"But have you ever thought about it, what kind of county are we? Fengcheng! Fengcheng County is the top-ranked county in the entire Jiangxi Province. Whether it is the money paid or the local security, it is the best in the entire province.
Second to none. Think about it, if we fall in the middle and lower reaches of the province when it comes to drilling wells, where will the magistrate's face be?"
Su Hao waved his arms and began to speak passionately. All the officials, including Dai Qi, were sucked in by him. They were so focused that they did not dare to express their anger.
"If the magistrate loses face, who do you think he will blame? Is this related to the official office?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"Is it related to the household room?"
Everyone continued to shake their heads.
"Is it related to the ceremony room, military room, and execution room?"
Everyone still shook their heads.
"Is it related to the workshop?"
Everyone subconsciously shook their heads again, and after shaking it twice, they felt something was wrong, and nodded again. After shaking for a while, everyone's heads were a little dizzy, and they couldn't figure out whether there was any flaw in Su Hao's words.
"By the way, it's good that everyone has this kind of crisis awareness!" Su Hao promptly affirmed everyone's correct response. This is the basic technique of deceiving people. "Think about it, if the county magistrate wants to cause trouble for us, it will be very difficult.
Is it difficult? Dai Qi, when you organized the project, you falsely reported your expenditures and enriched your own pockets. Do you think the county magistrate didn’t know this?"
"I didn't!" Daichi defended subconsciously.
Su Haocai didn't bother to argue with him. He actually had no evidence of Dai Qi's corruption. He just decided based on Fang Mengjin's previous suggestions and his own experience that Dai Qi would never be that clean. He was bluffing to scare people, so he had to
It was a sword to seal the throat, never a follow-up. He did not look at Dai Qi's old and red face, but turned to the gang of government servants and said: "When you buy materials, you ask merchants for kickbacks. Do you think the county magistrate doesn't do this?"
Have you received any reports?”
"I don't dare..." The government officials were also panicked. Who has never done this kind of thing? Besides, this kickback is not what I want. The merchants insist on giving it to me. If I don't accept it, it seems not close to the people.
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"As the saying goes, if the water is clear, there will be no fish. The county magistrate has long known about these tricks that everyone has done, but he was considerate of everyone's difficulties in life and did not pursue them. This is your concern for everyone, and it is also to encourage everyone to work hard. However,
!" Su Hao came up with another amazing twist, "If everyone gets the benefits and cannot share the worries of the county magistrate, but instead makes the magistrate embarrassed in front of his colleagues, do you think the prison cells of the county government are only for the common people?"
"Master, please save my life." Wu Da's knees were the weakest. After being frightened by Su Hao, he knelt down with a plop, "Master, I was obsessed with rice porridge, please forgive me.
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The collapse of a small group always starts with the weakest link. But as long as one person takes the initiative, the others can't stand it. Seeing Wu Da kneel down to Su Hao, the other government officials one after another
Everyone on the ground knelt down. Seeing that he was now alone, Dai Qi sighed inwardly and followed the government officials and knelt down.
"Everyone, get up." Su Hao sat firmly on the main seat and raised his hand to everyone. At this time, he must hold on to his airs. If he rushes to help everyone get up proudly, then the prestige he just pretended will be gone.
If you save it, once everyone's minds are clear, they may come back to their senses and realize that Su Hao is trying to scare people.
"It's not easy for you to get a job in the county government. The whole family depends on our salary to live. If you lose your job because you can't handle the job well, the whole family will have to go to work. Isn't that right?"
Hao said earnestly.
"Master is right," everyone replied.
"But, none of you have ever done this kind of thing like digging a well before, so you are very ambitious but not able to do it well. You want to do it well but can't find a way, so everyone is anxious, isn't that right?"
"That's it. Master is so right."
"So! The magistrate entrusted me to come to the workshop to guide the work, just to help everyone and improve the success rate of drilling wells. Have you heard that I directed 5 well locations in Zhegui Township, and each well location was drilled
Good well.”
"Scribe Dai, is this true?" Some of the government officials didn't know about this and asked Dai Qi for confirmation.
In the face of the facts, Dai Qi naturally could not deny it. He nodded slightly, indicating that Su Hao was telling the truth. As a result, the government officials looked at Su Hao in a completely different way. Each of the five wells
Water can come out, which is simply unbelievable. These government officials in the workshop have all directed the drilling of wells below, and they know how difficult it is to find well locations. If Su Hao has such ability, then as a person in charge of the workshop
Master, it seems to be reasonable.
Facing the admiring gazes of everyone, Su Hao smiled slightly and said: "These are just trivial skills, not worth mentioning. Since I have become the master of this workshop, then everyone is my colleague, and I will naturally help everyone achieve results.
Let everyone be praised by the county magistrate. Drilling a well is the biggest thing at present. I hope that everyone can work together as one heart and one mind in these days to complete this task. As for the future, when I have free time, I will give our workshop another
Find some money-making business, and I guarantee that the money you will make will be 10 times more than what you used to get by sneaking around."
"10 times!" Everyone was shocked by Su Hao's big words. The workshop is a lucrative place. Even an ordinary yamen servant can make more than ten taels of extra money a year. If it's like what Su Hao said
, it is really a wonderful thing to be able to earn 10 times more income without breaking the law.
However, everyone is still more skeptical. Su Hao has already succeeded in digging wells, so everyone has nothing to say. But to say that a scholar can actually find some money-making livelihood makes everyone happy.
Earning 10 times the amount of money, a dozen people in the whole workshop can earn thousands of taels of silver in almost a year. This is really an exaggeration. If Su Hao really had this ability, he would not even wear a patched shirt.
Will Yishan come to work at the county government office?
Su Hao noticed everyone's suspicion and asked: "Who in our workshop has ever been a mason?"
The Gongfang is equivalent to the County's Industrial Bureau and Urban and Rural Development Bureau. In the Ming Dynasty, there were not many government-led industries, but there were many construction projects. Therefore, many of the officials in the Gongfang were masons, stonemasons, and carpenters.
After hearing Su Hao's question, two government officials raised their hands and said, "I used to be a mason."
Su Hao saw that one of the people raising his hands was the first to kneel to him, so he asked: "What's your name?"
"Little man Wu Da." Wu Da replied.
"Oh, Wu Da, can you cook the stove?"
"Master, I used to be Dr. Zao. I have the best skills in this county."
It really took no effort. Su Hao was secretly happy. He continued to ask: "Well, Wu Da, let me ask you, how much firewood does a family of four use for the stove you built in a year?"
This question was not difficult for Wu Da. He replied: "If it is burning straw, a family of four will use almost 3,000 kilograms a year."
"3,000 kilograms of straw is 30 dans, which is almost 9 silver coins, right?"
"That's about right. Sometimes the price of firewood is even more expensive."
"If a stove can save half of the firewood in a year and only burn 1,500 kilograms of straw, how much do you think the stove is worth?"
"This is impossible!" Wu Da said flatly, "For a family of four, 1,500 kilograms of straw is simply not enough. No stove of any kind can do this."
"My family is in Longkou Village, Zhegui Township. I built several stoves in the village in the past two days. Each stove can save more than half of the firewood than before. For a family of four, 1,500 kilograms of straw is completely enough."
"Master, are you serious about what you said?" Wu Da's eyes were shining. He was not qualified as a government servant, but as a former Dr. Zao, he had a fanatical interest in technology.
"When I have time, I will make a stove with my own hands and show it to you, and you will believe me." Su Hao said, "Wu Da, let me ask you, if we promote this kind of stove in the county in the name of the factory, how will the stove be convinced?"
Do you think the people are willing to accept 2 denarii?"
"If the effect of saving firewood is as great as Master said, I think the people will accept it," Wu Da said.
Su Hao had calculated this account with his mother Yang Gendi in the past, and concluded that a firewood-saving stove can save a farmer's family more than 3 yuan of firewood a year. The most important thing is that a firewood-saving stove can at least be used
For more than ten or twenty years, the value of the firewood saved in this way is very considerable. Spending 2 yuan to build a stove that can continue to save money is definitely a cost-effective thing for smart people. And those who are short-sighted for a while
Families who follow the example of others will follow suit.
When Su Hao helps people build stoves in the village, he can only repay the favor and dare not take money from everyone. But if he takes this technology to the workshop and promotes firewood-saving stoves in the name of the government, he can charge 2 yuan for each stove.
People probably still think it is a project to benefit the people.
"Master, what you mean is that you are willing to teach this craft to the villain?" Wu Da asked dubiously.
Su Hao smiled and said: "If you have money, let's make money together. I am well-read and have countless crafts like this. Why not use a few to help everyone get rich together? Besides, I have a reputation as a scholar and I am still young.
, are you going to hang out in this Fengcheng County government office for the rest of your life?"
"Of course not. A great talent like Master must be a Jinshi person. How can he stay in this small temple like ours?" Everyone complimented in unison.
Su Hao stood up, walked to Dai Qi, patted his shoulder, and said: "Old Dai, if I wanted to take your position as a scribe, I would have taken it away long ago. Don't worry, I'm just here to plate gold.
, this workshop is your world at all times. If I can help you overcome this hurdle, are you still indifferent between friend and foe?"
Being overwhelmed by Su Hao's bastard spirit, Dai Qi couldn't stand it any longer. He stood up, knelt down to the young scholar in front of him, and praised: "Dai Qi has stupid eyes, thank you Master for not arguing with the villain.