Chapter 646: Calm

Rehe, palace, internal affairs office.

It was already the lights on. Cao Yong stood behind the desk, and in front of him was the account book of the spread wood yard. On his right side was blank paper folds.

Jiang Jian, Li Wei, Zhao Tong and others stood on the side. Seeing Cao Yong taking the brush from the pen holder, Jiang Jian stepped forward and said, "Sir, are you going to write a memorial?"

Cao Yong nodded and said, "That's right. As I said to Qi Min, the paper cannot contain the fire, and the matter has come to this point. It's better to report to the emperor and explain the whole story."

After hearing this, Jiang Jian changed his face, waved his hand and said, "My lord must not be loyal. In the past ten years of construction of the palace, there have been many princes and princes and princes. This layer of window paper cannot be broken by the master."

Cao Yong raised his head and sent the account book to Jiang Jian, saying, "Look at this, it's done without any leakage. Do you remember that we visited the garden last month? At that time, he saw that these repaired places were not very old. He just thought it was a royal rule and it would have to be repaired after the age of time. Who would have thought of these twists and turns? They wanted to ask for an order to repair it. In addition to thinking about the money, they were afraid they were also thinking about the wood here."

Jiang Jian took the account book, flipped through the accounts, looked at Cao Yong again, and said, "Sir, you have ordered that the construction start tomorrow morning and tomorrow. Can the wood required for the project be made of the old wood removed?"

Cao Yong rubbed his eyebrows and said, "What else can I do? This is all." At this point, he snorted coldly and said, "If those people either want to use these silver to pay the bill, they want to continue selling it. The desires are unsatisfactory, which is really hateful." At the end of the day, they have already become angry.

The imperial court report I just read in the yamen today was that due to the heavy rains in the five prefectures of Yongping last year, the grain harvest was poor. In addition, the stockpiling of unscrupulous merchants increased the price of rice, so the people had no rice to put into pots. The imperial court had sent 200,000 shi from Jingcang to the affected counties in Zhili for relief, 3,000 shi in the big prefecture and 2,000 shi in the small prefecture and 2,000 shi in the small prefecture.

Most of these rice are used to open porridge factories in various places so that people can cook until the autumn harvest in September.

Nowadays, rice is expensive, and rice is more than one tael of silver, and grain is eight or nine cents. Even so, the food relief is only more than two hundred thousand taels of silver.

More than 200,000 taels of silver can survive the people of the government. A project with a budget of 800,000 yuan is just one piece of wood, and those borers are more than 200,000 taels of edibles.

Although it has been two months since Rehe, Cao Yong also knew the court's updates because of the report from the court. After the beginning of spring this year, there was insufficient rain in the capital, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites began to busy pray for rain again.

The flood last year and the drought this year is going to be again, so people's livelihood is so difficult.

Cao Yong remembered that before he left Beijing, he heard Chu Yu mention the matter of buying a servant girl in the mansion. Because Tianyou and the others grew older, they bought a teenage boy and a little girl, and were trained by his old family. This would save them from using it for a few years and lack of staff.

Compared with the rising rice prices, has the selling price dropped?

Cao Yong felt a little ridiculous. What are these random thoughts?

Seeing Cao Yong picking up the pen without saying a word, Jiang Jian hesitated for a moment and said, "If you trust the students, how about this memorial be drafted by the students first?"

Cao Yong was also a little restless at this moment, so he put down his pen, nodded, and said, "I have a good time, Fei P." As he said that, he stood up and gave up the book case, and said to Jiang Jian, "I will write it here."

Jiang Jian came forward, picked up the pen and thought for a moment, then dipped ink and walked it.

Cao Yong stood aside and asked Zhao Tong about the lamp oil and other items in the debris warehouse.

Zhao Tong replied: "My Lord, there is no shortage of lamp oil, and there are also lamps. But when working at night, I am most afraid of water flowing, so I have to prevent it. Otherwise, if there is something wrong and something happens, it will be my own relationship."

Among Cao Yong's elder brothers were Wei Hei, Zheng Hu, and Ren's brothers brave, Wu Mao and Wu Sheng had the talent of a housekeeper, Zhang Yi was good at socializing, and Zhao Tong was not with everyone.

He is meticulous, familiar with Jingming, and is very eager to learn.

Seeing that he could think of fire prevention, Cao Yong said, "What are you good ideas?"

Zhao Tong leaned over and replied, "What I asked in the mansion to prepare is not a water tank, but a sand. Before the young man came back, he took a detour and saw it. Except for the fragrance of Qushui and the sound of springs, the sound of clouds and moon boats, there are sand piles on the other four construction sites, which is quite cheap."

Cao Yong nodded and said, "Well, write down this one and I will send some sand to these three places tomorrow morning."

Zhao Tong responded, walked to the small table on the side, and wrote down Cao Yong's instructions with paper.

Jiang Jian had already drafted a memorial and presented it to Cao Yong.

Cao Yong saw it and was very impressed. After all, professionalism is professionalism, and these careful words can be said to be at the extreme.

Since Mr. Zhuang passed away, most of the memorials to Kangxi were drawn by Cao Yong. Because Jiang Jian was an aide, Cao Yong did not hide it from him and had him read it, so Jiang Jian knew Cao Yong's tone.

Although the words are not gorgeous, the words are everywhere between the lines. There is no explicit flattery, but the kind of respect is revealed everywhere.

Regarding the renovation of the palace, the memorial also mentioned it in the memorial, which mostly means "young and inexperienced", "This matter is very large and fearless", "I dare not slack off at all, and let down the emperor's grace" and so on.

He mentioned both the difficulties of the job and his own efforts, but he did not mention a single word about the messy things here.

Cao Yong looked at the memorial, looked at Jiang Jian, and said, "It's a bit difficult for Fei Zi to be with me, right?"

After spending half a year together, Cao Yong also knew that Jiang Jian was a good person, a kind-hearted person, and was a good person. The masters who served in the past were mostly honest officials with ethics.

Although Cao Yong had nothing to do with corrupt officials, he fell into a cesspool, and looked dirty.

Even Cao Yong's tired temperament can't breathe and cannot bear it; Jiang Jian is still taciturn and has not been easy.

Jiang Jian said: "It's a mistake for the master. The master should be the guest of the master. He should have tried his best to plan for the master. The master treats the students very well and has tolerate students being loose for a long time. No matter how thick the students' face is, they dare not be careless."

"It is hard to endure things that are not phosphorus or against your will. If the phosphorus cannot bear these things, there is no need to force you. You are free and easy, like a fish in water in the place, and you are trapped in the capital, it is really hard for you." Cao Yong sighed and said.

Jiang Jian was quite moved when he heard this and said, "Mr. He is kind and the students are very kind. During his lifetime, Mr. Xia Qing asked students to remember the four words "Mu is the main guest". Over the past few days, students have always thought about these four words and dare not be arrogant anymore. Mu is the main guest and Mu is the main guest, and they cannot restrain their own loyalty and dominate the host's future. Even if they invite fame and popularity, it is a "bad curtain". If adults do not dislike students' shallow knowledge and mediocre talents, students are willing to follow Mr. Xia Qing and drive them to the adults."

Seeing him say this, Cao Yong had already appeared on his face and leaned over and bowed, "In this way, there will be no phosphorus in the future."

When Jiang Jian saw this, he hurriedly bowed and replied: "Students must be good at learning from the good, and they dare not let the adults down..."

Cao Yong nodded, with a little more smile on his face.

Although these messy things are annoying enough, what's the point of being upset? They have to be solved one by one.

Cao Yong has really struggled a little in the past six months since Mr. Zhuang's death.

Although Jiang Jian had a great reputation in the past, he knew that the capital was not the same as the local area, and was too cautious, and he studied more frequently and spoke less frequently.

Today, Jiang Jian broke his usual silence and took the initiative to plan for Cao Yong. It seems that the wait for the past six months is also worth it.

After Cao Yong walked to the desk, he picked up the pen and copied the memorandum drafted by Jiang Jian before he finished writing.

It was already pitch black outside the window, and Cao Yong realized that he was hungry at this time. He took out his pocket watch and saw that it was almost Xu (8 o'clock in the evening), and it was as if the palace was sealed.

Everyone hurried out of the palace, and Wei Hei, Zheng Hu and others were already holding horses and waiting outside with lanterns.

Next to Wei Hei, there was a person standing, either, or Sukhbaru, who had made an appointment to go to the garden for a banquet today.

Seeing Cao Yong come out, Sukhbaru strode forward and said, "Fruo, what's the job done?"

Although his stuttering is much better now than in the past, he still speaks Chinese a little stiffly.

Cao Yong responded and said with a little shame: "I promised to have a meal together today, but I'm sorry."

Suhbaru waved his hand and said, "What are you polite? But... it's just a meal. What's the matter? I'm in my spare time, I'll help you..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a "gurgle" in his stomach.

"You haven't had dinner?" Cao Yong was surprised when he heard this: "When is it now? Didn't you send someone back and say it? Are you still waiting for me?"

"Not hungry, no hungry, but...it's just a meal..." Suhbaru smiled silly and touched his head.

Cao Yong was quite moved, touched his stomach and said, "I'm so hungry too. Let's go back first and talk while walking."

Everyone turned over the door and returned to the royal palace garden.

After Cao Yong finished changing his clothes, he came to the front hall and had already set up the banquet.

Suhbaru is not an outsider either. The two of them don’t need to be much polite. They fill their stomachs first like wind and clouds.

Only when the tea comes up will the two of them come down freely.

Although Sukhbaru had a lot of days from going to Rehe, he was very busy a while ago and only visited here for a while.

After hearing Cao Yong say that the renovation of the palace was in a hurry to repair it, Sukhbaru said: "I know several Mongolian royal palaces, which can be collected by two or three hundred."

Cao Yong waved his hand and said, "That guy is easy to keep up with, but he doesn't lack people. But he still lacks a few people who can trust him. If you are not busy these days, you will lend me a few kids around you."

Suhbaru nodded and said, "No, no, no. I'm the only one."

Cao Yong was really afraid, not that he always had a villain's heart, but that he could not stand the trouble. As Zhao Tong said, rushing the union day and night to speed up the construction period, but fire prevention is the key.

Most of the repairs are made of wood. If there is a fire, Cao Yong will not say anything, just take off his hat and wait for the delivery.

Although it is not easy to become an official, it is better than migration.

Since the fire-proof sand can be prepared, the rest are those who look at the venue. These people must be trustworthy people and avoid small life problems.

There are seven repairs in total, two shifts in each place, and at least two people can watch over each shift. In this way, a total of twenty-eight people will be needed.

If you use outsiders, Cao Yong really believed it, but there were not so many people who could use it. The personal guards he brought together with the royal palace were dozens of people, but such a large garden could not be empty.

Suhbaru has a few companions around him, who are his slaves and are the most loyal and reliable, so Cao Yong thought of them.

After seeing Sukhbaru away, Cao Yong returned to the inner courtyard.

Seeing that her husband looked tired, Chu Yu couldn't help feeling a little sad. He knocked on him and said, "Don't be too tired, your husband, your health is important. I have asked someone to find good ginseng. I will boil some tonic for the husband tomorrow."

After spending a day of hard work, Cao Yong was a little inactive and fell on the kang, not moving: "All this year, I have taken a lot of tonics. It is three parts poisonous, and it is not necessarily good to eat too much. The construction period is a bit tight, and I will be busy for a while tomorrow. I told the other end of the kitchen that the people who follow me to work with me every day should have a richer meal. By the way, the monthly money side is more this month. Many things are still tiring, and they will do it..." At the end of the day, their voices have gradually become lowered.

Chu Yu agreed, thinking about whether the words of her husband who didn't need them, would she send them back to the capital to honor her parents-in-law? Just as she was about to ask a question, she heard a slight snoring sound coming from her ears, and Cao Yong was already asleep...

The next day, Cao Yong sent orders according to the plan. He worked in two shifts and worked day and night. The wood that was short of was made of the wood that was removed not long ago.

When they heard Cao Yong's order, the officials on the palace changed their faces, but they didn't dare to say anything. Their head, Qi Min, was busy with "pension" every day and completely ignored the repair affairs.

Only Jiang Jian, other Wei Hei, Zhao Tong, Zhang Yi, Li Wei, Xiaoman and others were left by Cao Yong, and they all took his handwriting directly to various repair offices to prevent fire.

Everything was going on in an orderly manner, and no one mentioned the collapse again.

Many people who were watching were relieved when they saw that Cao Yong was just busy doing things.

Some people are already wondering whether to give gifts to Cao Yong's house and try to turn the big things into small things and small things into small things. It's just that the big deal is important, and we have to wait for news from the capital. No one dares to make a decision rashly, so things will be delayed.

It seems calm, but it is actually turbulent.

Even if Cao Yong doesn't break the window paper, it's hard to guarantee that he won't be targeted by those who are interested and make trouble. So those people only dare to breathe a sigh of relief, and the rest will have to wait for the plan of their respective leaders.
To be continued...