"Mr. Gongsun, the main purpose of this presumptuous visit is to ask him to agree to serve as the chief minister of the Huben Reclamation Corps!" As soon as Ju Meng met, he got straight to the point and explained his purpose: "Mr. Unknown, are you willing?"
This concise, clear, and pointed way of speaking made Gongsun Hong's mind a little confused for a while.
However, no one would refuse the olive branch extended by Captain Huben Wei and Prince Consort Ju Meng, and Gongsun Hong naturally did so.
So, in the eyes of Zhu Maichen with envy and hatred, he said to Ju Meng: "A vulgar savage is so valued by the captain that he dares not to die in return for his kindness?"
For Gongsun Hong, Ju Meng's invitation was equivalent to a ladder to the sky.
The Hu Ben Guards are the armed force of the emperor's permanent guards.
Ju Meng is also a bodyguard who never leaves the emperor's side.
Apart from anything else, just hugging this golden thigh is enough to benefit Gongsun Hong for the rest of his life.
Ju Meng's reaction to Gongsun Hong is not surprising.
There are few people in this world who can resist his invitation.
Ju Meng clapped his hands, and immediately an officer dressed as a captain came forward.
Ju Meng introduced: "This is Xia Houhu, the captain of the Hubenwei Reclamation Regiment, whose pseudonym is Ziyun..."
Xiahou Hu straightened his back, gave a military salute to Gongsun Hong, and said: "Xiahouhu has met Gongsun Chengling!"
Then he stood aside, motionless.
"Sir, in the future, if you have any difficulties in civil affairs, you can communicate with Ziyun..." Ju Meng smiled and said: "As for the transfer order related to sir, I have already said hello to Mr. Tian, and it will be done in about a day or two.
Can you come down..."
Until Ju Meng left, Gongsun Hong's mind was in a mess.
He had no idea what was going on.
But one thing is certain, the Huben Guards are the emperor's personal army, and the relationship between the Huben Guards Reclamation Regiment and the Huben Guards will definitely be very close.
In this way, Gongsun Hong successfully established a relationship with the Huben Guards by taking up the position of Prime Minister of the Huben Guards Reclamation Regiment. From then on, he had a military background, and it was an extremely strong military background.
This is crucial!
In the Han Dynasty, only civilian officials with a military background or even support from the military could go further.
You can easily see the results by looking at the list of current Nine Ministers.
All the current members of the Nine Ministers have experience in serving in the military. Even Zong Zheng, who is responsible for managing the clan and coordinating the princes and kings of the Liu family, is the same.
In the sixty-year history of the Han Dynasty, there are only a few Jiuqing who have no service experience.
In other words, if you want to climb up in the Han Dynasty, it is very important whether you have served in the army and whether you can get the support of the army.
A Jiuqing without the support of the army cannot hold his position at all!
When his mind was a little clearer, Gongsun Hong immediately ordered his concierge: "Go and send my letter to my mentor!"
You must let the teacher know about this.
But what next?
Gongsun Hong was not sure whether the teacher would support him.
But there is one thing that Gongsun Hong is absolutely convinced of: this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that he must not let go.
On the other hand, Zhu Maichen looked at Gongsun Hong, cupped his hands and said: "Brother Gongsun, it seems that you and I may still have to become officials together!"
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Ju Meng walked out of Gongsun Hong's house, then took a car and returned to Weiyang Palace.
Sitting on the carriage, Ju Meng shook his head slightly: "This Gongsun Hong looks like a stalwart husband, but I don't know what his ability is."
But he could only think about this idea in his mind.
Who said that the emperor directly named Gongsun Hong and asked him to be placed in the Hu Ben Guards' reclamation regiment?
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At the same time, on the other side of Chang'an City.
Dao Jian and his son were in front of the Shaofu government office, nervously waiting for their fate.
The Han Dynasty had a system and you could be an official.
This system is an ancient system inherited from the Qin Dynasty.
In the Han system, if the salary is calculated as 100,000, one can be appointed as a Langguan.
This official service is not about selling officials. To be precise, it is more like an official selection system.
According to Han law, officials were selected based on their salary and were divided into different levels.
A family fortune of 100,000 yuan is the minimum standard, and a family fortune of 5 million yuan is the highest standard.
A fortune of 100,000 yuan can lead to a knighthood, and a fortune of 5 million yuan can lead to a knighthood.
In the past, the Langguan and Changshi selected by the ministers were the only way for the Han Dynasty to add fresh blood outside of the imperial examination system.
And for a time, he provided many talents to the Han Dynasty.
The famous Imperial Lieutenant Zhang Shizhi is the representative figure of the system of selecting men for the accrual.
However, after the rise of examinations, people no longer valued the selection of men.
After all, although the threshold for choosing a husband is lower than that of Chaju, it is still very high. Moreover, it also has serious side effects: the officials and regular servants who are selected by Zuisuan need to pay a large sum of money every year.
The money was given to the doctor to pay for pens, ink, paper and inkstones.
In addition, under the accrual system, Langguan and regular attendants must prepare their own saddles, horses, clothing, and weapons.
Therefore, the system of selecting husbands based on allowances is actually a way for landlords and scholar-bureaucrats to spend money to get an opportunity to work for the Liu family for free.
Rumor has it that Zhang Shizhi used his family fortune of 5 million to select a groom and became a knight. Before he became successful, Zhang Shizhi's brother had to subsidize Zhang Shizhi tens of thousands or even 100,000 yuan every year.
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So much so that Zhang Shizhi once wanted to resign and told his friends: After a long period of officialdom, the estate was reduced.
And Zhang Shizhi’s brother is a wealthy businessman with a fortune of tens of millions of dollars...
Even the family fortune of such a big businessman has plummeted because his younger brother is serving as a knight.
One can imagine how screwed up this poor man is!
By the way, Zhang Shizhi’s friend was named Yuan An, and Yuan An also took the path of serving as an official for the chosen man...
However, for Tojian and his son, this is their only chance to choose a husband.
Only by passing the subsidy selection system and becoming a member of the system can they have the means to move themselves to Liaodong to serve as captains of the reclamation regiment.
In comparison, money and so on are not important.
After a short wait, two officials from the Young Master's Office and an official from the Langzhongling Yamen appeared in front of Daojian and his son.
"Master Dao, congratulations. From today on, you are the knight of the Han Dynasty!" An official from the Shaofu Palace handed the bamboo talisman representing the knight to Dao Jian's hand and congratulated him.
It's not like this person knows Tojama and knows how powerful this person is.
It is true that with the rise of examinations, fewer and fewer people have signed up to be the candidates.
Without the dedication of the mountain men, they and the officials in the Lang Zhongling Yamen who are responsible for selecting the mountain men would be impoverished!
When Daozhu accepted the bamboo talisman that represented his status as an official from now on, he felt extremely excited.
Once you take this first step, things will be much easier to handle in the future. (To be continued.)
ps: I have been feeling very unwell for the past two days and have a severe headache. I’m sorry~
