Heaven's Martial Fate

Chapter 971 Jia Rong: Turn Disadvantage into Advantage

No one expected that at this time, the four major families of Jinling would make a big show of themselves, and even the Jia clan became famous.

About [-] refugees have been mobilized by the organization, and the energy they can display is quite amazing.

However, in just over half a month, more than half of the basic farmland water conservancy facilities from Jinmen to Tongzhou have been completed.

The two places are already connected by canals. As long as the rivers in the two places do not dry up, the fields covered by the canals will not suffer from water shortage.

Not only that, a large pond was built every few tens of miles, or a storage tank, with dams to isolate the inside and outside, and at the same time connect the surrounding rivers to become running water.

Such an astonishing progress shocked the courtiers who were paying attention in the court, as well as today.

Without further ado, Wang Ziteng, who has made great contributions, was directly transferred to the Ministry of Industry as the right servant.

As for the position of Jinmen Daotai, Lian Er took over.

As for the position of Tongzhou Zhizhou, Jia Zhu will succeed him.

It can be said that the Jia and Wang families have made a lot of money this time.

Today's sudden generosity has caused dissatisfaction among a group of courtiers, who are jealous and depressed. Why didn't such a good thing happen to them?

"If you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded. If you have done something wrong, you will be punished. There is nothing to say!"

Facing the dissatisfaction of the courtiers, today is very disapproving and said: "Since the pilot is successful, let's fully extend the work-for-relief to the drought-affected areas!"

When he returned to Daming Palace next time, he asked Dai Quan directly: "The matter of Wang Ziteng and Jia Lian's leadership should be handled by that boy in Ningfu!"

Although it is an interrogative sentence, the tone is quite certain.

Dai Quan lowered his head and explained: "General Jia and the old slave mentioned before that the drought is getting worse and he can't see it!"

Can't see it?

Now the corner of his mouth twitched, but thinking of the performance of the courtiers and cabinet elders before, he had nothing to say.

The fact is indeed the case. Seeing that the court didn't respond at all, Jia Rong couldn't bear to see it. Instead, she mentioned something to Wang Ziteng and Lian Er.

Of course, adhering to the intention of cultivating the best female students, before he mentioned Wang Ziteng, he often reminded the female students.

Then, after discussion and improvement by the female students, there was a work-for-relief plan that seemed relatively complete in Wang Ziteng and Lian Ershang's notes.

That's right, almost all of the content of this plan is completed by female students, Jia Rong just makes side-stepping remarks from time to time, and provides enough information for reference by the way.

What happened next was unexpected.

Of course, this has a lot to do with some young adults in the refugee group, as well as young adults who have families and are willing to abandon their hometowns. Most of them are hired and left.

Most of those left behind are old and weak women and children, as well as refugees who are reluctant to leave their hometown and go to work in strange places.

Even if there is restlessness in it, it can't make much trouble.

Of course, Jia Rong didn't expect that he would be so generous today, and even let Wang Ziteng be transferred to the right servant of the Ministry of Industry.

Even though he was only the No. [-] figure in the Ministry of Industry, and only at the third rank, the right servant of the Ministry of Industry was after all a member of the court, and he was already one of the core leaders in the court.

Lian Er was also promoted several levels in a row, from Tongzhou Zhizhou of the sixth rank to the Jinmen Daotai of the fourth rank in one fell swoop, and Jia Zhu was also promoted two ranks in a row.

Obviously, I was dissatisfied before today. This is to counteract the inaction of the cabinet elders by vigorously promoting Wang Ziteng and Lian Er.

Of course, it's not so easy to get promoted. Wang Ziteng, the newly-baked right servant of the Ministry of Industry, will be in charge of work-for-work matters in the north.

Naturally, there is nothing to talk about if it is done well. As the right servant of the Ministry of Industry, he has completely established his foothold, and his right to speak in the Ministry of Industry is also very different.

But if the chain is lost, then don't blame the jealous courtiers for attacking him.

Let's go back to today's place, although there is a good relief plan for the disaster in the north, but the mood is not so refreshing.

He asked, "What is Jia Rong thinking? Since there is a plan to use work for relief, why didn't you tell me in advance?"

The emperor is like this, suspicious and a little abnormal.

He didn't even think about it, didn't the elders in the cabinet also do nothing? Could it be that Jia Rong just pretended not to know?
Dai Quan's heart shivered, and he thought about it and said: "Well, General Jia also said that labor relief is not a panacea, and there must be enough capable grassroots officials to go to the front line to command and dispatch, otherwise I'm afraid they will do it with good intentions." bad thing!"

"Hmph, I think he's doing a good job, all the students of the Jia Clan School have pretty good abilities!"

Today's tone is not very good, but the mood is inexplicably better.

To be honest, the performance of Jia Rong in Ningfu, Wang Ziteng and Lian Er is enough to make people think about it today.

Since the Ning Mansion was able to mobilize the students of ethnology to help, the imperial court would naturally be able to mobilize the students from the Guozijian, as well as the students from the prefectural schools and county schools. In terms of the number of talents in hand, the imperial court is definitely the number one.

But in this way, the actual ability of officials at all levels in the provincial capital and county has to be tested, which is definitely the most annoying job for officials at all levels.

Once the performance is not good, it is very likely that the official title will be removed, or it will be transferred to a marginal position and enter the pension mode in advance.

The best result would be a reprimand. Don't expect any good evaluation during this term of office, that is, there is no hope of promotion.

This is definitely a disaster for mediocre local officials.

However, the mediocre existence of local officials occupies the majority.

It's not that they are not smart, none of the officials who can pass the imperial examinations is not smart, it's just that they are good at different things.

Work such as work-for-relief tests the leader's ability to organize and mobilize, which is not something that officials with little achievements possess.

Of course, if you perform well, you can even directly enter the current Fayan.

The future is bright in the future, and it is possible to directly leapfrog promotion like Wang Ziteng and Lian Er, which is very beautiful.

Wang Ziteng has just been promoted to the right servant of the Ministry of Industry, and he has been entrusted with a heavy responsibility. He dare not neglect at all. Whether he can successfully gain a foothold in the Ministry of Industry is at this moment.

Although I have some calculations in my heart, I don't have much confidence.

He knew that many officials did not like him, and if the opportunity was right, many officials would not hesitate to give him a fatal blow, or make trouble secretly.

Fortunately, the interest alliance of the four major families in Jinling is becoming more and more reliable. Unlike before, it seems that the momentum is not small, but they are actually fighting each other.

He held a banquet in the mansion. Jia Rong from Ning Mansion, Grand Master Amnesty and Second Master Zheng Er from Rong Mansion, Shi Jia Baoling Hou Shi Lao Er all came to congratulate him.

After all, if he was promoted and became a big boss in the court, he should have some congratulations, but it's not good to make a big show.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Wang Ziteng did not hide his thoughts, and explained in detail what he had learned and guessed.

Anyway, the people present were all from our own people, and there was nothing to hide. Finally, he said: "This time, the burden on my shoulders is not easy, and everyone can do their best to help!"

After finishing speaking, he looked straight at Jia Rong who was sitting at the head of the guest table.

The other guests were not unhappy, and Jia Rong was the number one brain in the discussion they were doing. If they had something to ask, who would they ask?
Jia Rong smiled lightly, took out a thick book from her wide sleeve, handed it to Wang Ziteng and said with a smile: "The detailed plan is inside!"

Wang Ziteng took it, glanced at the clear scent of ink on the book, flipped through it casually and asked curiously: "Is it the handwriting of those girls from the school again?"

"nature!"

Jia Rong chuckled lightly and said, "With their ingenuity, it's easy to help out with advice!"

"It's a pity, they are all girls!"

Wang Ziteng shook his head and sighed softly, but his heart was full of regret.

Having experienced the planning and design of Jinmen Port, he did not dare to underestimate the outstanding members of Ningfu Women's School.

At a young age, he can help him solve the biggest troubles at hand. Simply speaking, his intelligence is absolutely amazing.

It's just a pity that gender factors prevent them from displaying their talents.

Mr. Amnesty, the second master of politics, and the second son of the historian learned about Jia Rong's coquettish manipulation and the amazing moves of the Ningfu Girls' School behind it.

The second master of Zheng's complexion was slightly gloomy, the corner of his mouth moved but he didn't speak.

If it was in the past, he would reprimand him immediately. How could such a thing happen? It would be terrible if it was leaked.

It's just that he has been sitting in the position of deputy envoy of the Secretary of General Administration for several years, and he has heard and seen too many things, and gradually the original pedantic thoughts have dissipated a lot.

Of course, he still objected to the involvement of female students, which was really inconsistent with his three views, but it was not easy to show it.

As for Master She and the second son of the historian, they were more surprised, but they didn't react too much.

Although social etiquette is prevalent in Dagan society, they don't mean to pay too much attention to it.

Otherwise, it would not be so simple and easy for Wang Xifeng to get to know Lian Er at a young age.

It is not that simple for Shi Xiangyun to become best friends or brothers with Jia Baoyu. How could it be possible without the indulgence and acquiescence of adults?

It's just that they didn't know that the female students could actually help Wang Ziteng.

After listening to Wang Ziteng's brief description of the previous design and planning of Jinmen Port, his heart was shaken, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

This kind of thing still has a big impact on their ideas. How could it be possible to know that the little girl in the girls' school has such abilities?

"Don't be surprised!"

Jia Rong said lightly: "Speaking of it, the girls in our family are much better than boys in terms of talent and intelligence!"

"After all, they are all relatives. Since they are capable and talented, let's make full use of them. Can't we protect them?"

"It's not a matter of whether the staff and cleaners around you have their talents, and the key female students will not have any selfish distractions!"

The last sentence touched everyone present, and the surprised expression on their faces was replaced by thoughtfulness and emotion.

People without long-term worries must have near-term worries, but outsiders may not know it.

If the female students can really help, they will not be stingy to give enough respect and attention.

This time the dinner was over, Wang Ziteng quickly acted.

In the court hall, didn't many courtiers want to see his jokes?

He just played it well so that those guys who wanted to see a joke couldn't laugh.

It's actually not that difficult to do this.

What he needs to do is to give full play to the effectiveness of the Ministry of Industry and maximize it.

Soon, a group of officials from the Water Conservancy Department of the Ministry of Industry were all sent out to investigate and design farmland water conservancy facilities in drought-stricken areas in the north.

They only need to hand over the planned drawings and rough sand table models to the local government and they can retreat.

Afterwards, the local governments were mainly responsible for the labor-for-relief work, and the responsibilities and obligations were divided into districts, and Wang Ziteng, the main person in charge, was the referee.

In addition, he also specially invited Yushitai and the inspectors of the Inspectorate as supervisors.

It was clear at a glance whether the local officials were doing well or not. Wang Ziteng followed the advice of the female students and just took good measures of rewards and punishments.

With the Inspectorate and Yushitai's speech officers joining in, if the local officials do not do well, they don't need Wang Ziteng to come forward in person, and the speech officers can directly spray him with bad luck.

Wang Ziteng himself did not fall into the tug-of-war with local officials and courtiers.

On the contrary, in areas affected by the drought in the Northland, farmland and water conservancy construction models have been opened everywhere, and it is a very lively scene.

Regardless of whether the local officials are willing or not, or whether they have the ability to organize the refugees in the jurisdiction, they moved immediately.

The eyes of today and the imperial court are naturally mostly on the disaster area in the Northland.

A eunuch in the palace, as well as court officials were sent out to inspect or supervise, in short, the court did not dare to neglect easily.

Before there was no idea, it was no idea. Now that there is a "work-for-relief" disaster relief model, even the cabinet has to pay attention to it.

Otherwise, if today's opportunity is seized, it is really possible that there will be personnel changes in the cabinet, which will not be worth the candle.

Wang Ziteng easily gained a firm foothold in his new position, assuming he was focused on the disaster-stricken areas in the north. As for the possible floods in the south, he had no intention of responding at all.

The four big families in Jinling have considerable strength in the south, so how could they not know what is going on with the water conservancy dams in the south?
It is not an exaggeration to say that whoever goes will be unlucky, and naturally he will not take the initiative to join in.

Fortunately, if he is now in charge of the construction of farmland and water conservancy in the disaster-stricken areas in the north, then he should do it well, and there is no need to pay attention to other things.

The south is a big fire pit. In Jinling alone, there are four major families and the Zhen family. The aristocratic families and local tyrants in other regions, as well as the power of the gentry, really don't want to be too tyrannical.

With the strength of the four major families in Jinling at this time, if they easily get involved in the affairs of the south, they might capsize in the gutter.

However, taking advantage of the possibility of floods in the south, it is possible to bite off a big piece of meat from those big clans.

In other words, the sea-going fleet of the Founding Kingdom Xungui Group has successfully arrived at the border of Korea and returned with a full load...

(End of this chapter)