Chapter 321: The General and the Ministry of Industry
Zhuge Qingshan couldn't understand that the young master was determined to be the boss and leave the entire musketry department to his son.
Zhuge Yong is not young, but for this rank, he is too young.
In particular, Zhuge Yong had never entered an official position and was directly promoted to the rank of third-grade minister, which inevitably led to misunderstandings in the court.
Some people will definitely say that having a father who is a first-class assistant means that he is easy to be an official.
Zhuge Qingshan has lived a clean life and cannot tolerate such rumors.
"Zhuge Yong is over thirty, how can he be young anymore?"
Xiao Pingsi rolled his eyes and said: "If I hadn't cherished my wings, I wouldn't have been able to let you become an official all these years. How could I know now that Zhuge Yong is such a capable person?"
I didn’t pay much attention to Zhuge Yong and Xiao Pingsi before.
The Zhuge family has Zhuge Qingshan, which is enough to shine brightly.
After Fang Jue activated Zhuge Yong, Xiao Pingsi also secretly noticed this person. Judging from the actual practice of the Musket Bureau in the past half year, there is no doubt about Zhuge Yong's talent.
Even if he was directly promoted to the rank of minister, he would still be able to control the situation.
But Zhuge Qingshan is right, Zhuge Yong is too young, and he has always been very sensitive when promoting young people, and he must be careful about whether he will hurt the hearts of the veterans.
Many people have been working for a lifetime, just waiting for the carrot pit to be vacated. What does it mean if you parachute a young person?
In order to stabilize the government, calm people's hearts, and hone the character of the parties involved... In many ways, seniority is the best rule in officialdom.
You said you have talent and can be simplified.
Who has no talent?
Unless someone like Fang Jue emerges from nowhere and can do things that others cannot do, no one will really think it's inappropriate to be in a high position.
What Zhuge Qingshan is worried about is that Zhuge Yong is not such a genius and someone can replace him.
Some veterans of the third or fourth rank in the capital who are currently waiting for qualifications are looking forward to it. If such an important position is handed over to Zhuge Yong, there will be a lot of dissatisfaction.
Even if you want to be promoted, you have to do it slowly, it’s too fast!
"The promotion and promotion of officials in the Musket Bureau is different from that of the various ministries. They are all under the judgment of the young master. I will only approve or deny it. The old chief assistant does not have to worry... My son is serving as a minister in the Musket Bureau, not in the Sixth Division, so he has not taken over.
Whose opportunity?"
Xiao Pingsi didn't care what dissatisfaction this would cause.
After all, the young master is the one who takes the blame...
"..." Fang Jue's mouth twitched slightly, Your Majesty, you are so clever, this excuse is so good.
But it is indeed the case.
When the Musket Bureau was first established, Fang Jue requested that he have the final say in the selection of officials within the Musket Bureau. At that time, His Majesty also agreed.
Anyway, the Musket Bureau is only in charge of technology, and the control over the finished firearms is not in the hands of the Musket Bureau at all. Your Majesty naturally does not need to worry about anything.
To put it bluntly, the Musket Bureau is the second engineering department, and it only does work related to firearms.
This is why Fang Jue is certain that His Majesty is willing to sell his face.
It is said that it is the right to self-select officials, but in fact it is just the right to nominate officials. Whether it can be achieved in the end depends on His Majesty's personal decree.
"Your Majesty..." Zhuge Qingshan stopped talking.
Yan Lanfeng said: "Why should you worry, Lord Chief Assistant? Your son has outstanding talents among the younger generation. Apart from being a young master, he has no equal. How can he not be qualified to be a third-grade minister?"
The huge Zhuge family is usually managed by Zhuge Yong.
The affairs of a gun bureau are actually nothing compared to a big family.
As long as the technical ability is sufficient, with the first-level assistant father, and the young master supervisor standing behind him, no one will dare to find trouble with Zhuge Yong.
"Although the young master holds many positions, he is very free. The Ministry of Works is now in need of a minister in charge. Please don't refuse, Ai Qing... I will issue the order today. I will go to the Ministry of Works tomorrow to have a look, and by the way, I will inquire about the case of missing treasury silver."
"Your Majesty... Sheng Ming." Zhuge Qingshan had no choice but to give up.
Fang Jue was neither happy nor sad: "Follow the decree."
"Your Majesty, I will leave as soon as I have nothing to do. I have to go back and take a look, lest my household department warehouse also catches fire." Yan Lanfeng said.
As soon as they left the palace, Yan Lanfeng did not say goodbye immediately, but instead pulled Fang Jue.
"Young Master, what is the way to make money that you mentioned?" This is what Yan Lanfeng naturally wanted to ask.
Yan Lanfeng naturally felt that it was a good opportunity to make a fortune if the young master could do it.
Fang Juedao: "This year will be over soon. It's too late to work. Let's wait until after the annual vacation."
"Oh, that's right. Young Master has worked hard for several months and hasn't had a rest yet. I'm worried... we'll talk about it after the new year?" Yan Lanfeng was a little reluctant to give up, but he still understood the ways of the world.
"Yeah." Fang Jue nodded seriously.
"Then I'll take my leave first. Sir, I'll go back to the household department first. I'm really worried about a fire."
After saying that, he hurriedly got into the carriage and asked the coachman to leave quickly.
If there was a fire in the Ministry of Works, four million taels would be missing. If there was a fire in the Ministry of Household Affairs... it would be far more than four million taels.
If this happened, Yan Lanfeng felt that he probably wouldn't want to live anymore.
"Haha, Shangshu Yan is really funny." Fang Jue said with a smile.
Zhuge Qingshan sighed: "The Ministry of Industry has caused a big disaster this time."
"That's four million taels of silver. It can't be stolen by just one or two people. I'm afraid a whole bunch of people will be implicated." Fang Jue sneered, looking forward to it very much.
Who is so bold?
Fang Jue smiled, but suddenly his smile froze.
"Hiss..." Fang Jue suddenly turned around and glanced into the palace.
"Young Master has also come to his senses?" Zhuge Qingshan exclaimed. He really couldn't imagine that that person would be so shameless in order to get the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate more funds.
Fang Jue whispered: "Master Chief Assistant also suspects it?"
"Who else in the capital can do this quietly... But aren't the entire Ministry of Works suffering an unreasonable disaster?" Zhuge Qingshan said helplessly.
Hearing this, Fang Jue comforted him and said: "Both the Minister of Industry and the Minister of Industry are not good people. They have made a lot of money from the projects over the years. Your Majesty took the opportunity to deal with them, and it is not a frame-up for Zhongliang."
"Oh?" Zhuge Qingshan was surprised, "Are they involved in the case?"
Fang Jue said with a smile: "In the Xuanjian Division, there are many files on officials' faults. When will they be held responsible? Isn't it a matter of His Majesty's mood?"
"If that's the case, that's good. I'm afraid that your Majesty will leave a bad reputation." Zhuge Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief. I'm just afraid that His Majesty didn't mess around and just had principles.
There are some things that a king cannot do. Once he does them, he will lose the trust and respect of his subjects.
"Young Master has taken a lot of trouble about the dog."
After talking about the Ministry of Industry, Zhuge Qingshan thanked him with some complicated emotions.
"Chief Assistant, there is no need to thank me. I'm afraid you will still blame me in the future. The Young Master works under me, and the third-grade assistant minister of the Musket Bureau is his highest position... It will be difficult to be promoted in the future." Fang Jue explained in advance.
Zhuge Qingshan paused for a moment, then realized that Fang Jue was really going to hand over the Musket Bureau to Zhuge Yong.
Although there is always only a third-grade title, the power and status are not necessarily achieved by a second-grade official.
"Third grade is enough. This child has no ability to run the country. He does things well and will not make mistakes, but it is difficult for him to make achievements repeatedly."
"hehe."
Fang Jue shook his head, stopped talking about Zhuge Yong, and said with a smile: "Isn't the first assistant dizzy due to backache? Go to Fangjiazhuang and I will give you a diagnosis."
"That's what I meant." Zhuge Qingshan laughed.
Both of them knew that it was more than just a consultation.
