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Chapter 865 I Can't Accept It (Ask for a Monthly Ticket!)
According to the officialdom system of the Ming Dynasty, the exam is held every three years, and the exam is completed in nine years, which roughly means that three years count as one term of office, and a maximum of three terms of nine years can be served in one position.

In fact, there are also those who have been in office for more than nine years, but they are extremely rare individual cases. This is the first time Qin Dewei has encountered a situation where Qi County magistrate has served for more than ten consecutive years.

In the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, this could be regarded as a "living fossil", so Qin Zhongtang couldn't help being surprised.

"Why didn't you come to see me when you went to the capital for a briefing?" Qin Dewei asked condescendingly.

This is normal, the status gap is here, it is abnormal not to be condescending.

It stands to reason that when local officials come to Beijing, they will call on the "local" bigwigs in Beijing, which is human nature.

Qin Zhongtang may not be able to remember who visited him, but Qin Zhongtang must remember who has not visited him.

In Qin Dewei's impression, Qi Zhixian never came to visit him, and this historical issue must be made clear.

The magistrate of Qi smiled awkwardly, "When I went to Beijing twice for job evaluation inspections, it was a coincidence, and it was also missed. I didn't meet Zhongtang in Beijing, and there was nothing I could do about it."

Qin Dewei asked curiously again: "How did you manage to be the county magistrate in Shangyuan for more than ten years?

Mr. Feng from Jiangning County, next door to you, is now a doctor of the household department and in charge of Ningbo City Shipping Department. In the end, you are still the magistrate of the county. "

It can be said that this person surnamed Qi has a backer, and he has not moved in place for many years, and has been standing still; he has no backer, but he can occupy the position in Jing County without moving, and no one has driven him out or relegated him.

Qin Zhongtang seemed to be gossiping and a bit sarcastic, but in fact they all had a purpose, mainly to see that the magistrate of Qi was being honest with him.

For these questions, Qi Zhixian was really worried, and he simply answered: "I have some connections with Fei Shoufu in the past, so that's why."

Although the answer is very simple, with Qin Zhongtang's wisdom, he must be able to understand his embarrassment.

Qin Dewei did suddenly realize what was going on.

The Fei Shoufu mentioned by the magistrate of Qi is Fei Hong, a veteran of several dynasties across Chenghua, Hongzhi, Zhengde, and Jiajing.

But after Fei Hong retired in the early years of Jiajing, the magistrate of Qi County had no strong support, and even a rookie like Feng En could strengthen the magistrate of Qi County.

Jiajing 14 years Fei Hong did recover briefly, but he passed away not long after, and Qizhi county was completely hopeless.

Because of Yu Yin, the old chief assistant, no one else would deliberately assign Qi County magistrate from Jing County to other places; but if Jing County magistrate goes up further, it will be a good position, and others will not give it to Qi County magistrate.

So this embarrassing situation has been formed, there is no place to move, and there is no way to get promoted. As a result, Qi Zhi County has been staying in the position of Jing County.

There are many similar things like this in officialdom, and it is not uncommon. Personal progress depends not only on ability, but also on opportunity.

Unsurprisingly, Qin Zhongtang didn't respond much to the encounter with Qi County magistrate, and asked, "You came to visit me today, why did you come?"

The county magistrate of Qi replied: "I heard that Qin Zhongtang is out of the town of Zhejiang and Fujian, and I would like to help!"

Qin Dewei replied: "There is indeed a shortage of people in my tent. Not only have I transferred people from the capital, but I have also sent people to invite Luo Hongxian, Tang Shunzhi and others."

The meaning of this subtext is that the people I have my eyes on are people like Luo Hongxian and Tang Shunzhi, and your surname Qi weighs it yourself.

The magistrate of Qi said again without hesitation: "This official really has the heart to contribute!"

If the magistrate of Qi County was a famous historical figure, Qin Zhongtang might accept it directly.

But in the original time and space, Qizhi County has long been lost in the long river of history. Qin Dewei does not have the golden finger of "good at matching people", so he can only test it himself.

So then I casually said, "I'm going to Zhejiang, what should I do?"

The magistrate of Qi replied confidently: "Everyone thinks that the Zhongtang came out to the southeast of the town, and its main purpose is to suppress the Japanese, but the lower officials think otherwise!"

Seeing the two civil servants socializing and probing each other, the youngest Xu, who was bored, heard this and couldn't help interjecting:
"Master Qi, what you said is so weird. Why didn't Brother Qin just want to fight against the Japanese? If it wasn't for the Japanese invasion, why did Brother Qin go to Zhejiang?"

The magistrate of Qi glanced at Xu Shi'an, then continued to say to Qin Zhongtang: "There are no outsiders here, so the officials will be outspoken.

Although the Japanese invasion is considered a disaster, it can always be dealt with by sending a few people together with strong generals and training some elite soldiers. Why bother to drive three thousand miles in the middle hall?

Xiaguan dared to speculate that Zhongtang's real concern was maritime affairs, and the Japanese invasion might be secondary. "

Qin Dewei was a little surprised, he thought that no one could guess what he really wanted except for a few "beauties" who were close to him.

"Why do you dare to guess like that?" Qin Zhongtang asked calmly.

The magistrate of Qi replied: "Has Zhongtang forgotten? Ten years ago in Nanjing, he wrote "Xifan Shulue", which was later renamed "Western Shulue". You can see the big from a young age, and this shows Zhongtang's ambition!"

Qin Dewei is also a little helpless, as a high-level boss, he will always be analyzed and figured out in detail by others, so he has to get used to this.Of course, there are big bosses who can't afford it, such as Prime Minister Cao who killed Yang Xiu.

The magistrate of Qi also said: "And the lower official has a bold guess. Zhongtang is inclined to open the sea in his heart, and he is very displeased with the forbidden sea."

Looking at his original attitude towards the restoration of the Japanese tribute trade, it is not surprising to be able to guess this, so Qin Dewei responded:
"It's not a skill to be able to see this. What I need is not someone who finds problems, but someone who can solve them."

Qin Zhongtang didn't ask Qi Zhixian's attitude and position, since he wanted to rely on himself, he had to agree with his position.

The magistrate of Qi replied: "Opening the sea and banning the sea have been debated repeatedly in recent decades, but the current policy is to strictly ban the sea.

If Zhongtang wants to seek change, he needs to find an excuse that is difficult for the court to refuse and can be justified on the surface, and gradually open up a breakthrough. "

Hearing this, Qin Zhongtang finally became interested and said encouragingly, "Do you have any other ideas? Let's talk about it together!"

In fact, Qin Dewei has been thinking about this issue, but he is still not sure of the direction.

At the beginning, Jiajing was fooled by the big silver mine in the country of Japan, but the reason of "for silver" is not easy to put on the table, and it is not enough to write in official documents with a high-sounding appearance.

The magistrate of Qi suggested: "Zhongtang can ask the imperial court to exchange the goods for copper materials from abroad! I have inquired many times, and the country of Wa actually produces copper materials."

Qin Dewei's eyes lit up, this suggestion is indeed very good!
Copper is an essential strategic material that is widely used in various aspects from currency to smelting.

However, compared with the massive demand of Ming Dynasty, the output of domestic copper mines is actually too small, resulting in a constant shortage of copper materials.

In another historical time and space, even in the Qing Dynasty, this contradiction between supply and demand was not completely resolved.

It is very possible to use such a kind of strategic material that is really in short supply in Ming Dynasty and indispensable as a policy breakthrough.

It would be shameful to say it was for silver, but it would sound much more decent if it was said to be a policy opening for copper.

Qin Zhongtang praised Qi Zhixian, and asked, "Why do you think about these things?"

Today's mainstream scholars will not deliberately pay attention to overseas trade, let alone think about policy issues.

The magistrate of Qi replied respectfully: "Last year, I heard that Zhongtang changed the Siyi Pavilion into a barbarian office and took charge of it personally, so I expected that Zhongtang would definitely do something about the maritime affairs.

Then I began to try my best to collect books and information in this area, and searched for people who had gone to sea to interview them in detail, hoping to work for Zhongtang after they had learned something about maritime affairs. "

Qin Dewei turned his head and said to the stunned Xu Shi'an: "Look, what does it mean to be able to keep up with my footsteps? Let me tell you a few words, but you are still not convinced. Now you know how powerful you are?"

Xu Shi'an shouted: "How many people like this can there be in the world! Don't be a blind cat and a dead mouse!"

Qin Dewei then asked Qi Zhixian again: "Then where do you want to work?"

The magistrate of Qi immediately replied, "I would like to go to Ningbo to guard the gate of Zhongtang!"

Xu Laosan is really convinced this time, even Brother Qin can guess what he wants to open a mansion in Ningbo?But he still insisted: "When a blind cat meets a dead mouse, it's not surprising to meet two."

Qin Dewei pointed to Xu Shi'an, and said to Qi County Magistrate, "Keep talking until he is convinced!"

"Ningbo is backed by mountains and facing the sea, the fields are small and mostly saline-alkali land, but it is richer than neighboring Shaoxing.

Because this place has had the custom of fishing and salt industry since ancient times, and there have been a large number of people who built ships and lived on the sea from generation to generation.

In recent years, the trade with private merchants at sea has flourished, and the profits have been huge, but like the fishing and salt industry, it is mostly monopolized by powerful families! "

Qin Dewei suddenly asked again: "Where is the breaking point?"

The magistrate of Qi County really had a draft, and responded without thinking: "One is inside, and the other is outside.

Inside, there are many small and medium businessmen who can only smuggle goods between Suzhou, Hangzhou and Ningbo, but the highly profitable maritime trade is managed by local wealthy families.

These big families can easily make huge profits as long as they change hands at will, and the rest of the small and medium-sized businessmen who can only trade in the mainland to earn hard money have been dissatisfied for a long time."

"Okay, okay, I'm convinced!" Xu Shi'an said hurriedly as his head grew dizzy.

Besides, it's getting late now, and if we continue to dawdle, when will we be able to clean up Brother Qin?A boatload of oirans are still waiting!
Qin Dewei ignored Xu Laosan first, only looked at the magistrate of Qi and sighed: "Although you and I have never had a deep friendship, I am also the only one who recommends useful talents! I just want to think about why I recommend you .”

Qi Zhixian took out another letter from his sleeve, "This is Fei Hanlin's letter, please read it in the middle hall."

The Fei Hanlin mentioned by Qizhi County is Fei Hong's son Fei Maoxian, who is now serving in the Imperial Academy, and he is very indifferent.

Of course, it’s nothing if it’s just Hanlin, it’s just that Fei Hanlin was the same examiner for the Spring and Autumn House Examination in Jiajing for 14 years, that is, Qin Dewei’s nominal room teacher.

With this relationship, Qin Dewei took Fei Hanlin's face into consideration, and it was only natural for him to support the magistrate of Qi County. This was the "reason" Qin Dewei needed.

And isn't Qin Zhongtang paying attention to "respecting teachers and respecting morality", otherwise why would he be standing in the courtyard of Mr. Wang's private school?
Fei Hanlin can barely be regarded as a lost teacher, although he was forced to become a room teacher after being forcibly "searched" by the chief examiner Mr. Zhang, and he even regarded it as a shame in his heart.

But in terms of face, Qin Dewei did not lose anything by showing Fei Hanlin respect.

Qin Dewei accepted Fei Hanlin's letter, and seemingly casually said: "As expected of you, you can think ahead in everything!"

Qi Zhixian hurriedly said again: "Just follow Zhongtang's thinking and think about what Zhongtang thinks!"

Qin Dewei formally promised: "I know about your situation! In my opinion, with your more than ten years of experience, it is not too much to be promoted."

Hearing this, the magistrate of Qi didn't need to ask too much, he knew his future well.

There is indeed such a rule in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty. After many years of seniority in a position, you can be promoted by leapfrogging when you encounter "windows", especially when Qingliu transfers to a secular position.

There used to be the most extreme special case, a certain person once worked as a seventh-rank minister for nine years, and then was directly promoted to participate in politics from the third rank.

The magistrate of Qi County is now the magistrate of Jing County. He is at the sixth rank and has accumulated qualifications for more than ten years. If he has the manpower to support him, it is not too much to be promoted to the fourth rank.

In the local official system, the fourth rank is the deputy envoy of the procuratorate, and the county magistrate can guess that this is probably his next official position.

If the resistance is relatively large, then it is possible to appoint a fifth-rank official to supervise the affairs first, anyway, they will always patrol the eastern part of Zhejiang.

That's it, it's good, I finally jumped out of this damn magistrate of Shangyuan County!This position is like a cage, where I have imprisoned myself for so many years!

From now on, between the mountains and the sea, there are businesses that need to be created, and there are bosses who can be regarded as their own. The world is vast, and there is a lot to do!
The magistrate of Qi was thinking about the future, and when his mind was agitated, he suddenly heard Qin Zhongtang ask: "Ah, by the way, what is the honorable name of Lord Qi?"

Qizhi County: "."

According to old legends in Nanjing, a certain number one scholar was born to be beaten, and the five elements lacked to be beaten.

After sending off Qizhi County, Xu Shi'an asked, "Will anyone else come?"

Qin Dewei looked at the sun, "There is no time to wait today, and it will be too late to wait any longer.

Besides, someone like Mr. Qi who can really understand my deep meaning should have come in this period of time.Others who don't understand will never come again. "

Third Xu sighed, "It seems that the only ones in Nanjing who can understand you are Mrs. Chen and Mr. Qi."

Qin Dewei scolded: "Get out! Get rid of the previous one!"

As Xu Shi'an walked out, he said, "Now we can go clean up the dust, right?"

Qin Dewei still refused and said: "No, I will be in Nanjing for up to three days this time, and the time is very tight. I will go to the Ciguo Mansion today to discuss all the business matters that need to be discussed."

Xu Shi'an was extremely helpless, "I have arranged everything in your name, and a bunch of oirans have been invited!
If you don't go, it will all be in vain. What reputation will I have on the Qinhuai River in the future! "

Qin Dewei said impatiently: "Don't arrange things like this in the future, all they want is a name, and it's okay if I don't have it!

I will write more than a dozen poems now, you can take them and send them to them according to the situation, I think this is enough! "

Xu Laosan said happily: "This is good, this is good! Then they will all listen to me!"

　It seems that the auntie of the low tide is here again, and she wasted energy by tossing online classes today, and the state is just like this, and it should be normal tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)