"Hey, uncle, you are really smart, and your words hit the mark. You have guessed all my nephew's thoughts."
He Shen said with a smile on his face.
"…………"
Hearing this, Zong Yan rolled his eyes and said, "I'm going to talk to you about business. You kid, please don't flatter me yet."
"You took the initiative to send money to the treasury this time, but it caused a lot of dissatisfaction from people!"
"Even if I used my connections with the Niu Hulu family, I could only suppress part of the backlash!"
"..."
"About this, I had expected it before doing this!"
He Shen sighed and replied.
"..."
"Since I have expected it, you still dare to act like this. You are so brave..."
"Aren't you afraid of being ostracized and isolated by the entire noble circle, or even kicked out of this circle...?"
Meng Yan touched his chin and said curiously.
"…………"
"The greater the risk, the greater the benefit, uncle, I think everything is worth it."
"At least with this skill of mine, I can create a very good impression in front of the current Emperor Qianlong!"
"..."
"Alas, young people are just impatient, but they don't know that they can't eat hot tofu in an impatient manner."
When Meng Yan heard this, he sighed even more.
"…………"
As for Heshen, he didn't hide anything and spoke out his thoughts openly.
"Nephew, I don't want to wait for my qualifications in the yamen slowly. I don't know how long I will waste my time..."
"I'm also afraid that something will change later..."
"..."
"That's all, that's all, what you said makes sense!"
Seeing He Shen who was somewhat disapproving, Meng Yan did not choose to persuade him.
Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Although Meng Yan is very optimistic about Heshen, he is not Heshen's father. To remind him to this extent, it is enough to be considerate.
"..."
Soon, the uncle and nephew Chang Rong and He Shen, in order to be promoted and curry favor with Emperor Qianlong, sent the news of one million taels of silver in the name of celebrating his birthday. After a period of excitement, they soon came to the capital in the capital. Inside, it slowly spread.
This incident not only had a great impact in the officialdom, but also had a great impact among the people.
"..."
Not to mention the movements of many officials in the officialdom, the wealthy people in the private sector are really discussing this.
The shrewd rich man laughed and cursed "cunning" and began to wonder if he should follow the trend and maybe get an official position.
If it's not for anything else, but for the sake of a better future for your own children and grandchildren, it's also a good deal.
At least, I can climb up a level...
In ancient times during the feudal era, there were terms such as "Shangjiu Liu" and "Xiajiu Liu".
It means that there are three, six or nine levels of people, each with different status.
In fact, the so-called "three, six, and nine grades" are just superficial divisions. "Shangsan" refers to the official and agricultural grades, that is, officials, farmers, monks...
The six divisions are more detailed, including merchants, pawnshops, housekeepers, craftsmen, fortune tellers, painters and other professions.
Nine, it will be even more detailed.
The "nine streams" are divided into "masters, government servants, prostitutes, matchmakers, servants, magicians, thieves, actors, prostitutes, etc."
"Third-rate" is an extremely valued profession among the people...
, and the "middle-sixth-rate": a middle-class group of people, a profession that can make people treat them as normal and even respect them.
"Low-rate" means engaging in a profession that is obviously demeaning and disgusting.
Being a low-income person in the ancient feudal era was very devoid of dignity, let alone self-respect...
As for those landowners and squires whose noses are not flexible enough and who do not have enough experience, they have nothing to say.
Because they don't know the profound meaning of it!
"…………"
Moreover, Chang Rong and He Shen's uncle and nephew were, after all, members of the honorable circle, and they were not someone ordinary people could offend.
If you talk too much, you will make it clear that you don't want the uncle and nephew to have any future. In this era, they will form a deadly feud.
After all, He Mansion is still known as a noble general.
Ordinary small families really don't want to turn against the He Mansion or even the entire Niu Hulu family because of such a "matter".
Of course, the forests in this world are huge and there are all kinds of birds.
"…………"
There were also some people who were jealous, and after asking around, they settled on the old lady Hua Taijun.
Mrs. Hua, on her side, immediately became furious after knowing the cause and effect of this incident!
What this nearly eighty-year-old old lady was angry about was not the consequences of this incident, but the deep meaning behind the fact that the uncle and nephew teamed up to deceive him.
"..."
This meant that the perfect situation she had carefully created, with her uncle and nephew competing against each other, and her commanding from it, was completely out of her control.
When she thought of this, Mrs. Hua felt panic and uneasiness in her heart.
In a mixture of anger and panic, Mrs. Hua scolded her confidant, Guilai, and ordered Guilai to escort the two unfilial fellows to see her.
When the chief steward Guilai saw this, Mrs. Hua, who wanted to eat people, ran away after hearing the sound, rolling and crawling, and left here as if running for her life.
"..."
After leaving He Mansion, the chief steward Guilai did not follow Mrs. Hua's instructions to find Chang Rong and He Shen...
Instead, he wandered around in circles on the street, but did not go to the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Rites to find the two masters!
"..."
After working in the He Mansion for so many years, the Chief Butler Guilai knew very well...
An unfortunate thing like this must be done in the opposite direction. The more anxious Mrs. Hua is, the slower she has to do it.
"…………"
The two masters cannot be offended easily, and the old lady cannot be offended easily. The balance between this is difficult to grasp!
If you are not careful, Guilai's position as the general manager will be lost, because these masters are all uncles who cannot afford to offend.
"..."
At dusk, Guilai stopped Chang Rong and He Shen at the street entrance where officials from the Six Ministries must pass.
At this time, the chief steward Guilai reported the angry news to the old lady in a low voice, and invited them to go to Jiale Hall together.
"..."
"Eldest nephew, you said that the old lady is so angry, what should I do next?"
Chang Rong, who always flaunted himself as a filial son, was shocked when he heard that his old mother had a big fire.
Chang Rong, who was anxious and upset, pulled He Shen, and there was a burst of noise.
"..."
"Okay? Second uncle, you have been pretending for too long. Do you really think that you are a filial son..."
