Qing Yao

Chapter 50: Can I teach with this level?
The prefect is really going to be promoted!

The transfer order from the Ministry of Personnel has not arrived yet, but the news came in advance.

Officials in Beijing and provinces basically have special personnel sent to gather information. Some are called "sitting in Beijing", some are called "sitting in the province", and some are even called "sitting in the government office".

In addition to maintaining friendly relations between their masters and officials in the capital, those who "stay in the capital" must also get along well with the low-level staff of the major government offices in the capital, and invite them to dinner and drinks every now and then to relax and unwind.

Moreover, it is a long-term investment, and the expenses are not small. Of course, this expense will eventually be passed on to the people.

Even though the low-level clerks in the major government offices in Beijing are only low-ranking and low-status clerks such as Bi Tie Shi, Bai Tang A and Zhong Shu, these people are better informed than anyone else.

Therefore, if you have good relationships with this group of people, you can get information much faster than normal channels at critical moments, especially when it comes to major personnel adjustments in the court or matters related to the interests of your master.

Some things, even if known just one day in advance, are enough to change the final outcome of things, or even a person's destiny.

At that time, Shandong Governor Guotai was investigated by people sent from Beijing. The investigation team had already arrived in Jinan. Guotai not only knew nothing about it, but also forced the governor Yu Yijian to dress up as a female flower and perform with him on the stage.

As a result, they were caught red-handed by investigators, and both the governor and the prefect were arrested, and both were granted the privilege of committing suicide in prison.

This is a counterexample.

A typical example is that a few years ago, Emperor Qianlong sent people to Zhejiang to clear out the warehouses and check the inventory. However, the news was learned in advance by Fu Song, the governor of Zhejiang. Before the investigation team from Beijing arrived in Zhejiang, the officials of Zhejiang had arranged the warehouses in order through various means. Not only could they not find anything, but they also achieved the effect of full warehouses.

As a "capable minister", Fusong was therefore appointed as the Governor of Jiangsu and Acting Governor-General of Liangjiang by Emperor Qianlong, who was very pleased with him.

This shows the importance of "sitting in Beijing" and "sitting in the province".

The news from the capital was that the prefect was going to be promoted to the provincial position of Neitai, that is, the Censor in charge of judicial affairs in the entire province of Jiangsu.

An official of the third rank is second only to the governor and the governor in the province, and ranks above the education commissioner.

The Yangzhou prefect was of the fourth rank, which meant he skipped the two thresholds of the fourth rank and the third rank and made a direct leap from prefecture to province.

Zhao An was naturally happy that the prefect had been promoted, because he knew that the prefect valued him as a writer very much, and that the promotion must have been due to the Ten Perfect Birthday Memorial.

Just as Zhao An expected, the promotion of Yangzhou prefect Eqina was due to that birthday memorial.

However, Emperor Qianlong, who was very pleased, initially wanted to promote Eqina to the position of governor of Anhui, or give him a lucrative position as the Lianghuai Salt Transport Commissioner.

Unfortunately, the current officials in these two positions are both Heshen's men.

Zhou Zun, the governor of Anhui, was recommended by Heshen, and the annual tribute he gave to He Zhongtang would not be less than 50,000 taels.

Akdanga, the salt transport commissioner of Lianghuai, came from the Imperial Household Department, and the Minister of the Imperial Household Department was Heshen.

Relying on Akdanga, he and Zhongtang could earn a net of 500,000 taels from the salt merchants every year, not to mention the income from the tricks in the salt administration.

Heshen had no objection to his master's wish to reward him with an official position, but he could not bear to see his own men being replaced by Eqina.

Since it concerned his own interests, he instructed his accomplice Fu Chang'an to subtly mention to the emperor that the officials in charge of Anhui's administration and Lianghuai's salt transport were very capable. Finally, Heshen made a suggestion to the emperor about the appointment of an official as the Jiangsu Censor.

The Minister of Justice is a good person and has some status, but he doesn't have much money.

After all, it is impossible for the person in charge of the judicial system of a province to make all cases into false charges and wrongful convictions, and there are not many cases that can make a lot of money throughout the year.

Overall, the position of Neitai ranked last among the four most powerful positions. A less prestigious Xuetai could reap a fortune just from the provincial examinations, not to mention being able to influence the rankings of student examinations in prefectures, counties, and cities.

Zhao An didn't quite understand the ins and outs of this. He thought that if the prefect was promoted, he would take him to the provincial capital. If he performed well then, he would probably be able to get a small official position with the title of a student.

When he met the quasi-Nietai with this idea in mind, the other party was distressed that not only did he not get the lucrative position of Lianghuai Salt Administration, but he also had to give up the lucrative position of Yangzhou Prefect.

He was very depressed, but there was nothing he could do since things had come to this point. He could only wait for the transfer order from the Ministry of Personnel and then go to Jiangning to take up his post.

Looking at the bright side, he was promoted to the third rank of Neitai when he was only in his forties, so he would be able to take over the position of Fantai when he was fifty.

It is not impossible for him to be the governor. After all, his birthday card is truly outstanding.

News came from the capital that when the emperor returned to the capital, people from the Luan Yiwei held up signs with the words "Ten Perfect Old Man" and "Ten Perfect Military Achievements" in front of his carriage!

How many people in the Qing Dynasty could have such honor?

In addition, a third-rank Neitai could submit memorials directly to the emperor. The more memorials he submitted, the more the emperor would see them. With the merit of being awarded the "Ten Perfect Titles", he might be promoted three levels in a year or two.

It's not impossible, because the current Emperor Qianlong always employs people as he pleases, and if he's in a good mood, he can even promote you five or six levels.

Thinking this way, the prefect felt much better and smiled more often.

As the prefect has been promoted, his useful staff will definitely go with him, especially several senior advisors.

As for Zhao An, the prefect wanted to take him to Jiangning, but Zhao An's title of student had not been obtained yet, and he himself was going to take up the post of the Censorate. He was a new official, and it would be a bit of a loss of face to bring a "staff member" who was a student.

It would not be appropriate to just leave it to Ganquan County, after all, they have made great efforts for my promotion.

Therefore, after discussing with the two great advisors, Xia and Zhao, the prefect personally went to talk to Zhao An. After a bunch of meaningless nonsense, he got straight to the point.

"I have already made arrangements. You will be assigned to the provincial academy as a student for a few months. Once I have settled down, I will arrange a better job for you."

Academic record?

Zhao An was stunned: Isn't this the assistant of the professor of the provincial school?

To be precise, he was not an assistant, but a teacher in the provincial school.

There are teachers with ranks, starting from the ninth rank.

At the beginning of the country, only the Imperial College had the right to appoint an official, but now only the provincial schools can appoint an official.

The idea was given by Mr. Zhao, the prefect's chief advisor. Why was Zhao An arranged to teach at the prefectural school?
Because the title of Xuelu is noble.

The experience of teaching in the provincial school will be of great benefit to Zhao An's future career.

At least it can reduce the impact of Li Jian's unusual background on him.

Seeing Zhao An standing there in a daze, the prefect couldn't help but smile and nodded, saying, "I have always valued talent. When you arrive at the prefectural school, you must do your job well and don't let me down. As for the county, I will pass it on. You don't have to worry about anything."

After saying that, he thought of something, "The Ganquan County Certification Office has already been removed by the county government. There is no need to set it up again in the future. The same applies to the government office."

(End of this chapter)