Emperor Kangxi sent me to marry

Chapter 304 Drills
General Fei Yanggu was about to return to Beijing, and the streets in Guihua City were deserted.

On the turret, the fourth princess, the fourth prince-in-law, the seventh beile, and the tenth prince stood side by side and watched him off.

As a courtier, Masika stood in the second row, feeling confused.

Fei Yanggu was very popular among the people in Guihua City. When he said he was leaving, all the young, old, women and children came out to see him off.

I wonder if he will have this honor when he leaves office and returns to Beijing in the future?
Hey. Actually, if he had to choose, he wouldn’t come!
Guihua City is a hot potato. If you want to come, you have to work under the Fourth Princess.

No matter how capable she is, no matter how much she is favored by the emperor, she is still a woman, and it would be disgraceful to tell her about it.

Also, build a city on the grassland thousands of miles away.

The emperor does not guarantee that he will give money every year.

"General, what do you think there is?"

"what?"

Masika was so absorbed in thinking that she almost missed the fourth princess's question.

He raised his eyes and saw that the traces of Feiyanggu and his party had disappeared at the end of the road.

The fourth princess's fingertips were now pointing to the northeast of Guihua City.

"Ah, yes! Yes. Only after Fei Yanggu left did I dare to say this. The General's Mansion is too simple. It is really unfair for Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess to live there."

Hai Feng saw that Masika was absent-minded and didn't care too much.

As long as he doesn't cause trouble for himself, he is considered a good official.

"Last time Khan Ama came to Guihua City, he just put up a hastily tent. I thought that if Khan Ama passed through here on his northern tour, he would no longer be able to stay in the wilderness. What does the general think?"

"Everything is subject to the orders of the Fourth Princess."

"Okay, let's settle it then. Lao Qi, you give Khan Amma a discount. Lao Ten, I will go out with me to measure the land in the next two days."

Brother Ten said that as long as he was not allowed to hold the brush, he could do anything, but Qibele looked embarrassed.

"Fourth sister, when do you plan to leave for Cullen? If we delay any longer, the weather will turn cold and there will be wind and snow on the road, which will make it difficult to walk."

Haifeng winked at Dobu, so Dobu made an excuse and took Masika down to the turret.

Only when there were only three siblings left did Haifeng tell the truth.

"The departure is scheduled for four days. We can't delay it any longer. Your brother-in-law is still good at telling the weather. If you want to leave here quickly, I'm afraid it will be just like what you said."

"Then you are running a bank and building a new general's palace. How can you make it in time?"

"I can't make it in time, don't I still have you?"

"I?"

Qibele was about to give in, but was immediately interrupted by Hai Feng.

"I have an old man accompanying me to Culun. He can't be patient and supervise the information in the ledger. Seventh, you stay. Fourth sister can't do so many things by herself."

Brother Ten was waiting impatiently and punched Qibele on the shoulder.

"Seventh brother, this is not the capital. The biggest official is Masika. You are the prince and you have granted Baylor the title. How dare he challenge you? Besides, we were killing tigers a few days ago. Why didn't you tell me that? The atmosphere of the Eight Banners is so lazy that it must be dealt with seriously. Why, you can say that when you really want to take action, you act like a coward?"

"No! I thought I had to beat them!"

Haifeng asked Brother Ten to go down and take care of the horses first, and stayed behind on purpose to say a few words of encouragement to Qibele.

"Seventh Brother, since you are not so cruel, Fourth Sister will not force you. In the capital, with the Crown Prince and eldest brother Zhuyu in front, you have no chance to show off. I think, although it is a bit bitter here, in a few years, It will definitely become the largest city on the grassland. Fourth sister will give this place to you and build me a new city according to the drawings. When Khan Amma comes here on his northern tour and sees your achievements, he will be impressed."

"My brother doesn't dare to expect these things. But since the fourth sister has spoken, Yinyou will handle it well and not embarrass the sister."

"When I specifically begged Khan Amma to ask you to take me to my husband's house, I was thinking about this level. Come on, let your brother-in-law take Lao Shi out for an outing. Let's go to the bank to have a look."

It's only the third day since it opened, but the activity of delivering mutton stew in the bank has not stopped.Wang Xiangqing, also known as Wang Ershangzi, and his two sworn brothers, Zhang Jie and Shi Daxue, are here to help the fourth princess take care of things.

Haifeng walked out the back door without disturbing the customers who came to open accounts in front of him. He asked someone to invite Wang Xiangqing to the accounting room to talk.

Qibele didn't catch up with the grand opening of Kejing Bank, and it was also the first time he came here. He looked around inside and out, and felt novel everywhere.

"I've been to a bank, but Fourth Sister's shop is much bigger than a bank. There is so much cash on the counter, isn't Fourth Sister afraid?"

"Whoever wants to copy the Nine Clans comes and takes my money. Sit down and drink tea."

Wang Xiangqing arrived with the tea and poured it diligently for the fourth princess and Qibele.

"I'm afraid that because I have accumulated good deeds in my previous life, I can serve as an errand under the prince or princess."

"Tell me, how has business been these past few days?"

"Yes! Your Highness, please wait a moment." Wang Xiangqing took out the small account book he had prepared from his arms and talked about the business situation of the past three days in detail.

"On the first day, according to Her Royal Highness the Princess's instructions, we even prepared dinner. We were open for a total of four or five hours, and counted 560 people. Yesterday, there were more people, and there were almost not enough sheep. There were three thousand, three thousand people in total. 870 per person. It’s much better today, there aren’t many people here to make new ones. Most of them, most of them just want to fish in troubled waters and make another bowl of meat dishes.”

Qi Beile listened to the whole story and soon discovered that something was wrong.

"Fourth sister, aren't you afraid that after the first day, someone will know what it means to set up a passbook and come to deceive you the next day?"

"Seventh brother, you are called, why don't you eat minced meat?"

"don't know."

Wang Xiangqing looked like he was showing off, so Haifeng allowed him to say it.

"Thank you, Your Highness Princess, for the compliment. Master Qi, if you talk about ordinary people, they won't even put aside the oil to eat before the first month. Your Highness the Princess's mutton stew is so authentic. I ate it the first day, and the next day, it was sticky. The fragrance on the body is not dissipated. Moreover, the mouth that has been touched by meat and fish is very different from the one that has not been touched."

"That's nonsense. That little oil, just wash your face and wipe it with a hand towel, won't it be gone?"

"Young man, please don't be hesitant, Master Qi. There is firewood for heating hot water, and we have all cooked. The water that everyone in the city drinks is not enough. The mirror is also an expense. If not For some reason, or like the little ones who need to be clean to meet guests, it is common for them to go without washing or shaving their face for four or five days."

After Qibele heard this, he couldn't help but sigh.

No wonder his sister told him why he shouldn't eat minced meat.

The plight of the people was far more profound than when he accompanied Khan Amma on his tour.

These were all whitewashed by local officials and specially left for the emperor to see.

"Fourth sister, my brother seems to understand why you want to build a city. As long as this matter is started, all the businesses in Guihua City will get busy."

"Those who open restaurants, those who pull camels, those who carry pits, those who build cities and those who lose pits will receive money. When the people have money, they can pull and take care of the business of various shops."

It's so risky, so risky, I almost didn't say anything about boosting consumption!

Haifeng silently thanked her high school history teacher and politics teacher.

She always memorized the knowledge about how President Roosevelt promoted economic recovery after the Great Depression in North America.

Start public works.

There will be roads, and there will be houses.

As for the start-up capital, it is being implemented.

"Shopkeeper Wang, I asked you to go out for takeout and give you priority in choosing the location of the store in Xincheng. How is it going?"

"Oh, this is faster than collecting more than a dozen taels a day, depositing, and depositing money. If the little one is like the Fan family, who can take out thousands of silver in one breath, the little one will be saved. Before the bank opened, the little one The two sworn brothers have already spread the word, and now they have collected more than 1 taels of, um, um, something."

"Advance payment, subscription silver."

"Yes! I'm so clumsy that I can't learn these words!"

"Everything is fine here in this palace. You can go and do your work."

"Hey! Resign, little one!"

Qibele looked through the account books left by Wang Xiangqing, and became more and more surprised at the bank's ability to absorb money.

A one-penny bankbook looks shabby, but it can attract as many people as possible.When there are more people, business seems to be booming, and other merchants who have cash in hand are willing to invest a lot of money in the new city to buy shops that don't even exist yet.

"Fourth sister, my brother dares to ask: Will you keep me as a mortgage for the Shanxi merchants in this book? It means that with a prince sitting here, this new city will definitely be built."

"If you really don't want to, I'll force Lao Shi again."

"No! My brother is willing!"

Qibele put the account book into his sleeve and took over the task.

"Fourth sister has a clever plan and has prepared everything. It's a shame for my brother to take the lead. I will go back to the general's mansion and give Khan Ama a note to express the fourth sister's contribution!"

"You don't have to be afraid, let alone express your love to Khan Amma. I have never built a city. Although I vaguely know what to do, I always feel unsure. You have to keep an eye on the fortifications and deal with the problems you encounter. Write them down one by one and give them to me. I will be able to use them when we break ground on Ulia Sutai in the future."

"Yes, Yin You will live up to Fourth Sister's trust!"

　The ones who throw the pits and carry the pits are the ditch workers.

　　The pit is a shallow pit, and the excavated soil can be thrown outside directly with a shovel. Therefore, the labor is low, one cent is one cent per pit, and one person can dig about four in a day;

　　The back pit is a deep pit, and one pit costs eight cents. Only two to two and a half pits can be dug in a day.

　　Data source, survey records of Wuyuan County, Hetao.This is the data from 1921. Taking into account the impact of inflation, wages should not have been so high during the Kangxi period.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)