213 Promoted to Director of Engineering Department
"Change it, I sent you to Huai'an Prefecture this time because you built a reservoir when you were in Jiangxi. Nowadays, the Huaihe River is flooded frequently. Pan Jixun, the censor of the right capital, is the governor of the river. He has been controlling the water for many years, but has not been able to cure the root cause. Your Majesty's intention,
I want you to help Pan Jixun."
Still in the Telford Building, eunuch Li Long sat across from Su Hao, explaining to Su Hao the reason for this dispatch.
"Is this just the emperor's intention, or is there someone else's intention?" Su Hao asked.
Li Long said: "This proposal was actually proposed by Wang Xijue and Wang Cifu. It can be regarded as an expedient measure."
"What does expediency mean?" Su Hao continued to ask.
Li Long said: "It seems to me that Wang Cifu really appreciates you. I heard that he had a quarrel with Shen Shixing over your promotion."
Su Hao said: "Why, the first assistant and the second assistant actually quarreled because of me, a little sixth-grade military general? Isn't that such an honor for me?"
Li Long smiled and said: "I don't know if I have changed it. There are many quarrels in the court for reasons smaller than this. Alas, speaking of which, our family is eager to take care of you and is a little impatient. If so,
If our family doesn't ask the emperor to issue an imperial edict to summon you to Beijing, the people from the Ministry of War will also summon you. In this way, the cabinet will regard you as one of their own. Now in this way, the cabinet will regard you as one of our family. How can it be true?
Can I not give you a stumbling block?"
Su Hao said: "Eunuch Li treats me sincerely. I am originally from Eunuch Li's side. What the cabinet wants to think is their business. Selling oneself for glory in order to be an official is something Su Hao cannot do."
"Hahahaha, it's true, that's good." Li Long laughed, and Su Hao's confession made him feel quite satisfied.
Su Hao just smiled slightly. What he just said was half true and half false. It was more to avoid offending Li Long. In Su Hao's heart, he didn't like the eunuchs and courtiers who formed cliques. He had no intention of fighting with any of them.
Either party becomes a best friend. However, such words cannot be said in front of Li Long. Since Li Long wants to recruit him, he should just go with him and say a few words to show his loyalty.
"Let's change it. Let's talk about these things among ourselves. After all, this world belongs to scholars. You must not offend them. Otherwise, not only will your future be ruined, but you may also fall into a path of eternal damnation."
Li Long sincerely advised, "This time, the Holy Father and Wang Cifu finally got the cabinet to agree to grant you a sixth-grade official position. You must cherish it and don't be dismissed just because you offended others."
"Oh? He was actually given a sixth-grade official? I don't know what kind of official position it is." Su Hao asked with interest. He now also has a title of Baihu on his back, which is also sixth-grade, but the military position of sixth-grade is different from that of sixth-grade.
Compared with other civil servants, it is simply not on the table.
For example, a county magistrate is only a seventh-grade official, but he can govern hundreds of thousands of people in a county. Even if he is relatively clean, it is easy to make thousands of taels of silver a year. As the saying goes, if a county is clean in three years, ten
Wan Xuehuayin, this is not an exaggeration.
But the military position is different. A sixth-grade Baihu can only manage his own Baihu, including himself, but there are only 112 people. The income of the Baihusuo comes from farming, which is a small farm.
With a full budget, the output is only a few thousand taels of silver a year, and it is difficult to feed and clothe these more than 100 people and their families. How much money can you save to your name?
Precisely because of different powers and different interests, a sixth-grade general could not hold his head high in front of a seventh-grade civil servant. It was not surprising in the Ming Dynasty that a military general salute a civil servant three grades below him.
Upon hearing Su Hao's inquiry, Li Long introduced everything that had happened these days to Su Hao.
Both Wanli and Wang Xijue discussed the issue of state governance with Su Hao. They admired Su Hao quite a lot and had the idea of entrusting him with important tasks. However, Wanli had a falling out with the cabinet and did not dare to take the initiative to promote Su Hao. He could only entrust Wang Xijue to do this privately.
Wang Xijue was one of the cabinet members. When Su Hao's matter came up, Chief Assistant Shen Shixing and the other two bachelors in the cabinet, Xu Guo and Wang Jiaping, all expressed opposition. Wang Xijue could not stand alone and had to compromise.
Since the cabinet did not want a person like Su Hao, who was labeled as an eunuch, to enter the court, Wang Xijue came up with the idea of arranging for him to do something locally. At this time, officials from Sizhou, Fengyang and other places jointly submitted a letter,
He accused Pan Jixun of failing to control the river, causing several mansions in the middle reaches of the Huaihe River to be flooded, which caused a headache for Wanli and the cabinet. Wang Xijue had an idea and came up with the idea of sending Su Hao to assist Pan Jixun in controlling the river. This job was one of the best in Ming Dynasty officialdom.
If Su Hao is asked to do such a thankless job, the courtiers must have nothing to say, right?
Maybe it was because Wanli and Wang Xijue had joined forces, and the cabinet kept refusing to give face. It could also be because the cabinet also thought that river management was a hard job, and was happy to let Su Hao suffer. In the end, the two sides reached a compromise and gave Su Hao a "
The official title of "Huai'an River Director" is the sixth grade. He is affiliated to the Dushui Cleaning Department of the Ministry of Industry. He is regarded as a commissioner sent by the Ministry of Industry to Huai'an to take charge of the river management work.
"Head of the Ministry of Industry, does this official have great power?" Su Hao asked with a smile.
"It's hard to say how big or small this power is," Li Long said.
"Please explain clearly what Eunuch Li means." Su Hao said.
Li Longdao: "The Huai'an River Chief, as the name suggests, is the general manager in charge of river management in Huai'an. Qingkou in Huai'an is the intersection of the river, Huai, and transportation. It is the key to regulating the river, regulating the Huai, and ensuring transportation. Every year, the court
The amount of money paid by Ba is tens of thousands of taels, and all of this money is for your use. Do you think you have great power?"
"Uh...it's quite big." Su Hao nodded. For corrupt officials, the more public funds they can control, the more opportunities they have to manipulate them. This is of course a good job. But Su Hao has never thought about corruption.
, in his view, the more money he manages, the greater the responsibility and the more tiring he will be.
"But..." Li Long changed the topic, "The current governor of the river is Pan Jixun. This old man is everywhere, and he can be said to be a disowned relative. When you do things in his name, you can only be cautious. If he gets the handle, please
If I could chop off your head with Shang Fang's sword, no one would say anything."
"This beheading... you have to be reasonable, right?" Su Hao touched his neck, a little frightened. Who knows what the temper of this old man named Pan is. If he is an old stubborn, tell him a few words about modern technology.
, it will definitely piss him off, and then he raises his sword and drops it, and he really cuts himself off, who can he talk to to reason with him?
"Eunuch Li, as far as you know, how many heads has this old Pan chopped off so far?" Su Hao asked.
Li Long said: "Our family has never heard of whose head he chopped off. However, there are no less than a hundred officials who have been dismissed or impeached by him, so everyone says that this old man has a stubborn temper."
"Oh, that's good." Su Hao breathed a sigh of relief. His officers were chosen and they withdrew as soon as they were removed. He really didn't care too much, as long as his head could be saved, it would be easy.
"Change it, what the Holy One means is that you go control the river, make some achievements and show it to everyone. As long as you can make achievements, the Holy One will continue to promote you, and others will have nothing to say. By the way, change it,
Do you understand the matter of river management?" Li Long asked.
Su Hao silently recalled his knowledge in his previous life. The management of the Yellow River and the Huaihe River was considered a major project in later generations of China. Although Su Hao was not engaged in water conservancy, he had participated in several projects in these two river basins.
Demonstration of large-scale water conservancy hub projects. Because geological exploration is the most basic work for building large reservoirs and other projects, Su Hao, as an expert in the industry, has no reason to not understand these conditions.
"Soil protection in the upper reaches, water storage in the middle reaches, flood discharge in the lower reaches, and management of the Huaihe River, that's all." Su Hao said simply.
"By the way, the Holy One specifically asked me to tell you that Mr. Pan's proud work is to use water to wash away sand. If you go to Huai'an, you can talk about anything else. Only this water to wash away sand will make all the difference.
You can't make any slight remarks, otherwise you will offend Mr. Pan." Li Long reminded.
"What does it mean to flush the sand with water?" Su Hao asked.
Li Long shook his head and said: "I just heard the Holy One say this. How dare I ask more questions? There are many people who know about this bunch of water washing away the sand. You can ask others."
"Well, okay." Su Hao said, "By the way, if I go to Huai'an to regulate the river, what will happen to my current reconnaissance camp? Do I have to ask the Ministry of War to send someone else to take over?"
"Haha, you don't have to worry about changing this matter. Wang Cifu has already discussed it with the Ministry of War. Because the river management also requires surveying, the survey camp will go with you to Huai'an and will still be at your disposal. In order to strengthen the survey camp
With the power of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of War agreed to upgrade the Survey Camp to Qianhu Station and place it under the Huai'an Guard. However, the Huai'an Guard is only in charge and has no command authority. If it is changed, do you know the profound meaning of this arrangement?" Li Long's secret
asked with a smile.
"If I am promoted to a thousand-household office, don't I have to be a thousand-household office? Is it appropriate to shoulder both the civil and military positions?" Su Hao asked.
Li Long said: "Why is it inappropriate? It is not uncommon for civil servants to be in charge of military affairs in the town here. Of course, it is rare to do this in the mainland. Do you know that this arrangement is the intention of the Holy One?
He was afraid that after you arrived in Huai'an, you would be bullied and unable to use your skills, so he made an exception and allocated the reconnaissance camp to you so that you could have a few people to use. Looking at the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, I can get some saints.
There are very few of them."
"Can't the cabinet see such an arrangement?" Su Hao asked.
Li Longdao: "This matter is quite controversial in the cabinet, but Wang Yi'e, Minister of the Ministry of War, said that this is just to help the Ministry of War cultivate a group of survey personnel. Your survey camp will also be responsible for the national border survey in the future.
Regarding the town's mountain and river survey, now let them follow you to Huai'an to practice your skills."
"I understand." Su Hao said, "Please, Eunuch Li, please tell Your Majesty that Su Hao will live up to Your Majesty's grace. If Su Hao cannot do something good in this matter of river control, he will never return to the capital."
"Okay!" Li Long said happily, "Then our family will be waiting in the capital for the good news of the change." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)