Chapter 2581
Chapter 2581
Chapter 2581
Not long after Dai Yingda arrived in Hangzhou, he knew so much about the township trial, which obviously shows that he has been paying attention to it for a long time.Moreover, he specially left Bai Letong for an interview after the banquet, which further showed that he came prepared and knew Bai Letong's attitude towards this provincial examination, which is why he made such an unusual request.
As for where the information that Dai Yingda got came from, it seemed not difficult to make a judgment. The behavior of Peng Yushan and Lu Qiu who took the initiative to toast during the banquet earlier showed that their relationship is not shallow.The two of them had apparently informed Dai Yingda of certain situations before today's banquet, which of course also included the words and deeds of Bai Letong's trial run in the countryside.
Bai Letong has a special status. No matter if it's the officials of the township trial office, or people like Dai Yingda and Li Fa, they obviously don't dare to offend him easily, let alone force him to submit with a tough attitude. They can only use softer methods to persuade Bai Letong Tong changed his attitude.
But in this way, Bai Letong confirmed one thing, that is, what he was worried about was likely to be true, and the Township Examination Office had already committed suspected fraud in the preparation process for the imperial examination.Dai Yingda was worried that Bai Letong's intervention would block the promotion of the Dai family's children in the imperial examination, so he tried to persuade him to give up his previous tough attitude.
Instead of being angry, Bai Letong smiled and said, "It seems that in Dai Gong's eyes, I should be a stumbling block that must be removed, right?"
Dai Yingda said: "Master Xiaobai, why did you say that? This old man is just out of good intentions, and I don't want Master Xiaobai to cause more trouble out of thin air."
Bai Letong said: "Although I am not in charge of setting up questions, invigilating the exam, and grading papers for this township exam, the task that the Executive Committee sent me to Hangzhou is to supervise and ensure that there will be no fraudulent acts of selfishness during the township exam. What is the responsibility? , forgive me!"
Although the opponent's influence in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions is not small, Bai Letong is not really afraid of offending the opponent because of his deep background.What's more, I still have reason, if this matter breaks out, the unlucky person must be the other party.
Dai Yingda slowly shook his head and said: "I think Master Xiaobai has misunderstood something. This is not malpractice for personal gain, disrupting the imperial examination, but I am eager to serve the country and hope that the younger generation can pass the imperial examination smoothly."
"Eager to serve the country?" Bai Letong couldn't help but feel a little funny when he heard this word. Although he didn't have as many contacts with businessmen as Tao Hongfang and Ning Zijing, he also knew that the moral integrity of this group was not as good as they said Perfect.
Merchants are most concerned about their own interests, not righteousness. The Yangzhou salt merchants represented by Dai Yingda began to bet on both sides as early as more than ten years ago.Regardless of whether the world belongs to Daming or Haihan, they will protect their own interests by cleverly standing in line.And these practices have nothing to do with "eagerness to serve the country", at best they are just a high-sounding excuse.
Bai Letong just wanted to open his mouth to mock Dai Yingda, but Tao Hongfang interrupted him: "I see Dai Gong's desire to serve the country, but this imperial examination is related to the future of the country, so don't be careless. I think Mr. Shi should also I will agree with Le Tong's idea."
Tao Hongfang knew that Bai Letong's character was a bit ideological, but if he had a debate with Dai Yingda on this, let alone whether he could tell the difference verbally, he would definitely offend Dai Yingda, and even Li Fa excuse me.He was not afraid that these two people would retaliate against Bai Letong, but he was thinking that the cooperation between Qiong Lianfa and Yangzhou salt merchants would have a great impact on Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The cooperation plan may not be worth the candle.
So when Tao Hongfang saw Bai Letong's displeasure, he rushed to the front to persuade both parties to make peace, and at the same time moved Shi Diwen out. At this time, he could only hope to use Shi Diwen's prestige to suppress the situation. .
Dai Yingda responded: "Marshal Shi has always attached great importance to the rural examinations. During the 20 years in Zhejiang, he has funded and appointed local scholars, if not [-], there are [-]. My Dai family children have also taken care of Marshal Shi over the years. Someone was promoted by Marshal Shi. It’s just that some of them are new to Hangzhou, so they may not know about this situation.”
Tao Hongfang's methods obviously did not have any effect on Dai Yingda.Not only was the other party not afraid that he would bring Shi Diwen out to speak out, but he took this opportunity to share his good relationship with Shi Diwen.According to the known situation, Dai Yingda is not bragging. There are indeed many children of salt merchants working under Shi Diwen.And judging from the familiarity between Shi Chengwu and Dai Chengrong, the relationship between the two should be quite good.
Seeing that Dai Yingda had no intention of backing down, Tao Hongfang sighed inwardly. It seems that this person is not so easy to retreat in spite of difficulties. I am afraid that this matter cannot be dealt with here.
Bai Letong didn't want to give in at first, but after listening to Dai Yingda's reply, he was even more upset, he got up and replied: "Your Excellency is very right, we really don't know much about the situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, I will go to see Master Shi tomorrow, Ask him for instructions on how to act so that you can be satisfied!"
Since they couldn't reach an agreement, Bai Letong didn't hesitate to flip the table.He didn't think that Dai Yingda's energy was great enough to influence Shi Diwen's decision-making, nor did he think that Shi Diwen would break the rules just to take care of the children of salt merchants.It's not hard to tell right from wrong.
Dai Yingda didn't have much urgency on his face, instead he nodded in a relaxed manner and said, "Alright, Mr. Xiaobai, go and have a face-to-face talk with Mr. Shi. This may help you understand the whole situation. Before you leave , I also want to remind you that whether you are a person or a business, an official or a business, everything should be based on the overall situation."
How could Bai Letong listen to Dai Yingda's words at this time, snorted coldly, and bid farewell to the other party and Li Fa.Seeing this, Tao Hongfang and Ning Zijing couldn't leave their companions to stay any longer, so they got up and said goodbye together.
Although Li Fa felt a little regretful about this scene, he still sent them out politely.On the way, I ran into Shi Chengwu and Dai Chengrong. They didn't seem surprised that Bai Letong and others left so quickly, but nodded to them calmly.
"Look, I just said that these young people from Sanya have a stubborn temper, and they definitely can't agree." After Dai Chengrong watched Bai Letong and the three leave, he expressed his opinion to Shi Chengwu: "What are they doing?" They all follow the rules, and they also ask others to follow their rules, without any compromise. How can they work together? Fortunately, Ha Jianyi was sent to Zhoushan, otherwise, they probably would have caused trouble. Me alone."
(End of this chapter)
Not long after Dai Yingda arrived in Hangzhou, he knew so much about the township trial, which obviously shows that he has been paying attention to it for a long time.Moreover, he specially left Bai Letong for an interview after the banquet, which further showed that he came prepared and knew Bai Letong's attitude towards this provincial examination, which is why he made such an unusual request.
As for where the information that Dai Yingda got came from, it seemed not difficult to make a judgment. The behavior of Peng Yushan and Lu Qiu who took the initiative to toast during the banquet earlier showed that their relationship is not shallow.The two of them had apparently informed Dai Yingda of certain situations before today's banquet, which of course also included the words and deeds of Bai Letong's trial run in the countryside.
Bai Letong has a special status. No matter if it's the officials of the township trial office, or people like Dai Yingda and Li Fa, they obviously don't dare to offend him easily, let alone force him to submit with a tough attitude. They can only use softer methods to persuade Bai Letong Tong changed his attitude.
But in this way, Bai Letong confirmed one thing, that is, what he was worried about was likely to be true, and the Township Examination Office had already committed suspected fraud in the preparation process for the imperial examination.Dai Yingda was worried that Bai Letong's intervention would block the promotion of the Dai family's children in the imperial examination, so he tried to persuade him to give up his previous tough attitude.
Instead of being angry, Bai Letong smiled and said, "It seems that in Dai Gong's eyes, I should be a stumbling block that must be removed, right?"
Dai Yingda said: "Master Xiaobai, why did you say that? This old man is just out of good intentions, and I don't want Master Xiaobai to cause more trouble out of thin air."
Bai Letong said: "Although I am not in charge of setting up questions, invigilating the exam, and grading papers for this township exam, the task that the Executive Committee sent me to Hangzhou is to supervise and ensure that there will be no fraudulent acts of selfishness during the township exam. What is the responsibility? , forgive me!"
Although the opponent's influence in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions is not small, Bai Letong is not really afraid of offending the opponent because of his deep background.What's more, I still have reason, if this matter breaks out, the unlucky person must be the other party.
Dai Yingda slowly shook his head and said: "I think Master Xiaobai has misunderstood something. This is not malpractice for personal gain, disrupting the imperial examination, but I am eager to serve the country and hope that the younger generation can pass the imperial examination smoothly."
"Eager to serve the country?" Bai Letong couldn't help but feel a little funny when he heard this word. Although he didn't have as many contacts with businessmen as Tao Hongfang and Ning Zijing, he also knew that the moral integrity of this group was not as good as they said Perfect.
Merchants are most concerned about their own interests, not righteousness. The Yangzhou salt merchants represented by Dai Yingda began to bet on both sides as early as more than ten years ago.Regardless of whether the world belongs to Daming or Haihan, they will protect their own interests by cleverly standing in line.And these practices have nothing to do with "eagerness to serve the country", at best they are just a high-sounding excuse.
Bai Letong just wanted to open his mouth to mock Dai Yingda, but Tao Hongfang interrupted him: "I see Dai Gong's desire to serve the country, but this imperial examination is related to the future of the country, so don't be careless. I think Mr. Shi should also I will agree with Le Tong's idea."
Tao Hongfang knew that Bai Letong's character was a bit ideological, but if he had a debate with Dai Yingda on this, let alone whether he could tell the difference verbally, he would definitely offend Dai Yingda, and even Li Fa excuse me.He was not afraid that these two people would retaliate against Bai Letong, but he was thinking that the cooperation between Qiong Lianfa and Yangzhou salt merchants would have a great impact on Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The cooperation plan may not be worth the candle.
So when Tao Hongfang saw Bai Letong's displeasure, he rushed to the front to persuade both parties to make peace, and at the same time moved Shi Diwen out. At this time, he could only hope to use Shi Diwen's prestige to suppress the situation. .
Dai Yingda responded: "Marshal Shi has always attached great importance to the rural examinations. During the 20 years in Zhejiang, he has funded and appointed local scholars, if not [-], there are [-]. My Dai family children have also taken care of Marshal Shi over the years. Someone was promoted by Marshal Shi. It’s just that some of them are new to Hangzhou, so they may not know about this situation.”
Tao Hongfang's methods obviously did not have any effect on Dai Yingda.Not only was the other party not afraid that he would bring Shi Diwen out to speak out, but he took this opportunity to share his good relationship with Shi Diwen.According to the known situation, Dai Yingda is not bragging. There are indeed many children of salt merchants working under Shi Diwen.And judging from the familiarity between Shi Chengwu and Dai Chengrong, the relationship between the two should be quite good.
Seeing that Dai Yingda had no intention of backing down, Tao Hongfang sighed inwardly. It seems that this person is not so easy to retreat in spite of difficulties. I am afraid that this matter cannot be dealt with here.
Bai Letong didn't want to give in at first, but after listening to Dai Yingda's reply, he was even more upset, he got up and replied: "Your Excellency is very right, we really don't know much about the situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, I will go to see Master Shi tomorrow, Ask him for instructions on how to act so that you can be satisfied!"
Since they couldn't reach an agreement, Bai Letong didn't hesitate to flip the table.He didn't think that Dai Yingda's energy was great enough to influence Shi Diwen's decision-making, nor did he think that Shi Diwen would break the rules just to take care of the children of salt merchants.It's not hard to tell right from wrong.
Dai Yingda didn't have much urgency on his face, instead he nodded in a relaxed manner and said, "Alright, Mr. Xiaobai, go and have a face-to-face talk with Mr. Shi. This may help you understand the whole situation. Before you leave , I also want to remind you that whether you are a person or a business, an official or a business, everything should be based on the overall situation."
How could Bai Letong listen to Dai Yingda's words at this time, snorted coldly, and bid farewell to the other party and Li Fa.Seeing this, Tao Hongfang and Ning Zijing couldn't leave their companions to stay any longer, so they got up and said goodbye together.
Although Li Fa felt a little regretful about this scene, he still sent them out politely.On the way, I ran into Shi Chengwu and Dai Chengrong. They didn't seem surprised that Bai Letong and others left so quickly, but nodded to them calmly.
"Look, I just said that these young people from Sanya have a stubborn temper, and they definitely can't agree." After Dai Chengrong watched Bai Letong and the three leave, he expressed his opinion to Shi Chengwu: "What are they doing?" They all follow the rules, and they also ask others to follow their rules, without any compromise. How can they work together? Fortunately, Ha Jianyi was sent to Zhoushan, otherwise, they probably would have caused trouble. Me alone."
(End of this chapter)