Chen Wenqi was very happy this time and his attitude was not bad. He asked Xiao Chen, "Do you want sea transportation?"
There happen to be a few million taels in Haining Bay. I will ship them to you directly from there. You can send people to set up a receiving department and calculate the points together. You will also need to find the garrison to help protect... There is no point in worrying. .
It's all true.
Of course Xiao Chen won't ask for all cash, it's not troublesome enough.
Tell Chen Wenqi that I just want to purchase a batch of goods. You can first issue me a household deposit of 5.8 million yuan or a bank check.
The denominations of one hundred thousand taels are best, but they must be cashable immediately, otherwise don’t blame me for coming to sue you!
I don’t want to come to this shabby place like your household department again.
Chen Wenqi bowed to him repeatedly, "Oh, thank you so much!"
It would be better if you, my boy, never come here for the rest of your life!
He took the money and went straight to Duanmu Nanfeng's residence and gave him two million in silver notes, part of which was old accounts and part of which was subscription money.
Duanmu Nanfeng was a little embarrassed.
Why are you so serious, Prince? Now Yanyun County is yours. No matter how much money I spend on Yanyun County, it is all as it should be. I am here to assist you. Have you forgotten?
My family's property also belongs to you, the Crown Prince. Now that you have calculated it so clearly for me, do you treat me like an outsider?
Xiao Chen said that one code means the other. I won't be polite to you when I need your help, but I won't be vague when it's time for you to make money.
Otherwise, who the hell would dare to do business with me in the future?
You are helping me establish a good reputation, and all future business will be easier.
Just be mentally prepared. After Shunfeng Port is recovered, our business will be more than ten times larger than it is now, I tell you.
Duanmu Nanfeng was happy to see what he said, but he became worried.
Prince, you still remember that we are going to do big things, right? It's not about doing business.
Xiao Chen said he could do such a big thing without money?
Don’t you, Nanfeng, understand such a simple truth?
Duanmu Nanfeng said in his heart, of course I understand, but I feel that your prince's ambition in doing business is much higher than your ambition in being an emperor.
Asking if my sister is okay?
Forget it, your sister was snatched away!
Who robbed it?
That bad woman Xiaoxiangyu!
"Oh, Xiaoxiangyu is not bad, right? She is my sister's master. Prince, don't you know?" Duanmu Nanfeng acted quite indifferently after hearing this.
Xiao Chen said I know nothing?
If I had known better, I wouldn't have taken Nan Qiao out in such a hurry, and I wouldn't have gone shopping in Yihongyuan!
By the way, Nanfeng, when you are in Fengyang City to entertain guests, be sure not to go to Yihongyuanang. It's dark there, let me tell you.
Duanmu Nanfeng said, please rest assured, Prince, I will never go to that kind of place anyway. You know my temper. You can smell the stench of women from a long distance away!
I went to the Prime Minister's Mansion...
Xiao Chen then went to the staff department, but Wang Anbang happened to be away. That didn't matter. I was here to do business anyway, so I had to find someone responsible!
The person who came out was Xu Haiming, the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He had just been promoted to the Jin Dynasty, so he was very proud of the spring breeze, and he was quite eager to make three fires as a new official.
Moreover, he was the second in the palace examination, the second best person appointed by the emperor, a proper Jinshi Dingjia, and a protégé of the emperor.
He didn't pay much attention to Xiao Chen. He had a fight with Xiao Chen at the court meeting in front of the emperor yesterday, and he felt that he had the upper hand. Now that he saw Xiao Chen, he couldn't help but feel proud.
Ask Mr. Xiao what is your purpose here? Xiao Chen slapped the list he brought on the table. What else can I do with your staff? If you want an official, I'm in a hurry. Give me your appointment document as soon as possible. I'll take it with me when I go back.
"Master Xiao, you are too impatient, aren't you? Besides, wasn't everything agreed upon yesterday? The appointment of officials at all levels in Yanyun County needs to be selected by our Ministry of Civil Affairs and can only be decided after merit tests. Your list is just for the time being. Stay, and it won’t be too late to talk after we discuss and study it.” Xu Haiming said that everything must be done in a business-like manner.
"You, Mr. Xu, are not in a hurry, but I am. My subordinates' eyes are filled with blood as they look forward to such an official document from you! Without this formal appointment, they will do things half-heartedly... Let's see, You first give me the appointment documents of Liu Congshu, Wen Chengxu, and the dozens of magistrates, and we will discuss the rest later."
Xiao Chen was actually doing business, and he was really anxious.
The people on this list were all selected by Chen Jisheng, Ye Baiqing, and Liu Congshu. They are all smart and capable first-class talents. These people will be the mainstay of Yanyun County in the future!
But almost all of them are not chief officials of various states and counties. Some are general magistrates, some have experience, some are county magistrates, some are historians, some are chief bookkeepers, some are patrol inspectors, and some are just household masters and staff clerks...
Only more than half of them were born as Jinshi, and there were a few Juren, and the rest were all scholars!
Xiao Chen didn't lie or hide anything, he listed their qualifications in detail. He mainly looked at each person's ability to do things, but he didn't care about their birth qualifications at all.
This is called using talents in an eclectic way.
In fact, it has always been a disadvantage for people to become officials in the past dynasties, because just because you study well, it does not mean that you have strong ability to handle affairs.
These are totally two different things.
Jinshi also has talents, such as Chen Jisheng, Ye Baiqing, Wang Anbang, Chen Wenqi...
But most are mediocre.
Before becoming an official, Jinshi in the past had to pass the "Release and Brown Examination" of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The "Release and Brown Examination" was to test the Jinshi's physical appearance, speech, calligraphy, and ability to judge cases. Only those who passed the test could take off their white clothes. Shangguanfu officially served in various ministries and localities.
For example, although Han Yu, a great scholar in the Tang Dynasty, passed the Jinshi examination, he failed to pass the "Shi Brown Examination" of the Ministry of Civil Affairs for three consecutive years. It wasn't until the fourth time he took the exam that he passed the selection and officially became an official.
But now the "Release Examination" of the Ministry of Civil Affairs has long been cancelled, and has been replaced by the so-called "Selected Literature" and "Examination of Gong". To put it bluntly, it is just a formality, or it can be used to eliminate dissidents and arrange for one's own people.
Of course, this is also caused by the current general environment of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Because the Great Zhou Dynasty has just been established a few years ago, there is an extreme shortage of officials in various places, so there are more flaws in the employment system.
For example, a guy who passed the imperial examination immediately became a county magistrate and had to handle the affairs of a county. What the hell does he know?
You also have to rely on the help of your subordinates. For example, almost every official now has several assistants and scribes around him. In most cases, they are actually the real managers and even decision-makers!
The chief officer is just a puppet. If you are lucky enough to get an upright and capable scribe like Wen Chengxu, it will be fine. But if you encounter a few bad-hearted people, the result can be imagined.
In short, the shortcomings here are difficult to describe.
Xiao Chen, Chen Jisheng and the others hated this very much, so they carried out drastic official reform in Yanyun County and decided to carry it out to the end.
