Cao Bang was very moved when he learned that Bai Tu wanted to sworn sworn sworn relatives with him, and... he laughed at him.
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, King Chu, for your love. I also ask King Chu to be kind to my brother. Zihuan is already quite young. When it's time to think about marriage, my parents are not around, so I need more help from King Chu." Cao Bang mentioned Cao Pi.
"Zihuan? Isn't he only sixteen years old?" Bai Tu said with some surprise.
Sixteen years old is still an insignificant age! In Bai Tu's view, he is still a little kid, and in future generations he will still be at an age when falling in love will be criticized.
"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 only got married in her twenties!
However, Cao Bang only mentioned that among the common people, especially 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, and it is usually just an engagement.
, or start looking for goals.
If Cao Pi really can't leave for a while, it is also what Bai Tu should do as a landowner to help him arrange a marriage.
"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. You have to pay attention to your body. It's not good for your brain if you do it too early. 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 King Chu. Although Jinling has outstanding people and is very good, 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.
White Rabbit's tour to Jingzhou West is about to take place. Although it is a public trip, there is still a need for White Rabbit to be busy during this period.
Mainly to provide the source of the rainbow to the local officials in Jingzhou, to appease and ennoble the Nanjun gentry, and to "expand" the talent sequence in Nanyang.
Although after Jingzhou was annexed to the Chu State, many officials from Yangzhou were directly assigned to it, but 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 started 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, appeasing grassroots officials was 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 are still a little embarrassed to directly serve the Chu State. It is impossible to accept the Xian Guan... In a few years, they may 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 that he should not expect to invite his uncle...
But after all, you have to invite him to get the 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 have done this in history, but if you catch up with a stubborn one, they won't even receive honors.
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Bai Tu doesn't feel that he can be praised by everyone, nor does he feel that his charm is really that much higher than Cao Cao.
Therefore, Baitu didn't necessarily want to win over anyone, but he had already made up his mind. If he couldn't win over anyone, he would always say "It's a pity that so-and-so will help me in the future" afterwards. If anyone voted for someone else in the future, he would also definitely
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 granted. If the honorary title is not accepted, there should be some reminders. Local officials should not forget to send greetings during the New Year and solve the difficulties in life. If they really have to leave... they must be full of milk.
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As long as the milk is in place, these people will make achievements in other princes in the future. Others will think that Bai Tu has the ability to recognize people. If he does not do anything... others will also think that the other party does not have the ability to recognize people, leading to his being buried.
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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, Baitu 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, and it was specially placed half a month after the "personal welcome", which was the first day of May.
It’s another day of rest. Officials from the six ministries come to see you off, and they 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, like the secretary...that is, Zhang Chunhua, the minister, seeing off his friend Cao Bang, no one cares about it.
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 does not go to Zhangling or Jingnan, even on the road, the speed at which important information is delivered to him will not be too slow. It is even... faster than sitting in Jinling waiting for news when there is no signal tower.
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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 is one of the "disadvantages" of becoming the King of Chu. When he was in Qu'a, Bai Tu could still take more than a dozen people out of the city to wander around.
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 also waterways, so Bai Tu arrived in Jiangxia in early June...