Although Mr. Yao Qianzhi said before that he would sponsor Jia Lian, Jia Lian only regarded it as a polite word and did not take it seriously.
Jia Lian is now involved in officialdom, and has more or less developed an "official occupational disease."
Most of what is said in official circles cannot be taken seriously;
Most things in officialdom are not true.
What's more, Mr. Yao has retired from office for many years and returned to his hometown of Suzhou just to stay away from the affairs of the court and live in peace and quiet.
When the officials in office in the DPRK passed by Gusu and wanted to visit them, Mr. Yao always blocked them due to physical reasons.
If it weren't for Mr. Shuyou's introduction, Jia Lian would have never had the chance to meet the current emperor's mentor and former prime minister.
Although after meeting, Yao Qianzhi, who was familiar with Jia Yuan and Jia Daishan, and knew quite a lot about the hopeless situation of the Jia family descendants in Rongguo Mansion, looked down upon Jia Lian, but fortunately Jia Lian responded quickly and used two poems by Gong Zizhen
, and his own theory of "the privileged class harming the country" shocked Yao Qianzhi.
At first, Jia Lian also felt that the old man Yao Qianzhi was a bit stubborn and a bit arrogant as a scholar, and he was really not easy to get along with.
But as they interacted more and more, and got to know each other better, they both felt that they had learned more from each other, and they actually became "friends who have been together forever".
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At this time, when he heard that Mr. Yao Qianzhi actually signed a letter with Mr. Luan to recommend him, Jia Lian felt a little embarrassed:
"I didn't take part in the imperial examination, I don't have any honors, and I don't have any academic background. Now that I can be the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, I am already grateful for the emperor's grace.
My eldest brother and I have nothing to hide. If we say we don’t want to be promoted, it’s a lie. But if we say we want to be promoted, I don’t have the qualifications right now.
I just want to rely on my conscience and do a good job, so that I can be worthy of you and the people.
When the three-year term is over, if the people in the capital live and work in peace and contentment, give me the Wanmin Umbrella, and I will be able to gain face for our Jia family."
Mr. Shuyou looked at the heroic young man in front of him and couldn't help but nodded gently:
"It's a good thing that you are willing to do practical things for the people."
A bitter smile flashed across Jia Lian's lips:
"This means that the capital is relatively stable on the ground, and it is enough for me to manage it with all my heart.
In fact, outside the Gyeonggi Province, bandits will immediately appear when there is a flood or drought.
Our Dahua Dynasty is actually the same as our Jia family. We have a lot of output and little input, and we don’t know how to be thrifty. The appearance looks good on the outside, but there is leakage from all directions inside.
It’s all because the population is growing, the burdens are getting heavier, there are many masters and servants, there are many intrigues, there are many people who are rich and honorable, and there is no one who is planning.”
When Mr. Shuyou heard this, his face became more solemn and he sighed:
"The capital is like this, and so is Suzhou.
Mr. Yao's letter also mentioned that due to the spring drought in the south this year, the number of refugees has already increased.
Once the refugees occupy the mountains and become bandits and seize land, even if officers and soldiers are sent to arrest them, it will be difficult for the people to settle down."
"To be honest, brother, the imperial treasury is empty, not only for one day, but also because of the difficulties on the border?
My wife's uncle Wang Ziteng has just been promoted from the ruler of nine provinces to the governor of nine provinces. Why not keep an eye on the nine important military towns along the Great Wall defense line in the north?
Also on the southern coast, pirates and bandits are rampant, making the people uneasy.
Last year we sent Shi Ding, our old lady’s nephew, to go on a campaign. After struggling for more than half a year, we finally came back victorious.
As soon as the emperor heard about the "Haijian Jing bandits", his holy heart was overjoyed, and he immediately created the title of "Zhongjing Hou".
In this way, the historian has one family and two princes.
I thought, after all, I will have a military career in the future, and I can’t look like I don’t have a military career at all.
These days, every morning, I learn some boxing and kicking skills from Xie Qianli, the great-grandson of the Marquis of Dingcheng and the commander of the Da Neili regiment.
I also borrowed a few military books from Chen Jingxing, the great-great-grandson of the Duke of Qi and the captain of Zhaowu, and read them after practicing calligraphy in the evening. I just finished reading "Records of Military Training" and am currently reading "Tai Gong's Six Taoist Commandments".
If I don’t quite understand something, I’ll ask Chen Jingxing. Anyway, I’ll lay a foundation for myself first, and then I’ll study it in depth when I have the chance.”
After Jia Lian finished speaking, Mr. Shuyou didn't answer, but just looked at Jia Lian in surprise.
Seeing this, Jia Lian became even more embarrassed:
"Am I a little greedy?
I haven’t finished studying literature yet, but I want to learn martial arts, brother..."
"Yongbi, you are really completely different from ordinary dudes."
When Mr. Shuyou saw that Jia Lian had misunderstood what he meant, he quickly interrupted Jia Lian:
"The fact that you have these thoughts shows that Mr. Yao really has a keen eye.
To tell you the truth, he wrote a letter to recommend you just because he wanted you to join the Ministry of War."
"Recommend me to join the Ministry of War? I have never led a soldier."
This time it was Jia Lian's turn to feel a little dizzy.
Mr. Shuyou patted Jia Lian on the shoulder:
"I didn't ask you to lead troops as soon as you came up.
What's more, the Ministry of War is in charge of the selection and award of military attachés, maps, ordnance, chariots and horses, and military orders. It's useless just to lead troops into the Ministry of War.
Now we are running the country with civilian officials, which is a major prerequisite.
It is true that the title assigned to the good brother's family is a military position, but even if he enters the Ministry of War from a military position, he will inevitably be suppressed and ostracized by civilian officials.
Even if you can get in, you may not be able to get up.
In the Ministry of War, the ministers and ministers are all controlled by civilian officials.
A person who is a military general can only become a doctor in the Military Selection Department, the Chariot and Driving Department, the Staff Department, and the Arsenal Department."
Seeing that Jia Lian was still a little confused, Mr. Shuyou continued:
"There is a convention.
There are eighteen provinces in the interior and nine provinces in the frontier areas. There are twelve governors and six governors in the eighteen provinces. The nine provinces in the frontier areas have only one military chief officer and nine provincial governors. The military chief officer and chief executive are nine.
The provincial capital inspects one person.
The governors of the nine provincial capitals and the six military governors also serve as ministers of the Ministry of War. Among the remaining twelve governors, there are three governors of major provinces who can also serve as ministers of the Ministry of War.
If you become the governor of Zhili, you will naturally serve as the minister of the Ministry of War, even if you have half a foot in the Ministry of War.
This is the brilliance of Mr. Yao. His purpose is to get you to join the Ministry of War, but the method is to recommend you to be the governor of Zhili.
In this way, if you go in through the civil service road, you can go up through the road behind."
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It turns out there are so many twists and turns in this officialdom!
Fortunately, he met a noble man like Yao Qianzhi, otherwise Jia Lian would have taken many unnecessary detours.
This old man has such long-term and thoughtful plans for Jia Lian. He is really more like a father than Jia Lian's father.
Jia Lian immediately stood up, walked to Mr. Shuyou, bowed deeply, and said solemnly:
"Thank you, Mr. Shuyou.
If Mr. Shuyou hadn't introduced me to Mr. Yao, how could I, Jia Lian, have such luck!"
Mr. Shuyou hurriedly supported Jia Lian and said with a smile:
"I really have the merit of recommendation. I don't have to be polite, but you also need to have real ability.
Mr. Yao is notoriously discerning. If you are even the slightest bit worse, you will never fall into his eyes.
You have to know that there are many outstanding people in Suzhou. How many talented people try their best to pay a visit to Mr. Yao, hoping to get the slightest favor from him, but to no avail.
Yongbi, you are so talented and lucky that you are the envy of many others."
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Jia Lian couldn't help but feel a little proud.
But then, he clearly realized that if he could reciprocate the favor at this time, he would have even more luck.
So Jia Lian immediately struck while the iron was hot.