Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 374 Is a businessman going to be a civil servant to be included? (Please subscribe!!)

"It is indeed an exaggeration to ask for tens of thousands of officials at one time, but I seem to see that these officials are all for the new yamen, and it seems that there is no need for the court to send people. These Ouyang consorts seem to have an explanation."

Wang Zhong explained quickly.

"You want it for the new Yamen? You don't need to send someone from the court!"

After hearing Wang Zhong's words, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly took the memorial and continued to read.

"So this is ah!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression softened after reading the content behind the memorial.

"Ouyang Lun's memorial stated that in order to solve the economic problems of the four southern provinces, it is necessary to establish some trading companies controlled by the imperial government, such as Southern Construction Group, Southern Urban Investment Group, China Securities Regulatory Commission, etc., and then these trading companies will take the lead in construction and stock management The market needs more people.”

"Thousands of people here and there are too many, it's obviously a lot, right?"

Even after reading Ouyang Lun's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but complain when he thought that Ouyang Lun wanted thousands of official positions from him.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "You are right. If we follow Ouyang Lun's method, we may be able to bring the four southern provinces back to life within a year!"

"Yes!" Mao Youfu handed over his hand, "The lower officials must strictly follow your instructions and drain them of their wealth!"

"Why are you in a hurry? The emperor's father-in-law will give me a reply if you give me these thousands of official hats. If you really don't give them, there's nothing you can do about it."

"Nowadays, construction sites in the four southern provinces have stopped working, the stock market has collapsed, and they have been ravaged by rebels. The people have lost confidence in the government and the future. The trading companies established by Ouyang Prince Consort want these trading companies to take the lead. Their purpose is to bring the south to the The people of the four provinces took action."

"It's been a long time, Prince Consort! Your Majesty asked the Zajia to come and the Zajia had to come!" Wang Zhong said with a smile: "My Prince Consort, please accept the order first."

Ouyang Lun nodded, "Well done, but 50 million is still a bit too little. Each of these corrupt officials are smarter than the last. They often buy a yard to put money specifically. You must not just focus on a corrupt official's mansion, Cunning Rabbit There are still three caves! These corrupt officials have their own weaknesses, so you should take advantage of them and interrogate them."

"Yes."

"His Majesty highly appreciates your method of recruiting civil servants and supports your continued use of this method!"

"Wang Zhong, you should also take a look!"

"Eunuch Wang!" Ouyang Lun said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to come in person to deliver the order this time!"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head, "This matter is not urgent. The methods mentioned in Ouyang Lun's memorial are completely unfamiliar to me and all civil and military officials. Once this matter is announced, we still don't know how the officials and people will react." But you know, I have to think carefully before making a decision."

While the two were discussing, a sharp voice sounded.

The next second, the prince came in holding the imperial edict.

"Prince-in-law, you said we ask His Majesty for thousands of official hats. Will Your Majesty really give it to us?"

In another courtyard.

"Since His Majesty also agrees with Ouyang Prince Consort's strategy, it is OK. Let Ouyang Prince Consort take action quickly and the four southern provinces can recover faster." Wang Zhong advised carefully.

Ouyang Lun still practiced writing calmly.

"Stop, stop shaking, it makes my eyes dizzy." Ouyang Lun said angrily: "How is your house raid going?"

Wang Zhong opened the imperial edict, "Heaven will carry the emperor, the edict says"

The administrative office of Guangdong Province.

"Your Majesty, that's what you think." Ouyang Lun bowed his hands.

Wang Zhong took the memorial and started reading it, and he quickly read it completely.

"Prince-in-law, Your Majesty still has great trust in you, but the influence of thousands of official positions is too great, so you must understand Your Majesty!"

"Don't tell me, the corrupt official who just robbed half of the money has already received more than 50 million taels of silver. With this money, there will be no problem in maintaining the normal operation of the government offices in the four southern provinces!"

"As long as the people are mobilized, it will only take a short time to solve the problems in the four southern provinces."

"Be specific." Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.

Mao Youfu was so anxious that he walked back and forth in the study.

Zhu Yuanzhang handed the memorial in his hand to Wang Zhong.

Hearing this, Mao Youfu suddenly said, "Please forgive me, Prince Consort, I was too anxious and forgot to report the official matter."

Mao Youfu also quickly followed Ouyang Lun and saluted, preparing to receive the order.

Wang Zhong thought for a while and then said.

"These are thousands of official hats!"

"Ah."

"The imperial edict has arrived!!"

"Following your instructions, Prince Consort, I specially formed a team of house raiders. Each team corresponds to a corrupt official. Every corner has been spared. It can be said that I have dug three feet into the ground to drain all the money out of these corrupt officials!"

"My consort, that's what you said. Your memorial has been sent to the capital for a long time. Calculating the time, Your Majesty has already read it. Even if there is news, it should have arrived. But now there is no news at all. How can I not? Are you panicking?"

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, Prince Consort Ouyang's plan should be to solve the problems in the four southern provinces."

The content of Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial edict this time was mainly used to respond to Ouyang Lun's memorial. To sum up, he was reluctant to give thousands of official hats. He was worried that the impact would be too great, but he also wanted Ouyang Lun to help him solve the problem. Finally, he thought He came up with a compromise plan and asked Ouyang Lun to recruit these thousands of officials by recruiting "civil servants".

"Give me your opinion."

"Yes!" Wang Zhong nodded.

Mao Youfu held a copy of Ouyang Lun's memorial and said anxiously.

Wang Zhong said as he handed the imperial edict to Ouyang Lun.

This old gangster is simply trying to be both upright and demanding!

Ouyang Lun couldn't help but complain about Zhu Yuanzhang in his heart, but naturally he would not curse him in front of Wang Zhong.

"Thank you, Eunuch Wang. I am very happy to have your Majesty's support. Please give me a message from my father-in-law, the emperor. I will work hard to govern the four southern provinces."

"The Prince Consort will definitely bring this to the Za family."

"Eunuch Wang has traveled a long way and must be very tired. Please go down and have a good rest!" Ouyang Lun shouted to the outside: "Zhou Bao!" "Master." Zhou Bao walked in from outside.

"You should accompany me well, and make sure that you have fun in Guangdong before returning to the capital!" Ouyang Lun said.

"Yes!"

"Prince-in-law, isn't this good? The Za family has to rush back to the capital to recover!" Wang Zhong shook his head quickly.

"Eunuch Wang, it's rare for you to come to Guangdong Province once. We naturally have to fulfill our friendship as landlords. Don't worry about your return. I'll arrange a red flag carriage for you. The speed is more than twice as fast as an ordinary carriage. It will definitely not affect your return to the capital! "Ouyang Lun said with a smile.

"Red flag carriage!" Wang Zhong's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this.

You must know that Hongqi Carriage has now become synonymous with "luxury cars" and "good cars"!

"In that case, the Za family will thank the Prince Consort for his kindness." Wang Zhong said with a smile.

"Have fun, my lord, and I'll pay for all the expenses!" Ouyang Lun nodded, "Zhou Bao, your lord is a distinguished guest, and you must not neglect it."

"Please don't worry, sir!" Zhou Bao nodded, and then left with Wang Zhong.

Seeing Wang Zhong leave, Mao Youfu quickly came closer and said, "His Majesty the Prince Consort has not agreed to give us so many official titles. What should we do next?"

"I'm not given an official title, but didn't my emperor's father-in-law agree to our recruitment of civil servants?" Ouyang Lun said with a smile: "Besides, in fact, I never expected my emperor's father-in-law to really agree from the beginning to the end this time. .”

"Prince-in-law, do you already have a solution?"

Ouyang Lun nodded, "The method is very simple, that is, we will recruit again according to the previous recruitment of civil servants. We will still take the administrative and policy theory examinations, plus interviews. All the selected ones will sign an employment contract. Of course, this time we will build so many Trading companies need not only administrative talents, but also some business talents. For example, your brother Mao Youde, we can set up a special talent recruitment, no exam, direct interview, and sign an employment contract after passing the interview!"

"Select talents as quickly as possible!"

Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Mao Youfu became excited, "Prince-in-law, do you mean that my brother can also be an official?"

"They are civil servants!" Ouyang Lun emphasized: "To be more precise, we do this to select public servants who work for the people!"

"Yes, yes, he is a civil servant, he is a public servant!" Mao Youfu nodded repeatedly.

"You have already gone through this civil service examination recruitment process once, so you don't need me to teach you how to do it again, right?" Ouyang Lun asked.

"No, no, no, we did it very smoothly last time, and the response was very good. Tens of thousands of people applied for the exam, but only 4,000 were selected. Many people are still complaining that there are not enough places. This time, there are nearly 10,000 more places, which is suitable for application." People with conditions don’t know how happy they are!”

"Prince-in-law, just watch, as soon as our recruitment announcement comes out, a large number of people will flock to us!"

Mao Youfu said with a smile.

Ouyang Lun nodded, "There will be more people recruited this time, and there will definitely be more people signing up. You must be more careful about the safety of the exam venue, how to avoid cheating, bribery, and backdoors. You must be fully prepared for these." , don’t let people with evil intentions take advantage of you!”

"Understood!" Mao Youfu responded.

"If you want to re-develop the four southern provinces, businessmen are indispensable. When you go down, send a message to those businessmen and bosses in advance. For those businessmen who are capable and willing to serve the country, we can adopt the special talent policy without taking exams. Sign an employment contract and become an honorable civil servant, making money for the people and the country."

Ouyang Lun said seriously: "Of course, this matter must not be forced. Once you choose to become a civil servant, you must abide by the rules of officials. If you dare to bully the people, take corruption and accept bribes, you will be beheaded if you are caught."

"Yes, Prince Consort!" Mao Youfu nodded heavily.

Word spreads quickly.

The next night, many businessmen and bosses from the four southern provinces gathered in a manor outside Guangzhou.

The owner of this manor is none other than Mao Youfu’s younger brother, Mao Youde!

In the hall, many businessmen and bosses were arguing.

"What do you mean by the government? Many trading companies have been established, and they are said to be controlled by the government. Why do they ask us to join and become civil servants?"

"Is it possible that they are trying to recruit us?"

"The government must be short of money. These days, the government has raided many people's homes one after another. The amount of money they confiscated is at least this amount." The person who said this specially extended his palm.

"Isn't it enough for the government to have 50 million yuan? Now the idea is on us again. I am a serious businessman, and I do my business as usual. I don't think the governor will just rob it, right?"

"It's not enough to confiscate the house, now we have to target serious businessmen like us. It seems that the Governor is not a good person after all!"

"Hey - it's true that businessmen have money, but these are all our hard-earned money, and the government will take it away with just a word. Isn't this too much?"

"If the government really wants to do this, what can we do? Businessmen are just piglets in front of the government. They can be killed if they want."

"Hmph! If we are really pushed into a hurry, we may cause chaos again!"

"Hush! You can't say this! Our Lord Governor's methods are more ruthless than that of the previous Grand Master. The 20,000 rebels were killed at will. How miserable were the corrupt officials whose houses were confiscated? I don't need to do anything. Let’s talk! What’s more important is that this Governor has a very high prestige in the eyes of the people, and we can’t resist at all!”

"Let's not think nonsense here. Boss Mao and his brother are both close confidants of the Governor. Let's listen to what Boss Mao has to say."

"That's right, we came here specifically because we just want to hear Boss Mao's opinion."

As soon as these words came out, the originally buzzing hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone turned their attention to the entrance of the hall.

After a while, Mao Youde walked in and was quite surprised to see everyone's eyes falling on him.

"Bosses, why do you look at me like this? Is there something dirty on my face?"

After saying that, Mao Youde touched his cheek with his hand, but he didn't touch anything.

"Boss Mao, we people came to you just because we want to hear what you have to say about the governor's plan to establish several new trading groups. Please tell us whether this can be done!"

A businessman shouted.

"Of course we can do it! Don't you know the Governor's record?"

Mao Youde said seriously.

"But Boss Mao, the Governor wants us to be civil servants this time! Doesn't this mean to annex us? Many of us here are family properties passed down from our ancestors. If we lose this, how will we see our ancestors when we die? ?”

"We are all businessmen in our duty. When the Grand Master was in power, we did not participate in oppressing the people, nor did we contribute to the people's rebellion. Now that the rebellion has been put down, the Governor is taking advantage of us. This is a bit too much. I’m anxious!”

Hearing these words, Mao Youde smiled and said, "It seems that you have not really understood what the Governor meant!"

"Everyone happens to be here today, so I'll explain it to you!"

"First of all, the governor established the new trading group just to take the lead and inject new strength into the development of the four southern provinces. It is not at all to annex you!"

"The Governor has said that private trading companies are an important component of the economic development of our four southern provinces, but they are indispensable!!"

(End of this chapter)