Ruan Dacheng didn't expect Pang Yu to ask such a direct question. Although he had always been friends with Pang Yu, he only regarded Pang Yu as a servant, and the squad leader was also a yamen servant. He never thought that Pang Yu had such lofty pursuits.
"This...let me think about it."
Ruan Dacheng stroked his beard and thought for a moment before asking, "Is Pang Xiaoyou a soldier?"
Pang Yu shook his head and said, "This little man's family is a citizen, and this yamen servant is a registered official."
"That would be better. If it is a military service, there is no need to think about being a civil servant. Since it is a surrender, the court has no clear document."
Ruan Dacheng stood up and walked around in the study, always looking at the ground. It seemed that Pang Yu's official career was quite energy-consuming and he needed to increase his energy by walking around.
Pang Yu didn't rush him and just picked up the tea and drank it. After a while, Ruan Dacheng stopped walking and sat back down.
"Pang Xiaoyou just asked whether it was a civil official or a military officer. Our Ming Dynasty uses civil society to control military affairs. In this way, the civil servants are noble and the military officials are inferior.
Since the establishment of slaves in Liaodong during the reign of Emperor Xizong, the warriors have gradually become domineering, but the imperial system is still here, and it is just a temporary trend. When the slave bandits are wiped out, they will return to the old state."
Ruan Dacheng paused for a moment and then said, "In the local area, there are county and state capitals, and then there are the governors, chief ministers, and governors in charge of the army, governors, and military preparations. Anyone who has a border area is a civil servant. If Pang Xiaoyou wants to go to the official career, he still has to
Civil servants are good."
Pang Yu nodded and said, "But from the prefecture and county government to the Chief Secretary, there is no military support."
"That's the case, but those in charge of the army have to endure many years, so that's a long way to go.
Originally, yamen servants were not allowed to take the imperial examination, but Pang Xiaoyou was not originally a yamen servant, but had just submitted a certificate, so it should be possible.
If Pang Xiaoyou were to become a civil servant, he would have to go through the process of being a child student, a scholar, a scholar, and a Jinshi. Regardless of the governor, the official position of the governor is the Imperial Envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. If he is not a Jinshi, he will not be qualified. Even if he is a soldier, if he is not a Beijing official
To take office, you have to serve as county magistrate, prefect, and chief secretary in the local area and participate in politics. These years will not be less than ten years, and there will be those years of imperial examination before that. Fortunately, Pang Xiaoyou is in his prime, so he is not afraid of a longer period."
Pang Yu frowned and asked, "Is there no shortcut?"
Ruan Dacheng coughed, cleared his throat and said, "Little friend Pang, please don't think like this. Official positions are important weapons of the imperial court, and the imperial examination is the right way. Little friend Pang is talented and smart. Only by passing the imperial examination can you convince others."
Pang Yu glanced at Ruan Dacheng. He knew that Ruan Dacheng was born as a second-class Jinshi. He was quite proud when he spoke. He often used this to mock the scholars in Fushe. The imperial examination was the right way for him to be promoted, so he naturally took this very seriously.
I am serious and can't bear to be asked about shortcuts to the imperial examination.
But Pang Yu didn't have the leisure to read those eight-part essays. With the Ming Dynasty's style where even punishment could be used as a substitute for punishment, Pang Yu didn't believe that there was no shortcut.
"Mr. Ruan has learned a lot since he was a child. A villain cannot compare with him. He just wants to find a better background to serve the court."
Ruan Dacheng heard what he said and said slowly, "Civil officials also have a shortcut, which is to donate a student from the Imperial College."
"Supervisor?"
"For the supervisors, there is the Imperial College in Nanjing. Originally, Taizu established the Imperial College to recruit talents for the country. The supervisors had to pass the assessment and then be selected as officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The pillar of the country.
However, after becoming a self-contained institution, the number of prison students accumulated over the years, there were not enough official positions to accommodate them, the household budget could not make ends meet, and the Imperial College had a lot of expenses, so they started to make donations, and things got out of hand.
In today's Fushe society, there are quite a few people who donate to the prison system, these people... these people, that's all, I won't talk about them."
When Pang Yu heard the word "Guozijian", he felt that those with the prefix "guo" were all very high-ranking. He had probably heard it before that it should be the highest institution of higher education in the Ming Dynasty, and it should be filled with talented people. Now it sounds like you can get into it just by paying money, but no matter what,
It's always an identity.
"Then can you donate an Imperial College student? I don't know how much it will cost?"
"Among them, there are three categories: Linshan students, Zengguang students, attached students, Tsing Yi students, Linshan students who are promoted to Zengren students, Linshan students who stop Linshan students, students who have a bad behavior, outstanding people, etc. The price of donation is
different."
Ruan Dacheng cleared his throat and looked at Pang Yudao, "Pang Xiaoyou has not entered the county school, so he can only donate according to the amount of handsome children among the people, which is the most expensive."
"A handsome young man among the people?"
Pang Yu touched his chin in surprise, feeling that this name suited his peerless appearance, but Ruan Dacheng's demeanor and tone told him that this handsome young man among the common people was not a good word. Otherwise, why would he be the most expensive and more expensive than a student with bad morals?
expensive.
After digesting the information in Ruan Dacheng's words for a while, Pang Yu probably understood that handsome young people among the people are people who have never read any books. The court wanted to collect money from these wealthy people, but felt that writing it out directly would be an insult to the court, so a certain talented man
An official from the Ministry of Household Affairs came up with such a word to fool the people, but to the ears of scholars, it sounds more like satire.
Pang Yu didn't care about that and asked Ruan Dacheng directly, "May I ask, sir, how much money does a handsome young man among the people cost?"
"Three hundred and fifty taels, it's not too much."
Ruan Dacheng said casually that he knew Pang Yu could definitely afford it, but for most people at this time, three hundred and fifty taels was still an astronomical figure.
Pang Yu felt reassured after hearing this. He originally thought it would cost several thousand taels, "then this prison student can become an official?"
"You can't be an official directly. You can only get a rank from a distance. You have to wait ten years for donations. But, that was in the past."
Ruan Dacheng shook his head after saying this, with a look of regret, "At first, I just donated money and listened to exemptions, eliminating the need for historical events and sitting on the monitor to choose the year. Later, I donated the official position directly.
By the time of Emperor Xizong, the country was in dire straits, and the practice of donating officials was widespread. After I ascended the throne, the Ministry of Civil Affairs reported to the Ministry of Education to ask the supervisors and students to receive practical training. Donations could be made to the general magistrates, transport magistrates, and officials and deputies of each government.
Even if those who have donated feel that the official is too small, they can still donate again."
Pang Yu asked in surprise, "The second-rank officers in each government are all of the sixth rank. How much money do these sixth-rank officials cost?"
"Pang Xiaoyou, please listen to what I tell you in detail. If you donate 350 taels to the supervisor, you can immediately go to Ghana to judge, transport and promote the supervisor according to the case of Ghana. The supervisor is 1,500 taels. Where can I go?"
You can also choose your own official, and then Ghana will be selected."
Pang Yu was stunned. Even the official position could be chosen. This was completely market-oriented.
One thousand five hundred taels is not something ordinary families can afford, but this price also shows that you can definitely make money back after becoming an official. Otherwise, no one will go, because this is completely market-oriented. If no one goes,
The court would not receive the money.
I heard Ruan Dacheng add, "But this is only on the surface. In the case of the Ministry of Personnel, there is a lot of selfishness, and there is no distinction between official positions. Do you think that the assistant official in Susong, a wealthy land, is different from the assistant officer in Yungui?
When comparing two officials, there is no way to make excuses. Why should I give you 1,500 taels? That is where the officials work.
Among the official positions in Ghana, there is even the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Department. As for this transportation department, in addition to 1,500 taels, there is no way to ask for 5,000 taels of management."
Ruan Dacheng's mouth was dry after talking, but he couldn't serve tea and drink water, because serving tea at this time meant saying he was tired and meant to see off the guests, but he wanted to tell Pang Yu about sharing the credit.
After talking about Pang Yu's future for a long time, naturally he couldn't see off the guests yet, so he could only stop and rest for a while.
Pang Yuze was still surprised. Ruan Dacheng's words pointed out a bright road to the hazy future. With his current financial resources, he could donate an official position in the Lianghuai Transportation Department to stay away from the Anqing Mansion where rogue bandits were raging, and he could also make a fortune.
Great wealth.
Ruan Dacheng observed Pang Yu for a moment and then said, "If Pang Xiaoyou wants to donate his life to prison and serve as an official, I can help you bridge the gap.
If you ask me, the best place to donate is the Lianghuai Transportation Department. As long as there is a vacancy, I am still sure, but the cost is indeed quite high."
Pang Yu nodded. From what he said, he had underestimated Ruan Dacheng's energy before.
He only knew that Ruan Dacheng's family was well off and thought it was passed down from his father's generation. But if Ruan Dacheng can say this today, it means that Ruan Dacheng often works as an official broker and collects intermediary fees. The profits from this business are naturally much easier than those from the land.
.
"With all the donations you mentioned, will you be able to get promoted in the future?"
"After hearing this, Pang Xiaoyou knew that the donation could only be made to the second-ranking official. The court still had formalities. Officials must take the imperial examination. Each level has its own system.
The county magistrate can at least promote people, and the most people who can be promoted to a county magistrate after passing the examination is the magistrate. It is difficult to take the next step. The governor must be born in the second grade of Jinshi, and the Ge Lao must be born in the Shujishi.
If Pang Xiaoyou wants to be an officer leading troops, he must at least be a soldier, and he must be a Jinshi."
Ruan Dacheng sighed after speaking, "But now that I have ascended the throne, I won't talk about some of them anymore.
Think of Liu Zhilun, who was a Jinshi in the first year. In the second year, he met the slaves and invaded. He said he could lead troops, and the emperor immediately made him the minister of the Ministry of War. There is also Sun Yuanhua, who was promoted to the governor of Qiandu.
Denglai Dongjiang, in the end, Denglai caused a war and chaos, and the people of Shandong were devastated. Sure enough, his talent and virtue were lacking."
Listening to his bleak tone, Pang Yu was naturally jealous of the two people, and at the same time he was a little gloating about their misfortune. Of course, Pang Yu didn't believe that it had anything to do with his background as a scholar. Otherwise, why would other Jinshi governors be unable to do anything to deal with the rogue bandits, and how could they not do anything to allow rogue bandits to roam the north.
After thinking for a moment, he said to Ruan Dacheng, "If I can't be promoted to a civil servant leading the army, I won't go here, but there is no harm in donating a prison student."
Ruan Dacheng hummed and said, "Pang Xiaoyou can go to the official's office and ask carefully about the prison donation. They will explain it more clearly."
Pang Yu saw that Ruan Dacheng was a little perfunctory, and knew that Ruan Dacheng had heard that he would not donate his official position, but would only donate a few hundred taels of silver from the supervisor, so Ruan Dacheng had no interest in acting as an intermediary for him.
Ruan Dacheng tapped the handrail lightly and said, "If you want to say it's cheap, it's easy to be a military attaché.
Nowadays, all the defense posts in various places have been depleted, and all those who can fight are recruiting soldiers. They can go wherever they want.
This eliminates the need to waste time taking exams.
Pang Xiaoyou single-handedly quelled the civil unrest, and this time he achieved great success in defeating the bandits. If you want to join the army, you only need to start from Zhang Guowei and Wang Gongbi, which should be easy."
"But no matter what, it's always good to have a scholar's background.
If you have no family background, you will be a warrior if you join the army; if you have status, you will be a scholar who joins the army."
Ruan Dacheng glanced at Pang Yu, then suddenly smiled and pointed at Pang Yu, without saying whether it was right or wrong.
Ruan Dacheng himself is an official fanatic, extremely obsessed with power. He has been in the officialdom for many years and is very familiar with the court regulations and systems. When he talks about the court regulations, he looks much more confident than usual. When Pang Yu asked him, he was asking the right person.
"If Pang Xiaoyou wants to be promoted to military attache faster, I have some friends who are the same age as me and are already superintendents. As long as I recommend them, it may not be impossible for them to be promoted to Chief Qian Guerrilla, but they will have to go to other places. I wonder if Pang Xiaoyou can live thousands of miles away from home."
When Pang Yu heard that Ruan Dacheng wanted to be an intermediary again, he couldn't help but shook his head and said, "Thank you sir for your kindness. I still want to stay in Tongcheng, at least near Anqing."
Ruan Dacheng said oh, and Pang Yu saw a little contempt in his expression. With Ruan Dacheng's experience, he would naturally not look down on those who dare not leave their hometown.
Now Pang Yu was asking Ruan Dacheng for advice, and he thought it would be better to explain.
"I am staying in Anqing, not because I am attached to my hometown, but because Anqing is our gateway to Nanzhili. It is a battleground both by land and water. Taking Anqing is the most convenient way to travel between Huguang and Nanzhili.
Judging from this invasion of rogue bandits, their advantages lie in speed and surprise. Head-to-head confrontations are not necessarily strong. To defeat rogue bandits, we must first block their channels of movement in key places. Without channels, there is no speed. Our Anqing is such a key place."
Ruan Dacheng slapped his leg and said, "Little friend Pang and I agree with what I want, but it's a pity that it's hard to reach heaven to hear it.
I have heard a little bit about the establishment of an army in Anqing in Huaining. Zhang Guowei paid special attention to Anqing when he took office last year. He wrote to the emperor, saying that the Anqing guards had been flying for a long time and all the military families were scattered, and he hoped to leave money to discuss the establishment of an army in Anqing.
The emperor's reply said that the existing military guards should reorganize the military guards instead of setting up a new army, and nothing further happened.
If you want to set up an army in Anqing, the first thing you need is Zhang Guowei to send troops and equipment. Anqing will be hit hard this time. Several counties in the south have no city walls and must have fallen to rogue bandits. Pang Xiaoyou attacked the rogue bandits at night and beheaded thousands, which was a timely help to Zhang Guowei.
, he will try his best to exaggerate the victory of Tongcheng to make up for the loss of several counties. At this time, if Pang Xiaoyou joins the army, it will not be difficult to get a military position, but the battalion number cannot be distinguished, so he can only be separated from the original battalion of Anchi Bingbei Road.
One for Pang Xiaoyou.
If you want to set up another battalion and have sufficient food and salary, you must ask the emperor to agree to retain the salary and supply it directly from Nanzhili."
"Then please give me Mr. Ruan's advice on how to speak to the emperor."
"The most convenient way is to go through the officials in the capital in Tongcheng and let them go to the palace. However, the officials in the capital are seen as prestigious in the local area. There are not many people in the capital who can really persuade the emperor. If you want to have weight,
if."
Ruan Dacheng stroked his beard and muttered, "Young friend Pang, you have to find Mr. He. Although he has become an official, there are many people in the court who can deliver the memorial to him."
Pang Yu said oh, Mr. He that Ruan Dacheng was talking about was He Ruchong, who had served as a senior official in Tongcheng. He almost became the chief minister last year. As for why he didn't go in the end, Pang Yu didn't know the reason, but at least it explained that He Ruchong
He has a high status in the court, and even if he retires, his words still carry weight.
"Zhang Guowei, Mr. He, Mr. Ruan is not suitable for helping."
Ruan Dacheng sighed and said, "Pang Xiaoyou has also heard about the festival between the Donglin family and me."
Pang Yu thought of Fang Yizhi, Qian Bingti, and Sun Lin, the group of scholars who had restored society, and couldn't help but ask, "So what if we start with restoration of society? I often hear people say that Donglin restoration of society is in the same line.
Can they talk to Mr. Zhang Guowei and Mr. He?"
Ruan Dacheng laughed twice and said, "Young friend Pang, please don't think so. Donglin is Donglin, Fushe is Fushe.
The leader of Donglin in Nanzhili is Qian Qianyi, and the leader of Fushe is Zhang Pu. Neither of them are good... Fushe has gained amazing momentum in recent years. Those who don't know say that Fushe is in full swing, but people with a discerning eye say that ostentation is not necessarily a good thing. Some people in Donglin may be the same.
Thought so.
The world is all about fame and fortune. If you have more, I will have less. The two factions have their own thoughts. They may seem to be of the same origin, but they are not of the same origin at the root.
At present, if we talk about the power between North Korea and China, Fushe is not worthy of being compared with Donglin.
In short, if you want to go through Donglin's joints, you must not go through Fushe, otherwise it may be counterproductive."
Pang Yu listened to Ruan Dacheng's words but still had no intention of going into details. She knew that Ruan Dacheng might have concerns and was not ready to talk to him about anything.
Pang Yu stood up and said, "Thank you, Mr. Ruan, for reminding me. It seems that both civil and military officials are going to Nanjing and Suzhou, and they will bother Mr. Ruan then."
Ruan Dacheng also stood up and said, "I and Pang Xiaoyou hit it off as soon as we met. We can't talk about disturbing each other. When we come to Nanjing, it is natural for me to do my best to be a landlord. I will never hesitate to help you wherever I can."
Pang Yu thanked him and left. Ruan Dacheng escorted him to the gate. Watching Pang Yu hurried away, Ruan Dacheng's expression was a little complicated. This little yamen servant always gave him some different feelings.
When Pang Yu's back disappeared, Ruan Dacheng suddenly slapped his head, "Hey, I haven't even mentioned my achievements in defending the city."