What Mr. Mousebeard teaches are all the secrets of officialdom, especially the life-saving methods of these small officials!
There is a whole set of rules for how to take credit, how to pass the blame, how to be lazy, and how to make money in the end. Don't say they are not smart, these people are just too smart, so they put all their thoughts on it.
To be honest, the experience gained by these three rookies in exchange for three taels of silver is really valuable. If no one guides them to get started, they may have their heads broken!
The evil nature of the ground here in the capital is just a matter of words. Just when these four people are studying the techniques of laziness, this job comes to them in a hurry!
The Western clock in the corner had already pointed to 11 o'clock, and the four of them had already started to pack their things and prepare to go to the restaurant. Just when Mr. Mousebeard was imparting the secret, they had already sent the errand boy to book a table. , I guess this meal will last until two or three in the afternoon.
Don't talk about work or not, your lord and the others have already inquired about it. Today, Prince Gong went to the Xishan Camp, and the deputy of the Prime Minister's Yamen left only Mr. Fu Qingqing on duty.
The Third Master Qing is a self-sufficient master, and he is also afraid of the Japanese taboos, so the Third Master never gets out of line, and he doesn't even listen to other people's errands.
With such a Buddha on duty, how could they not be lazy and throw away the five or six official documents submitted in the morning without even opening them?
Just when they stood up to stretch their legs and prepare to set off, the troublemaker came. A man walked in arrogantly from outside the Prime Minister's Office, holding a large sealed bag in his hand.
The three rookies learned how to use it, walked forward and said in a pretentious manner, "What time is it, and you are here to deliver the official document? It's afternoon, afternoon..."
The visitor was stunned and pointed at his face and the sealed bag at the three rookies, "Look carefully..."
"What are you looking at? Is there anything good to see? Don't worry about your department, you all have to queue up. Come back in the afternoon!"
Your Excellency was just leaning forward to fill his pipe pot with dry tobacco leaves, and he didn't see anyone coming. The moment he turned around, he was startled and broke into a cold sweat.
"Oh... this gentleman... this is not that one... from the British Embassy... your surname is Ma! Mr. Ma, right?"
The person who came was none other than Mr. Ma. He looked at the three rookies coldly, "Your Majesty! Are these three newcomers? I went to Shanghai and Tanggu twice with Mr. Foreigner. I didn't expect you to change now." I got a few blind people!"
"What the hell! You don't have any eyes! You even dare to block official documents from the British Embassy!"
Oops, these three people were shocked. They wanted to speculate on Xue Lai's know-how and experience, but they were kicked on the iron plate. The person who came was not a messenger from the Sixth Department, but a handyman from the British Embassy!
Your Excellency hurried over to say good things, accepted the official document with coaxing and persuasion, and served a table of fine wine before inviting this little god away.
After seeing off the servants of the British Embassy, your master changed his face and said, "I should really pull off your three eyeballs and use them as cannons! You don't have any eyesight!"
"Look more, look more... Even if you don't know him, you can tell his height by looking at his clothes! What's under his coat? Leather boots!"
"Didn't you see that there is a small silver chain hanging around his neck? Below is the cross... This is the parishioner!"
"The only way the religious people can come to our Prime Minister's Yamen to run errands is because they are helpers from various embassies! There are ninth-rank officials in front of the Prime Minister's office. Why are you messing with them?"
"We can be lazy on any official document, but we cannot be lazy on official documents sent by foreign devils. This must be dealt with as soon as possible!"
"What should I say to you? Ah! What should I say to you? You three will pay for the banquet for the wine later!"
This scolding made the three rookies turn pale in fright. At this time, the noble master carefully opened the seal and took out the official documents in the bag. As a result, he frowned when he saw it!
"What happened? All the complaints were filed in Jiufen? Why are there so many?"
This is really rare. The official documents submitted by the British Embassy are all complaints from British businessmen, and they are all from Jiangnan.
"This one is a complaint against the Shanghai Terminal for deliberately asking for bribes and delaying time... causing the British tea merchants' tea to get damp!"
"Oh, this lawsuit is about the Jingdezhen government shielding unscrupulous businessmen, passing off inferior porcelain as good, and selling defective porcelain at high prices!"
"And here... the British consul impeached Shanghai Road officials, and the accounts were in chaos. The customs accounts did not match up, and there was a difference of more than 3,000 pounds..."
"How is that possible? Isn't this intentional to cause trouble?" Your Excellency frowned and looked at the complaint letters one after another, wondering what was wrong with them.
The three rookies, who didn't know the details, asked cautiously, "Sir, is there a problem here?"
"Nonsense! The problem is huge...Obviously the British are deliberately looking for trouble! There is definitely something wrong with these complaints!"
"I believe you said officials were blackmailing businessmen from the Qing Dynasty. Why are they blackmailing foreign devils? How is that possible? They are stupid!"
"Would Jingdezhen deceive the foreign devils with inferior goods? This is possible. After all, many foreign devils are ignorant of the goods. But if you say that the government is involved, that's impossible!"
"Since the foreigner has been found to be shoddy, it shows that he is an expert! The government will definitely not look for trouble and annoy the foreigner!"
"What's even more problematic is the customs accounts! Where in the Qing Dynasty do we still have customs management rights? All rights are in the hands of the Taiji Factory Qing Customs Office!"
"But the person in charge of the Qing Dynasty Customs is British Hurd! The court gave him full power. He can recruit people at will, and he can also manage the Chinese employees at various docks!"
"Whether this is right or not should be his own problem as a British person, because whether it is a foreign employee or a Qing employee, they are all his subordinates, and he has the right to control them all!"
"Those people are extremely smart, how could there be a discrepancy of 3,000 pounds in the accounts? Sometimes the accounts are wrong by just one tael of silver!"
"There is a problem here... Just wait, I have to report it to the boss!"
"Hey, sir, it's almost twelve o'clock...the banquet is waiting for you!"
"What a bullshit banquet! I can smell this! Something is wrong, something is so wrong!"
"But the prince is not in the Yamen! Who are you looking for, sir..."
"Fart, the prince is not here, isn't the third master here? You three fools, no matter what the third master's status is, he is also the deputy prime minister. If this matter is reported, we will not be responsible!"
Mr. Gui trotted all the way to the backyard. At this time, Mr. Qing was also preparing to go out for lunch. If he were a step later, he would not be able to catch up!
"Greetings, Your Excellency! This is the complaint package sent by the British Embassy... Jiufen Complaint. I have come here to report to you because of my indifference!"
The third master looked at him and said, "Oh... Gui! Don't tell me this kind of thing. This is all the prince's errand!"
"You are also an old man in the yamen, don't you understand this rule? Except for matters involving telegraph lines, I will not interfere with the rest!"
The noble man's face turned bitter, "Well...it's not that I don't know the rules. It's just that today's petition is too weird. I might not be able to pay attention!"
"The prince is not here, please take pity on the third master and give me a look!"
