Even though Yinzuo said that he would wait for Yinzhen to finish his work and go to the Yangxin Palace to see him, until it got dark, Yinzhen still didn't see him in the Yangxin Palace. It was obvious without asking that this kid must have forgotten about this matter.
It is absolutely true that the emperor is not a human being. Although Yinzhen's coronation ceremony was held extremely smoothly, it does not mean that there was no disturbance in the court.
As the saying goes, a new emperor appoints his own ministers. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, everyone is busy trying to figure out Yinzhen's pulse. Those in high positions are thinking about how to make their positions as secure as a rock, while those in lower positions are thinking about taking advantage of this opportunity to climb up.
It can be said that since the day he ascended the throne, Yinzhen has never had a moment of idle time. That guy really wishes he could have the ability to clone himself, or have three heads and six arms.
As the saying goes, happiness is better shared than happiness alone. Based on the principle that if I don't have a good life, no one else can have a good life, Yinzhen has made full use of his brothers. If he was not afraid that everyone would rise up and abandon his responsibilities, he would have really wanted to arrange a schedule for them and work in three shifts.
But what does it have to do with us daddy's boys if others are busy? They have clearly defined themselves since childhood: relying on their dad for the first half of their lives and on their brother for the second half, aspiring to be the saltiest salted fish and the most dissolute prodigal son in the capital.
"Sixth brother, if you don't want to help, can you please stop making trouble here and go back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to play with Khan Ama, or take people out of the palace for a stroll? Look, I still have a lot of things to sort out. If you delay any longer, Fourth brother will be furious."
As the saying goes, a new official starts with three things. The first thing Emperor Yinzhen did after taking office was to set fire to the Ministry of Revenue. He asked people to find out all the old account books of the Ministry of Revenue. In a word, even if it was a copper coin in the warehouse, you had to calculate it for me.
Yin'er has been in the business world for many years and is an expert at counting beads on an abacus. Moreover, he had previously helped Yin'er calculate the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue. Wouldn't this job fall squarely on his head?
It is true that Yinzhen loves money and likes to deal with silver, but the money he loves is his own family's money. Now the job of taking inventory of the Ministry of Revenue's treasury is a typical thankless task.
Although Yin Zuo didn't want to get involved in this mess, who told him to protect his shortcomings? Seeing Yin'er scratching his head anxiously with the lawsuit on his mind, as a brother, he naturally couldn't just sit back and watch.
"Hey, Xiaojiu, I've told you so many times, if you can't lead a team, you'll have to work on your own until you die. It's simply a fantasy for you guys to finish all the account books. Even if you work here for free and die, you can only clear out the tip of the iceberg."
Yinzuo raised his hand and patted the shoulder of the clerk closest to him to ask him to stand up, then pulled out a chair and sat down, picked up an account book and started to look at it. My goodness, it was the 20th year of Kangxi's reign, and what did his fourth brother think? You took out the account book from more than 30 years ago and checked it now. Isn't this just idleness?
"Xiaojiu, don't be so busy yet. Have someone come and find all the accounts before the 40th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, and then sort them by year and move them back to the warehouse for storage. You don't need to calculate this part for now. Now, focus on calculating the accounts of the most recent years in order from the end to the beginning. As for these old things, many of them are no longer verifiable, so we can deal with them slowly when we have time..."
In fact, what Yinzuo said was not wrong. Take the 20th year of Kangxi's reign to the present as an example. The Minister of Revenue has changed several times in these decades. It would be strange if the current Minister of Revenue would admit it if you were to cause trouble for him with those trivial matters.
"Sixth brother, is this possible? Fourth brother said that all the accounts in the Ministry of Revenue's warehouse must be counted and audited from beginning to end."
Good man, I used to think you were quite smart, but now it seems I really overestimated you. How come you are so inflexible at the critical moment?
"Yes, I didn't say no, but there has to be a sequence, right? I asked you to review the accounts of recent years first, and then review the old accounts. Is there any problem with that? Fourth Brother didn't tell you how to do it, so can't you be flexible?"
The feeling Yinzuo had when looking at Yinzhen now could be described in one word - he was so disappointed with Yinzhen. He stood up, walked to Yinzhen's side, raised his hand and hit him hard on the forehead a few times before he calmed down the anger in his heart. Then, without caring about Yinzhen who was stunned by his beating, he raised his leg and walked out.
When the weather was not too cold, Yinzuo still wanted to go for a walk. But after the snow fell outside, Yinzuo was too lazy to move. In order to get some peace and quiet, the father and son even left the capital and moved directly to Changchun Garden on the outskirts of Beijing with their people.
Although there is nothing to see in Changchun Garden in winter, at least it is better than living comfortably in the palace. Kangxi did not bring anyone with him this time except Yinzuo and Liang Jiugong Wanquan, whom he was used to using. However, he left many people in his Qingxi Study, so he would not be short of servants.
"Yinzuo, are you ready? I've already set up a tent on the lake and lit the stove. I'm waiting for you now. Hurry up and get ready..."
Now Yinzuo and his son were equally idle. They couldn't just sit in the house and stare at each other every day. It was freezing cold outside and not suitable for a walk. Yinzuo simply asked someone to drill a hole in the ice in the lake, set up a tent on it, lit a stove, and dragged his father to go ice fishing.
You know what, the old man really likes this activity. He came early in the morning and asked Yinzuo to go fishing with him.
For Yinzuo, it didn't really matter where he went. He would just stay in a different place. The only thing he found difficult to overcome was getting up on time every day. But there was nothing he could do about it. After all, he was his father. Besides, there's a saying that goes, "You'll suffer the consequences of your own actions."
Unlike Kangxi and Yinzuo who enjoyed their lives leisurely every day, Yinzhen and Yinzhi in the capital were on the verge of a strike. If they didn't want to give some face to the newly enthroned Yinzhen, they would have wanted to run away right away.
"If you ask me, Fourth Brother, you're just desperate. How can a rough fellow like me, who spends all day in the military camp, do such delicate work? Come on, Third Brother, you should do more work if you're capable. Such delicate work should be done by cultured people like you. Big Brother, go out and stretch your muscles first. I haven't been active for a while, and my bones are almost rusted."
Yinzhi looked at Yinzhen, who shoved a pile of documents in front of him and ran away. If it weren't for his years of quality training, he would have wanted to get up and curse. No, let's just say how can people be so shameless? Fuck the saying "the more capable, the more work", you clearly just want me to be your coolie...
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