Dong Liming couldn't help but feel moved after hearing what his old classmate said. Although the Ningjin area is not a good place, it is still of great significance to them who have just started their career. If they have the opportunity to become a seventh-grade county magistrate this year, in the future,
My career will be much brighter! From seventh- and eighth-grade officials, I was a low-ranking official before. Even now, I am not in a serious position, and there is no comparison with the seventh-grade official.
"There is a shortage of officials in Liaodong. Brother Gong still has a chance, right?" After calming down a little, Dong Liming quickly changed the topic to caring about the future of his old classmates.
Gong Zihu, an old classmate, may not be as good as me now, but when he was in school, he was doing much better than me. When he joined the work group, he performed very well. Otherwise, how could he be able to become a magistrate as soon as he graduated?
?This time he was able to receive the news that the court was going to select officials to Liaodong before he did. It must have been the connections in the previous working group that played a role.
"I went to Liaodong to select county officials, focusing on town officials and administrative performance. My administrative achievements are really a bit out of control. There will definitely be no chance this time. This time I came to see my old classmate. First, I sent a message to him to let you know something in advance.
Get ready, it's time for the event. In addition, I want to ask for a favor, brother. If the county wants to talk to me, I would also like to ask you to put in a few kind words and recommend it to the county magistrate, so that I can be transferred to Gu'an."
"Transfer to Gu'an? Brother, what's the difference between this and peace? Although you may be promoted in grade, with your qualifications, brother, even if you don't transfer to Gu'an, it won't be difficult to be transferred from seventh grade this year to next year. Why bother?
Where are you going to go to Dangzhi Town in Gu'an after all this effort?"
"Even if I am promoted to the seventh rank in Shatian, can it be compared with Gu'an? Maybe I will stay in Shatian for another three or four years! Even so, I may not be able to rise to the position of seventh rank county magistrate in one step. If I continue
If I were transferred to another county to serve as a subordinate official for a few years, my career would be over in this lifetime! Everyone says that college students like you and me have a bright future. But with nearly 10,000 college students graduating a year, how can I have any success in my career?
How many achievements are there? I think in the future, most college students will end up reaching the seventh rank. Nowadays, when the imperial court is recruiting officials, performance and the status of the official seal officer are the most important. The situation in Gu'an is good, and it is a good place for people to be promoted.
I was transferred here because I wanted to take the express train here."
After drinking a little bit, the two of them were old classmates, and Gong Zihu spoke out what was in his heart. Wherever he can achieve results, a pig can fly. If he stays in a place where there is no situation, no matter how hard he works, he will be able to fly.
This is his deepest realization after serving as an official for several years.
"My old classmate has already talked about this. If Mr. Dong can contribute to this matter, I can't deny it. At this point, Mr. Dong has one more thing to ask. If I can really go to Liaodong, can I also do it?
Pick a good place? A place with a future, even for being a county magistrate, is probably better than a place with no future."
"Brother Dong thought a little bit wrong about this. When you become a county official, the performance standards of the court are different from those in our villages and towns. When we are officials in our towns and villages, it sounds like we are chief officials, but in reality we can do very little.
There really aren’t many. But when you reach the level of a county official, you can do a lot more, and the ways to achieve achievements are also much wider. For example, if you are in a small border county, it may be difficult to make a difference economically and financially, but as long as you
A stable administrative area is also a great administrative achievement! Therefore, county officials do not have to choose places that look good. On the contrary, poor places may be more likely to produce achievements!"
County magistrates don’t need to pay too much attention to place? Dong Liming is a little skeptical about what his old classmates said. From his own experience, it is better to catch up with a good place. If he fails to catch up with a good place, his future development may be like the old one in front of him.
Like classmates, one step is slow and one step is slow.
An official like Dong Liming who has no connections in the civil service department really has no qualifications to choose a good place. The only thing he can count on now is luck. I hope God can help me again. When I go to Liaodong to be a county magistrate, I can
Find a good place again.
A happy life is achieved through hard work. Zhao Laoliu, a laborer at the station in Gu'an Town, has a completely different attitude towards life than his parents. He only believes in getting a reward for his efforts.
Zhao Laoliu's hometown is in a nearby village, and he has always had a big appetite since he was a child. In troubled times, a big appetite is quite a curse. Even though the situation in Beizhili has improved in recent years, Zhao Laoliu still hasn't eaten enough.
A few full meals.
Everything has disadvantages but also advantages. Zhao Laoliu, who has a big appetite, feels that God has opened a special window for him and sent him an errand that is most suitable for him.
After he left the village for the first time in his life and worked as a temporary loader at a station in the town, he fell in love with this profession. A big appetite naturally brings a lot of strength. After working as a loader, Zhao Laoliu could be considered to have a full meal.
, and not only for one meal, but also for every meal.
Other laborers can only earn fifty or sixty cash a day at best. As for Zhao Laoliu, if he can't earn a hundred cash a day, he feels like he didn't work today.
When loading and unloading the same things, Zhao Laoliu is twice as efficient as most of his peers. If someone else carries one bag, he can carry two bags. How can he be less efficient? The more efficient he is, the more he will earn. The loaders and unloaders at the station are
Paying by volume, Zhao Laoliu can earn twice as much as most of his peers for the same working hours.
Not to mention, Zhao Laoliu is now a celebrity at the station. Regular customers will come to him specifically to load and unload large items that are difficult to move, and they don’t feel comfortable letting others do it. This kind of special person comes to their door specially.
The price offered for work is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary goods. There are really only a handful of people in the entire station who can earn such high wages, and Zhao Laoliu is one of the best.
After fighting for a big bag at the station for a year, Zhao Laoliu lost thirty taels of silver in addition to eating and drinking. After tasting the benefits, he gave up all the farming in the village and moved his family to the town.
Point him to work as a stevedore to support himself.
After loading the last cart of goods today, Zhao Laoliu paid his salary from his boss, and then happily walked home wearing an undershirt. It was another rewarding day and he paid a total of 180 wages. Passing by the town
Hu butcher opened a butcher shop, he consciously stopped.
"Lao Liu, is it still two pounds today?"
"It's still two pounds. If there is head meat, cut it into head meat." The head meat is oily and is a better meat than pork belly for laborers like Zhao Laoliu.
"The meat I bought today is good, but I left two kilograms specially for you. By the way, Lao Liu, I have a large intestine left here today. Do you want it? It's very fat."
"Lao Hu, have you already cut the oil on it? If so, I won't sell it!"
"What's that? How many businesses have I done with you, Old Hu? Why do you do such a thing? The oil on the intestines is not missing at all. It's all up there. If you don't believe me, look at it?" Butcher Hu said and got down from the meat case.
He took out the large intestine and held it in front of his eyes for Zhao Laoliu to see.