Chapter 340 Ancient Version of Gao Qiqiang
East Tower Villa.
The Qingming Festival has passed, and it is now the beginning of summer.
Yan Shifan, who can no longer see in one eye, is in a great mood today.
A few days ago, the emperor formally issued a decree through the General Affairs Department of the Cabinet to give him the title of Minister of Processing.
Although there is no minister of the Ministry of Industry who allows him to do actual work, this does not hinder Yan Shifan's happiness and excitement at all.
Because he is not willing to be a real minister of the Ministry of Industry.
You must know that he is now respectfully called "Xiaoge Lao". Isn't this Ge Lao more prestigious than Nao Shizi's Minister of Industry?
But even this does not prevent him from actually controlling the Ministry of Industry.
After all, the current Minister of Industry and Minister of Industry are both "relatives" of his family, and these people all look up to his father. As his father's son and think tank, he naturally also This is the leader of these people.
Therefore, Yan Shifan didn't care at all about matters related to his actual duties.
He only cares about money!
As long as he can always control the project construction and project budget of the Ministry of Industry, then he will have a steady stream of money.
However, behind this happy mood, Yan Shifan was also a little reluctant.
Because after his father knew that he had been awarded the title of Minister of the Ministry of Industry by His Majesty the Emperor, he strongly asked him to resign and be rewarded.
Therefore, although Yan Shifan was happy during this period, he was more unhappy.
Obviously it was an honorary title that he had already obtained, but his father just let him push it aside. Moreover, he could not disobey his father's wishes, so in the past two days, Yan Shifan also wrote a memorandum of gratitude and resignation.
Zhao Wenhua sat on the chair next to Yan Shifan. Naturally, he could see Yan Shifan's mood at a glance, but rationally speaking, this kind of thing was really intolerable.
After all, Yan Shifan is just a supervising student who relies on his father. He is not a serious scholar at all, and he has never made any convincing achievements or done anything admirable. If he could be so at ease After accepting the title of Minister of the Ministry of Industry as a reward from the emperor, who in the future will still believe that there is a room of gold in the book? Forget it all, just rely on dad.
Therefore, except for Yan Shifan who was a little complacent about being rewarded with the title of Minister of the Ministry of Industry, everyone else would not like it or be convinced. They would only curse him in their hearts. Just a good dad.
"Brother Donglou, what do you think about Hu Zongxian's matter?"
Since Hu Zongxian has found his way to Zhao Wenhua, Zhao Wenhua will naturally not take it seriously.
After all, Hu Zongxian was a local official who had just returned to Beijing from the post of governor of Huguang to report on his duties. He was not an ordinary fish and shrimp.
Having such a local official as your younger brother is quite a good deal.
So, Zhao Wenhua is also very concerned about Hu Zongxian's affairs.
After Yan Shifan heard Zhao Wenhua's words, he also suppressed the smile on his face, thought for a while and said: "There is nothing good to send him now. How about recommending him to be the chief envoy? The chief envoy is also a second-rank officer." A high-ranking official, for a person like him, he can be regarded as a proud ancestor."
When Zhao Wenhua heard this, his face didn't look good.
The second-grade chief envoy sounds like a big official, but when facing the governor and governor above his head, he is worse than a grandson.
And once you become the chief envoy, according to the current culture of official selection in the Ming Dynasty, it is almost equivalent to being sentenced to political death.
But how old is Hu Zongxian? I am only in my forties or fifties now, which is the time when I am in the prime of my life, and I need to be capable, capable, and capable. Even if I don’t follow anyone’s path, I can still work as a good or bad errand, so why do I want to be something? Chief envoy? Therefore, Zhao Wenhua also said: "Brother Donglou, using Hu Zongxian's ability and talent to serve as chief envoy is an insult to his talent. Mr. Ge often teaches us to use some capable people to help us handle things, so that we Our talents will be more stable in the court, and His Majesty will recognize our abilities more.”
"So, I think based on Hu Zongxian's ability, we should recommend him to be the governor of any place or the minister of the Sixth Ministry. This is in our interests. Otherwise, all the good positions will be taken by Xu Jie and the others. He secretly snatched it away, which is also very dangerous for us."
When Zhao Wenhua said that Xu Jie and his people were snatching the position, Yan Shifan's face suddenly turned ugly.
Because this time when Emperor Jiajing rewarded him with the title of Minister of the Ministry of Industry, he also promoted Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Hai Rui, Zhao Zhenji, and Li Chunfang to several inconspicuous little miscellaneous fish. Although the extent of the promotion was Not big either.
But after all, these people are the so-called Qingliu, and they are all people from King Yu's side, and they seem to be in cahoots with Xu Jie.
Therefore, after listening to Zhao Wenhua's words, Yan Shifan said with deep approval, "This matter really cannot be just about Xu Jie and the others eating meat, and us drinking soup. If there is anything lacking recently, it seems that there is a shortage in Zhejiang. Governor, when the time comes, we can push Hu Zongxian up first and see if he can win face for us in Zhejiang."
When Zhao Wenhua heard Yan Shifan's relief, he felt relieved and finally settled the matter. It's done.
Otherwise, he would have to talk to Yan Song.
Although you can talk things over with Yan Song, if you skip Yan Shifan, you will still be hated by Yan Shifan.
After all, Zhao Wenhua knows Yan Shifan very well based on so many years of experience and getting along with him.
Yan Shifan is a selfish, stingy, self-willed person. Although he is a little clever, he can't get on the big stage.
But he is the son of Yan Song, and he is so good at figuring out the holy will. Therefore, even if he is unhappy with him, Zhao Wenhua still maintains enough respect for him.
Otherwise, his job in the Ministry of Industry would not be easy.
After all, he doesn’t want to be Ouyang Bijin’s second best, and be restricted by Yan Shifan in everything.
He is also a serious Jinshi with ideals and ambitions, not a coquettish bitch like Yan Shifan who got his status as a prison student because of his father.
If it weren't for the sake of his future, why would he be willing to accept Yan Song as his godfather?
Of course, being able to have a first assistant godfather is something that many people cannot ask for in their lifetimes, so Zhao Wenhua is not ashamed to recognize him as a godfather. He is even proud of his foresight!
You must know that when he recognized Yan Song as his godfather, Yan Song was still in his prime. He was just a fourth-grade Imperial College scholar, and he was far away from the cabinet.
So Zhao Wenhua admires his unique vision when it comes to identifying his godfather. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that he recognized a future chief minister of the cabinet as his godfather?
It can be said that if Yan Song had no son, Zhao Wenhua would most likely be an ancient version of Gao Qiqiang.
It's a pity that if this doesn't hold true, Yan Song not only has a son, but this son is also very fertile, giving him several grandsons.
So, Zhao Wenhua can only clearly define his position and serve as a godson to others without thinking about what will replace him.
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