I can’t go to Shanghai, so I’d better just stay in the Finance Department and endure it!
But there is a saying that people’s calculations are not as good as those of heaven. This heaven is not God’s heaven, but the emperor’s heaven!
No one could have imagined that Chen Lifu was really transferred to Shanghai, but not as the magistrate of a special county in Shanghai, let alone the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture, but as a fellow magistrate of Songjiang Prefecture. It was extremely embarrassing to be caught between the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture and the governor of Songjiang Prefecture.
The role among the magistrates of ad hoc counties in Shanghai!
Chen Lifu's own guess was not wrong, and the outside world's speculation was also correct. It was indeed impossible for Chen Lifu to serve as the magistrate of a special county in Shanghai. Li Xuan only hesitated slightly and ruled him out.
Shanghai was so important, and he would not let someone with no experience in governing the local area become the county magistrate.
But this Chen Lifu's ability is pretty good, and Li Xuan has a good impression of him!
Therefore, Li Xuan feels that this person can still be cultivated. It is not a problem to always let him stay in Jinling City. He has always been a capital official and has no experience in local governance. He is destined not to go far in the imperial officialdom. Third grade is basically the limit.
Already.
So with one stroke of his pen, Li Xuan moved Chen Lifu to another place, still in Shanghai!
It's just that he is not the magistrate of a special county in Shanghai, and based on his rank and qualifications, he cannot be the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture, but a co-prefect of Songjiang Prefecture.
As a magistrate of Songjiang Prefecture, this is also a fourth-level position.
And he’s not the top local leader, he’s just the second leader. The pressure won’t be too great, and it just allows Chen Lifu to accumulate several years of experience in local governance!
When Chen Lifu received this appointment, he was dumbfounded!
After all this going on, why did he actually go to Shanghai, and hold such an embarrassing position as the deputy governor of Songjiang Prefecture!
For Li Xuan, he actually just happened to think of the middle and senior officials of Songjiang Prefecture. They were almost all blamed for the Zhou Lide case before, and the Songjiang Prefecture after the reform was basically re-established. What is lacking is not only the Songjiang Prefecture.
The prefects and magistrates of special counties in Shanghai, as well as the county magistrates of Shanghai, Songjiang Prefecture Tongzhi and other mid-level officials.
The importance of these officials is not that great, and the Ministry of Personnel is not stupid enough to bother Li Xuan with any job arrangements. Basically, the Ministry of Personnel decides part of it, and then recommends it to the meeting of ministers on duty in the Royal Study Room to decide part of it.
It's over.
But Li Xuan just remembered it, so he made the decision immediately!
He didn't care about the feelings of the people in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. They had already prepared the candidates, and the appointment letter had already been drafted. Well, His Majesty appointed Chen Lifu as the magistrate of Songjiang Prefecture. How about choosing someone?
Damn it, just change the name on the appointment letter.
Not to mention not caring about Chen Lifu’s own feelings!
Transferring to a local position to gain more experience in governing local areas is Chen Lifu's stated goal, and it is also a common idea among many mid-level officials who want to join the cabinet.
However, the place they envisioned to work in was to gain experience, or to put it more simply and straightforwardly, to get gold plating.
It doesn't matter whether the place is prosperous or not. It's better if the conditions are more difficult. The most important thing is that it needs to be a place where results can be easily achieved. Another very important point is that you must be a top leader!
These days, there is another key word for local experience that people value, which is to be in charge!
Being in charge of the government is the local experience and important resume that everyone values. It is useless to go to the local government and become a county magistrate.
Logically speaking, Chen Lifu also served as the prefect of Xingquan Prefecture before. This prefecture of Xingquan Prefecture is one of the more important prefecture positions in the world. Its political value is not inferior to that of Yangzhou Prefecture, Guangzhou Prefecture, and Suzhou Prefecture.
Mansion.
Although he has never been in office, since he has this experience, it basically proves that he is actually different from ordinary fourth-grade officials. This is why he can later serve as the right deputy director of the Financial Department.
Because of this, this kind of position as a senior official in the capital is usually coveted by local prefects.
When local officials are transferred to the Gyeonggi Province at the same level, that is actually considered a promotion.
On the other hand, when officials from Beijing are transferred to other places at the same level, this is basically devaluation.
It is not a good thing for Chen Lifu, who is in the fourth grade, to be transferred to a local government. If it were a higher-level government, such as Yangzhou or Suzhou, he would be able to accept it. However, it is not the case now. He is just a colleague from Songjiang Prefecture.
Just know.
Even though the economy of Songjiang Prefecture is huge, the magistrates after the upgrade have all become the third grade, but they have nothing to do with Chen Lifu. The most powerful people are the special county magistrate of Shanghai and the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture.
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Except for these two people, everyone else in the huge Songjiang Mansion is basically a supporting role.
And it is impossible for supporting characters to achieve any great political achievements.
In addition, Songjiang Prefecture Tongzhi also has a very embarrassing place, that is, he is sandwiched between the Songjiang Prefecture Prefecture and the Shanghai Special County Magistrate.
This prefect and county magistrate are not ordinary roles. The prefect of Songjiang Prefecture is the only one in the entire empire who is a third-grade prefect, and the fourth-grade county magistrate is also the only one in the entire empire.
By then, the political status of myself, a fellow scholar of the fourth rank, may not be as good as that of the magistrate of a special county in Shanghai.
And from a traditional perspective, Chen Lifu’s transfer to Songjiang Prefecture was a demotion!
It's just that this appointment is not an ordinary appointment, but a personal appointment by the Holy Emperor, which again makes many people confused.
Does the Holy Emperor value Chen Lifu, or does he not value him?
Others couldn't understand it, and Chen Lifu couldn't understand it either. Naturally, they didn't know that this was just Li Xuan's impromptu idea. Li Xuan's idea was not as complicated as others thought. He just wanted Chen Lifu to go somewhere.
Exercise and exercise, that's it.
Chen Lifu didn't understand, but that didn't affect the fact that he was going to take office in Songjiang Mansion!
The Ministry of Civil Affairs has already sent him his appointment letter, and at the same time removed him from the post of right deputy director of the Finance Department!
Therefore, from now on, Chen Lifu is actually already the magistrate of Songjiang Prefecture, even though he has not yet taken office!
Chen Lifu was transferred to Songjiang Prefecture, which made Xie Yiwei a little disappointed. He finally found a person in the Finance Department who could do practical things, and his ability was not bad. He had just relied on Chen Lifu to launch a securities reform plan.
, made a splash in front of His Majesty.
It is a pity that Chen Lifu has been transferred away, which makes him very disappointed. He still hopes to use Chen Lifu to make some achievements and do a good job in the Finance Department, so as to strive for political achievements.
But even if I am disappointed, there is nothing I can do about it.
This is an appointment appointed by His Majesty. Not to mention that Xie Yiwei didn't dare to stop it, even the ministers on duty didn't dare to fart!
After Chen Lifu handed over the job of the Financial Department, he prepared non-stop to go to Shanghai to take up his post, although his superiors only asked him to take office within ten days to start work.
There is actually a lot of free time at this time. At least he can rest at home for a few days before setting off. After all, the journey from Jinling to Shanghai is all the way down the river. Taking an official transportation ship, it won't take long to arrive.
However, in order to avoid any accidents, Chen Lifu only stayed at home for one day, and then set off directly with a few servants. In addition, several of his concubines and his eldest son would also set off in the next few days.
This trip to Shanghai is different from the previous inspections. It is not a short term. It is also different from the one I went to Xingquan Prefecture a few months ago. Although the poor place in Xingquan Prefecture has great political influence, it is not a short term.
After all, it's still a shabby place, one that has money but no place to spend it. He won't take his family to suffer.
But Shanghai is different. It belongs to the prosperous area in the south of the Yangtze River, and Shanghai is also the largest trading port in the country. Its industry and commerce are extremely developed, and life is to some extent more convenient than living in Jinling City.
At the same time, due to the existence of Yangtze River shipping, transportation is also convenient, so he is also planning to take his concubine and eldest son there. Taking his concubine with him is naturally a bed warmer. He can't bear to find a few ordinary courtesan to warm the bed.
It's painful, how can those ordinary courtesans compare to the stunning concubines that I spent a lot of money to get back.
As for bringing the eldest son with him, it was also to give him a lot of experience, so that he would not become stupid by taking him to study in Jinling City every day.
He, Chen Lifu, is thirty-two years old this year, which is neither too old nor too young. He has three sons and four daughters, so he has a large number of children. However, the one he values the most is his eldest son, who is thirteen years old and smart.
Not to mention, I also studied hard. Now I am studying at Chengtianfu Middle School. I originally planned to apply for Jinling Preparatory School this year. Unfortunately, I was a little unlucky during the autumn exam this year. I just caught the wind and cold during the exam and did not show my strength.
So much so that he failed to get into Jinling Preparatory School.
Chen Lifu saw that his basic skills had generally passed and he had already graduated from middle school. There was no use staying in Jinling City anymore. He was going to take him to Shanghai and let him enroll in Songjiang College.
Songjiang College is a private college that enrolls students independently. If the grades are decent, anyone with money can basically go to study. Moreover, its academic system is a standard normal school system. Although it is not as good as a preparatory major, it is much better than an ordinary middle school.
Chen Lifu's eldest son's grades are pretty good, and the Chen family is not short of money. Now Songjiang College is the best choice. He will study for one year and then try to apply for Jinling Preparatory School next year.
At the same time, there is no need to worry about him missing the provincial examination!
His eldest son passed the scholar examination last year. As for the candidates, he is not in a hurry. Anyway, the imperial examination system of the Tang Dynasty has been gradually reformed in recent years. The qualifications to participate in the joint examination are not only limited to taking the provincial examination and obtaining the examination, but also directly graduating from university or normal school.
You can go and take the exam directly!
What's more, the candidates in the Tang Dynasty didn't get much political treatment, they were not exempt from tax, and they couldn't even be officials now.
Under this situation, the value of the provincial examination has been greatly reduced. Many students who are interested in the imperial examination are too lazy to take the provincial examination. Anyway, the title of the examiner is worthless nowadays, and the salary is not good. They may not even be qualified to participate in the joint examination.
There are so many candidates, and the number of candidates who can participate in the examination in each place is limited.
The goal of many students is to enter a preparatory school and then enter universities such as Imperial College and Jinling University, or to go to a normal school directly after graduating from middle school. Whether it is a university or a normal school, they can participate after graduation.
Will try!
Bringing his family to take office was not a big deal. Chen Lifu didn't take it too seriously, so he didn't wait for his family. He first boarded the official transportation ship with a few servants, and then headed eastward along the Yangtze River.
Get off and head straight to Shanghai!
At the same time, I was also planning in my heart how to carry out my work better after arriving in Shanghai and contribute to the prosperous age of Xuanping!
He is not willing to be a dispensable co-president of Songjiang Prefecture, that is not in line with his style!