Qing Yao

Chapter 27: Drag someone into the water

Time is tight and the task is heavy. Zhao An can't think of a better way except outsourcing.

Who should I give it to?

If the goal is to motivate employees and improve the team's combat effectiveness and cohesion, then it must be outsourced to subordinates, who will then mobilize all their relatives to join in the fight. Zhao An only needs to pay a little performance commission.

However, even if collecting money is packaged as a practical matter for the people, and even if the resistance encountered is small, there will always be "troublemakers" who refuse to pay.

If one person is unwilling to hand over, another will be unwilling to hand over. One will look at the other, and if no one hands over, what can Zhao An do to hand over?

The problem is not the lack of wealth but the inequality of wealth.

Therefore, the person who collects the money must be stylish enough to scare off the "troublemakers".

Who has style?

People in uniform and social workers.

There is no need to think about Zhao An in uniform. Even if he could use the yamen runners to collect the money, the county magistrate would not give this matter to him.

It seems to be the government's business, but who will collect it is a matter of fact.

It is obvious that the county magistrate is still a little concerned about his reputation, or in other words, he leaves room for himself so that he can shirk responsibility if something goes wrong.

If uniformed personnel cannot be deployed, we can only use non-uniformed social personnel.

Zhao An no longer wanted to deal with people in society, so he could only put aside his moral obsession and treat it as a urinal. He would take it out to pee when needed, and tuck it under the bed when not needed.

Zhao An knew a social worker named Sun Rui, the one who did nothing all day long in the household registration office and was always polite to everyone he met. In fact, he was also Zhao An's master, although he only taught him for a few days.

Apart from Sun Rui, Zhao An didn't know any other big brothers in the underworld, so he could only ask them for help.

Not knowing whether Sun Rui was at the county government office, and since it was inconvenient to discuss such matters in the government office, Zhao An went straight to a tavern where Sun Rui often gambled. He and Sun Rui had been there twice before, not for Sun Rui's treat, but to serve as a free porter for this guy.

It wasn't dinner time, and the tavern was empty. There was only one waiter packing up. Zhao An approached and asked, "Is the Fourth Master here?"

"It's in the back."

The guy knew Zhao An and pointed behind him.

"Thanks!"

Zhao An nodded, walked through the front hall and just arrived at the backyard of the tavern, he heard the sound of money being gambled in a room, followed by a burst of laughter. It might be that someone was the banker and lost all the money.

Zhao An had no interest in gambling. He walked to the room and knocked gently on the door: "Is the Fourth Master in there?"

Sun Rui's voice came from the room: "Which one?"

"Fourth Master, it's me,"

Zhao An pushed the door open and what came into his sight was a group of men who were gambling enthusiastically. The smell of cigarettes mixed with the smell of sweat hit his nose.

I really don’t know how these people can bear it.

"Hey? The sun is rising from the west. How come Ambassador Zhao has time to come to my place? Come on, move over and let Ambassador Zhao play a few rounds too."

Sun Rui, with a chuckle on his face, winked at the person next to him, and the other person smiled and stood up to give his seat to Zhao An.

"I'm not an ambassador, please stop teasing me."

After saying that, Zhao An shook his head at the man who was about to give up his seat and said with a smile, "I don't know how to play. You guys play, you guys play." The man laughed and said, "What's there to not know? You'll learn it after watching a few times."

He pulled Zhao An to sit down, but Zhao An refused to sit down and looked at Sun Rui as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Seeing this, Sun Rui smiled, casually pushed the stacked cards onto the table, and said to everyone, "You guys play first, I have something to do."

"Fourth Master, you are busy!"

Everyone was discerning and knew that Zhao An had something to say to Sun Rui. Some were counting the cards, some were placing bets, and the atmosphere was chaotic.

Sun Rui stood up and took Zhao An to the next room. He casually moved a stool for Zhao An and teased him, "You are incredible, kid! Everyone in the yamen says you are a big hit with the county magistrate now. He thinks you are very popular."

"How can that be true? They are just talking nonsense."

Zhao An smiled apologetically, "Besides, even if you are famous, you are not as famous as the Fourth Master. Not to mention the government office, who in our county doesn't know your name?"

"Hey, how come I didn't notice your smooth talk in the house earlier?"

Sun Rui sat down and looked at Zhao An with a smile, "Tell me what you want from me."

"There is indeed something I need your help with, Master."

Zhao An immediately told the story.

Sun Rui said "Oh" after hearing this: "Are you asking me to find a hundred or so people to collect the money for you?"

"That's what I mean."

Zhao An nodded and said, "I won't ask Fourth Master to help you for nothing. I will cover all the expenses of the brothers I invite. In addition, I will give Fourth Master and the brothers fifty cents for each payment."

I had thought about the commission before coming here. Fifty cents may not seem like much, but there are so many craftsmen in Yangzhou City, so Sun Rui can definitely earn over a thousand taels.

Sun Rui coughed lightly and said, "Hey, Xiao Zhao, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but it's not easy to accept this money. You'll get scolded."

Zhao An laughed awkwardly, "I have no choice. The county lord has asked me to do this. How can I not do it?"

Sun Rui shook his head and said, "I have plenty of people in the Qing Gang, but what you did is really dishonest. I'm going to help you deal with it. If the old masters and uncles above ask about it, and say that I, Sun Rui, helped the government bully the people, how can I put my face down?"

Zhao An wasn't surprised to see the other party directly claim to be a member of the Qing Gang, as he had guessed it earlier. But if the other party refused to help, he would be in big trouble.

Thinking that money can make the devil work, he made up his mind and said, "Master, how about this? I'll give you a hundred coins for every transaction you make."

There is definitely an effect of raising the price. Sun Rui's heart was really moved. Not to mention how much money he could make, the kid in front of him is very popular with the county magistrate and Mr. Ji. Even if he is not afraid that this kid will cause trouble for him, it is not worth it to mutter a few words about him to the county magistrate from time to time.

But no matter how good this kid's words are, about deposit and refund, these tricks to make money may fool others, but can they fool him, Sun Laosi?

If the noise was too loud and alarmed the old man above, he would have a hard time explaining himself.

After all, this is not about helping the government deal with a troublemaker, but about "bullying" the craftsmen who walk the streets. It is really not fair.

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly had an idea and said to Zhao An slowly, "You are working for the government office. I also have a job there, so there is no reason not to help you. However, we in the Green Gang are all about rules. If I help you transfer people to do things at will, it will break the rules of the gang, unless..."

Zhao An's heart skipped a beat, and he asked hurriedly, "Unless what? If you have something to say, please feel free to speak."

"Unless you join our Qing Gang and become a small boss, our people will obey your orders."

After saying that, Sun Rui picked up a bowl of water on the table and drank it all in one gulp.

(End of this chapter)