Chapter 430 Healthy Competition
An County
Xian Feng and another young man from the same tribe were preparing to board the ship at An County Wharf.
At this time, the two of them also had a large box in their hands. The contents of the box were the supplies that their tribe urgently needed but were difficult to buy. In addition to the box, there was the luggage they would need along the way.
They were going back to their tribe with a mission.
Furthermore, they had been away for so long that they hadn't even been able to send a single letter back. It was New Year's Day, so the chief and the elders in the tribe must have been very worried.
The reason why the two of them went back was mainly because Second Uncle Xue was old and it was not good for him to travel in the winter. In addition, there were many things to do in Pingzhou and it was not good for him to leave for too long.
Alice has high fighting ability, so she is suitable to go back with him, but she has to protect Madam Qin Liu now, so she can't leave.
Moreover, they can handle the task assigned by Second Uncle.
Houcheng, Liaodong Academy
The principal Pan Sitong announced that the academy would be closed from tomorrow and asked them to go home quickly and not stay in the academy any longer.
After saying that, he walked out with his hands behind his back.
As soon as he left, the students started discussing.
"Hey, our academy is about to start its holidays."
"Our academy is the last to go on vacation." The main reason is that the students are reluctant to leave the academy too early.
"I feel good. I can go back and spend time with my family."
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Ding Jun and Zhou Yi were packing up while listening to the students' discussion.
The two men are managers of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce, not students of the Liaodong Academy. They are here to attend classes and come when they are free.
Their president had encouraged them to study more and had even contacted the academy, which had issued them identity cards allowing them to come and go freely.
These people are also conscious and sit in the back every time they come, trying not to disturb the teachers and students in the front.
After packing up their things, the two discussed giving some New Year gifts to the dean and the teachers.
The New Year is coming soon. Although Liaodong Academy has already given annual gifts to the principal and the teachers, the gifts are from the academy, and they are gifts from their hearts. They have really troubled the principal and the teachers these days.
"We are about to leave the academy, why don't we go to Wuzilou to borrow a few more books?" Ding Jun suggested that each of them could only borrow two books at a time, and it would be nice to read books in their spare time at home during the New Year.
Zhou Yi nodded. "Okay, we'll go there soon. Chief Steward Wu wrote to me and asked me to lend him a copy of Gongsun Longzi."
Ning Changge had been listening for a while and couldn't help but ask, "Do all the managers of your Liaodong Chamber of Commerce love reading so much?"
He discovered that those who came to take the class for free were just as hardworking as them.
If he had been to the future, he would know a word - involution.
Ding Jun chuckled.
"Haha, isn't it because my family was poor when I was a child and I couldn't afford to go to school? Now that I finally have the opportunity, I want to learn more." Zhou Yi explained with a smile.
Ding Jun followed up by saying, "Everyone is working hard to improve themselves. If you don't work hard while others are working hard, you will be left behind."
Furthermore, when President Lu had previously encouraged them to read more and learn more, he had also stated that positions within the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce should be filled by those who are capable. Right now, the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce is still small, so they are still competent for the time being. In the future, the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce will continue to grow and prosper, and if they don't keep pace, their work will become increasingly difficult.
When that time really comes, those who are capable will step up, and those who are incapable or unqualified will step down.
Chairman Lu also said that it wasn't that he didn't care about these old people or forget about the old friendship. They were all veterans, and as long as the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce was still there, they would have a meal to eat, but more would not.
After Ning Changge came to Liaodong County, he found that it was a very inclusive place, and the people here were very positive and passionate, and everyone was working hard to climb up.
The two people in front of him gave him this feeling again.
He had to admit that Liaodong County was indeed a very charming and attractive place.
A while ago, Lord Lu Desheng was promoted from the governor of Liaodong County to the governor of Pingzhou, and the other three counties of Pingzhou began a vigorous anti-bandit operation.
After the Liaodong Army had eradicated all the local banditry, Lord Lu, as the Governor of Pingzhou, issued an order to help the people in the other three counties build kangs, and also began large-scale conscription.
Both of these tasks require a large number of manpower, and the people assigned to do these two tasks are mainly from Liaodong County. Manpower will not be drawn from the other three counties. Officials from the other three counties only need to maintain the daily operation of their counties.
As a result, Liaodong County was short of grassroots manpower.
Therefore, the government decided to recruit outstanding students from Liaodong Academy to help.
In the words of the government, it means giving them the opportunity to participate in assisting in local management.
This alone was enough to attract students, and they also received subsidies for helping out. As a result, countless students enthusiastically signed up after the announcement. Ning Changge was one of them.
As a deputy, he primarily assisted Chen Yue, the clerk of the division. Chen Yue was in charge of installing kangs for the common people throughout Lelang County. During that time, moving from Liaodong County to Lelang County, he learned a lot and grew in his career.
Only after he went deep into the grassroots people did he truly feel the gap in living standards between the people of the two counties.
It is also known that before Lü Daren took office, the living standards of the people in Liaodong County and Lelang County were not much different. In just one year, Liaodong County has undergone such a great change.
He deeply admired the governing ability of the Liaodong County officials headed by Lu Desheng, and felt that there were many things he could learn from them.
He is now willing to stay in Pingzhou. He wants to learn more and benefit his hometown in the future.
Wu Ren, who was far away in Qingzhou, sneezed violently.
The shop in Nanyang has already opened.
The products produced by the Seventh Institute of Technology are all very good products for the areas where they are launched, and the prices are also very attractive, so there is no need to worry about sales.
After sorting out things there, he returned to Qingzhou again.
This was Lu Songli's suggestion. Nanyang had been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, but Qingzhou, being closer to the fortress, was more important. In the future, if they wanted to expand their territory, they would inevitably head west to Youzhou. The importance of Qingzhou was self-evident.
At this time, Wu Ren was saying goodbye to the teacher and making an appointment to come and give lessons next year.
He was not short of money now and wanted to learn more, so he invited a teacher who was well-known in Qingzhou to give him one-on-one teaching.
Wu Ren prepared a New Year gift for the teacher and personally saw him out.
He had just received a letter from his master, asking him to send some supplies to Yanmen to help the disaster victims there, and also asking him to prepare to pick up people. He would be busy with those disaster victims who had left Yanmen to seek a living, and since the New Year was approaching, he wanted the master to take a break.
At this moment, Master Ji and Tao Xun came together.
Wu Ren sent the teacher away and led the two men into his home.
The two sat down, the servant brought tea, and Wu Ren tidied up the books on the table.
Young Master Ji said speechlessly, "Madam Qin Liu currently only has you as her disciple. Is it necessary for her to be so diligent?"
"It's necessary. My master does have only me as his disciple now, but it's not like he can't accept more. I will definitely have younger brothers and sisters in the future."
"Even if Madam Qin Liu accepts more disciples, they will never be able to surpass you, the eldest brother. You are now the general manager of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce. It's okay that you are always reading, but you still need the teacher to teach you and leave a way for others to survive."
"I'm leaving them a way out?" Wu Ren laughed. "Don't you know that the little bastards under me are all eyeing the position under my butt, hoping to replace me."
"My master once said that the Yangtze River's waves behind push the waves in front, and the waves in front die on the beach. Believe it or not, if I don't work harder, if I slack off, I might one day become the wave in front that dies on the beach."
"Is the competition in your Liaodong Chamber of Commerce so fierce?" Tao Xun was dumbfounded.
Wu Ren smiled but said nothing.
When Young Master Ji thought of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce's president, Mrs. Qin Liu, and the chamber's generous treatment and fair promotion mechanism, it was not difficult to understand why everyone in it was working so hard.
Young Master Ji let go of this thought and asked Wu Ren, "Has Madam Qin Liu sent a letter?"
Wu Ren nodded.
Young Master Ji sighed, "My father also wrote to me about the snow disaster in Yanmen."
The two did not avoid Tao Xun and began to discuss matters such as transporting disaster relief supplies to Yanmen and rescuing the victims who escaped from Yanmen.
A quarter of an hour later, Wu Ren said, "It's settled. The disaster relief supplies sent to Yanmen this time will mainly be food and charcoal." They were also short of winter clothes. In Liaodong County and even the entire Pingzhou, the main way to keep warm was the kang.
Young Master Ji: "Well, our Ji family donated 3,000 kilograms of charcoal."
Wu Ren: "Then our Liaodong Chamber of Commerce will donate 10,000 dan of grain."
According to the current grain prices in Qingzhou, 10,000 dan of grain is equivalent to 1.2 million jin, which is 20,000 taels. It's not that I don't want to donate more, but it's mainly because it's snowing heavily and transporting grain is very difficult.
"Also, my master said he would donate a batch of pills for treating colds."
At this time, Tao Xun said, "The things donated by your two families are urgently needed by the people of Yanmen. I will also donate some supplies to help them in some small way."
Wu Ren and Young Master Ji persuaded him instead.
"You should do what you can."
"Yes, you can't compare to our Ji family's wealth and prosperity."
Tao Xun: ...
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