I, Sun Shan, and the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1245 Good luck in opening the court (2)

After receiving the red envelope, Wu Zhubo quickened his pace and ran back to the office. While running, he was grabbed by a big hand and then hid in the bushes.

Just as he was about to exclaim, he saw County Magistrate Wang and Clerk Xia.

The three of them looked at each other and saw a red envelope in each of their hands.

Wu Zhubo asked in confusion, "Lord Wang, Xia Dianli, why are you here?"

It's here, it's here, why scare me?

County Magistrate Wang quietly looked at the red envelope from Wu Zhubo.

Not long ago, he also received a red envelope from Lord Sun, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

Hiding in the bushes, he turned it over and took a look, and couldn't help but curl his lips.

I thought it was at least eight taels, but it turned out to be only one cent.

Tsk tsk, this Lord Sun is really too stingy.

County Magistrate Wang asked, "Master Wu, why are you so late today? You are almost late."

Wu Zhubo blushed and said, "It's Chinese New Year, and the New Year hasn't even ended yet. I couldn't adapt to the new environment for a while, so I came late. Fortunately, fortunately, I'm not late."

Normally I would have breakfast at home before coming here, but today, for some reason, my eyebrows on both eyes were twitching violently. So, I ignored my rumbling stomach and went back to the yamen first.

Sure enough, this choice was the right one. My sixth sense was right.

But why did County Magistrate Wang, who was even more lame than him, arrive at the yamen so early?

Could it be that Lord Sun had received the information early and would be waiting for them at the gate?

Wu Zhubo couldn't help but get angry.

Good job, County Magistrate Wang, why didn’t you inform us about such an important matter?

Are you hiding in the corner waiting to see him die?

At this time, Xia Dianli asked curiously: "Master Wu, did you also receive a red envelope from Master Sun? How much is in it?"

After saying this, he opened his red envelope first to let Wu Zhubo see the full value of his investment.

Wu Zhubo looked curiously and found that there was only one penny of silver.

Lord Sun is so stingy that he gave so little.

County Magistrate Wang pretended to understand and said, "How much can it be? At most, it's one penny."

He glanced at Wu Zhubo's red envelope and gestured for it to be opened.

Wu Zhubo opened it as he wished, and saw that it was also a penny of silver.

Everyone looked at each other and came to the conclusion again: Lord Sun is really stingy. He has the nerve to give such a small red envelope.

Of course, this also proves that Lord Sun did not make any distinctions, and gave the same penny to everyone, regardless of their official rank or status.

The three of them continued to hide in the bushes and watch the show. At this time, another colleague came.

Liu the clerk walked into the yamen with a swagger, but when he saw Sun Shan, he immediately quickened his pace and straightened his posture.

Greetings respectfully: "Lord Sun, good luck and good fortune."

Sun Shan nodded and replied, "Liu Shuli, happy new year."

After that, he handed over another red envelope and said with a smile: "Good luck in opening the office, good luck and good fortune, and everything will go smoothly."

Liu Gongli was delighted and took the red envelope from Sun Shan, smiling happily: "Thank you, sir."

Could it be that this was a red envelope given by Lord Sun as a recognition of my work over the past year?

I wonder how much is in there?

It's very thin, at least eight taels if not ten taels, right?

Engineer Liu happily took the red envelope and prepared to return to his workstation.

County Magistrate Wang and his two companions did not stop Liu Gongli. Looking at the exact same scene, they knew without any guessing that the money contained a penny of silver.

Haha, the happier Engineer Liu is laughing now, the more sad he will be waiting.

Mr. Sun has always been a stingy person, so how could he give such a huge sum of money?

Alas, they thought too much and had unrealistic fantasies about Lord Sun. It’s all their fault.

Seeing that the following scenes were repeating themselves, County Magistrate Wang stopped watching and said to his colleagues, "I will go back first, and you guys continue."

County Magistrate Wang ran away, and Xia Dianli followed him, and Wu Zhubo wanted to run away even more.

I got up early in the morning and hadn't eaten breakfast yet. My stomach was already growling with hunger. If County Magistrate Wang hadn't been there, I would have run back long ago.

Sun Shan was still standing at the gate, handing out red envelopes one by one.

As they were sending out the gifts, Gui Ge'er said, "Brother Shan, the time has come."

It was to remind Sun Shan that the roll call time was over and it was time to go to work.

Sun Shan looked at the roster and found that many people with regular positions did not come to work, but those without regular positions reported for work early.

Seeing this, I couldn't help but feel depressed and really wanted to lose my temper.

It seems that those who have a regular job are tough, while those who don't have a regular job have to be humble.

Gui Ge'er also said angrily: "Brother Shan, they didn't even show up for duty on the first day. That's too much. We need to teach them a lesson."

Gui Ge'er was right, so Sun Shan said to Master Zhang, "Master, please register who is late and who is absent today. Those who are late will have their wages deducted for half a month, and those who are absent will have their wages deducted for one month."

Master Zhang quickly agreed: "Yes, sir, I will watch here and record who comes, who is late, and who doesn't come. When the salary is paid, the money will be deducted accordingly."

In fact, County Magistrate Wang is right.

Sun Shan got angry first when he took office, but he did not get angry right after taking office, but waited a year before getting angry.

We were not familiar with each other at the beginning, so I was polite. Now that I know the details, I can be strict when I need to be strict, and relax when I need to be relaxed.

For example, if you fail to comply with the reporting rules on the first day of duty, you will be severely fined.

This is the first time, so the fine is so light. If it happens again and again, don’t blame Sun Shan for being more severe and imposing a higher fine in the future.

On the first day of work, it is beneficial to report on time. If you are late, you will be fined half a month's salary. If you do not come to work, you will be fined one month's salary.

The news spread throughout the government office in just a few minutes.

County Magistrate Wang, Chief Secretary Wu, and Clerk Xia could not help but be thankful that they had arrived early.

The three of them gathered together quietly again.

County Magistrate Wang said with a look of "Look, I'm smart, right?" "I've said it before, Lord Sun must have a purpose for standing at the gate. Look, the punishment started on the first day."

Xia Dianli nodded repeatedly and said, "Your Excellency is right. Fortunately, I came here early today. The fine is a small matter. The most important thing is the humiliation."

Many officials do not live on wages, but mainly on gray income.

But when people found out that Sun Shan had been fined so much, he still felt very embarrassed.

Wu Zhubo didn't understand and asked: "Lord Sun is too stingy. He didn't tell me before the holiday, but did it after the holiday. Alas, many people have had half a month's salary deducted."

The news of the fine spread quickly throughout the government office and also spread to the officials' homes.

After hearing the news, many yamen runners who originally wanted to skip work hurried back to the yamen to report for duty.

Deducting half a month's salary is better than deducting a whole month's salary. The most important thing is that if they don't show up on the first day, Lord Sun will definitely remember it, and then they will be in trouble.

As for those who visited relatives and did not have time to get the news, there was nothing we could do to help them.

County Magistrate Wang shook his head and said, "This year is not a good time. I think Lord Sun will do a great job of rectifying the government office."

The old fox Sun Shan has finally shown his true colors.

When he first came, he was polite and seemed kind.

Haha, now that I’m familiar with it, its true colors are revealed.

Their lives will not be easy in the future, so they can only wish them good luck!