Chapter 2881 Manpower
County Magistrate Fang had not expected such a drastic move and could not help but say, "Sir, even if you replace the managers of the salt fields, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to control the salt fields."
He lowered his voice and said, "It's not like County Magistrate Lu hasn't tried this method before."
But in the end, both sides suffered losses. County Magistrate Lu could not afford to gamble, so he took a step back before suffering greater losses. A manager named Song was sent to the salt field, and County Magistrate Fang, who was the chief clerk at the time, was promoted to county magistrate. As an aside, the previous county magistrate was named Song and was a cousin of Chief Clerk Song.
After he resigned from his post "due to illness", Fang County Magistrate replaced him, and Song Zhubu was promoted at that time, and the salt field was still in charge of Song Zhubu.
So County Magistrate Fang was promoted from County Magistrate Lu, and Chief Clerk Song was from the Song family. What about County Lieutenant Dong?
Bai Shan smiled slightly and said to County Magistrate Fang, "Don't worry, I can handle the worst outcome of this matter, so you can do it without worry. Even if the sky falls, I, the county magistrate, will hold it up."
County Magistrate Fang looked at Bai Shan intently for a while, nodded, and then walked out.
Is this the difference between children from wealthy families and those from poor families?
Or is there a difference between having a background and not having a background?
If it were County Magistrate Lu, he would definitely take it step by step and would not dare to make such a drastic move.
Manbao watched him leave and said with a tut-tut sound, "You don't have enough manpower. County Magistrate Fang keeps talking about County Magistrate Lu."
Bai Shan said nonchalantly, "Just subdue him. It's just that I just arrived and we don't know each other well yet. Wait two years and you'll see who he belongs to!"
Bai Shan spoke arrogantly, but Zhou Man still asked him, "Who are you planning to hire at the new salt farm?"
Since County Magistrate Fang is Lu's man, we cannot use him. You must know that Qingzhou has more than one place close to the sea, and this thing cannot be spread out before it produces results.
Even Zhou Man, who likes to teach others, knows that he must seize the credit that belongs to him and not let others take advantage of it.
Bai Shan pondered and said, "I'll look for him again. If County Magistrate Dong is available, I'll use him. If not, I'll have to ask my family for help."
Bai Shan asked her, "Are any of my brothers and nephews willing to come with me?"
Manbao pondered, "Li Zhong can't do it. He's still in the village, farming and studying. Li Xue and the others are also going to select officials. What do you think of Li Wei?"
Bai Shan couldn't help but sit up straight and nodded repeatedly, "He's good. Should I write a letter and ask him to come over?"
Bai Shan stood up and walked around twice, thinking: "This salt business is not just about the salt fields. There are many things we can do in the future. But Li Wei has come to me, what about Fourth Brother?"
Manbao waved his hand and said, "We still have Lijun. Don't worry, there is no shortage of people at home."
This is the advantage of having a large family.
So Bai Shan went to the desk, picked up his pen and began to write a letter home, "Qingzhou is too far from the capital. Let Li Wei bring his wife with him so that he won't miss her."
Manbao hummed twice and said to him, "Ask my family again if there's any news from the Imperial Medical Bureau. Why haven't they sent anyone to me yet?"
Manbao has been writing to Xiao Yuanzheng for a long time, but there has been no news from the other side, and he doesn't know whether he will agree to send someone over.
No one knew whether Xiao Yuanzheng would agree or not, but the Zhou family started making preparations for Zhou Liwei as soon as they received the news from Bai Shan.
Old Zhou said to him, "When you get there, listen to your uncle and aunt and don't get them into trouble."
Zhou Liwei agreed.
Madam Liu came over to talk to Old Zhou and Qian, "Bai Shan is an only child, and he doesn't have any brothers. He will need your in-laws' care in the future."
Qian smiled and said, "You are too polite, my dear. It is a blessing for the children that my son-in-law is willing to take care of them."
Longzhou really wants such a blessing.
When the relatives who stayed in the capital heard the news, they couldn't help but come to the door and said to Old Madam Liu, "It's not convenient to always live in the Zhou residence. After all, this is my niece's dowry. If it gets out, outsiders will say that our Longzhou Bai family is incompetent and that Bai Shan is a gigolo."
Madam Liu laughed and said, "San Langjun is overly worried. We, the grandparents, have lived in the Zhou residence for so many years, and no one has ever talked about it before. Why would they talk about it now?"
"Things are different now. Back then, they weren't married yet, so naturally, they were staying at their future in-laws' house. But now that they're married, it's inappropriate for you to still be living in the Zhou residence." Bai Min said, "You've already bought several courtyards in the capital, so why not choose one and move out?"
Madam Liu smiled and said, "I'll discuss this with the children later. Before they left home, they had already asked their in-laws to take care of us, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. If they move out so suddenly, people might think our two families are at odds, which would be difficult for the children as well. So, I'll talk to the children first before discussing this matter."
Bai Min was silent for a moment, unable to find any better excuse to persuade, because he also did not want to worsen his relationship with the Zhou family.
He paused for a long time, and finally said, "I heard that Bai Shan is having a hard time in Qingzhou and doesn't have any manpower available?"
Madam Liu said, "I haven't heard from the child. He wrote back saying that things are going well over there. Spring planting is almost over, and he gets along well with the officials and people of Qingzhou. But because he and his wife are busy, there's no one to take care of the family affairs."
Madam Liu knew why he had come the moment he asked about the manpower. Without giving him a chance to speak, she said directly, "Originally, I wanted to take Zheng with me. The two children are busy with things outside, so his mother and I can help them look after the backyard."
"But both children felt sorry for me. They thought the journey to Qingzhou was long and tiring, so they didn't let me go. Your sister-in-law didn't want to leave me either, so in the end, I asked my in-laws to have a child from their second wife go over and look after the two children."
Bai Min hurriedly said, "Aunt, there are many young people in the clan. Why not pick a few children from the clan and send them over? We can't always trouble my in-laws."
Madam Liu was stunned for a moment before she smiled and said, "Let's pick next time. My in-laws have already packed their things, and this isn't a big deal. Li Wei is here to help with the chores for them."
He added, "Children of the clan should focus on studying so that they can pass the imperial examinations and become officials in the future. How can they be bothered with these mundane affairs?"
Bai Min: ...It is because it is difficult for some children to study and become officials, so they have to follow those in the family who have passed the examination and become officials to go out and gain experience, which will give them some prospects.
Children from poor families who are sent to serve as officials will bring their relatives and clansmen to take care of household chores and external affairs. Some small families will naturally do the same in order to train their children.
Of course, they have higher aspirations and do not want to be "servants" or "helpers with mundane affairs", but to directly participate in local affairs.
When Bai Shan left, he took Daji and Liu Gui with him, and even the cook. Now he wrote a letter to ask for people, obviously not for the so-called housework. There must be a vacancy in his position, and he needs to train his own staff, so he sent someone over.
Such an opportunity was given to the Zhou family so cheaply!
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(End of this chapter)
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