The county magistrate's daughter only wants to farm

When the father and daughter reached the door of the meeting room, they heard a buzz of conversation coming from inside.

Gu Yin even saw a group of people gathered together, talking and laughing enthusiastically. After walking a few steps forward, she found that among them was a graceful man who looked to be around 25 or 26 years old.

At this time, they also saw Gu Huaiyi and Gu Yin walking in from the door.

Everyone bowed and saluted:

"Greetings, His Excellency the County Magistrate..."

"Meet the county lady..."

Gu Huaiyi nodded in agreement: "No need to be polite, everyone, please sit down!"

Everyone returned to their seats as instructed.

Without waiting for Gu Huaiyi to speak, the young man who was surrounded by the crowd walked out from his seat and bowed to Gu Huaiyi: "My Lord, I am the third son of the Du family. I just came back from another place today. I heard that the county government is holding an election for the person in charge of the college construction, so I shamelessly came uninvited to participate in this election. I wonder if the Lord, the County Magistrate, will agree?"

Gu Huaiyi didn't show it on his face, but he was moved in his heart.

The Du family is a family with a strong background but a low profile in Ning County. The third son of the Du family, known as the Third Young Master of the Du family, is the person in charge of the Du family's business. Du San is good at doing business and making money. Under his management, the Du family's business has doubled, and the income has naturally reached a higher level.

Gu Huaiyi has been in office in Ning County for more than half a year, but has not yet cooperated with the Du family.

This information flashed through Gu Huaiyi's mind in an instant. In response to Du San's request, Gu Huaiyi nodded with a smile and said, "How difficult is that? The reason we called everyone here this time is to select the person in charge who can take charge of the overall situation. Naturally, the person who is capable will take the position."

"Thank you, sir!"

Gu Huaiyi raised his hand to signal him to sit down, then scanned everyone present and said, "First of all, on behalf of the county government and the people of Ning County, I would like to thank you all for your active participation in this event. Your presence here shows your intentions and support for the construction of Ning County!"

"Then I'll keep the rest short. The requirements for the construction of the academy and the funds that the county government can provide have been explained in advance in the announcement calling for the election. Do you have any other questions about this?"

The location for the construction of the college was set at Qifeng Mountain, ten miles south of the city. Qifeng Mountain is not high in altitude, with a gentle slope and beautiful scenery all around. It covers an area of ​​about 100 acres, making it the perfect place to build a college.

The county government initially planned to provide 500,000 taels of silver as funds for the construction of the academy. However, 500,000 taels of silver is not enough to build an academy. If the academy is to be built well, the funds must be fully utilized and put to practical use.

After Gu Huaiyi finished speaking, the people below whispered to each other for a while. A middle-aged man sitting at the bottom stepped out and asked thoughtfully, "Sir, may I ask whether this fund...will there be more investment in the future?"

Gu Huaiyi shook his head confidently: "No. I believe everyone has seen what Ning County has done in recent months. Ning County not only needs money to build a college, but also needs to build roads and markets, train various talents, research new tools to improve people's lives, etc., which all require a lot of money, so there is no way to provide too much funding for the construction of the college."

"However, our county government has made a rough estimate. If the 500,000 taels of silver can be used properly, I believe we can build a good academy."

After listening to Gu Huaiyi's explanation, the people below nodded to show their understanding.

The construction of Ning County's sewer system alone cost a lot of manpower and resources, and they also enjoyed the benefits of Ning County's construction. It would be unreasonable to say that they knew nothing.

Upon hearing that the county government would not add any more money, many people below began to hesitate. According to their ability, it would be too difficult to use this money to build the academy.

If they really win the election but fail to get things done, then by then, let alone establishing a good relationship with the county government, it would be good enough if they don't offend the county government completely.

If Gu Yin knew what they were thinking, she would only sigh: It is said that there is no business without fraud, but these ancient businessmen are still quite simple. If it were in the future, they would first get the project. As for money, they always have a way to leverage ten, a hundred, or even thousands of dollars with one dollar.

Due to budget issues, some people withdrew from the election. However, Du San stood out among the group in terms of both family background and personal ability, so it was no surprise that he became the final person in charge.

Businessmen have always had flexible minds. Although they cannot be the person in charge, it would be a waste if they don't take advantage of such a good opportunity to build relationships with the top players in various industries in the business world.

"Mr. Du San, I am in the timber business. If you need anything, just let me know. I promise to provide the best timber to support the construction of the academy!"

"Mr. Du San, I work with stone materials. If you need anything, just let me know. The price is negotiable!"

……

Du San smiled and nodded in agreement to those who were promoting his own products: "If I need anything, I will definitely find you. When the time comes, I hope you will show some mercy and save some money for the county government..."

Gu Yin: Good fellow! You are now trying to use the county government’s name to deceive people…

But everyone understood it tacitly and flattered each other.

Suddenly, a young man in a long blue cloth gown came up to Du San, saluted in a formal manner, and stammered, "Du, Du, Mr. Du San, I, my family makes blue bricks, and I can sell them to you at cost price."

Looking at the nervous man in front of him, Du San raised his eyebrows: "Why?"

"I heard that the county government will provide free education for children..." As he said this, the man looked at Gu Huaiyi with hope in his eyes.

Gu Huaiyi nodded: "Yes, there is such a plan."

The man then looked at Du San and said, "The county government provides free education for children. I don't have that much power. I can only provide some blue bricks and recover the cost price..."

Du San smiled: "Can you provide all the bricks needed to build the college?"

The amount of materials needed to build a college is bound to be huge, which is not something that a small factory like his can provide.

The man was stunned, shook his head awkwardly, then nodded firmly and said: "I can't provide it now, but as long as you give me some time, I will definitely get it done!"

"Okay! We'll go check out the quality of your bricks later. If they're good, we'll buy them from you!" Du San was also very straightforward and agreed immediately. "The price doesn't have to be based on cost. Let's negotiate a favorable price first."

"This……"

"Needless to say, a business that doesn't make money can't last long, and cooperation is prone to problems."

"Besides...if you give it to me at cost price just because the county government provides free education for children, what will happen to other people who want to cooperate?"

This will not only make it difficult for other merchants to negotiate prices, but they may even be unwilling to do this business, because this small profit will increase the threshold for him to allocate resources.

"I didn't mean that..." The man came to his senses and quickly explained.

"No problem." Du San didn't care at all. The man had a dark face and rough hands. It was obvious that he often did rough work and didn't know much about business.

But none of this matters. As long as he can provide good quality blue bricks as required and not delay the progress of their project, that's fine.

Gu Yin looked at the honest man thoughtfully...

Someone who can make bricks...

Maybe it can be useful...