Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 385 Missing
Fortunately, everything is still in its infancy, fortunately Baitu has a "hard drive", fortunately the Chu country is still full of vitality...

Faced with the rapidly expanding cake, all parties finally reached a consensus, winning enough monopoly rights for the government 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 recruited a few privately and invested in some private workshops - official workshops. Bai Tu would definitely not touch them. It was not easy to draw a clear line, but it cannot be blurred.

At this time, envoys from various princes also bid farewell to Bai Tu one after another.

The reason why it was still delayed for less than half a month was that the official affairs had caused a lot of commotion before, which may have given them the illusion that Chu was in trouble, so they wanted to visit or even take the opportunity to have a disagreement!
but……

As a result of the visit, most of them were confused. After all, they didn't even understand the workshop tax.

As for wanting to take the opportunity to differentiate?

Well, how should I put it...

Could someone be annoyed and want to eat shit because of the conflict when sharing the cake?Of course it’s all a waste of time!
Seeing that there was little chance, and that most of what could be "seen" had been seen, the envoys from each family naturally left one after another.

However, there is also a troublesome thing among them, and that is the envoy sent by the Han Dynasty court...

Wu Shuo was the chief officer of this mission - that is, Yi Lang, who was deprived of his post and imprisoned by Cao Cao after Cao Cao's army's victory at Yanjin. Later, when he left the court, he was also released and went with the Emperor of the Han Dynasty.

It is appropriate for these people to be reused at this time.

It's just that when Wu Shuo saw Bai Tu at this time, he didn't say goodbye, but asked Bai Tu for help!
"You mean...someone disappeared while playing in the imperial guard of honor last night?" Bai Tu felt anxious after hearing Wu Shuo's words.

Although Bai Tu will not be afraid of the imperial court, but... people in the envoy team are lost in their own territory. This is also a loss of Bai Tu's face!
Bai Tu was also puzzled. The public security in Jinling has always been good, and kidnappers are also subject to severe punishments in the Eight Unforgivables. It is very rare to lose a child nowadays. How come such a big young man can be lost?

"That's right, the nephew of the same clan who is still here is always out of touch. King Chu, let's see... is there some misunderstanding?" Wu Shuo hinted.

"Wu Langzhong suspected that the Chu State government had arrested him by mistake. It was definitely not... eh?" Bai Tu thought Wu Shuo was delusional at first, but suddenly remembered something, so he asked: "Where was he visiting? Already?"

"Perhaps you left the city and went to...the direction of Ganlu Temple?" Wu Shuo still had a guilty expression before he spoke, but after speaking, he calmed down.

Hearing this, Bai Tu's face was a little unhappy, and he continued to ask: "What are the characteristics?"

"There are gilded military talismans, and there is a wolf head mark on the chest of the armor. The identity cannot be faked." Wu Shuo replied quickly.

Bai Tuze said with a bit of humiliation: "Since he is a gilded warrior, how can he throw it away? Maybe he went back by himself, and Wu Langzhong please come back too!"

It's not that Bai Tu has a bad attitude, but that Bai Tu already knows roughly what's going on...

Missing?I'm afraid I'll be arrested!

The direction of Ganlu Temple...can't you just say it's the direction of Gongkou City?
In fact, Bai Tu knew that everyone was interested in Chu State's secret workshops, especially the location of the Ministry of Industry, and every envoy wanted to find out.

Bai Tu knew better that it was useless just to learn some skills, but... people like Liu Xie were only interested in technology. The eight strategies that were obviously more valuable, Bai Tu announced in public and even sent them to him in advance. In front of him, he didn’t even care!
However, someone like Jian Yong has always been within the rules, whether he has made friends with Chu officials or told Bai Tu that he wants to learn. Whether he agrees or is rejected, Jian Yong has gained a lot in the end.

However, there are also some who are short-sighted and want to use some dirty tricks. Recently, the government offices and even Gongkou City, which are prohibited from entering, have killed and imprisoned a group of spies.

It's just that apart from the imperial court, those spies, no matter whose family they belonged to, just squinted and said nothing because they were dumb, and Wu Shuo... dared to come to Bai Tu's dignitary?
"Your Highness is wrong. My colleagues and I are here on behalf of the imperial court. Now that one of us is missing, how can we go back? How will the people of the world view Chu State and Your Highness when they arrive?" Wu Shuo said righteously.

Probably because he thought that Bai Tu would give away the favor of the imperial court.

When Bai Tu heard this, he stood up slightly from the chair, stretched out his body on the table, and asked Wu Shuo with a more oppressive tone: "Mr. Wu, have you confirmed that this person has disappeared and not gone back?"

When Wu Shuo saw Bai Tu like this, there was a slight sweat on his forehead and back, but he still said: "His Highness is joking, how dare you be so rude to His Highness?"

Seeing that this guy still doesn't use the steps to go down, can Bai Tu get used to his problem?

"Ha, in that case, Wu Langzhong should go back and wait! I'll also ask the Criminal Department to look for him." Bai Tu said calmly but expressionlessly.

Bai Tu remembered that the imperial spies were indeed not executed because they 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 he caught someone last night, Bai Tu didn't take it to heart yet. He just glanced at the report. After all, it was not the first time, and he didn't go into details about who sent the spy. After all... he had sent people before, either internally or externally. There are too many forces, so it would be strange not to send talents. There is no need to talk about this.

But this is the first time Bai Tu has seen this kind of iron-headed boy. I don’t care who sent him, but you still dare to ask for him?
"Awaiting your good news, Your Highness." Wu Shuo saluted and left in a hurry. King Chu's anger made him feel a little embarrassed.

It’s just... it should give the court this face, right?

After Wu Shuo left, Bai Tu asked Zhang Chunhua to help him get the petition from last night.

Why Zhang Chunhua?
It is said that after making great achievements in Wancheng, Zhang Chunhua has skyrocketed. Generally speaking, for ordinary young talents, the promotion process is to stay at the grassroots level of the Sixth Department for a few years, and then be released for a few years. After achieving political achievements, he will be recalled again, and the cycle will last two or three times. After that, I almost reached my peak...

The same was true for Zhang Chunhua, but he did so very quickly. Less than a year after being released to Wancheng, he returned to the center of the Six Ministries because of his role in defending the city. After Bai Tu's wedding, he became Shangshulang - that is, around the King of Chu, An official who assists with matters.

The previous Shang Shulang was Jiang Wan, who was sent out to become a prefect before Bai Tu's wedding.

In fact, the matter of Jiang Wan's exile has been decided for a long time, but I don't know why, but it was delayed until before Bai Tu's wedding to recommend Zhang Chunhua. Isn't this a very promising position?No one wants to come?
Well, I only recommended it after Lu Lingqi was on vacation...

But since the Ministry of Officials also thinks it's okay, Bai Tu doesn't pick it, isn't it the secretary?It’s the same for everyone!
As a minister, Zhang Chunhua is not as able as Jiang Wan to get to the bottom of things and be good at guiding when Bai Tu asks, but to a certain extent, he is more useful than Jiang Wan!
For example, now, before Bai Tu opens his mouth, Zhang Chunhua knows which document to pick up, and is more considerate than the dull Jiang Wan...

(End of this chapter)