It's not very peaceful outside, but it's a good time to reap benefits and pick fruits.
In the evening, when the second master of government returned home from the office, he received an invitation from Jia Rong and came to the Ning Mansion next door to discuss matters together.
It is said that sometimes, only when certain people sit in the right position can they fully utilize their abilities and advantages.
In the story of Red Mansions, the second political master has been sitting on the bench in the Ministry of Industry for more than 20 years and has almost lost his enterprising spirit in officialdom.
This guy is also a loser. He basically just goes to the Yamen to order a meal, and then returns to the house to entertain himself. Otherwise, how could he have so many Qingqing customers? He just wants to listen to flattery and satisfy his inner thoughts. That’s all.
But the situation is different now. The second master of politics is the second-in-command of the General Administration Department. Although it is a sinecure, he is quite enthusiastic and active in the upper government.
In the early days of the founding of the Daqian Empire, the General Affairs Office, the Xiuyi Guards, and other internal affairs organizations were all intelligence agencies in the hands of Emperor Taizu.
Full-time intelligence reporting and local intelligence collection are one of the important channels for communication between the court and local officials.
But as time went by, the General Affairs Department was slowly infiltrated by the court, and gradually turned into a simple transfer station for the superiors and subordinates, and the subordinates for superiors. Although it still had intelligence collection functions, it gradually became a A quiet yamen.
If you think about it, you can understand that even if the emperor is out of his mind, it is impossible to believe that the Tongzhengsi Yamen, which has been infiltrated by the court, will serve the royal family wholeheartedly?
Do not make jokes!
Anyone who is ambitious in the officialdom is not very happy to stay in the General Administration Bureau. Who knows whether this stay will directly lead to retirement and return to hometown?
But unfortunately, the General Administration Bureau is quite suitable for the temperament of the second master of politics.
He has almost no ability to deal with practical matters, but he is quite enthusiastic about court affairs.
Although the General Administration Bureau does not have much real power, it is quite well-informed and can easily satisfy some of the wishes of the second master.
In addition, as the head of the Rong Mansion and with connections to the four major families in Jinling, his information channels are not weak at all.
As long as he is more proactive, uses his own information channels, and then contacts the yamen to obtain information, he will have a general understanding of local affairs in Daqian.
Sometimes, information advantage can play an amazing role.
Of course, even if Mr. Zheng knew this, he would not be able to completely transform his information advantage into tangible benefits.
But one thing is that he enjoys the leisurely environment in the General Administration Bureau. He is very proactive every day when he goes to the office and almost never arrives late or leaves early.
Sometimes, when Jia Rong wants to know the actual situation in certain places, he needs the intelligence support of Mr. Zheng.
In this way, it stimulated Mr. Zheng's motivation in work.
Jia Rong had no intention of excluding him from matters related to the family.
If you really want to talk about it, Master Zheng is still the most conspicuous representative of the Jia family in the officialdom.
In any case, being a fourth-rank deputy envoy to the General Affairs Department is still a bit intimidating when placed outside. At least local officials dare not neglect him.
Isn't it much stronger than a fifth-grade worker from the Ministry of Industry?
Without further ado, Mr. Waiting for Zheng came to Ning'an Hall of Ning Mansion and saw Mr. Pardon and Lian Er there. He was a little surprised and a little surprised.
The pardon master generally doesn't pay much attention to family affairs, and Lian Er takes care of them all, unless he encounters some major changes or circumstances.
"Brother!"
Although there were many thoughts in his mind, Master Zheng immediately greeted Master Pardon: "Brother Rong, what kind of medicine did you buy in the gourd?"
"How do I know this?"
Mr. Pardon rolled his eyes and said angrily: "If Brother Rong hadn't sent the message and we had something good to discuss, I wouldn't have been willing to take action!"
"Good thing?"
Mr. Zheng Er's eyes turned to Lian Er. After all, this guy was very close to Brother Rong.
"Second uncle, I don't know either!"
Lian Er smiled bitterly and shook his head. He couldn't guess what Brother Rong was thinking, unless Brother Rong was willing to take the initiative to reveal it.
"No need to guess, it is indeed a good thing!"
Jia Rong strode in and said with a chuckle: "There has been a lot of commotion outside recently, and many officials have been arrested in Zhili territory!"
At this time, he had already sat down and said directly: "Since there are free seats, can we also arrange some people to go there!"
Without waiting for the second master Zheng to speak, he made his purpose clear: "I invite you all to come here, just to ask if you have any confidants who are trustworthy and capable?"
"This is a rare opportunity. The government of the town has sent word, and it must be done quickly. We must not give the cabinet a chance to intervene!"
"It's a pity that talents from ethnic studies can only hang out at the bottom of yamen in various places. Their time is really too short!"
"Brother Zhu will have the opportunity to take a step closer and be promoted from the eighth-grade county magistrate of the lower county to the seventh-grade county magistrate of the middle county!"
"It's also a Zhili area. I think Brother Laizhu will be satisfied!"
After saying that, he looked at Master Zheng, and sure enough he saw the satisfied look on Master Zheng's face.
It's a pity that Jia Zhu was born in the same Jinshi family, and Ning Rong's second house had average power in the civil service hierarchy. Otherwise, if the first stop was to directly assign him an official position from the seventh rank, there would be no problem at all.
By the way, Jia Zhu had been working as an official outside for almost two years.
The clan is naturally very concerned about his performance, which can only be said to be lackluster.
His temperament was greatly influenced by the second political master. Although he was not pedantic to the point of being rigid, he was not a very flexible practical talent.
As a local official, he just followed the rules and was almost ignored by the officials below. He didn't react much.
Fortunately, the clan's support was sufficient, and the clan academy sent many people to help.
Not to mention firmly controlling local government affairs, at least his words have some weight.
It's just that with his temperament and ability to barely maintain success, being pioneering and enterprising has nothing to do with him.
In other words, Jia's Trading Company set up a branch in the local county to forcibly upgrade the logistics level there to a higher level, benefiting the local people on a large scale and giving Jia Zhu a good reputation during his tenure.
But that’s all!
Of course, there are people in the court who like to be officials. With Jia Zhu's performance, as long as there is a suitable opportunity, it is only an easy and simple matter to go further.
No, Jia Rong, the clan leader, had a discussion with Mr. Zheng and decided on Jia Zhu’s next position. As for Jia Zhu’s own thoughts and thoughts, it didn’t matter at all.
After talking about Jia Zhu, Mr. Pardon and Mr. Zheng both fell into depression. They did not have suitable people in their ranks.
This is the serious consequence of the decline of the Ningrong Palace for almost twenty years...