I don't want to be a saint

Chapter 87 Flicker and Lame One!
Is the people's longing for a better life the goal of our struggle as officials?

This was the first time Sun Yanming had heard such a statement in his decades of life.

But it is not difficult to understand after a little thought. To put it bluntly, serving as an official will benefit one party.

He is not ashamed of this, as he has always been in office.

But Guo Yi's words just now inspired him a lot.It turns out that there are so many hidden meanings in managing a saltworks.

If the saltworks are done well, it can also drive the surrounding people to become rich.

In this way, this is secretly consistent with my original intention.

With this in mind, he stood up straight, bowed to Guo Yi and said, "I would like to be taught!"

Seeing that he listened to it, Guo Yi couldn't help laughing like a chicken thief.He doesn't want to leave his hometown and stay here for a long time, but he still has the task of leading Liuhe Village and Hedong Village to become rich, which is contrary to his thinking.

It's all right now... Huyou limped one!
Or, this is how a gentleman deceives.

"Special Envoy Sun, as long as you lead the villagers around you to become rich, you will gain a good reputation and be praised by the world!"

Hearing this, Sun Yanming couldn't help waving his hands and said: "Everyone in the world is burdened by fame, but fame is an intangible and invisible thing. Compared with having enough food and clothing, it is irrelevant."

Guo Yi nodded in agreement, this is the real gentleman.It's a waste of being a villain.

Seeing that he nodded in agreement with his statement, Sun Yanming couldn't help showing a smile on his face, and then asked, "I don't know Erlang, when do you plan to leave and return to Jiangling?"

When Guo Yi heard this, he turned around and looked around. The house where the fire stove was used to boil salt had been completed, and several other houses for sleeping and rest had also been built and were being dried, and they could move in after they were completely dry.

Other houses that are not very important are still under construction.

As for the wall, the foundations have all been laid, and the south and west walls are being built.

These unfinished buildings are just appendages and do not affect the normal operation of the saltworks.

In other words, the salt farm is on the right track.

Guo Yi thought about it for a while, and said carefully: "Seeing that this place is in order, if there is no accident, I will leave by boat when there is another boat coming from Jiangling City next time."

Sun Yanming nodded knowingly, and responded heartily: "Okay! If that's the case, then Sun will prepare meals in advance, and then practice for Erlang! Or ask for advice at the end!"

What he said was the truth, although the handsome young man in front of him was not yet a weak crown, but no matter how he behaved, or his intelligence and intelligence, they were all rare in the world.

Guo Yi heard him say this, and quickly bowed his hands in return: "You are polite! You are polite!"

Counting the days, the boats coming from Jiangling City are estimated to be only a few days away.

In the past two days, he took Sun Yanming to the saline-alkali field for a long time.He explained in detail the art of looking for water in mountains and told him how to find brine in this saline-alkali land.

Sun Yanming became more and more polite and respectful towards him.So, on the night when he came to the ship, he prepared a table full of meals for him to practice.

Even Chen Wenjing ran over to join in the fun when he heard that he was leaving.

Just at Bangwanshi, the orange-red sunset hung slantingly on the top of the mountain, dyeing the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains red.

Sun Yanming placed the table on the open space in front of the house, and several people used the sky as a cover and the ground as a mat, sitting in four directions, eating and drinking from east to west.

"Come here, Erlang, try this. This pan-fried eel is a special dish here. It is fragrant but not greasy, and has a chewy texture." Sun Yanming greeted warmly.

Guo Yi couldn't hold back his enthusiasm and ate a lot.

And Zhu Zi sat on the side, let go of his cheeks, his mouth was full of oil, while eating, he kept yelling: "Well, Second Young Master, this eel is delicious, you have to try this."

"And this stewed soft-shelled turtle is also good, try it. I heard from the old man in the village that it is a great tonic, so don't miss it!"

"Ah, there is also this snake soup, which tastes very delicious, try it, try it!"

This guy kept yelling, and Chen Wenjing frowned when he heard it, and couldn't help but wonder to himself, why is this servant of a rich family so ignorant of etiquette?
It seems that it should have been passed down from generation to generation.

Sun Yanming ignored the two of them, picked up the wine jar, filled a bowl for Guo Yi, and said with a smile: "Come on, Erlang, try this Jiawan fish and rice stuffing, the taste is rich and mellow, not as good as Dingjiang The moonlight on the building is bad."

Guo Yi took the wine bowl with both hands, with a hesitant expression on his face.

Uh... His current young body has not been soaked in alcohol, and he doesn't know the resistance value of alcohol.

However, if someone toasts you and you don't drink it, especially if the other party is an elder, wouldn't that be a slap in the face?
Thinking of this, Guo Yi picked up the bowl, looked at the colorless liquid in the bowl, couldn't help frowning, but slowly brought it to his mouth, and took a small mouthful.

"Cough cough cough...cough!"

The alcohol content is not high, but the taste is really not very good.It's about the same degree as beer, but worse than beer...

"Hahaha...ha!" Seeing this, Sun Yanming stroked his beard and laughed loudly. It turns out that you are as evil as Guo Erlang, and sometimes you can't do it.

After laughing for a long while, he picked up the bowl again and said excitedly, "Come here, I'll toast you again!"

Seeing his virtue, Guo Yi wanted to get him drunk from the bottom of his heart, to see how he looked after making a fool of himself.But the other party is an elder, so it is not appropriate to do so.

Forget it, it's just a beer, if there is one more glass or one less glass, I raise my head and drink it all in one gulp.

"Good! Have fun! Have another drink."

In this way, three glasses in a row, after drinking happily, just put down the wine bowl.

Sun Yanming clasped his hands again and said, "Dare to ask Erlang, what else do you have to tell me about this salt field?"

Guo Yi ate a few mouthfuls of food, suppressed the alcohol, and then said after deliberating, "First, establish rules. As the saying goes, there is no rule without rules."

"Want to hear more. Like?"

"First, it is necessary to clarify the time for starting and ending work, when to start work in the morning, and when to end work in the evening. You must arrive on time according to the time, and you must not be late or leave early.

In summer and winter, each season is different, so it needs to change with the seasons.

Second, it is necessary to establish a reward and punishment system.Well done, rewarded.And for those who are lazy and slippery, give him three chances, and after three times, he will be fired directly.

Of course, compared with these internal struggles, outward development is more important. "

After Guo Yi finished speaking, he took out a blueprint from his pocket and slowly unfolded it.

It is a plan for the future development of the salt field, densely packed, circle by circle, like a spider web.

"Actually, I chose this location of the saltworks very hastily. Although it is close to the shore, the scope of expansion is very cramped. The west and north are already at the end, so we can only develop to the southeast."

(End of this chapter)