Chapter 1282 Changes

Cao Yong thought it would take some time to buy rice from Zhili in the Ministry of Revenue.

After all, it was related to a lot of money and the follow-up affairs were complicated. Unexpectedly, a few days after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Thirteenth Prince went to the Ministry of Revenue and agreed on the matter with several officials.

Referring to the rice prices in Jiangnan in the past three years, the purchase price of rice in Zhili was finally set at six cents of silver per stone.

The rice produced about 65% of the rice produced per stone. In this way, it is equivalent to the imperial court spending more than nine cents of silver per stone rice.

The price of rice in Beijing is around one or two cents. It seems that the purchase price of rice in Zhili is not high, but if the various losses in the process of passing are included, the income price of six cents of silver per stone of rice is already very affordable for the people. If it is purchased by private grain merchants, it will definitely be lower than this price.

There are more than 6,000 hectares of rice fields in Zhili. The rice fields are considered fine work in farm work, and the yield of medium rice fields can reach two stones per mu. In this way, the court must prepare 720,000 taels of silver.

Calculate this number, from the Thirteenth Prince, to the two ministers and four ministers, everyone is relatively calm.

Because the Ministry of Revenue has silver in the bank treasury, even if it allocates 720,000 taels, it is nothing.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Cao Yong remembered the Ministry of Revenue when he was the Minister of Revenue in the late Kangxi period. At that time, the silver on the bank of the Ministry of Revenue was only two or three million taels, and most of the money was "borrowed" by officials.

If you don’t need money, several officials from the Ministry of Revenue will have to worry for a few days.

It's a different situation now.

Cao Yong was transferred from Zhili to the Ministry of Revenue in September last year, and he did not make much effort.

He looked at another minister Zhang Tingyu. In addition to the Minister of Revenue, Zhang Tingyu also served as the bachelor's degree in the Hanlin Academy and appointed a grandson in the third year of Yongzheng. This spring, he also went to the title of the commission and officially entered the cabinet.

The reason why Cao Yong is in the Ministry of Revenue is that he only does what he does and does not worry too much is because Zhang Tingyu is around him.

As the Jingtang, Cao Yong had six-day shifts in the small court; in addition to the Ministry of Revenue, Zhang Tingyu also had shifts in the Hanlin Academy and the Grand Secretary's class, and he had to meet him in front of the imperial court almost every day.

What is the responsibilities of the Ministry of Revenue and what arrangements the Emperor has for the Ministry of Revenue? The king and his minister will naturally get along with each other.

In addition, there are Prime Minister Ma Qi and Prime Minister Wang and Prince Thirteenth Prince. There are too many people who are worried about this area, and Cao Yong is unhappy to enjoy leisure.

Although Zhang Tingyu's expression looked calm and composed, his eyebrows were slightly furrowed and could not be stretched.

Seeing this, Cao Yong was stunned and couldn't help but look at the Thirteenth Prince.

The Thirteenth Prince closed his lips, Wang Weirisheng, looked at Cao Yong and said, "This is the case for the rice in Zhili, and the matter will be supervised by Shangshu Cao."

"I am obeying the king's orders." Cao Yong stood up and said.

The Thirteenth Prince nodded and said, "In this way, let's disperse first."

Everyone stood up and gave him respectfully. The Thirteenth Prince looked at Zhang Tingyu, and they all came out of the Ministry of Revenue Central Hall.

Cao Yong returned to his public housing and felt slightly calmer.

Zhang Tingyu is now in charge of the Ministry of Revenue and the Hanlin Academy. The Hanlin Academy is the most precious and the Shujishi exam has been held. What are the worries about?

The only thing that makes Zhang Tingyu unable to hide his worries is the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue or related matters of the Ministry of Revenue.

Jiang Jianzheng packed up a bunch of documents and sent them to Cao Yong.

Seeing that Cao Yong seemed to be thinking, Jiang Jian asked, "Sir, what's the problem?"

Cao Yong talked about the situation in the morning and said that Zhang Tingyu seemed to be worried, and the Thirteenth Prince was also more solemn than usual.

However, if the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue really bothered Zhang Tingyu, Cao Yong would not have heard of it at all.

Jiang Jian twisted his beard, meditated for a moment, and whispered: "If you have the same relationship with the Ministry of Revenue and are not well-informed, you can only have military affairs."

Cao Yong also felt this way after hearing this.

The northwest was indeed uneven in the year of Yongzheng. In addition to the quelling of the rebellion that Nian Gengyao was outstanding in the early years of Yongzheng, there should be the incident of Yue Zhongqi going to Zhungeer.

The Military Affairs Office, which continued until the end of the Qing Dynasty, should have been established on time, and there is no movement yet.

Although there were occasional frictions in the northwest in the past two years, it was generally peaceful because the court and Junggar Khan negotiated peace in the third year of Yongzheng.

This Yue Zhongqi was appointed as the governor of Sichuan and the governor of Gansu, and was appointed as the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi. She replaced Nian Gengyao and became the chief official of the military and political affairs of the three provinces.

In addition to real power, Yue Zhongqi also had military achievements. Because of the second year of Yongzheng's rebellion, he was granted the title of third-class Duke and became the first foreign official.

"It's like this 80% true, otherwise the matter of collecting grain in Zhili would not have been decided so quickly." Cao Yong said.

Jiang Jian was excited, but he said, "It would be great if the second master had the opportunity to go to the northwest."

Cao Yong was stunned. He didn't expect this place.

Seeing Cao Yong stunned, Jiang Jian said, "The second master is an old man from the Western Expedition. Even if he is not in the capital now, as long as the adults do it carefully, it will not be difficult to transfer back to the capital."

Although from the family standpoint, since Cao Song became a military officer, the right way to go to the northwest to make achievements. In addition to titles, he can also lay the foundation in the army and prepare more paths for the children of the Cao family.

But now is the era of cold weapons, and Cao Yong really doesn't want Cao Song to use his life to earn merits.

Seeing Cao Yong hesitating, Jiang Jian said, "It would be a pity if the second master gave up this opportunity. The second master is not a scheming person in the officialdom. He is mostly responsible for taking care of his current affairs. But there is a difference in civil and military affairs. At this level, it is not easy for the adults to take care of him. If the second master does not change his civil position, he can only return to Beijing at the same level, or be promoted to another level and work outside for a lifetime. But if he really changes his civil position, he is not the director of the second master, so he will not make achievements."

Cao Song was not easy to be promoted, but his current position is too high. He is in his early thirties and is a second-rank general.

The military position of the capital with a higher level of rank was missing, and only the first-rank admiral, the commander of the fifth battalion of the Nine Gates Infantry Police, the inner minister and the minister of the inner minister of the first-rank commander of the first-rank commander and the minister of the imperial guards.

With Cao Song's qualifications and the identity of Cao's family carrying flags, only the Minister of the Interior has some hope among these four types of martial arts.

Those who may be responsible for the position of Minister of the Interior are either the emperor's absolute trust in confidants or the prince who takes care of this errand.

Both Cao Song are not considered as well, and it is not easy for the Minister of the Interior to survive.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong also became depressed.

After all, it was because the Cao family had a shallow foundation. After less than twenty years of carrying the flag, there was only one assistant under his name, or the other assistants were spoiled by the divine gangs, and there were few talents.

This made Cao Song not have a foundation in the army and was not qualified to compete for the Beijing Banner Commander. If he wanted to be promoted to the second rank, he would be promoted to the local Eight Banner Commander.

In that case, Cao Song wants to return to Beijing, but he really has to wait until his retirement age.

At this time, Jiang Jian continued, "If the second master cannot make achievements in military merits, it may not be obvious in the past few years. After ten years, twenty years, the masters of the East Mansion will be in a situation where the legitimate and weak illegitimate illegitimate."

When Cao Yong heard the word "legal and illegitimate", he couldn't help but frown.

Cao Feng came out of the Hanlin Academy for the sake of Cao Xiang's future. Cao Xiang was a senior at the Hanlin Academy as a member of Tanhua. In addition, he was a straight person on the outside and square on the inside, and had no lack of perseverance and ability. He was ready for his career, and it was possible to be a position as a cabinet minister.

In addition to being like a fish in the army, Cao Song's side is really not as good as Cao Xiang in his career.

But as a brother, if you are compared by your younger brother, then you will feel sad. Not to mention, in this world, the status of the family is closely related to the power of the official career.

Cao Yong is just an ordinary person. Among his cousins, he loves Cao Song the most, so he naturally hopes that he will be happy.

It’s okay for a few brothers in this generation. With him watching, he would not allow his younger brother to be disrespectful to his elder brother when he is high. But what about the younger generation?

Cao Yong thought of Wang Lusheng, so he was very sensitive to the meaning of "the strong and weak legitimate illegitimate illegitimate" and did not want to happen similar to the civil strife of the Wang family.

Jiang Jian had advised him all the advice, so he stopped talking, picked up the official documents and reported several important matters to Cao Yong.

Seeing this, Cao Yong put aside his personal information in advance and finished his errands.

After falling into the yamen, Jiang Jian did not go back with Cao Yong, but went to the Ministry of War to find a few familiar clerks to have a drink.

As the war is about to begin, not only do I not worry about national economy and people's livelihood, do I also have to focus on making profits for my family?

Cao Yong rode on the horse and shook his head.

Even like him, he seems to not take fame and fortune seriously, but he still can't be a gentleman if he gets the opportunity...

By the next day, Cao Yong received a correct letter from Jiang Jian early in the morning, and there was indeed something going on in the northwest.

Junggar Khan Cewang Alabtan died, and Cewang Alabtan, who had been making trouble in the northwest for more than 20 years, died.

Logically speaking, the death of this restless Junggar Khan should be a blessing for the court.

But compared with the elderly old lion, the new lion king who is in the middle of a young man is even more worrying.

The new Junggar Khan is Galdan Celing, the eldest son of Cewang Alabutan.

I don’t know if it’s the father and son who are born enemies, but Galdan Celing has always acted in opposition to Cewang Alabutan.

When Cewang Arbutan colluded with Tsarist Russia to fight against the Qing court, Galdanceling joined hands with his cousin to fight with Tsarist Russian invading officers and soldiers, opposing getting close to Tsarist Russia; when Cewang Arbutan Arbutan argued with the Qing court, Galdanceling and Tsarist Russia were not clear about it.

How can we avoid the court's headache if we act like this?

This war doesn't have to wait for long.

Even if the court was willing to continue to live peacefully with Junggar***, the new Khan would make trouble in order to establish his absolute status in the tribe.

The failure to declare war directly on the Qing court was mostly because of the reason why "there must be peace in the country when resisting foreign countries."

When the new Khan king was almost purged his subordinates, he should have a breakup with the Qing court.

Some words cannot be put on paper. Cao Yong privately ordered Zhang Yi to send Zhang Yi out of Beijing to Jiangning...

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Jingfu Palace, study room.

Fu Peng's eyes were full of light and couldn't sit still. He stood up and looked at Hongli and said, "Uncle Fourth, is the court going to prepare troops in the northwest?"

The Northwest Army had not been disbanded. Even if the court prepared, it was the elite troops of the Eight Banners and the Eight Banners generals who were preparing to go to the expedition.

Hongzhou was beside him and couldn't help but smile and said, "Look at your burning look, are you still thinking about going to war?"

Fu Peng nodded without hesitation and said, "Uncle Wu, my nephew has already reached the crown and is now a errand."

Although Hongzhou was also itchy, he also knew that his father did not like the royal family and would not give the royal family a chance to establish meritorious deeds and increase the power.

He didn't say anything, Hongli smiled and said, "What's the matter? The emperor has already decided on your job, and the Red Flag Commander..."

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