In the front yard of Li Zhigang's house, in the pavilion next to the flower garden, a few side dishes were simply placed, and rice wine was simmering on the charcoal stove.
Two important officials of the Ming Dynasty, both named Li, were dressed in casual clothes and sat opposite each other.
"About the new errand given by the emperor, I have a few things that I don't understand. I would like to ask you to clarify my doubts!"
Li Zhigang spoke while pouring wine, and glanced at Li Jinglong's face.
The latter pinched a few broad beans and slowly put them into his mouth. Hearing the words, he smiled slightly and said, "It is hard to explain the confusion in words, but perhaps an onlooker can check and fill in the gaps!"
Li Zhigang said solemnly, "Your Majesty has given me the duties of the Taxation Department and the Customs Department!" As he said that, he looked at Li Jinglong's face before continuing, "At first, I was ecstatic. But from then on, I was overjoyed.
After I came out of the palace and stabilized my mind, I realized, how can we build a team?"
Li Jinglong was listening and thinking in his mind.
This is Li Zhigang’s biggest shortcoming, his subordinates!
A fence has three stakes, and a hero has three gangs. He, Li Zhigang, has three or two kittens around him, but none of them can get on the stage. And since he became an official, he has never been in charge of a single task or carried a big beam!
Now he has no one to help him put up the most basic structure.
"You also know that Zhang Butang from the Ministry of Household Affairs..." Li Zhigang sneered and shook his head, "He takes a close look at the capable officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs and will never share their profits with me...
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"This is how a villain judges a gentleman's heart. Lao Zhang is not that kind of person! He can definitely handle important military and national affairs!"
Li Jinglong was still listening and thinking in his mind, "Whenever you open your mouth, Lao Zhangtou will definitely help you and ask for people! It should be you. You are wary of Lao Zhangtou and feel that you want people from Lao Zhangtou."
, it’s easy to be someone’s spy. So, you have a villain’s heart, and you are also a villain and the first to file a complaint!”
"Actually, this matter mainly requires people!"
Li Jinglong threw away the broad beans in his hand, wiped his hands and said, "The people used by these two yamen are not ordinary people. They must be officials who are proficient in various tax calculations and familiar with customs and trade..."
As he said that, he looked at Li Zhigang and said, "Since the Emperor has given you the power to take charge of the job, there is no such person in the capital. We can just select him from the local level. What's the difficulty?"
Li Zhigang smiled bitterly, "I have never thought about raising the salary from the local level, but among the officials in the four provinces of Jiangnan, which has the largest amount of finance and taxation in the Ming Dynasty, who doesn't hate me?"
Li Jinglong pinched a few more melon seeds and thought to himself, "Qin Hui has three friends, and you fucking stink more than him!"
"Master!" Li Zhigang saw that Li Jinglong was silent and said in a serious voice, "I sincerely ask for advice!"
Click, click!
Li Jinglong spat out the melon seed peels, took a sip of tea to smoothen the melon seeds in his mouth, and then said thoughtfully, "No one is really a big problem! Everything has to be done by someone!"
At this point, he suddenly smiled and said, "It's actually simple!"
"I'm all ears!"
"Since the emperor has made the taxation department and the customs department independent and handed them over to you, the officials of the customs and the taxation departments of various places have to listen to you?" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "In
The Ministry of Revenue looked through the resumes of the local officials who have paid the most and most efficiently in recent years, and then directly transferred them to the capital!"
Li Zhigang's eyes lit up!
When a local official is transferred to the capital, it is an absolute promotion. He selects these people from the local area to the capital, which is equivalent to giving these people a bright future.
How can these people not be grateful?
In this way, he has a group of hardcore direct descendants.
"But!" Li Jinglong changed the topic, "After all, you don't know these people very well! You know people but don't know their hearts..."
"Yes, yes!" Li Zhigang nodded frequently.
"And it's even worse to rely entirely on them! So you must have people under you who know the basics, who can sincerely help you, and who can adjust the relationship up and down!" Li Jinglong added.
"There are quite a few in the lower pocket..." Li Zhigang said thoughtfully, "But none of them have had much experience with taxation and customs!"
"No, no, no, don't pick people who can help you from the officials in the capital!" Li Jinglong waved his hand, "The officials in the capital are all oily... they think more and do less, and they are too observant and cautious to protect themselves!"
"Also from the local level...? But the local level is really not familiar..."
As he said this, Li Zhigang suddenly thought of someone in his heart.
"But someone has chosen it?" Li Jinglong asked with a smile.
"I have a close friend!" Li Zhigang said slowly, "Zhejiang Provincial Government is participating in politics for the time being on behalf of Suzhou Magistrate Liu Guan!"
"Ha!" Li Jinglong smiled in his heart and quickly lowered his head.
"He is a person who is quite responsible and well-versed in economics!" Li Zhigang continued to ponder, "but he is a bit soft-tempered."
"It's not good to be soft!" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "As long as you have a hard temper, if you find someone who is also hard-tempered, why won't the people below be in fear all day long?" After saying that, he paused and said, "Don't worry about his temper.
, I’m really serious if I can help you!”
Can this sentence help you? In fact, it is saying whether it is your iron core?
If the chief official in a yamen does not have a strong core, it is easy for others to ignore him.
"That's natural!" Li Zhigang said with a smile, "If he doesn't help me, I don't know who else in the world can help me!"
"Then let him!" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "You can ask for an order to transfer him to the capital later, and then select talents from the customs and taxation departments of various places!" After saying that, he paused and frowned, "Liu Guan...
I've heard of this guy before, and he has a pretty good reputation!"
"More than good!" Li Zhigang suddenly looked a little unkind, "He has good character and strong ability, and he never strives for credit and knows how to be patient!" As he said, he sneered, "He is just unlucky!"
"What's wrong?" Li Jinglong asked in surprise.
"I have been stuck in Zhejiang Province for many years and I can't get out!" Li Zhigang still sneered, "Zhejiang Province is full of Tiedingshi's influence. It's strange that Liu Guan can get ahead under Tiedingshi!"
"Do you know what the fuck you're talking about?"
Li Jinglong was suddenly startled and cursed in his mind, "How come you don't like anyone? That fool Tiedingshi, where did you offend?"
"My lord, you haven't seen it, haha!" Li Zhigang said again, "His iron tripod stone official power..."
"Yixing!" Li Jinglong suddenly opened his mouth and said, "As a friend, I have to give you some advice!"
"Say it!" Li Zhigang said with a smile.
Are he and Li Jinglong actually friends? At most they are acquaintances!
But I don’t know if he was interested in making friends, or if Li Jinglong was good at winning over each other, but they suddenly became confidant friends!
"As for you, you are too proud of your talents!" Li Jinglong said earnestly, "It is not good to be too arrogant! Think about it, why do you have no friends? Who wants to be friends with someone as proud as you?"
"Yes, yes!" Li Zhigang couldn't help but nodded.
"Besides, you!" Li Jinglong said again, "You are too straight!"
"Yes, yes!" Li Zhigang said again, "I am just such a person. Whenever I encounter people or things that I don't like, I have to speak out!"
"So it's easy for you to offend people!" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "Tiedingshi is the emperor's companion and the first among the feudal officials in the Ming Dynasty! Even if you can't stand such a person, you
You shouldn’t have said that either!”
"This is in front of me. I treat you as a friend and will not harm you! But if there are outsiders, after hearing what you say, they will turn around and sell it, saying that you have criticized Tiedingshi and said that you said bad things about him.
!Then if it reaches Tiedingshi’s ears, wouldn’t it become a grudge?”
He said, lowering his voice, "I'm doing this for your own good, you know? Tiedingshi is coming to Beijing soon!"
"Huh?" Li Zhigang immediately asked, "Transferred back to the capital?"