Red Mansion, Second Master Lian is too despicable

Chapter 17 17 It’s not about buying an official position, it’s about filling a vacancy

Along the way, Jia She seemed to be overly excited and chattered non-stop.

Therefore, many secrets that Jia Lian had never heard were blurted out by Jia She, which made Jia Lian gain a lot of knowledge.

"My dear, do you know what is your greatest luck today?"

Jia Lian naturally didn't know and shook his head.

But Jia She seemed to be addicted, and put on that enigmatic look again.

"You, the biggest advantage of me is the money I spent. He is not money to buy an official position, but money that your uncle needs to move around!"

Jia Lian knew that if he really wanted to buy an official position, he would not be able to spend it with just this little money.

But he didn't understand what the benefits were and what the difference was, so he asked.

"What does father mean?"

Seeing the opportunity to educate his son, Jia She shook his head and said.

"What I mean is that this country belongs to the emperor after all. If he had no other choice, the emperor wouldn't be able to betray his position."

Jia She who said this was very regretful and did not look like a worm in the court at all.

"It's true that the court officials are controlling the affairs of the state and granting and accepting official positions privately. The emperor has no choice but to gain no benefit; the emperor is too jealous, so he personally takes a share of the pie!"

Jia She said it implicitly, but Jia Lian could roughly understand it.

It is said that the emperor keeps his word, but the imperial power does not go to the countryside is not an empty talk; in such a huge world, the emperor's energy is also limited, how can he cover everything.

Only officials above the fifth rank can show their faces in front of the emperor, and it is normal for officials below the fifth rank to never see the face of the emperor in their life.

In this way, whether the large number of low-level officials will be promoted or not is not a matter for the personnel department and their immediate superiors.

The so-called county magistrate is not as good as the current one. If there is no credit for that splash, why bother to flatter the emperor.

Therefore, officials will naturally move closer to whoever is qualified to promote themselves.

Once the selection of officials cannot be made transparent, and promotion depends entirely on the promotion of Shangguan, factions will emerge; and once factions emerge, the clique will become even more exclusive.

The level of xenophobia was so serious that even the emperor might have been excluded.

After all, this power comes from the bottom up. Without the support of those below, the words of those above will not count.

This is called party struggle.

Only then did the emperor end up selling his official position and becoming a noble.It was not the emperor who started this storm, but this thing already existed, but the emperor started to do it blatantly.

It's not even that the emperor is really stupid, but that the government has become like this. If you don't get a piece of it yourself, all the ministers will benefit from it. It's better to get a piece of it yourself and recruit some people who cheer for you.

The reason why such emperors have a reputation of being fatuous is simply because they have harmed the interests of officials.

But if you think about it carefully, even if the emperor of Qin, Hanwu, Tangzong and Songzu came to the court at this stage, they would probably have the same virtues and there would be no solution to the problem.

Such collusion has become the best way, at least the way to maximize the benefits.

And it is said that the emperor who can still consider his own interests when the government is in such a state is stupid, just because in this history, someone will always take the blame, and the emperor will naturally bear the brunt.Otherwise, who can be blamed?Is it strange that Ningguta Xixiang County spent money to buy the position of magistrate Zhang?They are just one member of the majority in a huge bureaucracy.

But it has nothing to do with me, Jia Lian, whether I bought an official or not, and it has nothing to do with whether I bought my job!Ever since I met my uncle, my own father has started to beat around the bush.

Jia Lian didn't understand and could only listen patiently.

Jia She, who talked about the emperor's gossip, became even more excited.

"The emperor has clearly marked the price for buying and selling officials, so you can't be fooled. Your little money can't even buy it for you."

Jia She said, holding out three fingers.

"If you want to reach the seventh-grade position, it will cost at least 3 taels. This is still the price of an official sent to the outside world. Even if it is the Qingshui Yamen in Honglu Temple, the capital official will pay [-]% more than the external official!"

Jia Lian listened carefully and asked if there was anything she didn't understand.

"Oh, father, the officials from the capital are [-]% more than the officials from the outside? But my uncle also said that the officials from the capital are mostly selling Qingshui Yamen! Officials from the outside are the parents of the same place, and they have great power. , why is it still cheaper than Beijing officials?"

Jia She was very happy to see that his son listened to his instructions as seriously as he listened to his capable uncle's instructions.

"The ways and means among them are naturally very different. The outside of the Jingguan is enlarged to three levels, and the doorways inside are much larger. Not to mention this difference, the external officials, the external officials, and the Jingguan are all different."

Jia Lian couldn't understand it even more!
"Is there any difference between a foreign official and a foreign official?"

Jia She really doesn't know why his son doesn't even know a little about officialdom. What has he been running around for the government these years?

Forget it, let's teach our son a lesson by ourselves.

"Of course, what the foreign official is talking about is that people with a household registration outside the capital are working as officials outside the capital. There is also a difference between whether they have to change their original household registration to become an official;
Foreign officials refer to people from the capital who go to other places to serve as officials. Most of these people will return to the capital after three to five years;
A Beijing official is naturally a person with a registered permanent residence in the capital who serves as an official in the capital. "

As he spoke, Jia She moved his body and got closer to his son.

"Because of the different places of residence, these three prices are also different. Don't look around, the difference is huge! It involves the official reputation and official career ambitions of these people during their tenure as officials. It's a complicated matter."

In fact, Jia She couldn't explain it, but in front of his son, he was embarrassed to say that he didn't understand it in detail, so he could only muddle through and quickly change the topic.

As he spoke, he rubbed his hands and motioned to his son.

"The amount of money we have as father and son cannot go into the emperor's account! And the official business that cannot go into the emperor's account cannot go into the emperor's books. You understand, I got it!"

Jia Lian understood that this was his father saying good things about his uncle, so that he could understand what was good about his uncle, so he asked.

"You mean that my uncle took my money to establish relationships for me. To really spend money, we need to spend a lot of money? Is an official who can get it without spending any money a serious official?"

Jia She nodded.

"Yes, having your uncle's document means that you have lost the relationship. Everyone who sees you will give some face. You have a serious career in the official department;

As for the remaining favors, your uncle will make arrangements later.The officials here want to give your uncle some face first, and then the money will be divided after the matter is completed, and the 3000 taels will be divided among us! "

Co-author Jia She had already established his principle of not buying an official position from the very beginning.

Even the money given was counted.

(End of this chapter)