Chapter 501 Officialdom, talent

  By the time Wu Liangsi, Wei Guangwei and others returned from Quanzhou with He Fengsheng and his party, Feng Ziying's affairs were almost settled.

  After solving this matter, Feng Ziying felt at ease, which was enough to explain to Emperor Yonglong and the army, and also laid a good foundation for himself to intervene in many things.

However, there will definitely be many people who are dissatisfied, such as those wealthy businessmen who have already planned to carve up and annex these people, or the Long Jinwei and the gang of criminals who originally hoped to use these guys to sacrifice the flag and invite favors, and maybe even Yonglong The emperor originally wanted to count on this round of actions by Captain Long and the Ministry of Punishment to fill up the increasingly depleted internal treasury.

However, it should be said that Emperor Yonglong was still a relatively clear-headed emperor, who understood what was mentioned in his memorial, and also knew that if this group of people could be used, it would be more valuable and meaningful than simply getting three to five million taels of silver. .

  But I'm sorry, this kind of thing is originally the Eight Immortals crossing the sea to show their magical powers, and the conflict of interests is everywhere, it depends on your own way.

  Cui Jingrong should have noticed something, but this one is also an old fox, and he didn't point out Feng Ziying, but reminded Feng Ziying to understand where her roots lie.

  Feng Ziying understands what Cui Jingrong means, and it is no problem to cooperate with the emperor, and even to a certain extent, she can understand and tolerate it if she falls into the embrace of the emperor. After all, striking a balance between the emperor and the cabinet is a profound knowledge for officials to seek promotion.

Often, those at lower levels need to win the favor of the emperor or the cabinet bosses to quickly rise to power, and after reaching a certain level, they need to look at problems from a higher level with a broader perspective and seek a certain balance up.

Feng Ziying is only a sixth-rank official now, and before he becomes a fourth-rank official, he can have a good time between the emperor and the six chiefs of the cabinet without much scruples, not to mention that Feng Ziying himself has some halo bonuses .

But after he has passed the fourth rank, especially after entering the sequence of the third rank, if he wants to go further, he can't simply rely on winning the favor of a certain person, but no matter how evil Feng Ziying is, in Cui Jingrong's view , that is also a matter of ten or twenty years.

In short, below the fourth rank, you can quickly climb the official career by winning the favor of a certain elder or even six ministers while maintaining a certain reputation. Of course, if you can hug the emperor's thick legs, the effect will be great. better.

After passing the fourth rank, you can't take too outrageous actions, otherwise you are very likely to offend one party when you are pleasing the other party, and entering the third rank sequence, then you really have to rely on your own strength to speak, that's not the case. At a certain moment or on a certain matter, you can jump up when you get the approval of the chief assistant or the emperor.

No one has ever talked to Feng Ziying about these truths. Qi Yongtai's temper naturally wouldn't tell him. Qiao Yingjia would only mention something occasionally, but he wouldn't say it out loud. Cui Jingrong's relationship became increasingly close during the two-month trip, and from time to time I can give some advice, but it's all about the facts, but for Feng Ziying, who has accumulated decades of experience in the officialdom in her previous life, the officialdom of the Great Zhou Dynasty is actually the same.

   On the surface, it seems that it is nothing more than standing in line with others or following the line. It seems to be completely different, but in reality it has never been that simple.

The team camp is never monolithic, and there are also small camps in the big camp. Similarly, your positioning will become blurred and complicated due to the positions of different levels. You may be in this camp and involve specific matters at the same time. When you open, you may have another faction identity with a different level.

Just as Wei Guangwei objected to assigning the technicians and craftsmen of Qingjiang Shipyard and Longjiang Shipyard to the private shipyards that may be established in Denglai in the future, he knew that this would be beneficial to the defense of the north, especially Liaodong. It was right to support it, but he couldn't agree to it if he stood in the camp of the Ministry of Industry.

  Benefits dictate it.

As for the use of debt funds for opening the sea, Qiao Yingjia, who is also a scholar in the north, is more inclined to support the Nine Sides, while Qi Yongtai has a higher perspective, or as a scholar in the north, he is very aware of the importance of Liaodong. He even more supports the need to promote the construction of coastal defense transportation between Denglai and Liaonan while supporting the strengthening of defense on the nine sides. This point has won the approval of the martial arts nobles headed by Wang Ziteng.

   But in general, these people have to unite to fight against southern scholars such as Ye Xianggao, Fang Congzhe, Li Tingji in the cabinet, and prevent these people from using the borrowed funds for other purposes, such as filling the financial deficit.

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  The boat was moving slowly, and the north wind was blowing outside the cabin. Feng Ziying, Fan Jingwen, and He Fengsheng sat opposite each other drinking tea, talking and laughing happily.

  This business trip is basically over, and I will arrive in Yangzhou soon, and then I can go directly to the capital by boat.

  It’s been more than two months since I came out in October, and it’s almost the end of the year. Everyone wants to go home by the end of the year, but judging by the situation, it’s definitely too late.

  It is already the twenty-third of the twelfth lunar month. From Yangzhou to the capital, this is going against the wind, and there are not twenty or thirty days without returning.

It has to be said that the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has made the south of the Yangtze River and the north a smooth road. Whether it is passengers or goods, it is much more convenient to take this waterway than to take the land. On the surface, you can rely on this ">" symbol to achieve a general connection. Beidi, Jiangnan, and Huguang are all on this line.

  At the other end of the mid-cabin, Cui Jingrong and Sun Juxiang were playing chess. Sun Juxiang was already in trouble, with sunspots in his fingers, unable to make a move for a long time.

  But Cui Jingrong picked up the teacup in his spare time and took a sip.

Wei Guang, who was on the sidelines, shook his head slightly, "Brother Bofu, admit defeat. Cui Gong's chess skills can also be ranked in the court. At your level, you can only make do with me for a game or two. Even Ming Zhong is enough, why bother?" Are you going to ask Cui Gong for abuse?"

  Sun Juxiang ignored him, still frowning and thinking hard.

  Wu Liangsi on the other side was reading carefully with a book in his hand, and only occasionally glanced over, "The stinky chess basket still wants to compete with Cui Gong, isn't this a self-inflicted humiliation?"

  Sun Juxiang was furious, and immediately revealed the truth, "Ming Zhong, you were so bored yesterday, what did you say when you begged me to play the next game? You are a real gentleman when you watch chess, but Xianbo is a villain..."

Wei Guangwei immediately looked at Wu Liangsi with unkind eyes, and Wu Liangsi didn't take it seriously: "Xian Bo is a gentleman if he watches chess without saying a word, but he can't control his mouth. The day before yesterday, when Ziying played chess with Mengzhang, he was just making noise there." It doesn't stop, it's because people respect him as a senior, if it's another person, the chessboard has already been held on his head,..."

   After more than two months in this business, it can be said that a group of people have changed from unfamiliar to familiar, from familiar to close. Although they have different opinions on many things, this friendship is real.

"Ming Zhong, you are wantonly spreading rumors and slandering my reputation. Ziying is not Mengzhang's opponent. Please let me give you some pointers. How can you say it is noisy?" Let Ziying's five sons go, but he still can't stand it, I am also kind, and I can't bear the name of this stinky chess basket to fall on him,..."

"Come on, your level is also better than Ziying's. The day before yesterday, you played against Ke Yao, and you lost your armor and armor in three games in a row. You were sweating through your clothes, and you almost had to change your clothes. Ying, a beginner, doesn’t count, the name of the stinking chess basket is either worn by you or carried by Bofu, I suggest you two just start a game, and make sure the kill is inextricable,..."

  Wu Liangsi's vicious words made both Sun Juxiang and Wei Guangwei so angry, "Ziying is not a beginner. It is said that he has been playing chess for seven or eight years..."

"Okay, Uncle Xian, don't quibble, it's really not possible, as long as you win Bofu, the name of the stinky chess basket will belong to him soon?" Wu Liangsi gave him a bad idea, "But you can't learn from Ziying either. , always regretting the game, that's not what a man does,..."

  Feng Ziying listened to the people next door criticizing each other and running on her by the way, so she could only sigh and said nothing, "Mengzhang, this game of Go is too time-consuming, why don't you come and play the backgammon I taught you?"

"Forget it, Ziying doesn't know that you have so many ideas in your head, how come you don't have any talent in chess? It's fine if you don't have talent, but can we have a bit of backbone, regret chess at every turn, and ruin chess at every turn? Three or four moves, how can you play chess?" Fan Jingwen also rolled his eyes and shook his head, unwilling to play chess with Feng Ziying again.

"Ke Yao, it's not as good as us..." Before the words came out, He Fengsheng's head was already shaking like a rattle, and he picked up a book, "Forget it, Ziying, there's no need for the two of us to play chess with you, it's better to read a book, Well, I think Mr. Xuanhu's "Taixi Water Law" is very innovative. It is said that he co-edited it with a Westerner. I plan to go to the Ministry of Industry to pay a visit to Mr. Xuanhu and ask for advice. "

  Feng Ziying's eyes fell on He Fengsheng's hands. This book, "Taixi Water Method", is correct, it was compiled by Xu Guangqi, and now Xu Guangqi is the doctor of Tuntian Division.

This is another celebrity in the past time and space, but he is still shining brightly in this dynasty, but it is not yet the time for Xu Guangqi to shine, and he will have to wait a few more years to slowly show his talents in all aspects before he will gradually be recognized by the world. I know, but I just don't know if he can be like the previous time and space, or even go further in this time and space?

  It would be a pity if such a generalist talent could not be put to good use, especially for the promotion of the popularization of science and technology education throughout Dazhou, which is really quite useful.

  Feng Ziying was silent for a moment.

  Seeing that Feng Ziying was habitually lost in thought again, Fan Jingwen and He Fengsheng were also accustomed to it. They exchanged glances without saying a word.

  (end of this chapter)