The clever shopkeeper "Son, Son, Son, Son, Son, Son, At this time, around ten o'clock in the morning, there were more than ten wine tables in the building, and only two or three had guests.

Mr. Ning Ru of Longjiang has been back and forth to his hometown in Beijing and Jiangxi many times, and is very familiar with the food of Jiujiang Mansion, so he instructed: "Take a few Lushan stone fish and make a specialty dish, fry a winter bamboo shoot, make an urn of pork rib soup stewed with yam, and then ask for steamed duck and bamboo chicken." Adult sealed jar wine. The rest of the appetizers you look at. ”

"Gotcha" The shopkeeper answered loudly and went down to the second floor.

Soon, steaming hot and fragrant food and drinks were served. The fish soup served on the porcelain plate is filled with a mixture of yams, radishes and Lushan stone fish, and the soup is thick and white, and the fish meat is delicate. It's appetizing.

There are also stir-fried winter bamboo shoots, which are piled up in small piles on the plate, overflowing with fragrance, and are appetizing in winter. Steamed duck and bamboo chicken have their own characteristics.

Jia Huan himself is a carnivore. In this respect, his taste was different from that of the nobles in Jiafu: they were all light tastes. In addition, I have been on the road for more than 20 days, and I have not eaten a few serious meals.

At this time, take a bamboo tube first, break it along the cut middle line, and eat the glutinous rice and chicken inside. The juice is sweet. Jia Huan ate it after dividing it by two in three times. Taste another bite of rich fish soup, and the tiredness and sleepiness of the journey will be eliminated in the pleasure.

Mr. Long Jiang smiled and poured wine for Jia Huan. The bowl is filled with an amber liquor, which is crystal clear and has a rich aroma. Mr. Longjiang raised the bowl and said, "Brother Ziyuxian, today is in a hurry, and the first will be done." When you get home, you will buy wine for your brother to pick up the wind and wash the dust. ”

Jia Huan and Mr. Longjiang took a sip, the wine was soft and refreshing, and they exhaled a mouthful of white air comfortably, and said, "Senior Ning, I don't pay so much attention to it. There is wine and food, and that's it. ”

This goes to Yongfeng County, Guangxin Prefecture, about 700 miles. They will hurry to the next step, and within about three days, they will be able to reach Mr. Longjiang's hometown. In these years, the carriage is not shockproof, and the hardships of the afternoon trip can be encountered.

Mr. Long Jiang nodded, and said no more about it. There was still some melancholy in his eyes. People in the capital thousands of miles away, and people in Jiujiang, hundreds of miles away, Mr. Longjiang's mood is different. At that time, it was like an arrow. At this time, the anxiety was relieved.

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The two drank and talked.

Jia Huan regarded this trip as a very hard public expense tour. There is no sense of expectation. The thing he thought about was to go back to Jinling as soon as possible, see Weiwei, and then return north to the capital with her to face the complicated situation.

The topic casually talked about the fact that the concubine in Beijing gave birth to a prince. Mr. Long Jiang groaned: "Ziyu, Prince Jia was born, and your situation is even more dangerous. If you retreat, you will not be able to protect yourself. It is very difficult to advance. You have to plan well. ”

With today's temperament, if Jia Fu dares to fight for the throne for Prince Jia, it will inevitably be cleared out strongly. He could not tolerate his relatives being too powerful. In particular, Jia Huan is also known as a prodigy. The reason why the dynasty derogated prodigies was because most of the ministers of the former Ming Dynasty were prodigies.

Mr. Longjiang and Jia Huan raised their bowls, took a sip each, and then said: "The situation in your family's house, if you retreat, you are handing over your wealth and life to others." ”

Jiafu is subordinate to the Four Kings and Eight Princes and the Old Wuxun Group. If Jia Huan does not hold power, the future of Prince Jia will be determined by others.

"You are now fourteen years old, and you are the fifth grade, and you can't be promoted. Moreover, the five-rank official is the backbone of the court. It is no longer possible to rise as casually as the Seven Pins Hanlin. Every level up comes at a great cost.

Second, Ziyu, you have never been on the side of the local government, and if you are a high-ranking official in the ministry in the future, the lack of this part of the experience will become your defect. ”

Mr. Long Jiang said this from the heart. Jia Huan nodded. He understood what Mr. Long Jiang meant. Governing at the local level is actually a miniature version of the court game. The main hall official is a person who can play chess.

In other words, when you reach a high-ranking official in the ministry, you can become a bigwig. If you don't have the experience of being a big brother and carrying a handle, it is easy to get into trouble in the court.

This is a matter of power. In addition, it is particularly important for the ruling party to understand the local and people's conditions. For example, the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, but no one who is a powerful character does not understand the local situation. Most of the people who have risen straight to Hanlin are relatively mediocre.

For example: Xu Jie was demoted out of Beijing and served as a magistrate; Zhang Juzheng traveled all over the country and saw the situation in which Emperor Jiajing made a mess of the country.

What does Shousuke do? According to the popular saying of the 21st century: and mud! The saying of the literary point is called: regulating yin and yang. It is the six ministries and other departments that really do the work. Therefore, the Hanlin official is directly promoted, and the secretary of the Son of Heaven, as long as the person is smart enough, and the art of thin mud is relatively high, which is enough to be qualified for the task of Zaifu.

However, there were some sharp class contradictions that could not be resolved by the opinions of the Sixth Ministry and other departments. It was up to Zaisuk to devise a solution on his own. Then, at this time, it is required that the first assistant must understand the actual situation of the local and non-governmental areas.

So, in short, to be a powerful boss, it is best to have worked as a county magistrate and mayor. There are many doorways, which are not in the books, in the chapters, or in the newspapers. You have to experience it yourself. Therefore, there was a clear provision in the Tang Dynasty: those who do not go to Lizhou County do not plan to be Taiwan Province.

Jia Huan took a sip of the fish soup and sighed: "Senior Ning, this is a good word of gold and jade." ”

The lack of experience in the state and county does make him have something he doesn't understand, and going to a high position in this state will inevitably cause problems. He can't help it. A little more fantastical statement: This is the sequelae of upgrading too quickly, and the foundation is not solid.

As for his personal promotion, he has other plans. After the completion of the business tax increase, he planned to resign and push his father to become the waiter of Zhengsanpin.

Zheng Dad, in June and July of the fifteenth year of Yongzhi, he will end his errand as the deputy envoy of Fujian to study (Zheng Sipin) and return to Beijing. He Daxue is in power, and it is not difficult to help the political father be promoted. Of course, the position of Jingzhong from the third product is really not easy to find.

This is only one step away from Jia Huan's goal. As long as Jia Zheng is the waiter of the third grade, he is not afraid to bring his pig teammates into the pit. Sanpin Shilang, who can stand up for it alone. This is the weight of high-ranking officials in the ministry.

Of course, this is only Jia Huan's guaranteed goal. In the longer term, during the period of his resignation, he will seek to control the dominance of the four major families in the name of Jia Fu. Gather the talents of the four families, and the power is used by him.

Mr. Long Jiang smiled, "I've just eaten a few more years of rice than you." ”

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Having said this, the wine has been eaten several times, and the conversation is gradually rising, Mr. Longjiang said: "As the saying goes, the country is picturesque, and the world is like chess." Ziyu, you look at the map of the world, divided by state capitals. ”

Mr. Long Jiang picked up his chopsticks, dipped his tea, and casually sketched a map of the fifteen proclamations of the Great Zhou Dynasty on the table (Jiaozhi is still in hand, and the Western Regions is new). "Every three years, the scholars who participate in the examination set out from all over the world and arrive in the capital.

However, in the real power map, this is not the case. Rather, it is. ”

Mr. Longjiang pointed his finger on the table: "Fu - Jianfuqing, Guang - Xiquanzhou, Fu - Jianmin County, Jiang - Xiyongxin, four - Sichuan Xindu, Nanzhili Huating." Thousands of threads finally converged in the temple of the capital. ”

Thanks to the fact that people like to call Zai Fu by his hometown, Jia Huan understood as soon as he heard it, and smiled with his palm, "Senior Ning's senior is high." Such as the Tang and Zhou (Song) periods. ”

During the Tang and Song dynasties, most of the prime ministers had a context to follow. Either the brother, son, nephew, etc. of the former prime minister, or the son-in-law, protégé. That's the power dynamic.

Mr. Longjiang's words respectively talked about the three dynasties of the country: Sejong, Injong, and today, and the six Zaifu of Zhishi.

Two of the Yongzhi Dynasty: Xie Xuan, Han Run. Hua Mo, the newly appointed scholar of Wu Yingdian University, has a close relationship with Han Quanzhou.

The two of the Renzong Dynasty: Fu - Ji Ancheng, a native of Jianmin County, and his youngest son Ji Xingsheng is currently the prefect of Jinling and is good friends with the late Lin Ruhai. Jia Huan Yongzhi also saw him when he left Jinling in the twelfth year. Forty-year-old Zheng Sanpin, a rocket cadre, is not only Jia Huan.

Jiang - Ningxiang, a newcomer from Xiyong, the father of Mr. Longjiang. If it weren't for the fact that the Son of Yongzhi was in a mutiny and had an accident, Mr. Longjiang, who was already in his forties at this time, would have been a high-ranking official in the ministry long ago.

The two deceased Zaifu of the Sejong Dynasty: the only three-yuan scholar in the world, the pinnacle god of the literati imperial examination, and Lin Jitong, a native of Huating in Nanzhili. In the same year of Jia Huan, Tang Daobin, the head of the household department, was his township party.

Fourth--Yang Taihe, a native of Sichuan Xindu. It is reported that Qi Chi, the famous minister of the dynasty, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, has a lot of connections with him.

Mr. Long Jiang laughed and was full of spirit.

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The two casually discussed the general trend of the world, and when they were talking about the old news of the government and the opposition, there was a sudden noise on the street downstairs, which attracted everyone who was eating and drinking in the restaurant.

Jia Huan looked downstairs drunkenly.

A few minutes ago, a little boy in ragged clothes was crying on his knees, with a corpse covered in a white cloth beside him. Extremely bleak.

Among the onlookers, dressed in various clothes and of different heights, there were about 20 people, who persuaded the young man to sell his body and bury his relatives. In these years, a child of seven or eight years old can be worth one or two taels of silver.

Someone dropped some copper plates. Then, the corpse covered with a white cloth suddenly moved and got up. is a teenager. The crowd "coaxed" into a commotion. The two brothers carried the copper plate and bowed to the onlookers with a hippie smile.

It turned out to be a money scam.

When Jia Huan looked down, he happened to see the noisy scene of the crowd. Someone at the wine table next door sighed: "The world is declining, and people's hearts are not ancient!" ”

It was a thin middle-aged wealthy businessman who was well-dressed and had expensive ornaments. Homely. Collapsed nose, yellow beard under the jaw. The three people at the table echoed him.

Mr. Long Jiang called the shopkeeper who served the food, gave him a few coins of silver, and asked about the situation outside, "Jiujiang Mansion has been affected recently?" "As an official, I look at things from a different angle.

The shopkeeper accepted the money with a smile and said, "Master, our Jiujiang Mansion has not been affected, it is the victims of Huangzhou Mansion, and the prefect doesn't care about the people from other mansions." There were seven or eight hundred people, all gathered here in the north of the city. Some people come to the dock to beg for a living. ”

The wealthy merchant and his entourage at the next table pricked up their ears and listened.

Sending the shopkeeper away, Mr. Long Jiang took a big sip of wine depressedly and said, "There is a hidden crisis in the prosperous world." Fortunately, He Xiang has been in power for more than two years. But just like a person who suddenly falls seriously ill, it will be difficult to recover for a while. ”

This kind of thing, there is no need for the shopkeeper to lie to him.

Jia Huan was a little chilled. Officialdom kicks the ball. But by next spring, how many of these 700 people will survive? In winter, people will freeze to death!

Jia Huan pursed his lips and said, "I'm afraid this matter is not enough for ten words in the recital to the imperial court." ”

There are some things that you don't see, and you can assume that you don't know. The worries of the world first, can you still pass that day? However, seeing and hearing, always do what you can.

Jia Huan called the shopkeeper, asked for pen and paper, wrote the manuscript on the spot, and handed it to Hu Xiaosi, "Go to the post station system and vote for Pravda Editorial Office." ”

He also said: "Senior Ning, I plan to donate 1,000 taels of silver to these victims, and spend this time first." I'm going to wait half a day more in the inn. "Wait for half a day, with his identity, the prefect of Jiujiang Mansion will definitely come to see him.

He didn't mean to be the master of the blue sky. Accountability, it's not his turn to chase. Disaster relief must rely on the strength of the local government. Even if they knew they would be greedy for some of the money.

Ning Ru said: "Ziyu, it's worth delaying for half a day to do such a thing. I'll also give a thousand taels. Let's go, let's go back to the station. ”

When Mr. Jia Huan and Mr. Long Jiang just stood up, someone said: "Wait." The wealthy businessman at the next table walked over, bowed his hand, and said, "Two brothers are high-minded." I am also willing to donate 10,000 taels to the victims in the north of the city. ”

10,000 taels of silver is a lot of money. This made everyone slightly stunned. Jia Huan looked at the visitor, about fifty years old, short, and clean. Look at the costume, not the reader. He asked, "Who hasn't you consulted yet?" ”

The people around the wealthy businessman all wore reserved smiles.

The short rich merchant said: "In the lower Hu Chi." I listened to the two adults talk about the general trend of the world below, which is really insightful. I admired it in my heart. Imitation of words. The general trend of the world is divided into four parts in the eyes of our businessmen: Jin merchants, Hui merchants, Guangzhou merchants, and Tianshunfeng. ”

The Jin merchant ticket number is exchanged all over the world, but it is mainly used in the north. The money houses of Hui merchants are all over the south of the Yangtze River. And the Guangdong maritime merchants monopolized the maritime trade, and they had their own ticket numbers. From all over the southwest to Huguang and Jiangxi, it is the ticket number of Tianshun Express, which was founded by Hu Chi, a native of Yunnan.

In other words, standing in front of Jia Huan is the helmsman of a rich and rival national consortium. Who would have thought of seeing this person outside Jiujiang City?

Hu Chi's three entourages smiled slightly, almost predicting the surprise on the faces of a middle-aged and a young man opposite.

But...

Mr. Long Jiang just glanced at Hu Chi and didn't say anything else. Jia Huan arched his hand very indifferently, "Under Jia Huan." Hu Yuanwai's 10,000 taels of silver are more. If you want to donate, donating 3,000 taels is enough. ”

From the self-introduction, you can hear the gap. After Boss Hu said his name, he also introduced Tianshunfeng by the way. And Jia Huan only said two words: Jia Huan. The so-called fame is all over the world, and that's it.

Not explained.

Hu Chi looked at Jia Huan in surprise, and a warm smile appeared on his face, "It turned out to be Jia Tanhua in person!" ”

There are many young people called "Ziyu" in the world, God knows how many. But who would have thought that the world-famous Jia Tanhua would appear outside Jiujiang City? Unexpected encounters, unexpected joys.

The expressions of Hu Chi's entourage were a little confused. I thought I had met two petty officials. Where would you have thought of meeting such a well-known, outstanding, and powerful person? The right senator of the General Administration Department is not scary, but the Lord of Pravda is scary.

Now, let's go to the post station together. Hu Chi wanted to undertake disaster relief. Jia Huan is indispensable. I figured out the reason why Hu Chi appeared in Jiujiang Mansion. Qi Chi, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, has laid down several prefectures in the southwest, served for several years, and will enter Beijing next spring to meet His Majesty and take up his post. Hu Chi went first with goods and gifts.

In the afternoon of the same day, Jia Huan talked with Governor Liu of Jiujiang Prefecture for half an hour, took down the articles published to Pravda, and donated a total of 5,000 taels of silver to settle seven or eight victims of the disaster in Huangzhou Prefecture. Jiujiang Province promised to deal with it well.

In the evening, Mr. Jia Huan and Mr. Longjiang changed horses at the post station and went to Xinfeng County, Guangxin Prefecture, 700 miles away.