and learn so that he can play in the Northeast Pearl Market?"
Fourth elder brother: "..."
It is indeed possible.
The climate in Northeast China is extremely cold, and pearls grow very slowly.
Instead of raising pearls on a large scale, but only a portion, according to the ten- or eight-year plan, we do need to prepare in advance.
Dongzhu is divided into grades, and the first few grades are only used in the palace.
Princes and ministers of the first rank and above can use Dongzhu, but there are rules on the quantity and level of use.
The Ninth Prince is not worried about the pearling market in Northeast China. No matter how well the pearls are raised, they will not flow into the public.
He was a little worried because there were a lot of people here today, and all of these university scholars and provincial governors had their own families behind them.
If someone is tempted to follow my lead in raising pearls, I'd better be on guard.
He remembered what the Thirteenth Prince said, and immediately said, "Fourth Brother, if lake pearls can be cultivated, then sea pearls can certainly be cultivated as well. Why don't we brothers join forces and go to the North Sea to cultivate pearls..."
When their brothers stepped forward, any small plans others had were suppressed.
After hearing this, the Fourth Prince felt moved.
No one lives a rich life.
There are hundreds of people in a Beile's mansion. In addition to the title, several thousand taels of silver are spent every year.
He remembered the time in Xiaotangshan when everyone's capital doubled.
If these pearls can really be cultivated, the profit will not be less than that from Xiaotangshan.
"How can we raise pearls in the sea? The amount of manpower and resources consumed is incomparable to inland areas, and the risks are also doubled..." said the Fourth Prince.
The Ninth Prince said, "The risk is great, but the profit is also great. We have reported it to Khan Ama in advance. After eight or ten years of training, the animal will be returned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Before that, the profit will belong to us. If everything goes well, we can double it. If not, it's hard to say. So this time, whether we get involved or not is entirely up to everyone's willingness. We won't coax everyone into making money like last time..."
The Fourth Prince nodded and said, "That's good. I took advantage of you once, who would dare to take advantage of you a second time?"
The Ninth Prince smiled and said, "Third Brother, there is nothing to be embarrassed about without him..."