Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1279
Cao Yong thought it would take some time for the household department to purchase rice from Zhili.

After all, a large sum of money is involved, and the follow-up affairs are relatively complicated. Unexpectedly, a few days after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the thirteenth elder brother went to the Ministry of Households to discuss the matter with several hall officials.

Referring to the rice prices in the last three years in the south of the Yangtze River, the purchase price of rice in Zhili was finally set at six coins per stone.

About [-]% of the rice is produced per stone of rice, which is equivalent to more than nine qian per stone of rice consumed by the imperial court.

The price of rice in the capital is around one or two renminbi, so it seems that the purchase price of Zhili rice is not high, but if the various losses in the circulation process are included, the income price of six renminbi per stone of rice is already very high for the common people. Affordable.If it is purchased by private grain merchants, it will definitely be lower than this price.

Zhili has a total of more than 72 hectares of rice fields. Rice fields are considered delicate work in farming, and the output of medium rice fields can reach two stones per mu.Calculated in this way, the court will have to prepare [-] taels of silver.

After calculating this number, everyone from the thirteen elder brothers to the two ministers and the four servants were relatively calm.

Because there is silver in the bank of the household department, even if 72 taels are allocated, it is nothing.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Cao Yong remembered the household department when he was the servant of the household department in the last years of Kangxi.At that time, the money on the books of the Ministry of Household Bank was only two to three million taels, and most of it was "borrowed" by officials.

Whenever money is needed, several officials in the household department have to worry about it for a few days.

Now it's a different story.

Cao Yong was only transferred back to the household department from Zhili in September last year, so he didn't make much effort.

He looked at Zhang Tingyu, another minister. In addition to Zhang Tingyu, he was also a bachelor in charge of the Imperial Academy. In the third year of Yongzheng, he was appointed as a bachelor.

Cao Yong is in the household department, he only does what he should do, and the reason why he doesn't worry too much is because Zhang Tingyu is by his side.

Cao Yong, as the capital, had a six-day shift in addition to the big dynasty; Zhang Tingyu, in addition to the shift of the household department, also had a shift of the Imperial Academy and a bachelor's class, and had an audience in front of the emperor almost every day.

What errands are there in the household department, and what arrangements does the emperor have for the household department?

In addition, there are Prime Minister Ma Qi and Prime Minister Wang Shisan elder brother above the household department. There are too many people who worry about this, and Cao Yong is happy to enjoy leisure.

Although Zhang Tingyu looked calm and composed, his brows were slightly frowned and could not be stretched.

Seeing this, Cao Yong was taken aback, and couldn't help but look at Brother Thirteen.

The thirteenth elder brother closed his lips tightly, and Wang Wei grew stronger and stronger. He looked at Cao Yong and said: "The matter of rice in Zhili is decided in this way, and Cao Shangshu will supervise the matter."

"My minister would like to obey the king's decree." Cao Yong got up and said.

Elder Brother Thirteen nodded and said, "If that's the case, let's break up first."

Everyone got up to send them off respectfully, Elder Brother Thirteen looked at Zhang Tingyu, and the two of them left the central hall of the Household Department together.

Cao Yong returned to his own public room, feeling slightly depressed.

Zhang Tingyu is now in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the affairs of the Imperial Academy. The Imperial Academy is the most noble, and the exams for Shuji scholars have also been completed. What worries can there be?
The only thing that can make Zhang Tingyu hide his worry is the affairs of the Ministry of Households, or the matters related to the Ministry of Households.

Jiang Jian is packing up a bunch of paperwork and sending it to Cao Yong.

Seeing that Cao Yong seemed to be thinking, Jiang Jian asked, "What's the matter, my lord?"

Cao Yong talked about the situation of the ministry meeting in the morning, and said that Zhang Tingyu seemed to be worried, and the thirteenth elder brother was also more solemn than usual.

However, if Zhang Tingyu was really worried about the Ministry of Household affairs, Cao Yong could not have heard nothing about it.

Jiang Jian twirled his beard, pondered for a moment, and said in a low voice: "It's related to the household department, and the adults don't have any information. The only thing is the military."

Cao Yong listened and felt the same way.

The year of Yongzheng was indeed uneven in the northwest. Apart from the quelling of chaos by Gengyao in the early years of Yongzheng, there should have been the incident of Yue Zhongqi's expedition to Zhungeer.

The Military Aircraft Department, which lasted until the end of the Qing Dynasty, should have been established on time, and there has been no movement yet.

Although there have been occasional conflicts in the northwest in the past two years, it is generally peaceful, because the imperial court negotiated peace with Zhungeer Khan in the third year of Yongzheng.

This Yue Zhongqi succeeded Nian Gengyao from the admiral of Sichuan, the governor of Gansu, and the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and became the governor of the three provinces.

In addition to real power, Yue Zhongqi also has military merits. Because of the suppression of the Qinghai rebellion in the second year of Yongzheng, she was granted the title of third-class official and became the No. 1 foreign official.

"It's probably the case, otherwise the grain collection in Zhili would not be settled so quickly." Cao Yong said.

Jiang Jian's face showed a bit of joy: "It would be great if the second master had the opportunity to go to the northwest."

Cao Yong was taken aback for a moment, but he hadn't thought of this.

Seeing that Cao Yong was stunned, Jiang Jian said: "Second master is an old man from Xizheng, even if he is not in the capital now, as long as you work carefully, it is not difficult to transfer back to the capital."

Although from the standpoint of the family, since Cao Song has become a military officer, it is the right way to go to the northwest to make contributions.In addition to the title, it can also lay a foundation in the army and prepare a way for the Cao family's children.

But now is the era of cold weapons, Cao Yong really does not want Cao Song to use his life to earn meritorious service.

Seeing Cao Yong's hesitation, Jiang Jian said: "It would be a pity if the second master gave up this opportunity. In the officialdom, the second master is not a man who loves to make money, and he can get to where he is today, mostly because of the care of adults. But civil and military are different. Now It is not easy for adults to take care of this grade. If the second master does not transfer to a civil position, he can only return to Beijing at the same level, or be promoted to a higher level and serve as an old man outside. But if he is really transferred to a civil position, he is not the director of the second master. Build a tree."

It is not easy for Cao Song to be promoted, because his current position is too high. He is in his early thirties, and he is the general soldier of the second rank.

There is a shortage of military positions higher than this level, and only the first-rank admiral, the nine-door infantry patrol, the commander of the fifth battalion and the internal ministers, as well as the first-rank chief guards, internal ministers, and guards.

With Cao Song's qualifications and the identity of Cao's family wrapping clothes and carrying the flag, among the four kinds of military shortages, only the Minister of Internal Affairs has some hope.

It is possible that the position of Minister of Internal Affairs is either a confidant who is absolutely trusted by the emperor, or a prince who takes care of this errand for retirement.

Cao Song is neither of the two, and it is not easy for this minister to survive.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong's mood also became depressed.

In the final analysis, it is because of the shallow foundation of the Cao family. It has been less than 20 years since the flag was raised, and there is only one leader under his name.

As a result, Cao Song has no foundation in the army and is not qualified to compete for the capital of the Beijing Banners. If he wants to be promoted to the second rank, he must be promoted to the capital of the local Eight Banners in addition to changing to a civilian job.

In that case, Cao Song wants to return to Beijing, but he really has to wait until retirement age.

At this time, I heard Jiang Jian continue to say: "If the second master can't make achievements in military merits, it may not be obvious in the past few years. After ten or 20 years, the masters of the Dongfu will be weak and strong." situation."

Hearing the word "dishu", Cao Yong could not help but frown.

For the sake of Cao Xiang's future, Cao Fu came out of the Imperial Academy. Cao Xiang was qualified in the Imperial Academy as a first-class Tanhua. In addition, he has a round personality and a square inside. He has both perseverance and ability. Cabinet ministers are also possible.

On Cao Song's side, apart from being like a fish in water in the army, he is really not as good as Cao Xiang in his official career.

But as an older brother, if he is compared to his younger brother, he will be gratified and sad.Not to mention, in this world, status in a family is closely related to official career and power.

Cao Yong is just an ordinary person. Among the few cousins, he loves Cao Song the most in his heart, and naturally hopes that he will be happy.

This generation of brothers is okay, with him watching, he will not allow his younger brother to be disrespectful to his elder brother when he has a high official position, but what about the younger generation?

Cao Yong thought of Wang Lusheng, so he was very sensitive to the meaning of "the concubine is strong and weak", and he did not want to have something similar to the civil strife in the Wang family.

Jiang Jian gave up all his advice, so he stopped talking, picked up a few folds of official documents, and reported several important matters to Cao Yong.

When Cao Yong saw this, he put aside his private affairs in advance and finished his errands.

After falling into the Yamen, Jiang Jian did not go back with Cao Yong, but went to the Ministry of War to find some familiar clerks for a drink.

The war is about to start, not only do I not worry about the national economy and the people's livelihood, do I have to focus on making profits for the family?
Cao Yong rode on the horse and shook his head.

Even if someone like him doesn't seem to care about fame, but given the opportunity, he still can't be a gentleman...

Until the next day, Cao Yong got the letter from Jiang Jian early in the morning, and there was indeed movement in the northwest.

Zhungeer Khan Tsewang Allah Butan died, and Tsewang Allah Butan, who had been making trouble in the northwest for more than 20 years, died.

It stands to reason that the death of this restless Zhungeer Khan should be a blessing to the court.

But compared with the old lion, the new lion king who is in his prime is more worrying.

The new Zhungeer Khan is Galdan Celing, the eldest son of Cewang Arabutan.

I don't know whether it is because father and son are natural enemies, but Galdan Ce Ling has always been at odds with Ce Wang Arabutan in his actions.

When Tsarist Arabutan colluded with Tsarist Russia to fight against the Qing court, Galdan Tsering joined hands with his cousins ​​to fight against Tsarist Russian invading officers and soldiers and opposed being close to Tsarist Russia; Tsarist Russia became unclear again.

How can such behavior not cause headaches for the court?

This war doesn't have to wait long.

Even if the imperial court is willing to continue peaceful coexistence with Jungar Mongolia, the new Khan will make disturbances in order to establish his absolute status in the tribe.

There was no direct declaration of war against the Qing court, and most of it was because of "to fight against the outside world, we must settle down inside".

When the new Khan has almost purged the tribe, he should tear himself apart from the Qing court.

Some words cannot be put on paper, Cao Yong privately ordered Zhang Yi to send Zhang Yi out of Beijing to Jiangning...

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Gyeongbokgung Palace, Study Room.

Fupeng's eyes were full of light, and he couldn't sit still. He stood up, looked at Hongli and said, "Fourth Uncle, is it true that the imperial court is going to prepare troops in the northwest?"

The Northwest Army has never been disbanded, and even if the imperial court is preparing for it, it is the Beijing Eight Banners elite soldiers and Eight Banners generals who are ready to go.

Hong Zhou was beside him, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Look at your burning appearance, are you still thinking about going to war?"

Fu Peng nodded without hesitation, and said: "Uncle Wu, my nephew has reached the crown and is now on a job."

Although Hongzhou was itching in his heart, he also knew that his father did not want to see the clan, and he would not give the clan a chance to make meritorious deeds and increase their influence.

He didn't speak, Hongli said with a smile: "What's the rush, your errand, Huang Ama has already arranged it, and the red flags are all in place..."

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