Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1071 Master Sixteen's Plan
"Didn't take part in the provincial examination?" Cao Yong looked at his son, a little surprised.

After the family reunion dinner, Tianyou didn't leave with the crowd, but went back to Wutong Garden with his parents, and reported what happened to him.

Cao Yong thought that his son would take part in the rural examination in February. Even if he didn't get a title for the gold list, it would be good to have many opportunities to exercise.

Tianyou was not guilty, and said: "Uncle Wu suggested that the child should postpone the exam, and the teacher in the banner school also told the child to wait for the exam, and the child himself thought it would be better to study for a few more years. After discussing with the mother, he did not go Shuntian Mansion enthroned and applied for the exam."

Chu Yu was by the side, fearing her husband's displeasure, said: "That's true, my son decided to postpone the exam after discussing with me."

In Cao Yong's heart, there is no unhappiness.

It may not be a good thing for Tianyou to be named on the gold list too early.Cao Xiang had held a foreign post, and Cao Fu had been fascinated by Cao Yin when he was a child.Therefore, even if their brothers were young Scholars, they acted much more steadily than others.

God bless him as the eldest son of Cao Yong, the future successor of the uncle's mansion, and his parents have taken good care of him, so he lives a much more comfortable life than the brothers Cao Xiang.Even if he listened to his father's teaching and knew some twists and turns in the officialdom, it was still just talking on paper.

It's better to be older and then become an official, with a more determined mind and more thoughtful handling.

"Is Li Cheng finished?" Cao Yong asked, remembering something.

"I'm down, and I won the list of candidates yesterday." Tianyou said, with a bit of admiration, and said: "I heard that Li's cousin studied so hard that his eyes hurt. He came here a few days ago Greetings from Grandpa and Grandmother, the boy also suggested that he wear glasses, it just so happens that Uncle Sixteen's family opened a glasses shop, I don't know if Cousin Li has bought it yet."

Seeing that he mentioned the Li family, Cao Yong did not contempt or impolite, and was very satisfied with his son's behavior.No snobbery was born, it is not bad to use official position and family status to judge high and low.

The Sun family has Sun Li, and the Li family has Li Cheng. If they really take the road of imperial examinations, it will be a sure road to family revival.

After Tianyou left, Chuyu hesitated for a moment, and said to Cao Yong: "Master, I saw Li Cheng's clothes, although they were clean, but after all, he was a bit cold... He came here once before the end of February, old lady Touching the clothes on his body, he didn't say anything to his face, but shed tears when he turned his back. Afterwards, the old lady asked someone to send some money to him, but he sent it back with his two brothers, and refused to accept anything He told the old lady that he was afraid that he would be greedy. If he wanted it once, he would want it a second time. From now on, Li’s family would become a waste of dim sum relying on relatives to support him. Lord, why don’t we help the old lady? worry."

Earlier, the Cao family was unwilling to come forward and suppressed a large group of people from the Li family, because they were afraid that the Cao family would be implicated.

Now, Li Xu's case has been closed for a year.At this time, if you help out, even if the accused goes to the imperial court, it is justifiable.After all, the Li family is Cao Yong's mother family, the five brothers of the Li family in Beijing, and Cao Yong's younger generation.

Cao Yong listened and nodded first.It would be admirable if Li Cheng could really think this way instead of trying to make things bigger.

After hearing it, he frowned.

Although Gao Taijun moved back from Li's house due to resentment, he left all the remaining money in Li's house.That was more than 1000 taels of silver, and Li Yu's business capital of more than 1000 taels was also given by Gao Taijun.

It's only been less than a year, and life is hard again?

Cao Yong is an errand in the household department, not a person who doesn't know people's livelihood.Although the capital city is not easy to live in, the price of goods is also real, and it is not unaffordable.

For ordinary Banner families, Banner Ding can maintain the whole family's livelihood with two taels of silver and one stone of rice per month.There are only a dozen or so people in the Li family, and since Gao Taijun passed by, there have been 3000 taels of silver.

If it were someone else, they would have already purchased the next foundation.Being diligent and thrifty is enough for the family to live for ten or eight years, so why are they gone?

Cao Yong is not short of money, and spending 8000 taels to make his mother happy is really nothing.

However, now is not the time to spend money.

The Li family has lived comfortably for too many years, and the upper and lower levels have developed an air of arrogance and extravagance.If they don't change this habit, even if Li Cheng becomes an official through the imperial examination, he will just add another corrupt official who scrapes the land.This branch of the Li family will continue to fester.

"Wait a little longer. There are five brothers in the Li family, three of whom are adults. Without the help of others, can they still be hungry? Mother, I will go and talk to her." Cao Yong said.

Husband and wife reunite after a long absence, it is a must to talk about Dunlun, not to mention the arrangement.

The next day, Cao Yong went to Lanyuan to have breakfast with Mrs. Li.

Seeing her son coming to accompany her, Mrs. Li was very happy and ate half a bowl of porridge.

There is no need for politeness between mother and child.Cao Yong talked about the current symptoms of the Li family and advised Li to feel at ease.With him around, let's hone and hone the cousins ​​of the Li family for a while, so they won't really sit on the sidelines.

After listening to this, Mrs. Li was very pleased.

She can also see that her son has no affection for Li Jiashi, and the reason why he still cares about her is also because he misses her.

"That's right, we should let them have a hard life, otherwise they will never be considered sensible." Li Shi said, "It's just that you don't have to worry too much. Their brothers have good arms and legs, and they can't support their wives and children?"

What Cao Yong is worried about is that he is afraid that Li's depression will be in his chest. When he sees her happy face, he will be happy too.

The mother and son said a few more homely things, Cao Yong looked at the time, and when it was time to go to the Yamen, he left the house.

Sitting in the main room with bright and clean windows in the household department again, Cao Yong was a little uncomfortable.

In the half year in Ganzhou, although life was tough, watching a new city grow from nothing, watching the wasteland turn into fertile land, and watching the hopeless people show their vitality, I really felt a sense of accomplishment.

Looking back at Duan Qinglin, although he only knew the state from the fifth rank, he is a parent from the same place.It is also a place where the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Although the place is poorer, looking at Duan Qinglin's words and deeds, he doesn't seem greedy and despicable, but he lives in peace.

After reading the official documents, and then looking at the imperial palace newspaper, Cao Yong felt that life was a little tougher.

If he was still in Ganzhou, at this time he should go to the new city to inspect the people's spring plowing... I don't want to, I don't want to, I really want to go out of Beijing when I think about it.

Thinking of those ragged immigrants, Cao Yong was stunned.

Now that the external turmoil and internal worries are peaceful, shouldn't it be time for Yongzheng to start reforming?

"Government of fire consumption to the public", "spreading into the mu", and "officials and gentry pay grain together" are all well-known reform projects in later generations.

Now from the mansion newspaper, but can not see anything.

It's just that after the governors come to Beijing at the end of the year, Yongzheng will have all the rights in the area.Next year at the latest, the reform should begin.

These three items, in addition to increasing the money in the national treasury, can also somewhat reduce the burden on the people.

Although Cao Yong didn't intend to be a pioneer, he thought that he would participate in this great historical change, and he couldn't help feeling a little excited.Immediately, he felt dispirited again.

These three items simply "fix the symptoms but not the root cause", and local land mergers are getting more and more intense.More and more people lost their land, and they were either reduced to tenants or refugees.

Cao Yong knew this, but he could only hold his hands.

Only the "Squires pay grain as a whole" made Yongzheng notorious for 300 years.That is still the honor of the emperor, and it cannot compete with the gentry class.

Cao Yong, a little shrimp, has no room to speak...

Brother Sixteen has been looking forward to Cao Yong's return for a long time, knowing that he will come back, how can he let him go.Arrived noon, send a person over, ask Cao Yong to pass over there in the palace at night, and he will meet the wind for Cao Yong.

This coincides with Cao Yong, Cao Yong also just want to see sixteen elder brother, ask about opium.

After all, opium is a sharp knife that can easily hurt others and self, and it is not easy to get it on the table. The poppy fields marked out in Yunnan are still under the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.The finished opium also entered the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The sixteenth elder brother didn't have the consciousness to worry about the country and the people, so he diverted the opium with two sentences, and began to mention personal matters: "Nian Gengyao, that old boy is too arrogant, conniving the little bastard to embarrass you, and tripping you everywhere Son, you can’t make him cheap! I heard Hong Pu say that last autumn, fortunately, someone warned you, otherwise not only you, but also Hong Pu and Tianyou would be in danger. That brat of the Nian family has played a little too much.”

Cao Yong smiled wryly and said: "Even if you are annoyed, what good way can you vent your anger? It is not difficult to plot against him, but it is not easy to hide it from the one in the palace."

This is the reason why Cao Yong didn't do anything for a long time, not because he was afraid of Nian Gengyao, but because he didn't want Yongzheng to have a grudge.

In order to take revenge on a dying enemy, it is a loss-making business to involve yourself.

Elder Sixteen picked up the wine cup, smiled unfathomably, and said, "The big ones can't move, and the small ones can't be moved? We can't let Nian Gengyao be arrogant, let's just bear it for nothing."

He was a very protective person, Cao Yong was his best friend, Hong Pu was his most beloved son, he endured for more than half a year before he wanted to take revenge, besides waiting for Cao Yong to come back, he also had to take into account the war in Qinghai.

He grew up with Cao Yong, and the two acted more alike.

That is to know the importance, "distinguish between public and private", and not delay official business due to personal anger.

Now that the war in Qinghai is over, and Cao Yong has returned to Beijing, it's time to vent his anger.

Cao Yong's eyes lit up, and he said, "Nian Bin and Nian Fu want to return to Beijing?"

Although Nian Gengyao's eldest son, Nian Xi, is in Beijing, but he is the son-in-law of Prince Chun's residence. He is usually humble and respectable in front of the imperial court. Naturally, Elder Sixteen will not touch him.

Besides Nian Xi, Nian Gengyao had four sons, the second son Nian Bin and the third son Nian Fu had grown up and were often by Nian Gengyao's side, the fourth son Nian Qin died young, and the fifth son Nian Xing was still young.

Brother Sixteen laughed and said: "In name, it is to send people to Beijing to pay homage to the old man's birthday. I guess he wants to keep a son in Beijing. Nian Xi is not in good health, and the old man is old. Nian Gengyao always wants to leave his son to sit in Beijing. [-]% It's that Nian Fu, I heard that Nian Gengyao's wife intends to fight for the title of Nian Fu."

In the great victory in Qinghai, Nian Gengyao, in addition to being promoted from a third-class prince to a first-class prince, also asked him to report a son and reward him with a first-class son.

When Cao Yong heard this, he also laughed and said, "Okay, since he's here, let's treat him well."

Having said that, he also knew that it was just a small fight to let everyone vent their anger.

After all, the old man and Nian Xi's face must be taken into consideration, so it's not easy to do too much.

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Outside Xizhimen, Nian Fu was riding on a horse, looking at the majestic city wall, and then looking back at the carriage loaded with gold, silver and fur, his face added a bit of color...

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Ask for a monthly pass in a low voice. .

(End of this chapter)