Chapter three hundred and eighty third choice
Wang Jinghui first took his wife to play happily in Hangzhou for a month, because he rarely showed up when he was in Kaifeng, Biandu. Most of the time, he either stayed in the mansion of the prince-consort, taught at Huaying Academy, or treated patients in civilian clinics to teach his students. There were basically no signs of Wang Jinghui in the fame and fortune occasions of Kaifeng, Biandu. Speaking of which, there were not many high-ranking officials and nobles who were good at hand and eyes on the edge of West Lake, but he didn't recognize him, which also allowed Wang Jinghui and his wife to spend this long "long holiday" peacefully.
Even if Wang Jinghui is low-key, someone knows that he has arrived in Hangzhou. His proud student Li Shen visited his teacher the night when Wang Jinghui arrived in Hangzhou. Speaking of which, no one in the world can truly understand Wang Jinghui's whereabouts except the royal family. All the residences of Wang Jinghui such as the West Lake Villa were handled by Xu. Before he arrived in Hangzhou, the West Lake Villa had been cleaned up. Li Shen also received a letter from his father saying that Wang Jinghui was coming to Hangzhou, but the father and son had a tacit understanding of this news. Even when Li Shen visited the West Lake Villa, he went there secretly.
Li Shen is now twenty years old. This little guy has a personality and is also imitating Wang Jinghui to stop getting married. However, it is rumored that Wen Yanbo fell in love with Li Shen and planned to recruit a son-in-law, but this is also the matter of waiting for Li Shen to return to Kaifeng, Biandu. An important reason why Wang Jinghui came to Hangzhou was that Li Shen would be transferred to Kaifeng. There were two appointments in Kaifeng waiting for Li Shen to make a choice - one was to join the Ministry of Revenue to be a judge in the Ministry of Revenue; the other was to join the Ministry of Rites as a member of the Ministry of Rites.
Li Shen had to face these two positions entirely because of his outstanding political achievements in Hangzhou. In addition, he and Wang Jinghui had a very close relationship, so Emperor Zhao Xu gave Wang Jinghui two edicts for the first time. These two official positions can be chosen by Li Shen, which is a rare honor comparable to three hikes a day.
Both positions are very special. Perhaps to outsiders, the Ministry of Revenue is the most promising place. In the early Song Dynasty, the Ministry of Revenue was established to manage the national finance. The Ministry of Revenue had almost no position. It only appointed a member of the "Ministry of Revenue" to accept local tributes from various places, and was displayed in the palace at that time. So far, this is an optional virtual position without any real power, but there is still a lot of oil and water, but all this is about to change - Wang Jinghui serves as a bridge, Wang Anshi, Sima Guang and others are discussing the national official position reform plan, and one of the very important ones is
The three departments are abolished, and the national financial accounting will be taken into account. In the reform plan of the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Revenue will be in charge of national household registration, land, money and grain, as well as tribute taxes, and conscriptions. A member of the Ministry of Revenue will be appointed as a member of the Minister of Revenue. One member of the Ministry of Revenue, one member of the Ministry of Revenue, one member of the Ministry of Revenue, one member of the Ministry of Revenue, one member of the Ministry of Revenue, one member of the Ministry of Revenue, one member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, two member of the Ministry of Revenue, and two member of the Ministry of Revenue, and other member of the Ministry of Revenue.
Because Wang Anshi could not carry out such an important official system reform plan independently by himself. Therefore, under Wang Jinghui's suggestion, the reformists and the conservatives tried to cooperate and jointly implement it. In order to take into account the common interests of the reformists and the conservatives, the entire reform plan will be divided into three steps. The first step is to abolish the three departments to reform the functions of the Ministry of Revenue. This change is the first to get the commonality between the two factions.
Of course, there are still many differences between the two factions in the reform of the official system. But in the end, they sat in front of a table and negotiated face to face, which was a great progress. The Ministry of Revenue structure has been determined, but Wang Jinghui still has great ideas about the Ministry of Revenue, which will take charge of the financial power of the Song Dynasty Empire in the future. The power of the Ministry of Revenue is far greater than that of the Sansi. The most important thing is that the structure of the three departments is increasingly unable to adapt to the current rapid economic development of the Song Dynasty. The huge amount of oil and water of the Ministry of Revenue has touched the minds of many people. It cannot be denied that political speculators are not a specialty of the reformists. Whether it is conservative or reformists, there are such people. Therefore, it can be foreseeable that the Ministry of Revenue will definitely not be short of people who can fill their pockets in the future. How to chop off these stinky claws is Wang Jinghui's more problems.
For this reason, Wang Jinghui prepared the last killing - the Bureau of Statistics of the Song Dynasty. A new policy from the Ministry of Revenue was that officials of the Ministry of Revenue must submit their property records and hand them over to the Bureau of Statistics of the Song Dynasty for comprehensive review. If the report is not true, it is necessary to decide whether the official serves as an official of the Ministry of Revenue. The property income of officials of the Ministry of Revenue will face two regular inspections and several random inspections every year. If the personal income and industry are very different, they will be questioned by the Bureau of Statistics. In addition, the Bureau of Statistics of the Song Dynasty is also about to have new weapons - Wang Jinghui extended to this era based on the "crime of unknown source of huge amounts of property" in later generations. A note he submitted specifically discussed this issue. Although the debate caused by this note was very large, in principle, it has been approved by Sima Guang, Wang Anshi and Emperor Zhao Xudi, and it is estimated that it will be officially implemented this year and next year.
Wang Jinghui still understands the truth that "there are policies above and countermeasures below". He does not expect to correct the Song Dynasty officialdom where corruption has become the mainstream. In fact, no one does not have the ability to take this risk, and he is very content to suppress corruption. At the same time, the history of anti-corruption and corruption is equally ancient, which also involves the political morality of a politician. In Wang Jinghui's book "Dignity of Politics", corruption and anti-corruption account for a considerable amount of space. This is also the basis for the purpose of writing this book to propose better prosecutorial measures today.
Wang Jinghui participated in the formulation and discussion of the entire official system reform plan, so he naturally knew the key points very well. Emperor Zhao Xu also issued these two edicts after seeing the economic talents of Wang Jinghui and Li Shen. Wang Jinghui refused to come out to be an official, but Li Shen had no concerns in this regard. Zhao Xu also knew in his heart that it was most appropriate to let Li Shen enter the Ministry of Revenue. He believed that his brother-in-law was also very clear about this. The so-called writing of two edicts was just a kind of honor given to Li Shen for the sake of Wang Jinghui.
Wang Jinghui did not hide anything from Li Shen, although he hoped that the young Li Shen could take over as a local official for two more years, it would be too early to enter Biandu, especially now that the relationship between the reformists and the conservatives has not yet been concluded. If Li Shen had a mistake in judgment, the consequences would be unpredictable. There were so many very talented people in history that they had been embarrassed and unsuccessful for a lifetime because of a small matter. There are too many such examples. Although the current political environment is not as cruel and complicated as the two parties in the Niu and Li in the Tang Dynasty, Wang Jinghui did not want his most proud disciple to be Li Shangyin.
"Shen'er, this is the case. Although the judging of the Ministry of Revenue is not as prominent as the Minister of Rites, the official rank is also in the fifth rank. In the later reform of the Song Dynasty's official system, if you enter the Ministry of Revenue, you may be the Right Cao Shilang. In that case, the official rank is from the fourth rank, which is beyond the reach of the Minister of Rites. Moreover, this will be able to better play your strengths!" Wang Jinghui said in the center of the living room.
Everyone around Wang Jinghui is well-known, so ordinary guests are talking about it in the living room. Except for the disciples around him, all the people who enter his study are prominent. He never avoids others when talking about politics, so when receiving Li Shen and his son, they are also in the living room.
In the future, the right Cao was in charge of Changping, exemption from service, Baojia, Yicang and other matters; the left Cao was in charge of household registration, taxation, local tribute, collection of questions, etc.; and the local duties under the Ministry of Rites were rituals, music, sacrifices, court meetings, banquets and schools, and imperial examinations. Such appointments did make it difficult for Wang Jinghui to choose. Although the right Cao of the Ministry of Revenue was relatively small, the regular settlement, exemption from service, Baojia and other matters were the key to reform. The reformists and conservatives were eyeing this position.
Geng, perhaps the decree given by Emperor Zhao Xu would have thought that Wang Jinghui would persuade Li Shen to take over this position, so that the reformers and conservatives would give up on it. However, Wang Jinghui regarded this position as a tiger and wolf, and the two factions had a few eyes fixed here, which might lead to an infamous end. After the official system reform, the official level assessment was particularly strict. If it were not for the half-level difference between the Right Cao Shilang and the Ministry of Rites, Wang Jinghui would not be willing to give Li Shen this position.
"Sir, I will be a teacher for one day and a teacher for life. I will follow the teacher's arrangements. But why would I not let my students be the Minister of Rites? My disciple Guan is very concerned about education. If the Minister of Rites says, I will be determined to think of all the ways for the development of the education of the Song Dynasty!" Li Shen stood up and said.
"Oh?!" Wang Jinghui looked at Li Shen. This child had grown up and had his own opinions. This was a good thing, and the education he valued was even more important. Although Wang Jinghui's huge assets were used to promote private schools, this was ultimately personal strength. Compared with the actual situation, what he could do was very limited. Li Shen had the intention to join the Ministry of Rites to become an official to promote the development of education. It was very rare to have this intention.
"In fact, I hope you can choose a local official. Although the grade is not high, you can do more practical things for the people. I just want to think that you can do what you do in Hangzhou. You will have no worries about the future of development. After all, you have a big advantage that you are young!" Wang Jinghui pondered for a long time and finally expressed his thoughts.
"The most important reason why I suggest going to the Ministry of Revenue is that this is the emperor's edict. My identity is special and I am not willing to fight against the good intentions of the emperor. Whether it is the Ministry of Revenue or the Ministry of Rites, after the official system reform, all the powers of the previous three departments will be shared. After the reorganization of the six departments, it will not be as inaction as before. What follows is that the official review system will be much stronger. In other words, the threshold for entry of the six departments that were not eye-catching in the past will be much higher in the future. And don't underestimate this half-level difference. To be promoted, it is not only good political achievements but also corresponding opportunities. Looking at the official assessment and upgrading system, these third ranks are actually a real watershed. After passing the third rank, they will be the central official of the imperial court, which means that some people will be stuck on these fourth ranks for life. I suggest going to the Ministry of Revenue because of this. A fourth rank official will be a fourth rank for three or four years, and you can cross the threshold of these third ranks in the future with the opportunity!"
"I have been with your father for many years, and we are all things that our own people don't need to be so many false conspiracies. You are the only child of the Li family. When your father entrusted you to me, I must consider your future!" Wang Jinghui said seriously.
After listening to Wang Jinghui's words, Li Shen and his son were silent. It was inseparable from the moment when Xu and Wang Jinghui came to this day. There were too many entanglements of interests in the middle that made it difficult for people to give up. It was because of Wang Jinghui that Li Shen could smoothly reach the moment when the officialdom was today; and Xu managed the industry for Wang Jinghui so that he did not have to worry about doing things. Xu did his best for Wang Jinghui, but it was not because of Li Shen's future. Although he could take some light on certain things, Xu could not accept such reality. That was why he insisted on letting Li Shen enter the Ministry of Revenue to lay the foundation for future development.
Li Shen thought for a long time and said, "In this way, Mr. Lai hopes that the students can work in the local area for a few more years?"
Wang Jinghui said: "That's true! In addition to doing more practical things for the people, the most important thing is to avoid the situation of two parties in the court. If you enter the Ministry of Revenue, you can say that you will face this situation immediately. After all, Wang Jiefu has a considerable degree of implementation of the new law within the scope of the Ministry of Revenue. The situation in the right Cao Cao is responsible for the situation! Wang Jiefu and Sima Jun may actually abide by political ethics and will not do anything to you, but their subordinates are not so noble. It will not be possible to say "care" at that time!"
After hearing this, Li Shen said: "Students think that doing things in the local area can better reflect the value of students. If they cannot do things, they can just join the Ministry of Rites to be a member of the Ministry of Rites..."
Wang Jinghui and Manager Li were both shocked after hearing this, but Manager Li didn't say anything, just said, "Change it. Shen'er is your disciple, and it's hard to say anything to be a brother. I just hope you can support Shen'er more in terms of friendship between our two families! In fact, I think Shen'er's choice is still very correct. Although I have never been an official, I have seen it much in Biandu. Once Shen'er makes a mistake, she will have to wait for a long time to make a comeback. It would be better to let him do something in the local area, so that he has a foundation and is planning!"
After hearing this, Wang Jinghui nodded and smiled and said, "Since you have made such a decision, it is not a must, but the words of this thank you must be thoughtful, so as not to feel resentful because of this... "
Emperor Zhao Xu decided on Li Shen's new appointment. After Wang Jinghui and Li Shen carefully talked with Li Shen about the problems encountered in Hangzhou's development in recent years and the officialdom. Li Shen and his son said goodbye. Wang Jinghui did not have any false conspiracy to keep them and sent them directly out of the Prince Consort's Mansion.
Although Li Shen had made up his mind not to become an official in Kaifeng, Biandu. However, with his actions in Hangzhou, he would not be able to continue to be an official in Hangzhou, and he would inevitably move to another position. Wang Jinghui had been playing casually here in Hangzhou for a month. In addition to checking his own industry, he also had some things to do - education. The Song Dynasty has now formed a situation where Huaying Academy and Xihu Academy echo north and south, but this is not Wang Jinghui's final task. The level of education is not something that can be done by just two famous institutions. There are still many future work.
Wang Jinghui's arrival in Hangzhou this time expanded the scale of West Lake Women's College, and what was particularly noticeable was the expansion of the medical majors in it - he needed a large number of female doctors and female nurses. The threshold for the demand for these two types of talents is not very high. Female doctors can spend time to cultivate slowly. Anyway, this market is very large. The southeast is the essence of the Song Dynasty economy. There are many wealthy families here, and their female families are important customers of female doctors; while female nurses have to go to civilian clinics to work. After all, it is too inappropriate for men to do nursing work, which can also absorb more women from poor families to obtain a job that subsidizes their family income.
The social status of women cannot be improved in one or two days, but if women cannot be economically independent, it will undoubtedly be much longer to gain social status. Wang Jinghui also consciously absorbs female personnel in his industry, especially in textiles, medicine, clinics and other industries. Of course, in order to prevent messages from appearing, female employees in his workshop must be strictly managed. Once there are any mistakes, Wang Jinghui can try what it means to "popular words to make gold"? Because his management in this area is still very strict.
With Li Shen's Xie Biao presented him to Kaifeng, Biandu, Hangzhou knew that Wang Jinghui had arrived in Hangzhou. After verifying the observation of the prince-in-law in the villa by the West Lake, the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce collectively invited Wang Jinghui on behalf of the merchants from Hangzhou.
Chapter completed!