Mingshi

Chapter 652 Incentives

I am very grateful to Zui Xunfang (100) and Wen Wen (100) from "The Will of Fire" for their rewards!

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Embarrassment appeared on everyone's faces, and they heard Luo Xin say again: "Since none of you are willing to come, but you came again, it proves that you are all people without background, that is to say, You are all excluded people, what I said is not wrong, right?"

Everyone's expressions became even more embarrassing, because Luo Xin mentioned their scars, and these people thought that they were underappreciated, and that they were definitely talented, but no one appreciated them, or they had no background.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Luo Xin laughed again and said, "I want to ask a question. When you come to Shibo Division, if you have not improved compared to your original grade, please raise your hand."

Everyone looked at Luo Xin's young face, wanting to see some clues from his face, but they were disappointed, because Luo Xin kept smiling on his face, as if he was chatting with everyone , and chatting happily.

"So, everyone's level has been improved?" Luo Xin continued to ask with a smile.

Everyone couldn't help nodding their heads together, and Luo Xin smiled again and said, "Then, the second question I want to ask is, if there is no Shibo Secretary, then you are still in your original position, and based on your background, you think you need How many years will it take to upgrade to the current level?"

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, and then each of them became thoughtful.

Undoubtedly, given their backgrounds and connections, they might have spent their entire lives at that level. Maybe one day the superiors would find fault with them and demote them, or even dismiss them, to give way to people with backgrounds.

And now?

In any case, the grade has been raised by one level, and some people even have more than one level.Fulfilling the hope that may never be fulfilled in a lifetime, thinking of this, the depression in my heart seems to be much less.

Seeing the changes in the faces of the people, Luo Xin said with a faint smile: "Now the results of the Shibo Department are nothing more than two. One is to do better and better, so that everyone will continue to be promoted. The other is to do better and better. Poor, eventually closed, so you will become idle officials with no position. That is to say, you have half the chance to continue to be promoted, and this opportunity is in your own hands. Because as long as we do well, we will not let the Shibo Secretary Close, this is the basis for your promotion."

"That's right!" Everyone's hearts were moved: "We have at least half the chance that Shibo will not close! Although this half chance is very weak...those powerful families..."

"Life is a struggle!" Luo Xin said lightly: "Actually, we have been fighting from the time of our county examination to the palace examination. We have fought from thousands of candidates. Now it is another battle In front of everyone, could it be that everyone has lost the courage to fight?"

Everyone was stunned, and Luo Xin's voice continued: "Think about your past, think about your ten years of suffering, think about what you have suffered because you have no background in the past. Shibosi may be your last fight. If you lose this opportunity, maybe the rest of your life will be mediocre."

Scenes of the days when they were excluded flashed in everyone's hearts, and a sense of injustice gradually radiated from their hearts.

"What are you waiting for? Join hands with me to make Shibo better and better!"

Everyone's eyes were focused on Luo Xin, yes, do they still have a way out now?

No!

Now they have only one way, and that is to do a good job of the Shibo Division. No matter who dares to destroy the Shibo Division, it is destroying their future, just like killing their parents and fighting with them.He Nian felt his blood boil, and excitedly cupped his hands at Luo Xin and said:
"Willing to follow the adults."

"I would like to follow my lord!" Everyone also shouted in unison. At this time, there was no decadence on their bodies, but they were full of fighting spirit.

Luo Xin breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he felt this decadent atmosphere when he first entered the Shibo Division.If you devote yourself to work with this kind of emotion, not to mention that the Shibo Division is still facing the resistance of the aristocratic family, even if there is no resistance from the aristocratic family, the Shibo Division will have no hope.

But it was different now, the momentum of the crowd was completely inspired by Luo Xin.The internal hidden dangers have been completely removed, and all that remains is to face external difficulties.

"Everyone!" Luo Xin's face was full of smiles: "Speaking of a thousand words and ten thousand, our Shipbuilding Department must have a start. After thinking about it, I plan to set up the pier in Haining. How about it? Map .”

Then a scribe came up and spread the map on the table in the middle. Luo Xin stood up from his seat, and everyone also stood up one after another and surrounded the map.Luo Xin pointed to Haining on the map and said:
"This is Haining. You have worked in the southeast for a long time, so you should know the terrain of Haining."

"Well!" said He Nian on the side: "Haining City is located on the southern wing of the Yangtze River Delta in China and the northern part of Zhejiang Province. It is the most appropriate place to establish a city ship division."

Some officials still didn't understand why the Shibo Division was not established along the coast, but after a little thought, they thought of the Japanese pirates, and understood the reason why Luo Xin established the Shibo Division here, and they couldn't help nodding their heads in appreciation, Luo Xin As expected of the God of War, he has thoughtful considerations.

However, there was a trace of worry on He Nian's face, and he looked hesitant.Luo Xin saw his hesitation, and said:
"Today, we are here to brainstorm and work together, and everyone can speak freely."

He Nian's expression was determined: "My lord, I heard that your lord came to Hangzhou this time to serve as a magistrate, and the power is limited to the city ship department. All other government affairs in Hangzhou are managed by the magistrate?"

"Good!" Luo Xin nodded.

A look of disappointment appeared on He Nian's face and he said: "My lord, in this way, the power of your lord will be limited. To be honest... Your lord is the acquaintance with the least power in the history of Hangzhou. It is impossible for the Shibo Secretary to contact all aspects. If it does not involve other yamen, your power will be restricted at that time, not to mention opening the sea, even establishing a city ship department may be very difficult."

"How?" Luo Xin asked with a smile.

He Nian sighed and said, "For example, we always want to build a wharf in Haining, and we also need to build a government office there. All of these require household houses and workshops in Hangzhou. As long as they drag it for us, our Shipping Department will Difficult to establish. We will meet a lot of things like this in the future. We... are a group of officials who have no background and are not favored. You don't need to think about it. When we go to work, we will know the faces of those people. And... adults should know , Many people don’t like your lord coming here to establish the Shibo Department.”

Luo Xin said with a faint smile: "Master He, you just saw that my power is limited to the Secretary of the Municipal Bureau, and the power seems to have shrunk, and it is not as good as previous colleagues. But my thinking is exactly the opposite of yours. I think my power is greater than that of any fellow magistrate. Even... I think that the officials of the entire Hangzhou government, including the prefect, are all serving our city's shipping department."

"Oh?" Everyone looked at Luo Xin in surprise.

"Your Majesty asked me to run the Shibo Department, so all matters related to the Shibo Department, even if there is only a slight involvement, must be based on the Shibo Department."

Everyone immediately understood what Luo Xin meant, that is, no matter what problems our city's shipping department encountered, all officials in Hangzhou, including the prefect, must help solve them.This is not a request, but an order.

but……

Can this be done?

Luo Yu waved his hands and said, "Let's all sit down and talk."

Everyone took their seats. Luo Xin looked at the officials seriously, and said in a concentrated voice: "Remember, when dealing with other officials, you must be strong and righteous. If you have any problems that cannot be solved, tell me, The official will come forward in person."

At this time, in the lobby of the prefect, some officials were also gathered.

All the officials had smiles on their faces, and the prefect Song Danian was also smiling all over his face when he sat in the main seat.In any place, the chief officer and the adjutant are in a competitive relationship.What is contested is power.For example, the previous co-prefect in Hangzhou fought fiercely with Song Danian, which once made Song Danian very embarrassed.

But it's different now.

That colleague was transferred away, and Luo Xin came.When he just received the notice, Song Danian had that headache.

Who is Luo Xin?

That is a generation of military gods, running across the grasslands, beating the grassland tartars to pieces, such a person must have a violent temper, and must be a difficult master.As the leader of an army, he must be a person who is used to being the leader, so can he not fight for power and profit?

Moreover, Luo Xin is still the number one scholar in this dynasty, a great Confucian of the generation, and his status as a literati, if not counting his official position, definitely surpasses Song Danian!
This made him sigh, a wolf left, a tiger came.

but……

Then he got the news that Luo Xin, an acquaintance, was only in charge of the Shibo Department, and did not care about other things. In other words, it limited Luo Xin's scope of authority.

Happy!
This makes him excited!

With this limitation, how can Luo Xin fight for power with him?

After the news spread, the officials of Hangzhou government immediately understood what they should do. After hearing that Luo Xin was coming, those officials still wanted to lean on Luo Xin, especially those who had offended Song Danian before.Now that I understand it, everyone is leaning towards Song Danian, can this not make Song Danian happy?

Therefore, today is Luo Xin's opening day, no one went to congratulate, but all gathered here at Song Danian.This made Song Danian even happier.

However, among these people, there were those who were not in the right mind. Song Danian's confidant, Tuiguan Yan Cheng sat there, with a trace of worry flashing across his face from time to time.This made Song Danian feel a little unhappy, everyone is happy here, why are you unhappy?So, he turned to Yan Cheng and said:

"Master Yan, is there something on your mind?"

"My lord, I am worried about this year's harvest."

"Ok?"

"My lord!" Yan Cheng said seriously: "Judging from the weather this year, it should be a year with a lot of rain, and our Hangzhou is a place with a lot of water, and I am afraid that it will cause floods."

When Song Danian heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

Go!
Now no one is fighting for power and profit with him, but once a flood occurs, it is all his responsibility!Luo Xin is only in charge of the Shipping Department, even if something big happened in Hangzhou, it has nothing to do with him, all the responsibility is his Song Danian's, just thinking about it, he heard Yan Cheng say again:
"There are more important things."

Song Danian's heart trembled and he said, "What else is there?"

"Mechanic!" Yan Cheng spat out two words with a serious expression.

Song Danian's face turned pale for a while, and the southeast places today are very different from before.It used to be known as the land of fish and rice, although it is also called the land of fish and rice now, but it has another name, the House of Silk.

In other words, there are already rudiments of industry in the entire southeast.Take the whole of Hangzhou as an example, there are already nearly [-] silk weaving workshops, and almost [-]% of the people in Hangzhou are working in silk weaving workshops, and these people are far from enough. In each workshop, the total number of these outsiders has exceeded [-].These people are called machinists. These people live at the bottom of society, but these people are very united and very united.As long as one person has something to do, tens of thousands of people will respond. Such a thing happened in Hangzhou City. The previous magistrate was dismissed because of the violent incident among these mechanics.So when Yan Song mentioned this matter, Song Danian's face became serious.

"Everyone go down tomorrow, and do your job well according to your respective division of labor, especially He Ti and the machinist, you must pay special attention."

"My lord, Luo Tongzhi wants to establish a Shibo Department. If he needs our help, you see..."

Song Danian frowned slightly and said, "Try to provide convenience."

"What if he asks for money?"

"No money!" Song Danian said immediately, "Your Majesty didn't ask us to share a piece of tax burden with Shibosi."

Speaking of this, Song Danian pondered for a while and said: "Just try to satisfy him for the rest."

Song Danian's side broke up, and Luo Xin's side also broke up.

Today I only met with a dozen or so main officials, and the next day is the day when Luo Xin will summon all the officials of the Shipping Department.

The sky is bright.

Luo Xin got up and came to the courtyard. First, he did a set of Taijiquan, and then practiced a set of fan skills. After sweating, he washed up, ate breakfast, and prepared for the first rehearsal of the day. Ya.

Arranging government offices is a ostentation that Beijing officials can't get. No matter how big they are and how many people they have, they can't put on that kind of ostentation like the emperor did in the early court.They can only sit in their own room, and they will send scribes to summon whoever they want to see. It is absolutely impossible for all their subordinates to come to visit him together, just like the emperor's early court.

But foreign officials are different. Their so-called Pai Ya is almost a copycat version of the emperor's early dynasty, which will make foreign officials addicted.This is also what all Beijing officials envy foreign officials the most.

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