Chapter 2952 Good Luck
After Bai Shan finished speaking, he looked away and exchanged a glance with Zhou Man. The two reached a consensus, reached out their hands and high-fived each other, then smiled.
Zhou Man said, "That's a deal. I'll write this down on my memo when I get home, and when I have children, I'll take it out and read it. You can't beat or scold your children just because they don't do well in school or don't want to become an official."
Bai Shan frowned, "Am I that kind of person?"
Zhou Man said, "That's not necessarily true. Some men are as beautiful as orchids and jade trees when they are young, but they turn into black, withered trees and old vines when they get older."
These words scared Bai Shan so much that he immediately touched his face and found it smooth. He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that everything was fine.
Although he has grown up now and no longer has the baby fat like he did a few years ago, he looks more resolute now that he has become more angular, and he is still very satisfied with himself.
Bai Shan quietly went to see Zhou Man, stretched out his finger and poked her slender waist, and asked: "Do you think I am a delicate and graceful lady now, or..."
Zhou Man turned his head and looked at him critically. After a while, he said reluctantly, "Consider him a delicate orchid or jade tree."
Bai Shan was unhappy. "Yes, then it is. No, then it is not. What do you mean by 'just considered it'? Tell me clearly, is it considered a delicate orchid or jade tree?"
Zhou Man pondered for a moment, and said with a troubled look on his face, "I feel like you are a bright moon star, a delicate orchid and a jade tree. You should be a gentle person like Brother Yang."
Bai Shan tried hard to suppress the corners of his mouth that were curled up, and nodded reluctantly, "Okay, Bright Moon Star is Bright Moon Star."
When their eyes met, he couldn't help but laugh. His eyes were filled with stars and he looked very lively.
Zhou Man couldn't help but laugh too.
The two of them laughed at each other foolishly for a long time. Daji coughed heavily, and the two of them came to their senses and turned to look at him together.
Daji nodded his chin forward, and the two looked over. Cui Yuan was standing at the door awkwardly, with one foot inside and one foot outside, neither able to go in nor out.
Bai Shan cleared his throat, stood up and asked, "Is there something going on at the county government office?"
Cui Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and immediately walked in and said, "Sir, an urgent document has arrived from the capital."
Bai Shan turned around and nodded to Zhou Man, then went back with Cui Yuan.
The people who came to deliver the official documents were several guards. They were familiar with Bai Shan and could often be seen in the palace.
Bai Shan opened the document and took a look. He felt a little happy and couldn't help asking, "When will they arrive?"
The guards said, "His Highness was already preparing when we left the capital, and he should be on his way now."
Bai Shan pondered, "Where is Governor Guo..."
"He has also received the official document," the guard said after a pause. "Your Highness's trip this time is for inspection, so he has no time to write documents to the provincial governors. Accompanying him this time are the censors from the Imperial Censorate and Lord Tang from Jingzhao Prefecture. Your Highness has ordered that no extravagant receptions be held. If discovered, the source of the expenses must be investigated. Your Highness will not intercede for those who knowingly commit crimes at the Imperial Censorate."
Bai Shan understood that this was telling him to be careful.
Because he was familiar with the person, he was also direct and speechless: "...I would like to entertain Your Highness well, but the county government also needs money. Look at my Beihai County..."
"Your Highness also said that although we cannot live lavishly, our food and accommodation must at least be normal," the guard immediately interrupted Bai Shan and said, "Don't complain about being poor to Your Highness. You don't have any money right now."
Bai Shan looked unconvinced.
"It's true," the guard sighed. "I heard from the officials in the Imperial Household Department that the expenses of the Imperial Medical Bureau were too high this year. His Majesty gave the Crown Prince several bills, and many of the large expenses were paid by the Crown Prince."
Although the emperor did not say it explicitly, the bill was sent to the Zhanshi Mansion. The prince was not stupid, so he had to grit his teeth and pay the money.
Bai Shan looked confused, "Has Manbao spent any money recently?"
The guard looked at him suspiciously. "Master Bai, don't you know? Because Master Zhou has ordered an extra Wen Tiandong to come to Qingzhou, all the medical offices in various places are asking the Imperial Medical Bureau for more people. They also want to add one more person, preferably a male and female doctor. They say this will allow more female patients to come to the medical bureau for treatment."
Since the number of people has increased, the expenses have naturally increased. With more female patients, the expenses for medicinal materials have also increased, so...
Bai Shan was silent.
He stood up and said, "I understand. Don't worry, I won't ask the prince for money."
Normal hospitality is acceptable, but don’t even think about anything luxurious.
The safest place was naturally their county government office. Bai Shan looked around and decided to rent a house. When the prince arrived, they would move out and temporarily let the prince live in the backyard of the county government office.
Knowing that the prince was coming to visit the saltworks, Bai Shanlian was happy when he was interrogating Zhu Qi and the others. With a joyful smile on his face, he said, "Go ahead and confess if you're willing. If not, I'll move you to the next one."
This casual attitude made Zhu Qi feel aggrieved, but if she didn't accept it, she would feel uneasy.
Judging from what happened last night, Bai Shan didn't need to interrogate them at all, as everyone was rushing to confess, so it seemed that it was useless for him to keep his mouth shut.
Zhu Qi sighed and had no choice but to admit it.
Bai Shan asked the clerk to record the confession and sign it, then he signed the document and called County Lieutenant Dong over and said, "Go to the Song family and arrest the man."
"Song Min?"
Bai Shan nodded and asked, "Is there any problem?"
County Magistrate Dong said, "Sir, he is just a nephew of Master Song, and a bastard at that. There is no use in arresting him."
Bai Shan said, "I don't care if it works or not. Zhu Qi confessed that he was the one who ordered it, so arrest him and punish him according to the law."
And who said it’s useless?
No matter who was arrested, as long as his surname was Song or he had an open connection with the Song family, this incident would be a huge blow to the Song family.
He just escorted the people back to the county town, but the students of the county school couldn't help but get angry. If they arrested the Song family at this time, the knowledgeable people in the city would probably hate the Song family even more.
Do you really think it's so easy to become a gentry family?
Any family that can become an aristocratic family must have the ability to protect a piece of land and the prestige to manage the land. It must have done things that greatly benefit the local people and, over the years, have continuously generated talents, prestige and virtue, only then can it become an aristocratic family.
However, the infighting among the aristocratic families during the inheritance process is another matter.
Even the Longzhou Bai family, though now at the bottom of the aristocratic ranks, still held a high reputation in Longzhou. Regardless of whether they secretly seized large amounts of land for money, they at least maintained a good reputation on the surface. They donated food when necessary and resettled refugees when necessary...
The Bai family has become a prominent family because, over the past few hundred years, many of their ancestors have spoken up for the people. Even Bai Shan, who dislikes his own family, has to admit that he is now also enjoying some of the shade left by the trees planted by his ancestors.
If the Song family wants to dominate the world, they still have a long way to go.
First there was County Magistrate Lu, and now there is Bai Shan. It is basically impossible for him to win people's hearts and gain prestige.
Bai Shan said with a sigh, "Your Majesty, this is a wonderful place to choose for me. I am so lucky."
See you at 11pm
(End of this chapter)
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