Dress to be a celebrity

Mr. Song led the people out of the mansion in high spirits early in the morning, and brought the newcomer back in a hurry in the afternoon.The steward of the quarry is just a son of a small official in Nanzheng County. He is a small steward based on his relationship. Therefore, no one in the government office recognizes him only by his not-so-glamorous clothes. Everyone thinks he is a magistrate who blocked him. The master who calls for grievances.

It is not new to stop the sedan chair and cry for injustice in Fucheng.

Old magistrates don't like to take such cases of leapfrogging appeals, but their elders are young men with the highest talents, and they are also high-ranking officials released from the Imperial Academy. Where have you seen this?The young man is easy to act emotionally, I am afraid that he is pitiful after hearing what he said, so I will take him back to the yamen.

When the news spread that the Elder Master wanted to investigate the case, Cheng Experience, who was in charge of arresting robbers and prisons, heard the news and entered the second hall to share his worries and problems.

When he arrived at the hall, Mr. Song had just changed into his regular clothes, was turning on the mimeograph machine, and was recording Guanshi Hou's reply with a pen.Seeing that he is so actively concerned about the work arrangement of the government, it is natural to give him a chance, so he agreed with a smile: "The government also has something to discuss with the three virtuous brothers. Brother Cheng seems to be free? I don't know Brother Zhao, Brother Yuan How about it, if we have time, let's hold a meeting and listen to the steward Hou talk about the purchase of coal ointment."

Didn't someone stop the horse and sue... There is a meeting for such a trivial matter as buying a coal paste?Isn't this just a matter of personal purchase at your fingertips, and reporting to the householder's account at that time?

He called his lord dryly, and Lord Song nodded deeply: "This matter is not only about the renovation of the palace, but this mansion also thinks that it can improve the livelihood of the people in Hanzhong, so we want to take it as a major event, naturally. We need to discuss it with you virtuous brothers."

Although Cheng Ji didn't know how a piece of coal paste could affect people's livelihood, Mr. Song, as the head of a family, did whatever he wanted, and his subordinates had no choice but to sacrifice their lives to accompany the gentleman.He winked for Song Shi and ordered his family to invite the second master and the third master, and he picked up a brocade tree from the side and sat down, listening to the report of the steward Hou with the Song Fuzun.

In the Song Dynasty, waxed paper was laid on the iron plate, and it was carved with iron pen and waxed paper while asking.Hou Guanshi talked a lot, but he simplified it according to the place of origin, quality, and price, and just engraved a page, so he picked up the mimeograph roller and dipped it in ink, printed three copies and put them on the table to dry.

It was the first time Cheng experienced the mimeograph method of Song Dynasty. Seeing him use a piece of paraffin paper to engrave wordless scriptures, put them in a box, dip a short stick with a handle into the ink and roll it on, Can print a piece of correct atmosphere, just like handwritten text.

He couldn't help but got up and went to the desk, wanting to take a copy, Song Shi reminded him: "The ink is still wet, be careful that it gets on your hands."

Cheng Jicheng picked up one of the sheets very carefully, held it very close to his eyes, and squinted his eyes for a closer look.Looking at his posture, Song Shi suddenly realized that his eyesight might not be good, so he said concerned, "Brother Cheng, can't see clearly? I brought a crystal mirror with me, and asked the book boy to fetch it for you."

Cheng Ching hurriedly said: "Don't dare to bother your lord, I just like to read at night when I was young, and the distance is not very clear, it's better to get closer, it's not that I can't leave the crystal mirror."

Although the characters are small, they are delicate and slender, so they are easy to recognize, and if they are a little closer to the paper, it will be easy to distinguish them.

He didn't dare to trouble your lord, but lord Song was considerate of him, and asked Menzi to get a magnifying glass from his room, and said: "I'm planning to ask someone to burn some good plate glass to make windows for the palace, and I'll ask them at that time too." Grind Brother Cheng a pair of glasses."

He also wore those glasses before, but the more he wore them, the more blurred they became. In fact, they were not as comfortable as the water mirrors in his hand.But since the boss wants to give him something, it's not easy to shirk it, just wear it a few times to show this little Sanyuan.

He said politely, took the single-handled mirror sent by Song Shi's book boy, and leaned over the table to read each word.

Zhao Tongzhi and Yuan Tongsan also rushed to the second hall of the magistrate at this time.

When they first heard the word, they all thought that what Fuzun wanted to talk about was their plan for doing things this year. Those who were looking for masters were looking for masters, and those who were calling for documents were calling for documents. There is a meeting in the hall.

After such a toss, by the time the two masters arrived at the second hall, Cheng Ching had already read the quotation.After they met with the magistrate, they took the opportunity of stepping forward to explain the reason and gave the two Shangguan a reassurance.

That's right, it's such a big deal.

Let's be honest, my lord just wants to buy coal ointment, that is, some young master who comes to the family wants to open a mine for fun. Isn't this something that can be accomplished by simply writing a contract?

Zhao Tongzhi smiled relaxedly: "The adults are in charge of this matter. As the saying goes, 'There are thousands of people in a family, but only one person is in charge'. Your lord has knowledge of Gao Zhuo, and there must be a reason for doing things. We are all willing to obey."

Song Shi shook his head, led them to sit down in the outer hall, put down the materials and started the meeting in a serious manner: "The three virtuous brothers believe in me, and they are willing to let me do everything on my own. Private affairs, but business affairs still need to be done publically. Although I have little money to buy coal paste today, I don’t buy it once. Take coal paste and charcoal, so it must be clearly explained with the three virtuous brothers——

"In the future, the affairs of our mansion can be summarized and reported by everyone in their own positions, but matters involving money, food, construction, and human life must also be discussed and done like today."

Today's meeting is not to show how clean and honest he is, and to discuss every little thing with others, but to show the three of Zhao Tongzhi how to hold a work meeting and how to report.

In the morning and evening regular meetings in the future, what he wants to see are dry materials, not ancient Chinese reading comprehension materials!

He told Hou Guanshi to wait in the hall temporarily, and first explained to the three colleagues the use of coal paste and dolomite to synthesize refractory bricks.

Fire prevention has always been the biggest problem for the government. At this time, most of the buildings are brick and wood structures, and the fire will burn endlessly. If the wind is not good, it can even burn down half the street.Hearing that the dolomite bricks can avoid fire, the three adults immediately thought of using these bricks to build the palace, and after repairing, they will use these bricks to rebuild their government offices, money and grain depots, etc., to prevent accidents.

If there is still wealth in the future, the refractory bricks and stones can be used as tributes and sold to the rich and powerful. Wouldn't their Hanzhong government have a lot of tax revenue?

The three adults were heartbroken when they heard it, and they wished they could send someone to Mian County to buy several thousand catties of coal paste to make refractory bricks.

Seeing the uncontrollable joy in the corners of their brows and eyes, Song Shi didn't seem to have any objections, so he asked Guanshi Hou to come over and explain the coal mine resources of the prefecture to the full audience.

Hou Guanshi was not stage-frightened, so he stood in the hall and talked freely, starting from the locations of several coal mines under the government's administration-Shaanxi Province is rich in coal resources. Although Hanzhong is not the most famous coal-producing area, there are two. Counties are places where coal is produced: there are six in Xixiang County, hundreds of miles southeast of Fucheng, and one in Mian County upstream of Fucheng.

Xixiang coal is thin, and Mian County is rich in coal.

Lean coal is not easy to produce coke, nor does it form charcoal paste. The fatter the coal, the easier it is to refine coal paste and strong and burnable coke-it is also called iron coal at this time.

Mianxian County is only sixty or seventy miles away from the Fucheng, and the Han River runs through it. It only takes a day or two for the coal to be mined and transported to the Fuzhou by boat; On the South Bank, the shipping cost is several times higher than that of coal in Mian County.

and so……

In the Song Dynasty, he nodded to Guanshi Hou, sent him back, and asked with a smile: "The government plans to choose Mian County to buy coal paste and coal, and then find a few craftsmen who burn iron charcoal to give pointers. In the future, we will build a kiln outside the city to burn Charcoal paste, iron coal, this can also reduce the cost a little. If the poor in the city have no jobs to make a living, they can also be asked to go to the kiln to earn a living, what do you think of the three virtuous brothers?"

What's your opinion? Who can buy coal in Mian County, and insist on buying coal in Xixiang County?As for the kiln, it is also beneficial and harmless, if you want to build it, you can build it.

The three adults laughed easily: "Master Fu Zun said so clearly, even a three-year-old child knows that this arrangement is the best."

Song Shi also nodded with a smile: "The official called Hou Mou, the steward of the ashes yard in Shiyan Temple, to ask about it. He said that there are several official and private coal yards in the mines of Mianxian County. The private ones are better in quality and lower in price than the official ones. The official intends to ask him to lead the way, find someone from our government office to go with the comprador of Zhou Wangfu, go around various coal yards, write down the real price of those things, so that we can buy them at the real price when we use them in the mansion again."

The government-run mines are under the Ministry of Industry, and it is not something local officials like them can change at will.

But in the Song Dynasty, he was a conscientious prefecture-level municipal party secretary and mayor, and he was determined not to see such a cancerous enterprise that slackened work and raised prices privately because it was a state-owned mine existed for a long time in the Hanzhong Prefecture area under his rule!

If their procurement team really finds out these problems, he will report this mine to Mr. Youqian Capital Censor Shihuan with his real name!

He calmly planned how to fight against the evil forces, but Zhao Tongzhi suddenly stood up and asked, interrupting his thoughts: "Which book office do you plan to promote to buy coal paste in Mianzhou?"

Mr. Song came back to his senses, glanced down, with a half-smile in his eyes: "I'm new here, how can I pick someone? Now I have to ask Brother Zhao, Brother Yuan, and Brother Cheng to recommend talents." Talent, list seniority, performance, see which book office is more capable, more stable and reliable, and can be recommended by the three virtuous brothers, and choose which one."

He is a big leader in selecting candidates, and the department managers below can use their talents without avoiding relatives.But before recommending, show the actual results, just rely on which leader's son and which relationship household he is stuffed in, and push it up, don't blame him for not agreeing.

Originally, according to the rules of the officialdom, this kind of good purchase was arranged by the magistrate to arrange his confidants, or if they wanted to install someone, they would also get some benefits for their colleagues.However, this old man is so meritocracy to the extreme, all nominations have to review their resumes carefully, and even ask people to go to the court and ask questions...

He also asked some oral arithmetic problems, and asked people to calculate the numbers face to face.

Among the clerks who were recommended, some of them might answer incorrectly, or their calculations were inaccurate, and they would be ashamed in front of everyone, and if they went down in despair, the three of them would also be ashamed sitting in the hall.

The meeting was very tense, and when Mr. Song finally picked out Hu Shu, who can settle accounts, has a good handwriting, is in his early thirties, and is in the prime of life to entrust him with important tasks, the three accompanying adults were all exhausted. sweat.After leaving the main courtyard, recalling the meeting just now, I was really ashamed and afraid:

Could it be that we have to hold a meeting like this to decide everything in the future?Is it necessary to discuss and understand all major and minor matters in front of adults?

Which foreign official doesn't have some selfishness, and doesn't keep some personal interests!Mr. Song is indeed a Hanlin who doesn't understand human fireworks, he is not greedy for power, he is not fond of money, he is only good at virtue, and he wants to pull everyone together to become gods?

Ma Tongzhi had some melancholy lingering in his heart, but he still held back his resentment and held Yuan and Cheng, and told them in a low voice: "Master Song is a famous person of the third Yuan and the half-in-law of the king of Zhou. This Hanzhong Who in the mansion dares to disobey? If he wants to be upright and upright, we have to be upright and upright, and we must not go against him. Didn’t you see Duke Lin Wenmu in the previous dynasty, when he was a magistrate, he was so clean that both the upper and lower officials had to suffer, otherwise he would be punished? He impeaches and punishes him, but he has a good reputation and political achievements, no one dares to touch him, so he can only do his best to promote him when the performance appraisal..."

In the end, he was carried to the center and became a censor, and finally got the good posthumous title of Wen Mu.

According to Song Gong's honesty and fairness, he will be "Wen Duan", "Wen Su" and "Wen Qing" in the future, and he will become a role model for officials all over the world.When the time comes for his name to go down in history, should these subordinates gain a good reputation, or be talked about as traitors like that former subordinate of Mr. Lin Wenmu?

Cheng Jing came to the hall a little earlier than them, and had received Mr. Song's concern, so he wanted to speak well for him: "I don't think Mr. Song is ignorant of fireworks in the world, otherwise how did he think of making firebricks? If the firebricks can really be extended to As a private citizen, how much business tax can be left in Guangfu? If it is an official operation, it will be even more extraordinary..."

Moreover, Mr. Song is a person who cares about his subordinates. When holding a meeting, he will deliver papers, print documents and bring him a crystal mirror. He is by no means a person who treats his subordinates harshly.In the future, the refractory bricks will be really effective, not to mention how much money the whole family can share, as long as the Hanzhong government presents high-quality products and wins the favor, how can they be the second official without any benefit?

Yuan Tongpan wiped his blushing sweat during the interview in the room, and nodded again and again: "I think our adults are just stricter in employing people. Didn't he say nothing when he found out those deficits before, and took it for us? Meeting If you lose face from time to time, you will lose face, anyway, it is only between the four of us, and we have never lost face in front of outsiders."

Speaking of the regular meeting, he suddenly remembered that the annual plan they brought hadn't been submitted yet, but Mr. Fu Zun had promised them to explain the plan in person at the meeting...

Does he himself have any plans for this year to talk about?

Not to mention the refractory bricks he just mentioned, just talk about the mandarin duck ruler, badminton, and Song printing calligraphy that he used to get when he was a romantic celebrity... which one is not a wonder that everyone envies?As long as he uses one-third of his ability to make these things, he can't just make some good things that benefit the people and the country!

The regular meeting, which was flustered when I thought about it, now seems to be a bit hopeful.