Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

On the painted boat.

Li Yuanzhao and his group were wolfing down various delicacies.

Ten days of traveling day and night, coupled with the constant bumps, had left them exceptionally exhausted, and waking up brought a tidal wave of hunger.

As soon as Fang Zheng arranged a table full of delicious food, everyone immediately tucked in with gusto.

Halfway through his meal, Li Yuanzhao noticed Fang Zheng picking and choosing at the dishes with his chopsticks.

He couldn't help but frown and say, "Old Fang, why are you picking and choosing like that? And I haven't seen you for a few days, but you've actually gained weight!"

"I thought you'd be eating poorly and sleeping badly when you got to Jianjiang."

Fang Zheng laid down his chopsticks, smiled awkwardly, and said helplessly, "I didn't want it to be like this either."

"But that Liu Xun is really detestable! As soon as I took office, he tried to corrupt me with delicacies and beauties, but as soon as I thought of His Majesty and Your Highness, my mind cleared and my eyes sharpened, so I cooperated with him in putting on an act."

"However, this period of acting with Liu Xun has left me with bad habits."

As expected of Old Fang, still the same as ever!

Li Yuanzhao grinned foolishly, then lowered his head and continued to devour his food.

Fang Zheng leaned closer to him and whispered, "How did you handle things with His Majesty...?"

"Father must know already. I left him a letter. In a couple of days, someone might come chasing after me."

"If someone comes looking for you, just say I've returned to the capital. Anyway, I don't want to go back. I put so much effort into getting here, and now they want to send me away after only two days? No way!"

Fang Zheng hesitated.

Getting Li Yuanzhao involved would probably create a lot of trouble, but directly letting His Majesty's people take him away would be too unkind; it wasn't his style.

He could only continue to persuade him, "Your Highness, the newspaper and Banshan Workshop are still counting on you."

"If you're not around, wouldn't the other court newspapers take advantage of the situation?"

"Moreover, who knows what kind of trouble will arise if you're not at the newspaper office. It'll be troublesome to sort things out again when you get back!"

Li Yuanzhao chewed on a large piece of mutton, his cheeks bulging, his mouth greasy.

He glanced at Fang Zheng sideways, displeased, and said, "Old Fang, are you trying to get rid of me? Are you afraid of trouble? You even dared to kill the Prefect, but you're afraid of me being here?"

"Besides, the newspaper is your thing. I haven't really been involved much. It doesn't make much difference whether I'm there or not."

"I don't care. Anyway, I'm not leaving. If I get caught and taken back, don't even think about seeing my sister again!"

Li Yuanzhao said, but in his heart, he sneered.

Miaohan had asked Father Emperor to intercede many times. It seemed the situation wasn't good. Whether I go back or not, you can forget about seeing her!

Hiss~

Fang Zheng gasped.

This kid is getting so cunning now! Damn it! I've been manipulated.

"Fine! Then you stay here! All actions are subject to my arrangements. From now on, I'll have Zhang Biao protect you on your left and right."

"If you're worried about safety, why did you tell the people outside the city that I had arrived? That was unnecessary!"

Fang Zheng chuckled, "How is that unnecessary! Tomorrow, you'll come with me to the government office to convey government orders to the locality, and you'll stamp the documents."

Whether it's one pot or two pots, I have to carry them!

Help me spread the risk before you leave!

Li Yuanzhao glanced at Fang Zheng contemptuously and continued to devour his food.

Seeing that Shen Yi and the others were still eating, Fang Zheng stood up and said loudly, "Brothers, that's about enough to eat. There's another event later. I'll take you to eat something good."

"This time, His Highness the Crown Prince has brought you out for team building, just consider it a publicly funded trip!"

"Don't think too much, take some time to go outside and gather material. You'll have稿子to write when you get back."

"As for food and drink, I'll take care of it for you. If you're hungry or tired, go back to the boat to rest. This is your temporary base."

"Later, tonight, there's a Fengyue House opening in the city. I'll take you out to broaden your horizons. There'll be food, drink, and fun! Let loose and enjoy yourselves!!"

As soon as Li Yuanzhao heard this, he immediately stopped eating.

He tugged at Fang Zheng's sleeve and asked, "Old Fang, is this Fengyue House yours? What's the relationship with Snow Moon Tower?"

"You'll know when you get there, Your Highness. There's nothing else to do there, just eat, drink, and have fun!"

Li Yuanzhao suddenly lowered his voice, "If you take the reporters to play every day, I'm afraid they won't be in the mood to work when they get back!"

"The morale will be scattered, and the team won't be easy to lead!"

"It's not easy for us to recruit people! Before I left, I didn't see many people who met the requirements coming to the newspaper office for interviews."

Fang Zheng grinned, "They've been tired with you for more than ten days, shouldn't they be allowed to rest?"

"Let them have fun, and they'll be able to work hard when they get back."

"Your Highness, you don't have to worry about anything else. I'll teach you!"

"After we get back, if there are people who don't work hard and always want to go home early, you let them leave work early, and the others continue to work overtime!"

"Over time, everyone will ostracize him! I want to see who dares not to work overtime in the future!"

"If they unite to want to get off work on time normally, then you pull out the leader, take him into the room in front of everyone for a private chat, and give him a raise and bonus!"

"Then create a Labor Glory Award, a perfect attendance award, etc., and give it to whoever works the most overtime!"

"We need to create a newspaper culture that takes overtime as an honor!"

"Later, popularize the newspaper culture to the new recruits! Then find old reporters to tell them stories, saying that they started from scratch and now have houses, BMWs, and wives!"

"Do you think they'll be excited! After that, throw the new recruits into the hardest and most tiring positions. After a year and a half, those who don't have a spirit of resistance can be left to be trained as managers to continue training new recruits."

"In this way, do you think they'll still ask to get off work on time? Are they still human? Do they still have a face? Are they worthy of the mattresses we bought for them?!"

"Your Highness, this is the way of management. I guarantee it won't be outdated in another two thousand years!"

Li Yuanzhao broke out in a cold sweat, and looked at Fang Zheng with shock and anger.

He whispered, "I just want them to work hard, but if you do this, won't the people below be exhausted to death?"

Fang Zheng straightened his face and said loudly, "Brothers! Am I good to you guys or not!"

"Good!!!!" The reporters responded in unison, their faces full of excitement.

Fang Zheng smiled contentedly and continued in a low voice:

"If they do well, they can be given more money! If they can't do it, they can leave!"

"What does it matter to me if the reporters are exhausted to death, it's not like I told them to exhaust themselves to death."

Li Yuanzhao: "........."

Seeing the Crown Prince's young mind shattered by advanced culture, Fang Zheng couldn't help but comfort him, "Ah! This is all temporary!"

"Growth is like this! Your Highness, think about it, when the ministers in the palace asked you to read, didn't they treat you like this?"

Li Yuanzhao thought carefully for a moment, and said hesitantly, "It seems like it...."

"Do you think His Majesty would harm you?"

"No...."

"That's right!" Fang Zheng was full of righteousness: "His Majesty must be doing it for your own good. Similarly, I must be doing it for the good of the reporters below!"

"We not only give them work and promotion opportunities, but also give them money every month."

"Then do you say I'm abusing them?"

"Hiss... what you said seems right!!"

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