Chapter 82: Effort Has No Privilege, Isn't My Effort for Nothing?
"The Musket Bureau was established for new ordnance, so I want everyone in all positions to understand ordnance."
“For laymen to lead experts, the efficiency is too low, and it is easy to shift blame, which is not conducive to production.”
Fang Jue said: "I don't want to see the officialdom stuff in the Musket Bureau. Since Your Majesty wants me to be the supervisor, I don't want to do it half-heartedly."
Before, Fang felt that he could not succumb to too much power because the emperor did not trust him enough.
He was worried that it was all a test by the emperor to see if he was ambitious.
The Musket Bureau is Fang Jue's one-third acre of land. Now that the emperor has shown enough trust, Fang Jue doesn't want to take advantage of others anymore.
Moreover, those officials have so many party members that it is even more difficult to keep it secret.
"You...you don't want to hire new people, but want to hire craftsmen. How is this possible?" Ye Hongyi understood and was immediately shocked.
As the saying goes, among scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, the status of craftsmen was not high and they were employed by the government. When they had nothing to do, they had to go back to farming.
And because of government employment, farming was delayed, and when they returned to farming, they were unable to support their families. The life of craftsmen was even worse than that of farmers.
"What's impossible?" Fang Jue said seriously, "Your Majesty won't mind."
Ye Hongyi nodded. She knew that the emperor was not an ordinary corrupt scholar. This was evident from the fact that he allowed her to intervene in the Xuanjian Division as a woman.
"But if you let the craftsmen stand on top of those officials, I'm afraid they won't be happy, and you will offend too many people."
Ye Hongyi was shocked. She admired Fang Jue's courage, but felt it was unwise.
However, there is still some hope that Fang Jue's idea can succeed.
Probably because I felt that, like those craftsmen, I, as a woman, had a low status in the feudal era and was oppressed by the mainstream culture.
The same goes for craftsmen.
As we are both disadvantaged groups, we naturally have some resonance.
"I know that even the cabinet will not agree with this idea, but I don't care about their opinions."
Fang Jue secretly narrowed his eyes and bared the fangs of the time traveler.
Testing and attacking the existing officialdom structure is a crucial step for him.
Many things, if accomplished overnight, will fall apart. But if you make some compromises, after a few years, you will achieve your goal subtly.
"Don't worry, I won't act rashly. By the time they notice, I've already accomplished the trick." Fang Jue said with a smile, already having a countermeasure in mind.
"That's good. I'm afraid that you will act recklessly and become the enemy of the entire officialdom." Ye Hongyi breathed a sigh of relief.
Become an enemy of the entire officialdom?
Fang Jue smiled and said nothing. What he wanted to do, it was only a matter of time before he got to that point.
But there is no need to say it now.
"I'm just sorry. The Ye family wants to join the game. Unless they send someone to the Musket Bureau to learn skills and become famous...otherwise I won't be accommodating." Fang Jue looked serious.
Ye Hongyi nodded. After all, this was a chance. She liked Fang Jue's principled side even more.
At this point, the two of them are kindred spirits.
"Then I'll go back to them." Ye Hongyi said.
"Don't worry, I've made something new, come and try it." Fang Jue clapped his hands, and the maids outside the door came in carrying many things.
After some arrangement in the room, there was a pot on the stove, soup was boiling in the pot, and the table was filled with various raw dishes.
The pot is divided into yin and yang and looks like a Tai Chi diagram. It can be seen that the genes of Ye Hongyi warrior are moving.
"What kind of pot is this?"
"Tai Chi...Mandarin duck pot." Fang Jue wanted to say Yin and Yang, but in this era, people don't associate those bad words with food.
"Yuanyang..." Ye Hongyi blushed slightly, pursed her lips and nodded.
Fang Jue: "Here, it's hot and ready to eat. You can eat whatever you like. There's also a dipping plate to match your taste..."
"This is quite novel!" Ye Hongyi was also attracted by this interesting setting.
After eating and drinking, Ye Hongyi praised:
"Is this the way to eat it at Emperor Zun Pavilion? I have never seen it before in the capital."
In the capital, there are also hot-boiled dishes, but they are shabu-shabu, which is not as varied as this one. You can also choose spicy or delicious soup bases.
Fang Jue said with a smile: "I plan to open a shop in the capital and just make this thing, hot pot! Do you think it will work?"
"You're so smart, Fang Jue, your brain is so easy to use, some people will definitely like it!" Ye Hongyi readily agreed.
Fang Jue chuckled: "As long as you like it."
"You...I didn't mean that...hum, I'm leaving!"
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Ye Guogong Mansion.
Ye Hongyi came back and told everyone the conditions mentioned by Fang Jue.
"What, you want us to start as craftsmen, be familiar with the process, and be promoted only if we do well?"
When everyone heard this, they felt incredible.
In this era, being an official meant not only talent but also nepotism. The imperial examination was only in its infancy, and most officials were recommended and inspected like the ninth-grade Zhongzheng system.
Who would be willing to let these noble people from the scholar family, who were branded as nobles, do the hard work of craftsmen?
"How can I, a descendant of the Ye family, be allowed to join that dirty craftsman?"
"I think this is meant to humiliate us!"
"He still remembers his grudges. This person is narrow-minded and can never become a great person!"
Ye Hongyi rolled her eyes at her uncle: "Fang Jue has become a great man."
Everyone was silent.
Nowadays, Fang Jue is the prince's young master, ranking first in rank.
He also works part-time as the supervisor of the Musket Bureau, and he is the same as the second-rank minister, which is a real power.
There was only one genuine person in the entire court, and that was Zhuge Qingshan, the chief minister of the cabinet.
Ye Guogong also has a false title of Zhengyipin. When he was young, he was one of the auxiliary ministers, but he no longer has real power.
The rest of them didn't even hold actual official positions from the first rank, they all started as the second rank.
Fang Jue was already at the top.
He has only been in the capital for two months!
If this is not a great thing, what is?
Everyone in the Ye family was speechless. Only Mr. Ye was left, thinking thoughtfully:
"All the men in the family can learn it. The new ordnance will be an important weapon in the future. Serving in the Musket Bureau, the Ye family will return to the center of the court again."
"But father, Fang Jue didn't even give him a servant, and actually asked us to work with those craftsmen. Isn't this an insult to us?" Ye Gong was also a little angry. He felt that his daughter was hooked up, but Fang Jue didn't even give him any.
Open a back door.
It's really too much.
Ye Xuanfeng said coldly: "Didn't I step from a soldier to what I am today?"
"this……"
The filial sons and grandsons stopped talking again.
Someone said confidently: "Grandpa, there was nothing you could do back then. Now that we are in this position, we still have to start from scratch... So haven't your efforts over the years been in vain?"
"Yes, Dad, we have climbed to this position with great difficulty, why should we lower ourselves?"
They speak righteously and feel that they are reasonable.
Even Ye Xuanfeng felt that it made sense.
I have worked hard all my life so that my children and grandchildren can start on the same starting line as others? Then I have worked hard for so many years in vain?
Privileges are necessary, otherwise the entire society will have no upward motivation.
Ye Hongyi leaned against the pillar and took a nap. She drank a little too much wine tonight.
Hearing such words, he immediately said: "Even if you and others work together, for the sake of grandpa, you will receive extra care... As long as you reach the level, you will definitely be promoted first, and then those who
People with no background.”
"What Hongyi said makes sense." Ye Xuanfeng coughed, almost being dragged into a ditch by his own family.
"That's the truth, but I just can't give in. He feels that he and my Ye family are almost a family. Why can't he just be given a minister?" Ye Guogong's second son snorted.
Ye Xuanfeng rolled his eyes at this silly son: "Third-rank Minister, how many people will never reach this position in their lives? How dare you speak up? You want to be a third-rank minister as soon as you enter the officialdom?"
"Are you out of your fucking mind?"
Saying that, Ye Xuanfeng rewarded this stupid son with a violent blow.
Ye Hongyi also said: "Anyway, my words have been brought here. It's up to you what you plan to do. If you can't seize this opportunity, I have no other options."
With that said, Ye Hongyi said goodbye to her grandfather and was about to leave.
Ye Gong quickly stopped her: "Even if Fang Jue doesn't want to be a third-grade minister, it should be okay to be a doctor or a principal, right?"
Doctor and chief are official positions after the fourth and fifth grades. They feel that considering the status of the Ye family, having such a position is not excessive at all.
Ye Hongyi rolled her eyes at her father and said coldly: "If you are a military attache, people from my Ye family can directly serve as captains or even generals. No one dares to make irresponsible remarks... But this is a civilian position. How can there be a civilian official?"
Can it fly directly into the sky?"
No matter how talented a person is, unless he is a genius like Fang Jue, he will have to start from the seventh or eighth grade.
It takes a few years to really stand out and then you can be promoted to an important position all of a sudden.
It's impossible for him to be the fourth or fifth grade, even if he is the son of the first assistant.
"Then Fang Jue should start from the first rank!" the grandson of the old Duke said in dissatisfaction.
We are in the same age group, so naturally we are not convinced. We are mediocre and do nothing, so why is Fang Jue able to enjoy the status of the temple and still stand at the top?
"Pig brain..." Ye Hongyi was too lazy to pay attention, turned around and left the house, returning to the Xuanjian Division.
After Ye Hongyi left, Ye Xuanfeng gave the silly grandson a big slap in the face and cursed: "How capable are you? How dare you compare with Fang Jue, who is at the top of the Emperor's Pavilion's wizard list?"
