Chapter 904 907. Quota
Many people gathered in the teahouse, wanting to see more clearly.
He just waved the card and put the thing in his arms.
"Hey, old man, please let us see clearly that this card can really be obtained from the Ministry of Revenue." Several young men pushed away the people blocking their way and asked anxiously.
"Of course. How could I lie to you? Besides, if you don't believe me, just go to the Ministry of Revenue and you'll find out. There might already be people queuing there."
Some people still didn't believe it, "This is impossible. How could we brothers not know the news about Shangjing? If there was such a thing, we would have gone there long ago."
One of the young men narrowed his eyes, obviously not believing it.
"That's because you're not as well-informed as I am," he said mysteriously, "My second uncle's cousin's grandson is working there, and I'm the first to hear about it. From now on, there will be a daily limit, and if you go too late, there will be nothing."
The young masters exchanged glances with each other, quietly withdrew from the crowd, and then hailed their own carriages and rushed all the way to the Ministry of Revenue.
They accompanied their elders to Beijing this time in order to purchase some treasures from the imperial palace and bring them back.
They have already bought some at the treasure exhibition and now queue up to buy them every day.
Now that they heard that more precious and better treasures were about to appear, they had to grab a spot first no matter what.
Otherwise, once the news spreads, it would not be a turn for these foreign merchants, as they would have already been monopolized by those with connections.
There were many people who had the same idea as them. They all rushed towards the Ministry of Households and actually saw a queue already formed at the door.
Several young masters quickly asked their followers to line up, and they ran to the front to find out the news.
It was just as I had just heard in the teahouse, they were really handing out admission tickets to the auction.
This quota is not easy to obtain. One must first pay a deposit of one thousand taels of silver notes to the Ministry of Revenue.
After paying the deposit, you can enter three consecutive sessions. If you win a treasure in the auction, the deposit will be refunded in full.
But if one goes in just to broaden his horizons and participates in three sessions, only 90% will be refunded, and the rest will be added to the national treasury as charity, and used for porridge relief in the future.
For these wealthy businessmen, one hundred taels of silver is nothing at all, not to mention that they have posted a notice and will record their merits in a book in the future.
Thinking about it this way, no one cares about this small amount and they should get the admission spot first.
Some people didn't have enough money, so they had to borrow some from their friends and then stand in line at the back.
It’s not that they don’t want to cut in line, but the oppressive feeling from the row of sword-wielding guards next to them makes them dare not even think of causing trouble.
However, the officials from the Ministry of Revenue working here are very easy to talk to, and they will answer any questions with a smile.
This is completely different from everyone's impression of the high and mighty officials. Many people did everything with doubt and fear.
The officials who were grinning were also feeling bitter in their hearts, "..." They wanted to put on airs, but Lord Gu said that this was also one of the items in their assessment.
In the words of ancient scholars, they study hard in order to serve the people and become good officials for the people of the world.
As for the first point, they frightened the people with their gloomy faces, which was their dereliction of duty.
Besides, these people came to the Ministry of Revenue to deliver silver. Their stinky faces scared people away. If the mission is not completed, and the emperor punishes them, their lives will end here.
They wanted to pretend to obey but the person standing opposite them was a close confidant of Lord Gu. Even though they held official positions, they could only greet him with a smile.
Seeing that the number of cards in their hands was getting fewer and fewer, the people in the queue behind were getting a little anxious. They had been waiting in line for so long but got nothing.
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Gu Wenheng stood at the door of the household registration office, looking at the increasing number of people in front of him, and he knew that this time he had succeeded again.
Now is the time to take care of your own personal affairs.
He brought his personal entourage to the History Department, and Yu Ligao was very surprised by his arrival.
According to their previous relationship, he was the only one who needed help from the Ministry of Revenue...
Gu Wenheng chatted for a while before getting to the point, "I came here today to ask for help from Lord Yu."
Yu Ligao said, "Master Gu, you are joking. You are now a favorite of the emperor. If you have anything to say, just tell us. Can we not obey?"
Gu Wenheng laughed and said, "Master Yu is really joking. Everything I do is loyal to the emperor and I always follow the rules.
I really have difficulties this time, so I came to visit you. Sir Yu, please stop making fun of me."
Yu Ligao then asked seriously, "Master Gu, please speak frankly. As long as I can help, I will definitely not refuse."
"Master Yu also knows that my family is currently in Fu County, but my family has been a little uneasy recently, so I can only come to you for help."
Yu Ligao immediately understood the key point, "What's wrong with Fu County's parent official?"
Gu Wenheng dipped his tea in the water and wrote a word on the table, "The annual transfer time has come. I hope Lord Yu will be flexible."
"That's not difficult," Yu Ligao agreed without thinking, "but there are still a few months to go. Does Lord Gu have a designated candidate?"
Gu Wenheng shook his head, "I believe in Lord Yu."
Yu Ligao said, "...Thank you for your trust, Lord Gu, but if you have someone, I can also help you arrange it."
Officials above the fourth rank had to obtain approval from the emperor, but for a seventh-rank county magistrate like him, it was just a matter of a word.
What's more, this is a reasonable transfer request, and Yu Ligao doesn't mind doing a favor.
As for the people behind the magistrate, they did not dare to come and cause trouble over such a trivial matter.
There's no time to hide something like this, so how could it be exposed?
Gu Wenheng, "I am a person who remembers favors. I will remember this favor."
Now that things have come to this, Yu Ligao naturally knows how to arrange it.
After sending the people away, he began to select this year's Jinshi.
The Enko had just been held not long ago, and there were some people waiting to be assigned as officials.
We have to choose carefully among these people in order to make this favor a reality.
By then, if we can give him some advice, we won't have to worry that he won't work hard in Fu County.
As for the Kochi prefect, it seems that he needs to be moved to a new place so that people can wake up and not be so reckless that he ends up hurting others and himself.
The magistrate of Fu County did not know that his fate was in the hands of his superiors, and he did not even want to bother himself with it, as it had been decided in just a few words.
The master he depended on had given up on her long ago because he was angry with him for the matter of the good seed.
This time he acted on his own initiative and let the Shi father and son go, and that was doomed to fail.
He felt that he was handling everything according to the law, and even if the Gu family had objections, they could not provide any evidence to accuse him.
But what happened to the Xu family in Beijing? It has been so long since the letter was sent, but no news has been received.
(End of this chapter)
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