Chapter 136: Honest officials are useless, so corrupt officials are reused!

In the end, Lin Beifan accepted the empress’ award with tears in his eyes.

The Empress warned: “Lin Aiqing, I am very worried about the Ministry of Industry due to two consecutive leaks of secrets by the Ministry of Industry! So, you should pay more attention to the Ministry of Industry, and don’t let the manufacturing method of the hovercraft leak out! And strive to manufacture hovercraft in batches, strengthen our country’s national strength, and make it shock the world!”

“Yes, Your Majesty!” Lin Beifan readily accepted the order.

The case of leaking the secrets of the hovercraft manufacturing method has come to an end.

Next, Lin Beifan put his focus back to the Imperial College.

It has been half a month since he became a sacrificial wine.

During the past half month, Lin Beifan mainly did handover work, took over all the rights from the original Jijiu, and completely controlled the Guozijian.

The handover work went very smoothly, and no one objected to it!

In fact, no one dares to refuse!

Lin Beifan is a celebrity in front of the empress!

He offended all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty several times, yet he is still alive and well!

Even the Ministry of Industry has been slapped twice by him, and there is no hair left!

Who would dare to offend such an awesome Jijiu?

However, there are also some problems.

That means he is too busy. Not only is he responsible for the affairs of the Imperial College, but he also has to keep an eye on the Ministry of Industry. He even has to go to the morning court every day to share the worries of Her Majesty the Empress and solve state affairs.

So, must, Mo Hong~started, he must find some people to share the work with him.

That night, Lin Beifan brought a jar of fine wine with a smile to the mansion of Yao Zheng, the former speaker.

Yao Zheng led a family of young and old, and greeted him at the door: “The next official pays homage to Lord Jijiu!”

Although I hate Lin Beifan very much, I don’t like his corrupt official style!

But Lin Beifan is his immediate boss, and he is also a highly respected sacrificial wine. If he comes to visit him personally, he must treat him with courtesy, otherwise it will make people laugh if it spreads out.

“You don’t need to be too polite!” Lin Beifan said with a smile: “Master Yao, it’s rare that you are free today. I have prepared some small wine and side dishes. How about we have a drink?”

“It’s an honor, Mr. Jijiu, please!” Yao Zheng stepped aside.

The two sat in the same study again.

There are small wine and side dishes on the table, chatting while eating.

It is said to be small wine and small dishes, but it is not ordinary at all.

This wine is a court wine bestowed by the empress, and this dish comes from the imperial dining room, which cannot be bought with money outside.

As soon as he opened the wine jar, Yao Zheng couldn’t wait to drink a glass, very intoxicated.

“This ambergris is really delicious! The last time I drank it was at the palace banquet three years ago! But at that time, the old man was a lowly official, and I only got one cup! The taste is unforgettable to this day!”

“Is it really that delicious?” Lin Beifan took the wine glass and finished it in one gulp.

Then, after drinking two more cups, he said: “The taste can only be said to be okay!”

Yao Zheng said distressedly: “Drinking like you like this is like chewing peonies. It’s really a waste! Such fine wine should be tasted slowly! Take a sip of the wine first, let the nasal cavity open, and the aroma of the wine will rise!”

“Then take another sip, don’t swallow it in your stomach, taste it slowly in your mouth, let the taste buds open!”

“Finally, let’s drink in one sip at a time!”

“Only in this way can you taste the true taste of ambergris!”

“This old man will demonstrate to you personally!”

As he said that, he really demonstrated it to Lin Beifan, and finally said intoxicatedly: “Sweet!”

Lin Beifan blinked his eyes: “Master Yao, does this drink really taste good? Why do I feel a little silly? Who invented this drinking method? Is it because the poor have no money to drink, so they invented this self-numbing drink? method?”

Yao Zheng: “Ahem…”

Lin Beifan quickly patted him on the back: “Master Yao, drink slowly, no one will grab you!”

Yao Zheng gave Lin Beifan an angry look.

Every time I talked to him, I was so angry that I was half dead!

This mouth is too poisonous!

What’s even worse is…

The eyes are more poisonous!

“Forget it, don’t talk about these things!”

Yao Zheng picked up the wine glass, and said seriously: “I will offer a glass to Mr. Lin! I wish you a high promotion and become the Imperial Academy’s sacrificial wine!”

“Thank you, Master Yao!” Lin Beifan raised his glass with a smile.

The two clinked glasses and drank it down in one gulp!

After drinking, Yao Zheng’s face flushed a little more, and he looked at Lin Beifan with a little more envy!

To be honest, he is really envious!

In just three short years, the other party won the first prize in the Sanyuan examination!

In a short period of 4 months, he jumped 4 levels in a row and became a fourth-rank Guozijian Jijiu!

Jijiu who is less than 20 years old, the first person in ancient and modern times!

If you go on smoothly, you may not be able to be a minister in the future, and you will be appointed as a prince and prime minister!

And he has been an official all his life, so he is a seventh-rank official!

Compared with the other party, it’s really far behind!

Alcohol makes people courageous, Yao Zhengyu said earnestly: “Master Lin, you are now a sacrificial wine, and you are also a model of scholars in the world! Every word and deed has deeply influenced the scholars of the whole country! It is too late to stop now, don’t let me go!” Go wrong!”

Lin Beifan poured himself a glass of wine with a smile: “Master Yao, are you teaching me to be an official?”

Yao Zheng shook his head: “I dare not preach, I can only remind you! You are still young, and you obviously have a bright future. It would be a pity if you go down because of these things!”

“Thank you, Mr. Yao, for your kindness!” Lin Beifan clinked a glass with the other party, and said with a smile, “However, I have a question to ask you now. What kind of official do you think His Majesty needs?”

Yao Zheng said without hesitation: “Your Majesty needs good officials!”

Lin Beifan asked again: “Then what makes a good official?”

Yao Zheng said without hesitation: “A good official is one who is honest and honest, self-restraining and respectful, and pleading for the people!”

Lin Beifan asked three times: “But now all the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty are corrupt officials and treacherous ministers, what do you say?”

“Your Majesty was deceived by corrupt officials and treacherous ministers!”

Lin Beifan asked four times: “Since Your Majesty has been deceived by corrupt officials and treacherous ministers, and the Manchu Dynasty is full of corrupt officials and ministers, do you think the court has collapsed? Do you think the country is in chaos?”

Yao Zheng was speechless: “This…”

Lin Beifan smiled and shook his head: “Although the court is full of corrupt officials, the court is still operating normally and dealing with state affairs! Although the world is chaotic, it still maintains a superficial calm!”

“Master Yao, tell me, in this situation, is it the corrupt officials who have contributed more or the honest officials who have contributed more?”

Yao Zheng’s face was covered with sweat: “This…”

“Can’t answer it? I’ll answer it for you!”

Lin Beifan shouted: “The entire dynasty belongs to His Majesty. No one wants to manage this country more than Your Majesty, and no one wants this country to be better than His Majesty!”

“So, a good official is one who can work for His Majesty! It doesn’t make any difference to her whether she is an honest official or a corrupt official!”

“Of course she likes officials who are clean and honest and can do things for her!”

“If you can’t do things for her, what’s the use of being honest?”

“It is precisely because honest officials are useless in today’s court, so she reuses corrupt officials!”

“I have to use it!”

“No, the next moment, the country will be in chaos!”

Lin Beifan asked loudly: “My lord Yao, I just want to ask you, if you were to sit in His Majesty’s seat, would you use a corrupt official or an honest official at this time of life and death?”

“I, I…” Yao Zheng’s face was covered in sweat from being squeezed….

Lin Beifan’s words completely subverted his outlook on life and values, as well as his beliefs all along!

It never occurred to him that all the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were corrupt officials, and this was the reason!

Because honest officials are useless, corrupt officials have to be reused!

If it is useful, His Majesty will not use it!

“So you see, before the Ministry of Industry committed two traitorous incidents, His Majesty just deducted their salaries and killed a few small officials to vent his anger! What kind of punishment is this for them? If you grab your official position and rights, you will be very rich, and you don’t need to count on that little salary!”

Lin Beifan shook his head and smiled, “Because no one can replace them, His Majesty has to hold back!”

“But it’s wrong to be a corrupt official…” Yao Zheng’s voice became much weaker.

Lin Beifan nodded: “It’s really wrong to be a corrupt official, but if you don’t have the ability, you can’t be a corrupt official! You know, corruption is a matter of losing one’s head. People can climb up to high positions step by step with their heads on their waistbands. This is not ability. What is it?? Such a top talent, why not use it?”

Yao Zheng was once again speechless after being refuted.

Lin Beifan chuckled: “So, as long as the benefits you bring to the country are greater than the benefits you are greedy for yourself, then His Majesty will tolerate you and reuse you! Otherwise, if you can’t solve any problems, no matter how clean you are What’s the use? A waste of state salary!”

Yao Zheng closed his eyes in despair.

It’s really wrong to be a corrupt official, but if you don’t have the ability, you can’t be a corrupt official!

Corrupt officials who can climb to high positions are all top talents, why not use them?

As long as the benefits you bring to the country are greater than the benefits you are greedy for, then His Majesty will tolerate you and reuse you!

Otherwise, you can’t solve any problems, so what’s the use of being honest?

It will only be in vain…

Waste of state salary!

At this moment, his three views were completely destroyed, not a single tile remained!

He had always upheld his beliefs, but suddenly collapsed!

“So, back to the question just now!”

Lin Beifan smiled and said, “Master Yao, you said I was wrong and told me to stop in time, but why was I wrong?”

“Although I am a corrupt official, how have I ever corrupted the common people? Yes, I have been corrupted a lot, but I have been corrupted from hundreds of officials! If they are not corrupt, will I have a chance?”

“What I do is indirectly avenge the common people!”

“Compared with other people, this official can be called the conscience of the imperial court, much more honest than them!”

Lin Beifan drank a cup triumphantly.

“Moreover, I have also solved a lot of things for the court and His Majesty!”

“If I hadn’t persuaded His Majesty and all the officials to give up the compensation from the Doro Kingdom, within three years, the frontiers would surely be resurgent! How many good men have shed blood on the frontiers? How many people have been displaced? How big is the loss of the court? These… have you counted all of them? ?”

It was me who made this battle avoidable! “

“It was me who saved countless men and common people and stopped the court’s losses!”

“I also invented the big balloon, a flying artifact, and the hovercraft, a powerful underwater weapon! These are all artifacts that benefit the country and the people. Each of them can enhance the country’s luck and power!”

Lin Beifan shouted: “Lord Yao, I have done so many things for the court and the common people. Isn’t my contribution greater than all your upright officials? What is wrong with me?”.