After the relief food was loaded, Zhao Qingyuan, the eldest son of the Marquis of Nanxiong, rushed over with a large number of people, including an acquaintance.

This acquaintance is none other than Huang Zicheng, a well-known person in the Jiangxi Trial Hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang came here to see if the officials would play some small tricks to reduce color and fire consumption, and embezzle some of the relief food funds that they seemed insignificant.

Unexpectedly, Li Jun and Zhang Youwen did so much proper work, and they actually suppressed so many small officials.

Especially Li Jun, the former Tongji Gate inspector, Zhu Yuanzhang remembered him as such a small military attaché.

The way to Jing County is by land, and the waterway is impassable, and the relief grain cannot be transported by boat.

Zhao Qingyuan, the envoy of disaster relief, and Hu Hanshan, the deputy envoy, led the horse gang and rushed to Jing County on the official road.

Hu Hanshan took Li Jun to press the formation in the back, and Zhao Qingyuan took Huang Zicheng, the temporarily invited money and grain master, and walked at the front of the disaster relief team.

Zhao Qingyuan glanced back and said quietly: "Master Jiangxi's reputation is not weaker than that of Master Shaoxing, and I have to rely on Master Huang a lot this time." ”

Before Huang Zicheng and others became officials, an important source of silver was to be a master for Zhao Qingyuan and other officials, and to seek a dispatch.

Because of the difference in talent and reputation, the rank of the officials who went to invite them was also different.

Huang Zicheng made this trip to Zhao Qingyuan as a money and grain master, partly for the five hundred taels of Ming treasure banknotes, and the other main reason was for the reputation of being a money and grain master for the little marquis.

As long as the errand can be done properly this time, Huang Zicheng's reputation can be raised to a higher level, and the level of the officials who will find him in the future will not be low.

Huang Zicheng was carefully looking through the yellow book and checking the accounts of the relief grain this time, he knew very well the means of the officials to dig up and change the vouchers, and had to take some precautions.

It wasn't until he finished reading the yellow book that Huang Zicheng responded: "Don't worry, the proprietor, you know the reputation of Master Jiangxi, otherwise you wouldn't have spent so much money to invite students." ”

"Regardless of whether the proprietor really wants to provide disaster relief this time, or wants to make a sum of money through disaster relief, as long as Master Jiangxi accepts the dispatch, he will definitely do his best to help the proprietor to complete this matter."

Zhao Qingyuan's answer to Huang Zicheng was expected, it was precisely because of the reputation that Master Jiangxi had accumulated over the years that he would spend a high price of five hundred taels of Ming treasure banknotes to invite Huang Zicheng.

Zhao Qingyuan didn't hide it, and said with his heart: "Don't hide it from Master Huang, it's not necessary to make money, and a little marquis like this official won't lack this bit of disaster relief silver." ”

"My father asked this official to serve as a disaster relief envoy this time, and the real purpose must be that Master Huang should also know, it is to help Hu Hanshan improve his reputation."

Zhao Qingyuan was a little angry when he said this, and he didn't take it seriously: "The affairs of the older generation, the official doesn't want to get involved." ”

"None of the young marquis of the younger generation are convinced of Hu Hanshan, and the official also has a lot of criticism about Hu Hanshan."

Speaking of which, needless to say, Huang Zicheng already understood what Zhao Qingyuan meant.

Huang Zicheng also glanced back at the spreading relief grain caravan, and said quietly: "The proprietor must have the idea of borrowing chickens to lay eggs this time. ”

This sentence touched Zhao Qingyuan's heart, and let him see how powerful the Jiangxi masters were thinking, and he felt that the silver this time was indeed not in vain.

Huang Zicheng pondered for a moment, and then changed to a more appropriate statement: "The student has understood the proprietor's mind, presumably to make friends with the local bureaucrats and gentry, and improve the proprietor's reputation in the officialdom." ”

Zhao Qingyuan lifted the blue and white glazed teapot and personally poured a cup for Huang Zicheng.

Huang Zicheng's palm stretched out to the small round table of Huanghuali in the carriage, picked up the bean green glazed bowl, and took a sip with satisfaction.

Such a subtle action by the little marquis Zhao Qingyuan made Huang Zicheng understand in his heart that the proprietor completely agreed with him.

Huang Zicheng just took a sip lightly, and his eyes lit up: "Good tea!" This is a batch of Huangshan pineapple tea that will be picked every year and paid tribute to the palace. ”

Huang Zicheng couldn't help but take a few more sips, and said contentedly: "It's not difficult to make friends with the local bureaucrats and squires, and this matter also has to fall on the distribution of disaster relief food." ”

"As long as we hand over the relief food to the local bureaucrats and squires for distribution, the local officialdom will have to accept the favor of the proprietor."

"All that remains is to wait for this matter to get out, and the proprietor can rest assured that the students will definitely mobilize their connections to advocate for the proprietor."

Zhao Qingyuan invited Master Jiangxi, not only to let them give advice, but also to pay more attention to the officialdom connections behind them.

The main reason why Jiangxi masters can be famous in the Ming Dynasty is that the complex and huge relationships between Jiangxi masters and their fellow villagers and the same year are behind them.

Part of the five hundred taels of silver has the advocacy of buying a Jiangxi master.

Huang Zicheng drank a few more cups of Huangshan pineapple tea, and Zhizhu said: "The student knows something about Hu Hanshan, and he likes to go against the bureaucratic squire. ”

"I'm afraid I won't easily agree to let the bureaucrats and squires distribute relief food, the doorway may not have been clear before, but now, Zhang Youwen should have told him everything."

Zhao Qingyuan was most worried about this, and put on a deaf look, waiting for Huang Zicheng's plan to come out.

Huang Zicheng has seen many tricky assignments over the years, but it is the first time he has seen such an unreasonable dispatch as Hu Hanshan.

Hu Hanshan, as the eldest son of the power-leaning prime minister of the left prime minister, can be said to be the first bureaucratic gentry in the world.

During this period of time, he has never been seen to defend the bureaucratic gentry, but has been working against the bureaucratic gentry.

I really picked up the chopsticks to eat, and when I put down the chopsticks, I dropped the bowl.

This matter should be difficult to deal with in the hands of other masters, and it should be very tricky.

Huang Zicheng didn't take it very seriously: "The distribution of disaster relief food seems to require Hu Hanshan's consent. ”

"But according to the rules of officialdom, whoever can get the support of the officials of Ning Guofu will have the final say in the distribution of disaster relief food."

Huang Zicheng pointed to the carriages behind him, and said leisurely: "Jing County is under the jurisdiction of Ning Guofu, so many officials were sent to follow this disaster relief. ”

"The most important three of them are all related to the students."

Zhao Qingyuan heard the relationship he had picked out and knew that this time the plan to improve the reputation of officialdom was basically nine out of ten.

Zhao Qingyuan couldn't help but thank Han Gong Li Shanchang in his heart, and went to the Zen Temple of Dabao'en Temple to seek advice a few days ago, but Li Shanchang vetoed him to invite Fang Xiaoru, who had the most reputation, and proposed to let him invite Huang Zicheng, who had a slightly less reputation.

It seems that it really responds to that sentence, you don't have to invite the best master, you must invite the most correct master.