[6,000 words chapter, plus yesterday's copy]

"Society Award?!"

The president and vice president and accountant of the Gongzhou branch shouted at the same time.

Han Cheng nodded.

"Han Xianggong's nomination?"

"That's what Jia Yan said."

The chairman turned his head to the accountant and smiled, "Chang Zhi, you have to be careful, it's a rare opportunity." ”

"Who doesn't want this opportunity? The younger brother is only a shallow learner, so I'm afraid I can't compete. ”

That's true, but there was a hint of eagerness in his expression.

Among the four, only the accountant is a regular accountant, and his research direction is biased towards mathematics and astronomy.

The president entered the society as a sponsor, and he was a big family in Qinzhou, and later moved here, and was one of the top ten wealthy households in Gongzhou, and one of the many directors of the Yongqin Chamber of Commerce.

The vice president is a military doctor, but he is not in the medical skills to get membership, he likes to study animals, animals unique to the northwest, many are named after him, but also good at taxidermy, his family, all kinds of animal specimens thousands, his collection of museums, in Guanlong is famous.

As for Han Cheng, his research direction is agronomy. The first study on legume rhizobia was published in Nature. At present, he is presiding over two projects of cotton breeding and cotton-bean intercropping, and is also one of the editors of the crop chapter of "Qi Min New Edition".

They all know some arithmetic, and Han Cheng can even easily read the latest arithmetic papers, and none of them will participate in the competition of the laws of planetary motion. If there are people within the branch competing for this topic, they are happy to help, and the members of the Gongzhou chapter are of great benefit to the club itself by becoming the recipients of the society award.

Therefore, the president also persuaded his colleagues, "The society award is only won once in three years, and only three people are selected at a time." There are more than ten subjects in nature, and it is the turn of astrology and arithmetic opportunities, maybe it will take more than ten years to only once, now I don't fight, I don't know when I will wait for the next time, Chang Zhi you don't plan to ask for the golden emblem? ”

The horse-faced accountant glanced quickly at his chest.

Although he still wears a bronze badge, he has already published five papers, and the silver badge that belongs to him is already in the Jingshi workshop. However, how can a mere silver emblem compare to a gold emblem?

The triennial society award is the only opportunity to get the gold badge.

The badge of the society is distinguished by different materials of gold, silver, copper and tin, and the high and low are distinct.

Hundreds of thousands of tin badges have been made for probationary members, while bronze badges for full members will be tens of thousands, silver badges are even fewer but hundreds, and gold badges have only three so far.

In the first selection of the Society Awards last year, Su Song and the other two each received a gold badge.

Originally, the first batch of winners should have Han Gang, but Han Gang stated in advance that he would wait until the second time to win the award.

Although according to the regulations of the society's constitution, the society award should be nominated by a member of the silver or gold emblem level, and then all scholars above the silver emblem should vote - among them, the members who have obtained the silver badge through guò funded research do not participate in the voting, which must maintain the professionalism and fairness of the election - but if someone can choose whether to win the award or not, this will definitely violate the regulations of the society award system.

But this is Han Gang after all. In the first few years of "Nature", he and Su Song basically supported it. It is reasonable for the two to win the award, and Han Gang will win the award one later, just to take care of other members.

The tin emblem is molded and does not have many special features. On each bronze emblem, there is the name and membership number of the member, and the silver emblem and gold emblem on the membership card, which are more exquisite. Once lost, it will take a lot of effort to reissue it. In contrast, the badge is also regarded as very valuable.

If you are in Guanlong, you will be respected as much as a Jinshi if you go to the street with a bronze badge of the Society. If it is a golden emblem, it is equivalent to a flat chapter and a prime minister.

Who doesn't want such honor?

And if you follow the example of Jinshi, if you can win the award at the same time as Han Gang, it can be regarded as the same year.

The horse-faced accountant didn't say anything more, but his eyes and expressions all said that he was ready to give it a go.

"Alright, the gossip is over, it's time to get down to business."

The president clapped his hands, signaling that the topic ahead had come to an end.

Han Cheng nodded and asked, "I'm going to discuss accounts today." ”

The president said: "The quarterly meeting will be held on the fifth day of the first month, and the budget for the second quarter must be made as much as possible. Changzhi, do you still have time? ”

The accountant said: "Don't dare to delay your business." ”

"Is two days enough?"

"Two days?!" Vice President, "You have to do it today!" ”

The president was taken aback, "Why is it so hasty!" ”

"The last time was that you went back to Qinzhou, and the last time was when Ziping went to Zhuangzi below. Chang Zhi looked at it and was about to go back and calculate his equation. What should have been done a long time ago has been postponed to this day. The day after tomorrow will be a quarterly meeting, and if there is no day left for this budget, how can it be printed in time? Don't put it off any longer, you have to finish it today. ”

Han Cheng rubbed his forehead with his hand, it was the time of spring sowing, and his two projects were naturally at a critical time, but they were pulled back by the trivial things in the society, and he rode a horse for more than 20 miles, and he was worried in his heart, "The most annoying thing is to make a budget, no matter how you get it, someone blows his beard and stares, and there is no time when it is smooth." ”

"If you mess with it, it will be even more noisy at the meeting." The vice president was not cautious because of the prime minister's office, and did not dare to speak, "There are still accounts, and it is not good to be wrong." If you want to publicize it, you get the wrong account, you will be fined, and you will be laughed at for not even counting money in the school, and your face will be lost. ”

Han Cheng said: "The accounts are under constant control, and you will never get such a field." And the younger brother never saw anyone running to check the ledger of the branch. ”

The income and expenditure accounts of the club will be published at the general meeting of the club every quarter. Full members can check their accounts at any time as long as they want to, but in order to prevent frequent audits from affecting the work of the society, the same member only has the opportunity to audit the accounts once a year.

The vice president said: "It doesn't take much effort, and if you do a good job, you can be regarded as living up to the trust of the members below."

Live up to the trust of the members, this is what Han Gang said. moved out of his own Lao Tzu, and Han Cheng couldn't complain anymore.

Seeing that Han Cheng was blocked by the vice president and stopped talking, the chairman spoke, "Simply do it in advance." Check the accounts for the exchange meeting first, and then distribute the next season. ”

The funds of the chapter mainly come from donations from sponsors, so most of them are used to build schools to train new people, and the practice room is provided to researchers, and the remaining part is allocated to researchers who apply, and they will not leave too much. The researchers who have been trained to publish papers can bring corresponding rewards to the club and donors, but this distribution is the most troublesome part.

A little more simply, it is for the management of subordinate exchange meetings. The club has a certain amount of funding for the exchange meeting on the register, but the number is not much, especially the kind of exchange meeting that only the preparatory members attend, basically it is the same as the same throughout the year, buy some confectionery, drink a few cups of tea, in fact, give them a chance to get together to talk and contact their feelings.

Prospective members of the society are required to pay a monthly membership fee of 5 cents, but as long as they attend the exchange meeting, the exchange meeting will receive a corresponding number of grants. Therefore, the appropriation for this exchange meeting is actually their own membership fee plus a little supplement.

It is no problem for every probationary member to learn and exchange at as many exchange meetings as they want, but they can only officially register to participate in one registered exchange meeting. Their dues are returned to this one.

Regular members pay twice as much membership dues as probationary members, and can register for five times as many exchange sessions as probationary members, corresponding to more exchange grants. However, compared to the huge number of probationary members, the hundreds of registered exchange meetings, and the seventeen official members of the Gongzhou branch, seem so insignificant.

The accountant took out the account book, "The lunar month, the first month, and the budget for the three-month exchange meeting in February and three months is fifty-seven and three hundred." However, the day before yesterday, Zhang Jiu and Li Shu had members from Chengdu Prefecture and Qinzhou visiting the mansion, and they applied for additional appropriations of two times, three hundred yuan, and five yuan, respectively, and if they did not add more this month, it would be 64 yuan and 600 yuan. ”

"What are you communicating?" Han Cheng blurted out, "Living in the clubhouse, there is no money for accommodation, just eating and drinking for a few days, why are you going to Qiguan?" ”

Although Gongzhou is full of rich households, but the cost is not high, do not go to the Qinlou Chu Pavilion, do not order those delicacies of the mountains and seas, more than a dozen people have a meal of wine and meat, even if they vomit after eating, it will not cost two hundred Wen.

The vice president said: "Zhang Jiu, I remember that it was the first time to apply. But Li Shu ...... He also applied for a four-time addition last quarter, right? ”

The accountant nodded: "It was said that the friends of Jingzhao Mansion came to communicate." He pulled out a note, "Last year, a total of ten and five hundred and eighty papers. ”

The vice president asked, "His quota is twelve, right?" ”

"Yes." Accountant.

The vice president sighed, "It's really accurate." ”

Because Gewu Research needs to exchange results with more people, regular members have a fixed amount of money every year for the exchange fee, and a certain amount of additional money can be added. This additional quota is calculated based on the number of papers published in the previous three years, and if not, the quota is only five. Li Shu has published two papers in the past few years, so the quota is more than that of other members.

However, most members rarely use their additional quota, just a few dollars, which is a little too small in comparison. It's really rare to get a small amount of money like Li Shu. If you don't say anything else, you can't afford to lose face.

Han Cheng said, "His patron is Dr. He." ”

Dr. He is a big sponsor on Xihe Road, Wang Hou's brother-in-law, who helps Wang Hou manage his industry and also divides shares in the Wang family's industry. The net worth is not bad, but his eyesight is not good, and he has funded many people, and in the end, only one or two people such as Li Shu came out, and he is a well-known wrongdoer. But giving money is really generous, and a researcher like Li Shu can get thousands of dollars every year.

The vice president nodded, "In terms of funding, Gongzhou should be one of the best." ”

Han Cheng laughed twice. It is said that the big eyes are small, and they shouldn't be so small.

However, there are also such people, Han Cheng has seen more than one, obviously the family has a lot of money, but when he sees someone else drop a penny on the road, he will still pick it up and put it in his pocket.

The president spoke slowly: "He studies electricity, and he spends a lot of money. ”

Li Shu acted like this, and it didn't make people laugh when it was passed out. He has applied for research grants for several prospective members. ”

Some researchers who apply for a grant from the society find it too troublesome to find a sponsor, and more often have no interest in the research topic, or the sponsor is willing to pay too little money.

The annual funding of the society is also limited, and many of them, especially those who are probationary members, are very difficult to apply for funding.

Reserve members who really have ideas will go and talk to full members and then try to get referrals from them. However, it is not uncommon for formal members to get a share after being recommended - the person concerned has been notified by the whole country and expelled from the membership.

Everyone knew about this bad case, and no one in the room wanted to see the second case appear in their own club.

The chairman looked at Han Cheng, "Ziping, what do you think you should do?" ”

Han Cheng shook his head: "Little brother doesn't have any ideas, it's better to follow the charter." If you violate the rules, you will be dealt with according to the rules, and if not, then you should give it to him. ”

He could judge people by virtue, but it was the law, not morality, that was the punishment measured, as his father admonished him.

"Antao, yes, what about you?"

The accountant nodded, "That's exactly how it should be." ”

"It's okay......," said the vice president, "but it's better to remind him, so as not to lose the face of the Gongzhou branch." ”

"That's the best." Han Cheng nodded in agreement.

The three of them all looked at the president, and the president thought for a moment, "Then after the meeting, my old man will have a good chat with him." But don't tell outsiders about this matter, family ugliness can't be publicized. ”

"Of course." "Nature." "And rightfully so."

The three of them answered at the same time.

"Let's not talk about it." The president turned the subject back again and asked the accountant, "Changzhi, how much money do we have now?" ”

"There are still 3,817 pieces on the account of the Ping An, all of which can be accessed at any time."

There are a lot of funds in the local chapters, and it is impossible to put all of them in the clubhouse, so they are all stored in the expanding silver trumpet.

Most of the branches of the military states on the southeast coast are placed in the Taiping with the back/view of the Zhang family, while in the northern interior, they are all stored in the Zài Ping'an.

These funds are not fixed deposits or agreed deposits, but demand deposits, which can be withdrawn at any time when needed.

"Three thousand eight hundred, not much." Han Cheng said. Three months ago, that number was 8,100.

"A lot was spent on the construction of the middle school, and a lot of money was spent on the greenhouse behind the society. However, there will be no big expenses in the first half of the year, and in the second half of the year, we will see the input and decide how to use it. The president smiled at Han Cheng again, "Fortunately, several big projects don't have to go through the accounts of the branch. ”

The major projects issued by the general association, such as the expedition team at the source of the Yellow River, are not accounted for by the branch, but directly paid by the general association, and some can also receive funds from the imperial court. For example, in this expedition team, the detachment responsible for investigating the geological conditions of Xihe Road was obviously commissioned by the imperial court to prepare for the construction of the railway.

And the "Qi Min New Edition" that Han Cheng participated in was also funded by the imperial court - although Han Cheng did not have a large amount, it was also imperial grain. In addition, the two cotton-related projects in Han Cheng's hands were paid by the Han family themselves and Han Cheng's grandfather.

In fact, among the researchers of the society, the easiest to produce results is still Han Zheng, the money can be spent vigorously, and when it is said that the field is to be tested, the family is 800 acres. People don't bother to go to funders and apply for funding.

Speaking of which, Han Cheng's grandfather was already able to enter the society with a few papers he funded, but the old Feng Weng, who was named the doctor of Yinqing Guanglu, never applied at all.

However, there are not many such big projects that are funded by the association, and most of them are practical, and if they are mathematical and physical, they are even more pitiful. Although the study of the laws of Mars this time accounts for a little bit of mathematical light, it is still astronomical in nature, just like the mathematical proof of the law of gravitation, which is also a big topic that the general association attaches great importance to, but it's just that

However, mathematics and physics papers are the easiest to publish, and the study of mathematics and physics does not cost too much, so the number of researchers in the arithmetic department is the largest.

Han Cheng nodded and smiled, and asked, "How much cash is left?" ”

"There are 134 yuan and 160 yuan in cash in the clubhouse, of which 85 yuan is a donation sent today, and it was donated by Imperial Doctor Li in the name of the old lady doctor, and it was designated for Mengxue as a scholarship, and it will be sent to save this afternoon. Of the remaining 49 and 160 documents, there are 23 and 409 documents, which is the balance of the 100 yuan conference expenses advanced three days ago. The rest is the Society's daily provisions. ”

While listening, Han Cheng recorded a series of numbers by hand, and his memory was not as good as a bad pen, which was also what his father said.

While listening and remembering, by the third watch in the middle of the night, most of the booklets in Han Cheng's hand had been written. This quarter's work report, as well as the draft budget for the next quarter, have just come to an end.

Although the society is still idle most of the time, and the reports and budgets are very simple, for the four of them, after a busy day, they only have time to eat two meals in between, and they are already tired enough.

Before the supper was delivered, the vice president and accountant had already yawned and said goodbye. The Han family has a mansion in Gongzhou City, so they don't have to rush back to Zhuangzi overnight or stay in the society, but as the youngest member and the secretary, he has always been the last to leave.

"Ziping." The elder drank a hot drink, chatted a few gossips, and suddenly said, "It is said that my old man should not talk too much." But Li Shu still wants to tell you about it. ”

Han Cheng listened, put down the spoon in his hand, took a hand towel and wiped his mouth, and sat upright, "Old Wu said." ”

President Wu Bi was one of the big families who were invited to come to Xihe Road for reclamation after the Hehuang War. However, it was inconspicuous back then, but now, it is second to none.

It's not that the other families have declined, it's just that they haven't been able to catch up, and when other families expand their territory, they will be a little rich. Looking at it now, the status has been 108,000 miles behind, and I regret that I can't get back no matter how much I take the medicine.

Now in the Yongqin Chamber of Commerce, he is a die-hard supporter of the Han family, and he has a good relationship with his grandfather and uncle, and his granddaughters are married to the cousin of the Feng family-now it should be said that he is a cousin-in-law of the Han family.

Wu Bi said: "Li Shu, things are really ugly. However, He Zhongxing has some disagreements with Li Shu, but he is not purely public. According to the old man, a person like Li Shu will either be punished according to the rules of the association and will not give a penny, which is called maintaining discipline, or he will give generously, which is magnanimity. While saying that people are not, it is not good to pay for it. ”

Han Cheng frowned, "Elder Wu means that I won't talk to him?" ”

"The old man doesn't read much, but I've heard people say that Chu Han, how did the overlord lose, it's not a little family! Either don't care about your cheekiness, arrest Gaozu and kill him, anyway, he will be the emperor if he is strong and strong, and without Gaozu, he will be the emperor. Either he will generously seal the pass to Gaozu, and the agreed fiefs will also be sealed to other princes, and Emperor Yi will be his overlord, even if Gaozu wants to conquer other princes in the future, it will not be difficult for the overlord to order the princes to equalize him. ”

"Then let it go?" Han Cheng said tentatively.

"No," Wu Bi shook his head, "Since it has been discussed before, the old man should go over and talk about it, so as not to make Li Shu confused again." Talents are rare, and they are even more rare in our small place. ”

Han Cheng nodded and was taught.

Wrong!

After carefully recalling the words of Wu Bi and He Zhongxing, who was the vice president, Han Cheng suddenly realized that in fact, they had already confirmed Li Shu's behavior, which was to use the right of recommendation to make profits for themselves.

But this matter, if it breaks out, the entire Gongzhou branch will have no face, and by the way, even Han Gang will have no face. This is Han Gang's hometown, but this kind of thing happened, which inevitably made outsiders see the joke - Han Cheng suddenly remembered that this sentence was still said by He Zhongxing.

After sending Wu Bi away, taking care of his work, and riding on his horse, Han Cheng was still reminiscing about this matter.

Li Shu's behavior, He Zhongxing actually wanted to burst out, and Wu Bi wanted to suppress it, but what to do depends on his own decision. No matter how young he is, his father is standing behind him.

Han Cheng suddenly remembered his father's words, is this called where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

Compared to officialdom, this place can be regarded as a pure land. The branches in small places are less simple and cleaner than officialdom, but they are still indispensable to be virtuous and foolish, and there are all kinds of disputes.

What can be done to preserve the face of the society and maintain the discipline of the society?

Should you believe Wu Bi?

Wu Bi has always been a peacemaker, very popular, and very discerning in choosing the objects of funding. Both his uncle and grandfather had told Han Cheng to respect Wu Bi and ask him for advice on something—whether it was right or wrong, he would definitely stand in the Han family's position and speak, which others would not necessarily do.

But the Natural Society is my father's hard work, and no matter what the reason, if we can't maintain the discipline of the Society, then the price that the Natural Society will have to pay in the future will definitely be greater than catching the moths now.

Han Cheng laughed suddenly, face and lining, who is more important, in fact, isn't the answer already obvious?