The struggle of the eight blessings of rebirth

Chapter 85

In the early morning of the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, God gave me a sunny day. When the royal motorcade drove out of the city gate, what Kangxi saw was the endless Kangzhuang Avenue. He looked curiously at the white stone paved road in the middle of the road. The straight line extended to the distance, and he stretched out his hand to call Xiao Jiu, who was a temporary guest commentator who was following beside him: "What does this line mean?" According to Huang Ama, common people usually walk on this road, leaving the city on the left and returning to the city on the right, passing each other so as not to collide..." "Huh? Will they obey?" Kangxi asked.Yinzhen spread his hands together: "In the beginning, there was a sign on the side with the direction of the arrow drawn. After a long time, the common people got used to it..." "Oh..." Kangxi looked into the distance.Yinzhen added another sentence: "Eight sister-in-law said, anyway, if you go off the road and bump into it, it is also your responsibility..."

When approaching Nanzhuang, a road network slowly unfolded in front of Kangxi. The elm trees on both sides were dressed in straw "clothes" and red ribbons were hung on the bare branches, as well as wishful knots and red paper cranes. , A string of really festive.At the gate of Nanzhuang, Yinhu and Yin'e stood neatly with a group of tenants. Kangxi got off the car, and Wu Shulai followed behind with a little Gege.This is Shiba Gege's first time out of the palace, and he was fascinated by the roadside scenery early in the morning, staring at the things hanging on the trees and couldn't take his eyes off.

Yinhu welcomed the crowd to Zhuangzi, and everyone was stunned. It was called a mess in the wind. Flocks of chickens raced on the road, and ducks waddled after them.The sheep and cows live in a nest and enjoy breakfast.Boys and girls in red and red clothes chased each other on the frozen water, surrounded by adults who were also red and red, and Kangxi walked on the road paved with cinders, stepping on the soft road: "This The road is paved with carbon, you guys can figure it out..." "Huang Ama said: "This is coal cinders, which absorb heat and play in the water to purify the rainwater... just stepping on it is dirty..."

Kangxi Yuanmu: "I made a clear decree to prohibit the private mining of private mines. I didn't expect it to be cheaper, you boy..." Yin was not afraid at all, and smiled: "Huang Ama loves her son, so the son will naturally remember it in his heart, and the son must be filial. ..." It has not been a day or two since Yinzhen organized the mining operation in Shanxi with the title of fourth-rank supervisor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Of course, he didn't have to go there in person.In order to monopolize resources, Kangxi issued a decree to prohibit private mining. Shanxi senior officials suppressed the coal bosses while listening to the words of the above, and at the same time organized workers to open mines under the brand of the imperial merchants. Public grievances arose in Shanxi. Small bosses and workers went to the Yamen together to make troubles.

Seeing this situation, Kangxi specially appointed Yinqi and Yinzhen to go to Shanxi as imperial envoys, but after returning, the wind direction there changed, and the government and business colluded. Give them a business license, follow the operation mode of Jiangnan salt merchants, impose heavy taxes, and the officials will be responsible for the transportation channels and organize the purchase and transshipment. The purchase volume is determined according to the production volume.Of course, the expert group has the final say on the output, and the government will issue an announcement every year. If it is found that the operator has concealed the output, or there is a large private coal transaction, once it is verified, there will be no mercy.On the contrary, Yinzhen, who is the first representative of the imperial merchants, has received quite a lot of benefits, and the reputation of the little God of Wealth is well-known in the capital.This also led Yinzhen to blame himself for taking advantage of himself for not being able to give birth to a son.

Therefore, he did not dare to embezzle a penny of the royal tax, and paid the account honestly, which made the Minister of the Ministry of Household favor him. Ever since the large-scale tax evasion occurred in Yangzhou salt merchants, and the government and businessmen colluded to embezzle public funds. , Kangxi has always been very worried about money. In the past two years, the south of the Yangtze River has been flooded, and embankment failures have occurred almost every year. It is common for victims to flee.In the event of drought and drought in the north, all the money in the treasury is used for disaster relief, which is not enough.Not to mention taking it out for tourism, so the money for tourism in recent years has been spread on the heads of local governments and gentry, and indirectly raised money from the working people.This has also led to the hard-pressed status quo that the Cao and Li families are superficially rich but actually worthless.

Now Yinhu's coal mine business model gave Kangxi hope to solve the problem of salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River. In a blink of an eye, he looked behind him, and Yinhu, who was always bowing his head and admitting his mistake, was holding his younger siblings with both hands, and the old man's mind became active again.At this moment, a vast expanse of whiteness flew by in the distance, attracting the attention of the children who were playing, cheering one after another, Yinjin let go of Yinhu's hand, and rushed out shouting happily: "There are so many birds!" Wu Shulai Just about to follow, Kangxi waved his hand: "Let them all play, Yinhu, those who wear strange clothes, are servants..." Yinhu saw Ke An keeping up with Yinjin's pace and protecting him as he ran forward , turned to Kangxi and said: "Report to Emperor Ama, they are servants trained by the tenth younger brother Zhuangzi..." "What's the matter with their clothes?" Kangxi stared at the cotton-padded jacket and trousers on Ke An's body.Yinhu lowered her eyes: "This is a way to dress, the idea given by the inner house." Kangxi remembered the woolen cardigan he was wearing: "Your daughter-in-law should have given birth..." "If you go back to Huang Ama, the imperial doctor invited you yesterday." Pulse, said there are still about two months..."

Except for Kangxi who was watching, all the elder brothers who followed behind were watching. The battle-tested Yinyi was the first to see that these Zhuang Ding in cotton-padded clothes and trousers were well-trained. On the surface, these people were busy chasing after children Chasing livestock is a lot of work.In fact, they have been operating in groups of three, moving quickly whenever there is a gap between them. The target is not domestic animals but their own people.Yinxuan looked at Yinhu's back with deep meaning: Eighth brother, what do you want to use these people for?
Yin Xiang was also looking at these people, he felt very strange that these people had been following the children all the time, and sometimes they would drive away chickens and ducks.But there was no sound from them in the whole scene. Sometimes the ducks approached Kangxi a few steps, and immediately someone would come up and drive them away with a branch. Even when they were driving away, they didn't speak. They seemed to have no curiosity about the emperor and the prince. Ducks and boisterous children.They seem to be fulfilling the responsibilities of Zhuang Ding, but they are actually separating the idlers on the village from the royal family and nobles.

Gradually, Yinxiang's feet also felt a little itchy, and he wanted to see who these Zhuang Dings were at a close distance. As soon as the idea came up, a little girl in a red dress, a red coat, and a red headband ran over from a distance, a waxy and soft child. Yin shouted at Kangxi: "Greetings to Huangmafa, and Ama." The girl stared straight at the glittering golden dragon embroidered on Kangxi's ocher-colored uniform: "Huangmafa, your clothes It's prettier than mine..." Kangxi looked at the girl in red, then at Yinhu: "Is this from yours?" Yinhu nodded: "Caixuan likes her and has been pampering her. Inconvenience, no one can control her anymore, let Huang Ama read the joke." She seemed helpless to the girl: "Let the servants run away with you again, go back carefully and let the mother-in-law know!" Han Yin was timid She glanced at Ama timidly, and found that he was not angry, so she said softly: "My mother-in-law said that my little aunt is here today, and she wants me to play with her..."

Kangxi bent down in a good mood and asked, "What's your name?" "My name is Hanyin, which means Han on the side of the Japanese word, with a lingering sound." "Is this the name given by your mother-in-law?" Mother said it was Ama who started it..." The little girl answered honestly.Kangxi raised his eyes and looked at Yinhu: "The name is good, let's take your little aunt to play." Shibagege was obviously a little shy, but Hanyin was used to being lively at home. He politely invited Ann, and then took her hand: "Little aunt, I'll take you to see sheep and sheep. There are a lot of sheep and sheep here."

Shiba Gege blushed a little: "I... I haven't seen it before..." Hanyin said carelessly: "Sheep are soft, don't be afraid." Yinhu patted his sister's head and said to Hanyin: "Go slowly One point, little aunt has never been out of the house..." Hanyin bent her knees: "Yes, Ama." The two little girls ran away holding hands.In the distance, there was a row of green brick and tile houses, with white smoke coming from the chimneys on the top. Kangxi walked over with great interest, and found that every house had their doors open, and a row of old people were sitting at the door, busy with their hands. For work, some are weaving bamboo baskets, some are making lanterns, and some are peeling garlic.Around them there were still patches of snowdrifts that hadn't melted away.Sure enough, Yinhu guessed right. Kangxi saw the white-haired old man sitting at the door of his house basking in the sun, so he couldn't help but go to his house to visit: "What are you busy with?" Old man A got up respectfully: "The emperor Auspicious... Slave... This is making a lantern for my little grandson, and it's the Lantern Festival, and my grandson has been grinding for a long time..." Old man B: "Slave, this is a cloth for our young master in Fujin. Seeing that Fujin is about to give birth..."

"You Fujin ordered?" "No, this is the wish of the servants, to bless the little master with a long life and good health." Old Man C took the scissors and cut a piece of the brand-new clothes religiously, and handed it to him. Old man B.Kangxi and the troops walked away: "Your wife made this on purpose for me to see? Baijia clothes? Can royal children wear outer clothes casually?" Yinhu bowed: "It wasn't arranged by Caixuan, those people just now The clothes are all newly made by Zhuangzi for the tenants. My son guesses that they have never worn them. Baijiayi is just a folk saying. My son guesses that Caixuan doesn't even know this saying..."

"She doesn't know the rules, don't you? If it's elder brother, you have to avoid acne!" Kangxi was furious. spare!Yinhu pursed her lips and smiled: "Thank you, Huang Ama, for your kindness!" The process of spa treatment to avoid acne is extremely complicated, and after the acne is inoculated, staff need to take care of it [-] hours a day, not everyone is entitled to the treatment.Yinhu didn't plan to tell Kangxi that his child didn't need to have acne, it was too early.

(End of this chapter)