Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 597

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Sitting on the kang, Kangxi looked at the fourth elder brother who was kneeling on the ground, his face was dark and frightening.

The fourth elder brother knelt on the ground, his face was the same as before, and he was already full of regrets in his heart.Why didn't you listen to Dai Jin's dissuasion, and insisted on going to the imperial court to mention this "smallpox" matter.

If the emperor's father is angered, he may be in a dire situation.

It's really a bit self-righteous. After these days, you still want to make achievements in your bones, right?
Not seeking fame, not seeking profit, is it also hypocritical, wanting to express his compassion in front of the emperor.

He already had desires, so naturally he couldn't be magnanimous, the fourth elder brother recited the Buddha's name in his heart, bowed his head, quite ashamed.

In the 18th year of Shunzhi, the first emperor died of illness and is now enthroned. At that time, the population of the emperor was more than [-] million.According to statistics from the Ministry of Household Affairs last year, there were more than [-] million households.

In 55 years, the number of households increased by 500 million.

Among them, during the San Francisco Rebellion, the southern provinces fell, and the population dropped sharply from more than 600 million to [-] million.

When San Francisco was pacified, in order to increase the population, Kangxi also ordered the implementation of "human pox" to prevent smallpox.

However, due to the danger of human pox and the high cost, wealthy families are reluctant to take risks for their children, while poor families do not have the funds for the medicine, so there are not many people who grow flowers among the people.

In those few years, the weather was good, the country was prosperous and the people were safe. After a few years of rest, when the population was counted again, it was already more than [-] million.

Until the 47th year of Kangxi, the number of this population did not increase by hundreds of thousands.Although there are people who hide in small households and evade taxes, there are also reasons for floods and smallpox.

After 50 years of Kangxi, smallpox only occurred on a small scale in 51, and it didn't start to wreak havoc until this year, and the population increase was several times that of before.

Every time smallpox ravages, the adults are fine, only three or four out of ten die, but more than half of the children die.

Although it cannot be said that this disease occurs every year, it will occur once every three to five years.If you hide this time, you won't be able to hide next time. It's really a matter of life and death.

Of the three sons of the fourth elder brother who died early, the eldest son Hongpan who had no teeth died of infirmity, and the remaining eldest son Honghui and the second son Hongyun died of pox.One is eight years old, and the other is already 11 years old.

Thinking of the pain of bereavement, the fourth elder brother felt a lot less anxious. He raised his head, looked at Kangxi and said, "Huang Ama, the son (body, or noble) is the elder brother of the prince. There is an imperial doctor at home. Acupuncture by skillful hands, ganoderma lucidum and wonderful medicine, still can’t control the life and death of children. The homes of ordinary people are getting weaker and weaker, unable to resist impermanence. Now in the new year, there should be the sound of firecrackers, saying goodbye to the old and ushering in the new, but in the city of Sijiu, there are cries Yin Yin. Huang Ama is the most merciful, how can he bear to see the suffering of the people? My minister weeps and sues, I hope that no one will suffer the pain of losing a son and a daughter." At the end, the fourth elder brother bowed his head to the ground and kowtowed Sorry.

Perhaps when he came, he had the urge to lose his daughter, the compassion of learning Buddhism, and the utilitarian desire to show his face in front of the emperor, but at this moment, the fourth elder brother really felt compassion for the world.

Kangxi looked at his son who was bowing his head on the ground, and glanced at the sandalwood Buddhist beads protruding from his wrist, his face paled.

"Are you talking about the vaccinia prescription?" Kangxi supported the kang table and said, "When the people's pox prescription came out in the past, I ordered it to be promoted all over the world. What is the result? Now even if I make another decree to announce this vaccinia prescription to the world, So what? The common people are ignorant and afraid of acne like a tiger, so it is not easy to get them to take the initiative to vaccinate."

The fourth elder brother knelt in the distance, but after hearing this, his heart felt cold.

For the Mongols, there was also a policy of reducing the population, which enabled the imperial court to control the number of households in each banner; the Han, the imperial court wanted to appease and appease them, but they had to rely on natural disasters and man-made disasters to control them.

When the vaccination decree was announced to the world, it was not for the Han people to read.

In many places, there are no notices.

The so-called imperial edicts are mostly for bannermen and officials to read.

Kangxi pondered for a while, looked at the fourth elder brother and said: "Don't worry, this method of cowpox has been planted in the Eight Banners. After three to five years, the world will gradually become familiar with cowpox, and it will be easy to promote it in the future. I love Xinjue Luo Shi is the lord of the Qing Dynasty, not from the beginning, nor will it be from the end. If the king of future generations can accomplish such a career, it will be praised forever." At the end, he looked at the window.

The windows here have long since been replaced with glazed glass, which is as transparent as crystal.

Although the ice and snow have not yet melted, it is already the season of Mengchun, and the weather is fine.

The fourth elder brother was on the ground, but he was already insane.

"The king of future generations", "Praise of all ages", he almost fainted, but he did not fall down.

He clenched his fists more and more, and the Buddha beads entered his palms, and he felt his heart beating hard, making his chest hurt...

*
Cao Mansion, the living room.

With a bit of warmth, Cao Yin talked about the affairs of his family and country with Seishtu.

It has been more than a year since Seshitu jumped from the ordinary clan to the Duke of Fengen Town.

I don't know if it's because he is gentle by nature, or because he is getting older and thinking more. Although he has been the Duke of the state for more than a year, he doesn't add arrogance to him, and he is more humble in dealing with others.

In this way, even if he is not as majestic as the other princes Baylor, he still adds a bit of air to everyone, which makes people dare not underestimate him.

Saishitu knew in his heart that he had borrowed the light of Yue's family for his luck.

In the past half a year, the mystery of Li's life experience has been widely circulated, and he feels somewhat puzzled in his heart.

It is true that the old lady of the Cao family is the nanny of the emperor, but she is too prominent.

The entire Cao family is only distinguished by Cao Xi, and Fengrun's direct lineage is not well-known.

Cao Xi's branch and the holy family are all concentrated in Cao Yin's house.

After realizing this, although Seshitu had no intention of clinging on purpose, he still quietly ignored the two housemates in the family, and the relationship with his wife became more and more harmonious.

Even if he is a prince of the state, his identity is not the same as that of the idle clan before, but the people who come and go are different, and he needs to rely on him.

There is the Prince's Mansion of Lianjin Pingjun and the Earl's Mansion of the Yue Family. This position of Duke is truly worthy of the name.

When Cao Yong went in, Seishtu listened carefully and listened to Cao Yin's words.

Seeing Cao Yong coming in, Seshitu got up from his seat: "Brother is back."

He is four or five years older than Cao Yong, but he wants to be called after Cao Yi.

Cao Yong nodded, turned around and greeted his father first, and then sat opposite Seishtu, looked at him carefully and said: "Look at you, you are much cleaner than before. When you come out to pick up errands, you should take good care of yourself."

"Brother Xie is worried, but it's because of the changing seasons, some diet is not adjusted, it will be better if the weather is warmer." Sai Shitu bowed and replied.

Although he is his sister-in-law, he is already the king of the country after all. Such a respectful demeanor made Cao Yin and his son a little uncomfortable.

Cao Yin and his son looked at each other, smiled and said to Seishtu: "The Duke sit down first, the old man came back from a visit outside, and he hasn't changed his clothes yet, go into the inner house, and come back to accompany him later."

When Saishitu heard this, he hurriedly said, "Father-in-law, let's go and do some work. The son-in-law is not an outsider, so he doesn't need to accompany him specially, just talk to the elder brother here."

Cao Yin nodded, explained a few words to Cao Yong, and then went out first.

Cao Yong and Sai Shitu sent Cao Yin outside the living room before turning back into the room.

Seeing that Saishitu still looks like a guest, unable to let go, Cao Yong waved his hand and said: "Don't hold it like this, it's not in front of your parents, if we still talk about this ceremony, we will be divided. "

Before the two were brother-in-law and sister-in-law, they were already good friends and had some affection.

Seshtu smiled and leaned back in the chair, not as stiff as before.

Cao Yong saw that his face was faintly pale, and said: "Is the nearby branch of the Duke's mansion making trouble again? The imperial decree has been issued early, what are they tossing about?"

Seishtu shook his head, frowned and replied: "It's not them, it's my old lady who built a Buddhist hall in autumn, and now we are not allowed to go there to say hello except on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year. Even Shou'er, she doesn't stay with her, Send someone back to the Duke's mansion. I begged several times, and Shouer Erniang also begged, but the old lady is like eating a weight."

It turned out to be for this reason, Cao Yong nodded.

The Seishtu boy lost his father, and his widowed mother dragged him into adulthood. The heart of serving his mother is very filial.Now it's hard to get the opportunity to get ahead, but mother and son are separated, so they can't serve day and night.

Shou'er is the eldest son, and he will inherit the title of the Duke's Mansion in the future. Due to the limited status of Xi Tala's family, it is not easy to keep him by his side.

Only when Cao Yi gave birth to the second son, or if there were no other sons, raised the eldest son in his arms, would he inherit the incense of Seshitu's biological father's line.

Without him, it's just pity for the hearts of parents in the world.

This is Seishtu's family matter, Cao Yong is not good at talking, so he changed the subject and talked about something else.

Today, Seishtu accompanied his wife back to the province. In addition to paying New Year's greetings to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, there are other things to discuss with Cao Yong.

His elder brother-in-law Zhong Hai, a son of Zhengbaiqi Baoyi Suochuuoluo family, used to do business outside the mouth, and the family also received errands for the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Just speaking, it can be considered a rich family, but in a place where the rich and powerful gather in the capital, it is really nothing.The Ministry of Internal Affairs has a meager amount of money, so it is just picking up business that other companies do not rarely do, and barely making a living.

Cao Yong met Zhong Hai in the past few years in the capital.Although Zhong Hai intends to cling to him, on Cao Yong's side, he treats others politely with a bit of alienation, and it's not easy to establish friendship.

In addition, Cao Yong is always on business trips, Zhong Hai will not be in Beijing for more than half a year after a year, and the number of times the two can meet is limited.

This time, it was Zhong Hai who specifically entrusted his brother-in-law to see Cao Yong at his house to discuss the matter of bidding in February.

Although Sai Shitu didn't want to participate in these things and made it difficult for Cao Yong, but he couldn't refuse his brother-in-law's begging, so he said it out to see what Cao Yong meant.

If Cao Yong is willing to see, he will set up a family banquet tomorrow and invite Cao Yong's family to have a drink in the past.

If Cao Yong is not happy to comment, then he will find a tactful reason and return his brother-in-law.

The reason why Zhong Hai wanted to see Cao Yong at the Duke's Mansion was because he was afraid, and he didn't dare to display wine outside.

Brother Jiu has already said that many imperial merchants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs will "strike out" in February, and Zhong Hai doesn't have the guts to go up against the wind.

He could only be obedient to the other side, while walking around in private, wanting to take advantage and make up for the vacancies vacated by those aristocratic families.

These days, Cao Yong is not the first time to hear that brother Jiu has a small trick, and he feels quite strange in his heart.

Could it be that Brother Jiu didn't know that the bidding was really going to fail, and what he lost was not Cao Yong's face, but Kangxi's face?

Imperial decree) is here, despising the imperial decree, what is it if it is not death?
On Cao Yong's side, he nodded in agreement.

On the side of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is really difficult for outsiders to intervene.The best way is to take this opportunity to replace the old and the new, to support the new family to take over the old family, so that it will be easy to manage in the future.

Left and right are those people who rely on their support and deliberately want to make trouble. Cao Yong does not need to feel guilty for smashing their jobs. It is the best of both worlds.

Seeing that Cao Yong agreed, Saishitu was overjoyed...

*
Inner courtyard, Wutong Garden, upper room.

Chu Yu sat on a chair, chatting with her mother-in-law Li Shi and sister-in-law Cao Yi.Cao Yi's son-in-law Shou'er was wearing a small mandarin jacket, sitting on the top of the kang, smiling and playing games with his two cousins.

Nowadays, the pox epidemic is raging in Beijing, and many people dare not take their children out.Shou'er had already planted flowers, so she didn't need to avoid acne, so Cao Yi took her to her mother's house.

Even so, Mrs. Li was also afraid of what might happen, so she didn't let her daughter and grandson go to the Orchid Court to pay her respects, but directly sent people to the Wutong Court.

It was Mrs. Li herself, after taking care of her son, she also bathed three times and changed her inner and outer clothes before coming to Wutong Garden.

Although they all live in Beijing, due to the rules, the number of times they can meet each other throughout the year can be counted on their fingers.

Although Cao Yi has been married for many years, his dependence on his mother has not diminished. He holds Li's hand, acting like a little girl, without the slightest awareness of being a mother.

Mrs. Li stroked her hair, smiled and said to Chu Yu: "Look at your sister, she is already a mother-in-law, but she is more clingy than when she was young."

Chu Yu has a very good relationship with her sister-in-law, so she won't find fault with her, and said with a smile: "I'm tired at my husband's house, so I should feel free when I go back to my mother's house."

In addition to bringing his son back, Yurui Gege, the legitimate daughter of the old Duke, also came with him.

It was the first time for Yurui to see the Cao family, and she was also surprised to see that her sister-in-law seemed to be a different person, not as sharp and sharp as in the mansion.

Every time Cao Yi was in front of Li Shi, he was like this, so he was not afraid of his sister-in-law's jokes.However, it wasn't until she felt that someone was looking at her that she remembered that her sister-in-law was also sitting beside her, with an embarrassing expression on her face, and she couldn't hold back.

Yu Rui saw that her sister-in-law was uncomfortable, she pursed her lips and smiled, and scratched her face with her fingers.

Cao Yi was teased by my sister-in-law, so she went away feeling uncomfortable, and said with a smile: "When my sister-in-law gets married, she will know that her mother's family is well, and I'm afraid she will get tired of being in my arms when she comes back."

Yurui was still a little girl, she couldn't bear the joke, her face was flushed, she wrinkled her little nose at Cao Yi, and muttered, "Sister-in-law is crazy, talking nonsense." Then she turned her head and looked at Cao Yi. Chu Yu said: "Ge Ge, you are a sister-in-law. Auntie doesn't want to take care of you. You have to take care of her. I want my sister-in-law not to be so arrogant, so that she won't bully others."

After talking about it, she herself couldn't help "giggling" and laughed.

Tianyou had already leaned forward, held up the Jiulianhuan in his hand, and said fawningly: "Little aunt, please solve this!" While speaking, he looked eagerly at Yurui's small face.

Yu Rui took Jiu Lianhuan, nodded with a smile, and lowered her head to untie it.

Tianyou has already taken a step forward, sitting obediently beside Yurui and watching.

Seeing her, Cao Yi smiled and said to Mrs. Li: "Tianyou is not afraid of life. He is closer to Yugege than to my aunt."

Chu Yu was a bit dumbfounded, this son just likes to get close to good-looking people, like a little pervert...

*
Monthly ticket seventh, roll around to ask for a guaranteed monthly ticket.Xiao Jiu continued to work hard, and the next update will be around midnight.

(End of this chapter)