kvmb Chapter 1209: Sun Shan sadly found himself a "mediocre official" among his family members
Chapter 1209: Sun Shan sadly found himself a "mediocre official" among his family members
The originally dull little county town became bustling because of the recruitment of workers for road construction.
Upon hearing the news, all the men who could move came to apply for the job, and the whole small county immediately became bustling.
This is a rare job that can be obtained with little effort and without any connections.
Many men are really afraid of signing up a little late and missing out on the opportunity to make money.
Gui Ge'er quietly ran out of the yamen to watch the excitement and saw many people queuing up outside the county yamen square to apply for jobs.
Wow, only at this moment did I realize how many people there are in Yuanlu County.
After watching the excitement, he hurried back to the government office and said with a smile: "Brother Shan, there are so many people outside, and many men have come to sign up. I didn't expect that only 10 cents a day could attract so many people."
After a pause, he added, "I think there are people coming to work for 5 cents."
Sun Shan was also helpless, as this was the result of serious internal competition.
There are few job opportunities and many people. Only the boss can choose the employees, but the employees cannot choose the boss.
It is said to be a two-way choice, but in fact it is not the case. It is an overwhelming victory on one side.
Mr. Wang is indeed a cunning businessman and a good trader.
Because it would take a lot of people, and too many people would cause trouble. Too many people would make noises, and too many people would cause trouble. Sun Shan didn't want to have a fight break out while he was building the road.
If you are not careful, you might even cause a loss of life.
So County Magistrate Wang and Inspector Liang were summoned.
Sun Shan got straight to the point and said, "County Magistrate Wang, Inspector Liang, we are recruiting people to build the road this time, and there will be a lot of people gathering at Aojiawan. When there are a lot of people, there will be a lot of trouble. We must send more people to watch over it to avoid any trouble. Building a road and a workshop is a good thing, but I'm really afraid it will turn into a funeral."
County Magistrate Wang was helpless. He had finally completed the conscription, but now he was assigned the task of road construction.
These days we always have to be stationed in remote areas, which is really hard.
The concubines in the house have some objections, and there is no chance for him to be gentle with women.
At first, County Magistrate Wang was prepared to refuse to be responsible for the road construction. After all, this was not a "public matter" but a "private matter", and the government should not be responsible for it.
I don't know when Sun Shan became a worm in my stomach, but I knew what he was thinking from the beginning.
Before he could say no, he said, "County Magistrate Wang, don't forget that the government owns 30% of the guano workshop."
The government has a stake in it, so it can't be considered a private matter.
Sun Shan also said, "Wang County Magistrate, this matter is either yours or Master Wang's. Who is responsible for it? I see Master Wang is too busy with his workshop to handle it. This road construction matter can only be handed over to you. Well, besides the government's biggest share, your family will get the most."
County Magistrate Wang was so angry when he heard this.
He admitted that his family had a larger share of the profits, but Sun Shan also had a larger share of the profits. How could he just sit in the yamen and sit in the cold wind?
However, because his official position was higher than his own, County Magistrate Wang had no choice but to take over the task.
If he didn't do it, then his younger brother would do it. But his younger brother was more tired than him, and as his older brother, he felt bad for him.
When Inspector Liang heard that more people would be sent to supervise the workers, he had no objection.
Sun Shan was right. When there are more people, the probability of trouble will increase. Moreover, everyone has a hoe when building the road, so there is a high possibility of armed fights.
Well, getting injured is no big deal, but if someone dies, it will be hard for Sun Shan, and it will be hard for him as the inspection officer too.
This is a major public security incident and is within the scope of our jurisdiction.
Compared to County Magistrate Wang, Inspector Liang was very happy to take over the task quickly: "Yes, sir, I will increase the number of patrols. If there are any signs of bad things, they will be put out immediately."
Sun Shan said appreciatively, "Okay, thank you, Inspector Liang. I'll leave the road pavers to your care."
So County Magistrate Wang and Inspector Liang set out with the road workers.
After this departure, the entire Yuanlu became deserted, and merchants complained that their business had dropped significantly.
The guano workshop and road construction were in full swing, and it was early December in a blink of an eye.
Chenzhou Prefecture notified Sun Shan to pay the tax grain and tax money, and to attend the year-end meeting at the same time.
Summarize the experience and insights of serving as an official in Yuanlu for one year.
Alas, I used to hate meetings, but I didn’t expect that I would not be able to avoid them after coming to Daqian.
Although it is only once a year, the frequency has been greatly reduced, but as long as there are meetings, I hate them.
There was no way to avoid it, so Sun Shan had to deal with it calmly.
Butler Wang's waist is almost healed, and it only flares up occasionally. After all, he is old and it will take at least three years for the broken bones to fully heal.
He came over with the gift list and said, "Master, please take a look at the gift list. Should we prepare it in Yuanlu or in Chenzhou Prefecture?"
It’s the end of the year and the New Year is coming soon. This time I am attending the parliament not only to submit the year-end report, but the most important thing is to build good relations with various officials.
Especially for bosses, if you want to be evaluated for excellence, you have to know how to behave as a human being.
Not to mention trying to please, at least not to offend.
The only safe way to avoid offending others is to follow the crowd and give more gifts.
During the Chinese New Year and other festivals, even though Sun Shan was far away in Yuanlu, he would send people to give gifts to his superiors.
Alas, that pitiful salary is not enough to support social interactions, so it is difficult not to be a corrupt official, unless one has a wealthy family and a great fortune.
Sun Shan was lucky to receive the compensation from the Duke's Mansion, otherwise he would be short of money and unable to live a carefree life.
Sun Shan thought for a moment and said, "Let's see what specialties Yuanlu has and bring some back. As for cakes, candies, and fruits, we can buy them in Chenzhou Prefecture."
Sun Shan wanted to give a gift, but not one that was too expensive. He just wanted something ordinary.
It's not that I don't want to please Prefect Liu, but my strength doesn't allow it. I don't have much money in my pocket, so I have to be poor to the end.
As for what Prefect Liu thinks, that is his business and has nothing to do with Sun Shan.
After reading the gift list, Master Zhang came in and said, "Master, take a look at this document. Is it okay to write it this way?"
Sun Shan didn't have a secretary, so he had to ask Zhang to take over.
Fortunately, being an official in a small county town doesn't require much work, so Mr. Zhang can still do his job.
Sun Shan took a look at the summary report and was very upset.
Isn’t what you wrote too exaggerated?
It describes how Sun Shan worked wholeheartedly for the people of Yuanlu, even trivial matters were written about. Does it mean that he didn't have anything important to write about?
Then I thought, I have been in Yuanlu for almost a year, but I really haven’t made any outstanding political achievements.
For example, what roads were built, how many acres of paddy fields were added, how many more students passed the exams, how many more houses were built, how much the population increased...
None of these things actually happened.
Mr. Zhang had no choice but to write down some trivial things to prove that Sun Shan had worked that year.
Sun Shan recalled his year in Yuanlu. He became famous quickly for suppressing bandits at the beginning, but there were no more highlights after that.
It can be said that he is mediocre and has no political achievements at all.
As for the guano workshop, it is kept secret and cannot be shown off.
Sun Shan sadly found himself becoming a "mediocre official" among the people.
He has been doing nothing and has never done anything substantial for the people.
Where are the original ambitions?
A year has passed, and things are the same now as they were when Yuanlu came.
In the eyes of the common people, Sun Shan had accomplished nothing.