Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 847 Dragon and Tiger Fight
On the way to Jiubeizi's Mansion, Li Nai thought of countless excuses to explain the gift-giving to Si Age's Mansion, but he couldn't explain it himself.

Nowadays, there are not many other things, but a lot of grass on the wall.Not to mention other people, even Nian Gengyao, the governor of Sichuan, who is now proud of his glory, came to Beijing two years ago.

It's just that these words are clear in my heart, but it's hard to say them out of my mouth.

Unexpectedly, Brother Jiu never gave him a chance to explain.

After arriving at Jiubeizi Mansion, Li Nai was first led by the housekeeper to sit in the side hall for an hour, but he didn't have a sip of tea, only two servants were guarding the door.

Then, Brother Nine, who was late, came over.

After Li Nai knelt down to pay his respects, he didn't cry out, and cursed with a smell of alcohol all over his body: "The world has changed now, and this slave's spectrum is bigger than the master's. If it wasn't for the master to invite you, I'm afraid you will die too." I can’t remember this small temple of my master! Go back and ask your father, is it because you are old-fashioned, or because of lard, and you are playing with your mind. After more than ten years, even a dog should be familiar with it.”

Li Nai was scolded so badly that he couldn't utter the words he wanted to defend.

Because, Brother Nine was scolding, and he didn't mention the birthday ceremony of Prince Yong's residence.At this time, Brother Jiu was drunk, and Li Nai didn't dare to contradict him.

"Go back and tell your father, don't give me sloppy eyes. Consider your own size and status before challenging you. You are not bad for one or two slaves. If you want to change to join the family, it depends on how you feel!" Brother Nine As he continued, his voice was already a little violent.

Thinking that elder brother Jiu is notorious for his vengeful temper, Li Nai's heart thumped, and he hurriedly said: "Master Jiu, it's the slave lard who deceived his heart, dazzled his eyes in the capital, and offended Master Jiu. Taboo. Don't do anything about your slave's father, and ask Master Nine to learn from you."

As he spoke, he kowtowed.

The bluestone slabs paved in the house touched his forehead, and his forehead was stained with blood after a while.

Brother Jiu didn't mean to vent his anger, he drank a few words to Li Nai, and shouted that his filial piety would be "doubled" next year, causing people to coax him out of Jiubeizi's mansion.

I don't know when, the north wind has stopped, and snowflakes are fluttering in the sky.

Riding on the horse, Li Nai only felt the chill,

Filial piety "doubled"?Now the old routine every year is overwhelming, let alone "doubling".

In Prince Yong's Mansion, the fourth elder brother frowned and closed his eyes tightly, looking at the red sandalwood Guanyin placed on the desk, there was no joy on his face.

The Avalokitesvara in front of me can be regarded as a favorite of the fourth elder brother, and it is particularly outstanding in this year's birthday ceremony.But thinking that it was a gift from the Li family of Suzhou Weaving Mansion, the good mood of the fourth elder brother disappeared.

Hmph, the Li family has been well-off in recent years with a job in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and dominating the Lianghuai Salt Administration.

The fourth elder brother became a little anxious, stopped looking at the red sandalwood Guanyin, and waved his hands to be carried down.

At this time, a servant came to the door and said: "I want to tell my master, Master Fujin sent his slaves to pass the message, saying that Nian Fujin is not feeling well."

The fourth elder brother became even more unhappy when he heard the words.

In this mansion, just like his cold noodles, Nianshi's chronic illness is also an old problem.

However, he still asked someone to immediately take his name card and invite someone to the Imperial Hospital.

He held the book by himself, and read it for a while, thinking that the imperial physician was about to arrive, so he moved to Nian's yard.

Nianshi is joy, not disease.

At the moment when he heard the imperial doctor's diagnosis, the fourth elder brother raised his eyebrows, feeling a little joyful from the bottom of his heart.

If there is any difference between the fourth elder brother's family in the same year, it is the younger elder brother from the Nian family.

For a moment, the fourth elder brother looked at Nian with a softer gaze, and a little more reproach in his words.Now that I have a body, I should have taken a good rest to raise my baby. It's scary to think about it.

Such tenderness, even the always clever Nian was dumbfounded, blushing and insisting that he only thought it was a serious illness that caused the blood to be blocked, who would have thought it was.

Si Fujin stood beside him, looking at Si elder brother's treatment of Nian Shi, with a smile on his face, but his chest was really congested...

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At the beginning of November, Shengjia returned to Beijing from Changchun Garden.

Cao Yong's notes on farming did not stay long on the book case, so he still asked the sixteenth elder brother to make a special trip to Kangxi.

When you know that elder brother sixteen has sold his reason for farming to elder brother four, Cao Yong will know.I have no choice in my size.

A good contribution can only be given away before the results are shown.

But it's a crooked attack. Kangxi calls himself a "benevolent monarch", and he is still very concerned about the proposal to let the people eat their stomachs.Otherwise, he would not have let the provincial governors try to grow new rice varieties every year these years.

The next day when the booklet was handed over, Brother Sixteen came to pass the decree, and Kangxi summoned Cao Yong to see him.

Cao Yong thought about it, and the source of the decree this time was probably still in the farming booklet, so he brought the essay he recorded in the villa with him.

Unexpectedly, when Kangxi met Cao Yong, he didn't talk much about the farmland, but said a few homely things.

Cao Yong dealt with it carefully, Kangxi looked at him for a while, not knowing whether he was looking at Cao Yong's slightly darkened face, or looking at others through him.

Seeing that he didn't mention anything else, Cao Yong was relieved.

If the old man was talking about 200 million taels in three years, wouldn't it be embarrassing for Cao Yong.

Ding You was at home, his errands were off, and he was still worrying about whether the emperor's money would be enough to spend, that would be wronged.

The expenses in this palace are like flowing water, not to mention the other things, the birthday gift "given" by the concubine Wang a few days ago is worth 8000 taels of silver.

What's the use of the gem-studded bonsai?

It is still dusty, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs spends 10,000+ taels of silver every year to do this.

Cao Yong just slandered in his heart and was not interested in talking.It's rare for Kangxi not to mention money, and of course he doesn't ask for trouble.

Just before leaving, Kangxi asked Elder Sixteen: "I heard that the Ministry of Households wants to withdraw money from the bank, have you paid?"

Elder Sixteen leaned over and replied: "80 taels have been paid first, and another 80 taels will be paid in the middle of the month."

When Kangxi heard this, his brows eased a lot, he nodded, and sent them off.

Cao Yong also heard about the fact that the Ministry of Household wanted to make money a few days ago.

After coming out of Qianqing Palace, Cao Yong asked, "What did the Ministry of Household use as a pledge?"

Elder Sixteen laughed and said: "What can the household department have? There are some things in the Sanku and Cangchang Yamen. The rice, grain and beans in the Cangchang Yamen are all subject to special regulations. It is guaranteed that the people and horses in the capital can chew them and use them at will. Three The warehouse, the silver warehouse is empty, but there are still some things in the satin warehouse and the dye warehouse. The fourth brother did not embarrass anyone, and directly canceled the pledge period, allowing the bank to sell the satin and dye in a few days. It is worth the loan of 80 taels of silver."

"Who can swallow the goods of 80 taels of silver?" Cao Yong listened, thinking about the clan in the capital, shook his head, and said: "Even if Brother Jiu and Prince Jian are richer, they can't swallow these goods. It’s for bids.”

Elder Sixteen nodded and said: "I think so too. In the clan, there are a lot of vain airs. If someone has a fortune of more than a hundred thousand, he is considered a rich family. The family who pays such a large sum of money at a time has to rely on those big money. Merchants. However, if the satin and dyes are released all at once, if one is inappropriate, it will lead to chaos in the industry, and the price will plummet, which is a bit risky. I have already thought about it, and the cloth and dyes will be divided into [-] or [-] silver. Take a small portion and take a look. For the rest, find someone slowly."

In Cao Yong's mind, a person flashed out, and he said to Brother Sixteen: "When it comes to merchants, I think of one thing. The Patriarch of the Cheng family in Yangzhou arrived in Beijing a few days ago, and it seems that he hasn't left yet. If their family can If you swallow this batch of goods, you don’t need to break them up into parts. Otherwise, if you divide them up and attract several companies to participate in the transaction, and for the sake of profit, if they scramble to reduce the price first, it will be difficult for the remaining things in the bank to be sold at a good price.”

Elder Sixteen's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and said, "The Cheng family, the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River? Yes, yes. Didn't the Han Jiang family have relatives with their family, then let the Han Jiang family post a post for them..."

Before these two envoys could tell about Han Jiang's arrangement, the head of the Cheng family, Cheng Mengkun, had brought Cheng Mengxian to the Han residence to visit his niece, Han Jiang.

Cheng Mengkun went to Beijing this time, ostensibly to deliver an errand with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but in fact he came for the auction of the Bank of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Cheng Mengkun was deeply impressed by the bidding for the "dragon raising its head" in the past few years.There was not much movement in the bank this time, but it also aroused Cheng Mengkun's curiosity,

Regarding Cheng Mengxian's involvement in the dispute between the Li and Sun families, Cheng Mengkun was a little disappointed.However, there was no severe punishment on the surface, but Cheng Mengxian was demoted from the position of chief deacon to an ordinary deacon.

The maintenance of interpersonal relationships in the capital was supplemented by a stable middle-aged man transferred from Yangzhou.

Although Cheng Mengxian felt uncomfortable, he knew that this treatment was considered light.

After all, when he was in the capital, he was not representing himself, but also the huge Cheng family behind him.

Hearing that the two uncles had come, Han Jiangshi brought some joy and went to the front yard to meet the guests.

Let's not talk about Cheng Mengxian, the uncle of the direct relative; although Cheng Mengkun is a cousin, he is indebted to the Han Jiang family.

Jia Li met, Cheng Mengkun didn't hesitate, and directly asked about the bank auction.

Han Jiangshi had four posts in his hand, one of which was given to Cheng Mengxian early on.So Han Jiangshi was not surprised to hear them mention this, and simply said what he knew.

"It's all hidden bids? What if there are cut-off bids?" Cheng Mengkun heard his doubts and asked.

Those who participated in the auction were either the clan or the lords of the capital. Cheng Mengkun wanted to participate, but he was afraid that the amount would not be enough.After delaying the effort, I was still angry.

Han Jiang shook his head, and said: "Although it is a secret bid, the winner of the bid is to call the bid. The supervisor will choose one from the clan, and the emperor will invite the internal officials to come."

As for the bank, the Han Jiang family couldn't go into details, but considering that in this auction, the starting prices of some bids were quite high, even the clan prince's palace might not be able to afford it.

In order to prevent leaks, Han Jiang thought for a while and said, "If uncle wants to, please prepare more money, maybe you can check for leaks." At this point, she turned her head and whispered to the servant girl to take the other two copies in her hand. The invitation was also taken out and handed over to the two uncles.

It is enough for the Cheng family to have one copy, and the remaining two are used as favors for the cousin, so it is useless to keep her around.It would be a great good if this thing could be transferred to the merchants that the Cheng family had established relationships with.

Cheng Mengxian had already heard what his niece said, and said to Cheng Mengkun, "Brother, it's fine if we're both clan relatives. As long as the families in Jiangnan and Shanxi don't get mixed up, our Cheng family might be able to take the lead and win two big deals." It is said that these guys drove up the price when the Ministry of Internal Affairs was bidding for commercial roads. How much money does this prince's mansion have, how does it compare with our Cheng family?"

What I said was a little arrogant, but it was the truth. Cheng Mengkun stroked his beard, nodded, and said, "If the opportunity is good, it's no big deal for our family to mix up. There are thousands of people in the family, and we can't eat all of them." Ben is alive."

Speaking of this, he paused, glanced at Han Jiangshi, and said, "Wen Qi, if there is a chance to make money, you will also buy a share, right? You won't be at a disadvantage if you follow the uncles. "

Han Jiang said: "Uncle is kind, and my niece appreciates it. It's just that I have a small population here, so it's useless to ask for so much money. It's enough. Now Daoxiang Village and the bank have dividends, which is enough for my niece to eat."

Seeing that she had no intentions, Cheng Mengkun stopped talking and changed the topic to a different topic...

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In the anticipation of the clan members, the auction day finally ushered in.

The venue for this meeting is still located in an idle warehouse of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

It has been tidied up in advance, and the upper and lower floors are all set up as concealed private rooms.

Each clan shareholder, plus three related relatives, four families live in one room.The posts that were sent to the shareholders at the beginning were distinguished by the heavenly stems and earthly branches, so there will be no competition and confusion in the arrangement of the private room, and it is orderly.

According to the time of the post, when Fu Nai arrived at the venue, he would be led to the corresponding private room with the "Yizi" hanging on it by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

His post has the words "Yizi-Jia" written on it.The "Yizi" in front is Cao Yong's ranking among the shareholders of the bank, and he is the No.13 shareholder of the bank.The words on the back are the symbols of friends' posts.

In the private room, several people have already come and sat down, they are brothers Cao Xiang and Cao Fu, and Feng De from the old Shangshu's mansion.

Seeing Fu Nai coming in, everyone got up.

Two were nephews, and one of them knew each other. Fu Nai smiled and waved his hand, telling everyone to sit down.

"Why didn't your elder brother come?" asked Cao Xiang.

Cao Xiang stood up and replied, "Big Brother said, let me and Xiao Wu come to see and see. He is impatient with crowds, so he doesn't come to join in the fun."

Just as he was talking, Yidu arrived.

Fu Nai glanced at it, and he knew it well. It seemed that the three posts from the Cao family were for himself, Shangshufu and Yiduli.

After meeting again, everyone said they were familiar and sat down again.Gossip while listening to the movement outside.

It is said to be a private room, but it is just a small partition of one and a half feet square, with a round table and a few stools in the circle.On the table are four pairs of the Four Treasures of the Study.

At the door of each private room, there are two standing in the style of writing posts.

Among them, Yiduri knew one of them, so I had to say a few more words.

Looking at the posture of the meeting place, Fu Nai said, "It's Master Sixteen who can have such a skill. If it were anyone else, he wouldn't be able to make a fuss."

Yi Duli was a little disapproving, although he didn't say anything, but he kept thinking about Cao Yong in his heart.

He has been in contact with Cao Yong for a long time, and he knows that many of Brother Sixteen's "achievements" over the years are due to Cao Yong.This time the bank auction, Yi Duli listened to it and thought it was Cao Yong's idea.

He asked Cao Yong for a post, although he wanted to see the excitement, the main thing was to take the opportunity to talk to Cao Yong or something.

Now that they are busy with errands, it is rare for the two of them to see each other...

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