Bai Shan looked at Liu Huan and Yin You. Bai Erlang didn't need to look, he didn't know, and Bai Er wouldn't know either.
Liu Huandao: "I'm not familiar with it either."
Yin Orze said: "I heard my father mention that he is a pretty good man. He is Duke Qiao of Xijue. Your Majesty has a deep relationship with Princess Zhao and Duke Xianqiao, so he is also very good to his two nephews."
Bai Shan understood immediately, so this person has been following the shadow of his ancestors and worked his way up, but his personality and talent are not wrong.
When they arrived at the Duhu Mansion, General Guo came out to pick them up with red eyes.
He still lives in the Protector's Mansion now, but he has already prepared to move and can only take over when the new Protector arrives.
Seeing his eyes turning red, Bai Shan asked, "Has your Majesty's decree been issued?"
Little General Guo couldn't help crying again and nodded: "Your Majesty has dismissed my father from his official position. I, I may not be able to carry the coffin back home."
The emperor was so angry with General Guo. Naturally, General Guo could no longer write a letter about carrying the coffin back home at this time, so he could only temporarily place the coffin in the national temple for later, or bury it in Xizhou.
General Guo wanted to wait a few years. After two years, the emperor's anger was almost gone and he would bring up the matter of carrying the coffin and returning home.
Bai Shan could only sigh and reached out to pat his shoulder.
Man Bao didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only pat him on the shoulder in turn. When Yin saw that they all patted him, he couldn't help but pat him, so he walked up and patted him too.
When Zhou Liru saw it, he also stepped forward and patted it.
General Meng on the side also raised his hand, and General Guo raised his head and looked at him with red eyes.
General Meng was a little reluctant to do anything. He put it down as if nothing had happened and said, "Go in, General Ashina and Chai Duhu are waiting inside. I will move it for you after the handover is completed later."
Bai Shan immediately said: "We will also help you move."
Not to mention General Ashina, Governor Chai was also very polite to them, especially to Zhou Man and Bai Erlang. After all, the emperor and the prince had just mentioned them before coming.
He didn't expect that he would be so lucky that they were still in Xizhou City, so he smiled and asked about Zhou Man's cowpox.
Man Bao said: "We have vaccinated three groups of acne here, and the results are pretty good. We decided to take the people who have been vaccinated back to the Taiyuan Hospital to check the situation."
She paused and then said to Chai Duhu: "Because the test subjects are all soldiers in the army, General Guo promised us to take these people away..."
Chai Duhu smiled and said: "Since General Guo has promised you, naturally everything will remain as usual."
Manbao breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and said to Chai Duhu: "Thank you for your kindness, sir."
Chai Duhu didn't understand why this was so lenient. When he found out, the people below came to pay him with bills. They wanted to take away a total of forty-six people. It happened that they were either wounded soldiers or very old.
If you are a veteran, you will be considered retired when you return to your hometown, and you will have to pay resettlement allowance.
In addition to the settlement fee, it also lists travel expenses and the one hundred taels of silver that General Guo once promised.
Of course, it is not one hundred taels per person, otherwise the emperor would not be able to afford it. Forty-six people share the one hundred taels.
The official who came to report the accounts explained: "General, except for these 100 taels, which are from General Guo, everything else has to go through the public account."
Unlike General Guo, Chai Duhu's background was never poor, and he was not as extravagant as General Guo, so he didn't attach much importance to money, so he only felt distressed for a moment before signing the bill.
He said: "Bring out the accounts of the Protectorate and let me take a look."
If he doesn't have money, he has to find a way to get money. The Anxi Governor is not only in charge of local government affairs, but also military affairs. Although the Ministry of War provides military salaries and military equipment, there must be shortcomings. Soldiers need money to eat, drink, and have sex, not to mention the following.
We also need to patrol the borders and be on guard against counterattacks by other small countries in the Western Region, which will cost even more money.
Chai Duhu thought about it and asked, "Is the trade route from Suiye and Tianzhu open?"
Officials immediately reported: "The fighting between Big and Little Bolu has stopped, and there is no winner. The trade route to Tianzhu is now open again."
Chai Duhu nodded and said: "Later, you will draw me the map of Khotan. We will set up stations and garrison troops along the way."
The official was stunned and said, "Garrison troops?"
Chai Duhu nodded and said matter-of-factly: "There are many horse thieves and bandits along the way. In order to protect the safety of the caravan, troops are stationed at the inn to protect them."
Since it is protected, it is natural to collect commercial taxes, and the local government should also hand over a part of the money to raise troops. It does not need to be a lot, but together with the accumulation of commercial taxes, it should be able to guarantee the cost of garrisoning troops at the post station.
Moreover, the inn can also greet passing merchants and travelers, which is also a source of income.
Chai Duhu was making calculations in his mind, and he didn't feel bad about the money anymore. After handing the list to the officials, he said: "General Manager Ashina is about to set off, and Mr. Zhou will go with them. You must complete this matter as soon as possible."
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The emperor was still waiting for Bai Er to return to get married, and the prince was also waiting for Zhou Man to return to report the smallpox incident.
If Duhu Chai is there, the procedures for Bai Shan and others in the Duhu Mansion will be handled very quickly, and they can be completed almost as soon as they are asked.
The soldiers who were following Bai Shan and waiting to register and receive the money sighed, it turned out that someone was easy to do. In the past, when they came to the Protectorate, they could only get one thing done after three trips. But with Mr. Bai, they could do it in one day.
Get it done.
Bai Shan himself lamented this differential treatment.
They used to come to the Governor's Mansion to do business, and even with Little General Guo's instructions, they would occasionally have to sit on the bench.
Especially Mr. Zhuang, who spent three consecutive days on the bench in the Duhu Mansion.
Bai Shan led the remnants and veterans to collect their accommodation and travel expenses, then took them out and asked them to go back to the military camp first, "We will set off the day after tomorrow. You will have a day tomorrow to say goodbye to your comrades and prepare things."
, go ahead.”
Everyone looked at each other and didn't move for a while. The eldest one took out his money bag, took out half of the money and said: "Mr. Bai, we promised you that as long as you can take us back to the Central Plains, we can get it."
I’ll give you half of the money.”
Others also opened their money bags to get money.
Bai Shan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and pushed the money back: "Bai is not so short of money. This is the settlement allowance given to you by the imperial court and His Majesty. It is the imperial court's reward for guarding the border and guarding the country for many years.
If a good person can even take this little money, then he is not worthy of being a human being."
He said: "You have put away your things. When we return to the capital, I will still owe you a piece of silk cloth."
Because an extra group of people came in later, there were still twenty-two people, so Bai Shan and the others did not have so much ready-made cloth, so they all owed it until they returned to the capital.
The silk cloth here is too expensive, and it is not cost-effective to buy it for them here.
The soldiers had long since given up on cloth, and were even prepared to give half of the settlement allowance. Now that Bai Shan didn't want it, it was the same as getting free money. They were so happy that their eyes turned red with joy.