The prince walked out of the Tai Chi Hall and was about to return to the East Palace. Halfway there, he thought about it, and then turned around and went to the duty room of Zhongshu Province.
Bai Shan and Mr. Fang were reading the notebooks inside, some clerks brought the notebooks in, and some took the notebooks and sent them to Menxia Province and Taiji Hall, when everyone saw the prince coming in, they all stopped their movements and stood up to salute, "Meet the prince. "
The crown prince nodded, and directly nodded to Bai Shandao: "Bai Sheren, I have something to tell you."
Bai Shan put away the things on the desk and went out with the prince.
In the cold weather, the prince didn't bother to invite people to the East Palace to talk, so he walked directly to the Baiyu Bridge outside.
The two of them stood on the bridge and talked while blowing the wind. This had the advantage that the surrounding area was empty, and unless someone was hiding under the belly of the bridge now, no one could hear them talking.
The prince asked Bai Shan, "Do you want to let it out?"
Bai Shan was taken aback for a moment, then he should be.
The prince asked: "Is there a favorite place?"
After thinking for a while, Bai Shan said, "Jiannan and Jiangnan are both good."
The prince laughed, "You will choose, and you deliberately avoided the Central Plains."
There are many resources and people in the Central Plains, the local gentry is prosperous, and the lives of the people are stable and peaceful. If there is no catastrophe, the people and officials will not think about change. It is not easy to make achievements in the Central Plains.
So Beidi, Jiannan and Jiangnan areas are the best. You can see from Yang Heshu’s choice. He first chose Jiannan. Luojiang County was poor. At that time, there was a flood, so there was a lot of wasteland and lost a lot of people. .
It is easy for talented people to use it in such a place, and naturally it is easy to make achievements.
His second choice was Xiazhou.
Xiazhou is connected to the grassland, and one-third of the land is inhabited by nomadic peoples. The folk customs are tough, and they can attack and defend. It is also a good place to accumulate experience and make achievements.
Of course, the premise is that the people who go there can hold on, otherwise those with mediocre talents and low confidence may eventually become tools for the local wealthy family.
The prince looked at Bai Shan very appreciatively and said: "Your Majesty has circled three places for you, Jiazhou in Jiannan and Jiajiang county magistrate in Jiazhou died of illness in October last year, and this year we will choose someone to take over as the county magistrate."
"The second place is Taizhou on Jiangnan Road, and the county magistrate of Shifeng County under it was promoted; the third is Qingzhou. During the battle of the East last year, the county magistrate of Yidu County was escorted to Beijing, and the magistrate of Beihai County To replace Yidu County, Beihai County will be vacant."
Bai Shan's heart moved, and he asked, "Where does Your Highness want you to go?"
Since this is the place circled by the emperor, obviously he can go anywhere in these three places, but what about the crown prince
Bai Shan is just a small Zhongshu Sheren, and the only one who wants to let it out is the magistrate of a county, but the emperor is so careful to choose a place for him personally, and then told the prince, let the prince arrange it, he used his toes The head thinks and knows the intention.
The prince thought about it on the way here, and said: "Taizhou is too far away, and the climate between the north and the south is too different. You have never been to the south of the Yangtze River, and your majesty intends to release Zhou Man to the outside. Now the medical office is only in the north and the central plains." The area was set up, but it has not reached the south of the Yangtze River, so Shifeng County can be ignored."
"Jiazhou is good, but I think Qingzhou is better," the prince said bluntly without hiding, "Qingzhou has a vast land and rich resources, but its population is small. Because Beihai County is close to the sea, there are many fishermen there, so It is very poor, but Beihai County also has an advantage, it is adjacent to Laizhou, and last year in the Eastern War, Feng Shangshu sailed from Laizhou Bay to Laizhou Bay in Beisha City, at least one-third of it is in Beihai County."
The organizational system of Qingzhou has been changed several times. Qingzhou was not called Qingzhou before, but Beihai County. Now Laizhou and Dengzhou were originally under the jurisdiction of Beihai County. The first emperor changed Beihai County to Qingzhou. There is a section in the middle that is not clear. Beihai County once included the current Laizhou area, but until now, it was further subdivided eight or nine years ago, and only then did the current divisions come into being.
But the prince heard from Feng Shangshu that there are still some problems with the division there, just like the former county magistrate of Wannian County Guo Guo secretly wanted to grab land from Liyang County in Yongzhou next door. It can be said that it is ambitious to rob Laizhou and squeeze to the opposite side to become the state governor;
But Laizhou has always rejected Beihai County, and even refused to merge the county, because although the name Beihai sounds nice, there are many rich and wealthy businessmen in Beihai County, but the proportion of poor people is larger, and the cultivated land is not much, so Laizhou does not like Beihai County. .
But the crown prince thought it was a good place, he said: "Now Liaodong area belongs to our Dajin. It is a long way to go to Andong Dufu Mansion by land, but it is very fast by sea. Silla and Baekje are all vassal states. There are many business travelers coming and going, if you do well, it is not impossible to snatch Laizhou Bay from Laizhou."
Bai Shan was still very kind, and said: "This is not good, can it still be called Laizhou Bay if you snatch it?"
The prince said indifferently: "You can change its name to Beihai Bay."
He said: "Only this one thing, if you do it well, you will be able to climb straight up when you come back."
After thinking for a while, Bai Shan responded, "I will go back and think about it."
He has to go back and ask Mr. and Man Bao.
The prince nodded and said, "New officials take office in March and April. You still have one month to think about it, and another month to prepare."
Bai Shan said: "I will reply to Your Highness as soon as possible."
The prince nodded and turned to leave.
Bai Shan himself also prefers Qingzhou, so he asked Mr. Zhuang.
Mr. Zhuang stroked his chin and said, "The crown prince has indeed thought of a good way for you, but the official is for the livelihood of the people. If you rush for credit from the beginning, you will lose your heart."
He also said: "You snatched Laizhou Bay, it's just icing on the cake on Laizhou Bay, Laizhou can do it by itself, it's a good thing for Beihai County, but for the whole Dajin, it's just a left hand for a right hand What's the meaning?"
Bai Shan nodded, "Students also think so, but Qingzhou has a large land and abundant resources, and it is not very far from the capital city. The most important thing is that it can directly communicate with Silla Baekje, so I still prefer it."
Mr. Zhuang nodded, "Then go ahead and ask Man Bao if she likes Qingzhou, you two just make a decision."
Bai Shan responded, and then said: "Sir, Your Majesty wants to give me to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Mr. Zhuang nodded and said: "I can see it as a teacher, so what do you think?"
Bai Shandao: "I am a subject of the Great Jin Dynasty, and a subject of Your Majesty. It is the duty of a subject to protect the orthodoxy. It is harmless to the country. I don't mind getting close to the crown prince."
He paused and said, "But His Highness has become impatient recently."
Bai Shandao: "Your Majesty is rich and powerful this year, and he also values the crown prince. There is really no need for the crown prince to cultivate his confidantes so quickly."
Mr. Zhuang nodded approvingly, but said: "Is this also what His Majesty meant?"
"Your Majesty can have this plan, but the Crown Prince cannot."
Mr. Zhuang nodded and said, "I have a class tomorrow, and I will answer the prince's questions."
Bai Shan felt relieved, now that the court is very stable, he didn't want to start some unnecessary disputes again.