The imperial examinations, held every three years, rarely saw any Manchu candidates in the top two ranks, and even the Jinshi degree was only produced by a handful of people each year.
His own son was a second-class Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations), and his ranking was quite high, just like his father.
Korkun was also a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations), but his Jinshi degree was of very low value because few Manchus were educated at the time. He was the tallest among the short, and in fact, he was only about the same as a Xiucai (a successful candidate in the county-level imperial examinations) among Han Chinese, and perhaps even less so.
Thinking of this, Ke Erkun felt a pang of nostalgia for his father. His three eldest sons were all raised by their grandfather. The eldest was a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations), the second was a scholar who passed both civil and military examinations, and the third was a military officer who passed the provincial examinations.
The other daughters and sons were also sent to the imperial estate to be taught by their grandfather when they reached the age of 6. The father himself taught his sons and grandsons there. It can be said that the third generation of the Irgen Gioro family were all raised by Korkun's father.
The most formidable among them were Korkun's younger brother and eldest son.
The idea of ​​stockpiling grain was proposed by Khorkun's eldest son, Yindehe. He said that after the war in Taiwan, there would inevitably be a battle with Galdan, and that food supplies would be a major problem. Although there had been no major disasters in recent years, the Mongol cavalry were brave and skilled in battle, and it would not be possible to conquer them overnight.
If the war drags on, it will lead to shortages of money and food.
As the Minister of Revenue, he was extremely knowledgeable about the Qing Dynasty's tax system.
After discussing with his eldest son and fourth brother, Korkun decided to stockpile grain. They have been stockpiling for three years and have collected nearly 20,000 shi (a unit of dry measure) of grain.
Korkun is an old fox. Compared to the other families, the Irgen Gioro family has a shallower foundation, so he had already revealed the issue of supplies. They're all old foxes; who doesn't know who?
The Niohuru clan, along with the Guoluo, Guarjia, Hesheli, and Tongjia clans, all contributed grain this time.
Korkun only wanted to get them all on board; he still wanted to get the credit first. This year's grain hadn't been harvested yet, so each family only had what they had stored up; these families combined didn't even have 10,000 shi of grain.
Korkun and his son emptied the family's coffers, even taking the dowry fields of the women in the family.
As the clan leader, he could not forget the clan. The clan also contributed 2,000 shi of grain, and the women of the clan contributed nearly 1,000 shi.
Therefore, the Crown Prince's urgent memorial to Emperor Kangxi, delivered by the 800-li messenger, stated:
Minister of Revenue Korkun, along with members of the Irgen Gioro clan, presented grain and 18,000 catties of salted meat for military use.
In addition, the Guoluo clan, Niohuru clan, Guarjia clan, Hesheli clan, and Tongjia clan each contributed 2,000 shi of grain.
These grains solved the urgent problem on the battlefield, and Kangxi was very satisfied with the Crown Prince.
Because the Irgen Gioro family had contributed grain, Emperor Kangxi also summoned the Qilin brothers of the Korkun family, the second and third brothers of the First Princess Consort.
The second elder brother, Sabitun (Qi), was the head of the Blue Feather Office of the Imperial Household Department. He also came with Emperor Kangxi this time, but he was doing some logistical work.
Kangxi admired his younger brother Sabintu more. Sabintu was a military officer who went directly to the battlefield. He was skilled in martial arts, brave and good at fighting, and had already killed dozens of enemies on the front line.
In addition, the Yiergenjueluo family had contributed grain and had been in service for four years, so the credit was directly transferred to the younger brother of the Qilin brothers, who was promoted two ranks to become a sixth-rank commander.
Since he was originally a seventh-rank officer, and now he had been promoted two ranks to the same rank as his twin brother, Kangxi's decision did not encounter any opposition and was even more encouraging to lower-ranking officers.
Although the grain had already been transported away under the escort of the Ministry of War, the Crown Prince was still uneasy. This was his first time formally overseeing the state.
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