Chapter 316 Go to his mother's superiors and inferiors!
Chapter 316: Damn your superiority and inferiority!
Mr. Li used the stick of county examination in one hand and the stick of county school in the other. He swung the two sticks fiercely and stunned the salt merchants in the city. What will happen in the end, Li You has not yet made a final decision. It depends on the salt merchants.
Response and sincerity make the decision.
Taking advantage of this time, he hid in the county government office and studied the government office again. However, from his true heart, he really did not want to do anything against the government office, but the prefect Luo was too hateful. Should he still endure it?
To climb up in order to break the shackles of family background, you will inevitably pay a lot of price. Along the way, Mr. Li's dark history in some aspects is enough to make people look at him, from Mao Zhifu who moved his head to Shi Shenzheng who resigned sadly, and then gritted his teeth.
Cabinet Grand Master…
It's best not to add new people to this blacklist of former bosses. It's always like this. The image is very bad, and all the dignity and integrity that an official should have are gone.
Besides, there are many benefits to beating salt merchants with a stick, but Mr. Li doesn't see what benefits he can gain from fighting with the prefect. Even if he achieves his greatest achievement and defeats the prefect, he will not be able to take over.
After two years of hard work in the officialdom, Mr. Li may have made many mistakes in small matters, but in the general direction, he always acted after careful consideration and decision-making. The sale of salt merchants and Renfu Yamen was the result of thinking. Unless Magistrate Luo made a face-to-face meeting
Insulted, he had to fight back for the sake of his reputation, but it was limited to the matter itself, and he did not pursue it.
It is said that since he took up his new post in Yangzhou City, Mr. Li has always had troubles with salt merchants, which may be very confusing. But he also has his own considerations. Others who are not the general magistrate of Yangzhou Prefecture and in charge of Jiangdu County affairs naturally cannot understand his thoughts.
At the beginning, he sacrificed his life to fight with the bachelor, which caused a lot of confusion in the cabinet. Most people in the court concluded that he would be finished quickly. However, the outcome surprised most people, and he took the opportunity to gain momentum. Because he was keen in advance.
Realizing that suppressing the powerful cabinet is the common will of the Queen Mother, the foreign court, and the eldest princess (the emperor), this is the general trend.
When I arrived in Jiangdu County this time, although the salt merchants had political power, there was still a big gap compared to his background of having two ministers as assistants and secretly having the eldest princess. Relying on these to fight against the salt merchants, in addition to protecting their own problems
Apart from that, there are three major benefits: establishing a reputation, building momentum, and political achievements.
The so-called reputation is to establish a reputation. However, this is different from the type of reputation that is given by the imperial staff in the temple. One is the uprightness of speaking out for justice, and the other is the integrity of the official. Naturally, the more the merrier.
Reputation is important, and it can be a huge help to you at critical times; it is not important, and sometimes fame is of no use. But for Mr. Li, who has no background, it is indispensable.
, this is almost his only basis for advancement.
For example, the former Su Songdao participated in politics and the current Master Jiu Shi of the Imperial Academy did not have a strong background in the court. He had been serving as a local official and was not promoted. However, he was a prefect of Liangfeng and had the best prefect reputation in the world among famous ministers. Even if he participated in politics, he would lose his official position.
If you abandon your post, you can still be called back by the court to serve as a clean official in the Imperial College. The court also needs to decorate its facade.
Mr. Li is now considered a famous figure, but what kind of reputation did he have in the minds of people at that time? It can be said that there are a thousand kinds of Li You in the eyes of a thousand people.
In the eyes of his colleagues, Master Li is a unique attacker with amazing combat power; in the eyes of his enemies, Master Li is a vicious, cunning, shameless and difficult thorn in the flesh.
In the eyes of the sober people, Mr. Li is a cunning, cunning, lucky villain; in the eyes of the honest people, Mr. Li is an official who speaks uprightly and dares to act;
In the eyes of the junior officials, Mr. Li is a suspicious boss who is difficult to fool; in the eyes of the big boss, Mr. Li is a subordinate who is capable but never restless.
In the eyes of literati, Mr. Li is a winner in life who indulges in flowers and gets drunk, and his poems are passed down from north to south; in the eyes of prostitutes, Mr. Li is a hateful man who has all the intentions of falling flowers, and a ruthless and ruthless husband...
Would you believe it if the Jiangdu County gentry and common people's initial impression of the new county magistrate was that he was upright, upright, and full of integrity?
Speaking of Li You's current appointment, everyone in the officialdom knows that going to Yangzhou City to be an official is like a mouse falling into a rice vat. If you get close to the salt merchants, you will be full of fat. This is a unanimous consensus.
Most people also choose to do this.
In such an atmosphere of public opinion, Li Xianzun was not confused by the colorful world when he entered Yangzhou City. He did not show favor to the salt merchants like others. Instead, he wanted to rectify the salt merchants everywhere, escalating his actions step by step, and even flagrantly waved the ban.
No one is surprised by the contrast between the big stick of the imperial examination.
This showed a new atmosphere, and the reputation of purity gradually spread.
However, I would like to interrupt and explain that the standard of "Qing" in these days is not like that of Hai Rui. If I need to give a template as an example, it is Chen Xundao who gave Li You the title. As long as a local official does not have the regular money that has gradually become a custom,
You can be called "Qing" if you don't have any extra demands on the people. If you are too frugal, it will be regarded as a show to gain fame and reputation.
If in the 21st century, it was assumed that a local official would fix up the rich first after taking office, what would the people think? They would probably think that this official looks good, at least he would not deliberately favor the rich, like a good official who makes decisions for the people...
In the eyes of the people of Jiangdu County, this is probably what Li County Zun looks like.
The premise is not to go deep into Mr. Li's inner world to feel his truest thoughts. In fact, if you can go deep into the hearts of most people, I'm afraid they will feel a little awkward, not just Li You.
I went too far, but said that the second benefit of Mr. Li's attack on the salt merchants was to build power. Naturally, the power he gained was the power of the eldest princess, that is, the power of the emperor behind the eldest princess. He consciously regarded himself as a member of the royal family.
In the long run, Chitose Guitoku will make a great contribution when he consolidates the northern salt industry and sends his troops south.
The third benefit is to gain political achievements. As a local official, the basic skill is to make money and food. The other political achievements are nothing more than criminal punishment and construction. By the way, there are also people who rely on natural disasters to gain political achievements, but it depends on whether God will give him the face or not.
People can grasp it.
To achieve political achievements, you need to spend money, whether it is building bridges, paving roads, digging rivers, building embankments, or building cities. If you don't have money, you can do any political achievement projects. Of course, it is human nature to lose a little when you are doing political achievements.
Where did the money come from? The common method used by Yangzhou local officials in the past dynasties was to rely on voluntary donations from salt merchants. But Mr. Li thought with a villain's heart that extortion would definitely bring more money than persuading donations...
Rather than building relationships with salt merchants, it would be simpler and more efficient to directly exploit the sore feet and extort them, and the expected profits would be higher. Anyway, he doesn't plan to work in Yangzhou for the rest of his life. If he catches all the fish, he will let future generations worry!
No matter what method is used, it can increase the government's fiscal revenue without imposing excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes on the common people, which is a solid political achievement. If you cooperate with the eldest princess to play big, you can get hundreds of thousands more or more from the salt merchants' pockets every year.
For a million salt tax, he, Li You, could get an inscription from the Ministry of Household Affairs inscribed by Yan Shangshu himself: "Worry about the country's needs and think about what the country wants."
With these three great advantages and a strong enough backing, if Mr. Li doesn't use the salt merchants to organize his affairs, he will be sorry for his official status.
Again, others are not from the local to the center, and from the central to the local. The experienced Yangzhou Prefecture general magistrate, acting in Jiangdu County, naturally cannot understand Li You's realm. Even if his subordinates blindly believe in him, they cannot understand him.
intention of.
There is a gorgeous chess game, but there is only one player. From this point of view, Li Biejia, Li County Zun, and Li Zhenfu are lonely masters in Jiangdu County, as lonely as autumn rain.
Sometimes, he couldn't help but miss the excitement of meeting opponents in the court.
"People are not old, so why do they like to reminisce..." Li You muttered, opened the latest Di newspaper and quickly browsed the news.
However, a piece of news on the third page shocked him. His old superior, the prefect of Suzhou Prefecture, was jumped two steps by the imperial court. Dr. Zhongshun directly passed Dr. Zhongxian and was awarded the title of Dr. Zhongyi, and was credited with merit.
What does this mean? This is the legendary "fill when there is a vacancy", which means that Wang Zhifu has entered the promotion sequence. As long as there is a suitable vacancy from the third rank, he can fill it first. If he is lucky, he may be promoted to the third rank.
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Li You knew very well the background of the Wang Prefect. He was a lucky old tribute supervisor with no background at all. Even the prefect relied on his help to pull strings.
This old man is already sixty years old. He has only been a prefect for a year. He is old and has mediocre abilities. He is still just a supervisor. Why can he get such an unusual promotion?
Going from the fourth rank to the third rank may seem ordinary, but it is a node in the officialdom of the country. It is a big step forward in the rank, and you can barely be called a senior official. It is also easy to be transferred to the capital. How many prefects have endured this?
You can't take this step until you become an official. However, Fengxianguan has its own system and does not apply this term.
Li You is very confident that he will be promoted to the fourth level in the future, but he is not sure at all whether he can break the ceiling from the fourth to the third level.
As a young man, Mr. Li, who had always been envied by others, rarely felt envious and jealous of someone else's promotion, so he quickly opened his eyes and read the text carefully.
After reading it, Li You threw down the newspaper and sighed: "It's God's will!"
It turned out that last month, the Jiangnan area suddenly experienced a heavy rainstorm that had not happened in 67 years. In this natural disaster that worried the court, Suzhou Prefecture, which accounted for one-tenth of the world's money, food and taxes, did not suffer heavy losses.
Within a few days, the normal transportation of grain, tax and silver was restored, ensuring the supply to the capital.
Li You was speechless for the reason. Last year, under his instigation, the prefect Wang launched a huge water conservancy plan with the whole government in order to grudge Shi Shen at the time. Unfortunately, there was a severe shortage of funds, so no dams and gates were built.
It only provides free civilian services for digging ditches and dredging rivers.
Unexpectedly, I made a mistake and there were heavy rains this year... This river was just dredged during the winter leisure time. The floodwaters were quickly discharged into the sea and did not flood the prefecture. The neighboring prefectures were all miserable. In comparison,
Going to Suzhou is especially valuable.
Ever since, Old Man Wang achieved great success by accidently hitting him with natural disasters. What is this if not God's will?
Li You couldn't laugh or cry about this. Just now, he thought that relying on natural disasters to gain political achievements depends on whether God will give him face. In the blink of an eye, Old Man Wang found such a good thing. If he was still in Suzhou, he could also take a ride and upgrade.
That’s it…
When Lord Li was recalling the years of fighting side by side with Old Man Wang, Master Cui walked into the hall angrily and reported: "I got the news from the government office. Today, the six salt merchants were all found not guilty by the prefect.
Our county government officials dare to sentence the criminals like this without even bringing them to trial. It is against the procedures. Besides, there is a notice from the proprietor! This is a humiliation!"
Li You clenched his fists, then loosened his fists, and said calmly: "I have long expected that such a sentence would be pronounced, so there is nothing worth making a fuss about."
Cui Zhenfei said angrily: "Proprietor, this..."
"Don't be hasty, be patient!" Li You said with a raised voice. The main direction of attack now is the salt merchants, and the government office should just be patient for now. Besides, he just decided to be an official with the integrity of superiors and inferiors, so he should not be casual with others.
If the boss starts a war, give Magistrate Luo another chance.
Just when Cui Zhenfei was about to show his loyalty for humiliating his minister to death, Master Hu also came in and reported: "Yesterday, at the gathering of the big salt merchants, no outsiders could enter except for a monk. It is impossible to know how the discussion was carried out."
Mr. Li thought for a while and asked, "Will this generation have a party today?"
"Never."
"That means they already have countermeasures, and we will see them soon!" Li You quickly made a judgment.
Master Hu handed Li You an official document and said: "What the proprietor said is absolutely true. This has just been sent by the government office. I think this is the salt merchant's countermeasure."
Li You suspiciously opened the document and read it. The content was very simple, which was to inform the county government that under the order of the prefect, the government school would transfer forty-six students to the county school and ask the county school to make arrangements.
Although there is not a single word about the words salt merchant, Huizhou, and register, Li You knew clearly after reading it that this was definitely directed at him banning Huizhou students from entering the county.
The number of boarding students he removed from the county school was forty-six, and the number that the government planned to transfer was also forty-six. This shows that the government will soon have forty-six student places available.
To whom? It goes without saying.
Li You asked in a deep voice: "Aren't there any dissatisfied students who were transferred from the government school?"
Mr. Hu continued to report: "No matter whether it is a prefectural school or a county school, all students are admitted. They just change their places to study. Besides, they are still in Yangzhou city. So the difference is not very big. It's just that the prefecture school sounds better. Moreover, I heard that
The salt merchant gave each transferred prefecture student fifty taels of silver as a resettlement fee, and even the dissatisfaction was subsided."
This is simply a deliberate tit-for-tat confrontation with him, and another blatant slap in the face! He has just fired forty-six boarders, and the government office is using this method to demonstrate to him after receiving benefits from the salt merchants! There is no intention of Prefect Luo
, who dares to arrange this?
Li You clenched his fist again, and it took a long time to loosen it. It would be better to give Magistrate Luo another chance. He gritted his teeth and said: "Cease to rush and use patience."
He calmed down, thought of something again, and began to ponder. If the salt merchant had already made a plan, then using the transfer quota from the government school would be a way to deal with his ban on enrolling in the county school. Then for another more serious matter
What methods will be used to deal with the ban?
At this time, Chao Lin, the clerk of the office, hurriedly entered the hall. He had recently flattered Li You and was very diligent, so he also gained the permission to enter the back hall without notification. "The elder is in trouble. I have a friend in the house."
He was in charge of the government office. He urgently sent word that the office of the government office had prepared a draft, but it said that you have no family background and want to deprive you of the right to take charge of the county examination."
Mr. Li Xianzun, who had been sitting firmly on Diaoyutai, immediately became furious. He couldn't do more than three things. Damn your superiors and inferiors!