Chen Wenqi was very happy this time and his attitude was not bad. He asked Xiao Chen, "Do you want to ship by sea?"
There happen to be a few million taels in Haining Bay. I will ship them to you directly from there. You can send people to set up a receiving department and calculate the points together. You will also need to find the garrison to help protect... There is no point in worrying.
.
What he said is actually true.
Of course Xiao Chen won't ask for all cash, it's not troublesome enough.
Tell Chen Wenqi that I just want to purchase a batch of goods. You can first issue me a household deposit of 5.8 million or a bank check.
The denominations of one hundred thousand taels are best, but they must be cashable immediately, otherwise don’t blame me for coming to sue you!
I don't want to come to this shabby place like your household department again.
Chen Wenqi bowed to him repeatedly, "Oh, thank you so much!"
It would be better if you, my boy, never come here for the rest of your life!
After taking the money, he went straight to Duanmu Nanfeng's residence and gave him two million in silver notes, part of which was old accounts and part of which was subscription money.
Duanmu Nanfeng is a bit embarrassed.
Why are you serious, Prince? Yanyun County is yours now. No matter how much money I spend on Yanyun County, it is all what I should pay. I am here to assist you. Have you forgotten?
My family's property also belongs to you, the Crown Prince. Now that you have calculated it so clearly for me, do you treat me like an outsider?
Xiao Chen said one code equals one code. I won't be polite to you when I need your help, but I won't be vague when it's time for you to make money.
Otherwise, who the hell would dare to do business with me in the future?
You are helping me establish a good reputation, and all future business will be easier.
Just be mentally prepared. After Shunfeng Port is recovered, our business will be more than ten times larger than it is now, I tell you.
Duanmu Nanfeng was happy to see what he said, but then he became worried.
Prince, you still remember that we are going to do big things, right? It’s not business.
Xiao Chen said that he could do such a big thing without money?
Don’t you, Nanfeng, understand such a simple truth?
Duanmu Nanfengxin said, of course I understand, but I feel that your prince’s ambition in doing business is much higher than your ambition in being an emperor.
Asking if my sister is okay?
Forget it, your sister was snatched away!
Who robbed it?
That bad woman Xiaoxiangyu!
"Oh, Xiaoxiangyu is not bad, right? She is my sister's master. Prince, don't you know?" Duanmu Nanfeng acted quite indifferently after hearing this.
Xiao Chen said what the hell do I know?
If I had known better, I wouldn't have taken Nan Qiao out in such a hurry, and I wouldn't have gone shopping in Yihongyuan!
By the way, Nanfeng, when you are doing business in Fengyang City to entertain guests, don't go to Yihongyuanang. It's dark there, let me tell you.
Duanmu Nanfeng said, Prince, please rest assured, I will never go to that kind of place no matter what. You know my temper. You can smell the stench of women from a long distance away!
I went to the Prime Minister's Mansion...
Xiao Chen then went to the staff department, but Wang Anbang happened to be away. That didn't matter, I was here to do business anyway, so I wanted to find someone responsible!
The person who came out was Xu Haiming, the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He had just been promoted to the Jin Dynasty, so he was very proud of the spring breeze and was quite eager to make a living as a new official.
Moreover, he was ranked second in the imperial examination, the second best person selected by the emperor, a proper Jinshi Dingjia, and a protégé of the emperor.
He didn't take Xiao Chen seriously either. He had a quarrel with Xiao Chen at the court meeting in front of the emperor yesterday and felt that he had the upper hand. Now that he saw Xiao Chen, he couldn't help but feel proud.
I asked Mr. Xiao why he came here. Xiao Chen slapped the list he brought on the table. What else can he do with your staff? I want an official. I'm in a hurry. Please give me the appointment document quickly and I'll go back.
You have to bring it with you.
"Master Xiao, you are too impatient, aren't you? Besides, wasn't everything agreed upon yesterday? The appointment of officials at all levels in Yanyun County needs to be selected by our Ministry of Civil Affairs and can only be decided after merit examination. Your list is just for the time being.
Stay, it won’t be too late to talk after we discuss and study it.” Xu Haiming said that everything must be done in a business-like manner.
"You, Mr. Xu, are not in a hurry, but I am. My subordinates' eyes are filled with blood as they look forward to such an official document from you! Without this formal appointment, they will do things half-heartedly... Let's see,
You first give me the appointment documents of Liu Congshu, Wen Chengxu, and the dozens of magistrates, and we will discuss the rest later."
Xiao Chen was actually doing business, and he was really anxious.
The people on this list were all selected by Chen Jisheng, Ye Baiqing, and Liu Congshu. They are all smart and capable first-class talents. These people will be the mainstay of Yanyun County in the future!
But almost all of them are not chief officials of various states and counties. Some are general magistrates, some have experience, some are county magistrates, some are historians, some are chief bookkeepers, some are patrol inspectors, and some are just household masters and staff clerks...
Only more than half of them are Jinshi, and there are a few Juren, and the rest are all scholars!
Xiao Chen didn't lie or hide anything, he listed their qualifications in detail. He mainly looked at each person's ability to do things, but he didn't care about their background or qualifications at all.
This is called using talents in an eclectic way.
In fact, it has always been a drawback to become an official in the past dynasties, because if you study well, it does not mean that you have a strong ability to handle affairs.
These are totally two different things.
Jinshi also has talents, such as Chen Jisheng, Ye Baiqing, Wang Anbang, Chen Wenqi...
But most of them are mediocre.
Before becoming an official, Jinshi in the past had to pass the "Release Examination" of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The "Release Examination" was to test the Jinshi's physical appearance, speech, calligraphy, and ability to judge cases. Only those who passed the test could take off their white clothes.
Shangguanfu officially served in various ministries and localities.
For example, although Han Yu, a great scholar in the Tang Dynasty, passed the Jinshi examination, he failed to pass the "Release Examination" of the Ministry of Civil Affairs for three consecutive years. It was not until the fourth time that he took the examination that he passed the selection and officially became an official.
But now the "Release Examination" of the Ministry of Civil Affairs has long been cancelled, and has been replaced by the so-called "Selected Literature" and "Examination of Gong". To put it bluntly, it is just a formality, or it can be used to eliminate dissidents and arrange for one's own people.
Of course, this is also caused by the current general environment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, because the Great Zhou Dynasty has just been established for a few years, and there is an extreme shortage of officials in various places, so there are more flaws in the employment system.
For example, a guy who passed the imperial examination immediately became a county magistrate and had to handle the affairs of a county. What the hell does he know?
You also have to rely on the help of your subordinates. For example, almost every official now has several assistants and scribes around him. In most cases, they are actually the real managers and even decision-makers!
The chief official is just a puppet. If you are lucky enough to get an upright and capable scribe like Wen Chengxu, that's fine. But if you encounter a few bad-hearted people, the result can be imagined.
In short, the shortcomings here are difficult to describe.
Xiao Chen, Chen Jisheng and others hated this very much, so they carried out drastic official reform in Yanyun County and decided to carry it out to the end.