However, even the outer city where Wang Quantai lives is a mixed place. Although there are not as many royal men making trouble as in the inner city, the outer city is definitely a restless place. It is here that Wang Quantai understands that he is actually not at all.

It doesn’t matter. Don’t say that you are a Jinshi. What will happen if you become the number one scholar? The most important thing in the capital is to know what your identity is. If you don’t know this clearly, you will suffer in the future.

It can only be his own. The capital is completely different from other places. Almost one-third of the dignitaries of the entire empire live in this place. Wang Quantai saw with his own eyes that when the foreign governor came to the capital, he only

It was because his car collided with an ordinary person walking on the road, or at least he looked like an ordinary person. He didn't expect that this incident would actually make the governor disgraced.

On that day, Wang Quantai was a little tired from studying, so he went out for a walk to see the scenery of the capital. In fact, this was fine. Unlike those who went into the house to study and couldn't come out, Wang Quantai himself felt that if he kept doing that, he would

You may become a person who is obsessed with reading. In fact, there are only so many books. Although it is impossible for a person to read them all, if he keeps reading and doesn't go out, problems of this kind will appear in his mind. Wang Quantai has been a brainiac since he was a child.

A flexible person will naturally not let himself become a sour scholar. In that case, it would be better not to study.

On that day, the governor entered the capital with dozens of soldiers in an eight-carriage sedan chair. It was estimated that this guy must have entered the capital for the first time. He was surrounded by people in a very grand manner. The official position of the governor was not the highest.

, this is really a great official position in other places. After all, he is the biggest in the province, and he is mainly responsible for His Majesty the Emperor personally. For other ministers, most of them are equal to him.

Level, but that sounds nice. Can it really be equal? ​​That is absolutely impossible. There are so many governors in the world, except for the governors in these provinces, those on river transportation and so on.

There are also many governors, but there are only so many officials at the same level as them in the capital. It is estimated that they are less than one percent of them. Therefore, generally the governors will restrain themselves when they enter the capital.

His subordinates were just afraid that these domestic slaves would cause trouble and get them involved. There were quite a few such things in the past.

It's a pity that the governor didn't properly restrain the minions in his family. He bumped into a guy in the capital. If you bump into someone, you just need to apologize to them. How can you scold them? Of course.

As long as you enter the capital, basically no one dares to do anything, at least not in broad daylight. Otherwise, you will be in the wrong. There are so many yamen in the capital, and there are people who can do it everywhere.

As I said, I didn’t come to the capital to litigate. So I would not take action on the road unless absolutely necessary.

Just when these guys in the Governor's Mansion were teaching people a lesson, in less than five minutes, their situation took a turn for the worse. It turned out that a group of city guards also ran in front of them. What these city guards couldn't stand the most was this.

The governors' supervision camp has been set up. Do you think this is still your one-third of an acre of land? None of you look at what kind of place it is. This is also a place where you can run wild? It is very disrespectful to salute that governor.

After that, the arrests will begin. No matter what the governor says, they will do it according to their own wishes and tell the governor that this is how it has to be done. This is the rule. They cannot tear these things up on the streets of the capital.

As it happened, Wang Quantai thought that the governor was a high-ranking official at that time. A small soldier from the capital city guard dared to talk to the governor like this. It seems that life will not be easy for this guy after he returns.

In fact, Wang Quantai was out of his mind. He didn't even look at where this place was. If they really cared about the governor's identity, they wouldn't have come directly to take away his bodyguards.

, this is a slap in the face, I really don’t give you face, let me tell you clearly, in a place like the capital, the governor is really nothing. In a powerful family, the governor just comes to send money every year, if

If the gift is in place every year, we may be able to help him with his affairs when it does not affect us. If he does not send it in time, maybe our mouths will be tilted at some point and you will be asked to do it one by one.

I understand what's going on. This means I'm telling you that the big men in the capital have nothing to do with you.

Soon the guy who looked like an ordinary person took out a sign from his arms. It was from a good guy. It looked ordinary and was not made of good materials at all. But I didn’t expect that the guy from the city guard saw it.

, but he was very courteous to this person. He acted businesslike to the governor just now, but now he wanted to kneel down to this guy. Wang Quantai thought this guy was a young master from some family or even a member of the royal family.

Come out, if this is the case, naturally a governor cannot afford to offend him. No matter whether he has a title or not, as long as he is a member of the royal family, if you collide, the people above will definitely not be against you. Although Long Zi and Long Sun are defeated

Yes, but it is not something that ordinary people can bully.

The person next to him was an old man from the capital, and he directly said that that guy was a slave in the palace. He probably came out to do something on the prince's order. This guy must have wanted to play with the governor in his heart.

Just for fun, so that he could pay for it. Sure enough, when the governor found out that he was actually related to a prince, he was immediately frightened. If a commoner in the capital could still fool him, even with an ordinary dignitary.

It doesn't matter if he has connections with others. After all, he is also a governor, but if he has a relationship with the palace, this is no joke. He quickly dismounts from his horse and says hello to them to see if they have fallen somewhere.

, this change even Wang Quantai felt was a little too fast, what the hell is going on, a governor came to apologize to a slave? Is this a change that is a bit unbelievable? Is this still a society ruled by ethics?

In fact, if you think about it carefully, this is a very simple matter. There are so many governors in the entire empire, and there are so many palaces in the capital. The total number is less than thirty, which is one percent of the number of governors.

Besides, although some palaces may not look very good on the surface, but they have been passed down for so many years, who knows what is going on secretly. Maybe all their strength is hidden. If the palace wants to deal with a governor,

, that is really too simple. Is the person who can hold the palace token just a fool? And the people in the city guard also know it. This is no joke. How did it end in the end? The governor

He asked someone to give several of his personal guards a good beating, and then gave 3,000 taels of silver to this slave to drink tea. He also gave 1,000 taels of silver to the men of the city guard to drink tea. This matter was also

Even if it is over, the money is still a trivial matter after all. The governor still doesn't care much about the money. The most important thing is this face issue.

Others thought that the governor must be remorseful, but that was not the case. The governor felt very good. Even if he lost people and money, so what? Who would know if he didn't tell him?

It can be said that there are so many things. Who would care about such a small thing? But through this matter, I have a relationship with the palace. Although I am a very rubbish servant, I still have a relationship after all.

.I can use this servant to have a relationship with his superiors. In the end, isn’t it related to the prince? Although these servants of the prince’s palace are very arrogant, they are short of money. Although the money given by the prince’s palace is not enough.

If it's less, their ability to make money is pretty good, but this is the capital, not some other city outside. It's not that simple to live here. Many people can't make ends meet.

All Wang Quantai's performance was incompatible with the development of this matter. When he came here, he was also afraid of those powerful people, but he didn't expect that even the governor of a province would do things like this. It seems that he still didn't understand it before

Ah, the water in the capital is actually so deep at this time, but this incident also made Wang Quantai understand one thing, that is, he must climb up with all his strength. Otherwise, even if he achieves the position of governor in the future, he will not be able to climb up.

How about it? Don’t you have to apologize to others? If you become the governor and encounter such a thing, in the end you still have no other way and you still have to apologize to the person in front of you. This is too humiliating and polite. Look.

The governor just now was also a scholar. He actually did such a thing. I really don’t know what to say. In fact, this is also a normal thing. After staying in the officialdom for a long time, all the good qualities of this scholar will be lost.

He disappeared, and he was no different from a common man.

In the past, Wang Quantai's development was all because he liked reading, but after this incident, Wang Quantai understood that he had entered the officialdom now, and he had to do well if he wanted to do it, otherwise he would suffer in the future.

Local, these people don't care what you think. It's possible that the governor was targeted by this person, or it's possible that the city guards colluded with this slave, and they took advantage of each other.

Then it is possible to blackmail the governor's money, so you must make yourself good and powerful so that no one can deal with you.

Finally, another three months passed, and it was time to watch TV. At that time, Wang Quantai had already understood how difficult it was to live in the capital. First of all, the prices in the capital were too expensive.

In their hometown, ordinary people can eat and drink enough for one tael of silver a month, which is a relatively good life. But here in the capital, the price has increased more than twenty times, no matter what kind of things

The prices are astonishingly high. He still lives in their provincial guild hall in the capital. He is not responsible for all the food, drink and other expenses. Even so, his money is not enough.

, a few Jinshi who came together cost dozens of taels of silver to go out for a meal. They spent a lot of money on several meals, but they had to go. Since they were going to be officials in the court in the future, these

Socializing and other things are things that must be done. If you don't go, others will definitely say that you are a nerd. Poetry and wine, poetry and wine, how can you write good poetry if you don't go and drink.

Fortunately, life has become better after these few months. During the imperial examination, Wang Quantai also saw the world. There were just so many tables in the square covering tens of thousands of square meters. He is still there.

I remember that the topic given by His Majesty the Emperor was about how to increase the court's fiscal revenue. Wang Quantai came from the bottom and knew too much about these things. It is very simple to increase the court's revenue, as long as it reduces

The income of some corrupt officials can naturally increase the income of the court. And the income of some road cards can also be increased. For businessmen, giving it to the court is the same as giving it to the adults. As long as it is

If you can let them pass, you can spend any amount of money. Wang Quantai's articles were directly valued by His Majesty the Emperor, and Wang Quantai was responsible for several of them. This is what it means to leap over the dragon's gate. It's just these articles of his

Chen Ke has really offended the ministers of the imperial court. Damn it, everyone has been here like this for many years. Why can't it work with you? As a city lord, you can't make more than a hundred thousand dollars a year.

What is this for? With the millions of people under his command, do you want to live like a poor man? Relying on the little salary and money from the court? You have to go crazy because of poverty.

But at the beginning, the court was indeed short of money. The emperor thought this was good, and they could only think that this was good. Otherwise, they might not be able to keep their black hats, and the people below would say that they would not give it.

For the sake of the empire. This is not a small crime. One by one, they quickly submitted memorials and agreed, saying that Wang Quantai's methods were good. His Majesty the Emperor was so pleased that he immediately promoted this guy to the fifth rank.

It is announced that the official is a foreigner. This kind of thing does not surprise everyone. After all, there are many number one candidates every year who become fifth-rank officials, but there are really very few officials who become officials in such an important department as the Ministry of Household Affairs. The Ministry of Household Affairs

Officials in the Ministry of Finance have always been subordinate to officials in the Ministry of Personnel. Of course, the department that controls money is often the most important. The position of Yuanwailang in the Ministry of Revenue is even more important. Several major forces in the imperial court are anxious.

They have not been able to get this position for a long time. Now they did not expect that a foreigner would become this official. They were all surprised. What can they do if they are not willing to do such a thing? His Majesty the Emperor opened his mouth and could not do anything wrong.

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Wang Quantai's family is considered to be well-off. Not only does the county magistrate often come to visit, but the city lord of the county and even the governor of the province often send people to take a walk. Is this a joke, Governor?

He is very powerful locally, but after arriving in the capital, he is nothing. It is easy for one of his fellow villagers to go to the capital. At the age of just over 20 years old, he is already a fifth-rank official.

But Beijing officials are not these rubbish local officials. If you don't curry favor with them, how will you find them when doing business in the future? This is no joke.

Because Wang Quantai came from Prince Ning's territory, many people directly assigned him to Prince Ning's account. Prince Ning's power in the court was very powerful. Wang Quantai himself went to Prince Ning's Mansion twice.

, people outside really thought that he was from Prince Ning. In fact, the emperor knew very well that Wang Quantai had no backing at all. It was His Majesty's own intention to let him go to Prince Ning's palace. Now he wants to

All the work he does must be done in line with the officials. Such a guy with no foundation will probably be eaten by those officials. With Prince Ning as a big backer, if someone deals with him in the future, he will be considered someone.

Bearing it in mind, Prince Ning couldn’t say it out loud after suffering such a dumb loss. He really felt uncomfortable. However, Wang Quantai was a truly talented and knowledgeable person. After coming here twice, Prince Ning also felt very good.

But now that we are really dating, if I don’t need it now, I may not need it in the future.

Ten years later, this guy has become the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He is definitely a high-ranking official of the imperial court. The most important officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs are the two ministers, Zuo Shangshu and You Shangshu. The others are the four ministers. This household

The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance is a high-ranking official of the first rank, and the Minister of Hubu is a high-ranking official of the second rank. They are on the same level as the local governors. But there are too many local governors, and the Minister of Hubu in the imperial court is all.

There are only four of them, and there are so many officials in the world who are struggling with them. At the beginning, all the officials in Wang Quantai's hometown were depressed and confused. They knew that Wang Quantai had his own way, but why couldn't they

I didn't expect that he could reach the position of Minister of Tobe. This is simply impossible. Most people didn't expect that this guy could go so far. If they had known about it at the beginning, they would have fought with this guy.

Even though Wang Quantai has come to the capital, all the young and old in his family are from his hometown, and I heard that the Vice Minister is with

My three younger brothers all have a very good relationship with each other. It is not the minister who wants to fawn over, but his younger brothers who all need to be fawned over. Therefore, Wang Quantai's three younger brothers are also considered to be great figures in the entire province.

He often becomes a guest of the Governor's Mansion and the Governor's Yamen.

Wang Quantai, who is in the capital, is also aware of the changes in his family. The atmosphere in the entire empire is like this. Isn't this what he has been doing all his life? There are too many things in the court. Even when his old father left, he

Didn't go home. Why? It's not because there are too many things in the empire. Wang Quantai is really worthy of His Majesty the Emperor's appreciation. Not long after joining the Ministry of Household Affairs, his annual income increased by more than ten percent. This is absolutely

It's an incredible amount. His Majesty the Emperor can earn hundreds of billions more money every year. How could he not be happy about this? In an instant, Wang Quantai became the most watched person in the entire court. The Emperor is naturally interested in such a useful minister.

Not being stingy, he rewarded Ruyi Jade, Zhuangzi, and as an exception, he also granted a house in the inner city of the capital. If it weren't for the etiquette of his ancestors, he would probably have also been awarded the title, mainly because

Because the ancestors stipulate that people under thirty years old cannot be knighted no matter how great their merits are. This mainly depends on whether a person has longevity. You can basically tell it by the age of thirty. If

If not, there is no need to waste that matter, but even so, everyone in the court understands very well that a viscount cannot run away at the age of thirty.

Sure enough, on Wang Quantai's thirtieth birthday, his life reached its peak. Wang Quantai still remembers that he didn't want to hold a birthday party that day, but all his subordinates in the capital came to his home.

, it would be a bit pretentious if it was not done. Anyway, it was just a birthday party. There was nothing else to do. Just when the birthday party arrived at "gaochao", the third prince came with the decree of the court.
To be continued...