Chapter 2551 Waiting for a vacancy
Zhou Lijun pondered the profit for a moment, raised his eyebrows and said, "Not bad, Uncle Wu, you made more than ten thousand yuan in one day."
Old Zhou, standing at the door, opened his mouth slightly but couldn't speak for a long time.
Now he finally stopped saying that Zhou Wulang didn't cook at home.
He pondered for a moment, then looked at the pile of money on the ground and asked, "How much do you have to pay to the public school?"
Before Zhou Wulang could say anything, Zhou Lijun counted on the abacus again and said, "Twenty-nine thousand five hundred and forty-nine coins."
Old Zhoutou immediately said, "Okay, count them out and bring them back to me."
Friday Lang:......
He hasn't even warmed up these copper coins yet.
He quickly asked Zhou Lijun, "How much do I have left?"
Zhou Lijun said: "Forty-four thousand three hundred and twenty-three."
That’s quite a lot. Zhou Wulang narrowed his eyes and asked Zhou Lizhong to help count the money.
The old man was still standing there staring.
Qian asked, "How did you make so much money? Did you cheat the Second Young Master?"
Qian and Old Zhou were used to calling him that, and even now they were still used to calling Bai Erlang the Second Young Master.
Zhou Wulang immediately said, "I didn't cheat him. I've already asked around. It's such a long road. If someone kind enough to donate the road would probably cost around 250,000. I'm even paying less."
That's why he was not sure whether he would make a profit or a loss at the beginning.
But he had thought it through. If he made money, it would be good, but if he lost money, it didn't matter. Bai Erlang was one of his family members anyway, and this road was originally built mostly for Manbao and the Bai Er family.
Zhou Dalang was stunned. "Why is there such a big difference?"
Fifty thousand is not a small amount.
There are only two situations in which roads are built nowadays. One is that the county government collects laborers to build roads, which is actually the case in most cases.
Another kind of merit is that kind people donate roads and use their own money to build roads and bridges. This is a great merit, which will be remembered more than donating incense money to temples or performing rituals in Taoist temples.
Those who usually do this are local gentry.
For example, someone like Mr. Bai, if he built a road, people would talk about it for twenty years. If the road was well built, people would talk about it for a hundred years.
Zhou Wulang said, "Good people have to report to the county government when they donate money, and sometimes even clerks have to go down to supervise. The cost is huge."
It was because he knew these tricks that Zhou Wulang directly cut 50,000 from the 250,000 he had inquired about, because he did not need to use connections or say hello to the county government.
Not to mention the reputation of Princess Mingda, even if his sister Zhou Man's name was used, the county government would not make things difficult for him.
So he didn't give any money.
Old Zhou pondered for a moment and lamented, "It's a pity that road construction work is so hard to get. Usually the county government directly conscripts people to do it. Otherwise, they would hire people to build roads like the princess did. I wonder how much money you can make."
Zhou Wulang also felt regretful, as this was just a one-time deal.
But it doesn't matter. Manbao said that there are many things lacking at the moment, but the most lacking is people. As long as there are people on hand, it will be easy to make money. He will first win over those people, and it will be easy to make money in the future.
Everyone gave their share of the money to Old Zhou and moved it into his room, and then they began to think about what to eat in the evening.
Manbao and the others just happened to be coming back from the government office. When they heard what was going on, they said, "Let's eat together. There are dishes in the kitchen. It will be quick if we ask Aunt Rong and the others to prepare them."
When Mr. Bai saw this, he didn't want to eat alone, so he moved the food over to eat together, and everyone talked while eating.
Mr. Zhuang asked Bai Dalang, "Have you made any progress on the official selection?"
Everyone looked at Bai Dalang.
Bai Dalang said, "When I went there again today, I happened to see a vacancy in Tongbai County, Tangzhou. I've already applied, but there are quite a few people waiting. I heard from a clerk in the Ministry of Personnel that there are six people waiting for this position, including me."
That's quite a lot.
There are actually quite a few vacancies this year, but not many are in Beijing. Most are in local areas and in the military.
In fact, whether it is Jinshi or Mingjing, you can apply for vacancies in the three directions.
Nowadays, neither civil nor military talents are underestimated, so there are many people in the army who are both civil and military. Many of the nobles of the older generation were both civil and military, and such quality was guaranteed when the country was founded, let alone today.
In fact, being literate will help you get promoted faster in the army. If you are a Mingjing or Jinshi, you will be more favored. After all, you have read military books, which is better than a rough man who relies entirely on trial and talent, right?
Unfortunately, Bai Dalang had no military talent, so even though there were many positions in the army that allowed him to stay in Beijing, he did not think of applying for them.
After finding that he failed to get a job in Beijing after applying for it several times, he vaguely guessed something and began to look outside.
After dinner, they moved to another place to continue discussing the matter.
Bai Shan said, "Tangzhou is not far from the capital and is located in the Central Plains, so it has an excellent location. I wonder what the actual situation is like in Tongbai County, and why this position was left vacant?"
"I heard that the county magistrate died of an emergency, so he was reported. He just arrived in the capital these two days, so this is a newly added vacancy."
It was also during this period that he went to the Ministry of Personnel every day. Because of the relationship between Bai Erlang, Bai Shan and Zhou Man, the officials of the Ministry of Personnel were quite caring towards him. So as soon as there was a vacancy, he was notified and he immediately wrote an application form and submitted it.
But there are many people who have the same connections as him, so some people applied for this position at the same time as him.
Mr. Zhuang said, "Tongbai is the source of the Huai River. As far as I know, it's densely networked with waterways. The terrain is divided into two parts: the west is plain and the east is hilly, but neither is very high. It's a good place."
When serving as a county magistrate, the most important thing to consider is the terrain. If there is water in the land, then the economy will be easy to develop and the population will be easy to grow. With these two things, you can focus on education.
An official's performance is judged by the proportion of tax revenue, population growth and education.
What is the proportion of education?
First, look at the number of people who passed the Mingjing and Jinshi exams, and second, look at the number of people receiving education in the county.
When Master Bai heard that this was a good position, he immediately said to Bai Dalang, "Go to the Ministry of Personnel and make sure to get this vacancy."
He said worriedly, "It's been half a month since the Ministry of Personnel Examination, and all the good positions are almost taken. If you don't decide, the remaining ones will all be in poor and remote areas."
Bai Shan also nodded, "Brother, let's take this position."
Bai Dalang smiled bitterly, "This isn't something I can decide on my own."
Mr. Bai looked at Mr. Zhuang and others. He wanted to go find Erlang, but he thought it would be inappropriate for the son-in-law to interfere too much in these political affairs, and Erlang was also among the candidates for the vacancy this year.
Mr. Zhuang and the others naturally thought of this. He said, "Bai Er can't do this. Putting aside whether he can do it, even if he can, as the legitimate son-in-law, if he interferes in the selection of officials like this, His Majesty won't be very happy even if he doesn't get angry."
Mr. Zhuang looked at Manbao.
Manbao nodded and said, "I'll run into Minister Li tomorrow and talk to him."
I'll start updating after the Lantern Festival. See you tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
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