A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

"Look, this brother is not from Chang'an." Li Zhi said again, "With your talent, do you want to be the left servant of the Ministry of Rites?"

The other party laughed when he heard Li Zhi's words, and said in surprise, "Could it be that I can still be a minister of the Ministry of Rites? I'm not very capable. I used to help people manage business, and I was the one who arranged the scheduling. Now I can finally be an official. The Zuo Shilang is already very satisfied, I don't dare to think about anything else."

"Have you heard of the Maritime Trade Department?" Li Zhi said again.

"Maritime Trade Department, who in Chang'an doesn't know the famous Maritime Trade Department." Liu Wang said in a low tone, "It is said that the Maritime Trade Department is still presided over by His Royal Highness Prince Jin, but it is amazing that His Royal Highness King Jin was brought out by Xiangguo Gu Qing. If you can Entering the Maritime Trade Department, you may even be able to get in touch with the Prime Minister Gu Qing. If you can say that you can deal with the Prime Minister Gu Qing, this life is enough. You don’t know that the new officials of the Manchu Dynasty want to be like Gu Qing, and dare to challenge the emperor! The suburbs of Chang’an, Gu’s family Three feet away from the sky! A real man must be like Gu Qing, never bow his head in front of big right and wrong, start from scratch, have a lot of money, and be an extremely powerful minister!"

"And ah." Liu Wang whispered to Li Zhi again, "It is said that this Gu Qing is still a ruthless character who kills people without blinking an eye, and can make waves without wind. He is such a person. Although I am not from an academy, I know He, Gu Qing, opened an academy to give poor students a way out, he opened a factory, so many people could have an extra bite of food, and his Gu Qing’s potatoes made so many people not hungry, but his reputation not only kills people without blinking an eye, but also demands money. , It is this one person who can kill all the countries in silence and dare not offend, and can also govern the world so that more people can live a good life. Now those people from the Western Regions will nod and bow when they see the people of Datang."

Li Zhi heard a lot of what he said, and the black line at one end was talking about how the Maritime Trade Department got involved with Gu Qing, but judging by what this guy means, there are many people in the imperial court who admire Gu Qing, so it seems that there is a chance to continue , "I'll give you a chance to meet Gu Qing, do you want to?"

"Is it possible? Can I meet with Xiangguo?" Liu Wang was very excited, but after calming down, he said, "How is it possible, this Xiangguo can't even be seen in court now, let alone you let me see him."

Chapter 728 When Li Zhi's digging is in progress

"It's better like this." Li Zhi said, "Tomorrow, you go to the Maritime Trade Department, and I can let you see Xiangguo Gu Qing, how about it?"

Liu Wang looked at Li Zhi suspiciously, "Who are you?"

"It doesn't matter who I am, the important thing is that you can meet Xiangguo Gu Qing." Li Zhi continued, "Don't worry, if you have a chance, you can come to the Department of Maritime Trade tomorrow to have a look."

Li Zhi left here calmly after talking to him, and set a long line to catch big fish. You can't easily express your own thoughts. It's better to go step by step. Ready for Li Zhi.

"It will be so soon?" Li Zhi took the files and looked at a total of [-] people, each with a file, from birthplace, age, marriage, family status, and portrait.

Di Renjie was busy processing the reports collected by Dali Temple from various places, and sent someone to Erxian Village to investigate. The content of Gu Qing's questioning was heard by several jailers guarding Tang Jian's cell.

"Di Renjie?" Li Zhi called out.

"What's wrong?" Di Renjie finally came back to his senses.

"Forget it, you are busy with your work." Seeing that Di Renjie was absent-minded, Li Zhi found another candidate, and went all the way to the outside of the household department. Now the household department should be about to leave, and he is waiting to see a young man Go out of the household department.

Li Zhi immediately stepped forward to greet him, "Dare to ask that Xu Ming is the probation officer of the Ministry of Households in person?"

"Who are you?" Xu Ming looked at Li Zhi strangely.

"A distant relative asked me to greet you." Li Zhi continued, "How are you doing recently?"

Xu Ming ignored the stranger in front of him and continued walking.

Li Zhi followed a few steps and continued, "Your family is the Hu family in Chang'an. The Hu family has been running a silk shop for a long time. You came to Chang'an all the way from the south of the Yangtze River because of your marriage contract. Your family is poor and you depend on others. I have never married you, and their family has always looked down on you, a person from a poor background!"

"Have you said enough!" He shouted to Li Zhi loudly.

Li Zhi was a little surprised by his call, but he still said, "Now that you are a senior high school imperial examination, and you are an official in the court, you thought your life would be better, and they would look at you differently, but your meager The people who pay the woman still don't pay attention to you."

Xu Ming stopped and looked at Li Zhi, "Who are you!"

"It doesn't matter who I am." Li Zhi said patiently, "Have you thought about earning more money?"

Xu Ming nodded and looked at Li Zhi, "What do you mean?"

"Don't get me wrong, I didn't ask you to do anything." Li Zhi said, "The competition between the court and China is very fierce now. You, Xu Ming, are the probationary minister of the Ministry of Accounting, but your opponent is also in the position of the minister. You have performed very well, but it is hard to say whether you will be able to stay in the post. If you are inferior in comparison, you may be dismissed. The relationship between you and the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance is not good. There have been disputes between the Hubu Shangshu, but your opponent is more popular with the Hubu Shangshu."

"What do you want to say?" Xu Ming asked again.

Li Zhi walked in front of him and said in a low voice, "Now there is an opportunity. The Maritime Trade Department needs capable people to do things, and the monthly salary is dozens of times that of the court. Think about it carefully. If you want to go, tomorrow Just come to the Maritime Trade Department to have a look."

"Department of Maritime Trade, the government office that presides over Maritime Trade and is not in the court?" Xu Ming wondered, "Isn't His Royal Highness Jin Wang presiding over it?"

"It doesn't matter who presides over it." Li Zhi said again, "The important thing is that the monthly salary of the Maritime Trade Department is dozens of times that of the court, and now the Maritime Trade Department is short of manpower, and the newly opened government office has more opportunities, maybe You can get a high position, and you can even solve your current embarrassment. Although we men don't bow down for five buckets of rice, we can't let others look down on us."

"May I ask who you are?" Xu Ming asked curiously.

"Think about it carefully. After you think about it, come to the Maritime Trade Department to have a look."

After Li Zhi finished speaking, he nodded with a serious face, patted him on the shoulder and left, and he was relieved when he walked through this street.

"Is this little brother in trouble?"

Hearing the voice, Li Zhi turned his head and looked at a Taoist priest sitting on the side of the street.

"I'm not worried." Li Zhi shook his sleeves.

"Wait a minute!" the Taoist stopped Li Zhi from speaking, "Actually, I have been watching you, little brother, you have passed this street three times. I have been observing you and know what you are doing. Do you need help?"

Seeing the Taoist's smile, Li Zhi looked him up and down. This guy looked in his 40s and was a little short. He asked doubtfully, "I've seen you somewhere."

The dwarf naturally knew that Li Zhi had seen him many times in Gu's house. Li Zhi didn't recognize him immediately after he disguised himself.

Speaking of which, the dwarf tore off his fake beard and took off his hat and said, "Does His Highness King Jin recognize you now?"

"So it's you!" Li Zhi finally understood, "Aren't you the one who works for Gu Qing? The dwarf who runs errands for Gu Qing all day long."

The dwarf said with a wry smile, "His Highness King Jin's Maritime Trade Department needs manpower now, and he wants to find someone in the court. In fact, there are a few capable people under the villain's hands who are especially good at doing this kind of thing. It's better for His Royal Highness Prince Jin to let the villain do it." .”

"Are you going to do it?" Li Zhi hesitated again, "Are you doing well?"

"The villain has served Lord Hou for so many years, so His Highness King Jin can rest assured." The dwarf said again, "The villain knows that His Highness Jin asked Dali Temple to investigate some people, and these people are the people His Highness Jin wants. "

"Somewhat capable." Li Zhi looked at the short man, "It seems that you have seen my king's actions."

"Unfortunately, I saw it." The dwarf said with an awkward smile, "His Royal Highness, don't worry, let us try."

"How about this." Li Zhi said again, "You can't force them to know?"

"We know how to do things." The dwarf nodded repeatedly.

"Let me try it for you alone." Li Zhi continued: "There is a servant in the Ministry of War who is also a new official. His name is Qin Lin. As long as you can let him work in the Maritime Department, the king will do more things in the future." Leave it to you."

"The villain understands." The dwarf said with a smile.

After sending Li Zhi away, the dwarf went to work immediately, and he saw a thing or two from the time Di Renjie came to the pen studio to get the details of those people, the dwarf returned to the pen studio and said to the fat monk, "Everything has been done. "

The fat monk nodded, "Master Gu still has a knife mouth and a bean curd heart. He is secretly helping His Royal Highness King Jin in everything. This time is the same. I will order the people below to do things."

Chapter 729 Li Chengqian is Angry

"It's a pity, this time Li Chengqian managed to recruit a group of newcomers and was taken advantage of." The dwarf said with a smile.

Academy

Gu Qing came to the academy to see the current progress of the generator, although the progress is very slow, the size is difficult to grasp, which is also the reason why the industrial technology is not up to standard, Li Tai saw Gu Qing came to the academy and asked, "Why are you here? "

"Let me take a look at the progress." Gu Qing and Li Tai were wandering around the academy, "Recently His Royal Highness Prince Jin has been poaching everywhere, and the academy is also short of people, why don't you take it easy."

"There's nothing to worry about." Li Tai said calmly, "I watched him grow up, and I know his temperament very well. I'm afraid he didn't want to touch his nose when he went digging people this time. He is loyal but lacks training, he has been under your care, Gu Qing, and he has not suffered any grievances on weekdays, it is better to let him practice, the master of the academy is not in a hurry, anyway, he can handle it now."