Su Hao was a person in a state-owned unit in his previous life. He worked and made money from the perspective of the unit. This led to his accustomed to doing things with such a way of thinking after he came to the Ming Dynasty.

Later state-owned units had the saying "income generation". The so-called income generation means engaging in some social services in the name of the unit. The money earned belongs to the unit, which can be used to pay remuneration to employees, or to build dormitories, public funds and other expenses related to employee welfare.

This kind of income generation in later units is protected by fiscal policy. As long as the management fees to the superior units are paid enough, the unit leaders can completely decide how to allocate them.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was another matter. From the perspective of unspoken rules, whether it is a county government or a house, you can do something to generate income by yourself. The superior units basically turn a blind eye. But unspoken rules are just unspoken rules after all, and they are not legally protected.

When the various departments make little money, no one will pursue this kind of behavior. Even the Ming Dynasty's central government knows that the provincial governments and prefectures have their own small treasurys, and understands that the water is as clear as it is. But this is only for small money. If a workhouse in a county government can earn tens of thousands of taels of silver a year, then the county government government office, government office and other leadership departments at all levels may not be able to remain calm.

In this matter, Su Hao did not understand the rules because he was just a newcomer and did not understand the rules, while Dai Qi had never made a lot of money and had no such consciousness at all. Now, both of them have realized the truth, and the work in the workshop can no longer be done as Su Hao originally thought.

"Old Dai, according to your opinion, how should we do our business?" Su Hao asked.

Dai Qi said, "Sir Su, I think, since you have such a skill, why don't you open a business and do business by yourself to make money? For example, Mr. Li, who runs a sauce shop, is just a skill of making pickles. His pickles are better than other families, and he will be very private. Mr. Su, your talent is more than ten times higher than Mr. Li. If you open a business yourself, then it would be easy to be a rich man? At that time, whether you are the magistrate or the county magistrate, you will be the guest of honor for your family. Who wouldn't call you Su Weng?"

"Wen Su..." Su Hao felt goosebumps all over his body. I was only 17 years old, so how could I be called a whistle? He also knew that in the late Ming Dynasty, the names in the market were very chaotic. No matter how young the rich people were, they would be called "Old" or "Old", just like the "Old" or "Old" mentioned in later generations.

However, the plan mentioned by Dai Qi gave Su Hao an inspiration. When doing things in the name of a workshop, the money earned belongs to the county government office. Anyone can ask for it. If you can't grab it, you may simply destroy it and make no one can make it. Since there is such a big trouble, why not just operate it yourself? Anyway, doing business in this era is also a very common thing.

In Chinese tradition, the status of each profession is arranged in the order of "scholars, farmers, industry and commerce", and merchants are in a very, very discriminatory position. At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, even stipulated that farmers could wear silk clothes, but merchants did not allow them, which shows how despised merchants were.

However, with the development of the economy, by the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the status of merchants had been greatly improved. The policies to suppress merchants in the past had long been in name only. Merchants lived in luxury houses, wore silk, ate mountain delicacies, favored famous prostitutes, and spent money like soil. This luxurious lifestyle not only attracted a large number of farmers to abandon farmers and go to business, but even scholars who always claimed to be noble also had the spirit of abandoning scholars and compatriots.

If we go forward 100 years, Dai Qi advised Su Hao, who was famous for his talented scholars, to do business and make money, he would probably be criticized, thinking that this was an insult to a scholar. But in the Wanli period, it was very normal to say such words. At this time, even if the scholars didn't say it, they were envious of the merchant's glory.

Another reason why Dai Qi would make such a suggestion to Su Hao was that he found that Su Hao was far more realistic than other scholars. At least in the promotion of Han's stove, it can be seen that Su Hao did not hide his pursuit of money at all.

"Old Dai, if I open a business by myself, can the county government allow me?" Su Hao asked Dai Qi for advice.

Dai Qi said: "Sir Su, you are the rank hired by County Magistrate Han. If you open a business by yourself, it is of course not suitable. If it is reported that Han County Magistrate Han is also blind. But if someone is the shopkeeper and you just invest in it, it doesn't matter. There are so many officials in the county government, who doesn't have a few shares in the business outside?"

"I've been taught." Su Hao thanked Dai Qi for owing her body. He was originally a person with a very high IQ. When Dai Qi talked about this level, it would be too unreasonable if he didn't understand what to do.

"What the master wants to do can be divided into two parts. Some of them need to be done in the name of the county government. For example, the promotion of Han's stove now, and the master said that the master is changing the Lengshuitian. If you do it with the business, it may be difficult to make a difference. Such things will still be left in the workshop. But the other part can be put into the business. If you want to use these things in the workshop, just give them a bonus, and everyone will read your Master Su's good things." Dai Qi continued.

"Haha, what about other people in the workshop? You can talk about it later. As long as I open this business, I will definitely leave you 10% of the shares. You must not refuse at that time."

Su Hao laughed and first finalized the interests of Dai Qi's name. Dai Qi has worked in the county government for more than 20 years and is very familiar with the relationship between superiors and subordinates. Such a person is very useful to Su Hao, so he is not hesitant to give Dai Qi a 10% share. Now Su Hao has very shortage of people who can use it, and he must use this method to tie as many people as possible to his chariot.

"How can this work? What kind of virtue can I, Dai, dare to take the shares of the master." Dai Qi refused pretended to refuse.

Su Hao smiled and waved his hand and said, "This matter is settled. If this business is to be done in the future, you will be guided by Scholar Dai."

"Dai dare not obey?" Dai responded, even if he half-rejected and half-placed, he would take over the shares given by Su Hao.

After discussing the next step, the two of them had nothing to discuss. After eating in a hurry, they left the restaurant and visited three other officials in the county government office except Han Wen. None of these three officials did not live in the county government office, but rented a large house in the county town. These officials were promoted or transferred every few years, so there was no need to buy a house in the local area.

County magistrate Wang Qi, lord Wang Fengshao, and Dianshi Wang Yixue met Su Hao and Dai Qi in his mansion. The meeting process was extremely similar:

After the guest and guest seats, the leader first highly praised Su Hao's achievements when he went to the countryside to dig wells, and at the same time asked Su Hao to be cautious of being arrogant and impetuous, continue to work hard, and make new contributions. Then, the leader will give important instructions on the next work of the workshop, and then express kind care for Su Hao's personal work and life.

Then, naturally, Su Hao reviewed the major mistakes of his failure to come to ask for advice from the leaders, and expressed that he would thrive under the guidance of all the leaders in the future.

The atmosphere of the talks was very friendly and harmonious. Of course, it was inevitable that both the host and the host would have their own ulterior motives and test each other's intentions. After the talks, Daichi often left one step later than Su Hao. As for what he and the leader said in private and exchanged with each other, it was not worth telling outsiders. Su Hao only knew that when the leader and Daichi walked out of the living room side by side, the smile on his face became much brighter.

This is paying protection fees. In fact, there is no difference between officials and gangsters. It’s just that the former seems more high-sounding when collecting protection fees. Su Hao thought to himself.

By the time he came out of the last official's house, it was almost the hour of Hai, which was equivalent to around 9 pm in later generations. Standing on the street, Su Hao asked Dai Qi, "Old Dai, how do you think I will perform tonight?"

Dai Qi was so amused and cried, but he had to answer: "The master is indeed talented, chatting and laughing freely, and being suave... uh, endure humiliation and bear the burden."

"Holding humiliation and bearing heavy burdens... This is too exaggerated, right?" Su Hao said.

"It's a small mistake." Dai Qi said, "But, Master, we will go to see these Shangguans tonight. I dare not say that there are so many. At least within a month, no one in the county government will find our faults anymore. If Master wants to open a business, it's better to hurry up."
Chapter completed!