Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

As Yangshan County released various announcements to recruit talents, as expected, twenty days later, elites from various industries came from all over the country in an endless stream.

Of course, some people have real talents and skills, but some people are here to fish in troubled waters.

Therefore, the county government specially prepared many venues to assess and interview these foreign talents.

Lu Xunhuan brought Princess Mi'er and invited the respected scholars of Yangshan County and the captain of the university. They occupied a venue and interviewed talents in the literary museum and military.

After the visitors register, fill in the relevant basic information and categories of expertise, and then they will be taken to various special venues by the yamen runners who are there to help.

Soon, there were more than twenty people lining up at the venue where Lu Xunhuan and his group were.

Everyone hurried to start and let the person who was ranked first come up.

The man stepped forward and bowed to everyone: "My Lords, I am here to sign up to join the Literary Museum."

Lu Xunhuan took the information from his hand, took a look at it, and handed it to the scholar next to him.

He asked, "Have you ever taught students before?"

The man replied, "I was once employed by Baoxian Academy in Baocheng and have three years of teaching experience."

The great scholar took over and said, "Recite ten poems written by ancient people."

The man nodded and recited the poems one by one.

After listening to this, the scholar wrote a few words on the man's file and handed it to him: "You have passed the preliminary examination. Please wait for the notification of the second round of written examination."

The man saluted: "Thank you."

Princess Mier took out five taels of silver from the box and said, "You have worked hard on the journey. Here is some living expenses for you."

The man took the silver and bowed again, "Thank you, gentlemen."

Giving a small amount of money to those who passed the initial test was decided after everyone discussed it. Talented people came from far away, and most of them came from relatively poor families. By the time they arrived in Yangshan County, they usually had very little money left.

This move by the Yangshan County Government has made those who are truly knowledgeable and skilled feel warm. By spreading this message, it will also attract more talents who are still hesitant.

After that person left, the second person came up.

Lu Xunhuan took the information and looked at it, then looked at the man's discharge certificate and handed it to the lieutenant.

He asked, "You served in the army in Baocheng for ten years and were already a centurion. Why did you return home last year?"

The man said, "I don't have many brothers or sisters, only two of them. Last year, my younger brother and my father were unfortunately killed. Only my elderly mother and my younger brother's widow and orphan are left at home. I had no choice but to retire and return home to pay my respects to my parents."

Lu Xun Huan asked again, "Then why did you abandon your mother again?"

The man bowed and said, "Since I returned home, I've often dreamed of returning to the military camp. I'm truly regretful that I can't continue to serve my country. Recently, I heard that the Yangshan County Garrison Camp was recruiting military personnel, so I brought my mother, my sister-in-law, and my nephew, and the whole family came here to try out."

Lu Xun Huan nodded, turned to the senior lieutenant and asked, "Captain, what do you think?"

The high school lieutenant wrote a few words on the man's profile: "You passed the initial test. Prepare to take the next round of assessment. It will mainly focus on military theory. After you go down, find some military books to read."

The man saluted again: "Thank you, Captain."

Princess Mier took out another five taels of silver and handed it to the man: "Here, living expenses."

The man took the silver and bowed to Princess Mi'er and Lu Xunhuan: "Thank you."

Princess Mier said, "Wait."

She pulled out a banknote from her bosom and said, "It's not easy for you to take care of your old mother, your sister-in-law, and your nephew. Take this. This is my personal donation to you."

The man quickly declined: "Sir, this is impossible."

Lu Xun Huan said, "Just take it if I tell you to. Accept it."

The man took the banknote, thanked him again, and left.

Lu Xun Huan said to Princess Mi Er, "Cousin, please don't spend money from your own pocket. You are making us feel bad."

Princess Mier waved her hand generously: "I eat and live in Yangshan County all day long. It's only natural for me to make some contribution. Go on."

Within one day, more than a thousand people were interviewed at multiple venues in the county government, and more than five hundred of them were selected to enter the next round of re-examination.

After work ended at night, the county magistrate found Lu Xunhuan.

He said with a somewhat sorrowful expression, "Sir, we have invested in various aspects, and the expenses are already quite high. Today, we have already spent over two thousand taels to recruit talents. If the recruitment will continue for a long time, the county government's treasury will not be able to support it."

Lu Xunhuan touched his chin and said, "Let's raise funds. The wealthy people in Yangshan County may not be as wealthy as a country, but they are still quite wealthy. Without the good policies of the county government, they wouldn't be able to make so much money. It's only right that they donate some money to help the development of Yangshan County."

The county magistrate stroked his beard and said, "But if I force them to raise funds, I'm afraid they will be unhappy. If our county government loses their support, it will be difficult in the future."

Lu Xun Huan smiled and said, "You just want me to do it myself."

The county magistrate chuckled and said, "Young Master, you are very clever. Then... I will leave this to you."

On the second day, the county government issued a fundraising notice, hoping that merchants and wealthy people in Yangshan County would donate voluntarily.

After the announcement was posted, it fermented for a day.

The next day, Lu Xunhuan brought Princess Mier and started visiting.

The first place he went to was Wangfuji Tailor Shop.

But when he arrived, the boss was not there.

Lu Xunhuan knew that the tailor shop owner was hiding on purpose. Rich people can spend their money on wine and women and live a life of drunkenness and debauchery, but few people are willing to donate some of their money.

Lu Xunhuan was not polite and directly wrote a collection slip for 50,000 taels of silver and posted it on the door of the tailor shop.

He said to the tailors, "Tell the boss that Lu Suifeng is planning to set up the Yangcheng County Chamber of Commerce and is considering appointing a president, vice president, and so on. I'll discuss this with him later."

After saying that, he took Princess Mier to Yangshan Restaurant.

The owner and his wife of Yangshan Restaurant did not hide.

The restaurant's business is booming every day, all thanks to Lu Xunhuan.

If you hide, you won't give me face.

After Lu Xunhuan arrived, the boss took out five thousand taels of silver and handed it over.

Lu Xun Huan walked over to the VIP table and sat down. "I know how much you earn every day. I'll help you form a alliance with Yuan Shen Yuan Qian Lou, and I'll help you borrow experts from Bei Chen Sect. Five thousand taels, brother, sister-in-law, tell me, is that enough?"

The boss chuckled and said, "Then tell me how much. I'll give you whatever you want."

Lu Xunhuan said, "Everything the county government is doing now is to help everyone make more money, but it requires a lot of expenses. If you support the county government, you are supporting yourself."

He pondered for a moment, then continued, "Ever since the performances started here, you've earned no less than one million taels of silver. Am I right?"

The boss chuckled again: "Hey, then we still have to pay taxes and daily expenses. Last month, my brother borrowed 500,000 yuan from me to buy an official position in Baocheng."

Lu Xunhuan smiled and said, "Is it really necessary to buy an official position? When I return to Baocheng, you can just open a branch in Baocheng. Isn't it better than being an official?"

The boss rolled his eyes and said, "Baocheng branch?"

Lu Xun Huan nodded: "Yes, whether you open it or not, if you don't, I will support others to open it."

The proprietress hurriedly said, "Open, open, you decide how much to donate."

Lu Xun Huan asked the boss, "You take whatever I say, no bargaining, right?"

The boss puffed out his chest and said, "Of course, go ahead."

Lu Xunhuan raised his hand and spread out his five fingers.

The boss said, "Fifty thousand taels."

He said to the proprietress, "Go get it."

Lu Xunhuan shook his head: "Five hundred thousand."

The boss was so shocked that his hair almost stood up: "Five hundred thousand?"

Lu Xun Huan stood up and patted him on the shoulder: "If you donate 500,000 today, you will be ranked second on the Yangshan County donation list, if not first. In the future, the county government will take care of you in everything, right?"

He added, "Also, I'm preparing for the selection of the president of the Yangshan County Chamber of Commerce. Are you interested?"

The boss asked, somewhat confusedly, "What does the Chamber of Commerce do? Does the president have much power?"

Lu Xunhuan said, "The Chamber of Commerce will be in charge of the business of Yangshan County from now on. All shops, inns, and other profitable businesses within Yangshan County will be under the management of the Chamber of Commerce. Specific management will be divided into many sub-categories to ensure the healthy development of the business of Yangshan County as a whole."

When the boss heard that the Chamber of Commerce could manage so much, he was quite tempted, but he asked with a guilty conscience, "With my level... I'm afraid I can't manage such a large organization, right?"

Lu Xunhuan said, "If you can't be the president, you can be the vice president, just in charge of the catering industry."

The boss nodded: "That's fine."

Lu Xunhuan held out his hand: "It's settled."

After the proprietress brought the 500,000 taels of silver, Lu Xun Huan said to Princess Mi Er, "Record this: the owner of the Yangshan Grand Restaurant has donated 500,000 taels of silver. In the future, his name will be engraved on a monument and erected at the gate of the county government office, to be passed down for generations to come."

The boss felt a little pain in his heart, but when he heard that there was such an honor, the pain suddenly subsided.

He asked, "How about I donate more?"

Lu Xunhuan smiled and said, "That's fine. I appreciate your kindness."