Chapter 2985 Reminder

In Bai Shan's mind, what Tang He said to him when he left that day, "Once the Yanzheng incident breaks out, not only Yang Heshu, but also you and Zhou Man will attract attention. After all, the two of you are the initiators."

He said: "But the two of you have good abilities, and you are not greedy for money. They are afraid that it will be difficult for them to attack you on official matters, so they can only start from your family."

"Your family and Zhou Man's family are all good breakthroughs. It's very good. It's easy to do things with your heart and mind. From today onwards, you have to be careful."

Bai Shan regained his senses a little, not sure whether Ning Yushi was reminding him, warning him, or something else, so he smiled calmly: "Ning Yushi is joking, my fourth uncle is just planting plants at home. He sells the excess medicinal materials from the company, and then helps the villagers to buy and sell other things by the way, he is not a specialized merchant, how can he do this kind of business?"

"Really, it's just that I always heard in the capital that Lord Zhou's brother's business is doing very well. So it's a rumor?"

Bai Shan nodded affirmatively, "It's just a rumor."

Ning Yushi smiled and skipped this topic for the time being.

Bai Shan returned to the county office and entered the office to ponder.

When Wei Xia Ya of Dong County came home and saw that he was still in the office, he knocked on the door and probed in and asked, "Your Excellency, are you busy with official business?"

Haven't you been free lately?

The county magistrate handed over part of the county affairs to Fang Xiancheng and him. Ordinarily, he should not be busy at this time.

Bai Shan lifted his eyelids and glanced at him, put down the pen, folded the half-written letter and tucked it into his arms, and summoned a servant to say, "Wash the pen clean."

Dong Xianwei always felt that the mood of the county magistrate was not good, so he touched his nose and walked out with him.

Bai Shan looked back at him, "I'm going home."

Lieutenant Dong Xian was stunned for a moment and then said, "Xiaguan also goes home."

Bai Shan raised his chin, and Lieutenant Dong smiled awkwardly, turned and walked towards the gate of the county government office. Isn't he used to it, didn't he change it?

Bai Shan went home from the small gate of the county government office. Bai Erlang and the others were all there. Cui Yuan lived near the small gate. When he came out for a walk, he saw Bai Shan's thoughtful face, and was overjoyed. What's the problem?"

Seeing him, Bai Shan raised his eyebrows slightly, then remembered that he also had staff, and after thinking about it, he smiled and said, "Fortunately, it is not very difficult to make a decision, but it will take a certain amount of effort to achieve it, and things are not too difficult. It’s cumbersome, so it’s a bit of a headache.”

Cui Yuan immediately said: "Cui Mou is willing to serve the master."

Bai Shan took him with him. He was an aide, and there were some things he should know about.

He introduced Cui Yuan to Bai Erlang and the others.

Bai Er looked at him strangely, "Before we lived in the backyard of the county government office, we didn't see Young Master Cui."

Bai Shan: "...I thought at first that the prince would also live here. Even if Man Bao and I moved out, other people in the courtyard naturally moved out too."

It's just that the prince didn't live there in the end, so Bai Shan and Zhou Mancai didn't move, and Cui Yuan came back after Bai Erlang and the others moved out.

Bai Shan showed the half-written letter to Zhou Man, and said, "You all know that the official salt of Beihai County will be famous all over the world soon. Most of you don't know about my family's situation, right?"

This was mainly said to Cui Yuan, he said: "I was born in the Bai clan in Longzhou, and I am a side branch. Once the salt drying method becomes popular, I may become a thorn in the eyes of some people. Find it from my clan."

Cui Yuan was a little nervous, and asked quickly, "How is the relationship between the master and the family?"

"It's so-so," he said. "Although we have been in contact a little more in the past few years, we rarely see each other. Besides, my family mainly lives in Beijing now, and earlier in Mianzhou."

Cui Yuan understood as soon as he heard it, this is so-so, it's clearly bad.

"Then they can't threaten the master."

Bai Shan nodded, "It's not a threat, but the reminder should still be done." Bai Shan looked at Zhou Man, "I plan to write a letter to my grandmother, but the change in the salt drying law and the salt administration cannot be resolved. We spread it out here, so..."

So what is he looking for?

Cui Yuan thought for a while and then said: "It's not a secret that the prince's inspection and management of officials, and it's not a secret that he came to Qingzhou. Why not use this as an excuse?"

Bai Shan felt that this was a good reason, and readily accepted it.

When Cui Yuan was sent away and only the five of them were left, the other four looked at Bai Shan together.

Bai Shan turned to look at them, raised his eyebrows, "What do you see me doing?"

Yin or drinking tea did not speak, Bai Erlang laughed and asked: "Are you testing your staff? I can find such reasons, can you think of them?"

Man Bao also laughed: "It's hard for you to pretend to be troubled."

Bai Shan: "...I'm really distressed."

"Ah?" Zhou Man looked at him suspiciously, and Yin or 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 home?"

"Yes," Bai Shan said as he sat next to her, "I have a normal relationship with my family, and it's not difficult to find out about things like discord. The trouble they can find for me is probably by urging people from the clan to come and invite me. Li, but you are 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 already squeezed the size of the caravan, the money earned every year is still more than a 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 crops, but if the scale is too large, he will still be recognized as a merchant," Bai Shan said: "Now the Zhou family is not only an official for you, but also an official. Li Xue and Li Gu, San Niang and Li Ru, there will be Li Zhong and Li Wei in the future, and even the children of the fourth brother will go into official careers in the future, so the family must not fall into business registration."

Although Zhou Man and Zhou Liru are already married, their influence on them is not very big, but the Zhou family is one, especially Zhou Man and Zhou Liru have deep feelings for the family.

So it's best to prepare for this kind of thing in advance.

He said, "Fourth brother better hand over the caravan in his hand."

Zhou Man rolled his eyes, "For example, it is recorded in someone else's name like your caravan?"

A smile flashed in Bai Shan's eyes, and he nodded, "Yes."

"But your family has no servants, and the servants you buy now cannot be trusted. Even if you keep their family members, there will still be risks if you have the other party's deed of betrayal, so they can only be handed over to relatives." Bai Shan said: "Or from Qili Village chooses a close family to help, or..."

He looked at Man Bao, who also looked up at him and blinked, "Let it all be handed over to Lijun?"

A smile flashed in Bai Shan's eyes, he nodded and said, "Yes, in the long run, it is better to leave it to a relative than to Lijun. Married daughters rarely get involved in the financial business of their parents' family, but your family is a bit different."

see you at eleven o'clock