Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 790 Boiling
Although Xiunu is elected every three years, young nobles will always be in Kangxi's harem, but he has been on the throne for 57 years, and the number of times he has been formally canonized is very small.

It's easy for others to say that the seventh elder brother's birth mother became a concubine, and the sixteenth elder brother's birth mother was Wang's concubine, which is considered a serious title.For the Cao family, these two places are in-laws, and they have to buy gifts for congratulations.In addition, on the side of the seventeenth elder brother's biological mother, Chen Shi, Cao Yong also wanted to prepare a gift, but he was not related, so it was not appropriate to give a gift directly to the concubine.

If the Chen family gave it away, the birth mother of the twelfth elder brother would also be a concubine, so she should also give it away.If these few are sent away, will the other two concubines who have nothing to do with the Cao family be sent away?
Fortunately, it is only Kangxi's decree now. When the Ministry of Rites arranges it properly, it is estimated that the canonization will not be completed until Shengjia returns to Beijing. There are still some days.

After discussing with Cao Yong, Chu Yu took out a few boxes of beads from his family's collection, together with the gemstones that Wei Xin sent from Guangzhou a few years ago, prepared congratulatory gifts for the two empresses in the palace.As for Chen's side, Cao Yong intends to think of another way.

Brother Sixteen is also very happy to get the letter.

Concubine Wang has been in the palace for nearly 30 years. Although she is favored, her status is limited, and her serious title is just a noble person.Although it is the treatment of a concubine, there is no canonization after all.In the usual ranking, after all the concubines, they should be at the head of the group of nobles.Brother Sixteen, as a son, naturally felt uncomfortable.

Brother Sixteen also took Cao Yong to visit Brother Seventeen and told him the good news.

Brother Seventeen couldn't believe it at first, but after confirming it again and again, he burst into tears.Cao Yong looked at the skinny seventeenth elder brother, and felt uncomfortable.

Back then when Cao Yong went to study as a companion, Elder Seventeen was only twelve or thirteen years old, and he had the temperament of a weird elf.Now ten years later, he is only in his early twenties, but he is gloomy, without the vitality of a young man, he looks like a copy of Thirteen Elder Brothers.

The sixteenth elder brother saw that the seventeenth elder brother was sad, and thought of the difficulty of the Chen family in the harem all these years, he also sighed in his heart, and said: "You are transparent even when you are young, why can't you see it when you are old, and get into the horns. Who wants to jump Da? Don’t you still think about Er Niang. As sons, we were protected by Er Niang when we were young, and we should protect them when we grow up. You have been sick for a long time, and you should get better. Do you still want to let the nobles together miss you?"

In the final analysis, Elder Seventeen's illness is half physical and half mental.Not to mention the low status of his biological mother, she also touched Kangxi's taboo, so if she didn't fall into the cold palace, it wouldn't be much better.In addition, last year, his father-in-law A Ling'a died of illness, no one outside knew about it, and he was also despised by the world.

Last year, there were faint rumors that Kangxi was very dissatisfied with Seventeen Fujin.The seventeenth elder brother has been married for five or six years, has no children, and has no other wives and concubines.

For this reason, Seventeen Fujin also fell ill.After he recovered from his illness, he took the initiative to pick two maids to serve beside Elder Seventeen, which aroused Elder Seventeen's anger.Later, when the Empress Dowager died, and Elder Seventeen was weak, the matter was left alone.

Listening to the sixteenth elder brother persuading his younger brother, Cao Yong couldn't sit still.After all, the two people in front of me are of the blood of princes, no matter how good they are in private, there must be a distinction between superiority and inferiority in public.It's just that if you avoid it, it will look unfamiliar.

Brother Seventeen also knew that he had lost his composure, and had already wiped away the tears on his face.After hearing Brother Sixteen's words, he showed a bit of shame on his face, and said embarrassingly, "How can I compare with Brother Sixteen?"

Brother Sixteen gave him a sideways glance, and said: "I know you are lazy, so I am willing to work hard? You look at Cao Yong again, he is the person who likes to be free. Now he is not on the reins, but he is It's just hard work..." At this point, he pointed to the scar on his forehead, and said: "You know what it is. If you are born in this palace, whoever can avoid it, you can avoid it if you avoid it. Yes? Seventeenth brother, you should think about it carefully."

Elder Seventeen glanced at Elder Sixteen, and then at Cao Yong who was wearing men's clothes. His expression was a little sad, and he lowered his head and said, "Brother Sixteen, younger brother knows, but I'm afraid..."

"I'm afraid, life will be over?" Elder Sixteen snorted coldly and said, "Apart from telling you the good news that Huang Ama is going to be a concubine, I have one more thing to tell you."

It turned out that Brother Sixteen was helping Brother Seventeen and wanted him to take a share of the bank.

Elder Seventeen heard this, showing some difficulty, and said: "Brother Sixteen should have flattered me about what Brother Sixteen was talking about, but Brother Sixteen knows about the situation on my younger brother's side. There is nothing serious about it, and there are not many in total. A thousand taels of silver, and the rest is your sibling’s dowry money.”

Brother Sixteen couldn't help smiling when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "Who would care about the dowry of younger siblings? But let me tell you this, you know what's in your mind, you don't have to worry about money, I'm here with you." While speaking, he talked about the misappropriation of 10 taels of silver from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Elder Seventeen, however, did not want to hold Elder Sixteen behind, and said: "Brother Sixteen wants to set up such a beach, and he will use it in the name of silver. I will join in the fun, but it's hard to say. Otherwise, a , Both of them started to think about the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and everyone wanted to be an empty-handed white wolf. The younger brother collected five thousand here, and the sixteenth brother should not be too little."

Cao Yong heard the words from the side, and just remembered that he was worrying about what gift to give to the Chen family, so he said: "If the Seventeenth Master doesn't dislike it, let me add to the icing on the cake. These days, I am hesitating about what gift to prepare for the nobleman. It's not easy to give it away as a kiss. Let me show my heart and put together 5000 taels for shares. In the future, if there is a bonus, it should only be a few pocket money for the noble. I have been friends with Shi Qiye for many years, if Shi Qi elder brother If you don't give me any face, then I won't have the face to get close to the Seventeenth Master!"

Cao Yong said the words to death, and there was no room for the seventeenth elder brother to refuse.

The seventeenth elder brother looked at Cao Yong, showing a little gratitude and a little shame, bowed his head and said: "These years, I have taken too much advantage of Fu Ruo, it is really shameless."

The sixteenth elder brother saw that the seventeenth elder brother was like this, and said: "It's true that the bigger you are, the less comfortable you are. It's a big deal, such a mother-in-law..."

I didn't mention it in front of the seventeenth elder brother, but when he came out of the elder brother's house, the sixteenth elder brother said to Cao Yong: "I still have some silver, and I will give the seventeenth brother another ten thousand and let him take a share. .At the House of Internal Affairs, if I borrow [-], it is also a loan, and if I borrow [-], it is also a loan."

Cao Yong calculated silently in his heart, the three of them, Brother Nine, already accounted for [-]% of the shares, Han Jiang's family and Brother Seventeen accounted for three points, and Cao Yong planned to take two points here.He's not a prostitute, he doesn't have a head, and the opportunity to make money, why let it go for nothing.

In this way, only 60% of the shares are left, and [-] taels of silver need to be raised.

There are so many princely mansions in the capital, if there are not enough points at that time, Elder Sixteen will still offend others.He expressed his concerns about his size, and Elder Sixteen smiled and said, "Of course it's first come, first served. After Huang Ama's papers are approved, I will send a post to the princes' residences. Since it is a business of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, of course We want dear family members to come. Then let’s choose a date, first come, first served, and let’s count as soon as the money is raised.”

Cao Yong recalled the scruples that the Han Jiang family had mentioned a few days ago, and said: "Master Sixteen, the Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot issue shares. Otherwise, the court or the Ministry of Internal Affairs will borrow all the money from the bank, and the shareholders' money will be lost." It’s in vain. It’s best to choose a few Huangzhuang to invest in a few Huangzhuang with 100 million silver. In this way, the bank’s business as the Ministry of Internal Affairs is justified. Those who have money in their hands and are afraid of losing everything Practical."

Elder Sixteen thought for a while, and said, "It's just right, I'll write the notes when I get back..."

In a few days, Kangxi issued a handbook, asking the sixteenth brother to report the details.

The sixteenth elder brother wrote down the results of his discussions with Cao Yong these days, and the approximate deposit and loan interest drawn up by Han Jiang's family, and sent them to Rehe.

On the capital side, everything is ready, just waiting for the imperial edict to come down.

Before the purpose of opening a bank came down, the Cao family received good news.

Cao Xiang, as the scout of the current science, was awarded the official position together with the number one scholar and the second place.The No. [-] scholar Wang Yingquan edited and compiled for the Imperial Academy, from the sixth rank; Cao Xiang and Zhang Tinglu, the second in the list, edited and compiled for the Imperial Academy, and ranked the seventh rank.

Because Cao Xiang reported that he was "engaged but not married", in addition to the new Jinshi holiday on the 45th, he got another half month's leave, and he was on duty at the Imperial Academy in June.

So far, Cao Xiang's wedding is less than ten days away, and Chu Yu's side is too busy all day long.

Su Xin and Jing Hui also cheered up, not wanting to get busier and more chaotic, Jing Hui accidentally moved her tires, but luckily it was just a surprise and nothing serious happened.

We are busy, and we are in May.

Cao Yin and his wife and Zhao Jia's family returned to the city in early May, and while preparing for the festival, they were preparing for Cao Xiang's wedding on the eighth day of the month.

Cao Yong remembered Fengrun's ancestral worship mentioned by his father last year. Originally, the seventh old man was going to Beijing in February to catch up with the country's filial piety, and he was not allowed to discuss marriage, so he didn't come.Hearing that Cao Yin could not go back to worship the ancestors, he sent a long letter, expressing his regret, but also postponed the day of going to Beijing to after the ancestor worship.

Cao Qi's attitude towards this side is still the same as before.Cao's family has a happy event this year, and Cao Yin, as his own uncle, handles his nephew's marriage, so it's not uncommon for him to be unable to get away.Therefore, he did not think otherwise.

The day before the Dragon Boat Festival, the decree about the bank finally came down.Kangxi agreed to the sixteenth elder brother Zhezi's proposal to allocate Huangzhuang as shares, but also proposed that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has the right to take back the remaining 20% of the shares after [-] years.

Cao Yong and the sixteenth elder brother met, and they can understand.After all, according to the plan submitted by the sixteenth brother, the bank has risks, but if it is run properly, it will indeed be profitable.

After all, it is under the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it is regarded as private property of the royal family.If it really makes money, it is normal for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to want to take back all the shares.

Sixteen elder brother here, is a pre-planned post, issued in the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.None of the yellow belts and red belts registered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and those who bought houses in independent branches, all posted posts.The above mentions that the Ministry of Internal Affairs manages the "bank" and raises funds to buy shares.

The starting point is [-]% of shares, and the cap is capped at [-]% of shares.On May [-]th, the yamen of the main hall of the Ministry of Internal Affairs ascended the throne to collect money, first come, first served, no waiting after expiration.

The capital, which had been quiet for several months, suddenly boiled up...

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