Qing court ladies

Chapter 62
Kangxi put the pen in the brush washer heavily, the vermilion ink splashed bright red, "show me"

Su Yue hurriedly got up and gave Kangxi the ledger in the secret cabinet. No wonder Kangxi was shocked. Su Yue was even more shocked than Kangxi when she counted. The cost of the harem was originally 100 million taels a year But it's never enough, every year exceeds, I really don't know what these people have done.There is also the 400 million taels lent by the Eight Banners, which is really scary.

"Bang" Kangxi put down the ledger heavily and made a loud noise, "Where's the treasury's ledger?"

"It has been sent back. There are copies of the ledger here, which are not detailed, but the expenses are all in." Suyue handed the ledger made by herself to Kangxi.

Kangxi pulled it away and looked at it at a glance.

After reading it, Kangxi laughed angrily, "I can be the emperor, the treasury is empty, the treasury is empty, it is really good."

Su Yue said nothing, if Su Yue's memory is good, Kangxi's treasury will only start to be full after Yongzheng's hands, and it is normal to be empty.Kangxi's war cost a lot, and Kangxi's harem was also huge, so the expenses were naturally high. Kangxi also went on tour year after year, which was also a lot of expenses. Even so, it is strange that Kangxi also lent silver to the Eight Banners.It's really apt to describe living beyond our means.

"Now that Yinhu is managing the House of Internal Affairs, can it be effective?" Kangxi asked angrily.

Su Yue shook her head, "I don't know, Babeile just took charge of the House of Internal Affairs this year, if it works, it won't show for a while."

"The decree is to order Yinhu to take care of the House of Internal Affairs, save all expenses, and ensure that the House of Internal Affairs will be enriched as soon as possible, and this year's taxes must not be misappropriated," Kangxi ordered.

Su Yue smiled wryly, "Long live, Jiangnan and Fujian have been exempted from taxes for one year because of raising military salaries, and Shanxi has been exempted for three years due to the severe drought. Fu"

Kangxi looked up at Suyue in surprise, and couldn't believe it, "You mean, the surplus money now is still this year's own income?"

Su Yue nodded, if it wasn't for this year's self-importance, the Ministry of Internal Affairs would be in debt, and the people in the harem might be starving.

Kangxi waved his hand, knocked down the account book in hand, and roared, "What about the national treasury, the 10 taels of money is also this year's tax?"

Su Yue nodded without fear of death, "Besides, Bazhou New River is still under construction, and the state treasury has to spend this amount. To be precise, the state treasury is now in debt."

Kangxi was discouraged and muttered to himself, "I'm already so poor."

Su Yue really wanted to nod, but she held back, "Now, Lord Long Live may have to order the Eight Banners to return the borrowed money, otherwise not only the national treasury, but also the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be in debt."

Kangxi was in a dilemma, "How to make an order, I originally asked them to borrow money to improve themselves, but now it is contradictory"

Su Yue almost laughed out loud, "Long Live Lord, could it be that Long Live Lord still doesn't understand that a person who borrows money doesn't mean he has no money, it just has a back-up place to pay for expenses, and it's not for nothing? This group of people is supported for free by the Eight Banners’ children, occupying the land of the Han people in a circle, letting the Han people farm the land, and benefiting themselves. The Han people have already complained. Still using money to support this group of people who have harmed the people of Long Live Lord will not succeed."

Kangxi glared at Suyue angrily, Suyue's words were obviously pointing at Kangxi's raising people to do evil, harming the people, and secretly blaming him.

Although Su Yue herself was reborn in the banner, she felt that she was a Han Chinese in her heart. She was inevitably angry when she saw these people doing evil, so she put Kangxi's gaze on her head, When people invade the Han people, the Lord Long Live doesn’t care, he just forgets what he said. What’s more, the Han people can’t live by themselves, and they still have to pay taxes with money. , but also to raise someone who harms him, Long Live Lord doesn’t think it’s ridiculous.”

"You're blaming me?" Kangxi asked in a cold voice, feeling cold all over his body.

"I don't dare, I just want to say that the world belongs to all peoples, it doesn't belong to one person, it doesn't belong to a clan, and it doesn't belong to any family. Long live Lord Shengming, don't you understand that there are many races in the world, and you can't just because Long live God is a bannerman. Banner people are the rulers of the world, so they are superior to others. What's more, Long Live God has never thought that if there are only banner people in the world and no other races, the banner people themselves will starve to death. The Qing is not the Qing of the banner people, not the Han people The Qing Dynasty is not the Qing Dynasty of any single race, it is the Qing Dynasty of all races and all people, and they are all the people of the Qing Dynasty, and no one is higher than anyone else." too much.Banner people are not good at farming, but they enclose a lot of land. The Han people have no land to plant, so the banner people ask the Han people to help them plant, but less than one-fifth of the land is given to the Han people.Banner people robbed Han women, insulted Han people, beat and killed Han people, Han people sued, and even beat the board first, so unfair, isn't it because the person sitting in the position of Ninth Five-Year is Kangxi, a bannerman? , Suyue has seen how a chicken and a dog ascend to heaven alone.Even in the imperial palace, Han women can only be low-level servants, and most of the eunuchs are Han, which is unfair.

"You resent the bannermen," Kangxi affirmed.

Su Yue shook her head, "I don't resent anyone, what I said is the truth, if today is ruled by the Han people, and the Bannermen suffer, I would say the same thing, I think, Long Live God is not a Bannerman, but the expectation of people of all races, It should also be people of all races. The Manchu family, the slaves think these words are wrong, there are no Manchus in the world, only the people of the Qing Dynasty, the people of the world."

"Okay, there are no Manchus in the world, but the people of the Qing Dynasty, the people of the world are the people of the world." Kangxi laughed, extremely relieved.

At this moment, Su Yue suddenly realized that she seemed to have strayed off the topic again, her face flushed.

Kangxi was overjoyed, and pulled Suyue to let her grind it, and with a swipe of his pen, he wrote down the words "There is no Manchu in the world", which is extremely vigorous.Kangxi withdrew the paperweight, held it with both hands, sat on the chair and laughed, "Su Yue, I found that as long as you care about it, you will always do unusual things, full of fighting spirit and wisdom"

Su Yue was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and went away. Indeed, even though Su Yue is now a Bannerman, her soul is a Han Chinese, and the deep-rooted things cannot be shaken.I remember reading a post before, which said that the entry of the Qing Dynasty was no different from the Eight-Power Allied Forces, and they were all outsiders bullying the descendants of China.It's just that one succeeds and the other fails. The winner will naturally write history with him, while the loser will have others write history.So some people are reviled, and some people are recognized.It is impossible to change the history of the Qing Dynasty's successful entry into China, but there may still be a trace of resistance in Su Yue's heart.Deep down in my heart, I still feel that the Han people are my own race.

"What the servants care about is the great harmony of the world, to live and work in peace and contentment, and to have no more suffering." Su Yue is a bannerman, even if her soul is not.

"The world is in harmony, what the world wishes, what I wish, Li Dequan" Kangxi called someone and ordered the words to be framed.

"Long Live Lord, it's already three o'clock. The slaves have prepared bird's nests. Long Live Lord, please bring in some." Li Dequan suggested with a smile, holding the good things.

Kangxi was in a good mood at the moment and nodded in agreement.Gui'an sent two bowls of bird's nest, obviously prepared for Su Yue.

Kangxi was sitting on the couch and was using it, but Suyue was watching, feeling nauseated.

"Ouch..." Su Yue got up and ran away, not daring to spoil Kangxi's appetite

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"What's the matter? I've caught a cold again." Kangxi followed behind Suyue, pulling Suyue to ask.

Su Yue shook her head, and only then did she remember what she was here for today. "The maidservant is fine, and she didn't suffer from the cold." Su Yue couldn't smell the cold, and everyone knew about her quirks all the time.

Kangxi didn't believe "If he didn't catch the cold, how could it be like this"

Su Yue looked at Kangxi, winked Gui'an to leave, then pulled Kangxi to sit on the couch, and said coyly, "It's not because of the cold, Xiao You said it did, but there has been no response, I don't know what happened today"

Kangxi was stunned for a long time, the corners of his mouth widened, and he asked excitedly, "You're happy, when, what did Xiao You say?"

Kangxi's excitement made Su Yue want to laugh, she is in her 40s and has a grandson, and she is still so excited "It's been more than a month, Xiao You said everything is fine"

Kangxi held Suyue's hand, trembling a little, looking forward to the joy of coming true, which made Kangxi at a loss, "Ok, ok, ok, great, really great"

Su Yue laughed out loud, feeling warm in her heart for some reason, her child is expected, this kind of cognition makes Su Yue's smile full of warmth.Su Yue took Kangxi's hand and put it on her abdomen, and said with a very satisfied smile, "Our child, he has come to us." They were looking forward to his arrival.

Kangxi carefully touched Suyue's abdomen, and nodded extremely cautiously with the words "he is here", feeling relieved, wishing to be fulfilled, joyful, and even bewildered.

Su Yue smiled, but tears flowed down her cheeks. At this moment, her eyes were only on the person in front of her, and her heart was full of her child.

Su Yue's tears dripped and hit Kangxi's wrist, Kangxi stood up with a complicated face, gently hugged Su Yue into his arms, and whispered "I love you"

For the first time, Su Yue heard a few words with such complicated feelings, a confession, there was no confusion, only surging tears.

The next day, Kangxi decreed that Suyue offended Tianyan and grounded her feet, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

March passed quickly, and the third day of April was the day to leave Beijing.Jiangnan has already made arrangements, Suyue brought Qingmei with her, and Xiaolizi is doing a good job in Qianqing Palace now, so she can't be taken away rashly.On the surface, Yinzhen is going to supervise the construction of the Baqiao River, but secretly, he is going to the south of the Yangtze River with Suyue.Kangxi wanted to find a stable person to accompany Suyue, but he couldn't be too unfamiliar with Suyue, and the matter was secret, and he had to have someone he could trust, so he chose Yinzhen after deliberation.

On the morning of the third day of April, Yinzhen went to the palace to bid farewell, and left with Suyue Qingmei dressed as a court lady.

Su Yue followed Yinzhen with her head down, until she left the palace gate, she breathed a sigh of relief, turned her head to look at Shenwu Gate, her eyes were a little blurred.Recalling last night, Kangxi came to Suyue courtyard to say goodbye to Suyue at night, but apart from exhorting them, the two were relatively silent. After more than ten years in the palace, Suyue and Kangxi also got along for more than ten years. , the two had to say goodbye, and it took a long time.Kangxi was reluctant, Suyue knew, but there were some things she couldn't say, and she didn't dare to say them, as if at that time, everything she said was wrong, and if she said too much, she felt sad.

(End of this chapter)