Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2753
What Cao Cao said was not exaggerated, and to a certain extent, he was a little conservative.

The actual situation is that Shandong is up and down, and the involution is very violent.

Who doesn't want to stand out?

In the case of many competitors, who is elected and who is not, what will be used to speak?

Is it famous?
Even if fame is a real representation of talent, how does fame come about?

At the end of the day, it's money.

This degree of introversion eventually led to the fact that officials are only greedy for money, and the more capable and greedy they are, the more they can respect their superiors and get promoted...

When Cao Cao was governing Qiao County, there were still many places in Jizhou that were operating according to inertia.Cao Cao just launched two or three examinations and selections in Jizhou, but soon, the selection of such examinations stopped.

Because among the officials who passed the examination and took office, these poor children soon appeared various problems such as "incompetence" and "out-of-group" and so on, and there were even people who were caught on the spot for corruption , causing many rural great sages to jump up and down to express, "To get talent, you need to get virtuous", "To measure people, you need to measure virtue"!
It is true that we should pay attention to "virtuous and virtue", but where do these "virtuous and virtue" come from?

There is no water army... er, professional people specially comment on it, how many ordinary people can get these reputations?

Therefore, Cao Cao couldn't tolerate the new road opened by overcoming obstacles, and not many people took it.Many people went around in circles and went back to their old ways.

Cao Cao wants to change, which means he has to fight against everyone.

Up to the emperor, down to the common people.Well, this common people refers to the children of the gentry, not ordinary Qianshou. After all, some Guishous don't even have names in the Han Dynasty, so naturally they can't be called "common people".

It doesn't mean that these officials who operate under the old system have no chance of promotion at all.

It's just that these promotion opportunities, according to the old practice, cost money...

For example, Li Pan's brother, Li Cheng, is planning to "promote".

Li Pan took a relatively risky path, but as his brother Li Cheng, he naturally had to take a safe path.Li Cheng must make a cut with Li Pan, at least on the surface, and then use it as Li Pan's retreat.

Many gentry families also did the same, making multiple bets.

Therefore, when Li Pan was doing things in Yanzhou and Yuzhou, Li Chengcheng silently donated money to a small official in Jizhou.

Uh……

It cannot be said to be a donation, but to be self-recommended.

Li Cheng worked for the great Han in order to be loyal to the prime minister, to do his best for the folks in Jizhou, and to contribute his meager strength to the prosperity of Qinghe County. He deliberately "communicated" with the magistrate of Qinghe County and obtained With the approval of Qinghe county magistrate, he got a job.

Every autumn and winter, there will always be some officials who cannot complete the planned indicators, that is, fail the performance appraisal, and at the same time, they do not get the favor of their superiors and do not have special care.

Normally speaking, it is very difficult for officials in Shandong who do not know how to please their superiors and do not get the favor of their superiors. Can't get positive feedback on that.

The agricultural harvest reached the standard, and the superior took a look, "Little official, what's the matter with you, the water conservancy is so bad?" 』

Of course, if the water conservancy repairs meet the standards, the superiors will look at other places, anyway, they can always find some problems.

On the contrary, if you can win the favor of your superiors, then the situation will be reversed, "Ah, this little official, although Nongsang has some flaws, but the water conservancy project is doing well!"Young people, always have to give some chances, do you want to give some stage...” If you can’t do anything well, there is still a “diligent and responsible, correct attitude” as a guarantee item.

So how can we communicate effectively with such a boss?

Of course, it costs money...well, it takes effort to communicate.

The same is true for Li Cheng.

Gold and silver, it is really heartbreaking to spend them out. The heartache made him sleepless all night, and wept while touching the empty box, feeling very sad, but when the sun rose the next day, he felt that he was alive again and gained a new life. .

After a night of pain, at dawn, he realized that one should not be too rigid. If the old ones don’t go, the new ones won’t come. Money is just like husbands and wives. When the old ones go, new ones will come!Old love is of course love to death, but new love can also be love to death!

Since his elder brother can take risks, go out and do things, and fight for a future, then of course he must be willing to give up the money and find a safe way out for his family.I didn't see that the Xun family is one in the east and the other in the west, so what's the problem with the two brothers Li Pan and Licheng with different attitudes and different styles of doing things?
But to spend money, uh, to communicate, you also need to pay attention to methods.

First of all, we need to find the right incense table, worship the right pier, and don't overturn the table at will.

Among the feudal dynasties, regardless of which dynasty or generation, it takes a lot of courage and perseverance to lift the table. If you are not careful, you will be suppressed by the old forces. Even if it is true (╯‵ ′)╯︵┻━┻, It can't be said that after a while, someone sneakily lifted the table up again, and continued to stay in the original position ┬—┬ノ('-'ノ).

For example, the big braided dynasty, the leader is afraid that the people below will lift the table, so on the one hand, he preaches that the outside is very dangerous, there are many pirates, everyone, don’t go, you can’t change jobs, naked resignation is very dangerous, and job-hopping is a traitor , On the other hand, he started to deduct food and salaries, reduce delays in salary payments, increase working hours, embezzle public funds to repair his own garden, and even feel that even if outsiders want to cut flesh on themselves, they will be cuter than the one who flipped the table...

Similarly, in Qinghe County, there are some vacancies for officials who were dismissed because the farming and mulberry work was done but the water conservancy did not meet the standards, etc., but Li Cheng successfully obtained one of the positions through "communication" in advance.

The position is not big, so there is no need to report to the court.

There is a county magistrate under the county magistrate, and this position is usually held by local tycoons.But not all local tyrants served as county magistrates, and some served as county lieutenants.Generally speaking, the county magistrate is relatively independent, and in some chaotic places, the power of the county magistrate is even greater than that of the county magistrate. Therefore, in some places, the county magistrate is lonely, and the county magistrate is carried by the local tyrants. Two loads are also common.

As a county magistrate, most of his confidants are the master book, and he cannot hold office unless he is a confidant.

Of course, in a large county like Qinghe County, there are also official positions similar to Yanguan, Tieguangongguan, Guanshuiguan, etc., which are directly assigned by the Shaofu, and are not within the scope of assignment by the county magistrate.

County magistrates are generally able to designate independently, and they are probably all kinds of congcao, Shuzuo, and stingy men in the countryside, with ranks.

The position Li Cheng got was that of a miser.

At the level of later generations, he would probably be a township head of a moderate size.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the local prefect had the right to directly appoint local officials, and of course the local county magistrate also had the right to directly appoint county officials.It’s okay to say yes, or no, as long as the communication is in place, everything will be fine.

Secondly, after Hades has finished worshiping, he still needs to worship the little ghost.Before Li Cheng took office, he still needed to go to the secretary's office to prepare files, register and receive official robes and seals.

The secretary's office is in the north of Qinghe County. When Li Cheng arrived here, he found that many officials, big and small, were coming in and out. …

Li Cheng is also quite famous, so many people know him, and they greet him warmly when they meet.

A little secretary came forward and led Li Cheng in with a smile.Li Cheng followed in small steps, and at the same time stuffed a small package of five silver coins into Shu Zuo's hand.This is a common practice. Don't think that when others give you a smiling face, you don't have to pay anything. What should be given is still given.

Shu Zuo seemed to weigh the weight of the red seal, and then showed some obviously more sincere smiles on his face.

"welcome……"

Shu Zuo led Li Cheng to a room, then stretched out his hand to open the curtain, and signaled Li Cheng to go in.

There were not many people in the room. After Xiao Shuzuo brought Li Cheng in, he greeted Li Cheng, directed him to line up, and then turned and left.

Li Cheng returned the gift slightly and sent away the little Shuzuo, thinking in his heart, in fact, this Shuzuo should not be underestimated, and then run errands to lead the way or something, but at the end of the day, he can take five, six, seven or eight at least, everyone More or less will give some, this month... and then one year...

Ok?Li Cheng suddenly realized that he was already an insider now, and he couldn't look at issues with a critical eye like a local village sage, and he couldn't just spit at every turn. It's good to know these things.

He is already a member of the system, and with an official status, he can't care about these trivial matters. The great sages in the countryside have become history, and now he wants to become a stable and reliable official in the system!
This change of role made Li Cheng feel a little fluctuated, but he controlled his expression to make his demeanor look mature and steady, without rushing.

After about an hour or two, when Li Cheng was waiting until his waist ached and his legs ached, someone inside suddenly called Li Cheng's name loudly.

"Ahem, someone is here! 』Li Cheng walked forward vigorously and steadily, walked into the back room, prepared to formally bid farewell to his status as a rural great sage, entered the political arena, and fought for the cause of a great man all his life.

The inner room is actually not that big. A leading secretary smiled and asked Li Cheng to show his identity certificate and appointment letter, and then found Li Cheng's name in a list on the desk, and ordered. Nodding, and then let the other person start to fill in the blank official form.

According to the rules of the big man, there must be three copies of the official status certificate, one is carried by the person himself, and he goes to the place where he is appointed to work, one is kept here for filing, and the other is submitted to the higher-level organization for reporting.

After finishing writing, the secretary looked at Li Cheng carefully for a moment, and then described Li Cheng's appearance features, and then marked the appearance features in a corner of the official pleadings, including but not limited to whether the eyes are big or small, beard Whether it is a goatee or three strands, and even how many moles on the face, they all have to be written.

No wonder the queue takes so long...

It really is very cumbersome!
Li Cheng was thinking like this, but for some reason, the anxiety and impatience he had been waiting for had disappeared at this moment, and he didn't think whether the process took a long time or not, but he just felt that there was something abnormal. The sense of satisfaction is like being stuffed to the brim.

Let Xiangye Daxian go to hell!
Li Cheng, who had spent a lot of communication expenses before, seemed to feel that some value was reflected at this moment.

Finally, after all the official forms were written, Shuzuo asked Li Cheng to take a look to check if there was any typo...

Li Cheng hurried forward and took a closer look. The first thing he saw was not his name, but the words "Beqiu Shifu", and then he saw his name, his hometown, and his appearance. of……

Ok?I have so many moles on my face?Li Cheng's complexion changed a little, but he quickly comforted himself, no matter what, people say that there is a big mole on the chest, and the mole on the chest can only be seen after taking off your clothes. My face looks like a mole!

it is good!
very good!

very good!
Great!
Li Cheng was overjoyed, and quickly reached out to get the one that belonged to him, but he heard Shuzuo hum and hum, then cast a glance at Li Cheng, and gave Li Cheng a silly look... …

Suddenly, Li Cheng took out another prepared red envelope from his arms and placed it gently on the table.This red seal is obviously bigger than the one that led the way before.

Shu Zuo flicked his sleeves, and then he didn't seem to look at it at all. With just such a light flick, the red seal on the desk case disappeared instantly.After Shuzuo performed a move of the big sleeve universe technique, he let go of the hand that was holding down the official certificate, and signaled Li Cheng to continue walking backwards.

go back?

Li Cheng looked up and saw that there was a small door at the corner. He immediately understood, no wonder he only saw people walking in, but no one went out. It turned out that they all went out through this small door.

Li Cheng held his official certificate in his arms, then coughed, nodded to Shu Zuo with a little dignity, and left.

Shu Zuo didn't pay any attention to Li Cheng, but turned his head and called the next person's name loudly...

Li Cheng pushed open the small door, only to find that he had already reached the outer courtyard, and when he didn't know where to go next, he saw someone waving at him not far from the front left.

"The new nobleman? ' asked the man.

What a vision!

Li Cheng raised his head, coughed lightly, and said as calmly as possible, "Exactly. 』

"Come here, invite here, here to get the seal..." The man became more and more enthusiastic, and kept calling.

This place should already be outside the official residence, but I don't know whether it is the inner court or the outer court. Anyway, Li Cheng has never been here before, and he hopes to come again in the future.

Li Cheng followed the man and walked into another room. He was taken aback when he entered the door. He saw that the room was full of hangers of various sizes, with many official robes and ribbons hanging on them. Yes, there are old ones.

"Come on, nobleman, please show the voucher, let the little ones prepare for the nobleman!" ’ the man said with a smile.

Li Cheng coughed, and carefully took out the official certificate from his arms.

"Oh... a new miser! 』

The small official from Neicang yelled loudly, and then he heard someone from the side responding, and immediately used long and short clothes forks to fork out the outer robe, cloak, belt, and sash from among the many robes, Crowns and more...

After a while, all kinds of cases were set up.

Ok?
Don't you need to measure your height?

Oh, I understand after thinking about it, this kind of clothing is definitely not individually customized like the prefect and county magistrate, it is probably about the same size, presumably it is just a few common sizes, these little officials took a look at Li Chengshen Shape, you know about the size.

Li Cheng was about to reach out his hand to try whether the size of the official robe and crown was suitable, but in a blink of an eye, the neikang clerk stood in front of him, smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations to your promotion, congratulations to your appointment, congratulations to you!" All the best, congratulations...」

Li Cheng was taken aback, do you need money?

Chickens don't pee, each has its own way.

A beggar stretches out his hand to ask for money, a thief stretches out his hand also to ask for money, and like a petty official stretching out his hand, it means the same thing, asking for money...

For a moment, Li Cheng wanted to get angry!

Do you know who I am?

I'm Li Cheng!He is a well-known celebrity in Jizhou!
It's fine to get a certificate of official status in the inner study, and it's fine to give a red seal, but you still need money to get the official robe here!
Really uncle can bear...

Aunt can bear it too.

The next moment, Li Cheng gritted his teeth and took out the money bag.

Because he knows that the previous communication expenses were all paid to the county magistrate, but now the book assistants and internal warehouse officials he is facing are all related to the county magistrate, or may be the county magistrate’s wife. relative……

These are old rules.

Give!
It's all come to the present moment, and it's not bad for this shivering.

This is the third important point in the officialdom. Since you have to spend money, don't act like you are picky.It’s like treating guests to dinner, and then in order to save a little, I pick some here and there to save a little. It seems that I have saved some money, but the feeling left to the guests may not be very good. In the end, it may be a guest treat. , the love has not been fished yet.

This is not a matter of one person, nor is it just a matter of an inner warehouse. Everyone does this, so once someone refuses to give, it will immediately stand out from the crowd.

After giving the money, the little official smiled and said thank you for the reward, which somewhat made Li Cheng feel more comfortable.Spending money is just for comfort. If you don't even have comfort, and you still have a dead face, then it's meaningless.

"My lord, do you want this official seal to be a new one or an old one?" 』The small official in Neicang smiled like a flower with a dog's tail.

Li Cheng sighed, "You need to pay more for new ones, right?" 』

"Ah, you are an expert! The small official in Neicang's eyes lit up, "It's easy to say that you are an expert, so don't waste your words... New ones, you give this amount, you are satisfied, and the price of the seal is the same... By the way, there are official robes, official Boots and so on, you can't just wear one set and never change them?The free one is the first set, the second set, the new one is this number, the old one is this number...』

That's right, there are rules for asking for money.

All of these are rules.

Money rules.

And once such a rule is broken...

Will these up and down, inside and out, including people like Li Cheng, be happy?Will you resent me?
If you are unhappy, if you will resent, with such a rule, such a person, who will you resent?
　happy New Year!
　　I wish you all good health in the new year!All diseases are gone!
　　……

　　I am also a sheep.

　　To be honest, sheep are very uncomfortable.

　　Everyone's sheep have different symptoms.

　　Just like in my family, some people have a fever, some have a cough, some have body pain, but I don't have a fever, only a very sore throat...

　　When I wrote this chapter, I also had a lot of feelings. I didn’t want to write it at first, but I still felt that I should write it in the end.

　　The brick family advocates asymptomatic. Anyway, no one in my family is "asymptomatic". Maybe in the eyes of the brick family, as long as it is not serious enough to require tracheal intubation, it is considered "asymptomatic"?
　　I understand everything I understand.

　　Just like in the chapter, cutting off people's money is like killing their parents!
　　How many people's money has been cut off by Cao Cao's move?
　　It's all small money, you can make money left and right!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)