Red Mansion, Second Master Lian is too despicable

Chapter 15 15 There is nothing new in the world, every year new rain drops on the old eaves

There is nothing new in the world, every year there are new raindrops and old eaves!
What happened in the past dynasties was just another name, and the story continued as before.

Seeing that his son was deep in thought, Jia She continued.

"In the capital city, this secret prostitution brothel, delivering water and sand, digging and transporting manure and other businesses are all businesses with high-income strong laborers. It is inevitable that they will conflict with each other. They can maintain the current stability because the bosses behind them are all backed by a wave of people. People."

Only then did Jia Lian realize that it was no wonder why officials, with so little salary income, could still live comfortably in the expensive capital.

Talking about the dark things in the officialdom, it was considered that Jia She was showing off, and he continued to show off without relying on four or six.

"The lower-class businesses in this market are all highly profitable businesses. Even though no officials participate in the business, they all send money to the wives and wives at the relevant government offices through monks and nuns."

Saying that, Jia Amnesty winked at Jia Lian and said.

"Why do you think an official marries an outsider and doesn't bring her back to his family? It's just a way out? The unpromising ones are afraid of their wives and don't dare to bring them home. The promising ones do it so that they can easily accept bribes!"

Jia She became more and more exaggerated.

"This is just a clear path. It's easy to say no matter what. If something happens in the future, you can get rid of the relationship! But the private behavior of a concubine cannot rise to the level of the official!"

Jia Lian was a little embarrassed when he heard this, but thinking about it, he didn't do anything. Why should I tell him this?
Jia Lian looked up at Jia She and saw Jia She winking at him dirtyly.

Damn, it turns out that Jia She is encouraging himself to do the same!

What a crooked dad.

"So, this official can get out of a lot of trouble by living in a temple. It makes them appear to be incorruptible, and the place of clean cultivation also gives them a good reputation. The relationship network of monks will not prevent them from colluding in private?"

Jia Lian asked in surprise.

Zhang Hu nodded, but Jia She didn't care about this and said sarcastically.

"Humph, the main thing is the dormitories, monasteries, and sandalwood groves in these temples. The construction is no worse than other temples. After all, they are places of worship for the wives and concubines of officials and foreigners!"

Jia She's words were ambiguous and longing, full of the aura of Jian'an character, as if another door had been opened for Jia Lian.

Zhang Hu glanced at Jia She disdainfully.

'You do understand!Then why do you think I arranged for my child to go to the Secretary's Department? '

When Jia She heard this, he immediately shook his head and prepared to show off to his uncle, letting his brother-in-law know that he was not a vegetarian when it came to being a corrupt official.

"I think this Secretary's Office is responsible for registering the official's residence! Haha, in order to prevent foreign officials from making friends with Beijing officials, I didn't expect that the Secretary's Office in the empty Yamen has become the most convenient place to make friends with foreign officials!"

To register these foreign officials, you naturally need to contact them, and a Beijing official who can blatantly contact foreign officials is no more reliable than those monks, nuns, and old Taoists.

"So what does uncle mean? The Secretary's Office has great potential!"

After thinking about this, Jia Lian felt that his uncle really loved his nephew.

My uncle also affirmed.

"Yes, the Secretary's Office used to be the Qingshui Yamen that entertained foreigners. In recent years, except for some savage monkeys, there are no serious foreign countries that need the Secretary's Office; there are important foreign affairs, and they are all taken care of by the Ministry of Rites."

As he spoke, Master Zhang drew a circle on the table and pointed with his finger.

"So the Spinning Office has become an empty yamen. If you want to establish an authority now, you will naturally start from the empty yamen. You go in when no one is there. When the rights are in place, you will not be kicked out. come out."

After hearing this, Jia Lian asked uncertainly.

"Is this called first come first served?"

Zhang Hu laughed. "Haha, that's the truth. You kid is also lucky to have caught up with the stall where today's rich people buy horse bones. Thinking about it, you are lucky!"

After getting Zhang Hu's affirmation, Jia Lian hurriedly thanked him.

"Thank you, uncle, but I don't know how you can buy a charter with a thousand pieces of gold and a horse bone nowadays!"

Zhang Hu did not prove his answer, but gave an example.

"Haha, during the founding years of this dynasty, there were only 20 third-rank officials, but now I'm afraid even 200 people can't hold them back. I'm sorry, do you understand?"

Jia Lian half understood and asked tentatively.

"My uncle means that these officials are becoming bloated again. Now we want to expand the official team and enrich our own strength?"

Zhang Hu nodded.

"We are already bloated, so naturally we are not afraid of getting more bloated; the emperor needs someone to do things for him, but if he doesn't give him an official, he doesn't give him money, and he doesn't give him power, who will work for him! What can he do if he doesn't have an official or power? Then create Officer, open your mouth and delegate power!"

Jia Lian understands, but he still needs to confirm his uncle's position, so as not to enter the officialdom himself and mess up the matter and implicate his uncle.

Now it seems that it doesn't matter if something happens to me, but it will be over if my uncle collapses.

"So uncle is of the current generation?"

Jia Lian asked carefully, fearing that he would guess wrong, but Zhang Hu had no intention of hiding it from him.

"Haha, no, uncle, I am a fence-sitter!"

Zhang Hu said it very frankly and seemed to be proud of it. This made Jia Lian confused as to why his uncle didn't have a firm stand.

"Uncle, my nephew heard that didn't all the fence-sitters end badly? Uncle, why...?"

Jia Lian asked vaguely, but his uncle didn't think so.

"Child, think about it, who said that this fence-sitter will not end well?"

Jia Lian thought for a moment and suddenly realized.It turns out that these words are said by people who need people's loyalty. Of course, they don't want anyone to be a fence-sitter.

Seeing this, Master Zhang continued.

"So you understand, these fence-sitters are the majority!"

Although Jia Lian understood it, he didn't know the reason.How come the fence-sitting faction has become the mainstream?

"Uncle, why is this?"

Zhang Hu said.

"Because no matter who comes to power, everyone has to spend benefits to buy off the fence-sitters. We are the majority who have stabilized the entire officialdom!"

Zhang Hu's words made Jia Lian think deeply.After a while, Jia Lian said something.

"Who wins! Who do we help?"

Zhang Hu nodded.

"Wrong, who do we help! Who wins!"

After speaking, the uncle and nephew looked at each other and smiled.

(End of this chapter)