The fourteenth blessing of the koi carp in the Qing Dynasty

Especially in the imperial palace, "When my son first came back, I heard Brother Jiu say that the Imperial Dining Room buys a lot of oil and water, and they all have their pockets bulging."

Ordinary people can buy a lot of vegetables for a penny. The cheapest vegetables in the imperial dining room cost a hundred and ten yuan, eggs for a catty of eggs for a tael of silver, and meat for a catty of ten taels.But in fact, eggs were only ten yuan when they were the most expensive, and meat never cost more than twenty yuan.

Yinzhen can know this thanks to Mangka, who has learned a lot from this battle.Not just talking about war on paper to actual combat, but also the perception of the lives of the soldiers.The lives of these soldiers who risked their lives to defend the Qing Dynasty were even worse than those of the servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Speaking of Kangxi, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he also had feelings. He didn't know if he didn't conduct a thorough investigation.

The House of Internal Affairs, his servants, are living a more prosperous life than their masters.Just like what Yinzhen said, he dared to pay a tael of silver for a catty of eggs.With as many masters and slaves as there are in the palace, the consumption of eggs is over a hundred taels a day.

Where did the money go?It all went into the pockets of the Purchasing Office and the Poultry Division.

He was tolerant towards the ministers, and the same was true for the servants who served him. He knew that these people would quote high prices, but he didn't expect it to be so outrageously high.One egg can embezzle hundreds of taels a day. What about meat?The returns are more.

"I'm not afraid of Ama Khan's jokes when I say it. My son came up with this because of Brother Thirteen." Seeing Ama Khan looking straight at him, Yinzhen was not timid, "My son told Ama Khan before that Thirteen It’s about reducing the quota in the elder brother’s house. At first, my son also thought that the thirteenth brother was not rich, so he took the money to help the next thirteenth brother first.”

"Brother Thirteen showed his son the book, and only then did he know how much we waste every day."

Let’s just talk about his own mansion, because the food in Foer Guochun is simpler than other mansions, and there are nearly twenty items for this breakfast.Lunch and dinner are richer with thirty or forty courses.

He and Fol Guochun still can't use up this person's share, let alone other elder brothers' houses.

What if the masters can't finish the leftovers?

The ones that have not been touched are basically rewarded to the eunuchs and maids who serve close to them, and the ones that have been touched are just thrown away and wasted.

Every court lady has her own share, and if she eats what the master rewards, she will definitely not be able to finish her own.Rewards are given to the people below, waste is thrown away, and so on.

Just after Yinzhen came back, the emperor didn't arrange errands for them and let them rest for more than a month.Even in the past month or so, he has done some calculations, not to mention the vegetables that were thrown away, which are worth tens of taels of silver.

A few dozen taels a month may not be considered much by some, but what about a year or ten years?How much is this?

Showing a naive smile, Yinzhen continued: "So, my son discussed with Fujin to reduce the quota in the mansion." The slaves in the mansion only had one dish at the end, eating meat for lunch and vegetarian for dinner; For the first-class lunch, there is one more dish for one meat and one vegetarian dish; for the second-class class, there are four dishes, one dish for breakfast, two dishes for lunch, and one dish for dinner;

The portions of the dishes in the house are sufficient, and even the last dish can be guaranteed to be enough.

As for him and Fol Guochun, there are at most eight dishes.

Today's lunch menu has been drawn up long ago, and they would not have come to such a big table if it hadn't been for Khan Ama's sudden visit.

"Aren't you afraid of being known by the outside world? Others say you are stingy?" Sometimes they have a lot of food not just to satisfy their appetite, but to imagine showing their affluent life to the outside world.

Don't talk about it on weekdays, just say that when foreign seasons come, his banquet has hundreds of dishes.

for what?It is to tell those people that the Qing Dynasty is rich.

Yinzhen did not answer this question, but instead asked: "Khan Ama, what kind of life did you say before we entered the Qing Dynasty?" Without waiting for Kangxi to answer, he said, "I remember hearing the late ancestor say Recalling that, she said that at that time, whether we were Manchus or Mongolians, life was not good. We lived by grazing, and the land that could be planted in the prairie was scarce, so the food would not be good."

Before the Manchurians always had two meals a day, they did not have breakfast.It was precisely because they didn't want to live a life without enough food that they swung their troops south and chose to enter the customs.The land in the Central Plains is fertile and has inexhaustible food.

They made it, and you see their lives now.That was something I didn't even dare to think about before.

"My son used to think that life is normal now, and everyone is like this. Until this time, Khan Ama left his son in Shengjing, and his son was fortunate to see the life of the people in Shengjing, and shared the joys and sorrows with those soldiers." Thinking of those days. , Yinzhen still has a deep memory.

My father-in-law once said: "I have no objection if you want to be an emperor, but you have to know why you are an emperor. If you sit on the throne, what can you give to the people of the world? When you understand, when you go to fight for it. "

After saying this, his father-in-law left him in the barracks to practice with ordinary soldiers. Although those days were hard, they were the most fulfilling for him in the past 20 years.

And he gradually understood what his father-in-law meant.

The corners of his lips curled into a chuckle, and he looked up at Kangxi, "Khan Ama, you sure don't know that my son made a joke when he first went to the barracks."

He went to the barracks with Brother Ten, and started training from the lowest recruits.The father-in-law didn't say their identities, and neither of them mentioned it.

At the beginning, everyone rejected them, not because of anything else. Most of the recruits were from poor backgrounds, and the reason was just the five taels of silver for joining the army.And they, from their temperament, can tell that they are not from ordinary people.Ordinary people always have a natural fear of the rich and noble, because they are afraid that if they accidentally offend people, their lives will be lost.

Later, when we got to know each other well, we talked about everything.He remembers very clearly that once in a small chat, a soldier said that his greatest wish was to be able to get some broken rice for his young siblings.He said that he had never eaten this when he was a child. Whenever he was hungry, he would go to the mountains to find some wild vegetables and weeds and stuff them into his mouth.

At that time, Brother Ten came up with a sentence: "Why don't you eat minced meat?"

Immediately afterwards, the two of them were 'besieged' by this group of soldiers. They attacked the landlords, the officials, and even the current emperor.

Only then did they realize how luxurious it is to eat meat.

Turning the wine glass, Yinzhen felt a little nostalgic, "It's just this sentence, the relationship we managed to establish with them collapsed again." He didn't blame Brother Ten, if Brother Ten hadn't spoken faster than him, he would have asked this sentence.

These elder brothers wanted to eat egg custard and meat porridge since they were young, and they even ate three meals a day in different ways.Living here since I was a child, I naturally don't understand the sufferings of the people.

"At that time, my son thought, after going back, I must go to see the land of the Qing Dynasty, and see how many people still have enough food and clothing. There are also rich children in the capital, and they should also be thrown in Living in a military camp or in the countryside for a period of time allows them to experience the lives of ordinary people. It also saves them from inviting cats and dogs to cause trouble on the street when they have nothing to do."

Kangxi looked into Yinzhen's slightly drunken eyes, he knew that this son was speaking from his heart, and that expression could not deceive anyone.

It's not like he doesn't know that extravagance is prevalent among the children in Beijing. He also thought about rectifying it.It's just that whenever he has this thought, he shrinks back when he sees those ministers who come to suffer in front of him, one by one telling the achievements of his ancestors and how his son has been since he was a child.

Picking up the wine glass and drinking a glass of wine, he looked at Yinzhen, "Fourteen, if Khan Ama gave you the right to train these descendants of the Manchu nobles, would you dare?" It was wiped out, let alone the other things, look at the group of Japanese pirates not far from them.

The small island country dared to fight their ideas, and every time they fought they were defeated steadily.He was ashamed to think of it.

Yinzhen pondered for a moment, when Kangxi was disappointed and he was just talking about it, Yinzhen said: "If Han Ama allows his son to disregard life and death, I will naturally be willing."

Having experienced the battlefield, he also understands that only the flames of war can baptize these silverfish, and let them understand the hard-won life of today.

Yinzhen was really drunk, and he had a lot of energy after drinking. When he talked about the past in Shengjing, his mood was inevitably heavy and he drank too much without knowing it.When Kangxi left, he was already lying on the table.As for Kangxi himself, he was also wobbly, and he knew that he hadn't drank less.

"Han Ama, my daughter-in-law has prepared hangover soup, do you want to drink it before leaving?" Foer Guochun only prepared a jar of wine, which is just right for two people to drink without getting drunk.Unexpectedly, the two sent Wei Pingan to take two altars.

Fortunately, she was afraid that Kangxi would get drunk, so she asked Li Dequan to call the imperial guards over. At this time, she didn't care whether to be high-profile or not, and the most important thing was to send him back to the palace safely.

I don't know what the two of them said, looking at the way they drank, Fol Guochun murmured in his heart.

Kangxi still remembered what he had said to Yinzhen. In the early morning of the next day, looking at the white and fat ministers who were eating, he suddenly announced: "Every Manchurian flag over the age of 17, who is not the eldest son, will report to the military camp in the suburbs of Beijing within ten days. , the banner leaders must urge them, if the ten-day deadline is not reached, the whole family will be expelled from the Manchurian banner."

Now that the Manchus rule the world, there are many benefits to being a bannerman. If you can't be a bannerman, the punishment is not insignificant.

That way no one would dare to risk cheating.

Ignoring the buzzing voices below, he looked at the row of royal brothers, and finally named Yinzhen, "Yinzhen, leave this matter to you and Lao Shi, I will give you two years, you must give this group of people I trained it. Can you do it?"

The old ten who was suddenly called: who am I, where am I, and what does it matter to me?

Yinzhen drank a little too much yesterday, but fortunately he still remembers what he said.He took a step forward and replied forcefully: "My minister leads the decree, and my minister will definitely do everything possible to let them regain the glory of their ancestors."

Kangxi nodded, and he looked at Yinzhen again, "Fourth brother, you are in charge of the household department, and you will check the personnel immediately after the ten-day deadline has passed. If you cover up and accept bribes, you will be guilty of the same crime."

Before the fourth elder brother could stand up, an old man from the clan was elected by everyone, "Dare to ask the emperor, what happened, do you want to make a decision next time?" in this way.

After understanding the meaning of the old man's words, it was rare for Kangxi to be tough, "What's the matter? You look up at the group of ministers standing in the hall, they all eat fat with red faces and brains. Do you all remember why you Want to be an official? Do you still remember the demeanor of our Manchurian ancestors?"

"The old one has a big belly, and the young one is full of cats and dogs. The capital is full of smog. How can you still have the demeanor of the Manchus?"

"Why doesn't a small place in Monan Mongolia accept us? Why does the southern Japanese country invade every year? I won't talk about Xinjiang and Tibet."

"Who would dare to humiliate me if my Qing Dynasty is strong?"

"My decision today is just to prevent problems before they happen. Fourteen fought against the old ten, and I am sending two experienced soldiers to let my descendants of the Qing Dynasty revive the glory of our ancestors."

Probably Kangxi's gentle attitude gave them the illusion that they almost forgot that this was the man who defeated Oboi when he was a teenager and personally eliminated Mobei three times.

What he said can't be refuted by others, so why?Could it be that they don't want to learn from their ancestors and inherit their will?

Yinzhen glanced at these ministers. Although they didn't speak, there was still a lot of dissatisfaction in their eyes.He immediately stood up, "My lords, do you think Khan Ama's move is inappropriate?"

"Most of you are older than Yinzhen, and many of you even followed Khan Ama to fight everywhere. You have been on the battlefield, and I believe you all know that swords have no eyes on the battlefield. Think about your parents and grandparents who died on the battlefield. And look at yourselves and your backs. Are you ashamed?"

He cupped his hands towards the place where Kangxi was sitting, "Khan Ama is merciful, at least he left you a son to inherit the incense. Think about your ancestors again, how many people fought to the last moment, and how many were killed or injured The eldest son?"

"What's more, what did Khan Ama train you for? Just to survive on the battlefield and to save more descendants for you?"

"What? As banner people, you have enjoyed the treatment, but now you are not willing to pay? You are not willing, believe it or not, as long as you let out the wind that 'those who are willing to serve as soldiers can be allowed to join the Manchurian banner at their discretion', believe it or not, some people are willing .”

This group of people is just used to enjoyment. If they are allowed to be ordinary people for a few days, they will know how good life is now.At that time, let's see who will be plausible.

Fourteen's words not only made the ministers of the court blush, but also the brothers of the emperor were shocked.

Could it be that this fourteen took the wrong medicine?Or is it that he has a competitive mind and wants to win over courtiers in this way.

After thinking about it, it was not right, seeing how aggressive he was just now, and this task was not so easy to complete, one could not offend both sides.If Shisi wants to win people over, there are other ways, and there is no need to do so.

The princes of the emperor can understand, but there is one person who can't understand, Hongxi is worrying about how to increase his contacts, if he really falls asleep, someone will give him a pillow.