The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

In the officialdom, the powers and responsibilities are clearly defined, especially the six departments, whoever belongs to them, except when something happens and responsibility is waived, as usual, one's own rights are firmly held.

Shen Jia dared to take food from the mouth of the household department. This courage alone is admirable, but when he thinks about it carefully, he built this business district with painstaking efforts by himself, and he also found the merchants. Didn't pay a single penny, so why give them the benefits?

"It's impossible for the Ministry of Industry to have the final say here, but we can't leave it to the Ministry of Households to take advantage of it, and you can't come here if you want. At least you have to understand some general affairs, otherwise you won't even be able to tell the difference between tea and water. Coming here will only add to the chaos." After Shen Jia finished speaking, she glanced at everyone, some were thinking and some were scornful, no matter what, this place was built by him, and it must be controlled by his people, there will definitely be a fight over there , so we cannot completely ignore the exclusive benefits of the Ministry of Accounts.

"Master Shen, the bosses of the top ten commercial firms are all begging to see you outside, please spare some time to meet them." A yamen servant ran over holding his chest, smiling all over his face.

Shen Jia first asked Chen Mian for his opinion. Chen Mian was already in charge of the Ministry of Industry, and he still had to give the face that should be given.

Chen Mian nodded and said, "Then let them come in. I wonder if there is a suitable place to receive them?"

Xu Ran knew this place best, and immediately replied: "Going back to Master Chen, why not go to the Yamen in front, that building has already been built, and it is the most spacious."

"Let's go then."

The administrative building is so conspicuous that everyone who enters here can see it at first sight, but the experience from a distance and a close view is still very different.

The shape of this building is very special, and the front yard is extraordinarily spacious, which can park hundreds of carriages. The building has three floors, and the first floor is extraordinarily spacious, empty as if it has not yet been built.

Shen Jia explained: "This is the reception hall, and some separate areas will be divided later. Let's go to the second floor. There is a hall there that can accommodate hundreds of people."

"It seems that Mr. Shen is very optimistic about the development here." Chen Mian knew that Shen Jia had a plan in his work, and unless he expected that this place would be very lively in the future, he would not waste money on building such a large government office. .

"Business is booming only if there are more natural people in the trade city."

Going up to the second floor, everyone looked down from the railing, only to see a large group of people coming from the first floor, the first ones were all richly dressed and plump, and they looked like wealthy businessmen.

These big bosses in Chang'an City are almost all of noble origin, and they don't have the restrictions on words, deeds, and clothing of ordinary merchants, so they have become the envy and fawning objects of many small officials.

It's just that the civil servants are high-spirited, and if they are envious in their hearts, they will inevitably make a gesture of disgust.

"Please come up." Shen Jia called down.

Everyone raised their heads, and those merchants who were walking with their heads up all put on smiling faces one after another, leaving aside the waiters and jogging up the stairs, surrounding Shen Jia to flatter them.

Flattery in the officialdom is more tactful, civil servants also like to twist poems and prose, but businessmen are much more straightforward, making Shen Jia almost fly into the sky.

"Ahem, bosses, let's meet Mr. Chen, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and talk about it when you have something to say." Shen Jia kindly reminded them that if they want to live in the capital, all six ministers have to flatter them. Don't like being ignored so far.

It was only now that the big bosses saw Chen Mian standing behind Shen Jia, they were all messing around in the field. Of course Chen Mian and the others knew each other. Everyone who was present when he was promoted gave congratulatory gifts. With a gloomy look on their faces, everyone was too embarrassed.

"It turns out that Chen Shangshu is also here, damn it, I'm blind, I didn't know you were here too."

This is no wonder to them, Shen Jia is wearing a red official uniform, with fair skin and beautiful skin, standing too conspicuous among a group of rough old men, and these businessmen already highly respect Shen Jia, they all know that he is a high-ranking official who holds great power, Although Chen Mian was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Industry, he didn't have much contact with them on weekdays.

Chen Mian had no intention of confronting them, waved his hand, and entered the meeting room first.

The purpose of the big bosses is very simple, just to see how the place is built. I didn’t have the opportunity to come in before. It’s just the news of high-level hearsay. Today, they know that Mr. Shen is coming, so they came to visit together. I thought He would be stopped outside, giving the guard [-]% of the benefits, and finally came in so easily.

"Atmospheric!" Someone praised.

"It's very grand."

"Sophistication is not enough, but it is more powerful than majestic."

A word of praise was thrown over, and Shen Jia was also happy. When building this building, she didn't know whether it would be useful in the future, and it cost the most money. The most famous construction team in Chang'an was specially hired, so it was able to be built. It was so fast, and in the end they almost got into a fight because the structure was too simple.

The other party thought that those straight columns and beams were too ugly, and it would be a shame for their reputation not to carve something, but what Shen Jia wanted was such a simple and generous style, so of course he disagreed.

Chen Mian sat in the main seat and listened to Shen Jia's negotiations with those businessmen. The content was boring but profound. He couldn't understand many things. It involved economy and money. It sounded more like what his brother usually did. Still have to understand this?What has Shen Jia been doing since elementary school?

When Shen Jia was able to deal with the group of demanding businessmen with ease, Chen Mian was already impatient. He never knew that ordinary affairs were so boring, no wonder a clever official had to be found here. Ordinary people can't hold back these glib old stuff.

Back at the Ministry of Industry, Chen Mian invited Shen Jia into his room, and asked privately, "Master Shen, can merchants from other places rent shops in the business district?"

"Of course, as long as you apply normally."

"You also know that my elder brother is also considered a wealthy family in Tongzhou. He often travels to and from Chang'an. There are shops in West Street and other places. Since Mr. Shen saw that this business district is for businessmen, this official also I want to rent a building for my elder brother as a shop."

"It's easy to say, but almost all the good locations are rented out. You see, why don't you ask the family steward to go and choose a place you like?"

"Then let my incompetent nephew go, he is old, and it's time for him to practice."

Shen Jia paused, and kindly reminded: "Your nephew, Young Master Chen... really lacks training, but it's better to have an experienced manager come forward for such a big matter."

"That's right, then let him follow to see and see."

Shen Jia didn't say anything, thinking it was a trivial matter, but the next day, she heard the report from her subordinates, saying that Chen Jingui had fought with other merchants, and the reason was that they wanted to forcibly exchange their shops because they liked other shops.

"No one stopped him? What about the rules?" Shen Jia asked displeased.

"As I said, I also specifically mentioned that this rule was set by you. The most important thing in a transaction is mutual consent, but Young Master Chen...he..."

"He won't listen, right?" Shen Jia can guess what's going on. Although Chen Jingui's spoiled temper is not a big evil, he definitely has bullying.

"He is Chen Shangshu's nephew, and we dare not touch him."

"Heh..." Shen Jia sneered, and then asked: "Whose shop did he take a fancy to? The other party refused to let me bring out Chen Shangshu, so there must be some background."

"You're right, he's looking at Dadong Wei's shop."

"Wei Shu? You're so courageous, but I remember that Boss Wei's shop was bought by him, right?"

"You remember correctly, Young Master Chen also said that he would pay three times the price to buy it back."

"Does he know the price?" Shen Jia asked suspiciously.

"This... the villain doesn't know."

"The Chen family has such a brat, the next generation is worrying, you tell Chen Shangshu about it, let him figure it out, you can't let me be a bad person."

"Then what if Master Shangshu favors his own family?"

"It's too small to underestimate Mr. Chen. If he can't figure out the relationship, he won't be able to make it this far."

"Yes, the villain will do it now."

Shen Jia is now glad that Chen Jingui was not allowed to stay by her side at that time, although the other party pestered him for a while, after being taught a few times, he finally learned how to behave, otherwise he would be the one who has a headache now.

When he got home, he told Zhao Zhang about it as a joke, but the latter frowned and said, "Chen Mian is okay, but the Chen family is not good. They are typical scum. Chen Mian changed."

"Doesn't their family still have an in-law relationship with the Northern Chen King? It seems that there are not many people walking there." Otherwise, it would not be Chen Mian who Chen Jingui moved out, but also the Northern Chen King. The prince is always higher than the Minister of Industry.

"Northern King Chen? At the beginning, he should only have paid attention to the Chen family's money. Now Chen Mian can support it by himself. The Chen family is not a bottomless pit. How can we make up for it? I heard that he didn't even let the Chen family enter. Not an in-law."

Shen Jia has never looked down on Bei Chen Wang, even wearing a filter. He is a little cautious and ambitious, and loves to do small tricks, which are not fatal but annoying.

"He didn't do anything outrageous recently, right?" Shen Jia remembered that this prince had contacts with Tatar envoys before, but he probably didn't get any benefits.

"A few days ago, Jin Yiwei found something, saying that Gao Xun himself had contact with the Northern Chen King, but the number of times was not many, and the time spent with him was short. With Gao Xun's wisdom, it is likely that he had touched the Northern Chen King. For what."

"Now that Gao Xun is dead, and the Gao family has copied it, he's afraid even if he thinks about it."

"That's not necessarily the case, he's had a hot fight with that unmarried girl from the Xu family recently." Zhao Zhang looked contemptuous, and he didn't know who to laugh at.

Shen Jia thought about it for a while, and asked in shock: "Isn't that Song Bingyang's fiancée?"

"Really? I don't know." How could Zhao Zhang care about such a trivial matter as whom a subject married.

Shen Jia wanted to take care of it, but she couldn't rush to Song Bingyang and tell him: Your fiancée gave you a cuckold, right?

"Is the news accurate? Could it be a mistake."

Zhao Zhang rolled his eyes at him: "How do I know, you can ask yourself."

Shen Jia hurriedly explained: "No, no, I don't doubt Jin Yiwei's ability to handle affairs, but I just think it's too sudden."

"What do other people's affairs have to do with you?" Zhao Zhang sincerely wanted to send Song Bingyang to the frontier, just in time for him to break ties with the Xu family.

He did what he said, and immediately asked someone to write an imperial decree, promoting Song Bingyang as the deputy general of the Northwest Army, and set off to defend the border three days later.

The Marquis of Zhenyuan never returned to the northwest, but Cao Shizi went there instead of his father. Now that there is no war in the northwest, it just happens to give these young people more exercise.

Shen Jia didn't understand his arrangement, "The Song family has soldiers and horses. If you don't let Song Bingyang go back to the Song family army, why send him to the Northwest Army?"

The corners of Zhao Zhang's mouth curled up slightly, "What do you guess?"

Shen Jia thought about this question from the emperor's point of view, her eyes widened suddenly, and she lowered her voice and asked, "You don't mean to redistribute the army, do you?"

"Shen Jiaye knows me." Zhao Zhang told him his plan: "The generals in charge of military power are all my close friends, but people's hearts are unpredictable. Who knows that they will not change in the future? It just so happens that there is this Chances are, the Qian family has lost an heir again, so I will let them make a move, and the veterans will be matched with recruits, and the military power will be redistributed.