Chapter 831: Shen Yan's connections
"There is no war in Xiangzhou Prefecture, Huaibei County is next to enter the stage of rapid resumption of production, although it is a cold winter season, but if you do not prepare in advance, Huaibei County will likely usher in a famine year in the coming year, although I do not have the specific authority to be responsible for the military and political affairs of Huaibei County, but I still want to do my part to do something practical for the people of Huaibei County." A faint sadness appeared at the corner of Shen Yan's mouth, resuming production is not a simple matter, there will be many levels of things involved, and there are many things that are beyond the scope of his authority, so in this matter, Shen Yan will write to the emperor as soon as possible and make a detailed statement of the situation, as for the result, he can only wait until the emperor's will and courage.
"The resumption of production seems simple, but there will be a lot of tricks in the actual operation, this matter can be described as hard work and labor, Brother Shen really wants to involve himself?" Hearing Shen Yan's words, Gao Yong's brows furrowed slightly, which didn't seem to be quite like Shen Yan's daily performance.
"Don't worry, I won't involve myself, I will only let Xiangzhou Mansion and Wuzhou Mansion recover quickly, as for other prefectures and cities, I am simply beyond the reach of the whip now, rather than spending effort and energy to make a layman lead an insider, it is better to let these prefectures and cities recover on their own under the prefect and other officials, and the rest can only be decreed by the emperor." Shen Yan's eyes flashed with a flash of wisdom, and with a hint of a smile, he said slowly.
"In addition to the officials in various places, there are two key points in the restoration of Huaibei County, one is whether the wealthy families in various places are willing to contribute generously, and the second is that the new governor is very important, once the wrong person is chosen, it will overturn Brother Shen's ideas, and even go against Brother Shen's ideas." Although Gao Yong has no experience in this area of governance, he somewhat understands some of the links and details involved, and said slowly with a hint of worry.
"The affairs of the Hao family can only be coordinated by the local government, which also reflects the skill and governance ability of local officials, in response to this matter, I will suggest to the emperor that the resumption of production be combined with the assessment of local officials, so that local officials should not be inactive. As for the choice of governor, I don't have much say in this matter, but I will secretly talk to Lord Qiu and ask him to help me observe more when choosing this candidate. At the same time, I will also say hello to Old Master Yao Mengxian and see if there are any suitable candidates to recommend on his side. A helpless smile appeared at the corner of Shen Yan's mouth, his shortcomings in this area were too serious, but then he smiled indifferently, he had only been in the career for more than a month, and he had been able to get to this position today, which had already made many people envious and jealous, and if he wanted to be perfect, wouldn't he be jealous of God.
"However, Lord Qiu's relationship with you is extraordinary, if he wants to take care of you secretly, he can indeed play a very important role in the selection of the governor of Huaibei County, as for the old master Yao Mengxian, his protégés are all over the world, and the talented ones are like carp crossing the river, if he really wants to help you, he can indeed recommend a suitable candidate." Hearing Shen Yan's words, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Gao Yong's mouth, although Shen Yan's time to enter the official career was very short, but he had an advantage that others could not surpass, the official department was his quasi-father-in-law, and the spiritual leader in the world corporal forest was very close to him, from the last time he helped Shen Yan go around to promote the children of Cui Wang Yang and the three families to join the White Lotus Sect is a clear example.
"That's all I can do, in fact, no matter how much I do, it's not as good as the emperor's decision, if the emperor has a more suitable candidate in his heart, or in other words, the emperor doesn't agree with my ideas, my actions are like flowers in the mirror, duckweed without any foundation." A helpless bitter smile appeared on the corner of Shen Yan's mouth, his words and deeds could not affect the emperor's decision, so he could only secretly influence through his interpersonal relationships, hoping to develop in the best direction, not only for his own layout in Xiangzhou Mansion and Wuzhou Mansion, but more importantly, to strive for some tangible benefits for the people of Xiangzhou Mansion and Wuzhou Mansion, and even the entire Huaibei County. Of course, Xiangzhou Mansion and Wuzhou Mansion have resumed development, and in the future war with Beihu, Shen Yan's cornerstone will be stronger.
"If you want to influence the emperor's decision-making on Huaibei County, the letter of the eighteen princes will play a crucial role." A flash of wisdom appeared in Shen Yan's eyes, and with a hint of hope, he said loudly.
"Since Brother Shen knows the key to this, he should take the initiative to mention it to the Eighteen Princes, with Brother Shen's influence in the hearts of the Eighteen Princes, the Eighteen Princes will definitely do what Brother Shen thinks, wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort." There was a trace of doubt in Gao Yong's eyes, Shen Yan knew that Xia Yuanxu would play an important role, but why didn't Shen Yan take the initiative to bring it up to Xia Yuanxu, this didn't seem to be Shen Yan's style of doing things.
"There are two reasons, first, after the Eighteen Princes experienced the blow of Xiangzhou Mansion, although it seems that the relationship with me has been repaired again, there is still a trace of crack in the secret, and I don't want to use my influence to exacerbate this rift all the time. Second, the Eighteen Princes have their own ideas, which is not necessarily a bad thing for my plan, and the emperor does not want to see the Eighteen Princes have exactly the same ideas as me, the Emperor wants to see the real growth of the Eighteen Princes, even if there are some flaws in this growth, not to see that the Eighteen Princes have too many shadows of me in the process of growth. An indifferent smile appeared on the corner of Shen Yan's mouth.
After a period of running-in, Shen Yan has already figured out very clearly the purpose of the emperor's appointment of himself as an attendant, coupled with Xia Yuanxu's anxious performance, Shen Yan has already intended to avoid some things, especially at the critical moment of his own development, he should be more careful, rather than influencing Xia Yuanxu for some of his own ideas, otherwise, it will only be himself who suffers.
"Brother Shen is obviously more than one round younger than me, but his views and opinions on some issues far exceed mine, no wonder I can only serve as a guard in the Ouchi guard, but Brother Shen wears many hats, each position is very important, and he has made enviable achievements accordingly." Gao Yong's eyes showed a hint of indifferent smile, with a sincere smile, with a hint of praise, and said slowly.