Chapter 52 Yamen Grass Creation

Holding the power to appoint maritime yamen officials, Shen Chongming made a difficulty. Eighty-one? Chinese? Net?????. ８?

It's a good job, but it's a very easy thing to offend. As the person in charge of the yamen, in the eyes of most people, this maritime yamen is also a fat and oily yamen.

Once such a yamen wants to recruit talents, I don't know how many people will make up their minds to sharpen their heads and drill into it. There are many monks and few porridges, and there are only so many positions, which is not enough for so many well-intentioned people, and most people's wishes will definitely be disappointed at that time.

It's human nature to feel uncomfortable and complain because your wish has been disappointed, but because you are in charge of this matter, the anger generated by this matter will definitely be counted on your head at that time. This personnel who offended for no reason is not cost-effective when you think about it.

This is not counted, once the news of the appointment of maritime yamen officials spreads, I am afraid that the threshold of the family will be broken again, and just dealing with them themselves is already a head or two.

But now, Shen Chongming can only bear it. After all, as a newly established yamen, there will definitely be many problems in all aspects of the maritime yamen. Whether or not the officials of the yamen can work together to do a good job is the biggest premise for solving the problem. Therefore, regarding the selection of maritime yamen officials, Shen Chongming really did not dare to take it lightly and let others do it. If it really causes a big incident because of improper employment of people, it will definitely be fatal to the maritime trade that has just been launched.

Therefore, Shen Chongming made up his mind after pondering for a while, don't pay attention to other people's gossip, and must carefully select suitable people to enter the maritime yamen as errands. At that time, the maritime yamen will be able to run smoothly and live up to the emperor's high expectations. And as long as the emperor is satisfied, even if someone has a grudge afterwards and wants to stab himself in the back, don't be afraid!

It is not easy to establish a new yamen without precedent, and it is impossible to rely on Shen Chongming to make decisions on his own. Therefore, the first thing Shen Chongming did after he had a plan was to decide to appoint a deputy, so that he could help him share some things and improve the maritime yamen this morning.

And this person Shen Chongming already knew in his heart, that was his good brother Shi Bingzheng!

It is said that Shi Bingzheng, who has been depressed for three years because of being implicated, has not come to Ji Tai since he returned to the court after playing the high arch.

As the old saying goes, a person who attains the Tao and a chicken dog ascends to heaven, this is not true at all. Many people in the imperial court knew that Shi Bingzheng and Shen Chongming were very close, and their relationship with Gao Gong was not bad. It is precisely because of this that after Gao Gong resigned under pressure and returned to his hometown, Shi Bingzheng was also suppressed by Xu Jie's party like Shen Chongming.

It's a pity that his luck is much worse than Shen Chongming, because without the protection of bulls like Emperor Longqing and Zhu Xizhong, the situation can be described as extremely difficult.

First he was transferred to an idle position, and then he was treated coldly for a long time. It's a shame that he was just an insignificant little person to Xu Jie, otherwise he would have been taken down directly. But even so, I don't know how many pairs of eyes have been staring at him all the time. Don't talk about major mistakes, even if Shi Bingzheng inadvertently makes a small mistake, then his career in this life will be over. After all, no matter how small the fly is, it is still meat, as long as it can please Xu Jie, those guys who are used to slapping horses can do anything.

Fortunately, although Shi Bingzheng is rarely spoken on weekdays, he is a smart person. In addition, Shen Chongming, as the elder brother, mentioned it from time to time, and the hard period of the past three years just allowed him to get through it, and waited for the time when Gao Gong reached again.

Gao Gong returned to the court, as a Gao Gong one-party official recognized by most officials, although Shi Bingzheng's official fortune was not as straight into the sky as Shen Chongming, but it was also soaring. It's only been a few months, and he was mixed up with the outsider of the Ministry of Officials to take the official examination for the five products. Although this rank is not high, it cannot stand the importance of the power of the world's officials.

Holding the power of the world's officials to take the public examination, Shi Bingzheng, a small official of the fifth rank of the ministry, is no less than the third rank of other yamen. Not to mention the popularity he received on Yamen Street, even one of his small mansions was full of people all day long, all of whom were quietly sent to the capital by officials from all over the world to secretly bribe him.

Fortunately, Shi Bingzheng is not the kind of person who sees money. Moreover, he holds the dry shares of the car and horse dealership, and his worth is not comparable to those officials who are only greedy for ink, and he has never wavered in the face of the temptation of Chiguoguo. He also knew in his heart that the reason why he was able to have today's power was all due to the relationship between Shen Chongming and Gao Gong. Once he can't resist the temptation and falls into the quagmire, it is not only a matter of his own future, but also related to Brother Shen's safety.

So not long after taking the position of the official of the Qing Dynasty, Shi Bingzheng began to close the door. I was also conscientious in running errands, for fear that something would go wrong. Not only that, but he is also low-key on weekdays, and he has never been as publicized as Xiao Ershao.

Today's three brothers can be said to have achieved their own things, and they are busy all day long. Although they are in the same capital, it is rare to see each other on weekdays.

However, the brotherhood between the three of them not only did not become weaker because of this, but because of the precipitation of the years.

Compared with himself, Shen Chongming has always felt that it is a bit overkill for the champion Lang Bingzheng to be a petty official of the fifth grade now. But in many cases, it is not easy to be able to be virtuous and not avoid relatives. Maybe it is definitely not safe to secretly help him and ask for a promotion directly. Maybe the gains outweigh the losses, but it will ruin his future because of this. Therefore, for a long time, Shen Chongming had never mentioned Shi Bingzheng's matter in front of Emperor Longqing.

But this time it's different, anyway, the emperor handed over the power of appointing officials to himself, so he doesn't have to expire at this time, and it's time to seek some benefits for his good brothers. The second-in-command of the maritime yamen, that is the official position of the third rank, and from now on, he can be ranked as the minister of the court.

With an idea, Shen Chongming couldn't sit still, and went out directly to the officials to find Shi Bingzheng. Let's ask him to come over first, and the rest of the work will be divided between the two of them, and the progress will definitely be much faster! When the time comes, I can quickly pick up the royal trading house created by the grass, which is also a big deal.

How to get Shi Bingzheng to leave the ministry and come over to help him right now is definitely not a difficult problem for Shen Chongming. The teacher Gao Gong is not only the second assistant, but also in charge of the ministry, and going to the ministry, it is no different from running to his own vegetable garden to pick tomatoes.

Explaining the intention, Shi Bingzheng did not appear the ecstatic color that Shen Chongming imagined, but his face became solemn.

"Brother Shen, I'm afraid it's inappropriate to do this, right? The relationship between you and my brother is well known in the officialdom, and if the younger brother goes to the maritime yamen on an errand, I am afraid that others will gossip. That's another trouble for you. ”

Shen Chongming laughed, but he didn't care. "My brother asked you to go on an errand in the maritime yamen not because of the relationship between you and my brother, but because I took a fancy to your talent."

This sounds a bit false, where would Shi Bingzheng easily believe it. However, he was not allowed to speak, so Shen Chongming preemptively said: "You also know that the maritime yamen is mainly responsible for the taxation and shipping of several commercial ports. The amount of silver involved in this is not a small amount, and it only adds up to 10 million taels of silver every year, and it is really not reassuring to hand over such a large amount of silver to others to take charge of as a brother. Moreover, this maritime yamen can be said to have been founded for my brother, once there is an irreparable mistake in some places, my brother and I, the court officials, are afraid that we will not be able to eat and walk around. Therefore, I brought you to the maritime yamen on an errand in order to prevent people with a heart from taking advantage of the major affairs of the court and harming my brother and my life. ”

Shen Chongming described the seriousness of the matter with a little exaggeration, and Shi Bingzheng really looked worried. "Brother, what you said is also reasonable, after all, you are making a big splash now, and I don't know how many are secretly waiting to make stumbling blocks."

"That's right, so you're going to have to help me anyway. You and my brothers can work together to break the gold, and let those unscrupulous little people wait for the rabbit to go. Shen Chongming climbed up the pole and directly took out brotherhood to coerce Shi Bingzheng.

Having said that, Master Bingzheng naturally had no choice but to disagree. "Okay, Brother Rong will explain the matter here, and then go over to Brother Shen to you."

"What's there to explain about this, isn't it a big exam for the Qing Officials Division, all supported by you alone? Hurry up and follow me, and we must determine the list of the main officials of our maritime yamen today, so that we can hand it over to the emperor in the morning tomorrow. ”

Shen Chongming stood up as he spoke, grabbed Shi Bingzheng's arm and was about to drag him out.

"Brother Shen, no matter how anxious things are, I have to let the junior brother and the squire say something, right? Otherwise, what kind of system. Shi Bingzheng was in a hurry, and after saying this, he broke away from Shen Chongming's big hand and ran out to find the servant of the ministry to say goodbye.

Although Gao Gong is also in charge of the ministry, he rarely goes to the ministry, and the affairs of the cabinet are usually in charge of the squire. However, once there is any new movement in the cabinet, Gao Gong will send someone to inform him, in case something goes wrong at the level of the ministry.

Although Shen Chongming's order to set up a maritime yamen has not yet been passed by the court, the six ministries have already received the news from the cabinet, and they are all convenient and special affairs.

Just now I heard that my subordinates reported that Shen Chongming came to look for Shi Bingzheng, and Lord Shilang had a plan in his heart, and this must have come to pull Shi Bingzheng to serve in the maritime yamen. didn't dare to delay, Lord Shilang immediately ordered someone to write a document to agree to Shi Bingzheng's transfer, and then waited in the room for Shi Bingzheng to come and ask for it.

Although Shen Chongming was suspected of digging the foot of the wall by doing this, Lord Shilang was also happy in his heart. all know that Shi Bingzheng has a lot of relationship with Gao Gong, and he has always felt uncomfortable as an errand boy under him, which is not conducive to his control of the overall situation.

Now seeing that Shi Bingzheng really came to tell him about this matter, Lord Shilang expressed his reluctance in a fake way, and then handed over the transfer documents to Shi Bingzheng very happily, and a feeling of sending the plague god rose in his heart.

With the paperwork in hand, Shi Bingzheng also knew that his transfer was a certainty, and there was no room for reversal, so he must be more cautious in handling errands in the future, and he must not let down Brother Shen's promotion and cause him trouble.

With the first and second leaders, the next person is the person in charge of various affairs of the maritime yamen. The two discussed that the system should be set up in accordance with the official system of the six ministries, that is, the responsibilities of the maritime yamen should be divided into categories.

The newly established yamen naturally wanted to keep everything simple, so only three divisions were appointed. They are the Shipping Department, which is in charge of the fleet, the Taxation Department, which is in charge of commercial tax payment, and the Clearance Department, which is responsible for verification.

According to the official titles of other yamen, the ranks of the corresponding officials of the maritime yamen have also been determined. The first leader, Shen Chong, is named from the second grade; The second-in-command division is from the third grade; The members of the division, Langzhong, and the director are listed from the fifth grade, the sixth grade, and the sixth grade.