Kowloon wins

Chapter 291 It's Not Friends Who Don't Get Together ([-])

On the ninth day of March in the 45th year of Kangxi, that is, the third day after Hongqing returned to Beijing, the imperial decree was finally issued. Hongqing returned to the Ministry of Industry as she wished, but it was not the job she had expected from the Ministry of Management. It is still the status of assistant, that's all. Although the rights and responsibilities between the left and right supervisors and assistants are very different, for Hong Qing, it is not a big problem. What really surprised Hong Qing is the old man Suddenly, a big change was made to the structure of the imperial court——Nalan Mingzhu, known as the thousand-year-old tumbler, finally became an official, euphemistically called begging bones for the elderly, and Zhang Tingyu, who had only been an official for six years, was replaced by Zhang Tingyu, who was not only promoted to the Palace of Baohe He is a bachelor, and also holds the important position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials. He has far more power than veteran officials such as Ma Qi and Wang Shizhen. According to the adjustment, Li Guangdi, the former university scholar and Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, was transferred to the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and Heda, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, was transferred to the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. Geng E, the governor of Shanxi, took over.

That's balancing!
Others are still admiring Zhang Tingyu's rise to the top, but Hong Qing has already turned his mind to the metaphor behind the change in the court situation. In his opinion, the old man's move is just a trick of balance, and it is still a kind of tightrope walk. On the surface, it seems that all parties are involved with each other, and it seems to have reached a delicate balance, but in fact it is not. The problem, in fact, lies with Hong Qing herself-the old grudge with Li Guangdi is a trivial matter, the key The reason is that it is absolutely impossible for Hongqing to give up such an important territory of the Ministry of Industry, not only the river regulation and water transportation to sea transportation that are currently being promoted, but also the many strategies that Hongqing has already planned must be carried out through the Ministry of Industry. It is impossible to sit back and watch the power of the Ministry of Industry fall to the sidelines. No matter whether it is public or private, it has to fight Li Guangdi, an old fox. In this way, the delicate balance planned by the old man is obviously impossible to maintain.

It is inevitable to do something, but how to do it has to be paid attention to. Although Hong Qing can't wait to grab the power of the Ministry of Industry in his hands, the reality is cruel-Hong Qing's foundation in the Ministry of Industry is almost No, the newly transferred doctors and principals all have their own backgrounds, and for the time being, there are not many small braids that Hong Qing can grab. Everything has to be patient and wait for the opportunity to appear. Such a little patience, Hong Qing There is no shortage of nature, just ride a donkey left and right to read the libretto, just wait and see.

"Qing Bei Le, you are here. Mr. Li is already in the ministry. He said that if you arrive, please go and meet him."

It has been three days since the imperial decree was issued, but Hongqing has not changed at all. She goes to school when it is time to go to school, and goes to the Ministry of Industry after school. , and only do one thing, that is to read the official documents and the reports of various departments, and never ask Li Guangdi whether he has come or not. Oh, no, I just finished school today, Hong Qing led Guan Yu and others to the Ministry of Industry as usual, before entering the door, I saw a team leader on duty coming forward, accompanied by smiling faces Reported a sentence.

"Well, we have the leader of the King of Labor, watch the rain and watch the rewards."

Hearing that Li Guangdi finally showed his face, a bright light flashed in Hong Qing's eyes immediately, but she didn't express anything, just gave a flat voice, but there was no pause under her feet. He walked unhurriedly into the Yamen, walked through the lobby, and came straight to the Shangshu's office.

"Qing Baylor, please come inside"

Seeing that Hong Qing was about to come, a teacher who was waiting outside Li Guangdi's office rushed up to meet him, bowed and gave way with a flattering smile, and signaled Hong Qing to go in on her own.

"Ah."

In terms of title, Hong Qing is the real grandson of the dragon, with Baylor's title on her head, her status is naturally higher than that of Li Guangdi, logically speaking, since Hong Qing has arrived, Li Guangdi should greet her in person, but at the moment Only one master was sent here, which obviously hurt Hong Qing's face, but Hong Qing didn't care about it, just let out a soft expression, walked into the office without a care, and just turned around the screen , Li Guangdi was burying his head in the official document, writing quickly with a brush, as if he was very busy.

"Lord Li invites you."

Hong Qing waited for a while in front of the screen, seeing that Li Guangdi never raised his head, how could he not know that this old man was just pretending, he couldn't help but feel a little upset, but he didn't bring it to his face, but silently Standing still until Li Guangdi finished approving an official document, he cupped his hands and greeted him peacefully.

"Yo, Qingbaile is here, the old man was in a trance for a while, so I didn't greet him earlier, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

When Hong Qing made such a sound, Li Guangdi could no longer pretend to ignore it, but seeing him raised his head in surprise, as if he was in a daze, he hurriedly got up, smiled and cupped his hands in apology said a word.

"It doesn't matter, Mr. Li is so diligent, he is really a role model for all officials, and Ben Baylor admires him."

Political animals are masters who can't express emotions or anger, and Hong Qingzi is no exception. No matter how upset she is, when it's time to show generosity, there will be no ambiguity in the slightest. It's just that this kind of generosity obviously carries The meaning of top to bottom is included.

"Qing Baylor has won the award, I really don't dare to be an old man, alas, I am ashamed to say that this old man really doesn't know much about the work of the Ministry of Industry, it still needs the full support of Qing Baylor and other departments."

Hearing Hong Qing's words, a gleam of light flashed in Li Guangdi's old hazy eyes, obviously he heard the subtext behind Hong Qing's compliment, so he laughed and replied with a hidden needle.

"Master Li is too modest. You are an old minister with a lot of experience. Ben Baylor is young and ignorant, and I still have to learn something from you."

Li Guangdi's words were very skillful, as if he was self-effacing, but in fact he was telling Hongqing that Li Guangdi was the head of the Ministry of Industry. As for Hongqing, it was just a gang. If you have something to do, if you don’t need your help, then you can just go and cool off. Although this kind of meaning is obscure, but with Hong Qing’s IQ, how can you not hear it, but it’s just that you can hear it, but Hong Qing doesn’t. He planned to entangle this matter endlessly, so he just smiled politely.

"Little prince, you are polite, please be polite, ah, sit down, please sit down, come, let's serve tea!"

Li Guang's original intention was to provoke Hong Qing to see if he could make Hong Qing explode into a rage. Looking at Hong Qing's prestige, it is obvious that such a small calculation has come to nothing, but Li Guangdi doesn't care too much. After all, it is not the first time he has dealt with Hong Qing, so how could he not know the child in front of him? How difficult it is, I will not care about the momentary gains and losses, and waved my hand with a smile, and I have exposed the first round of temptation.

After Li Guangdi stopped drinking, the guards who were waiting outside rushed in, hurriedly served the freshly brewed fragrant tea, and then retreated, leaving only two people sitting opposite each other in the office. They are people with a calm mind, so they don't want to speak in a hurry, and each of them sipped their tea leisurely, and the office became strangely quiet.

"If I remember correctly, Qing Baylor was in charge of Du Shuiqing envoy?"

Silence after silence, the patience of both sides is good, after this silence, it will be a long time, and Li Guangdi, who thinks he has a winning ticket, obviously doesn't want to keep silent like this, so he put the tea bowl in his hand to The few children beside him put it up, and opened their mouths in a casual manner.

"That's true. I wonder if Master Li has any advice?"

Hearing that Li Guangdi got to the point, Hong Qing's heartstrings immediately tightened, but she didn't bring it to her face, so she just asked back calmly.

"Qing Baylor is serious. I have just arrived and I am not familiar with the affairs of the department. How dare I give advice. I just thought that Qing Baylor's great talent is only limited to the affairs of one department. , if you can do more rotations in the other divisions, you will be able to accomplish a lot in the future, I wonder what Qingbeile thinks?"

Li Guangdi laughed, and talked a lot with a smile. The implication was that he wanted to take away the authority of Du Shuiqing, who was originally in charge of Hongqing.

"Oh? I don't know which division Mr. Li thinks Ben Baylor should rotate into?"

Hong Qing had long expected that Li Guangdi would do something like this, but she didn't care too much about it. She just let out a soft sigh and asked again in a nonchalant manner.

"Well, before the old man came to take office, he had exchanged with Mr. Heshen. According to him, Yu Heng's official affairs department often went wrong because there was no competent person to control it. If Qing Baile is willing to rectify it, it must be a new look. It can be expected, I don't know if Qing Baylor is willing to give in or not?"

This time, Li Guangdi is determined to control the most important department, Du Shuiqing, even if it may arouse Hongqing's anger, he will not hesitate. Besides, if Hongqing really explodes In the future, Li Guangdi is not only not afraid, but welcomes him tightly, not for anything else, just because Li Guangdi is already holding a "domineering" hat in his hand, and he is waiting for Hongqing to make trouble, so he can follow the trend to Hongqing's head Buckle up.

Yu Heng Qing officials are in charge of manufacturing, sending and receiving various official utensils, writing off military expenditures, military supplies, and arms expenditures in various places, in charge of the national weights and measures system, smelting and casting coins, and purchasing copper, lead, and nitric acid. Kiln and metallurgy, cabinets, miscellaneous five departments, and military case room, military weapon calculation room, kiln metallurgy case room, kiln metallurgy calculation room, fire room and other units are in charge of the affairs of the department, and there are many institutions affiliated to Yuheng Division outside: Treasurer (responsible for sending and receiving felts, leather, camels, thongs, prongs, etc.), military supply warehouse (responsible for sending and receiving flags and tents), nitrate warehouse (responsible for sending and receiving nitrate), lead warehouse (responsible for sending and receiving large and small guns, lead) , Paozi warehouse (responsible for collecting and storing scrap iron cannons), official car department (responsible for managing official cars for project delivery), and salary factory (responsible for sending and receiving reed mats, poles, and ropes).

The Yu Heng Qing Officials Department seems to have an amazing scale, but in fact they are all handyman departments that are not valued by the court. Even in the Ministry of Industry, they belong to the category of handyman. It is difficult to achieve results, but it is extremely easy to make mistakes. Obviously, Li Guangdi's proposal was obviously not very kind.

(End of this chapter)