Volume C Section 141 Conflict of Interests
After saying goodbye from the Qi Mansion, Feng Ziying's heart was also stable.
Since Master Qi has also accepted his position as a cultivator from the sixth grade, he naturally has to make some arrangements, and all kinds of open guns and hidden arrows will not completely disappear just because he went to Jiangnan, which requires Master Qi and Master Qiao to cover one or two for themselves.
People like Ye Xianggao, Zheng Jizhi, Zhang Jingqiu, Li Sancai and Li Tingji agree on the surface, not necessarily with good intentions, on the one hand, the emperor is not good at disobedience, on the other hand, they do not have the intention of pumping themselves up as a target, if they can't stabilize themselves, something goes wrong and someone takes the handle, or they are attacked and can't get off the stage, maybe that's what they are happy to see.
Feng Ziying has never been afraid to speculate on others with malice, since you have embarked on the path of this imperial court, don't expect everyone to be kind to you, there are so many positions, you occupy one, maybe someone else will have one less chance, it's that simple.
The condensation of interests is always better than the so-called friendship of classmates in the same year, unless there is a greater point of interest.
And if you want to overpower the combination of interests, there is only the statement of like-mindedness, but this level is not within the reach of ordinary officials, in Feng Ziying's view, this is almost a combination of interests and ideals, at least Feng Ziying sees it this way.
Just like now following Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia, it should be said that at first he and these two did not have too much intertwining, it was purely a kind of fate, but later he recognized some of the concepts of Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia, coupled with the friendship of the same Beidi scholars, and slowly formed a specific relationship that mixed ideas and concepts and the emotions of teachers and students.
It can be said that this relationship is quite solid, unless there are major differences and divergences between the two sides on many points of view, which may lead to the breakdown of the relationship between the two sides.
Feng Ziying also tried to avoid this situation, so she was constantly using various opportunities to lobby, persuade and influence Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia, and at the same time accept some of their views and styles, so that they influenced and infiltrated each other, forming an extremely close relationship at present.
Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia certainly have some of their political ideas, but their ideas are similar to the ideas of most scholars and scholars in this era, first of all, to safeguard the interests of the imperial court and scholars, which is not wrong, including Feng Ziying herself is now one of them, and then it is under this premise that the interests of the gentry in the north should be safeguarded as much as possible, and the interests of the entire court and the people should be balanced.
This kind of relatively simple relationship will show different attitudes on many specific issues, so it also needs to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis.
Just like the opening of the sea, if most of the money obtained from this part of the debt is not used for the defense of the Nine Frontiers, but is used to strengthen coastal defense, crack down on the Japanese or improve the financial situation and build water conservancy roads, then it will be difficult to win the approval of Qi Yongtai, Qiao Yingjia and others in any case, because they need to speak for the gentry and common people in the north that they represent.
Feng Ziying broke the rules and was dismissed from the Hanlin Academy on the second day of the revision, which was the second Jinshi to be awarded the revision of the Hanlin Academy in the spring of the fifth year of Yonglong, and the first was the champion to practice state affairs.
Although the cabinet bosses and the six scholars had known about this situation for a long time, it still caused a lot of shock inside and outside the court.
After all, this is the first case in which the Great Zhou Dynasty directly granted Jinshi to revise in addition to the champion of each subject, which can be described as groundbreaking.
Many people are just watching the excitement, but those who are interested have been aware of Feng Ziying's origin, place of origin, teacher, age and his reading and scientific research resume, this series of elements combined, let people see that this sixteen-year-old Hanlin Academy will be a rising star in the political arena of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the future.
According to the usual practice, the main responsibility of the Hanlin Academy is to revise historical records and make edicts, and there is also a duty to prepare consultants, but those who know Feng Ziying know that Feng Ziying is a short board in poetry and songs, and the level of scripture and righteousness is also average, but what she is really good at is the theory of current policy, so the first few of their own work is not Feng Ziying's strength, and the preparation of consultants is completely dependent on the emperor's intentions.
If he values it, then you can become a celebrity and think tank around the emperor, if you are not valued, then it is normal not to be summoned once in three and five years.
Of course, it is normal for the Hanlin Academy to revise without being summoned, because everyone has their own work, such as revising historical records and making edicts, preparing for court ceremonies, and having things to do, but Feng Ziying is not good at these things, so he really becomes an idler.
"I'd love to be an idler." Feng Ziying has no interest in this kind of work such as revising history and making edicts, in his opinion, it is purely a waste of time, but this is precisely the most respected and valued job by the scholars and literati in this era.
Lian Guoshi shook his head with a smile: "Ziying, you, you, you are really different, I have been working here with Wen Qiao and Zhenchang for more than a year, and I think it is quite fulfilling, how can you say this, you feel that this work is meaningless?" Why don't we go and reflect to Lord Huang? ”
"Don't, Brother Jun Yu, then Lord Huang still can't scold me to the blood? You all know that my scripture and poetry skills are like that, and I never even dare to participate in your various poetry and literary meetings. Idlers are idlers, and the younger brother also admits it, but Yu Lu can be nothing. ”
Feng Ziying hurriedly begged for mercy, and Yang Sichang and Huang Zunsu both laughed.
Of course, Lian Guoshi and Feng Ziying are quite familiar, that is, Yang Sichang and Feng Ziying also have a lot of dealings, but Huang Zunsu is from the south of the Yangtze River, and he has never been to the Northland before.
And the Ningxia rebellion, was specially named by the right attendant of the Ministry of War Lang Chai Ke to follow the army to the west, and became famous in one fell swoop, this is all right, Huang Zunsu also feels that since this son is born in a martial arts family, it is normal to be familiar with military affairs, and he has caught up with a good opportunity and made great contributions, which is also envied by others and cannot be envied.
However, the strategy of opening the sea to borrow is different, which is the real way to help the country.
The Great Zhou Dynasty is not as good as the former Ming Dynasty, and it attaches great importance to the way of the world, especially because Jiangnan has borne the vast majority of the financial sources of the entire imperial court, most of the gentry attach great importance to the livelihood of the industry, and most of the Shilin officials are very respectful of the way of economy, so there are all kinds of merchant gangs and guilds emerging in endlessly, and they are also lined up in the capital city.
Huang Zunsu was born in the Yuyao gentry family of Liangzhejiang, Zhejiang Province, and the local area belongs to the Ningshao Plain, with a rich economy, although the Huang family's own industry is not too big, but it has always had a close relationship with the local gentry, so Huang Zunsu has always been very consistent with the way of helping the country.
In his view, the ability of local officials to govern also depends to a large extent on their ability to help the country, and whether they can educate one side is whether they can let the local people live and work in peace and contentment, without worrying about food and clothing, and of course this is an ideal realm.
Feng Ziying's strategy of opening the sea to borrow money is undoubtedly a huge boost to the sea trade in Jiangnan, which has been suppressed because of the sea ban policy, if it can really follow the proposed policy of opening the sea, then it will be a great benefit to the gentry and merchants in Nanzhili, Liangzhejiang and many places in Fujian.
"Ziying, I'm afraid you won't be idle, right? The opening of the sea involves the establishment of several local cities and the construction of shipbuilding and docks, and the imperial court is still arguing about which one to pilot first? Huang Zunsu also had his sources, looked at Feng Ziying and said, "Do you have to conduct an investigation of several places to get results?" ”
Huang Zunsu's words made Lian Guoshi and Yang Sichang both look at Feng Ziying curiously, now they are colleagues of the Hanlin Academy, and they can naturally hear that there are other meanings hidden in Huang Zunsu's words.
"The real eldest brother seems to be a caring person." Feng Ziying smiled, the first assistant and the second assistant of the cabinet, one is from Fujian, the other is from Zhejiang, Huang Zunsu is also from Zhejiang, it is normal to be well-informed, and it is naturally normal to care so much about this matter.
Huang Zunsu also understood that Feng Ziying saw through herself, and she didn't care, "Don't hide Ziying, the foolish brother is a native of Yuyao, Shaoxing, Ningshao is one, and the contacts are close, the situation in Ningbo is clear to our Shaoxing Mansion, in the opinion of the foolish brother, Ningbo opened the port to set up a city and a city division is a pre-Ming Dynasty, and Ningbo's developed commerce and trade is also famous throughout the country. ”
When Lian Guoshi and Yang Sichang heard Huang Zunsu say this, they immediately understood, "Ziying, but you have to go out on business?" Is it to set up a site for the city to open the sea? ”
Feng Ziying didn't plan to hide anything in front of a few people, and smiled, "It's just that the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry have this intention, and they have to wait for the cabinet and the emperor to decide, but the dispute between Ningbo and Zhangzhou and Quanzhou is indeed very fierce, and the court is a little undecided, really eldest brother, it seems that Brother Xun said this in front of me as it was, but he only said that it was Fujian, and he didn't mention Zhangzhou or Quanzhou,......"
"Then there has to be a result, right? How to compare and measure who should take the first step in the pilot, is it according to the "Internal Reference"? Yang Sichang keenly captured some.
"Maybe you have to make a comprehensive assessment, hehe, I'm afraid Lord Ye and Lord Fang will also have different views on this issue." Feng Ziying laughed, and smiled weirdly.
On this issue, I am afraid that Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe will not dare to give in easily, and the other two cabinet elders, Qi Yongtai is from Beizhi, and Li Tingji is from Fuzhou, but Fuzhou is not included in the first batch of alternative points, which makes Li Tingji very disappointed, and naturally supports the selection of Quanzhou or Zhangzhou as the first batch of pilots.
Although it seems that the Fujian Party is more powerful in the cabinet, the officials of the two Zhejiang provinces are obviously stronger in the six departments of the imperial court and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and when facing the Beidi scholars, Fujian and Zhejiang and Nanzhijiang and Jiangxi scholars will join forces, but when it comes to their specific interests, no one from the Fujian Party and the Zhejiang Party will give in.