Volume 4 is in the ascendant Chapter 384 Missing
Fortunately, everything is still in its infancy, fortunately Baitu has a "hard drive", fortunately the Chu State is still full of vitality...
Faced with the rapidly expanding pie, all parties finally reached a consensus, securing sufficient monopoly rights for the official workshops and leaving a lot of room for development for the private sector.
Of course, it only exists at the institutional level now, and the real construction... has just begun!
Bai Tu also privately recruited a few companies and invested in some private workshops - official workshops, which Bai Tu would definitely not touch. It was difficult to draw a clear line, and it cannot be blurred.
At this time, envoys from various princes also said goodbye to Bai Tu one after another.
The reason why it was delayed for half a month was that the previous incident in Guanfang caused a lot of uproar, which might have given them the illusion that the Chu State was in turmoil, so they wanted to visit or even take the opportunity to divide one or two people!
but……
The results of the investigation showed that most people were confused, after all, they didn't even understand the workshop tax.
As for wanting to take the opportunity to divide?
Well, how should I put it...
Would someone be so angry about a conflict in dividing the cake that they would eat shit? Of course it’s a waste of time!
Seeing that there was no chance and that they had already seen almost everything they could "see", the envoys from each family naturally said goodbye one after another.
However, there was also a troublesome matter, that was the envoy sent by the Han Dynasty...
Wu Shuo was the chief officer of this diplomatic mission - he was the counselor who was stripped of his post and imprisoned by Cao Cao after the Cao army's great victory in Yanjin. Later, when the court fled, he was released and accompanied the Han emperor.
It is only natural that these people are given important positions at this time.
But when Wu Shuo met Bai Tu at this time, he didn't want to say goodbye, but to ask Bai Tu for help!
"You mean... someone went missing during the court procession last night?" Bai Tu became anxious after hearing what Wu Shuo said.
Although Bai Tu is not afraid of the imperial court, but... someone from the other side's envoy team got lost in his own territory, which is also a disgrace to Bai Tu!
Bai Tu was also puzzled. The public security in Jinling has always been good. Kidnapping is one of the most severe punishments among the eight unforgivable crimes. It is very rare to find a child lost nowadays. How could such a grown-up boy be lost?
"That's right. He is my nephew. He is usually very lively. King Chu, please take a look... could there be any misunderstanding?" Wu Shuo suggested.
"Doctor Wu suspected that the Chu government had arrested him by mistake, and there was absolutely no... huh?" Bai Tu initially thought that Wu Shuo was suffering from paranoia, but suddenly remembered something, so he asked, "Where did he go for fun?"
"Maybe he left the city and went to... the direction of Ganlu Temple?" Wu Shuo had a guilty look on his face before he spoke, but after he spoke, he calmed down.
Bai Tu looked unhappy when he heard this, and continued to ask: "Are there any characteristics?"
"There is a gilded military token and a wolf head mark on the chest of the armor. His identity cannot be fake." Wu Shuo replied quickly.
Bai Tu said with a bit of disgrace: "Since he is a gilded warrior, how could he be lost? Maybe he went back on his own. Doctor Wu, please go back too!"
It’s not Bai Tu’s fault for his bad attitude, but Bai Tu already roughly knows what’s going on…
Missing? Maybe he was arrested!
The direction of Ganlu Temple...why don't you just say it's the direction of Gongkou Town?
In fact, Bai Tu knew that everyone was interested in the secret workshop of the Chu State, especially the location of the Ministry of Industry, and every envoy wanted to explore the mystery.
Bai Tu knew even better that it was useless to just learn some techniques, but... people like Liu Xie were only interested in techniques. He didn't care about the more valuable Eight Strategies, which were announced publicly by Bai Tu and even delivered to him in advance!
However, people like Jian Yong always abided by the rules, either by making friends with Chu officials or by telling Bai Tu directly that he wanted to learn. Whether he was agreed or rejected, Jian Yong gained a lot in the end.
However, there were some people who were short-sighted and wanted to use shady means. They had recently banned entry to government offices and even brothels, and had killed or detained a number of spies.
However, apart from the imperial court, those spies, no matter who they belonged to, all suffered in silence, and Wu Shuo... actually dared to come to Bai Tu to ask for people?
"Your Highness is wrong. My colleagues and I are here on behalf of the court. Now that one of us is missing, how can we go back? How will people in the world view the State of Chu and Your Highness then?" Wu Shuo said righteously.
Perhaps he thought that Bai Tu would give face to the imperial court.
Upon hearing this, Bai Tu stood up slightly from his chair, leaned forward a little, and leaned forward on the table. He asked Wu Shuo with a more oppressive feeling: "Doctor Wu, can you confirm that this person is missing, not gone back?"
Wu Shuo was slightly sweaty when he saw Bai Tu like this, but he still said, "Your Highness, you are joking. How dare I be so rude to you?"
Seeing that this guy didn't even use the stairs to go down, could Bai Tu tolerate this bad habit of his?
"Well, in that case, Doctor Wu, please go back and wait! I will also ask the Ministry of Justice to look for it." Bai Tu said calmly but expressionlessly.
Bai Tu remembered that the imperial spy was not executed because he did not resist - normally, they would be sentenced to hard labor, but a large number of spies would be killed when they resisted arrest.
When the person was caught last night, Bai Tu didn't take it to heart. He just glanced at the report. After all , it was not the first time. He didn't investigate in detail who sent the spy. After all... there were too many forces, either inside or outside, who had sent people. It would be strange if they didn't send people. There was no need to make a fuss about it.
However, this is also the first time that Bai Tu has seen such a tough guy. I won’t investigate who sent him, but you still dare to come and ask for him?
"I'm waiting for your good news, Your Highness." Wu Shuo bowed and left in a hurry. The King of Chu's anger made him tremble.
But... you should give the court this face, right?
After Wu Shuo left, Bai Tu specifically asked Zhang Chunhua to help him get the letter from last night.
Why Zhang Chunhua?
After making great contributions in Wancheng, Zhang Chunhua rose rapidly. Normally, for ordinary young talents, the promotion process is to stay at the grassroots level of the six ministries for a few years, then be sent out for a few years, and then be recalled after achieving political achievements. After two or three cycles, they have almost reached their peak...
The same was true for Zhang Chunhua, except that the speed was extremely fast. Less than a year after being exiled to Wancheng, he returned to the center of the six ministries because of his contribution in defending the city. After Bai Tu's wedding, he was appointed as Shangshu Lang - that is, an official who assisted the King of Chu in handling affairs.
The previous Shangshu Lang was Jiang Wan, who was sent out to serve as a prefect before Bai Tu's wedding.
In fact, Jiang Wan's transfer to a new post had already been decided a long time ago, but for some reason, it was delayed until before Bai Tu's wedding to recommend Zhang Chunhua. Isn't this a promising position? No one is willing to come?
Well, I just waited until Lu Lingqi was on vacation to recommend it...
But since the Ministry of Personnel also thinks it's okay, Bai Tu doesn't have to be picky. Isn't it just a secretary? Everyone is the same!
As a Shangshu Lang, Zhang Chunhua is not as good at guiding as Jiang Wan in getting to the heart of the matter when Bai Tu asks questions, but in some ways, he is more useful than Jiang Wan!
For example, now, before Bai Tu even opened his mouth, Zhang Chunhua knew which document to take, which was more considerate than the dull Jiang Wan...
