In the afternoon, Chen Qing returned to the mansion and went to his inner study. Zhao Qiaoyun stepped forward and took off his outer robe for him and said with a smile: "It must be a hot day today! It doesn't feel as hot as the past few days."
"The hot summer is not the hottest day, but the hottest period of time. It will almost reach its peak in another half month. When the heat is over, it will start to get cold sooner or later, so you should try to be careful and don't use ice cubes."
Zhao Qiaoyun's belly had swelled slightly, and she could tell that she was pregnant. She said a little coquettishly: "Master, can you also call me Niangzi?"
"If you are not afraid of Madam being overly concerned, of course I can call you Madam."
"It's okay with Madam. I asked her and she said of course."
Chen Qing knows that his wife has been carefree since she was a child, so as long as she doesn't touch her bottom line, she really doesn't take these names to heart.
Chen Qing sat down and said with a smile: "Okay! I got those ultimatums back yesterday, have you read them?"
When Zhao Qiaoyun heard that her husband changed his name to his wife, she felt extremely happy. She kissed Chen Qing hard on the face and said, "After reading, I'll get it!"
"Give me a cup of herbal tea first. I'm so thirsty."
"knew!"
Chen Qing's inner study was confidential. Generally, maids were not allowed to enter, only family members could come in. Not long after, Zhao Qiaoyun came in with several ultimatums, followed by Yu Ying, carrying a large glass of iced pickled plum juice.
Chen Qing drank the sour plum juice in one gulp, and the heat in his body suddenly disappeared. He smiled and said, "Now I can comment."
There are four books in total, two from Chao Qing and two from Wei Ji. Chen Qing plans to focus on training these two, but first he must see whether they have potential. It does not mean that they are incapable, but whether they are suitable for this.
Position.
Zhao Qiaoyun smiled slightly and said: "I have read all four documents. They are really good. The level of Jinshi is different. Frankly speaking, they are much better than Zhang Xuan. They just lack experience and are not familiar with some things that happened in the past.
I understand, but it’s excusable.”
"Tell me more about it!"
"For example, Chao Qing didn't understand why Yanzhou wanted to reduce taxes and adjust grain. One of his suggestions suggested that Yanzhou should strive for self-sufficiency in grain. Wei Ji did the same. For example, when Lintao Prefecture proposed to increase the amount of grain allocated to Dangchuan County, he proposed
He clearly didn’t know that there were silver mines in Dangchuan County and there were tens of thousands of miners. They needed to read more of the ultimatum and make up for their shortcomings as soon as possible.”
"anything else?"
"Also, the two have different styles. Chao Qing's thinking is meticulous and can be said to be watertight. Basically every detail has been taken into consideration, but he can grasp the key points and raise questions about details, but this is not the case.
It is for the officials to see, but to ask the Secretary for Civil Affairs for feedback.
Wei Ji is just the opposite. He has a strong overall view and can make some admirable suggestions. For example, when he commented on the Tongguan report, he proposed that Shaanzhou and Guozhou belong to Shaanxi Road geographically and historically, but
Now that it is still in the hands of the puppet Qi State, the Western Army should take it back and move the defense line eastward to the Hangu Pass line. If these two people cooperate, it will be a perfect record room to join the army."
Chen Qing gave a thumbs up and praised: "My wife's review is very good and she understands it thoroughly!"
Zhao Qiaoyun was a little embarrassed and said to Chen Qing sincerely: "I will not misjudge the two of them. They have great potential and extremely high talents. They will both be prime ministers in the future. Officials need to train them well."
There is a two-story Huangyazi Restaurant near Quy Nhon Lane. It is famous for its roast chicken and duck. The wine is also good, and it is basically full of guests every day.
Since moving to Quy Nhon, Chao Qing and the other three have eaten here almost every night and have stopped going to Natural Residence.
"What's the matter with Xiao Su? You're not in a good mood today?"
Chao Qing noticed that Su Ce had been listless, so he couldn't help but ask.
Su Ce chose the Du branch office, and got his wish and became a financial auditor, responsible for auditing the invoices for allocating money. Of course, he was not the only one. There were five auditors in the Du branch office.
Su Ce sighed and said, "I made a big mistake today and was scolded severely by the old monkey. I feel really bad."
Old Monkey was the nickname given to Zhou Kuan, the governor of Duzhi. He had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks and a thin body. Ever since Chen Qing called him Zhou Laohou in public, it officially became his nickname, and everyone called him Old Monkey behind his back.
"Tell me, what mistake did you make?"
"Today, 1,300 guan were allocated for Meizhou's government expenditures. As a result, the document-making officer wrote out 13,000 guan and sent it to me. I stamped my approval without even reading it clearly. It was only after the receipt was sent that I discovered that the urgent dispatch
They chased me all the way to Ziwukou before I got the approval order back. The old monkey was so angry that he called me and the order maker to his official room and cursed me severely, saying that if I made another mistake, I would be punished.
I'll send it back to the staff."
Chao Qing said with a smile: "Don't worry about this little thing. Your Zhou Shuling is famous for protecting your shortcomings. He scolds you harshly, but he will never send you back. It's just to scare you."
"I know it's just to scare me, but I feel so bad when I make such a big mistake after only working for a few days!"
Chao Qing shook his head and said: "Actually, it's the same. I made a mistake and was completely embarrassed."
"What went wrong with you?" Zhong Huan and Su Ce asked in unison.
"I was reviewing Yanzhou's annual report, excerpting the important contents, identifying deficiencies in the report, and writing suggestions. I actually thought that the amount of food allocated to Yanzhou was too much, and asked Yanzhou to try to be self-sufficient in food.
"
Su Ce smiled and said: "I know that Yanzhou Fushi produces fire oil, and most of the young people in the county are hired to fish for oil. There are not many people farming, and there are 10,000 troops stationed there, which are the money and food for the entire northern Shaanxi."
Big consumer."
"That's true, but I didn't know that Yanzhou produced kerosene, and I didn't know that most of the young people were employed by the government, so they couldn't farm in large quantities. Of course, there was insufficient food, and food had to be allocated. So after reading my wife's comments,
I am simply ashamed of myself.”
"What is Madam's comment?" Zhong Huan asked in confusion.
"She is the second wife of the Xuanfu Envoy. Before we went in, she read all the ultimatums. She was responsible for writing briefs and suggestions. She was extremely talented. Everyone admired her. I have read the briefs she wrote.
The outline is indeed very well written, thorough and insightful, but I am still far behind."
Zhong Huan hesitated and said, "I heard that the Xuanfu envoy had a wife who was the emperor's concubine."
"It's her, Emperor Xian De, but it's best not to talk too much about this matter. Let's change the topic. I heard that you have a single room in the official room, which is enviable!"
Zhong Huan said proudly: "There are so many things that make you envious! I just received an internal reward of fifty taels of silver today, and recorded a great merit. As long as I save three great merits, I can be promoted to the seventh rank, and then
I went to martial arts for half a year to study, and then I became a commander as a civilian official. Unexpectedly!"
Chao Qing and Su Ce were dumbfounded. Chao Qing asked urgently: "What kind of rule is this?"
"This is a special rule of the Western Army, which is called the merging of civil and military officials. For example, our Xuanfu envoy is the governor of the capital and should be a military commander, but he is a civilian official, ranging from the third-grade Jin Ziguanglu doctor to the inspector of the Ministry of Industry.
, this is his official official, he is sent as the envoy to Sichuan and Shaanxi, and at the same time he serves as the commander of the Western Army. This is the imperial military commander Wen Yong. In the Western Army, it is called the combined civil and military officer."
"What conditions are needed?" Su Ce asked enviously.
"The conditions are quite harsh. You need to be from the Imperial Examination or Imperial College, and you must be good at martial arts. You must pass the military general examination, riding and archery, walking and arching, weightlifting, and weapons. In fact, it requires you to be both civil and military. Brother, I just meet the requirements, so I will treat you tonight.
!”
Chao Qing pondered for a moment and asked: "What great achievements have you made that you are actually rewarded with fifty taels of silver?"
Zhong Huan pretended to be mysterious and shook his head, "This is an internal security secret. Please forgive me for not revealing it."
"Then what can you reveal? It can't be just us!"
Zhong Huan said with a proud smile: "I wrote a guide to the Eighteen Strategies of Xixia. If the Xuanfu envoy can adopt it, maybe I will make another contribution."
"It must have been written by your grandfather!" Su Ce said with contempt.
"It was written by my grandfather, and the wealth he left to me has been inherited by me, isn't it okay?"