From Xu Shi'an's point of view, giving himself credit may be the biggest thing. The other things are just running errands for Qin Dewei, and they don't seem to be very important things.
Reporting to the imperial court on peace and Japanese affairs, reporting duties to the cabinet, etc., whether they are done or not does not seem to have any impact.
This time when Xu Shi'an went to the Ministry of War to express his merits, he did not treat guests or give gifts at all. Firstly, he was too lazy to think about the rules, and secondly, he felt that with Qin Dewei's prestige, there was no need to treat guests or give gifts when doing things in the Ministry of War.
Moreover, Xu Laosan and Qin Dewei had been together for a long time, and their horizons had also improved. Most officials did not take them seriously, let alone a few officials.
The officials of the Ministry of War did not delay Xu Shi'an's narration of his merits, and sent Xu Shi'an's narration of his merits to the case of Fan Jizu, the left minister of the Ministry of War.
Two days later, Xu Shian emerged from Fangsi Alley and swaggered to the Ministry of War again.
Under the strange eyes of others, Xu Shian walked into the lobby calmly.
The main reason is that there have been too many people looking at him strangely recently, and Xu Shian didn't pay attention at all.
But when Xu Shian got the handling advice from the clerk surnamed Chen in the lobby, he was very confused.
In fact, the handling opinion only has one sentence: "The number is not clear, re-evaluate."
It seems like he just wants to do it all over again, but this is equivalent to shattering all Xu Shian's expectations for promotion and salary increase.
The reality is that the southeastern anti-Japanese front line is three thousand miles away from the capital. How can we quickly re-verify it?
If it cannot be confirmed in the short term, wouldn’t this meritorious service be wasted? Wouldn’t the capital’s efforts be in vain?
In Xu Laosan's impression, the Ministry of War was like the back garden of Brother Qin's house. He never expected that his application for merit-execution would be rejected. With the help of Brother Qin, he finally got the chance to "behead three thousand people."
Credit, if it doesn’t get promoted this time, it won’t be the year of the monkey next time!
Thinking of this, Xu Laosan became angrier and angrier. He didn't care that this was the lobby of the Ministry of War, and grabbed the clerk surnamed Chen by the collar.
At the same time, he slapped him and shouted: "Only thieves dare to do this!
Secretary Chen was stunned for a moment and did not react. He didn't understand why Mr. Xu vented his anger on him.
Xu Shian slapped him again, and at the same time thought of the most likely reason that he could think of based on his IQ:
"Isn't it because I didn't ask you to spend money to clear my joints? How dare you erase my performance!"
Secretary Chen is about to be beaten to tears. Who dares to erase your achievements just because you have not received any benefits? You are different from other ordinary military attachés!
At this time, the officers and soldiers on duty surrounded and fired in an attempt to arrest the troublemakers.
Xu Shi'an was fearless and shouted: "I am brother Qin Dewei, who dares to touch me?"
As if by magic, the officers and soldiers suddenly stopped moving.
Seeing that he was going to be beaten again, Secretary Chen finally understood roughly what was going on.
At this time, no one could save him, so he had no choice but to save himself. He quickly shouted: "Xu Qianhu, don't misunderstand me! It has nothing to do with me! Listen to me!"
Now Wang Tingxiang, the Minister of the Ministry of War, is lying at home, and Zhan Rong, the right minister of the Ministry of War, is at the military aircraft office. Fan Jizu is the only one left to take charge of the work of the Ministry of War.
However, since Xia Yan returned, Fan Jizu knew that his dream of becoming Minister of War had been shattered. All he could think about now was how to protect himself.
Fan Jizu worked with Xia Yan more than twenty years ago and formed a friendship. Later, in the court, his position was considered to be in favor of Xia Yan.
But after Xia Yan was dismissed last time, Fan Jizu defected to Yan Song again. So now Fan Shilang is in a state of panic.
After seeing Xu Shi'an's narration document and hearing about Xu Shi'an's origin and background, Fan Jizu preferred not to see anything.
Moreover, Fan Jizu just hopes that no one will notice him. If Xia Shoufu and Qin Zhongtang compete on the issue at hand, wouldn't he, Fan Jizu, become the focus of both sides?
Now Mr. Yan Song and Yan Ge are unreliable. Maybe he will have to explain himself here. Anyone on either side will
Each party has the ability to destroy itself.
After much thought, Fan Jizu could only decide to be a machine without any opinion and listen to whatever anyone said.
When people from Qin Zhongtang come to express their merits, let him do it. If Xia Shoufu refuses again, then let him do it.
Therefore, based on Xu Shi'an's "great contribution", Minister Fan asked the scribe to draft an announcement promoting Xu Shi'an to the rank of commander.
It is not a formal memorial, but an informal request for instructions from a superior.
Then the unveiling was sent to the cabinet, and specifically to the Shofu's follower, Zhongshu Sheren. Then it was immediately sent to Xia Shoufu through Zhongshu Sheren.
After Xia Yan saw this post, he smiled contemptuously and didn't take it seriously at all. A small character like Xu Shi'an was not worth the trouble.
His current goal is to win at least two of the six!
Compared with this goal, Xu Shian can only be regarded as a seasoning.
So Xia Shoufu directly returned the announcement from the Ministry of War and added his own opinion: "The number is not clear, re-approval!"
"This opinion is the opinion of the cabinet, not the Ministry of War. Why should Xu Qianhu be in trouble!"
Secretary Chen begged Xu Shi'an and even pointed out the cabinet. Anyway, he couldn't bear the blame if he didn't.
Not to mention Secretary Chen, not even Fan Jizu, Shilang Fan, could bear the blame! In the entire Ministry of War, except Wang Tingxiang, no one could bear this responsibility!
When Secretary Chen named the cabinet, he also received instructions from Minister Fan, asking both sides to find the rightful owner and not to embarrass the poor officials like the Ministry of War!
After a big fuss in the lobby of the Ministry of War, even though he asked for the "truth", Xu Shi'an still couldn't think of a solution and could only become helpless and furious.
This is normal. If Xu Shian could think of a solution to the cabinet, could he still be just a fifth-grade Qianhu?
Then in the evening, Xu Shian ran to the door of Xia Mansion in an unruly manner, roaring and shouting: "Come out, Chief Xia! Give me an explanation! Why won't I be promoted?"
This was an eye-opener for everyone who was waiting in line outside the main gate to receive him, but they didn't expect that even more eye-openers would be coming later.
At the residence of the First Assistant, there were officers and soldiers allocated by the imperial court as guards. When Xu Shi'an made such a noise, guards immediately came forward to capture Xu Shi'an.
But Xu Shi'an also brought guards, and for some reason, Xu Shi'an's guards were more elite than the guards of Xia Mansion. They both looked like warriors who had experienced battles.
So after a scuffle in front of the Xia Mansion, Xu Shian turned against the guests and in turn injured the Xia Mansion guards.
While countless people were stunned, Xu Shian ran away in front of the Jinyi Guards and hid directly in the Qin Mansion, so he was safe.
Xu Laosan's operation shocked all the followers. What on earth did Qin Dewei, the naughty brother, do? Is this a direct fight?
What kind of bastard is this Xu Shian? How can he do things like this?
Is Qin Dewei also suffering from cerebral palsy and sending such a bastard to cause chaos in the capital?
Then at this time, Xu Shi'an ran to Yuanfeng Bank, took out one hundred thousand taels of silver, and loaded it on a team of large trucks.
It is not like a few decades later, when a large amount of silver continues to flow in and cause inflation, the current silver is still very valuable.
If we do not count the large amount of in-kind income, the annual cash income of the palace treasury may only be more than one million taels of gold and silver.
Of course, if there is not enough silver in the inner treasury, the emperor can also move it directly from the Taicang treasury to the inner treasury, but ministers will generally object.
At the beginning, the Royal Horse Supervisor occupied one million acres of land in the name of pasture, and the annual tribute of silver to the inner treasury was only 60,000 to 70,000 taels.
Therefore, Qin Zhongtang's one-time gift of one hundred thousand taels of cash to Beijing was really not a small amount, otherwise it would not have attracted attention.
Except for a few people, everyone only knew that Qin Dewei sent Xu Shi'an to escort one hundred thousand taels of silver to Beijing, but they didn't know what the one hundred thousand taels were for.
After all, it is a minister's moral code to offer silver to the emperor.
It was a stain, and Qin Zhongtang didn't want public opinion to get out of control from the beginning.
Seeing Xu Laosan bring out one hundred thousand taels of silver, many officials remembered that Xu Shian also had the identity of Qin Dewei's representative, and then they started to do business?
The reason why many officials saw it was because after Xu Shian proposed the silver, he brought the convoy to Qinglong Street where the Sixth Department was located, which caused a crowd of onlookers.
When they saw the motorcade parked outside the gate of the Ministry of Revenue, many people understood that this might be transporting 100,000 taels of silver into the national treasury.
Many people know that due to various reasons, the national treasury has been in deficit for two consecutive years, so it is a good thing to have 100,000 taels of silver in the treasury.
After all, Wang Yiqi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was one of the most important backbones of the Qin Party, and he was Qin Dewei's fellow countryman and uncle.
Therefore, Qin Dewei has every motive to help Wang Yiling alleviate his financial difficulties a little.
And I heard that Qin Zhongtang went to the southeast and made a lot of money through Pingbo. One hundred thousand taels may be just the first batch, and there may be a second batch and a third batch in the future...
The clerk at the door of the household saw this and was about to step forward to ask questions, but saw Xu Shi'an turning around and walking away as if he had feinted a shot.
As for the convoy transporting 100,000 taels of silver, of course they had to follow Xu Shi'an. The door of the Household Department, which was bustling just now, suddenly became deserted.
The officials who were watching the excitement could not move too far away from the government office, so they could only watch Xu Shi'an leave, and the doubts in their hearts were still unsolved. What did they want to do?
After that, Xu Shi'an led the convoy through Qipan Street and arrived at Xicheng. Then everyone had new speculations, whether he was trying to send the money to the Qin Mansion.
But this guess was not correct either. Xu Shian crossed the Wugong Alley where the Qin Mansion was located and continued walking north.
At this moment, someone suddenly rode a horse and passed the convoy, but stopped in front.
"I am the doctor in the household department, Wang Quan!" The visitor quickly announced his address, and then asked: "Xu Qianhu is escorting the silver, where do you intend to go?"
The motorcade transporting silver coins just now stopped outside the gate of the Ministry of Revenue for a while, which aroused the minds and bodies of the officials of the Ministry of Revenue.
Unexpectedly, Xu Shian took Bai Yin away again, so an official from the Ministry of Household Affairs came after him to ask about the situation. Although he was alone, he represented the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Xu Shi'an replied sternly: "I originally wanted to send the silver to the treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs to make up for the national use, but I changed my mind! I have now decided to send all the silver to the inner treasury! There is not a penny left in the treasury!"
Mr. Wang Quan was speechless for a moment. How willful is this young man? He can't bear the slightest grievance?
According to his understanding, Xu Shian originally planned to send the money to the treasury, but because he was manipulated by Xia Yan, now in order to vent his anger, he sent all the money directly to the palace treasury.
Wang Quan thought for a while and then advised: "Isn't this money sent to the capital by Qin Zhongtang? Is it appropriate for you to be so willful?"
Xu Laosan snorted, "Why don't you send one hundred thousand taels of silver as a gift? With my relationship with Brother Qin, Brother Qin doesn't mind!"
Then he said: "If you want to send it to the treasury, it's easy to do! Let Xia Shoufu say a word, just tell me whether my achievements are false reports!"
Wang Quan continued to advise with sincerity: "Don't be willful, these are two different things!"
Xu Shi'an sneered and said: "In my opinion, it's just the same thing! There's no such thing as being willful or willful. I'm just a small fifth-class householder, so what kind of dignity do I need!"
Wang Quan was in a dilemma. With Xia Yan's character, how could he bow his head? Moreover, the chief minister's dignity also made it impossible for him to bow his head for one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Then he said: "If you send money to the inner treasury, you should also think about Qin Zhongtang's dignity!"
There are many things that Wang Quan dare not say explicitly, but the subtext is full of hints. According to the moral standards of ministers, you cannot directly give money to the emperor. Giving money to the emperor is the same as giving beauties and treasures, and only villains do it.
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Anyway, according to public opinion, there are only two types of people who offer money to the emperor, eunuchs and female officials.
So what Wang Quan is implying is that if you give money to the palace casually, are you not afraid that Qin Dewei will be stained with moral stains?
But Xu Shian shouted: "Qin Zhongtang and I are relatives.
Dear brother, I can do whatever I want with Qin Zhongtang’s money!
If Xia Yan doesn't give me dignity, he won't give Qin Zhongtang any respect! Since Qin Zhongtang has lost his dignity, what does he care about?"
Wang Quan felt that he was really running out of words. This Xu Shi'an simply didn't understand him. It was like a chicken talking to a duck!
Qin Zhongtang's lifelong reputation is about to be destroyed at the hands of this son?
Xu Shi'an said proudly: "Go and tell Xia Shoufu now that if you let me get promoted, these 100,000 taels of silver can be sent to the national treasury, which will slightly alleviate the national treasury deficit."
Wang Quan had tried his best, but he felt that he and Xu Shi'an were from two different worlds and could not communicate at all.
So without saying a word, he turned around and hurried back to the Ministry of Revenue and informed Wang Yilv, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, of the situation.
Maybe Wang Shangshu, an important backbone of the Qin Party, can come forward to intercept the one hundred thousand taels of silver.
But after Wang Yilv heard the report, he could only smile bitterly in his heart. According to his understanding of Qin Dewei, the 100,000 and 80% would not be from the Ministry of Household Affairs, but would be used to please the emperor.
He guessed that Xu Shi'an might have done this for two reasons. One was to reduce the pressure of public opinion on Qin Dewei's donation of silver and put the blame on Xu Shi'an himself. The other was to tease Xia Yan and stimulate Xia Yan's emotions.