At the same time as the imperial palace held a court meeting, there was also discussion in the Hanlin Temple.

Henan, Shandong and other places were hit by disasters, and the imperial court would definitely send people to help, as for who would be appointed as the Qincha, there was no news for the time being, just to see who was in line with Emperor Hongzhi's wishes.

Zhong Hanlin privately discussed and selected a few popular candidates for Jane in the emperor's heart, most of whom were officials of the Ministry of Household or Ministry of Industry.

In the past, Emperor Hongzhi mostly handed over this kind of matter to Liu Daxia, but now that Liu Daxia has been promoted to the head of the household department, he can no longer run around for the emperor.

The results of the Imperial Meeting did not reach the Hanlin Temple.

However, Shen Xi is not in a hurry, even if Hanlin is well-informed, he will not be able to find out the news until after getting off work in the afternoon, and the final result of the matter will probably spread throughout the Hanlin Academy tomorrow morning, and then he will know who the imperial court has sent.

Shen Xi came home from work, and just after leaving the gate of Hanlin Academy, he met an acquaintance.

This person was coming from Dong'anmen, heading in the direction of the Liubu Yamen, and after seeing Shen Xi, he took the initiative to salute: "Shen is the same year, it's been a long time. ”

Shen Xi fixed his eyes and saw that it was Wang Shouren, who was ranked seventh in the second class in the same science and branch and in the palace test. At this time, Wang Shouren was in a hurry with two followers behind him, and he looked like he had urgent official business.

"Brother Bo'an, where is this going?" Shen Xi returned the salute and asked curiously.

Wang Shouren replied: "I have to go to the Yamen of the Ministry of Household Affairs on business." ”

Shen Xi was slightly surprised when he heard this, as far as he knew, shouldn't Wang Shouren be watching politics in the military department?

In the Ming Dynasty, the new Jinshi, in addition to the top three of the first class will be directly appointed to official positions, the second class Jinshi is hung from the seventh grade, and the third class is hung with the eighth rank of the same Jinshi, and is transferred to the six departments, the Metropolitan Inspection Yuan, Dali Temple and the General Administration Department "Guanzheng", which is similar to the internship, and then delegated and called after the end of the government.

The Ming Dynasty's system of viewing government began in the Hongwu period, was suspended after Yongle, and was reactivated after the Xuande period, and was implemented until the end of the Ming Dynasty.

From the first place in the second class downwards, the officials, households, rites, soldiers, criminals, and the six departments of the Ministry of Labor and the Metropolitan Procuratorate sent two members respectively, and the General Administration Department and Dali Temple each sent one member, and sixteen people were sent in a cycle. Wang Shouren ranked seventh in the second class after the palace examination, and he happened to be dispatched to the military department to observe the government.

"Isn't Brother Wang in the Ministry of War? How can you go to the household department on business? Shen Xi couldn't help but ask again.

Wang Shouren had a slight look of embarrassment on his face, but in the end, he still said the truth: "I just received the holy decree, and the household department was seconded to the military department, and the general assisted Lord Qin to go to Henan, Shandong and other places for disaster relief. I want to leave in the next few days. ”

Wang Shouren was requisitioned to go to disaster relief, which means that he will officially stop observing politics and grant real vacancies. Shen Xi listened to it and admired it, usually the time limit for Jinshi to observe politics is half a year to a year, but now Wang Shouren has only been in the official position for more than a month, and it is really someone in the court who is easy to do.

Wang Shouren's father, Wang Hua, is the right Yude of Zhan Shifu, the right of Chunfang, the person around the prince, and is good friends with Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, the cabinet scholars, and his son Zhongjinshi, who has just been appointed by the emperor soon after observing the government in the military department, and was sent to Henan to assist the Lord Qincha in disaster relief, and if everything goes well, he will definitely be promoted when he comes back.

Shen Xi didn't show envy, because he knew that Wang Shouren's ability was undoubted, and let a thirteen-year-old figure like him go to the disaster area, and his body would have to fall apart along the way.

Thinking about it again, in fact, it is quite comfortable to stay in Hanlin Academy.

"I wonder who this positive difference is?" Shen Xi asked again curiously.

Since he had already leaked the secrets that needed to be strictly guarded, Wang Shouren no longer hesitated, and said: "It is Sun Zhitong and Sun Langzhong of the Ministry of Officials. ”

Shen Xi thought about it carefully, and realized that this Sun Zhitong's real name is Sun Jiao, and Zhitong is his character.

It's just that today's Sun Jiao is a little-known figure, and the official character is not low, but it is still an inconspicuous role among the Beijing officials.

Taking a five-grade official as a messenger is actually a signal conveyed by Emperor Hongzhi to local officials in Henan and Shandong...... The Chincha only goes to the local area to take charge of disaster relief, and will not track down your previous mistakes or crimes of corruption and perversion of the law, so you can put your heart back in your stomach and help the Chincha-sama complete the disaster relief work first, and talk about anything later.

This alone is enough to show that Emperor Hongzhi really has a good face and is unwilling to admit his mistakes on the issue of improper employment.

Shen Xi arched his hand: "Then I wish Brother Wang a smooth journey and complete the imperial mission as soon as possible." ”

Shen Xi was repaired from the Hanlin of the sixth grade and belonged to Shangguan, Wang Shouren hurriedly saluted and thanked him, and then took his entourage with him.

Shen Xi looked at Wang Shouren's back, and thought to himself, people are busy running the emperor's errand, and their careers are advancing all the way, but what I think about is how to be lazy in Hanlin Academy, and I can't help but sigh lightly: "People are more angry than people!" ”

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Shen Xi packed up his mood and went home, and before he reached the mouth of the alley, he saw Yu Niang waiting for him, followed by a fat man like a meat mound.

Shen Xi has not seen Zhou Fatzi since he entered the Hanlin Academy. Seeing Shen Xi from a distance, Zhou Fatzi followed Yu Niang to Shen Xi, and knelt down and kowtowed directly: "The grass people have seen Lord Shen." ”

Shen Xi hurriedly said: "I'm not a parent official, I can't afford to be a big gift from the Zhou family." ”

Fat Zhou got up from the ground and nodded: "It should be, Lord Shen is an official, and the villain is a citizen, and the rules are like this." ”

Yu Niang's side was less perfunctory, and after a simple salute, she directly explained her intentions: "Henan has a big flood, and it is necessary to transfer disaster relief food, and the household department is ready to requisition the manpower of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce again to serve the imperial court, and the food must be transported to the disaster area as soon as possible." ”

Before Liu Daxia used the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce to help the imperial court transport grain, in fact, it was the thief who led the treasury to steal grain.

Now that the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River are flooding, the imperial court needs to raise grain from the Jingshi, local government treasury and warehouses set up in various places to prepare for famine, and then transport the grain to the disaster area, so the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce comes in handy.

Shen Xi thought to himself, Liu Daxia is really good at tossing people! At the moment, he said: "The Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce is far away in Fujian, and the mountains and rivers are far away, and it may be too late to requisition ships...... Zhou Dangjia is only nominally under the jurisdiction of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce, but they are not subordinate to each other, if the imperial court wants to transport grain, Yu Niang only needs to discuss with Zhou Dangjia, what does it have to do with the next? ”

Yu Niang heard the resistance in Shen Xi's words, smiled, and said, "This is what Liu Shangshu meant, the slave family is just ordered to run errands." The household department used Zhou Dangjia's boat to transport spring grain, but it was in the name of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce...... Well, Shen Xiu should be very clear that the culprit behind the grain theft case has not yet been punished! ”

Shen Xi suddenly understood, and a sweat broke out behind his back.

In the end, Liu Daxia thought of Zhou Xiang, if the true relationship between himself and Zhou Fatzi was exposed, would he tell Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling that he was the culprit who caused them to suffer heavy losses? Acting must be done in full, and Zhou Fatzi still acts in the name of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce, which can not only protect his identity, but also paralyze the Zhang brothers, which can be described as killing multiple birds with one stone.

Shen Xi asked gratefully, "What special arrangements does Liu Shangshu have?" ”

Yu Niang shook her head.

In fact, Liu Daxia's explanation to her was not detailed, she just brought Zhou Fatzi over to contact Shen Xi this time. Shen Xi thought about it for a while and understood, Liu Daxia had his own meaning for the school examination: food will be given to you, as for how you will transport it to the disaster area, you will do it yourself, if there is anything wrong with the pool, you can only ask.

Shen Xi asked again: "Then discuss with Zhou Dangjia, is Yu Niang ready to listen?" ”

Yu Niang smiled again and shook her head, this meaning couldn't be more obvious...... I won't participate in your deliberations, otherwise I will be held responsible for the accident, I just have to go back and report to Liu Shangshu.

Sending off Yu Niang, Shen Xi and Zhou Fatziqi returned to the tea house, and before they could sit down to discuss the details of transporting grain, Zhou Fatzi had already taken out a red envelope from his arms and sent it to Shen Xi: "Lord Shen, the grass people have a small gift to give each other, and it is not a tribute." ”

Shen Xi took a closer look, it turned out to be a gift list!

Zhou Fatzi was really willing to spend money, and even gave Shen Xi a big house with three entrances, plus the deed of sale of six fifteen-year-old girls, with this, Shen Xi can really be promoted to be a "master", the court is good, and there are beautiful wives and concubines at home, you can tease the maid who looks good......

But even if there is no property declaration system in these years, not long after he joined the company, he suddenly had a big house in the capital, and was asked by his colleagues how to answer?

"I can't afford this gift." Shen Xi hurriedly refused.

Zhou Fatzi said respectfully: "If it weren't for Lord Shen's help, Xiao'er would not have entered the country to study, and his future will ...... I also want to be protected by Lord Shen......"

Zhou Fatzi's gift is not only a thanks, but also a request, Shen Xi didn't expect to become an official, someone has already started to drill the camp, and wants to go through the back door from himself.

Shen Xi's face became slightly serious: "Could it be that Master Zhou thinks that there is a lack of this house and a few slaves in Xia?" ”

Zhou Fatzi's expression tightened, and he immediately thought that Shen Xi was not only the dignified new champion and the Hanlin Academy from the sixth grade of Hanlin Cultivation, but also the young owner of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce.

Although Zhou Fatzi still hasn't figured out what the relationship between Shen Xi and the president of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce is, he is clear about what Shen Xi can do for the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce. With the current Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce doing well in Fujian, Jiangxi and other places, how can it lack this little money? Shen Xi came out to become an official to consolidate the financial resources of the Chamber of Commerce and his own status, and accepting his gift was purely superfluous.

"It's the grass people who don't think about it."

Zhou Fatzi saw that Shen Xi was annoyed, so he had to take back the deed and deed of sale.

Shen Xi said: "Zhou Dangjia still omits these useless things, and works hard, and now to transport disaster relief food and money for the imperial court, the safety of this road is extremely important, and at the same time, time is urgent, and every minute and second of delay may cause the victims to die of hunger." ”

Then Shen Xi carefully analyzed, from the Beijing division and all over North China to raise food, the imperial court will definitely send officers and soldiers to escort, but this does not mean that there is no danger, Henan, Shandong and other places after the flood will inevitably gather people to make trouble, and even gather in the mountains and forests for bandits, and it is the flood season, the Yellow River water is turbid, the reef can not be observed, and the boat is very prone to accidents.

In addition, food and money for disaster relief cannot be connected by rivers everywhere in order to reach the victims, and land transportation is also crucial......

Zhou Fatzi listened to Shen Xi's all-round speech, and couldn't help but sigh.

He had thought about many of the things that Shen Xi had mentioned, but he didn't think about it as thoroughly as Shen Xi, and Shen Xi didn't have time to think about it for less than an hour since he learned that the imperial court was going to recruit his fleet and manpower in the name of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce, which can only show that Shen Xi has an extraordinary ability to deal with things.

“…… I will list these precautions in detail, and I will hand over the specific rules to Zhou Dangjia tomorrow. If there is still something that Zhou Dangjia doesn't understand, just say it bluntly. When it comes to delivering relief food and money, I have a close relationship with Zhou's family, and there must be no mistakes. ”

Zhou Fatzi only promised: "With Lord Shen here, the grass people are much more at ease." ”

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PS: The second update is sent!

I'm really sorry, the birthday of the Son of Heaven is the 24th day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, and during this time, I was so busy with code words that I forgot my birthday...... I drank wine at noon and night, and the whole person was confused, let's just these two chapters today, and tomorrow the Son of Heaven will make up for the chapters that are owed, thank you! (To be continued.) )