Read Novel Full Chapter 827 - 6: Turning Sea Salt into Fine Salt (Part 2)
Chapter 827: Chapter 6: Turning Sea Salt into Fine Salt (Part 2)
When the hostel was mentioned, Zhao Yao thought of the post office in Zhao Yao’s dream world, and thought he could bring that world’s post office here.
"Your Highness, the hostel is very important and must be reorganized. It cannot be allowed to become a personal possession." Mr. Xiao arrived in Lingnan before Zhao Yao. After arriving in Lingnan with his friends, he visited many places and learned many things. "If there is a rebellion in Lingnan, or if the neighboring foreign countries around Lingnan are not honest, we must report to the court, and the message will be sent to the capital by the hostel. If the hostels are controlled by those corrupt officials, and the message reaches the capital late, it will delay military intelligence, and your guilt will be great then."
Zhao Yao was unfamiliar with the postal system of Great Zhou, let alone that of Lingnan.
"I remember when I was a child, there was unrest in the Southern Border, and the Emperor quickly got the news and immediately sent General Yan to the Southern Border. Was that message delivered by the hostel?"
"In emergencies, such as wars, both the hostel and the Southern Garrison will dispatch people to send messages back to the capital," Mr. Xiao explained earnestly to Zhao Yao, who did not understand the hostel. "The Southern Garrison sends people to the hostel, and then the hostel dispatches people to deliver the message back to the capital with eight hundred miles of expedited service."
"So, the hostel is solely responsible for message delivery, and the military camps do not have this authority?"
"That’s correct. The situation was very urgent at the time, and the officials of Lingnan did not dare to delay the military intelligence, or they would be severely punished. There might even be a chance that before the court could punish them, the rebels from foreign lands would invade Lingnan, and then they would be the ones to suffer." Mr. Xiao thought about what Zhao Yao did when he first arrived in Swamp Prefecture and worried for him, while having to consider his concerns. "Your Highness, you know that your sudden arrival in Lingnan has blocked the financial paths of these officials in Lingnan. You previously executed all the officials in Swamp Prefecture, which means you’ve completely offended the Lingnan officials. They will come up with all sorts of ways to drive you out of Lingnan."
Hearing what Mr. Xiao said, Zhao Yao finally understood what he meant.
"Sir, you are afraid that the officials in Lingnan will sabotage the hostel to frame me?"
"Exactly, this is the easiest way to deal with you."
"It seems I’ll have to reorganize the hostels in Lingnan." Damn, he already had enough on his plate, and now there was another heap of troubles waiting for him to handle. This wretched place Lingnan, truly has a lot of vexing issues.
"Your Highness, the hostel is very important and needs to be reorganized quickly."
Zhao Yao extended his hand to his forehead and sighed heavily with a solemn expression: "Alas... I can’t reorganize it even if I want to right now."
Mr. Xiao also understood Zhao Yao’s difficulties. He suggested to Zhao Yao: "Your Highness, you should write to the Emperor and request the court to send more officials to assist you."
"If we don’t deal with these parasites in Lingnan, it will be useless no matter how many officials the court sends." Zhao Yao just felt overwhelmed, "I have a lot of things to do right now. For now, I can only clear out the parasites in Swamp Prefecture. As for other places, I currently don’t have the time or energy to address them."
"Your Highness is right." Mr. Xiao also faced difficulties and couldn’t come up with any good solutions for the moment.
"For now, I can only deal with the hostel in Swamp Prefecture. Once I finish dealing with everything in Swamp Prefecture, I’ll work on reorganizing the other places." There are twelve states in Lingnan, and he could only reorganize them one by one. Currently, he had to accomplish the construction of Swamp Prefecture within a year.
"Your Highness, in fact, aside from the hostel, there are many areas that need rectification." Mr. Xiao was anxious about the current situation in Lingnan. "Your Highness, forgive me for saying something irreverent, but over the years, the court’s neglect of Lingnan is indeed inexcusable." The situation in Lingnan was chaotic, and rebellion was the only thing that hadn’t happened yet. However, if you hadn’t come, the officials here would have eventually rebelled.
Mr. Xiao spoke tactfully. The court’s disregard over the years equated to ignoring the livelihood of Lingnan’s people.
Zhao Yao said with a face full of helplessness: "Sir, you know what kind of place Lingnan is; let alone the court, even the previous dynasty didn’t bother with it."
"Your Highness, it’s fortunate that you came to Lingnan." Several years ago, the prince told him he wanted to come to Lingnan, and at that time, he didn’t understand why a prince of noble status would come to a place of exile. Now, he finally realized why the prince came here. If the prince hadn’t come, the people here would forever live miserable lives.
"I now really regret coming here." Zhao Yao said with a bitter smile, "The situation in Lingnan is worse than I imagined, and there are so many things that I wouldn’t be able to finish them even in ten years." Why did he give himself so much trouble? Regret fills him now.