"If you have a high degree of contribution, you can be knighted? Can you also serve as a governor overseas? Zhang Wenjin's eyes widened, and he exclaimed. 【】

There was too much content in the Ningbo meeting, and the contribution seemed to be just an inconspicuous part of it, and he didn't listen very carefully. After Zheng Jie explained carefully, he was so shocked that he could hardly help himself.

That's a knighthood! The status of the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty is very high, if they stay in the center for a few years, eighty percent of them can get some posthumous titles after death, but that does not mean that the titles are very widespread, and those who can be knighted during their lifetime must at least be in the category of Jiuqing, and they don't even think about being a magistrate like themselves.

In this situation, there is an opportunity to be knighted for meritorious service. As long as you are up to King Ning, you will have military exploits; If you can break out and level King Ning, it will be even more important, of course, Zhang Wenjin himself knows that it is impossible.

King Ning has brought an army of 100,000, not to mention people, even if it is 100,000 pigs, with the power of just one Anqing Mansion, he can't take it.

And the charter of the Jiangnan New Deal is that as long as you go to business or adventure, you can get a knighthood and become an official, which is simply incredible. I have to say that Zhang Wenjin was a little moved when he heard it.

He was a traditional literati who only had Middle-earth in mind, and he didn't know what overseas was. However, with the spread of Tianjin's influence, there was also a lot of news from his hometown, many of which were about the Japanese maritime trade.

What impressed him the most was two points, one was the gold and silver of the Wa Kingdom, and I don't know where so many gold and silver mountains came from on the broken island, in short, in just two years, there has been a huge amount of gold and silver flowing into the Ming Dynasty from there, which greatly enriched the emperor's inner treasury.

The second is the authority of the governor's palace in the local area, it can be said that the governor of the Japanese Dynasty is the local emperor, needless to say in Korea, even those barbaric and ferocious Japanese are obedient, respectful and respectful, such an authority is actually above his prefect.

Although he is a parent official, but he, the prefect, cannot act unscrupulously, the local gentry must be avoided, and the officials below must also be bribed, and the oppression of the people cannot be too much, otherwise if it provokes a popular uprising, he will not be able to eat and walk around.

In comparison, the officials of the Governor's Palace are much more comfortable. Anyway, it is not the people of the Celestial Empire who are being squeezed, and the emperor doesn't care at all; And no matter how wreaking havoc is, no matter how much they wreak havoc, they can't toss that champion Hou; Even if it provoked a local civil uprising, it was not the responsibility of the Governor's Palace, but rather gave the champion a reason to suppress and then exploit it further.

Judging from the spirit of the Ningbo Conference, the Wa State is relatively gentle, and when it arrives in Nanyang, it is called ferocious, and it is ordered to rob! **Naked tear off your face to rob it, how big is the authority of the local governor's palace, so do you need to say? Moreover, the governor can also justifiably take a cut, and even save the work of corruption. It's fascinating to think about.

"My lord, this contribution is not limited to overseas...... If you think about it, this contribution is in the name of contribution, and who is the object of contribution? ”

"Could it be the Ming Dynasty?" Zhang Wenjin looked focused and replied subconsciously. While talking, he also picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, the two talked secretly for a long time, and the tea had become cold, but the prefect, who had always been very particular, didn't notice it at all.

"Your Excellency is wise. The purpose of opening up overseas is also to spread the prestige of the Ming Dynasty in all directions, so that all the barbarian lands outside the country can be turned into kings, and the parents and officials who guard the land and herdsmen like adults do the same thing. Therefore, this contribution is also common to the whole world, as long as you have enough contribution, even if you use it, you can still take the lead in other fields. ”

"What do you mean by other areas?"

"As the student Shicai said, the herdsmen who defend the land have the same contribution to the imperial court, and the contribution should be calculated in the future, and then evaluated as official qualifications accordingly; In addition, in the future, the construction of ports, road repairs, and shipyards will gradually be handed over to the private sector for construction and operation, and the important criterion for review is contribution; In addition, if you want to participate in the new policies that will be implemented in the future, you will need this ......."

"Hey, isn't this just ......" Zhang Wenjin gasped, he originally had a very high assessment of this contribution, but he didn't expect it to be like this, this is simply stripping away all the privileges of scholars, and then transferring them to people with high contributions?

However, what Hou Ye means is that no matter how much he contributes, he can't engage in privileges among the people and compete with the people for profit, so the degree of contribution and the power of the people will still be a little different. Discounts and competition only occur in officialdom and shopping malls, and will not affect the people, of course, this is a later story, and when it will be fully implemented, students are not very clear. ”

"In that case, Junjie, if the old man also wants to get this contribution degree......

"There's never been a better chance!" After talking for a long time, Zheng Jie was for this purpose, "My lord, in response to the rebellion of King Ning, Xinjian Bo has clearly listed the relevant provisions and publicized them to the public...... Let's take you as an adult, defending the territory and fighting hard, there are 200 contributions, Anqing is the place to rush, and it is also the main target of rebellion, and the contribution is doubled accordingly! ”

"That's four hundred? It seems like a little bit. Zhang Wenjin has completely entered the role, and at this time he is actually thinking about the harvest.

Zheng Jie said calmly: "It's a lot, my lord, the students are not shy about it, the students admonished the adults, prompting the adults to make up their minds, the Zheng family also has a contribution to take, but it is only a hundred, compared to you, the adult, it is really much worse." ”

"With only a hundred, you're taking such a big risk?" Zhang Wenjin looked at Zheng Jie with some suspicion, but he couldn't see the slightest flaw, Zheng Jie's face was full of envy, he thought about it, and asked again: "Then what can you do with this hundred contributions?" ”

"There are a lot of benefits, if you consume a hundred contribution points, you can hire a qualified navigator in the navigation cadet, if it is used to buy a ship, you can also put the order in the front, and you can get a new ship next year......" Zheng Jie gushed endlessly, but Zhang Wenjin didn't hear it very well, hiring a person, buying a few boats, it doesn't seem to be a big deal.

"If you have to measure ...... by the standard of common surnames" Zheng Jie has been observing Zhang Wenjin's expression, seeing that he is a little impatient, knowing that some of them are playing the piano to the cow, he quickly changed the topic and said: "One hundred contributions, you can borrow one thousand taels of silver from the Shipping Division......"

"Poof!" Zhang Wenjin just picked up the teacup, but he almost let go and threw it to the ground, "One thousand taels?" Or is it borrowed? Junjie, your Zheng family is in Wuxi...... "He was really shocked, in the people, a thousand taels is a lot, but in the eyes of a party leader like him, it is really nothing.

He squinted at Zheng Jie, and said in his heart, the Zheng family can't be poor and crazy, right?

Knowing that he had misunderstood, Zheng Jie hurriedly explained: "My lord, you have to think about it, this contribution is cumulative, the higher the contribution, the greater the amount that can be borrowed, and it is also progressively doubled: one hundred contributions can borrow one thousand taels, if it is one thousand contributions, it is twenty thousand, and ten thousand contributions, that is four hundred thousand!" ”

"Moreover, this can not only be used in commercial affairs, but also in official careers, one hundred contributions, which is equivalent to the contribution of a county magistrate within a year, and An'an will deal with the county's internal affairs! My lord, 400 contributions, when the emperor returns to the capital and begins to implement the administration, you have a big advantage! ”

"I see...... Zhang Wenjin was completely moved, he didn't understand business affairs, but he was clear about officialdom. After hearing the news of Tianjin's administration, like many scholars, he was also worried that the emperor was going to completely replace the old with new bureaucrats, but if he had this contribution, wouldn't it be equivalent to having a vote?

According to the new official system, it may be a bit difficult to make money with the past routines, but this matter is also the same.

Being a clean official can make contributions safely and steadily, let the children of the family go to the academy to study first, or follow the experience of Zheng Jie, and wait until he becomes a leader, he can do it alone, which can make the family prosperous, make money, and there is no risk, so why not?

"Come on, go and ask Commander Yang to come over, and say that this official has something important to discuss." Zhang Wenjin made up his mind, so he raised his voice to call people to invite Yang Rui, King Ning's rebels were in Jiujiang, and the top priority at the moment was to prepare for war.

"Junjie, you said earlier that this time the Jiangnan family launched it together, so it was like Junjie...... It shouldn't be just Anqing, right? The decision has been made, and Zhang Wenjin began to calculate the odds.

Zheng Jie arched his hand and said with a smile: "Dare to teach the adults to know that Xinjian Bo has already made a success, and when he arrives in Ningbo, it has already been arranged, in addition to Anqing, Huangzhou, Raozhou, Linjiang, Ji'an, Fuzhou, Guangxin Prefecture, as well as the counties under its jurisdiction, there are people in charge, as soon as the Ning rebels arrive in Anqing, the prefectures will be fully launched, and they will ...... at that time."

"It will be surrounded on all sides!" The prefectures and counties around Nanchang and Jiujiang were all counted out by Zheng Jie, and King Ning came out with all his divisions, as soon as those prefectures and counties were launched, he was immediately in a dilemma, and when the time came, there was no need to fight, and the rebels would be dispersed.

"But if Chen Hao is desperate and storms Anqing, or the ...... of the mansions" Zhang Wenjin was still a little hesitant, not every lobbyist has Zheng Jie's eloquence, and not every prefect is so reasonable. And King Ning was cornered, and it was also very fatal for the dog to jump over the wall in a hurry.

"Adults don't need to worry......" This time the answer was in unison, Zheng Jie hurriedly raised his eyes, and saw a burly military general walking in, this person was Yang Rui, the commander of the capital summoned by Zhang Wenjin.

Zheng Jie smiled at Yang Rui, nodded, and motioned to the other party to speak first.

Yang Rui clenched his fists and said loudly: "Lord Prefect, the last general is still strict in governing the army, there are always two big battles in January, and he will not be inferior to those strong men of the rebels, if he has the consent of the adults, the last general can also gather some elites from the surrounding prefectures and counties, and it is not difficult to gather twenty or thirty thousand soldiers." And then spread the evil deeds of the rebels in Jiujiang, and the soldiers and civilians in the city are bound to fight to the death, so why is it difficult to hold Anqing? ”

Yang Rui had already asked Zhang Wenjin to fight before, but the other party was hesitant, he was also helpless, the Ming Dynasty used literature to control the military, and he didn't know the approval of the government, and he couldn't transfer troops as a commander, so he could only watch.

At this time, seeing Zhang Wenjin suddenly change his mind, he was also very happy in his heart, and he also had a good impression of Zheng Jie, he knew very well that the change of the prefect was related to this young staff.

"My lord, as for the other state capitals, you don't need to worry, just wait." With Yang Rui's words as a footnote, Zheng Jie's confidence was even stronger, and he said meaningfully: "If you still don't believe it, please summon the prefect's yamen later, and then ask each other about the matter of defending the land in the War of Resistance, and we will know what the result is." ”

(To be continued)