"My Cenzhou?" Yue Kaishan looked at Zhou Lan with a smile, "You have been in Ming Dynasty longer than me. Do you still understand the changes in the Ming Dynasty's official system over the years? How long do you think I can stay in Cenzhou?"

Zhou Lan was silent for a moment: "Cenzhou has many similarities with Changyang County back then, or you can stay here for a very long time like Ma Xiangnan."

"You're thinking too much." Yue Kaishan cut off the other party's words: "Ma Xiangnan, Changyang County, was because the Ming Dynasty was first established, and everything was in its infancy. People like Ma Xiangnan needed to take charge. But now, the times have changed, and the Ming Dynasty has long been no longer the crisis-ridden country in the past. The imperial court spared no effort to strengthen its control over the local area. I was only three or five years in Cenzhou. Once this canal was officially communicated, I guess it would be time to leave."

"But as far as I know, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty promised you to build Cenzhou into the western Jiangnan, which was not something that could be completed in three to five years." Zhou Lan retorted.

Yue Kaishan laughed: "Once the canal is communicated, the biggest shortcomings of Cenzhou will disappear. At that time, no matter who comes to serve as the county magistrate of Cenzhou, he will still achieve the previous predetermined goals."

"This is too unfair to you." Zhou Lan said angrily.

"The Ming Dynasty is not Qi State, there is nothing fair or unfair!" Yue Kaishan said lightly: "The court will not allow any rank-level official to operate in a certain place for too long. I didn't see Cheng Weigao from Yongping County. Now I am not obediently returning to Yuejing City? Even he cannot escape. What can I do? Besides, three or five years later, I am eager to leave Cenzhou."

"Will you get promoted?"

"High success may not be high." Yue Kaishan shook his head: "Three or five years later, the battle between Ming and Qi is probably about to break out. I am a person who is familiar with Qi and the Ming Dynasty. Do you think the emperor will throw me in Cenzhou?"

"Since that's the case, why not make arrangements for our people while you are still in power. Once you have power, you will take orders and pass this village, but there will be no such store." Zhou Lan said anxiously: "Give them a stage and a channel for upward movement, and the rest depends on them."

Yue Kaishan sighed: "Brother Zhou, it's not that I don't want it, but that the selection of officials in the Ming Dynasty has its own system. People from the Capital University will have seventh-rank official positions after graduation, but it is impossible to serve as chief officials at once. The mainstream selection of outstanding people from among officials is the main stream. The Ming Dynasty attaches great importance to experienced and practical people, and does not like to speak out. In the Ming Dynasty, being a rich article is of no help to be an official. People who cannot do practical things will have no future in the officialdom. Don't you know that the vain proposed by the chief minister Jin Jingnan is the standard for choosing officials? Do you think our children have the ability to face the most ordinary people at the grassroots level? Can they solve the problems encountered by those people in their daily lives?"

Zhou Lan sighed.

"This is just one. Secondly, if you hand over these people to me in one go, you really think that the Ministry of State Security of the Ming Dynasty was unable to make a living. Every official and official in the Ming Dynasty would have a special personnel file. Joining and promoting, and they would be subject to detailed examinations in all aspects. Those of us could not withstand too detailed investigations. Once they appeared here on a large scale, it would not help them, but a great harm. Maybe at that time, they would be pinned to the most difficult place in the Ming Dynasty forever. When Cenzhou develops, they would be transferred to other places to continue to contribute to the cause of the Ming Dynasty. That would be a long time to turn over." Yue Kaishan said with a wry smile.

"So, I can only let it go?"

"Let it go, this is the best way." Yue Kaishan said lightly: "Don't think about anything now. Those who are capable of becoming officials will fight on their own. Those who can be officials will let them start from the grassroots level. In the Ming Dynasty, if they don't shed blood and sweat, how can they become successful? It is their luck to get up, and it is their fate to not get up. Put your hope on those children. Their thinking has not been fixed. In the Ming Dynasty, they will receive education from the Ming Dynasty and form the thinking of the Ming people. After some years, people will naturally emerge."

“How long will it take?”

"Are you anxious?" Yue Kaishan said calmly: "A cycle of reincarnation always takes a long time, and hasteness cannot be achieved."

"I'm anxious." Zhou Lan sighed: "The development of the Ming Dynasty was so fast that it made me feel a little confused. Earlier, some of my friends who were doing maritime business told me that the Ming Dynasty had already tested steam warships at sea. Before I could fully digest the news, I saw the steam train running on the land of the Ming Dynasty. A steam engine head was dragging more than a dozen carriages and was filled with various tools. It took only one day to go from Yuejing to Yongping County. You should know this, right?"

Yue Kaishan nodded. "Of course I know that those tools are originally intended to support my western states."

"Tell me, how can I not be anxious? The Ming Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger. If it continues to develop at this speed, the Ming Dynasty will become stronger and stronger. The war with Qi will also occur early because of the rapid growth of the Ming Dynasty. War is the best opportunity to make people grow rapidly. Once the Ming Dynasty defeats Qi and the world is unified, there will be no more chances of reaching the sky in one step. The class will be solidified. It will be difficult for our people to occupy a favorable position. Brother Yue, step by step, now we are already behind. If we do not seize this opportunity, we may not have to work countless times in the future. What will happen? You also understand that those who get the benefits first will definitely suppress those who are later."

"Only those who can stand out from the suppression will be your leaders in the future." Yue Kaishan said unconsciously." When the aristocratic family arranged it, it was originally a long-term plan, but you were anxious. You forgot that you were just an observer, a sponsor, and a contactor, but not a controller or arranger."

"I always want to make things easier." Zhou Lan said.

"Hastyness means not reaching." Yue Kaishan smiled and said, "So calm down and walk steadily. Haven't you already achieved great success in business?"

"A businessman can't be generous after all."

"You are wrong." Yue Kaishan said: "I'm afraid that in the future, businessmen will become a force that cannot be ignored on the political landscape of the Ming Dynasty. Brother Zhou, instead of begging me to arrange those people to be officials, you might as well fight hard on the business path. If you can serve as the president of the Federation of Industry and Industry, it would be very different."

"This is also a way." Zhou Lan's eyes lit up. "But where is your judgment based?"

"You have been to Daming for so long, but your mind is still stuck in Daqi!" Yue Kaishan smiled: "The establishment of the Ministry of Commerce is a clear proof. As the representative of merchants, the Ministry of Commerce has officially entered the political circle of the Ming Dynasty. Although the Railway Corporation and the Canal Corporation are not affiliated with the Ministry of Commerce, their business is still businessman affairs, and they are natural ally of the Ministry of Commerce. Tell me, do businessmen have a low status in the Ming Dynasty? If you become the president of the Federation of your business, you can directly contact Wang Yueyao, who is the emperor's confidant."

"You have some reason, but it is so difficult to become the president of a federation of every industry?" Zhou Lan said.

"Actually, there is no way." Yue Kaishan stopped the horse and thought for a while.

"You have a way?" Zhou Lan's eyes lit up.

"Brother Zhou, when you were in Qi, you were a secret son of a noble family. You have been engaged in commercial trade and have deep connections in Qi. When you arrived in Ming, you have opened up another world in business. This is your advantage. You must know that because of Tuobayan's rebellion, the Ming Dynasty's intelligence agencies in Qi were seriously damaged and are still in extreme difficulty reconstruction. However, Cao Hui is not a weak person. As far as I know, the progress of the Ming Dynasty is not going well. If you can help in this?"

“This is too dangerous.”

"If you want big profits, how can you not take risks?" Yue Kaishan looked disdainful. "If you can do this, you will definitely receive strong support from the Ministry of State Security. With their blessing, your position in this industry will inevitably rise step by step. If you really want to make achievements, is it difficult for you to get this position?"

Zhou Lan was silent for a moment: "Okay, as you said, I'll try it. Even if it's a failure, it's a way. But I can't come to the door by myself like this. It's too enthusiastic, but it will make people doubt it, right?"

"If you decide, I will introduce you to the great figure of the Ministry of State Security." Yue Kaishan said: "It can be regarded as my efforts for you."

"That's it, thank you." Zhou Lanxi said.

"The people you mentioned, please find one or two people who can endure hardships and ask them to come to me. It is impossible to arrange to be an official directly, but it is still no problem to be a grassroots official." Yue Kaishan thought for a while, "But that's all I do. Don't expect me to take special care of them. Whether it can be done depends on themselves. Gold will always shine. If they don't shine, then they will only be with the light."

"Okay, I will choose the one who can endure the most and come to your side to try it."

"Then let it be. You finally come here and come with me to see the changes in Cenzhou now!" Yue Kaishan smiled and said, "The scene of hundreds of thousands of people and united people is rare even if you have seen a lot of knowledge, right?"

"In Qi State, there are many such things!"
Chapter completed!