Suning was very unaware of Liu Rengui's request. He asked for an official? Such things are indeed uncommon in the officialdom. Generally speaking, people who hold great power or are favored by the emperor will become popular among some people who want to become officials. They will go to open up the joints with generous gifts and beautiful maids, and then serve as an insignificant but rich official, or hold a position like a county magistrate, and double the search for the people.

Suning considers himself a high-ranking official and is also a close minister of the famous emperor. But what made Suning very dissatisfied was that no one has come to ask him for office so far, which is a very abnormal manifestation, which means that many people have no confidence in Suning. Many people think that Suning's ten-year-old as a high-ranking official was just a flash in the pan and was about to collapse soon. He didn't want to bet on Suning, so no one came to curry favor with him.

Suning is very upset.

However, Liu Rengui clearly agreed with Suning when he did this, and planned to bet on Suning and treat Suning as his backer.

He is betting.

I have to say that Suning has a large political power, but its political strength is very weak. The so-called power is the friends around you who can help you. There are many friends, but many times, connections are not so easy to use. Many people blindly believe in connections. When I open my mouth, I will know who I know and who I know, I think I have a wide connection, but in fact I am not useful at all. No one will help me for a simple relationship. It is not good for themselves. Why do you have to help others overcome difficulties?

The key is your own strength. If you have strong strength, you will naturally have more friends and your connections will naturally be wider. If you don’t have much strength, you only know that you are fake and powerful. So everyone knows it. When you meet, you will be beaten up when you meet. Once you have something to do, you will run away immediately. Who cares about you? The so-called connections are the reflection of your personal strength. If you are not strong, your connections are weak and useless.

Those treacherous ministers and corrupt officials who were once powerful, who were not friends, were sitting in a row, and could line up from Beijing to Nanjing, but they wouldn’t fall in the end? Who would save him when he was unlucky? Who did he meet? Does he have the strength? Where did his own strength come from? From the emperor’s trust? This is the most unreliable! Accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger!

Only when your political strength is strong can someone help you, and where does your strength come from? Those who have been promoted who have been favored are members of political strength. People in their own political circles are the most important people. With their strength and status, the political strength of the top person will be strong and have strong political power.

Suning has little political strength and did not want to intervene in the government affairs before, so he did not support many people. The Zongheng Ministry is considered its own world, but the entire court is not only one Zongheng Ministry, six ministries, three provinces, hundreds or thousands of officials. Each of them has their own power and strength. No one will deliberately provoke anyone, but whoever a certain group provokes will be miserable.

The one who Suning can now be used as an assistant is Wang Yuan, the first Sanyuan County Magistrate. He first spent a while in the Ministry of Personnel, and then promoted to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to serve as the Left Minister, and was the main candidate for the next Minister of Civil Affairs; another Zhou Wen and Zhou Zhiwang, the governor of Yongzhou, ended his term and entered the capital to serve as the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The third candidate for the governor of Yongzhou has been confirmed, which is Xu Zhi, the current Sanyuan County Magistrate.

There is no way, the economy is developing too well and the tax revenue is the highest, and they are considered to be people who can do the economy. The main politics is the economic aspect, so the Civil Affairs Department, which is in charge of the world's finance and civil affairs, has become their territory.

Suning's political strength is only these three people plus the power in the Zongheng Division. The power does seem to be huge, but it is absolutely not as huge as it can withstand any storm. No one comes to curry favor with him, which means that someone must have secretly released a rumor to deal with him. It's not small. Suning dares to bet that there must be many people waiting to see their jokes, waiting to see how they rise like rockets, and fall like meteors.

Uncle's...

Liu Rengui should have made a lot of thoughts, made profound deductions, and finally decided to bet on himself to seek political support, and there will inevitably be good rewards. Suning felt a little comfortable. This was the first time someone asked him for an official position. Wang Yuan had been consciously supporting him. Liu Rengui was the first person to show that he wanted to be an old official...

Why, he wants to do this? What position does he want to get? Don’t you know that there is a position from the fourth rank in the Zongheng Department that is left for him? What is he going to do?

"If you say this, I can't understand it at once. What do you mean? Why do you ask me for an official position? You should know that you have appointed a position? You are only in your thirties from the fourth rank. Such a high-ranking official is not easy to get. Only in the Zongheng Department can you get such a position. What official do you want to be? I need to ask for it?" Suning directly made the words clear.

Liu Rengui took a deep breath and said, "The official position that the lower official wants to invite the marquis to come forward is the governor of Haizhou!"

Suning was stunned. Haizhou Governor? Liu Rengui wanted to be Haizhou Governor? The main candidates for the latest state were not considered. The pioneering first position must be very difficult. No one wanted to go to the sea to accept the test of being surrounded by the sea and not seeing the land. That was so annoying that His Majesty Li Er was helpless in choosing. Who knew that Liu Rengui volunteered to hold this position?

"You mean Haizhou, which is composed of the Ryukyu Islands and Liuqiu Islands? Do you already know?" Suning asked: "You should know what the first Haizhou governor was going to do? Although you have experience in serving in the local area, it is not easy to be the governor of a state. Moreover, Haizhou is not a prosperous state. It is enough to govern without doing anything. Haizhou is a wild land that requires you to work hard to build!"

Liu Rengui nodded: "It is precisely because of this that the Xiaguan insisted on going to Haizhou to serve as the governor. To be honest, the Xiaguan had gained a lot during this voyage. The Xiaguan asked the Xiaguan to record all his views, hearings, thoughts and thoughts, and the Xiaguan also did what he saw, heard, and thoughts. When he was in troubled islands, the Xiaguan even ate whales."

Suning was drinking tea. When he heard this, he sprayed out a sip of tea. He looked at Liu Rengui with a look of god: "Is it the whale I told you that I fought like a warship?"

Liu Rengui was surprised by Suning's actions: "It was exactly the thing that the Marquis said could be eaten. At that time, there was a shortage of food, and everyone was very hungry. Some people said that it was the mount of the Sea Dragon King, and they had to give him tribute. Xiaguan felt that even the Sea Dragon King's mount would have to eat it. Who asked the Sea Dragon King torture me? So Xiaguan was furious and took the big guy to eat the whale, threw the fish bones into the sea and gave it to the Sea Dragon King, telling him the end of bullying me, so I will return safely."

Suning's mouth twitched a little, obviously it was a bit difficult to digest Liu Rengui's move. It took a while to recover: "Is it delicious?"

Liu Rengui replied with an aftertaste expression: "It's not delicious when eaten raw, but it's really delicious after roasting. It's different from ordinary fish meat, and it still feels a bit aftertaste."

Suning admires Liu Rengui again. Don’t be too cruel and eat it raw. He thinks this thing is sashimi! But probably thanks to him, the group of people got a glimmer of hope. They probably had a full meal. At this time, the whale meat was not polluted by heavy metals and should not get sick. However, this guy can be regarded as a person who can compete with Bei Ye. In this era, people's eyes, the mount of the Dragon King of the Sea was eaten because he was hungry...

Awesome, just because of this, I like you very much!

Suning put down the teacup and looked at Liu Rengui with a smile: "I am really worthy of being the one I chose. Even the Sea Dragon King's mount is intoxicated. It seems that you are obsessed with the seafood? You want to live on those islands and become an official?"

Liu Rengui nodded and shook his head again: "Like the sea is one of them. Another point is that through this voyage, Xiaguan realized that his past understanding had many shortcomings. Compared with the sea, he was simply a child in the well. There are too many things in the sea that we don't know. If those things can be eaten, the food in the sea can enrich the recipes of coastal people. Then even in the year of famine, they will not starve to death. This is a great contribution.

Moreover, if the voyage can be successful, it will be a great thing for the Tang Dynasty. Xiaguan also heard that the Guangzhou fleet won a great victory and the spices they obtained were piled up. Many people became rich overnight after returning to the Tang Dynasty. The three kings made a fortune even more envious. There were many people in Chang'an City ready to go, as if they were planning to try their luck in Guangzhou and wanted to make a fortune. Since the Marquis said that the Yangzhou route was also a good route, but the requirements were too high, Xiaguan thought that if this route was successfully opened, it would be only beneficial for the Tang Dynasty."

Suning smiled and said, "What I got in Guangzhou is spices. On the other side of the land, what I got is real gold and silver. That's really a trade for wood. Oh, it's a pity that it's too far. According to my estimate, it's only half the journey, four months, half the journey, one trip back and forth. Even if you don't encounter a sea storm, it will take sixteen months, more than a year!

It takes too long, the danger is too great, and the sea water is bitter, which can corrode the ships. Therefore, if the quality of the ship is not up to standard, there is no way to support the land on the other side, and the ships will sink, and there is no way to obtain the ships returned. Unless a base for the Tang Dynasty is established there, logging and building ships, and returning, it will take more time. It will take two years to go back and forth! How many two years does a person have in his life!"

Liu Rengui swallowed: "What should we do?"

Suning said: "The group of Mohist boys waiting for the Ministry of Works to see what they can make. Two problems that must be solved now are to improve the speed of the ship and the quality of the ship, but that is definitely not easy. It is estimated that the next Yangzhou voyage will take a few years later. The ship's speed is too slow and the quality of the ship is not up to standard. If you go to sea rashly, you will die. This time you are lucky and everyone will be alive. Next time, haha, you have also seen the horror of the sea storm?"

Liu Rengui nodded: "I still feel afraid of it now."

Suning smiled and said, "Okay, this time you have made great contributions. You have successfully spent two months on the deserted island with those people and successfully rescued him. Your Majesty is very happy. If you ask to become the governor of Haizhou, it should not be a problem. The problem is whether you have the confidence to establish Haizhou, and where your confidence comes from. If you have not bribed me, then if you want me to speak for you, you must show your practical skills!
Chapter completed!