From a freeloader to a world leader

"Master Chen, I want to divide these people who come to eat porridge into groups, either letting them repair the city walls or dig ditches and build roads in the city. We can't keep them around all year round, otherwise they will inevitably develop bad habits of laziness."

After exchanging pleasantries, Sun Shan stated his purpose directly: "Of course, minors under the age of sixteen and the elderly over sixty do not have to participate in labor."

Hearing what Sun Shan said, Zhang Ping'an, the fifth-rank prefect of Xiangnan Prefecture, and Chen Kun, who was left behind to listen, looked at each other in surprise.

Zhang Pingan thought for a moment, stroked his long triangular beard, and nodded: "Scholar in the Mountains, I am deeply comforted by your thoughts. I didn't expect that at such a young age, you would have such a strong sense of patriotism and love for your family."

Zhang Ping'an first affirmed Sun Shan's proposal.

He is not a fool. If he does not accept this huge political achievement that Sun Shan has offered to him, he would be extremely stupid.

No matter whether Sun Shan handed the silver to the government office for handling or the so-called collaborative supervision.

Anyway, in the eyes of the boss, the final credit will be attributed to him.

In this way, the hungry and cold people had a corner to live in.

The dilapidated city walls and basic public facilities have also been maintained.

Originally, at the charity dinner that day, he wanted to find an excuse to deduct a large sum of money from the huge amount of local tax silver that was almost the same as a prefecture.

But, for the sake of King Heng.

Also, the possibility that this shameless man Sun Shan, who wanted to become the prince consort of the royal palace, would really become the prince consort in the future had to be temporarily suppressed.

Unexpectedly, this guy is such a wonderful person.

Three days later, after the matter of distributing porridge was sorted out, he took the initiative to come to the door and bring himself political achievements.

But, what is this kid’s intention in doing this?

"Thank you for your affirmation, Lord Zhizhou. As a native of Xiangnan Prefecture, I was born and raised here, and grew up drinking the rainwater here. I should do my best."

Sun Shan first expressed his sincerity and gratitude, and then began to discuss the specific matters seriously.

This made Zhang Pingan and Chen Kun very surprised.

Unexpectedly, this mountain scholar was so efficient in his work, and his suggestions afterwards were very specific and appropriate.

He doesn't look like the talented man dancing gracefully on the stage at all.

Even Zhang Pingan, who had been pragmatic for many years and had been active in official circles for more than ten years, felt surprised.

I believe that such a talented person can only be described as a natural visionary.

Otherwise, how could he understand the ins and outs of it when he was only sixteen or seventeen years old and his hands hadn't even fully grown yet?

What surprised the two even more was that, in addition to the fact that all charitable funds were jointly supervised by the royal government and the Datong Chamber of Commerce as previously agreed upon, Sun Shan also made the entire process public.

I didn't make any special requests.

However, before leaving, he sighed that his second sister and her family, with whom he had a deep affection, were still in Huayang County and he could not be with her.

Just because his second brother-in-law worked as a constable in the county government.

As a veteran in the officialdom, Zhang Ping'an listened carefully and naturally understood what Sun Shan meant.

It’s just mobilizing a constable.

a piece of cake.

The final result was that Sun Shan planned to transfer the 20000 taels of charity funds to the maintenance of the city walls and the construction of roads within the city.

The Xiangnan Prefecture government office is led by Chen Kun, and Sun Shan's second brother-in-law, Su Yuan, who is about to be transferred to the prefecture, is responsible for various government coordination tasks.

The Datong Chamber of Commerce was represented by Jacky Cheung, who participated in the maintenance of the city throughout the entire process.

As for the palace, according to the previous agreement, the chief historian of the palace will appoint people to supervise the whole process.

In this way, each of the three parties will perform their respective duties and do their best.

When Sun Shan leisurely rode away from the yamen on his big black horse.

Zhang Pingan and Chen Kun looked at each other for a long time.

"Master Kun, what do you think of Sun Shan?"

It turned out that Zhang Ping'an was a middle- to high-level official trained by the Chen family, a powerful family in the empire. That's why the Chen family placed the third son of the eldest house under his wing and asked him to take care of him.

Therefore, when there is no one around, Zhang Pingan usually calls Chen Kun "Master Kun".

"He is a talent!"

Chen Kun recalled the details of the meeting and discussion with Sun Shan just now, and sighed: "How old is he? Coming from a poor family, he can get to this point. It's really beyond the reach of ordinary people!"

"hehe----"

Zhang Pingan laughed, indicating his agreement, and then thought of some rumors about Sun Shan: "He must be an extraordinary person, otherwise he wouldn't dare to perform publicly as a scholar. This will definitely be detrimental to his future development."

As he spoke, he discussed Sun Shan's private life with some gossip: "Master Kun, have you heard that the Zhang family's daughter seems to be betrothed to him, and he openly expressed his admiration for Princess Ke Xin at the party. Isn't he afraid of ruining the relationship?"

When Chen Kun heard Zhang Ping'an mention Prince Heng's daughter Yang Keyin, his eyelids twitched.

After he came to Hengzhou, when he went to visit the palace, he met a woman who was said to be the most beautiful woman in southern Hunan.

She is truly a beauty of natural beauty, a peerless beauty.

It’s a pity that as the legitimate son of the Chen family, I have no hope at all.

Unlike Sun Shan, a poor boy, he was willing to be a royal consort.

"Hehe----" Chen Kun laughed a little irritably at first, and then he also started gossiping: "He should have his own ideas. With Sun Shan's intelligence, he must be able to grasp the power relationship. The Zhang family is a small business, what qualifications do they have to compete with the royal palace------"

As he spoke, Chen Kun seemed to be unable to bear to mention the small Zhang family, and turned to talk about bigger gossip.

"Uncle Zhang, don't you think Sun Shan has some connection with the mother and daughter that night?"

Upon hearing this.

Zhang Ping'an felt his body getting hot, and the beautiful mother and daughter appeared in his mind.

"It shouldn't be possible, right?"

Zhang Pingan shook his head in disbelief: "The old one is possible, but her age is too old, she could be his mother. The young one is from Luo Tongpan's family, does this kid have the guts to do that?"

"What's impossible-----"

Chen Kun thought of Sun Shan on the stage, showing deep affection with the mother and daughter, especially the younger, prettier daughter, and his eyes almost fell apart.

Even if you haven't really gone deep into it, there will definitely be a little warmth.

This point was really noticed by Chen Kun, who has been involved with women for a long time.

Although Sun Shan had never really had a negative distance with Xie Meiyu and her daughter, other than that, he had already played all the games he should have played.

Even on the night before Wang Lingzhi returned to Luo Mansion, the two of them sang the song of chrysanthemums in the back garden.

Xie Meiyu, who was standing outside the door to get some fresh air, was so greedy that tears were streaming down her cheeks.

"I think Sun Shan is a very bold man. There is nothing in this world that he dares not do."

After hearing Chen Kun talk about Sun Shan's boldness, Zhang Pingan immediately turned his attention to the Datong Chamber of Commerce founded by Sun Shan.

According to the business plan submitted by Datong Chamber of Commerce, it will be a social group with a large number of young and middle-aged laborers, similar to a security agency.

According to Sun Shan himself, as a educated person, he definitely cannot get involved in a black organization.

But what he did and the organization he founded were close to black, and even closer to gray.

"Women are a small matter and have nothing to do with us, but I think the Datong Chamber of Commerce founded by this kid has great intentions. I really don't know where he gets so many ideas. His brain is always thinking of things that are different from ordinary people."

Zhang Pingan sighed again and asked Chen Kun: "Master Kun, do you think Sun Shan's Datong Chamber of Commerce can succeed?"

Chen Kun also turned his attention away from Sun Shan’s romantic scandal.

After thinking for a while, he shook his head uncertainly: "I don't know, let's take it one step at a time. Maybe he just wants to protect his business."

"should be."

Zhang Pingan nodded: "He is just a little kid, but he can achieve this, it's already extraordinary!"

"Ah."

Chen Kun nodded, thinking of his meeting with Sun Shan in the evening, where he would discuss his opera with him, and he also said that he could compose two songs for him.

Suddenly, he became happy: "I will have a drink with him tonight and try to get his advice. If it's appropriate, our Chen family will also invest in it, just as buying an idea."