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"So, Mr. Li, does he know what specific things you should do after you arrive in Shandong?"
This time, Li Lide did not hesitate and immediately replied: "In our dynasty, the chief envoy is responsible for the finance, personnel, and civil affairs of a province. He is the head of the administrative officials. After the subordinate officials take office, they will use the help of With the convenience of your authority, you can win over people's hearts and support young party members, and expand your influence, Mr. Zhao, from the capital to the whole of Shandong!"
Regarding these matters, Zhao Junchen had communicated with Li Lide since he was promoted to Shandong Chief Envoy, and Li Lide naturally did not dare to forget them. 【Read the latest chapter】
Zhao Junchen was very satisfied with Li Lide's answer and nodded with a smile.
It's not terrible to get carried away, just hit him from time to time. As long as Li Lide still remembers his goals and tasks, he will still be a useful person in Zhao Junchen's eyes.
He is afraid that in the ecstasy, he only focuses on his own benefits, but even forgets his own responsibilities. If this is the case, Zhao Junchen will consider a replacement.
While approving, Zhao Junchen said: "Our faction has only been established for a short period of time. Although it has grown rapidly, its power is limited to the capital and central high-level officials. We do not have much influence at the local level and among lower-level officials. , now this is the bottleneck for the development of our faction. And I won the position of Shandong Chief Envoy for you this time just to change this situation. It can be said that what you do next will The most important thing related to our future development is that we must not slack off and go all out!”
Zuo Lanshan looked serious. He also said: "For this reason, you now shoulder a heavy responsibility. How can you still be interested in visiting Jiangnan? If you are still like this, Mr. Zhao and I will not trust you!"
After realizing that my seat is not easy to sit in. Under the beatings of Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan, one of whom was a red-faced one and the other a white-faced one, Li Lide did not dare to be complacent anymore. He just nodded his head and promised: "Please rest assured, Mr. Zhao, I will do my best and never do anything wrong." If you dare to be lazy, if you fail to complete the task, there is no need for you to blame it, Mr. Zhao, just resign and go home to farm!"
Zhao Junchen smiled and nodded, and continued: "Now, it is a God-given opportunity for us to operate Shandong! The right time, the right location, the right people, everything is available. Let's talk about the 'good time' first. Shandong has just experienced the 'Southern Inspection Preparation Fraud Case' , under the prince's unselfishness, Shandong became the hardest-hit area. Many officials were dismissed and imprisoned because of this, resulting in a large number of official vacancies. This is the time for us to take advantage of it; besides, "geographical advantage", Shandong is not far from the capital. News exchange It is very convenient. If you encounter anything, you can report it to me in the shortest possible time. Finally, it is 'Renhe'. We have just recruited many new scholars. When we determined the list of the southern tour, I and Zhou Shoufu A deal was made, and most of these new scholars went to work in various prefectures and counties in Shandong... In addition, after the 'Southern Tour Preparation Fraud Case', the officials in Shandong were all frightened. It was also a good opportunity to win people's hearts... "
Having said this, Zhao Junchen looked at Li Lide meaningfully. Then he said: "It can be said that I have paved the road ahead for you. As long as you work hard, you will naturally be able to show your talents. Once this matter is done, you will be a great contributor to our faction. Naturally, I don’t need to mention how many benefits it will bring in the future.”
Hearing Zhao Junchen's hint, Li Lide's eyes also shone with light.
Naturally, he could understand what Zhao Junchen meant.
If he can expand the influence of the "Zhao Party" from the capital to Shandong, and use the convenience of his responsibilities to guide a group of new party members for the "Zhao Party", then Li Lide's own contribution will not be mentioned, and those "Zhao Party" who are promoted will Zhao Party officials will definitely be grateful to Li Lide in the future. In this way, Li Lide's influence in the "Zhao Party" will also be greatly enhanced.
At that time, it may not be clear whether the number two figure in the "Zhao Party" is Zuo Lanshan or Li Lide!
Thinking of these benefits, and considering that Zuo Lanshan has been secretly suppressing him since he was promoted to the chief envoy of Shandong, Li Lide's determination to do something big has never been stronger.
Then, Li Lide naturally assured him repeatedly, but there was no need to mention it further.
Seeing this, Zhao Junchen nodded secretly in his heart, quite satisfied with Li Lide's determination.
Although Zhao Junchen's subordinates are all corrupt officials, treacherous officials, and crooked officials, these people also have the advantage of being realists like Zhao Junchen.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen does not need to tell them any big principles at all, nor does he need to worry about whether they will not work hard. He only needs to point out the way for them and explain to them what will happen to them if they go along this way. If there are benefits, they will naturally burst out with the greatest enthusiasm and determination, and do their best to serve Zhao Junchen!
Today, Li Lide is like this!
Next, Zhao Junchen discussed some details with Zuo Lanshan and Li Lide, such as the character and factional background of the Shandong officials, who among them could be bribed for his own use, and how specifically they should be bribed, and how they should be bribed. Promoting those new scholars, etc., and so on.
When it was getting late, Zhao Junchen's Shandong layout finally settled on a specific strategy among the three people's discussions.
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Although Emperor Deqing really wanted to reach the south of the Yangtze River before April, and the southern patrol fleet also set off as soon as possible, it was delayed for most of the day because it needed to worship heaven and earth before leaving Beijing, so the first of the southern patrol was There is not much travel in the day. When the fleet arrives in Tongzhou, it will temporarily stay for one night and only move forward a hundred miles.
Seeing that it was getting late and the fleet was about to dock in Tongzhou, Li Lide got up and left knowingly.
However, Zuo Lanshan found a reason to stay in Zhao Junchen's room and did not leave with Li Lide.
When Li Lide left, only Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan were left in the room, but they looked at each other tacitly and smiled together.
Then, Zhao Junchen said apologetically: "The two of us beat Li Lide this time, and it seems to have achieved good results. After this beating, Li Lide is no longer as happy as before. In this way, let him go to Shandong for business. We can rest assured, it’s just that you have wronged Mr. Zuo and become a villain for once.”
Zuo Lanshan shook his head and said with a smile: "Master Zhao, it's just a red face, what's the problem? What's more, I can't stand Li Lide's proud appearance these days, but he has just been promoted to the governor of Shandong. Even I don't take him seriously anymore. Even without Mr. Zhao's plan, I would not have a good look towards him."
Speaking of what happened next, Zuo Lanshan's face darkened!
Zhao Junchen sighed: "If this happens, Li Lide will definitely be resentful towards Mr. Zuo, but it will not be conducive to our unity. But Mr. Zuo, please rest assured that I will definitely try to eliminate Li Lide's dissatisfaction next time." Don’t let him become Master Zuo’s trouble.”
Zuo Lanshan snorted lightly, with a trace of contempt flashing in his eyes, and said: "Master Zhao, don't bother, he is just Li Lide, why should I care about his dissatisfaction? As for the trouble... Humph! What can he do to me? What trouble!"
Seeing Zuo Lanshan like this, Zhao Junchen sighed softly again, as if he was very sorry, but he did not insist.
Although the trick of "one is a good person and the other is a bad person" has been tried and tested, it is not without its disadvantages, because the person who plays the good person often makes people feel resentful.
Now, Zuo Lanshan's role as a red face has aroused Li Lide's resentment.
You can tell just by looking at how Li Lide never mentioned Zuo Lanshan in his subsequent conversation.
In this way, Zhao Junchen seems to be very worried about this, but in fact, all this is Zhao Junchen's deliberate action.
Because, according to Zhao Junchen's plan, after the southern tour, the prince Zhu Heyu would definitely get into big trouble due to the commercial tax reform, and Huang Yourong, as the auxiliary minister, had such a big incident while assisting the prince in supervising the country. If something happens, he will inevitably be implicated and go out!
At that time, the position of cabinet minister will be vacant!
And Zhao Junchen will definitely try his best to fight for this position of new elder.
However, Zhao Junchen himself was limited by his age and qualifications, so the possibility of becoming a new cabinet leader was extremely small. In this case, Zhao Junchen could only fight for his own party members.
And after looking through the Zhao party, the person most qualified to be the cabinet elder is undoubtedly the experienced Zuo Lanshan.
However, once Zuo Lanshan becomes the new pavilion boss, his official status has surpassed that of Zhao Junchen. At that time, among the "Zhao Party", it will be difficult to say who is the leader, Zhao Junchen or Zuo Lanshan. Got it!
Therefore, Zhao Junchen must take precautions and try his best to win over the hearts and minds of everyone in the Zhao party before such a situation occurs, and alienate the relationship between Zuo Lanshan and everyone in the Zhao party.
This time, because of beating Li Lide, Li Lide was already dissatisfied with Zuo Lanshan. It is conceivable that even if Zuo Lanshan becomes the elder in the future, Li Lide will never abandon Zhao Junchen and switch to Zuo Lanshan.
Next, this trick of "one is a good person and the other is a bad person" will continue to be performed among the "Zhao Party"! During this period, Zuo Lanshan will still play the role of a red-faced person who is resented by others, and the relationship between him and Zhao Party officials will continue to deteriorate.
At that time, even if Zuo Lanshan becomes the new Pavilion Elder, he will never be able to shake Zhao Junchen's leadership position in the "Zhao Party". He can only follow Zhao Junchen's lead as it is now!
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ps: I saw that some readers have voted for many 12,000-word updates. To be honest, this book is not easy to write. Chongzi usually has his own things to do, so the update speed has always been unsatisfactory. As for the single-day update of 12,000 words, it has never happened before. However, since there are readers who expect this, Chongzi will try his best to satisfy it. He will update at least two big chapters tomorrow and try to reach the goal of 12,000 words!
...(To be continued...)
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