The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 45: Taking on Everything (Additional Update, Please Give Me a Monthly Ticket)
In the Qing Dynasty, no matter how magnificent and splendid the palaces of royal families and princes were, they could only be used temporarily.

The land deeds and house deeds of these mansions are all in the hands of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In other words, the high-ranking royal family nobles all lived in public housing without paying rent, and the property rights belonged to the emperor.

The mansion that Kangxi bestowed on Yinyou was the Beizi House, which had been vacant since the death of Beizi Tao.

According to the rules of the palace, after this Beizi Mansion was registered under Yinwei's name, the people and property inside were also under Yinwei's control.

After Yinyou was granted the house, he acted as if nothing had happened and never went to the new house once.

However, Yinyou did not want to take care of the affairs of the new house, so the people from the Imperial Household Department took the initiative to find the Ministry of Revenue because of their duties and interests.

"Sir, the doctor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Suo Heli, is outside asking to see you."

When Yinyou was drinking tea and chatting with the fourth brother, Wulin suddenly came to report the new news.

The fourth brother said with a cold face: "The good opportunity to make a fortune in the Ministry of Internal Affairs has come again." He has always been involved in the actual work. Not only is he proficient in general affairs, but he is also very familiar with the malpractices of various government offices.

Yinyu smiled slightly and said, "Fourth brother, there is nothing we can do about this. I thought they would come to see me the next day, but I didn't expect them to come several days late."

"Humph, that bunch of parasites, they've made a lot of money, they all deserve to be killed." The fourth brother sternly exposed the greedy nature of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The fourth brother started to scold in a stern voice. Yinyou nodded in agreement on the surface, but he secretly felt amused in his heart.

This person always has double standards!
After the fourth prince ascended the throne, the greedy nature of the Imperial Household Department not only did not change, but it became even worse and they found all kinds of excuses to take advantage of the opportunity to make huge profits.

Not to mention anything else, the expenses for raising the dog for the fourth brother alone are astonishingly high.

"Fourth brother, Suoheli must be here to discuss the construction of the Ci Mansion. How should we deal with it?" Yinyou followed the old rules and took the initiative to ask the fourth brother for instructions.

The power structure of the Qing Dynasty, from top to bottom, whether in the palace or in the local governor's offices, was without exception, ruled by the top leader.

These are the rules in officialdom. Whoever violates them will be in trouble.

The fourth brother looked at Yinyou with satisfaction. Well, even when he was in high spirits, he was not arrogant at all. This was really rare!

"In my opinion, since you are spending Khan's money, you might as well spend more. You can also live more comfortably. Besides, if you want to be frugal, those termites in the Ministry of Internal Affairs will hate you to the core."

The fourth brother was so brave as to protect his own people that he openly taught Yinyou how to take advantage of Kangxi.

"Okay, I'll listen to your instructions, fourth brother." Yinyu always regarded respecting the fourth brother as a top priority and never dared to forget it.

"Well, there are some good things in my store that my servants brought back. I'll have Su Peisheng send them to your house later."

The fourth child has a rather awkward temper and is difficult to get along with.

However, Yinyu saw it very clearly. The more you respect the fourth brother, the more reluctant he will be to let you suffer any grievance!

"Fourth brother, I am just a little prince without any title or power, why should I make myself so conspicuous?" Yinyu suddenly sighed softly, "I don't know when I can live as spacious and comfortable as Prince An, then I will be content."

The fourth brother's eyes flashed slightly, and although he didn't say anything, he had a bold idea in his mind.

The prince lived in Yuqing Palace in the palace, so no matter how arrogant Yinyou was, he didn't dare to ask for that piece of land.

It’s different with Prince An’s Mansion, as it’s the territory of the Eighth Concubine.

The fourth brother had disliked the eighth lady for a long time, but because of his superficial relationship with the eighth brother, he had not been able to say anything.

While Yinyu was trying to please the eighth prince, he also expressed his feelings to the fourth prince. The technical content of this was simply sky-high! In history, Yonglin, the brother of Emperor Jiaqing, adopted the same method and euphemistically expressed to Jiaqing his true thoughts that he did not want to compete for the throne, but only wanted Heshen's mansion and was happy to be a rich and wise king.

Yinyou followed suit, hehe, he was not afraid that the fourth brother would not benefit from it.

Although Lao Si didn't say anything, the crescent shape of his mouth revealed his happy mood from the side.

After Suo Heli entered the room, he bent his right knee and lowered his right hand, saluted in a very formal manner, and said respectfully: "I am Suo Heli, the third lieutenant of the Bordered Yellow Banner Manchuria and the doctor of the Construction Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I wish to greet the Fourth Master and the Fifteenth Master."

Yinyu always paid attention to his own position, deliberately kept silent, and kept looking at the fourth brother.

The fourth brother said coldly, "Get up. Hey Suoheli, you've made a lot of money recently, right?"

Yinyou quickly lowered his head. Oh, these words are too harsh!

Suo Heli was not embarrassed at all. Instead, he said with a drooling face, "My Lord, thanks to the Emperor, I am living a relatively comfortable life."

In the Qing Dynasty, the government always deceived its superiors but kept secrets from its subordinates.

The Imperial Household Department's Construction Department was the most lucrative government office in the world, bar none. The second was the three weaving offices in Jiangnan. The third was the Imperial Kitchen of the Palace of Heavenly Purity.

The fourth brother used to be in charge of the Imperial Household Department. Even if Suo Heli wanted to hide it, he couldn't.

"Suoheli, your fifteenth master's new house must be built carefully. If there is any mistake, you will be in trouble." The fourth prince is a prince with real power, so naturally his words carry a lot of weight.

Suo Heli bowed deeply and said flatteringly, "Fourth Master, don't worry. I will make the best use of the 180,000 taels of silver allocated by the palace."

The fourth brother could not help but be surprised. When his Prince's Mansion was built, the palace only allocated 200,000 taels of silver.

Yinyou was also a little confused. He had just angered Kangxi. Who would have thought that Kangxi would be so generous?

With money, everything else will be easy.

Under the instruction of Lao Si, an expert, Suo Heli took out the complete map of the old Prince Tao's mansion.

In the capital city, from princes to beizi, the layout of the mansions are all divided into three parts: east, middle and west. Among them, the middle part is the main hall, which is also the place with the most important rules.

Because Yinyu had no title, all the buildings in the main hall of the Tao Beizi Mansion that did not conform to the rules had to be demolished. Otherwise, it would be a violation of the rules.

Since the Shunzhi period, the imperial court has always imposed severe punishments on those who exceeded the residential regulations.

Not long ago, Emperor Kangxi ordered the stripping of Prince Yu's title and imprisonment of his residence simply because the foundation was slightly higher by half a foot.

Although Prince Yu was framed by his archenemy, the fact that he violated the rules is an ironclad fact.

Anyone who exceeded the rules would be in big trouble, so Kangxi wanted to use this to intimidate the other kings.

Humph, just be quiet, understand?

"Fourth Master, in my opinion, the good materials removed from the middle road can be used to expand the back garden..." Suo Heli was thinking about it all and spent all the funds allocated by the palace, and even exceeded it by 30% to 50%.

The fourth brother was very familiar with the various tricks used by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make money. He couldn't help but sneer and asked, "How much do you want to overspend this time?"

This was a very hurtful question, which made Suo Heli feel quite aggrieved.

However, the fourth prince's biological mother was the powerful Concubine De, and based on this fact alone, Suo Heli did not have the courage to offend him in person.

(End of this chapter)