When meeting the prefect Zhu Zhiren, Feng Ziying also observed the other party carefully.

Saying that the other party is old and frail, and has low energy, Feng Ziying doesn't believe it at all.

Although this person is already fifty-eight, his face is fair and rich, and his eyes are extraordinarily energetic, although he has put on a sickly appearance, his speech is clear and orderly.

This person has been the prefect of Yongping Mansion for more than four years and almost five years, and if nothing else, he will either be appointed or transferred after more than a year.

Of course, it is not excluded that this person can also be promoted, this situation is not uncommon, and things that are not linked to my political performance have happened repeatedly in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it is difficult for you to use a unified and standardized standard to evaluate.

"Ziying, before you came, Dongxian, Zishu had already written to me, and even Brother Boxiao also wrote to me to praise Ziying's talent, I am also very happy in my heart, this situation in Yongping Mansion must have been heard of Ziying, not optimistic, this government has been an official here for almost five years, the people here are fierce, and there are many slippery people, and I am often dizzy and bedridden because of my health, so I have delayed the official affairs of this mansion,......"

The half-truth-and-half-false introduction also carried a little self-blame, of course Feng Ziying could only listen, and couldn't say more than half a sentence.

"......, Ziying is here, when you let it go, there are many officials in the house, Ziying also needs to be careful, and there are two people in the mansion who are sentenced and promoted, Ziying should work together,......"

After chattering for a long time, serving tea to the guests, Feng Ziying left.

The next step is to meet with your colleagues.

Tongju is the third person in the government, which is equivalent to being in charge of grain roads, water conservancy, rivers and other affairs, and is an important role second only to Tongzhi in the second official, and the responsible affairs are also relatively fixed, unlike the status of Tongzhi in each province and the fact that he is responsible for affairs needs to look at the attitude of the second division, but there are no two divisions in the northern direct subordinate prefectures, and it is more determined by the prefect.

The duties of the magistrate are clearer, that is, they are responsible for criminal affairs, but when it comes to litigation, the prefect needs to decide in person, and the specific investigation includes the Fuzhong Torture Room and the Prison Division, as well as the county torture room, so it is mainly to assist the prefect in reviewing all kinds of criminal and civil cases in preparation for the prefect's verdict.

In addition to the most important general judgment and promotion of officials, the next is the experience department, the Zhaomo office, the prison department, the Confucian official, the tax department, the miscellaneous bureau, the river park and the inspection department, all of them came to see each other in the mansion, Feng Ziying naturally had to speak one by one, which was also specially explained by Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia before coming.

After all, Feng Ziying is still the first time to go out as an official, and she is in the house all of a sudden, it can be said that she has to deal directly with the most basic officials, and you have excellent planning and far-reaching knowledge, but when you encounter the daily chores of the most basic level, it is completely different, and it is inevitable that people are sophisticated, and if you don't understand the importance of the officials and officials in such places, you will definitely have to suffer a lot in the future.

Feng Ziying naturally understands the truth, he was also a cadre from the township in his previous life, and he also knows the interests of the grassroots officials below, of course, the world is four hundred years back, and the situation of the Great Zhou Dynasty is definitely different from that time, but some basic essences have not changed much.

When Feng Ziying left the inner hall, Zhu Zhiren slowly picked up the teacup and took a sip, without raising his head, nor did he have the previous affinity and kindness, but a little more solemnity after quiet thinking.

"Zeren, how do you feel?" Putting down the teacup, Zhu Zhiren tilted his head slightly and returned to his usual state.

Regarding the change of Dong Weng, the middle-aged scribe who had moved from his back to the lower right of the opposite side was also groaning, as if he felt that this question was a little difficult to answer.

"What, it's hard to answer? Still don't think you can see through it? The corners of Zhu Zhiren's mouth were slightly raised, which was intriguing, "If he is really a simple character, can he break into such a big name as Xiao Feng Xiu, dare to break into the hinterland of the Tumut people single-handedly, dare to risk the disapproval of the world, oh, is it to brave the disapproval of the northern land and promote the plan of opening the sea?" ”

"Dong Weng also thinks he can't see through it?" The middle-aged scribe raised his eyebrows, "Seeing Dong Weng talking to this son, there is no multilingual language, pretending to listen, but in fact, he has already made up his mind in his heart, his eyes are calm, but there is no impatience between his eyebrows. ”

"Just a tenacious character can be worthy of praise like Dongxian and Zishu? Brother Bo Xiao praised in the letter, the strategy of opening the sea is not new, the key is how to balance, how to refine to the specific strategy, if the balance is not supported by Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia, and it is exactly in line with the emperor's intentions, catching up with the Ningxia rebellion, hum, no matter how good the wish is, it can only be shelved in the pile of old papers in Wenyuan Pavilion. ”

Zhu Zhiren sneered.

"According to Don Weng's opinion, this son is a waste of fame, and it is actually embarrassing and useful? ......" the middle-aged scribe was surprised.

"That's not it, although there is the promotion of Qiao Qi and others, and the emperor's hand-picking, but the specific strategy still has to admit this son's ability, the city is not new, and the sea tax is also the meaning it should be, but the setting of this concession and the annual auction is ingenious, this Dongfan reclamation is even more magical, it can perfectly combine salt affairs and reclamation, and the Longyou merchants plus Anfu merchants and Yangzhou salt merchants are all in one net, and they have to be served."

Zhu Zhiren couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "It is said that there are square people in the north, but I didn't expect that there would be a scholar who is so familiar with economic strategy but also knows how to be flexible, but it is really rare, no wonder Qi Yongtai Qiao Yingjia and they regarded it as an arch, and did not hesitate to suppress the voice of the northland scholar and sent him here to avoid the limelight." ”

"Dong Weng, is it just a shelter?" The middle-aged scholar smiled.

"Hehe, Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia are also very confident in them, Dongxian and Zishu also think that this son is extraordinary, but excellent political strategy does not necessarily reflect the ability to deal with the officials and gentry below, without ten or eight years of polishing below, who dares to say that he really understands the rules of our Da Zhou?"

Zhu Zhiren's somewhat damaging words made the middle-aged scholar frown a little, it was obvious that this Dong Weng might be optimistic about the future of this new Tongzhi, but he was not optimistic about the other party's tenure in Yongping Mansion.

"How much impact does the plan to open the sea have on our Yongping Mansion? It is indeed bold to dare to go into the grassland single-handedly, but what is the point of putting it here for us? Zhu Zhiren further said.

"Dong Weng, what you said is biased, Lord Tongzhi is the only son of the governor of Jiliao, our Yongping and Jizhen are full of contradictions, and there are constant discords, don't you also hope that someone can untie this knot?" The middle-aged scribe was a little surprised.

"If Feng Ziying doesn't even have this bit of use, how dare Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia put him in Yongping? Isn't it good to go to Ningbo or Baoding? Zhu Zhiren sneered.

"Huh? Do you mean to say that Lord Tongzhi could have gone to Ningbo Mansion? So why didn't he go? The middle-aged scribe was taken aback, this Ningbo Mansion is much stronger than Yongping Mansion in any aspect, and Ningbo wants to set up a city department, which is also where Feng Ziying's political achievements lie, and fools know to choose Ningbo Mansion.

"Hehe, Zeren, have you forgotten what this Xiao Feng Xiu is called?" Zhu Zhiren chuckled, "Leader of the young scholars in the Northland, even our Huguang talents Yang Wenqiao (Yang Sichang) and He Mengzhang (He Fengsheng) have to give him a few points, he was scolded so badly by the Northland scholars for the strategy of opening the sea, what are you doing in Ningbo?" Let Jiangnan sing praises for him? Then how will he gain a foothold in the north in the future, and how will he return to the DPRK in the future? I'm afraid that even Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia won't be able to protect him. If you go to Ningbo and don't do anything, then you will become unflattering, people hate dogs, and you won't become a tiger? Do you think Feng Ziying's temperament will tolerate this? ”

The middle-aged scholar suddenly realized, "So we are here to come to Yongping, and we are not willing to be lonely and do a great job, isn't this exactly what you mean?" ”

"I also hope that he will do a great job, but he has Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia behind him, and his father Feng Tang, it would be a pity not to use such resources, but I am also worried that he is too excited and rushed, and if he wants to hurry, he will not reach it, which will backfire." Zhu Zhiren's tone calmed down a bit, "And he has just arrived, Zeren, you also know the situation in our house and counties, intertwined, I have been here for five years, and I can barely stir up the water, he has only been here for a year and a half, how can I get started?" ”

"What do you mean...... the middle-aged scholar hesitated.

"Let's take a look first, it's a mule or a horse, you have to pull it out for a walk, this Xiao Feng Xiu's name is so big, I really don't want him to waste his fame, some surprises brought to me, I don't hesitate to support him, I can also fight for face in front of Qi Qiao and the two, Dong Xian and Zishu asked, I can also have an explanation, if it is a silver-like pewter spear head, then he wants to harm one side, then it is up to him to go, anyway, he has Qi Qiao and the two to endorse him, it's a big deal to change places."

Zhu Zhiren's calm tone still didn't quite believe it in the ears of the middle-aged scholar.

He knows that he has endured it for so long, and he is afraid that he will not only die in the position of the prefect of Yongping Mansion, but he will say that he is waiting for Zhishi, but if he really wants to be Zhishi, why should he maintain such close contact with Guan Yingzhen, Chai Ke and Zheng Jizhi, how can they attach so much importance to the attitude of Guan Yingzhen, Chai Ke and others?

Besides, he is also from a poor family, and now he has a wife and six concubines, and the two concubines only gave birth to two young sons two years ago and last year, and the eldest daughter only got married, and the eldest son and the second son can't study, and he is still counting on Enyin, how can he be willing to do this?

Look at what you say to yourself today, which one looks like you want to be a leader? It's nothing more than pinning hopes, but also a little worried that the expectations are too high and the disappointment will be greater, and he still says such things in front of himself that he doesn't even believe in.