Royal Gold Magistrate

Originally, only musicians and dancers were on the stage, along with a backdrop.

The backdrop was initially a landscape painting, but now it had been covered by a huge red cloth at some point.

Everyone had noticed it earlier but didn’t think much of it, assuming it was part of some new program for the night.

Who would have thought it was Lord Fang’s handiwork!

Everyone turned to look at the stage.

Maids with long poles slowly pulled back the curtains on both sides, revealing the content behind.

Everyone couldn’t help but gasp!

What a lifelike painting!!

Where the landscape painting had been, a huge billboard now occupied the central position!

The person on the billboard was none other than Fang Zheng, wearing his official robes, standing sideways with his arms folded and a smile on his face.

Above his head were five large characters!

【Ultimate Wealth Creation Practical Course!】

Below were dense lines of text in varying sizes.

Comprehensively improve your entrepreneurial success rate.

From positioning to branding, from organization to culture!

Help you grasp first-hand policy information, with professional interpretation by a (former) fourth-rank official!

Help you win at the starting line, crack the code of politics and business, and reach the peak of life!

Lead instructor: Fang Zheng!

The name “Fang Zheng” was particularly large.

Below were various titles.

Jinshi at fifteen, Taoyuan County’s Imperial Gold Medal Magistrate, former Grand Tutor of the Imperial Clan Court in the capital!

Inventor of the Number One Scholar Tickets, Bearer of the Imperial Sword, Co-founder and Partner of Banshan Newspaper.

Expert in Enterprise Organization and Culture!

At the bottom was a striking price figure, with the first line of numbers crossed out in blood-red.

Course price! Original price 14,999 taels!

Shocking price, 4,999 taels!!!

(The first three enrollees have a chance to win three sessions of family tutoring for children by the former Grand Tutor.)

Fang Zheng looked at the huge display board and laughed coldly inside.

He couldn’t let his subordinates outdo him. In his previous life, he was considered a jack of all trades!

Multi-level marketing, food delivery, cement mixing, doorman, workplace bullying – what hadn’t he done?

Now it was time to showcase his talents and intimidate these ancient bumpkins.

Everyone present fell silent.

The content on the billboard was too shocking! No one believed the content was false.

But there was an inexplicable feeling of being about to be scammed.

Was it appropriate for a government official to do business like this?

Moreover, 4,999 taels, isn’t this blatant bribery?

Has the fox’s tail finally been revealed?

Meeting the strange gazes of everyone, Fang Zheng suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.

This behavior was no different from lowering his own worth, but he himself didn’t have much face left anyway.

As long as he could gather these people together and launch a bunch of major projects.

Then solve the problem of the disaster victims, everything else was nonsense! Only results truly mattered!

Under everyone’s gaze, Fang Zheng slowly stood up.

Before he was fully upright, Sun Jiacheng from the crowd directly reached out his hand!

“I’m signing up! Lord Fang, please make sure I’m counted as the first!”

“I’m signing up too! I’m second!”

Seeing Sun Jiacheng make a move, Wang Qixun, the head of the Wang family, followed without hesitation.

Fang Zheng had him by the balls! Even if he was selling shit, I’d have to buy it!

Everyone present was dumbfounded. These two were well-known wealthy merchants in the city.

They were the smartest businessmen, being so proactive must mean there were benefits!

In an instant, everyone weighed their options in their minds, and the third person immediately raised their hand to sign up!

“Count me in!”

“Add me too!”

“Lord Fang, I’m in as well!”

People started signing up one after another, afraid they wouldn’t get a spot.

Before long, everyone had raised their hands, wanting to participate in the 【Ultimate Wealth Creation Practical Course】.

Fang Zheng stood there, feeling somewhat awkward.

I haven’t even started my pitch, and you’re already rushing to answer?

This was 5,000 taels of silver! Although everyone present was a wealthy merchant, Fang Zheng had inquired and found out that the poorest among them would still have to think twice about spending 5,000 taels.

Unexpectedly, under the herd mentality, the enthusiasm for enrollment was so high.

However, this scene truly made him happy inside. Originally, he thought it would be good if half the people participated, but with all 27 people present signing up, it would raise a total of 135,000 taels of silver.

That dog Liu Xun had emptied the treasury before he died, leaving no money to use.

Asking the court for money, who knows when it would be approved, it would take at least a few days of back and forth, and in the end, they might not get much.

By the time the money reached Jianjiang Prefecture, the disaster victims would probably have turned into jerky!

The local tycoons indeed had money! With this sum, they could allocate funds to the local area.

Fang Zheng smiled and lowered both hands.

“Don’t rush, everyone! Everyone will have a chance!”

“Now, let me first explain the value of the course to everyone, lest you feel you’ve wasted your money.”

Saying this, Fang Zheng walked onto the stage, and a pre-arranged maid quickly handed him a megaphone.

“Ahem! Hello? Hello?”

“Let me make it clear to everyone first, this official does not force anyone to enroll in this course, it’s entirely voluntary!”

“Otherwise, wouldn’t it become this official using his power to accept bribes?”

“Secondly, all income will be used to aid various disaster areas in the name of each family. This official will not keep a single extra coin, so please keep the course matter confidential to avoid rumors spreading outside.”

“Finally, let me explain the value of the course. Those interested can sign up.”

Everyone listened carefully, thinking it over in their minds.

We must buy this course! There are only so many people in this room, if others buy it and I don’t, won’t you give me a hard time in the future?

As for whether it actually aids disaster relief, nobody cares. As long as you, Lord Fang, stay in Jianjiang, this money is well spent!

Fang Zheng continued: “This official’s achievements in office, while not unparalleled under heaven, are certainly remarkable.”

“Even His Majesty would not help but praise them.”

“The key core is the prosperity of the way of commerce, so this official particularly values merchants.”

“But in business, management talent is of utmost importance!”

“This official may not know much else, but I have only three tricks up my sleeve. If used well, I guarantee your subordinates’ efficiency will increase manifold!”

“These three tricks are: Treat, Behead, and Make Dogs!”

“Those who sign up for the course, I will explain the specific operational details to you.”

Hearing this, many people below the stage changed color. Didn’t you just treat us to a meal? Is beheading next? And you want to make us dogs?!

Seeing everyone’s reaction, Fang Zheng’s face fell.

Damn, I drank too much and let it slip!

“Ahem, of course! These three tricks are only used for managing the lowest-level workers. If you want to go a level higher, you need to use other methods.”

“Let’s not talk about this for now, let’s move on to the next topic!”

Fang Zheng composed himself, took a deep breath, and continued: “Everyone knows that this official is the Assistant Prefect of Jianjiang, which means I should have a superior.”

“But my superior has passed away due to public duty, and the court hasn’t sent new orders to the local area.”

“So Jianjiang Prefecture can only be temporarily managed by this official, and any orders issued downwards must go through my hands.”

“This is where the greatest value of this course lies.”

“This official won’t mince words, anyone who participates in this course is considered one of us.”

“The latest policies, including interpretations of these policies, will be provided to you all first.”

“Moreover, the city is preparing to contract out a batch of projects worth tens of thousands of gold!”

“I guarantee, whichever family snags this project will be making money lying down for the next few decades!”