In the Qing Dynasty, interpersonal interactions in officialdom were very formal, but not as casual as people in the 21st century!
When inviting guests to a banquet, you should send invitations three days in advance. When the invited person nods, it is called a reward. Only after receiving the reward can you prepare the food and drinks in advance!
When subordinates meet their superiors, they must first hand over their name cards. This kind of name card is called a handbook. The superior has a lot of handbooks. He picks and chooses who he wants to see and takes out the handbook alone. Only then does the subordinate manager come. Contact these officials seeking an audience!
And the rules in the memorial that the officials gave to the emperor were even more complicated and strict!
Liu Peiqi knelt in the cabin holding the notebook. The CIA officer reached out to take it and read it. The post contained the official's name, official position and even some personal experiences. Sometimes he also wrote a few words about his own specialties!
Sometimes this handbook is almost like a resume!
Sometimes the resume is also a means of promotion. Maybe a certain sentence in the resume suits the Shangguan's temperament, and the official career will naturally improve!
"I will send the notebook to you, but it depends on your luck..."
"Also, if you take pictures again, go to the deck and take pictures openly. Don't be sneaky in the cabin. We thought there was an assassin!"
The intelligence officer said a few words and turned to leave. At this time, Simpson jumped out and rubbed his numb wrist and said, "I...I also have a notebook...I also want to meet with the head of state for an interview..."
"You? You, a foreigner, still have a notebook? Hahaha..." A group of people suddenly laughed.
Simpson took out his business card and shouted, "This is my business card. I have a very good relationship with the editor-in-chief of The Times. They also opened a letter of introduction to me..."
"The head of state may not know about my newspaper, but The Times will definitely know. The Chinese and The Times have had many cooperations before!"
"We also have business dealings with our pictorial... When you were promoting Chinese customs, our newspaper helped you publish many photos and prints of beautiful Asian scenery. We are old acquaintances!"
Ouch, this Simpson is really a journalist and is very good at building relationships! The intelligence officers and soldiers present were stunned by what he said, "Okay... we will also hand over your business card, but don't have too much hope. The head of state is too busy and may not have time to see you!" "
Simpson and Liu Peiqi sent these officers onto the deck and jumped onto other ships to patrol. The two stood on the deck and looked at the fast-sailing gunboats. "Mr. Liu, it is already dusk now. Will the head of state live in Gaoyou... Tonight you Will he see us?"
Liu Peiqi stuck out her tongue, "See you? Forget it, it's best not to see me... I'm scared when I see the head of state!"
"What is fear? Oh...it means fear, right? Didn't you say that the head of state will not deal with you? Although there are conflicts between you..."
"Hey... If you don't deal with me, it doesn't mean you will treat me well! There are many things going on here, and I can't explain them all in a while!"
"Since you are afraid of meeting the head of state, why did you hand over the notebook? I don't understand..."
Liu Peiqi smiled slightly, "Look carefully...The answer will be given to you right in front of you..." Following Liu Peiqi's finger and looking towards the canal, Simpson was suddenly surprised to find that many small boats were quickly approaching the gunboat, and there were still invisible objects on the small boats. A beautiful person stands on it!
"I will go to Guangxi Taiping Daotai Jiao Youwen to have an audience with the head of state..."
"I am lowered to the post of Governor of Quanzhou, Fujian...Zhang Jinglin asks to see the head of state..."
"I will be serving as the chief envoy to Guangzhou...the magistrate of Shaoxing, Zhejiang...the prefect of Taizhou..."
It turned out to be an official. The people on this boat holding notebooks were all officials, big and small, who had come to Beijing to celebrate the wedding of Long Live Lord. Today, they were not waiting for Long Live Lord to summon him, but were waiting respectfully for Xiao Letian, the imperial master, to join him. An interview with the head of state of the Chinese nation!
These small boats desperately approached the gunboat regardless of the danger, and the captain was so surprised that he had to slow down!
As long as the two Simpsons were chatting, there were more than twenty officials, large and small, delivering notebooks on the canal. The highest rank here was as high as the third rank, and there were also officials as low as the fourth rank!
"Everyone looked up at the gunboat deck eagerly. How they wished they were the lucky ones!"
Liu Peiqi shook her head, "They are all fans of Guan'er! They really won't let go of anything they say, like a fly chasing a bad smell..."
Simpson opened his mouth in surprise, "This... this is so dreamy! Why did the officials of the Qing Dynasty want to meet the head of state of the Chinese nation... You said they went to seek official positions? But this is not a country!"
"Haha... you don't understand this! This officialdom is a mess, and you can't tell the difference between you and me, inside and outside! Do you think the Chinese and the Qing are two countries?"
"Damn it, but Xiao Letian controls the financial power of half of the country in the south of the Yangtze River! What is Nanqiao? It is currency. The Qing Dynasty even sold the right to mint half of the country's currency!"
"Not to mention the stock market, bond market, futures market...including the future industrial zone! These are the industries of the Chinese people. In other words, all officials in the southern Qing Dynasty who want to become officials will inevitably have to deal with Xiao Letian !”
"This is already the case at the grassroots level, let's look at the top levels!"
"The head of state is the emperor's teacher, His Majesty's favorite Western teacher, and this teacher also has resources that even His Majesty cannot afford to mess with...industry and military!"
"How did Prince Gong step down? When the airship shot and killed the Eight Banners athletes in Sijiu City, who dared to fart? Although they lost money in the end, the court's face was completely lost!"
"This is a person who can influence the internal political situation of Forty-Nine City. Do you think the official he recommended, Long Live the Lord, will not be used? Not to mention the head of state, the Four Heavenly Kings now have huge influence on the officialdom!"
"Now these officials on the canal are here to try their luck! What if they fall in the eyes of the head of state? There is no telling if they will fly into the sky!"
Simpson suddenly realized, "Oh! So that's it... Being an official in the Qing Dynasty mainly depends on the relationship with the upper class? They don't need to care about the people below, as long as they get help from the people above?"
"That's what I said! Isn't that what you guys in Europe are like? If an official attracts the attention of the queen or prince, wouldn't it be good for his official career to make him a few recommendations?"
Simpson thought for a while and muttered something to say, but finally closed his mouth!
Liu Peiqi did not continue this topic, but pointed at the river and said with a smile, "Haha... hahaha... look at these dirty officials, are they in trouble?"
"The head of state went straight back to the cabin...all the efforts were in vain, hahaha!"
Xiao Letian is willing to show goodwill to the people, but he has no good impressions of these official fans, and he doesn't have so much time to waste. It is getting late at this moment, and Gaoyou is in front of him. News is coming from the front. The Gaoyou County Magistrate has already brought the place with him. The officer is waiting at the dock and will rest here tonight.
There was no time to waste time with these dirty officials at this time, but Xiao Letian did not break up with each other. Instead, he asked his subordinates to collect all these people's notebooks. It was regarded as a reward, but it would be wrong if they didn't see him!
