In fact, the contractor still lacks experience, that is, he lacks the understanding of the political struggle experience of the Celestial Empire for thousands of years, he thinks that he does not need to go to the imperial capital to participate in these, and grasp the power of major external projects.

In his opinion, how low the input-output ratio is to work hard to fight a war or spend brain cells to level the natives in the imperial capital, he has little ambition, and the chair of a senior member in one aspect can be satisfied.

But what he didn't expect was that being in a high position must be coveted all the time, which is the inevitability of necessity.

A lion will have another lion who wants to take the throne, always keeping an eye on the movement, hoping to find an opportunity to replace it, while the little rabbit next to it, the elk, will always pay attention to the lion's movements, for fear of being eaten by the lion.

The foreman thinks that he is out to mix his life and qualifications, but for other ordinary bureaucrats and gentry, he is a huge lion, and he is naturally stared at infinitely, although he has always been hiding in the board room of the construction site, enjoying the good time of early spring, but he is also stared at all times.

There is an internal political game that China has been playing for thousands of years, and he does not know it, which is the so-called Jingguan politics.

The reason is very simple, the Celestial Empire has never been a representative of a dictatorship, and it has always done a good job of decentralization, and has never concentrated all the power in the hands of the nobles at the time of the founding of the country, which is basically the decadent appearance of the Wei and Jin Shi clans, so the selection of top talents from all over the country and the enrichment of the state apparatus have many considerations, such as the catfish effect, forcing the nobles in the imperial capital to work hard, and indeed in the people, there are some strong talents who defy the sky, this kind of people don't need it, what are you waiting for.

As a result, these people who were originally local or ordinary civilians, or talented people, have entered Beijing one after another, and have also entered such a huge whirlpool, in which the birth of such a deformed and terrible monster as the "Imperial Capital Office", and often once a person is admitted to the "central level" civil servant, or transferred to the central government of the imperial capital, even if he is a very small official, it is also recorded in the roster of parents and officials in his hometown. When I go home during the Chinese New Year leave, I don't have any time to visit relatives and friends, and I spend it at a banquet of local officials.

For these people, it's a win-win.

For those Beijing officials who are not too big, they can take it cheaply, respect and pursue it, and confide in some secrets that are not classified at will, which can not only make good friends, but also have the opportunity to release in the future, and naturally the help of these local powerful factions is indispensable, and the price is almost none, no one can say, if you become a Beijing official, you will not gather with your parents and fellow villagers, and directly say that you are relatives, who can say anything?

And for the local big and small cows, ghosts, snakes and gods, this is different, to put it bigger, this is the posture of "there are people above us", there are no big policy adjustments, and it will not be too late, such as when the Xiong'an New Area is built, if you know in advance, run over and buy a hundred houses......

This kind of "win-win" situation, the only one who is crying may be ordinary people, of course, this has nothing to do with our article, although Huo Manchu is still very ignorant at this time, he put on this "military uniform", and in the future, he will be a soldier and eat food, but how can he talk and laugh with the county master at once, a little fluttering, a little panic, naturally in the bottom of his heart.

This kind of scene, in history, has been reproduced countless times, nothing more than a little bit of erosion of people's hearts, however, in this plane, but different, between eating and drinking, the subordinates in the house, originally from the tenant family, after being dedicated to the county officials as domestic servants, can evade the national tax servants, hurriedly ran in, regardless of the old man is eating and drinking, shouted: "Master, someone outside has come in." ”

"Who is it, didn't you see that I was eating, what does that mean?"

"It's me, excuse me."

The foreman frowned, he originally thought that he would see a scene similar to the torture of the legendary Geyue Mountain, and he also brewed the lines, Brother Manho, brother is here to save you, but now it is like this, such a happy look, as soon as he entered the door, he looked at Huo Manho, after confirming that he was fine, he sighed and said: "Manho, seeing that you put your daughter-in-law in a hurry, you went to my place overnight for help, I thought there was something, it turned out to be ......"

When Huo Manchu heard this, he was also a little anxious, and quickly kowtowed and said, "...... The subordinates are tired of the elders, and they can't compensate you. ”

The foreman seemed to be a little impatient and shook his hand, let Huo Man hoard it, and then looked at the county official with a puzzled face, and said, "What's the matter with you." ”

Of course he has seen the county officials of Jinghai County, and now there are not only county orders, but also county lieutenants, it can be said that the heads of the three sets of teams are there, but he also knows more or less that these officials of the old system are sooner or later the meat on the board, and naturally they are too lazy to take care of it, for him, lay a solid foundation, establish a reliable infrastructure team, and in the future enterprise, as well as various reforms, he can naturally make a lot of money, this is his business, in the old time and space, he looked at the greed of those families who had been operating for generations, When you arrive in a new time and space, you can naturally learn from it, and that's how you can play.

Therefore, although the magistrates of Jinghai County, including other prefectures and counties, some began to want to fish for oil and water, and some came to curry favor, but they were all directly beaten back by him, even if they were often invited to the county seat, but the county seat in this era was basically not advanced at all, at least it was not attractive to him, so he was naturally too lazy to go.

This is the first time that I have met with this county magistrate between banquets.

The county order was a little stunned, but in the end it was also officialdom for many years, although it was the lowest level of officialdom, but for the intertwined imperial capital, after all, he was an official in Tianjin, in this era, theoretically Tianjin and the emperor both grew up under the cordial management of the governor of Beizhili, so I also know more details.

What kind of republican system is being implemented in this new imperial court now, there is no emperor for the time being, of course, there is no emperor without an emperor, and people are more concerned about what should they do on the back?

Many details tell these Ming natives that although the new ruler has a mysterious origin, he is better than the Jurchens who drank blood, and what kind of voting system they practiced, that is, more than 300 elders, counted the heads of people on a matter, and whichever one agreed with the most people would implement it, and they naturally knew ...... The contractor in front of him, although he is in charge of the craftsman's business, is also an out-and-out elder, no matter how you look at it, he is also a servant of the Ministry of Works.

But he always has some intelligence, and he will never say, I gave your newly chosen attendant to burn the cold stove, and when he goes to the imperial capital in the future, he will have a messenger.

This kind of thing is generally the favorite of the traversal and reborn people, which is nothing more than to know a strong man who is still in a state of suffering, comfort him casually, care about him, casually say some poems or political opinions of this strong man in the future, point out some business ideas, and even invest in him, and wait until he grows up in the future, which is naturally a thousandfold return.

However, if he really said that, he was looking for death, so he said humbly: "I heard that the elder is going back to the imperial capital, and this Huo family brother has become the elder's attendant, I will wait...... There is also brilliance on his face, so he told this Huo family brother some etiquette rules in the imperial capital, for fear that the countrymen would not be sensible, enter the imperial capital, and collide with the elders, and your face is not good. ”

The foreman was very suspicious, but he didn't know what was going on, so he just looked at the official and said, "In this way, you don't have to worry about this kind of thing, there is naturally a ......."

He suddenly thought that there doesn't seem to be a policy to allow help train bodyguards and guards, at least the 8341 bureau has not been established, and he really can't find anyone to help him train, and this kind of thing, no matter how you look at it, it's all in his own hands, well, this matter can be mentioned, in the future, as the construction of the regime is on the right track, he should also enjoy it, in case there is something where the Diao people suddenly rush up to do themselves, it is extremely wronged, at this time, the strongman of the xxx bodyguard played by Jet Li is also like this.

The county magistrate said: "The elder is dedicated to the affairs of the state, and he has been working hard in the countryside for many days, and it is better to meet by chance today," he turned his head and shouted, "Come on, let the cook hurry up and make another table of dishes, and make a table of side dishes for Elder Bao." ”

The foreman waved his hand, he had long passed the age of gluttony, in order to maintain his health, he also formed the habit of not eating at night, just in the rooms around the place, it was just a time for small talk, casually as a snack to eat, at this time he didn't seem to feel anything abnormal, and his mood eased up, just wanted to say something, but when he looked at the things in front of him, he was suddenly stunned and said: "This table is not simple." ”

Although in the eyes of others, these elders eat extravagantly, but in fact, he himself has no feelings, and it doesn't cost anything, there is no vegetable basket project, meat case project, and the meat and vegetables in the so-called vegetable market outside, it is difficult to reassure, sheep can be bought and killed by themselves, but the vegetables are basically produced in large quantities by the vegetable factory on the spaceship, of course, it is enough for the elders to digest internally, and the diet of the 21st century pays attention to the combination of meat and vegetables, because there is no shortage of meat to eat, so it is more in pursuit of balanced nutrition.

Even if it is in other places, anyway, the imperial capital and Tianjin are only a few steps away, and there is no lack of Elder Bao's personal food, but the banquet in front of him is really not simple.

There are seafood treasures, there are mountain treasures, although I don't know the specific price, but in this early spring time, get so many materials, but it is definitely not a dozen taels of silver can be done, at least, there are fifty taels of silver, although the contractor has not investigated on the spot, but most of the people who are responsible for the old time and space projects, and also specialize in the management of the nearest Beijing-Tianjin railway, have a noon meal, for the price of this era has an experience.

In this era, it did not cause huge inflation, put the silver dollar, because it can pay taxes, although it has been hidden by many landlords and old wealth, however, with the help of the world's mineral deposits, the price is also stable, the price of the bottom, ordinary is not too expensive, but correspondingly, all kinds of comparative luxury goods have begun to soar, after all, there are more than 300 elders, even if one eats a bite, you can also bring it up.

He took out one hundred taels from the "public funds" and gave Huo Manho a settling-in allowance, which was already a bit illegal, which could be called a large amount, but these county officials, this is the amount for a meal, which had to make him puzzled.

The county magistrate didn't know how to answer, but just coped: "In the countryside, there is no good table, and I can't see the eyes of the elders. ”

"What a bad eye."

He thought of it before, a certain colleague, yes, Wu Ming seemed to have plagiarized the Dream of Red Mansions, it seemed that it was written how extravagant the upper class of the Ming and Qing dynasties was, of course, how extravagant it was, he couldn't understand it, but it was not simple, and in an instant, he finally knew that even after crossing over, relying on powerful scientific and technological power, he mastered political power, military power, and everything else, but in essence, he was still an ordinary person.

One generation sees food, the second generation sees through, and the third generation watches play.

This is the truth of three generations of a nobleman, thinking of this, the contractor is a little angry, it's really no wonder that people, maybe, this era is so fucked up.

For a while, the room was a little cold.

He sneered and said, "Don't be stunned, sit down, well, I'm just here to see, I don't have to cook the meal, as for the other ......"

Suddenly thinking about how to deal with the relationship between himself and these people, according to the original, he was outside, quietly watching, smiling, and finally naturally had his own piece of cake, the one in front of him, just a simple meal of one hundred taels, fifty taels to eat, obviously not to eat, in this case, it seems that it is too close to him, and it will affect himself.

So he turned to Huo Manchu and said, "You are full of food and drink, hurry up and go home, the house is cleaned up quickly, your daughter-in-law is worried about you." ”

Huo Manchu only knew what was born, and the feeling was that his daughter-in-law thought that she was taken away by the county official and suffered a loss, so she went to ask for help.

As soon as he left like this, Huo Manchu naturally couldn't stay any longer, and he also went home, and as soon as the main owner left, only a few county officials looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

This can be regarded as offending the leader, or is it currying favor with the leader?

Huo Manchu returned home, and his daughter-in-law had already gone home, after all, the elders' standard electric cars were much faster than people, but he listened to his daughter-in-law's habits, and the elder ordered him not to move around casually, and to get down to business quickly.

Although some of the quicker ones were asking, could they take them to the imperial capital as well, they all knew that Huo Manchu was just a fundamental guard, but the concierge around the prime minister was all seven-rank officials, how much should he be?

But Huo Manchu has already gone through it once, and he is also afraid, and when a few days later, the main construction of the railway is almost over, and all that remains is commissioning and acceptance, so he is naturally waiting to do something.

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