Zheng Gu was stunned when he heard this, with a confused look on his face.
Zhou Man wrote the letter, blew it, and after the ink dried, he folded the envelope, reached out and patted his shoulder and said, "Can't you understand?"
Zheng Gu nodded.
Zhou Man said: "Then don't think about it. It's a waste of your brain. Think more about the Medical Department."
She said: "We will arrive in Shouguang County tomorrow. Mr. Qian has been in Shouguang County for a while. Although I decided to hand over the construction of the Shouguang County Medical Office to Wei Man and his wife, if you want to take over the entire Qingzhou Medical Center in the future,
If you are in charge of the department, then you should pay more attention to the construction. It will be difficult at the beginning, so you can help me more."
Zheng Gu agreed and reluctantly took his mind off the assassination.
Zhou Man handed the letter to the guards and asked them and several government officials to escort the person back to Beihai County. She took Daji and Zheng Gu to Shouguang County alone.
She guessed right, there was indeed only this group of assassins, and they did not suffer any more accidents until they reached Shouguang County.
The magistrate of Shouguang County has been waiting for a long time.
Over the past year or so, he has seen the development of Beihai County, and because Bai Shan taught the salt-drying method, he has had close contact with Beihai County for more than half a year, so he naturally saw the role of the Medical Department in the county.
From several nearby counties, how many young people go to Beihai County because it is convenient to seek medical treatment?
Just look at the population he lost last year.
Although their family is still in Shouguang County, and their fields are still being cultivated or rented out, they have moved to Beihai County. Who knows whether they will move directly to Beihai County in the future?
Therefore, the magistrate of Shouguang County is not as disgusted with the medical office as he was last year. Instead, he found many benefits of opening a medical office.
It was also because of this that when Mr. Qian came to discuss the construction of a medical office, he was very enthusiastic about organizing the houses in the county government office for him to choose from.
Mr. Qian carefully selected the courtyards and selected three courtyards for Zhou Man to decide on. "These three are okay. The others are either too small or inappropriate in location."
Mr. Qian said: "There is also the reason for the structure of the house. There are many views and few rooms, so it is not suitable for a medical department at all."
He said: "Actually, the most suitable thing is to build one yourself."
Zhou Man said without raising his head: "No money."
She brought Zheng Gu over. In addition to looking at the house, she also wanted to communicate with the local medicine shop owner and learn about the local situation with the county magistrate.
She stayed in Shouguang County for two days, selected a house, and met with the shopkeepers of the medicine shop twice. She was sure that everyone welcomed the construction of the medical department (at least on the surface), so she was satisfied.
Went back with the people.
Mr. Qian also followed her back. Only when he was on the way did he feel something was wrong, "Sir, why are there so many guards?"
Zhou Man said: "The one sent by County Magistrate Bai to pick me up just arrived yesterday evening. What happened?"
Mr. Qian's eyes swept over the guards guarding the car, "Nothing." He just had a feeling that this time he was traveling with more guards than before, and the guards were more cautious.
It wasn't until he returned to Beihai County that he heard about Zhou Man's attack and assassination. Mr. Qian was shocked and asked hurriedly: "Is your Excellency not injured? Why didn't you say anything? If you encounter such a thing, you should turn around immediately.
, why do you still risk going to Shouguang County?"
Zhou Man waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "It turns out that my guess was correct. It's okay."
She ran to find Bai Shan.
Bai Shan just came out of the prison, with some bloody smell on his body and a cold face. When he saw Zhou Man, he stopped slightly, the cold air on his face dissipated, and a smile appeared on his face, and he walked towards her quickly,
"You're back?"
Zhou Man also trotted forward and nodded with shining eyes, "Did they recruit?"
"Have you got a meal yet?"
They both asked at the same time. Bai Shan smiled and said, "Nothing, but I know everything I need to know. Now I just need the rich gentleman's confession."
Zhou Man naturally smelled the bloody smell on Bai Shan's body and was slightly surprised, "His bones are so hard?"
Bai Shandao: "Not only him, but those assassins didn't actually confess. They just followed your words and chatted with them to be more sure of their origins."
He said: "They should have families in each other's hands."
Bai Shan thought for a while and then smiled and said: "But the ones they sent are not dead soldiers, but it is much easier to deal with. Now that we know their origins, we can draw portraits and send them to Yangzhou for Senior Brother Yang to check. The confession will be completed in the
The chain of evidence is actually not that important."
Zhou Man nodded, exhaled, and asked hurriedly: "What about you, are you in danger?"
Bai Shan shook his head, "Not to mention that it is difficult for them to do something in Beihai County, and they will fail if they do it. Even if they can succeed, they probably don't want to kill me."
"Why?"
"Because the salt field belongs to the county, the method of drying salt has been passed down, and I have even built the wharf. If I die, the court will send someone to take over. The ready-made salt field and wharf can be continued as long as those who come are loyal and obedient.
What I want to do," Bai Shan said: "The people in the south of the Yangtze River have not yet been able to get in front of His Majesty and the Prince without being trusted, so as long as the salt field and the wharf are still there, it will be the same with or without me."
"But you are different," Bai Shan's eyes flashed coldly, he reached out and gently stroked her hair, and said softly: "If something happens to you, I will be in chaos, and maybe I will use stupid tricks to fight with them.
In this way, I will be more beneficial to them than changing the county magistrate."
"Other than that is to destroy the salt field," Bai Shan said: "This method is the most effective. Even if the salt field is destroyed, even if it can be rebuilt, it will not be able to be built on this scale in a short time. This way Jiangnan can regain its say in salt politics.
"
Zhou Man: "So the salt farm was attacked?"
Bai Shan nodded, smiled and reassured her: "It's not an attack, it's just that someone tried to get in and was discovered."
Things are not as simple as Bai Shan said. In just a few days, the salt field has been targeted three times, and the poisoning almost succeeded. Fortunately, everyone is closed now. Except for the long-term workers recruited, the local villagers and soldiers
Outside the house, even the villagers' relatives were not allowed in.
So when someone bypassed the patrolling soldiers and sneaked in to poison, they were discovered by local villagers. Bai Shan reached out and held Zhou Man's hand, turned around and went home, and said to her: "We injured several villagers, and now they are all in the hospital."
, Fortunately, Dr. Tian and his colleagues have good medical skills. Do you want to go and have a look after dinner later?"
"OK."
Zhou Man was a little worried about the salt farm, but he was not worried about them and the salt farm, but about Yang Heshu who was far away in the south of the Yangtze River.
"We are so far apart and even we were assassinated. Wouldn't it be more dangerous for Senior Brother Yang to be in Jiangnan?"
The worried Yang Heshu was working overtime in his study. At this time, it was completely dark outside, even the curfew had arrived, and the excitement everywhere had stopped.
He heard the fighting in the yard and on the roof, and frowned slightly. After a while, someone came in and said, "Sir, they are dead soldiers. They are all dead."
He asked: "Should we still send it to the Yamen?"
Yang Heshu shook his head, "Throw the person over the courtyard wall, there is no need to send him away."