HCB Chapter 506 How the Officials Quarreled
Chapter 506 How the Officials Quarreled
Now let's talk about the Ministry of Justice.
In charge of national punishment, the country cannot do without the Ministry of Justice if it wants long-term stability.
It is also a department that strikes fear into the hearts of corrupt officials. It is the highest authority in the country's criminal law and is responsible for the trial and sentencing of all major cases. It also supervises officials on a regular basis.
Unfortunately, many dynasties would limit the power of the Ministry of Justice in order to "balance the pros and cons."
The last one is the Ministry of Works, which is responsible for construction projects.
He belongs to a technical department, which is responsible not only for the civil engineering and water conservancy projects throughout the country, but also for the research and development of machinery.
Under the influence of Confucianism, the scholars viewed the people in the Ministry of Works as similar to "craftsmen".
I hang around those tools all day long, and my shift means I work everywhere.
Of course, this is the perception of most people in this era. Shen Zhiqiu does not look down on the Ministry of Industry.
After all, he has always believed that if you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools.
It was only after humans learned to use tools that they were able to gradually move from the barbaric primitive world to the top of the food chain.
But then again, given his current condition, he is really not suitable to go to the Ministry of Industry. If he goes to the Ministry of Industry now, it will really be determined.
Basically, when people think of him, they think of him as that guy from the Ministry of Works. He was appreciated by the prince because he tinkered with those things.
In fact, Shen Zhiqiu's daughter fully supports his idea:
"You can go to the Ministry of Revenue. Since you don't like studying, you can become an official first. Although there may be a limit to your promotion in the later stages, there will be exceptions if you are capable enough."
Li Jingshu had a different opinion: "What's the point of being such a high-ranking official? It's enough to have an official position so that you won't become a prey on other people's chopping boards."
After hearing this, I felt that my wife didn't think enough. In this feudal society, even if you are the emperor, you may be forced to rebel.
But he didn't refute it directly. The main reason was that it hadn't happened yet, so there was no need to make his wife and children worry about it.
At worst they can develop well in the future. If that doesn't work they can just build ships and go out to sea, occupying a deserted island. Can people die from holding their urine?
However, since we have decided to go to the Ministry of Revenue, the first person we should visit tomorrow must be the Minister of Works. Even if we have no plans to go to the Ministry of Works for the time being, we cannot offend the Minister of Works.
Therefore, on the second day, I sat in the office of the Minister of Works, Lord Cao.
Shen Zhiqiu felt that Lord Cao was going to spoil the deal when he heard his first words. It turned out that he had taken a liking to him and seemed determined to get him.
But he couldn't just refuse directly. Besides, after decades of experience in the business world, he should be able to handle this kind of thing.
So when they met, Shen Zhiqiu behaved neither arrogantly nor humbly. He did not first respond to Lord Cao's request for him to come to the Ministry of Works, but directly handed over the drawing of the "tap water irrigation system" that he had asked his daughter to draw.
First, I explained to him the principle of tap water irrigation and the production method. Of course, plastic and steel can also be used to make it.
Even large water tanks, oilcloths, porcelain jars or bamboo can be used to make a simple and cheaper "tap water" piping system.
Just as Lord Cao nodded repeatedly, extremely satisfied, Shen Zhiqiu got to the point:
"To be honest, sir, I didn't draw the blueprints, and I'm not very good at hands-on work, so I don't think I'm suitable for the Ministry of Industry."
However, if I have any new ideas in the future, or if I can make something that will benefit the country and the people, I would still be happy to discuss them with the adults in the Ministry of Industry.
There is no other way. When you are under someone's roof, you have to live under their eaves. Even though the Ministry of Works is the last of the six ministries, the Minister of Works is definitely a top figure in the Northern Border court.
Having said that having more friends means having more paths, who can say that other people's places are useless? Right now, they are still expecting others to make new farming tools for their village.
Of course, Lord Cao really admired Shen Zhiqiu and really wanted to transfer him to the Ministry of Works.
But the other party was obviously unhappy, and he couldn't force him. In addition, Shen Zhiqiu catered to his wishes and produced a blueprint of the tap water irrigation system.
This will be enough to keep him busy for a while. Besides, if this system can really reduce the people's suffering from irrigation as Shen Zhiqiu said, it will definitely be a great achievement.
Moreover, it is so cheap to make that even if the blueprints are distributed and passed on to local officials by the local people, the people can make it themselves.
So it's really not a good idea to make things difficult for others, but he still wants to fight for it.
"Actually, you don't have to be so modest. If you want to come to the Ministry of Industry, you don't have to draw the blueprints yourself. If you have any ideas, you can tell me and I will assign you a few more subordinates.
As for doing it yourself, you are not needed. If you come to our Ministry of Industry, I can guarantee that I will cover you for any problem."
Good man, now that things have come to this, even Shen Zhiqiu is tempted.
This means that as long as he comes to the Ministry of Industry, he can basically think of ideas, assign tasks to his subordinates, and then slack off until the end of get off work.
It was obviously a good idea, and he almost agreed.
But when he learned that Shen Zhiqiu had come first, Mr. Mao Junyi from the Ministry of Industry came over at this time.
Before I saw the person, I heard a voice: "Old Cao, do you want to snatch someone from me?"
Even Shen Zhiqiu, who had seen a lot of things, wanted to say, "Master Mao, what kind of lewd words are you saying?"
But it was obvious that Lord Cao was not a pushover. As soon as he saw Lord Mao coming in, he stood up from his chair and said, "What are you talking about? What do you mean I want to snatch someone from you?
It would be a shame if a talent like Shen Zhiqiu didn't come to my Ministry of Works. What can your Ministry of Revenue do?
It's just counting money and managing accounts. Which official can't do that? But if such a thoughtful person doesn't come to the Ministry of Industry, it would be a waste of talent."
Mr. Mao did not give in at all and came right up and said:
"You're talking nonsense, Shen Zhiqiu only knows how to research tools?
You don't realize how much help his plastics, if truly developed, would bring to our northern economy...
I think you are too selfish. Are you still thinking of tricking people into working for you?"
Shen Zhiqiu, who was left out, was actually quite embarrassed. He wanted to say, "My lords, given your status, is it really okay for you to talk like this?"
Of course, there were some moving moments, because the two adults were arguing fiercely.
They made him various promises and even began to hint to him that the benefits in the Ministry of Revenue were better and that the Ministry of Works had more free time.
To be honest, if Shen Zhiqiu was not so capable in the eyes of these two adults, they would not have quarreled like this.
Officials who can sit in these two positions are definitely truly capable and have a multitude of talented people under their command.
But the key is that Shen Zhiqiu and his daughter were blessed with these things because they were time travelers and could stand on the shoulders of giants.
It is the crystallization of countless wisdom of our ancestors, and the things it produces are things that ancient people had never thought of before.
This is not to say that ancient people were not smart, it was just limited by the times.