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

A few days later, Sun Dingnan brought the newly appointed manager Wang Ganhua back to the city.

Sun Shan was also very happy to see Sun Dingnan. He smiled and asked, "Is everything going well?"

Sun Dingnan nodded, then shook his head.

Then he handed Sun Shan a thick account book and said, "Master, this is the number of acres of guano purchased in Yuanlu County. Please review it."

Sun Shan flipped through a page at random. It divided each natural village into "towns", and then recorded the number of acres purchased by the villagers one by one.

Sun Dingnan said a little disappointedly, "Master, Manager Wang and I calculated it, and the number of acres is almost half of the tax land registered with the government office."

Sun Dingnan did not have a specific comparison, but he knew the total number of acres of land in the yamen, and then compared it with the number of acres of land purchased for guano fertilizer. With such a simple subtraction, he estimated that the number of acres of land purchased for guano fertilizer this time was much less than he had imagined.

In other words, most of the villagers took a wait-and-see attitude and did not fully trust the government.

Sun Dingnan added, "Master, not only are we not selling much guano fertilizer, but most of it is on credit, with only a few paying in advance. We don't have much silver left."

This means that you use it first and pay later, which greatly reduces cash flow.

For a workshop, the most important thing is cash flow. If the capital chain is broken, the workshop will collapse in a minute and may even go bankrupt.

Sun Shan was not too worried about this.

Since the raw materials are free, workers can also be owed wages if they want, and auxiliary raw materials such as sacks and limestone can still be bought on credit.

If all else fails, we will stop production, reduce wages, and resume fertilizer production before summer plowing.

The workshop already has experience and knows the peak and off-seasons.

Sun Shan thought that workers could work overtime during the peak season and be sent home during the off-season to reduce costs.

Sun Shan continued, "Let's see which wealthy people are buying guano fertilizer on credit. Those wealthy people shouldn't buy on credit. Go and ask for the money back directly."

I was still inexperienced and forgot to set the credit terms.

As expected, I have never done business before, so I am not very thoughtful.

The reason why Sun Shan discovered this problem was that he just casually flipped through the documents and found that Inspector Liang was buying things on credit.

Damn it! He's so rich, but he still buys on credit. Are he thinking of saving the money to lend at high interest rates and make a profit from the time difference?

When Wang Ganhua heard what Sun Shan said, his face turned red and he stammered, "Sir, I, my family also bought on credit."

After a pause, he added, "My cousin's family also bought on credit."

The so-called cousin naturally refers to County Magistrate Wang.

When Sun Shan heard this, he couldn't help but get furious!

Damn it! The richest man in Yuanlu County also buys on credit!

As expected, there is a good deal to be taken. There is no difference between the poor and the rich. They all think the same: if you don’t take it, you’ll lose it. Just take it and see what happens next.

Sun Shan waved his hand weakly and said, "Anan, take Dali, Heitan, and Caogen and go collect the debt. We can't let these wealthy people buy on credit. We have to get back at least some of our capital, or we won't be able to pay the workers."

Sun Dingnan also saw that even a wealthy man like County Magistrate Wang was buying things on credit.

This kind of thing had never happened in Sunjia Village. As long as they could squeeze out the money, they wouldn't dare buy on credit. They couldn't sleep until their debts were paid off.

Emma, ​​the rich are still "heartless" and shameless.

Especially County Magistrate Wang, who had so much land at home and a lot of debt on credit. Even though he owed so much money, it was as if he didn't owe anything. He enjoyed everything he ate and drank, and was very happy. He didn't worry about being in debt at all.

Sun Dingnan nodded and said, "Master, I will go with Uncle Dali and get the money back from the rich man for the guano fertilizer."

After a pause, he asked worriedly, "Master, what if you don't give me credit and don't buy fertilizer?"

Sun Shan spread his hands and said firmly, "If they don't want to buy it, then don't buy it. Our fertilizer is like fine wine hidden in an alley. There will always be someone who knows its value. If they don't use that little bit of money, it's their regret, not our business."

It's hard to say about other wealthy families, but the Wang family definitely uses it. Especially Mr. Wang, who is very shrewd.

Now I must find a way to get more fertilizer, after all, there are a lot of fertile fields hidden at home.

Haha, Sun Shan wants to see what the Wang family will do in the end.

Since this is my first time selling guano fertilizer, I might be able to find a loophole and get the quota from those who don’t buy guano.

Haha, after the early rice season, seeing the good harvest, I will definitely buy guano fertilizer even if I didn’t buy it before.

Sun Shan planned to watch the show secretly and see how the Wang family planned to purchase the bird droppings.

Sun Shan left Wang Ganhua alone and asked with a smile, "Manager Wang, how have you been doing in Big Bird Village these days? Are you used to it?"

It was impossible to get used to it. In such a remote place, I couldn't eat or sleep well, and there were wolves howling in the middle of the night.

On the first night, Wang Ganhua was so frightened that she ran to Sun Dingnan's room to spend the night. She was worried all night long and only dared to sleep in a daze at dawn.

Then, led by Sun Dingnan, he started from digging bird droppings. Not only did he have to understand every step clearly, but he also had to do it himself.

It was not enough to do tiring and smelly work all day, but when Wang Ganhua returned to the workshop and ate the bland meals, he felt very miserable.

Sun Dingnan also said that the manager's meals were the same as the workers' meals. If you wanted extra meals, you had to pay extra and ask the chef to make them.

If you don't spend more money, you can only eat free workshop meals.

Although Wang Ganhua was not rich, he grew up in a well-off family. Even if his family fell into poverty, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and a rotten boat still has three pounds of nails. There is no way he could live such a hard life.

There was a moment when Wang Ganhua wanted to pack up and leave.

But before he went to work, his father, mother and wife heard that he had found a job as a housekeeper, so they immediately bought two pig's trotters to celebrate.

If I don't do it, I might get beaten up when I get home.

Helpless, Wang Ganhua had to struggle to make ends meet, as the family could not do without his income.

After persisting like this, I got used to it.

The most important thing is that Sun Dingnan taught him sincerely. He told him everything about the workshop and taught him carefully. It was much better than being an apprentice in a pharmacy.

Wang Ganhua heard that Lord Sun also selflessly taught his nephew, which enabled his mediocre nephew to pass the high school entrance examination.

The steward Sun I meet now is also teaching me selflessly. Maybe I will "follow" in the footsteps of my nephew and become the first steward of Yuanlu County.

Thinking of this, Wang Ganhua had a goal and motivation. He worked diligently in the workshop and won Sun Dingnan's praise.

Wang Ganhua nodded and said, "Sir, I am very used to the workshop. Manager Sun often helps me, which has enabled me to adapt to the work in the workshop very quickly."

Then he said, "Sir, please forgive me for buying something on credit. I will never do that again."

Wang Ganhua saw that the big customers were buying on credit, so how could the small customers not do so?

Sun Shan said calmly, "This won't happen again."

This was forgiveness. Wang Ganhua was overjoyed: "Thank you very much, sir."

Sun Shan then asked, "Didn't you just get back? Why are you using guano fertilizer?"

Wang Ganhua didn't know much about guano fertilizer, and only inquired about it because he was going to have a job interview. He only knew that using guano fertilizer could double grain production.

When Wang Ganhua heard Hong, he sneered and didn't believe it at all.

But when he was successful in the job, his attitude took a 360-degree turn.

He expressed his loyalty to Sun Shan: "Sir, as the manager of the workshop, how can I not use my own things?"