Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 626 Human Nature

Chen Ce did not want to recommend Wen Zhengming. He could not see any good qualities in Wen Zhengming, but instead saw many bad qualities of opportunism in him.

He wanted to enjoy and get benefits, but there was no such good thing in the world.

It is true that Hami lacks officials. This time Hami won a great victory, the Turpan people were destroyed, and Hami returned to the hands of the Ming court. It is inevitable that more bureaucrats will be required to govern Hami City.

Most officials are indeed unwilling to go to the bitter and cold northwest. They would rather go to the south of the Yangtze River, the southeast, or even Sichuan and the southwest, which are better than the northwest in any case.

Because the Northwest has always been a strategic fortress, it is difficult to develop the economy and is therefore relatively poor.

However, this time Hami was regained control, the Turpan people were completely annihilated, and the Mongols were severely damaged. In the future, the Ming Dynasty will definitely focus on developing the northwest.

You have to know that outside the Great Wall there are not only aggressive nations like Mongolia and Turpan, but also many other nomadic nations. They are also short of supplies and are highly dependent on the Ming Dynasty's trade economy.

Once the Northwest is stabilized, it is foreseeable that the Northwest economy will take off in the future.

Bureaucrats who were reluctant to come to the Northwest before will definitely want to develop in the Northwest now. So the competition is very strong.

I'm afraid Wen Zhengming also noticed this point, so he wanted to find Chen Ce to seek a job in the northwest, otherwise it would be difficult to find a job in the future.

He knew that the only person who had the ability to nominate a juren to be an official was probably Chen Ce, and there was no one else in the court who had a say.

However, Chen Ce's intention just now was obviously to reject Wen Zhengming. Wen Zhengming was slightly stunned, but still smiled and said, "Okay, if there is a shortage of people in the northwest in the future, you can recommend me, and I will definitely go to the northwest to work!"

Chen Ce nodded and said, "Okay!"

……

After the Northwest was pacified, many people were rewarded according to their merits. Outside the east city of Hami, the sky was filled with wind and sand, and a team of horse-drawn carriages were getting ready to set off.

Yang Yiqing looked at Fu Yuan and asked, "Are you really not going to take credit for your achievements? All the soldiers who participated in this war have received their share of rewards."

"You want to go back to Beiping now? Wouldn't it be better to go back with honor? If you go back with nothing like this, aren't you afraid that others will bully you?"

"Uh, I'm overthinking it. With your intelligence, no one should be able to bully you."

Fu Yuan smiled and said, "I am not going back with nothing. Am I not still the commander of the inner factory?"

"He's the second-in-command of the factory. How can he go back with nothing?"

Yang Yiqing smiled helplessly and said, "You know what the court officials think of the inner and eastern factories. They have always looked down on the factory guards."

"Your inner factory is nothing in the eyes of the civil officials."

Fu Yuan smiled and said, "Okay, don't bother Sir Yang to worry about it."

"gone."

Fu Yuan waved his hand, got on the carriage, and gradually left this northwestern border town in the wind and sand.

He was going back to the capital to find Chen Ce and watch that guy die with his own eyes.

……

After Hami was pacified, as Wen Zhengming said, a large number of officials were needed to govern Hami.

But the civil servants and this year's new Jinshi candidates seemed to be very averse to Hami. No one wanted to go to that place, so those who passed the Jinshi examinations all tried to find connections in the capital and did not want to go to Hami to suffer no matter what.

Hami lacked a large number of civil servants to govern it. Ni Yue looked for many people, but none of them were willing to go. Zhu Houzhao had no choice but to force a group of new scholars to be transferred to Hami.

Fei Hong felt that this was inappropriate. They were going to develop Hami in the future. If they forced a group of people who did not want to go to Hami to go there, would they be able to govern well? Zhu Houzhao had to settle for the next best thing and transferred officials in the southwest, such as Zhu Zhishan and Wang Wubi, to Hami, and then sent new scholars to the southwest.

After all, the southwest has developed steadily, and the new scholars are very happy to go there.

Because Xu Zhenqing had no connections, he was forcibly transferred to Hami. When Wen Zhengming heard that Xu Zhenqing was transferred to Hami, he hurriedly found him and said, "I heard that Zhishan will also be transferred to Hami. We can reunite in Hami in the future!"

Xu Zhenqing: "Ah? Zhengming, didn't you..."

Wen Zhengming said: "I want to go to Bohu to talk to him. After all, no one wants to go to Hami. The emperor may transfer me there. It will be enough if someone says a few words to the emperor."

"Alas, Chen Ce didn't agree to my request, otherwise I would definitely be able to go to Hami."

Xu Zhenqing: "Bo Hu... can't say anything either, right?"

Wen Zhengming shook his head and said, "Bo Hu is the Supervisor of the Newspaper and Publication Department. This position reports directly to the Crown Prince. As long as he is willing, he will definitely be able to talk to the Crown Prince."

Xu Zhenqing didn't say anything in the end.

You were making up stories about Bo Hu before, and now you want to go to Bo Hu again. And Bo Hu can't ask for this, right? After all, his teacher didn't agree, so how can he, as a student, agree to this without the teacher's consent?

"Let's go, I'll treat you and Bo Hu to a meal, I've already made an appointment with Bo Hu."

Xu Zhenqing nodded and said, "Okay!"

Wen Zhengming smiled and said, "Maybe we can go to Hami together, and then we two brothers can do something in Hami together."

Xu Zhenqing nodded.

Wen Zhengming spent a lot of money to book a private room in Cuiwei Tower by the lake.

"Bo Hu, is the newspaper department busy? How are you adapting?"

Tang Yin smiled and said, "Not bad."

"Is Zhengming here to say farewell to Zhenqing?"

Tang Yin knew that Xu Zhenqing was going to be transferred to Hami, so he thought that Wen Zhengming had invited him to see Xu Zhenqing off together.

Wen Zhengming laughed and said, "Yes!"

Tang Yin took a sip of wine and said to Xu Zhenqing: "Zhenqing, being an official is not like being a talented scholar like us in Wuzhong. You can be arrogant because of your talent. There are many rules and regulations in the officialdom. The first thing you should do when you go to Hami is not to work."

"what?"

Xu Zhenqing looked confused. Since he was already an official, if he didn't go to the local area to do work, what should he do?
Xu Zhenqing looked at Tang Yin in confusion. Tang Yin said, "Go and take care of your interpersonal relationships first."

"Build good relationships with people in the official circles. This will be beneficial to your future work."

"Don't act too weak and easy to bully, otherwise they won't take you seriously. Do more, talk less, watch more, and learn more."

These were the lessons that Tang Yin, an experienced person, learned. He was not educating Xu Zhenqing, but just sharing his experience with Xu Zhenqing.

Wen Zhengming didn't care about this. He felt that interpersonal relationships were not important. As long as he did good things conscientiously, his superiors would notice it and he would be promoted.

Moreover, he thought that the reason Tang Yin could be where he is today was all because of Chen Ce's promotion. If Chen Ce was gone, who in the court would still give face to Tang Yin?
Xu Zhenqing nodded slightly and said, "Thank you Bo Hu for your teachings. I understand."

(End of this chapter)