Chapter 1204 Workshop Construction in Progress
Not two days after County Magistrate Wang left, Mr. Wang also came to visit.
It was hard to tell whether Mr. Wang was smiling or crying on his face, and his tone of voice was very emotionless.
As if it was a routine matter: "Sir, the materials for the guano workshop have arrived and have been transported to Aojiawan. We can start work in the next two days."
The so-called "Aojiawan" refers to the flat land where the workshop was built.
The terrain here is slightly flatter and there is a small stream passing through.
As for why it is called "Aojiawan", the people of Da Niao Village don't know either, but their ancestors have called it that for generations.
Sun Shan glanced at Master Wang approvingly and said happily, "Master Wang, thank you for your hard work. You did a great job."
The materials were found in just a few days?
This is really fast. It turns out that handing over the construction of the workshop to Mr. Wang is the right choice.
Sun Shan asked again, "Master Wang, is it easy to pull the materials in?"
Da Niao Village is located in a remote area, and Aojiawan is even more remote than Da Niao Village.
You can imagine how difficult it is to pull the materials in.
But all this is not a problem in front of Master Wang.
Mr. Wang really wanted to roll his eyes. This was a remote place, deep in the mountains and forests, without even a road. It was not only difficult to transport the materials, but extremely difficult.
In order to start construction as soon as possible, they spent a huge amount of money to recruit strong men from all over Yuandi.
Fortunately, it is the slack season during the farming season and there are a lot of idle people, so we were able to recruit enough workers quickly.
Mr. Wang said politely without showing any emotion, "Don't worry, sir. No matter how difficult it is, we will get the materials in. Haha, we will definitely build the workshop as quickly as possible."
Sun Shan nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, I feel relieved with Master Wang here."
Mr. Wang chatted with Sun Shan for a few words and then said goodbye.
Tomorrow morning, he will leave for Da Niao Village with the construction team. As the general person in charge of the project, if he doesn't go to the site to take a look and give instructions, even if Sun Shan is relieved, Master Wang will not be at ease.
A large workshop must be built to produce more guano and sell it to different places.
Haha, the more you sell, the more you earn.
Mr. Wang has not forgotten that he is one of the largest shareholders of the guano workshop.
If the guano workshop makes money, he makes money. If the guano workshop loses money, the 500 taels of investment will be wasted.
Master Wang had to do it himself.
After Mr. Wang left, Sun Shan called Sun Dingnan over, looked at the account book, and asked, "How much did you spend on the materials?"
The total amount raised this time is 3000 taels, which is definitely enough to build a large workshop.
Labor is not valuable, only the material cost is more expensive.
As for the land, haha, it is within the scope of official land, so it is essentially free.
Sun Dingnan and Sun Shan checked the account books together and said with a smile, "Master, the timber merchants that Master Wang found gave very reasonable prices, and they are much cheaper than those sold in the market. Master Wang did not take any advantage of them."
As the financial director, Sun Dingnan was afraid of being fooled, so he used the dumbest method.
He would sneak to the market to ask what materials Mr. Wang wanted to buy.
Although this is cumbersome and troublesome.
This was the first time Sun Dingnan had been involved in such a large project, and he also wanted to do a better job.
Sun Shan smiled and said, "Well done. Anyway, your task is to manage the account books. We will provide reasonable support, but you must ask about unreasonable expenditures. Make sure to keep the account books clear."
After a pause, he added: "This account book is not only for us to see, but also for those who invest money. Let's put the account book in the sun to let everyone know how we do things."
If the water is too clear, there will be no fish, although corruption is always inevitable.
But Sun Shan tried his best to be honest and incorruptible. We supervised together and made the shareholders feel at ease.
Sun Dingnan said seriously: "Yes, sir, I understand."
Then he continued, "This time, Da Niao Village is given priority, and many men have come to work. After recruiting Da Niao Village, Mr. Wang recruited villagers near Da Niao Village, and many people came to sign up. Haha. But there are too many people, and the number of people needed is limited."
There are so few job opportunities in Yuanlu County that when people heard about job openings, they flocked here.
Those who were chosen expressed gratitude profusely and almost knelt down and kowtowed.
As a rural person, Sun Dingnan naturally understands the importance of work.
The guano workshop has created jobs for many people.
Sun Shan shook his head and said, "When building a workshop, the rules must be strict and safety must be paid attention to. Although we want to finish it as soon as possible, safety is the most important thing and no one can be killed. Building a guano workshop is a great event and we must not bring bad luck."
Sun Dingnan nodded repeatedly: "Master, I understand. I will help Master Wang keep a close eye on the workshop."
The next morning, Sun Dingnan led two guards, Sun Dalang and Sun Erjie, and followed Master Wang to Aojiawan to work.
Sun Dali quietly approached Sun Shan and asked in a bored tone, "Master, can you give me some work? It's boring to stay in the government office all day."
Sun Dingnan has work to do, Big-headed Dog also has work to do, not to mention Master Zhang and Butler Wang.
Sun Dali and a group of Sun family guards had some free time.
Well, wandering around the yamen all day long with nothing to do would be boring.
In the past, we could do all sorts of things in the experimental fields, but now there is no activity in the experimental fields and they can only be "opened" after the spring plowing season next year.
Sun Dali can't sit still.
Sun Shan smiled and said, "Your most important task is to protect my safety. It doesn't matter if you don't work."
The Sun family guards lived not far from Sun Mountain and were on guard twelve hours a day, and were also on duty at night.
So it is not at all true to say that they have free time.
Sun Dali and his guards patrolled from time to time to ensure that no suspicious person sneaked into the government office.
When Sun Shan went out, he was escorted by a large crowd of people.
It looks casual, but it is essential.
I don’t know why, but Sun Shan always had a feeling that “the villains want to harm me.”
Especially when going out, the guards have to block the knives, which makes people feel like they are being persecuted.
It stands to reason that a good official like him who loves the people like his own children, is dedicated to the law and is honest and upright should not feel so guilty.
However, after hearing too many stories about "dog-killing officials", Sun Shan classified himself as a non-"dog official" and was afraid of retaliation.
Sun Shan said solemnly: "Uncle Dali, the guards you leave in the yamen are mainly responsible for my safety. Don't worry about other things."
Gui Ge'er next to him said in great agreement: "That's right, Uncle Dali, Shan Ge's safety is the most important. Shan Ge is the rising star of our Sunjia Village, and he must not fall."
Sun Shan:.......
Good guy Gui, no one thinks you are dumb if you can’t speak!
How dare you say such an unlucky word as 'fall'?
You know, your master is from Guangnan and is particularly superstitious.
Sun Dali patted his chest repeatedly and assured, "Master, I understand. Your personal safety is our most important job. We shouldn't have thought about it just now. Master, we were wrong."
I thought being a guard meant doing nothing and just eating for free.
After Sun Shan and Gui Ge'er said this, Sun Dali felt that he, the "security captain", was extremely important.
So he called his younger brothers together and had a conversation with them in a simple and easy-to-understand way.
In an instant, the "security system" in the backyard of the county government office was suddenly upgraded, surrounding the government office so tightly that not even mosquitoes could fly in.