As long as you are competent and capable of doing practical things, you are also a civil servant of the Ming government, so why should you divide officials and officials?

Lu Qinghou recalculated the data, and after confirming that it was correct, he signed his name with a pen, picked up the file, and went to the office of the chief official Xia Zhongshi.

He was admitted as a student, passed the examination, and was assigned to work in the Salt Administration. Although he is not from the right path, he is also an eight-grade official, and he is enough to support his family, which is much better than being a hotel guy.

And his chief official, Xia Zhongshi, the director of the Salt Administration, was promoted by the emperor and jumped into the officialdom by the merchant Jia to speak of the salt method.

From this point of view, there are still similarities between the two people, and they are not on the right path through the imperial examination.

knocked lightly on the door, and the sound of "come in" came from inside, and Lu Qinghou pushed the door in.

"Your Excellency." After Lu Qinghou bowed, he put the file in his hand on the desk, "This month's salt output and salt tax have been summarized. ”

Xia Zhongshi nodded, reached out to take it, and opened it to watch.

As a pilot salt plant of the ticket salt method, the Changlu Salt Factory, the results are related to the future in the middle of the summer. At least, that's what he thinks.

If the amount of salt and the salt tax exceed the outline law, it will not only prove the advanced ticket salt law, but also promote the ticket salt law to the whole country.

At that time, in the middle of summer, it was not a Changlu salt factory that was in charge, but the whole country, and the grade was naturally rising.

Two sleeves are clean, for the country and the people, regardless of fame and fortune...... Is there such a noble person?

In Zhu Youxiao's view, there must be, but there are absolutely very few, and they are rare animals.

Therefore, he does not expect that his courtiers are all rare animals, and they are not rare. The rewards and punishments he holds are clear, and there are contributions to be promoted and rewarded; If you do something wrong, you will naturally be punished.

For the emperor, the utilitarian heart of the courtiers is exactly what he wants.

Only when there is a goal will there be pursuit, there will be motivation, and there will be a self-motivated heart. If they are all indifferent to fame and fortune, and they don't take it seriously when they are not officials, can they still work seriously? The emperor felt that the court might become a stagnant pool.

After reading the documents carefully, Xia Zhongshi smiled slightly, and asked again, "The data has been checked, there are no errors or omissions, right?" ”

Lu Qinghou hurriedly bowed down and said, "Don't worry, my lord, the officials have calculated three times, and there will be no mistakes." ”

"Okay, that's good." In the middle of the summer, he patted the document lightly and let out a sigh of joy.

After a while, Xia Zhongshi calmed down, and said to Lu Qinghou with a smile: "Lord Lu doesn't have to be so restrained, sit down and talk. ”

Lu Qinghou thanked him and sat down, and in the middle of summer, he asked the handyman to serve tea.

"From the Salt Bureau, your work is diligent and conscientious, and you work tirelessly, and this official sees it in his eyes." In the middle of summer, he took a sip of water and said slowly: "Although the Changlu Salt Factory is vast, you have inspected it all, right?" ”

Lu Qinghou arched his hand and said: "Yes, as a salt patrol envoy, Xia Guan does not dare to be slack and negligent." If the salt factory leaked out of the private salt, it was also a loss for the imperial court. ”

"If you think like that, this official can do a long way." Xia Zhongshi did not hide his appreciation, smiled his head, arched his hand in the direction of the capital, and said: "Today's saint, wise and martial, is a generation of Ming Jun. What Mingjun hates most is deception. Regardless of official position, diligence and honesty are the golden rule. ”

Lu Qinghou doesn't agree with everything, but Lao Xia is praising the emperor, do you dare to say that it's wrong?

"Yes, if it weren't for Your Majesty's wisdom, Xia Guan might still be working as an accountant in the tavern!" Lu Qinghou hurriedly followed the sycophancy.

This is not fake, if he does not let go of the transfer of officials to officials, if he does not recruit students to learn to enter the office, except for the imperial examination, how can he have a chance.

"This official is also thanks to the grace of the emperor who is long lived, so he was promoted from a businessman Jia Jian to an official." In the middle of the summer, he felt the same way, and couldn't help but sigh, "The ticket salt method can be successful for the first time, and the official can put his mind at ease and live up to the emperor's grace!" ”

"Adults have worked hard and worked hard to achieve this achievement." Lu Qinghou arched his hand and said: "It is a sure thing that the ticket salt law will be extended, and the lower officials wish the lord a high promotion." ”

In the middle of the summer, he pressed down his hand reservedly, and said with a smile: "Serve the king, the duty of a courtier." Long live a compliment, the official will be satisfied, but he does not dare to have other extravagance. ”

After a pause, Xia Zhongshi earnestly instructed: "There is another month to be the Spring Festival, and we must continue to work diligently and report good news to Banzai before the year." ”

"The lower officials are saved." Lu Qinghou agreed.

Xia Zhongshi smiled and said with something in his words: "This Changlu Salt Factory still needs the management of officials like you who are familiar with the business, so that the salt tax can be stabilized and long live can rest assured." ”

Lu Qinghou was ecstatic in his heart, and hurriedly arched his hand: "My lord mentions it, the lower officials are grateful, and they will definitely not disappoint the adults." ”

Xia Zhongshi smiled and said, "That's fine." Well, the official has nothing to explain, you go back and continue to work! ”

Lu Qinghou stood up, gave another salute, and then withdrew.

Although there is still a few months to go, the increase in salt tax is certain. Nine times out of ten, in the middle of the summer, you will be promoted, or you will be transferred elsewhere to implement the ticket salt law.

And the chief officer of the Changlu Salt Factory, in the middle of the summer, was very optimistic about himself. Happily taking advantage of long live is just a matter of words.

At least to the seventh grade, there is also hope for the sixth grade.

Lu Qinghou thought in his heart, he couldn't help but smile on his face, and his steps were much brisker.

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General Administration of Salt Affairs, General Administration of Customs, General Post Office...... There are many officials who have been established, those that are planned to be established, and there are many officials in need. Or, according to the emperor, the civil service is still far from enough.

And the Ming Dynasty has been established for hundreds of years, and it is inevitable that there will be a problem that almost all dynasties have, that is, redundant officials.

Doesn't it sound contradictory that there is a need for a large number of officials on the one hand, and redundant officials on the other?

But if you analyze it carefully, or from Zhu Youxiao's point of view, you will understand why such a contradiction occurs, and you will know that this is not a contradiction at all.

There are too many officials at the middle and upper levels, and too few at the grassroots level; There are many learned officials, but there are few officials with practical ability; There are too many officials who have been admitted to the imperial examination, and too few professional officials.

It is precisely because of such a strange circle that when the emperor wants to do great things, he often feels that there are too few people available.

In fact, there are also reasons for this by the emperor himself. If he wasn't a traverser, he wouldn't have come up with so many new things and needed so many professional talents.

The General Administration of Salt is okay, after all, the salt monopoly is a means of accumulating money that has almost been implemented in all dynasties. It's just a change of way, and it's not too innovative.

In addition to the lack of professional talents, Zhu Youxiao also felt that it was time to increase the organization and subdivide the business for the six departments and Jiuqing, which had been followed for thousands of years.

Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Education, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of National Security, Ministry of Civil Affairs, Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Health, ......

Don't be too detailed, at least a dozen departments are already in Zhu Youxiao's plan.

The society is developing and the productive forces are improving, and the setting of the six ministries and nine secretaries is a bit extensive and cannot keep up with the needs of the development of the times.