national surname chiming

Chapter 96

The words are divided into two parts.

At the same time, the Department of Examinations of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing.

Several grassroots officials who had previously worked in various prefectures and counties in Southern Zhili, inexplicably received official documents from the Nanjing Ministry of Officials in the past few days after the Lantern Festival.It is said that they performed well last year and met the conditions for transfer, and asked them to rush to Nanjing to report on their duties as soon as possible.

So, this morning, this group of people came early in the morning, but they were left aside by the officials of the Kaogong Division and asked them to wait.

In the crowd, a few were actually military officers, which seemed rather abrupt.One of them, who was 30 years old, got impatient and wanted to ask someone, but the official said only that "the person who handles your business has not come yet."

"Isn't this just a way to amuse people? We don't make it clear when we get people. Even if we want to be transferred, we should be in charge of the Ministry of War. How can anyone come to the Ministry of Officials?"

The military officer searched for a group of people, but couldn't figure out the situation, so he sat back on the chair resentfully.The chairs in the waiting area were not very comfortable either, just benches.

He looked around, and the people next to him were more calm than him, probably because they were all civil servants.

He scratched his hair, and took out his face. He took out a snuff bottle from his arms, and wanted to pass it to the people who were waiting together, so as to make friends.

As soon as I stretched out my hand, I realized that others might think it was dirty, so I wiped it vigorously with my sleeve a few times. Unexpectedly, I used too much force, and it burst into pieces.

A younger-looking but burly civil servant next to him opened his eyes when he heard the sound, bent over to pick up the fragments, picked up some smoke oil with his fingernails, put it in his nose and sucked it, and then handed the debris back to the owner .

Seeing his kindness, the military officer relieved the embarrassment, and quickly chatted with him with a smile: "Zhang Mingzhen is guarded at Nanhui Station. What is the name of this brother? He is here to wait for his transfer, right? Do you know why even the military officer is transferred here? "

The civil official bowed his hands to him: "It turned out to be Brother Zhang. It was a pleasure to meet Yan Yingyuan, the history of Jiangyin County. We don't know about the matter above. I am ashamed to say that the merits I want to discuss this time are actually military affairs.

At the beginning of the year in Jiangyin, I just met the pirate Gu Sanmazi who invaded Huangtian Port, and I shot him to death with an arrow. It is said that this should also be under the control of the Ministry of War.Could it be that all the people from the staff department were transferred to Xiangyang by Mr. Yang Ge, and the people from the examination department were here to help? "

Zhang Mingzhen thought about it, now that it is so chaotic, and the powers and responsibilities of each yamen are not clear, it is really possible.

In fact, he didn't really care where he went to do it. He just thought that most of the people here were civil servants, and he was a few military officers, so he was awkward and afraid of being looked down upon.

Hearing Yan Yingyuan say that he was transferred because of his military exploits, Zhang Mingzhen immediately felt relieved, and the military officer's inferiority complex also dissipated for a while.

Only then did he take a closer look at Yan Yingyuan, and admired sincerely: "Brother, you have a dignified appearance, and you can tell that you are a hero at a glance! If you can shoot Gu Sanmazi with one arrow, then your martial arts must be amazing.

When we were in Nanhui Office, we also saw Gu Sanmazi harassing us, which was a serious problem in the Yangtze River Estuary.Have you heard of it?A few years ago, Shen Gong, the richest man in Suzhou and a sea merchant, even offered the head of Gu Sanmazi - did you get it this time? "

These words are not considered flattery, Yan Yingyuan is tall and strong, with a red face and long beard, he looks like the statue offered in Guandi Temple, but he is a little fatter, it is estimated to be about two hundred catties.This made the generals feel kind when they saw his appearance.

Yan Yingyuan shook his head: "The prefecture and county have already given rewards, so the sea merchants won't really give bonuses anymore, right? But it's not sure, after all, it just happened in the first month of the month, maybe Suzhou doesn't know about it yet."

After hearing this, Zhang Mingzhen also helped, casually condemning those wealthy businessmen for not keeping their promises.

Some other civil servants and individual military officers waiting nearby gradually joined in after hearing this topic, and the atmosphere of civil and military relatives gradually faded.

……

After a while, there was finally a rush of footsteps at the entrance of the hall.

Several officials from the official department and a young fifth-rank official in luxurious clothes walked in hand in hand.

The officials waiting in the hall quickly fell silent.

The person who came was Shen Shuren, and he was accompanied by the subordinates of Xu Shiqi, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials——Xu Shiqi was also considered to be a high-ranking official, so how could he show up to deal with these trivial matters in person.

It's not because Shen Shuren was so ostentatious, but because he gave Nanjing officials enough money, they naturally had to be polite to him, and when notifying, they had to let those small officials wait for him, and it was impossible to let him wait for others.

Shen Shuren had already been taken care of and knew what to say, so he didn't go out.He sat directly on the chief seat in the middle, and declared openly:
"Everyone, I am the prefect of Huangzhou, the new Hubei military officer Shen Shuren. Previously, due to the recovery of the lost land destroyed by the fifth battalion of Gezuo, many local officials in Huangzhou and Suizhou were vacant.

This time when I went back to Nanjing to report on my work, it happened to coincide with the meeting, and I got to know Mr. Cai Langzhong and Mr. Liu.Under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing, there are people who are loyal and brave to serve the country, have excellent academic performance, and dare to go to the front line to serve as officials.After approval by Cai Langzhong, he recommended you. "

When Shen Shuren said this, he paused for a moment to observe the expressions of everyone.None of the crowd showed timidity, so Shen Shuren nodded secretly in satisfaction.

Several of the officials heard his self-reported family name, and they showed a look of awe: "So it's Shen Futai! I've heard of your name for a long time, and it's a great honor to meet Sansheng today."

Shen Shuren was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing, "Why have you looked up to me for so long?"

Both Yan Yingyuan and Zhang Mingzhen said: "When I was fighting pirates in Jiangyin/Nanhui, I heard about the generosity of the Shen family in Suzhou. The young man in Futai was successful, he was awarded the top two rankings in high school, and he won the reputation of honesty in the world. Everyone knows it."

Shen Shuren was stunned, and after thinking about it, it was normal—many of the people he knew were the righteous men who followed the Lu Wang regime in the "Ming History" and retreated to Zhoushan and insisted on fighting against the Qing Death Day.

(Note: In history, Shen Tingyang retreated to Zhoushan and spent all his wealth to build ships to fight against the Qing Dynasty. In fact, it was also under the banner of King Lu. At that time, King Lu was in Zhoushan and appointed Shen Tingyang as the Minister of the Household Department. The source of military expenditure for the Lu Wang regime.)
In the future, most of the generals who are capable of retreating to Zhoushan to fight naval battles with the Qing army are now defending against pirates in coastal guards and county towns.The Shen family is the largest maritime merchant in the north, and these civil and military officials usually received benefits and rewards from the Shen family more or less.

As soon as Shen Shuren showed his face, the effect was naturally surprisingly good. He had already gained considerable loyalty from these people with just a single face.

Shen Shuren was in a happy mood, and continued: "Although according to the court's law, there is no need to discuss with me about the transfer. But I think that cowardly people will only delay things if they are forced to go, so this time I still want to support some volunteers. "

After speaking, he asked everyone to sit down, introduce themselves one by one, and get acquainted with each other.

With the foreshadowing just now, the atmosphere is also very relaxed, which is a bit like the interview of later generations, rather than the selection of officials.

As expected, none of the people backed down. Yan Yingyuan and Zhang Mingzhen took the lead in raising their arms and shouting: "It is the duty of a minister to fight against thieves and defend the country for the country. How dare you refuse to fight!"

After half a stick of incense, Shen Shuren also had a clear understanding of the situation of Yan Yingyuan, Zhang Mingzhen, Wang Yi, Yang Jinjue and other grassroots civil and military personnel, and matched their names and faces.

These people are generally not high-ranking. Historically, it was not until the Southern Ming Dynasty, when a large number of high-level soft-boned officials surrendered, that they gradually rose up.

Yan Yingyuan is nothing but classics and history, and he is the eighth grade.Wang Yi is the magistrate of Yuyao County, from the seventh rank.Zhang Mingzhen is a military guard, and Yang Jinjue is similar.

With Shen Shuren's level, after the transfer is completed, he has full authority to command them, and there are no obstacles in the procedure.

After finding out everyone's motives, Shen Shuren began to discuss the issue of treatment, telling them that anyone who is willing to go to a war zone where thieves are rampant can generally be promoted by at least half a level compared to the current one.If you have excelled in the recent exams, you will be promoted directly to the next level.

Then, he also announced the situation of the vacant counties and guards in Huangzhou and Suizhou, and asked them to choose by themselves first. If there was a conflict, Shen Shuren and Cai Langzhong from the official department would make adjustments.

In the usual transfer, there is absolutely no such favorable conditions, in the final analysis, it is Shen Shuren's money that makes it in place.

After half an hour of busy work, Cai Langzhong can be regarded as "on-site office, urgent solution",
Finally, it was approved that Yan Yingyuan was promoted to the county magistrate, and served as the prefecture of Xiaosense County in Suizhou.

Wang Yi was also promoted to magistrate of Huangpi County, Huangzhou Prefecture.

Both Zhang Mingzhen and Yang Jinjue were promoted to the capital.

Seeing that following Shen Shuren is really beneficial, everyone is more and more convinced of him.

In the end, Shen Shuren imitated those human resources and asked everyone "what else do you want to know from me".

The few people looked at each other, and Yan Yingyuan took the lead to ask: "Shen Futai, to be honest, I also read it just now, and I was mainly because of some military achievements in expelling and annihilating pirates in the past two years. value.

However, if you transfer us to Huguang, aren't you afraid that our generals will not be fully displayed?Since ancient times, each other has been like a mountain. We are good at water warfare, not necessarily good at mountain warfare.I am naturally not timid to serve the country and die, but I am afraid that I will not be able to give full play to my talents and will not be able to make more contributions to the court. "

Shen Shuren immediately relieved: "Hey, don't worry about this, I believe in you. I use people as the leader to emphasize character and loyalty. As for the specific tactics, can I continue to learn, the art of war is all inferences."

Yan Yingyuan thought for a while, but said nothing.

On the other hand, Zhang Mingzhen, who was reminded by this conversation, suddenly remembered: "Shen Futai, the last general heard that your father once offered a reward, whoever can destroy the pirate Gu Sanmazi will be rewarded with 3000 taels of silver.

This time Yan Dianshi's merit test was to shoot and kill Gu Sanmazi.I don't know that in addition to the promotion being rewarded by the imperial court, the Shen family's private bonuses are also innumerable. "

"Of course it counts," Shen Shuren didn't even think about it,

"I had a banquet at Meilou tonight, and there will also be a junior brother who was close to me when I was in the Imperial College, and I will go to the appointment together. Yanzhi County, you just come to collect the money when the time comes.

You should also recognize my junior brother, Zheng Sen Zheng Chenggong, the son of Zheng Zongbing in Fujian.This time, the Ministry of Officials has already made an appointment, and he will be appointed as an official in Suizhou, and he will contribute to the country with me.I also hope that everyone will be harmonious and help each other in the future, and work together. "

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PS: Sorry for being late...I haven't slept well these two days, and I'm a little dizzy during the day.Before putting it on the shelves, I often stay up late and turn upside down, endocrine disorders, and I should be able to recover tomorrow.

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