Chapter 356 "Full Ma Banquet"
Chang Suining unfolded the piece of letter paper and saw the names, hometowns, and resumes of several people written on it, which were very detailed.
"All three of them were my classmates or good friends when I was young. Although they all have their own strengths and weaknesses, they are all talented and capable. They are all capable of doing their own thing." Luo Guanlin said, "If we can convince them to come to Jiangdu to serve you, it will definitely be helpful to you."
Seeing Chang Suining just staring at the letter without saying anything, Luo Guanlin frowned and asked, "Does your Excellency feel that there is something wrong?"
Chang Suining just raised his eyes and looked at him: "I just never thought that you would think so carefully about me. I was very touched for a moment."
Luo Guanlin put his hands behind his back and said, "...Your Excellency, please do not misunderstand me. I am doing this to atone for my sins to Jiangdu."
Official business is official business, don't talk to him about this. After the incident with Xu Zhengye, he has made a vow that he will never have any relationship with these two-faced and ambitious people again in his life... He will never make the same mistake again! "I understand your heart towards Jiangdu." Chang Suining said, "You can't bear to see that most of the people in my governor's mansion are now cucumbers, so you recommend talents to me to solve the urgent needs of me and Jiangdu."
"More than just cucumber eggs..." Luo Guanlin thought of Shen Sanmao and others who were entrusted with important tasks, and sneered: "They are all weird-looking cucumber eggs."
Chang Suining did not agree with this statement. Just because a melon looks weird doesn't mean it's not sweet.
But at this moment, she was holding on to the other person's kindness, and she didn't want to argue with him. This Mr. Luo was a proud, sharp-tongued person who couldn't tolerate even a grain of sand in his eyes and was not willing to make changes easily. But this is how it is when employing people. If you see someone's strengths, you have to tolerate his shortcomings.
Who made her so short of manpower now? If she hadn't used her military achievements to scare people, and if Wang Changshi was not arranged by her teacher and had worked with her from the very beginning, it would have been much more difficult for her to carry out things in Jiangdu where she had no foundation.
Even so, she was still too tired to eat or sleep every day. In the final analysis, it was because she did not have a complete and mature team.
This meant that if she wanted to follow the opinions of the Jiangdu officials and let everything go as it pleases, it would be fine. But once she wanted to implement policies according to her own wishes, she had to do everything herself.
Unfortunately, she had made up her mind from the beginning to rebuild Jiangdu according to her wishes, and she did not intend to become a hollow governor with her power half-emptied.
So during this period of time, I was exhausted and dizzy.
She knew that Luo Guanlin looked down on the likes of Shen Sanmao and He Wuhu, and even looked down on Yao Ran and Lu Xiucai, because he believed that he was knowledgeable and talented. Even though he was down and out for a while, he was a proper Jinshi and had served as an imperial censor in Beijing. His qualifications were far beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Chang Suining also felt that the other party's arrogant look needed to be dealt with, but at the same time she had to admit that the other party had some abilities to be proud of. Those official qualifications and knowledge might be useless elsewhere or in a military camp, but they were valuable and practical in Jiangdu's political affairs.
Governing a state is not something that can be accomplished by one person alone.
Looking at those who have accomplished great things, the people who help them are not always the same type of people. People in the world all have different personalities and each has their own strengths and weaknesses.
Therefore, placing people in appropriate positions and allowing them to fully utilize their strengths is the most practical option for her. As for those minor personal traits, they are insignificant in comparison.
Hasn't the other party already started to show his strengths? On the topic of "melons", Chang Suining took over the conversation, nodded and praised: "Speaking of the melons in our governor's mansion, you are the most round and big, and you can be called Zhuge among melons and the leader of the melon field."
The beard at the corner of Luo Guanlin's mouth twitched: "...Chapter Chang, are you praising me?"
"Of course." Chang Suining smiled and shook the letter paper slightly: "And sir, you helped me pull these equally beautiful melons. I don't know how to thank you sir."
"It's just a stroke of the pen..." Luo Guanlin said, "Luo is just recommending these available people to the governor. Next, the governor needs to write letters to convince them one by one."
"Then according to your opinion, how can I persuade them?" Chang Suining asked.
"They all had different experiences. Some were dissatisfied with the current government and were reluctant to take up official positions, while others were suppressed by dissidents and had difficulty in displaying their talents...but all of them were ambitious people in the past."
Luo Guanlin said: "The current situation is chaotic, and their situation is difficult. It is difficult for them to protect themselves, so they must make a choice to protect their families. Now that Jiangdu has built a school, its reputation of favoring knowledgeable people has spread. As long as Governor Chang sincerely invites and treats them well, there is hope that they will be persuaded."
Chang Suining nodded first, then thought for a moment and said, "What you said makes sense, but I have a way that will be easier to accomplish."
"I have never met these gentlemen before. If I write to them rashly, they will inevitably wait and see. If they are summoned by local tyrants or other vassal kings during this period, it will be bad."
Chang Suining said, looking at Luo Guanlin, and smiled: "Sir, you should help others to the end. Why don't you write the letter yourself? First, you are on good terms with them, so your words will be more convincing. Second, you understand their personalities and taboos better, so you can prescribe the right medicine for them."
The more she talked about it, the more she felt it was feasible: "Then you can guarantee my character and conduct, so why worry about this not being successful?"
Luo Guanlin's eyebrows jumped: "Could it be that Governor Chang forgot that Luo is already dead? How can a dead person send a letter?"
Chang Suining: "This is the best part—"
How exciting is it to receive a letter from the dead?
"Sir, think about it, if you already knew that your old friend had passed away, but suddenly received a letter from your old friend, knowing that your old friend had come back to life, how could you resist the urge to find out the truth?" Chang Suining said, "If it were me, even if I were to get married tomorrow, I would definitely pack my bags and go to see it overnight."
Luo Guanlin: “…”
If she can't even kiss, then she must be addicted to joining in the fun! But think about it... that makes sense.
The excitement of resurrection from the dead is extraordinary, who can ignore it?
Chang Suining advised again: "After they come to Jiangdu, they will recognize you sooner or later. Why not let you come back to life early?"
Luo Guanlin thought about it for a moment. Although his experience of changing masters was quite embarrassing, he gritted his teeth and was not afraid to recognize him. It was just...
"I'm afraid that some of them may want to join us now. After reading my letter, if they spread the news that I am still alive, you will be accused of harboring a traitor." Luo Guanlin said hesitantly.
Although they are old friends, there is still a possibility of backstabbing.
Chang Suining didn't care: "It doesn't matter. It's a matter without any evidence. The court can just send people to Jiangdu to search. If they can't find you, then they can't convict me."
Luo Guanlin frowned and thought for a while, and finally said: "It's better to avoid trouble. How about this, I can write the letter, but the letter only invites them to come to Jiangdu for a secret meeting, and does not mention my current situation and your name for the time being."
"As for the rest, we can discuss it in person after they arrive in Jiangdu."
Luo Guanlin said: "In this way, even if they want to expose me, it will not involve you. Once they enter Jiangdu, everything will be under your control."
Chang Suining was silent for a moment before saying, "Sir is not only meticulous, but he also considers me in everything—"
Luo Guanlin: “…”
It is said that one should do his job well!
Then the girl said, "This shows that I am quite capable in doing things and being a person."
Luo Guanlin was caught off guard and dodged: "?"
How can you praise yourself?
"Sir, I didn't brag before, did I?" Chang Suining said with a smile, "When I first met you, I told you that I have many advantages. Not only am I good at killing, I am also gifted in other aspects. Do you believe it now?"
Luo Guanlin sneered: "...Chang Shishi's greatest strength is that he is never modest."
Chang Suining nodded slightly: "It's hard to be humble when you have extraordinary talent."
Luo Guanlin wanted to say something more to her, but she got down to business: "In that case, then let's do as you say. You can coax her here first... No, invite her to Jiangdu as a guest. I will treat her well then."
Looking at the hospitable smile of the girl in front of him and hearing the words "treat you well", the first thing that came to Luo Guanlin's mind was not the three words "Hongmen Banquet", but... the "Anema Banquet".
——The kind of banquet full of sacks that you can only take once and never return! At this moment, Luo Guanlin suddenly felt a little regretful, but when he thought about the precarious situation of his old friends at the moment, he felt that by comparison, being put into a sack by Chang Suining was not a bad thing...
But deep down, I couldn't help but feel like a human trafficker.
This feeling became even stronger because of Chang Suining's next words -
After finalizing the matter, Chang Suining talked about the manuscripts of his collection of books that had been corrected and altered, saying that some of them would be sent back tomorrow, and he would be allowed to choose first, and he could choose as many books as he wanted.
Luo Guanlin remained silent, with eight words emerging in his mind - Sell books to friends for money, the more you sell, the more you get.
After Chang Suining sat back in his seat, he sighed and said casually: "...Mr. is willing to introduce these old friends to me instead of Xu Zhengye. It can be seen that Mr. treats me much better than he treated Xu Zhengye in the past."
Luo Guanlin couldn't bear to see her so complacent, and said indifferently: "I also recommended him to Xu Zhengye, but at that time there were many people who went to seek refuge with Xu Zhengye, so he didn't take it seriously."
Chang Suining said "Oh", but he didn't show any embarrassment or shame. Instead, he said, "It can be seen that Xu Zhengye is not a good person. They are destined to have no connection with Xu Zhengye. Only I am destined to be with him, just like me and you."
Luo Guanlin: "...The governor is very good at speaking and never puts himself in a passive position."
Chang Suining smiled: "Sir, you have a keen eye and are very good at discovering my strengths."
Luo Guanlin sneered twice and stopped arguing with her, but he had to admit in his heart that this young girl who seemed to be full of lies was much more cunning than she appeared.
She was never harsh with him. No matter how harsh his words were, she could always resolve them with a joke, avoiding arguments with him while not letting the topic stray from her control... He didn't take it seriously at first, but as they spent more time together, he gradually realized that this point alone was not something that ordinary people could do.
In front of him, she seemed like a person without any temper at all.
But is this really the case?
It's not that he had never seen her holding a knife before. In fact, it was she who cut off Xu Zhengye's head herself.
She was by no means a person with a good temper in the true sense, but she was able to maintain this good-tempered face and mentality for a long time, often making it difficult for people to tell whether it was true or false... This level of control was something that even Xu Zhengye couldn't do at the time, and it was no exaggeration to say that it was the only one he had ever seen in his life.
He often felt that she didn't look like a seventeen-year-old girl at all.
If experience could not have made her what she is, then the only explanation is that she is a natural genius.
After what he had seen these days, Luo Guanlin had to admit that this was indeed a rare young prodigy.
She came to Jiangdu not to act capriciously or on a whim, but to do her job seriously and solidly. Although her actions were often heavily personal, they were all as she said - she was worthy of Jiangdu.
That was why he was determined to recommend old friends who were in urgent need of a place to stay.
In any case, at least he really saw the hope of stability from Jiangdu at that time, even though it was even coveted by the Japanese army.
Now, is there any part of Dasheng that is not coveted by tigers and wolves?
At least she and General Chang were willing to defend Jiangdu with their lives.
Thinking about this, Luo Guanlin no longer had the heart to continue to challenge Chang Suining. He took the initiative to ask about real business. When he mentioned the school that was under construction, he also mentioned his concerns about Shen Sanmao.
Chang Suining said confidently: "Don't worry, sir. It's just building a school. Shen Sanmao will definitely be able to do it well."
He added: "Besides, he is the one who can save me money the most."
Seeing that she was determined to employ people, Luo Guanlin didn't know what to say. However, when he heard her talking about saving money, he couldn't help but ask: "...Does your Excellency really have enough money to build this school?"
Chang Suining: "For now, I am using my father's family savings as a cushion. If I take out my father's retirement savings, it should be enough."
Hearing the words of losing everything, Luo Guanlin fell silent. After all, he had no money to help.
He could only say: "If the governor continues to act like this, there will be a lot of money to be spent later, so we should make some plans early."
Chang Suining nodded in approval. She was a spendthrift.
She had already made plans to increase her income, but she still needed capital to leverage it in the early stages, and she also had to find a way to make up for Lao Chang's retirement money...
Chang Suining, who was extremely poor, thought about it and felt that it was time to write a letter to Meng Lie.
Although she was not sure what Meng Lie was thinking at the moment, it should be possible for her to try to get back half of the "private money" she had previously saved at Dengtai Tower.
That night, Chang Suining wrote a short letter and had it sent back to the capital. Along with the letter, the half of the old token was also sent back. At the moment when it was sent out, Chang Suining wondered if Meng Lie still had the other half of the token after so many years. But he had a good memory and was sure he would be able to recognize it.
But what Chang Suining didn't expect was that before she got a reply from Meng Lie, someone suddenly sent her a sum of money.
Good night~ (End of this chapter)
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