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Chapter 367 Wang Jingqi's New Career

In today's Nanjing city, Qingliubao has become the newspaper of choice for officials and scholars. Every issue of Qingliubao will attract people's attention. Therefore, Qingliu Bao is now constantly being printed to fully meet people's needs.

The Qingliu Newspaper Office is located in a small three-story building on Chengxian Street next to the Guozijian. There are not many people in it. Since it is currently under the management of the Press and Publishing Department, it is considered half an official, and many of them have no fame. All the young scholars will be proud of Jinqingliu newspaper.

Of course, this has a lot to do with the fact that Lu Yizhong and Yan Hongkui, the two great scholars, were listed in the Qingliu News Agency. Many scholars came here for these two names. Worship under their door, and climb up the Qingyun steps from now on.

The problem is that there are a lot of people who think about such a good thing. It seems a bit vulgar for the big guys to fight each other. In addition, they don't have much level in the first place, so they can't be favored by everyone.

But for some people, the report is really aimed at Qingliu. This person is Wang Jingqi. He was originally waiting for the imperial examination in Beijing, waiting for the grand event of the imperial examination next year, but after Ning Chu issued a new scientific examination system , not only the content of the exam has changed, but even the merits of the exam are not as good as before, which makes him somewhat confused.

What is placed before Wang Jingqi or tens of thousands of scholars is no longer the glorious avenue that can reach the sky in one fell swoop, but the exam that truly returns to the essence. The exam is only to determine the qualifications to be an official, but it does not mean that you can fly to the sky in one fell swoop. It is necessary to continue to take root at the grassroots level, and then continue to take the exams to upgrade, so as to have a chance to become a high-ranking official, even the champion, and no longer have the nobility of the past.

Even in the first scientific examination held before the founding of Ning Chu, the number one scholar Peng Qifeng is currently only the deputy director of a press and publication department, and the most important Tanhua Wu Jingzi is only the deputy director of the company, and the rest are still There is no so-called glory when the county magistrate is the county magistrate, and the county magistrate is the county magistrate.

For others, this road is an extremely safe road, but for Wang Jingqi, what he wants to pursue is not this kind of day-to-day life. He already understood this path—that is Qingliubao.

In Wang Jingqi's view, Qingliubao is only a newspaper office under the News and Publishing Department on the surface, and it is a semi-official organization, which means that more newspaper offices will be established in the future. The influence of Shilin is enormous, and if one can become a leader in the literary world in one fell swoop, then it is the best choice.

In the past dynasties, the leader of the literary world was not something that ordinary people could be. Usually, he was the leader of the literary world, commanding scholars, and on the other hand, he was the minister and assistant of the court, and he was in charge of all officials. His status was so special that even the emperor was higher than him. Take a look, so this is the best way for Wang Jingqi to get ahead.

"Brother Wang, Deputy Director Peng is still in charge of the current Qingliu News, so you can go and see him directly."

A young man in a loose gown clasped his hands and smiled. His surname is Chen Mingming, and he is also a member of the Qingliu newspaper.

Wang Jingqi cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Brother Chen is really being polite. I still need to thank Brother Chen for his kindness this time. Whether it succeeds or not depends on human effort, but Brother Chen's kindness will be repaid in the future." Wuji is Wang Jingqi's words.

Chen Ming smiled and pointed to a room in the small building, "That's Deputy Director Peng's office in the Qingliu News Agency. He used to work in the Press and Publishing Department of the Executive Yuan on weekdays, so it was rare to see him. It's just this time There are a lot of people here, brother Wang please."

"Thank you, Brother Chen."

Wang Jingqi walked towards that office, but when he stepped on the wooden floor of the small building, he made a series of crackling sounds, but it made him feel a little thumping in his heart. It was in vain that Wang Jingqi was usually famous for his talent, but now It was Peng Qifeng, last year's number one scholar, who wanted to see him, so he felt a little nervous, no matter who said he was good at learning, he didn't dare to say good knowledge in front of Peng Qifeng.

Wang Jingqi walked to the wooden door and tapped lightly with his knuckles a few times, making a crisp knocking sound.

"Please come in."

When Wang Jingqi walked into the office, he realized that the person in front of him was surprisingly young, but he was younger than him. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this Ning Chu is really full of talents. I didn't expect that the number one scholar, Peng Qifeng, was so young. However, many scholars were ashamed.

"Brother Wuji can come to Qingliu to report today, Hanwen is really disappointed, and I hope you will forgive me."

Peng Qifeng had a smile on his face. He was not familiar with Wang Jingqi, but he had heard of this person's literary name. Now that he was attracted by Qingliu News, he couldn't help but feel a little happy.

Wang Jingqi was also smiling, and they started to be courteous together. Both of them were literati, and even Peng Qifeng didn't have much taste of officialdom, so the chat was quite appetizing, especially in some literary exchanges. It can also have the effect of learning from each other, so the scene is quite lively.

While the two were chatting, a maid presented a set of tea sets and began to make tea for the two of them. This was originally normal, but when the maid took out a can of tea from the wooden box, she was attracted. Wang Jingqi caught Wang Jingqi's attention. The tea leaves are relatively large, and the fragrance is not felt at the first smell, but after brewing, it is very fragrant, especially after Wang Jingqi tasted a few mouthfuls, he felt that his tongue was full of fluid, and even a little It is quite different from ordinary famous teas in terms of sweetness.

"Brother Hanwen, this tea is quite mysterious. It looks ordinary on the surface, but it actually has a special flavor when you drink it. I don't know why it is not famous?"

Peng Qifeng had a bit of complacency on his face, "Brother Wuji, don't underestimate this tea. It's called Yunmengxiang. In the early years when His Majesty was training in Yunmeng, he asked the mountain people for it. It looks ordinary. , but after drinking it, the aftertaste is endless. Even the emperor once loved it, and now it is even more popular in Ningchu, but the price of this tea is different now, and ordinary people don’t know it. Even my little one The cans are all obtained by entrusting someone, and the price is quite high."

"Oh? This is so ignorant and ignorant. As a tea lover, I have never heard of it. It is really a sin."

Wang Jingqi sighed again and again, but at this point, he added a few words intentionally or unintentionally, "Drinking tea is like drinking life. Perhaps many people are indeed like this tea, with empty ambitions and aspirations, but no one can taste its fragrance. .”

"Brother Wuji's words are quite meaningful." Peng Qifeng had a meaningful smile on his face, "Your Majesty once told me that no one in this world, whether it is Bole or Maxima, can sit and wait for those who know the goods. If you come to the door, you have to take the initiative to go out, so that you can be known by others.”

Wang Jingqi didn't want to go around in circles any more, but he stood up straight away and gave a long bow.

"Brother Hanwen, Wang Wuwei has always thought that he is heroic and uninhibited all his life. He said that there is no one to be a friend in this world, but he really admires Brother Hanwen. Now that he is in charge of Qingliu, it can be said that he is in charge of what people want. , Yu really yearns for it, and asks Brother Hanwen to fulfill it."

Peng Qifeng didn't say yes or no, he just picked up the teacup, sniffed the fragrance of the tea carefully, and then said in a low voice, "Do you know what the function of Qingliubao is?"

"Preach the New Deal for the imperial court, educate the people for the imperial court, and control the hearts of the people for the imperial court."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Peng Qifeng laughed loudly, and then said seriously: "It is true to preach the New Deal for the imperial court, but it is false to educate the people and control people's hearts. "

Through the conversation just now, Peng Qifeng discovered a serious problem, that is, Wang Jingqi's ambition seemed a little too big, which made Peng Qifeng a little unhappy.

Wang Jingqi quickly understood his problem. He humbly said: "Brother Peng, the students are indeed optimistic about the prospects of Qingliu News, and are also interested in participating in it. As for the future development, after all, it is under the Department of Press and Publishing. Brother Peng can do it." Don't worry."

Naturally, Peng Qifeng could understand what Wang Jingqi meant. It just meant that no matter how it developed, it would be under the jurisdiction of the Press and Publishing Department, so it would not threaten Peng Qifeng, let alone use it to do anything. It's not what Peng Qifeng wanted to express, and it can even be said to be the opposite.

"Brother Wang, this matter is not as simple as you think."

Peng Qifeng said sincerely: "I had the same idea with you before, but this is not in line with His Majesty's idea. After all, Qingliubao is just a newspaper. It has no more special status. At most, it is just a precedent. As late as the first half of next year, at least a dozen more newspapers will join in, and they will all be under the jurisdiction of the News and Publishing Department, and the News and Publishing Department is only responsible for content review and related procedures.”

The meaning is very simple, Qingliu News will not become a special newspaper, but just one of dozens of newspapers that want to use it to leverage their careers—sorry, this is impossible.

After Wang Jingqi listened to it, he felt a little lost. What he originally expected was so different from the reality, which really made him a little bit unbearable—is it really necessary to step up from the imperial examination road step by step?
He was not reconciled, even a little resentful, if it was just for such an official, why did Wang Jingqi travel so far?With the Wang family's connections, where can't they find an official position in the north?
After all, these thoughts just flashed in Wang Jingqi's mind. He couldn't go back and said in a low voice: "Brother Peng, Wuji understands what he said, but it is always my wish to enter the newspaper office. No matter how difficult the road is, I want to try it.”

It has to be said that the rise of the Fuhan Army really changed the fate of too many people. If it were in the original history, Wu Jingzi would have been down and out all his life, Cao Xueqin would have written an immortal chapter, and he, Wang Jingqi, would have fallen into poverty a few years later. Ghosts under the knife, but in this era, their fate has been rewritten. At least Wang Jingqi is now an employee of Qingliu News, but his life is saved.
Just when Wang Jingqi found a new chapter in his life, Liu Tongxun, the magistrate of Xiaogan County, was full of high spirits at this time. He was patrolling around Xiaogan County with several people. Cui Yu, the chief treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce, Cheng Moran, the chief treasurer of the Chengjia Chamber of Commerce, and Deng Lin, the deputy director of the State Assets Management Department.

"Director Deng, Shopkeeper Cui, and Shopkeeper Cheng, you have seen almost all the counties in Hanyang Prefecture in the past few days. Our Xiaogan County, as the land of Longxing, has all kinds of resources, especially the people's support for industry and commerce. Positive, very suitable for the implementation of our project this time."

Liu Tongxun had a smile on his face, and an attendant behind him came over with a map, on which the entire scope of Xiaogan County was drawn with exquisite lines. Surprised inexplicable.

"Master Liu, this is the place we've been looking at for the past few days, right?"

Deng Lin, deputy director of the State-owned Assets Management Department, pointed to those places and sighed: "Master Liu's work is really solid, and I really admire it, but although this project is led by the State-owned Assets Management Department, the specific implementation depends on us." The ideas of the two masters, they are the real God of Wealth!"

"Hahahaha. Director Deng is really polite. This time, we must fully support the project promoted by the State Assets Management Department, but in business and business, since we want to invest a lot of money, it is not for nothing. Some necessary things, I hope Director Deng understands."

Cui Yu clasped his fists and said with a smile that he has been integrating the assets of the royal family, including the mines and land before the Ning family, and integrated them into the form of a chamber of commerce. By selling some of the inherent land, making The Ning Chamber of Commerce has a huge amount of liquidity in order to cooperate with Ning Yu's plan to promote industry and commerce.

Since the promotion of industry and commerce, Ning Yu asked the State-owned Assets Management Department under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to lead some large and small chambers of commerce, and began to carry out pilot cooperation projects in Huguang. , so as to achieve a win-win situation.

Speaking of which, this kind of mining project looks very popular on the surface, but it is not the case in fact, because most of the people in this era have no relevant needs, even farmers do not need much iron every year, so in the absence of Under the market conditions, the mineral resources in the hands of the State Assets Management Department are not worth much.

The development of the current mining and iron smelting industry is almost entirely dominated by Ning Yu. The purpose is naturally to meet the needs of the war. Hundreds of millions of catties of iron must be met. Therefore, it is only at this stage that the state can be used to regulate the industry. The development of the Chamber of Commerce is now introduced, not only to make up for the weakness of the imperial court's lack of funds, but also to guide more private assets into the industrial and commercial industries, rather than buying land in the countryside.

(End of this chapter)