Sit back and reap the rewards

Chapter 158

During Yinzhen's trip to the south, although Kangxi gave a lot of money, as the elder brother of the household department, Yinzhen deeply felt that if the treasury can use less money, it is best to use as little as possible!

There are so many rich people in Jiangnan, they should do their best for their hometown!
In fact, this is what Kangxi explained to the two brothers Yinzhen and Yinhu before he left.

Yinhu also agreed, anyway, Jiangnan was affected by the disaster, so there are many things to do after this trip.

There are many rich and powerful people in the south of the Yangtze River, but they all have people behind them, and their forces are mixed, which gives Yinhu a good opportunity to do things.

For example, to deliberately suppress a certain faction, you must know that the prince's Jiangnan money is the biggest pillar, but since the fourth brother is here, as a princeling, he will definitely not let the prince's power suffer a big blow.

Yinhu believes that the prince must have explained to the fourth brother before they left Beijing.

However, Yinhu still has reason to believe that he can kill people with a knife.

The fourth brother's temperament is that he can't rub the sand in his eyes. If it wasn't for the sufficient money from the Ministry of Households this time, Huang Ama stopped him so badly that Yu Chenglong planned to make a trip.

God knows, if he is allowed to come, Jiangnan will really be in chaos.

Everyone in the world knows that this lord has gone crazy in order to raise money for harnessing the river. If it wasn't for Yinzhen's relief, it would be impossible to dig out money from him.

In order to prevent Yu Jackie from going to the south of the Yangtze River, the forces in the south of the Yangtze River cooperated unprecedentedly. In the end, Qingtian still did not leave the capital.

But because Yu Chenglong said too many things in front of Kangxi, Kangxi finally found Yinzhen and Yinhu, hoping that they would spend as little money as possible. Kangxi gave Yinzhen a certain degree of autonomy, and the merchants can relax a little bit. But they have to do their duty.

Because Kangxi gave Yinzhen a certain scope of power, he naturally took the idea of ​​Jiangnan businessmen.

The salt merchants here are as rich as a country, and there are many other rich people, as well as many literati, who can use both sides to work hard.

Yinhu is still thinking about how to let the fourth brother find out who the prince supports, what kind of common people they are, so that he can use Yinzhen to directly face people who are not of his faction.

But what he didn't expect was that when he and Yinzhen arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, the two of them never left together. After wandering around together for three days, the two brothers returned to their residence.

Yinzhen took the report and said to Yinhu, "Eighth brother, we can see from our investigations in the past few days that the flood disaster is not small. You also know that your fourth sister-in-law called the people at the front station, and they also wandered around a lot. These are all they found out, and you and I sent two groups of guards given by Huang Ama, this is the result of their investigation."

Yinzhen took out two things in a row, and what he and Yinhu saw were three. I dare not say it is comprehensive, but at least it can explain some problems.

"What is the fourth brother's plan?" After Yinhu looked carefully, the disaster was indeed serious. Coupled with some reports from the Secretary of General Administration, their business seemed to be a little more difficult than originally imagined.

"You know Huang Ama's explanation. Although the money can be allocated directly from the treasury, it is also the money from the Jiangnan Town Treasury. If there is another major event in the future, it will be difficult to handle. Send the money from the capital. After all, it takes time and effort.”

How can money and food be transported from the capital to the south of the Yangtze River? If the loss on the road is too great, every province has a treasury, but it cannot be used unless it is a last resort. In the past few years, because Yu Chenglong has been in charge of the treasury here, every province has treasuries. He always keeps money and food in mind. Some people used to feel that they are not afraid of cheating. Yu Chenglong also left Beijing in the past few years to investigate the treasuries of two or three provinces, but he caught one and fined the other. He found some people he thought he could trust, and went to see them in every province.

Therefore, everyone in the provinces is in danger and dare not say that there is no fishing at all, but compared with the past, it is much cleaner.

"What the fourth brother said is true, but if you don't use the money in the treasury, it will be relatively difficult to handle this errand!" Yinhu meant to use part of it, and think of a way for the rest. Ma confessed.

Yinzhen also understood that what Yinhu said made sense.

"I want to try it, and my eighth brother can see if the method is feasible."

When Yinhu heard it, could it be that the fourth brother had a better way and didn't use Ku Yin.

"Fourth brother, please tell me!"

Yinzhen said what he was thinking carefully, "Look, eighth brother, if there is something inappropriate, you can change it at any time."

Yinhu looked at Yinzhen blankly, the fourth brother's idea was very feasible, so it would not hurt anyone, but part of his purpose of going south would be difficult to achieve.

Yinhu thought about it for a while, if according to what the fourth brother said, Huang Ama would be happy, then the brothers should all share in the credit, since the fourth brother is the person in charge, should he hold back, after all, this is the country of the Qing Dynasty , Yinhu has a decision.

"Fourth brother's method is very good. Even if it can't be completely fulfilled, at least it can guarantee that Kuyin will be used to the least degree."

"The eighth brother also thinks it is feasible!"

"feasible!"

"Then do it!"

The two brothers have made a decision. Now that they have made a decision, there is naturally a division of labor.

On the literati's side, Yinzhen took the initiative to let the virtuous and handed it over to Yinsi, while on the businessman's side, Yinzhen felt that it would be better for him to handle it.

Yinhu originally hoped so, since the fourth brother did as he wanted, of course Yinhu did not shirk it.

There are many talents in the south of the Yangtze River, and Kangxi's elder brother is no exception.

Yinhu summoned a lot of literati, hoping to host a fund-raising, and let them make a record of the people who raised this fund-raising, so that it can be passed on to future generations.

Anyone who can read hopes to participate in some major events, and those who can read rarely have very bad families, and many of them are families of wealthy gentry.

Here Yinhu is fooling everyone with his outstanding diplomatic skills, while Yinzhen over there draws a big cake for the businessman.

"For the top ten of this fundraising, this king has ordered that one member of his family take part in the imperial examination, and the top three will be rewarded and rewarded by the Holy Majesty!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked.

When a businessman has money, he naturally hopes to improve the status of his family. However, the imperial court stipulates that only three generations of businessmen can take the imperial examination. The Chinese have always attached great importance to the development of the family. to do something.

And this time the top three can still be rewarded by the emperor, and there are records of literati in the south of the Yangtze River. Maybe they can be famous in the world.

Yinzhen originally thought that as long as he could have 80 million silver, he would be more satisfied.

However, both he and Yinhu underestimated the fundraising action. After all, salt merchants and the like like to grow big, and this time they are scholars, farmers, businessmen, and everyone is paying attention. As a result, the lowest of the top ten is 20 taels. In the end, more than 400 million silver was credited into the account.

The literati in Jiangnan wrote a lot about this, saying that Jiangnan people care about their hometown. Look, we Jiangnan people are different!

"Eighth brother, for this disaster relief, use the grain stored in the treasury, and then use the money raised to place an order to reserve the grain for next year, so that the people will have a guarantee for at least next year, and the grain in the grain depot will also be renewed. gone."

"Fourth Master, what a great idea!" Cao Yin praised.

He is the main force to assist the two elder brothers this time, and he is in charge of the general affairs department, so Kangxi can know all the actions of Yinzhen and Yinhu through Cao Yin, not only Cao Yin, but also the guards arranged by Kangxi etc.

In a word, Kangxi is very satisfied with the actions of his two sons. They did not make casual promises, nor did they casually open the door for the children of merchants to participate in the imperial examinations. Instead, they said that you have done your best for the people, so give You guys deserve the credit.

Moreover, only one quota was given. Kangxi believed that there were many people from many families who wanted the imperial examination, and there were articles to do in the middle.

Therefore, Kangxi is very satisfied with Yinzhen's various practices. It has given them hope and at the same time, it is also beneficial to the future affairs of the court. It is also to add luster to his Huang Ama.

Kangxi is a person who pursues perfection. The actions of his two sons have added a lot of glory to his emperor's reputation, so Kangxi is very happy.

Kangxi was happy, and naturally there would be rewards, so Yinzhen Yinhu in Jiangnan received the reward of the county king and Baylor's double salary.

At the same time, everyone was rewarded, and the top three were commended by Kangxi himself. For a while, the whole Jiangnan was full of joy.

Yin Zhen's actions were so sensational, Lan Ting naturally got some wind.

"Grandpa is coming back soon. I hope that when he comes back, he will be even happier seeing me like this!"

Yinzhen's errand trip lasted for three or four months. Lan Ting did not expect that she would find out that she was pregnant for more than a month during the daily pulse diagnosis of the imperial physician after Yinzhen left for more than a month.

At that time, Lan Ting was speechless, even the imperial physician sincerely congratulated Lan Ting, this Sifu Jin had given birth to multiple births twice in a row, I don't know this time...

Not only the imperial physician, but everyone also looked at Lan Ting curiously.

Especially Tong Jia, after knowing that Lan Ting was pregnant, she specially sent a nanny to come to condolences. Lan Ting listened to the nanny's tone, as if she had multiple births again.

Lan Ting just felt that she felt similar to the original two times, but this feeling surprised Lan Ting. Her two experiences told herself that it might not be easy to have only one child.

Three months after Lan Ting raised her baby, she entered the palace to pay her respects.

Tong Jia's love for Lan Ting is great, and there is never a shortage of various things.

And Lan Ting also guessed correctly, after learning that Yinzhen was coming back soon, that is, four months after April [-], Lan Ting was also officially notified by the imperial physician in Chengqian Palace that she had at least two children.

Tong Jiashi is overjoyed!
While Lan Ting was waiting for Yinzhen to come back to tell him the good news, a message came, "Fu Jin, the fourth elder brother and the eighth elder brother both fell into the water, and their whereabouts are currently unknown!"

Immediately, the two mansions collapsed!

(End of this chapter)