Chapter 210 The Way of Being an Official! (Third update)
The matter is settled.
Tian Jing was able to relax.
He was even more wary of Xia Zhibai.
As an old man who has been in officialdom for many years, he is well versed in the ways of officialdom.
When you are an official, the most important thing is to be talented and pretend to be ignorant; when you meet the powerful, you should say yes again and again; you should cut off the edges and corners and be on both sides; you should smile even when you meet your enemies; treat your superiors like benefactors and treat the common people like ants.
The bright sword is sheathed and the hidden arrow is unstringed.
This is the way for low-level officials like them to stand up.
Because of this.
After being appointed as officials of the Salt Transportation Department by His Majesty, these officials who came from the bottom were all trembling with fear, but the interests involved in the Salt Transportation Department were too great, whether it was Wei Heng, Qi Quan, or Or he himself can't control it at all and can only look at other people's eyes.
After Zhou Dexing, the founder of the country, told them, they were originally unwilling to provoke Xia Zhibai, but they still had to find ways to get the steam engine blueprints, and then transferred them to other salt transportation companies, and they themselves benefited from it. Very rarely.
At most, we have formed a friendship.
At that time, their idea was very simple. Xia Zhibai was not valued by His Majesty, and he was a rank-and-file official. Even if he was bullied, he would be bullied. Did Xia Zhibai really dare to cause trouble for them? But with Xia Zhibai being appointed as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, the situation changed.
Although they had people in the court, they did not dare to make too much noise under His Majesty's nose.
It turns out that Honda Jing thought that Xia Zhibai was far away from the court and did not understand the rights and wrongs of the world.
But after getting in touch with him, he discovered that the outside world's understanding of Xia Zhibai was completely wrong.
This man is not only well versed in politics, but also has a keen eye for fire. He has noticed their thoughts early on. From the beginning, he has been guiding him and leading him step by step into Xia Zhibai's calculations. inside.
Xia Zhibai’s idea finally succeeded.
Although Tian Jing deliberately turned a blind eye, it also shows the depth of Xia Zhibai's skills.
Most people don’t have this ability.
Tian Jing poured himself a glass of wine, drank it himself and said: "Master Xia, I don't know what you are thinking or what your intentions are. I can only advise you to have as little concern as possible about things in the south." Intervene, I agreed to this matter, but the rest may not be the case."
"I was recommended as an official."
"You should also understand Zhedong'. The meaning of 'recommendation'."
"By doing this, we are still saving you to a certain extent."
"The water in the south is so deep that many officials are just decorations. ”
"I advise you to stop here."
Tian Jing drank all the wine in the glass, then stood up and left Xinglin Residence.
Xia Zhibai closed his eyes slightly, feeling a little surprised.
He had indeed heard about the recommendation in eastern Zhejiang. In the early days of the Ming Dynasty, many capable and important ministers were promoted through recommendation.
The most famous ones are the "Four Sages of Eastern Zhejiang" - Liu Ji, Song Lian, Zhang Yi and Ye Chen.
However, with the joint efforts of Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Shanchang, the Zhejiang East Group was basically wiped out in the court. However, this time Zhu Yuanzhang clearly aimed to suppress Huaixi, so he promoted many people from East Zhejiang.
These officials are like water without water, and they have long lost their foundation in the court.
I can only let it be and be sent around.
When Tian Jing said this to himself, the implication was that there were many things that they could not control themselves and were forced to do. But because of this, he was also secretly warning Xia Zhibai that he could instruct them to do For these things, how can those people have less energy?
If he continues to cling to me, he will only get burned.
This is the end of Zhejiang East Group!
Xia Zhibai was silent.
This is both a reminder and a warning.
It’s just that Tian Jing still hasn’t seen the situation in the court clearly. The forces in Huaixi are mainly led by Li Shanchang, and there are also a group of generals. In the eyes of many people, as long as Li Shanchang is still there, as long as the Ming Dynasty still needs these generals , Huaixi Group will not lose ground.
The Huaixi Group has the merit of following the dragon.
No matter how ruthless your Majesty is, he is not so mean and ungrateful.
The south is now the base camp of the Huaixi Group. This is not something that northerners like themselves can interfere with. This time, they mainly do not want to burn the fire on themselves, so they chose to take a step back, but if they have not If you are wise, if you want to reach out to the south, something might happen.
Xia Zhibai shook his head.
He said to himself: "The more oil and salt are blocked in the south, the more it needs to be rectified."
"Your Majesty seems to be targeting indiscriminately this time, but if you really go Research has actually revealed that the Huaixi family was already the dominant one in the DPRK at that time, but now it has returned to His Majesty’s favorite state of all over the world.”
"What a pity."
"Many people are blinded and cannot see the truth inside."
"Three feet of ice does not last in a day. It is not a bad idea for the South to protect itself." It’s just historical inertia.”
Xia Zhibai stood up and left.
His goal has been achieved.
He didn't want to discuss the steam engine drawings with the officials of the Salt Transportation Department at all. The officials of the Salt Transportation Department were too short-sighted and could only see their own safety. After he was promoted, he didn't want to make enemies easily, so he wanted to do something with him. There must be reconciliation.
But how could his vision be limited to this?
He wants to borrow officials from the Salt Transportation Department to lobby officials in the south to speed up the formation of large enterprises. At the same time, he wants to recruit people from the south. If he relies on himself, he will not be trusted no matter how long he talks. But with the help of Tian Jing and others, everything will be much easier.
After all
There are many founding heroes behind Tian Jing and others.
There must be many interest groups behind the wave of steam engines replacing artificial salt production in the South, and the founding heroes must be indispensable. As long as he can convince these people, it will be much better for him to go to the south in the future.
Standing outside Xinglin Ju, looking at the flow of people coming and going, Xia Zhibai showed a smile at the corner of his mouth.
“The bustling world is all about benefits coming and going.”
“But paying too much attention to immediate benefits is not necessarily a good thing.”
"No matter how much you eat now, you will vomit it out in the future. The world's management is changing."
"And this is what I did!"
Xia Zhibai clenched his fist slightly .
He stood still, looked around, set his direction, and walked towards the palace.
He is going to the Hanlin Academy, and in the name of "Hanlin Bachelor", he will gather other Hanlin Bachelors and Guozi students to compile several "educational textbooks." ’
In the past, there was no unified teaching material for students all over the world to enter school.
And from now on.
This situation will disappear completely.
This is what he wants to do, to further "write the same text".
Replacing the books compiled by private schools and some rural scholars on the market, the right to interpret and define the textbooks was completely taken into the hands of the imperial court.
other side.
Tian Jing did not stop.
After leaving Xinglin Residence, I went directly back to Yanyun Division.
At the same time, he told others everything he had discussed with Xia Zhibai.
Hearing that Tian Jing and Xia Zhibai had agreed, Wei Heng's face darkened, he glared at Tian Jing angrily, and said dissatisfied: "Tian Jing, what do you think? I asked Did you go to discuss these matters with Xia Zhibai? I asked you to tell Xia Zhibai that the matter of the steam engine drawings is over.”
"Why are you causing so much trouble for us?"
Tian Jing's face remained as usual and he said in a deep voice: "We all underestimated Xia Zhibai. This man is very deep in the city and has no idea what he is doing." Li Sheng's clown took it seriously, and he even wanted to use it to dye the salt market in the south. I inquired about other things."
"He also has blueprints for a more efficient steam engine. "
"Xia Zhibai is very ambitious."
"If he really gets involved in the south, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of trouble in the south."
"So I had some bargaining with him."
"Xia Zhibai gave up dyeing the guide salt market and told us the new drawing. We can use the new drawing to win over Some officials, taking advantage of the efficiency of the new blueprint, ate up the remaining salt factories and firmly controlled the entire southern salt market in the hands of our Salt Transportation Department."
"So you let us go. To convince the local chief secretary to release him?" Qi Quan said with a gloomy face.
Tian Jing snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "What else?"
"What if we don't let him go?"
"Don't you know the situation in the south?"
"Under His Majesty's purge, how many Shilin families in the south still have surplus food?"
"Such a large number of kitchen households were released at once , it’s strange that the place is not in chaos.”
“If the kitchen households become homeless and they miss Zhang Shicheng, then something big will happen. If these people can’t afford to support them, then why are they still there? ? Just pack it up and give it to Xia Zhibai, and let Xia Zhibai carry the burden. "What's wrong with that?"
"Do we have to wait until something happens and let us take the blame?"
"What kind of logic is this? They have taken advantage of it, and we have to take the blame?"
"This You have to do whatever you want.”
“I won’t do it anyway.”
“Since they want to eat everything, how can they just stand behind them and do nothing. They instruct us to sell us out when something happens in the future. Since they are jealous of the huge profits in the salt market, they should take certain risks, at least"
"We are going to hang on a rope."
Tian Jing sneered, a stern look flashed in his eyes.
Wei Heng and Qi Quan looked at each other, showing a hint of hesitation and struggle.
Of course they understand what Tian Jing is thinking.
You can't always be used as a weapon, you should also drag these people down.
Otherwise, if something goes wrong and the others just run away and shirk the responsibility, wouldn't they become the scapegoat? They don't make much profit from it, but they bear the greatest risk. Why?
“Those people may not agree.” Wei Heng’s eyes were uncertain.
Tian Jing sneered and said: "Then let them solve the troubles that may arise in the future, as well as Xia Zhibai."
"But it is us who will change the household registration of Zao households. It has to be done, otherwise I will be ignored by the local chief secretary. There is a big difference between the Zaohu riots and the local untouchable riots. These bad things have nothing to do with me, and I don’t want to suffer from them. .”
Wei Heng’s expression changed slightly.
He hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Tian Jing is right, others cannot take advantage of it, the risks must be borne by them.
(End of this chapter)