Today, Li Mu reserved the first and second floors of the Heaven and Earth to entertain businessmen. The first floor entertains ordinary businessmen who cooperate with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the second floor is occupied by people from powerful families. Li Mu's private room is located in the middle of the south side, facing the north side.
A private room for the royal family. On weekdays, Wang Ou also drinks tea in this private room. Even when it is full, no guests will be accommodated in this private room.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has been operating in recent months and has achieved a lot. Today, there are twenty tables in the lobby on the first floor. Each table has eight people. Anyone who can sit on this table must have a net worth of at least 50,000 yuan. Li Mufu
Looking down at the railing, watching everyone changing cups and changing glasses, I thought to myself, the people sitting on this table are all money, just like the watery little leeks. If it rains a few more times, it will be harvested.
when……
Of course, he would not speak out these inner thoughts.
"Everyone!"
Li Mu shouted loudly, and everyone's eyes immediately turned to him. Li Mu smiled and said, "I invite you all to come over today. I have a great thing that I want to share with you."
Everyone's hearts trembled. Sure enough, there is no good banquet. Isn't this what happened? They have been dealing with Li Mu for a long time, and they also know a little about his temper. If he has a bad temper, even if he is scolding,
, it's probably no big deal. But if he looks like he's trying to take advantage of you, then be careful, there might be a big trap waiting for you.
Li Mu sighed quietly and said: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs has developed to this point. To be honest, I am supporting it all by myself. I am tired, very tired. But what should I do? Bathing in the Emperor's grace is what I should do.
But I am alone and don’t have a lot of skills. No matter how hard I work, it will be difficult to fulfill His Majesty’s expectations. So I decided to select a group of capable young talents to fill the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Together with me, I will manage the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Your Majesty.
Things are done well.”
Li Mu smiled even brighter, waved his hand, and said: "We have cooperated with the Ministry of Internal Affairs until now, and we get along very well with each other. With such a good thing, we cannot bypass it. Now the Ministry of Internal Affairs will recruit about fifty people.
I have given twenty places to you. If you have capable talents in your family who are under thirty years old, you can come to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to register. As long as you pass the examination, you can serve in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. You also know
, Your Majesty has granted me the right to set up my own official office, and the appointment of officials below the sixth rank can be done at my whim. Even if you are a sixth-rank official, even if you pass the Jinshi examination, you may not be able to be awarded a seventh-rank official. I am directly a sixth-rank official.
This opportunity must not be missed and it will never come again, so you should think carefully about it.”
As soon as these words came out, the lobby on the first floor immediately exploded.
Official! This is an official!
Why is it so easy to be an official in the Tang Dynasty? If you are not a descendant of the fifth surname Qiwang, being an official can only be a luxury. Even the descendants of the fifth surname Qiwang must be extremely outstanding and prestigious in order to be favored and recommended.
Become an official. Otherwise, you can only give up literature and join the military, join the army in frontier fortresses, establish meritorious service, and then enter the official career. Just like Li Jing now, he became a general when he came out, and he became a prime minister when he entered. He can be called a role model in the world.
For poor families, the only way is to take the imperial examination. Even if they take the imperial examination, how many people from the poor family can pass the exam? Most of them will just accompany the last one and be awarded an official like a county magistrate. Sixth grade is enough for them to struggle for a lifetime.
And there is another prerequisite for all this, that is, he cannot be the son of a businessman. Being a businessman is a lowly profession and is lower than a farmer. This is why no one in the family wants to have anything to do with being a businessman. If he is the son of a businessman,
, they are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination, and they are even more unavailable for recommendation.
The people present are all businessmen. Although they are rich, their status is low, which is why they cannot escape from the master behind them. They have accepted this fate and no longer want to resist or struggle. If they can spend their whole lives fighting for the master behind them,
The masters run the business and have no worries about food and drink, and they are all content.
But now Li Mu has shown them a clear path.
It turns out that the son of a merchant can also be an official. Although he is an official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he is somewhat different from the official in the court, and his quality is somewhat inferior. But an official is an official, and his status is very different from that of a merchant. Who is not envious? Who is it?
Don’t people yearn for it?
Cheng Qian was the first to be unable to bear it, and stood up and asked: "Master Hou, is this true? Can our child also be an official?"
"Why not?" Li Mu said with a smile: "My Ministry of Internal Affairs is different from other yamen. This is where I do business. The Four Books and Five Classics are useless here, and I can't get money for them. What I want is to be able to run a business.
Talents for buying and selling. If you can do business, can settle accounts, even if you can shout, they are all talents to me, and they are all useful. But to be clear, what kind of official you can be depends on how capable you are. If you only
If you know how to settle accounts, you can at best be a bookkeeper, and there will be no official to do it for you!"
Cheng Qian said excitedly: "As long as the Marquis says this, we can all trust the Marquis!"
"You can trust the Marquis!"
The merchants screamed, and Li Mu raised his hand and pressed it lightly, saying: "There is no need to say thank you. I see that everyone seems to be very happy. Since you are so happy, can you also make me happy?"
"Master Hou, it doesn't matter if you say it, we will do our best!"
"Then I'm not welcome." Li Mu pointed to the table downstairs and said: "Today's banquet is a table of ten guan. Below are the 20 tables, a total of 200 guan. Each of you will give five guan.
How about treating me to dinner with the extra money?"
Everyone's smiles suddenly froze on their faces. You don't have fun like this! Today we came because you asked for dinner!
But in this situation, if anyone doesn’t pay the money, the children in the family will definitely not have the chance to sign up. They are all a group of businessmen who are smarter than monkeys, how can they not understand this truth. After a brief daze, everyone said in unison: "
How can I ask the Marquis to spend money? Not to mention five guan, I will also give you ten guan. When I can leave, I will give you ten guan!"
"Even if you can afford it, why can't I? I am also ten thousand!"
"I'm Zhao Wu from Zhao's Woodware Shop. The Marquis makes the decision for us merchants. I'm very happy. I'll pay you a hundred dollars and I'll treat you to these ten tables. You guys, don't be polite. Open them up and eat!"
Everyone thought, "You are the only one who is treacherous and has made it clear who you are! The Marquis heard it and had an impression in his mind. Wouldn't it add to the impression when I interview your children tomorrow?"
At the moment, there were people who were smart, shouting their own names, this one was fifty guan, that one was 70 guan, and the money was like being blown by a strong wind, soaring up with vigor.
Li Mu nodded with satisfaction, called Little Eunuch Chen over, and asked him to find someone to prepare paper and pen, and go downstairs to record it. Is there no charge for showing off? Since you have called out, the money must be taken out, otherwise wouldn't it mean that you have to pay for it?
Are you all pretending?
"Everyone is eating well and drinking well! Don't compare, the main thing is to look at your ability, and money is only secondary. If your ability is insufficient, you have to use money to make up for it. People who have ability don't need it, they don't need it!"
Li Mu shouted and turned around to enter the private room. When everyone heard this, they all murmured in their hearts, what is the Marquis hinting at?
Who is a capable person? This thing cannot be defined at all. If the Marquis says you have the ability, you have the ability. If the Marquis says you have no ability, even if you have the ability, you have no ability. So how can you make the Marquis think you have the ability?
Oh, the Marquis also said that if your skills are lacking, use money to make up for it!
Come on! Pay for it!
Another round of price increases!
…
Li Mu returned to his private room and closed the door. He could still hear the shouts outside. There were already some guests in the private room, such as Changsun Wuji, Wang, Wei Zheng and others. They were all here.
Li Mu sat down with a smile and said: "It is said that making money is difficult, why do I never feel it? Listen to the voices outside, how enthusiastic it is. Everyone is willing to pay dozens or hundreds of guan to treat me to dinner... Well, if
One day, if I stop doing business and no longer serve as an official, I can still live for a few years with this money!"
Everyone cursed in their hearts, if you don't do business and are not an official, who can look at you seriously? You are still justified in selling an official position and getting a title. How can your Majesty allow such a cancer to exist in the court? Why didn't you issue an imperial edict and chop off his head?
God is not very discerning, so why not strike him to death with a thunderbolt?
But a slander is a slander. When the words come to your lips, they are not said that way.
The merchants on the first floor were targeting sixth-rank officials. But now everyone here knows that there are more than just sixth-rank officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Li Mu's big brother, isn't he just a fifth-rank official? It can be seen that in His Majesty's heart,
In addition to Li Mu, the third-rank minister in charge, the Ministry of Internal Affairs also allows fourth- and fifth-rank officials to exist.
The fourth and fifth grades are equivalent to the assistant minister and doctor among the six ministries. This is no small official!
Moreover, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is very popular nowadays. Being a fourth-rank official here is no worse than being a minister in the Sixth Ministry. Being a minister in the Sixth Ministry only has power, no money, and you have to hide and do business. But in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, this
It was originally a place to make money. If you do business openly, you don’t need to be criticized!
With power and money, who wouldn’t want to come to such a wonderful place?
Changsun Wuji and others gathered here just to get a share of the pie. Although everyone was in a state of shame over the matter of the printing supervisor a few days ago, after receiving the news today, they all came here shamelessly. The unpleasantness of that day
, as if it had never happened, no one mentioned it.
Li Mu knew their thoughts well, but they didn't speak, and Li Mu didn't say anything either. He just chatted with Wang Ou and Li Zhien, and fed Panda a piece of meat from time to time, enjoying himself.
Finally, Wang couldn't bear it anymore.
He is incomparable to Changsun Wuji. Changsun Wuji is the uncle of the country. If it is not possible, he can achieve his goal through Li Shimin's face. As the spokesperson of the powerful family, he has been discriminated against, and his relationship with Li Mu has been inconsistent.
Good times and bad times, he didn't dare to bet on whether Li Mu would give him face.
After clearing his throat awkwardly, Wang smiled and said: "Master Hou, I don't know this..."