Fang Yun not only appointed Liu Yu as the chief supervisor of Ning An County's workshop, but also increased his monthly salary to forty taels of silver. On top of Ning An County's current net income, he would also be given a certain amount of bonus every year. Lastly, he would be rewarded with a large house worth eight thousand taels of silver.
Fang Yun had also rewarded some workshop owners yesterday, but it was not as generous as Liu Yu's.
Shen Ren immediately said, "County Magistrate, although Liu Yu has a good reputation, he is just a small official in the County Government. He has been promoted to such a high position with such a generous reward. I'm afraid he can't convince the public. In my opinion, why don't we start from workshop owner and wait a few months before being promoted to … the chief supervisor. "
Deputy Tao Dingnian said, "Registrar Shen is an experienced man. County Magistrate, although I agree with Liu Yu's promotion to chief supervisor, the people in the workshop are uncertain now. Liu Yu is inexperienced. Why don't we postpone it for a few months? "
"I agree with Deputy Tao," Constable Lu Hong said, which was rare.
Fang Yun glanced at Lu Hong. When Left Prime Minister Mount Liu was the Magistrate of Mishou, he changed the structure of the county office in Ning An County. The prefectural army's battalion commander was also the constable. Therefore, there were often seventh-rank Jinshi constables in Ning An County. They had a strong control over the law and order of Ning An County.
However, Lu Hong was a military man. Even if he was the Left Prime Minister's disciple, he was much more disciplined than Registrar Shen Ren. Usually, Fang Yun never objected to the constables being transferred. This time, he suddenly spoke up not because of the Left Prime Minister, but because he had his own ideas.
At this time, if Fang Yun directly refuted, it would be equivalent to arguing with these low-ranking officials. He would lose control of the situation. Yu Ba Chi saw the opportunity and immediately said, "You three are wrong! Liu Yu is conscientious in his duties and works hard without complaint. He has been in Ning An County for decades. The mechanisms he has saved are worth tens of thousands of taels of silver. Those are not so much rewards, but compensation! "
"Giving him the position of the chief worker of the workshop is already a reward and compensation, as well as the silver taels. That's too much, "Lu Hong said.
With a sneer on his face Yu Bachi said, "When Ji Zhibai was the county magistrate, he was known for his poor management. You also opposed the sale of a weaving workshop to the owner who caused the workshop to fail. What happened in the end? If one were to compare the methods of the two county magistrates. Who do you think is more reasonable? "
Lu Hong was silent, but Ao Huang suddenly let out a soft "ah". Her voice was full of confusion, as if she didn't understand what Yu Bazhi meant.
The Chief Secretary of the Workshop, one of the ten offices in the county yamen, said softly, "Mr. Liu Yu is a person whom I admire. Moreover, he is the assistant of the Great Confucian Minister Li Yuan of the Gong Family. Together with the workers of the Hall of Works, they were building a new mechanism. He is also the one who operates the new type of cotton gin and cotton tapping machine. His position is high enough for him to be the chief engineer. "
Tao Dingnian, Shen Ren, and the other officials of the Left Prime Minister's party were stunned. The Chief Secretary of the Workshop had hit the nail on the head. Whether it was the person who opened the new mechanism or the assistant of the Great Confucian Prime Minister Li Yuan, they were all real power.
Not to mention xiucai, even a juren wouldn't dare to compare with Liu Yu. After all, Liu Yu was someone who was personally praised by the Great Confucian of the Hall of Works. To the Gong Family, Xiang Liyuan's praise was more meaningful than the monarch's commendation!
Yu Bachi glanced at the Chief Secretary of the Workshop, thinking that he was indeed an official related to the Gong Family. He could see through the knack of things better than him, who had just become a Warden. However, Yu Bachi suddenly looked at Fang Yun.
When he met with Xiang Liyuan, it was Fang Yun who deliberately let Liu Yu join the Hall of Works team. It was obvious that he deliberately let Xiang Liyuan know Liu Yu and forcibly helped Liu Yu raise his position.
The officials of the Left Prime Minister's party were furious. The Chief Secretary of the Workshop had been caught by Fang Yun. He could have just kept his mouth shut, but why did he still speak up for Fang Yun?
After a dozen breaths of time, these officials understood that the people present could oppose a county magistrate, but who would dare to oppose the Great Confucian of the Hall of Works? The Chief Secretary of the Workshop was helping neither side, but it could also be said that he was helping both sides.
The group of officials cursed in their hearts. Fang Yun was too well-prepared. It seemed that the group of aides were not easy to deal with.
Fang Yun's aides were not qualified to sit in the meeting, but they had the right to listen in. They stood around and looked at Fang Yun in surprise. When the aides were discussing Liu Yu's matter, they didn't mention this at all. They didn't expect that Fang Yun would quietly lay the groundwork, making the officials in the county unable to oppose and suffer a great loss.
Ao Huang quickly took out a small notebook and solemnly wrote down this matter.
"… If you want to take, you must first give. This is a big mistake. If you want to take, you should first secretly plan … "
The deputy county magistrate, Tao Dingnian, looked at the other officials and finally had to say, "The county magistrate is far-sighted. We are not as good as him. Your reward is reasonable. If such a great person is not rewarded, the people will be disappointed."
"The deputy county magistrate is right." Shen Ren said unwillingly and secretly sent this matter to Ji Zhibai, praising Fang Yun's team of aides.
Who knew that Ji Zhibai's letter was full of sarcasm, "Why don't you see what kind of people his aides are? Other than a few people who want to train themselves, the other scholars have the vision and breadth of mind. Would they think of using the great Confucian scholars? Would they dare? It's not that I look down on them, but other than Fang Yun, they wouldn't think of anyone else! Hmph, how could someone who can temporarily suppress me, Ji Zhibai, be so simple? "
After reading Ji Zhibai's letter, Shen Ren was shocked. He originally thought that Fang Yun was only talented, but didn't understand the officialdom and didn't know the methods of the officialdom. However, he had targeted Liu Yu step by step and included the great Confucian scholars in the Workshop Hall in his calculations. This was far beyond the ability of a Grand Scholar in the Court Examination.
Fang Yun nodded and said, "Since everyone agrees, then I'll send out a document and personally write an article to the 'Wen Bao'. We'll spread this matter to the world and spread the name of Ning An County."
Shen Ren was confused. Why did Fang Yun specifically mention the 'Wen Bao'? Thus, he sent this message to Ji Zhibai.
When the meeting ended, Shen Ren received Ji Zhibai's letter.
"Fortunately, I have the help of my teacher. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to do anything to Fang Yun. Of course, you can't see the secret behind this. A few days ago, in the 'Wen Bao', there was an article about the Grand Scholar in the Court Examination, Lei Shushan. It was written that there was an old craftsman who devoted himself to mechanisms and brought great profits to the workshop. However, the old craftsman didn't receive any rewards. He didn't have any resentment and lived a peaceful life. This became the focus of Lei Shushan's promotion. However, Fang Yun did the opposite. He made Liu Yu into a craftsman who not only immersed himself in mechanisms, but also helped him escape poverty. He lived a prosperous life and his whole family was happy. This kind of realm has already surpassed the concept of living a peaceful life. It's heading straight for the Great Harmony of the World! "
"But isn't living a peaceful life the Confucian school's high spiritual realm?"
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