Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 391 West Tour
Cao Bang was very moved when he learned that Bai Tu was going to be sworn obeisance to him, and... heh heh.

Bai Tu didn't force me either - well, that means you didn't give me a chance to send hostages to each other, so you can't blame me!

"Thank you very much to the King of Chu for your love, and please be kind to my brother in the future. Zihuan is not young anymore. When it's time to think about marriage, my parents are not around, so I need more help from the King of Chu." Cao Bang mentioned Cao Pi.

"Zihuan? Isn't he only 16 years old?" Bai Tu said in surprise.

16 years old, still imaginary!From Bai Tu's point of view, he is still a kid, and in later generations he will still be criticized for falling in love.

"Too early, too early." Bai Tu thought and shook his head.

Cao Bang:......

She had forgotten that the King of Chu in front of her was only married at 27 or [-]!

However, Cao Bang only mentioned that among the common people, especially in small families, most people may have already gotten married at the age of 16. However, among wealthy families and direct descendants of noble families, it is actually a little early to get married at 16. Usually it is just an engagement, or Start looking for goals.

If Cao Pi really can't leave for a while, helping him arrange a marriage is what Bai Tu should do as a landlord.

"If Zihuan has any ideas, you can come to me and tell me, but... at this age, you still have to be in love and stop being polite, and you have to pay attention to your body. Going too early is not good for your brain. But An Guo, if you... If you like someone in Jinling, I can make the decision for you!" Bai Tu said seriously.

Cao Bang is about to reach the crown, but he is a little thin...

"Foreign ministers don't need to worry about the King of Chu. Although Jinling has outstanding people and very good people, I just don't like them." Cao Bang curled his lips and said.

"Hey, if that's the case, then Anguo is also ready to start the journey with me the day after tomorrow. It is estimated that we will reach Wancheng in three months. Then you can reach Xudu in one day." Bai Tujian failed to win over again. , we can only let go of this idea first.

Bai Tu's tour to the west of Jingzhou is about to take place. Although the trip is on public funds, Bai Tu still needs to be busy during the period.

The main ones are the source of the rainbow for the local officials in Jingzhou, the appeasement and promotion of the Nanjun gentry, and the "expansion" of the talent sequence to Nanyang.

Although many officials from Yangzhou were directly assigned to Jingzhou after it was annexed to the Chu State, considering that Jingzhou had only been annexed for a short period of time, most of the grassroots officials were from local origins.

Even though Bai Tu has begun to downplay the concept of "state", at least in the short term, the difference between "Jingzhou" and "Yangzhou" in the hearts of people in the two places cannot be erased.

During this western tour, appeasement of low-level officials is also a very important goal.

In Nanjun, many civil and military officials who previously served in Jingzhou Prefecture are now living in seclusion at home even if they have not caused trouble...

They were still a little embarrassed to directly serve the Chu State. It was impossible to accept the Xian Guan... In a few years, they might be "recommended" by others one after another.

Of course, if Baitu invites them in person, many of them will come out half-heartedly. Otherwise, if they are left to play for too long, they may become blackened at home!

For this kind of matter that just lacks face, Bai Tu doesn't mind solving it.

In addition, in Nanyang, there are many big men and talents who live in seclusion, such as Pang Tong's uncle Pang Degong, Mr. Shui Jing Sima Zheng, and a group of their students, including Xu Shu, Meng Jian, Cui Jun, and Shi Tao... and the most famous "Nanyang Zhuge Lu" - Zhuge Liang also lives in Nanyang now!

Bai Tu went to invite these people, but he might not be able to do so. For example, Pang Tong had warned Bai Tu before, don't expect to invite his uncle...

But after all, you have to invite him to have a chance, and if you don't invite him, if you defect to someone else in the future, those who don't know will think that Bai Tu doesn't know how to recognize people!

If it had been when Bai Tu first arrived in Qu'a, no matter how many famous scholars and talents from Yangzhou had left, no one would have thought that this had anything to do with Bai Tu being the nominal Yangzhou Shepherd.

But now in Chu State, if there are talents who leave and are reused by other princes, it will be an invisible blow to Bai Tu.

So this trip to Baitu must go...

It's best if you can conquer them, but if you can't, you should try to build relationships and give them honorary titles - Cao Cao and Cao Pi did this in history, but if you meet a stubborn one, they won't even receive honors. .

Bai Tu doesn't feel that he can be respected by everyone, nor does he feel that his charm is really that much higher than Cao Cao.

Therefore, Baitu didn't necessarily want to recruit anyone, but he had already made up his mind. If he couldn't recruit someone, he would always say "It's a pity that so-and-so will help me in the future." You should say "you are born with such and such, and God helps you with such and such".

In short... if the conquests are not achieved, the honorary title will be awarded. If the honorary title is not accepted, the local officials should not forget to greet each other during the New Year and solve the difficulties in life. If they really want to leave... they must be filled with milk. !
As long as the milk is in place, these people will make a difference in other princes in the future. Others will think that Bai Tu has the ability to know people. .

In itself, this is also a means to enhance one's own attractiveness, and you can make a lot of money without losing money.

In addition to talent and people's hearts, Bai Tu is also planning to do some field research, and will gradually start to improve the local government system.

The system of prefectures and counties that began in the middle and late Warring States period has indeed benefited the heroes of the Warring States period, as well as the two great dynasties of Qin and Han Dynasties, a lot from the successive reforms.

However, times are changing. The faster productivity improves, the faster the county system will fall behind. The reason why Baitu wanted to be stable after the founding of the country also had this consideration.

You can't be too anxious, and you can't be too anxious. After all, the speed of industrialization will not wait...

Two days later, Bai Tu's western tour was completed, specially placed half a month after the "personal welcome", which was the first day of May.

It's another rest day, and the officials from the six departments come to see him off, and it won't take up working time...

In addition to Lu Lingqi, who was the queen of Chu, she was accompanied by Lu Bu, the privy envoy, and Huang Chengyan, who was temporarily serving as the governor of Nanjun. Two of the five palace scholars went there.

The other six departments all assigned ministers or chief clerks to assist Bai Tu in conducting county inspections.

This refers to important people. As for the unimportant ones, such as the secretary... that is, the minister Zhang Chunhua, and the farewell friend Cao Bang, no one cares.

Although only a very small part of the cement road has been laid, and the main roads are not covered, signal towers are already everywhere.

As long as Bai Tu doesn't go to Zhangling or Jingnan, even on the road, the speed at which important information is delivered to him won't be much slower. It's even... faster than sitting in Jinling waiting for news when there is no signal tower. !
Bai Tu tried to keep the ceremonial guards and escorts simple, and strictly ordered the counties along the way not to disturb the people, but the team still numbered thousands.

This was one of the "disadvantages" of becoming the king of Chu. When he was in Qu'e, Bai Tu could still wander out of the city with a dozen people.

and……

Although there are plenty of horses and war horses now, the speed of the team cannot be increased.

Because every time he passed through a county, Baitu had to look at him, otherwise the King of Chu passed by but did not enter the city... Did he have any objections to the local officials?

Fortunately, before the advent of cement, roads were being built unremittingly in various places, and there were waterways, which made Baitu arrive in Jiangxia in early June...

(End of this chapter)