Qi Yongtai was also silent, and after a long time he said: "Zi Qiang, have you reported this matter to Prime Minister Ye and Prime Minister Fang?"
"Not yet. Bo Xiaogong has been in poor health these days. I would like to discuss the matter with Bo Xiaogong first before making a decision." Zheng Jizhi is in poor health and has been dealing with official duties intermittently during this period. Cui Jinrong doesn't want to
Overworking the other party, "Prime Minister Qi, since Bo Xiaogong has proposed to serve as minister many times, should the cabinet confirm the candidate for minister as soon as possible, this will also be conducive to work."
Qi Yongtai also felt a headache. This was a game between Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe, and he couldn't get involved.
Ye Xianggao wanted Huang Ruliang to be the Minister of Hubu, but he refused to give in on the selection of Minister of Civil Affairs.
Of course, Fang Congzhe refused to agree. The condition he proposed was that the civil affairs department and the household affairs department should be divided equally between the scholars from Jiangyou in Fujian and the scholars from Zhejiang in southern Zhili.
But for Ye Xianggao, he was reluctant to give up any position.
Fang Congzhe was equally dissatisfied. As the second assistant in charge of finance, if Huang Ruliang was appointed as Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue, given the close relationship between him and Ye Xianggao, his control over the Ministry of household affairs would be worse than it is now.
In fact, Qi Yongtai was also very dissatisfied with the dispute between Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe. The two most important departments, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs, were to be controlled by Jiangnan scholars. In the future, the voice of northern scholars would be weakened, especially
It was Li Sancai, the cabinet minister with the reputation of being a scholar from the North, who still preferred Jiangnan. If Ye Xianggao hadn't been a relatively knowledgeable chief minister, I'm afraid there would have been even more discord in the cabinet.
This round of personnel adjustments was not going smoothly, whether it was the internal discord among the Jiangnan scholars, the fights between the Jiangnan scholars and the Northern scholars, the Huguang scholars, or even the disputes between the Northern scholars and the Huguang scholars.
There seems to be a bit of a disconnect between appearance and detachment.
This makes this round of adjustments always feel like it can't find the right point, which also makes Qi Yongtai very annoyed.
Qi Yongtai seemed to have thought through some issues. He waved his hand and said, "Zi Qiang, I plan to recommend you to be the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. You must be prepared."
"Ah?!" Cui Jingrong and Sun Juxiang were both surprised. This statement has been spread for a long time, but spreading does not mean it will become a reality, because every such adjustment will lead to countless versions, but Qi Yongtai's
The general theory is undoubtedly a conclusion. If there is no absolute certainty, Qi Yongtai will not say it.
"Prime Minister, is it settled?" Cui Jingrong calmed down. He was mentally prepared. Whether he was serving as the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, or continuing to serve as the Left Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, or even being rumored to be transferred to the Left Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he would not be surprised.
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"I just decided." Qi Yongtai said calmly: "If we can't confirm a few important candidates as soon as possible, the DPRK will always feel like it's drifting, everyone's thoughts are not in the right place, and many things will not be done.
Everyone’s interests and grievances should not be brought to the table to be discussed.”
Cui Jingrong laughed and said, "Qi Xiang, are you talking about me?"
Qi Yongtai also laughed, "Of course I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about some people in our court. Some people are too thoughtful, and some people care too much, including Ru Jun."
The Ru Jun in Qi Yongtai's mouth naturally refers to Qiao Yingjia, which can be regarded as a very direct criticism.
Qiao Yingjia was a close ally of Qi Yongtai and the leader of Shanxi scholars, Cui Jingrong was from Changyuan, Henan, and Sun Juxiang was an out-and-out Shanxi scholar.
“What about Brother Youfu?” Cui Jingrong frowned.
Youfu is the name of Wang Yongguang. Wang Yongguang was the former head of Tonghui Academy and a leader among Shandong scholars. He is now the left minister of the Ministry of Industry. If Cui Jingrong becomes the minister of the Ministry of Industry, he will be older than Cui Jingrong and both are from the north.
Wang Yongguang, a scholar and one class earlier than Cui Jingrong, was not suitable to serve as Cui Jingrong's deputy.
"Youfu, I will recommend him to be the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Nanjing." Qi Yongtai's words were carefully chosen and authentic.
“Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Nanjing?” Even Sun Juxiang was a little surprised, “Xiang Qi, is this appropriate?”
"Youfu once served as the censor of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate for many years, and also served as the right minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War. He is familiar with the situation in Southern Zhili. I feel that the situation in Jiangnan is not very good this time..." Qi Yongtai did not say deeply.
Go down.
Although Wang Yongguang is from Shandong, he has been working in the south for a long time after passing the Jinshi examination. He is very familiar with the situation in Jiangnan and Huguang, so he is a suitable candidate.
This time Qi Yongtai was prepared to make concessions to the Jiangnan scholars in the central court, but was prepared to strengthen his intervention and control over Jiangnan. This could be regarded as an exchange.
The Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Nanjing was directly in charge of the personnel affairs of the 15 prefectures and the three prefectures of Zhili in South Zhili. He had considerable power. He sat together with the Minister of the Ministry of Husbandry in Nanjing and the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing and was known as the three independent officials in the south of the Yangtze River.
“In addition, Bo Fu, I intend to recommend your younger brother to be the right deputy censor of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate.” Qi Yongtai said again.
Sun Juxiang hesitated for a moment, "This is court affairs, I shouldn't interrupt, but Shu Xiang has not been the co-prefect of Jinling for a long time, right? And as far as I know, Jia Hua, the prefect of Jinling, is a cunning person, and so are Shu Xiang and his colleagues.
There have been many fights, and if Shuxiang leaves this time, I'm afraid no one will be able to restrain him."
"Well, it's been two or three years. It's almost over. The officials in Nanjing are lax and violate many laws of the court. They need to be strictly rectified, so I let Uncle Xiang go." Qi Yongtai rubbed his chin: "As for Jia Yu Village
The person is indeed as you said, but this person is also very aware of current affairs. When the time comes, I will arrange a suitable candidate to replace Shuxiang."
Qi Yongtai rubbed his temples. He had a feeling that the situation in Jiangnan this year was a bit strange. He didn't know if Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe were aware of it, or if they did it intentionally. Many officials were delaying the imperial laws.
Signs, this is not a good sign.
Sun Dingxiang, the younger brother of Sun Juxiang, was stubborn but flexible, and more tactful than Sun Juxiang. That's why Qi Yongtai used him to go to Nanjing to avoid too intense conflicts with the Jiangnan scholars. It would not be appropriate if Sun Ju was the opposite.
Sun Juxiang nodded silently. Qi Yongtai was a minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He was very familiar with the situation of officials in the Zhou Dynasty. Naturally, there was a rationale for appointing people. Of course, this would definitely have to be discussed with the two prime ministers Ye and Fang, or even a game of transactions.
The Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate only has the right censor, the right deputy censor, and the right censor of the capital. There is no left position. The right deputy censor is actually equivalent to the second-ranking figure in the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, and is also a figure for Sun Dingxiang.
Not a bad promotion.
"Zi Qiang, during this period you still have to take care of the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs. In the land of Gyeonggi, during winter and spring, there must be no trouble, but the situation is very bad now, Bo Fu, please tell me.
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Qi Yongtai held his forehead, feeling a little tired.
"Well, according to some clues from Shuntian Prefecture, the Ministry of Punishment, and Long Jinwei, the White Lotus Sect in the entire Beizhi area is developing extremely rapidly, especially Yongping Prefecture, Shuntian Prefecture, Zhending Prefecture, Hejian Prefecture, and Baoding Prefecture.
In addition, clues returned from Yongping Prefecture indicate that there are many White Lotus cultists mixed in various health centers in Ji Town, and they have the tendency to breed and spread. The invasion of the Mongols also intensified the situation of the White Lotus Cult and its branches.
The development of transformation among the refugees in the northern part of Shuntianfu..."
Cui Jingrong was suddenly startled, "Doesn't that mean there are already people in the capital city..."
"It's not that it exists, but the Ministry of Punishment and Shuntian Prefecture have discovered such signs before. Although they have been investigated and dealt with, they are still difficult to eradicate, just like a wild fire that cannot be burned out and regenerates in the spring breeze." Sun Juxiang said coldly.
: "And every time there is a disaster, it is a good opportunity for the development of the White Lotus Sect, and its power will increase, which is extremely difficult..."
Cui Jingrong nodded, he somewhat understood Qi Yongtai's worries.
If the court's relief is not in place, the refugees in the five counties in the north of Shuntian Prefecture will become the best breeding ground for the development of the White Lotus Sect. Everyone knows that when they are desperate and have no other way out, these people are the most likely to accept those deceptive people.
of words.
"Prime Minister Qi, the Ministry of Revenue is in contact with Haitong Bank for cash flow, but the quantity is relatively large. Haitong Bank is still negotiating. If it needs to be handled well, I'm afraid the amount will be increased..." Cui Jingrong glanced at
Qi Yongtai.
Qi Yongtai nodded slightly, "I will write to Ziying and urge her to help with the investigation. At this time, it also requires the cooperation of all parties. In addition, I also have another idea. Well, it was also proposed by Ziying.
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"Oh?" Both Cui Jingrong and Sun Juxiang have dealt with Feng Ziying. Cui Jingrong has a very good impression of Feng Ziying, while Sun Juxiang doesn't like Feng Ziying's too much limelight. In addition, he is also deeply liked by Qiao Yingjia, so he has a bad impression of Feng Ziying.
quite complicated.
"The Shanshan-Shaanxi Chamber of Commerce started a large-scale mining operation and set up iron works and charcoal fields in Yongping Prefecture. Later, it also set up some factories for the production of sand, ash and slurry. In the early stage, it was mainly used by the Qing army and the clearing of hidden households. In the later stage, it attracted many local farmers.
The work also once caused dissatisfaction among the local gentry..." Qi Yongtai said thoughtfully.
"In addition, because of the opening of Yuguan Port, there are now more merchant ships coming to Yongping and Liaoxi from Jiangnan, Guangdong and Guangxi. In addition, in the next step, Shanshan and Shaanxi merchants want to further expand and build mines and iron plants in Yongping, so Ziying suggested that Shanshan and Shaanxi
The businessmen are planning to build a gravel road from Lulong via Funing to Yuguan and Shanhaiguan in advance. Well, it is said that the road made of the kind of cement they mentioned will not be affected by the erosion of rain and snow, and driving can be done rain or shine.
Even the mobilization of troops can also benefit from this..."
Cui Jingrong and Sun Juxiang were both shocked.
Although they don't like merchants very much, they can't deny that merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi are an important support force for the scholars in the entire North. Moreover, road construction and other matters should be the affairs of the government, even if they use work as a relief, that should also be
The government provides money and food, but now it sounds like Shanxi businessmen are willing to take the initiative?
When did Shanxi businessmen become so obedient?
This chapter has been completed!