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Zheng Shi, who was originally a member of Hejian government, was transferred to Taiyuan government as governor three years ago. During his term of office, he also had a good reputation. If it were not for a sudden disaster this year, he would be promoted by the imperial court in two years.
Just compared with those students who want to be famous as soon as possible, Zheng Shi won the Jinshi at the age of 30. Basically, he doesn't have to fantasize about going out of the cabinet and entering the phase in his life. At the top of the sky, he will sit in the position of knowing the state, and then he can return home with good luck. Bad luck may also be the outcome of visiting and dying in another country.
In ancient times, being an official was not always a good thing. First of all, it was difficult to say a word.
It's hard to be a corrupt official, and it's even harder to be a clean official. If you want to be a good official who can do things for the people with clean hands, it's even more difficult.
People say that "a thousand miles is an official, only for money". This may be true, but not all officials are qualified to say so. If they rule a barren land, they have neither specialty nor trade, what are they greedy for? Why should we be greedy? Those who can really become corrupt officials are often officials in rich areas or senior officials in the imperial court, and those who have a bad mind can't be greedy, because once greedy, they may be watched by people, either by the censor or or by the six doors, and eventually end up with a broken family and death.
So being a corrupt official is actually difficult.
On the contrary, being an honest official is not so easy. First of all, you should resist the temptation. A magistrate is not a government of later generations. In this era, there are only a few people who really have official seals in a magistrate's Yamen, but are in charge of all the affairs of a prefecture, large and small. When people ask you to do business, they will show a little more or less. In this case, will they accept it or not?
If you insist on not accepting it, it will be said to be inhumane and not easy to carry out work, but if you accept the small and reject the large, how to delimit this size? Besides, people are always greedy. The Bank of thousands of miles collapses in the ant nest. Once the defense line in the heart is loose, it will slide into the ranks of corrupt officials sooner or later.
So it's hard to be an honest official. Either you have to concentrate on your work, but you have to take charge of the land of a government. From the internal and external strategies of the state, military actions, resisting natural disasters, organizing planting and production to needle and thread, you have to go through the magistrate's Yamen, collect all taxes on time every year, or arrange grain planting and cloth production, It is impossible for the magistrate to be busy with such large and small affairs, even if he is made of iron all over.
Let the people below do it. If you are an honest official, what will you reward the people below? If there is not enough reward, how can the following people work hard to do it? You should know that those officials with official status are just enough. At least they can force him to do it by evaluation every year, but those without official status have to rely on their superiors and use their means to make some money and get some to support their family. If they can deal with things without enough sweetness, it's all for face. If they encounter a thorn head and throw their hands, they'll lose face, We'll quit this matter. Magistrate, you're so incorruptible. Why don't you come?
Therefore, in ancient times, it was often difficult for honest officials to really do their part, because they had too many responsibilities on their shoulders and couldn't manage good people, so they naturally couldn't do good things.
Zheng Shi understood these principles after a long time. A scholar can't just talk about his innocence and backbone. It's not an official, it's lime. In addition to paving the road, it can only be used to brush the wall, not to mention governance.
If you want to govern, you must first learn to be smooth, learn to deal with problems flexibly, and constantly weigh among law, morality and your bottom line.
Just having two sleeves can only be called "being alone", which is far from the degree of "helping the world at the same time".
Zheng Shi has long put his life goal low. He just hopes that when he leaves the land of power, the people can spontaneously give him a farewell and say behind his back that he is a good official, not a corrupt official.
If you can do this, Zheng Shi feels that his life will not be in vain.
But it's really difficult to do this. When Zheng Shi took office three years ago, his hair was only a few silver filaments, but in just three years, his hair was more than half white, not to mention that in recent times, not only did he dye the few green filaments left on Zheng Shi's head white, but even his new beard was white as if he had spent silver.
As a prefect, Zheng Shi's home is not extravagant, not even rich. An old woman who followed his wife 30 years ago, who was blind and could only eat fast and chant Buddha every day, as well as the old woman she brought when she married and a lame servant girl she bought after her wife came to the door. Her only son is not in Taiyuan house, After completing his studies, he took the loose silver collected by his family and an old groom of the Zheng family to study abroad.
In the middle of the night, my mother and those people had already gone to bed. Zheng Shi's room was still lit, but he hadn't slept, so his wife Zheng Lin didn't sleep. Just brought him a bowl of broth, but it was the last meat in the family.
After drinking the broth, Zheng Shi smacked his mouth with some meaning, "is there still meat at home?"
"The last bit of bacon is gone." Zheng Lin's clothes are very simple when he is at home. His clothes are patched, but the stitches are very meticulous, and the sizing is particularly neat. It looks like a simple beauty. It matches Zheng Lin's appearance very well, giving people a sense of scholarly family.
Only those who have really read the Scriptures and integrated into the soul will have such temperament. The appearance of women at Zheng Lin's age is no longer important. That kind of quiet temperament is the factor that distinguishes them from ordinary women. Zheng Shi admired his wife very much. When he was not outstanding, Zheng Lin always worked hard with him and never complained. Later, he finally became an official. Zheng Lin never added chaos to his work. He always told him not to cross the line. Sometimes think about it, If Zheng Lin hadn't kept him in check all the way, maybe he would have colluded with the kind of officials he despised, or become a thorn in the eye of his colleagues because he didn't know how to adapt.
"Then, do we have any food?"
"There are still two kilograms of white flour, and there are not many others. It is estimated that it will be no problem to save some for half a month. In half a month, the relief of the imperial court should come."
"Only half a month's rations?" Zheng Shi was slightly stunned, and then his old face became depressed. "How could this happen?"
"What's the matter? Is something wrong? Hasn't the imperial court sent any news? I'm afraid the people in the city can't survive for half a month."
"Not this." Zheng Shi raised his head and looked at his hair wife.
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Zheng Shi, who was originally a member of Hejian government, was transferred to Taiyuan government as governor three years ago. During his term of office, he also had a good reputation. If it were not for a sudden disaster this year, he would be promoted by the imperial court in two years.
Just compared with those students who want to be famous as soon as possible, Zheng Shi won the Jinshi at the age of 30. Basically, he doesn't have to fantasize about going out of the cabinet and entering the phase in his life. At the top of the sky, he will sit in the position of knowing the state, and then he can return home with good luck. Bad luck may also be the outcome of visiting and dying in another country.
In ancient times, being an official was not always a good thing. First of all, it was difficult to say a word.
It's hard to be a corrupt official, and it's even harder to be a clean official. If you want to be a good official who can do things for the people with clean hands, it's even more difficult.
People say that "a thousand miles is an official, only for money". This may be true, but not all officials are qualified to say so. If they rule a barren land, they have neither specialty nor trade, what are they greedy for? Why should we be greedy? Those who can really become corrupt officials are often officials in rich areas or senior officials in the imperial court, and those who have a bad mind can't be greedy, because once greedy, they may be watched by people, either by the censor or or by the six doors, and eventually end up with a broken family and death.
So being a corrupt official is actually difficult.
On the contrary, being an honest official is not so easy. First of all, you should resist the temptation. A magistrate is not a government of later generations. In this era, there are only a few people who really have official seals in a magistrate's Yamen, but are in charge of all the affairs of a prefecture, large and small. When people ask you to do business, they will show a little more or less. In this case, will they accept it or not?
If you insist on not accepting it, it will be said to be inhumane and not easy to carry out work, but if you accept the small and reject the large, how to delimit this size? Besides, people are always greedy. The Bank of thousands of miles collapses in the ant nest. Once the defense line in the heart is loose, it will slide into the ranks of corrupt officials sooner or later.
So it's hard to be an honest official. Either you have to concentrate on your work, but you have to take charge of the land of a government. From the internal and external strategies of the state, military actions, resisting natural disasters, organizing planting and production to needle and thread, you have to go through the magistrate's Yamen, collect all taxes on time every year, or arrange grain planting and cloth production, It is impossible for the magistrate to be busy with such large and small affairs, even if he is made of iron all over.
Let the people below do it. If you are an honest official, what will you reward the people below? If there is not enough reward, how can the following people work hard to do it? You should know that those officials with official status are just enough. At least they can force him to do it by evaluation every year, but those without official status have to rely on their superiors and use their means to make some money and get some to support their family. If they can deal with things without enough sweetness, it's all for face. If they encounter a thorn head and throw their hands, they'll lose face, We'll quit this matter. Magistrate, you're so incorruptible. Why don't you come?
Therefore, in ancient times, it was often difficult for honest officials to really do their part, because they had too many responsibilities on their shoulders and couldn't manage good people, so they naturally couldn't do good things.
Zheng Shi understood these principles after a long time. A scholar can't just talk about his innocence and backbone. It's not an official, it's lime. In addition to paving the road, it can only be used to brush the wall, not to mention governance.
If you want to govern, you must first learn to be smooth, learn to deal with problems flexibly, and constantly weigh among law, morality and your bottom line.
Just having two sleeves can only be called "being alone", which is far from the degree of "helping the world at the same time".
Zheng Shi has long put his life goal low. He just hopes that when he leaves the land of power, the people can spontaneously give him a farewell and say behind his back that he is a good official, not a corrupt official.
If you can do this, Zheng Shi feels that his life will not be in vain.
But it's really difficult to do this. When Zheng Shi took office three years ago, his hair was only a few silver filaments, but in just three years, his hair was more than half white, not to mention that in recent times, not only did he dye the few green filaments left on Zheng Shi's head white, but even his new beard was white as if he had spent silver.
As a prefect, Zheng Shi's home is not extravagant, not even rich. An old woman who followed his wife 30 years ago, who was blind and could only eat fast and chant Buddha every day, as well as the old woman she brought when she married and a lame servant girl she bought after her wife came to the door. Her only son is not in Taiyuan house, After completing his studies, he took the loose silver collected by his family and an old groom of the Zheng family to study abroad.
In the middle of the night, my mother and those people had already gone to bed. Zheng Shi's room was still lit, but he hadn't slept, so his wife Zheng Lin didn't sleep. Just brought him a bowl of broth, but it was the last meat in the family.
After drinking the broth, Zheng Shi smacked his mouth with some meaning, "is there still meat at home?"
"The last bit of bacon is gone." Zheng Lin's clothes are very simple when he is at home. His clothes are patched, but the stitches are very meticulous, and the sizing is particularly neat. It looks like a simple beauty. It matches Zheng Lin's appearance very well, giving people a sense of scholarly family.
Only those who have really read the Scriptures and integrated into the soul will have such temperament. The appearance of women at Zheng Lin's age is no longer important. That kind of quiet temperament is the factor that distinguishes them from ordinary women. Zheng Shi admired his wife very much. When he was not outstanding, Zheng Lin always worked hard with him and never complained. Later, he finally became an official. Zheng Lin never added chaos to his work. He always told him not to cross the line. Sometimes think about it, If Zheng Lin hadn't kept him in check all the way, maybe he would have colluded with the kind of officials he despised, or become a thorn in the eye of his colleagues because he didn't know how to adapt.
"Then, do we have any food?"
"There are still two kilograms of white flour, and there are not many others. It is estimated that it will be no problem to save some for half a month. In half a month, the relief of the imperial court should come."
"Only half a month's rations?" Zheng Shi was slightly stunned, and then his old face became depressed. "How could this happen?"
"What's the matter? Is something wrong? Hasn't the imperial court sent any news? I'm afraid the people in the city can't survive for half a month."
"Not this." Zheng Shi raised his head and looked at his hair wife.
Zheng Shi, who was originally a member of Hejian government, was transferred to Taiyuan government as governor three years ago. During his term of office, he also had a good reputation. If it were not for a sudden disaster this year, he would be promoted by the imperial court in two years.Just compared with those students who want to be famous as soon as possible, Zheng Shi won the Jinshi at the age of 30. Basically, he doesn't have to fantasize about going out of the cabinet and entering the phase in his life. At the top of the sky, he will sit in the position of knowing the state, and then he can return home with good luck. Bad luck may also be the outcome of visiting and dying in another country.In ancient times, being an official was not always a good thing. First of all, it was difficult to say a word.It's hard to be a corrupt official, and it's even harder to be a clean official. If you want to be a good official who can do things for the people with clean hands, it's even more difficult.People say that "a thousand miles is an official, only for money". This may be true, but not all officials are qualified to say so. If they rule a barren land, they have neither specialty nor trade, what are they greedy for? Why should we be greedy? Those who can really become corrupt officials are often officials in rich areas or senior officials in the imperial court, and those who have a bad mind can't be greedy, because once greedy, they may be watched by people, either by the censor or or by the six doors, and eventually end up with a broken family and death.So being a corrupt official is actually difficult.On the contrary, being an honest official is not so easy. First of all, you should resist the temptation. A magistrate is not a government of later generations. In this era, there are only a few people who really have official seals in a magistrate's Yamen, but are in charge of all the affairs of a prefecture, large and small. When people ask you to do business, they will show a little more or less. In this case, will they accept it or not?If you insist on not accepting it, it will be said to be inhumane and not easy to carry out work, but if you accept the small and reject the large, how to delimit this size? Besides, people are always greedy. The Bank of thousands of miles collapses in the ant nest. Once the defense line in the heart is loose, it will slide into the ranks of corrupt officials sooner or later.So it's hard to be an honest official. Either you have to concentrate on your work, but you have to take charge of the land of a government. From the internal and external strategies of the state, military actions, resisting natural disasters, organizing planting and production to needle and thread, you have to go through the magistrate's Yamen, collect all taxes on time every year, or arrange grain planting and cloth production, It is impossible for the magistrate to be busy with such large and small affairs, even if he is made of iron all over.Let the people below do it. If you are an honest official, what will you reward the people below? If there is not enough reward, how can the following people work hard to do it? You should know that those officials with official status are just enough. At least they can force him to do it by evaluation every year, but those without official status have to rely on their superiors and use their means to make some money and get some to support their family. If they can deal with things without enough sweetness, it's all for face. If they encounter a thorn head and throw their hands, they'll lose face, We'll quit this matter. Magistrate, you're so incorruptible. Why don't you come?Therefore, in ancient times, it was often difficult for honest officials to really do their part, because they had too many responsibilities on their shoulders and couldn't manage good people, so they naturally couldn't do good things.Zheng Shi understood these principles after a long time. A scholar can't just talk about his innocence and backbone. It's not an official, it's lime. In addition to paving the road, it can only be used to brush the wall, not to mention governance.If you want to govern, you must first learn to be smooth, learn to deal with problems flexibly, and constantly weigh among law, morality and your bottom line.Just having two sleeves can only be called "being alone", which is far from the degree of "helping the world at the same time".Zheng Shi has long put his life goal low. He just hopes that when he leaves the land of power, the people can spontaneously give him a farewell and say behind his back that he is a good official, not a corrupt official.If you can do this, Zheng Shi feels that his life will not be in vain.But it's really difficult to do this. When Zheng Shi took office three years ago, his hair was only a few silver filaments, but in just three years, his hair was more than half white, not to mention that in recent times, not only did he dye the few green filaments left on Zheng Shi's head white, but even his new beard was white as if he had spent silver.As a prefect, Zheng Shi's home is not extravagant, not even rich. An old woman who followed his wife 30 years ago, who was blind and could only eat fast and chant Buddha every day, as well as the old woman she brought when she married and a lame servant girl she bought after her wife came to the door. Her only son is not in Taiyuan house, After completing his studies, he took the loose silver collected by his family and an old groom of the Zheng family to study abroad.In the middle of the night, my mother and those people had already gone to bed. Zheng Shi's room was still lit, but he hadn't slept, so his wife Zheng Lin didn't sleep. Just brought him a bowl of broth, but it was the last meat in the family.After drinking the broth, Zheng Shi smacked his mouth with some meaning, "is there still meat at home?""The last bit of bacon is gone." Zheng Lin's clothes are very simple when he is at home. His clothes are patched, but the stitches are very meticulous, and the sizing is particularly neat. It looks like a simple beauty. It matches Zheng Lin's appearance very well, giving people a sense of scholarly family.Only those who have really read the Scriptures and integrated into the soul will have such temperament. The appearance of women at Zheng Lin's age is no longer important. That kind of quiet temperament is the factor that distinguishes them from ordinary women. Zheng Shi admired his wife very much. When he was not outstanding, Zheng Lin always worked hard with him and never complained. Later, he finally became an official. Zheng Lin never added chaos to his work. He always told him not to cross the line. Sometimes think about it, If Zheng Lin hadn't kept him in check all the way, maybe he would have colluded with the kind of officials he despised, or become a thorn in the eye of his colleagues because he didn't know how to adapt."Then, do we have any food?""There are still two kilograms of white flour, and there are not many others. It is estimated that it will be no problem to save some for half a month. In half a month, the relief of the imperial court should come.""Only half a month's rations?" Zheng Shi was slightly stunned, and then his old face became depressed. "How could this happen?""What's the matter? Is something wrong? Hasn't the imperial court sent any news? I'm afraid the people in the city can't survive for half a month.""Not this." Zheng Shi raised his head and looked at his hair wife.
