my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 534 The fleet is back

Sure enough, as the official Wang said.

The people in the official office invited Hu Mu to talk.

Although the content of the conversation has not been formally determined, the other party is very cautious in speaking, just checking Hu Mu's situation.

But Hu Mu knew very well that he was about to be promoted.

Strange to say, although he is a mere official, he is nothing to Hu Mu.

In other words, the members of the Hu family have always dealt with people who are not ordinary people.

Not to mention just an official who doesn't even have a formal official title.

But Hu Mu felt excited, as if he had crossed a threshold under his feet.He finally understood that whether it was Wang Sili who had such lofty ambitions, or even some people who didn't have much ambition, they were still willing to run around on this railway line.

This may not be worth mentioning, but for the vast majority of people on this railway line, it is a rare encounter in life that can be grasped.For people who used to have nothing, such a situation, for them, is undoubtedly turning a carp into a dragon.

A few days later, the appointment was made, not only that, but because of the manpower problem on the street side of Raozhou Station, at the strong request of the stationmaster of Raozhou Station, a group of new civil and military officials were also transferred.

A new division of responsibilities began to be carried out. As one of the eight chief officials of the Raozhou Station, Hu Mu is now in charge of civil affairs.

Civil affairs are the most complicated, but also the most effective. The next day, the station master summoned him and said some gossip, which was unavoidably encouraging, but at the same time implying a beating.

Now on the side of the street, some people who have migrated have begun to appear. Only when these people settle down, more people will be willing to come.

But once any negligence occurs and any controversy is caused, it will be even more difficult for the people who are difficult to leave their homeland to move here.

Because of this, in terms of civil affairs, there must be no mistakes!
The station master even proposed performance. He has issued a military order to the railway department to at least double the population in the coming year.

After the stationmaster said it, the meaning is already very clear. This stationmaster has issued a military order. Don't lose the chain. If you make a mistake, you can't settle the people in time, and everyone will have nothing to eat.

Hu Mu took the order immediately, and then summoned nine subordinates from the Civil Affairs Office, and divided the responsibilities.

He is familiar with these things, after all, he has already been a civil servant for so long.So he knew all these things in his heart, and the officials below couldn't hide them from him.

It's just that Hu Mu soon realized that he was getting busier.

Fortunately, the busyness seems to be worth the money for Hu Mu.

Of course, sometimes because of such complicated affairs, it is too boring and boring to him.

At noon that day, he was dizzy because the number of a statistic did not match.And because of the need to coordinate a lawsuit, it is said that it is a lawsuit, but it is not a serious matter, but some disputes have arisen between the people who moved from Poyang County and Leping Prefecture.If these disputes were to be reported to the officials and become a lawsuit, it would be serious!But if you let it go, and you are afraid that things will get worse, something will happen.

At this time, he needs to come forward to mediate and try his best to make both parties make some concessions.

While worrying about these things and feeling a little discouraged, Liu Zhan, the civil official below, came excitedly and said with a bit of excitement: "It's done, it's done."

Liu Zhan is a high-achieving student in a government school. He originally had a better future, but because his ancestral home is in Jiangxi, he volunteered to come to the Jiangxi Railway Department. He is a very energetic young man.

Of course, lively young people are unavoidably frizzy, and they have skills, but they are short-tempered.

At this time, Hu Mu, although he didn't see Liu Zhan's original self, he also trained him carefully like Wang Sili.

Seeing this kid coming excitedly, Hu Mu deliberately looked slow, ignored him, and continued to look up a statistical table with his head down.

Liu Zhan did not wink, but said: "Our application has been approved! It is said that the Jiangxi Railway Department, the most important thing at the moment is the Railway Academy, which is specially licensed to have special exams. The difficulty will be higher. It is much lower, mainly for some coolies. In addition, if there are coolies who have made great achievements, they can also be recommended for admission, but... they need to go to the affiliated elementary school for two years, and then enter the railway school for further study! "

"Hu Sili, here, we have nine people who can take the exam. Not only that, there is also one person, that is Wang Jiu. His father was injured by gunpowder when he was mining gravel in the mountains. Now he is seriously injured. This Wang Jiu does not need to take the exam. , enter the elementary school first, and then enter the railway school. Hu Sili, take a look, this is a new document issued by the Ministry of Railways."

After hearing this, Hu Mu was taken aback for a moment, then couldn't help showing ecstasy, and immediately said, "Let me see."

Liu Zhan presented the documents.

Hu Mu looked carefully and made sure there was no problem, and immediately said: "It's really a timely rain in the hall, so now, I can give them an explanation! In this way... you must inform them immediately, the recruitment exam is coming soon, Arrange for them to go to Nanjing by steam locomotive. It just so happens that a train arrives today and leaves early tomorrow morning. Exams alone cannot be delayed in the affairs of this world. You go to coordinate..."

Having said that, he gave a sudden pause, and then said cautiously: "No, I'll coordinate."

Suddenly, Hu Mu's heart suddenly opened up, and the backlog of troubles finally dissipated a lot.

Maybe this is just a trivial matter, but Hu Mu has personally contacted those people, but knows that for these people, this is the biggest thing in life.

This kind of thing, when you were in the study, you heard it, maybe it was just a joke, but you really talked to them and understood their real situation, and only then did you have an indescribable sense of accomplishment when the job was done.

Hu Mu said happily again: "I'm going to see the station master later, I need to tell you that these people are going to take the exam in the capital, and we can't be harsh in the station! This is to select talents for our department. , it shouldn’t be counted as a leave of absence, it’s still counted as their work, otherwise... people go to the capital to take the exam, and the family will run out of food.”

Liu Zhan said happily: "This matter... Hu Sili has been running for so long, but I didn't expect the final decision in the hall. Maybe it was Hu Sili's report that had an effect."

Hu Mu shook his head and said, "That's too serious. In the final analysis, there are still people who are willing to make progress. There are such laborers in each station who are willing to study and read with heart. This has attracted the attention of each station."

Hu Mu's face was full of red, and Dang even started to get busy.

After half a month, the joy had faded away, but after slowly settling down, Hu Mu was replaced by new troubles.

However, in the evening of this day, Hu Mu had just returned to the dormitory, but he saw many people standing at the door of his dormitory.

Hu Mu was feeling puzzled, but someone saw him, and immediately those people stepped forward and surrounded him.

Then his eyes blurred, and seven of them bowed down face to face, and a thin young man among them said: "Thank you benefactor."

Hu Mu was stunned for a moment, carefully discerning, this boy...he had vaguely seen it, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

At this time, the young man said excitedly: "Today's admission paperwork has been delivered, my father was very happy when he heard it, he said that it was Hu Sili who put his horse on his back and taught me to kowtow to my benefactor."

Immediately, the boy kowtowed several times to Hu Mulian.

It was only then that Hu Mu remembered that this young man was none other than Wang Jiu, whose father was severely disabled.

The other six people also kowtowed their heads in thanks: "The little ones have also received the admission documents this time, and they will enroll on the first day of next month, so I'm here to thank you."

Hu Mu felt even more unexpected, and immediately said happily: "Have passed so many exams? Come, come, come, don't be too polite, hey... Wang Jiu, why are you crying?"

Pulling people up one by one, Hu Mu Dun felt comfortable all over his body. This sense of accomplishment and joy is always indescribable.

Then he said: "Come, come, come, let's all sit inside together."

After exchanging pleasantries and asking about the recent situation, I couldn't help but take Wang Jiu's hand, try my best to say a few words, and thought of something, Dang even started to go to the bookshelf.

This dormitory is actually very small, the study room, bedroom, and small hall can be said to be in a place about a hundred feet square, because the dormitory for the clerks has not yet been built, so we have to feel wronged here.

As for Hu Mu, on the wall shelves, the most books are books, which he brought from the study at home.

Immediately, he selected some and sent them to everyone, saying: "You can't compare with those who recruited for admission. I heard that there are still scholars who are going to take the exam. This time you have such a chance, of course it couldn't be better. , but when you really enter school, you have to work harder than others. I am ashamed to say that I don’t understand the knowledge of the Ministry of Railways. I only have some books here, so I don’t know if they can be useful to you. , reading more books will never hurt. Take it with you, and read it when you have time, you don’t need to be familiar with it, just be able to read it through.”

Everyone thanked again and again.

Hu Mu felt embarrassed.

At dawn the next day, only a touch of white appeared on the horizon.

A steam train that was about to go to the capital had already sounded its whistle.

The seven people had already packed their luggage. At this time, the sky was not completely bright yet, and on the platform, the flight attendants carrying lanterns were still conducting their final inspections.

But Hu Mu arrived at this time, and when everyone saw Hu Mu, they immediately wanted to salute.

Hu Mu always felt that there were a lot of things he wanted to explain, and he always felt that they would not be able to adapt and get used to it when they went to the capital.

But when the words came to his mouth, it seemed that his throat was blocked, and it was difficult to speak out.

In the end, he grabbed the thin Wang Jiu's hand, but said a few words: "Work hard!"

The bell rang, it was the sound of starting the car, and the billowing smoke suddenly made the morning fog thicker.

…………

Time flies by, and in the past half a year, Zhang Anshi came to Wenyuan Pavilion less and less, after all, there are too many facts to be busy.

This time he came excitedly, because the new Wenyuan Pavilion has been built and moved.

This new Wenyuan Pavilion, from the invitation to the design, is all arranged by Zhang Anshi. It is really unreasonable not to appear at this time.

The Wenyuan Pavilion was indeed full of joy, and the few academicians didn't have the mood to draw a ticket for a while, sitting and drinking tea in this spacious hall.

When seeing Zhang Anshilai, it is necessary to greet each other.

Zhang Anshi also made some jokes, and then went to his value house, which was very spacious and well-organized, even the tables and chairs were brand new, the sunlight streamed in through the huge windows, and Sheren had already opened the curtains, so , the entire value room is extraordinarily bright.

Not only that, but opposite the office chairs, there is also a set of tea tables, tables and chairs, which are specially used for entertaining guests and drinking tea. The floor is covered with blankets, on the one hand, to keep warm in winter Consideration, on the other hand, also gives a sense of comfort.

At this time, Zhang Anshi took his seat, looked at the spacious and bright value room, and couldn't help saying: "It's still a comfortable value room like this, how about it, are you satisfied?"

The Sheren was stacking memorials for Zhang Anshi, and replied with a smile: "Your Highness, all the princes are very happy, and they are all praising Your Majesty's kindness."

Zhang Anshi couldn't help muttering in his heart, my credit, my credit.

Thinking like this in his heart, Zhang Anshi said seriously: "Yes, if it weren't for your majesty's kindness, where would there be such good office conditions? I heard that your majesty is saving money and food, but he still doesn't forget to give us the enjoyment of being a courtier. Hey... really teach People are emotional."

Sheren hurriedly nodded and said yes.

As he spoke, he poured Zhang Anshi a cup of tea.

Zhang Anshi took a sip comfortably, but before he put down the cup of tea, Hu Guang came.

Hu Guang and Zhang Anshi exchanged pleasantries, chatting ramblingly.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Anshi seemed to have noticed something, coughed immediately and said, "Let me pour tea for Mr. Hu."

As soon as he said that, Sheren who was waiting at the side understood the meaning and left immediately.

Zhang Anshi poured tea for Hu Guang himself, and said with a smile, "Hu Gong, what's the matter?"

Hu Guang's face turned green and red for a while, and he squirmed and said: "What can I do? Just come and sit down. Your Highness, your housekeeper is dozens of feet smaller than the old man's. This... ...Something is wrong, the old man is here, and His Highness is going to a more spacious place."

Zhang Anshi then laughed: "Mr. Hu said that, it made me feel ashamed. You are old, you are an elder."

Hu Guang smiled, and suddenly said coldly: "Your Highness, what do you think... the official of the railway department?"

The topic changed so quickly that Zhang Anshi couldn't react for a while, and said with a surprised face: "Ah..."

Hu Guang felt embarrassed, and hurriedly lowered his head to drink tea.

Zhang Anshi paused for a moment before recalling it, so he said, "Sili, as the name suggests..."

Hu Guang shook his hands and said, "No, no, what the old man means is...ahem... How is this official different from other officials?"

Zhang Anshi thought about it seriously, and then said: "Well, it's hard to say, it's like... Shuzuo, if you are a Shuzuo in Wenyuan Pavilion, don't think you are just doing odd jobs in Wenyuan Pavilion, you can put it outside. It's also amazing, isn't it? But if it's a local secretary, no one wants to look up to it."

"Yes, yes, yes." Hu Guang said with a serious face, "Your Highness's words are very good."

Zhang Anshi: "..."

Seeing Hu Guang looking at him helplessly, Zhang Anshi finally resisted the urge to complain, and continued: "As for the officials, whether they are in Zhili or in the Railway Department, they are all serious officials. There are archives in the official department. Logically speaking, the Railway Department is just a small government office, but Mr. Hu also knows that it is directly under the Ministry of Railways, and it is different from the other three local departments, state capitals and county government offices. So, the railway department looks like, even if it is the ambassador of a provincial railway department, it is only a mere fifth-rank, but in fact, at least along the railway line, it can be said that it can be said to be as good as it is, enough to compete with the three local departments. "

Hu Guangmeng nodded, smacked his lips and said, "Yes, that's what it means."

Zhang Anshi continued: "It can be difficult to build a railway. Therefore, the Ministry of Railways has some preferential treatment for the local railway department. Not to mention other things, let's talk about salary. On the one hand, the local railway department is It is important, so the salary is increased by one level, this official, in other places, receives a nine-rank salary, but in the railway department, he receives an eight-rank salary."

Hu Guang's eyes suddenly lit up a little, and he opened his eyes slightly and said, "Is there such a thing?"

Zhang Anshi smiled, nodded his head and said: "Not only that, but there are also various aspects. For example, the railway department in Jiangxi has heavy responsibilities and many management tasks, but it is more difficult, so on this basis, a first-class salary is added. , the comparison is the seventh-rank official salary. Because...don’t look at this as a bureaucrat, but many stations are temporarily in places where there are no villages or shops behind.

After a pause, he continued: "Furthermore, don't look at it as just a bureaucrat, but the railway department's military administration, civil affairs, transportation, and education, maybe a bureaucrat has to be alone. Hu Gong, tell me." Looking at it this way, this responsibility is not actually under the county magistrate of Qipin, can you be wronged?"

"Qipin county magistrate..." Hu Guang couldn't help but smacked his lips again, muttering in a low voice.

Zhang Anshi looked at Hu Guang fixedly and said, "Why is Mr. Hu thinking about this?"

Hu Guang was still thinking about something seriously, when he heard Zhang Anshi's words, he hurriedly said: "Just ask, just ask..."

There was a smile on his lips, he paused, but then muttered: "The responsibility is so great, do you have to take care of so many things? If so... I'm afraid... hey..."

He gradually grimaced and began to sigh, as if out of concern for a certain person, he always felt that...the son who had been pampered for a long time and had no experience, was obviously incompetent, and might even...make a mess.

Zhang Anshi looked at his face that had changed many times, and said with a smile: "That's right, Mr. Hu, I forgot that your clansman is at the railway department now..."

Hu Guang immediately put on a serious face: "Don't talk about this, don't talk about this, you and I are ministers, and we don't talk about personal relationships, it's impossible..."

Zhang Anshi couldn't help being amused by Hu Guang's appearance, and wanted to continue asking.

But suddenly I heard the servants singing outside: "Your Highness, Mr. Hu, Your Majesty hastened to call all the princes to see you, and said that... the fleet from the Western Seas... has returned. Please see me immediately, and there must be no mistakes." .”

(End of this chapter)