Zhou Lijun thought about the profit for a while, raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay, Uncle Wu, you made more than 10,000 yuan this day."

Lao Zhoutou, who was standing at the door, opened his mouth slightly and was speechless for a long time.

Now he finally stopped saying that Wu Lang was not cooking at home.

After thinking for a while, he looked at the pile of money on the ground and asked, "How much do you have to pay to the public?"

Before Wu Lang could speak, Zhou Lijun adjusted his abacus again, and then said: "Twenty-nine thousand, five hundred and forty-nine Wen."

Old Zhoutou immediately said: "Okay, count them out and take them back to me."

Friday Lang:......

He hasn't even warmed up with 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, Wu Langle squinted his eyes, and then asked Zhou Lizhong to help him count the money.

The old man was still standing aside and staring.

Qian asked: "How did you make so much money? Did you cheat the second young master?"

Qian and Lao Zhou were both used to calling him "Second Young Master", and even now they are still used to calling Bai Erlang "Second Young Master".

Wu Wulang immediately said: "I didn't trick him. I asked him about it. It's such a long road. If a kind person donates the road, it will probably cost about 250,000 yuan. I will pay less."

That's why he wasn't sure whether he was making a profit or losing money at the beginning.

But he had thought about it, it was good to make money, and it didn't matter if he lost money. Bai Erlang was considered a member of his family anyway, and this road was mostly built for Man Bao and Bai Erlang's family.

Zhou Dalang was stunned, "Why is there such a big difference?"

Fifty thousand is not a lot.

There are only two situations for road construction at present. One is that the county government collects conscripts to build roads. In fact, most of them are like this;

Another kind is that good people donate roads and use their own money to build roads and bridges. This is a great merit, and it is a great merit that is more remembered than going to a temple to donate money for fragrant oil or performing rituals in a Taoist temple.

Usually it is the local squires who do this.

For example, like Mr. Bai, building a road can be remembered for twenty years. If the road is well built, it can be remembered for hundreds of years.

Wu Lang said: "Good people who donate roads have to say hello to the county government. Sometimes subordinate officials even have to go down to supervise. The cost of one trip or two is huge."

It was also because he knew these tricks that Wu Lang directly cut off 50,000 yuan from the 250,000 yuan he had inquired about, because he did not need to make connections or communicate with the county government.

Not to mention the fact that Princess Mingda was there, even if his sister Zhou Man's name was mentioned, the county government would not embarrass him.

So he didn't give anyone money.

Old Zhou thought about it and felt very regretful, "It's a pity that the road construction work is not easy to accept. Usually the county government directly recruits people to do it. Otherwise, you will be like the princess and hire people to build the roads. Then you don't know how much money you can make."

Woolen cloth."

Wu Lang also felt regretful that this was equivalent to a one-shot deal.

But it doesn't matter. Man Bao said that there are many things lacking at the moment, but the most lacking thing is people. As long as there are people on hand, it is easy to make money. He can win over those people first, and it will be easy to make money in the future.

Everyone gave Lao Zhoutou their money and moved it into his room, and then they began to think about what to eat in the evening.

It happened that Manbao and the others came back from the office. When they heard this, they said, "Let's eat together. There are dishes in the kitchen. It's quick to ask Aunt Rong and the others to cook them freshly."

When Mr. Bai saw it, he didn't want to eat it at home, so he brought the food over to eat together, and everyone talked while eating.

Mr. Zhuang asked Bai Dalang, "Is there any idea about the selection of officials?"

Everyone looked at Bai Dalang together.

Bai Dalang said: "When I went back today, I happened to see a vacancy in Tongbai County, Tangzhou. I have already applied, but there are many people waiting for the vacancy. I heard a clerk from the Ministry of Civil Affairs said that the people waiting for this vacancy include me.

There are six in total."

That's a lot.

There are actually a lot of shortages this year, but not many in Beijing. Most of them are local shortages, as well as shortages in the military.

In fact, whether you are a Jinshi or a Mingjing, you can apply for vacancies in all three directions.

Nowadays, there is no emphasis on literature or martial arts, so there are many people in the army who are both civil and military. There are many people among the older generation of nobles who are both civil and military. The founding of the country is fashionable and can guarantee such quality, let alone today.

In fact, those who are well-read and literate will be promoted faster in the military. If they are Mingjing or Jinshi, they will be more popular. After all, if you have read military books, you are better than a rough guy who relies solely on trial and error, right?

Unfortunately, Bai Dalang had no military talent, so even though there were many positions in the army for people staying in Beijing, he didn't even think of applying.

After discovering that he couldn't apply for a position in Jingzhong several times, he vaguely guessed something, so he began to set his sights outside.

After dinner, they changed places to continue discussing the matter.

Bai Shandao: "Tangzhou is not far from the capital, and it is in the Central Plains. It is in a good location. I wonder what the actual situation is in Tongbai County. Why was this gap vacated?"

"I heard that the county magistrate died of illness, or it was an emergency, so I reported it. I just arrived in the capital these two days, so it is a new vacancy."

It was also during this period that he visited the Ministry of Civil Affairs every day, and because of the relationship between Bai Erlang and Bai Shan and Zhou Man, the officials in the Ministry of Civil Affairs took good care of him, so they notified him whenever there was a vacancy, and he immediately wrote an application form.

But there are many people who have the same connections as him, so there are also people who are similar to him and applied for this position.

Mr. Zhuang said: "Tongbai is the source of the Huaihe River. As far as I know, there are dense water networks there. There are two terrains, the east and west. There are plains in the west and hills in the east, but they are not high. It is a good place."

When being a county official, the most important thing to consider is the topography, and if the land has water, then the economy will be easy to develop and the population will be easy to grow. If you have these two things, you can focus on education.

The performance of an official depends on the proportion of taxation, population growth and education.

What is the proportion of education?

First, look at the number of Zhongming Jing and Jinshi scholars, and second, look at the number of people receiving education in the county.

When Mr. Bai heard that it was a good place, he immediately said to Bai Dalang: "You have to go to the official department more and make sure to find this vacancy."

He said worriedly: "It's been half a month since the civil service examination, and all the good positions are about to be picked. If you don't make a decision, the rest will be in remote areas."

Bai Shan also nodded, "Brother, let's decide on this position."

Bai Dalang smiled bitterly, "I don't have the final say on this alone."

Mr. Bai looked at Mr. Zhuang and others. He wanted to go find Erlang, but he thought that it would be inappropriate for the prince-in-law to interfere too much in these government affairs, and Erlang was also among the candidates waiting for vacancies this year.

Mr. Zhuang and others naturally thought of this, and he said: "This thing cannot be done in vain. Let's not say whether he can do it well, but it can be done. As the direct consort, if he interferes in the selection of officials like this, Your Majesty will not care.

If you don’t have an attack, you won’t be very happy.”

Mr. Zhuang looked at Man Bao.
Chapter completed!