frightfiction Chapter 926 Promotion
Chapter 926 Promotion
Rongguo Mansion, Rongxi Hall.
"Mr. Cun Zhou, although sister Tanchun is a woman, she is quite capable of managing the household. She has an elegant and cheerful temperament and her talents are extraordinary. If she were a man, she would definitely be a well-rounded man who is good at both civil and military affairs. Now that she is the one managing the household, if Mr. Cun Zhou can put aside the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children and give her strong support, she will definitely help her to promote benefits and eliminate disadvantages and revive the Jia Mansion."
When Jia Zheng heard Lu Cheng speak so highly of Tanchun, he was a little surprised: "Shou Xin, are you serious?"
"Of course. Duke Cun Zhou has worked in the Ministry of Works for many years, so he should know that talented people may not necessarily be capable of doing practical work. People who are capable of doing practical work may not necessarily be given important positions. Sister Tanchun has both talent and character, but her status is a little low, so she needs someone to support her the most."
"Since Shouxin values Tanchun so much, this child must have extraordinary abilities. I will go and make arrangements so that everyone in the mansion will obey her orders and arrangements."
After Lu Cheng left the Jia Mansion, Jia Zheng summoned several male and female housekeepers in the mansion and instructed them to obey Tanchun's instructions.
As for whether the housekeepers would obey, Jia Zheng himself was not sure.
However, after getting Jia Zheng's open support, Tanchun's actions became much easier.
On the other hand, Emperor Changtai in the Forbidden City has indeed been quite happy recently.
Jinyiwei successively confiscated the property of seven or eight wealthy merchants in Xuanfu, Datong and other places, and exterminated their clans. Each wealthy merchant contributed more than five million taels of wealth. The total wealth was enough to cover the total tax of the Ming Dynasty for two or three years.
Moreover, many nobles in Kyoto were also implicated in the case, and some had their homes searched or their property confiscated, and they contributed more than 20 million taels of silver.
The originally empty state treasury and inner treasury were suddenly filled. Emperor Changtai had never enjoyed such a rich life since he ascended the throne.
When he thought of the mountains of gold and silver in the national treasury and the inner treasury, Emperor Changtai was in a particularly good mood: "Banban, Jinyiwei and Lu Cheng did a good job this time, and they are very pleasing to me."
Dai Quan, who received a gift from Lu Cheng two days ago, also immediately said: "This is all the credit of your majesty for knowing how to use people and selecting the virtuous and capable. I have heard that since ancient times, there have been many good horses, but few good horse trainers. There were good horse trainers first, and then good horses. Your majesty is the real good horse trainer."
"If there were more ministers like Lu Cheng in the court who could share my worries, why would I have to work so hard all day long?"
"Your Majesty, I heard from the Jinyiwei that Lord Lu is a man of both civil and military talents. He is able to see through everything and solve cases like a god. He can also ride a horse to kill the enemy and charge into battle. He has lived up to your Majesty's trust in him."
Emperor Changtai nodded and said, "It is indeed a waste to keep such a talent in Shuntian Prefecture. Today, the country is in a troubled time, with bandits everywhere and the Jiannu in Liaodong are also unstable. We need such a versatile talent. Pass on my decree to promote Lu Cheng to the position of Deputy Director of the Ministry of War and to be in charge of the administration of the Ministry of War for future use."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Oh, by the way, I remember that a few days ago, the prefect of Jinan Prefecture reported that they had successfully resettled tens of thousands of refugees and stabilized the area. They were considered to have fulfilled their duties. Where is the report from Jinan Prefecture?"
"Your Majesty, here."
Emperor Changtai read the memorial submitted by the prefect of Jinan and then put it down: "According to the memorial, Lin Ruhai has made a great contribution this time, and my trust has not been in vain.
Now, the Central Plains has just experienced a chaotic war, and we need people with real talents and practical skills to stabilize the local area. Draft another decree to promote Lin Ruhai to the position of prefect of Nanyang, and go to govern Nanyang and stabilize the local area as soon as possible. "
Just as Emperor Changtai had issued two imperial edicts, a young eunuch suddenly ran over and whispered a few words in Dai Quan's ear.
Dai Quan's face also looked unhappy when he heard this. Emperor Changtai looked up and saw the situation, so he asked directly: "Banban, what happened?"
"Your Majesty, the Emperor heard that Your Majesty had confiscated a lot of silver, so he sent someone over to say that the garden where they lived needed to be renovated, and asked Your Majesty to allocate a sum of money..."
"Oh? How much does the Grand Emperor want this time?" Emperor Changtai was obviously unhappy.
"This... the emperor wants... three million taels."
"Three million? Does the Emperor think that all this money was blown by the wind? I... nevermind. Let me first transfer 500,000 taels from the inner treasury."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Emperor Changtai had long been unable to tolerate the retired emperor who only cared about enjoying himself and hindered him at the same time.
But in this era where filial piety is the most important, even if Emperor Changtai is unhappy, he cannot lose his temper with his father. He can only endure whatever happens.
When thinking of this, Emperor Changtai felt a little aggrieved, and immediately transferred his anger to the other nobles. If there were not some nobles outside who could not see the situation clearly and supported the emperor openly or secretly, he would have cleared everything, let go of the constraints, and done whatever he wanted.
The next morning, the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict came to the Shuntian government office and read out the emperor's latest decree. Lu Cheng was also promoted two levels from the sixth rank Shuntian government official to the fifth rank member of the Ministry of War.
In the six ministries of the Ming Dynasty, the Shangshu of each ministry was of the second rank, and the left and right assistant ministers under him were of the third rank. Below them were several Langzhong of the fifth rank, several Yuanwailang of the fifth rank, several Zhushi of the sixth rank, and so on.
The Ministry of War had several departments under it, including the Military Selection and Examination Department, the Military Affairs Department, the Vehicle and Armory Department, and the Arsenal Department, which were responsible for selecting talents for the military examinations, supervising and managing subordinate officials, the emperor's travel carriages, the armory, etc.
Each department has a doctor in charge and a deputy doctor to assist.
Lu Cheng was assigned to the Wuxuan Qinglisi, responsible for assisting the doctors in completing the military examination held every three years and the annual military competition and assessment of officers and soldiers.
When this job is busy, it is really busy. When it is not busy, it is just organizing some documents.
Now it is the annual autumn assessment time. As soon as Lu Cheng arrived at the Ministry of War, he started to get busy with his colleagues.
It was not until a few days later that Lu Cheng received the news that Lin Ruhai was transferred to Nanyang Prefecture as prefect.
The Central Plains had just experienced a war, a large number of people had left, many officials had been killed, and the weather this year was not very good. It can be said that it was not easy to be an official in the Central Plains now.
Lin Ruhai was transferred to Nanyang Prefecture as the top leader. No matter how capable he was, he could not make any achievements without the right materials. It was difficult for him to achieve any decent political achievements in a short period of time.
Nanyang Prefecture has two states and eleven counties, and is located in the strategic area of the Central Plains. The prefect of Nanyang is equivalent to the head of a prefecture-level city in later generations, and his power is not small.
If you can achieve political achievements in this position and have experience in governing a region, future promotions will be much smoother.
Of course, it is hard to say whether Lin Ruhai can wait for Emperor Changtai to promote him, or whether Emperor Changtai has the opportunity to promote Lin Ruhai...