Siheyuan: living in a prosperous era

Chapter 292 Evaluation of Heshen
"Brother, what you said is indeed true. This is really the case. Don't worry, I will remember what you said."

Yang Shuhao thought about it and thought, what his brother said is absolutely right.Ever since he went to work, his brother had asked him to win over his subordinates, but he didn't think about it before, but today he said it in detail.

"You guy, now you can be considered a leader. If you have time, read "The Biography of He Shen" more. He Shen's behavior is enough for us to learn for a lifetime."

Yang Shuning thought for a while, and it was impossible for him to teach Yang Shuhao at any time, and the content and nature of the work of the two people were also different, so it was better to let Yang Shuhao learn on his own.

"Brother, even if you don't let me learn from others, you still want me to learn from Heshen, a corrupt official? Although I don't study much, I know that Heshen is not a good person, but a bad guy."

When Yang Shuhao heard that Yang Shuning asked him to learn from He Shen's behavior, he was immediately unwilling. Who is this He Shen? He is a famous corrupt official and a bad guy.

"You, what I'm talking about is for you to learn from He Shen's way of doing things. What I'm talking about here is dealing with things, not being a person. And He Shen has outstanding abilities. Based on He Shen's ability, throughout the ages, it is estimated that except Zhu Yuanzhang, others will kill him. Emperors will all use him."

"He Shen is not only a corrupt official, he is also a very capable minister. No matter what is put into He Shen's hands, it will be handled perfectly. Will the boss not like someone like He Shen?"

"He Shen's ability is much stronger than most of the ministers who have left their names in history."

Hearing that Yang Shuhao didn't believe it, Yang Shuning could only explain some little-known facts about He Shen. Most people only thought that He Shen was a corrupt official, and they had no idea that He Shen was not only a corrupt official, but also a man with outstanding abilities and a bottom line. The big corrupt official.

"Ah, Heshen is still a capable minister? Brother, why don't I believe it?"

Yang Shuhao couldn't believe it. Could it be because he didn't study well?Even if you don't study well, you, the elder brother, can't fool me.

"Let me tell you about Heshen's corruption first. Everyone knows that Heshen is a corrupt official, but he has three things he is not greedy for. Heshen clearly knows what money can be collected and what money must not be collected, and he cannot even touch it. .”

"First of all, He Shen will not talk about the money spent to rush for the imperial examination. Because He Shen is a nobleman with military honors. The nobles may not do good things many times, but the nobles always dislike the change of dynasty, because every time the dynasty changes, their aristocratic status will change. It’s gone, all the power and preferential treatment are gone. Just think about the casualty rate of the Eagle Kingdom’s nobles during World War I and World War II.”

"Except for the Ming Dynasty aristocrats here, because the backbone of the Ming Dynasty aristocrats was interrupted in the Battle of Ming Yingzong Tumu Fort, and later they encountered civilian rule. The Ming Dynasty's civilian rule, then, haha."

"The imperial examination is a channel for people at the bottom to rise. It is related to the selection of talents for the country, and is related to the cornerstone and stability of a country. Therefore, Heshen is not greedy for this money, because Heshen knows clearly that a full meal is a good thing. the difference."

"Second, He Shen is not greedy for disaster relief money. Disaster relief is a major matter related to the people's livelihood and the national economy. As a noble and a high-ranking person, He Shen clearly knows the consequences of greedy disaster relief funds. Greedyness will cause civil unrest. The people affected by the disaster have no food to eat, what do you think they will do? Without food, they can only do things that shake the country's foundation."

"Using the disaster relief funds is a big deal that will make you lose your head. He Shen naturally understands this truth. And he is a noble. He hopes that the country will be stable and prosperous, so that he can have the opportunity to get more."

"Third, this is also the most brilliant thing about Heshen. That is, he doesn't charge money if he can't do it. You said that Heshen is in a high position, so naturally there will be all kinds of people asking him for help. Every time before collecting money, He has to ask clearly about the ins and outs of the matter, do it if it can be done, and reject it directly if it can't be done."

"Every time He Shen collects money, if the matter is not completed, he will immediately send back the money and treasures intact. He will never ruin his reputation just for the sake of a business."

"More importantly, Heshen knows how to behave. He is extremely loyal to Qianlong. In addition, he can figure out Qianlong's thoughts clearly and handles the tasks assigned by Qianlong perfectly every time. In addition, Heshen is not greedy and should not be greedy. Money, this is the reason why Qianlong turned a blind eye to his affairs. Even in the whole court, few people would say bad things about him." Yang Shuning ordered one in the middle of speaking. Hua Zi continued to say that He Shen was not greedy while puffing away at the clouds.

"Brother, according to what you said, He Shen still has some bottom lines, and he actually knows that he is not greedy."

When Yang Shuhao heard what Yang Shuning said about He Shen's situation, he couldn't figure it out. He didn't expect that a corrupt official like He Shen knew what money he should not receive. He thought He Shen would accept money from anyone who came.After all, when He Shen's house was confiscated, his family's money was more than the national treasury at that time.

"Let's talk about what He Shen is doing."

"There was a flood that year, and Heshen was sent to provide relief. However, when he arrived at the disaster area, Heshen replaced the white rice with rice bran for chicken feeding. Why do you think he did this?"

Yang Shuning also asked about Yang Shuhao.

"Because of greed for money? No, you just said that he is not greedy for disaster relief money."

Yang Shuhao was a little confused.

"This pound of rice can be replaced by three pounds of rice bran at that time. This is equivalent to the food that was originally used to save one person, but now it can save three people. Don't think that rice bran is not for people to eat. In ancient times, people who suffered disasters It will be good if the affected people have something to eat."

"The victims of the disaster at that time were people who were about to starve to death. Not to mention rice bran, they could eat even tree bark with gusto. As long as they could survive, rice bran was a good life-saving thing. Grass roots, tree bark, and Guanyin soil , you can eat them all. After all, we didn’t have the conditions we have now.”

"Furthermore, he also allowed some corruption among the disaster relief officials at the time. Why do you think Heshen did this?"

"Because He Shen clearly knows that to save the people first, he must save the officials, because there are millions of disaster victims who must have someone to distribute disaster relief food to them, and they have to rely on officials, large and small. After feeding these officials, they will give them Heshen worked hard to provide disaster relief. Of course, that was in ancient times, and our current officials will definitely not do this because of their firm beliefs."

"Xiao Hao, do you think He Shen did the right thing?"

Yang Shuning continued to ask about Yang Shuhao.

"He seems to have done the right thing. After all, times are different."

After listening to Yang Shuning's analysis, Yang Shuhao felt that He Shen was still capable.

"You, study more."

Yang Shuning patted Yang Shuhao on the shoulder and went back to his study.

(End of this chapter)