jdhmnovel Chapter 667 Jiang Mingfei, the Second-Generation Official
Chapter 667 Jiang Mingfei, the Second-Generation Official
After his initial excitement subsided, Jiang Changqing calmed down. "Sigh~ Mingfei, your real intention is probably to secure my position as Minister of Works, not to make money, isn't it?"
Otherwise, if the formula existed two years ago, why wait until now?
Two years ago, he was just the Vice Minister of Works, while Minister Wu's position was secure. Even if the credit were brought up then, the greatest credit would not have gone to him.
Mingfei really went to great lengths for him and for the family.
"Of course, it's also to earn money. Who would complain about having too much money? Uncle, don't overthink it. Now that the recipe has been given to you, you can either present it to someone else or make it yourself, it's up to you."
Jiang Changqing had an "I knew it" expression, but he still carefully put away the drawings and formulas, remembering Ming Fei's kindness.
In the future, the Jiang family will most likely rely on Mingfei to lead them. All that Mingfei has done now can be explained to the family in detail in the future.
Who says young people can't be team leaders? With a clear-headed and capable leader, the Chiang family will only get better and better.
"Okay, then I'll accept it. As for the subsequent profits, no matter how much or how little, Mingfei, you'll take half."
"Grand Uncle, let's talk about the profits later. If it's offered up, then His Majesty can decide how to distribute it, and we'll just do as he says."
"Well, I'm sure His Majesty won't treat the Jiang family unfairly."
He realized from his promotion to Minister of Works that His Majesty was a wise ruler, and that as long as he did something practical, it would be recognized.
There's no need to resort to underhanded methods or pull strings.
Jiang Changqing was unaware that his nephew had already smoothed things over with him, even though the most difficult connections were already in place.
He obtained it effortlessly, only because someone else was carrying the burden, and of course, it wasn't very strenuous.
Jiang Xiaoqi thought that his great-uncle would figure it out; he was just confused by the complicated official duties.
"it is good."
Having left the Ministry of Works, and with his shift ending soon, Jiang Xiaoqi still hadn't returned to the Hanlin Academy.
There was nothing he could do; he didn't want to see Qin Xiuzhuan's sour face.
The offices are arranged too close together, which greatly increases the chances of us bumping into each other.
Now that Liu Peng and Xiao Ming are no longer at the Hanlin Academy, I won't even have anyone to talk to when I go back.
Being a walking corpse, worse than a wooden village, is worse than wandering around for a while to get to the next shift.
Jiang Xiaoqi slowed his pace, having estimated the distance between the Ministry of Works and the Hanlin Academy.
However, they were stopped before they could even leave the Ministry of Works.
"Lord Jiang, please wait."
Jiang Xiaoqi turned around following the sound and saw a very unfamiliar face.
"Oh, sir, you may not recognize me. I was just transferred to the Ministry of Works not long ago, and I am now the head of the Ministry of Works. My name is Liu Hong."
"So it's Lord Liu."
Jiang Xiaoqi didn't ask why the other person had called her over; she just stood there, waiting for them to speak.
If you don't say anything, you can just take your leave; there's nothing wrong with that.
"Is Lord Jiang here to see the Minister?"
"Yes."
Liu Hong rubbed his hands together and put on a fawning smile.
"I am in charge of the production. If you have any tasks for me today, please let me know."
Oh? So eager to find work?
However, Jiang Xiaoqi dared not use someone he was not familiar with. He would learn more about the person from his great-uncle later.
If it could be used in shipbuilding, or if the Second Prince found it useful, he might accept this person's overtures if it was suitable.
Jiang Xiaoqi said calmly, "This visit was for a minor matter, which the Minister has already resolved. If needed in the future, we will trouble Steward Liu again."
"I see. I was being nosy. If you ever need my help, please don't hesitate to ask. I'll be happy to serve you."
"You're too kind, Chief Liu. We're all just doing our jobs for the court, so we should just follow the normal procedures. As for how the Ministry of Works allocates tasks, I, as an outsider, naturally can't interfere."
Jiang Xiaoqi spoke bluntly, yet Liu, the person in charge, showed not a trace of embarrassment.
Jiang Xiaoqi had to admire this person's thick skin and felt ashamed of himself.
"Haha, official business is official business, and personal relationships are personal relationships. The Ministry of Works has a lot of official business every day, but it's up to the people below to decide which to do first and which to do later."
Manager Liu was implying that a local official was more powerful than a distant one, and indeed, the craftsmen were directly under the command of these junior managers.
The tasks assigned from above are naturally not directly distributed to the craftsmen; they are passed down layer by layer. By the time they reach the craftsmen, the highest official they might have seen is someone like the sixth-rank official, such as the Chief Steward Liu in front of them.
Of course, there are also officials of the sixth rank, but looking at the person in front of him, it is obvious that he is not one.
Jiang Xiaoqi smiled politely but didn't respond.
At this moment, a person hurried over from a distance and whispered a few words in Liu's ear.
Liu, the steward, changed his expression slightly, then cupped his hands to Jiang Xiaoqi and said, "Lord Jiang, I suddenly have an urgent matter to attend to. I will talk to you another day."
After saying that, he hurriedly left with the person. The person who came to call him looked back at Jiang Xiaoqi with a somewhat ambiguous expression.
It was the first time Jiang Xiaoqi had experienced being fawned over as the son of an official, and he didn't seem to like it.
Sigh~ I'll have to come to the Ministry of Works less often in the future. With the positions of the two vice ministers on the left and right still undecided, everyone below will start to get restless.
With Vice Minister Qin, a predecessor who was demoted five ranks, the officials of the Ministry of Works might think that they would have a chance to be promoted five ranks in a row.
Jiang Xiaoqi shook his head. Well, now there's no need to deliberately slow down. After Manager Liu's interruption, it's already time to go off duty.
Jiang Xiaoqi went straight out of the Ministry of Works, and Li Mo was still waiting outside as if nothing had happened.
"Why don't you wait in the car? Aren't you tired of standing here?"
"Aren't you tired, young master? You're covered in dirt from driving, don't get the carriage dirty."
"Do I care about these things? If it gets dirty, I can wipe it or wash it. Why force myself to suffer?"
"I understand, young master. But why did it take you so long to come out? Did your conversation with the Minister not go well?"
"No, something unexpected happened halfway through and it delayed us for a while."
Li Mo didn't ask any further questions. Since they came from the Ministry of Works, they could only be people from the Ministry of Works.
Now, the young master's great-uncle is the Minister of Works, a third-rank official, so the young master's status has naturally risen accordingly.
Although the young master is not the Minister's biological grandson, he has always been a junior whom the Minister values within the clan.
Now serving in the same court, and being the only two Jiang family officials who can attend the grand court assembly, they are truly blood relatives. How could they not help each other?
At this time, it was perfectly normal for officials from the Ministry of Works to be eager to curry favor with them.
Having spent a long time with Jiang Xiaoqi, Li Mo understood after a little thought.
"Let's go home. It's time to finish our shift early today. Let's go back and figure out what to eat."
Upon hearing this, Li Mo knew that the young master's small kitchen would be preparing either barbecue or hot pot that evening.
That's good. The weather is gradually getting cooler, so hot pot or barbecue would be perfect.
The young master has been craving that seafood hot pot for days. He and Eleven just brought back several large boxes yesterday, and today the young master couldn't hold back anymore!