Bai Shan's mind flashed what Tang He said to him when he left that day, "Once the Yanzheng incident breaks out, not only Yang Heshu, but you and Zhou Man will also attract attention. After all, you two are the ones who started it."
He said: "But both of you are capable, and you are not greedy. I am afraid that it will be difficult for them to criticize you in official affairs, so they can only start from your family."
"Your family and Zhou Man's family are good breakthroughs. Zhi Shan, it's easy to do calculations with your heart or not. You have to be careful from today on."
Bai Shan came back to his senses a little, not sure whether Ning Yushi was reminding him, warning him, or something else, so he smiled calmly: "Ning Yushi was joking, my fourth brother-in-law just planted Sell the surplus medicinal materials, and help the villagers buy and sell other things, he is not a professional merchant, how can he do this kind of business?"
"Is that so, it's just that I always heard that Mr. Zhou's brother has a great business in the capital, so it's just a rumor?"
Bai Shan nodded affirmatively, "It's just a rumor."
Ning Yushi smiled and skipped this topic for now.
When Bai Shan returned to the county government office, he went into the office room to meditate.
Dong Xianwei came home and saw that he was still in the office, so he knocked on the door and poked his head in, and asked, "Your Excellency is busy with business?"
Haven't you been free recently
The county magistrate handed over part of the county affairs to Fang Xiancheng and him, so it should not be busy at the moment.
Bai Shan raised his eyelids and glanced at him, put down the pen, folded the half-written letter and stuffed it in his bosom, summoned a yamen servant and said, "Clean up the pen."
Dong Xianwei always felt that the county magistrate was not in a good mood, touched his nose, and walked out behind him.
Bai Shan looked back at him, "I'm going home."
Lieutenant Dong was stunned for a moment and then said: "The lower officials are also going home."
Bai Shan raised his chin, and County Captain Dong gave an embarrassed smile, and turned to go to the gate of the county government office. Isn't he used to it, did he change it all at once
Bai Shan came home from the small gate of the county government office. Bai Erlang and the others were there. Cui Yuan lived near the small gate. When he went out for a walk, he saw Bai Shan's pensive face. He was overjoyed and asked, "Master Lang What's the problem?"
When Bai Shan saw him, he raised his eyebrows a little, and then he remembered that he also had a staff member. After thinking for a while, he smiled and said, "Fortunately, making a decision is not very difficult, but it will take a certain amount of effort to realize it. It's cumbersome, so it's just a bit of a headache."
Cui Yuan immediately said: "Cui is willing to serve the Lord."
Bai Shan took him with him, he is an aide, there are some things that should be understood.
He introduced Cui Yuan to Bai Erlang and they got to know each other.
Bai Er looked at him strangely, "Before we lived in the backyard of the county office, we didn't see Mr. Cui."
Bai Shan: "... At first I thought that the prince would also live here. Even Man Bao and I moved out, so the other people in the courtyard naturally moved out too."
It's just that the prince didn't live in the end, so Bai Shan and Zhou Man didn't move out, and Cui Yuan came back to live after Bai Erlang and the others moved out.
Bai Shan showed the half-written letter to Zhou Man, and said, "You also know that Beihai county magistrate Yan will become famous all over the world in a short time. Most of you don't know about my family's situation, right?"
This was mainly addressed to Cui Yuan. He said: "I am from the Bai family in Longzhou, and I am a side branch. Once the salt drying law breaks out, I may become a thorn in the side of some people. There is no way for me to do so. Seek it from among my people."
Cui Yuan was a little nervous, and quickly asked: "How is the relationship between the lord and my family?"
"So-so," he said, "Although we've gotten in touch more these past few years, we seldom see each other. Moreover, my family mainly lives in the capital now, and earlier it lived in Mianzhou."
As soon as Cui Yuan heard it, he understood, this is not so-so, it is clearly very bad.
"Then they can't threaten the Lord Lang."
Bai Shan nodded, "I can't threaten it, but I still need to remind you to do it." Bai Shan looked at Zhou Man, "I plan to write a letter to my grandmother, but the salt law and the change of the salt policy cannot be resolved. We spread the word here, so... "
So what reason is he looking for
Cui Yuan thought for a while and said: "It's not a secret that the crown prince inspects officials, and it's not a secret that he came to Qingzhou. Why not use this as an excuse?"
Bai Shan thought it was a good reason and readily accepted it.
When Cui Yuan was sent away and there were only five of them left, the other four looked at Bai Shan together.
Bai Shan turned to look at them, raised his eyebrows, "What are you looking at me for?"
Yin or drank tea and didn't speak, so Bai Erlang just smiled and asked: "Are you testing your staff? I can find such a reason, but you can't think of it?"
Man Bao also laughed: "It's hard for you to pretend to be distressed and embarrassed."
Bai Shan: "... I am really distressed."
"Ah?" Zhou Man looked at him suspiciously, and Yin Ju also raised his head curiously.
Bai Shan sighed and said, "It's not because of the Bai family, but because of your family."
Zhou Man pointed to his nose and asked, "My house?"
"Yes," Bai Shan said while sitting beside her, "I have a normal relationship with my family, and it's not difficult to inquire about things like disharmony. The only trouble they can cause me is probably to persuade people from the family to come to invite me." Lee, but you're different."
Zhou Man asked: "My family's problem... the caravan in the hands of the fourth brother?"
"That's right," Bai Shan said, "Although the fourth brother has suppressed the size of the caravan, the money he makes every year is still more than one year."
It can be seen from the money that Zhou Man receives every year.
"Even if we say that most of what he sells is the output of the fields and villages, which are also agricultural crops, but if the scale is too large, it will still be regarded as a merchant." Bai Shandao: "Now the Zhou family is not only you who are an official, but also Lixue and Ligu, Sanniang and Liru, there will be Lizhong and Liwei in the future, and even the fourth brother's children will go into official careers in the future, so the family must not be a merchant."
Although Zhou Man and Zhou Liru were married and had little influence on them, the Zhou family was one, especially Zhou Man and Zhou Liru had a deep affection for the family.
So it's best to be prepared for this kind of thing in advance.
He said: "Fourth Brother, you'd better hand over the caravan in your hand."
Zhou Man rolled his eyes, "For example, it is recorded in someone else's name like your family's caravan?"
A smile flashed in Bai Shan's eyes, he nodded and said, "Yes."
"But there are no servants in your family, and the servants you are buying now must not be trusted. Even if you keep their family members, there will still be risks if you have the other party's contract of sale, so you can only hand it over to your relatives." Bai Shan said: "Or from Qili Village chooses a close family to help, or... "
He looked at Man Bao, and Man Bao also looked up at him, blinking, "Leave it all to Li Jun?"
A smile flashed in Bai Shan's eyes, he nodded and said, "That's right, in fact, in the long run, it's better to hand it over to relatives than to Lijun. Married women rarely interfere in the financial affairs of their mother's family, but your family is a little different."