At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 307 Exceptional Promotion
Zhu Qizhen looked at Chen Shiqing's dossier, but his face looked a little surprised.

"Are you from Juren?"

Chen Shiqing replied respectfully: "Back to the emperor, the ministers were elected, and after three consecutive failures in Chunwei, they gave up the re-examination, passed the election and became the county magistrate, later promoted to the county magistrate, and later became the magistrate and co-magistrate. The orthodox 13 years He was transferred to Yongping Prefecture and became the magistrate, but due to his unfavorable handling of the Caijiagou case, he was demoted to the magistrate of Qian'an County."

He doesn't shy away from his background and experience at all.

Zhongju can be regarded as the dragon and phoenix among the people.

After that, Chun Wei missed three times, which was a big setback for him.

Chunwei is a test, once every three years, three times is nine years, how many nine years are there in one's life, and they are still nine years in full bloom!

It should be a helpless move to be an official as a juren, but being able to become a magistrate from the county magistrate can be regarded as such a leader.

Zhu Qizhen put down the file and asked, "Tell me about your views on the New Deal."

"My minister believes that the foundation of the New Deal lies in benefiting the people..."

"Don't talk nonsense, I want to hear some truth."

Chen Shiqing paused, thinking quickly in his mind, and then said: "In my humble opinion, the fundamental purpose of the New Deal is to break the monopoly of the gentry, and the common people must applaud it. Therefore, the biggest difficulty lies in how to solve the dissatisfaction of the gentry class. Since the founding of the country by Emperor Taizu, my Ming Dynasty has been governed by the emperor and the gentry, and if there is a problem with the gentry, it will directly affect the stability of the regime."

Zhu Qizhen nodded secretly, his words were on point, and they were very bold.

Even if ordinary people saw this layer, they would not dare to say it casually, especially in front of themselves.

"Tell me again, how can we eliminate the dissatisfaction of the capable gentry class?"

"Back to the emperor, this... can't be realized!"

"Oh?"

"Since it is a new policy, it must be drastic. It must be cut as it should be. You can't always think about being harmonious and satisfying everyone. Otherwise, you will change the soup without changing the medicine. This New Deal will be meaningless."

"You just said that if the problem of eliminating the gentry cannot be solved, the government will be unstable?"

"Yes, but..."

Chen Shiqing changed the subject, and said: "The emperor is already doing it. It is exactly what in the art of war, don't stop when you return to the army, don't block the army when you surround it, and don't force the poor."

Zhu Qizhen smiled and asked, "How do you say?"

Chen Shiqing continued: "For the enemy, surround him on three sides and deny him one side, so it shows the way to survive. Now the gentry regard the new policy as an enemy, that is, the emperor's enemy, but they can't really treat the enemy like that and kill them all, so, This is a strategy of besieging the three and lacking one, which not only prevents the gentry from annexing, but also allows the gentry to earn money by running workshops."

"In the past, the gentry regarded land as their foundation, and hoarded land as long as they had silver in their hands. In recent years, the price of silver has been depreciating, which has intensified the speed of land annexation..."

Before the imperial court officially opened the sea, a large number of private ships participated in the sea trade. Since then, silver began to flow into the territory. After the sea was opened, coupled with the exaggeration of the surrounding territories, the influx of silver was even more crazy.

Almost every time, the silver in their hands becomes worthless. At this time, those gentry with a lot of silver in their hands will tend to buy land crazily, because land will not depreciate.

"...so the top priority is to find a new profit point. When dealing with land annexation, we must not show mercy. We have to fight to the death to block their way of annexation. At the same time, encourage those who have money in their hands People who invest in workshops."

"So the county has taken many measures, such as giving low-cost land for kilns and workshops to help them improve their craftsmanship. In a word, help as much as possible. Among them, most of the people who are willing to invest in workshops are A person with assets, just like that person named Xia Wenhui."

"To put it bluntly, this Xia Wenhui is also a gentry, but he is very different from the previous gentry. They are knowledgeable, insightful, easy to accept new things, good at researching policies, and know what the court needs. Therefore, they can earn money."

"I'm here to let these new gentry class set an example, telling people in the world that besides land, there are other things that are profitable. When this group of people earn money, then in the future, sooner or later, there will be more and more money. More and more people are willing to participate."

Zhu Qizhen asked suddenly: "I don't understand one thing. You also belong to the gentry class. Do you have no complaints when you look at the New Deal?"

Chen Shiqing hurriedly replied: "I don't have any lofty ambitions. I just hope to do more for the local people. As for the land and money, I have already got enough. If you don't bring these things with you, you will die." If you don’t take it with you, what’s the use of asking for so many?”

Now Zhu Qizhen appreciates this person more and more. Fortunately, except for such a thing as Caijiagou, otherwise, such a talent would have been buried.

There is no shortage of good officials in Ming Dynasty, but the problem is that when the interests of a class are tied together, if you don't follow the trend, you will become the target of suppression.

In this situation, the more officials who think about the common people and do not follow others, the more likely they will be squeezed out. Chen Shiqing was 27 years old and has been an official for more than 20 years. The magistrate has been demoted, where can he reason?
"Okay then, let's talk about your views on gentry."

Chen Shiqing nodded and said, "Over the century since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the problem of gentry has been a big problem and has become a huge hidden danger. For example, if the landlord's family owns a large amount of land in the countryside, they will of course conceal the number of people. How much to conceal, after all, most of these manpower became their slaves. But what the New Deal requires is to check out the hidden households. In this way, these hidden households and slaves will be free, and the new workshop owners can use more If the manpower is still in the hands of the gentry in the country, where do hundreds of workers come from in a workshop?"

"Furthermore, the grain, in the past, was in the hands of some big households, and the rest of the people, although some had land, but the vast majority of people, the grain they grew was barely sufficient. Therefore, it was easy for these gentry It is not a good thing for these gentry and workshop owners if the price of food fluctuates too much if they work together to control the price of food."

"Besides, the interests of each other are already different. Naturally, there will inevitably be a dispute of ideas. It is not easy to stop this dispute. In the end, I am afraid that each other will turn against each other. As an official at the grassroots level, I clearly found that it is far from enough to rely on the power of the county government to deal with those gentry. It must be suppressed by the imperial decree. But can such high pressure continue? Therefore, in the future Sooner or later, you will have to rely on the gentry who have come out of the country as helpers."

"Furthermore, there are actually business officials and gentry, but most of them do not carry out production, and only rely on their privileges to simply sell. However, unlike the gentry engaged in production like Xia Wenhui, their assets have fallen to the ground. Yes, a large number of people need to be recruited to work for it. This can alleviate the problems of some refugees. The products produced will also have many benefits in this world. I dare not say that there are all benefits and no harm, but at least now the benefits outweigh the disadvantages .”

Hearing this, Zhu Qizhen said with emotion from the bottom of his heart: "I really didn't expect you to think so far, um, it's amazing!"

Chen Shiqing bowed and said: "When I implement the new policy in the local area, I often sigh that the emperor is really great. Only by working hard and abiding by my duty can I be worthy of the king's kindness and the common people."

Zhu Qizhen couldn't help standing up and shouting: "Fan Zhong, call Cao Nai!"

"Yes!"

Fan Zhong agreed at the door, and Cao Nai arrived not long after.

"Your minister Cao Nai kowtows to see my emperor, long live!"

"Cao Qing's family please come up!"

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand at him, and went straight to the point: "Has the official minister been selected?"

Since Chen Rong was demoted, the candidate for Minister of the Ministry of Officials has been vacant. At present, Zuo Shilang is fully responsible for the affairs of the Ministry of Officials.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Chen Rong has been operating in the capital for many years, with students all over the court, and it will be a matter of time before the official returns to his original post.

Cao Nai said: "Master Chen is a Jinshi of the Yongle Dynasty, a veteran of the four dynasties, I thought he was implicated, and he was sent to the Yongping Mansion to train for a period of time, then... Sigh!"

Having said that, he sighed heavily.

When I saw it today, Chen Rong seemed to be out of his mind. Can't you see that the emperor likes Xia Wenhui very much, but he insisted on showing off his tongue and arguing with others, but in the end... he couldn't quarrel!

With this virtue, do you want to be reinstated as an official?

Go dream!

Zhu Qizhen pointed to Chen Shiqing who was at the side, and asked again: "Do you think he can do it?"

Cao Nai suddenly felt a little dazed, what's going on?
"Emperor... Your Majesty, you mean... him?"

"Yes, it's him!"

Chen Shiqing was also a little confused, not knowing what to do for a while.

Cao Nai scratched his head, and asked, "This... I'm afraid it's... inappropriate?"

Zhu Qizhen was unmoved, and asked, "What's inappropriate?"

Cao Nai looked at Chen Shiqing with a distorted expression: "The magistrate of Chen County...has meritorious service in governing the region, but he is only a seventh-rank magistrate, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is a second-rank official. It's a bit far behind..."

Zhu Qizhen said: "He was demoted from the magistrate. He was reinstated as an official first, and then entered the Ministry of Officials. Isn't that all right?"

"Even if the official is restored to his original post, the magistrate is a fourth rank, and if he is directly promoted to the second rank Shangshu, I am afraid... it will be difficult to convince the public."

The first-rank official in the Ming Dynasty was just a vacant position, and the second-rank official was the biggest official. It was really unruly to want to be directly promoted from the magistrate to the minister.

Chen Shiqing finally came to his senses at this time, the emperor asked himself so many views on the New Deal just now, and it turned out that he wanted to promote himself, and, moreover, directly give a job to a minister of the Ministry of Officials, such a good thing, it is impossible to dream of on weekdays.

"My majesty, what I do is my duty. Mr. Cao is right, we can't break the rules."

It was even rarer for Zhu Qizhen to see that Chen Shiqing was still not proud of taking credit, so he asked Cao Nai, "How does the cabinet decide on the candidate for the Minister of the Ministry of Officials?"

Cao Nai said truthfully: "The ministers and others have discussed this matter and think that the most suitable candidate should be Yin Shangren of Yingtianfu."

The Fu Yin and the magistrate are different, in the Ming Dynasty, only Shuntian and Yingtian set up the Fu Yin, and they were the third rank.

It stands to reason that the governor of the third rank should first give a servant of the second rank, and then go a step further and make him a minister.

But Shang Lu was different. He was in charge of the new policies of the six southern provinces in Nanjing, especially the Jiangnan region, which was the most important source of taxation for the Ming Dynasty. His position was very important for the smooth implementation of the new policies throughout the country.

Since Dashang Lu took office, the New Deal in the Jiangnan area has been on the right track. Even if this kind of credit is skipped a level, it is completely justified. Even if other people have complaints in their hearts, they can't say much.

If Chen Shiqing, the magistrate of Yongping, is still only a county magistrate, it would be out of the question to directly become a minister.

Zhu Qizhen thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "Since it has been decided, then send a transfer order to Shang Ren, regarding Chen Shiqing... first the official will be reinstated, and then transferred to the household department, right servant?"

Cao Nai thought to himself, since Chen Shiqing is a talent and has been appreciated by the emperor, he must be promoted.

The official reinstatement, that is, the fourth-rank magistrate, and then transferred to the household department as the right servant, although the steps are a bit big, it is more reliable than the county magistrate's promotion.

"Veterans can't jump to conclusions on this matter, and need to go back and discuss with other cabinet ministers, as well as the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Household Affairs."

Zhu Qizhen nodded, and Cao Nai agreed if he could say that.

As for his saying to go back and find someone to discuss, it was nothing more than a formality.

Chen Shiqing was also a sensible person. Hearing this, he hurriedly kowtowed.

"I thank you for the grace!"

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said: "The polite words will be avoided. I transferred you to the Ministry of Household Affairs to continue to implement the new policy. At that time, what you are facing will not be just a Qian'an County or a Yongping Mansion, but Gentlemen all over the world, I want to ask you, are you ready?"

Chen Shiqing kowtowed and said: "Please rest assured, the emperor, even if I am smashed to pieces, I will not hesitate!"

Zhu Qizhen thought of another thing, and said, "That Xia Wenhui is not bad, he is a talent, after you leave, let him be the magistrate of Qian'an County, how about it?"

"This one……"

Chen Shiqing looked troubled, and looked at Cao Nai beside him.

Cao Nai also had a bitter face, and said, "Your Majesty, Xia Wenhui is good at running the workshop, but he is only a scholar after all, and I have no reason for a scholar to be an official."

Zhu Qizhen smiled lightly, and said: "This is easy to handle. Let's say that in order to commend this person for daring to be the pioneer of the New Deal, he is specially given the status of juren, so that he can become an official. Isn't Chen Qing's family born from juren?"

Cao Nai couldn't help sighing in his heart, Chen Shiqing was born as a scholar, it wasn't a gift.

Moreover, he started from the county magistrate and rose up step by step.

It's better for you now, first give someone a name, and then directly appoint the county magistrate, this... makes it difficult for me to do it!
Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhu Qizhen immediately lowered his face and asked, "Is there any problem?"

Cao Nai was very helpless, so he had no choice but to reply: "No problem, I will draw up an order when I get back!"

(End of this chapter)