lied to Kangxi

Chapter 43 Jia She forced someone to death
Yuzhu knew that Cao Yin's stepmother, the old lady Sun, was actually the prototype of Jia's mother in "A Dream of Red Mansions".

Back then, when Kangxi was born, the Ministry of Internal Affairs selected wet nurses and nannies among the coated ahas in Shangsanqi.

As a result, Cao Yin's stepmother, Sun, was favored by the Empress Dowager and was chosen as Kangxi's nanny.

Later, Kangxi, who was only a few years old, had smallpox and had to avoid the palace.Sun accompanied Kangxi to a temple outside the Forbidden City and lived there for a long time.

You know, children will always have a feeling of dependence on those who take care of them.Sun's meticulous care undoubtedly gave Kangxi a great sense of security, and she even played the role of mother.

Moreover, when Cao Yin was a child, he was Kangxi's haha ​​bead, accompanied him in studying and practicing martial arts, and even helped capture Oboi.

With such an experience, Kangxi trusted Cao Yin even more.

In the past, Yuzhu only learned about the extravagance of Jia's mansion from books, but he didn't feel deeply about it.

Now, seeing with his own eyes how the Cao family smacked their faces to pretend to be fat, he couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Who would have expected that the Cao family, which seemed to be cooking oil in a raging fire, would end up in a clean and white world in the near future?

Of course, Longkodo was also blind and misunderstood the cruel and unkind fourth elder brother Yinzhen, and he did not escape the desolate end of his family being destroyed.

Now, the Cao family is very rampant. They hand out 500 big money to anyone they see, and they block the entire road.

Zhao Shan was in a hurry, Qingtai was still waiting at home, so he wanted to take people to disperse the money-hunters.

"Old Zhao, don't be in a hurry, just wait. Uncle Ba will explain it to me." Yuzhu stopped Zhao Shan who had already called for someone.

Zhao Shan knew in his heart that Qingtai had no son, so he always regarded Yuzhu as his own son.He didn't dare to be stubborn, and obediently obeyed Yuzhu's orders.

Yuzhu's convoy was blocked for an hour and a half before getting rid of the sea of ​​people in front of Cao's house and returning to the gate of the General's Mansion.

"My maidservant, I wish Second Lord Yu a peace of mind."

"My little one, Second Lord Yu please rest assured."

From the gate of the General's Mansion to the gate of the main courtyard of the General's Mansion, the servants and maidservants who greeted them kneeled all over the ground.

On the steps at the entrance of the main building of the General's Mansion, a middle-aged man in casual clothes stood, looking from afar, he looked imposing and imposing.

"Little nephew Yuzhu kowtowed to the eighth uncle, and the eighth uncle is blessed and safe." Yuzhu trotted for more than ten steps, rushed to Qingtai, and paid homage.

"Haha, my thousand-mile-horse is here? Get up, Uncle Ba, I have already prepared the food and drink, and I am waiting for you to start the banquet." Qingtai really likes Yuzhu. hands together into the main room.

After being seated, the maidservants served tea.

Qingtai picked up the teacup, took a few sips, and said with a smile, "After your high school trial in Shuntianfu Court, the third brother sent me seven or eight letters in a row, all saying how good you are, how good you are. How can you be capable? Haha, the third son of Long, who has always been generous, has today?"

These words related to Longkodo, Yuzhu didn't dare to answer randomly, he just lowered his head and laughed a few times to accompany him.

Qingtai asked Longkodo's recent situation again, and Yuzhu answered them one by one.

At the end, Qingtai suddenly said: "The old lady Sun of the Cao family in Jiangning weaving is about to celebrate her 75th birthday. Cao Yin came to post a message for me in person. I didn't want to go. You came just in time, so I will go there for me." Bar?"

"This... yes." Yuzhu hesitated, but he didn't dare to disobey Qingtai's intention, so he nodded in agreement.

However, after agreeing and agreeing, Yuzhu still asked Qingtai curiously: "Uncle Ba, my nephew and the Cao family have never had any contact, so I just went here, is it appropriate?"

"Hey, if you don't come to Jiangning, I'm sure I won't be willing to join in the fun." Qingtai raised his chin and said arrogantly, "The Cao family looks like a dog, but they are actually going to the Three Banners How can it be compared with my Tong Jia family?"

"However, since you're here, I'm going to think about paving the way for you. The Cao family doesn't just have some bad money. Cao Yin enjoys a good reputation in Jiangnan Shilin. In addition, the Cao family also has a I have to beg for such a big deal, but I have been stuck ignoring them. Hehe, since you are here, I will do you a favor." Qingtai showed a mysterious smile and whispered the matter.

Cao Quan, Cao Yin's younger brother, is also the prototype of Jia She in "A Dream of Red Mansions".

Cao Quan and his four sons are all second-generation ancestors who live and wait to die, and none of them are promising.The few of them, relying on the fact that Mrs. Sun is still alive, have been holding the power of the Cao family's inner court.

This is roughly the same as the Jia family's situation.

However, the original author of the Red Chamber intentionally confuses the audience, and wrote Cao Yin, who is very Confucian, as his younger brother Jia Zheng, and Cao Quan, who was eating and waiting to die, became his elder brother Jia She.

In this way, the younger brother has become an incompetent elder brother, which is really a good way.

Who would have thought that Cao Quan, taking advantage of the Cao family's influence, not only boldly released usury outside, but also forced the Han army bannerman to death.

The case of the Bannerman was under the jurisdiction of General Jiang Ning, which happened to fall into Qingtai's hands.

"Let's go back, we still have to put up the airs that should be put up. Tomorrow, Cao Yin's eldest son, Cao Yong, will come to invite me on a special trip, so I'll let you go to receive him." Qingtai smiled slightly, and rushed to Yuzhu He winked and said, "Cao's family has several big gold mountains, and Cao Yong is also very generous in his actions. Your fortune is right."

Yu Zhu smiled wryly and said, "Uncle Ba, the Cao family is just an empty shell, how can they have any money? The deficit is so big that it needs the emperor to subsidize the internal money."

Qingtai was very surprised, and said in amazement: "The Cao family and the Li family of Suzhou have welcomed the holy driver many times, and indeed spent a lot of money, resulting in a big loss. However, Cao Yin and his brother-in-law Li Xu took turns to serve as the two Huaihe officials. To inspect the salt censor, that is a rare vacancy in the world, how can you not make a fortune?"

In the Qing Dynasty, there were two main institutions in charge of salt affairs, one was the Yamen of the Lianghuai Capital Transfer Salt Transport Envoy, and the other was the Yamen of the Lianghuai Salt Government, both of which were stationed in Yangzhou Prefecture.

Among them, both Huaihe Rivers and Huaihe Rivers were transferred to the Salt Transport Envoy Yamen, which was affiliated to the Ministry of Household Affairs. It was the largest local taxation agency in the dynasty, paying nearly ten million taels of silver every year.

The chief of the Lianghuai Salt Administration is the Lianghuai Salt Inspection Censor, who is affiliated to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and is responsible for supervising the tax collection of Lianghuai salt transport envoys.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the salt censors in Lianghuai were short of money and spent it, and the salt merchants in Lianghuai would obediently donate money just by making a wink.

Kangxi asked Cao Yin and Li Xu to take turns serving as the censors of the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River, obviously wanting them to make more money to make up for the huge shortfall caused by welcoming Shengjia's southern tour.

However, neither the fat weaving nor the salt administration can make up for the huge deficit. This is not just a problem of lack of money.

The life of the Cao family is extremely corrupt, extravagant, and completely unrestrained.

The luxury of spending money like flowing water has been protracted and has never really shrunk.

No matter how much money Cao Yin made, he couldn't stand such a toss. It would be a strange thing if he didn't lose money.

Yuzhu knew in his heart that in Qingtai's eyes, Cao Yin was just at a loss, and with the support of the emperor, what was there to be afraid of?
But the problem is, the emperor will pass away sooner or later, and the fourth elder brother who takes over, known as the cold-faced Hades, is a professional family copycat!

Qingtai was very concerned about Yuzhu's current situation, and asked very carefully, and Yuzhu answered every detail.

(End of this chapter)