Chapter 1312 Some people are happy and some are sad
Among these three people, Xiang Hanyi has served successively as the Director-General of the Enterprise Department of the Ministry of Commerce, the Magistrate of Songjiang Prefecture, and is currently the Chief Envoy of Zhejiang Province, a third-rank official.
Jia Wenbo was the first county magistrate of a special county in Shanghai and the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture. He was just transferred to Guangdong this year as the inspector, ranking third in rank.
Xiao Fangquan, on the other hand, served successively as the chief of the business section of the Hanlin Academy, the prefect of Hangzhou, the chief envoy of Zhejiang, and the governor of Fujian, starting from the second rank.
From the outside, these three people have different grades. One of them, Xiao Fangquan, was originally a second-grade governor. If he were transferred to Jiangnan Dao Taoist priest, his grade would not rise but fall.
Of course, in the Tang Empire, there was a system of increasing titles. If senior officials were to be transferred to low-level positions, they would often use the method of increasing titles.
If Xiao Fangquan is really capable, and Li Xuan thinks he can, it can be done. For example, he can be given the title of Vice Minister and then be sent to Jiangnan Road to hold a position. This will also keep this person's second-grade rank.
, and can actually serve as a third-grade Jiangnan Taoist priest.
The title promotion system was widely used in the Tang Empire, and there were no special regulations. In most cases, it was to solve the problem of mismatch between grade and position. When Li Xuan promoted Cai Siqi before, he used the title promotion system.
title mode.
However, there are limitations to this kind of title promotion, that is, it can only be granted by the emperor. No matter whether it is the official department or the imperial study room, they do not have the authority to operate the title promotion.
Except for Xiao Fangquan, who is special, if the other two people are promoted to Jiangnan Dao Taoist priests, they don't have to go to such trouble. One of them is from the third grade and the other is a full third grade. If Jia Wenbo is promoted from the third grade inspector to the Jiangnan Dao Taoist priest, he can be promoted directly to one level, and
Xiang Hanyi is even simpler. He is originally the chief envoy of the third rank, so he can just be promoted directly.
These three people are very different in age and have different grades, but they all have one thing in common, that is, they are very good at developing economic affairs.
This can be seen from their resumes. Xiang Hanyi and Jia Wenbo are both officials who have stayed in Shanghai for many years. Even after they were transferred from Shanghai to Songjiang Prefecture, the places where they worked were in Guangdong.
The three coastal areas of Zhejiang and Fujian.
These three places are all places with relatively good industrial and commercial development. Guangdong is an economic and industrial center second only to Jiangnan Road. Zhejiang also belongs to the traditional Jiangnan region, relying on tea, raw silk and the coastal Ningbo trading port.
Close to Shanghai, the economy is developing quite well, and its economic aggregate ranks third in the country.
Even in Fujian, although there are many people and little land, it is not suitable for the development of agriculture, and the land transportation is not very convenient, and it is not suitable for the development of industry. However, it is worth noting that this place has tea and is located along the coast.
The tea exported from Fujian accounted for more than 40% of the empire's tea exports.
Relying on tea exports and port trade at coastal ports, economic development can be considered satisfactory.
The current positions of these three people are all in the above-mentioned areas.
It can also be seen from this that Li Xuan's purpose of selecting them is very simple, that is, he hopes that they can use their talents to develop the economy and lead Jiangnan Province to continue to develop industry and commerce.
In fact, Li Xuan had considered promoting talents from Jiangnan Province before, but the corruption problem in Jiangnan Province was too serious. Basically, officials of fourth grade or above, except Chen Lifu, who had no financial problems, the others were more or less
All have financial problems.
He had already beheaded the prefect of Suzhou, and he also planned to replace him as the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture. It was not that he was greedy for money, but that he was really lacking in ability. When he summoned him last year, he kept saying the same thing.
, even Li Xuan was frightened, but a year has passed, and the economic development of Songjiang Prefecture is still the same. The only bright spot is the North Bank Industrial Zone, but Li Xuan knows that the North Bank Industrial Zone was created by Shanghai's special county.
, or it could be said that this was done by Chen Lifu and had nothing to do with the Songjiang Prefecture’s Yamen.
In the huge Jiangnan Province, in Li Xuan's mind, only Chen Lifu was left among the officials of fourth rank and above, and all the others had to be killed or replaced!
But Chen Lifu's grade is too low, only the fourth grade!
Even if Li Xuan intends to promote him, if he wants to hold such an important position as a Taoist priest in Jiangnan Dao, he will have to practice for a few more years, at least to upgrade his grade to the third grade, and then spend a few years at the third grade.
Years of accumulation of prestige and experience.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Chen Lifu to hold such an important task as the provincial feudal minister.
Not to mention, although the rank of Jiangnan Taoist priests is low, their importance exceeds that of most provincial governors.
Otherwise, Li Xuan would not have brought Xiao Fangquan, the current second-grade governor of Fujian, over this time, because Li Xuan was planning to mention the grade of Jiangnan Dao Taoist priests again.
The third grade is still too low, and it is not consistent with the important political status of Jiangnan Province. It is better to improve it to the second grade. It is not appropriate to directly upgrade the grade, and the main thing is to increase the title.
Chen Lifu, who was far away in Shanghai, had no idea that in the mind of the Holy Emperor, for only a few tenths of a second, he considered whether to let him serve as a Taoist priest in Jiangnan Dao.
If you let him know, I'm afraid he will be greatly encouraged!
It's a pity that he doesn't know that Chen Lifu is still living on tenterhooks in Shanghai today. Although he has a clear conscience, in the officialdom, who cares whether you are really guilty or innocent? Political struggles don't care about this.
If he is unlucky, it is not impossible for Chen Lifu to be dragged down by this political turmoil!
Unlike Chen Lifu who was on tenterhooks, Xiang Hanyi and the other three were in high spirits!
In this anti-corruption storm, the three of them were a little worried at first, but when they received the imperial edict from Shengtianzi, they were asked to return to Beijing to report their work immediately, and the secretary of the Hanlin Academy who also came to announce the edict did not shy away from it.
, saying that they are candidates for the new position of Jiangnan Taoist priests, and this time they return to Beijing to report on their work, it is just an interview.
Faced with such an opportunity, none of them dare to look down upon it.
Where are the Jiangnan Taoist priests!
If you serve a full term in this position, as long as you are not stupid like Huo Shouqi, who only concentrates on developing the economy and indulges other political risks, you will be able to join the cabinet after this term!
This is better than serving as a governor in other provinces. At least in the heart of Xiao Fangquan, the current governor of Fujian, the importance of Jiangnan Taoist priests exceeds that of the governor of Fujian.
According to the normal path, if he serves as governor of Fujian and does well, then after his term is over, he will probably be transferred to other provinces to continue serving as governor. If he still does well, then there is hope that he will be transferred back to the central government as minister, and the probability is only right.
Minister.
As for the right minister, this is basically the focus of his official career.
But if you can do well in the position of Jiangnan Taoist priest, then there is a high probability that you can directly join the cabinet, and it is basically possible to start as Zuo Shilang and eventually become a minister.
Faced with such an opportunity, even a second-rank official like Xiao Fangquan wanted to seize it.
After receiving the imperial edict, these three people rushed towards Jinling City without stopping. On the way, they all began to study their own policies in unison.
This is not a report on the current work, but the policy policy after taking office as a Taoist priest in Jiangnan Province.
Because since they can be summoned by the Holy Emperor, their current work must be affirmed. The only way to compete in the future is how to govern Jiangnan Road.
As long as you can impress the Holy Emperor, you will have the chance to reach heaven in one step.
These three people also knew that they had other competitors. In order to rush back to Jinling City as quickly as possible and avoid others from impressing the Holy Emperor in advance, they all worked hard.
Xiao Fangquan and Jia Wenbo both chose to take the Navy's rapid transportation ship and rushed back to Wusong Naval Base by sea. Then they transferred to the Postal Service's inland river rapid transportation ship and returned to Jinling City via the Yangtze River.
As for Xiang Hanyi, who worked in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, he was even more straightforward. He directly took a carriage and rushed from the official road towards Jinling City.
Because after years of expansion and renovation, and the official road from Hangzhou to Jinling, which was also one of the key official roads built in the Jiangnan region, the road was flat and wide. He frequently changed carriages on the road and endured the bumps along the way, and finally made it
After arriving, the others returned to Jinling City first.
When he heard that the two competitors, Jia Wenbo and Xiao Fangquan, had not yet returned to Jinling City, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and began to make final adjustments to his work report.
He needed to come up with a complete policy outline to impress the Holy Emperor and leave a good impression in His mind first.
Just as Xiang Hanyi, Jia Wenbo, and Xiao Fangquan were competing for the position of Jiangnan Daoist Taoist priest, the anti-corruption storm that spread across the country was still unfolding.
There are already more than a dozen inspection teams sent by the Supervisory Office to various provincial roads to urge the local Supervisory Office to carry out anti-corruption operations.
In order to ensure that the large-scale anti-corruption campaign will not cause political instability and paralyze the operation of various institutions, when catching corrupt officials, the Ministry of Civil Affairs also began to inspect and promote a large number of officials!
Arresting people while promoting new ones, this is the big killer weapon Li Xuan has prepared with one hand being a stick and the other a carrot!
If we just arrest people but do not promote them accordingly, then this anti-corruption campaign will actually not be able to proceed, because this is tantamount to standing on the opposite side of all officials.
But now, some people are unlucky and others are promoted. This directly divides the officials. How many people are unlucky depends on how many people benefit from it.
Huo Shouqi was unlucky, but Xiao Fangquan and the other three got the opportunity to be promoted because of this!
This is actually the result. In fact, many ambitious officials hope to gain huge benefits from this anti-corruption storm.
There are many unlucky people, and there are equally many officials who benefit from it.