Chapter 20 Seven people recommended by Yan Shizhang

After living in the Hu family's compound for a few days, He Jing always wandered around like no one, and he also wanted to see clearly how luxurious the luxury house claimed to have cost three million silver.

The more carefully he looked at it, the more he couldn't help but love it. He thought that if he could retire in such a mansion, it would be a great blessing in his life. He didn't live in vain.

Unfortunately, no matter how good this place is, it's not his. He dares not force the Hu family to give up this compound to him.

As the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, he also serves as the governor of Fujian, the minister of ships of Fuzhou and the general of Fuzhou. He also wants to manage the Taiwan island and the southeast coastal defense. His actual functions and powers are extremely strong. He is basically three provinces and one fleet, which is more powerful than Li Hongzhang.

He is much busier than Zuo Zongtang.

After visiting Hu's house for nearly half a month, He Jing finally reluctantly left and returned to Fuzhou to continue to be his governor of Fujian and Zhejiang and governor of Fujian.

Almost on the same night, Yan Shizhang finally came back from the capital and went back to Qingya Hall to find Hu Chuyuan. Only then did he know that Hu Chuyuan had moved to Baishi Tower.

Baishi Tower is the real hall of the Hu family. It is located in the middle of the Hu family's compound. From the second gate of the compound to the Baishi Tower, there is a road more than 30 meters long and more than six meters wide, which is pure Hanbai stone.

There are only three rooms on the first floor of Baishi Building, with a living room in the middle, a study on the east side, and a flower hall on the west side, which is the traditional "East Study and West Flower Hall" layout.

Hu Chuyuan is usually in the East Study these days. The shopkeepers come to him if they have something to do, and they also go directly to the study to talk.

Hu Chuyuan has a lot of money. He can't fight with himself, let alone be hypocritical enough to live a thrifty and simple life.

The eastern study he used is ridiculously large, more than 200 square meters. It has a library and a midday bedroom. There is a large mahogany desk in the middle. The desktop is nearly two and a half meters wide and five meters long, using a piece of high-class ebony mahogany.

The black branch grows very slowly. A whole board can be used to build such a large desk, which is at least a thousand years old.

At present, only the Hu family has such a desk in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Other large families also have black branch mahogany furniture, but they are much smaller. A table like this alone costs 30,000 taels of silver for wood, which can definitely be passed down for 500 years.

It is well protected and waxed often. It will not break for thousands of years, and it can be the same as the new one in hundreds of years.

Yan Shizhang hurried in and saw Hu Chuyuan sitting in front of this desk reading, and a few pieces of paper for practicing calligraphy were spread out on the desk.

As soon as Hu Chuyuan looked up, he also saw Yan Shizhang. He immediately smiled and said, "Mr. Yan, you finally came back. I thought you ran away with the silver ticket!"

Knowing that he was joking, Yan Shizhang smiled and was ready to sit down on the side seat next to the desk. However, he saw at a glance that the wooden table in front of Hu Chuyuan was made of a whole piece of mahogany black branches. He couldn't help but think that Hu Xueyan's luxurious wind could be seen.

There is no table like this in the government of the governors of the two rivers, that is, the house of the princes of iron hats in Yanjing City can be seen.

Luxury!

Hu Chuyuan and Yan Shizhang asked, "How are things going in the capital?"

Yan Shizhang said, "Because Wan Laoshangshu insisted that I stay in his house for a while and study the ink treasure together, it was delayed for more than half a month. However, we finally found out that the splor of Mobao was either someone else or Zhao Zuo. Therefore, it's almost worth 3,500 taels of silver. Wan Laoshangshu likes it very much, so he took it.

Hu Chuyuan frowned slightly and said, "Didn't I ask you to buy a new one?"

Yan Shizhang said, "I did buy another one, but Wan Laoshang didn't want it. He thought I wanted to be an official again, but he felt that it was too difficult to accept it. I said it was to dredge it for you, but he said that he was willing to help, but he was old and would soon resign and return to his hometown, so he asked me to give Mo Bao to Sun Jiaqi. Sun Zhuangyuan is the emperor of today. He is deeply loved by the empress dowager of the two palaces, and his future is boundless.

It can be said, but if the Sun family wants to climb out, she still has to wait!

When he crawled out, the yellow cauliflower was cold.

Hu Chuyuan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Have you received it?"

Yan Shizhang smiled and said, "Dong Qichang's Mobao, who doesn't want it? Lao Shangshu already has several authentic works. Although he likes it, he doesn't think it's expensive. Sun Jiaqi hasn't been there yet. Of course, I'm very happy.

"That's good!" Hu Chuyuan smiled and was not very happy. He always felt that the money was not spent on the blade.

Sun Jiadi will have to wait at least a few more years to seize the real power, and he will have time to dredge it at any time.

Yan Shizhang said, "My boss, I have actually met some people in the capital these days. I didn't want to see them at first, but they were secretly recommended by Wan Laoshangshu and had to see them. Most of them are Jinshi from Hunan and Hubei, as well as those from Jiangxi, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. At present, they are all working as editors in Hanlin Academy, and a few of them have mixed up the idleness of various departments.

"Oh?" Hu Chuyuan was a little curious and asked, "What are you doing with them?"

Yan Shizhang said, "The owner doesn't know anything. The court holds a trial every three years, but everyone who encounters the emperor's accession to the throne, the wedding, and the empress dowager's birthday, an additional examination will be added. More than 300 Jinshi will be selected in each examination, but there are not so many vacancies in the world. Nearly half of the Jinshi can't find the real vacancies and can only wait in the capital. If the family has some money to dredge the bribes of officials, they may be able to get a Beijing official position, and if they dredge local officials, they can get a magistrate. Most of the people introduced by Lao Shangshu for me are young and strong, quite ambitious and talented, but it's not their turn to be vacant for the time being.

Hu Chuyuan nodded silently and generally understood the meaning of Wan Qinglin.

He then asked Yan Shizhang, "Do you want to help these people find a real fault?"

Yan Shizhang nodded slightly and said, "Send charcoal in the snow and work for others. This kindness is better than re-engineering. I have sorted out all the information of these people and made a secret observation. There are two Jinshi from Zhejiang, and I have paid to dredge them to the household department. In addition, there are twelve Jinshi from two lakes, four Jinshi from Jiangxi, and seven Jinshi from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. These people can only be assigned to the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River. Those with high qualifications can be appointed as magistrates, and those with low qualifications can start from magistrates.

Hearing what he said, Hu Chuyuan understood it more in his heart.

He is from the same hometown as Zhejiang, the two lakes belong to the Hunan family, and the Jiangxi nationality belongs to the same hometown of Wanqing and Mei Qizhao.

As an official in the Qing Dynasty, the same hometown must be the most important force, supporting each other, supporting each other, and collectively known as one party.

Hu Chuyuan nodded and asked Yan Shizhang to hand in the list and carefully browse everyone's information.

He counted a total of 23 people, and there were seven people listed as first-class talents by Yan Shizhang, namely Huo Hongji, Zhang Baixi and Tu Renshou from Hunan, Dai Hongci from Guangdong, Liao Zhongshan from Jiangsu, Tang Jingsong from Guangxi, and Liu Hongxi from Jiangxi.

In addition, there are 16 people, from which Hu Chuyuan suddenly found Luo Dayou from Jiangxi and Huang Jiaju from Hunan.

At this moment, he trembled.

Rebirth?

If you take a closer look at the information, both of them are still Xin Weike Jinshi and No. 1 for ten years of Tongzhi. Huang Jiaju is the 71st in the second class, and Luo Dayou is the third place and the first place. ( It's true. Luo Dayou later served as the governor of Tainan in Taiwan and died in office. There was a local Luo Gongting to commemorate him!)

Let's tremble!

Hu Chuyuan immediately waved his hand and asked Yan Shizhang, "How is the ability of these two people?"

Yan Shizhang said, "There is more than enough for the governor, but not enough for the governor. Only the first seven people I list can serve as governors. Among these people, Huo Hongji is more talented, and the owner must recommend it to Lord Zuo Zongtang. If such a talent is left in the capital, it will be ruined.

Hu Chuyuan nodded silently and said, "Okay, you can write a few letters of recommendation for me. The two lakes are recommended to Lord Zhongtang, and Huo Hongji, Dai Hongci and Jiangsu and Jiangxi are recommended to Lord Mei Qizhao together."

"Good!" Yan Shizhang immediately took the pen and ink and said, "Actually, I have another person to recommend. This person is from Yantai, Shandong Province. He has lived in the capital since he was a child. Now he is absent as the head of the Ministry of Household. His grandfather Wang Zhaochen used to be the governor of Shanxi, and his father Wang Zuyuan is currently in Cheng Mianlong Maodaotai, Sichuan."

Hu Chuyuan asked, "What's your name? What's your specialty?"

Yan Shizhang said, "Wang Yirong has been diligent since he was a child, knowledgeable, and has the ability to never forget. He is extremely good at identifying antique cultural relics. His achievements in calligraphy and gold and stone are well-known in the capital. The specific source of Dong Qichang's masterpiece could not even be identified by Wan Lao Shangshu, so he was asked to judge. He was only thirty-three years old, but he could see the difference between Zhao Zuo and Shen Shichong's calligraphy at a glance. It was really a valuable genius!"