Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1158 Reward (rolling for a monthly pass)
How could Cao Yong not know about the disadvantages listed by Tang Zhiyu?

But now with Li Wei taking the lead, Yongzheng and Thirteen Brothers both support it. In the final analysis, it is because of the lack of imperial treasury, Cao Yong really has no objection.

All he can do is to decide how to donate and from whom to donate.

"Yigong, the method of advocating donations does not start from Zhili, nor will it end from Zhili. This is not something you and I can decide. What you and I can do is how to formulate rules and reduce disadvantages." Cao Yong said .

Tang Zhiyu was a little helpless. Although Zhili's tax this year has not been collected, [-] to [-]% of it has been put into the treasury.Coupled with the fact that the fire consumption has been returned to the public, the money in the treasury is still sufficient.

Even if the money is allocated immediately to relieve the disaster-stricken two prefectures and sixteen counties, the money is enough.But these are the taxes of the country, and most of them have to be escorted to the capital. Even Cao Yong, the governor, can't embezzle them without purpose.

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants are at the bottom of the list, but only merchants are the easiest to advocate for donations.

Cao Yong discussed with Tang Zhiyu and came up with several methods, but they always felt that they were not the best.In the end, the matter was still not finalized, so Cao Yong asked Tang Zhiyu to go back and think about it.

In fact, Cao Yong had another idea in mind, which was to imitate the "bidding" done by the Ministry of Internal Affairs a few years ago, and hold a competition in Qingyuan.

The enthusiasm of the merchants for bidding for the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not only due to the profit, but more importantly, the signboard of the "Imperial Merchant".

In the "tendering and bidding" held in Qingyuan, although there is no "imperial merchant" signboard to issue, there is an "official merchant" signboard.

"The county magistrate who breaks the family, the governor who destroys the family", in an official-based society, how easy is it for a businessman to legally protect himself?

Cao Yong did not say that it was Gu Nian Tang Zhiyu.Now that Tang Zhiyu is in charge of Zhili finance, Cao Yong wants to give him a chance to see if he can take charge alone.

When Cao Yong arrived in Zhili, although he was carrying the emperor's order, he didn't think about "devotion to his heart". To have Tang Zhiyu as a capable subordinate, he naturally used it as he could.

In a blink of an eye, it was October [-]th, Longevity Day.

Governor's Mansion Yamen up and down, led by Cao Yong, in the lobby toward the direction of the capital kowtow congratulations.

This day was the birthday of the wife of the governor's mansion again, and the higher-ranking officials in Qingyuan City brought their female relatives to celebrate the birthday in person at the governor's mansion.

On the same day, people from the capital came to bring rewards from Yongzheng. In addition to Li's tribute wine and gold and silver, they also had Cao Yong's winter hat and ten elder brothers' mink fur cloak.

There are also Ruyi and brocade awarded by Concubine Mi.

Li's birthday gifts are not uncommon, almost every year in the palace there are rewards; Cao Yong's winter hat is also a common practice for the emperor to reward foreign officials; the sable fur cloak of the tenth elder brother surprised both Cao Yong and the tenth elder brother Not small.

This is already an excellent signal.

Cao Yong didn't expect that ten princes could receive such an effect with a submissive essay; ten princes didn't expect that the emperor's elder brother, who had always hated each other, would show a tender side.

Cao Yong was very happy in his heart. Brother Shi doesn't need to ask for guilt, it's always good.

The tenth elder brother was stunned for a long time, showing some pleading, looked at Cao Yong and said, "Cao Yong, let the ninth brother come to Zhili too!"

When Cao Yong heard the words, he almost fell.

"Master Shi, is it too early to mention this now?" Seeing Elder Brother Shi being serious, Cao Yong smiled wryly and said, "Besides, even if Lord Nine returns to Beijing, there is no reason for him to stay in Zhili!"

Elder Brother Ten held the sable fur cloak, with helplessness and sadness in his eyes, he said: "It's bitterly cold in the northwest, and it will snow in August. Instead of letting Master Jiu suffer in the northwest, I'd rather put you here. It's close to the capital, Don't worry about that... I'll come to persuade Lord Jiu..."

Cao Yong heard the words, could not help frowning.

Brother Ten had a good idea, but it was unrealistic.Yongzheng was already afraid of them, so how could he let them get together and deal with them differently, which is more in line with the kingly way.

The tenth elder brother participated in few things to seize the heir, and the crime was not fatal; the ninth elder brother was the brains of the eighth elder brother, and later became the financial source of the fourteenth elder brother. A lot of nausea, it is normal for Yongzheng not to spare him.

Regardless of whether Elder Brother Shi is really reckless or fake reckless, Cao Yong is unwilling to drag the governor's mansion into the whirlpool because of his haste.

"If the tenth master wants to help the ninth master, he needs to be cautious in his actions, so as not to make taboos and backfire." Cao Yong said bluntly.

Elder Brother Shi heard this, and looked at Cao Yong with a sharper gaze.

Cao Yong looked straight, eyes did not dodge away.

It is not necessary to say clearly where the crux of Yongzheng's relationship with them lies.

Elder Brother Ten's expression dimmed, and then he threw the cloak aside, and said, "After Nian Gengyao and Longkodo, it will be our turn. How should we deal with it?"

Cao Yong didn't answer the question, what kind of life he will live in the rest of his life is the choice of Elder Brother Shi, the key to which is Elder Brother Shi himself.

If you can "be patient", you have to put down your airs and show complete surrender; if you can't "be patient", you can have less scruples and accept continued imprisonment or death.

At this moment, Chu Yu sent someone to bring the banquet.

Seeing that there was a plate of birthday peaches besides the food and wine on the table, Elder Brother Shi remembered that Mrs. Cao Jiatai's birthday and Longevity Day were on the same day.

He was a little ashamed, for three years after leaving Beijing, all the money he had with him had been scattered, and the last jade pendant was given to Tianbao as a meeting gift.

Now that it's Li's birthday, he can't even offer a birthday present.

Right now, the only one around me who can take out the imperial bestowed cloak that has just been obtained, but it cannot be given away.

Seeing his embarrassment, Cao Yong didn't say much, and came out of Yin Hotel on the pretext that there were guests in the mansion.

It's not that he doesn't want to find a step down for Elder Brother Ten, but because of Elder Brother Ten's pride, any steps are another kind of humiliation.

As long as you don't know, that's fine.

In the inner house of the Governor's Mansion, the female relatives have already attended the table.

In addition to the official family members, there are also relatives like the Zhu family and the Wei family.

Yu Chuyu posted a post inviting Wei De's mother Yao Taijun and Wei De's wife He Shi to attend the Governor's Mansion birthday banquet.

This is Li's meaning, he wants to find old people from Jiangning to chat with Mrs. Gao, and to give Gui Niang a chance to meet her relatives.

Because it was based on relatives, when the banquet opened, Chuyu invited Taijun Yao and Taijun Gao to sit together; Mrs. He didn't arrange it at the table for foreign guests, so as not to have to arrange seats, Mrs. Tian was with her.

Feeling uncomfortable, Mrs. He thought she could sit with officials and family members, but she did not expect to be accompanied by a relative of a widow in Cao's house.

When the magistrate's wife came to talk to Mrs. Tian, ​​she realized that even though Mrs. Tian was not an official wife, she had two good in-laws, and her attitude became intimate.

Guiniang was at another table, accompanied by sister Lianqiu.

Because of the imminent marriage, the three of them became a little closer, chatting about Wen Zhi's childhood fun, and chatting about Niu Niu's female celebrity for a while.

After leaving the strange place, Lianqiu thought of something, pondered for a while, and then asked: "Sister Gui, where is Brother Zhi's biological mother, and what is her temperament like?"

Even though Wen Zhi is good, when it comes to getting married, Lian Qiu is still a little bit worried.

Needless to say, his father, since he is Cao Yong's best friend, his character should be trustworthy; but he doesn't know what his biological mother is like.

One must know that Wei Wuye's picky eyes on women are different, and he once brought a Western daughter-in-law to Beijing.It is said that there are concubines who were born in Nanyang and Dongyang in the south.

Gui Niang said: "Brother Zhi's biological mother is from Hunan, and she came from a merchant... The family followed her father to do business in Guangzhou, but later the business lost money. The mother of the son will pay off the debt to the fifth master."

Sisters Lianqiu and Xiqiu looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

Being from the Qing Dynasty and coming from a good family is already considered good, and there is no need to be too picky about others.

Before Wei Xin went abroad in his early years, although his concubines were dispersed, Wen Jie and Wen Zhi's mother were not among them. These two older concubines had already died of illness one after another.

Chu Yu and Li Shi knew this a long time ago, so they agreed to this marriage. Otherwise, if Wen Zhi's biological mother was a concubine from the Wei family, if she defected here in the future, the family affairs would be in chaos...

After the birthday banquet, people left one after another, and Yao's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were left to live in the Governor's Mansion.

The next day, in Chu Yu's room, Yao's mother-in-law, Gui Niang and Wen Qiang formally met.

Wen Qiang has a beautiful appearance and looks slim, and Taijun Yao praises her again and again.Even Mrs. He has to admit that Wen Qiang is three points better than her daughter and niece in color.

Gui Niang was older than Wei Xin, she was in her forties, her body was a bit rich, her dress was relatively plain, her appearance was upright and peaceful, she seemed to have a gentle temperament.

Yao Taijun glanced at it several times, and said: "It's kind of nice... Maybe I saw it in the south..."

Gui Niang laughed and said: "The old matriarch forgot. When Wu Ye was a child, he sent Nanny Bai to greet the old matriarch several times. The younger generation was lucky enough to go there twice with Nanny Bai. In your yard There is an osmanthus tree, and you once gave two pieces of osmanthus cake to your slave..."

Yao Taijun thought for a while, Fang nodded, and said with a smile: "At that time, you kept your head. I didn't expect that thirty years would pass in a blink of an eye. I only knew that Brother Xin praised the people around me, but I didn't expect it to be you, a little girl."

Chu Yu and Wen Qiang were listening, and couldn't help smiling.

However, He couldn't help curling his lips. Since the other party considers himself to be a slave and treats each other as in-laws, isn't it a joke?
I don't want to, even when mentioning the past, Yao Taijun didn't criticize Guiniang because of her superiority and inferiority, on the contrary, she got closer and praised her for raising her brothers and sisters well.

Gui Niang hurriedly said that she didn't dare, and said that she was just taking care of the daily life of the little masters, and for the upbringing, I had to thank the elders of the Wei family and Cao Yong.

Such being neither humble nor overbearing, neither greedy for merit nor ostentatious, caught Yao Taijun's eyes even more.

Yao Taijun thought she came from the capital to pay homage to Mrs. Li's birthday.Now that her birthday has passed, the old lady invited Gui Niang and Wen Qiang to live in the whole city.

After all, they are family relatives, so they have to recognize each other.

After hearing this, Guiniang said: "The old lady loves you so much, the younger generation should obey, but this time when I come to Qingyuan, I will not only celebrate Mrs. Bo Tai's birthday, but also discuss with Mrs. Cao about brother Zhi's marriage. I'm afraid I won't be able to leave for a while. "

"Brother Zhi wants to talk about kissing, whose daughter is it?" Yao Taijun asked.

Gui Niang didn't answer right away, but glanced at Chu Yu, saw her nod, and said, "It's not someone else, but Master Cao and Madam Cao's 'righteous sister', the third girl of the Zhuang family."

Yao Taijun was taken aback when he heard this, and said: "That girl named Zhuang, is she not of the same generation?"

Guiniang laughed and said, "The customs of being a relative in Beijing are different from those in the south, seniority is not important, and it doesn't matter if it's not blood relative..."

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I didn't read it for a few days, and the monthly ticket fell to the seventh category, and I burst into tears. .Roll around and ask for a monthly pass. .

(End of this chapter)