I have to admit, Ding Wei felt sour.
Even if Lin Te is his, even if Lin Te is older than him, being older in the officialdom is not the point. The point is who has a higher position and who has more power.
Lin Te must have been happy when he got the title of envoy. After all, an envoy is also a prime minister.
In the past, others could only call him 'Lin Shangshu' (Minister of Punishment), but in the future, others can call him 'Lin Xiang'.
In life, what you seek is nothing more than fame and fortune.
Lin Te is now more than seventy years old and has reached the age to become an official. He can obtain the title of prime minister at this time.
Even if it was just in name, it was enough to satisfy him.
Why did Lin Te fawn over a minister who was younger than him?
Isn’t it for the sake of progress?
If we follow the normal trajectory, with Lin Te's current position, he probably won't be able to hold the title of 'prime minister' in his lifetime.
However, now he has it, and it was given by the official himself.
If the Linte people were at the scene, he would definitely shout "Guan Jia Sheng Ming", and if Guan Jia was interested, he would definitely join Guan Jia without hesitation.
For a person who has half his foot in the coffin, the title of 'ambassador' is too fragrant!
Among the courtiers present, not only Ding Wei felt sour in his heart, but also others felt as if they had eaten lemons.
Sourness permeates the air!
Seeing the performance of the ministers, a smile slowly appeared on Li Jie's lips.
It is true that Lin Te is not worthy of the title of ambassador.
Of course he knew this, but he did it.
It's just a false title. It's no big deal. At most, it's just an extra 400 yuan of salary every month.
As we all know, officials in the Song Dynasty had very high salaries.
For example, the monthly salary for Jiedushi, Prime Minister, Privy Councilor, Vice-President, and Imperial Councilor is 400 guan, which is 100 guan higher than that of Prime Minister and Privy Councilor.
Not only that, every spring and winter, you can also receive 100 pieces of silk, 20 pieces of large damask, 30 pieces of small damask, 500 taels of cotton, 10 pieces of Luo, 200 shi of millet, and some additional money. , some fuel, charcoal, salt, paper, etc.
In addition, you can even receive 50 yuan of meal expenses every month.
The court provides subsidies for all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation. As an official in the Song Dynasty, you can live a decent life even if you are not greedy.
But a high salary may not guarantee integrity.
Without corresponding supervision, even if the salary is doubled, it cannot satisfy the greed in the heart.
As Lin Te, Ding Wei's right-hand man, Li Jie had already paid attention to him and sent someone to investigate.
As a result, as expected, Linte's bottom was not clean.
Lin Te has two sons, Lin Wei and Lin Zhu, who have both become officials. The eldest son Lin Wei is now the shipping judge of Jianghuai, while the second son Lin Zhu is idle at home, taking care of his elderly father.
His second son had no problems and had a relatively clean background.
But Lin He, Lin Te's nephew, is not so clean.
Lin He is extremely wealthy and is a well-known tea merchant in Beijing with a large business.
Changxi Jiaoyin Shop in Beijing was opened by Lin He, named after the word "Changxi". Lin He was indeed very courageous, fearing that others would not know that this was the Lin family's business.
(ps: Lin Te’s grandfather Lin Kui is from Changxi, Xiapu)
Lin He was so blatant, even if he thought about it with his toes, he knew that Lin Te must be involved behind this.
In fact, there are many cases like Lin He's. After all, there is no law prohibiting public officials from doing business these days.
How many of the princes in the dynasty are without a living?
Even if he is not in business, his family still has plenty of fertile land.
The Song Dynasty was famous for not suppressing mergers and acquisitions. Of all the famous families, which one was not a big landowner?
Land annexation was an unavoidable problem for the feudal dynasty. By the end of the Song Dynasty, 0.5% of the people occupied more than 50% of the country's land and wealth.
Moreover, there are still a lot of hidden fields in this data, and the real data may be even higher.
The famous 80/20 rule no longer applies. It should be 0.5% of people who own 80% of the wealth.
Although industry and commerce in the Song Dynasty were very developed, for the vast number of people at the bottom, land was the foundation of their lives.
After all, only cities have the soil for craftsmen to survive.
How many cities could there be in the feudal period?
A large number of people still live in rural areas.
Li Jie also feels very troubled by the problem of land annexation. Forcibly suppressing annexation will probably not work.
No matter how good a policy is, it ultimately depends on people to implement it.
Reforms in the past dynasties, in the final analysis, will still return to the rule of officials, just like the famous Wang Anshi's reform.
Law of young crops, law of exemption from service, law of equalizing taxes on square fields, law of farmland water conservancy, law of market transactions, law of equalization of losses, law of protecting armor, law of generals, etc.
From agriculture to commerce to military and political affairs, Wang Anshi's reforms were comprehensive, and every decree was aimed at the country's ills.
Regardless of the intention or the original intention, it was all good, but it ended in failure.
In the final analysis, it is the people who implement the laws that are at fault.
For the court, Wang Anshi's reforms were undoubtedly good, but for those with vested interests, Wang Anshi's reforms were obviously bad.
It’s about competing with the people (those with vested interests)!
Because of this, Wang Anshi's reform encountered strong opposition from big bureaucrats and big landowners. Under the opposition of conservatives, the reform ultimately ended in failure.
Although Wang Anshi's reform began during the Xining period, more than forty years ago, the government at this time had not yet collapsed to the point of being unsustainable.
But as long as the policy touches those with vested interests, these people will inevitably sabotage it secretly.
Therefore, land annexation can only be done slowly.
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About half an hour later, the court meeting ended, and the position of deputy privy envoy finally fell on Li Wei.
This should have been a done deal.
However, the next day brought a change.
Li Wei personally wrote a letter, rejecting the imperial appointment on the grounds that he was a junior minister because of his lack of talent and knowledge.
In the next few days, the imperial court issued several edicts, and Li Wei declined several times with a very firm attitude.
Bao Ci Hall.
When Liu E saw Li Wei's memorial, she couldn't help but feel a headache.
Things that were thought to have been settled have caused another stir, and no one else would be happy.
Li Wei declined several times, and it seemed that he really didn't want to be appointed deputy privy envoy. But if he gave up his choice, who could take up the post?
Is it possible that there will be another court meeting?
In fact, Liu E doesn't like court meetings very much now. Compared to court meetings, she prefers to discuss affairs in the form of memorials.
Because the officials were present when the court was discussing.
The more times the official family appears in front of the courtiers, the more the courtiers know about the official family.
Liu E knew very well that the pearl of the official family would shine in the world sooner or later.
She no longer wants to completely cover up, because it is almost impossible.
Now, she just wants the time to come later.
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