Chapter 2967 Heightened
Talking about business, Bai Shan also put away the playful smile on his face and said seriously: "Not much, currently there are 180 bags of official salt."
The prince raised an eyebrow, "I remember your new saltworks has only been open for about two months?"
"yes."
This is very good. The prince could not help but tap the table with his fingers and nodded, saying, "I want to go to the salt field to take a look."
Bai Shan said no problem, "When does Your Highness plan to go?"
The prince felt that this matter should be dealt with as soon as possible, so he said, "Let's go after dinner."
Bai Shan: "...Your Highness, won't you stay in Qingzhou City for a while?"
The prince glanced at him and said, "I came here for the salt fields. Why are you staying here?"
This is what he dislikes most about Bai Erlang. When he comes to a place, he finds it curious and wants to stay there for a while. When he goes to a place and finds it nice, he wants to stay there for a night and play for half a day. Does he have a lot of time?
Bai Shan touched his nose, apologized to Governor Guo in his heart, and agreed, "What do you think, Your Highness?"
Bai Shan said pointedly, "The two imperial censors and Lord Tang..."
The prince raised his lips slightly and said, "Bring them with you, and your governor, too."
He looked at Bai Shan with a sharp gaze and asked him, "Is salt really sun-dried, and the yield is really so high? Is it edible?"
Bai Shan said seriously, "It's true."
The prince nodded and said seriously, "I've brought so many people to show your support, please don't ruin the place."
Bai Shan instantly understood the prince's intention and stood up and saluted solemnly, "I will definitely live up to your trust."
The prince nodded, then turned to look at Zhou Man, "Mingda and the prince consort want to stay in Qingzhou, saying they want to escape the summer heat."
The prince said this with a look of disgust on his face, "Escaping the summer heat in a place even hotter and humider than the capital? Tsk, never mind. I'm too lazy to tell them off. You should be more careful and don't let them get sick. I'm the one who guaranteed them when they go out."
Zhou Man immediately agreed and asked with a smile, "How long can the princess and the others stay?"
The prince glanced at her and said, "Stay here until the summer heat in the capital is over."
That doesn't seem like a long time.
The prince was not willing to continue on this topic, so he stood up and said, "Let's go and have breakfast."
Breakfast was served separately. Governor Guo really wanted to have breakfast at the same table with the prince, but the prince refused and asked Eunuch Wu to ask them to prepare something as they would be going directly to Beihai County.
Governor Guo did not expect the prince to be so anxious. He wanted to entertain him warmly, but unfortunately he could not even see him now.
"Where are Lord Bai and Lord Zhou?"
Governor Guo's staff said, "The prince has asked the two of them to stay for breakfast."
He paused and then said, "And the princess and her husband are also here."
As expected of the prince's companion and the prince consort's senior brother or sister, her treatment is very different from theirs.
Governor Guo also sighed and turned to entertain the officials accompanying the prince.
Bai Shan and Zhou Man are having breakfast with the prince.
The breakfast prepared by the Governor's Mansion for the Prince was quite good, and both of them ate with gusto.
The prince had a good appetite to begin with, and when he looked up and saw Zhou Man, Bai Shan and Bai Erlang who also had good appetites, his appetite became even better.
Mingda ate a bowl of millet porridge slowly, and then ate half a meat pie and could not eat any more.
Bai Erlang, who had just finished a bowl of noodles, took the half meat pie and ate it, then ate a steamed bun and an egg...
The prince was very satisfied when he saw this. He thought, "Eat more and grow stronger. This is what a man should do."
However, the prince still felt somewhat disgusted with Bai Erlang and said, "From now on, get up early every day to practice sword fighting. I don't expect you to fight on the battlefield, but you can't be powerless either."
Bai Jilang grabbed his chopsticks and said, "...Your Highness, I am a civil servant."
The prince was even more disgusted. "How many years have you been in the Hanlin Academy? Have you published a book? When do you plan to leave the Hanlin Academy and join the six ministries for training?"
Bai Jilang: "...The Hanlin Academy is also quite good."
He doesn't want to leave the Hanlin Academy for the time being.
The prince was quite disappointed with Mingda. Although Mingda did not need Bai Erlang to fight for wealth and glory for her, as she was already wealthy and glorious herself, the prince still looked down on Bai Erlang for his lack of ambition.
Mingda, however, liked Bai Erlang's calmness and said to the Crown Prince, "Brother Crown Prince, is there any place in the court more noble than the Hanlin Academy?"
The prince glanced at her and said nothing.
Bai Shan and Zhou Man were holding their bowls, but they couldn't help but raise their eyes secretly to glance at Bai Erlang and smile.
After dinner, the prince went out to meet Governor Guo and others. They only brought simple luggage and obviously did not plan to stay in Beihai County.
However, Bai Erlang and Princess Mingda had already taken their luggage. The Crown Prince saw this but said nothing. Instead, he instructed them, "When you get to Beihai County, stay in the county town and don't run around."
Mingda immediately objected, "Brother Crown Prince, I want to see the sea."
The prince thought about it and quickly compromised, "Alright."
Zhou Man finally understood the benefits of having the prince follow him. If it were the emperor, who knows how much more trouble he would have to spend.
When Governor Guo saw the prince, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, the carriages and horses are ready."
The prince nodded slightly, "Let's go."
The prince went forward first, Bai Shan and Zhou Man fell behind, and then quietly slipped to Tang He and Yin Huo's side.
Tang He and Yin Huo also stopped to wait for them. When they arrived, they couldn't help but ask, "Have you grown taller?"
The two were very happy when they heard this, especially Zhou Man, who looked at Tang He expectantly, "Brother Tang, have I grown much?"
Tang He glanced at her and said perfunctorily, "She's a lot taller," then looked at Bai Shan and examined her seriously, "She's the same height as me. If she grows any taller, won't she be taller than me?"
Yin Huo, who was standing by, said objectively, "Brother Tang, Bai Shan is already slightly taller than you."
Tang He: ...
Zhou Man snorted softly, turned around and asked Yin Huo, "Did your grandmother also let you go on a long journey?"
Yin Huo smiled and said, "Grandma understands me very well."
Not only Zhou Man and Bai Shan, but even Tang He on the side looked at him suspiciously.
The prince's convoy had already set off. Tang He said, "Let's go."
Daji and the others then came over with Bai Shan and the others' horses, "Master, I asked them to go to the post station to pack up their things and go back."
Bai Shan nodded and said, "Send someone to find County Magistrate Fang and take a shortcut back to the county town to make preparations."
Daji agreed, and Baishan rode his horse to catch up with the team.
The prince brought a lot of people with him, and the accompanying officials all went to Beihai County. On the governor's side, Governor Guo brought a lot of officials with him, and County Magistrate Lu also followed, so the convoy was huge. Bai Shan and the others wanted to talk in private, so they left the governor's team and mixed with Tang Heyin.
Bai Erlang accompanied Mingda in the carriage for a while, then slipped out and mixed in with them.
The affairs of the salt administration were confidential. Although Tang He had heard some rumors, he didn't know much more. He couldn't help but ask Bai Shan, "What secrets does your Beihai County have?"
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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