Not long after, news came from the capital that Fuquan was put in full charge of the relocation. It is said that there were some additional instructions from Emperor Kangxi in the secret memorial. When Fuquan saw that the secret memorial stated that the Imperial Household Department should allocate 400,000 taels of silver as compensation for the relocation, Fuquan understood that Yinzhen would be Emperor Kangxi's final choice.
“Your Highness, I think Yiken’e is a good person. No wonder the Empress is worried. I think it would be better for her to avoid Fourth Prince in the future,” said the wife of Prince Yu.
Fuquan nodded. In his opinion, the children trained by Fei Yanggu were definitely not wrong. Yinzhen was also trained by Fei Yanggu. Compared with the other princes, Yinzhen was more mature and steady, even the crown prince could not compare.
"Guobi, summon Yinti and Yinzhen, the two couples!" Fuquan glanced at the secret report and decided to discuss it with the four of them first.
The wife of Prince Yu was stunned. Fuquan was a conservative man who would never let his primary wife get involved in things. Today, he was acting out of character and actually invited both Lady Yingenjueluo and Qingyan. This was clearly a change in his behavior.
"Why did you call Xiao Guai and the others over as well?" Princess Consort Yu asked, puzzled.
"Tuo Jin, do you really think Yinzhen could come up with these ideas? I think Xiao Guai came up with them herself. I admit that Xiao Guai has grown a lot. Her years of hard work in the business world have made her think more thoroughly. She is no longer the child she used to be," Fu Quan sighed.
Before leaving Beijing, Emperor Kangxi specifically instructed Fuquan to consult Qingyan about the issue of money, as the boy was very sensitive to this.
When Fuquan first heard it, he was full of surprise, but now, looking at the detailed terms in the secret report, he was relieved.
Soon, Yinti and Yinzhen, the couple, arrived. Seeing that Fuquan had rested well and was in much better spirits than when they first arrived, they were relieved.
Fuquan handed the memorial to Yinti, letting the four of them read it first. He took a sip of the fruit tea that Qingyan had brought and felt a refreshing coolness in his body, much better than drinking iced tea.
"Second Uncle, this money won't reach us; it might even be used to cut costs and increase revenue," Yinzhen said helplessly.
What? !
Everyone looked at Yinzhen in surprise. Wasn't the Ministry of Revenue allocating funds?
“Father Emperor is unaware of the Ministry of Revenue’s rules. With layers of skimming, by the time the silver reaches us, we’re lucky if we get half of it.” Yinzhen understood the drawbacks, so he pointed it out directly.
Fuquan was stunned. It turned out that the arrival of military pay at the camp required the coordination of various parties. With Yinzhen in charge at the Ministry of Revenue, he was able to detect whether anyone was embezzling funds immediately.
Now that Yinzhen is no longer in the capital, those people have become increasingly unscrupulous. Faced with this situation, Fuquan was preparing to receive the overdue payment and then carefully consider how to mobilize the people. However, now that more than half of the demolition compensation cannot be received, he frowned and considered how to deal with it.
"Fourth brother, are you sure we won't get a single thing?" Yinti asked, still unwilling to give up.
"It will probably take two or three months to receive it. By then, the relocation work will be completed, and the money will be recovered from the higher authorities," Yinzhen said directly.
After he finished speaking, everyone fell silent. The situation Yinzhen described had indeed occurred before. During disaster relief efforts, the funds weren't distributed properly. Some people, left with no other option, had to rely on donations from shops. Ultimately, this resolved the disaster relief issue. However, after the disaster subsided, the Ministry of Revenue finally released the funds. The censors, however, claimed that the disaster relief was over and directly confiscated all the funds, nearly bankrupting many shops!
"Si Si, is there no other way?" Qing Yan was anxious. This was not the first or second time that officials had exploited merchants, and even Yue Lai Inn was not immune.
In those days, if Qingyan hadn't been guarding the Yuelai Inn, even the stored grain might have been confiscated.
"Yes, but it will require my second uncle and father-in-law to personally escort the silver over, either from the New Army or the Xishan Camp," Yinzhen said, offering the simplest solution.
Within the capital, both the New Army and the Western Hills Camp were Kangxi's trusted confidants. Their top priority was protecting Kangxi's safety. Now, during this turbulent time, if they were to send people over, would it delay the protection of Kangxi?
“Alright!” Fuquan agreed immediately. “We’ll handle this. Fourth brother, you guys investigate here. How many churches are there in the fishing village? How many people are religious?”
Yinti nodded directly and reported the matter to Fuquan.
Fuquan sighed. The capital was in chaos, and some powerful and influential people had also been imprisoned. However, most of them had been imprisoned by Kangxi, and some of them were important officials of the court.
"Second Uncle, you don't believe that too, do you?" Yinzhen asked suspiciously.
Fuquan's lips twitched awkwardly. Some women in his backyard had actually believed it, but Fuquan had suppressed them directly. He even warned them behind their backs that if anyone dared to discuss the matter openly, they shouldn't blame him.
The concubine who was a believer was also beaten to death by Tuo Jin.
"I believe your second uncle had a concubine in his harem, but she has already been beaten to death." The wife of Prince Yu dared not say more, only giving the general news.
Rather than letting the two princes suspect and investigate, it's better to expose the family's dirty laundry.
“Now, the capital is in chaos. Most of those pastors have fled the Qing Dynasty. In the Outer Court, those foreigners have also been imprisoned. Tu Lichen personally led a group of people to get pregnant, and indeed many of them have problems.” Fu Quan did not hide anything. If they were in the capital, they would definitely have been taken away.
What? !
Yinzhen and Qingyan exchanged a glance. Kangxi had made up his mind to deal with those people directly.
To outsiders, a church is merely a place to listen to people vent their frustrations and find a place to let loose. No one would ever secretly pry into their affairs. Now that such a thing has happened, the pastors' lives are becoming increasingly difficult.
Along the coast, many churches have been built, and many people have become deeply involved in them.
“Therefore, all church staff must be brought under control!” Fuquan remembered the secret order issued by Emperor Kangxi and said directly to them.
"Second Uncle, you decide!" Yinti and Yinzhi did not object much, and the priests should conduct a proper interrogation.
"Second Uncle, if you could get some paper and pens, could you give them to me?" Qingyan blinked, hoping to get a definite answer.
Fuquan glanced at Qingyan and nodded directly, saying that if there really were those things, they should all be given to Qingyan to use.
Emperor Kangxi repeatedly instructed that if the church had anything that Qingyan wanted, he should not ask for permission and should simply give it to Qingyan to use.
"Thank you, Second Uncle!" Qingyan's ink and paper were running low, and if they weren't replenished in time, people would get suspicious if she took them out.
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