A small boat was cruising slowly on the river, and the sides of the boat were full of ripples.
The fisherman wearing a bamboo hat lightly dropped the fishing net into the river. After a while, several big and fresh fish came out of the water along the net bag and jumped on the small boat with their tails swung.
Under the sunset, the fishermen sang softly. It was another good day's harvest. They collected the nets and took the fish home to make soup. At dawn, they went out to the market, bought a few pennies, and carefully packed them into boxes.
Sitting in an elegant teahouse room by the river overlooking the entire river, Lian Zining, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, looked at the scenery on the river, with a hint of melancholy and confusion on his gloomy face.
He opened his mouth and said softly, "Look at Yiyezhou, you are in the midst of the storm!"
Sitting opposite him, Li Jinglong, Duke of Cao, who was making tea, paused and looked out the window. Then he smiled and said, "Master Lian, how can there be peace and tranquility in this world?"
The poem that Lian Zining chanted casually comes from Fan Zhongyan's "Fan Wenzhenggong Collection".
It was originally an ordinary and beautiful sentence to express the scenery, but when it was read at this moment, it had a different meaning, and it was more suitable for his current situation.
Scholars want to save face. Lian Zining was attacked by the emperor today, and his heart was full of misery and self-pity.
"I have been serving as an official for more than ten years, but today I am so polite and polite." Lian Zining said with a wry smile, "It will be a joke in the capital." After saying that, he shook his head and said, "Hey, how polite and polite!"
Seeing him like this, Li Jinglong silently pushed a cup of hot tea and consoled him, "Master Lian, why do you bother yourself so much?" He said with a smile, "For us officials, it is normal for us to have ups and downs in our officialdom. In this world,
Who can avoid making mistakes, and mistakes can be greatly improved. Although Long live the Lord said a few words to you and fined you your salary, after all, I still left you with dignity!"
Having said this, he continued to smile and said, "Why do you say it so politely? Besides, in my opinion, it's all villains who have missed you!"
Lian Zining picked up the tea cup and took a sip, "After all, the lower officials are not strict in their governance, otherwise how could the villain make trouble? Alas, in the final analysis, I was blind and misjudged the person!"
"Hey, are you not strict?" Li Jinglong shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Shilang Lian, you are a great scholar. You have nothing to say about your knowledge and character, but what about the world...?"
As he said that, he continued under the expectant gaze of the other party, "You are the second-best talent. You have been in the center for these years and have never experienced anything below. You think things in this world are too simple."
"Want to hear the details!" Lian Zining said with cupped hands.
"For those of us who are officials, we can't even talk about the word "ruling". To be precise, we can't talk about the word "governing". Officials, big and small, are all ministers of the Ming Dynasty. Who rules whom?"
Li Jinglong said with a smile, "If the rule is strict, then there will be no one down here. At least no one will work and no one will do anything. People will say that you are unreasonable, that you are just trying to gain fame, that you are fake and noble, and that you are blocking other people's reputation."
, I wish you could get out of here as soon as possible."
"But if it's not cured, wouldn't it be just like the fate of today's official?" Lian Zining said with a bitter smile, "Hiding the superiors and bullying the subordinates to profit from it, taking advantage of every layer and secretly seeking personal gain..."
"Human nature is like this!" Li Jinglong clicked on the table, "Human nature is greedy, and it has nothing to do with whether the superiors are strict or not. What I shouldn't say is that when the Supreme Emperor was in power, anyone who embezzled fifty taels would be skinned and turned into grass. But you can stop someone from being corrupt.
Yet?"
"As the saying goes, the right does not expire and becomes invalid. The people below have many ways to unite and fool the people above. No matter who you replace it, it will be the same."
Lian Zining became more and more confused as he listened, seeming to understand but not understanding at the same time.
"That's why I just said that you are an unreasonable disaster for the villain to mislead you." Li Jinglong continued to laugh, "Even I have such people under my command, but I'm just lucky that I haven't discovered them yet. If I were to be bumped into by Long Live Lord, I wouldn't want to
Unlucky?"
As he spoke, Li Jinglong continued to smile, "So when we say that a gentleman can bully others, he is talking about people like you, Mr. Lian! If so, haha!"
"What about you?" Lian Zining asked.
"I will never let the people below get into trouble, and I will be implicated!"
Li Jinglong whispered, "I always let the people below take the blame." He said seriously, "Yes, I don't treat anyone, and I don't go into some things. But if something happens to me, the people below will have to help me.
Carry it, otherwise I won’t carry it if anything happens to them in the future.”
"You don't govern people, but you, as an official, must control things within the controllable range. That means you can ignore what is happening below, but you have to know it. You can delegate power, but you can't be the boss."
"You can't cure the enemy, but you must make them afraid. The loss you suffered this time is because you were the boss of the boss. You don't know people well and were misunderstood by villains."
Hearing this, Lian Zining thought for a long time and sighed, "Hey, it's too late to say this."
"Don't sigh. Again, who has everything smooth sailing in this life? You will gain wisdom by stumbling and stumbling!" Li Jinglong said with a smile.
Lian Zining looked at the other party, cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Cao Guo, the emperor ordered you to supervise the management of the treasure shipyard, and your subordinates will coordinate the management. So what regulations do you have now..."
"Let's discuss anything we have to do!" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "The top priority is to get rid of all the bugs in the Bao Shipyard who don't treat the craftsmen as human beings, and then set standards for food and rations so that the craftsmen can be treated as human beings."
He said with a smile, "There is no need for refreshment at this point. He Guangyi and the Jinyiwei intervened. Whoever gets in or out gets as much as they want. They will have to spit out their capital and profits. In the end, they will have to spend it on the treasure shipyard!"
Then, Weiwei hesitated and said, "But, the boss of this treasure shipyard must choose a safe and reliable person!"
Lian Zining also frowned and thought for a moment, "You still choose from the Ministry of Industry?"
"No!" Li Jinglong waved his hand and said, "Everyone knows this is a fat job? People from the Ministry of Industry, let me put it bluntly, whoever is elected will make the same mistake again."
"You don't need people from the Ministry of Industry, outsiders don't understand!" Lian Zining said.
"The job selection department will do the work, and the supervisor will choose the others!" Li Jinglong whispered, "Let them stare at each other. Only when we two brothers are on top are we safe." He said with a smile, "If we only choose one category.
Man, we will probably be unlucky again in the future!"
Now Lian Zining understood that those who do professional work can be from the Ministry of Works, but those who supervise and manage accounts cannot be people from the Ministry of Works.
"I do have a candidate!" Li Jinglong took a mouthful of dried fruit and continued, "Speaking of which, he is also an old subordinate of mine. He has enough status to be a Jinshi, and the emperor has also met him!"
"Who?" Lian Zining asked.
"Our Lifan Academy is headed by the fourth-rank Dongying leader, Yang Shiqi!" Li Jinglong said sternly, "This man is impeccable in his work and conduct. With him here, Bao Shipyard can rest easy!"
"But he is from the Lifan Yuan, and the Ministry of Industry is after all..."
Li Jinglong laughed when he heard this and said, "It's just one more errand, it's not a big deal. As long as you, the assistant minister, nod, I'll go over to the official department and give you a piece of paper!"
"That's what you said!" Lian Zining nodded, "Shipbuilding is a national matter, and there must always be a reliable person to support it!"
Li Jinglong smiled, lowered his head and continued to make tea.
Lian Zining was still a little uneasy, "Once bitten by a snake, I am afraid of well ropes for ten years. I hope the person you recommend can take on the important task!" After saying this, he suddenly smiled again, "Look at me, I am worrying about gains and losses again.
Tomorrow I will send someone to deliver the treasure shipyard’s account books to the father-in-law, as well as the personnel files..."
"No hurry, no hurry!" Li Jinglong waved his hand, and then whispered, "Servant Lian, I have something to ask you!"
"Speaking!"
"Nowadays, Bao Shipyard specializes in building warships, right?" Li Jinglong asked.
"Most of them are warships!" Lian Zining muttered, "What does Mr. Cao Guo mean?"
"The war general is paid for by the imperial court, and it is just a bottomless pit that can only be exited but not entered!" Li Jinglong frowned and said, "It seems that if Ruobao Shipyard wants to last long, it must have a way to make money!"
As he spoke, he came closer and said, "Marine merchants from Zhejiang and Guangdong have plenty of money to buy good ships!"
Lian Zining immediately understood and said hurriedly, "But the merchant ships are all in Songjiang and Quanzhou..."
"The ships built in those places are definitely not as good as those built by our Jingshi Bao Shipyard, right?" Li Jing poured tea and smiled proudly.
Lian Zining blinked and fell into deep thought.
"You, your whole life as Minister of the Ministry of Industry is over! You don't have any foresight at all. The horses will have to run away to feed the grass. The Bao Shipyard is a big hole in the Ministry of Revenue. If you try to get money in, the people below will sooner or later disperse. There are many
Can’t you see the bright and upright door with your eyes open?”
Li Jinglong thought in his mind as he pushed the hot tea in front of Lian Zining again.
At this moment, Li Jinglong's personal soldier Li Xiaowai shouted outside the door, "Master, the envoy from Burma called Miao Lun has arrived!"
This chapter has been completed!