From a freeloader to a world leader

Chapter 344 Wang Dashan Gets an Official Position

After Sun Shan and Lu Jinxi chatted for a while about organizing the horse race, they asked someone to call Wang Dashan to the podium.

Wang Dashan, who had always longed to get close to the top leaders of the empire, was so excited that he couldn't walk.

He knelt down from a distance and shouted, "I am a commoner, paying homage to the emperor."

It’s a pity that Emperor Yuanfeng didn’t pay much attention to him. He just said a few words and asked Sun Shan to carry out the task.

Sun Shan is not someone who would suffer a loss.

Of course, we know that letting the horse run without letting it eat grass will not last long.

He smiled and said, "Comrade Wang Dashan, the emperor has a good thing to tell you. If you can do it well, you will be granted the title of Hengzhou Recorder and Military Officer. Do you have the ability to do it?"

After hearing this, Emperor Yuanfeng and the others were slightly stunned.

But thinking about the tax money that can be received and the horse racing that Sun Shan mentioned just now, it seems to be very promising.

I just agreed silently.

For these high-ranking officials of the imperial court, being a clerk and military officer of the sixth or seventh rank in a local area was just a trivial matter.

If an official of the sixth or seventh rank who does not have much real power can be exchanged for 10 taels of silver.

I would do it without hesitation even if I had to sell it by one thousand or one hundred.

However, for Wang Dashan, who is already in his early fifties and will retire soon, the words of his cheap son-in-law are like the voice of heaven to Wang Dashan, who has been working in the yamen for his entire life.

"Mr. Sun Yat-sen, if you say that we can do it, we will definitely do it. If we can't do it, I will do it even if I grit my teeth!"

Wang Dashan certainly knew that his cheap son-in-law would not harm him. After all, in two or three months, the baby in Lingzhi's belly would be born.

So, at this time, no matter what the conditions are, the best thing to do is to show your attitude first.

Sure enough, when Emperor Yuanfeng saw that Wang Dashan was so sensible, he touched his beard on his chin with joy.

Seeing that Wang Dashan agreed, Sun Shan walked down from the rostrum, first helped Wang Dashan up, and then leaned over to Wang Dashan's ear and whispered a few words.

Wang Dashan was slightly stunned, then he pretended to be embarrassed and bowed to Emperor Yuanfeng and others on the rostrum: "Your Majesty, everyone, although this matter is a bit difficult, I will definitely do what I said!"

Then, he hurried to find his son, who had already become a sixth-rank official, and that kid Luo Zhixiang.

In fact, although Wang Dashan looked embarrassed on the surface, he was actually very happy in his heart.

Their Wang family is one of the biggest local tyrants. So, of course, the presence of their Wang family and another local tyrant, the Luo family, is indispensable behind all those small-scale gambling games among the people.

Sun Shan knew the trick, so he taught him to aggregate the betting winnings collected from the public into Lu Jinxi's Ministry of Revenue account.

This time, he could get the job done beautifully without spending a penny.

It's nothing more than doing it as a good deed yourself and not taking a share of the money.

Sure enough, about an incense stick later, just before the dragon boat race finals was about to start, Wang Dashan, with his son and Luo Zhixiang holding account books, and several strong men carrying banknotes and cash.

Rushing to the podium.

"Your Majesty and all the gentlemen, I have collected all the bets from the people. Here are the account books and silver. Lord Lu and Mr. Zhongshan, please inspect them!"

When reporting, Wang Dashan was more cautious and deliberately mentioned Sun Shan, his cheap son-in-law.

Because, when facing this group of giants, he could not get a word in at all except for his cheap son-in-law.

What if, by some chance, these evil guys, who are willing to eat people without leaving any bones, pocket all of this?

What should I do?

I was born and raised here. The monk can run away, but the temple cannot.

Therefore, Sun Shan, who got his hint, of course understood his worries and laughed: "Don't worry, Lord Wang. With the emperor here, I, Sun Shan, guarantee that nothing will go wrong."

You see, this humble official and Lord Wang are addressed each other like this.

Wang Dashan was so happy that his old face turned into a chrysanthemum.

When Sun Shan took the summary report from Wang Dashan, he quickly flipped to the bottom and reported to Emperor Yuanfeng in surprise: "Congratulations, Your Majesty. The residents of Hengzhou are very optimistic about this event. A total of more than 85 silver coins have been invested in this competition!"

When Lu Jinxi heard that there was 85 taels, he jumped up excitedly.

He snatched the total betting list from Sun Shan's hand and flipped to the bottom at a glance.

In fact, this is only a part of the gambling among the people. There are also some small local bosses who are afraid of losing both their money and their lives and are unwilling to hand over the money.

In addition, there are some bets that are very large in amount but too small to be taken seriously by the two leaders, Wang Dashan and Luo Zhixiang.

He simply handed over the largest shares in his own hands and those of several other companies.

Otherwise, the total amount would probably exceed 200 million taels.

However, when Sun Shan whispered in Wang Dashan's ear, he warned him not to exceed the 100 million taels mark to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, after communicating with Luo Zhixiang, one of the local bosses, Wang Dashan placed a bet of 85 taels.

Just when everyone on the rostrum was smiling happily and busy with acceptance and verification.

All eight dragon boats participating in the finals have boarded the boats, ready to go.

Sun Bohe suppressed his nervousness, recalled Sun Shan's strategy just now, and decided to act according to the plan and catch Hengwang Mansion off guard.

As all eight teams boarded the dragon boats, they were arranged in order according to their semi-final results.

Hundreds of thousands of spectators on both sides of the Xiangjiang River held their breath.

They all stared at the chief referee Su Yuan lowering the red flag, waiting for the commander-in-chief Zhang Pingan to blow the whistle.

"Shhh, beep--"

As the whistle sounded, the eight strongest dragon boats paddled towards the buoys upstream like angry horses.

Then, the sounds of firecrackers, cheers, and jumping shook the entire Hengzhou.

At this time, if you look down from the sky.

You can see that Hengzhou City, with the observation deck as its center, is bustling as a mess.

In other places, there were only a few yamen runners in charge of public security and some security personnel of the Datong Chamber of Commerce.

The rest of the city was quiet.

The residents of the city, together with the people who came into the city to watch the game, all crowded on both sides of the Xiangjiang River.

Afterwards, it was calculated that on the morning of the Dragon Boat Festival, more than half a million people gathered on both sides of the Xiangjiang River to celebrate the festival together.

This is also the day when the largest number of people in China celebrate together in thousands of years.

Of course, this is just the beginning. When the Chuzhou Championship is held next year, there will definitely be more people from other places who will either move to Hengzhou or come to Hengzhou for tourism and to watch the game.