Qin Fang opened Du Ke's letter. There were a lot of papers in the letter, but not as thick as the one he wrote to Du Ke. Du Ke mentioned three things in the letter:
The first thing: Qin Fang's contribution to discovering sulfur and saltpeter mines was enough to make Qin Fang promoted. But Qin Fang, a poor boy, had just been promoted to the fifth rank in March. It was not a good thing for a poor boy to be promoted too quickly, so he discussed with the emperor and decided to confer the imperial edict on his mother and grandmother. Because he had asked Tao Shan, the old man was still in his hometown, so the imperial edict was sent directly to his hometown.
Seeing this, Qin Fang was happy. Compared with being promoted, he was happier to let his mother and grandmother be conferred the imperial edict. With the imperial edict, it was truly an honor for my mother and grandmother. They no longer had to bow humbly when meeting other wives with imperial edicts. Even if they came to Yunxiang County, if they didn't have the imperial edict, they would still have to bow humbly when meeting the wife of the Yang County Magistrate, but it was different with the imperial edict.
So for this, he had to thank Du Ke and the emperor. At the same time, he also understood that although Du Ke had implicitly mentioned that he had discussed it with the emperor, in fact, it was the emperor who made the decisions on these matters. How could Du Ke, a mere minister, make the decisions for the emperor? It should be that the emperor didn't want him to be promoted too quickly and attract attention.
No matter what the emperor's purpose was, it was undeniable that the canonization of my mother and grandmother really touched Qin Fang's heart. For this, he was very grateful to the emperor and to Lord Du.
The second thing: about Yang Haiyan's contribution to the promotion of military camp land policy and the discovery of saltpeter ice making. If Qin Fang's contribution is to the country, then Yang Haiyan's contribution is to the people. For the emperor, the country and the people are equally important. Qin Fang's contribution is placed on Qin's mother and Qin's grandmother, but Yang Haiyan's contribution is still there, so the emperor conferred Yang Haiyan the title of Xiangjun, the third rank. Xiangjun has different ranks, from the first rank to the fifth rank. Yang Haiyan is now a fifth-rank concubine, and Qin Fang is only 22 years old now, so for Yang Haiyan, it is too early to be officially conferred, so the emperor conferred Yang Haiyan the title of Xiangjun as the third rank, a more moderate rank.
However, for Yang Haiyan, what is really meaningful is not the rank, but the title. Although the title of Xiangjun cannot be passed on to children, it is of extraordinary significance to women. For example, if Qin Fang and Yang Haiyan divorced, then Yang Haiyan's imperial edict for her husband would be gone. But now the emperor has conferred her the title of Xiangjun of the third rank, which is her own honor. Even if she is divorced from a man, her rank and title are still there, and she enjoys the salary of the third rank imperial edict. Moreover, this salary is different from the salary of the imperial edict that the wife follows the husband's honor. The salary of the imperial edict that the wife follows the husband's honor is half of the husband's, while the salary of her Xiangjun title is the salary of a real third rank official.
It has to be said that the emperor is stingy in some places, but as an emperor, he will not take advantage of others. In some places, he will compensate you. The emperor suppressed Qin Fang's opportunity to be promoted, but he also compensated Yang Haiyan quite generously. It is equivalent to giving all the credit of Qin Fang and Yang Haiyan to Yang Haiyan.
Having said that, there is a difference between a man's promotion and a woman's title. In feudal society, women's honor is easily overlooked because they have no access to real power, but men's honor is linked to real power.
However, for the Qin family, who came from a poor family, such honor is enough.
Qin Fang felt that his wife would be happy. In the future, he will have to pay his respects to his wife in a proper manner.
Lord Du's meaning was also very clear. Qin Fang had no complaints or anger in his heart. Why do men work hard to make progress? It is for the family, for children, wife and parents. Now, the emperor has given his honor to his wife and his parents. What can he complain about?
Qin Fang was very grateful to Lord Du for analyzing this matter with him. Even if he would not be angry when receiving the imperial edict and would not care about the credit, it would mean something different to Qin Fang that Lord Du could write to him and analyze the matter. For someone like Lord Du, if it were not for the fact that Qin Fang made Lord Du look up to him a little, why would Lord Du spend time telling him all this? For this friendship, Lord Du could be regarded as Qin Fang's teacher.
Some teachers teach knowledge, while some teachers teach how to behave in society. How to behave in society and the officialdom are far more important to Qin Fang than the knowledge in books.
The third thing: about the identities of the imperial envoys and eunuchs. The imperial envoys who came were none other than Wei Wu's elder brother Wei Ting. Wei Ting is Wei Wu's eldest brother, a Langzhong of the Ministry of Works, from the fifth rank. Although his official position is not as high as Qin Fang's, there is a difference between Beijing officials and local officials. The Langzhong of the Ministry of Works is in charge of the management and construction of various affairs. The Langzhong of the Ministry of Works is also in charge of the production of gunpowder with sulfur and saltpeter.
As for the imperial envoy who came to announce the imperial edict, he is also the chief steward of the emperor, responsible for all matters concerning the emperor. Therefore, the announcement of the imperial edict this time is only secondary. The real purpose is to observe the sulfur mine and saltpeter mine. Sulfur and saltpeter mines are so important that the emperor naturally cannot send only Wei Ting here.
Oh, the above three things are important things, and Lord Du added one more thing at the end. He hopes that he will not be so long-winded and talk so much next time, and can be brief.
Qin Fang read it and couldn't help laughing. He could imagine Lord Du's expression when he pointed this out seriously.
Then Qin Fang came to the fire on the side and burned the letter directly. "Taoshan, let's go down the mountain. Old Yang, I'll leave this to you. If the iron chain man wakes up in the first time, send someone to call me immediately."
Captain Yang: "Yes, general."
An hour later, Qin Fang and Taoshan arrived at the gate of the East Suburbs Barracks.
Wei Ting and Chief Steward Chi were admiring every tree and grass in the East Suburbs Barracks. The East Suburbs Military Camp covers a very large area, so the East Suburbs Military Camp is also very large. However, the reason why the East Suburbs Military Camp is so large is that it is mainly used as a training ground, which can provide good training for soldiers. In addition to the training ground, the martial arts field of the East Suburbs Military Camp is also very conspicuous. I have to say that this is much better than the military camps in the suburbs of Beijing. The main reason is that the military camps in the suburbs of Beijing are limited in area, and the East Suburbs Military Camp here has an advantage in area.
Although Wei Ting didn't know much about military affairs, he could see that this was a good place. Although he didn't know how poor Yunxiang County was, he didn't enter the county after all, but thinking that he would spend a year and a half here, he could accept it. After all, the mountains are high and the water is far away and the scenery is beautiful. Especially standing on the Lookout Hill, looking towards the Beast Mountain, I felt that the mountain was particularly interesting.
Manager Chi is in his early thirties this year. He served the emperor when he was still a prince, so in the palace, even the imperial concubine had to give him some face. He came to Yunxiang County this time, and the purpose of delivering the imperial edict was secondary. The most important thing was to check the sulfur and saltpeter mines. Although Wei Ting led people to secretly manufacture gunpowder, the emperor ordered him to check the sulfur and saltpeter mines. At the same time, observe Qin Fang.
Seeing Wei Ting's satisfaction, Chief Steward Chi couldn't help but smile and said, "I didn't expect that General Qin, who is so young and comes from a poor family, would have such luck." The emperor attached great importance to luck and even privately told him that Qin Fang might be the opportunity sent by God to make him famous.
When Chief Steward Chi heard these naggings, he was shocked. He knew very well what this meant.
Wei Ting also smiled: "General Qin has come this far through his own efforts. It's not easy." But he was indeed lucky. A 22-year-old fifth-rank general, even in the capital, rarely climbed so fast. But looking closely at Qin Fang's experience, he felt it was normal. He joined the army on behalf of his father at the age of 16, and became a centurion by his own efforts at the age of 19. When he was 20 years old, he got the opportunity and became a thousand-man captain. At the age of 22, he was chosen by the emperor for a plan to settle the surrendered barbarians by breaking up the whole into small pieces, and became a Wude general who settled the surrendered barbarians.
Unexpectedly, when he arrived in Yunxiang County, sulfur mines and saltpeter mines were discovered. Immediately afterwards, his wife proposed a military camp land policy and discovered saltpeter making ice.
Speaking of which... Wei Ting paused. Is Qin Fang lucky? Or did his wife bring him luck? When Qin Fang became a thousand-man captain, he had been married for a short time, right?
Thinking of this, Wei Ting suddenly had an idea. Could it be... that his wife is the lucky one?
Thinking of Qin Fang's wife, Wei Ting thought of the Yang family. Taifu Yang was exterminated, and Yang Haiyan was betrothed to the border. Later, he heard from Wei Wu about the matter of adopting a sister. Wei Ting subconsciously crossed his hands and put them behind his back.
Chief Steward Chi also laughed.
"My lords, the general is back."
Wei Ting and Chief Steward Chi looked at each other, and they said in unison: "Lead the way."
The soldiers took them to see Qin Fang, and Qin Fang also came over under the guidance of the soldiers. The three people looked at each other from far to near. Wei Ting and Manager Chi had only one feeling, that the young man walking in front of them was really tall. With such a tall stature, he was born to be a military commander.
People always like to analyze people by appearance. For example, if someone looks gentle, everyone will always think that he is a candidate for the imperial examination. And if someone looks tall and mighty like Qin Fang, everyone will always think that he is a candidate for the military examination.
So this was what Wei Ting and Manager Chi thought when they saw Qin Fang for the first time. When they walked in again, they found that this man had clear eyes and a bit of integrity. He looked tough and stern, and looked like a man of steel.
Qin Fang was a little nervous before facing Wei Ting and Manager Chi, but after meeting them, he was very calm. It's not that he wasn't nervous, but after meeting an adult like Du Ke, he would always be a little more relaxed when meeting others. In terms of official authority and ability, how could Wei Ting and Manager Chi compare with Du Ke?
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