Su Hao was a person in a state-owned unit in his previous life, and he stood on the standpoint of the unit when he did things and made money, which led to the fact that after he came to the Ming Dynasty, he was still used to doing things with such a way of thinking.

The so-called income generation refers to engaging in some social services in the name of the unit, and the money earned belongs to the unit, which can be used to pay remuneration to employees, and can also be used to build dormitories, travel at public expense, and other expenses related to employee welfare.

This kind of income generation in later generations is protected by the fiscal policy, and as long as the management fee is paid to the higher-level unit, then the unit leader can completely decide how to distribute it.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was a different matter. In terms of unspoken rules, whether it is the county government or the house, they can do something to generate income, and the higher-level units basically turn a blind eye. But unspoken rules are only unspoken rules after all, and they are not legally protected.

In the case that the departments do not make much money, no one will pursue this kind of behavior, and even the center of the Ming Dynasty knows that the following provincial capitals and counties have their own small coffers, and they understand the truth that when the water is clear, there are no fish. But this is only for small money, if a county office can earn tens of thousands of taels of silver a year, then the county government, government office, political department and other leading departments at all levels, I am afraid they will not be able to remain calm.

In this matter, Su Hao is because he is a newcomer and does not understand the rules, while Dai Qi is because he has never made a lot of money, so he has no such awareness at all. Now, both of them have realized the truth, and the affairs of the workshop can no longer be done as Su Hao originally envisioned.

"Lao Dai, in your opinion, how should we do our business?" Su Hao asked.

Dai Qi said: "Master Su, I think, since you have such a stunt, why don't you open your own business to make money?" Like Li Yuanwai, who opened a sauce shop, it is just an ancestral skill of making pickles, and his pickles are better than others, so he has a lot of furniture. Master Su, your talent is more than ten times higher than that of Li Yuanwai, if you open your own business, then isn't it easy to be a rich man? At that time, whether it is the magistrate or the county, they will be the guests of your family, who doesn't call you Su Weng? ”

"Su Weng ......" Su Hao only felt goosebumps all over his body, I'm only 17 years old, okay, how can I be called Weng? He also knew that in the late Ming Dynasty, the titles in the market were very confusing, and rich people, no matter how young they were, would be called "a certain old" or "a certain Weng", just like "a certain president" or "a certain Dong" in later generations.

However, the plan that Dai Qi said gave Su Hao an inspiration. To do things in the name of the workshop, the money earned belongs to the county government, and anyone can reach out to ask for it, and if they can't grab it, they may simply dismantle the platform and make it impossible for anyone to earn. Since there is such a big trouble, why not simply operate it yourself, anyway, doing business is a very common thing in this era.

In the Chinese tradition, the status of the various professions is arranged in the order of "Shinong, Gong, Gong", and the merchant is in a very, very discriminated position. At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, even stipulated that peasants could wear silk clothes, while merchants were not allowed, which can be seen in the contempt for merchants.

However, with the development of the economy, by the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the status of merchants had been greatly improved, and the previous policies of suppression of merchants had long since died in name. Merchants lived in mansions, wore silk ladies, ate mountain delicacies, favored famous prostitutes, and spent money like dirt. This extravagant lifestyle not only attracted a large number of peasants to abandon agriculture and engage in business, but even scholars who had always prided themselves on being high in school also rose up to abandon Confucianism and become a scholar.

If you push forward 100 years, Dai Qi persuaded a person like Su Hao to go into business and make money, I am afraid that he will be reprimanded and regarded as an insult to a scholar. But in the Wanli period, it was very normal to say this kind of thing, and even if the scholars at this time didn't say it, they were envious of the scenery of the businessman in their hearts.

There is another reason why Dai Qi will make such a suggestion to Su Hao, that is, he finds that Su Hao is far more realistic than other scholars, at least in the promotion of Han's stove, it can be seen that Su Hao does not hide his pursuit of money at all.

"Lao Dai, if I open a business by myself, can the county government allow it?" Su Hao asked Dai Qi for advice.

Dai Qi said: "Master Su, you are the master hired by Han Zhi County, if you open your own business as a shopkeeper, of course it is not suitable, and Han Zhi County's face will be gloomy." But if someone else is the shopkeeper and you just take a stake in it, it doesn't matter. With so many officials in the county government, who doesn't have a few percent of the shares in the outside firms? ”

"Taught." Su Hao owed a debt to Dai Qi and expressed his gratitude. He was also a man with an extremely high IQ, and when Dyche said this, it would be too much for him to say if he didn't understand what to do.

"What the master has to do can be divided into two parts. Part of it needs to be done in the name of the county government, such as the promotion of Han's stove now, and the transformation of the cold water field that the master said, it is difficult to do it under the name of a business, and such a thing should continue to stay in the workshop. But the other part can be put into the business to do. These things, if you want to use the people in the workshop, just give them a bonus, and everyone will miss your Master Su's good. Dyche continued.

"Haha, what about the other people in the workshop, we can talk about it later. As long as I open this firm, I will definitely leave a 10% share for your old Dai, and you must not shirk it when the time comes. ”

Su Hao laughed, and first finalized the interests under Dai Qi's name. Dai Qi has been working in the county government for more than 20 years, and the relationship between the top and bottom is very familiar, such a person is very useful to Su Hao, so he does not hesitate to give Dai Qi a percent of the shares. Now that Su Hao has a very short supply of people in his hands, he must use this method to tie as many people as possible to his chariot.

"How can this work, how can I Dai be virtuous, how can I dare to take the master's shares." Dyche pretended to excuse himself.

Su Hao smiled and waved his hand: "This matter is so decided, in the future, if this business is to be done, it is indispensable for you to guide you." ”

"Dai dares to disobey?" Dai Qi responded, this can be regarded as a half-push and half-on-the-spot acceptance of the shares given by Su Hao.

After agreeing on the next step, the two had nothing more to discuss, and after a hasty meal, they left the restaurant and went to visit the other three officials in the county government except for Hangul. None of these three officials lived in the county office, but rented another mansion in the county seat. These officials are promoted or transferred every few years, so there is no need to buy a house in the local area.

County Cheng Wang Qi, Lord Bo Wang Fengshao, and Dianshi Wang Yixue met Su Hao and Dai Qi in their mansions respectively, and the process of meeting was extremely similar:

After the guests and hosts sat down, the leaders first spoke highly of Su Hao's achievements when he went to the countryside to dig wells, and at the same time asked Su Hao to guard against arrogance and rashness, make persistent efforts, and make new contributions. Then, the leaders will give important instructions on the next step of the workshop, and then express their cordial care for Su Hao's personal work and life.

Subsequently, it was naturally Su Hao who reviewed to the leaders the major mistakes of his failure to come to the door to ask for instructions, and said that he would thrive under the guidance of the leaders in the future.

The atmosphere of the talks was very friendly and harmonious, and of course, it was inevitable that the guests and hosts would test each other's intentions with their own evil intentions. After the talks, Dai Qi often left one step later than Su Hao, and as for what he said to the leader in private and exchanged with each other, it was not enough for outsiders. Su Hao only knew that when the leader and Dai Qi walked out of the living room side by side, the smile on their faces was obviously much brighter.

This is paying protection money, in fact, there is no difference between officials and ruffians, but the former is more high-sounding when collecting protection money, Su Hao thought to himself in his heart.

By the time he came out of the last official's house, it was almost time, which was about 9 o'clock in the evening in the afterlife. Standing on the street, Su Hao asked Dai Qi, "Old Dai, what do you think of my performance tonight?" ”

Dai Qi couldn't cry or laugh, but he had to answer: "The master really has a talented demeanor, talks and laughs freely, and is suave...... Uh, bear the burden. ”

"Bear the burden of humiliation...... That's an exaggeration, isn't it? Su Hao said.

"It's a small gaffe." Dai Qi said, "However, master, we went to meet these Shangguan tonight, I don't dare to say that there are many, at least within a month, no one in the county government should find fault with us anymore." If you want to open a business, you should hurry up. ”

"I understand, thank you Lao Dai. You should go back and rest early. Su Hao arched his hand to Dai Qi and staggered home.