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Chapter 155 The Art of Compromise

Chen Yingyuan was very angry and dissatisfied with Liu Yuanqiao's blocking the road to ask him for an official position. The current official is so arrogant and aggressive, and he still has his boss in his eyes.

But after the other party offered the conditions, he felt very attractive again.

The other party was right, his disaster relief plan was really inseparable from the Liu family. If the Liu family did not want to cooperate with his actions, he would be determined to drag his back and mess with his plan, and he would have no choice.

Another one is that the other party offered a good price, and 100,000 taels of silver should be the market price. As the saying goes, the Qing magistrate in three years, and 100,000 snowflake silver. With the position in Laizhou, it has just passed the chaos of the military and the local people's livelihood has withered. If he worked for three years, he might not be able to get 100,000 taels of silver. So even if he put this position out, many people would probably not be able to offer such a price.

He had the spirit of a scholar-official and the pride of a governor, but after the other party came up with such good conditions, he seemed a little hesitant.

As a person in the officialdom, the first thing is to be pragmatic. Although yellow and white things are very vulgar, they are an indispensable thing in the officialdom. If you ask for help from the superiors and you are engaged in the court and invading relationships, you cannot do without this thing.

It can be said that although Chen Yingyuan was promoted from Zuo Gongshu to governor, he had enough qualifications and was expected to be the most popular, when he was promoting the court in the court, he still sent people to Beijing to send a large amount of silver and then asked the big men from all sides to say good things for him. It can be said that in these days, if there was no one in the court, no one would say good things for you.

And the current trend is like this. All local officials give gifts to Beijing. Only when you deliver the gifts will others know that there is a person like you and will speak good things for you.

This has evolved into no matter who is an official, if he has no money, he cannot be a official, and he cannot be a good person, and he will easily be unable to make it. So after the other party offered such a good price, he immediately forgave the other party's domineering and aggressiveness.

Because Chen Yingyuan knew the same thing, that is, the prefect of Laizhou died. As the governor of Denglai, he could appoint the prefect, but if he gave up his appointment and no one could appoint, the Shandong Provincial Governor and the court might send people to support him, and would also recommend the virtuous and capable people to take over the vacancy. Therefore, he must first appoint a person, and he will appoint a new candidate to the position of Laizhou Prime Minister among his confidants, but he can believe that it is impossible for him to offer better conditions than the Liu family among the people he appreciated and appointed.

Of course, if the candidate he appointed has insufficient qualifications and reputation, it will be rejected by the above.

And another thing is that if he is too hesitant and stalemate, if the Shandong Provincial Department or the Ministry of Personnel sends someone, he will be beaten up. This matter is probably the benefit of whoever arranges people to sit on it.

And Liu Yuanqiao also made it very clear that if he didn't give him benefits, he wouldn't stand on his side of Chen Yingyuan. In this case, he thought for a while and said, "The deal."

Chen Yingyuan has been an official for more than 20 years. It can be said that he has become an old man in the officialdom. He knows all the hidden rules and clear rules in the officialdom. Otherwise, he would not have been able to get to where he is today. Moreover, he can still insist on doing it when he has no backer in the court. Being an official first means to learn to compromise, second, you will learn to avoid good and bad luck, and third, you will make money. If you can't learn these things, you will not be an official, so when he sees the benefits, he will agree immediately.

Chen Yingyuan suddenly thought of something, and he said, "I have also heard some rumors, that is, Zhu Dadian, he originally wanted to promote you to the sixth rank chief, but in the end, the Ministry of Revenue was stuck and insisted on being polite and treated with politeness. This should be your work by Lord Liu."

Liu Yuanqiao said: "After all, our Liu family has risen here in Shandong for decades. There are so many people relying on my Liu family for dinner, so the rights and interests of our Liu family must be respected."

Chen Yingyuan couldn't help but be surprised. This man had such a powerful method and a deep scheming. It was estimated that when he was hired, he might have thought that there would be such a day today, so he raised his level first and then made a real flaw. Suddenly, he had a terrible idea in his mind. Will Ma Dongfan suddenly die in the wind? Is it related to him?

When Chen Yingyuan thought of this, he was secretly shocked. If the other party was really so crazy and could use any means to let him take the position of prefect, he was the richest man in the local area. With power and wealth, who could control it? If someone else took this position, Chen Yingyuan would definitely be able to control it. If Liu Yuanshan took this position, it would be out of control. Their Liu family is in Laizhou, and their power is too great. It is a local snake in the local area. If he was allowed to take this position as prefect, it would be even more lawless.

Originally, Chen Yingyuan wanted to blame the other party, but suddenly he thought of something terrible, that is, now it seems that it is in the wilderness. He only has about 100 people, but the other party has more than 200 elite knights. If the two sides have a quarrel, they have evil intentions. What if he suddenly attacks him? Thinking of this, he said something to his mouth and still put it back. Only now he understands why the other party stops him here. I guess he has thoughts about this. Chen Yingyuan was frightened.

However, Chen Dingyuan did not ask Liu Yuanqiao, but he took the initiative to say: "Do you think Ma Dongfan was killed by the lower official?"

Chen Yingyuan laughed dryly, and said, "Ma Dongfan, he is disrespectful to his elders. As an official, he is flirting with all day long. It is not strange that he dies on a woman's belly."

Liu Yuanqiao smiled coldly and said, "Actually, many people are laughing at Ma, but the officials think that his death is worth it. After all, they have played with so many women. As the saying goes, they die under the peony flowers, and being a ghost is romantic."

Chen Yingyuan couldn't suppress his inner suspicion. He was thinking that the other party would take the initiative to mention this matter, at least he would explain it. Now he didn't even explain it. Could it be that he did it? If it were him, he was so bold that he had planned to murder the fourth-rank official of the court. As a governor, how could he stand by and watch?

The other party deliberately mentioned it but didn't say it. What is the purpose? Show off or demonstrate?

After Liu Yuanqiao reached an agreement between the two sides, he said: "May I ask, where will the money be sent?"

This sentence made Chen Yingyuan come to his senses, that is, everything is fake, money is real, and Mr. Ma dies in such a shameful way. He stands up for Mr. Ma, for fear that he will get rid of shit and ruin his reputation.

And there is another point. With Liu Yuanqiao's methods, he dared to come to him to ask for an official position. If he didn't give it, he probably moved the 100,000 yuan of silver to the court. Someone in the court would definitely say something. It can be said that he can take out so much money. This position is almost his own pocket. Why should he take advantage of others now?

Chen Yingyuan said, "Send it to the mansion?"

Nowadays, the amount of silver is large and heavy. If you have to send a hundred people to pick it up, you can use a large cart to pull 500 kilograms per cart and twenty carts.

Liu Yuanqiao said, "According to the rules, I will send someone to the mansion to deliver 50,000 yuan first, and then pay 50,000 yuan after the matter is completed."

Chen Yingyuan said, "Mr. Liu's name as the Eight-faced Buddha is indeed well-known. In just a few months of cultivation, he was promoted from the seventh rank to the fourth rank, and there were few officialdoms."

Liu Yuanqiao said this: "It's so good for you to know that Xiaguan and Wen Tiren are not in the way."

Liu Yuanqiao said this, which actually made Chen Yingyuan happy again. After all, the court knew that he and Wen Tiren were inconsistent, and he was also suppressed by the other party. If the officials under his rule were in the same mind as him and did not deal with the chief minister, it would be good for him, and they were on the same front, and they would not be so sad.

Since they reached an agreement, they immediately changed their route to live in Ye County.

Their group of more than 300 people went to Ye County in a mighty manner.

Although Chen Yingyuan is said to be the governor of Denglai, his governor of Denglai is far inferior to Liu Yuanqiao, the local tyrant.

Liu Yuanqiao now has more than 200 knights around him. When he saw that they were all riding tall horses and wearing good armor, he looked like an elite servant. The Liu family is rich and has a good reputation.

Chen Yingyuan was originally a backbone and tough person, and he was not so cowardly. When Liu Yuanqiao took out the money, he agreed. It would be a joke if it was spread.

If he was in office as the Shandong Provincial Administrator, he would never agree to this, but since he came here as a governor for more than half a year, his backbone is far less than before.

He was in this position, and he was in trouble with internal and external affairs, and could not do anything at all. Moreover, he also understood that he had been in this position for a short time and would probably be transferred soon. If he had good luck, he would be transferred, and if he had bad luck, he would be dismissed directly. The most embarrassing thing was that the court canceled the position of governor.

So in this case, he was thinking of making a vote as much as possible, and first put the money and money in his hands before talking about it.
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