The artillery battle... The verbal battle broke out in the official office. Wang Yuwen Wen of the inspector Le Yun had a fierce debate on the "restructuring" of the Maritime Bureau. The fierce "war situation" made the attendants silent and no one dared to participate.

Yuwen Wen, who received the "strong enemy attack alarm" five minutes in advance, immediately put down the official business he was dealing with, applied clean water to his face, and then drank a cup of tea to moisten his throat. When Leyun arrived and started the "attack", Yuwen Wen "fired all his firepower" and started to fight back on the spot.

Leyun came for matters related to sea trade. Yuwen Wen set up a trap for the other party at the beginning, questioning whether Leyun thought that "forbidden seas" was the best. Leyun, who had been through many battles, would certainly not be fooled, avoided the trap, and asked Yuwen Wen if he wanted to force the coastal people to destroy their families.

The "battle" began to become fierce. Yu Wen Wen was prepared for the arrival of this day, so he immediately ordered his subordinates to carry out piles of information and prepare to "brainwash" Le Yun according to routine.

Le Yun and Yuwen Wen have been dealing with each other for two years and have a clear understanding of his way of debate. He still did not take the bait, but instead asked questions "avoid light and heavy".

The original intention of the Maritime Warehouse Department was to manage foreign ship affairs and collect "ship tax" on Fanbang sea ships berthed at the Central Plains Sea Port. To put it bluntly, it is a tax collection official office.

But later, the Maritime Bureau not only collected taxes, but also took the initiative to participate in maritime trade. In order to do maritime trade, it also had to launch troops against overseas foreign countries. Therefore, in addition to merchant ships, there were also naval warships. The fleet included not only ordinary sailors, but also naval soldiers.

At the same time, the Maritime Bureau set up "trade strongholds" on overseas islands, which required garrison soldiers and appointed officials to stay.

In order to deal with foreign countries, the Maritime Bureau has assumed diplomatic responsibilities. Now, in order to better conduct maritime trade, it also needs to "restructure" and assume the responsibilities of coastal defense, anti-smuggling, and clearing out pirates.

Le Yun asked Yuwen Wen, if this continues, a large number of official offices and official positions will be set up for a maritime trade. When will this end?

In order to prevent Yuwen Wen from pretending to be crazy and deliberately bringing the issue wrong, Le Yun gave an example, using familiar allusions.

During the Shang Dynasty, Ji Zi assisted in the government. When he saw King Zhou's meal, he would use ivory chopsticks. He was very extravagant and sighed, "It must be a ivory chopstick. It must be a jade cup, and it must be a cup. Then he must think of rare and strange things in the distance and control it. The palace gradually begins from now on, and it cannot be revitalized."

This allusion tells the story of King Zhou's succession at the beginning of his succession to the throne. Everyone thought that the new king was a wise king, but the minister Jizi couldn't help but be worried when he saw King Zhou's meal.

Jizi believes that if you use ivory chopsticks to eat, then the tableware cannot be ordinary utensils, but jade must be used; if jade is used as dining utensils, the delicacies and wines that are served in them will naturally be rare in the distance, such as mountain delicacies and sea flavors.

So for these rare things in the distance, the monarch will inevitably ask the people from far away to pay tribute to these things, and even send troops to attack the barbarians in the distance. No matter which one is, it will be a waste of people and money.

If you are so particular about eating, you will also be more particular about wearing and living. Then you have to build a large-scale construction and build a gorgeous palace, which is also a waste of money.

Therefore, Jizi came to the conclusion that King Zhou would inevitably be arrogant and extravagant from a pair of ivory chopsticks, believing that the country would have problems in the future and the national strength would be depressed from then on.

The example of Leyun is to compare Maritime Affairs to ivory chopsticks. For these chopsticks to be used well, a series of problems will arise, and the consequences will be that the people will be exhausted and the redundant staff will increase dramatically, which will not be beneficial to the dynasty.

Yuwen Wen is not a fool, of course he could hear Le Yun's meaning. The other party gave an example and even compared him to King Zhou who made a living with ivory chopsticks.

Compared with the tyrant King Zhou, who has been famous for all ages, such high-standard "treatment" made Yuwen Wen feel deeply "honored". His combat effectiveness soared and he fought back on the spot, using an allusion: the meat eater despised and failed to plan far-reachingly.

Meat eaters generally refer to those who are in high positions. Yuwen Wen's sentence is a classic "Zuo Zhuan·The Tenth Year of Duke Zhuang", which is to scold Le Yun as a short-sighted idiot.

Without waiting for Le Yun to refute, Yuwen Wen continued to "attack", grabbed what the other party said, "Futile people and money hurts money" and insisted on him: "Futile people and money hurts money? What evidence does Le Gong have to say that the Mass Shipbuilding Department is frustrating the people and money hurts money?

Yu Wenwen's attitude was very clear in this debate, that is: Be familiar with it, speak nonsense, be careful I will sue you for slander!

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In a tea shop, a group of young people were talking between the meal. They spoke Guanzhong accent and dressed well, which was obviously different from ordinary common people. The content of their conversation was indeed different from ordinary people.

They were all scholars who came to Luoyang from Guanzhong to take the exam. While they were reading books, they occasionally returned here to relax, taste fragrant tea, and exchanged their experiences with fellow villagers.

The exams held in Chang'an at the beginning of the year were so fierce that many people who were consciously talented failed the exams. The exams to be held in Luoyang were their second chance to enter the officialdom.

I don’t know if this opportunity will be available in the future, so many people want to get what they want in the exam this fall.

But the reality is cruel, that is, there are too many people rushing to Luoyang to take the exam. It is conceivable that the competition is also fierce, so many candidates "sharpen their knives" during these months, seize the time to read books, and make the final sprint for the exam.

During the sprint, I occasionally go to the tea shop to relax, talk to my friends, change my mood, and listen to the latest news, which is the so-called "one tension and one relaxation".

And now, the scholars are talking about something that is related to the exam.

It is said that the court has allowed the Maritime Administration to "reorganize" the Maritime Administration, that is, expand its scale, so it has set up many official offices and official positions. It is said that candidates who passed the exam this time have the opportunity to become officials in the new Maritime Administration.

It is of course a good thing to have an official position, but the problem is that the official positions of the Maritime Administration, which do business and collect taxes, are probably mostly "turbid officials". In this way, the candidates who have just become excited will be a little calmer.

Officials are divided into "clear" and "turbid". Everyone wants to be "clear" officials, with a good reputation and relaxation. As for the thankless "turbid" officials, who are not famous and have poor reputation, if they can, they still don't want to choose.

A gentleman is ashamed of making profits when he is a civilian. He is inevitably "making profits when he is an official in the Maritime War. So what is the difference between this and a merciless merchant?

Not to mention floating overseas and going to a foreign country to "join and join forces"? What is this?

For many people, foreign island barbarians are all savages, eating raw meat and drinking blood, not knowing etiquette, righteousness, integrity and shame, and not obeying the king's transformation. What's the point of "becoming a united state"? Maybe it's not necessarily true when you encounter a storm when going to sea, and the risk is too high.

So the candidates' reaction to the news quickly cooled down, but some people were still moved.

After all, a turbid official is an official, which is better than a white person. Besides, it is not impossible to enter the official position first and then find a way to transfer, not to mention that most people who come to take the exam have no protection from their parents and their families. If they have officials, they are Amitabha Buddha, so they have no thoughts.

So, in the tea shop at this time, fellow villagers in Guanzhong were arguing whether the "restructuring" and "expanding" of the Maritime Control Bureau was good news or insignificant.

Du Yan sat in the meal, silently savoring the fragrant tea, listening to his companions' arguments, and had a conclusion in his mind, but he did not intend to say it.

He felt that he had outstanding talent and knowledge, but failed the exam at the beginning of the year, but was not discouraged at all. So many people rushed to Luoyang to take the second exam. Although the competition was still fierce, Du Yan was still confident that he was on the list.

It is probably difficult to be at the top, but the chance of being on the list is not low, because you already have the experience of exams and can "review" in a targeted manner.

So Du Yan worked very hard during this period and found a way to get a complete set of "Huangzhou Prefecture Study Test Questions Compilation" and read it hard in order to succeed in the "sprint".

Du Yan had a different view on the news about the Maritime Warehouse. He felt that the saying "The meat eater is despised and cannot make plans far-reaching" is correct, but it is obvious that King Bin is an exception.

King Bi was in charge of Luoyang, but he was very concerned about the affairs of the Maritime Bureau and was ridiculed by the clear discussions. However, Du Yan did not think that King Bi was only thinking about profit from reproduction, but was very big.

The Cheng agreed with the "restructuring" of the Maritime Conservatory, which is likely not just to make more money, but to have "far-scheming".

For example, recapture the four counties of the Han Dynasty, or prepare in advance for the use of troops against Goguryeo.

Du Yan felt that if he had guessed correctly, then if he went to the Maritime Bureau to be an official and performed well, it would probably attract the prime minister's attention or at least attract the attention of King Bin.

The reason is very simple. The Maritime Warehouse Department is very important to King Bin, and King Bin will probably pay attention to those who perform well among the Maritime Warehouse Department officials. Based on their performance, it will serve as a basis for future promotion and reuse.

This is just Du Yan's own guess. It is based on his own subjective judgment and there is no conclusive evidence to support his point of view, so he does not intend to say it out at this time to avoid meaningless verbal disputes.

Moreover, he does not intend to share with others the "Zhongnan shortcut" he has figured out.

Of course, Du Yan wanted to be an official, but he couldn't think about it, but becoming an official is only the first step. If you become an official, you naturally cannot be a small official for the rest of your life. You must find a way to climb up, and you must have a backer, and it is not easy to win the favor of the powerful.

Now there seems to be a chance, so he doesn't want to share it with others.
Chapter completed!