The sixteenth elder brother was full of schadenfreude, but Cao Hao could only stroke his forehead.

"Sixteenth master, I haven't opened a cloth village either, how can I have this ability?" Cao Hao frowned and said, "I can't complain that I just sneezed vigorously, it turned out that I was worried about it." ”

The sixteenth elder brother raised his eyebrows and looked at him, and said, "Do you really plan to rest for twenty-seven months?" It's quite beautiful to think about, Huang Ama Nian has been decent in the Cao family for several generations, and he has not taken away affection, and he is already a grace. Now this errand is not from the imperial court, and it does not hinder anything. Even if it spreads out in the future, it is difficult for others to talk about it. Isn't it just 80,000 taels of silver, and you haven't handled a bigger business than this? ”

Cao Hao lived in the Qing Dynasty for nearly 20 years, although he had never been poor, but he was not a fool who did not know his livelihood.

Seeing that the sixteenth elder brother said so easily, he didn't shake his head, changed his head, changed his wife, and went to the account room to pass the word, and wanted to see the account books of July and August.

The sixteenth elder brother was a little confused, and said: "Fu Ruo has surrendered, and wants to pay his own money to supplement the thirteenth brother?" The surname of the thirteenth brother will not take advantage of you. ”

Cao Hao didn't answer, and asked, "Sixteenth master, the dye is missing, how is it good?" ”

"What else, distinguish the good from the bad, and slowly buy and sell. The backlog of banks on the left and right is almost all sold, and the money is cheap for a while. Wait for Huang Ama's side, if you want to repair the summer resort and several imperial gardens in the capital next spring, you will also need dyes. "There aren't many things left, but the sixteenth elder brother doesn't worry about selling, and said leisurely.

"The sixteenth elder brother also knows that the things that come out of the three warehouses of the household department must be divided into good and bad before they can be sold!" Cao Hao snorted lightly and said.

Speaking of this, the sixteenth elder brother was a little embarrassed, and said: "Although there are more damages, it is not cheap." Otherwise, the Wang family and the Cheng family would not have swallowed 600,000 silk silks at one time. ”

Cao Hao didn't argue with him, and waited until the account office delivered the account books for July and August, looked through them carefully, and paid special attention to the piece of cloth purchased.

In July, Xia Bu was purchased, one foot twelve wen, one horse three hundred and sixty wen; In August, the wool green cloth was purchased, one foot twenty-one wen, and one horse six hundred and thirty wen.

Cao's Mansion is the Earl's Palace, and Cao Hao and Chu Yu have always been kind, and they never treat their subordinates harshly in food and clothing. This is not the best cloth to buy, but also the middle and upper cloth on the market.

These coarse fabrics from the three warehouses of the household department are also low-priced. One is because of the large amount, and the other is because it comes out of the official treasury. The quality of the cloth varies, and the age varies.

Eighty thousand taels of silver, even if converted according to the market price, it will cost more than 100,000 pieces of cloth.

The reason why the Wang family and the Cheng family want silk silk and don't want cotton cloth is because the silk silk is very profitable, even if it is defaced, it can be repaired; Cotton cloth is different, the profit is thin, if the defacement is serious, let alone make money, whether it can be repaid by the principal.

Therefore they were too lazy to bother, and no one considered the cloth of 80,000 taels of silver.

Watching Cao Hao flip through the account books and talk about the market price of cotton cloth, the sixteenth elder brother added a sneer on his face, stretched out three fingers, and said: "I really took a look at the coarse cloth, and the total is 300,000 horses." ”

These, Cao Hao's face turned a little dark, and he gritted his teeth and said, "It's all Xia Bu?" ”

The sixteenth elder brother nodded and said: "Now that there are more than 100,000 troops in the northwest, maybe when the victory will be won, the thick cloth will keep the army, and even the fourth brother will not dare to move lightly." ”

If it is a thick cloth, even if it is defaced and moth-eaten, it will not be sold. The common people are greedy for cheapness, and as long as the price is low, someone will buy it. If you sew and mend it, you can also add new clothes.

Xia Bu is different, it is thin, and when it is mothed, it becomes tatters. Nothing other than making rags.

I can't complain about the relaxed appearance of the sixteenth elder brother, if these Buzhen are pressed in the hands of the thirteenth elder brother, even if it is cheap, it is normal to lose tens of thousands of taels of silver. The sixteenth elder brother has always been friendly with the thirteenth elder brother, and knowing that he is in a difficult situation, he naturally can't bear it.

Now that it is in the hands of Cao Hao, it is not the business of the thirteenth elder brother.

As for whether he suffers a loss or not, the sixteenth elder brother believes that as long as Cao Hao is willing to use his brain, not to mention making a lot of money, he will never eat this loss.

However, the sixteenth elder brother also saw that Cao Hao was unhappy, so he no longer teased him, and said with a smile: "Huang Ama just told you to help the thirteenth brother take care of these cloths, and didn't say that he would force you to sell them immediately, what are you anxious about?" It's the winter moon now, and in a few days it will be the wax moon, busy with the New Year. Then there was a lot of work in the first month, and there were a few months of leisure. ”

Cao Hao is a little unhappy, he is less than a year old, and his memory has not faded. If he wasn't confused, he remembered clearly, it was only a few days ago that he handed over the fold of promoting corn and potatoes.

What does it mean to be "idle is idle"?

Even if Kangxi feels sorry for his son, he can't bear the thirteenth elder brother to scatter his family wealth for the sake of filial piety, and wants to pull him out to do things, he has to give two good and obedient words.

It seems that Kangxi thought about squeezing and squeezing when he was a soybean, and when he ran out of oil.

was unhappy in his heart, and it was not good to scratch in front of the sixteenth elder brother, Cao Hao could only hum a few times carelessly.

The sixteenth elder brother has been friends with him for many years, and at this time, his heart has turned a few corners, and he said: "Even if Huang Ama doesn't tell him, can Fu Ruo still stand by and watch?" Huang Ama didn't treat you as an outsider, otherwise he wouldn't have entrusted you with this. ”

Cao Hao is very self-aware, he knows how many catties and taels he has, and he has no intention of being an "insider" with Kangxi.

It's not good to say this again, and if you keep talking about it, I'm afraid that even the sixteenth elder brother will think that he doesn't know what to do.

After all, many officials, for the sake of their future, hide the news of their parents' deaths, just to avoid Ding Wei. Guarding the system and worrying about it, it can still be remembered by the emperor, and it is impossible to say that this is already grace in the eyes of outsiders. Not to mention, the emperor still has an order to come down.

Therefore, Cao Hao diverged and said, "Sixteenth Master, has the emperor said anything about the Thirteenth Master?" Will the thirteenth elder brother be sent to the household department on an errand? ”

Speaking of this, Cao Hao was also a little uneasy.

If it is because of the thirteenth elder brother's departure from the mountain, the fourth elder brother is suspicious, then the thirteenth elder brother's position in the Yongzheng Dynasty will not be so stable in the future. Cao Hao's previous calculations were all in vain.

The sixteenth elder brother waved his hand and said, "With the current body and bones of the thirteenth brother, even if you want to be on an errand, you can wait for a few months." Huang Ama had already ordered the two imperial physicians to go to the Thirteenth Brother's Mansion. The thirteenth brother is too, his mind is too heavy, otherwise he would not have become what he is now. ”

Cao Hao listened to this, and his heart was a little relieved.

In fact, even if the thirteenth elder brother is on an errand now, either going to the household department or the military department, it should be no big problem.

There are four elder brothers in the household department, and the seventeenth elder brother in the military department is a "hidden" "four parties", as long as the thirteenth elder brother does not get dizzy and goes to get in harmony with the fourteenth elder brother, the fourth elder brother will not clean up this brother who has always been the closest to him...... * By the time the sixteenth elder brother left, Cao Hao's mood had calmed down.

Yes, even if Kangxi didn't tell him, it was related to the Thirteenth Elder Brother's Mansion, and he couldn't stand by coldly.

However, thinking of the two imperial grandsons and elder brothers he saw today, Cao Hao's mood was a little heavy. Honghui has long faded from the youth of the past year and is as flamboyant, and the whole person is as warm as jade.

Although he is not a son-in-law, he is a grandson, and he is the most noble person among the emperor's grandsons.

According to the "Rites", the sons of the sons of the wives of the kings and princes are all grandchildren; The eldest son of the eldest son is the eldest grandson.

At the time of Erfujin's death, he was mourned with a parent-child ceremony.

Kangxi unknowingly, he has recognized Honghui's identity as the eldest grandson.

According to the clan etiquette, even if the second elder brother is abolished, the royal orthodoxy should fall to Honghui.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty has been in the customs for many years, advocating etiquette and religion, and the patriarchal system has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Even if Honghui doesn't do anything, whether it is the clan or the hundred officials, there are a large number of people who are paying attention to him.

In addition to Honghui, there is also Hongming, the son-in-law of the "General King", who grew up in the deep palace and is also a human sperm.

Cao Hao is not worried about himself, but about his nephew Fu Peng. said that it was in the palace of nurturing, but where did Kangxi have the kung fu to take care of the children, but he arranged a courtyard in the elder brother and put it in the upper study to study.

Honghui is okay, in the end, he is old, the second elder brother has a grudge with Nersu, and Fu Peng is a clever person and will not be close to him.

Hongming looks like his mother, looking innocent and romantic, but what it actually is, it remains to be thought.

Cao Hao still remembers the secret that his sister told him many years ago. Wanyan Yongjia didn't catch up with the first draft that year, not only because her father was on an errand in other places, but also because her cousin Fourteen Fujin had something to do with it.

Speaking of background, Wanyan Yongjia is the daughter of the head of the Earl's Mansion, and her mother is a noble prince's mansion, which is a lot higher than the Fourteenth Fujin. Although the fourteenth Fujin is the younger sister, the two are the same year.

The rest is the secret of the Earl's Court that is not for outsiders. made Wanyan Yongjia miss the draft, and the fourteenth Fujin became the prince Fujin.

If the two cousins were drafted in the same year, needless to say, the designation of the prince Fujin was Yongjia, who was born more noblely.

The triennial Eight Flags draft is not a beautiful woman, but a family background.

The royal family held the right to marry the nobles of the Eight Banners in their hands, but also to prevent the powerful from forming a party in private and threatening the imperial power.

has such an eight-faced Lingling mother, even if Hongming can't come out of the blue, he can't go anywhere.

Cao Hao didn't want to, his nephew was calculated by them.

Although my sister and Narsu gave birth to four sons-in-law, the eldest son, Fu Peng, is definitely an irreplaceable existence...... * Forbidden City, Brother.

Coming back from the school grounds, against the wind, Fu Peng did not feel cold at all. He had just returned from school, and had practiced archery for most of the hour, exerting a lot of strength, but he felt that he was too hungry to do so.

Also, he is twelve years old this year, which is the age of "half the size of the child, eating the old man". The curriculum in the palace is tight, breakfast is used early, and only some snacks are used at noon, how can you not be hungry?

The little eunuch Wu Shiying followed behind him with a schoolbag, a bow and arrows, and other things.

Since the first month of this year, he has been ordered to move into the palace.

For the descendants of the clan, "nurturing the palace" is grace. If it is Gege, even if it is not crowned Princess Heshuo, it will be rewarded when she gets married; If it's a brother, when the Ministry of Internal Affairs examines the seal, a "superior" can't run.

However, Fu Peng is not an ordinary elder brother, he is the eldest son of the Pingjun Palace, but because he is not yet old, he did not officially ask for the title of prince. Whether it is the palace or in the eyes of outsiders, he is the heir of the Pingjun Palace.

This "grace" is not uncommon in the Pingjun Palace, but it can only be endured.

Kangxi is not for the "proton", after all, the imperial power is stable, and a king who only has a title and no fief will not make a big mess. In doing so, he only deepened the connection between the royal family and the royal palace, and made preparations to cultivate the loyalty of Fu Peng, the king of Pingjun, to the royal family.

At that time, when Fu Peng's grandfather mourned the forty years of the county king Nalfu Kangxi, Nalsu was still young. Although he attacked his father, he was also raised in the palace, and when he got married, he returned to the palace.

As Pingjun Wang Fujin said to his eldest son in private, he is in the palace, and he is also protecting his father. Not only in front of the emperor, but also to reduce the slander of Nersu by some villains. After all, Narsu was far to the northwest, far away from the center of the imperial court.

However, even if his stomach was "cooing" with hunger, Fuppen's steps were still unhurried and steady.

Because of identity, even if it is only half the size, everything must be about rules and bearing. Not to mention, this palace is the most snobbish place in the world, if there is something inappropriate and loses his identity, even the eunuchs and palace maids will be underestimated.

Fu Peng knew that he was in the palace, which represented the face of his parents in the Pingjun Palace, so he naturally didn't dare to do anything wrong.

Finally, I turned a few palace gates, and when I was about to arrive at my brother's office, I saw two people coming towards me. The one in front of him, wearing royal blue clothes and smiling, was the emperor's grandson Brother Hongming, who lived in the courtyard next to him.

Although Hongming is only three years older than Fu Peng, he is a generation older.

Seeing him coming, Fuppon hurriedly stopped, retreated to the side of the road, and made way for him.

Hongming didn't walk over, but stopped, glanced at the bow and arrow in Wu Shiying's arms, and said with a smile: "Eniang sent someone to come and ask us to come over for dinner." I happened to meet you, let's go, save me from waiting for a long time. ”

"Second uncle, my nephew just came back from the school, and he is disgraced, and it is not respectful to go to Mama like this. The second uncle went first, and the nephew went back to freshen up a little, and then arrived. Folpen replied respectfully.

When Hongming heard this, he nodded and said, "Then hurry up, I will go out of the palace with Huang Marfa today, and I have something new to tell you." ”

Fu Peng respectfully agreed, Hongming patted his head, and said, "By the way, I also met your uncle." It is said that Cao Efu can count his riding and archery kung fu when he goes to the study, so let's try to find him to ......."

Hongming seemed casual, and Fu Peng also nodded, looking like a simple young man.

After Hongming left, Fu Peng raised his feet again and went back to his brother's place to change clothes. He snorted coldly in his heart, in the past half a year, in the name of "taking care", the Fourteenth Fujin has asked Hongming to pull him over.

The purpose behind this, even if it is Fu Peng, can guess seven, seven, eight, eight.

What annoyed Fu Peng the most was that the Fourteenth Fu Jin had to bring out Pingjun Wang Fu Jin every time and talk about the friendship between the two or something.

Such a contrived appearance made Fu Peng sick.

The old lady of his family is the real crystal hearted and clever person. The son born in this way can be bought by the Fourteenth Fujin with a few meals and two good words.

Fuppon lowered his eyes, hiding the contempt in his eyes. is like a mirror in my heart, and I have to socialize at dinner. You can't offend villains, especially powerful villains, this is what his mother taught him long after he can remember, and he dare not forget.

It's just that I have to find a reason, and I will go to the sixteenth elder brother and the seventeenth elder brother twice. If it is saved in the eyes of those who do not open their eyes, they must be listed in the "14th Party".

Perhaps, the Fourteen Fujin treated him so kindly, and he also had this intention.

Even the children are calculated, it's really shameless, Fu Peng despises it more and more in his heart...... * No matter how impatient Cao Hao is, since Kangxi has "spoken", he, as a subordinate, must always give his superiors some face.

Early the next morning, Cao Hao took Cao Fang to the Thirteenth Elder Brother's Mansion.

I don't know if it was because of too much mood fluctuation yesterday, the thirteenth elder brother fell ill again. Cao Hao also wondered if he wanted the housekeeper to pass the word, so an inner servant came out and invited Cao Hao to meet him in the inner hall.

Before he could enter the house, he heard the coughing sound of the thirteenth elder brother.

When Cao Hao heard this, he couldn't help but hesitate a little, shouldn't he disturb the thirteenth elder brother's mind with these trivial matters.

The waiter said through the door: "Master, Cao Eyu has arrived." ”

"Come in." The thirteenth elder brother said.

Cao Hao followed the chamberlain into the house, and saw the Thirteen Fujin getting up from the stool next to the kang with a medicine bowl.

Seeing that she wanted to avoid it, the thirteenth elder brother said: "Cao Hao is not an outsider, what is there to avoid?" ”

At this time, Cao Hao had already taken two steps forward and gave the thirteenth elder brother and the thirteenth Fujin a courtesy.

The thirteenth elder brother squeezed out a little smile and said, "Even if Xiao Cao doesn't come, I will make someone look for you." I'm sluggish, I've just been sweating, and I don't have the strength to change my clothes, so I'll ask you to come and talk. ”

Cao Hao looked at the thirteenth elder brother carefully, although his face was a little tired, but his eyes were full of life, and he was no longer the despair and desolation of the old words.

I don't know if it was Kangxi's change of attitude towards this son that resolved the knot in the heart of the thirteenth elder brother.

"It's mine, isn't it, I'm too anxious, I shouldn't disturb the rest of the Thirteenth Master." Cao Hao replied.

The thirteenth elder brother showed a look of embarrassment on his face and said, "You are not an outsider, so I will say it directly." Yesterday, I promised Wang Lusheng, saying that he didn't have enough money, and I would help him one or two. But later, because of the coarse cloth, I took my money, and I was afraid that I would break my word. It's really ashamed, I was so anxious at the time that I forgot about his stubble, and now I don't have the face to see him. The 100,000 taels of silver he missed, he had to worry about Xiaocao. ”

Cao Hao nodded and said, "Don't worry about these thirteen masters, I know everything." Come over today, what I said to the Thirteenth Master is not this, but the coarse cloth. Didn't the bank ask for the money to be paid within ten days? The money may be delivered, but the cloth cannot be taken out, and it should be kept in the treasury of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Otherwise, 300,000 pieces of cloth will not be able to find a proper place for a while. ”

"Three hundred thousand? How can there be so many? The thirteenth elder brother obviously also knew how to make a living, and he was surprised when he heard it.

However, he also worked as an errand in the household department in his early years, and his mind had already turned around when he spoke, and he smiled bitterly: "Is it a backlog of old cloth?" That's fine. According to my original intention, I want to pay all my filial piety to the emperor and buy new clothes for the Northwest Army. It's just that in that case, in the eyes of those who have a heart, it seems that I am plotting something. Now, too, I am afraid of my courage and just want peace......"

Thirteen Fujin sat on the side, looking at her husband, her eyes full of distress.

The atmosphere in the room was a little depressing, and Cao Hao said: "Maybe there are some old cloths, but if they are not all, otherwise the fourth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother will not offer the price of 80,000." This is already lower than the market price, and even a slight loss is nothing. ”

Seeing that Cao Hao cared so much about this batch of cloth, the thirteenth elder brother was a little surprised, and said, "Xiao Cao, is this going to help me?" It's rare that you've been loose for two years, and you're still bothered about this, I'm not that cheeky. You don't have to worry, I'll arrange for someone to handle it. Food and clothing are the foundation of people's lives, even if they will pay some compensation, it will not be in the way. ”

Cao Hao smiled and said: "The Thirteenth Master guessed wrong this time, I really want to help the Thirteenth Master, but I am not diligent, but I am ...... the edict."

"Lord's ......" The thirteenth elder brother chewed on these two words, and his eyes became brighter and brighter......

(To be continued)