She has neither a husband nor a son, so her canonization is personal.
This is not an honorary title, but a seventh-grade official who can really get things done.
Salt Maker, as the name suggests, does things related to salt making.
The main responsibility is to supervise the salt affairs.
The reason why he became a salt-making envoy is that all the credit for the salt-making method goes to Hu Sisi.
From this we can also know that the method of making salt is of great significance.
How could he make an exception and allow a woman to be an official?
But that's not all. The letter also said something else.
Hu Sisi will be fully responsible for the method of making salt. Hu Sisi and Kyoto will form a direct subordinate relationship. Hu Sisi only needs to obey the orders of Kyoto, and others have no right to interfere.
The simple explanation is that local departments only serve the central government.
The seventh-grade official is not considered a big one, but in Da Qin there are a lot of them.
But taking orders from Kyoto would be a big deal.
Take a metaphor.
Eunuchs were the emperor's companions.
His true identity is that he is a slave, and he is looked down upon by others. However, many high-ranking officials are afraid of eunuchs. The reason is very simple. Eunuchs can give advice to the emperor. Such rights are something you will never have no matter how high your official position is.
The seventh-rank official is not a big one, but he can talk to Kyoto directly.
Unlike other officials, even if the official position is higher than the seventh-grade official, they have to pass through various thresholds before the words can reach the ears of Kyoto, and often the result is that Kyoto still does not listen to the words.
Let’s not talk about rights for now.
The meaning of the sentence "The method of making salt will be fully handed over to Hu Sisi" is not simple.
means.
The imperial court did not intend to promote the method of making salt, but gave Hu Sisi special privileges to make it specially for...
There is not much content that can be recorded in the letter. It only talks about the key points without going into details.
If you want to really know the details, you have to wait for the real appointment that will come later.
Letters just let people know in advance what is going to happen and make them mentally prepared.
The imperial envoy from the imperial court is still on the way. Only then will we know exactly what the situation will be like.
Hu Sisi tried to interpret the things mentioned in the letter and said: "Kyoto doesn't really believe in the method of making salt?"
Qi Xiangru: "This possibility cannot be ruled out, but I think it is more likely that there is another reason."
"I have appointed you as the salt envoy in an unusual manner. Although you are only a seventh-grade official, you serve directly in Kyoto. You can know that Kyoto attaches great importance to this matter."
"The reason why I only let you be responsible for the method of making salt is not that I don't want others to know, but that I don't want others to know."
"Salt production involves a lot of work. Even the guy from Kyoto doesn't dare to make a decision easily."
"Think about it, if refined salt is popularized all over the world, whose interests will be harmed?"
"If everyone can eat refined salt, how can salt still make money? And those who can control the price of salt are all real people. If their interests are harmed, even the one in Kyoto must carefully consider it."
"What these people really want to do will cause chaos in the world."
Having said this, Qi Xiangru sighed.
It is said that the emperor is the greatest, everything in the world belongs to the emperor, and the emperor's words can affect the situation of the world.
In the eyes of others, the emperor had nothing to worry about.
But actually.
The emperor is indeed the greatest, but the world is full of complicated forces. Even the emperor is tied up by ropes.
Besides, as for the man in Kyoto, he is not a man of great talent and strategy, so it is not easy to be able to sit firmly in this world.
Qi Xiangru was born in Kyoto and was a viscount. He was the top class in the Qin Dynasty.
The things he has access to are beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Some insights are not available to ordinary people.
After listening to Qi Xiangru's words, Hu Sisi thought for a while and then said: "What my father means is that the man in Kyoto has limited abilities and cannot make things big at once, so he can only start from a small one."
Qi Xiangru's brows jumped when he heard this.
What does it mean that the one in Kyoto has limited abilities? If someone else hears this, it would be the crime of deceiving the emperor.
But this is not wrong. It is rough but not rough.
Qi Xiangru: "Yes, there is no way to make things big at once, so we can only start small."
Hu Sisi looked at Pei Yun and said, "Master, what do you think of this matter?"
In addition to respecting Pei Yun for asking his opinion, the other reason is that no matter how capable Hu Sisi is or how he has ideas, he still can't make up his mind at the moment.
She was actually canonized as a female officer, which was something she had never thought about.
In this world, how many women can be canonized as officials will be something that can leave their names in the history books.
Faced with such a thing, even Hu Sisi would feel confused and uneasy.
Then I thought that I was just a village woman before.
My life has undergone such earth-shaking changes.
Everything is as unrealistic as a dream.
This made Hu Sisi's mental state appear to be in a trance for a while.
At this time, Hu 449 needed Pei Yun's opinion.
Hu Sisi all spoke to him, and Pei Yun also expressed his opinion.
"In this matter, interests and risks coexist."
"The advantage is that after obtaining the salt production license, even the channels for selling salt have been arranged, and the days when counting money until my hands cramp are not far away.
"The risk is that even if the matter is done in a small way, you will still be targeted by others. Once you start making salt, you will come into the sight of others. The method of making salt is different from others, which will inevitably cause problems.
The jealousy of others.”
"If my understanding is correct, the imperial court does not want to be an enemy of the world's salt merchants, so it wants to find a third party to do this. If the third party succeeds, the imperial court is happy to see it. If the third party fails, the imperial court will
Stay out of it.”
"As for providing the method of making salt, Min County, which is the Viscount and has its own fiefdom, is the most suitable third party."
"I can only say that the imperial court is very calculating and very bold."
"In a place like Min County, as the fiefdom of Lord Viscount, it is difficult for others to interfere. Likewise, the court cannot control it."
"The decision to grant privileges to a place that is not subject to jurisdiction really surprises me. I wonder if you can always explain it to me."
Pei Yun's true thoughts were not revealed.
In Pei Yun's eyes, Min County is now like a tiger with its own territory.
If outsiders dare to reach out to Min County, they will be killed by a tiger.
But the tiger breeders are arming the tigers little by little and are not afraid of the dangers caused by raising tigers.
Simply put.
The calculation is that others can't do anything to Min County.
The bold thing is that he is not afraid of Min Xian hurting himself.