Qin Jiyan didn't give everyone much room to think. After explaining the matter, he asked everyone to step back and complete the tasks he assigned as quickly as possible. As for whether he could complete it or not, that's not what Qin Jiyan needed to worry about.
question.
Disaster relief is like putting out fires. The tasks assigned to you must be completed. If you fail to complete them, you will be removed from the job, and in serious cases, your life will be lost.
All the ministers were well aware of Qin Jiyan's temper and did not dare to delay for a moment. Even Feng Shoufu, who had always been steady, could not help but speed up his pace in order to gain time to deal with the tasks assigned by Qin Jiyan.
"Feng..." The newly appointed Minister of Household Affairs was about to ask Feng Shoufu for some advice, but before he could speak, Feng Shoufu left.
There was no other way, so the Minister of Hubu had to go to Jiao Cifu and said, "Master Jiao, Master Jiao... I have something to discuss with you. I wonder if I can delay for a moment?"
Qin Jiyan transferred Jiao Cifu back to the capital, but his official position was not confirmed, so everyone could only call him "Sir".
"Let's talk as we walk." If it were normal times, Jiao Cifu would not necessarily pay attention to the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, but now he has no choice.
Compared with the Feng family, the Jiao family is also a large family, and the Jiao family also has a lot of grain reserves. At this time, he needs to take the lead and set an example.
"Thank you, Mr. Jiao. Thank you, Mr. Jiao." The newly appointed Minister of Household Affairs looked grateful and did not dare to talk nonsense. He spoke directly about his difficulties, "Mr. Jiao, the task of raising food assigned by the emperor, how can we complete this?"
Huh? The aristocratic family is not short of money. No matter how high the price I offer, they won’t sell it.” Not to mention, the national treasury’s silver reserves are limited, so they can’t afford such a high price.
"The aristocratic family is not short of money, but it lacks the emperor's heart. Do you know why the emperor let you sit in the position of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue?" Jiao Cifu stopped, turned to look at the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and did not wait for his answer.
Then he said: "The reason why you are able to sit in this position is because of your background. If you had not had a good background, do you think you would be able to sit in this position?"
Although the six ministers have the same official position, as long as they are involved in the officialdom, everyone knows that the most powerful among the six are the Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of War. The ministers of these two ministers must be the emperor's close associates.
"Master Jiao means..." Shangshu Hubu's face looked very ugly. Fortunately, he knew that this was the imperial palace and did not say the next words.
"After staying in the court for so many years, don't you understand this? Ability is very important, but the resources you have are equally important. If you do this well, you will have the possibility of moving up in the future. If you don't do it well, you will be able to move up.
There will be people from other aristocratic families to replace you." Before the granary is full, the Minister of Household Affairs will definitely be from an aristocratic family. No matter how talented the children from poor families are, it is useless. They cannot achieve results in that position.
"Thank you, Mr. Jiao, for your advice. I understand." Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance took a deep breath, bowed his hands, and solemnly thanked him.
He had long passed the age of enthusiasm. Although he was sad that the emperor was not interested in his ability, he gave up after being sad for a while.
If he stays in this position, he will always have the opportunity to show his ability.
"As long as you understand, if this matter is done, the Holy One will not treat you badly. The Holy One does not pay attention to family background when employing people. As long as you can do the job well, you will be the one the Holy One can use." Jiao Cifu understood.
, their emperor will not blindly suppress aristocratic families, nor will he blindly support poor families.
The boundary between the so-called poor family and the aristocratic family is actually not that clear. The descendants of officials from a poor family have much more opportunities to become officials in the court than others. After two or three generations, they will become a new aristocratic family. Even if they are not recognized by the real aristocratic family, they
His style will also be undoubtedly that of the aristocratic family.
Instead of helping poor families become aristocratic families, it is better to directly use people from the original aristocratic families and ignore the officials of these poor families. In order to quickly accumulate wealth, they do not use their minds on the right path.
"Don't worry, Mr. Jiao, I will definitely handle this matter." Although it is a little difficult to handle, he still has an advantage over the children from poor families. As long as he makes good use of this advantage, it is not impossible to handle this matter.
"The Holy One entrusted this matter to you because he believes in your ability." Jiao Cifu nodded with a smile and left first.
Their emperor was a master of taking three steps at a time. They chose this person to be the Minister of Household Affairs because his family was related by marriage to several other aristocratic families.
With this relationship in mind, as long as the new Minister of Household Affairs is willing to work hard, this matter will definitely be accomplished.
And with food, other things will be easier to handle.
He was originally worried that the emperor had been away from Beijing for two months and would not be able to deal with official duties immediately after returning to the palace. Now it seemed that he had thought too much. Although the emperor was not in the capital, he was always aware of the trends in the capital and did not need to spend any time.
Time to get familiar with official duties.
No, as soon as the emperor returned to Beijing, he arranged the disaster relief matters in an orderly manner, so they didn't need to worry about it at all.
After arranging the post-disaster rescue and treatment matters, Qin Jiyan could finally breathe a sigh of relief. After finishing the meal brought by his servants, Qin Jiyan took advantage of the break to find the leader of the Jinyi Guard.
"Tell me, what happened in the two months I was away?" Two months away from Beijing, although people are always keeping an eye on the movements in Beijing, the news that can be conveyed on the road is limited, and Qin Jiyan doesn't know much.
It was just some major events that had an impact on government affairs, and he didn't know anything else.
And sometimes, some seemingly inconspicuous things can make a difference in the overall situation.
The leader of the Jinyi Guards had been following Qin Jiyan for a long time, so he naturally knew what Qin Jiyan wanted to know. After telling several high-ranking and powerful adults in the capital what they had done recently and where they had been, they mentioned it one by one.
King Zhao and the Gu family.
"King Zhao has been restless recently. He frequently bribes people around him. Several people have been bribed by him to deliver messages for him. Prince Chu is peaceful. He is drunk and dreaming all day long. I can't see what he wants to do."
"The Gu family's loyalty spell has been resolved. The second uncle of the Gu family has been out frequently recently and has had a lot of contact with Concubine Gu."
"Although the adults Liu Zhengqing are very active, the wife and children at home rarely go out and are very peaceful."
"The center of power of the Feng family has gradually shifted like the eldest son of the Feng family, Feng Sijin. Feng's first assistant has recently planned to resign."
In fact, had it not been for the earthquake, Feng Shoufu would have been ready to resign.
There is no shortage of fathers and sons serving as officials in the same court, but in that case, the son's official position will never be higher than his father's. Even the greater the father's official position, the less likely the son will be able to occupy a high position.
Since the Feng family has been handed over to Feng Sijin, Feng's chief assistant must also make way for Feng Sijin in his official career.
Besides, after the external dangers of Prince Rong and King Zhou are resolved, there will definitely be internal chaos for a period of time without external pressure. Feng Shoufu made it clear that he does not want to get involved in the internal fighting and wants to escape intact.
The Feng family's approach was undoubtedly smart. Although Qin Jiyan still wanted to keep Feng's first assistant for two years, Feng's first assistant insisted on resigning, so he would not force him to stay.
The Feng family has been serving as the chief assistant for too many years. It’s time to change...r562