Chapter 3164 Worry
Zheng Gu was stunned and looked confused.
Zhou Man finished writing the letter, blew on it, and sealed it after the ink dried. He reached out and patted his shoulder and said, "Don't you understand?"
Zheng Gu nodded.
Zhou Man said, "Then don't think about it. It's a waste of time. Think more about the Medical Bureau."
She said, "We will arrive in Shouguang County tomorrow. Mr. Qian has probably been there for some time. Although I have decided to entrust the construction of the Shouguang County Medical Bureau to Wei Man and the others, if you want to take over the entire Qingzhou Medical Bureau in the future, you will need to pay more attention to the construction. It will be difficult at the beginning, so you can help out."
Zheng Gu agreed and tried hard to divert his mind from the assassination.
Zhou Man handed the letter to the guards and asked them to escort the person back to Beihai County together with several yamen runners. She then took Daji, Zheng Gu and others to Shouguang County alone.
Her guess was correct. There were indeed only these assassins, and they did not encounter any more accidents until they reached Shouguang County.
The Shouguang County magistrate was already waiting.
Over the past year, he has witnessed the development of Beihai County. Moreover, because Bai Shan taught him the method of salt drying, he has had close contacts with Beihai County for the past six months and naturally saw the role of the Medical Bureau in the county.
How many able-bodied men from the nearby counties went to Beihai County for the convenience of seeking medical treatment?
Just look at the population he lost last year.
Although their family is still in Shouguang County and their fields are still being cultivated or rented out, they have moved to Beihai County. Who knows if they will move directly to Beihai County in the future?
Therefore, the Shouguang County Magistrate was no longer as disgusted with the Medical Office as he was last year. Instead, he found many benefits in setting up the Medical Office.
It was also because of this that when Mr. Qian came to discuss the construction of a medical office, he was very enthusiastic to tidy up the houses in the county government office for him to choose from.
Mr. Qian carefully selected three courtyards for Zhou Man to decide. "Only these three are acceptable. The others are either too small or not in the right location."
Mr. Qian said, "Some of the reasons are due to the structure of the building. There are more views than rooms, which makes it not suitable for a medical office at all."
He said, "Actually, the best thing is to build one yourself."
Zhou Man said without even looking up: "No money."
She brought Zheng Gu here, not only to look at houses, but also to communicate with the local pharmacy owner and doctor, and to learn about the local situation from the county magistrate.
She stayed in Shouguang County for two days, selected a house, and met with the owner of the pharmacy twice to make sure that everyone welcomed the construction of the medical office (at least on the surface). Then she took her people back with satisfaction.
Mr. Qian followed her back. When they were on the road, he felt something was wrong. "Sir, why are there so many guards?"
Zhou Man said, "County Magistrate Bai sent someone to pick me up. He just arrived yesterday evening. What happened?"
Mr. Qian's eyes swept over the guards guarding the car and said, "Nothing." He just had a feeling that Zhou Man brought more guards with him on this trip than ever before, and the guards were also more cautious.
It wasn't until he returned to Beihai County that he heard about Zhou Man's assassination. Shocked, Mr. Qian hurriedly asked, "Are you safe, sir? Why didn't you tell me? If you'd encountered something like this, you should have returned immediately. Why did you risk going to Shouguang County?"
Zhou waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "The facts prove that my speculation is correct. It's okay."
She runs to find Bai Shan.
Bai Shan had just come out of prison, his body stained with the smell of blood, his face was cold. When he saw Zhou Man, he paused slightly, the coldness on his face dissipated, a smile appeared on his face, and he quickly walked towards her, "You're back?"
Zhou Man also trotted forward, nodding with shining eyes, "Did they recruit?"
"Have you got a meal yet?"
The two asked at the same time. Bai Shan smiled and said, "I don't have a solution, but I know everything I need to know. Now I just need Mr. Fu's confession."
Zhou Man naturally smelled the bloody scent on Bai Shan's body and was slightly surprised, "Is he so tough?"
Bai Shan said: "Not only him, but those assassins also didn't confess. I just talked to them according to your words to confirm their origins."
He said, "They should have family members in each other's hands."
Bai Shan thought for a moment and then smiled, "But if they don't send assassins, they'll be much easier to deal with. Once we know their origins, we can draw their portraits and send them to Yangzhou for Brother Yang to investigate. Confessions aren't that important in the face of a complete chain of evidence."
Zhou Man nodded, exhaled, and asked hurriedly, "What about you? Are you in danger?"
Bai Shan shook his head. "Not to mention that it's difficult for them to take action in Beihai County, and they will fail if they do. Even if they can succeed, they probably won't want to kill me."
"Why?"
"Because the salt fields are in the county, the salt drying method has been passed down, and I've even built the dock. After I die, the court can send someone else to take over. The salt fields and docks are already there, and as long as the person who comes is loyal and obedient, they can continue what I want to do," Bai Shan said. "Jiangnan doesn't have the ability to insert such confidants into the presence of His Majesty and the Crown Prince, so as long as the salt fields and docks are still there, it doesn't matter whether I am there or not."
"But you're different," Bai Shan's eyes flashed coldly. He reached out and gently stroked her hair, whispering, "If anything happens to you, I'll be completely panicked and might even resort to some stupid moves to fight them. I'll be more beneficial to them than replacing a county magistrate."
"The other option is to destroy the salt works," Bai Shan said. "This method is the most effective. Even if the salt works can be rebuilt, they won't be able to be built to this scale in a short period of time. This way, Jiangnan can regain its say in salt administration."
Zhou Man: "So the salt works were attacked?"
Bai Shan nodded and said to her with a smile, "It's not an attack. Someone just tried to get in and was discovered."
Things are not as simple as Bai Shan said. In just a few days, the salt field has been targeted three times, and poisoning almost succeeded once. Fortunately, Dajiawa is now closed. Except for the recruited farmhands, local villagers and soldiers, even the villagers' relatives are not allowed to enter.
So someone sneaked in to poison someone, bypassing the patrolling soldiers, and was discovered by the local villagers. Bai Shan took Zhou Man's hand and turned back home, saying to her, "Several villagers were injured. They are all in the hospital now. Fortunately, Doctor Tian and his team are good doctors. Do you want to go see them after dinner?"
"OK."
Because of the salt field, Zhou Man was a little worried, but he was not worried about them and the salt field, but about Yang Heshu who was far away in Jiangnan.
"We are so far away, and even we were assassinated. Isn't it even more dangerous for Brother Yang to be in Jiangnan?"
The worried Yang Heshu was working overtime in his study. It was already dark outside, and even the curfew had arrived. The hustle and bustle everywhere had stopped.
He heard the sounds of fighting in the yard and on the roof, and frowned slightly. After a while, someone came in and said, "Sir, they are the dead soldiers. They are all dead."
He asked, "Should we send it to the government office?"
Yang Heshu shook his head. "Just throw him out of the courtyard wall. There's no need to send him there."
See you tomorrow, good night
(End of this chapter)
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