History of Cannon Fodder Struggle [Qing]
Chapter 74
"Madam, please." Almost as soon as he got off the boat, someone came to welcome Minning from the shore.
"So it was you. You were transferred to Yangzhou? Will Zhang Shaoyang let you come back?" The man in front of him, Minning, also knows him. He used to be Feng Xiang, the key editor of "Beijing Daily". A few years ago, Zhang Shaoyang took Feng Xiang to visit Zhuangzi. , just happened to meet Minning for inspection, so Zhang Shaoyang brought him to Minning to salute.
It was also at that time that Feng Xiang knew that the lady in front of him was the master behind the "Beijing Daily".
"Yes, ma'am. When I was young, I was ignorant and did some ridiculous things. Later, my old family came to Beijing, and I went back to my hometown with me." Feng Xiang was not as naive as a scholar like in previous years, and ran away. I haven't seen anything in the news for a few years. He has matured a lot, and his parents are already old. He is such an only seedling. If he doesn't support him, who will take care of him?
So when his old family came to him, he came back.
After returning, she was beaten up because she delayed the marriage age of the woman who was betrothed at the beginning. Fortunately, the matter was resolved perfectly, and now she is also married, and her son is almost two years old.
"Brother Zhang asked me to come back, and also supported me to run a newspaper, and shared with me the information of "Jingcheng Daily". Only then can my newspaper gain a foothold in Yangzhou."
In fact, his hometown is in Jinling, but the water in Jinling is very deep, and all the literati and hermits who originally disdained to serve the barbarian court all ran out.There are many newspaper offices. If it is not for the improvement of paper technology and the emergence of a large number of cheap paper, Luoyang paper will appear as expensive as it was thousands of years ago.
It can be said that the largest number of newspapers in the entire Qing Dynasty is in Jiangnan, and the largest number of newspapers in the entire Jiangnan is in Nanjing. Behind each newspaper is the financial support of salt merchants. It doesn’t matter if there is no money, there is no way to run a newspaper.
Even if a newspaper is run, few literati are willing to contribute, and they all rush to the newspaper run by those few high-ranking hermits.
He had no choice but to rely on Zhang Shaoyang's relationship to go to Yangzhou through Mr. Lin's route. Yangzhou Xunyan Yushi is Mr. Lin's elder brother, so he can gain a foothold if it doesn't matter if he takes care of him.
Minning nodded, "Since you have your own career, then do it well."
Feng Xiang smiled and said, "The garden is ready, Madam, should I go back to rest first, or are you meeting our people in Yangzhou?"
"Yuanzi? Yangzhou also has a garden?" Minning only knew that he had a garden in Suzhou, but he didn't expect to have a garden in Yangzhou.
"It's just a small garden, far inferior to the one in Suzhou."
Min Ning glanced at the shore, the willow trees on the shore had already started to sprout buds in March, a hundred steps away from them, there were still a dozen people waiting.
She took a look and said, "Then lead the way, and let others not wait, this day sees the cold wind blowing, and see you tomorrow."
What Feng Xiang said in a hurry was that he waved his hands behind him, and the dozen or so people behind him immediately bowed their hands to Minning and dispersed quickly.
The news from Jinling had already spread to Yangzhou. People in Yangzhou naturally knew that this lady likes to do practical things, and she doesn't like projects for face.
Minning cooperates with many people and has many people under her command. Some people will call her master, and these are usually fourth master's disciples.Some people called her Mrs., and these were kids who didn't know her very well or who were from orphanages.
These people only know that she is a female relative of a rich family, they don't know her true identity, and they don't want to investigate. Anyway, so many industries are the result of everyone's struggle, and many people have dividends tied to this big ship. .
It's just more affectionate to call her Ma'am.
There are also some people who call her Cian Fujin, who usually know her identity and have a cooperative relationship with her, such as Imperial Physician Ye.
No matter which one is called, Minning adapts well. Of course, she likes some people to call her boss in front of her.
This title gave her a sense that she was not someone else's appendage, but an independent person, a person who controlled a large amount of property.
This garden in Yangzhou is really small, not as big as the Baylor Mansion in the capital, and the small three-entry courtyard has all internal organs.
There should be a lot of rockery and flowing water, and this garden is built next to the Slender West Lake. The backyard adds a part of the scenery of the Slender West Lake, and you can enjoy the beautiful scenery in the garden.
Minning was very satisfied, and turned back to Feng Xiang and said, "Okay, I've worked hard for you all this time, let's go to the house for dinner tomorrow at noon. By the way, bring your children here too." Just in time to find a companion for Yuan Bao, Save yourself from pestering her all day.
Feng Xiang agreed, and left without disturbing Minning's rest.
Minning's maids and guards were all arranged properly. There were some maids who did rough cleaning in this mansion. After giving instructions, the courtyard was arranged in an orderly manner.
Yuan Bao ran to the garden to play in the water. There was a small pond in the garden specially used to raise goldfish, and it was not as deep as Yuan Bao's knees. Minning was not afraid that he would fall into the water, so he let Mo Lan watch and she took care of it herself. own business.
Salt merchants gather here in Yangzhou. Last time, they took a lot of recipes from Minning. Several factories have also been built here, such as the glass mirror factory.
It can be said that mirrors have become a special product in Yangzhou. Whoever gathers all the beauties from the south of the Yangtze River here, mirrors naturally have an audience.
But in this way, Minning's business would not be able to get in, so she came to Yangzhou once to investigate what industries were suitable for relocation.
After dealing with some official business, Minning beckoned someone to go out to inquire.
It didn't take long before someone came to report, "Master, Gege Niu and Gege have arrived in Yangzhou."
Minning was surprised and said: "Why so fast? What about Mr. Mei's affairs?" The people who were sent would not forget that Mr. Mei's affairs are the big ones, and getting two grids is just incidental.
The man hurriedly replied, "The two Geges were in a hurry in Zhoushan and couldn't wait to come over. Don't worry, master, Mr. Mei's matter has already been taken care of by someone, but two people were sent to send the two Geges over."
Minning was relieved, thinking that the fourth master is still coming to Yangzhou, and the palace is not suitable for living in. The two princesses can only live here first, so they sent someone to pick them up.
At dinner, Minning ate with Yuanbao, and the two Gege were delivered to his residence.
Compared to the honest Geng Gege, Niu Gulu is young and vigorous, so he can't stand the cold treatment.
The two almost entered the mansion together and lived in the same courtyard. Because they had never been used by the fourth master, their relationship was not as stiff as other concubines, and they were closer on weekdays.
Although Niu Gulu's surname is a common surname, she has an ordinary appearance. Her father's official position is only a small official in the Ministry of Rites. Being able to enter the prince's backyard as a princess is already a very good way out.
Before entering the mansion, I also expected Lord Belle's love, but after inquiring, Lord Belle's son-in-law had just died of illness, Fujin was ill and no matter what happened, on weekdays it was always the side Fujin who made the decisions, and Niu Gulu's heart sank a lot.
The backyard of Baylor's mansion also seemed to be fighting fiercely, even the eldest son was killed, and Lord Baylor didn't even pay attention to it. From this, we can see how powerful this Fujin's wrist is!
When she first entered the mansion, she was trembling for a while, and she didn't even dare to complain that Fourth Master didn't go to her room. Of course, the reason why she didn't dare to complain was that there was Geng who was with her.
But after staying in the mansion for half a year, after finding out some things, Niu Gulu realized that it was not what she had heard before.
At least the elder brother died in the palace, and it had nothing to do with the side Fujin in the mansion.
Moreover, the position of the side Fujin in the mansion is quite unique, and basically he doesn't make things difficult for them and doesn't like to talk to them little princesses.
The other Gege's concubines said that Fujin was busy, her dowry alone was enough for her to keep busy, and she didn't care about the affairs of the house at all.
Moreover, the mansion has its own set of rules, and everyone is responsible for their own affairs. As long as the rules are not messed up, the mansion will naturally operate by itself.
After a long time, Niu Gulu's family understood that Fujin was the largest in this mansion, but Fujin was independent from their circle, and it seemed like two worlds away from them.
Fighting is okay, but it can't affect Fujin.
Offending other people may only make them feel sad in the house, but if offending Fang Fujin, then their families will be affected.
After all, Chu Fujin has contact with the outside world, unlike other people who have disconnected from the outside world.
Niu Gulu stayed obediently in the backyard, and later learned about Na Gege, and learned that she had never been favored since she entered the mansion, and she was already prepared that she would not be favored for a long time.
But this time, Fujin suddenly let her and Geng Gege come to serve the Lord together, originally thinking that Fujin had nothing to do with them.But I didn't expect that at the beginning of the roadside, Fujin had no companions at all.
This made Niu Yulu couldn't help having a little fantasy, whether the master would ask her to sleep with her halfway.
However, what she didn't expect was that the schedule was too rushed at the beginning, and the master stayed on the dragon boat with him all the time.
Later, because she was not used to the sudden cold and hot weather in Shandong Province, she was not able to live up to her health and fell ill when she arrived in Dezhou.
What made her even more angry was that the wooden man Geng saw that she was sick, so he volunteered to take care of her.
take care of her?Then who will serve the Lord later?
It's a pity that these words are too late, and the two of them were left by the master in Texas to recuperate.
Later, after Niu Gulu recovered from his illness, he was a little worried before seeing his master come to pick them up. He was deeply afraid that the two of them would stay here until he returned to Beijing.
Fortunately, someone finally came to pick them up, Niu Gulu was so happy, he couldn't wait to urge the person to take them away.
When they came to Yangzhou, they realized that the person who picked them up was sent by Ci Fujin.
Niu Gulu's heart skipped a beat on the spot, Master didn't even look at them when Fang Fujin wasn't there, and now that Fujin rushed over, Master wouldn't even bother with them.
Thinking of this, Niu Gulu felt sad from his heart.
Especially the fourth master was not in Yangzhou at all, and they were completely held in the hands of side Fujin.
No, as soon as he entered the mansion, he trapped Fujin in the backyard, obviously he didn't want to see them.
"Sister Geng, it's obvious that Fujin is planning to trap us here, what do you think she means?"
Geng was embroidering, and when he heard Niu Gulu's words, he wiped the needle on his head and replied, "Sister, don't think about it, we are just two little princesses, how could Fujin take us away?" Take it to heart."
Geng's embroidery work can't be called good. Her body is stronger than ordinary girls because she is the eldest daughter and has to take care of everything in the family since she was a child.
And the embroidery work can only be called ordinary. Since she entered the mansion, she didn't have so much work to do by herself, so when she was free, she picked up the embroidery work and began to study hard.
In fact, Geng is a smart person and an optimistic person. She doesn't fight or grab. After entering the back house, she only wants to live her own life, and she doesn't want to flatter Lord Baylor.
However, in Niu Gulu's eyes, Geng was a little stupid. Last time, she could go to serve the master by herself, but she came to take care of her, which made her angry and moved, and even treated her as her own sister after recovering from illness.
No, I didn't avoid saying anything, and said it directly to Geng.
"Sister Geng, you are so stupid, don't even think about it, this time I came with Fourth Master, but it's just the two of us and Jie Fujin, we used to be inconspicuous in the mansion, but this time we were sent to side Fujin, Doesn't Ce Fujin see us as a thorn in his side?"
Geng Shi was amused by her words, "Sister, Fujin is very busy on weekdays, how can he have the time to take care of us? And I just heard someone say that Fujin only arrived in Yangzhou today, how can he have the energy to travel and travel tiredly?" Come and meet us."
She, Ama, also works for Fang Fujin in private, so Geng's naturally knows Fang Fujin more than Niu Gulu's.
When she entered the mansion, Ama had already told her that after entering the mansion, she would respect Fujin and take good care of her little brother.
Although it is said that Fujin may not know these things, but for her, she must always keep them in her heart.
Niu Gulu pouted angrily, thinking that Geng was too stupid to believe anything others said.
Then he thought in his heart that it was probably because she was too stupid that she was willing to deal with her.
Sighing, Niu Gulu made another plan in his mind. He planned to try to shake it in front of his master when he came to Yangzhou, and he had to remind him that there are still two unfavored princesses here, right?
Naturally, Minning didn't know what the two little princesses in the mansion were thinking.
After meeting people in Yangzhou the next day, Minning left Feng Xiang's son Feng Yuan in the mansion to play with Yuan Bao, and then discussed with a group of people how to start work in Yangzhou.
Since ancient times, there are many beauties here in Yangzhou, and rouge and gouache are especially famous. In the past, "Yan Bao" in the capital also had a very good market in Yangzhou.
Minning thought that instead of doing business in Yangzhou, it would be better to focus on women's business.
Women's business is nothing more than rouge gouache, jewelry and beautiful clothes.
The market for rouge and gouache has been snatched by Dai Chunlin. There are time-honored brands in the local area such as jewelry, and they cannot enter from other places. What's more, the audience for jewelry is too small, so they can only make some famous names on clothes.
Women in this area of Yangzhou are still accustomed to wearing Hanfu, unlike in the capital where they mainly wear flag clothes.
The Qing Dynasty only imposed restrictions on men's clothing, but women's clothing did not change much. Folk women could wear flag clothing or Hanfu according to their preferences.
The style of Jiangnan is still following the previous dynasty, especially Yangzhou, probably experienced the ten-day massacre that year, and it is particularly competitive with Hanfu.
It can be said that Hanfu is the main clothing here, while full clothing has become a phoenix horn.
"Then let's start with Hanfu. Since the concubine's small clothes are popular in Yangzhou, it shows that Yangzhou people still have a high acceptance of improved clothes. Let's make some changes to Hanfu, and transform it from complicated to simple, and it should also be accepted. to welcome."
Minning set the tone of the meeting, and spent the rest of the meeting time discussing how to promote these Hanfu.
Feng Xiang has seen some publicity methods in the capital, especially after the woolen yarn competition was spread to Yangzhou last year, Jiangnan has held several similar competitions since the beginning of the year, which also drove the sales of woolen products.
He said: "I think it's better to follow the wool thread competition and hold a Hanfu transformation competition!"
"This competition sounds too ordinary, and probably no one will participate."
Yangzhou has also held several competitions in the past two months, which have exhausted the enthusiasm of the people in Yangzhou. Their Hanfu competition only involves women's clothing, so it probably won't attract many people's attention.
Someone said, "Would you like to invite some beauties to show off these clothes?"
After the man finished speaking, someone next to him pushed him, and then glanced at Minning, signaling him not to forget the gender of his boss.
The man immediately shut up.
Minning thought it was a good idea. After thinking about it, she said, "Why don't you design the clothes first, and then hold a beauty pageant that will sweep the entire Jiangnan. The beauties in the beauty pageant will only wear the clothes we provide, and then It indicates that the entire competition is named after our clothing brand."
Others thought it was a good idea, because having a beautiful woman would naturally attract men as well as women.
"Go and ask some rouge and gouache shops. Ask anyone who has anything to do with women, and ask if they would like to advertise. Contest beauties can also use the rouge and gouache they provide."
Minning made some comments, and the people below kept taking notes.
At this time, someone suddenly raised his hand, "Boss, is this beauty limited to women, or can men also participate?" The masculinity is especially strong in the Jiangnan area. Many men have been pampered since childhood, and they are more handsome than women. But also to be pitiful.
Minning said, "It's already said to be a beauty, so naturally there is no gender limit. If there is a man who wants to sign up, we will accept him if he dares to come." Then he looked at Feng Xiang, "You announce this news in the newspaper. Also Notify all newspapers in the north and south of the river. According to my opinion, it takes half a year to prepare. First, divide Jiangnan into several large areas. Each area will send a team of referees and local people to score together. The top ten will be brought to Yangzhou to participate in the finals. Finally, invite the people of the entire Jiangnan to rate the beauties in their hearts."
A look of panic appeared on Feng Xiang's face, "This Yangzhou can't accommodate the entire population of Jiangnan."
Minning rolled his eyes at him, "If you think about it too much, you can print a small portrait of the beauty in the newspaper. If the people support a beauty, then write a letter to the local newspaper to vote for her, and then send a special person to count."
Speaking of which, she rubbed her chin, "Should no one think of cheating, right? But you can't underestimate the people of the world, so control the number of votes, each person can only vote for one, and the real-name system will receive the vote."
"In the end, all the scores are counted, and the top ten are selected. If these people are cheap, we will redeem them and train them to be our exclusive models for clothing. No. 1 will be rewarded with 1 taels of silver, No. 29000 taels, and so on. Next, we must make our name famous in the whole Jiangnan, even if we spend money, we must spend it resoundingly." She wants to train these people to become superstars of the Qing Dynasty!
"Okay, I don't have much time for you guys to dawdle. Let's act separately. This is a nuisance for you. I hope you don't mess it up!" Minning stood up and said in a deep voice.
Others also stood up and echoed, "Yes, I won't let you down!"
The plan was set and each division of labor was made. Even Feng Xiang went to the newspaper office to get busy, while his son temporarily stayed in the garden to be Yuan Bao's playmate.
Minning also met the two princesses occasionally, and after a little comfort, he told Shengjia to return to Yangzhou soon, and sent them away.
On the first day of April, the dragon boat was stationed in Yangzhou Pagoda Bay, and this time it was already the return journey of visiting the south of the Yangtze River.When Minning stayed in Nanjing, Shengjia had already visited Yangzhou once.
Two years ago, Yangzhou salt merchants donated money to build the Gaomin Temple Palace for the emperor in Zhuyu Bay, [-] miles south of the city.
As soon as the holy car arrived, he naturally lived in the palace.
As soon as the emperor moved into the palace, the surrounding area was strictly guarded. The fourth master sent people to bring Minning and Yuan Bao into the palace. Before leaving, Minning also brought the two little princesses with him. Although the fourth master forgot, she couldn't. forget.
Otherwise, these are all tricks in Fujin's hands when they go back. Although Minning is not afraid, it is better to have one more thing than one thing less. She is very busy all day long, and she is really impatient to be dragged down by the affairs of the house.
If the emperor came to Yangzhou a few years ago, he didn't live in Yangzhou city at all. After all, the murder that happened in Yangzhou is still vivid in the previous generation.
It was only later that the emperor majored in water conservancy and made the people of Yangzhou City live and work in peace and contentment, which eased his attitude towards him.
This time, they stood on the shore to welcome them warmly.
Regarding this situation, Minning has mixed feelings in her heart. Although she said that she is a Manchu now, she lived as a Han Chinese before.
In her bones, she is still closer to the Han people, and sometimes she even feels that she is a Han Chinese who has been infiltrated into the Manchus.
Gaomin Temple Palace, as the name suggests, is a temple.
Arriving here, probably as the fourth master wanted, he could discuss Zen with a monk.
But the beauty pageant in the city was so overwhelming that even the fourth master in the palace heard about it.
At the same time, he heard another thing, which was said to be the concubine Xiaoyi from the capital.
After fourth master heard about it, he wished he could go back to his residence and spank An Jia's butt, but he still went to apologize to the emperor first.
Only An Jia's dared to sell women's underwear in the name of concubine.
She had sold Zhu Rongyi in the name of Khan Ama before!
With the lessons learned from the past, it is hard for fourth master not to associate this matter with An Jia.
The emperor didn't care. He knew what An Jia had done these years, and joked with his fourth son, "Since it's in the name of the palace, why didn't I see any reward? Didn't An Jia open a newspaper?" Do you pay the head of money for an advertisement?"
Although the emperor was joking, fourth master was obviously serious and told Minning as soon as he got back.
When Min Ning heard this, she wished she could rely on the emperor. Her property was increasing, and the fourth master's name was obviously not very useful. The surrounding princes were all staring at them, and the weaving bureau was against them last time, and they haven't been found out yet. Who is behind the scenes?
No one has seen the construction of the new city right now. When it is completed later, I am afraid that someone will reach out and cut off the results directly. It is the place where she experimented with the issuance of banknotes, and she cannot afford to lose it.
If the emperor is really willing to be her backer, she can't wait.
Immediately, he readily handed over 200 million taels of bank notes to fourth master.
Fourth Master was shocked, "Why are there so many?"
Minning rolled his eyes at him, "The concubine's small clothes only take up a little bit, what else are there? Such as calculators, chime clocks, things made from the palace can make a lot of money. The most important thing is to go to sea to earn a lot of money." There is only a lot of money. Lord, is this enough? If not, I will raise some more."
Fourth Master's expression was a little dazed, so much ten thousand taels of silver could only be received after 200 years with his prince's salary.
The fourth master suddenly felt that he was so poor and not as rich as his own woman. It seemed that the mansion had never been short of money, nor had it been short of food and drink. Send it to the house.
An Jia's family can't use that much, only pick a little to use, and hand over the rest to the public.
After working for a long time, it is possible that the mansion is also supported by An Jia.
Fourth Master went all the way to the emperor with the banknote in his arms in a daze. After handing over the banknote to the emperor, the emperor was surprised when he doubled the amount.
He didn't expect that his son would really hand over the money, and he would pay so much at once!
With An Jia's shrewd temperament, only a small part must be handed in, and a large part will be retained.
So, isn't An Jia's business even richer than those extraordinarily rich salt merchants?Richer than the emperor?
After Liu son said a few words, the emperor left the silver unceremoniously. His small treasury has been dry for a long time, and there has been no income for a long time.
With so much money, it can completely cover the cost of this southern tour.
Although every time the emperor made his southern tours, he kept things simple and tried his best to reduce the burden on the people, but officials didn't dare to perfunctory, some of them were unavoidable, and these expenses had to be distributed to the local people, which brought a heavy burden to the local people.
The emperor had no choice but to turn a blind eye.
You can't miss the southern tour, right?The southern river patrol is an important national policy!
After the fourth master left, the emperor began to send people to check Minning's property in Jiangnan, but he got the report within two days. Although Minning made a lot of money over the years, most of the money was bought into new properties.
The assembly line in the factory, relying on water conservancy waterwheels to weave cloth, make steel, etc., all opened the emperor's eyes.As for the low-cost printing of books, it was ignored, but it was printing medical books at its own expense, which also contributed to the medicine of the Qing Dynasty.
What is commendable is that these industries can be used for reference, such as the assembly line, the manufacturing office, and the workshop of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The emperor scrolled down again and found that there were high-yield takeaway grains in the fields under Minning's flag. He thought about it for a while, and it should have been researched by her Zhuangzi.
I didn't see any movement in the capital for the past two years, and I thought An Jia's family was trying to hide it, but I didn't expect that it had already been planted in the Jiangnan area.
There are also improvements to some tools. With a loan from the bank, large items such as farm tools and cattle that the common people could not afford can be purchased with loans, and only a small amount of money plus interest is paid every year.
In the year of disaster, there is no need to sell children and daughters to tide over the difficulties.
The emperor knew very well that this alone is a great charity. Without the heavy burden, he can have surplus food every year, and even if he encounters a disaster in the coming year, he can survive by himself.
The common people are the most honest, as long as they are not forced to live, they are easy to be content.
In particular, there was another phenomenon that caught the emperor's attention. The improvement of farm tools doubled the grain, and the burden on farmers was also reduced than before.
After the grain harvest, many farmers would go out to do part-time work with their cloth shoes on their backs. Originally, part-time workers could not earn much money when they went to the city, but in recent years, with factories blooming everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River, there has been a shortage of labor.
Many factory managers even went to the countryside to recruit workers with copper coins. The local officials paid attention to this phenomenon, although they reported it.
When farmers move off the land, it's not a good sign.
For thousands of years, farmers have been tied to the land, and there has never been such a large number of migrant workers in cities.
The emperor had a headache and didn't know whether this kind of thing was good or bad, because the emperors of all dynasties had never encountered such a situation.
Thinking of this, the emperor decided to take a look first, and if something bad happened, he would suppress it.
However, the prosperity of commerce in the south of the Yangtze River, the abundance of grain, and the fact that the people lived and worked in peace and contentment still made the emperor very satisfied.
Since he came to the throne, the world has been cultivating health and rest in these years, and now it has finally achieved results.
What makes him proud is that the population of the current Qing Dynasty has increased several times compared to that of the former Ming Dynasty. The land brought by the Qing Dynasty has been merged with the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
This last achievement alone is enough to make him proud. It can be said openly that it was an order from the heavens to replace Ming with the Qing Dynasty. As for the merits and demerits, let future generations comment!
During the few days he stayed in Yangzhou, the emperor entertained officials from all over the country besides watching the opera. Minning was dumbfounded.
The fourth master also drank with him for a few days, and he was very drunk every day. I think he was a young man who was not good at drinking, but now he has a certain amount of alcohol.
Min Ning looked at Fourth Master, every time he came back he would vomit, his heart ached, this was still in the south of the Yangtze River, if he went outside the Great Wall and drank with those more forthright Mongolian kings, what would it look like?
It's no wonder that Fourth Master's capacity for alcohol has improved over the years, and he can have a drink alone at the house from time to time, probably just to exercise his capacity for alcohol...
On this day, after the emperor watched the play, he called fourth master before going to the banquet.
"Fourth..." The emperor hesitated to speak, his face full of indescribable words.
"Han Ama, if there is anything you need to tell your son, just say it." The fourth master opened his mouth.
The emperor flipped through the booklet on the table and handed it to the fourth son.
"Fourth, before I sent people to investigate An Jia's property, but found another old thing, you can see for yourself."
Fourth Master's heart sank, could it be that An Jia's doing something else and Khan Ama found out?
Fourth Master opened the notebook while thinking about how to help An Jiashi out.
At first, he looked at it casually, but then his brows furrowed deeply, and his movements became faster and faster.
He looked up at the emperor, "Khan Ama, how is this possible?" Then he lowered his head and continued to turn over the book.
The emperor sighed, "It's all true. Mrs. An Jia was kidnapped and sold when she was a child."
The emperor was shocked to find out that An Jia had been kidnapped and sold as a child. How could such an identity enter the draft?
His hidden guards only checked her property before, and they only checked her previous identity falsely.It was also a coincidence that one of the hidden guards sneaked into the An's family. The youngest son of the An's family said that he had slipped his tongue.
Before the emperor asked An Jia's property in the south of the Yangtze River to be investigated, the secret guard just found out about An Jia's entry into the palace, and then handed the booklet to the emperor.
At first, the emperor thought that An Jia was trying to cling to the prince, but after reading on, he found out that she was honest when she participated in the draft, and at that time, the family also made a marriage proposal, and they would make a kiss when they lost the election. feet, and rationed her to her fourth son.
The emperor felt relieved, and felt a little strange that he entered Yinzhen's Zhuangzi by mistake before, and then entered Yinzhen's backyard after entering the palace. He thought it was the fate of the two, and soon he was relieved.
After all, there are children, and this person can't retire. Even the royal family can only cover their noses and accept this daughter-in-law, and they have to help clean up the previous affairs.
Throwing the booklet to the fourth child, the emperor may not have no intention of watching the excitement.
Fourth Master read the brochure, he was suffocated at first, and then read on, how she used soap to make money, how she found her family, and how she redeemed herself. Although I was a little proud that this little woman is very powerful, I also felt a little heartbroken for her. What happened when she was a child, but when she thought that she had saved her back then, she never told him?Fourth master was a little angry again.
"Look, isn't this person powerful enough? A person with no talent in your hands has turned out to be a flower in the hands of An Jia. Lin Yuan was just running errands to collect rent in your hands. In the hands of the An Jia family, the entire Lin family was pulled together in a blink of an eye, and now I have to make good friends with him, my inspector and censor." Thinking back, Lin Yuan relied on Lin Hai's relationship to gain a firm foothold in the capital, but he did not expect Now he is the only person in the capital.
The emperor lamented again that having a child is not as good as An's daughter.
From the very beginning, Zhu Rongyi's property has multiplied a hundred times under his nose!
Just a few sons know how to make money. Look at a woman in the back house who has earned such a large fortune empty-handed in a few years. The emperor blush for his sons.
Of course, the emperor can only think about these things in his mind. If a few sons are really allowed to fight on their own, the emperor will probably be the first to be unable to sit still.
Seeing the ugly face of the fourth child, the emperor said to him, "Don't worry about these things. This daughter-in-law makes a lot of money, and she has already given birth to a son for you. Live a good life in the future, don't worry about her childhood." The son disliked that An Jia was kidnapped when he was a child, so he comforted him.
The fourth master is not angry, he is heartbroken. An Jiashi had such an experience when she was a child. No wonder she was independent everywhere and worked so hard to earn such a large fortune. She probably thought that those were the foundation of her life.
The fourth master thought hard, but he couldn't recall An Jia's appearance at the beginning. He only had a vague impression that there was someone in the village who came to redeem him, but she had already thought about when and how he would save her. Can't get up!
"So it was you. You were transferred to Yangzhou? Will Zhang Shaoyang let you come back?" The man in front of him, Minning, also knows him. He used to be Feng Xiang, the key editor of "Beijing Daily". A few years ago, Zhang Shaoyang took Feng Xiang to visit Zhuangzi. , just happened to meet Minning for inspection, so Zhang Shaoyang brought him to Minning to salute.
It was also at that time that Feng Xiang knew that the lady in front of him was the master behind the "Beijing Daily".
"Yes, ma'am. When I was young, I was ignorant and did some ridiculous things. Later, my old family came to Beijing, and I went back to my hometown with me." Feng Xiang was not as naive as a scholar like in previous years, and ran away. I haven't seen anything in the news for a few years. He has matured a lot, and his parents are already old. He is such an only seedling. If he doesn't support him, who will take care of him?
So when his old family came to him, he came back.
After returning, she was beaten up because she delayed the marriage age of the woman who was betrothed at the beginning. Fortunately, the matter was resolved perfectly, and now she is also married, and her son is almost two years old.
"Brother Zhang asked me to come back, and also supported me to run a newspaper, and shared with me the information of "Jingcheng Daily". Only then can my newspaper gain a foothold in Yangzhou."
In fact, his hometown is in Jinling, but the water in Jinling is very deep, and all the literati and hermits who originally disdained to serve the barbarian court all ran out.There are many newspaper offices. If it is not for the improvement of paper technology and the emergence of a large number of cheap paper, Luoyang paper will appear as expensive as it was thousands of years ago.
It can be said that the largest number of newspapers in the entire Qing Dynasty is in Jiangnan, and the largest number of newspapers in the entire Jiangnan is in Nanjing. Behind each newspaper is the financial support of salt merchants. It doesn’t matter if there is no money, there is no way to run a newspaper.
Even if a newspaper is run, few literati are willing to contribute, and they all rush to the newspaper run by those few high-ranking hermits.
He had no choice but to rely on Zhang Shaoyang's relationship to go to Yangzhou through Mr. Lin's route. Yangzhou Xunyan Yushi is Mr. Lin's elder brother, so he can gain a foothold if it doesn't matter if he takes care of him.
Minning nodded, "Since you have your own career, then do it well."
Feng Xiang smiled and said, "The garden is ready, Madam, should I go back to rest first, or are you meeting our people in Yangzhou?"
"Yuanzi? Yangzhou also has a garden?" Minning only knew that he had a garden in Suzhou, but he didn't expect to have a garden in Yangzhou.
"It's just a small garden, far inferior to the one in Suzhou."
Min Ning glanced at the shore, the willow trees on the shore had already started to sprout buds in March, a hundred steps away from them, there were still a dozen people waiting.
She took a look and said, "Then lead the way, and let others not wait, this day sees the cold wind blowing, and see you tomorrow."
What Feng Xiang said in a hurry was that he waved his hands behind him, and the dozen or so people behind him immediately bowed their hands to Minning and dispersed quickly.
The news from Jinling had already spread to Yangzhou. People in Yangzhou naturally knew that this lady likes to do practical things, and she doesn't like projects for face.
Minning cooperates with many people and has many people under her command. Some people will call her master, and these are usually fourth master's disciples.Some people called her Mrs., and these were kids who didn't know her very well or who were from orphanages.
These people only know that she is a female relative of a rich family, they don't know her true identity, and they don't want to investigate. Anyway, so many industries are the result of everyone's struggle, and many people have dividends tied to this big ship. .
It's just more affectionate to call her Ma'am.
There are also some people who call her Cian Fujin, who usually know her identity and have a cooperative relationship with her, such as Imperial Physician Ye.
No matter which one is called, Minning adapts well. Of course, she likes some people to call her boss in front of her.
This title gave her a sense that she was not someone else's appendage, but an independent person, a person who controlled a large amount of property.
This garden in Yangzhou is really small, not as big as the Baylor Mansion in the capital, and the small three-entry courtyard has all internal organs.
There should be a lot of rockery and flowing water, and this garden is built next to the Slender West Lake. The backyard adds a part of the scenery of the Slender West Lake, and you can enjoy the beautiful scenery in the garden.
Minning was very satisfied, and turned back to Feng Xiang and said, "Okay, I've worked hard for you all this time, let's go to the house for dinner tomorrow at noon. By the way, bring your children here too." Just in time to find a companion for Yuan Bao, Save yourself from pestering her all day.
Feng Xiang agreed, and left without disturbing Minning's rest.
Minning's maids and guards were all arranged properly. There were some maids who did rough cleaning in this mansion. After giving instructions, the courtyard was arranged in an orderly manner.
Yuan Bao ran to the garden to play in the water. There was a small pond in the garden specially used to raise goldfish, and it was not as deep as Yuan Bao's knees. Minning was not afraid that he would fall into the water, so he let Mo Lan watch and she took care of it herself. own business.
Salt merchants gather here in Yangzhou. Last time, they took a lot of recipes from Minning. Several factories have also been built here, such as the glass mirror factory.
It can be said that mirrors have become a special product in Yangzhou. Whoever gathers all the beauties from the south of the Yangtze River here, mirrors naturally have an audience.
But in this way, Minning's business would not be able to get in, so she came to Yangzhou once to investigate what industries were suitable for relocation.
After dealing with some official business, Minning beckoned someone to go out to inquire.
It didn't take long before someone came to report, "Master, Gege Niu and Gege have arrived in Yangzhou."
Minning was surprised and said: "Why so fast? What about Mr. Mei's affairs?" The people who were sent would not forget that Mr. Mei's affairs are the big ones, and getting two grids is just incidental.
The man hurriedly replied, "The two Geges were in a hurry in Zhoushan and couldn't wait to come over. Don't worry, master, Mr. Mei's matter has already been taken care of by someone, but two people were sent to send the two Geges over."
Minning was relieved, thinking that the fourth master is still coming to Yangzhou, and the palace is not suitable for living in. The two princesses can only live here first, so they sent someone to pick them up.
At dinner, Minning ate with Yuanbao, and the two Gege were delivered to his residence.
Compared to the honest Geng Gege, Niu Gulu is young and vigorous, so he can't stand the cold treatment.
The two almost entered the mansion together and lived in the same courtyard. Because they had never been used by the fourth master, their relationship was not as stiff as other concubines, and they were closer on weekdays.
Although Niu Gulu's surname is a common surname, she has an ordinary appearance. Her father's official position is only a small official in the Ministry of Rites. Being able to enter the prince's backyard as a princess is already a very good way out.
Before entering the mansion, I also expected Lord Belle's love, but after inquiring, Lord Belle's son-in-law had just died of illness, Fujin was ill and no matter what happened, on weekdays it was always the side Fujin who made the decisions, and Niu Gulu's heart sank a lot.
The backyard of Baylor's mansion also seemed to be fighting fiercely, even the eldest son was killed, and Lord Baylor didn't even pay attention to it. From this, we can see how powerful this Fujin's wrist is!
When she first entered the mansion, she was trembling for a while, and she didn't even dare to complain that Fourth Master didn't go to her room. Of course, the reason why she didn't dare to complain was that there was Geng who was with her.
But after staying in the mansion for half a year, after finding out some things, Niu Gulu realized that it was not what she had heard before.
At least the elder brother died in the palace, and it had nothing to do with the side Fujin in the mansion.
Moreover, the position of the side Fujin in the mansion is quite unique, and basically he doesn't make things difficult for them and doesn't like to talk to them little princesses.
The other Gege's concubines said that Fujin was busy, her dowry alone was enough for her to keep busy, and she didn't care about the affairs of the house at all.
Moreover, the mansion has its own set of rules, and everyone is responsible for their own affairs. As long as the rules are not messed up, the mansion will naturally operate by itself.
After a long time, Niu Gulu's family understood that Fujin was the largest in this mansion, but Fujin was independent from their circle, and it seemed like two worlds away from them.
Fighting is okay, but it can't affect Fujin.
Offending other people may only make them feel sad in the house, but if offending Fang Fujin, then their families will be affected.
After all, Chu Fujin has contact with the outside world, unlike other people who have disconnected from the outside world.
Niu Gulu stayed obediently in the backyard, and later learned about Na Gege, and learned that she had never been favored since she entered the mansion, and she was already prepared that she would not be favored for a long time.
But this time, Fujin suddenly let her and Geng Gege come to serve the Lord together, originally thinking that Fujin had nothing to do with them.But I didn't expect that at the beginning of the roadside, Fujin had no companions at all.
This made Niu Yulu couldn't help having a little fantasy, whether the master would ask her to sleep with her halfway.
However, what she didn't expect was that the schedule was too rushed at the beginning, and the master stayed on the dragon boat with him all the time.
Later, because she was not used to the sudden cold and hot weather in Shandong Province, she was not able to live up to her health and fell ill when she arrived in Dezhou.
What made her even more angry was that the wooden man Geng saw that she was sick, so he volunteered to take care of her.
take care of her?Then who will serve the Lord later?
It's a pity that these words are too late, and the two of them were left by the master in Texas to recuperate.
Later, after Niu Gulu recovered from his illness, he was a little worried before seeing his master come to pick them up. He was deeply afraid that the two of them would stay here until he returned to Beijing.
Fortunately, someone finally came to pick them up, Niu Gulu was so happy, he couldn't wait to urge the person to take them away.
When they came to Yangzhou, they realized that the person who picked them up was sent by Ci Fujin.
Niu Gulu's heart skipped a beat on the spot, Master didn't even look at them when Fang Fujin wasn't there, and now that Fujin rushed over, Master wouldn't even bother with them.
Thinking of this, Niu Gulu felt sad from his heart.
Especially the fourth master was not in Yangzhou at all, and they were completely held in the hands of side Fujin.
No, as soon as he entered the mansion, he trapped Fujin in the backyard, obviously he didn't want to see them.
"Sister Geng, it's obvious that Fujin is planning to trap us here, what do you think she means?"
Geng was embroidering, and when he heard Niu Gulu's words, he wiped the needle on his head and replied, "Sister, don't think about it, we are just two little princesses, how could Fujin take us away?" Take it to heart."
Geng's embroidery work can't be called good. Her body is stronger than ordinary girls because she is the eldest daughter and has to take care of everything in the family since she was a child.
And the embroidery work can only be called ordinary. Since she entered the mansion, she didn't have so much work to do by herself, so when she was free, she picked up the embroidery work and began to study hard.
In fact, Geng is a smart person and an optimistic person. She doesn't fight or grab. After entering the back house, she only wants to live her own life, and she doesn't want to flatter Lord Baylor.
However, in Niu Gulu's eyes, Geng was a little stupid. Last time, she could go to serve the master by herself, but she came to take care of her, which made her angry and moved, and even treated her as her own sister after recovering from illness.
No, I didn't avoid saying anything, and said it directly to Geng.
"Sister Geng, you are so stupid, don't even think about it, this time I came with Fourth Master, but it's just the two of us and Jie Fujin, we used to be inconspicuous in the mansion, but this time we were sent to side Fujin, Doesn't Ce Fujin see us as a thorn in his side?"
Geng Shi was amused by her words, "Sister, Fujin is very busy on weekdays, how can he have the time to take care of us? And I just heard someone say that Fujin only arrived in Yangzhou today, how can he have the energy to travel and travel tiredly?" Come and meet us."
She, Ama, also works for Fang Fujin in private, so Geng's naturally knows Fang Fujin more than Niu Gulu's.
When she entered the mansion, Ama had already told her that after entering the mansion, she would respect Fujin and take good care of her little brother.
Although it is said that Fujin may not know these things, but for her, she must always keep them in her heart.
Niu Gulu pouted angrily, thinking that Geng was too stupid to believe anything others said.
Then he thought in his heart that it was probably because she was too stupid that she was willing to deal with her.
Sighing, Niu Gulu made another plan in his mind. He planned to try to shake it in front of his master when he came to Yangzhou, and he had to remind him that there are still two unfavored princesses here, right?
Naturally, Minning didn't know what the two little princesses in the mansion were thinking.
After meeting people in Yangzhou the next day, Minning left Feng Xiang's son Feng Yuan in the mansion to play with Yuan Bao, and then discussed with a group of people how to start work in Yangzhou.
Since ancient times, there are many beauties here in Yangzhou, and rouge and gouache are especially famous. In the past, "Yan Bao" in the capital also had a very good market in Yangzhou.
Minning thought that instead of doing business in Yangzhou, it would be better to focus on women's business.
Women's business is nothing more than rouge gouache, jewelry and beautiful clothes.
The market for rouge and gouache has been snatched by Dai Chunlin. There are time-honored brands in the local area such as jewelry, and they cannot enter from other places. What's more, the audience for jewelry is too small, so they can only make some famous names on clothes.
Women in this area of Yangzhou are still accustomed to wearing Hanfu, unlike in the capital where they mainly wear flag clothes.
The Qing Dynasty only imposed restrictions on men's clothing, but women's clothing did not change much. Folk women could wear flag clothing or Hanfu according to their preferences.
The style of Jiangnan is still following the previous dynasty, especially Yangzhou, probably experienced the ten-day massacre that year, and it is particularly competitive with Hanfu.
It can be said that Hanfu is the main clothing here, while full clothing has become a phoenix horn.
"Then let's start with Hanfu. Since the concubine's small clothes are popular in Yangzhou, it shows that Yangzhou people still have a high acceptance of improved clothes. Let's make some changes to Hanfu, and transform it from complicated to simple, and it should also be accepted. to welcome."
Minning set the tone of the meeting, and spent the rest of the meeting time discussing how to promote these Hanfu.
Feng Xiang has seen some publicity methods in the capital, especially after the woolen yarn competition was spread to Yangzhou last year, Jiangnan has held several similar competitions since the beginning of the year, which also drove the sales of woolen products.
He said: "I think it's better to follow the wool thread competition and hold a Hanfu transformation competition!"
"This competition sounds too ordinary, and probably no one will participate."
Yangzhou has also held several competitions in the past two months, which have exhausted the enthusiasm of the people in Yangzhou. Their Hanfu competition only involves women's clothing, so it probably won't attract many people's attention.
Someone said, "Would you like to invite some beauties to show off these clothes?"
After the man finished speaking, someone next to him pushed him, and then glanced at Minning, signaling him not to forget the gender of his boss.
The man immediately shut up.
Minning thought it was a good idea. After thinking about it, she said, "Why don't you design the clothes first, and then hold a beauty pageant that will sweep the entire Jiangnan. The beauties in the beauty pageant will only wear the clothes we provide, and then It indicates that the entire competition is named after our clothing brand."
Others thought it was a good idea, because having a beautiful woman would naturally attract men as well as women.
"Go and ask some rouge and gouache shops. Ask anyone who has anything to do with women, and ask if they would like to advertise. Contest beauties can also use the rouge and gouache they provide."
Minning made some comments, and the people below kept taking notes.
At this time, someone suddenly raised his hand, "Boss, is this beauty limited to women, or can men also participate?" The masculinity is especially strong in the Jiangnan area. Many men have been pampered since childhood, and they are more handsome than women. But also to be pitiful.
Minning said, "It's already said to be a beauty, so naturally there is no gender limit. If there is a man who wants to sign up, we will accept him if he dares to come." Then he looked at Feng Xiang, "You announce this news in the newspaper. Also Notify all newspapers in the north and south of the river. According to my opinion, it takes half a year to prepare. First, divide Jiangnan into several large areas. Each area will send a team of referees and local people to score together. The top ten will be brought to Yangzhou to participate in the finals. Finally, invite the people of the entire Jiangnan to rate the beauties in their hearts."
A look of panic appeared on Feng Xiang's face, "This Yangzhou can't accommodate the entire population of Jiangnan."
Minning rolled his eyes at him, "If you think about it too much, you can print a small portrait of the beauty in the newspaper. If the people support a beauty, then write a letter to the local newspaper to vote for her, and then send a special person to count."
Speaking of which, she rubbed her chin, "Should no one think of cheating, right? But you can't underestimate the people of the world, so control the number of votes, each person can only vote for one, and the real-name system will receive the vote."
"In the end, all the scores are counted, and the top ten are selected. If these people are cheap, we will redeem them and train them to be our exclusive models for clothing. No. 1 will be rewarded with 1 taels of silver, No. 29000 taels, and so on. Next, we must make our name famous in the whole Jiangnan, even if we spend money, we must spend it resoundingly." She wants to train these people to become superstars of the Qing Dynasty!
"Okay, I don't have much time for you guys to dawdle. Let's act separately. This is a nuisance for you. I hope you don't mess it up!" Minning stood up and said in a deep voice.
Others also stood up and echoed, "Yes, I won't let you down!"
The plan was set and each division of labor was made. Even Feng Xiang went to the newspaper office to get busy, while his son temporarily stayed in the garden to be Yuan Bao's playmate.
Minning also met the two princesses occasionally, and after a little comfort, he told Shengjia to return to Yangzhou soon, and sent them away.
On the first day of April, the dragon boat was stationed in Yangzhou Pagoda Bay, and this time it was already the return journey of visiting the south of the Yangtze River.When Minning stayed in Nanjing, Shengjia had already visited Yangzhou once.
Two years ago, Yangzhou salt merchants donated money to build the Gaomin Temple Palace for the emperor in Zhuyu Bay, [-] miles south of the city.
As soon as the holy car arrived, he naturally lived in the palace.
As soon as the emperor moved into the palace, the surrounding area was strictly guarded. The fourth master sent people to bring Minning and Yuan Bao into the palace. Before leaving, Minning also brought the two little princesses with him. Although the fourth master forgot, she couldn't. forget.
Otherwise, these are all tricks in Fujin's hands when they go back. Although Minning is not afraid, it is better to have one more thing than one thing less. She is very busy all day long, and she is really impatient to be dragged down by the affairs of the house.
If the emperor came to Yangzhou a few years ago, he didn't live in Yangzhou city at all. After all, the murder that happened in Yangzhou is still vivid in the previous generation.
It was only later that the emperor majored in water conservancy and made the people of Yangzhou City live and work in peace and contentment, which eased his attitude towards him.
This time, they stood on the shore to welcome them warmly.
Regarding this situation, Minning has mixed feelings in her heart. Although she said that she is a Manchu now, she lived as a Han Chinese before.
In her bones, she is still closer to the Han people, and sometimes she even feels that she is a Han Chinese who has been infiltrated into the Manchus.
Gaomin Temple Palace, as the name suggests, is a temple.
Arriving here, probably as the fourth master wanted, he could discuss Zen with a monk.
But the beauty pageant in the city was so overwhelming that even the fourth master in the palace heard about it.
At the same time, he heard another thing, which was said to be the concubine Xiaoyi from the capital.
After fourth master heard about it, he wished he could go back to his residence and spank An Jia's butt, but he still went to apologize to the emperor first.
Only An Jia's dared to sell women's underwear in the name of concubine.
She had sold Zhu Rongyi in the name of Khan Ama before!
With the lessons learned from the past, it is hard for fourth master not to associate this matter with An Jia.
The emperor didn't care. He knew what An Jia had done these years, and joked with his fourth son, "Since it's in the name of the palace, why didn't I see any reward? Didn't An Jia open a newspaper?" Do you pay the head of money for an advertisement?"
Although the emperor was joking, fourth master was obviously serious and told Minning as soon as he got back.
When Min Ning heard this, she wished she could rely on the emperor. Her property was increasing, and the fourth master's name was obviously not very useful. The surrounding princes were all staring at them, and the weaving bureau was against them last time, and they haven't been found out yet. Who is behind the scenes?
No one has seen the construction of the new city right now. When it is completed later, I am afraid that someone will reach out and cut off the results directly. It is the place where she experimented with the issuance of banknotes, and she cannot afford to lose it.
If the emperor is really willing to be her backer, she can't wait.
Immediately, he readily handed over 200 million taels of bank notes to fourth master.
Fourth Master was shocked, "Why are there so many?"
Minning rolled his eyes at him, "The concubine's small clothes only take up a little bit, what else are there? Such as calculators, chime clocks, things made from the palace can make a lot of money. The most important thing is to go to sea to earn a lot of money." There is only a lot of money. Lord, is this enough? If not, I will raise some more."
Fourth Master's expression was a little dazed, so much ten thousand taels of silver could only be received after 200 years with his prince's salary.
The fourth master suddenly felt that he was so poor and not as rich as his own woman. It seemed that the mansion had never been short of money, nor had it been short of food and drink. Send it to the house.
An Jia's family can't use that much, only pick a little to use, and hand over the rest to the public.
After working for a long time, it is possible that the mansion is also supported by An Jia.
Fourth Master went all the way to the emperor with the banknote in his arms in a daze. After handing over the banknote to the emperor, the emperor was surprised when he doubled the amount.
He didn't expect that his son would really hand over the money, and he would pay so much at once!
With An Jia's shrewd temperament, only a small part must be handed in, and a large part will be retained.
So, isn't An Jia's business even richer than those extraordinarily rich salt merchants?Richer than the emperor?
After Liu son said a few words, the emperor left the silver unceremoniously. His small treasury has been dry for a long time, and there has been no income for a long time.
With so much money, it can completely cover the cost of this southern tour.
Although every time the emperor made his southern tours, he kept things simple and tried his best to reduce the burden on the people, but officials didn't dare to perfunctory, some of them were unavoidable, and these expenses had to be distributed to the local people, which brought a heavy burden to the local people.
The emperor had no choice but to turn a blind eye.
You can't miss the southern tour, right?The southern river patrol is an important national policy!
After the fourth master left, the emperor began to send people to check Minning's property in Jiangnan, but he got the report within two days. Although Minning made a lot of money over the years, most of the money was bought into new properties.
The assembly line in the factory, relying on water conservancy waterwheels to weave cloth, make steel, etc., all opened the emperor's eyes.As for the low-cost printing of books, it was ignored, but it was printing medical books at its own expense, which also contributed to the medicine of the Qing Dynasty.
What is commendable is that these industries can be used for reference, such as the assembly line, the manufacturing office, and the workshop of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The emperor scrolled down again and found that there were high-yield takeaway grains in the fields under Minning's flag. He thought about it for a while, and it should have been researched by her Zhuangzi.
I didn't see any movement in the capital for the past two years, and I thought An Jia's family was trying to hide it, but I didn't expect that it had already been planted in the Jiangnan area.
There are also improvements to some tools. With a loan from the bank, large items such as farm tools and cattle that the common people could not afford can be purchased with loans, and only a small amount of money plus interest is paid every year.
In the year of disaster, there is no need to sell children and daughters to tide over the difficulties.
The emperor knew very well that this alone is a great charity. Without the heavy burden, he can have surplus food every year, and even if he encounters a disaster in the coming year, he can survive by himself.
The common people are the most honest, as long as they are not forced to live, they are easy to be content.
In particular, there was another phenomenon that caught the emperor's attention. The improvement of farm tools doubled the grain, and the burden on farmers was also reduced than before.
After the grain harvest, many farmers would go out to do part-time work with their cloth shoes on their backs. Originally, part-time workers could not earn much money when they went to the city, but in recent years, with factories blooming everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River, there has been a shortage of labor.
Many factory managers even went to the countryside to recruit workers with copper coins. The local officials paid attention to this phenomenon, although they reported it.
When farmers move off the land, it's not a good sign.
For thousands of years, farmers have been tied to the land, and there has never been such a large number of migrant workers in cities.
The emperor had a headache and didn't know whether this kind of thing was good or bad, because the emperors of all dynasties had never encountered such a situation.
Thinking of this, the emperor decided to take a look first, and if something bad happened, he would suppress it.
However, the prosperity of commerce in the south of the Yangtze River, the abundance of grain, and the fact that the people lived and worked in peace and contentment still made the emperor very satisfied.
Since he came to the throne, the world has been cultivating health and rest in these years, and now it has finally achieved results.
What makes him proud is that the population of the current Qing Dynasty has increased several times compared to that of the former Ming Dynasty. The land brought by the Qing Dynasty has been merged with the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
This last achievement alone is enough to make him proud. It can be said openly that it was an order from the heavens to replace Ming with the Qing Dynasty. As for the merits and demerits, let future generations comment!
During the few days he stayed in Yangzhou, the emperor entertained officials from all over the country besides watching the opera. Minning was dumbfounded.
The fourth master also drank with him for a few days, and he was very drunk every day. I think he was a young man who was not good at drinking, but now he has a certain amount of alcohol.
Min Ning looked at Fourth Master, every time he came back he would vomit, his heart ached, this was still in the south of the Yangtze River, if he went outside the Great Wall and drank with those more forthright Mongolian kings, what would it look like?
It's no wonder that Fourth Master's capacity for alcohol has improved over the years, and he can have a drink alone at the house from time to time, probably just to exercise his capacity for alcohol...
On this day, after the emperor watched the play, he called fourth master before going to the banquet.
"Fourth..." The emperor hesitated to speak, his face full of indescribable words.
"Han Ama, if there is anything you need to tell your son, just say it." The fourth master opened his mouth.
The emperor flipped through the booklet on the table and handed it to the fourth son.
"Fourth, before I sent people to investigate An Jia's property, but found another old thing, you can see for yourself."
Fourth Master's heart sank, could it be that An Jia's doing something else and Khan Ama found out?
Fourth Master opened the notebook while thinking about how to help An Jiashi out.
At first, he looked at it casually, but then his brows furrowed deeply, and his movements became faster and faster.
He looked up at the emperor, "Khan Ama, how is this possible?" Then he lowered his head and continued to turn over the book.
The emperor sighed, "It's all true. Mrs. An Jia was kidnapped and sold when she was a child."
The emperor was shocked to find out that An Jia had been kidnapped and sold as a child. How could such an identity enter the draft?
His hidden guards only checked her property before, and they only checked her previous identity falsely.It was also a coincidence that one of the hidden guards sneaked into the An's family. The youngest son of the An's family said that he had slipped his tongue.
Before the emperor asked An Jia's property in the south of the Yangtze River to be investigated, the secret guard just found out about An Jia's entry into the palace, and then handed the booklet to the emperor.
At first, the emperor thought that An Jia was trying to cling to the prince, but after reading on, he found out that she was honest when she participated in the draft, and at that time, the family also made a marriage proposal, and they would make a kiss when they lost the election. feet, and rationed her to her fourth son.
The emperor felt relieved, and felt a little strange that he entered Yinzhen's Zhuangzi by mistake before, and then entered Yinzhen's backyard after entering the palace. He thought it was the fate of the two, and soon he was relieved.
After all, there are children, and this person can't retire. Even the royal family can only cover their noses and accept this daughter-in-law, and they have to help clean up the previous affairs.
Throwing the booklet to the fourth child, the emperor may not have no intention of watching the excitement.
Fourth Master read the brochure, he was suffocated at first, and then read on, how she used soap to make money, how she found her family, and how she redeemed herself. Although I was a little proud that this little woman is very powerful, I also felt a little heartbroken for her. What happened when she was a child, but when she thought that she had saved her back then, she never told him?Fourth master was a little angry again.
"Look, isn't this person powerful enough? A person with no talent in your hands has turned out to be a flower in the hands of An Jia. Lin Yuan was just running errands to collect rent in your hands. In the hands of the An Jia family, the entire Lin family was pulled together in a blink of an eye, and now I have to make good friends with him, my inspector and censor." Thinking back, Lin Yuan relied on Lin Hai's relationship to gain a firm foothold in the capital, but he did not expect Now he is the only person in the capital.
The emperor lamented again that having a child is not as good as An's daughter.
From the very beginning, Zhu Rongyi's property has multiplied a hundred times under his nose!
Just a few sons know how to make money. Look at a woman in the back house who has earned such a large fortune empty-handed in a few years. The emperor blush for his sons.
Of course, the emperor can only think about these things in his mind. If a few sons are really allowed to fight on their own, the emperor will probably be the first to be unable to sit still.
Seeing the ugly face of the fourth child, the emperor said to him, "Don't worry about these things. This daughter-in-law makes a lot of money, and she has already given birth to a son for you. Live a good life in the future, don't worry about her childhood." The son disliked that An Jia was kidnapped when he was a child, so he comforted him.
The fourth master is not angry, he is heartbroken. An Jiashi had such an experience when she was a child. No wonder she was independent everywhere and worked so hard to earn such a large fortune. She probably thought that those were the foundation of her life.
The fourth master thought hard, but he couldn't recall An Jia's appearance at the beginning. He only had a vague impression that there was someone in the village who came to redeem him, but she had already thought about when and how he would save her. Can't get up!
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