Not wanting to get into a language lawsuit with Shen Ao, Yang Xun presented him with a difficult problem that he had prepared for a long time. He wanted to see how you would deal with the real work if you could still use your words.
"Well, how should we deal with this matter in the past? By the way, Deputy Chief Ning, tell me." Shen Ao's expression remained unchanged, but he fully understood in his heart that the imperial edict he just learned yesterday was to be taken up in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and yesterday The Ministry of Household Affairs issued the latest order to count the number of acres. If they said it was not aimed at him, then he would not believe it even if they wanted to kill him.
I sighed in my heart, is this the problem that the Ministry of Finance has given me, and is this a show of force? This is really underestimating myself.
Counting the number of acres is not a survey. Officials at all levels below have already summarized the number of newly added acres in various places. In other words, they only need to finally intersect the numbers. This is just a simple mathematical problem. For Shen For an all-around talent like Ao, who has always had perfect numerical scores since childhood, there is really no difficulty.
With enough confidence in his heart, Shen Ao would not say it out loud, but showed a solemn look. Once his opponent made a move, he would always make a gesture to satisfy the opponent's curiosity. Wait until When the other party is excited to a certain level, the feeling of being knocked into the clouds from the air must be the most satisfying.
When Ning Feng's name was called, he slowly raised his head. After a little hesitation, he decided to tell the truth.
As Shen Ao sees people accurately, Ning Feng is indeed a great talent. Especially in terms of managing money and food, there is nothing wrong with anything that goes through his hands. So much so that in the previous financial department, the main work was He does all the work, but because he has no backer and doesn't like flattery, he does the most work, but there has never been much progress in his future. Even if he is the deputy chief He earned this position through hard work based on his own abilities.
When Jiang Dai was the director in the past, he had to rely on Ning Feng for too many things, so he had to give him such a position just so that he could work better for him. Of course, Jiang Dai also thought about winning over Ning Feng. Feng, it's just that Ning Feng doesn't bother to be with the other party.
Since you are a great talent and your eyes are very high, you must obey me absolutely because you are a superior. At work, I respect you as a superior and can cooperate with you as much as possible, but when it comes to life and ideas, You also want to control me. I'm sorry, but that can only be rejected.
Jiang Dai couldn't win over Ning Feng, and he needed to let Ning Feng do things, so he took the position of deputy director. But anyone with a discerning eye knows that except when he needs to do things, Jiang Dai usually prefers Yang Xun. There is no such thing as a sycophant with two ounces of ink.
Shen Ao had a serious understanding of Ning Feng's situation last night. This question was to give the other party a chance to see if he could cooperate with her and ultimately be used by him. If Ning Feng was really aloof and arrogant, he would also As long as he doesn't take himself seriously, Shen Ao doesn't mind continuing to suppress him.
Talent is very important, but if you can't use it, what if you just abandon it? It's better than having an unstable bomb around you that can explode at any time.
Shen Ao was looking at Ning Feng, and Yang Xun on the side was also looking at Ning Feng.
Who said Shen Ao didn't know the rules of the officialdom? If he heard correctly, Shen Ao clearly called Ning Feng "Deputy Chief Ning" just now, so why did he call himself by his full name?
While Yang Xun was still sulking and wondering if Shen Ao was going to target him specifically, Ning Feng had already said: "Returning to Chief Shen, since the Ministry of Finance has issued the regulations, we, the Ministry of Finance, need to reorganize the land and acres." Calculate the data and report it to the household department. This is originally one of the responsibilities of our finance department."
Ning Feng's answer made Yang Xun, who was staring at him, breathe a sigh of relief. According to his way of addressing him, he also called him Chief Shen instead of Mr. Master, which proved that he had no intention of getting closer. Furthermore, this answer showed that this A mission is a normal rule, so Shen Ao shouldn't think too much about it, let alone know that this was originally a method against him.
But before Yang Xun could finish being happy, Ning Feng said to himself: "In the past, the time period for counting acres was ten days, but for some reason this time it was changed to five days. To be honest, five days is such a long time. If we can tally up many figures and come up with an extremely accurate result, our Finance Department is really short of manpower, so I'm afraid we won't be able to do it."
Ning Feng finally told the truth, which was equivalent to telling Shen Ao that this time someone was clearly targeting him and shortened the statistical time by half. This task was difficult to complete, or even impossible to complete.
Shen Ao had been staring at Ning Feng. When he heard his first answer, he was still a little disappointed. But after listening to all his words, his face relaxed. Ning Feng had not yet expressed his intention to turn to Ning Feng. Himself, but he also remained neutral, which was already very difficult. This was at least a good start, right?
"Well, I understand. Yang Xun, here's the question, why was it ten days before and now it is five days? Is there an explanation?" When Shen Ao's eyes turned to Yang Xun, there was still a little bit missing. He expressed his admiration, and the anger in his eyes was very obvious. Looking at it, he almost got angry and pointed at the tip of his nose to curse.
"This, this... it must have been caused by the incident involving the former crown prince, which delayed the issuance of the Ministry of Household Order." Yang Xun casually found an excuse, but in his heart he was talking about Ning Feng. It was this person's blunt confession that allowed Shen Ao to see the problem. Now that he knew the cause of the matter, he was afraid that if Shen Ao had to go to the household department to ask about the situation, his superiors would have to deal with it. The time has been extended to ten days, so it will be the same as before.
"That's it." Shen Ao didn't seem to see the fishiness in this, but seemed to agree with the answer.
Yang Xun, who had given up trying to embarrass Shen Ao by counting the number of acres, was stunned after hearing this. He quickly raised his head to see if Shen Ao was joking or if he said this seriously.
Not only Yang Xun, but Ning Feng also looked shocked at this moment. He had clearly explained the relationship clearly, but why did Shen Ao still agree with Yang Xun's statement? Could it be that he was originally a confused person? Could it be that he was a confused person to begin with? Is he really like other teenagers, whose mind is not fully mature when he is sixteen?
The idea just flashed through his mind, and Yang Xun quickly rejected it because of his understanding of Shen Ao.
Although Shen Ao is not very old, he is definitely a celebrity in Daliang City. Whether it is the things he did after taking over the country, or the fact that Shen Ao injured the former prince but was fine afterwards, or the fact that he was in the court The Japanese envoys above were speechless, which proved that although he was a young man, he was far more talented, wiser and more extraordinary than some adults and even some veterans.
How could such a person be a fool? If so, wouldn't they all become fools?
So here comes the question, what exactly is Shen Ao going to do?
Amid Yang Xun's doubts, Shen Ao spoke again: "Even if there is a reason for the incident, then we in the Financial Department will have to work harder. Let's just leave this matter to Deputy Chief Ning."
Shen Ao actually knew that this was a trap, but still jumped in. Yang Xun, who was standing by, was dumbfounded, but couldn't help but nodded. "That's how hard it is for Deputy Chief Ning. I believe that under the leadership of Chief Shen, I will certainly be able to complete this mission, and I will just give you good news."
"Haha, this is natural." Shen Ao also had a smile on his face, but no matter how he looked at it, he seemed to really enjoy the flattery that Yang Xun took.
Ning Feng's thoughts were still in confusion, but the matter had been settled. Yang Xun bowed and left. He was eager to tell Jiang Dai the good news. He wanted to see how Shen Ao failed to complete the task and was punished afterwards.
When only Shen Ao and Ning Feng were left in the main room, the smile on Shen Ao's face disappeared and was replaced by a trace of solemnity. He never worried that the task would not be completed, it just involved some simple arithmetic applications. In Ao's eyes, this is really a child's matter. What he has to consider now is whether Ning Feng is a talent and whether he can be used by himself.
There was no one else in the house, and Ning Feng also began to look at Shen Ao. He really couldn't figure it out. Since he had already told the reason, Shen Ao should go to some officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs to discuss this matter. Instead of agreeing to this task, didn't he know that faced with the complicated number of acres, it would be impossible to complete a complete statistics in five days, let alone get an accurate number.
There was doubt in Ning Feng's eyes, and Shen Ao saw it in his eyes. He knew that if he wanted to make this person his own, official authority alone was not enough. If he could be made to bow his head just by being a senior official, after so long, Jiang Dai could have recovered this person for his own use long ago.
Jiang Dai didn't do it, and Shen Ao wouldn't be arrogant enough to think that the other person would bow his head and surrender once his domineering aura was shaken. If he wanted to be used by such a person, I'm afraid he could only impress him with sincerity. The most important thing is Use your talents and learning to conquer them and put them to good use.
"Deputy Chief Ning, I know what you are thinking and what you are wondering about. But I want to say that your worries are totally unnecessary. Of course, you won't believe it just by saying that. Even so, come on , there are pens, inks, paper and inkstones there, you should take them into your hands first." Shen Ao saw the four treasures of the study on the table and pointed at them casually.
She didn't know what kind of medicine Shen Ao was selling in the gourd, but Ning Feng walked to the table curiously, reached out and picked up the brush, dipped it in black ink, and looked up at Shen Ao.
"Come on, how about you just write down a few numbers at random now and read them to me, and then we will see which one is faster, you or me?" Shen Ao had a proud smile on his face. , he decided to show off his talents and let Ning Feng appreciate his talents.