Civil servants of the Tang Dynasty

Hearing this, Ma Dongyang took a look at Yao Rongfu and then ordered to the shopkeeper, "Take us in and have a look."

As the shopkeeper walked in, Yao Rongfu, who hadn't spoken a moment ago, asked casually, "Shopkeeper, you just said that these three people signed the invitation, what do you mean?".

"Responding to Mr. Shijun's words," the shopkeeper leading the way slowed down, and explained softly with a smile: "On the surface, these three are the guests, but in fact, the host of the invitation this time is the governor of the state government, Tian Cao. Lord Si Tang".

"Tang Cheng?", adding up all the surprises just now does not agree with the words that the shopkeeper said.It was said that although the two of them could still maintain a calm face, the shock in their eyes could not be hidden from anyone.

Shocked, indeed shocked!It turned out to be Tang Cheng!As a small Jinzhou Sitian Cao judge, it is surprising enough to be able to get acquainted with people like Du Lahe, and he can even use their names to treat guests...

The shopkeeper didn't understand why his face turned black after he said a word, and Yao Shijun's face was also very solemn. Although he didn't understand, but he was good at watching the wind, but he didn't say anything more, silently He led the two of them to the hall.

This is the largest main hall in Wanfu Building. At this time, the main hall is decorated with magnificence and flowers, from the paved lichen to the top-quality celadon tea set from Yue Kiln, to the brand new silk and satin servant clothes worn by the servants. , it can be seen that today's Wanfu Building has really put all its energy into feeding.

Contrary to the decoration of the hall, there are those rich and wealthy in luxurious suits. The monosilk of every inch of gold has become the norm at this time, and it is worn around the waist and worn on the hand. Feeling a strong aura of jewels rushing toward his face, Shijun Yao suddenly seemed to have returned to the Imperial City of the Imperial Capital. The scene of wealth and honor in front of him could only be seen in Chang'an Palace in the past.In a remote place like Jinzhou, it can be said that Cheng is once in a hundred years!

"There's no need to call the roll, we'll just go in by ourselves," whispered the shopkeeper who was about to call the roll, and Yao Rongfu walked into the hall, followed by Ma Dongyang. At this moment, there were no less than dozens of people In the large hall, all the guests were drinking tea and chatting casually, and there was a lot of commotion coming in and out, so no one cared about the two of them.

After entering the hall, Yao and Ma found an inconspicuous corner in the hall and sat down, drinking tea while listening to the conversations around them.

"Old Qian, it has been four years since we left Xiangzhou that day. You, Old Qian, look younger and younger. Looking at your rosy face, you should have made a lot of money in the varnish business in the past two years."

"Brother Wu is not the same." The old Qian laughed and said: "Brother, you are close to Jinzhou, let me give you a little word, what is the meaning of this invitation today?".

"If I know, even if I don't tell others, why don't I tell you, brother." The merchant surnamed Wu turned the bloodstone ring on his finger and said, "I've been thinking about it since I received the invitation, but thinking about it is nothing more than thinking about it." , just because of the name Du Lahe, the leader of the Haihu merchants in Yangzhou, what kind of position is that, if you can get in touch with him, it will be great if he leaks a little bit out of his hand! Your brother is too It’s the same, there are people in the varnish business all over Shannan Dongdao, who dares not to sell Zhou’s family’s face?”.

"Yes." Old Qian nodded, "These two are the top figures in our Datang merchants. How did they get together? If they get together to treat guests, let's not talk about Yangzhou, no matter what The place to choose must be Daocheng, how could it be this desolate Jinzhou. And that Zhang Liang on the invitation card, what kind of background is he?".

"I haven't heard of it, but when the three people signed the invitation, Zhang Liang was ranked first. Just because of this, brother, think about it." At this point, the businessman surnamed Wu was obviously excited Get up, "Brother, look at these people in this hall. In this battle, just go for this. It will not be unfair to run this time! Brother, I have a hunch that there may be big business this time."

Listening to their conversation, Yao Rongfu and Ma Dongyang exchanged glances silently, at this moment, they saw four people walking in from the wide-open hall door.

As soon as these four people came in, the people in the main hall almost stood up halfway, and they clasped their hands together and said: "Hello Zhou Dangjia".

"Okay, okay," Zhou Jun clasped his fists in return, and followed the other three people to the table set up in front of the main hall.Although he had never seen a real person, everyone in the hall already knew that the old Huke must be Du Lahe.

Overseas trade is the most profitable, and the amount of food is also large. It is the most outstanding industry among merchants, not to mention that Du Lahe is still the leader of the barbarian maritime merchants who dominate overseas trade. Now I can see this Tang Dynasty merchant in person. The legendary figure in the legend, the guests in the hall were a little excited for a moment, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became more and more enthusiastic.

At this time, Yao Rongfu and Ma Dongyang's eyes were all focused on one person.

Tang Cheng, it really is Tang Cheng!

Seeing Tang Cheng walking and chatting with Zhou Jun and others with a smile in a low voice, and seeing his natural casualness when he patted Du Lahe on the shoulder, Yao Rongfu gave a "thump" in his heart, and Ma Biejia's eyes also shrank suddenly. .

At this time, the guests in the hall also noticed Tang Cheng and Zhang Liang who were walking between Zhou Jun and Du Lahe, and among these two people, Tang Cheng, who was less than twenty years old, was the most striking.Who is he?To be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Durrach and Zhou Jun at such a young age?

The four of them stood still at the front of the plan, and after a few words of joking, Zhou Junju stretched out his hand to invite Tang Cheng to come forward to speak. Seeing that the three of Du Lahe were so polite to Tang Cheng, goodbye, the first among the four It was Tang Chengshi who stepped forward, and all the guests sighed, causing an uproar in the main hall.

In the uproar, the most common sentence was: "Who is this person? What a big background!".

Chapter 161 I lost!

quietly i leave, just as quietly i came.

After witnessing the whole process, Yao Shijun and Ma Biejia Tathagata left as quietly as they did when they left the main hall, and when they walked out of Wanfu Building, the two of them did not speak a word for a long time.

Ma Biejia's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. Because he gritted his teeth too hard, it was obvious that two ribs had rolled on his back face; It could be seen that his face was a little bluish and uneven.

Everything they saw and heard today is contrary to their common sense, but Tang Cheng's method of acting that is obviously contrary to common sense has achieved jaw-dropping results. Now let's look back at the scene in the hall just now When seeing the scene, Yao Rongfu was shocked first.

It has been a while since he came to Jinzhou, and he has been to the Three Circles Yingyue, the first of the eight scenic spots in Jinzhou. There are so many people chasing after it, so that even Zhou Jun and Du Lahe and other big businessmen can come here from a thousand miles away!

When he went to Sanhuan Yingyue Wharf before, he didn't even pay attention to the river beach, so just now in the hall, he heard with his own ears that the price of those river beaches full of stones and sand was actually called to [-] yuan per mu, and Tang Cheng couldn't help himself. When he was willing to sell, what Yao Rongfu felt was a strong illusion.

What's wrong?What's wrong with these people?Could it be that they are not talking about money?Is it paper?

Then came the land acquisition on both sides of the proposed road in Jinzhou. Mr. Yao knew that Tang Cheng had completed all the land acquisition work a few days ago. According to the report, Tang Cheng fully fulfilled his promise in the official document during the land acquisition. Those who are unwilling to exchange official land are all redeemed at market price and traded in cash.

When he heard the news, Yao Rongfu was not surprised except to lament that Tang Cheng's family was solid and ruthless.In his mind, the purpose of Tang Cheng's actions is just as he thought that day. It is a struggle. The purpose of Tang Cheng betting all his wealth to build this road is to win the appreciation of an observation officer and a chance to be a leader. .

For the new Observation Envoy, road construction is the most important thing. Tang Cheng obviously saw this, so he spared no effort to do what he likes. Yes, he is still so young. There is still a long, long way to go.In this way, no matter how big the bet is, it is worth it.With the support of a rich family background, I can ask for some more from the state government, I owe some money and grain corvee, and if the road repairs are worse, maybe he will succeed in fighting to build a road with one person's strength. It's hard not to praise the merits of observation.

This was Yao Shijun's judgment on Tang Cheng's actions before, and he firmly believed that his thinking was correct, because he couldn't find any other possibility.When he was thinking about this in the office that day, Yao Rongfu had already looked at Tang Cheng with admiration.At his age, it is really rare to be able to make such a major event and make such a decision.

However, until today, until just now, Yao Shijun realized that he was wrong, and it was very wrong. He used the Fangzhou and Jinzhou roads to release the value of the docks and raise the price of river beach land; For the cost of land acquisition for road construction, after the land acquisition is completed, the fields on both sides of the road that is destined to be extremely prosperous after the completion of the construction will be "auctioned" in blocks to those merchants who will build inns, restaurants, tea shops, warehouses...

This is a circle. Speaking of it, Tang Cheng didn’t invest a penny in it at all. He used all other people’s money, and used other people’s money to raise the land acquisition prices of the docks, river beaches and roadsides to a jaw-dropping height. , Buy at a low price and sell at a high price. The price difference between the wharf and more than 1000 acres of roadside land is enough for him to build two or even three roads.

Thinking of the scene where all the merchants in the main hall were calling for prices, and thinking about the fact that Tang Cheng would be short of money and food, Yao Rongfu, who walked silently, showed a self-defeating wry smile. Now Tang Cheng is short of money. It's a long way, and judging by the posture just now, the huge amount of money he has amassed can't be spent at all.

Shocked, emotional, and after losing himself, Yao Rongfu gradually calmed down. When he thought of Tang Cheng again, besides the astonishment, there was also a trace of fear in his heart.

What amazed him first was Tang Cheng's grasp of the general trend of Shannan Dongdao. "Position" is a mysterious thing, but for Yao Shijun, who has been immersed in the imperial city for a long time, he has experienced many years of personnel changes and ups and downs in the court. But he clearly knows that the grasp of "potential" and the ability to make decisions are the fundamental reasons that determine how high an official's official career can eventually reach.

At Tang Cheng's age, it is amazing enough to show this, and the series of specific operations he made after making the decision are simply jaw-dropping, from the pier to the river beach, to the auction of the acres on both sides of the road and The big gathering of the rich and the rich in front of him was intricately connected, and one link was closely connected with the other. When reviewing the whole process again, Yao Rongfu only thought of eight words for the evaluation: turn your hands into clouds, and turn your hands into rain.

Tang Cheng's series of operating methods are not recorded in history, and the self-proclaimed eloquent Mr. Shijun is very sure of this, which means that everything he saw and heard just now was thought up by Tang Cheng himself, and This was the reason why Yao Rongfu felt terrified.

How wise and approaching the demon!

Tang Cheng's grasp of "potential", decisiveness and specific ability to act on the road construction project in Jinzhou, combined with his age, is the best interpretation of the four principles of "more wisdom and closer to demons". the meaning of the word.

When he muttered these four words to himself, Yao Rongfu clenched his hands together fiercely. He really wanted, really wanted to abolish Tang Cheng. Fear and jealousy, but also because of anger, the anger of being fooled, he was fooled by Tang Cheng. Today, Yao Shijun has clearly realized this.

As the governor of a state, he was actually fooled by a small official under his command. The ridiculous thing is that he had always thought he had a plan before. Adding up these two incidents, Yao Rongfu, who really understood, was no more angry than the horse beside him. less driving.

However, in the end Master Jun slowly let go of his clenched hands. Although he really wanted to abolish Tang Cheng, the reality made him understand that he couldn't and couldn't do so.

Tang Cheng is no longer the Tang Cheng in his impression. With the "Military Order" that now seems to be a cocoon, the result of the road construction in Jinzhou is basically a foregone conclusion. As for the room, Yao Shijun had to be afraid of Tang Cheng's friendship.Judging from the experience just now, there is not only someone behind Tang Cheng, but the identity of that person is definitely not low.

I am very wise and close to demons, I have observations that adults appreciate, and I have strong backing behind me.There is a folk proverb: Don't bully the old, let alone a "young" like Tang Cheng.

With a long and helpless sigh, Yao Rongfu finally broke the silence before getting into the carriage, "Dongyang, after going to the Yamen in the afternoon, let Sihu and Sicang, Cao and Sili, come to see me and allocate money, food and There is no need to delay the quota of corvee.”

"My lord", Ma Dongyang's face changed when he heard the words, "Tang Cheng's children are so ignorant of the state government, why should I just let him be like this?".

"So what if it's not like this?" Yao Rongfu's casual reply was rather bleak.

"The pier, the river beach, and the fields on both sides of the road, as long as the adults want it, there is always a way...".

"It's too late, it's too late, that's what happened. Tang Cheng has already enjoyed prosperity and loss with those rich merchants. After all, these people are not small vendors selling Hubing on the street. How can a Jinzhou government be able to withstand them?" The joint counterattack, and that Tang Cheng..." Up to this point, Yao Rongfu, who was bleak, didn't say anything more.

"It's just a group of profit seekers...".

Seeing that his words were so clear, Ma Dongyang still didn't realize it, and Yao Rongfu, who was already in a bad mood, suddenly felt agitated, "Forget it, there is no need to discuss this matter again, let's do as the official said."

After waving his hands and saying these words, Yao Rongfu got into the carriage, and at the same time that Mr. Jun put down the curtain, he looked at the black-faced and angry Ma Dongyang and muttered to himself, "Idiot!".

After watching Yao Rongfu's carriage go far away, Ma Dongyang also said in a low voice with hatred: "You cowardly asshole!".

……

In the afternoon, Si Tian and Sicang, the judges of Cao, witnessed with astonishment the first resolute act of Mr. Shijun since he took office. He checked the official warehouse and checked the corvee quota. It was Yao Rongfu who wanted to get their bottom line, and it was only at the end that he suddenly discovered that the purpose of Mr. Shijun's doing so was to prepare money, grain and corvee quota for Tang Cheng.

When Master Shijun said this order decisively, Niu Gongming and the two exchanged a look. Apart from being surprised, they were at a loss. What's going on?

Then when the frightened and surprised two ran to Mabiejia's office, they didn't get a word from Mr. Biejia except for that dark and crushing face.

Walking out of Mabiejia's office, Niu Gongming looked at each other and sighed: What happened to Tang Cheng?Why every time I meet him, things always change in the end.It seems that this position of recording affairs and joining the military is completely hopeless!

That night, Sitian Cao and Sicang Cao had to rush to work overnight because Yao Shijun gave the order too urgently and the time limit was too short, while Tang Cheng was entertaining the merchants in the Wanfu Building. After a whole day of bargaining, you Back and forth, I finally got to finalize all the things to be finalized before the dinner, so the atmosphere of this dinner was particularly good.

On the second day, Si Tian and Sicang Cao continued to fight, while Tang Cheng was busy seeing off the guests. At the same time, the notice of Jinzhou road construction workers was widely distributed to the suburbs and four counties.

On the morning of the third day, Tang Cheng bid farewell to Du Lahe, Zhou Jun and Zhang Liang at the long pavilion ten miles outside Jinzhou City.

What Du Lahe couldn't forget was still the matter of Chunzhou, "Don't worry, the friendship between me and Shijun Sun is unreliable, but he can't ignore the letter from Shibo Zheng." At this point, Tang Cheng lowered his voice and said: "Brother, rely on me a lot this time, brother, I will show you the truth, and now Shijun Sun is relying on Shangguan Zhaorong, and this matter is still the thread of my brother. Now whether it is public or private, we You and my brother are both prosperous, and this matter will definitely not let you have nowhere to go. So you should rest assured."

"Okay!" Du Rah's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he patted Tang Cheng's shoulder heavily, "I didn't make friends with you, brother, in vain."

Saying goodbye to Zhou Jun is much simpler. After all, the two are close and it is convenient to communicate. More importantly, the two have similar tastes. More words, with a smile, the mind is known.

When he arrived at Zhang Liang's place, he specifically signaled Tang Cheng and the two to step aside.

"A Cheng, you really don't want to go to the capital?" After these days of familiarity, Zhang Liang's address changed from Tang Cheng to the more affectionate "A Cheng". Tang Cheng couldn't prevent him from saying such words again. Come on, I was slightly taken aback, then smiled and shook my head, "It wasn't until these two days that I figured out the whole road construction matter, Ah Cheng, you are really a genius in business affairs, I am born to be useful, this is your own words".

This operation is well known in later generations, wizard!Zhang Liang's admiration really made Tang Cheng ashamed, "It's still the same sentence, I want to change when I'm so poor. The so-called talent is just more thought than others. It's the same for me personally, and the same is true for road construction. I really don't deserve such praise from Brother Zhang. As for the capital, sooner or later I always have to go, but now I can’t leave even if I want to, and besides, I really don’t have any ambitions for merchants, so please brother Zhang explain this to His Royal Highness.”

"That's all!" Zhang Liang shook his head helplessly when he heard the words, "If you don't want to, then you don't want to, but Ah Cheng, you need to write a document about the detailed process of this road construction. It will definitely be of great interest."

Without waiting for Tang Cheng to say anything, Zhang Liang continued: "This matter is not allowed to resign! I am waiting in Beijing."

"Okay," Tang Cheng could only nod his head.

Seeing this, Zhang Liang laughed, patted Tang Cheng on the shoulder and got into the car.

Seeing off these three people, Tang Cheng, who has been really busy for the past two days, just returned home, before he sat down and ate a cup of tea, he saw the gatekeeper, leading a handyman from the state government, come in, saying that the king Your Excellency please.

"What is Yao Shijun looking for from me?" He walked all the way thinking about it, until he entered Yao Rongfu's office, he didn't even understand what Lao Yao was looking for him for.

Therefore, when the genial Yao Shijun reported a large number of money and food figures and the amount of corvee, and said that it was specially used for him to build roads, Tang Cheng's reaction was not the same as that of Niu Gongming the day before yesterday. The difference, apart from surprise, is still surprise!

From the previous repeated excuses to the present generosity, even the chameleon has not changed as fast as Yao Shijun, what is going on?

Seeing Tang Cheng with a surprised face, Yao Rongfu felt a lot better in his heart, and the smile on his face became more and more gentle, "Tang Cheng, you know what kind of family the state government is. As for the amount of money, food and corvee, I have done my best, and you must do a good job in building roads."

"Yes".

"Well, I heard that you have completed the land acquisition and started hiring workers the day before yesterday?" Seeing Tang Cheng nodding, Yao Rongfu made a gesture of appreciation, "Okay! It just so happens that the state government needs to submit official documents to the Observation and Envoy's Yamen recently. The official will report to my lord that the road construction in Jinzhou is progressing smoothly, Tang Cheng, please do it, if you encounter any difficulties, just come to the official, and the official will make the decision for you." In the last two sentences, Yao Rongfu The words are really very heroic, where is there even the slightest meaning of "clean, simple and inaction"?

Lao Yao wants to grab credit!Tang Cheng understood what he meant, seeing that everything was going well ahead of him, Lao Yao finally made a move, and besides his status as the governor, his capital for grabbing credit was the money, food and corvee quota, although he gave These things can't even be repaired for one-third of the road, but as long as he gives them, when the Golden State Road is completed and the meritorious service is completed, he, the chief official, can't be bypassed.It can't be said that the observation makes adults even praise him for being able to understand the general situation and take into account the overall situation!

After thinking about this, Tang Cheng couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Lao Yao deserves to be experienced in the imperial city for many years. Although his administration is mediocre, in terms of waiting and seeing the situation and grasping the timing of winning merits, he has really reached the point of perfection!

Coming out of Yao Shijun's official office, Tang Cheng looked at the official document in his hand approving the amount of money, grain and corvee, and unexpectedly remembered the bank of later generations: When you are really anxious to use money to get a loan, what does it say? But when you have made a fortune and there is no shortage of money, the bank will take the initiative to send money to your door to encourage you to lend.

Although it took more than 300 years, Yao Shijun's actions at this time are similar to those of banks in later generations.

"Just give it." Tang Cheng shook the official document in his hand vigorously, and said with a smile: "I'm not afraid that if I have too much money, I will bite my hand."

……

With money, food, corvee quota, and the support of No. 1 in Honshu, the situation of road construction, which had seemed bleak on the surface, suddenly changed drastically.

The guarantee of money and food in the rear is strong, and the specific construction ahead is supervised by the four experts from the Ministry of Industry. Cooperating with these four are the trustworthy Feng Haizhou and Zhang Xiangwen. Tang Cheng, who was extremely busy, had a more relaxed life than before.

Time passed day by day during the road construction in full swing. On this day, Tang Cheng, who was covered in dust, returned home from the construction site, followed by Feng Haizhou and Zhang Xiangwen, who were also covered in ashes.

It was already mid-spring, after a simple grooming, while waiting for dinner, the three of them sat on the stone table in the courtyard and talked.

"Haizhou, second brother, what you just said is just one sentence in the final analysis." Tang Cheng poured tea for the two of them, and continued the topic on the road: "So many people can't do it together. I remember when I was young. There is a saying that is often heard in the village: more people eat buns, and fewer people make work easier.”

Hearing this sentence from Tang Cheng's mouth, Zhang Xiangwen, who had just taken a sip of tea, couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Brother, you said it the wrong way."

"Reverse, how could it be reversed?! The more people work together, the easier it is to get mixed up. The less you do, the more you will eat the same amount of steamed buns when work is over. Isn't that because there are more people who eat delicious buns! On the contrary, there are fewer people. If you don’t, you won’t be able to continue mixing.”

"My lord is right," Feng Haizhou answered, "But it won't work if there are fewer road builders."

"Split", Tang Cheng put the teacup in his hand on the stone table and gave a heavy meal, "Starting tomorrow, all the road builders will be divided into groups of 50 people, and each group will let them choose a team to come out. From time to time, the road sections will be divided into finer sections, one team at a time, and the amount they must complete every day is stipulated. If they exceed this amount, they will be rewarded. , who in his group does more, who does less, who should get the prize, who should withhold the money, he decides. In this way, we only need to keep an eye on the quality of their work, so as not to be a supervisor every day , just go and take care of those bullshit things.”

Another unbelievable, unheard-of approach.Fortunately, Feng Haizhou has been following Tang Cheng these days, and he has long been used to his unconstrained style and all kinds of amazing actions. He didn't show too much surprise, but asked hesitantly, "Is this okay?".

"Try it", although he said try it, but Tang Cheng's tone was extremely firm. If he wanted to break the big pot and mobilize people's enthusiasm, he could only rely on the contract system, which has been repeatedly practiced by later generations. The proven truth cannot be misused.

After thinking silently for a while, Zhang Xiangwen suddenly said loudly, "I think it's okay." After being surprised for a while, he still didn't want to be safe, so he stood up and moved closer to Tang Cheng to look left and right.

"What are you doing again?" Tang Cheng asked angrily.

"I just want to see how your head grows, big brother." Zhang Xiangwen said with a chuckle, "How can you come up with such unprecedented good ideas, but people can't help admiring them."

When Tang Cheng was about to speak, Lao Gao came in at the door and said that a scholar named Liu from the state school would come to see him.

"Surname Liu?" Tang Cheng heard the words, and when he and Zhang Xiangwen looked at each other, the two said in unison: "Liu Suifeng!".

Following Tang Cheng's order, after a while, Liu Suifeng walked in from the outside following the porter Lao Gao.

Tang Cheng hadn't seen Liu Suifeng for several months since he left the garden that day.

I haven't seen him for several months, Liu Suifeng, who is already handsome, is still dressed in white clothes Shengxue, Shi Shiran walked in from the outside, in the sunshine of mid-spring, he was always charming and romantic.

Seeing Liu Suifeng like this, Zhang Xiangwen beside Tang Cheng snorted coldly.

To this.Liu Suifeng acted as if he didn't hear it, and didn't even turn the corner of his eyes to Zhang Xiangwen's side, "Last year and today, you and I made a one-year agreement in front of the mountain gate of Wanfu Temple in Yunxi, and today the agreement has come. , Brother Tang, I’m here to keep the promise.”

"It's been a year." Tang Cheng raised his head and looked around, isn't it? Last year when the two made a contract, it was the mid-spring when the pear blossoms in Wanfu Temple were in full bloom. The flowers bloomed for another year, and now it's another mid-spring.

Tang Cheng accomplished many things this year, and his own situation has also changed a lot. Correspondingly, his life is busy and he rarely takes a break. It was becoming more and more difficult to feel the passage of time. At this moment, Liu Suifeng reminded him, and he suddenly realized that time is like water, and it is mid-spring again!

After Liu Suifeng finished that sentence, he looked at Tang Cheng quietly.

After a while, Tang Cheng withdrew his thoughts, looked at Liu Suifeng's white clothes Shengxue, then lowered his head to look at the dust still stained on his body, after pondering for a moment, he raised his head and smiled slightly: "There is no need to compete anymore, I lost!" .

Chapter 162 Ma Dongyang is an official who can't do it

I lost!