Do You Know?: I, the Little Cabinet Elder, Regent of the World

This time, Jiang Zhao was promoted to Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, a clear promotion.

Generally speaking, once an official reaches the level of a "regional governor," the notion that "officials in the capital are more noble than local officials" no longer applies.

Even so, Jiang Zhao's promotion was undeniable.

After all, he was previously a third-rank official, serving as the Deputy Pacification Commissioner and Pacification Commissioner, while the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was a third-rank official.

For officials in Xihe Road, the fact that their former superiors were employed in the Ministry of Personnel meant that their career paths would be much smoother.

When a junior official in the Ministry of Personnel sees the name of a former subordinate, if the subordinate's performance is not bad, he can promote them with a stroke of his pen!

Nearly 90% of the officials in Xihe Road were former subordinates of Jiang Zhao, so they were naturally very excited.

Chapter 116 Disciples and Former Officials!

“Over the past three years, all of you here have achieved remarkable political results. It is only right and proper that you should be promoted one or two of you.”

These words sent shivers down the spines of many officials.

No official in the political arena can remain calm after being promoted.

"Submit your performance reports for specific promotions, and I will make a decision based on your achievements," Jiang Zhao said calmly.

If the ruling party can manage personnel and finances well, it can solve 99% of the problems.

"However, since it involves officials from prefectures and counties, it also involves the matter of officials entering the capital."

Jiang Zhao looked around and said calmly, "Speak your ideas. If they are feasible, I will do my best to report them to the higher authorities."

Locally, the higher the rank, the fewer high-ranking official positions there are.

Once you reach the fifth or sixth rank, you have to consider going to the capital.

Otherwise, the competition will be extremely fierce.

In local areas, the second-rank official position was merely the position of Pacification Commissioner, which was of the second rank.

The third-rank official position was merely the position of Deputy Pacification Commissioner, which was also a third-rank official.

The remaining fourth-rank official position is only held by the Transport Commissioner.

The fourth rank was only for the position of learning Taoism and administration.

The fifth rank only includes two positions: Deputy Transport Commissioner and Director of the Ever-Normal Granary.

In the military, there are indeed officials of the fifth rank.

However, military officer positions are unrelated to civil service positions.

In other words, nearly twenty officials of the fifth rank, such as prefects and assistant prefects, were competing for two positions of the same rank: Deputy Transport Commissioner and Director of the Ever-Normal Granary.

The round of 10 to 1 was incredibly fierce.

The subsequent official positions of the fourth rank, the fourth rank, the third rank, and the second rank even involved competition for the transfer of officials from the capital to other regions.

Therefore, there are almost no officials who simply climbed the ranks step by step to become high-ranking regional officials without ever ever entering the capital.

In comparison, it was undoubtedly a better career path for officials of the fifth or sixth rank to enter the capital.

In Bianjing, there are three or four hundred officials of the fifth rank or above!

Of course, getting to Beijing was no easy task.

The triennial performance evaluation might only free up twenty or thirty fifth-rank official positions.

At least one-third of them would be snatched up by sixth-rank officials in the capital.

The remaining portion fell to the local authorities, where they competed with officials from the fourteen routes, making it anything but easy.

Fortunately, the large volume released at once increases the chances of it entering Beijing.

Among them, the probability of officials from Xihe Road entering Beijing is undoubtedly very high.

There's no other reason than that all the officials on Xihe Road were the first officials!

Being the first in office means there are so many things that can be done.

They established military farms, dug canals, reclaimed wasteland, constructed water conservancy projects, provided disaster relief, set up schools, promoted education, and pacified foreign tribes.

Anyone who is not greedy or stupid, and has a normal level of governance, can achieve a large number of political achievements.

Once there are enough achievements to go around, those in power can easily promote people with a legitimate reason.

"Your Excellency, I have no plans to go to the capital for the time being," said Zhang Heng, the Deputy Transport Commissioner, as he rose and bowed.

During the expansion of Xihe, he presided over the tea-horse trade and made significant contributions, thus rising to the rank of fourth grade official.

The Deputy Transport Commissioner was a fifth-rank official, a high-ranking official holding a low-ranking position.

If he is promoted through the selection process this time, he will be promoted one rank and can serve as a fourth-rank transport commissioner, rightfully in charge of the transport department.

Jiang Zhao nodded and waved his hand.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, I, Han, have arrived in the capital," Han Jiayan, the Chief Clerk of the Ever-Normal Granary, replied with a bow.

He held the rank of fifth grade official, and to be promoted, he still needed to go to the capital.

Of course, when a fifth-rank local official enters the capital, it is most likely to be a lateral transfer.

Jiang Zhao nodded.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, I am on my way to the capital." Wang Shao, the Vice Minister of War, Earl of Taiyuan, and concurrently Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army, bowed respectfully.

As a senior official in the Ministry of War, he came with the mission of maintaining stability on the frontier.

Now that the border is secure, it is time to go to the capital.

Jiang Zhao waved his hand.

"Your Excellency, I wish to go to the capital," Gu Tingye said, rising and bowing.

As a fifth-rank official, General of Huaihua and Military Commissioner of Xizhou, Gu Tingye had a very good career in local government.

With Wang Shao gone, he even had a chance to fight for the position of Deputy Commander of the Army, a fifth-rank official.

However, he came from a noble family.

Now that he has mastered the skills, he should try to enter the capital as an official and take charge of the Imperial Guard.

Jiang Zhao pressed his hand down.

“My lord, I will remain on the frontier,” Zhong E said decisively.

Originally, he preferred to serve as an official in the capital.

After all, even if Wang Shao enters the capital, Gu Tingye is still an insurmountable obstacle.

It's too difficult to compete with Gu Tingye for the position of Deputy Commander of the Army!

As a result, both Wang Shao and Gu Tingye chose to go to the capital.

Compared to the difficulty for civil officials to enter the capital, it was far too easy for military officers.

In fact, there are very few instances where they refuse.

If Gu Tingye chooses to go to the capital, then he will definitely go to the capital. Wang Shao's position as a senior official in the Ministry of War is also a capital official position, so he will definitely go to the capital as well.

Since both of them have left, he can try to stay and compete for the position of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army.

In terms of experience and achievements, he was not as good as Wang Shao and Gu Tingye, but he was not comparable to the remaining militia commanders.

Jiang Zhao nodded.

"This humble official is entering the capital," said Su Zhe, the prefect of Minzhou, bowing.

As one of the key figures of the younger generation in the Korean entertainment industry, he is developing in the direction of becoming a high-ranking official.

Now that he has already reached the rank of fifth grade official, he must decisively go to the capital to accumulate experience in planning the future of the country.

Jiang Zhao waved his hand.

Subsequently, Xue Xiang, the prefect of Diezhou, Shen Kuo, the prefect of Dangzhou, Su Shi, the vice prefect of Hezhou, Zeng Bu, the vice prefect of Lanzhou, and Zhang Dun, the vice prefect of Lezhou, all stated that none of them had any plans to go to the capital to serve as officials.

These individuals, Xue Xiang, the prefect of Diezhou, and Shen Kuo, the prefect of Dangzhou, respectively intended to take over the positions of Deputy Transport Commissioner and Director of the Ever-Normal Granary.

Su Shi, the prefectural judge of Hezhou, Zeng Bu, the prefectural judge of Lanzhou, and Zhang Dun, the prefectural judge of Lezhou, were all officials of the sixth rank.

This time, many prefects chose to go to the capital, so they just happened to take over their posts.

Subsequently, the remaining prefects, assistant prefects, and sub-prefects successively announced their decisions.

Many officials are interested in going to Beijing.

However, these people also knew that entering the capital was too difficult, so they did not insist on it.

If all else fails, being transferred to another route is also an excellent option.

Jiang Zhao waved his hand, and Zhang Zai recorded all the official business.

"In this way, documents concerning political achievements were also submitted."

Jiang Zhao instructed, "In the prefectures and counties, we can confidently recommend officials with outstanding political achievements."

This refers to the promotion of key officials in a county, such as the county magistrate, county assistant, and county commandant, as well as officials below the sixth rank in prefectures and counties.

"Yes." Dozens of people nodded hurriedly.

Historically, the major performance evaluation for officials has always been held before June.

The new regional governor took office after June.

Therefore, when they were about to leave, the previous governor would adjust the promotions and demotions of officials.

All the necessary instructions have been given, and all the necessary questions have been asked. Jiang Zhao glanced down and finally looked at Zhang Heng: "Because it involves several members of the imperial family entering the capital, I will be going to the capital around February. From February to June, the affairs of the Pacification Commissioner will be handed over to the Deputy Transport Commissioner."

Upon hearing this, many officials were taken aback, but quickly realized what was going on.

The training of these five members of the royal family must eventually come to an end.

Three years have passed, and it's time to go to Beijing.

Zhang Heng stood up and bowed respectfully, saying, "Please rest assured, sir."

Xihe Road is filled with people who are Korean.

Commanding it is not a difficult task.

"You may all leave," Jiang Zhao nodded and waved his hand.

These officials were almost all his core supporters.

Some officials who were unable to enter the capital could be transferred to more prosperous areas, except for those who remained to stabilize Xihe Road.

For example: Huainan East Road, Huainan West Road!

At the desk, Jiang Zhao held the pen.

Wu Li!

This is the name of Jiang Huaijin's private tutor!

"This man has an excellent reputation. I wonder if he could be a county magistrate?" Jiang Zhaoping smiled and handed over the slip of paper, looking at Zhang Zai, who was in charge of official business.

Zhang Zai glanced at it and asserted, "That's enough!"

He thought he was a scholar!

It is undoubtedly difficult for a scholar to be appointed as a county magistrate.

However, since the young Grand Secretary has spoken, it's not impossible to do it.

If all else fails, just turn the scholar into a candidate for the imperial examination.

As a result, an elderly scholar?

Isn't that easy?

"Would Zihou like to come to the capital with me?" Jiang Zhao asked with a smile.

Zhang Zai, in exercising the powers of a "secretary," became more and more accustomed to it the more he used it.

"Wherever you go, my lord, I will go," Zhang Zai replied hastily.

This is the young Grand Secretary!

Why aren't you closing your eyes and following?