boyutpedia Chapter 1473 Selling Grain at Dongting Lake (2)
Chapter 1473 Selling Grain at Dongting Lake (2)
Sun Shan saw that Magistrate Wang had no reaction and was just staring blankly at the official gazette.
Is now the time to read the official gazette?
He got straight to the point, asking, "This time, I plan to send people to transport grain to Dongting Lake to sell. However, we don't have enough manpower, so we need some of your household servants to come over."
The government officials' manpower must not be mobilized; the security situation in Yuanlu cannot be left unchecked.
Sun Shan only brought a dozen or so guards, which was far from enough to form a transport team.
After looking around and thinking it over, I realized that only Wang, the county magistrate, could muster the manpower.
Moreover, Sun Shan couldn't possibly monopolize such a lucrative opportunity as selling grain, nor did he intend to.
So they approached Magistrate Wang, and the two conspired to embezzle the money.
When Magistrate Wang heard that Sun Shan wanted men, he finally realized what was going on and asked, "Sir, do you mean you want me to send some men to accompany your men to transport grain to Dongting Lake to sell? Sir, how many men do you need?"
After all that was said, Magistrate Wang finally understood.
Sun Shan is doing this for his own benefit.
Hehe, you should have said so earlier. If there's money to be made, everything is negotiable.
Sun Shan nodded: "Yes, we'll partner up, sell the grain, and earn..."
He made a money gesture and winked, saying nothing more.
Magistrate Wang understood immediately, and smiled rather lewdly: "My lord, I understand."
He paused, then asked, "Sir, who would we sell the grain to if we were to transport it to Dongting Lake so hastily? Sir, I am not very familiar with Dongting Lake."
County Magistrate Wang thought and thought, but he couldn't think of a familiar grain merchant in Dongting Lake.
His influence lingered in Yuanlu County, and at most reached Chenzhou Prefecture.
Should we write to ask my aunt?
Sun Shan glanced at Magistrate Wang with feigned incomprehension, and said with a half-smile, "You don't need to worry about the grain merchants' affairs. I will naturally... handle it."
County Magistrate Wang stared wide-eyed at Sun Shan in astonishment.
Oh dear, Lord Sun's sphere of influence has already reached Dongting Lake?
How come he doesn't know?
If this were said in Guangnan, Magistrate Wang wouldn't be surprised at all. In Yueyang Prefecture, Lord Sun also had connections, so wasn't he quite capable?
Magistrate Wang's eyes flickered as he asked, "Sir, do you really have a solution? Do you need my... help?"
Sun Shan shook his head and said, "County Magistrate Wang, I have many fellow graduates from the same year, you know what I mean!"
County Magistrate Wang glared at him.
I understand! I get it!
Being born in the same year, tsk tsk~~ you can't be called a classmate if you don't hold any official position.
Could it be that Lord Sun has a close friend who is in charge of the canal transport in Dongting Lake?
Yes, yes, that must be it.
Officials' connections come from family, in-laws, or classmates born in the same year.
Oh dear, although Lord Sun comes from humble beginnings, he has fellow students from the same year.
Thinking of this, Magistrate Wang then thought of his nephew in the capital.
I've been going around in circles and failing the exams repeatedly. Why can't I just get into high school?
If it were high school, there would definitely be more students of the same age as Sun Shan.
The Wang family's network of connections expanded further, becoming an inescapable web.
Magistrate Wang then asked, "Sir, who do you plan to send to lead the team this time? Brother Dali?"
The head of the transportation team must be strong and capable.
Sun Dali, the violent madman who was by Sun Shan's side, was the first person that County Magistrate Wang thought of.
Sun Shan nodded: "This time I will send Uncle Dali to lead the transport and arrange for my cousin to be in charge."
He paused, then added, "You should also send a deputy manager from your side to accompany them."
Sun Shan planned to have De Ge'er lead the team, with Sun Dali in charge of security, and lead the transport team to Dongting Lake.
When Sun Dali and the Su family guards escorted Sun Shan to Yuanlu, they passed through Yueyang Prefecture without being reckless or getting lost.
It would be more secure to have Magistrate Wang send a local deputy to assist him.
Sun Shan and County Magistrate Wang discussed the matter at length.
Finally, he said, "If you have any problems, consult Master Zhang. He used to be a manager in a brokerage firm and is most familiar with buying and selling."
Magistrate Wang was secretly startled, but still answered with a smile, "Alright, I understand."
At this moment, Magistrate Wang finally understood why Sun Shan had chosen a lame man as his advisor.
It turns out that he used to be a manager at a brokerage firm, so he's very familiar with trade.
At first, I couldn't understand why Sun Shan would choose a lame advisor. He was ugly to begin with, so why would he choose a lame person to work with?
Tsk tsk~~ That scene was quite pathetic.
The more Magistrate Wang thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. Could it be that before Sun Shan came to Yuanlu to serve as an official, he had already thought about doing business in Dongting Lake?
Otherwise, why would they choose someone with experience in dealing with people with teeth as their advisor?
Instead of hiring a tax collector, they chose a middleman, clearly intending to do business with him.
If Sun Shan knew what Magistrate Wang was thinking, he would definitely cry foul repeatedly.
Is it that he doesn't want to hire a criminal advisor and a finance advisor?
It was his father-in-law who wasn't helpful and couldn't find him a wife.
A few days later, Dege'er finally returned from the big bird village where only birds pooped.
Upon seeing Sun Shan, he lunged forward.
Fortunately, Gui Ge'er and Sun Dali were there to help; one blocked the attack, and the other kicked forward.
"Ouch!" Dege shouted as he fell heavily to the ground.
Uncle Sun was heartbroken and rushed over to help De Ge'er up, scolding, "Dali, what do you mean? Why did you kick my De'er?"
Sun Dali scratched his head, smiled sheepishly, and said, "Third Master, I only kicked him because I saw he was in danger. If I had known it was Dezai, I promise I wouldn't have kicked him."
She gave Dege a reproachful look: "Dege, you're back, so why did you have to jump on your master? Hey, do you know how much it hurts now?"
De Geer: .....
What a pretentious Sun Dali! He almost broke his leg after being kicked like that.
Fortunately, he dodged quickly and didn't become the second Master Zhang.
Dege'er got up and glared at Sun Dali: "Uncle Dali, are you blind? I'm so handsome, can't you see me clearly?"
Sun Dali went over and helped De Ge'er up, saying with a smile, "You're a handsome guy, but even a handsome guy can't pounce on the old man."
De Geer: .....
I don't want to talk to Sun Dali.
Excitedly, he ran up to Sun Shan and asked, "Shanzi, are you really letting me be in charge of selling grain? You're not lying to me, are you?"
Happiness came too suddenly; Dege didn't believe it for a single penny.
They were even less likely to believe what Sun Shan said, especially.
Sun Shan's credibility was even lower than Little Fatty's in his eyes, practically zero.
Sun Shan carefully examined De Ge'er for a while, wondering why he hadn't gotten any darker or uglier.
In that bird droppings workshop, a place where only birds poop, the wind and sun had toiled them for so long; they should have been worn out long ago.
How come Brother De hasn't changed at all? He's still a handsome guy.
Sun Shan nodded: "Yes, are you happy to be put in charge this time?"
Happy, of course I'm happy.
After Degeer received a definite answer, Sun Shan's credibility immediately soared from 0 to 100.
Oh dear, Shanzi is a man of his word. He kept his promise when he was asked to do business with him.