Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 998 Buying a Property (Seeking a Monthly Ticket)

Cao Yong didn't understand where there were bandits to suppress in Zhili, but looking at Li Wei's appearance, he was also in chaos.The topic stopped there, and neither of them said much.

It is disrespectful to speculate at will.

That man has changed from the iron-faced prince to the Ninth Five-Year Lord, and they, as courtiers, can only act more cautiously.

After a while, Li Wei proposed to see Jiang Jian.

The two of them are old friends, and when they parted, they had something to say.

Cao Yong didn't go with him, and called a young man to take Li Wei to the Kuayuan where Jiang Jian was.

Cao Yong didn't know what Li Wei said to Jiang Jian.

Because Li Wei mentioned the matter of buying a house, Cao Yong also paid attention to the matter of the Yinzi house of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and said to Chu Yu: "Shall we choose two houses?"

Speaking of which, on the Xifu side, there is no side house in the city, only Chuyu's dowry.One house with four entrances is vacant, and the other three entrances lived in Han Jia's mother and daughter.

When Han Jia's shares in Daoxiang Village were withdrawn, Chuyu gave the land and house deeds of that house to Han Jiang's.

Han Jiangshi refused to accept it at first, but couldn't bear Chu Yu's sincerity, so he finally accepted it.It's just that only bannermen can live in the inner city, and the relevant procedures have not yet been completed.Chu Yu just attached her own handwritten letter to the land deed and house deed, explaining clearly the matter of transfer.

Cao Yong thought that after the Li family ransacked the house, he arranged for the Li family to come to Beijing; when Chu Yu heard what her husband said, she thought he wanted to buy property for her children.

"It's time to find a house. Tianhui and Niuniu will get married in a few years and need a dowry. Hang Seng and my uncle are getting older. Taking advantage of these few years, they should look for a house nearby. It's not every day that there are houses for sale. It will take some time to find a decent one." Chu Yu said with a little joy: "A few years ago, when sister-in-law Tian bought it, we took it for granted. In recent years, the house price and land price have all been accounted for. It's better to buy it early. Don't worry, you won't have to raise it in a few years. Sister-in-law Tian bought a three-entry house a few years ago, and it only cost 800 taels in total, and the 800 taels now can't afford it."

She is a housewife and knows a little about people's livelihood and economy.

Houses in the inner city are expensive. An ordinary small courtyard house costs four to five hundred taels of silver, a small courtyard with two entrances costs thousands of taels;

However, the Cao family is not short of money.

Whether it is the money in Chuyu's hands or the income from the Cao family's Guangzhou business, it is more than enough to buy several houses.

"Under the mother's name, in addition to buying a house for Changsheng, let people buy two houses, regardless of the location, and the one with more rooms." Cao Yong thought for a while and said.

When Chu Yu heard this, she was a little puzzled.

After a little thought, Cao Yong talked about his "guessing" about the rise and fall of the Li family.It is not as detailed as what was said, only that the Li family has been in Jiangnan for many years, and they have turned to the second elder brother and the eighth elder brother in the early years, which may be difficult for the new emperor.

After hearing this, Chu Yu showed a bit of worry: "Will the old lady and master be involved?"

In the eyes of the world, the Li family is still Cao Yong's mother family.

Cao Yong shook his head and said: "Probably not. The mother's identity is not a secret. These years, the only difference is that she has not returned to the clan, and the others have also been considered enlightened. In addition, my father and I have only done things in the past few years. Chunchen, the emperor can't settle the case with us. The emperor gave us something, but also to show us goodwill."

After hearing this, Chu Yu was relieved.

I remembered that my husband had told me a few times before, to pay attention to people from the Li family, so this was the reason.

The Cao family has shares in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the auction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the end of each year has posts from the Cao family.However, most of the houses bet on there are big ones, and the supply of smaller houses is in short supply. The price is not low, and the Cao family may not be able to take the auction.

Therefore, in addition to waiting for the post from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Chu Yu also discussed with Cao Yuan and asked him to pay attention to the houses in the inner city.

Not to mention how the Cao family pays attention to the new house, just say that in the court, it is not the thirteenth elder brother who is directly knighted as a prince, but the prime minister Longkodo who is in the limelight.

On November 23, the fourth day of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, a decree of kindness was issued, and the first-class prince left by Tong Guowei was inherited by Longkoduo.

Although in the eyes of the Longkodo couple, the duke was already in their pocket, but in the eyes of Tong's clan, this was not the case.

This family etiquette pays attention to the distinction between the concubine and the concubine, and there is a difference between the elder and the younger.

If he really inherited the title, it shouldn't fall on Longkodo.

Longkodo is only the third son of Tong Guowei. Although the two elder brothers above him have died of illness, there is still a son-in-law of the eldest son, who is the late Princess Wen Xian's son-in-law Shun Anyan, who is now the emperor's brother-in-law.

Because of the party's attachment to the eighth elder brother in the early years, Shun Anyan was cut off her forehead and imprisoned at home. Although she was released later, she never recovered.

Under the emperor's order, this patriarchal family rule is nothing.

Everyone knows that Longkodo is so red and purple now, who would have the heart to speak for a consort who has been deposed?Besides, there are two branches of the Tong family, and Tong Guogang, the eldest family, is not as prominent as Tong Guowei, the second family.The heads of the two families are cousins, and it is not good for the head of the house to dictate the housework of the second house.

Longko's wife, Hesheli, died, and the concubine Li's family was righted up. Since the wife is noble by her husband, she won the imperial order of the Duke's wife.

While others were thinking about how to curry favor with the new Duke, Yongzheng made another decree of favor in front of several prime ministers and academicians.

That is the identity of Longkodo, the uncle of the new emperor.In future memorials, "Longkodo" is not allowed to be written directly, and the word "uncle" must be added before his name, which is called "Uncle Longkodo".

Not only the few university scholars were surprised, but even the third elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother were stunned, and did not respond as usual.

There are precedents in this dynasty for calling elders directly in front of their titles. They were all honored when the emperor ascended the throne when he was young and his uncle assisted him.

Longkodo is not a clan king, and the emperor is not enthroned at a young age. This kind of respect is a bit too much.

This is not like the previous Chengjue, which only involved the Tong family's housework; this "uncle" title, Longkodo's identity, is not just a courtier, not only all ministers have to perform rituals when they see Longkodo, even The clan kings were not spared either.

Long Keduo was very surprised when he heard this, and even went out and knelt down, saying: "I am terrified, and I ask the emperor to take back my life! I have not made any achievements, and my virtue is limited. How dare I brazenly accept the emperor's grace?"

Seeing this, Yongzheng got up and helped Long Kedo up personally, saying: "I said before, uncle doesn't have to kneel in front of me, uncle forgot? Huang Erniang went early, uncle has taken care of me all these years, I remember In my heart."

The few academicians who wanted to persuade them all closed their mouths after hearing this.

The relationship between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor Shangguan was cold. When the Emperor ascended the throne, he respected the family of his adoptive mother, which was also regarded as repaying his kindness, and did not allow foreign ministers to talk about it.

The third elder brother lowered his head and snorted coldly. Treating Tong's family with such courtesy is nothing more than elevating his status, and using his status as the heir's son to prove that his position is justified.No matter how lively it is, an adopted son is an adopted son, his biological mother came from a humble background, and her mother's family is just a slave in clothes, so there is no need to deceive yourself.

The thirteenth elder brother was startled. Before everyone saw him, he had already arrived in front of the emperor.Yongzheng only mentioned that Longkodo is now the Minister of Prime Minister Affairs, and he is busy with work, and the infantry government needs to send more people to the yamen.

The infantry is all in charge of the yamen and guarding the capital, which has a great relationship, and it makes sense for the emperor to want to deploy his own manpower.

At that time, Yongzheng did not mention the title "uncle".

Seemingly enthusiastic, but in fact, he was on guard, so he acted like this in front of others, and tried to appease him.

Sure enough, when Longkodo was supported so that everyone had no other opinions on the title of "uncle", Yongzheng used Longkodo's busy errands as an excuse to mention the issue of the infantry capital's yamen, and asked the commander of the army, Guntai, to act as the infantry commander. .

After everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other. For a moment, they didn't know whether Yongzheng really respected Longkodo, or whether he wanted to make Longkodo empty.

In Longkodo, in addition to the nine admirals, there is also the Minister of Lifan Academy.After the death of the Emperor Daxing, after he was appointed as the Minister of Prime Minister Affairs, the Secretary of the Lifan Academy was acted by someone else, and now someone took over the yamen of the infantry capital.

The situation is a bit unpredictable, and even Longkodo has some doubts in his heart.

Yongzheng also seemed to see his doubts, and after asking everyone to kneel down, he was the only one left to speak.

I don't know how Yongzheng comforted him, but when Longkodo came down from the imperial court, a smile appeared on his face.

In the temporary office on the west side of Qianqing Palace, he accepted the half salute from the third elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother very frankly, and the full salute from Ma Qi.

The third elder brother had hoped that he and the fourth elder brother would turn against each other. Seeing that the hope was in vain, he cursed a few times in his heart, but he flattered Longkodo, following Yongzheng, he also called "uncle".

The thirteenth elder brother looked on coldly, only felt that Long Kedo's temperament had changed drastically, he was like a clown, and he was no longer restrained and meticulous as in his early years. He sighed in his heart and warned himself a little more.No matter how powerful the emperor's favor is, one must abide by the way of a courtier and be cautious, which is the foundation of the foundation.

When Cao Yong knew about this "uncle", it was already the next day, and he ordered six parts.

Respecting Longkodo, this is something he knows, but it is not too surprising.

Longko was born in a noble family with two generations of descendants, which is not comparable to ordinary officials and officials.When everyone in the household department mentioned it, it was just to say that the new emperor treated his mother family favorably.What makes everyone jealous is Li Wei, a doctor from a miscellaneous brand.

Li Wei's decree for promotion has been made, and now he is handling the handover in the household department.

Everyone in Sanku of the Household Department thought that Li Wei was ignorant and blocked everyone's way of making money. In recent years, they have been running on Li Wei both openly and secretly.

Even if they knew that he was a member of Prince Yong's residence, no one thought that the fourth elder brother would take him seriously.Whether it's Li Wei's academic experience or how he treats people, they are far from the word "talent".

Who would have thought that the fourth elder brother would inherit the great rule, and Li Wei would become the minister of the hidden mansion, soaring into the sky and unstoppable.

Those who plotted against Li Wei in the early years, and those who tripped Li Wei, now say a few sour words behind their backs, but they have to smile to curry favor with Li Wei in front of others.Those who have festivals will not hesitate to bleed heavily, and prepare a generous ceremony, just because they are afraid that Li Wei will take revenge.

If it wasn't for the national mourning period, when they couldn't have banquets, they might have to hold on to Li Wei for twelve hours a day.

From sending money to sending servants, long followers, and maidservants, everything is given away.Everyone was so enthusiastic, and it was also a bit of a temptation.After all, with Li Wei's earlier temper, he was not a friendly person. If he really held grudges, it would be embarrassing to meet in the officialdom in the future.

Unexpectedly, Li Wei accepted all comers.

All of a sudden, this colleague relationship is very happy.

Seeing Cao Yong, he nodded secretly.Li Wei's ability to skyrocket was not only due to Yongzheng's attention, but also related to his agile temperament.

In the household department, it is important to keep the money in the treasury, and there is no room for loss.If he slack off a little bit, he will fall into the abyss and never recover.At this time, even if you offend your colleagues, you should not be greedy and offend the emperor.

As an official outside the capital, there is no need to have any grudges with the capital officials, and all conflicts that can be resolved will be resolved, so as not to be troubled in the future.

Really want to be an upright and upright official, like Zhang Boxing, with ups and downs, and most of his official career was wasted dealing with the attacks and slanders of his colleagues.

He didn't know that the reason why Li Wei dared to let go of his hands and feet and accept gifts from his colleagues was because Yongzheng had already trained him.

It is true that Yongzheng respects upright officials, but he does not want the slaves who came out of his own residence to become "lonely ministers".

"An upright official is like a puppet, bound by his reputation, but he is mediocre and useless. As long as he keeps his loyalty and makes a little change so that he can work better, there is nothing wrong with it." This is what Yongzheng told Li Wei after he summoned him.

Li Wei knew the truth in his heart, so he collected the money with a smile.

He has long envied the grandsons of Sanku of the household department, all of them are greedy, fat and full of brains, and rich as hell.In the past few years, Li Wei was not less angry at being ridiculed by them.Now it can make them bankrupt and make themselves rich, so what's so bad about it.

Therefore, he made a small fortune.

In the twelfth lunar month, when the national funeral was over and the auction by the Ministry of Internal Affairs began, Li Wei had already collected 5000 taels of silver from Cheng Yi.

He spent 800 taels to take a picture of a house with four entrances, which was located in Ju'er Hutong inside Andingmen.Although the location is a bit far from the imperial city, but the house is big and quiet, Li Wei is very satisfied.

Li Wei returned eight thousand of the money borrowed from Cao's mansion, and the remaining two thousand was reserved for repairing the house and buying new furniture.

In this auction, the Cao family also won two houses with three entrances.Because Chu Yu planned to make dowry for Tianhui and Niu Niu, the land she chose was a house close to Cao's mansion.

This choice of location made the price a bit high, and the two places cost a total of 300 taels.

Chu Yu didn't touch the public account, but took her own private house.

"Niu Niu will be thirteen next year, and she won't get married until the past two years. This house is my dowry for her." Chu Yu said to Cao Yong.

Hearing "Thirteen", Cao Yong frowned.

Girls from this banner family will have "big elections" and "small elections" when they reach the age of 13.

Niu Niu and Sun Ying's daughter, Sun Xian, are both wrapped in three flags, and according to the rules, they must prepare "small elections".

The new emperor has ascended the throne, and he has not officially established a concubine. Next year, the palace will appoint a large number of new palace ladies.

Niu Niu was kind in her early years, and she was recorded by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so she didn't have to run for election; Sun Xian was on the list, and she was supposed to be a candidate this year, but was delayed due to the national funeral.

"Big sister didn't mention about Sun Xian when she came home last time? You won't let your niece really enter the palace to be a palace maid?" Cao Yong asked.

"The old lady also asked about this matter. It seems that the Sun family has other arrangements. Listening to what they mean, they want to ask for grace to avoid the 'minor election' and participate in the next year's 'general election'." Chu Yu replied.

Girls who come out of the Three Banners of Coating, whose fathers and grandparents are of high rank, and who are valued by the emperor, are also exempted from the "minor election" and participate in the "general election."Cao Yong's sister is like this.

When Cao Yong heard this, he thought of the two cousins ​​in Dongfu. They were about the same age as Sun Xian. In the eyes of outsiders, he became the one left behind by the royal family.

When the sons get married, I, as Lao Tzu, may not be able to call the shots...

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On the 29th, the last three days at the end of the month, Xiaojiu cried and begged for a monthly ticket

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