The Struggle History of the Fourteenth Qing Dynasty

"Brother, he's really here!" The fourteenth elder brother had already told the fourth elder brother, and the eighth elder brother couldn't sit still.

"It's good to be here, listen to what he has to say." Brother Si said: "The visitor is a guest, please come in, Fourteen, sit over there and have some snacks, there is your favorite millet rice crust, oh, the salty ones .”

The fourth elder brother doesn't like sweet things, so their millet rice cracker is salty, sprinkle five-spice powder on it, and Shisi likes it.

"Oh." Elder Fourteen obediently sat there eating something, the little eunuch put a big red robe on him and came over, knowing that Elder Fourteen fell into the water twice, for fear of leaving the root cause of his illness, from the Long Live Lord to the Concubine Virtue , and then to the brothers and servants, they all prepared black tea for him.

Especially Kangxi, the Dahongpao from Wuyi Mountain was only ten catties in total. He simply divided the fourteen elder brothers and five catties, half of which was given out, and the empress dowager only got two catties.

Babeile came here by himself, and brought a gift, saying it was for the birthday of the fourth elder brother. The fourteenth line, the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother who were with him, brought gifts over yesterday, and one said that there is something to do in the yamen today. , I can’t come; the other said to go to the bank, but it’s still the bank’s bank, so I have to sit in person.

Both gave reasons why they couldn't come.

In fact, I just don't want to be ashamed to come with the eighth elder brother.

They vaguely sensed that the eighth elder brother had something to do, and probably needed the help of the fourth elder brother, but he was still putting on airs, hoping that others would take the initiative to help him.

Isn't this a dream?

Although the fourth elder brother was also interested in the repair job of Xiyue Temple at that time, the eighth elder brother did not hesitate to grab this job to add luster to himself.

It turned out that what I grabbed was a hot potato, and I wanted to return it to the fourth elder brother, but the fourth elder brother withdrew his hand and ignored it.

The eighth elder brother also has a reason to come. He lives next to the tenth elder brother. If the younger brother next to him can come, he must come.

The reason is perfect and powerful.

But what he didn't expect was that when he came in with a smile, he saw Elder Fourteen.

If only he and the tenth brother were okay, but the fourteenth brother was present, it would be a little bit, and he would be caught off guard.

It's different for one person to look at him ashamed, and two people to look at him ashamed.

"Mynah!" Brother Fourteen called out crisply.

Brother Ba is used to greeting people with a smiling face. When he doesn't have a cold face, Smiley Tiger is talking about people like him. ah?"

"Yeah, I'm waiting for dinner by the way, hehehe...Myna, you are so delicious. My brother has prepared hot pot at home, and it's just right to eat at this time." Fourteenth elder brother giggled: "Let them put in a few more sheep and scorpions later. , give you a supplement, you should eat warmer in winter."

What is a sheep scorpion?

It is a complete sheep spine with tenderloin and spinal cord. Because its shape is similar to that of a scorpion, it is commonly known as sheep scorpion.Lamb scorpion is often used to make clear soup hot pot, which is delicious.

The sheep scorpion is stewed for a long time, which is beneficial to promote the absorption of calcium and achieve the effect of calcium supplementation.Therefore, eating it for the elderly can alleviate osteoporosis; eating it for the middle-aged can beautify the skin; eating it for the young can strengthen the brain and increase height, and it has obvious curative effects on chronic colitis, gastritis, tracheitis and other symptoms.It can be used to refuel and recharge the fatigue and sleepiness of work and study. It can be called a high-quality delicacy that is suitable for all ages and can be enjoyed in all seasons.

The raw material of sheep scorpion is only five or six-month-old Mongolian lamb, which can be out of the pot after soaking, picking, roasting, simmering, and stewing.

In addition to the above symptoms, sheep scorpion also has the effect of nourishing the kidney.

The lamb scorpion pot of Xilaishun hot pot chain is different from the lamb scorpion pot nearby. Many people have not studied it thoroughly. In fact, it is very simple. It is to put lamb leg bones in the stewed lamb scorpion pot, which can make the lamb The smell of scorpion is more delicious.

However, when they are out of the pot, they fish out the leg bones. This secret recipe has never been known.

When making it here, everyone thought it was a leg bone of lamb, and no one cared about the function of that leg bone.

Just because this thing is a great tonic, hypertensive patients are not suitable to eat sheep scorpion.

So Shishi always eats it with some vegetables such as wax gourd, fungus, and even watermelon, to cool down the temperature and at the same time diuretic and lower blood pressure, so that people who really eat it will not feel dizzy.

And the sheep scorpion they use is the sheep scorpion of fat-tailed sheep, which is a treasure!

In Xilaishun, such a pot of lamb and scorpion costs at least 50 taels, plus vegetables and the like, and it is not impossible that a meal will cost hundreds of taels of silver.

Who let only Xilaishun have fat-tailed sheep!

The fourteenth elder brother talked endlessly, and the eighth elder brother still kept smiling after listening for a long time, but if you look closely, you will find that the smile is very stiff!

It's still the fourth elder brother who can't stand it anymore: "Okay, Babeile, you can sit down too, and have dinner together today."

The eighth elder brother said with a smile: "then the younger brother will bother the fourth brother."

As expected of a famous smiling tiger in history, the gentle eighth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother don't get along much with him. For some reasons, he always doesn't like to talk to him, and he doesn't take the initiative to talk to him.

Coupled with the big age difference between the two, the eighth elder brother didn't like the fourteenth elder brother at first.

Different from the history, the fourteenth elder brother did not take the initiative to make friends with the eighth elder brother, but he took the initiative to make friends with the ninth and tenth elder brothers.

Now the eighth elder brother has also noticed that the ninth elder brother is okay, but the tenth elder brother's attitude towards him is not as good as before.

So he didn't force them to come here today, but came here by himself.

The eighth elder brother is indeed a well-rounded, erudite and talented person, sitting there chatting with the fourth elder brother, there is no time for silence.

until it was time for them to eat.

A large table, hot pot, lamb scorpion pot, more than 30 dishes, it is indeed a feast, at the end of October, it is snowing, on this table, there are only a dozen fresh green dishes, and even the dishes include wax gourd Slices, lotus root slices and bamboo shoots.

The key is freshness.

He also planted something like this in his greenhouse.

The eighth elder brother said with a smile: "The vegetable shed of Shisi is indeed full of tricks. Every winter in my house, I point to this to order vegetables for dinner."

"Myna's house has plenty of dishes, anyway, you and my eighth sister-in-law are the only ones to enjoy it, so there's not much to eat." Fourteenth elder brother fished out a section of lamb scorpion from the pot, gave it to fourth elder brother, and fished out another section, and gave it to the fourteenth elder brother After picking up the eighth brother, I finally picked one up by myself, put it in a bowl, carefully picked the meat on it and ate it: "Ninth brother can't do it, I have to give it to him once a day, otherwise his house will have trouble. Let's go."

The eighth prince's smile almost didn't crack!

There are a lot of Yingying and Yanyan in Jiu's mansion, and there are also a lot of children. Although they are all princesses, they are also Jiu's flesh and blood.

Fourteenth elder brother sends people to deliver green vegetables every day, and there is not enough food for him every day.

As for Babeile's mansion, the green vegetables were about to rot, and Bafujin would send some to her mother's house every time, and some to Concubine Yi in the palace.

Only Babeile Mansion can have such affluence.

The fourth elder brother took a bite of mutton scorpion meat: "It tastes good, it's a fat-tailed lamb."

"It tastes good, right?" Elder Fourteen smiled and said, "I heard that Fourth Sister-in-law also sent someone to deliver mutton soup to Nian Fang Fujin."

"Yes, Nian's health has not been very good. The imperial doctor said, take good care of it while you are in confinement, and you will benefit a lot in the future." The fourth elder brother smiled faintly: "Nian's is also obedient, and he is nourishing well."

The eighth elder brother smiled enviously: "The relationship between the fourth brother and the female relatives is really good."

"That's right!" Elder Fourteen laughed happily.

The other fourteen princes didn't know, but he knew one thing.

That is, in his previous life, he traveled to the capital with people from the company. They bought a package ticket. After going to the Forbidden City, they went to see the Ming Tombs.

Of course, just looking at the surface, it was at that time that he knew that all the tombs of the Qing Dynasty had been stolen, especially the tomb of Kangxi, and the tomb of Honghui who died young.

However, the Western Qing Mausoleum has not been damaged. Although there are also robbery holes, the sealing soil layer is complete. At that time, the country discovered the robbery hole and thought about archaeological Qingtai Mausoleum, but later found that the sealing soil layer was intact, and the robbery hole was only a few meters deep. , Qing Tai Mausoleum remains intact.

Qing Tai Mausoleum is the joint burial mausoleum of Emperor Yongzheng and his empress.

Located at the foot of Yongning Mountain, it was built in the eighth year of Yongzheng, covering an area of ​​eighty-nine hectares.

More importantly, Emperor Sejong Yongzheng, Empress Xiaoxian, and Imperial Concubine Dunsu were buried in the Tailing Mausoleum of the Qing Dynasty.

Qingtai Mausoleum is the earliest, largest and most complete imperial mausoleum among the Western Qing Tombs.

Optimistic, only Yongzheng was buried, filial to the constitutional empress Ulanara, and the imperial concubine Nian of Dunsu!

This is also the reason why everyone said in his era that "little rice cake" was the true love of Lord Yongzheng.

In addition to the queen, the tomb is the imperial concubine.

In fact, the Nian clan was not implicated after the fall of Nian Gengyao. She was still the noble concubine Nian in the palace. She died two years after the fall of Nian Gengyao. Noble concubine, posthumous title "Dunsu".

The other concubines were buried in the imperial mausoleum, not the imperial mausoleum.

Yongzheng should have feelings for Nianshi, otherwise he would not have buried Nianshi in his imperial tomb, like other concubines would not have this honor.

The three of them had a meal, and they were actually very lively. They were all brothers, and they talked about a wide range of things. The fourteenth elder brother was full of running trains, eating and doing business.

Although the eighth elder brother was embarrassed, he talked wittily at the dinner table, which made the fourteenth elder brother laugh frequently, and the fourth elder brother, the birthday star, was also very supportive. He didn't say much but every sentence was on point.

Most of the food was green vegetables, but Elder Fourteen ordered shrimp paste and tofu skin.

Because he saw that the eighth elder brother liked to eat, but he really didn't know what the eighth elder brother liked to eat. It was rare to see him put two chopsticks, so he put more in the pot.

The meal was comfortable, and after eating, I went to the study again. The eighth elder brother thought that the fourteenth elder brother would say goodbye and leave, but the fourteenth elder brother did not leave!

Fourteen will not leave, he hasn't watched enough dramas, how can he leave.

The fourth elder brother also didn't intend to drive his younger brother away, not to mention, if someone was to be kicked out, the first one to be kicked out would not be the fourteenth elder brother, but the eighth elder brother.

There was no way, Eighth Brother had no choice but to bite the bullet and bring the topic to their respective errands.

The eighth elder brother is now in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and holds a position in the official department. He has little power but involves all aspects. Otherwise, he would not have strong confidence to abandon the eldest elder brother and set up another hill on his own.

As for the fourth elder brother, he has now transferred to the Ministry of Industry. Although he is also responsible for the errands of the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry needs him more, because the Ministry of Industry is building water conservancy. Long Live God just had an accident. The project at Yongding River, At least the bridge will have to be reworked.

At that time, the errands of reworking the bridge and Xiyue Temple met together. Eight elder brothers knew that reworking and repairing the bridge was hard work, and he had to leave the capital; so he chose the errand of Xiyue Temple.

The matter of reworking and repairing the bridge fell on the fourth elder brother.

Speaking of errands, Elder Fourteen just shut up, there is no way, he has no errands!

On the other hand, the eighth elder brother complained bitterly when it came to errands, such as "repairs are not easy", "it costs a lot" and so on.

The fourth elder brother bowed his head to drink tea, the eighth elder brother was eloquent, and the fourteenth elder brother leaned on his chin and leaned his elbow on the table to listen, but then he started pecking at the rice, and finally went from sitting to lying down, and then lying on his stomach Sleeping, squinting... falling asleep.

The eighth elder brother is so powerful that he hypnotized the fourteenth elder brother!

The fourth elder brother listened to his little brother's small snoring, and then took a look at the eighth elder brother who had lowered his voice, and he felt that this was a contrast.

The eighth elder brother looked at the indifferent fourth elder brother, and had no choice but to use his trump card: "I don't know that the fourth elder brother is in the household department, but have you heard of burning money?"

"You know all of this!" Brother Si's reaction was indifferent: "What's so strange about this?"

"Huo consumption" originated in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It originally referred to the consumption of Zhang Juzheng's "one whip method" when the broken silver was melted and recast into silver ingots.

Before the mid-Ming Dynasty, the taxation of the court implemented a parallel system of physical objects and currency. Later, it gradually transitioned to a currency-based system, but that was also with copper and iron coins as the main medium. From the Southern Song Dynasty to the early Ming Dynasty, it was still implemented. Due to severe inflation, it was completely silver standard after the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty.

However, silver is a precious metal, and the common people usually use copper coins mainly. Even if there are some scattered silver taels in their hands, the government will send taxes to the imperial court in large silver ingots of 50 taels each.

In this way, the government must first collect the scattered silver from the common people and return it to the furnace to cast silver ingots. During the casting process, the silver will be lost to a certain extent, which is called "fire consumption".

Zhang Juzheng implemented the "One Whip Law", all taxes were levied on silver and handed over to the treasury. There was a certain amount of loss when the broken silver handed in by the people was melted and recast into silver ingots handed in, because it was smelted, and the consumption was unpredictable. So many people make money in this name.

In the Ming Dynasty, the salaries of officials were low, and the normal salary income could not meet the needs of daily expenses. A county magistrate "paid three taels a month, and the family had enough food for a day and fed the horses. Less than five or six days' worth."

Muyou Shifu and concierge servants all need to be hired by officials at their own expense, so extra allowances are unavoidable.

The "fire consumption" levied during taxation is greater than the actual "fire consumption", and the difference belongs to the officials.

Officials in the early Qing Dynasty followed this practice.Moreover, the "fire consumption" continues to increase: the fire consumption in general prefectures and counties reaches two or three dollars, or even four or five dollars every two.Remote states and counties have less taxes, and the fire consumption is several times that of regular taxes.

Although the ban was also issued during the Shunzhi and Kangxi years, it did not work, and this way of making money was acquiesced in the future.

"It's not surprising. The tax silver in Jiangnan this year is as high as 20 taels of fire consumption alone." The eight elder brothers couldn't help raising their voices: "Only 20 taels of fire consumption a year, the silver-melting stove Is it silver that is burned in it?"