After Yinreng handed over the task of rebuilding the outer city to Yinzhi, he began to think of ways to guide the ninth son Yinzhen to make money.
He first stayed in the Imperial Household Department for a few days to prepare everything he needed, and then ran to find Yinzhen.
The ninth and tenth brothers are fifteen years old this year, which is old enough to serve in the court.
But because Kangxi was away on a military campaign, the two of them spent a few more months studying in the Shangshufang.
Only after Kangxi returned to Beijing were the ninth and tenth brothers completely freed from the Shangshufang.
When Yinreng found Laojiu, he was helping Yinsi translate the cargo list in the Lifanyuan.
The eighth prince Yinsi was sent out by the old man to distribute death pensions and was not in the Lifanyuan at the moment.
Looking at Yinzhen who was almost buried by the list of goods, a smile flashed in Yinreng's eyes.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Old Eight is treating you like a donkey!"
When Yinzhen heard this, he stopped what he was doing. When he looked up and saw Yinreng, he rolled his eyes and leaned lazily on the back of the chair.
"Second brother, you came looking for me, you are not here to sow discord between me and my dear?"
Yinreng came suddenly and did not ask the guards at the door to inform him, so Yin'er had no intention of greeting him.
"That's not the case..."
As Yinreng spoke, he wanted to find a place to sit down and chat with Yinzhen, but before he took two steps, he saw the Tenth Master sleeping soundly on the table next to him.
Yinreng: “…”
"He's been sleeping here all this time?"
Yinreng pointed at the tenth prince, his tone filled with disbelief.
Yin'er glanced at Yin'er, curled his lips, and said,
"Where else can I sleep if not here?"
Could it be that I should go back to my brother's place and take a nap?
Isn't that just giving people something to talk about?
He and Yinzhen had both left the Shangshufang for some time. Apart from asking a few questions at the beginning, the Emperor seemed to have forgotten about them the rest of the time.
It's not that he completely forgot. The emperor even told him to follow his eighth brother to do the work first, but the emperor didn't make any arrangements for his tenth brother.
Thinking about the treatment of his older brothers, Yinzhen really felt unfair for himself and his tenth brother.
If the Imperial Concubine had not died early, how could the Tenth Brother have lived such a miserable life?
Yinreng heard the resentment in Yin'er's tone and couldn't help but frown.
How could he not understand the cold treatment that Yinzhen suffered? Yinzhen's background was both a bonus and a shackle for him.
The old man was disgusted with Niuhuru Ebilun for following Oboi in causing trouble, so he blacklisted the entire Niuhuru family, and he had other ideas in favoring Alinga.
But how innocent is the Tenth Brother?
The old man had long known that he hated the Niohuru family, but he just couldn't control his lower body, letting Concubine Niohuru and the tenth son bear the consequences that the Niohuru family deserved.
Bah! How despicable!
"I will go and tell the Emperor tomorrow to ask Yin to follow Big Brother!"
Hearing this, Yinzhen sat up straighter and stared at Yinreng with burning eyes.
"Are you willing to ask the tenth brother to follow the eldest brother?"
Second brother, aren’t you afraid that the Niu Hulu family will turn to eldest brother for help?
A lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even though the Niuhuru family is on the decline now, it is still one of the most prominent nobles in the Manchu imperial capital.
The Tenth Brother was destined from birth to not be in the same camp with his second brother. What's worse, no matter whether the Tenth Brother sets up his own faction or chooses to hang out with a brother, his second brother has to spend a lot of effort to guard against him.
As soon as Yinreng saw Yin'er's eyes, he knew what he was thinking.
"You're young, but you're quite thoughtful. You should take care of yourself when you have time!"
"What do I have to worry about..."
Yinzhen didn't care. It wasn't like he had no work to do now. Besides, his fifth and eighth brothers had both been granted titles. Even if he did nothing, his fifth and eighth brothers would not ignore him.
"Promising!"
Yinreng rolled his eyes. This kid was not interested in anything except money. As long as the Eighth Brother could protect him and let him make money honestly, he would work under the Eighth Brother until his death.
"If you follow Lao Ba now, at most you can extort some money from those foreigners. I have a business that will allow you to earn money from the people of this world in an honest and upright manner. Do you want to do it?"
“Is there such a business?”
Yin'er's eyes lit up for a moment, but then he lost interest.
"You must be kidding me. Even if there is a business that can make money, the emperor will not let me do it."
When he was a child, he would be called vulgar if he had a pair of golden beans in his eyes. How could the emperor agree to let him do business when he grew up?
Yinzhen originally planned to wait until he established his own government office, control a few shops under the name of an outsider, and then secretly contact some people to go to the Jiangnan area to see if there were any opportunities to make money.
I didn't expect that my second brother would come to him first.
"I have a way to allow you to do business legally, but if it's profitable, you can only take half of it."
"Halfway?! Hahahaha... Second brother, are you making fun of me? If I were to run my own business, I wouldn't even look at a business with such low returns."
Yinzhen laughed out loud as if he had heard a huge joke.
"Woo... Ninth Brother, what are you laughing at?"
Before Yinreng could give an answer, Yin? was awakened by his laughter.
"It's none of your business, just go back to sleep."
"oh."
Yin'er said something to Yin'an, and then Yin'an really continued to fall asleep.
Yinreng: “…”
Lao Shi is a really obedient kid.
This kid Lao Jiu is really a headache.
It's true that this guy can make money, but most of the money he earns is earned through crooked means, such as selling inferior goods as good ones and extortion.
The most important thing is that he is still engaged in monopoly.
If he is not guided, this brat will sooner or later go down the path of no return.
In fact, this is all Kangxi's fault.
On the surface, Kangxi issued a clear order prohibiting Manchus from doing business, but secretly turned a blind eye to the nobles' business activities. The collusion between officials and businessmen became increasingly rampant under his nose, but he did not say a word.
This decree eventually turned into a shameless restriction that "only officials are allowed to set fires, but ordinary people are not allowed to light lamps."
"The half-fulfillment I mentioned is not comparable to the profits from your small businesses."
Yinzhen curled his lips in disdain, obviously not believing it.
"I knew you wouldn't believe me, so come with me to the Ministry of Works."
Yinzhen glanced at the list of goods on the table and finally decided to follow Yinreng to the Ministry of Works to take a look.
He had heard about the industries that Yinreng had been engaged in in recent years, such as the port, the coal industry, and the residential area outside the city, which were actually all profitable businesses.
So when Yinreng first mentioned it to him, he was attracted.
The reason why I didn't agree directly, besides wanting to talk a few words, also depends on the specific situation.
Whether or not to get involved in that business, he has to first look at the prospects and then make a plan.
If he wants to willingly join the prince's pirate ship, he must be rewarded with real money. Half a percentage of the profit will not satisfy his appetite...
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