Dad, don't be greedy! My brother climbed into the emperor's bed, and I became famous overn

The audience was silent.

Taozhi opened her mouth wide, and the calligraphy brush in her hand fell to the ground with a "thud".

Shi Buji was completely dumbfounded.

He lived in this world for twenty-two years, and wherever he went, he was disliked, kicked out eleven times, and cursed hundreds of times.

No employer had ever looked at him with such treasuring eyes.

"You...you're not kidding, are you?"

Shi Buji's voice was trembling.

"Boss, I'm a jinx, I lose money wherever I go, are you really going to hire me?"

"Recruit! You must recruit!"

"You're not a jinx, you're a prodigy! To other companies, you're a nemesis. To me, you're a lucky charm!"

Shi Buji: "???"

Gu Mingyue was secretly overjoyed.

With such a "benevolent but wicked" person around, Pujitang simply couldn't make money!

Most importantly, this scholar had worked as an accountant, was determined, and was willing to think and offer suggestions.

He clearly has a unique way of thinking.

He is very suitable to manage this team.

This will be the first money pit!

As long as Pujitang gets going, her corrupt father will have to keep spending money to cover her losses.

Gu Mingyue nodded in satisfaction.

"Literate and conscientious! Hardworking and ambitious!"

"Shi Buji".

Gu Mingyue solemnly handed over the contract.

"From today onwards, you will be the head manager of my Pujitang Wilderness Business Division."

"Monthly salary... ten taels of silver."

"Ten taels?!" Taozhi exclaimed in surprise.

In Kyoto, this is about the same monthly salary as a sixth-rank official!

Shi Buji was completely dumbfounded.

"Master...Master Manager? Ten, ten taels?"

He suddenly knelt down on the ground with a thud.

"Boss!! Are you doing a charity event or are you playing me for a fool?!"

I wasn't kidding you.

Gu Mingyue bent down and helped him up, then sincerely patted his shoulder.

"Shi Buji, remember one thing I said."

"In this world, there are no useless people. There are only people who haven't been put in the right place."

Shi Buji's tears welled up instantly.

He had lived for twenty-two years, and this was the first time he had ever heard anyone say such a thing to him.

He wiped his face vigorously and nodded emphatically.

"Master! My life, Shi Buji's life, is now yours!"

Gu Mingyue nodded with satisfaction.

well.

Today was a very fruitful day.

1,500 disaster victims.

Dozens of unemployed locals from Kyoto.

In addition, there's a walking "money-wasting weapon," Shi Buji.

She looked up at the system screen.

[Current expenditure: 30000 taels (for land purchase)]

Estimated labor costs: approximately 15000 taels per month

[Remaining: 55000 taels]

[Mission deadline: 3 days and 18 hours]

There are still 55,000 taels left.

We need to speed things up.

……

at the same time.

Yueming Tea House, second floor private room.

Xiao Jue had just received the third intelligence report from his secret guards.

"Brother, that girl from the Gu family is recruiting refugees as helpers outside the city."

"Hmm." Xiao Ye responded coldly, somewhat puzzled. "It's a disguised way of resettling refugees."

Xiao Jue squinted, his mind racing.

"That old fox Gu Debai, on the surface, had his daughter run the 'Pujitang Workshop,' but in reality, he was using high wages to break down the embezzled silver into smaller amounts and distribute it among the people?"

"This way, the disaster victims can be kept from causing trouble temporarily, and at the same time, the money can be laundered."

After Xiao Jue finished speaking, he couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"I must say, Gu Debai really has some skills to have managed to remain in power for twenty years despite his corruption. He even managed to raise his daughter so well..."

He thought for a moment and used a subtle word.

"...not a single drop leaked."

Xiao Ye put down his teacup.

The bottom of the cup collided with the table, making a very soft, crisp sound.

"She's in a hurry to spend that 100,000 taels of silver. I wonder how she'll deal with these disaster victims after two months when that 100,000 taels is gone."

"When the disaster victims realize they've been used to launder relief funds and start a riot, the Gu family won't be able to cover it up."

"Brother, should we still proceed with the original plan to move against the Gu family?"

Xiao Ye looked out the window.

"Let's scare them a little first and see what other tricks we have up our sleeves."

……

As dusk settled, the sunset in the western suburbs burned like a brocade that had been overturned, the sky ablaze with crimson.

The queue for disaster victims to register still stretched as far as the eye could see.

Gu Mingyue rubbed her sore wrists, put the pen on the table, and turned to look at Shi Buji, who was standing straight beside her.

"Shi Buji, the registration and record-keeping work is now in your hands."

Shi Buji quickly straightened his back, his expression so serious that it was as if he were taking over a military fortress rather than a roster.

"Rest assured, Master! I will not fail you!"

Gu Mingyue nodded, stood up, dusted off her skirt, and walked towards the carriage with Taozhi.

After walking about ten steps, she couldn't help but look back.

Shi Buji was already sitting upright at the table, his back ramrod straight. His movements as he dipped the brush in ink were meticulous.

A dusty, disheveled disaster victim stepped forward to register.

"Name?"

"My name is... Zhang Daniu."

Shi Buji wrote the three characters "Zhang Daniu" with lightning speed. Then he stopped and carefully checked them against the roster.

This information is insufficient; among those who have already registered, there are already quite a few people with the same name.

Shi Buji pondered for a moment, then looked up and asked again.

"Place of origin?"

"what?"

Where are you from?

"Linhuai County, Jiangzhou".

How many people are in your family?

"Five...five people."

"Do you have any special skills? Do you know carpentry? Do you know bricklaying? Do you know how to weave bamboo strips?"

The disaster victim was stunned for a long time before saying, "I...I only know how to farm."

Shi Buji nodded and quickly wrote a full line of notes on the roster.

[Zhang Daniu, male, 35 years old, from Linhuai County, Jiangzhou. Family of five: one wife, two sons, and one mother. Special skill: farming. Recommended assignment to a land reclamation team. Note: This man has thick calluses on his hands, suggesting he uses a hoe frequently; his physical strength is likely excellent.]

Gu Mingyue had already walked twenty steps.

Hearing her unreliable account, he paused in his tracks.

She originally just wanted him to remember the names of the people so that it would be easier to pay his wages.

As a result, the first thing this head manager did upon taking office was to create a set of employee files.

You even noticed details like "thick calluses on the tiger's mouth"? That's quite observant.

Gu Mingyue remained silent for a moment, feeling a mix of emotions.

If this were in his own modern company, Shi Buji would probably be an excellent assistant.

After arranging the registration, Gu Mingyue glanced at the dense crowd.

To prevent the imperial court from inspecting her, she had another important matter to settle.

As dusk settled, groups of disaster victims gathered in the distance, talking in hushed tones.

The air was filled with the smell of earth and wild grass, occasionally punctuated by the weak cries of a baby.

Yan Xiaoliu, with a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, leaned against a tree trunk with his arms crossed, chatting with someone.

"Xiao Liu," Gu Mingyue called to him, "I have something for you to do tonight."

Yan Xiaoliu quickly spat out the foxtail grass, stood at attention, and said, "Master, please speak!"

"The disaster victims have just received a chance to survive, and their morale is high. This is when things are most likely to go wrong."

Gu Mingyue's gaze was steady as she gestured to her surroundings.

"I need you to do three things in the crowd tonight."