The Daily Life of a Rich Peasant's Boy in the Imperial Examination

After the meeting, people came to buy shares early the next morning.

Several families wanted to buy up all the shares, but Sun Shan only let the Wang family buy up all the shares.

Others made excuses, saying that they only had a few shares left, meaning they could only buy so many.

Sun Shan sighed to Master Zhang, "Master, didn't we write down too few shares? If not 1000, we should have written 500. I never thought the wealthy families in Yuanlu County were so rich."

I thought there wouldn't be many rich people in the remote and poor area of ​​Yuanlu, but who knew that the rich people would buy 10% of the shares as soon as they arrived, making it impossible for those who came later to buy.

Sun Shan saw that this was not feasible and could only allow the wealthy families to purchase corresponding shares based on their status in Yuanlu.

For a super wealthy family like the Wang family, a 10% share of the profits is a must.

Other big investors can only purchase with five or three shares of profit...depending on their status.

The higher the status, the more benefits you will get. Conversely, the lower the status, the least benefits you will get.

Sun Shan also did not want to create this "Matthew effect" - the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

But if Sun Shan doesn't act according to his status, it will be difficult for him to get a job in Yuanlu in the future.

Although he was the head of a county and had the greatest power, he was actually still controlled by local indigenous tyrants.

The county magistrate is actually a commander without troops, and the people under him will not always obey his orders.

Especially since Sun Shan had only been here for a short time, he had not had enough time to build up his network.

Sun Shan wanted to recruit people from all over Yuanlu, offer benefits, and get more people involved to achieve a balance.

Unfortunately, everything here is based on status. If you are not of high status, you are not qualified to eat at the table.

Sun Shan had no choice but to act according to the underlying rules. If he was too unconventional, things might not get done.

Mr. Zhang could not imagine that the wealthy families were so rich. One share of interest was 50 taels, and ten shares of interest was 500 taels. How could they easily take out 500 taels of cash from their homes?

How many 500 taels would you have at home?

Zhang, the lawyer, blamed himself and said, "Master, we made a mistake. Normally, these wealthy families cry about being poor here and there. When we ask them to donate some money, they all cry and scream. I didn't expect them to act so well and fool us."

I am poor, and I certainly don’t believe that the rich are poor.

Unexpectedly, they are much richer than I thought.

He took out 500 taels of silver without blinking an eye.

Sun Shan looked at the newly rich businessmen A, B, and C, and found that they could only buy 2 shares, which was 100 taels.

Thinking of their aggrieved faces as they returned, Sun Shan couldn't help but laugh. "Master, there are quite a few wealthy people in our county. Look, they sold out all the shares at 60 percent profit, and before they left, they were still complaining that the share was too small and they couldn't buy anything even if they wanted to."

The guano business has 100 profit shares, the government farmland has 30, and Big Head Dog Technology has 10 shares, so only 60 profit shares are left for sale.

The Wang family purchased 10 shares, and the remaining large households were much weaker than the Wang family, so each household could only purchase less than 5 shares.

All the profits were sold out in one morning. It seems that the big investors are still very confident in the guano business.

Master Zhang smiled and said, "Master, the increase in guano production is a clear fact. Although everyone says they don't believe it, people can deceive others with their mouths, but how can they deceive themselves? Look, they sold all the profits in one morning."

His eyes lit up, and he pointed to a large box of silver and said happily, "Master, look, it sold for a full 3000 taels, which is more than the annual tax revenue of Yuanlu County."

Sun Shan stared at the glittering silver without blinking, and said happily, "I haven't seen so much silver in a long time. Haha, not bad, not bad."

After a pause, he added, "Now that I have money, I can start a guano workshop."

The autumn harvest has passed, and there is still half a year before next year's spring plowing. Now it is time to "recruit troops" and build "factories".

Sun Shan said to Master Zhang, "Master, we need to get the workshop built right now. We need to have enough guano before next year's spring plowing."

Master Zhang thought for a moment and said, "Master, is it feasible to build a workshop and repair the road at the same time?"

Sun Shan nodded: "It's feasible!"

Then he said, "Build a workshop near Big Bird Village and recruit workers. Try to recruit as many people as possible and complete the workshop as soon as possible."

The laborers had to work together to build the road, and the road had to be built. So the only way to build a factory was to spend money to recruit workers.

The so-called "guano workshop" is a factory that produces guano organic fertilizer.

Speaking of factories, we must build factory buildings, fermentation tanks, warehouses, etc.

These things must be done now, otherwise we will miss the spring plowing season.

Fortunately, the labor and materials here are relatively cheap, so the cost will not be too high.

Especially after the autumn harvest, when people have free time, it becomes easier to recruit people.

Sun Shan had never run a factory and was not familiar with many of the processes. He was also confused about recruiting workers and finding materials.

So Sun Shan called County Magistrate Wang over.

This is a local tyrant, who else should we look for if not him?

County Magistrate Wang asked in bewilderment, "Sir, are you asking me to be in charge of building the guano workshop?"

Why is he responsible for this? Isn't this something Sun Shan should do himself?

She never told him anything in the past, but now she's throwing the entire project at him. This is too outrageous.

Sun Shan said confidently, "County Magistrate Wang, this matter is best left to you. You are a native of Yuanlu and are familiar with everything. I feel completely at ease leaving it to you."

After a pause, he added, "County Magistrate Wang, to ease your burden, I will send someone to help you."

Pointing at Sun Dingnan, he said, "Butler Sun has been to Da Niao Village and is very familiar with the mountains behind it. He is also very familiar with how to make guano. You can discuss the construction of the guano workshop directly with Butler Sun."

County Magistrate Wang looked at Sun Dingnan and frowned!

Humph, sending someone to help? Are you sending someone to monitor us?

County Magistrate Wang didn't want to take this job.

Although there was 3000 taels of start-up capital to make some money, it was not easy to do it under the surveillance of Sun Shan.

He was afraid that it would be a thankless task and that Sun Shan would easily catch him.

He quickly shook his head and said, "Sir, I have a lot of things to do every day. I am afraid I don't have time to take care of the guano workshop. Sir, you should find someone else."

Sun Shan said helplessly, "Well, there's nothing we can do. The yamen does have a lot of things to deal with, so it's understandable that you can't spare the time. I'm afraid Chief Secretary Wu is just like you, too busy with yamen matters to go to Da Niao Village to build a workshop. Alas, I'm also very busy and can't do it myself. I have no choice but to delegate this to someone outside the yamen."

County Magistrate Wang asked doubtfully, "Sir, who are you going to entrust to take charge of this matter?"

Sun Shan glanced at County Magistrate Wang and said with a smile, "Who else could it be? Ji Jun's father. He's a local, well-versed in business, and he gets the biggest share of the profits. He's also part of the guano workshop. Most importantly, he's your brother, so he's family. I'm very relieved."

Sun Shan never thought of handing the matter over to County Magistrate Wang.

To be honest, County Magistrate Wang is much inferior to Master Wang in business.

After much thought, it is most appropriate to entrust the task of building a workshop to the local tyrant, Mr. Wang.

The most important thing is that he has a share of the profits. Apart from the government office, the ones who share the most profits belong to Mr. Wang and Big Head Dog Mouth.

The workshop was well built and Mr. Wang also benefited from it.