roccoschili Chapter 298 Planning Book
Chapter 298 Planning Book
Su He ran back to the yamen with Wang Zhi, and happened to meet the temporary workers in Wang Zhi's group in the lobby.
During the month that Su He was away, all the temporary workers had been recruited. After Chen Shi's reduction, only 80 people were recruited this time. Wang Bin had the least number of people, only 15, and they were all from poor families who had come up based on their own abilities.
Qian Ke is Wang Zhi's team leader. Most of the temporary workers in their team got in through connections. They are all children of wealthy families and therefore have a lot of money. It is for this reason that Qian Ke drags people to gamble and make money every day.
To put it bluntly, this situation is like spending money to buy a temporary worker, who sounds good when he is employed by the government.
Qian Ke had bad luck today and lost some money. He was very unhappy when he saw Wang Zhi following a woman in like a pug.
"Hey, Wang Zhi, why did you take so long?"
"That's right, we are all in the same group and we all go in and out together, why don't you fit in?"
Wang Zhi shrank back subconsciously, then saw Su He there, so he straightened his chest and walked back.
"I went out on an errand, not to have fun, Team Leader. I told you that when I left."
Qian Ke sneered a few times and asked behind his back.
"Who heard him ask for leave?"
"No, we followed the leader all morning and didn't see Wang Zhi come."
Wang Zhi's face flushed. These people were clearly there when he asked for leave, and now they were clearly bullying him.
"He asked for leave from the magistrate. What's wrong? Do you have any questions?"
Su He's good mood was ruined by these scoundrels, so he spoke rudely.
Qian Ke squinted his eyes and looked at the woman. There were very few women who could enter the yamen, and she didn't look like a family member of the adults. It was said that there was a female painter in the yamen.
"Look, I was wondering why he was so arrogant. It turns out he has found a backer. Wang Zhi, how does it feel to hide behind a woman?"
Wang Zhi pursed his lips and stared at the group of people, clenched his fists and wanted to move forward.
"Azhi, let's go. There's no need to waste time talking to incompetent people. We are not the kind of losers who have nothing better to do than gamble."
Su He turned and left, and Wang Zhi immediately followed. The two of them quickly disappeared from the sight of Qian Ke and others.
The men behind him felt a little uneasy, as this woman seemed to be of some importance.
"Boss, it seems they have entered the second hall. None of us have been in there."
"Shut up, I don't have eyes to see?"
Qian Ke stared at the direction where the two people disappeared with a bad look for a while before leading them out of the yamen.
Su He brought Wang Zhi into the study, and County Magistrate Ge looked at them in surprise.
"You guys are back so soon?"
Su He directly took out two portraits and then told him the results of the investigation.
After hearing this, County Magistrate Ge immediately called people over and asked them to take the portrait to search for Jin Laizi.
"Sir, should I draw a few more portraits? This will improve efficiency. We can give some to the gatekeepers at the city gate."
County Magistrate Ge agreed as soon as he heard it. He did not let Su He move and directly painted on the round table next to him.
Half an hour later, six portraits were sent out.
Su He didn't stop and continued to draw four pictures before putting it down.
"Sir, I heard that we have recruited temporary workers. I was wondering if we should ask several groups to search for them."
"Well, I'll leave it to you. Qian Ke's team doesn't need it."
After hearing this, Su He was certain that the people in this group were just there for show.
"Yes, sir. Lotus has a request. I wonder if you are free."
"You say it."
"It's like this. I just found out that Wang Zhi was assigned to Qian Ke's group. I know the adults are taking care of him and want him to have an easier time. Although my brother is poor, he is not afraid of hardship. He wants to fight hard. I wonder if he can be transferred to Wang Bin's group. I heard that their group is full of ordinary families with the same status as us."
County Magistrate Ge looked at the uneasy young man below and smiled gently.
"Everyone has their own aspirations. In this case, let the three of you go together."
Wang Zhi grinned with joy and kowtowed to express his gratitude.
"Wang Zhi thanks you, sir."
"Well, get to work."
Su He looked at his brother and smiled, "Take the portrait and go find big brother. Let the two groups start working first. I will draw two more as backup."
Wang Zhi took the portrait, responded, and ran away.
Su He then lowered his head and continued painting, and soon finished the last two pictures.
Su He called the gatekeeper outside to come and get it, and stayed in the study room without leaving.
County Magistrate Ge knew that Su He must have something wrong, so he was ready to listen.
"Go ahead."
Su He looked at the tolerant look in Magistrate Ge's eyes and felt warm in her heart. She felt very lucky to have met such a magistrate.
"It's like this, sir. I went to the capital and found that there is a night market there every day, and it is very large. I asked around and found out that the stall fees and management fees of the night market have to be handed over to the government. I was thinking, can we also collect more taxes for the government?"
This means that Su He has a way to collect more taxes. County Magistrate Ge motioned for Su He to continue.
"I thought about it carefully. Although we have night markets, they are relatively small in scale. Even if they were larger, the stall fees we could pay would be limited. So we can't put our hopes here."
"Your Excellency knows that we are fleeing from famine. Sometimes we can't find a suitable place to stay overnight, let alone food and drink. We can only eat half full at best. I was thinking, can we set up a tea stall on the official road and sell some food and drinks? Take the location of our Tianyuan Village for example. It's three hours away from the city, and the time between two meals is just that much. It's a good place to set up a stall."
"People passing by will drink the free tea when they see the tea stall, or buy some hot food. I have written a plan for how to run the stall, sir, please review it."
Su He took out the prepared plan and handed it to County Magistrate Ge. She never fought an unprepared battle.
After reading it carefully, County Magistrate Ge stared at Su He and asked.
"You have so many ideas. I'm sure you didn't come up with them just because you went to the capital."
"Nothing can be hidden from you, sir. There are still many people in our village who can't find a way to make a living. And we all know that the people in the border villages are currently relying on the government for support. If I can open this place, I will recruit a few more people from the border villages. We are all from the north, and I want to help them. Sir, I have confidence that I can open it. I know that the tax for shops in the city is 40%, and I am willing to pay 50%."
Magistrate Ge looked at Su He with a determined gaze and decided to give her a chance. He had nothing to lose anyway.
"Okay, remember, you only have one chance."
"My lord, once is enough. I can do it."
The things in her space are not just for decoration, this tea stall must be good.