The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Fang Yun not only appointed Liu Yu as Ning'an County's "General Photographer of Ning'an County Workshop Affairs", responsible for the operation of all agencies, and increased his monthly remuneration to forty taels, but also increased a certain amount every year based on Ning'an County's current net income. A certain amount of dividends will be given based on the revenue, and finally a large house worth eight thousand taels will be awarded.

Fang Yun also rewarded some workshop owners yesterday, but it was far less important than the reward given to Liu Yu.

Shen Ming immediately said: "Your Excellency, County Magistrate, although Liu Yu is well-known and prestigious, he is only a small official in the county government after all. To suddenly rise to such a high position and receive such a generous reward, I am afraid he will not be able to convince everyone." . According to my opinion, it’s better to start with the boss and wait a few months before being promoted to the position of chief engineer.”

County Prime Minister Tao Dingnian said: "Master Shen has an experienced opinion. Your Majesty, the county magistrate, although my subordinates agree with Liu Yu's promotion to chief engineer, but now the people in the workshop are uneasy and Liu Yu is inexperienced, it is better to postpone it for a few months."

"The lower official agrees with Tao Xiancheng's words." Lu Hong, the head catcher, said in a rare move.

Fang Yun glanced at Lu Hong. As early as when Zuo Xiang Liushan was appointed as the governor of Mizhou, he had changed the structure of Ning'an County's county government. Jinshi arrests the head and has strong control over the security of Ning'an County.

However, Lu Hong is a member of the military after all. Even if he is considered a disciple of the Left Prime Minister, he is far more disciplined in doing things than Chief Secretary Shen Ming. Normally, Fang Yun never objects to mobilizing agents. This time he suddenly spoke, obviously not for the sake of the Left Prime Minister, but for the sake of the Left Prime Minister. Have your own ideas.

At this time, if Fang Yun directly refuted, it would be equivalent to personally arguing with these low-level officials and losing control of the situation. When Yu Bachi saw the opportunity, he immediately said: "You three are wrong! Liu Yuke fulfilled his duties, worked hard and did not complain. In Ning Having been established in An County for decades, the institutions he has saved are worth tens of thousands of taels of silver. They are more like compensation than rewards!"

"Giving him the position of chief engineer of the workshop is already compensation and rewards. Those silver coins are too much." Lu Hong said.

Yu Bachi suddenly had a sneer on his face and said: "When Ji Zhibai was the county magistrate, he sold a weaving workshop to the owner who caused the poor management in the name of poor management. You were also opposed to it. What’s the result? If you want to compare the two county magistrates’ actions, who do you think is more reasonable?”

Lu Hong was silent, but Ao Huang suddenly said "Ah" softly, his voice full of doubts, as if he didn't understand what Yu Bachi meant.

The general secretary of the Gongfang, one of the ten offices of the county government, said softly: "Mr. Liu Yulao is someone I admire. What's more, he is the assistant of Xiang Liyuan, the great scholar of the Gong family. He worked with the Gongdian staff to build new institutions. The operator of the new cotton gin and stretch cotton machine has enough status to be the chief engineer. "

Tao Dingnian, Shen Ming and other officials from the Left Chancellor's Party were stunned. The General Secretary's words were on point. Whether it was the person who started the new agency or the assistant of the great Confucian Prime Minister Liyuan, this was real power.

Not to mention scholars, even if a scholar faced Liu Yu, a young scholar, I would not dare to compare him. After all, Liu Yu was personally praised by the great scholar of the Gongdian Palace. For Gongjia, a word of praise from Xiang Liyuan was more important than a commendation issued by the king. Makes sense!

Yu Bachi glanced at the General Secretary of the Gongfang, and thought that he was indeed an official related to the Gongfang family, and indeed he could see through the doorways here better than he, who suddenly became a pawnbroker. However, Yu Bachi suddenly looked at Fang Yun.

When meeting Xiang Liyuan, it was Fang Yun who specifically asked Liu Yu to join the Gongdian team. He obviously deliberately let Xiang Liyuan know Liu Yu and forcibly helped Liu Yu improve his status.

The officials of the left prime minister's party were almost furious. Even if the General Secretary of the Gongfang was caught by Fang Yun, he could just keep his mouth shut, but why did he still speak for Fang Yun?

It took more than ten breaths for these officials to understand that the people present could oppose a county magistrate, but who dared to oppose the Gongdian Daru? General Secretary Gongfang is not helping each other, or it can be said that he is helping both parties.

All the officials cursed secretly in their hearts. Fang Yun was too well prepared. It seemed that the staff were not economical either.

Fang Yun's staff were not qualified to sit in the meeting, but they had the right to observe. They stood around and looked at Fang Yun in surprise. When the staff discussed Liu Yu's matter, they did not mention it at all, and they did not think about Fang Yun's quietly laying the groundwork. Well, the officials in the county were completely unable to object and suffered a big loss.

Ao Huang quickly took out his notebook and solemnly wrote down this matter.

"...If you want to take it, you must first give it to it. This is a big mistake. If you want to take it, you should first make secret calculations..."

The county magistrate Tao Dingnian looked at the other officials, and finally had to say: "Your magistrate has a far-sighted vision, and I am not as good as me. Your reward is reasonable and reasonable. If a person with such great achievements is not rewarded, it will definitely chill the hearts of the subjects."

"What the county magistrate said is true." Shen Ming finished speaking reluctantly and secretly sent the matter to Ji Zhibai, praising Fang Yun's strong staff team.

Unexpectedly, Ji Zhibai's biography is full of irony: "You don't see who his staff are. Except for a few who are here to sharpen themselves, the vision and mind of the rest of the scholars would think of using the great Confucian? Do they dare? No. I look down on those staff, except Fang Yun, no one can think of them! Huh, how can it be so easy to temporarily suppress my Ji Zhibai? "

Shen Ming was frightened after reading Ji Zhibai's letter. He originally thought that Fang Yun was just talented and didn't know much about officialdom and its methods. However, considering Liu Yu's step by step, he included all the great scholars in Gongdian into his plan. Rank, it is far beyond the ability of imperial examination Jinshi.

Fang Yun nodded and said, "Since you all agree, this county will issue a document and personally draft an article to be sent to Wen Bao to spread this matter all over the world and promote the name of Ning'an County."

Shen Ming was puzzled as to why Fang Yun specifically mentioned Wen Bao, so he sent this message to Ji Zhibai.

It was not until the meeting was over that Shen Ming received Ji Zhibai's letter.

"Fortunately, I have my mentor to help me, otherwise I would have no way to deal with Fang Yun. You naturally can't see the mystery. A few days ago, Wen Bao wrote about Lei Shushan, a Jinshi who passed the Jiaguo Palace Examination. It was written that there was an old craftsman who devoted himself to the machinery and brought huge profits to the workshop. However, the old craftsman did not get any reward, had no resentment, and was content with poverty and became the focus of Lei Shushan's propaganda. But Fang Yun did the opposite, making Liu Yu a skilled craftsman who was not only immersed in the machinery, but also helped him get rid of poverty, live a rich life, and have a happy family. This state, It has surpassed the concept of being content with poverty and the way of life, and has directly pointed to the great harmony of the world!"

"But isn't being content with poverty and the way of life the highest spiritual realm of Confucianism?"

"Fool! If Confucianists didn't know how to adapt, they would have been replaced by other schools of thought. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the world was in chaos, and people with a little wisdom found it difficult to realize their ambitions and encountered many difficulties. In order to survive the hardship, they naturally had to promote the concept of being content with poverty and the way of life. But now the human race is in a great state of stability and unprecedented prosperity. If ordinary people are still allowed to be content with poverty and the way of life, this is against the trend of history! Lei Shushan, that idiot, can't see the situation clearly after all, and Fang Yun's vision is poisonous!"