Chapter Three Hundred and Nineteen: Old Officer Youzi
Chapter 319: The old official
The Ministry of Works is not far from Dong'anmen Square, and is close to the Ministry of War. It is an inconspicuous building complex.
Since Emperor Hongzhi ascended the throne, the door of the Ministry of Works has been deserted, and there is no longer the bustle of the past. The Ministry of Works, as the name suggests, is a contractor, but the important customers are not others, but in the palace.
In previous years, the emperors built palaces and tombs, which was very lively. The Ministry of Works was like a top around the palace, and eunuchs even came in and out every day. But now, Emperor Hongzhi is about building palaces.
He Mausoleum didn't seem to be too concerned, and the functions of the Ministry of Works gradually decreased a lot.
In addition, the Ministry of Works is in charge of the Impact, but the years have been peaceful and there are no major wars. The military preparations are slack, and the cabinet is unwilling to be in a state of military service. Naturally, the Impact is a bit idle, just last year,
The Faculty Bureau also resigned a group of craftsmen.
But now it is different. The court wants to build roads. The project is really large. It is a journey from Nantongzhou to Lianzhou. It is a thousand miles away. You have to split mountains and build bridges along the way. The money spent is equivalent to the annual income of the imperial court in previous years.
, the labor force was launched in hundreds of thousands.
The Ministry of Works began to be busy. In order to pave this road, the bluestone slabs needed were enough to rebuild a Beijing city. In addition, a large amount of clay and lime required a lot of investment. The Ministry of Works also needed
Send officials to take people to survey the route and come up with many planned regulations.
Logically speaking, the Ministry of Works should be satisfied now. After all, after being idle for so long, I finally have some things to do, and more or less, I can make some money. It’s a pity that these are all dreams.
The imperial envoys who built the road were Shouning Hou and Jianchang Bo. These two people were stupid, but they were particularly concerned about building roads. The Zhang family also invested a share of the money for building roads. How could they let the Ministry of Works?
People make money? So, Hou Shouning and Jianchang Bo can be said to be a big deal and interfere in everything. If both of them don’t have enough hands, they will directly draw personnel from Jubao Trading Company. Jubao Trading Company is naturally willing to take care of it, after all, it is important to do so.
If the traffic on the landing road is not well repaired, it will be a huge loss for Jubao Trading Company. Many major shareholders jumped out one by one and began to point fingers. If they want to fool ordinary people, the Ministry of Works will naturally be able to do it.
It is difficult to fool these calculating merchants on this huge project. No matter how you report the accounts, they can see the little Jiujiu in the account book. Hou Shouning and Jianchang Bo came forward to intimidate him.
The only remaining greed was immediately put away.
Therefore, building a road is really a thankless thing for the Ministry of Works. If the road is not repaired, they can't afford to take care of it, but the oil and water cannot enter their pockets at all. The side of Hou Shouning and Jianchang Bo, the side of Hou of Shouning and Boss Jianchang.
They are all whining people. If you neglect a little, everyone in the capital will know that they can yell.
Xu Guan, the Minister of Works, was so angry that he simply left the road construction matter to the ministers who were in charge of the officials. In fact, this Lord Xu Guanxu was not a slutty official, and he was also a capable minister in the Hongzhi Dynasty.
, I have presided over the construction of Susong River embankment several times, and I have done my best and achieved great results.
However, Lord Xu is concerned about the river embankment because the floods in Su and Song areas are severely affected by the people along the way. Lord Xu is a capable minister, so of course he must carefully manage the floods. But for him, the construction of the road is for
It is the merchants who serve, huh, why are scholars, farmers, industry and commerce the most cheap? Because these people are all opportunists and verbalists, Lord Xu looks down on them. In addition, the fingers of Hou Shouning and Jianchang Bo,
Xu Guan was furious and simply lost sight of him.
The left assistant minister Xi Min was responsible for building the road. Mr. Xi has always had a long face these days, but when Shouning Hou came to negotiate, he did not dare to neglect it, so he could only endure it.
It’s just that he is just a minister, not a minister. The minister can be a manager, but his minister is not.
Seeing that the weather was getting cooler, early in the morning, Xi Min went to the court to take up duty and sat on the chair. She didn't rush to read the official documents, but picked up the school and newspaper to take a look. It was strange that this Jubaolou and
Xueershui is the industry of Liu Chengfeng, but Jubaolou and merchants are in a group, but Xueershui stands on the side of scholars with a clear position. Even several times, they criticized some merchants for cheating and cheating.
Although his behavior was not painful or itchy, it made this Lord Xi feel comfortable.
Some people even doubt whether Liu Chengfeng was crazy about gaining and losing his heart. While working hard to serve merchants, he also opened newspapers to criticize merchants. In fact, those who truly understand Liu Chengfeng know that everything this guy did was for
If you think about the interests according to this idea, you will know who this guy is. The main audience of Xueershui is scholars. Of course, you have to speak from the side of scholars. Otherwise, if this newspaper is printed, who will be given to?
The audience of Jubaolou is merchants, so he naturally has to solve the problems of merchants. Otherwise, he will gather any treasures and even copper coins cannot be gathered. Liu Qianhu has no position, but only interests. What he has always stood is silver.
This side.
After reading the newspaper, Xi Min drank a cup of tea, took a nap slowly, and then started working slowly. Now the Ministry of Works seems a little empty. Lord Shangshu has claimed sick leave, while the rest of the officials have released a large number of
He went to various prefectures and counties to take manpower to survey the terrain. Only Xi Min was left in the lobby of the Ministry of Works.
Xi Min is not concerned about building roads. Unless the Zhang brothers come to urge him to do what to do, he will do things slowly. If he doesn't urge him there, he will be a craftsman, and he will not be violent.
A posture of cooperation.
I read a few official documents without a single stroke. A worker came in quickly outside. Xi Min was already absent-minded, so when he heard the footsteps, his brows couldn't help but frown. Generally, the worker would not come in without authorization.
Unless someone visits or has important official documents, this is what he is unhappy with, most of the Zhang brothers are coming again.
"Sir..." The servant came in and saluted respectfully.
Xi Min suppressed the displeasure in her heart, raised her chin casually, glanced at the officer, and slowly said, "What's the matter?"
"Sir, someone is visiting outside."
It must be the Zhang brother again. When Xi Min thought of Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling, he dared to hate him. These two guys are just braised candy. No matter what face you give him or what hints you give him, they turned a blind eye and said
Sometimes Xi Min wanted to slap them twice in the face when they built roads.
"Who is it?"
"Sir, I said that he was a clerk in the Jinyiwei Qianhu Office of Jubao Trading Company, named Wang Tao."
"Is it him?"
Xi Min remembered that this official had been here several times, and they were all urging the Ministry of Works to supply armies to the student army as soon as possible. What kind of student army is really ridiculous. But the scholars asked them to be big-headed soldiers.
That's fine. Since they are under the name of Jubao Trading Company, then let Jubao Trading Company support it, but they have to ask the court for weapons. In theory, the student palace did issue an order to allow the court to supply weapons.
However, when Wang Sili came to ask for it, the Ministry of Works was not polite and told Wang Sili directly that this matter was not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Works. If you want it, go to the Ministry of War to ask for it. The Ministry of War is in charge of this matter.
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He sent Wang Sili away, but Wang Sili is here again now.
Xi Min felt even worse, and she calmly said to the officer: "Call in and speak."
He didn't say he wanted, which showed that he didn't have a good impression of Wang Sili.
After a while, Wang Tao, who was a little bit young and tender, walked in. He was a little tanned than before. Although his face was tender, his eyes showed a hint of sophistication. He followed Liu Chengfeng and passed by.
After so much hardship, he finally had the cleverness of an old official. After entering the lobby, he respectfully bowed to Xi Min.
Xi Min deliberately lowered her head to read the official documents on the desk, pretending not to see it, then said lightly: "What is the king... Is the official? Why are you here again? Didn't this official say it? You want it.
Ordnance, that is the affairs of the Ministry of War. The Ministry of Works only negotiates with the Ministry of War. The Ministry of War has issued a note. The Ministry of Works will send the required ordnances over to the Ministry of War and deal with you. Why is it coming again now?"
This method of playing football is a common method in the officialdom. Any official who is not selected through thousands of choices is the smartest person in the Ming Dynasty. After decades of his career in the officialdom, he can be said to be a human being.
, if you don't want to care about things, just kick them to others, anyway, there are some reasons.
Wang Tao said politely: "After hearing the adults, the student did go to the Ministry of War, but the Ministry of War said that the student army is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War and does not belong to the military horses of the court, so even if it is distributed, it does not have to pass.
The Ministry of War, just go directly to the Ministry of Works to deliver the goods.”
The Ministry of War was obviously not willing to negotiate with the student army, so he kicked the ball back.
Xi Min knew the thoughts of the officials of the Ministry of War, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart. These guys would make excuses. He did not look up, and continued to look at the official document with his eyes, and slowly said: "Oh? Is that true? But then again, the worker
The ministry directly handed over to you, but it doesn't make sense in theory. This is the rule of the court. If you do this, it will make me embarrassed."
Wang Tao said respectfully: "Sir, the soldiers urgently need military training. His Highness the Crown Prince and the Marquis of Lianzhou were also anxious at this time. No matter what, please be kind to you."
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The first chapter is delivered, and it is the end of the month. Other books are working hard, but the tiger's monthly ticket is half dead. It is tragic to see that the evening of life is out of control.